The tone at this moment undoubtedly expresses the most frantic and fearful emotions.
Even though Shad had never seen the blind musician Mr. Bondi's performance in the last period of his life, by hearing the increasingly manic piano music, he almost completely understood how he walked towards the end of his life step by step.
This piece of music has a strange magic. When Shad tried to seriously understand the emotions contained in it, he resonated with the emotions almost instantly. The manic music led him to imagine Mr. Bundy curled up in the corner of the house in the dark, cowering with his eyes closed and whispering his fears. Then it led Shad to imagine that on the night when his fate came to an end, Mr. Bundy wrote a suicide note and completely lost the courage to fight against life and fate.
Although the sound affected his emotions, Shad was able to remain calm. He sighed and felt sorry for the man he had never met. The music alone could almost drive a poor man crazy. The fear and torture that Mr. Riddle suffered was simply immeasurable.
"That's all right, Miss Servet."
He reminded her softly, because there was no need to continue listening. But the black-haired maid seemed not to hear and continued to play the music at the piano. Looking at her profile, there was a ferocious expression on her pretty face.
Xia De immediately stood up, came behind her, and put his hand on her shoulder:
"It's time to end, Miss Servet."
As Shade's voice fell, the piano sound also stopped abruptly. Miss Servet turned to look at Shade in a daze, then lowered her head and said softly:
"I'm sorry, I lost my composure."
It's not that a song written by an ordinary person on the edge of madness can influence a six-ring warlock with witch power, but that she put too much emotion into the performance and influenced herself.
Great musicians are often dangerous.
Her fingers left the piano keys and stared blankly at the music score in front of her. Xia De glanced out the window. The sun was setting, and it was probably night now. So he tried to use the magic of Scindia's moonlight gift. Although the magic was not very effective because night had not yet completely fallen, this ability, which was specially used to heal mental damage and soothe the spirit, was still very good for the current situation.
Shad's palm emitted a faint silver light. He hesitated for a moment, then stepped behind the black-haired maid and gently pressed her temple with his right index finger.
Miss Servet obviously wanted to stand up and stop Shad, but Shad pressed her shoulder with his left hand.
"It's very crazy music. Although the score itself doesn't have any extraordinary power, it's just that an ordinary madman can't write such magical music. It seems that my commission still involves mysterious events. My luck is really bad... Detective Sparrow's luck is really bad. Even if he didn't die, ahem, he might die because of this. Miss Servet, what do you think of this music score?"
Xia De continued to ask, the silver moonlight on his fingers penetrated into the maid's head through touch. Her forehead was a little wet, and Xia De's fingers could feel the trace of warmth.
"If this person is still alive, I would like to meet him. The last piece of music is enough to make him a genius. He saw something mysterious and terrifying, and in the midst of frenzy and fear, he unconsciously described what he saw through these pieces of music. Although he is just an ordinary person, his inspiration is really good."
The black-haired maid said softly, but because her back was facing away from Shade, Shade couldn't see her expression.
"Did you see any mystery?"
Xia De sighed. This was another misfortune of an ordinary person encountering a mysterious situation.
"It seems that the congenital eye disease that was suddenly cured is indeed abnormal. I got some of the ointment he used, but there is only a little left and I can't do any analysis. I plan to go to the Three Cats Inn next to the Anthem Square tomorrow to inquire about the situation. The landlord and the people in the opera company said that after Mr. Bondi's eyes recovered, he often spent time there. After asking about the situation there, I will go to visit the ophthalmologist."
"That's a good idea, but I think it's unlikely that the doctor you mentioned is a ring wizard. A ring wizard would not do such a careless thing. If it was a ring wizard, you would not have been able to get the music score and the residue of the potion."
She placed her hands on her knees, looking a little reserved:
"I often give young ladies massages like this."
"Miss Carina also has headaches?"
Shade asked curiously.
"Of course, it's not just about the Witch Council. Miss is actually the ruler of Saradir County. If she hadn't been interested in power, she would have even had the opportunity to make Saradir County independent and become the queen of Saradir Principality. Even if the taxation, finance, and public affairs of the territory are handled by corresponding officials, Miss is also responsible for making important decisions, which is very troublesome."
Miss Servet explained quietly.
"So... ... "
Xia De wanted to ask more, but the door was suddenly pushed open. In this manor, there was only one person who was qualified to push the door without knocking.
The red-haired witch, who was in a hurry, held the door handle in surprise and stood at the door looking inside. Miss Servet stood up suddenly, and Shade saw that she was blushing:
"Miss... ... "
She lowered her head and walked quickly towards Miss Carina, who looked back and forth between Shade and her personal maid, with a strange smile on her face:
"Good evening, Shade. I took some time to see you. After all, you don't come to visit me often... What were you doing just now?"
Xia De had done nothing wrong, so he was not afraid of her questions. He simply explained the commission he was carrying out. Miss Carina thought about it, looked at her maid, and suddenly had an idea:
"In that case, let Tifa be your assistant tomorrow and continue your investigation. Oh, don't rush to refuse."
This is said to the maid.
"Tifa, I've been asking you to take a vacation, but you always refuse. Since you've been involved in the affairs of this detective who never has time to rest, why don't you help him complete this commission and go around the city with him. I think with your strength, you should have no problem protecting him."
As she spoke, the witch winked at Xia De, obviously telling Xia De not to refuse.
"but... ... "
The black-haired maid wanted to refuse.
"Don't worry, I'm not mad at you, nor am I fed up with you."
The Duchess smiled and put her arms around her maid:
"But you really should take a break. And being a detective assistant is an interesting experience, isn't it? Oh, if I were a few years younger... ahem, I mean if I didn't have so many things to do, then it wouldn't be your turn to help Shade. Remember to tell me this story when you come back. I'm very curious about the result."
"Ms. Carina, if Miss Servet doesn't want to, you..."
The Duchess smiled and looked up at Shad, who was speaking, and Shad immediately shut up. Miss Servet shook her head slightly at Shad, telling him not to say anything more.
She grabbed the lace edge of her maid skirt with both hands, raised her head, and her expression returned to her usual state:
"Well, miss, I will do my best to help Mr. Hamilton."
"Okay, Shade, I'll have Tifa come to you at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Is that okay with you?"
The witch looked at Shade again. Although there was a smile on her face, the meaning of this expression was obviously a threat that Shade must not refuse.
"Of course, it's my pleasure."
"Very good. I recently read a very interesting detective novel in the Steambird Daily. By the way, the detective's last name is also Hamilton. So, Tifa, you can go and experience the real work of a detective assistant for me. When you come back from vacation, bring me more stories."
She looked her maid up and down again:
"Remember to change your clothes tomorrow and don't interfere with Xia De's work."
"Yes, ma'am."
The witch nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Shade:
"Lecia returned to Tobesk today, did you know that?"
"Of course I know."
"I thought you would run to the vicinity of the Yodel Palace and wait to see her."
The witch teased, and then asked:
"Do you need me to help you arrange for her to see you? Although Leicia cannot leave the Yodel Palace for the time being, I can let you find a way to get in."
"No, no, that's not necessary. This is a sensitive period for the royal family."
In fact, Shade has not forgotten that Leicia is somewhat hostile to Miss Carina.
Miss Carina didn't care:
"Well, I'm going to have dinner with Marquise Shula tonight to discuss the issue of shares in the New World Pioneer Team. I won't keep you here today. If you have anything else, just talk to Tifa directly."
After saying that, she turned and left. Shade shook his head at the black-haired maid, meaning that he didn't need anything and asked her to leave with Miss Carina. The maid obviously wanted to say something to Shade, but in the end she hesitated and didn't speak. After bowing slightly to Shade and saying goodbye, she quickly chased in the direction of Miss Carina.
Having another sixth-ring warlock to help handle commissions is actually a good thing for Shade.
Wednesday, the first day of the Flower Moon, early in the morning, when Shad went downstairs to get the newspaper, he unexpectedly found a letter from Dorothy.
Because of the unexpected success of "Hamilton's Detective Stories", the writer has been busy negotiating with the publishing house and newspaper to compile the published stories into a collection after serialization for a period of time. Therefore, she has no time to come to Shad's place to read the detective records recently.
But she told Shad that Lesia would probably have time to leave the Yodel Palace this weekend, so Shad had better make time for it during the weekend, as Lesia might knock on the door of St. Teresa Square at any time.
Although he had met Her Royal Highness the Princess many times in Coldwater Harbor, Xia De was still full of anticipation for this.
Miss Servet showed up at the downstairs of Shade's house at 8 o'clock. When Shade felt the pendant on his chest begin to heat up on the second floor, he immediately realized that she had come. (To be continued)