Because Captain Rades had arranged an evening visit, Shade had no other plans that night.
After returning home, he placed the bottle of holy water in the hidden space in the basement as well. Then he took the cat out for a lavish dinner. Before Captain Rades arrived, he used the remaining time to finish yesterday's investigation report on Lawyer Locke Laurel and mailed it to the client, Mrs. Lemmer.
This way, all that remained for the commission was to go sign the documents with Mrs. Lemmer.
Captain Rades, who had arranged to come here for a visit, did not knock on the downstairs door until seven that evening.
The captain's entire state of mind was different from before. When he came to visit, he even carried a bottle of wine that looked obviously expensive as a gift.
Excitedly, he told Shade about what he had seen while taking statements at Ridgewich Field, then repeated the news he had already mentioned in his letter, which he had learned from a friend.
Finally, with his broad, rough palm, he gripped Shade's hand tightly and kept shaking it. His face was full of emotion as he thanked the Detective for his help:
"I have known many people in my life, but Detective, you will be my friend for life."
"Captain, this was your own choice. Yesterday, I did not invite you to help Mrs. Cook TaiTai and me. You chose to follow us yourself. Your kindness changed your own Destiny."
Shade was happy for him, but even after hearing that, the captain still believed Shade had changed his fate.
This middle-aged man, who came from the military and was relatively kind-hearted, wanted to thank Shade. But he did not have much money, so he could only come here to offer his verbal