Mr. Green put down his pen and looked up and down at Shade outside the counter, unable to believe this fact:
"It's amazing. That lady usually treats men very coldly. It seems that you are really extraordinary... Yes, there is a way to contact her. She is a regular customer of ours. If you need anything from her, you can leave a letter for her. This lady will send someone to deliver a letter every day to tell you the progress of her search for a key. Then you can ask the messenger to deliver your letter back."
He and his sister, Ms. Helena Green, were very respectful to Megan. The information revealed at this time showed that their relationship with Megan was closer than Shad thought.
Haven't you already begun to guess that they are the two ordinary people left from the sixth generation, and the grandchildren of Maria Edwards, the youngest daughter of the third generation
"She" murmured softly, and Shade nodded:
"Okay, I'll write now."
Xia De borrowed a pen and paper and mentioned the water ghost, the grave robber and the rotten-eyed Barry in the letter. Since Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals has a considerable influence in the local area, it is natural to borrow the power of the witch's followers to find clues.
As for the owner of the pen, the mysterious man named Durut Giles, whose identity is unknown, Shad needs to find out through other channels.
In fact, the process of knowing the identity of Durrut Giles was much simpler than Shade thought. That happened the next day, which was Saturday morning. Shade had not planned to come to Green Lake area again today, after all, there was an important "spoils division meeting" in the afternoon.
But early in the morning, Lecia sent a letter, hoping that Shad would go to Michaela Blast Furnace City to confirm some of the contents of today's negotiations, so Shad went into the basement after breakfast.
After exiting the back door of the hotel, he gave the boy in the trash can a few pieces of bread as usual, and then left the garbage alley, thinking of asking the hotel owner before leaving whether Megan's messenger had arrived.
But the witch's messenger hadn't arrived yet, and instead another letter was delivered:
"Mr. Watson, I am glad you are here. This is a letter from Michaela Blast Furnace City. I was just wondering whether to keep it on the counter or send it directly to your room."
Ms. Helena Green smiled and said to Shad who was coming down from upstairs - after talking with Mr. Soren Green last night, Shad pretended to go back to his room to rest.
"Mikaela Blast Furnace City?"
Shade only had one acquaintance there at the moment, and when he opened the letter, it turned out to be from Professor Boulanger. The professor of geology and folklore had promised to help Shade find the owner of the fountain pen in Willendel at the fishing village tavern on Thursday, but Shade didn't expect to get the result so soon.
Even within two days, the letter might not be delivered from the Glass City to the Royal Capital.
He sat down at the table and unfolded the letter. The professor first exchanged pleasantries and then talked about Durrut Giles:
I asked my local colleagues about the name and learned that Durut Giles had been here two years ago. He was a lecturer in history at St. Fabry College in Willendale. I have written to Willendale to find out if he is still teaching at St. Fabry College, and I will probably have the result next week.
"A lecturer in history?"
History and folklore in this world are both quite "dangerous" subjects.
Professor Boulanger also thanked Shade for introducing Captain Rades to him at the end of the letter. With professional bodyguards, their activities in Delarion on the north shore of Green Lake were much smoother than before.
The professor has been conducting research and investigation in Green Lake City recently. If Xia De is lucky, he might run into the professor and his team.
The clues about Durut Gilles came to an abrupt end here, and what happened next would depend on Professor Boulanger's investigation. Of course, Shade did not put all his hopes on the professor. He also planned to visit the Duchess, who was very busy recently, tomorrow and ask her to entrust Miss Sylvia in the parliament to conduct an investigation in Willendel City. Although Margaret's influence might not be as deep as Professor Boulanger's, it was at least very convenient to find people in a large area.
Because he had to go back to attend a meeting in the afternoon, Shade did not waste too much time in Green Lake City. After getting on the carriage, he went straight to the border checkpoint. A small incident occurred when crossing the border. At that time, Shade had just said goodbye to the coachman and showed the special pass given to him by Captain Rades to the soldiers in the border camp.
The soldiers immediately led Xia De to an exit that did not require queuing for registration. Then they heard someone complaining loudly:
“Why can’t he queue?”
Xia De turned around and looked at the queue. The person who spoke was a young man who looked about the same age as the stranger's body. He looked at Xia De with wide eyes:
"We are all citizens of Drarion, this isn't fair!"
"this... ... "
Just as Xia De was about to speak, the soldier who was showing him the way spoke up:
"Sir, please ignore him. He saw many noble carriages passing through the border just now, but he didn't dare to say anything. He only dared to speak when he saw that you didn't look like a rich and powerful noble, and you didn't have any companions with you."
After the bearded soldier finished speaking, the other patrolmen who had heard the noise came over to deal with the matter. Two of them dragged the young man who was speaking out of the team and dragged him to the other side of the camp.
During this time, the others in the queue said nothing. Xia De just watched the scene and then followed the soldiers away.
From the border checkpoint to Mikaela Blast Furnace City, we still took a carriage with seven or eight people in each trip. By the time Shade arrived in the Glass City area, it was almost ten o'clock in the morning.
When entering the city, they encountered a parade passing by. Perhaps because Shad looked like a Drarion, when he stood there watching the parade pass by, someone actually waved his fist at him from a distance.
Of course, Xia De would not be angry about this. He saw it as a symbol of the carriage of history slowly approaching. As for the outcome of this matter, he actually didn't care at all. Foreigners did not have a strong sense of belonging to any country. He just hoped that even if a war broke out, it would not affect too many people.
The negotiation venue of the Glass City was also in the City Hall, but unlike Green Lake City, the City Hall of the more prosperous Michaela Blast Furnace City had a more imposing appearance. In fact, it could even be said that it was a bit too imposing. In the square in front of the City Hall stood a pure glass statue of King Louis III—the first king who unified the southern territory and established the United Kingdom. Behind the statue protected by the display case, at the top of the thirteen steps was the City Hall porch supported by marble columns, which was large enough to park two carriages side by side.
The main body of the City Hall is divided into five floors. On the top floor in the center of the building, there is a spire-like attic that stores the bronze bell. The overall building is magnificent and luxurious. Compared with the City Hall, it is more like an opera house or a bank. And this appearance also well illustrates how developed the industry and commerce of the Glass City are.
After all, only sufficient taxes can support government buildings of this size.
The city hall occupies a large area, but it also has more functions. During the meeting, only a small area of the city hall in the Glass City was closed, and the rest of the building was open for business as usual.
Xia De didn't have time to wait until the meeting ended at noon to look for clues, so after looking at the buildings in the square, he turned and walked towards the alley on the side.
He didn't have the architectural drawings of the town hall, but fortunately MI6 had them, and when Shad was inquiring about local information, he got all this information from Miss Carina.
It was not difficult to enter without being discovered, and there were many ways to go, including the sewer. Xia De finally chose to go through the back door of the town hall, lying on the bottom of the carriage, and entered the yard with the carriage. Then he lowered the brim of his hat to enter the building, and went directly to the fourth floor from the first floor through the side stairs that were not often used.
When he approached the fourth floor, he felt the elemental reaction of the ring warlock, which meant that the church had sent people here to protect the safety of the participants. But this did not bother Shade. He closed his eyes and felt his heartbeat, and knew that the unknown ring warlock was sitting on a chair against the wall in the corridor on the side of the stairs. So he changed into formal clothes and waited patiently for more than ten minutes. When someone else came upstairs, Shade pretended to be very familiar with him and waved enthusiastically:
"Good afternoon, why are you here so late?"
As the other party showed a puzzled expression, Xia De patted his shoulder:
"Puppetry."
The magic took effect immediately, and the stranger was completely controlled by Shade. Shade whispered an apology to him, and then talked with him while entering the corridor on the fourth floor where many meetings were held.
The two walked along the corridor to the bathroom at the end. Xia De let the person he controlled take a nap first, then he looked in the mirror in the bathroom, fixed his appearance, and then walked out normally.
"It's easy... Lecia asked me to see what the negotiation on arms export trade in conference room 404 was about today."
He was wearing shiny leather shoes, a neat suit and a black tie, holding a black leather-covered notebook in his hand and a golden fountain pen on his chest, so even if there were other people in the corridor, no one would doubt his identity.
He looked at the door number and came to the door of the conference room. The door of the conference room was closed. Because of the good sound insulation, even Shade could not hear what was said inside. But after closing his eyes, he was sure that there was no gatekeeper inside. According to the arrangement of the heartbeats, there were about ten people sitting on both sides of the long table. One person stood up and was probably talking. In addition, there were more than twenty people sitting by the wall.