When Linge and Saint Xalia saw Miss Gloria again, she was watering the plants in the courtyard. Although Linge didn't think those bleak dead trees had any value in caring for them, the old
It was difficult to grow lush and beautiful flowers in the deep ditches and narrow alleys of the neighborhood, but the detective girl seemed to enjoy it, so he didn't say much.
Across a shaky low wooden fence, Miss Gloria, who was watering, heard the sound of footsteps. She raised her head from the gray-white branches and leaves, and saw the two guests at a glance. She laughed happily,
There was a hint of pride and slyness in his smile: "No wonder a black cat walked across my roof today. It turns out something good is about to happen."
"As far as I know, black cats have always been regarded as messengers of bad omen and misfortune, and even children playing on the street would throw stones at them." Ringer did not enter the courtyard, but stood outside the wooden fence to talk to her.
: “Are the people of Lunwetin different from others and need to be distinguished from other cities in terms of folk customs?”
"That's not true."
Miss Gloria blinked, her dark and slender eyelashes trembling: "Purely because I am a special detective."
Lin Ge was speechless, while Saint Xalia next to him arched his eyebrows, as if he found this conversation interesting, and laughed silently.
Today's Miss Gloria is not wearing the detective's iconic equipment as she was yesterday. Of course, she is not wearing a skirt or other clothing that is more in line with her gender. Instead, she is wearing a dark gray shirt and a plaid three-quarter length of the same color.
Trousers, a pair of shiny black leather shoes, but still wearing a brown deerstalker hat on his head, covering his long, fluffy gray hair.
Perhaps in order to fit in with her own temperament, she particularly prefers this deep color tone, which is in sharp contrast to girls of the same age who like gorgeous clothes. If you hadn't noticed the long gray hair, some people would mistakenly think that she actually
He is a boy who is keen on chasing excitement and new things in the streets and alleys of the city. Charles Dickens once called this type of boy the "Lunwithin Gang" in "A Tale of Two Cities" to describe their gang-like idleness.
With their trouble-making character, these boys are uniformly dressed in shabby shirts, patched cropped trousers and dirty hats.
Gloria noticed that Ringer was observing her clothes, and the corner of her mouth curled up: "This is a tailor-made dress that I made to hide from others. Normally, as long as I walk on the street dressed like this, I will
No one would pay attention to me, and the homeless people, beggars, boys and girls on the street were not shy about sharing their little secrets with me. As we all know, in the city of Renwetting, the people who know the most secrets are always the ones who know the most secrets.
They are not the big shots sitting in the House of Lords and the Commons, but these lovely guys who are easily ignored. Do you think what I say makes sense, Mr. Ringer?"
Lin Ge thought for a while and said, "I don't think anyone will notice you even if you walk on the street wearing the most gorgeous dress."
This is not a disparagement, but the truth - Miss Gloria has an amazing talent for being able to reduce her own sense of existence and erase her figure from other people's vision. If not for this, a maverick detective like her would have been eliminated long ago.
It’s time for the residents of the entire Qixingpan area to take notice.
Gloria thought so too, so she took off her hat, bowed her head gracefully, and thanked the guests for their recognition.
Saint Xalia had been listening quietly, and after their conversation was over, she asked: "So, Miss Gloria, you are dressed like this today. Do you have any cases to deal with? I hope we won't disturb you."
your turn."
Miss Gloria put her hat back on: "That's not true, I just plan to go to the harbor area to get more information about the archaeological project of the Prehistoric Heritage Institute from those good guys who only care about money but not people.
That's it, maybe it can come in handy in the future. However, since you are here, the priority of this matter can be moved back, because I believe you will bring me more important news, right?"
She looked at the two guests with a smile, and her tone was casual but not frivolous.
"Maybe so, maybe not." Ringer replied: "As for the answer to yesterday's matter, whether it is important or not is up to you to judge, Miss Gloria."
"Of course it is very important." Gloria's tone rose: "You two, please don't stand at the door. Come to the office quickly. We can chat while drinking coffee to avoid being said by Miss Alice.
I don’t know the etiquette. Hey, isn’t Miss Alice here today?”
"She is busy with other things, and we can just chat here. I think no one will eavesdrop in a place like this-"
Ringer looked around. There was no one in the gray alley. Only the occasional ticking sound could be heard from the drainage ditch against the wall. Moving his eyes upward, he saw a section of sky sandwiched by stone houses that was narrow and gloomy, and dark clouds were gathering.
, it looks like it will rain soon. This is not surprising, after all, Renwetting is a rainy city, and for it, days without rain are special cases.
"It's best that we can finish this matter before it rains." Lin Ge withdrew his gaze and said to the gray-haired girl in front of him: "First and foremost, the most important point: after last night's discussion, we have agreed
I agree to your cooperation proposal, Miss Gloria."
"call out--"
The other party whistled unladylikely: "This is really the best news I've heard in half a year. It's even more exciting than Sonny giving birth to four boys and three girls."
"Who is Sonny?" Ringer's first reaction was: How could he be so lucky?
"Oh, it's what I mentioned before. The black cat that passed by my roof this morning. Do you need me to introduce you to it? She has a wonderful daughter who is currently unadopted. Maybe you are a good match.
?”
"...No need."
As Saint Xalia snickered, the young man abruptly changed the topic: "Then the next step is the specific details of the cooperation. You are responsible for providing a disguised identity and finding out for us about Professor Heinrich Schliemann and Professor Heinrich Schliemann.
The information about his villa Xiaoliang Palace is reasonable. So what I want to ask is, what do we need to be responsible for?"
"Well, actually I've thought about it a long time ago." A mysterious smile appeared on Gloria's face, which suddenly gave Ringer an ominous premonition: "You guys should be responsible for providing manpower and money."
Manpower doesn't matter, but money... really hits the biggest pain point among young people right now.
Ringer said with a straight face: "Specifically?"
"To be specific? In terms of manpower, I need four or five reliable helpers from your side. A dangerous plan like this must have someone responsible for executing it and someone responsible for responding. Although I have Mr. Peanut to help me, I am weak after all.
I have to rely on you in this regard, Mr. Ringer."
If you hadn't mentioned Mr. Peanut, I wouldn't have thought you were joking.
"As for money, it's actually not much. Just one or two thousand pounds is enough. Mr. Ringer should have plenty of money..."
"It seems our cooperation ends here, Miss Gloria."