Then Aldrich went to a clothing store and spent 4 silver nars and 25 copper nars to buy a complete set of clothes, including a gray suit trousers, a white shirt and matching tie, a dark yellow vest , a mid-length gray trench coat and a pair of black leather shoes.

Of course, he also added a gray hat and a black wooden walking stick as the locals did.

Compared with the real high-end clothing, this set of clothing is of course not in the mainstream, but it is still decent.

Aldridge changed his clothes and stood in front of the fitting mirror, only to feel that his ordinary face looked a little more handsome, and he had the feeling of an English gentleman.

"It's easier to be trusted than the casual clothes before."

Aldridge thought silently, all this is for investing those 10 kinnars.

After all the purpose of coming out was completed, Aldridge returned to his residence without delay, washed up early and went to sleep.

The next day, Aldrich got up early and performed some simple physical activities in full spirits.

"The body is too thin."

Aldridge muttered while doing the chest expansion exercise. When he lowered his head, he could see the bulging bones under the skin during the chest expansion, and he could also see the ribs protruding under the skin on the side of the body when he was doing the twisting exercise.

It's like there is a layer of skin on the bones, there is not even a bit of flesh, oil and water.

Such a body is undoubtedly unhealthy, not to mention that cultivating 'mystery' requires drinking potions. It is said that if the physical fitness cannot resist the erosion of potions, terrible things will happen.

As for how terrifying, the word used in the book is called 'tragic'.

Mmmm... After that, I need to eat more meat and milk, and try to strengthen my body as much as possible.

Again, this will be a lot of money.

Thinking of this, Aldridge's movement speed has become faster, and he can't wait to set off to complete the commission and get those 10 Jinnars.

Aldridge neatly dressed the clothes he bought yesterday, put on his hat, picked up his cane, and went out the door.

Passing a bakery on the way, Aldridge went in and bought less than half a pound of brown bread for breakfast. The taste was undoubtedly far worse than the white bread at Johnny's. Derich could barely bear it.

Walking on the street, pedestrians are in a hurry, rushing to live, and sometimes they accidentally bump into Aldridge when they pass by.

Aldrich sighed in his heart, this era is undoubtedly chaotic. The advent of the steam engine has had too great an impact on traditional industries. As it continues to be popularized, optimized, and entered into more industries, there will always be many people's lives that are unavoidable. is affected.

And this effect, sometimes mild, sometimes fatal.

Following the guidance of his memory, Aldrich walked through the streets, and finally came to the Church of Life of the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess in the Rolle district of Huodu about two hours before noon.

Aldrich's predecessor was a staunch believer of the Mother Earth Goddess, but now he is undoubtedly not, so when he saw this huge and magnificent building, he just returned his admiring glances, and did not intend to go in and pray to the Mother Goddess.

After taking a few last glances, Aldridge continued on and came to Frank's Hotel, a block away from the church.

This is an inn with exquisite appearance and high consumption. It fits the identity of the client's noble family. The inn owner, Mr. Frank, is also a believer of the Mother Earth, and he is well-known among the believers.

In front of the gate, a neatly dressed waiter with white gloves bowed slightly and opened the elegant door of the Frank's Inn for him. Aldridge walked through the gate to the front desk, where two sweet-looking ladies were smiling. looking at him.

I believe that if it wasn't for Aldridge's decent clothes, what he would have received now would be their suspicious, bored eyes.

"Good day, two beautiful ladies." Aldridge took off his hat in greeting.

"Good day, sir, do you want to stay in the hotel?" One of the women with black hair and light makeup asked with a smile.

"No, my name is Aldridge Alfred, I belong to the Church of the Mother Earth, and I was commissioned by Mr. Strelling. Can you help me spread the word? As far as I know, Mr. Strelling is Stay in your shop."

Aldrich's relationship with the Church of the Mother Earth is only a "cooperative" relationship. Here he told a small lie, but this small lie is very useful.

The two ladies were hired by Mr. Frank and are undoubtedly also believers of the Mother Earth. After hearing Aldridge's self-reporting, they immediately put on a respectful expression and said reverently: "Mother is above, I will pass it on for you. ."

Having said that, the other blonde lady left the front desk and went upstairs.

"Mr. Aldridge, you sit first."

The black-haired woman led Aldrich to the sofa in the hotel lobby, and Aldrich sat down steadily.

"My name is Lilith Norland." The black-haired Lilith didn't leave, and asked with a smile, "What would you like to drink? We have coffee and black tea here."

Aldridge smiled and replied, "No, Miss Lilith, I shouldn't be able to sit for long."

In a trance, Aldridge thought of a famous sentence from the earth: Sir, what do you need? Coffee? Tea? orme?

After a while, the blond lady came back and said, "Mr. Aldridge, Mr. Strelling asks you to come upstairs."

"Okay."

When she followed the blond woman upstairs, the blond woman reminded: "Mr. Strelling's wife is still sick, you must pay attention to this."

Aldridge thanked her, but thought to herself: Mrs. Strelling seemed to be very ill, and she was still ill for the past 4 days, but she did not know whether the disease was simply caused by the cold or other factors. .....

The blonde lady took Aldridge to the top floor, where the luxury suites were located.

Aldrich climbed four flights of stairs, his fragile body was slightly out of breath, he thought ironically, there is no elevator now, these nobles would rather spend their efforts to climb a few more flights of stairs, but also live on the top floor, to look imposing, to be in someone else's above.

so boring.

"This is it, Mr. Aldridge."

The blonde lady said one last sentence, then turned around and went downstairs.

Aldrich raised his hand and knocked on the door, and the door immediately opened from the inside, which was opened by a waiter.

He was not a waiter at Frank's Hotel, but a servant of the Strellings. He bowed slightly and said politely, "Mr. Aldrich, good day, the master is waiting for you."

Aldridge nodded slightly and followed him into the room.

This is a luxurious suite, and after a few casual observations, Aldrich knew that it was estimated to be about the size of 10 of his residences.

When he came to the living room of the suite, a middle-aged man in a black dress was sitting on the sofa. His face was square and there were some deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. His beard was also neatly groomed, his face was calm and serious, and his figure was somewhat fat but still normal, but from the frowning brows, one could vaguely see his annoyance and sadness.

There is no doubt that this is Mr. Strelling.

Seeing Aldridge walking in, he immediately stood up, his expression loosened, and he said in a slow voice, "Mr. Aldrich! I'm Uriel Strelin, thank you for coming!"

"Mr. Strelling, you're very kind." Aldridge took off his hat and behaved properly.

"Please sit down!"

Uriel was meticulous in etiquette and steady in manner. He first asked Aldridge to sit down, then turned to the waiter who was standing by and nodded to serve tea.

After Aldrich sat down, he showed Uriel a certificate of entrustment given to him by Rita, which contained Aldrich's identity information and was stamped with the 'Tree of Life' seal of the Church of the Mother Earth.

Uriel pretended to be casual, but after confirming it seriously, he returned it to Aldrich.

Aldridge changed his sitting position, feeling that he would not have too many topics to communicate with the nobles, so he took out a notebook from the pocket inside the trench coat and said straight to the point: "Mr. Strelling, the Church of the Mother Earth has appointed me to handle your case. If you have a question, can you please tell me the specific situation?"

"God is above," Uriel said reverently first, and then said to Aldridge, "I have already reported the details to the church, I believe you are clear."

Aldridge nodded lightly and said, "Yes, but what I want to know is, apart from the two obvious incidents, are there any other strange things happening?"

Uriel said, "No, I moved out in a hurry after my wife's accident that day, and I didn't encounter anything in the process."

"Did Mrs. Strelling feel anything when she encountered this?"

This time, Uriel frowned and thought for a while, and then said with a little hesitation: "My wife is still ill now. She has a high fever and sometimes she is not very awake."

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Aldridge squinted his eyes thoughtfully, and continued to ask, "Well, after you moved into the villa, did anyone come to be a guest, or did you hire a new maid or waiter?"

Uriel didn't hesitate this time, and said directly, "We don't have any acquaintances in Huodu, so after we moved into the villa, no one came as a guest, but two new maids were hired locally."

"You know, we are very cautious in hiring servants. These two maids are notarized in the Church of the Mother Earth, so they shouldn't do it."

"Furthermore, it is difficult for ordinary people to take my wife away from me without a sound."

Uriel said a lot, but his expression didn't change much, but Aldridge felt embarrassed. It was the first time he did this kind of thing, and he was inevitably a little thoughtless.

No matter how embarrassed he was in his heart, Aldridge didn't change his face on the surface, smiled and said, "It's just a routine inquiry."

"Mrs. Strelling hasn't gotten better. Did the doctor say anything?"

"The doctor said that the high fever was caused by the wind-cold. It's just that my wife is weak, so she hasn't gotten better. I believe she will get better in a few days."

Uriel was obviously a little tired when he talked about this, and he must be very worried about his wife's condition.

"God is above, your lady will get better." Aldridge said politely.

"The mother **** is above."

Aldridge felt that he couldn't ask any more valuable information, so he said, "I want to go to the villa today to see it on the spot. Is it convenient for you?"

Uriel hesitated and said, "I believe in the agent of the mother goddess. I can give you the key, and you can handle it yourself."

Aldridge thought for a while and said, "That's fine."