Mystery: Start with the Reader

v1 Chapter 17: Fors

   Looking at Xio's tangled expression, Abner guessed about who wanted to see him.

"If there is no accident, it should be the future Miss Magician. She is relatively lazy, so in daily life will be... more casual?" Combining the plot in the novel, Abner will guess what he did not say. It was seven or eight, so he didn't let the other party continue to struggle, and said directly: "Then we will meet here at 12 noon."

   "Okay, we must be there on time." Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly.

   "It's getting late, I have something to do, see you at noon!"

   Abner said goodbye to Xio, got up and checked out, got on the stagecoach and headed to the Jowood district. After all, he accepted Detective Isinger's suggestion and prepared to buy himself a suit. And his first choice of clothing store is naturally the store of his public school classmate Miss Jian. Rather than making the money cheaper for others, it is better to increase the turnover of his friend's industry.

   Since the distance is not too far, Abner quickly came to the street where the clothing store was located. When he arrived at the door of the store just one corner, he suddenly saw Jane’s father Charlie walking out of the store with a middle-aged gentleman with black hair and brown eyes. The former seemed respectful to the gentleman and opened the door in person. He passed the door of the van parked on the side of the road, and watched the other side's carriage slowly drive away, until he could no longer see it, and then turned back and walked back into the shop.

   Abner, who watched this scene all the way, was a little surprised, and subconsciously guessed that the identity of the middle-aged gentleman could make Jane's father treat it with such humility. But he immediately laughed at himself, feeling deeply that he had an occupational disease before becoming a detective. After all, there are so many big people in Backlund, there are thousands of people who can make a clothing merchant bow their heads, but he can't guess it.

  Walking into the clothing store, Abner saw the little girl Jane sitting behind the counter and painting boringly. He started to play and looked around, and found that there were no other customers in the store, so he walked to him quietly and knocked on the counter table vigorously.

Jane was startled at first, and when she looked up and saw Abner’s narrow smile, he pouted and complained: "Ebner, would you still dare to come? If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t I was kept at home by my father for a week. Humph, you are scaring me now! Come on, how can you compensate me?"

   Abner skillfully changed the subject and said: "You were forbidden by Mr. Grant? Because of Teacher Kopstee?" Jane's father's full name is Charlie Grant.

"Yeah, my father is afraid that I will sneak into Teacher Kopstee's club... Obviously I can't promise to go!" The little girl asked curiously, instead of being turned away from the subject, "Ebner, you today What are you doing again?"

   For this, Abner had already found an excuse and replied: "I found a job and paid my salary in advance, so I came to buy a suit."

   Jane's eyes widened in surprise, and said: "A full set of formal attire costs 10 pounds less. What kind of job did you apply for, and you can actually pay so much money in advance?"

   "I am now an assistant to detective Isinger Stanton, and my weekly salary is currently three pounds. Well, I have paid a month's salary in advance." Abner babbled.

"Detective Stanton, I have heard of, is indeed a well-known big detective. It is said that he has a deep relationship with Severus Field! Young man, following such a big detective to reason about the case is boundless." At this moment, Mr. Charlie Grant, Jane's father, walked out of the back room and answered with a smile.

   "Mr. Grant, good morning." Abner greeted him first, and then said modestly, "I'm still in the learning stage and haven't been exposed to specific cases."

"The learning stage is the precious wealth of life!" Mr. Grant sighed, and then said in a reminiscence tone, "I used to work in Mr. Blaine's clothing factory, as an assistant to the husband. It is through those years of knowledge and contacts. With the accumulation of wealth, I can open such a shop by myself. So, work hard, boy!"

   "Mr. Blaine?" Abner thought this surname was a bit familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, isn't this his own surname? !

"Mr. Blaine is a big businessman. He owns a lot of clothing factories in Backlund. Well, he also visited my store just now and told me about his support for me to open chain stores... Hehe, actually, Although this shop is my property, 30% of the shares are in the hands of my husband... My husband is very generous and kind. He never asks about specific business activities, and always supports my ideas." Mr. Grant said on his face. Explained respectfully.

"It turns out that the gentleman who came out of the store just now was Mr. Brian... Mr. Grant said that the gentleman's attitude was... well, he felt very religious. Maybe the other party had given him a lot of help, making him grateful? That's right, from the original assistant to the current boss, if Mr. Grant does not have the help of noble people, it would be very difficult to succeed." Abner speculated to himself.

  At this time, the little girl Jane interrupted: "Abner, your surname is Blaine, right? Is that gentleman a relative of your family?"

   Abner shook his head when he heard the words, and smiled: "I can't climb such a rich relative, and the surname of Brian is quite common. How could anyone with the surname be relatives?"

   After the topic was over, Abner began to carefully choose clothes, and finally, on Jane’s suggestion, he bought a set of formal suits worth 11 gold pounds.

   After putting on the clothes completely in the fitting room, he put the pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose again.

   When Abner walked out of the fitting room, both Jane and Mr. Grant were bright. The former ran to him, and after looking back and forth, he exclaimed: "Ebner, you are really great in this suit! Especially when you wear glasses, it looks so good... Fortunately, Emperor Roselle said That kind of scroll breath!"

   "That's right, with this suit, I really become a good handsome boy!" Mr. Grant also praised him. But Abner felt that he was more likely to praise his clothes.

   All in all, except for some vignettes, Abner’s purchase of formal clothes has ended quite successfully. After saying goodbye to Grant and his daughter, he took the stagecoach back to the Eastern District again.

   However, as soon as he stepped into the Eastern District, Abner in a formal suit felt a series of malicious scrutiny. He only then realized that he was dressed like this and came to the Eastern District as if delivering food to the robbers...

Fortunately, the restaurant where he and Hugh often meet is located in a relatively safe area in the Eastern District, and Abner also took the revolver out of the gun bag and let it show a corner from the gap in his clothes. This will prevent the malicious people. Temporarily shocked.

   Until he walked into the restaurant and saw Hugh standing in front of the bar but only a little higher than the bar, Abner breathed out a stale air and completely relieved. After all, in the Eastern District, Miss Hugh's arbitrator's deterrence is much stronger than the revolver.

   Xiu was originally ordering food. Hearing the door knock, he glanced back unconsciously, then frowned his beautiful eyebrows, and said, "Ebner, why did you come to the East in this way?"

   "...Isn't this going to meet your friends? That's why I dress more formal. This is polite." Abner made an excuse for his negligence.

Xiu nodded, and said with a little annoyance: "I knew I would have an appointment somewhere else." After that, she sighed, and then said seriously, "Don't worry, I will see you in a while, and I will personally send you back to Ai. There is Detective Singh."

   Abner was a little speechless when he heard the words, is this really when he has no power to bind the chicken?

   After the two ordered a meal, Hugh took Abner to the innermost table of the restaurant. At this moment, there was already a lady sitting here, and she was looking at Hugh and Abner with joking eyes. It was obvious that she had heard the conversation between the two just now.

   "This is my best friend Forsi Wall." Hugh was already immune to Forsi's similar eyes, and only solemnly introduced Abner.

   "It's an honor to meet you, Miss Wall." Abner was very impressed by this Miss Salted Fish in the novel, so he was not restrained.

"It's really a handsome and generous gentleman. My friend's vision is very good!" Forsi first commented with a smile, and then formally said, "Don't be so indifferent, UU reading www.uukanshu .com You are a friend recognized by Hugh, that is, my friend, just call me Forsi."

   Abner followed kindness and asked directly after nodding, "Forsi, I heard Xiu say you want to see me? Is there anything else?"

   Forsi was dumbfounded, and then she said helplessly: "You are worthy of being a friend of Xiu, this way of speaking is almost the same as Xiu... Well, just like Emperor Roselle described it, it's exactly the same!"

  Ebner is actually a bit annoying to Roselle, and it seems that he can be heard everywhere recently.

   Xiu interrupted at this moment: "Is there anything wrong with that?"

   Forsi covered his forehead and said weakly, "According to common sense, shouldn't a man chat with a woman first, and then ask the other person's purpose inadvertently?"

   "That's just the plot in your novel. Abner and I don't have time to chat with you!" Xio revealed mercilessly.

   "It's over, you have completely fallen to Abner's side, and don't care about my feelings at all!" Forsi exaggeratedly cried out.

Abner looked at this scene a bit funny, but I don’t know if it was an illusion. He always felt that Forsi was deliberately making such a look, so that the atmosphere between me and them was more harmonious, or to make the relationship more harmonious. It's more natural...but it's all done deliberately, it seems a bit impatient...why is this?

   After thinking about it for a while, Abner finally had some thoughts: Does the fact that the full moon babbles become more and more serious makes Forsi full of anxiety about the future? She didn't know that there would be a fool to save her in the future, so she thought that if there is a day when she loses control, there can be other reliable people to take care of and take care of her. After all, Ms. Hugh looks tough, but in fact she is quite reckless in some things, which really makes people worry...