Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 251 Adele

Empire, Central Station of the Foggy City.

As the empire's transportation hub, this place was always bustling with people coming and going. They arrived here and departed from here, and the masses of people came and went like ants, without exception.

That's what Adele was thinking as she walked out of the train station.

This was Adele's first time leaving Saint-François Abbey and coming to such a far place. Although Adele was already eighteen years old, and indeed at the age where she should be able to support herself, finding a suitable job was not an easy task for an eighteen-year-old girl.

Fortunately, Headmistress Helen approached her and asked if she wanted to be a governess. Adele hesitated for a while, but Headmistress Helen assured her that she was a nobleman of high status and great prestige. In the end, Adele agreed to take the job.

Next, she needed to provide her own proof and a letter of introduction, and prepare her luggage, but for Adele, it all felt like a dream, as if she were floating in the air.

It wasn't until she stepped off the train and arrived in the foggy city, looking at the magnificent architectural complex before her, that Adele suddenly felt a sense of reality, as if she were standing on solid ground.

Carrying her suitcase, she walked out of the train station and saw many people standing at the exit not far away, waiting to pick up or drop off passengers. One of them was holding a sign with his name on it. Adele looked at the sign and cautiously walked over.

"Hello………"

"You are Miss Adele Field?"

"Yes."

"plz follow me."

The man holding the sign was dressed in a smart uniform and wore a hat; he looked like the kind of person who worked for high society. He smiled at Adele, then reached out to take her luggage from her hands, and led her out of the station to a steam car on the street.

Adele had heard of steam-powered vehicles, but nothing like this had ever appeared where she lived. She looked curiously at the steel contraption before her, feeling somewhat at a loss. The servant then opened the back door and gestured to her.

"Please come in."

"Ah, thanks."

Adele thanked the servant and got into the car. The servant then put Adele's luggage in the trunk and got into the driver's seat. Adele heard the car rumbling and then walked forward on her own.

awesome.

Sitting in the car, feeling the slight vibrations around her, Adele was filled with amazement and curiously looked around. What made Adele a little uneasy was that the interior of the car looked quite luxurious, with comfortable seats, and the servant driving the car (Adele later learned that he was called a driver, not a coachman) was dressed in very fine clothes.

This indicates that the place I am going to next must be the residence of a nobleman of high status.

Can you make it yourself?

Although Adele had learned a lot, she was still filled with worry and unease as she faced this unknown future. She tidied her hair again and patted the wrinkles on her clothes—Adele wasn't a pretty girl, but even so, she still insisted on maintaining a clean and tidy appearance.

At least for Adele, this is her way of life.

The Fog City was far more bustling than where Adele originally lived, filled with skyscrapers and all sorts of steam-powered vehicles speeding through the streets. Adele looked out the window, dazzled by the sight. For a girl who had just come from the countryside, the Fog City's prosperity far exceeded Adele's expectations.

However, when the steam car arrived at its destination and Adele saw the lifelike skull and crossbones symbol on the gate, her initial excitement turned into anxious tension.

What kind of nobleman would put such a mark on his door?

Could he be a really scary person?

With this in mind, Adele stepped forward and knocked on the door. A moment later, the door opened, and a man dressed as a butler appeared behind it.

"Miss Adele Field?"

"Yes."

"Please come in."

The butler opened the door and welcomed Adele in. As Adele entered the hall, her attention was quickly drawn to the enormous and imposing knight statues on either side. Though it was not appropriate to say so, for some reason, Adele felt that this place was somewhat similar to the chapel of the convent school she attended, filled with an atmosphere of solemnity and composure.

Just then, the butler's voice rang out again.

"I'm so glad you've arrived on time. Please come with me; we've prepared a room for you. —Are you afraid of heights?"

"Ah, this... is not a problem."

"That's good, please follow me."

As he spoke, the butler took the luggage from the driver and led Adele into the elevator. He then pressed a button, and the elevator quickly began to rise. Adele looked at the elevator with curiosity and surprise—after all, it didn't seem like something an ordinary household would have.

"I would like to ask, Miss Field, what do you know about this job?"

“I heard from Mrs. Helen…the Dean that it was for a noble family of high status.”

“Yes, Miss Field.”

"However, I still don't know who the other party is..."

"Now that you're here, this is no secret. You're about to serve Sir Levi."

“Sir Levi… oh?” Adele paused for a moment upon hearing this.

"Could it be... that Thistle Knight?"

Adele's convent was in a remote area, and news traveled slowly there, but the girls in the convent had all heard of Levi's name, and the newspapers with Levi's picture were something the students eagerly passed around.

The reason is simple—they've never seen such a handsome man before!

The convent school was exclusively for girls, and girls of that age are naturally powerless against famous handsome men. Li Wei's influence among the girls in the convent was almost as great as that of popular male idols among modern women.

During the New Year, some students from the monastery went home for the holidays. When they returned, they excitedly brought newspapers to tell everyone that Livy had been knighted as the Knight of the Thistle, and was also an earl.

A knight personally appointed by the Queen, who is also so handsome and powerful.

It's fair to say that Li Wei was the dream lover of almost every girl in the convent.

In fact, Adele had seen several times that even the nuns would use the excuse of confiscating their newspapers to secretly hide away and stare at Levi's picture, while making strange murmurs.

But she never expected that she would have the honor of serving this knight!

If the other students in the monastery found out, they'd probably be willing to trade places with me!

Huh? But wait a minute...

Is he already married?

"The master is not married yet, and the child is under the master's guardianship, but the master loves her very much."

As they spoke, the elevator stopped with a "ding," and then the doors opened. Adele then saw a not-too-long corridor in front of her, which felt like a hotel corridor. There was a window at the end, and four doors on either side.

"This is your room, Miss Field."

The butler opened the door to room 1501 and spoke to Adele, who, carrying her luggage, curiously entered the room.

It must be said that this room was beyond Adele's expectations. It wasn't very big, but it was cozy and comfortably furnished, a one-bedroom, one-bathroom layout. The bedroom not only had a very comfortable double bed, but also a desk, bookshelves, wardrobe, dressing table, and other daily necessities.

There was also a bathtub in the bathroom. To be honest, Adele had never used a bathtub before, but she had heard some students say that it was very comfortable.

"The master lives on the top floor, the twentieth floor. Your student, Miss Alice, currently lives on the nineteenth floor with Miss Eileen—Miss Eileen is the master's maid and is now also responsible for taking care of Miss Alice. As for the schedule, you need to go to the twentieth floor before nine o'clock every day to have lunch with the master. Lunch and dinner times are one o'clock and seven o'clock respectively. Afternoon tea time is at four o'clock. You can go to the twentieth floor to join everyone, or you can enjoy it in your own room. There is an intercom in the room. If you have any requests, you can contact us directly through the intercom."

"Ah, thank you..."

Hearing the housekeeper's introduction, Adele felt somewhat uneasy. Before coming here, she had heard many stories from her classmates and students, knowing that being a tutor was not easy. In many homes, tutors were treated like babysitters. But as it turned out, her treatment here was quite good, and the other party treated her more like a guest than a babysitter.

"Then, please put down your luggage first, and I will take you to see the master."

"Ok."

Adele put her luggage in the room, then turned and left, following the butler back into the elevator.

"Click—thud—"

As the elevator ascended again, Adele's heart pounded.

We're about to meet that Thistle Knight.

No one knew what kind of person he really was. Everyone in the monastery assumed he was a kind, approachable, and courteous gentleman. But was that really the case? Or rather, Adele hoped so, after all… he was a nobleman, an earl.

"Ding dong."

The elevator stopped and the doors opened.

Then, Adele heard the beautiful sound of a piano.

listen well.

As part of her education, Adele had also studied piano, and she naturally recognized that the piano piece she was listening to was very beautiful. Moreover, it was unfamiliar to her, at least not a piece she had ever studied before.

Who is playing the music?

Driven by curiosity, Adele stepped out of the elevator and walked toward the direction from which the piano music was coming from, with the butler following beside her without saying a word.

The two stepped out of the elevator, passed through the towering bookshelves on both sides, and arrived at the depths of the room. Adele then saw a young man sitting in a corner of the room, playing the piano. On the sofa next to him sat a blonde, blue-eyed little girl, and standing next to her was a girl with long brown hair dressed in a maid outfit.

So that's Alice, the butler mentioned, and Miss Irene, the maid? And the one playing the piano is…

Just then, the piano music stopped, and the young man stood up, turned around and looked at Adele.

"Ah, this must be Miss Field. Hello, I'm Levi, welcome."

(End of this chapter)