The Whispering Verses Chapter 482: Meetings, plans and street lights

"What? Tonight?"

Dorothy nodded and looked at him with some dissatisfaction:

"Yes, Shade, you have to prepare carefully tonight. Although Lesia is very familiar with you, she must also show an attitude. She cannot stay outside for a long time. His Majesty the King is because of Sachs Cavan He was furious about Dish, and no one wants to make him unhappy now."

"What should I do?"

Shad was not only happy to finally see Her Royal Highness the Princess in Tobesk, but also happy to give away the four 1-shilling printing masters in his hand. Putting those things in his hands, he always felt that he might become a criminal at any time.

"Time is too urgent, how should I arrange it?"

"I know you can't help it, it doesn't matter, I have already arranged it for you."

The carriage started and drove towards St. Teresa's Square. Dorothy took out a notebook with a schedule written on it:

"You go home immediately and change into clothes you don't often wear. Wear gray gloves on both hands and a brooch of any animal on your chest as a token. At 6:50, wait in the alley next to the Prophet's Association. , after the carriage with the Hayabusa family crest stops, you must be quick, the carriage will only stop for five seconds."

"Is Lesia on the carriage?"

"Oh, Shade, please shut up, time is very tight, don't interrupt me."

Dorothy seemed a little anxious:

"The carriage will drive east, then turn south and stop on the streets on the edge of the University District and Tobesk South District. You leave the carriage and walk around twice through the alley. At seven forty, enter I have reserved a private box for you at the nearby Red Flame Restaurant. Lecia is waiting for you inside."

"You do it for us..."

"You can chat while eating, but remember that the opening time of the Tobesk Grand Opera House in the South District is at nine o'clock tonight. I have already booked tickets for you."

"You do it for us..."

"After the opera starts, try not to leave the box to avoid being seen. After the show ends at 10:30, Shade, you need to be a gentleman. You can take Lesia back to St. Teresa Square to sit for a while and talk about you. If you are interested, you can also take her directly back to Silver Cross Avenue. I have booked a four-wheel taxi from the Opera House for you. The driver is Lesia's person, don't worry."

"You do it for us..."

"Finally, you must remember to let Lesia return to Yodel Palace before twelve o'clock, otherwise..."

"Otherwise Lesia will change from a princess to a broom girl?"

Xia De said suddenly.

"What fairy tale are you talking about? Shade, time is very tight."

Dorothy waved her hand to tell Shade to shut up:

"The Royal Guards from the Yodel Palace replaced the midnight shift and showed up at 12:10. Lesia can only control the guards at midnight, so she must go back before 12:00."

After saying that, with a squeaking sound, she roughly tore off the pages from the notebook and stuffed them into Shade's hands. It is not only a timetable, but also precautions and reminders of Dorothy's preferences for Lesia.

The blonde girl looked at Shade quite seriously:

"In addition, I think you must not have prepared a gift to welcome Leziya back to Tobesk. Oh, gentlemen nowadays are always so careless. But don't worry, I sent a letter yesterday to help you in Shengde I ordered a bouquet of flowers from 'Mary Jane's Flower Shop' near the Orchid Square, and they will be delivered when we return to the square. You can take one to see Lesia, or you can go to the opera and take her with you. Give it to her after returning to the square."

"Help me..."

Xia De finally couldn't help but interrupt her:

"Dorothy, won't you come with us?"

He looked at the girl in front of him. Although Dorothy had a smile on her lips, her expression seemed a little sad when she looked at him:

"I said, Lesia and I can't get close to each other, or even look at each other from a distance. Instead of following you from a distance, it's better that I don't show up tonight. This is good for both of us."

"But..."

"Don't use transition words, Shade, I can do anything for you, it doesn't matter."

She didn’t know what she was thinking of, her face turned a little red, and she shook her hair:

"Lecia is me, I am Lecia. I won't care about this. Moreover, Lecia paid for tonight's expenses, including the bouquet, and I also kept Lecia. The name of the maid. Have a good time tonight, Shade."

She said with a smile, looking like she really didn't care.

The carriage was moving smoothly, but the sound of ?N?N?N's hooves and the noisy noise on the street in the evening outside the window still made the silence in the carriage a little strange at this moment.

Dorothy opened the window, and the warm wind with a burning smell immediately rushed in.

She turned to look at the densely packed tall chimneys towering in the distance, billowing black smoke into the sky. This is the unique skyline of Tobesk, the steam capital, and a symbol of this era.

Xia De also looked out the window:

"Dorothy, if I can find a way in the future so that you can meet, look at each other, and touch..."

"Then you will be our..."

This sentence was almost gibbering, and Shade didn't hear the last word clearly.

The evening breeze blows through the streets, making pedestrians on the streets feel a little chilly. Autumn is coming. The wind also blew across the girl's face through the window, causing her blond hair to sway in the wind.

She didn't look at Shade, and Shade couldn't see her expression. But the most familiar person is not far away. Although they talk to each other about almost everything and their souls are closely connected, there is a possibility that they will never be able to touch each other or see each other for the rest of their lives. Shade looked at her lonely back. , I actually feel that I have some experience.

[Outlander, is this just like me and you? 】

Her voice suddenly appeared in his ears. Shade was stunned for a moment. He folded the notebook pages in his hand and stuffed them into the chest pocket of his black coat:

"I didn't say anything."

After the carriage stopped at St. Teresa's Square, Dorothy did not get off the carriage. Instead, she repeatedly told Shade not to miss the time before leaving in the carriage.

This feeling of a girl arranging a schedule for herself to meet another girl made Shade feel extremely weird.

However, since it has been arranged, he will not miss the appointment.

Although the agreed time was six-thirty, in order to avoid being late, Shade arrived at the alley next to the Prophet's Association at six-thirty.

I have gray gloves as a token at home, but animal brooches are really hard to find. Finally, I found a brass brooch with the image of an eagle head in the late Detective Sparrow's bedroom desk. The shape was very similar to the emblem of a certain country in my hometown.

Standing motionless at the alley would be very conspicuous, so Shade also bought a newspaper from the kid selling newspapers on the street.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the newspaper was opened, without even reading the headline of His Majesty the King's speech on the front page, he heard someone calling his name:

"Mr. Hamilton, what are you doing here?"

It is Mr. Addis Stan, the local president of the Prophet Association. He is accompanied by Vice President Mark and two other gentlemen whom Shade does not know. It looks like they are going to drink together after get off work:

"I'm... on a detective commission, I'm in contact."

Xia De said half-truthfully, hoping that these gentlemen would not stay here for a long time.

“The work is really hard, and I have to interact with people during meal time.”

Vice President Mark lamented that several other gentlemen also sympathized with Xia De's career. Vice President Stan, on the other hand, has a good impression of him because Shade helped solve the "Princess Agelina Injury Case" last time.

Took out a one-shilling coin and tossed it, the most famous prophet in Tobesk smiled and reminded:

"Mr. Hamilton, my divination shows that if you wear your gloves backwards, replace the newspaper in your hand with the Threepenny Newspaper, and then buy a red rose and hold it in your hand, then you will be I encountered great luck when we connected.”

Because this gentleman accurately predicted the "Knight" last time, Shade was very convinced of it. After saying goodbye to everyone, he found a newsboy on the street and bought another newspaper, and then bought a red rose from the flower girl.

There was a bouquet of flowers at home, but in order to prevent them from being eaten by cats, Shade put them in the basement. I didn't take out the flowers because I thought it was troublesome at the time, so I still have to spend money now. But if it's for luck, it's probably worth it.

After buying the flowers, Shade continued to stand at the alley with the newspaper and flowers. Silver Cross Avenue was particularly lively in the evening. There are almost no ragged poor people in the lower town here. Whether they are gentlemen hurrying on the streets or nobles leaving Yodel Palace in carriages, everyone looks so bright and confident.

If the city of Tobesk is the core of the entire northern part of the Old World, then Silver Cross Avenue is the core of the entire Tobesk. The essence of civilization gathers here, and the people living nearby also enjoy the dividends brought by the kingdom and the era.

If you just watch the street scene here, then this era is undoubtedly the most advanced, civilized and stable era. But for the outsider who hangs out in this city, he knows very well that the nature of civilization cannot be judged by the most gorgeous scenes.

"Civilized~"

I sighed in my heart, and the light suddenly flickered around me.

Xia De turned around to look. Above the lamppost at the alley, a warm yellow light flickered a few times. With a soft pop, the light turned on completely.

Clusters of firelight lit up one by one along the street from the distance to the front, and then from the front to the distance. The light illuminated the stone road beneath everyone's feet, illuminating everyone here.

No one stopped because of this scene. A few people would turn their heads and look at the gas street lamps around them, with smiles on their faces.

Only the outsider looked up with wide eyes. For the first time at night in this era, he saw the gas street lights lighting up the city.

This scene was ordinary, but it struck Xia De's heart like a hammer.