"Good morning, Tifa."
Seeing that it was the black-haired maid, Shade also smiled. After accepting the invitation and getting on the carriage, he found that there was no Miss Carina in the carriage, but there were three other ladies.
One of them looked a little younger and was one of Miss Carina's personal maids, but she was just an ordinary person. The other two were sorceresses around Miss Carina, both from the Central Ring. Because they all knew Shade and the relationship between Shade and Miss Carina, they all nodded to him in a reserved manner.
"Tifa, why are you here? Are you helping Miss Carina?"
This is Shad's problem.
"The lady sent me to buy an antique. It's very important, so I have to do it."
Tifa said as the carriage continued to move forward slowly:
"The Council has been searching for that antique for a long time, and only recently found its whereabouts. So what about you? Shad, what are you doing here? A detective commission?"
"No, no, it's not a commission. It's for a stone figurine... You're not here for this, are you?"
Although the maid was a little surprised, she still smiled:
"The first two are related to you. This can't be a coincidence. So the lady thinks that we will find out one day that the third one must be related to you. Look, you really came to find this stone figurine. However, I can't give that stone figurine to you. The lady asked me to take it back."
"I don't want the stone figurine. I just want to take a look at it."
"That's good, young lady, you don't have to find someone to translate it. The emperors of the old times all liked to write poems in more ancient characters, which made translation a big problem."
Xia De once told Miss Carina that he could understand most ancient texts.
Since Tifa appeared, there was no need for Shad to sneak in. The Duchess's methods were amazing. Tifa and her group had a real transaction document in their hands. The deceased Simil Pasoro had promised to sell dozens of antiques including the stone figurine to Miss Carina. So, Shad just followed Tifa.
The carriage stopped in the middle of the street, and Shade got off first. He walked up the steps and wanted to knock on the door of the apartment, but as soon as he raised his hand, he heard a quarrel coming from inside.
It was a man who was roaring, but because he spoke too fast and through the door, Shade could only hear words like "property".
Although he didn't understand what was going on, he still reached out and knocked on the door a few times.
The quarrel stopped immediately. After more than ten seconds, footsteps were heard from the door, and then the door was opened. The person who opened the door was a tall maid who looked to be in her thirties wearing an apron.
She lowered her head and asked Shad and Tifa, who was getting off the carriage behind her, why they came. It could be heard from her tone that she had just cried.
“What’s going on here?”
Although he was very curious, Xia De still introduced himself first:
"I am Knight Hamilton of Rheged, and these are Miss Servet and Miss Leila, the personal maids of Miss Carina Cavendish, the Duchess of Saradir."
Tifa, who had already gotten off the carriage, nodded slightly, followed by the young maid. The two Central Ring sorceresses who were probably sent to prevent other situations did not get off the carriage, they would wait nearby.
"Hello, everyone!"
The maid who opened the door immediately wiped her eyes with her sleeve:
"May I ask what may I do for you?"
Tifa signaled that it was Shad's turn to speak, so Shad cleared his throat:
"The Duchess had an agreement with Mr. Simiel Pasoro through an intermediary. Mr. Simiel Pasoro wanted to sell a batch of antiques to Miss Carina."
The agreement was taken out by Xia De, and the maid took it and checked it, then invited the three people in to talk.
There were two other people in the living room, one was a man in his forties who looked relatively elegant wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and the other was a woman of about the same age, with thick makeup on her face and a plump figure.
The maid introduced the three people who came in to the two men, and then introduced them to Shad and the other two. They were the children of the late Mr. Simiel Pasoro. The oldest one was Piccolo Pasoro, who was married, and the next one was Jenny Pasoro, who was two years younger than him and still unmarried.
Both Pasolos were well-dressed and seemed to have not fallen into any social class based on their family backgrounds.
Shad sat down on the sofa with them, but Tifa and another maid stood behind him.
"So, this time we came here in the hope of taking away those antiques. Of course, we also brought the gold pounds mentioned in the contract."
The box of money is now being carried by the maid.
"The contract is fine, and we are honored to be able to trade with the Duchess of Saradir, but..."
Bill Pasoro showed some difficulty on his face:
"But because of the estate disposal issue, everything my father left behind cannot be moved."
"What does this mean? Excuse me, who is the heir? We can talk to him. Gold pounds are not a problem."
Shad said.
"Of course my sister and I are the heirs!"
Bill Pasoro's voice suddenly became louder, then he realized that he was being rude and apologized immediately.
"oh?"
Xia De looked at him suspiciously:
"If it's you, then why... ...is there no specific will?"
"Yes, but in the will, my father left most of his property to her!"
Jenny Pasoro suppressed her anger and pointed at the maid who opened the door for the three people. She wanted to come over with a tea tray, but when she saw that she was mentioned, she stood there at a loss, her face flushed, and she didn't know what to say.
Now Shade understood the reason for the roar he heard before knocking on the door.
"Hmm... This maid must have taken care of Mr. Pasoro for a long time, right?"
"ten years."
The maid, still wearing her apron, said in a low voice.
"You two, I guess you don't visit Mr. Simil Pasoro very often, do you?"
Shade asked again, Luvia had just mentioned this.
Bill Pasoro, who was wearing glasses, did not deny it:
"Neither of us lives in Tobesk, and we only come to see our father in summer and winter every year. Jenny and I are grateful to Lina for taking care of our father for so long. If our father only leaves part of his property to her, we have no objection. But, but..."
He couldn't suppress his anger anymore:
"In his will, my father left about 80 percent of his property to her!"
After saying that, he apologized again for his voice.
"Is that so? So you haven't figured out the ownership of these properties, so you can't hand over the antiques for the time being?"
Shade concluded, and the two Pasoros and the maid known as "Lina" nodded.
"Jenny and I are negotiating with Lina, hoping to properly handle the distribution of the estate. If there is no result, we will resolve it through legal means. The inheritance law of the Kingdom of Delarion may be able to help us."
But in Xia De's opinion, since there is a will, it must be the maid Lina who has the legal right. But the problem is that if it really comes to the law, it will not be easy for an ordinary maid with no power to defeat two middle-class Pasolos.
Xia De had no intention of interfering in other people's family affairs, but he didn't want to waste too much time here:
"If there is a will, we must act according to it."
He said simply, and when Tifa nodded carefully behind him, he added:
"If the three of you need lawyers, Miss Carina will not hesitate to help bring justice."
The maid Lina looked at Shade with some gratitude, while the two Pasolos looked a little unhappy:
"Mr. Hamilton, you mean..."
"It is necessary to do as the will says. Where is the will? Mr. Simil Pasoro, to whom did you leave these antiques?"
"No, no, in fact, it's not right for the gentleman to leave so much money to me. I just took care of him for a while."
The maid whispered, and seeing that there was still room for negotiation, Piccolo and Jenny Pasolo immediately tried to smooth things over and agreed to hand over the antiques today.
After all, no matter who the inheritance belongs to, it belongs to the three people present. As long as the three agree to liquidate the antiques in the division of property, the transaction contract can be fulfilled.
It seems that Mr. Bill Pasoro is really afraid that Miss Carina will hire a lawyer for the maid.
The next thing was simple. Mr. Simiel Pasoro's collection of antiques had not been touched after his death, and they were all in the collection room on the third floor. The five people went upstairs together to check and count the goods in the list.
But to Xia De's surprise, all the antiques were there, except for the stone figurine with the fragments of the poem.
"That little stone figurine seemed to be buried with Mr. Pasoro as a burial object."
The maid recalled for a long time before she told the story:
"This was the gentleman's decision before he died. He chose six antiques to be buried with him."
Piccolo and Jenny Pasolo also knew that there was a list of burial objects and it would not be faked.
Shade then quietly asked Tifa for her opinion, and then said:
"If that's the case, it's a shame, but if that's the case, Miss Carina will have to lose one less piece of her collection."
On the third floor, they handed over the antiques that were listed on the list just for cover-up. Before leaving, Xia De made a new request:
"I want to speak to Miss Lina alone and ask her about Miss Black who lives on this street."
He introduced himself as a detective, and the Pasoros temporarily stepped aside.
Shad, Tifa and the maid were talking in the living room, but this time it was Tifa who spoke:
"Although Knight Hamilton threatened them just now, I'm afraid that the will will still not be recognized after we leave."
The maid in her thirties nodded somewhat embarrassedly:
"It's okay. I know it's hard for them to accept this. I'm willing to give up some of my property, but it's impossible for me to completely give up this gift."
"If you need anything, you can write to me and I can help you."
Tifa continued, and Shade nodded:
"Besides this matter, I want to talk to you alone because I really want to ask about Miss Black. You live on the same street, so do you know her?"
"Yes, my husband and I are probably the people who are most familiar with her on this street. What do you want to know?"