Because Captain Raddes had an appointment for a visit in the evening, Shad had no other plans tonight.
After returning home, I put the bottle of holy water in the hidden space in the basement. Then I took the cat out for a sumptuous dinner. After that, I used the time before Captain Rades came to write yesterday's investigation report on lawyer Locke Laurel and sent it to the client, Mrs. Lemaire, by mail.
In this way, the only thing left for this commission to be signed together with Madame Lemaire.
Captain Rades, who had agreed to visit, knocked on the door downstairs at seven o'clock that evening.
The captain's whole mental state was different from before. When he came to visit, he brought a bottle of wine as a gift that looked obviously not cheap.
He excitedly told Shad what he had seen and heard while recording the statement at the Redwich scene, and repeated the news he had received from his friends that he had already mentioned in the letter.
Finally, he held Xia De's hand tightly with his large, rough palm and shook it continuously, thanking the detective for his help with an excited look on his face:
"I've met a lot of people in my life, but Detective, you will be my friend for life."
"Captain, this is your own choice. I did not invite you to help me and Mrs. Lemaire yesterday. It was you who chose to follow us. It was your kindness that changed your fate."
Shad was happy for him, but even so, the captain still believed that it was Shad who changed his destiny.
This middle-aged man, who was born in the military and was relatively kind, wanted to thank Xia De, but he had little money, so he could only come here to express his gratitude verbally and promised that he would never forget Xia De's kindness.
This made Xia De feel a little embarrassed.
On Friday morning, Mrs. Lemaire received a letter from the client, saying that she had made an appointment with Attorney Laurel to accept the inheritance from the distant relative next Friday, and that Shad would go with them according to the agency contract.
As for the time being arranged on Friday, it was because Attorney Laurel had to contact the notary office at the city hall to confirm that the inheritance could be transferred. After all, it involved a considerable amount of money, so the process would be relatively complicated.
There is no need to rush the entrustment for the time being, and it will take time to open the new key. Life seems to have become more leisurely all of a sudden.
So he went out at 8 am and went to the Black Raven Library to ask about the magic of echo. The library did have the knowledge that Shade wanted, and the echo was not a rare spiritual rune. But the problem was that although the magic they provided was practical, the price was abnormally high.
Even though Shad had nearly 400 pounds in cash, he was still deterred from purchasing the Power of Echoes, which included materials worth 700 pounds, or the Natural Hollow Sound, which included materials worth 1,200 pounds.
Xia De knew that he had no intention of studying the Echo Spirit Rune in detail, and he had not yet seen the connection between this Spirit Rune and time and space and Silver Moon. So even if the Queen's ruby ring and the Rhodes card in his hand could be cashed in, he would not spend so much money to buy knowledge unless he really encountered a very practical magic.
There was no gain in the Black Raven Library, but there might be some cheap magic in the Saint Byrons Library. It was just a pity that although the library catalog from last week was still in Shade's hands, the magic in the catalog was only related to Silver Moon Spacetime and Gluttony.
Therefore, we still have to wait until Saturday, which is tomorrow, to check further information.
He hurried back home at half past nine and confirmed one last time that all sensitive items were hidden in the basement before welcoming the exorcist from the Church of the Dawn at ten o'clock.
Xia De originally thought that it would be a high-level ring mage, but he didn't expect that after opening the door, there would be a group of people standing outside.
All nine of them were ring sorcerers, the man closest to you being of a higher rank than your doctor friend.
In other words, in order to show its importance to Shade, who had just joined the church, the Church of Dawn arranged a whole team of ring warlocks to perform exorcisms.
The team leader was a man of few words but very active. He called himself Hels Nidlo, and was a professional exorcist of the Dawn Church in the Tobesk Archdiocese. After a brief introduction, the group went directly to the second floor.
Mr. Niedero took out a slightly rusty black iron key from his pocket, and after confirming with Shad that the lock was intact, he used the key to open the door.
"No, Mr. Hamilton, let's let half of the people in first, and you can go in after it's safe."
He knocked on the door and spoke to the young detective holding the cat, who really seemed to have a lot of experience.
The five members of the exorcist team filed in, and it took a while before they allowed the others outside to enter.
Room 2 on the second floor was similar to Room 1, which was originally sealed. The gas and steam pipes were completely cut off, and all the windows were sealed with wooden boards. There was a layer of dust on the ground, and it was dusty when walking.
They first removed the wooden boards from the windows, and then nine people divided the work clearly and checked each room.
Xia De was asked not to walk around, but he could still see the general idea of the house from the living room of Room 2. It was empty without any furniture, but at least the decorative wall was preserved, and the layout of the room was exactly the same as Room 1 where Xia De and Mia lived.
There is no trace of the mass suicide during the last owner's time here, and the moldy smell and moisture inside the house have been alleviated after the windows were opened.
I looked around and didn't see any suspicious signs in the room. So I asked in my heart, but I just got the answer that everything was normal.
The church's ring magic team came prepared for this trip. They carefully checked every room. After confirming that Shade did not peek, they closed the door and used magic and spells to exorcise the evil spirits, ensuring that even if there were evil spirits, they would not survive.
The entire exorcism lasted for more than an hour and was finally completed at 11:30. The response from the "Exorcist Team" was:
"It's safe here, there's nothing evil going on, so it can be used normally."
Xia De was skeptical about this conclusion, after all, the church also believed that there was nothing strange in the basement. So after the church's ring magicians left, he immediately returned to Room 2, which had been opened.
"Echoes of the past!"
For five consecutive times, no suspicious sounds were heard.
"Blood Echo!"
Large patches of faint blood-red light covered the ground, walls, and ceiling. The brutality of the mass suicide decades ago was far beyond Shade's expectations. But the overlapping blood-red light did not provide any effective clues. He barely recognized some bloody footprints, but he could not find the value of the footprints like he did when exploring the basement.
Because of the "experience" in the basement, I finally tried to summon the life ring, using the light of time and space to illuminate each wall in turn.
This was a big project, and Shad was busy for half an hour. He didn't find any hidden walls until Mia came out of Room 1, meowing impatiently for lunch.
"It's a good thing. It would be strange if there were problems on every floor of the house."
Standing in the middle of the living room and looking at the empty room, my worries disappeared and I felt an indescribable joy in my heart:
“The usable area of the house has increased significantly.”
But you and your cat don't need such a large space.
"Seeing the house getting bigger, I feel really happy. You probably can't understand that it's almost impossible to own such a big house in my hometown."
He stroked the wall of the room and thought about the usable area of his home. It is really important for a stranger to have a stable residence of his own and a sense of home.
Just looking at the dust on my hands from the wall and the footprints on the dust on the floor, I can't help but worry that as the house gets bigger, cleaning will become more troublesome.
Thinking of this, the image of the black-haired maid, Miss Tifa Servet, suddenly jumped into my mind. I immediately shook my head:
"That's someone else's maid. I probably need to hire a housekeeper to come and clean the room every week... Maybe she can help with the laundry, too."
Do I need to remind you that the cat staring at you at the door is also someone else's cat.
Her voice is charming.
"That's not the same. How can humans and cats be the same?"
Shade said in his mind, only to receive laughter as an answer.
"Meow~"
Mia squatted at the door obediently, wagging her tail, waiting for Xia De to take her out for some delicious food. The little orange cat knew very well that if she hadn't cooked in the kitchen by this time, it meant that she had to go out to eat.
He raised his right paw and rubbed his furry face. Cats hate going out, but they like going out to eat.
After the leisurely morning, the afternoon schedule was already arranged. The Tobysk University Association placed an advertisement in the Steambird Daily, inviting people from the society to attend the academic lecture.
Shade had planned to attend the lecture, so he left after lunch. As for Mia, she continued to look after the house at 6 Saint Teresa's Square. This timid cat didn't like to go out, especially in the hot summer. Shade made a basin of snow for it, and used another water basin and heavy objects to press it down to prevent the cat from accidentally eating it.
I guess Mia can spend a cool afternoon.
This academic lecture was sponsored by the Kingdom's cultural and educational departments, Tobisk City Hall and a small number of nobles, hosted by the Tobisk University Federation, and the venue provided by the Draerion Royal Mechanical College.
The academic lectures started at 1:30 pm and lasted until 8:30 pm, with different sessions according to different subjects. In addition to educators and scholars from the city, scholars from surrounding areas of the kingdom and even from Carsenrick would also appear. But generally speaking, this was not a large-scale event.