Start with the Readers Chapter 17: Forsi

Seeing Xio's somewhat tangled expression, Abner roughly guessed who wanted to see him.

"If nothing else happens, she should be the future Ms. Magician. She has a lazy temper, so in her daily life she will be... more casual?" Combined with the plot in the novel, Abner will not say anything I guessed the content of the exit, so I didn't let the other party continue to struggle, and said directly: "Then let's meet here at 12 noon."

"Okay, we must be there on time." Xio breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly nodded in response.

"It's getting late, I still have things to do, see you at noon!"

Abner said goodbye to Hugh, and after getting up and paying the bill, he got on the public carriage and went to the Jowood area. He finally accepted Detective Essinger's suggestion and planned to buy himself a formal suit. And his first choice of clothing store is naturally the store of his public school classmate Miss Jian's. Rather than making others cheaper, it is better to increase the turnover of his friend's property.

Since the distance was not too far, Abner soon came to the street where the clothing store was located. Just when he arrived at the door of the store at an intersection, he suddenly saw Jane's father Charlie walking out of the store together with a middle-aged gentleman with black hair and brown eyes. He opened the door of the van parked on the side of the road, and watched the other party's carriage drive away slowly. He turned around and walked into the shop again until he could no longer see him.

Abner, who watched the whole scene, was a little surprised, and subconsciously guessed that the identity of the middle-aged gentleman could make Jane's father treat him so humbly. However, he immediately laughed at himself, feeling deeply that he had occupational diseases before he became a detective. After all, there are so many important people in Backlund, and there are probably thousands of people who can make a clothing merchant bow their heads. How could he guess it.

Walking into the clothing store, Abner immediately saw the little girl Jane sitting behind the counter drawing something bored. He paused playfully, looked left and right, and found that there were no other customers in the store, so he quietly walked up to him and knocked **** the counter table.

Jane was shocked at first, but when she looked up and saw Abner's narrow smile, she immediately pouted and complained: "Abner, you still dare to come? If it weren't for you, I would I won’t be grounded by my father for a week. Huh, you’re scaring me now! Tell me, how do you compensate me?”

Abner skillfully changed the subject and said, "You were grounded by Mr. Grant? Because of Mr. Copusti?" Jane's father's full name is Charlie Grant.

"That's right, my father was afraid that I would secretly go to Mrs. Copusti's club...Obviously I have already promised not to go!" The little girl didn't realize that the topic was changed, but asked curiously, "Abu Na, what are you doing today?"

Regarding this, Abner had already found an excuse and replied: "I found a job and paid my salary in advance, so I came to buy a formal suit."

Jane widened her eyes in surprise, and said, "A complete set of suits costs at least 10 pounds. What kind of job did you apply for, and you can actually advance so much money?"

"I'm currently the assistant of the great detective Isengard Stanton, and my weekly salary is currently three pounds. Well, I have paid a month's salary in advance." Abner said nonsense.

"I've heard about Detective Stanton. He is indeed a well-known great detective. It is said that he has a deep relationship with Severus Field! Boy, following such a great detective to investigate cases and reasoning has a bright future. Yes." At this time, Mr. Charlie Grant, Jane's father, came out of the back room and said with a smile.

"Mr. Grant, good morning." Abner greeted first, and then said modestly, "I'm still in the learning stage, and I haven't been in contact with specific cases."

"The learning stage is the most precious wealth in life!" Mr. Grant sighed, and then said in a recalled tone, "I used to work in Mr. Blaine's garment factory as an assistant to Mr. Through those years It is the accumulation of knowledge, contacts and wealth that I can open such a store by myself. So, work hard, young man!"

"Mr. Blaine?" Abner felt that this surname was a bit familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, isn't this his own surname? !

"Mr. Bryan is a big businessman. He owns many garment factories in Backlund. Well, he came to inspect my store just now, and told me that he supported me in opening chain stores... Hehe , in fact, although this store is my business, 30% of the shares are in the hands of my husband... My husband is very generous and kind. He never asks about specific business activities and always supports my ideas. "Mr. Grant explained with reverence.

"It turns out that the gentleman who came out of the store just now is Mr. Blaine...Mr. Grant's attitude when he mentioned that gentleman is very... well, it feels very pious. Maybe the other party has given him a lot of help , made him so grateful? That’s right, from the former assistant to the current boss, if Mr. Grant didn’t have the help of noble people, it would be very difficult for him to succeed.” Abner speculated secretly.

At this time, the little girl Jane interjected: "Abner, is your surname Brian? Is that gentleman a relative of yours?"

Abner shook his head when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "I can't get close to such a rich relative, and the surname Bryan is quite common. How could it be possible that everyone with this surname is relative?"

After this topic was over, Abner began to carefully choose clothes, and finally, under Jane's suggestion, he bought a whole set of formal suits worth 11 gold pounds.

After putting on the clothes in the fitting room, he put the glasses on the bridge of his nose again.

When Abner came out of the fitting room, both Jane and Mr. Grant's eyes lit up. The former ran to his side, looked back and forth, and then exclaimed: "Abner, you look great in this outfit! Especially the way you wear glasses, you look so...so like Emperor Roselle That kind of book breath!"

"That's right, with this suit of clothes, he's really a handsome young man!" Mr. Grant also praised him. But Abner thought he was more likely to be complimenting his family's clothes.

All in all, except for some small episodes, Abner's purchase of formal clothes this time has ended relatively satisfactorily. After saying goodbye to Grant and his daughter, he took the stagecoach back to the East District again.

However, as soon as he stepped into the Eastern District, Abner, who was dressed in formal attire, felt a series of vicious looks. Only then did he realize that coming to the Eastern District dressed like this was like delivering food to robbers...

Fortunately, the restaurant where he and Xio often meet is in a relatively safe area in the East District, and Abner also took out the revolver from the gun bag, letting it protrude from the gap in his clothes. Well-meaning people are temporarily intimidated.

It wasn't until he walked into the restaurant and saw Xio standing in front of the bar but only a little higher than the bar that Abner exhaled a foul breath, completely relieved. After all, in the Eastern District, the deterrent power of Miss Hugh's "Arbiter" is much stronger than that of Revolver.

Xio was ordering food at first, when he heard the door knock, he subconsciously glanced back, then frowned his pretty eyebrows, and said, "Abner, why are you dressed like this and come to the East District?"

"...Isn't this to meet your friends? That's why I dressed more formally. This is polite." Abner found an excuse for his negligence.

Xio nodded, and said with some annoyance, "I knew I would have made an appointment elsewhere." After finishing speaking, she sighed, and then said seriously, "Don't worry, I will see you off in person after we meet in a while." You go back to Detective Essinger."

Abner was speechless when he heard the words, did he really think he was powerless?

After the two ordered their meals, Hugh led Abner to the innermost table of the restaurant. At this time, there was already a lady sitting here, and she was looking at Xio and Abner with teasing eyes, apparently she had heard their conversation just now.

"This is my best friend Forsi Wall." Xio had long been immune to Forsi's similar eyes, and only solemnly introduced it to Abner.

"It's an honor to meet you, Miss Wall." Abner was very impressed with this Miss Salted Fish in the novel, so he was not restrained.

"What a gentleman with a handsome face and a great temperament. Hugh has a good eye for choosing friends!" Forsi first commented with a smile, and then said formally, "Don't be so outlandish~IndoMTL. com~ You are a friend that Xio recognizes, that is, my friend, just call me Forsi."

Abner was kind, and after nodding yes, he asked directly: "Forsi, I heard that you want to see me? What's the matter?"

Forsi was dumbfounded, and then said helplessly: "You are indeed Xio's friend, this way of speaking is exactly the same as Xio... Well, just like what Emperor Roselle described, it is exactly the same !”

Abner is actually a bit annoying to Russell, and he seems to be hearing his quotations everywhere recently.

At this moment, Xio interjected: "Is there anything wrong with asking that?"

Forsi covered her forehead, and said weakly: "According to common sense, shouldn't a man chat with a woman first, and then inadvertently ask the other party's purpose?"

"That's just a plot in your novel, Abner and I don't have the time to chat with you!" Xio pointed out mercilessly.

"It's over, it's over, you've completely turned to Abner's side, and you don't care about my feelings at all!" Forsi exaggeratedly called out.

Abner looked at this scene with some amusement, but he didn't know if it was an illusion. He always felt that Forsi was deliberately making this appearance so that the atmosphere between me and them would be more harmonious, or It is to make the relationship more natural... But this is done deliberately, it seems a bit impatient... Why is this?

After thinking about it for a while, Abner finally had some ideas: Did the fact that the full moon's ravings became more and more serious make Fors full of uneasiness about the future? She didn't know that there would be a fool to save her in the future, so she thought that if there was a day when she really got out of control, could there be another reliable person to take care of and take care of Xio instead of her? After all, Miss Hugh looks tough, but she is actually quite reckless in certain things, which really makes people worry...