After Sir Cameron finished speaking, he immediately looked at the expression on Shad's face. Although Xia De didn't want to show a disrespectful expression in front of the client, this matter really challenged his IQ:

"Um...copying banknotes."

Xia De nodded and picked up the teacup to half cover his face. Baron Cameron smiled awkwardly and leaned back slightly on the sofa:

"Every 36 hours, open the lid of the box repeatedly in a special way, and you can get a coin with the same number. Of course, you must use the button of the box to select the face value of the coin before opening, whether it is coins, banknotes, or gold. Pounds, shillings, even Carson Rick. Yes, I know it must be a hoax, but Jimmy is convinced. He..."

The baron sighed again:

"He has 'copied' one pound coin once and ten pound notes three times. I think the pre-stored coins in that box should be almost used up. Detective, I want you to expose this lie and investigate , Which of his so-called 'friends' sold him that box."

He took out the notebook again, and wrote down where Jimmy Cameron might appear today:

"It may be a blow to him that I will expose this lie. So, please don't reveal that you are hired by me. You can conduct investigations in the name of a detective hired by other victims. If you can accept the commission, you can do it now Sign the contract."

He paused, looked at Xia De who had put down his teacup, and asked with some embarrassment:

"Besides, I have a small request."

"any request?"

The baron touched his chin, showing an embarrassed but somewhat excited expression:

"After this investigation is over, can Miss Dorothy Louisa write the case into "Hamilton Detective Stories"? You can directly use the real investigation process as the main body of the story, or even directly write me to entrust it. Yes. After all, according to the current serialization speed of Miss Louisa and the writing progress revealed by my acquaintances in the "Steam Bird Daily", even if this story can be published, it will not be until February next year."

"Um......"

Xia De blinked, and seemed to understand a little:

"You came to me to commission an investigation, you don't simply want to turn the story you commissioned into a detective story?"

"Of course not, I am also very concerned about Jimmy."

Baron Cameron immediately emphasized, and then showed an embarrassed expression again:

"Of course, I am also a loyal reader of "Hamilton's Detective Stories Collection". Don't worry, Hamilton of Reggied, I will not follow you in the investigation, and I also promise that I didn't make this matter specially, and came to you to entrust of."

After speaking, as if he was afraid that Xia De would not accept the commission, he threw out the reward:

"30 pounds. The entire entrustment fee is 30 pounds. If there are additional expenses in the middle, I can reimburse you for reasonable expenses with receipts. Even if you can't find out who sold the box to Jimmy, as long as you can pierce it , I will not take back the deposit of 5 pounds. If this story is really published in the end, I can pay an additional 30 pounds!"

This is indeed quite a generous reward, and when Shade shook hands just now, he had confirmed that Baron Cameron was just an ordinary person. He didn't agree immediately, and he didn't expect that there would be Dorothy's readers who would come to entrust him in order to let him participate in the detective investigation.

Strictly speaking, this is Dorothy's business for Shad:

"I can accept this commission."

Xia De said slowly, thinking about whether he is competent as a detective:

"However, I want to explain first that although I have a good relationship with Miss Louisa, I cannot interfere with her creation. What I have received is only a commission from a detective. I can write this matter into a story. I can propose to Miss Louisa, but Whether she agrees or not is her business, it will not be written into the contract."

"no problem!"

The baron showed joy on his face:

"If you could just mention it to Miss Louisa. We can sign the contract now, I'm really looking forward to seeing it in the papers. . . . I mean, to be able to catch that nasty box peddler."

Xia De still believed that the Baron happily came to entrust the case in order to turn the case he entrusted into a story that could be published.

There is a standard contract in No. 6 Saint Teresa Square. Shade only needs to modify the commission fee and time, and then add a few items to the specific commission event to use it directly.

Although Baron Cameron was very excited, he still read the terms of the contract carefully, and signed his name after modifying the details of some terms.

The entrustment time agreed by the two parties is one week, within one week Shade must produce at least one progressing investigation report. According to the nature of this entrustment, Xia De felt that it would not take a week at all. If he was lucky, he could solve the matter in two days.

By the time Shad sent the baron out and returned upstairs, Dorothy and Princess Margaret had already returned to Room 1 from Room 2.

The blonde girl flipped through the contract without notice. Although Princess Margaret was also very interested, she maintained the reserve of a royal lady and would not look at other people's private documents at will.

"You should have heard it just now, do you want to investigate together?"

Xia De, who came in from the door, asked Dorothy. He knew that Dorothy would definitely agree, and Miss Writer was keen to use Xia De to collect materials.

"Of course, didn't you promise the baron and try to persuade me to write the story? Of course it is easier to write a story that you have personally experienced. Then detective, today I am your detective assistant."

Miss Writer said with a smile.

Xia De nodded, and looked at Princess Margaret again:

"Your Highness, I know almost everything about Sir Priscia. The sorceress you entrusted to investigate, I will give you the results as soon as possible."

This actually meant seeing off guests. Xia De planned to go out with Dorothy, and Princess Margaret would definitely not stay here alone.

But the princess of the southern country thought for a while, and instead of saying goodbye, she asked softly:

"Can I investigate with you?"

"Sorry, what?"

"One of my teachers is also very interested in "Hamilton Detective Stories", and I think she would be very happy if I could tell her the unpublished story. Also, I don't have many opportunities, and I don't have many opportunities in this city. Let's go around alone, since we have already gone out today, why not find something to pass the time."

She also knew that this request was a bit abrupt, so she added:

"I can disguise my face as Miss Louisa's assistant and help her record the text. If you are in trouble, I can also help you, yes, any trouble. Don't worry, I will not reveal what I saw any secrets that come to mind.”

Xia De didn't agree immediately, but looked at Dorothy.

The blonde girl thought for a while, then nodded slightly:

"It's good to have someone help me memorize things, but Your Highness, maybe the detective investigation is not as interesting as you think."

"It doesn't matter."

The girl with light blonde hair smiled:

"I just want to see this city from another angle. I was busy with my promotion ceremony a few days ago, and I didn't have time to take a closer look at it even if I was in the city. Baozuan, it is enough for you to walk through this fog and see the life of ordinary people at the bottom."

(Mia is running...)

Although Mr. Boris Cameron has the title of baron, Tobesk is not a remote countryside. The most important thing in this city is the nobility.

Of course, Baron Cameron belongs to the type of nobleman with a better living standard. He not only inherited the hereditary title of the family, but also inherited a large amount of inheritance from his ancestors. And the baron's younger brother, Mr. Jimmy Cameron, 35 years old this year, although he failed to inherit the title and ancestral home, he was also allocated a large amount of property and a wool textile factory with a fixed annual output. Foreigners who don't clean their houses are much more comfortable.

Jimmy Cameron in the black and white photos is a bit puffy, but he looks in good spirits. According to the information provided by his brother, Lord Cameron, on Monday morning, the idle factory owner is most likely to sleep in his own house because of the hangover of last night, or to inspect his property in the factory-he only has Mondays every week. It is possible to do so.

Jimmy Cameron's house is located in the factory area in the west of the city. It is a single-family three-story building with a garden. Although the location is a bit out of the way, the land and housing prices are not cheap at all. Unfortunately, when the detectives, writers and writer's assistants who arrived in a carriage tried to visit here, the owner of the house had already gone out.

So the three of them walked across two blocks to the city's more western location, which is the real industrial area of ​​the entire Tobesk.

The heavy snow from last week still showed no sign of melting. Even though the main roads in the city had been cleared to allow carriages to pass, walking on the side of the street still had to step on the half-melted snow.

Not long after the three of them set off on foot, snowflakes fell in the sky again. Princess Margaret, who was walking side by side with Dorothy, reached out to catch the snowflakes, but the snowflakes melted immediately after falling on the gloves.

"Does it snow a lot in Tobesk winter?"

She asked the blond girls in winter coats and scarves, and Shad was walking ahead of them, so the girls only had to follow Shad. While asking questions, the foreign princess looked at the foggy winter street scene. The street where the three of them are currently located is called "Blacksmith Street" on the map. Before the steam age, almost one-third of the city's blacksmiths gathered here It is said that the final unification of the steam factory in the west of the city is also related to this street.

The exotic street scene made the princess dizzy, and she looked at the city while talking. The low stone brick walls on the street, the graystone shops on the corners, the shoe shine boys waiting for customers in the corners, and the carriages passing by with bells ringing.

Unknown birds flitted overhead, and the sunlight left moving shadows on the gray masonry ground as the birds moved. The shadow was soon trampled by the boots of a passing woman with a child in her hand and a bread bag in her arms, while the newspaper boy huddled on the side of the street in an old patched cotton coat was looking enviously at the woman in shiny leather shoes. child.

A passing gentleman stopped the boy to buy a newspaper ~lightnovelpub.net~ While walking forward and unfolding the newspaper, a close-up photo of Princess Margaret when she visited the steam factory appeared on the outside of the newspaper. The policemen who passed by stared at the photos of the princess in the newspaper, and complained with their patrol companions that they had a lot of work recently.

And the real princess is looking at them at this moment.

The light and shadow left strange traces on the snow-covered roof, and the slightly melted snow fell to the ground along the ice on the edge of the roof, leaving shallow circular traces.

Xia De's shoes stepped on the water stains and continued to move forward, and the brown short cloth boots and black lace-up leather boots of the two ladies also stepped on the withered yellow grass in the cracks between the stone bricks.

In the same era, somewhat similar to Carson Rik, but completely different, Tobesk in winter seems to be quite leisurely and quiet. Originally, I chose to sneak out on Monday to relax for a day in my busy life. Looking at the street scene, the princess thought she should be able to have a short but perfect holiday.

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