Whispering Verse

The alley that turned into was completely a passage between two houses, and the area was very narrow, so there were no other things piled up in the alley except garbage and filth.

His heart was beating wildly, Xia De knew that this decision was a risk, but the voice in his head said it was right. Desiring to be extraordinary requires accepting risks. Maybe the channel from the psychiatrist and the church is safe, but he doesn't know anything. Which path is actually a risk for him.

You have to pay for what you get, and he is willing to take risks, small risks.

"If there is any problem, I will leave immediately."

Xia De clenched his cane tightly, and walked forward on tiptoe as much as possible without making a sound. There were some wooden boxes at the end of the alley, and the wanted warrants were pasted on the wooden boxes, which seemed to be serial murderers who fled to Tobesk.

At the entrance of the alley, you can turn left or right and directly enter the slums of the lower city of Tobesk. Xia De hid behind the wooden box, through the gap between the wooden boxes, looked at the direction where the man turned in just now.

It was also an alley, and only the young man with the cobblestone ring was there. He is now standing in the middle of the alley, looking around cautiously. He even squinted his eyes and looked at the sky. After a long time, he put the black suitcase on the ground, then took off the pebble ring on his right index finger, and carefully kissed it under Xia De's surprised eyes.

The young man seemed to say something with his head down, but Xia De couldn't hear clearly, the wind and space blocked his hearing.

After kissing the face of the ring, the young man seemed to relax a bit.

He put the ring on his right index finger again, and thick smoke like a fire immediately rose from his body. The thick smoke emerged from the gaps in the clothes, and soon completely wrapped the young man in it.

Xia De heard whispers in his ears, but not the elegant female voice in his head. The whispers couldn't be heard clearly at all, as if they were chewing, or something was cursing.

I felt some discomfort in my head, like walking in a straight line after turning around a few times. The frenzied whispers became more and more intense, and at one point, Shad even thought he saw a ghast rushing towards him.

Fortunately, the hallucination ended soon, but Xia De, who gradually recovered, still suspected that something was wrong with his eyes. Because he saw as the black smoke disappeared, the person wearing the white pebble ring stepped out of the smoke, patted the hem of the skirt lightly, and then stooped to lift the suitcase.

Madam La Soya turned her head and looked around cautiously again, the corners of her mouth seemed to be smiling. After confirming that no one saw this scene, he finally carried the box and walked to the other side of the alley.

Xia De covered his mouth and leaned against the wall, hiding in the gap between the wooden box and the wall, and did not dare to move for a long time.

Just now, Xia De was puzzled by the part-time job of the church investigators to distribute leaflets, but now he understands that the other party may be at the door of the club, trying to spy on Mrs. La Soya, just like the poor detective Xia De.

And when Xia De came out of the alley again, three moons, silver, yellow and red, had hung together in the sky, among which the yellow moon was whiter in color and the brightness was the most obvious. The night here is as peaceful as the world in the past.

The street is a bit out of the way, so there are no street lights. Under the dim light, Xia De didn't know what expression he had at the moment. It took a long time to take out the pocket watch, and it was almost eight o'clock in the evening. He stood in the crack of the wall for two hours before he dared to leave. He didn't even know that his physical fitness was so good.

"There is no need to think about the relief food."

Shaking his head dejectedly, he was in an indescribably bad mood. Walk along the street towards home. Even if it's going to starve, at least there's a house to live in, so it's not too bad.

The key now is that the commission of investigating the mistress, which was commissioned so generously, seems to be impossible to continue.

Obviously, Mrs. La Soya has the ability to turn into a man with a ring, or in other words, a young man has the ability to turn into Mrs. La Soya with a ring. Of course Shad could not report this information to his employer, nor did he want to hand in the dead detective's report as if nothing had happened.

Once the report is submitted, Mrs. Lawrence will inevitably let Mrs. La Soya know that a detective has followed her without her knowledge because of the conflict with Mr. Lawrence. Even if the report doesn't involve any secrets, Xia De can't guarantee what Madam La Soya will do.

"This world is really a little more troublesome than imagined... Is Mr. Lawrence in love with a man or a woman?"

Maybe Mrs. La Soya is a good person, and becoming a man is not a harm to others. However, after only being in this world for less than 24 hours, he came into contact with this kind of thing, and Xia De felt quite a sense of crisis.

"Maybe the extraordinary in this world also follows the law that the extraordinary will attract the extraordinary."

Thinking a little tiredly, he walked along the street. Because he was worried about being robbed by people in the dark, or being harassed by drunken men, or even bumping into some illegal transactions, Xia De, who only had a cane and a fruit knife, didn't even dare to take a shortcut back home.

"Today is really unlucky..."

Turning left at Old John's Pawn Shop at the corner of the street, the thought of sleeping in a house where someone had just died made me even worse.

"Since Transcendence exists, maybe there will be ghosts too... Don't scare yourself... Wait a minute, where did I turn just now?"

He stopped, tilted his head and stepped back, and saw the signboard of "Old John's Pawn Shop" and the inside of the store with the gas lamp still on.

"Well, I didn't think there was such a trick. It's not unlucky. It will get better."

Sighing slightly, he squeezed his pocket watch and pushed open the door of the **** shop.

In the end, instead of pawning the pocket watch, he pawned the cane. A pocket watch is an important living tool, but a walking stick is optional. More importantly, the value of the pocket watch was not high. The owner of the store, an old man who called himself John Jones, was only willing to pay 10 shillings. The reason was that the pocket watch had many scratches on the surface, and it might often be put together with the key chain.

But for the cane, he was willing to pay £1.12 shillings.

"Do you understand? This is the heart of a natural snow fir tree from the Drado Mountains. Look at the texture and workmanship. If you can provide information about the craftsman who made it, I may be able to get some more money."

The old man seemed to be complaining that Xia De didn't know how to do it. After confirming that he wanted to **** the cane, he also told him that if he didn't come to redeem it within half a month, then the cane would belong to the **** shop.

Of course Shad understood that the price of the cane was definitely more than 1 pound and 12 shillings. But he really wasn't in the mood to bargain now, and in the end he just took two 1 pound notes, signed the contract and left.

According to the prices, the money is enough for Xia De to live quite well within two weeks. If it is frugal, excluding possible rent, it is possible to support one and a half months of life. It was even enough money to dig up Sparrow Hamilton, place an obituary in the ad section of the newspaper, and re-organize a shabby funeral for the detective.

Of course, he didn't have this idea for the time being.

"But to solve the short-term food and clothing problem, about the extraordinary, about the mystery, what should I do?"

After eating dinner at a restaurant very close to the **** shop, I experienced the taste of thick soup with steak before walking home.

When we returned to No. 6, Saint Teresa Square, it was almost ten o'clock at night.

Carefully turn the gas lamp on the wall of the living room to let the light gradually appear, and then throw himself on the sofa wearily. From the open door of the master bedroom, the bed where Sparrow Hamilton was lying can be seen.

Xia De is determined to get in touch with the extraordinary in the near future, instead of living in ignorance. Although there is no definite danger yet, this world is not simple, and Xia De does not intend to find a solution if he encounters danger.

And he currently has three methods that may help him get in touch with the extraordinary.

The first is Mr. Bill Schneider, the psychiatrist who gave Shad his business card; the second is the five orthodox churches in the city, and visiting the churches may be rewarding; the last is Mrs. La Soya herself, she must know the extraordinary , contacting her is also a way.

Each of the three has its own advantages and disadvantages, but in the final analysis, Xia De still knows too little about this world, and he has no way to learn about it. Before going out today, he checked the map. There is not even a public library in this city to allow him to obtain free knowledge.

There are some private libraries in the city, but they must be introduced by acquaintances and pay a considerable fee to become a member of the library, and Xia De obviously does not have the money now.

The only thing he can rely on is the information left by Sparrow Hamilton, but this gentleman has no habit of collecting books, and this gentleman is obviously just an ordinary person.

Through Sparrow Hamilton's death, to trace the cause of his death, and probably also get in touch with the extraordinary, but this is undoubtedly a very dangerous approach, Shade's rationality refuses to do so.

"Can you give me some advice?"

He patted his head, but only heard the woman's chuckle. It was the voice in his head that allowed him to complete all the work of "investigating Mr. Lawrence's mistress", otherwise it would be impossible for him to discover the secret of the ring.

He hoped that the voice would prompt again, but there was no response.

"People still have to rely on themselves."

He whispered to himself, tilted his head and looked out of the window, looking at the night sky where three moons appeared together that he had never seen before. So magnificent, so mysterious, so intoxicating. Especially the silver moon among the three moons, every time I look at it, I can feel my depressed mood get better. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

"In any case, we can't wait any longer. Although we haven't encountered any danger yet, since we have a preliminary plan to live as a detective, we must have the power to protect ourselves, and we must know how complicated this world is. Otherwise, Detective Sparrow Hamilton is my fate."

With money in his pocket for the time being, he put aside the idea of ​​continuing other investigations, and moved the current main goal to contacting the extraordinary.

"Church, psychiatrist, Mrs. La Soya..."

He is not very optimistic about the last option, because the other party's appearance today seems to coincide with the investigation by the church and the police, so he instinctively thinks that the other party does not seem to be a good person. I am a little moved by the first option. According to a simple understanding, the Orthodox Church in this world is relatively enlightened.

But that's just his understanding, he can't make plans based on such a simple idea. Moreover, he is not a believer in any god, and as a homeless man, he has never been to church. It is hard to say whether the enlightenment of the church is aimed at people like him.

"Maybe... I can investigate for a few more days. I don't have to worry about starving to death for the time being. Pawning some inheritance can last for a long time. As long as the possible rent collectors don't show up, I have a lot of time to investigate . Around these three options, you can always find the most suitable one.”

With this in mind, he fell asleep in the bedroom belonging to the original owner Xia De in the apartment, and spent his first night in the new world.

In the haze, it seemed that he heard the laughter of the woman in his mind again. That laughter reassured Xia De unexpectedly. That night, he had a very relaxing dream, sitting on the ridge of the field and looking at the silver moon in the sky.

Accidents always break the existing plan, and Xia De's plan to choose one of the three was disrupted in the early morning of the next day.