Angel hesitated for a moment, thinking about whether to tell Detective about "Master Key".
She is not worried about exposing her Mystical Item. The function of this key does not involve combat, it is just convenient for her to walk around the streets or open some ordinary locks.
I was just ruined by a Mystical Item, and I even often got lost in the alleys of Backlund like a headless fly. It would be very embarrassing to tell it...
"Haha..." After listening to her narration, Moriarty showed an exaggerated smile, "Is it because of the function of this key that we walked into the unknown alley and encountered the Devil Dog that day?"
"Yes."
Angel nodded in reply with a dark face, a little regretful for saying this.
Seeing her unkind expression, Moriarty quickly stopped laughing and said seriously, "The curse of this key is indeed very strange, but if you use it a little, it may have miraculous effects. For example, if you want to track some dangerous people, it may lead you to them, which is equivalent to a guide item."
"This..."
Angel is a bit stunned. He can find a way to take advantage of this negative effect. Should we say that the other party is indeed Detective, who is often approached by his peers for help?
Looking at the stunned Angel, Moriarty seemed to be extremely satisfied in his heart, and showed the smile hidden behind his beard. He took out the exaggerated gold pocket watch, took a look at it, and said to Angel apologetically:
"Watson, I agree to accept your commission to investigate River Bay Avenue 48 located at the bridge South District, and the 'Emlyn White'. The reward for similar commissions is one Usually it is 50 to 100 pounds, but since I received the same task from another Detective, we can do it together. The fee is tentatively set at 40 pounds. Half of it will be paid first. If there are other surprises later, we can negotiate for additional compensation."
Angel nodded. This price is very reasonable for Backlund. It can even be said to be on the low side. You must know that this clearly involves Beyonder and a commission from a foreign race., if she hadn't already known that the other party was Beyonder, Mid Sequence, or "Magician" who had a strong ability to save lives, she would not have trusted him to conduct such an investigation.
"Be careful. If Vampire dares to expose this address, there may be people of his kind there. You are a master of divination. Remember to do divination in advance to confirm that the danger is controllable."
Watching Moriarty skillfully take out a folder from the bookshelf, pull out the standard contract, and add some commission details on it, Angel still couldn't help but remind the other party.
Upon hearing "divination master", Moriarty looked at Angel with a strange look, reminding the latter of her boast when they first met here.
After signing his name on the contract, Angel will hand over 20 pounds to Moriarty, thus an agreement is reached.
"The investigation will officially start tomorrow. I already have other arrangements today. I need to escort a reporter to East Borough to interview some homeless people and poor people. Although he is full of sympathy for the people there, he also knows to protect himself."
After putting away the contract, Moriarty began to change the topic to irrelevant content. Angel knew that this was a vague eviction order. At this time, he should just deal with it with a few words and then leave with an excuse.
But Detective's tone didn't sound like he was looking for a topic randomly, but with a hint of heaviness and worry, which reminded Angel of the homeless people he met on the road every time he returned to East Borough's safe house.
Although there is no shortage of jobs in factories and docks, the severely malnourished poor people do not even have the energy to perform these labors that only require physical strength. The lack of money makes them eat without eating and become even weaker, forming a vicious cycle. Eventually, they fall asleep in hunger and cold and never wake up.
I don't know if the reporter escorted by Moriarty is just going to the East End to find a gimmick to add some scraps to the newspaper's gossip and editorial sections, or if he is really prepared to conduct in-depth reporting and speak out for the homeless and the poor.
If it is the latter, then I hope this interview will let more people know the truth about East Borough and other poor areas in Backlund, or promote the progress of certain bills.
"Push the bill? I don't think it's that simple." After listening to Angel's emotion, Moriarty shook his head slightly and put down the gold pocket watch that he took out to check the time again. "Everyone thought that after the amendment of "Poor Law", the poor people in the shelter could get jobs, but it turned out that the environment there was just worse than the factory environment. A worse 'prison' with heavier labor; the propaganda of the abolition of "Corn Laws" was to allow farmers to afford the food they produced, but in fact, farmers went bankrupt and crowded into the city to find jobs, leaving the original workers with low wages to keep their jobs. It was the factory owners and the nobility who ultimately benefited from such vicious competition."
Angel raised her eyebrows. The current situation of the Loen Kingdom, and even other North Continent kingdoms, was very similar to the predicament of the country in her previous life when it had just completed industrialization. This gave her a vision beyond the times and the ability to see clearly the crux behind various problems.
But this Detective is able to discover these within the limitations of the times. Even if it is just a critical comment without the ability to change, he can be regarded as a truly smart person.
But speaking of Fang Ruiping, what can I do? Even as Beyonder, what he can do in this era is quite limited.
"But the more people know, the more possibility of change. I hope you can protect that reporter and let him write excellent reports."
"I just collect money to do things."
Moriarty replied in a calm tone, but Angel clearly felt that his mood had become a little higher.
On the first day of the new week, Angel still spent the morning making various Extraordinary Bullet and Charm. She was busy until noon, then she had a good lunch, took a short rest, came to the study before three o'clock in the afternoon, and sat down at the desk.
After two months, she once again welcomed Monday afternoon, the time of Tarot Club, with trepidation and a hint of excitement.
Facing the afternoon sunlight shining into the study room from the window, Angel raised her right hand and looked at the palm where Teardrop-shaped Mark was originally hidden. This mark, which represented her joining Tarot Club, did not appear again after Tingen Tragedy. For a time, she thought that Fool had forgotten her.
Fortunately, when he was promoted to Sequence 6, he accidentally called out Honorific Name of Fool. After asking him for help, he got permission to return to Tarot Club, which gave Angel a sense of peace of mind that he had "found the organization again."
Looking at the hour hand on the pocket watch pointing to three o'clock, a teardrop-shaped mark suddenly appeared in the palm of Angel's white palm, and then endless crimson light poured out from it, wrapping her whole body in it.
Opening his eyes again, he unexpectedly arrived at the majestic palace surrounded by gray mist. Sitting on a high-backed chair next to a long bronze table, Hanged Man and Sun appeared opposite, and next to him were Justice and the newly added Magician.
The mysterious Mr. Fool sits at the top of the long table, his figure hidden in the mist, and only his outline can be seen clearly.
This is the Tarot Club I am familiar with!
Angel was waiting to take the initiative to say hello to the long-lost members, but an unexpected member appeared at the edge of his vision. He was sitting at the other end of the long table opposite Fool. He was wearing a black robe and a hood, and his figure was equally hazy and illusory.
Are there any new members?