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Mr. Jimmy Cameron told Shad just now that the person who sold him the box was not the friend Shad imagined he knew from the tavern, nor was it Mr. Cameron's Lords card player. The man who peddled the "Victor's Box" was as respectable as he was, running a spice shop in Tobesque West.

Even though the discovery of the New World enriched the spice market, spices were still an expensive luxury for this era. Mr. Krum, who runs the spice store, although the store is much smaller than Mr. Cameron's steam factory, but because he has connections in the New World and has a special purchase channel for spices, the spice merchant's wealth is better than that of Cameron. Mr. Mellen is still richer.

According to Mr. Cameron's description, Mr. Crum is a relatively responsible businessman who does not like Lord's brand, smoking and drinking. The two met at a small gathering of shopkeepers in the West End of Tobesque in the autumn. During the chat, the spice merchant revealed that he owned a remarkable box, which led to the next transaction.

The spice shop was in the northwest of the city. After leaving the hotel, a group of three took a carriage to their destination. On the way, Xia De also asked Dorothy and Princess Margaret to prepare for battle, and nothing might happen in a while.

"Detective, does this danger often appear in the commissions you accept?"

asked the Southland princess, who sat with Dorothy across from Shad, who was growing more and more curious about the life of a detective.

Xia De shook his head while arranging the casting materials:

"As I said just now, most of the commissions I take over are trivial matters, such as finding cats. My uncle, Detective Sparrow Hamilton, is a detective who is good at investigating extramarital affairs and infidelity."

"Then what is the most dangerous commission you have accepted?"

Margaret asked curiously. Hearing this question, Dorothy also looked at Xia De curiously. Xia De thought for a while:

"A Baron friend of mine invited me to play poker somewhere to help him beat his opponents. And it turned out... I don't want to remember it any more."

This refers to the fact that Baron Lavender invited Shad to Lakeview Manor, and that was the first time Shad encountered the evil god.

The wheels crushed the snow on the ground, passed through the snow-covered city, and galloped in the streets and alleys. The farther you go to the north of the city, the fewer steam factories and more large areas of slums. The destination of the three, "Krum's Spice Store", is located at the junction of the slums in the north of the city and the factory area in the west of the city.

Of course, the nobles would not patronize this kind of spice shop, but the factory owners and the wealthy middle class in the west of the city liked to use relatively cheap spices to set off their identities.

When Xia De pushed open the door of the store and heard the crisp sound of the wind chimes hanging at the door, it was eleven o'clock in the morning on Sunday, which was very close to lunch time, and maybe he could have lunch after the investigation.

Aromatherapy was lit inside the spice shop, and all kinds of strange spice smells mixed together, forming a smell that made Xia De feel sick and couldn't help but want to vomit, but the two girls were very comfortable with this smell.

Spices are not sold directly in baskets, but in special custom-made glass jars, which are listed on the shelves beside the wall. There were quite a few customers in the store on Sunday morning, but they didn't see the owner of the store here. Xia De asked the two girls to take a look around here, while he walked around the store to confirm that there were no traces of elements, and then he took the initiative to chat with the young apprentice.

Of course, Xia De would not reveal his identity as a detective, but only explained that he wanted to buy a large amount of goods from here for special purposes, so he wanted to know when the store owner would be able to return.

The young apprentice, who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, was not as cunning as the outsider, unsuspectingly told Mr. Shadklum to go to the warehouse to stock up, and he would come back in the afternoon.

Immediately afterwards, Xia De left the spice shop and walked around other nearby shops along the street. Finally, in a corner store selling old clothes, old quilts, and cotton that can be plucked, I found out the location of a large nearby warehouse.

"Although I used eye shadow to disguise my face, I don't know what will happen next, so I can't impress the apprentice too much. Spices are not shelf-stable goods, and the warehouse must be in a nearby block, so go to other Just ask the merchant about the location of the warehouse."

Xia De explained his motives to Princess Margaret, and the princess showed a dazed expression.

The three were walking down the street together, and Dorothy said:

"When you went to that second-hand store just now, I was in the bookstore next to the spice store and asked about Mr. Krum's past performance. He lives on the second floor of the store. Although he is a bit stingy in the eyes of his neighbors, he never talks to him. When people have conflicts, their temperament is still peaceful, and there has been no abnormal behavior."

"I read stories in detective stories that the more normal a person is, the more likely he is a criminal. Moreover, ring magicians usually use normal-looking behavior to disguise themselves in their daily lives."

Princess Margaret said immediately, Shade shook his head:

"Let's not presuppose a position until we meet that gentleman. Besides, that spice merchant doesn't look like a ring warlock."

Ten minutes later, they walked through the alleys of the slums—it was very dangerous to do so during the day, and they came to the warehouse just across the street from the spice shop. Most of the warehouses in the west of the city are distributed in contiguous stretches, and Mr. Krum only rented the smallest kind of warehouse. The old man guarding the warehouse yard originally didn't agree with the three of them going in directly to find someone, but when Shade found the two shillings he dropped on the ground, the old guard allowed them to enter, but they could only stay for a maximum of 20 minutes.

Of course, two shillings can solve the problem, and it also has something to do with Shard's companions being two beautiful ladies. Even if Xia De is really a thief who dares to steal during the day, there is no reason to take two ladies who are of extraordinary background to steal.

When I saw Mr. Krum, the spice merchant was instructing workers to move goods from the warehouse. They want to temporarily move the empty boxes out of the warehouse and rent them out, and the merchants will not let the items in their hands be piled up in the warehouse to waste.

"Looking for me?"

After looking at the clothes of the three of Xia De, the spice merchant wearing black leather boots took off his hat and asked suspiciously. He looked in his forties, with dark skin, but shrewd eyes:

"I don't know what's going on? Do you want to talk about business?"

As an excuse to talk about business, it's okay to fool the young apprentices, but it's a little inappropriate to use it at this time.

"No, no, we don't talk about business, and I want to ask for your help for other things."

Shad said with a smile, stretched out his hand and shook Mr. Krum.

[Ordinary people. 】

"That's right. Do you know Mr. Jimmy Cameron?"

Xia De asked, and he also took off his hat. The style allowed the spice merchant to confirm that the handsome young man in front of him was definitely of extraordinary background:

"I know, we've met a few times before."

"I'm also friends with Mr. Jimmy Cameron, like, I heard about the Victor box from him, it's an amazing box."

Shad admired, and Mr. Krum nodded in agreement, and motioned for several people to speak aside:

"Yes, my wife thought I was cheated at first. But it has been a month since I bought that box, and the cumulative banknotes I have received have already exceeded the principal of the box. It is really amazing technology, but I Didn't you tell Jimmy that you can't tell others at will?"

He looked at Xia De inquiringly, and Dorothy couldn't laugh at this moment. If a large number of such boxes are really thrown out, it may really have a huge impact on Delarion's currency and prices.

"I didn't ask Mr. Cameron, he told me."

Xia De still kept a smile on his face:

"Actually I...we met at a banquet. Do you know about Princess Margaret's visit to Tobesk? My uncle knows the envoys in the mission and can introduce Mr. Cameron to the South sales channels."

The princess behind him absolutely didn't know that Xia De hadn't lied at this time, at least he hadn't lied about his "uncle".

The spice merchant showed a clear look, knowing that Jimmy Cameron told the secret in order to climb up to the nobility:

"Since this is the case, you came to me for..."

"I'd love to have one of those boxes too."

Xia De let himself show a properly embarrassed expression, and then introduced:

"These two ladies, one is a distant relation of the royal family and the other is from Cavendish. They are both ladies of high birth and we both wanted to own such a magical box. So, Mr Cameron introduced us to Looking for you, I wonder if you can introduce the merchant who sells that box?"

The spice merchant is obviously hesitating:

"Mr. Fanny allowed me to introduce friends to him, but he wouldn't let me just..."

"gentlemen."

said Dorothy, laughing, very gently:

"I think we're all people you can trust, even if you don't know what we do, where we live, or even our names, but don't you know our gender?"

The voice was so convincing that the spice merchant immediately nodded:

"Yes, I already know your gender, which is quite a privacy."

Princess Margaret squinted at "Dorothy", a little suspicious that Miss Writer often collects writing materials in this way.

"Isn't that enough? I think it's enough for you to know us well, trust us, and give us the address of that Mr. Fanny."

The spice merchant opened his mouth, but still hesitated, so Xia De added:

"I can also tell you a secret about us, I like pretty girls."

Mr. Kroom was taken aback, but this time he nodded without hesitation:

"Since you have told me all these secrets, yes, I can tell you the address."

Princess Margaret had a sullen face, she wanted to laugh but knew she couldn't laugh out loud.

"Can you talk to us about him?"

asked Dorothy softly, and Mr. Krum had already trusted her completely, for what she said had a good point:

"Mr. Victor Fanny is the maker of that magic box. He's a very nice guy, and he not only makes money for himself ~lightnovelpub.net~ but also allows us to make money. He stipulates that each person can only buy one box, but if we can introduce him to business, he can give us a commission. I introduced Jimmy to him, and I earned a commission of 10 pounds."

Dorothy glanced at Xia De, who nodded:

"So where does the other party live? Or does he have his own factory?"

"Mr. Fanny is a craftsman. He is not a local, but a native of the Eastern Archipelago. After he came to Tobesk, he rented a hotel and assembled that magical box in the hotel every day. Take a walk outside, he is very craftsman."

Xia De, who was very sensitive to this phrase, curled his lips, and Dorothy continued to ask:

"Then the address of the inn is..."

"Tobesk North District, Psalm Square, Three Cats Hotel. Mr. Fanny usually doesn't see strangers, and he will only see you if you say I recommended you."

"The Three Cats Hotel again?"

Xia De sighed softly in his heart, but the Three Cats Hotel is indeed the most famous hotel in the north of the city, otherwise it would not be able to become one of the merchants eligible to sponsor the Rhodes Card Competition during the player period of the big city.