Xia De slightly composed himself and focused on the matter at hand:
"Yes, Uncle Sparrow's diary, the agency's ledgers, and his investigation progress report all contain records of these matters."
"Please hand them all over. From now on, this matter has nothing to do with you. This is very dangerous, do you understand, Detective? We don't want what happened to Mrs. Lawrence to happen again."
The Orthodox Church probably wanted to obtain all information related to Mrs. Lasoya on one hand, and protect the ordinary person Xia De on the other, which is why they acted this way.
So he retrieved the documents regarding the investigation commission and spent half an hour verifying them with Miss Bei Ya Si.
The young girl was not very good at handling paperwork; she was a bit clumsy when recording and organizing documents, and almost let Mia bite a small hole in a page of the Detective's diary.
But she liked cats very much, so in the end, Miss Bei Ya Si took care of Mia, and Xia De helped her categorize and organize the documents, numbering and recording them on the pages before putting them all into the Detective Agency's document bag and handing them to her:
"When you go back, just search for the documents by number. If there's anything wrong, you can come to me anytime."
"Detective, you are truly a good person."
The brown-haired girl smiled and sighed, placing the document bag and her handbag together, but showed no intention of getting up from the sofa.
"Is there anything else?"
Because he was worried about disrupting Miss Annette's "clever" plan, Xia De did not want to get too involved with Miss Bei Ya Si at this moment.
The brown-haired girl smiled:
"Those matters just now were part of the work I needed to complete, but outside of work, there are some things I want to understand. Since this is a Detective Agency, I think you can also accept my commission."
"Commission?"
Xia De was a bit surprised, but as a normal Detective, he didn't immediately refuse:
"Yes, but I need to understand the specific situation first."
Even if the other party was The Chosen, if it was a normal commission, he could certainly accept it. Before Miss Annette successfully established contact with Miss Bei Ya Si, he treated the other party as an ordinary girl.
So Miss Bei Ya Si took out a black and white photo from her handbag; it was of Lawrence.
"Lawrence disappeared. The Church... I mean Leedweich Field arranged for others to investigate this matter, but they didn't get anywhere. For me personally, I'm not satisfied with the simple work I have now, so I want to investigate it again in a private capacity, as a supplement to Black Stone Security Company's investigation of this matter. But since Leedweich Field has already been there once, for that kind of club with a background, my identity as a nominal police officer won't be useful. So, I want to commission you to go with me, disguised as wine merchants, to investigate."
It was impossible for a young woman to be believed if she disguised herself as a wine merchant. The reason she commissioned Xia De, rather than other Detectives, was because such matters were not suitable for involving unrelated people.
"I see. If it's just an investigation, I think there's no problem."
Xia De said, partly because it was still a normal commission, and partly because he always wanted to do something about Mrs. Lawrence's death. Such an investigation could, of course, lead to accidents, but in this world, nothing is without accidents.
"Where is the destination? Are we leaving now?"
He had already made up his mind.
"We're leaving now. The last place Lawrence appeared was the Lucky Southern Cross Club. The Church, I mean Leedweich Field's investigation was very thorough, but I believe I still have some unique skills."
Miss Bei Ya Si's actions were definitely being carried out secretly from the Orthodox Church, but Xia De didn't care if the girl wanted to achieve some merit or was purely curious; he just whispered:
"Why is it the Lucky Southern Cross again?"
Then he changed his words:
"As an ordinary citizen, it is my honor to be able to cooperate with a young and promising agent like you."
"I will pay for this commission, Hamilton Detective. I know your Detective Agency always takes on small cases like extramarital affair investigations. After cooperating with me this time, if the cooperation is pleasant, I can be your intelligence source in the police department in the future."
Miss Bei Ya Si seemed to have thought out these words long ago. Xia De looked at her in surprise, not expecting his progress to be faster than Miss Annette's.
So he stood up, and casually asked:
"This investigation shouldn't be dangerous, right?"
Miss Bei Ya Si also stood up and said confidently:
"With me here, you won't be in danger. I will protect you."
Xia De completely disbelieved there would be no danger, especially when acting with Miss Bei Ya Si, but this time he really wanted to go himself:
"Alright, then Miss Bei Ya Si, do you have a firearm?"
"No, nominal police officers don't have firearms, but I've studied women's self-defense."
She also knew that this statement was a bit ridiculous, and for the moment she seemed to want to tell the young, ignorant Detective about the power she possessed, but a Sorceress from the Orthodox Church was not that incautious.
"No, I'm not asking about that. I mean, since you don't have a gun, can I bring a gun?"
Although the gun of kindness could not be fired at will, the meaning of a gun itself lay in its deterrent effect, especially when facing ordinary people.
"You have a gun? Of course, you can bring it."
Miss Bei Ya Si was very happy that he didn't get entangled in the "women's self-defense" issue.
"I don't have a gun license."
Xia De said truthfully.
"What does that matter? If you're found with a gun, just say it's mine."
She waved her hand and said carelessly.
The Delarion Kingdom and Carson Rick Kingdom nominally prohibited guns, but not strictly. However, if found with a gun in some sensitive places, it would cause unnecessary trouble.
But as a private Detective, it was not incomprehensible to have a gun, so Bei Ya Si didn't care about Xia De's illegal possession of a gun.
"Okay, let's go."
This time, Xia De completely concealed all his unusual aspects.
The Lucky Southern Cross Club was quite far from Saint Delan Square, so the two took a carriage there. Of course, this expense was paid by the employer.
Lawrence, a big factory owner, visited the club for legitimate business and wouldn't enter through the back door to gamble cards, so the two going to the club this time didn't need to enter like Xia De did last time.
In the hazy fog, after they got out of the carriage, they walked directly to the main entrance of the club, looking at the triangular wooden signboard placed at the entrance, which stated that today's drinks inside the club were 20% off. The club's people were very creative, connecting a branch line from the wall to the steam pipe to the signboard, allowing the signboard itself to spray white steam mist.
But besides making people walk around it, it didn't seem to attract too many customers.