The Whispering Verses Chapter 161: Information and rewards

Shad walked out of the door and didn't care whether Baron Hull followed him immediately. He walked along the corridor and found Miss Bayas at the corner who had been waiting for a long time. The young girl with long brown hair asked expectantly:

"How was it?"

"No problem. Hide quickly, he is coming soon."

Shad said, and then complained:

"The conversation between nobles and businessmen is really troublesome. When they talk, it seems that every word has three meanings."

"Thank you for your hard work. Detective, what reason did you use to lure Baron Hull out?"

Miss Bayas asked curiously, as if she was studying.

"There is no reason, I just gave him a wink. For such a person, I don't believe that he is not curious about the meaning of this wink. He must not have thought that he would be attacked in the Duke's house, so he must It’s human nature to follow curiously.”

Xia De explained simply, and then counted three numbers silently in his mind... In fact, three was counted twice, and the two of them heard the slight footsteps on the other side of the corridor.

Miss Bayas gave the young detective a look of respect.

The next thing was very simple. For the first time, Shade witnessed the "interrogation techniques" of the era where steam and mystery coexisted.

First, when Baron Hull turned the corner curiously, Miss Bayas punched him in the face.

Then, the two of them sneakily dragged the unconscious Baron Hull to the broom room on the third floor that Miss Bayas had scouted in advance.

Finally, Miss Bayas tied the Baron with the rope here, blocked the Baron's mouth with a rag, put him in the broom cupboard, and stuffed paper and pen into his hand. After confirming that there was no light in the broom room and that his appearance would not be exposed, he used very rough methods to wake him up.

A beautiful girl with long brown hair wearing a maid costume, holding a sharp table knife stolen from the salon, pressed it against the Baron's neck:

"I ask, you write the answer. If you don't cooperate, you die."

She said pretending to be vicious.

The baron's eyes widened. After struggling for a while and finding that he was tied up, he kept kicking his legs. But because he felt the cold threat on his neck, he had to calm down. Because his mouth was gagged, he could only make whining sounds.

There was no light in the broom room, and the Baron could vaguely see that besides the woman who was speaking, there was another person here.

But before asking for help, another person also spoke:

"MI6, you know the consequences of not cooperating."

Xia De said in a deliberately rough voice, which was very low.

Baron Hull's heart suddenly sank. He knew how cruel these people were. Then, he felt the knife on his neck trembling, almost making a wound. So he nodded immediately without any hesitation.

In fact, the knife trembled just because Miss Bayas was laughed at Shade's "lie". She didn't expect the young detective to be so bold.

And if it wasn't an interrogation now, Shade really wanted to explain that at least this time, he really didn't lie at all.

Even the Ring Warlock Organization cannot create gold pounds out of thin air. Although extraordinary people and mysterious people are different from ordinary people, in this era where steam and mystery coexist, they still need to make money to support themselves. After all, everyone is mortal.

So, Shade wants to be a detective, Dr. Schneider will not give up the clinic, Priest Augustus takes a church subsidy, Miss Anat works in the Prophets Association, and Miss Louisa racks her brains to write the manuscript.

The organization of the mystics must have a relatively legal source of funds to support the operation of the organization. Not to mention, an organization with most of its official members being ring warlocks would need more funds to meet the needs of ring warlocks.

The Zhengshen Church relies on the support of a large number of believers and does not have to worry about financial problems; the three major thaumaturgy academies have overt and covert related industries all over the world; not to mention the [Prophet Association], they not only have a monopoly It is a formal divination industry and holds the right to issue Rhodes cards. This is considered by Dr. Schneider to be an industry of "direct printing of gold pounds".

Even for a secretive organization like the Witch Council, its members seem to be either rich or noble, and there is no need to worry about the source of funds.

Obviously, [Mercury Blood], an organization that targets a specific "relic", cannot make money on its own.

Most cult organizations and illegal organizations have huge sources of funds behind them. Among them, obtaining funds from nobles or big businessmen is the most common way.

Miss Bayas, who was born in the Orthodox Church, popularized this common sense to Sha De. After all, rich people dare not touch the mystery easily, but they covet the power brought by the mystery, so the Ring Warlock organization can always find its sponsors.

Baron Hull has been one of the sponsors of [Mercury Blood] since thirteen years ago. Mercury Blood obtains gold pounds from his hands, and the Baron regularly obtains some "magic potions" from Mercury Blood's hands that ordinary people can use to gain health, longer life, and... Men are more capable.

Although Miss Bayas didn't say anything when she read this information on the paper, it can be seen from her snort that there must be something wrong with those so-called "magic potions".

Baron Hull is not a person with a strong will and does not care about threats to his life. He is just an ordinary wealthy nobleman, so he easily told Miss Bayas everything she wanted to know.

This took a long time, during which Shade left the broom room early and returned to the salon in order not to arouse suspicion. Baron Hull came back half an hour later. He looked dazed, as if he had just woken up. It seemed that the memory-erasing relic was really useful.

But now that Ms. Bayas’s identity is known, she might be used by the sorceress of the Church of the Sun in exchange for credit. Letting him go now is just to prevent him from disturbing [Mercury Blood].

For the rest of the evening in the salon, Shade did not see Miss Bayas again. He didn't like this kind of social activities very much, so when it was almost time, he took the initiative to find the old Duke to say goodbye.

Duke Lucas expressed regret for this and invited Shade to play Rhodes together again when he has time:

"Remember to bring [Original Silver Moon], I will defeat it one day."

This good attitude towards Shade must be due to the Rhodes cards, but the reason for Miss Carina should also be important. Therefore, this once again made Xia De understand how important it is to have a high-status noble backer in this kind of world.

I came in a carriage, but I have to go back on my own. He had gained so much tonight that he had no intention of saving money on the cab. So we walked along the street towards the intersection, where the four-wheel taxi often stopped.

The area where Duke Lucas's residence is located is relatively densely equipped with gas street lamps. Shade walked under patches of light, silently thinking about the gains and losses of tonight. He was very happy that he did not encounter any accidents on this weekend night when he was invited to play cards.

Then, a pair of hands stretched out from the alley on the side, directly covered Shade's mouth and pulled him into the alley where the street lights could not illuminate:

"Oh~"

He made a strange cry, and the light of the silver moon in his hand appeared, but was immediately extinguished:

"Oh, Miss Bayas, what do you want to do?"

The hands let go of him, and when he turned around, what he saw was indeed the young sorceress of the Church of the Sun.

The young girl is still wearing a heavy maid skirt, with her hands together in front of her body, which is a very standard maid stance.

Iluna Bayas stood in the shadows, looking at Shade with a smile:

"Detective, good evening, I just ran back and put the [Animal Tamer's Memory Eraser Rod] back where it should be. I'm here to pay you. You helped me again tonight. I won't treat my friends badly. ”

"Actually, you can come and find me at my place tomorrow. Also, why didn't you change your clothes? These clothes are very noticeable outside."

Shad pointed this out and stood in the shadow of the alley with Miss Bayas.

"I don't want to owe a friend. As for the clothes, when I spent money to replace the original maid's class, I also bought the clothes together. She seemed to want to make a profit from me... This dress costs You have to go back to where I live to change. Detective, thank you for your help tonight. How much is the reward this time?"

As he spoke, he took out his wallet. This uniform has pockets, after all, maids usually carry a lot of things with them.

"The remuneration can be discussed later. What I'm curious about is, what did you ask?"

Shadow was not present during the second half of the "interrogation", and that information might help Dr. Schneider find the [Fake Philosopher's Stone].

"It cannot be said that those messages are related to the Ring Warlock. You cannot be easily involved, detective. Curiosity will kill curious cats and people."

Miss Bayas refused Shade’s inquiry out of good intentions, and then shook her wallet:

"Detective, how much do you want? Although I am not very rich, I still have some money...I am not very rich either."

The tone of the last sentence is very familiar to Shade. He often speaks like this in this world.

As she spoke, she looked at Shade while holding her wallet. Shade blinked, and he understood that the other party really regarded him as a friend:

"Should I tell her that I am..."

She suddenly became alert, and Miss Bayas, almost immediately behind Shade, turned to look at the entrance of the alley. At some point, a man stood under the streetlight at the entrance of the alley. The gaslight was originally warm, but as he stood there, the light became colder and gradually dimmed, like a tombstone standing under the light.

"Detective, back off."

Miss Bayas stopped Shade behind her and took a few steps forward with a serious expression.

The man under the streetlight raised his head, and his pale face reminded Shade of a corpse.

"Circle Warlock or Humanoid Relic?"

He asked in his heart, and the whispering in his ears immediately sounded:

[The Ring Warlock, feeling the whisper element, is using the power of the relic. 】