Chapter Four: The Detective's Entrusted Task
"Now that we have a short-term goal, the current plan is to check the room, search for coins, find city maps, and search books. Learn about the world through written materials, and then make plans for the future. Do you want to stay for three months to help the detective?
Finish that matter and wait until we find out the specific situation before making any plans."
Shade summarized the current situation and accepted the fact that the detective was dead. The worst situation at present is that he has no memory of the original owner, so he has no understanding of the world. Other than that, the current situation is pretty good.
Standing up, Shade walked towards the bathroom.
Looking at the person in the mirror, he has dull blond hair, brown and dark eyes, and a face that is obviously that of a Western male. He is about 20 years old, has a dull expression and cannot tell his mood, and is about 1.8 meters tall.
After all, he used to be a homeless man, so his appearance is not particularly outstanding, but in terms of Shade's own aesthetics, it can be considered pretty good.
"This is me. Don't be scared when you look in the mirror."
He said to himself in his heart, but he did not leave the mirror immediately. Instead, he carefully looked around and then whispered:
"Hello, hello, are you still there?"
He tried to communicate with the muttering female voice again to determine who the other party was. But to no avail for a long time, he could only accept the reality and give up temporarily.
The next step is to look for coins. When I searched the kitchen just now, I didn't find any food. This body is obviously hungry, so it needs to get money to eat.
But the accident happened again. About half an hour later, Shade sat back on the sofa filled with morning light, with an expression of indescribable panic on his face.
In his hand he held a note with the number 10 written on it and it had many creases and was smaller than the cards in the diary. The number side had a portrait of a character, and the reverse side had the coat of arms of the royal family of the Kingdom of Delarion.
.
After searching the entire house, rummaging through all the books and documents, and digging through all the pockets in the closet, Shade only found this one note that seemed to have slipped in accidentally in the gap behind the bookshelf.
"Could it be said that because of the special prices in this world, this one banknote can keep me alive for three months?"
Shade comforted himself in fear, but no matter how much he thought about it, he knew that this was impossible.
"This is a terrible time."
He leaned back slightly, letting himself lean on the soft back of the sofa, closing his eyes and looking up at the white ceiling:
"Mr. Hamilton, where did you hide the money? I promised to stay, so why don't you leave me a penny..."
At this moment, he really wanted to catch up with the carriage pulling the coffin, shake the man in the coffin awake and question him.
If you don't understand the language, you can survive if you are more clever; if you are physically disabled, as long as you live bravely, survival is not a problem. But without money, it is completely impossible.
Mr. Spike Hamilton obviously didn't cook at home in the past. There wasn't even a leaf in the kitchen, so there weren't any mice. He didn't know when Shad's body last ate, but he obviously needed it now.
Eat.
Taking into account the limits of human existence, Shade must find a way to find money immediately, or find a way to make money, otherwise he will most likely be forced to search for restaurants on the map after the sun sets, and try his luck in searching for trash cans in the alley outside the restaurant.
"no, I can not."
He looked at the only banknote in his hand with a very scary expression:
"Although I don't know the face value, at least it's money. There are also the [Sun 3] cards in the diary. These can keep me alive. However, since I can't find the money temporarily, I must consider long-term ways to make money."
The knowledge of a time traveler may be valuable, but realizing knowledge in a strange place is not only troublesome but also dangerous. He thought that this was a detective agency, and Mr. Hamilton seemed to have said before his death that he left some safer tasks for him.
Shade, who has a "hard brain", can maintain his identity as a detective and maintain the detective agency.
Since the dead detective's coin has not been found for the time being, it is necessary to prepare for the worst and consider how to make a living in the future.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Hamilton knows that Shade - the original Shade was not very intelligent, so he must have left simple tasks to maintain the operation of the detective agency. So, maybe he has solved them all
If you solve those cases, you only need me to come and collect the money!"
Shade suddenly had an inspiration, got up and took the diary from the bedside table in the master bedroom, and found the account book, memo and work log from the study. Although he didn't find the money just now, he found all these things.
Mr. Sparrow Hamilton is a very organized and rigorous person. Even though Schade has never studied accounting or business administration, he still thinks that his detailed records of the firm's operations are touching. Of course, Schade is mainly moved
, because the cases currently unsolved by the firm are really very simple, and most of them have been completed.
"Looking for Miss White's runaway sister, stalking Mr. Lawrence's mistress, looking for the lost orange cat Mia, and getting news about a doctor who can treat eye diseases... It all seems simple and not very dangerous.
.Oh, Mr. Hamilton has already dealt with most of it. If I want to stay and run this place, two or three weeks to completely solve one thing is enough for the operation of this place."
Shade concluded while looking through Mr. Hamilton's handwritten report. But what he needs now is not to run the detective agency for a long time, but just to get a sum of money to maintain his short-term livelihood.
After comparing the remaining difficulty of the four tasks, the payment method and the amount of the reward, Shade decided to solve the task of "tracking Mr. Lawrence's mistress" first.
Judging from the case report, Detective Hamilton has been following for several months, but he stopped following his recent poor health. In fact, the current report can be handed over to the employer and the remaining balance paid. However, Mr. Hamilton left in the report
I took care of Xia De, who didn't know much about reading, but only simple words.
The note said that if you intend to complete this commission, it is best to have recent records before submitting, so that the reward will probably be higher and the employer will avoid suspicion.
In other words, Shade only needs to follow up once more to complete the commission. Although this is not a perfect completion, it at least meets the requirements of the employer, Mr. Lawrence's wife, and is enough to get the sum marked "1 pound 7
The remaining balance of the entrustment money is 1 pound 4 shillings.
Judging from the tone of the detective's notes, this is a considerable reward.
In addition to the remuneration, I chose this commission because Detective Hamilton has handled it too many times. It is the simplest commission and will not cause any problems in the final handover. Neither does Sparrow Hamilton.
What a famous detective, but he is very good at handling extramarital affairs investigations.
Shade didn't want to stay in this house where a person had just died, drinking cold water and eating pages of paper to satisfy his hunger, so he prepared to set off to conduct an investigation and strive to submit the report to his employer before dusk.
"No problem. First pass this commission and get the first money, then slowly explore the secrets of the dead detective and figure out the source of the voice in your head. Everything will be fine!"
He encouraged himself in his heart, and first found the city map. Based on Detective Hamilton's report and the calendar on the wall, he deduced where the mistress named "Mrs. Lasoya" might appear. These are all simple
work, and the most difficult step is to find the current location on the "Tobesk City Map".
The firm's map of Tobesk City has many annotations left by former detectives, and even includes the locations of taverns he often used to gather information and the black market where "sensitive items" were traded.
But the original Mr. Detective did not have the habit of marking his own home on the map. Fortunately, when Shade was searching for information, he found a past tracking record with the route of that operation, so he determined that this
The apartment is located at No. 6, Saint Teresa Square in the center of Tobesk.
"Thank you Mr. Sparrow Hamilton for your detailed record...This is...a house on the square next to the city center, huh? How much is the price of such a house?"
Shade sighed, and at the same time, he discovered a palace complex called "Yodele Palace" just two streets away from Saint Teresa Square.
Judging from the newspaper, on the second page between the news on the front page "The third round of steam pipeline renovation in the city" and the third page "Investigation Report on the Collapse of the Ancient Tower on Karas Mountain", "Yordel Palace" was mentioned
It is the residence of the royal family of the Kingdom of Delarion.
Shade, who had no house in his original world, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He looked at the document in his hand and muttered:
"That is to say, the location I am currently in is the capital city of the Kingdom of Delrayon, one of the two kingdoms in the world, and it is an apartment next to the central square... I actually have such a
I don’t have a house, but I have to worry about starving to death. Ha, life in another world may be simpler than I thought.”
The depressed mood that had just started suddenly relaxed, but the house could not be realized immediately, and Mr. Hamilton's three-month commission, Shade had no intention of really giving up. At least he could stand firm and think about it again.
But at least there was a very sincere smile on his face. With a house in this location, you don't have to worry about the future... The smile on his face gradually disappeared. Shade realized that he had even turned over the will just now, but
He didn't find anything like the land deed.
"Isn't this apartment for rent?"
The more I think about it, the more likely it is that if I can afford a house in this location, there is no need to open a detective agency. The rent collection is enough to support myself. Even if the original business of the detective is not just to make money, but from indoor
Judging from the decoration, this doesn't look like Detective Hamilton's own house.
"In other words, I will most likely have to pay an unknown amount of rent every month?"
Shade came to this conclusion incredulously, and at the same time looked at the calendar hanging on the wall of the living room again.
It is the Sunshine Moon of 1853, which is the third Saturday of June. If you really have to pay rent, you will most likely pay it at the beginning of each month.
"Huh? This world also has a December system, and the dates of each month are very similar to the past... Otherwise, I'd better run, pack my clothes, pull my suitcase, and run away with a bucket...
...Not only will there be no income from staying here, Mr. Hamilton may also have left liabilities that I don’t know about.”
Chapter completed!