Mystery: Starting from Meeting Amon

Chapter 25 A Student

The so-called Lower Iron Cross Street is a slum within a slum, where crime and chaos are the underlying colors.

After entering the lower street of Iron Cross Street, Lewis immediately sensed several gazes based on his monster intuition. He looked one by one according to his feeling and found several people with tattered clothes and wandering eyes.

More importantly, several people tried to get close to him.

Guessing that most of these people were thieves, Lewis patted his belt, where the gun bag was, to deliberately reveal the gun bag.

Sure enough, this move saved Lewis a lot of trouble. It only revealed the danger to himself a little, which made the mice with evil intentions give up the idea.

According to the direction indicated by the dream divination, Lewis came to a single apartment. He went upstairs and knocked on the door on the left.

"Sir, what can I do for you?" In the dream, the lady in plain clothes with a black scar at the corner of her eye opened the door.

"Dear madam, I think there is a blue cat in your home. It is not your property. I want to take it away and return it to its original owner," Lewis emphasized.

The woman with the black scar on the corner of her eye frowned, and a flash of panic flashed across her eyes. For the residents of Lower Iron Cross Street, their lives could not afford any risk, even if it was just a trivial mistake.

If the cat incident was discovered, it would likely cause her family to get in trouble with the police. Even if she was only detained by the police for a day, she might lose her job and end up begging on the streets.

This is not an exaggeration. She knows many people like this whose lives came to an end just because they accidentally picked up a few pennies and were framed.

"Sorry, I don't know the blue cat you're talking about." The lady with a black scar at the corner of her eye said nervously.

Lewis blinked his right eyelid three times in succession and entered a state of clairvoyance.

"The inner astral body is dark. Does this mean she is sad, silent? Or is she afraid? This lady's physical condition is not very good. Her lungs and liver appear dark. She obviously has some disease, but it will not be fatal in a short period of time."

Guessing the lady's thoughts and knowing his own abruptness, Lewis took a step back, smiled gently, and said, "I'll be waiting downstairs. If you can find the blue cat, I will give you 10 soli as a reward."

After speaking, Lewis went downstairs and disappeared at the end of the stairs.

When the lady returned home, she saw the child in tattered clothes, teasing the blue cat that was tied to the foot of the bed. The blue cat curled up in the corner with its hair standing up.

The husband was lying on the bunk bed recuperating. His right foot was injured in an accident at the dock and he would not be able to work for at least the next month.

Nowadays, the family expenses can only be maintained by her doing odd jobs. The income is not high, only about 7 soli a week, which is barely enough to maintain the current life.

Although she knew that the blue cat might bring disaster to the family, the lady still grabbed the blue cat and held it in her arms like a precious treasure.

The reward of ten soli gave her a glimmer of hope, and she would rather believe that the gentleman was a trustworthy person.

After going downstairs, the lady saw Lewis still standing in the space under the stairs, and he looked at his pocket watch from time to time.

"Sir, I found the blue cat you mentioned at a neighbor's house. It... stole a salted fish and was caught... by my neighbor," the lady explained.

Lewis naturally knew that the other party was lying, but he was just a detective and had no intention of holding the other party accountable. Finding the cat was just a deal.

“I believe what you said. This cat always likes to run around.” Lewis chuckled and took out ten one-sol rewards from his wallet and handed them to the lady with a black scar at the corner of her eye.

"You are such a trustworthy gentleman." The lady with a black scar at the corner of her eye took the ten soles with surprise, which was more than a family's weekly expenses.

Lewis held the rope around the blue cat's neck in his hand. He gently pinched the back of the blue cat's neck, and the blue cat quickly calmed down from its angry state. Lewis felt a little painful for losing ten soli, but facing a woman who had little sense of security, he thought it was a more appropriate approach.

If he had pushed too hard outside the door, it might not have been a matter of ten soles, and the lady might have tried to kill him.

"I suggest you go see a doctor. It should be good for your health." Lewis kindly reminded the other party and left.

After Lewis left, the lady with the black scar at the corner of her eye hurried to the bakery and bought two loaves of hard black bread, which would be the family's meal for tomorrow.

Suddenly, the lady was patted on the back. She felt her body sink and a sharp pain in her lungs.

Looking back, I saw a lady with her face covered by a fine black veil quickly entering the crowd. Her face was slightly round, but she had an indescribable charm.

……

Lewis brought John the Cat back to the detective agency. He placed John the Cat in the corner of the room and prepared some leftover beef from the morning.

John the Cat ate the food with big mouthfuls. As a pet cat, his eating manner was not very elegant. I guess he must have suffered a lot during these days away from his owner.

Suddenly, Lewis was inspired. He opened his spiritual vision and saw a skeleton messenger stretching out a claw from the ground, and then threw a letter in front of Lewis.

"The service attitude of the messengers is getting worse and worse. How did I offend them?" Lewis was a little puzzled, and at the same time he wanted to summon the messenger to block the knife.

After opening the envelope, Lewis confirmed the contents of the letter.

"Mr. Azik asked me to go to the castle with him in three days. He also said he would introduce a student to me. That student happens to be doing archaeological work in the town of Durham."

Lewis couldn't help but doubt the identity of that student. If he guessed correctly, the student mentioned in Azik's letter should be Klein.

At this time, Klein had to go to Durham to carry out a mission. If he remembered correctly, it should be a mission about evil spirits, and the mission location was the castle where Mr. Azik once lived.

The reason why the letter said it was archaeology was probably because Klein concealed the specific information, because extraordinary events must be kept secret from ordinary people.

Putting down the letter, Lewis made a cup of black tea and drank it slowly. The first day of opening, he earned four pounds, which was indeed a good start. At least the money was enough to buy the ceremonial items.

As evening approached, the yellow sunlight shone into the window. The blonde lady pushed open the door of the detective agency and saw John the cat eating cat food.

"John, it's really you!" The blonde lady held the blue cat in her arms and stroked its fur excitedly. John the cat made a "purr" sound.

"Detective Lewis, you are a real detective. Detective Bernie across the street is totally incomparable to you." The blonde lady said happily, "Your price is very fair. In fact, I have commissioned Mr. Bernie across the street. He charged me eight pounds, but he still hasn't found John to this day. Instead, he is still asking me for material fees."

Lewis continued to play the role of a "machine", but he was very uneasy in his heart.

Madam, why didn’t you tell me earlier that you had money? If you had told me earlier, I would have asked for at least 10 pounds. The other four pounds would only be a deposit.

"I think this is all the guidance of fate, wind... praise the goddess!" Lewis almost shouted out the name of the Lord of Storms again. He pointed four times on his chest to outline the crimson moon and said in a very mysterious way.

"Praise the goddess, I was still doubting your professionalism before meeting John. Now I solemnly apologize." The blonde lady exchanged greetings with Lewis and then left the detective agency.

(End of this chapter)