Whispering Poems.

Chapter 6 Correspondence Education
When you leave the house and go to the street, you truly enter this world.Compared with the hustle and bustle of the city, Xia De who walked into it was as inconspicuous as the water droplets that merged into the sea.

He seldom spoke, and just walked towards the destination "Lark Club".Listen and walk along the way, learn about the world, learn about the city, and learn about everything around you.

To put it simply, this world is a bit like the steam revolution of the [-]th century in the past world, but compared to the past world, the steam industry here is more prosperous, and there are many people who never turn around along the road of steam. Feel.

While noxious black mist spewed from factory chimneys, all kinds of outlandish inventions were created, and the economy took off with the development of productivity.

Just as Xia De guessed, the city he is currently in is Tobesque, the capital of the northern kingdom of human beings, the kingdom of Delarion. This is the pearl of the northern continent, the meeting point of human civilization, and the essence of the times. .

Big cities naturally have the appearance of big cities. Although limited by the shackles of the times, leaving the streets and entering the alleys will inevitably encounter feces and garbage heaps, but the appearance of the big cities is still reflected in the short one-hour journey. into Shade's eyes.

Fortunately, the "Lark Club" is not far from the city center. If it spanned the entire city, Xia De probably wouldn't be able to walk until midnight.The key point is that Shade has no money to ride a carriage.

Along the way, he also gained more information about the world from the perspective of a bystander.The most important point is to know the monetary system. At least in the current country, the common coins are divided into gold pounds, shillings and pennies, of which 1 pound = 20 shillings, and 1 shilling = 12 pence.

Of course, this title is very similar to the British currency. It is not exactly similar, but Shade translated three different currency titles from foreign languages ​​into familiar titles. After all, the conversion method of numerical values ​​is really similar.

The unfortunate fact is that the note with the number "10" found by Shad is worth 10p.With the current purchasing power, this is not even enough for him to take a carriage from his own door to the door of the club.

But if he was frugal and used 10p until the bakery that was about to close in the evening, competing with slum children and housewives for the cheapest bread crumbs, he would at least not starve to death for three days.

"At least now is the era of peace. As one of the largest kingdoms of mankind, the kingdom of Delarion, and the United Kingdom of Kasenric in the south of another powerful kingdom have some frictions, but relatively speaking, this is an era of peace and development. , is the era of progress. Luck is not bad."

Shade comforts himself.

The world is temporarily at peace, and the kingdom of Delarion in the north of the old continent and the United Kingdom of Kasenric occupying the south have almost divided the world.Total war ended decades ago, and while there are still undercurrents, it is at least superficially peaceful.

The club culture seems to be a special culture of this era. Shard learned from the investigation report that the investigated mistress, Mrs. Lasoa, would visit the "Lark Club" every weekend, and would stay here at least three times. Hour.

Detective Hamilton's report speculated that this was the place where Mrs. LaSorea and Mr. Lawrence had a tryst, because every time Mrs. LaSoria appeared in the club, Mr. Lawrence would definitely enter.

This is a private club with membership in nature, and Shade did not have an entry permit, so after walking into Valente Pedestrian Street at the intersection, he stopped at the entrance of the newspaper office opposite the club to observe according to the records in the investigation report.

It was the newspaper of the "Tobesque City Evening News", and it was said that the royal family had a stake.Saturday is the busiest time for newspapers, as it is the usual time for King's speeches and parliamentary reports.

At this time, a group of people will gather at the door of the newspaper office, waiting for new news to be delivered. Of course, full-time reporters have already set off, and those who stay at the door of the newspaper office are all people waiting for luck.

Shade's plan was to mix it in. Although it was noon now, that mistress, La Soya, usually wouldn't show up at the club in the morning.So if he is lucky, he will soon find the target appearing.

The report is complete as long as the time of appearance and departure of the lady is recorded.

Doing this so easily made Shade feel unreal.But after all, Hamilton has almost completed everything, so this is actually one of the "legacy" left by the dead gentleman.

Xia De was holding a pocket watch belonging to one of Mr. Hamilton's estates, so when he stood by the mailbox at the entrance of the newspaper office, pretending to be waiting for someone to look around for a long time, he finally saw the target appear, and immediately caught up with him in the report The black and white photos were compared repeatedly.Confirmed and recorded 23:[-], which is the time when Mistress La Soya appeared.

The lady was stylishly dressed, and the lace trim on the skirt and the jeweled hair accessories in her hair were pricey at first glance.She rode a carriage directly to the door of the club, even if the weather was gloomy, she still held a cloth umbrella.

The age is about 30 years old, the height is average but the body is plump. Although the powder on the face is a bit thick, it can be seen that she is also a beauty.

Because he was worried about being discovered, Xia De also knew that he had no tracking experience, so after confirming that he was the target, he immediately looked away.

[Observe her ring. 】

"what?"

The woman's murmuring voice reappeared in her mind. Although Shade didn't know what she was, she still turned her attention to Mrs. La Soya.

At this time, the doorman of the club was already greeting, and when the woman turned around, Xia De clearly saw the ring.Strangely, the ring was set with neither gems nor diamonds, but rather like a small pebble.

Of course, since he was observing across the street, pedestrians on the street would occasionally block his sight, so he wasn't sure whether he had missed his eyes.Mrs. La Soya also quickly entered the club, and did not give Shard the opportunity to observe many times.

"What do you mean? Why should I pay attention to that ring?"

He asked the voice in his head again, but the murmur did not take the initiative to sound because of his query.This annoyed Shade a bit, but he knew to control his emotions, he wasn't the type to get irritated easily.

"Sir, what time is it?"

I was thinking about something when I suddenly heard someone talking beside me.Xia De was startled, thinking that he was standing by the mailbox, looking at the door of the club on the other side of the street, the action was too conspicuous, but when he heard the voice, he knew that someone was asking for the time.

"Sorry, I forgot to bring my pocket watch."

The one who explained his rash asking behavior was a middle-aged gentleman in his 40s who seemed quite elegant and easy-going.He was wearing a black silk hat, a formal suit and a white shirt that looked like he was going to a party.The face is a bit broad, with a neat mustache on the chin, and the blue eyes are very attractive.

The middle-aged man smiled at Xia De, Xia De hesitated, and took out the pocket watch he had just put in the right pocket of his jacket.

"One-thirty."

He said that he was a little curious about the reason why the middle-aged man appeared here. This costume did not look like a reporter waiting for news at all, but Xia De's costume with a notebook in between.

As if hearing Xade's heart, the middle-aged gentleman said with a smile:

"Thank you for your time. I have an appointment with the editor-in-chief of the newspaper. I didn't bring a pocket watch. I thought I was going to be late. It seems just right now."

Said and handed out his business card, Xia De politely took it, and also handed out his business card.In fact, it was the business card of the deceased Mr. Hamilton, with the address and business scope of the detective agency on it, and the name only read "Detective Hamilton" without the prefix.

Since Shade chose "Hamilton" as his surname, he could of course use these business cards.He is happy that there is no household registration system at all, and he doesn't even need to forge identity documents.

The middle-aged man named Bill Schneider runs a private psychological clinic.Unlike Xia De's unsettled career, Schneider's psychological clinic is quite formal, and the income of the psychological clinic is obviously more than that of Xia De, a detective who relies on inheritance to conduct the first investigation.The proof is that Xia De's business card is a bit more shabby than the doctor's business card, and the other party's business card is much better in terms of paper and printing.

"You can find me here if you have something to do."

Mr. Schneider said quite kindly, and he pointed to the clinic address on the business card, which was the address of the east district of Tobesque:

"My treatments are extensive."

He looked at Xia De, who inexplicably had a creepy illusion that he was about to be seen through by those blue eyes.

"Including schizophrenia."

The psychiatrist said kindly that he is very good at communicating with strangers.

"what?"

There was a sudden shock in Shade's heart, but before asking, Mr. Bill Schneider quickly changed the subject:
"Speaking of which, Mr. Detective, have you considered adult education? Correspondence."

"Correspondence for adult education?"

The topic changed too quickly, and Xia De did not keep up with the train of thought:

"I have no plans to study psychology for the time being."

He treats the other party as an eager graduate of a certain psychology college.

And being rejected by Xia De, the doctor did not bother:

"Well then, goodbye."

The doctor nodded to the detective, put the detective's business card in his pocket, and then turned around and walked towards the yard of the newspaper office.

"Correspondence. Speaking of which, what does that Doctor Schneider mean by specifically mentioning schizophrenia?"

Xia De stood there and thought silently, and then realized that he heard the voice in his head, which seemed to be very similar to the so-called "schizophrenia".

"You don't have to laugh in my head. I admit that your laughter is beautiful and charming. You are definitely not a product of my schizophrenia."

Shade said to the voice in his head.

Although I am sure, my situation belongs to contact with the mystery, and it is definitely not schizophrenia.But what he wasn't sure about was what the psychiatrist he met by chance saw.

"I just went out, and I actually met such a person who may involve extraordinary power. Too bad luck? Or is the density of extraordinary people in this world greater than I thought? Or, this psychiatrist just mentioned casually, I Thinking too much?"

Xia De thought in his heart, and carefully put away Dr. Schneider's business card.In any case, delegation is the most important at the moment.Now that you know the address of the psychiatrist, you can go whenever you want.

At least from the brief exchange just now, Dr. Schneider doesn't seem to be hostile.But the short-term communication could not reveal the true thoughts, and Xia De still wanted to know a little about the world, and then communicate with people in depth.

　PS: New book for collection.The author has a 500W old book in the outer station, and the character is guaranteed, and the eunuch will not be unfinished.

　　
　
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