The main business of the Lucky Southern Cross Club is the collection and tasting of alcoholic beverages, and there is an illegal Rhodes Casino at night. According to Miss Bei Yasi, the Orthodox Church and the Redwich Field conducted a joint search here yesterday afternoon, but no clues were found.
Due to the club's connection with the nobles, a comprehensive search was the limit. As a newcomer to the police department, she believed that she had some special investigative abilities and might be able to get some clues.
Shad guessed that Miss Beas might have some magic related to investigation, which reminded him of his own spell "Echo of Blood", which he had used in the club last time.
He knew Miss Bei Yasi's true identity and didn't understand why she took the initiative to investigate. The young girl didn't seem to be someone who was greedy for credit, so he could only temporarily assume that she had some other connection with the mercury blood.
Miss Beas was a newcomer to the "Police Department" and no one here knew her identity, so the two of them could walk directly into the club. They disguised themselves as young businessmen who came to buy famous wine to entertain distinguished guests. Therefore, after being warmly received, they were led by the club's maid to the reception room on the second floor to wait.
"Detective, you are responsible for detaining the person from the club and negotiating business with him. I will use the excuse of going to the bathroom to conduct investigation activities. This is all your task. I think it should be fine."
Before the club's manager on duty today came with the wine catalog, Miss Bei Yasi explained to Xia De, who had only a few opinions on this simple plan:
"It's no problem to hold him back. Since you are my employer, of course I will do everything you say. But I don't know much about wine, so it's inevitable that I will reveal some flaws."
"It doesn't matter, you just need to find an excuse to hold him back."
Miss Bei Yasi shook her handbag:
"I'm paying you, so you have to play your role. The longer you work, the more I'll pay you. Detain him for at least 20 minutes, and don't let him get suspicious of me leaving the room."
“I’m not even sure I can.”
"It doesn't matter. Even if your identity is exposed, you won't go to jail."
Miss Beyates patted Shad's shoulder. She looked confident.
The reception room was decorated in a very good taste. All the furniture was made of dark brown pure wood, and half of the floor was covered with red carpet, which Shad suspected was wool.
Soon someone pushed the door open. It was a man wearing a black suit, with a serious face and holding a red booklet...
"Is it you?"
The man who came in recognized Shade immediately, and Shade also recognized him immediately. He was Mr. Neate, the detective who had discovered him when he came here to pick up little Franklin.
Such a meeting again was beyond Xia De's expectation, because the other party knew that he was not a wealthy businessman who bought alcohol.
Fortunately, when he agreed to Miss Beas' commission, Shad was well prepared. He didn't want to mix the two things together, so he agreed to pretend to be a businessman, but now that he has been exposed, he doesn't care about those little things.
His mind was more active than ever at this moment, and his expression changed from relaxed to serious. Xia De lowered his voice and spoke first:
"It's really not easy to see you."
"Um?"
Mr. Neate and Miss Bea asked the question at the same time, and the latter realized that they knew each other.
"Detective, what are you doing here again?"
Mr. Nit asked, taking a look at the two people's attire in the room:
"You're not here to pick anyone up this time, are you? The casino is closed during the day."
"Of course not. I want to see 'the lady'."
He said, taking out his notebook and pulling out three Rhodes cards:
"Last time I heard that lady was also collecting Rhodes cards, and I happen to have some good ones. I have written to inform that I will come this evening... Oh, it seems a little early, it doesn't matter, if the lady is not here, I can wait for a while."
In the letter, "the lady" asked Shade not to say that she was looking for him, so Shade made up a reason. As for why he came to look for the lady and why he had to pretend to be a wine merchant, Shade did not mention it, but Mr. Nitt did not care, because as soon as "the lady" was mentioned, Mr. Nitt suddenly became nervous:
"You want to see the lady? No problem, I'll go upstairs and ask if the distinguished lady would like to see you now."
"Um?"
Now it was Xia De's turn to be surprised. He didn't know the other party was here. The two agreed to meet in two hours.
"But it doesn't seem to matter. She wanted to see me anyway, and I can use this excuse later."
My heart gradually calmed down, and I glanced at Miss Beatrice who was confused by the previous conversation:
"This is my female companion. I think 'the lady' would not like to meet a stranger. Please find a room for her to rest and do not disturb her."
He deliberately reached out and patted the brown-haired girl's shoulder to show their intimacy.
Mr. Neate also had no doubt:
"Of course, since she is your female companion, she is naturally a VIP guest of the club."
Then he called the maid in the corridor and arranged a reception room for the two of them, and instructed that no one should disturb the guests after the tea and snacks were served.
Mr. Neate went to the third floor to ask the maid about the situation while the maids were preparing tea. He was not qualified to see the lady, not even to knock on the door.
Soon, Mr. Neate brought the answer that Shad could go upstairs, without giving Miss Beyats and the detective any opportunity to talk privately.
Before the two separated, Xia De pretended to stand up and straighten the wrinkles of his clothes, and secretly winked at the young female sorceress of the Orthodox Church, signaling her to be careful.
But Miss Beatrice obviously misunderstood, because she actually secretly gave Shade a thumbs up, which in this world is also a compliment.
"I will definitely ask for a large sum of money when this is over."
With this thought in mind, he went to the third floor under the guidance of the familiar fat maid.
It was still the room with the bookshelf covering the entire wall, and he still talked to the lady in the room through the door. But this time, Xia De was allowed to sit in the study, and the maid even prepared tea and snacks for him.
The temperature in the room was normal, and there were no strange objects on the coffee table, so I thought everything would go well during this meeting.
"You did a great job at Lakeview Manor."
After the fat maid closed the door from the outside, the "lady" opened her mouth with these words,
Since the other party helped the five members of the team escape suspicion, it is impossible that they did not know that they were on the third floor at that time. However, Xia De was not sure whether the other party knew that the "masked man under the silver moon" was him.
"Come to think of it, we agreed to meet in the evening, and I showed up here for something else. So you showed up early, is that a coincidence?"
The woman asked. Judging from the normal temperature in the room, she should be in a good mood today.