Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 477

2021-11-19

Chapter 476 Technician

After the number of cards to be drawn was determined, the antique shop owner was urged to deal the cards.

He was very excited and gave out six cards for Mrs. Sang Mei first. Mrs. Sang Mei did not hesitate to open the cards, although the first card aroused cheers from people, it was a special card of suit moon 3【 Piano Song Summer Night], but did not trigger the special rule that requires "this card is not the first card, and all cards in the hand have the same suit".

"It may be the king or the queen."

The female shopkeeper said a little unconfidently, and opened the remaining five cards in the eyes of people's wide-eyed anticipation.

Every time the cards are flipped, someone will whisper "King" or "Queen", but the total number in the end is 27 points, and the cards are directly busted.

"Looks like I won."

Shade relaxed a little, but the old antique shop owner or for him dealt six cards.

In this case, Shade can actually not open his cards, and he can win whether or not he busts. But people were looking forward to it, and Shade wanted to win some grace, so he put six cards in front of him.

He stretched out his hand to flip the card, but put it down again, turned his head to the black-haired girl at the table and said:
"Tifa, come and help me draw the card."

He called the other party's name directly, but the maid didn't object, but laughed instead.

She walks up to Shade:
"Detective, what do you think the outcome will be?"

"Whatever the outcome is, I can accept it."

The white hands opened the cards one by one.

The first sun 1.

Second Moon 1.

The third star 1.

People whispered discussions from all around, and no one wanted to disturb the scene. Shade was also surprised by the result:
"Mrs. Sammy, you are both dealing and shuffling cards. Checked, don't say we cheated."

"Relax, I can afford to lose, and these cards don't affect the result. Let your friend continue to play, she's really lucky. "

Standing Tifa lowered her head and looked towards Shade. After Shade was de-nounced, she stretched out her hand and lifted the remaining three cards.

Sun 2, Moon 2, Star 2.

Because the 1 and 2 of the flower suit were already taken by Shade in the second round, the six cards that Tifa opened were theoretically the smallest situation.

The whispered discussion finally turned into loud cheers and discussions, and the probability of such a card appearing is even smaller than the probability of drawing a special card.

Mrs. Sang Mei covered her forehead and sighed, but there was still a smile on the corner of her mouth:
"Detective, your female assistant didn't come from the casino, right?"

"Of course not, but she is indeed my lucky girl."

Shade joked, smiled at Miss Servette, and gathered his cards, while the shopkeeper put the [King] Agent · Substitute】tossed over.

As Shade stood up, the black-haired girl handed him his coat:

"This game was a great game, so can you give me the news I want? ."

"Of course, but I won't let you win so easily when it comes to the big city players."

Although it was a bet on Rhodes, in the end Shade still He gave a 20 pound information fee. He claimed that he was a gentleman, and he would not let a woman doing business in the lower city lose too much money in vain, but in fact he knew that the victory of this game and Tifa's dice-rolling technique has a lot to do with it.

After the game ended, Mrs. Sang Mei also gave the address of a technical woman familiar with the blind musician as agreed.

The women who do the flesh business at the Three Cats Inn at night spend most of the day sleeping at their own quarters or taking care of personal affairs. The Three Cats Inn provides space and protection for their business from being harassed by nearby gangsters and murdered by ill-willed guests.

Mrs. Sang Mei will draw a certain amount of protection fee, but will not provide them with accommodation and meals. After all, Mrs. Sang Mei considers herself to be a serious businessman, not a lowly prostitute.

No one knows the real name of the woman who knew the dead blind musician, but the common name is Mary. According to statistics, this is one of the most frequently used female names of this era.

Mary lives in a rented apartment in the lower part of the northern part of Tobesque, but not one with one room per person, or even one floor per person, but in a slum, where a room is divided into several areas rental apartments.

It doesn't matter if it's just me, but Shade doesn't want to take Tifa to that kind of place. So let the maid wait at the alley, and after Shade finds Miss Mary in a dilapidated apartment building with peeling walls, smelly, narrow and damp, corridors full of daily necessities, and rooms with almost no place to stay, Shade takes her to the alley. Outside, talking in street restaurants.

It happened to be noon, and it could be considered to invite her to lunch. Tifa also wanted to stand aside and serve Shade to eat in the manner of a maid, but was forced by Shade to sit beside him.

"Mary" appeared to be a woman in her thirties, nearing forties, with a slightly thinner build, rough skin, heavy eye bags, and a wrist with more azure blood vessels than anyone else. all clear. She was wearing a red dress with the characteristics of a technical staff, some inferior makeup was applied to her face, and the smell of perfume she bought from somewhere made Shade couldn't help coughing.

This woman has nothing to do with "beautiful" in Shade's aesthetic, other than her somewhat charming eyes. Although it was impolite, to Shade, the other party looked like a wildflower that was about to rot and disappear into the swamp. The slums of Tobesque are this swamp that will devour many people, not just lives, but lives.

Hearing that Shade invited her to dinner, the woman happily followed Shade out of the alley. When he came out of the alley, he wanted to take advantage of Shade's arm.

But when she saw the black-haired girl in the blue skirt at the alley, Miss Mary immediately became honest again, and she also realized that she had no advantage.

Because it was Shade's treat, she ordered a lot of food without being outside. Shade doesn't mind this. The restaurants on the street next to the slum are not expensive. As long as you can get even a little bit of information, the trip is worth it.

"I want to know about Mr. Frank Bundy."

Shade said after the woman finished ordering.

"Old Bundy? You're his creditor? No, I don't know where he went."

Mary's accent is rather Tobesque, and she's probably here lived for many years.

The people in Xiacheng seem to like to run away from debts to define a person who has not appeared for a long time.

"No, he's dead."

While saying this, Shade also observed the woman's expression, but the latter didn't show any emotion, just raised her head, Opening her eyes with exaggerated eyeshadow, she asked curiously:
"How did you die?"

"Suicide?"

The woman froze for a moment and raised her lower lip slightly His mouth said:
"Oh, God, suicide is a big sin, but it's not surprising. The last few times I saw him, he had some mental problems. Do you understand? , when he was in bed, he used to be ****, but now he likes **** and buried his **** in mine"

"Enough, I don't want to hear it These details."

Shade frowned interrupted, Miss Serveit's silent record, so the thirty-something woman twitched her lips and smiled:
"Then you Want to know what?"

"Mr. Bundy, did you say anything strange? I went to the Nordhill Opera where he works, but Mr. Bundy didn't mention it to his friends. I thought, You're probably the only one he's ever said anything to."

"Yes, but."

twitching his fingers.

Shade offered another shilling, and the woman accepted it with a smile:
"He complained to me, he shouldn't have gone to the doctor to heal his eyes. After the eyes were healed, he Always see some blurry shadows at night, and then those shadows become clearer. He didn't say what he saw, poor old Bundy, and was actually scared by himself. I've heard similar things, it seems that he His eyes were not completely treated, and old Bundy had never seen anything, so he was frightened by such small things."

"strange things"

Shade glanced at Miss Serveit, who nodded slightly, and it seemed that their guesses from yesterday were correct.

"Then, did you know that he always uses a clear yellow oil in his eyes?"

"Of course, this is what the doctor prescribed for him. It must be used continuously. That kind of strange medicine, otherwise the vision will deteriorate until you become blind."

"Since there is a way to make yourself invisible and avoid the strange things in the night, why not stop using it? "

Shade asked again, the woman put the index finger of her right hand in front of her mouth and rubbed her nails with her teeth, showing a mocking smile:
"Sir, he has seen the light, do you want Let him give up?"

Shade immediately thought of the words in Mr. Bundy's suicide note-

[I was in the dark without bemoaning fate, but why should I let it go now? I see light. ]

"so that's how it is, I don't want to lose my sight and go back to the previous Dark World, and I always endure fear until I give up madly to fight against fate and end my life."

Shade sighed, motioning Miss Serveit to memorize this passage carefully.

"Cowardly man."

Miss Mary said leaning against the back of the seat, she reached into her pocket, and actually took out a slender, low-quality cigarette, but saw Shade's eyes, put the tobacco back again.

"Mr. Bundy is with you, do you have any relics?"

Shade asked again.

"No."

The woman responded quickly.

"A lie."

Miss Serveit suddenly opened the mouth and said, Shade wasn't surprised by the result.

"It's okay, I have special persuasion skills."

Shade said softly, looking around, seeing that no one was paying attention, he took one out of his pocket with his left hand For a shilling of Silver Coin, the right hand takes out the revolver and puts it on the table together.

He looked towards the woman sitting opposite him:

"Which one do you want as a reward?"

So he smoothly settled in the cramped place where Miss Mary lived. In the apartment, I saw the item left by Mr. Bundy.

A patched men's coat, a pair of black rain boots, an old Rhodes pair, two mismatched socks, an empty wine bottle, some scribbled sheet music, a pen cap A rusty pen, and a flat, curved bottle.

The bottle contained a clear yellow-like potion, and it was half full, which was exactly what Shade found in the Nuoshan Opera troupe.

So he took the bottle and the scores, leaving Miss Mary to keep the rest.

At this point, the investigation of the clues of the Three Cats Hotel has been completed.

PS: I didn't want to use a polite term like "technical worker", but for safety's sake, be cautious.