On Sunday night a week ago, Shade won the Rhodes card bet with a very exciting game at about the same time. And today, a week later, he added the founder Silver Moon to his deck and won with an even more exciting situation, and didn't even drag the game to the third round.
What happened last week was attributed to the luck brought about by the dice counterattack script, and what happened this week was probably really the luck brought about by Founding Silver Moon.
"Founding Silver Moon!"
The crowd first murmured quietly, and then burst into a shocking sound, as if a steam bomb had exploded here. People helped the smiling Viscount Ford up, and more people squeezed forward to make sure they were not dazzled.
Amidst the waves of voices, Vice President Mark shouted for people to step back. Duke Lucas, who was sitting opposite Shade, put his hands on the table and leaned forward. The surprised expression on his face was as if he had discovered that Shade was Miss Carina in disguise.
Vice President Mark, who was used to the "big world", immediately announced that Xia De had won the first two rounds of the bet and therefore won the entire game.
It was only then that Shad's opponent, the old duke in the old red army uniform, asked the young detective in disbelief:
"Authentic?"
He still seemed unconvinced.
"Yes, Miss Carina has seen it."
"Sell it?"
Before Xia De could shake his head, the black-haired maid behind him finally spoke. Her voice was very clear and beautiful, and her voice was just loud enough for everyone to hear:
"Detective Hamilton is Miss Carina's friend. Miss Carina and the detective jointly own the Rhodes card."
Of course, that card belongs entirely to Xia De. I say this just to protect Xia De.
"I see. Since it's Karina's..."
The Duke shook his head and looked at the founder Silver Moon on the table with some regret, his eyes unwilling to leave for a long time. Compared with this, losing the bet was not what he cared about most:
“What a pity.”
He shook his head again, then stood up without saying a word. He opened his mouth to say something to the detective who was sorting the deck, but in the end he just congratulated him:
"I have no complaints about losing to Founder Silver Moon. It was a wonderful game of cards. I haven't been so excited in a long time. Detective Hamilton, come with me."
Then he called out to his guests:
"Gentlemen, this is nothing to be surprised about. Please make way."
The old duke's voice rang out like thunder.
He said he had no regrets about losing, which was obviously impossible, but he was very good at controlling his emotions, and the impatience in his voice well explained his true thoughts.
The guests who were watching also noticed that the Duke was in a bad mood, so they took the initiative to make way.
Shad understood that he was going to meet Miss Carina, so he reorganized and put away his deck, greeted the people around him who were thanking him, and then left the banquet hall with the maid and the Duke.
Many people asked Xia De to come back and continue to participate in the salon. Most of the people here did not see the photo of Founder Silver Moon clearly just now.
When leaving here, Shade noticed that Miss Bei Yasi was gone again. He didn't know what she wanted to do by sneaking in disguised as a maid. But what was certain was that the fortune teller with purple eyes was definitely not there. She should be watching the opera with Miss Louisa now.
After leaving the banquet hall, Miss Carina was actually in the study two doors away.
Even in his own home, Duke Lucas knocked on the door before entering. Xia De thought that he could finally meet Miss Carina this time, but he didn't expect that the study was also a two-story style.
The maid asked Shade to wait on the sofa outside for a while, and then led Duke Lux to the inner part. Shade also knew that even the old Duke was very cautious towards the young Miss Carina.
"Carina Cavendish is the current king's aunt. Is it because of this relationship?"
The relationship between the royal family and the nobility was something the outsider had never come into contact with, and he could only infer it from the content of the vulgar novels he had read.
The room was well soundproofed, so Shad could only vaguely hear the two dukes of the Kingdom of Draerion discussing the deployment of some important naval personnel for a short period of more than ten minutes.
When Duke Lucas left, he seemed to be in good spirits. He shook hands with Shade again and asked him to have a good time at the cocktail party later, but he did not talk about the matter of Founding Silver Moon again.
"Detective Hamilton, will you be participating in the Big City Players this fall?"
The Duke asked cheerfully.
"Of course, the Prophet Association has invited me."
"Oh, this fall, there is really something to look forward to."
The old duke left the room in high spirits. Shade heard him in the corridor and called out to his butler to get the wine from the cellar. The servant closed the door outside, and Miss Carina, who was behind the door, spoke.
This seemed to be the way the two talked every time they met, and Xia De was used to it.
"Good evening, Detective. You're doing a great job."
This high-level sorceress was in a good mood:
"You're even better than I thought. It seems like inviting you to the poker game was the right decision."
"You are lucky."
Xia De said cautiously. The decoration style in the study was particularly serious. Xia De could almost imagine that Duke Lucas had discussed political and military affairs here with the distinguished guests who had rushed in under the cover of darkness on countless nights.
"It's also thanks to the founding Silver Moon."
He added.
The conversation seemed to be paused for a second. Shade heard the sound of putting down the teacup, and Miss Carina sighed softly:
"It seems that you know the secret of the founding series cards."
"No, I just know that the Vientiane card can bring good luck."
Xia De said that Miss Carina did not hesitate to share these secrets:
"Even the Witch Council, to which I belong, only knows a small part of the secret of the Card of Vientiane. You hold it because it chose you. Shad Hamilton, you are really great."
This was considered as a formal admission by Carina Cavendish that she, as the king's aunt, was actually a member of the Witch Council.
"I know what you're thinking. Yes, I am one of the thirteen witches at the Council's Round Table. But don't worry. Although some lunatics in the Council are wanted by the Orthodox Church, I am not on the church's bounty list. Detective, do you want to know my ringmaster level?"
There was a smile in the woman's words. Xia De guessed her attitude:
"certainly."
"Eleven rings."
It was a concise and direct answer, and Xia De found that he was not surprised at all. He even felt that the level was a little low.