The man, who was slightly older than Mr. Albert, stood in the corridor again and said to Shade:
"He also said that if a handsome Mr. Watson came looking for him and didn't want to wait here, there would be a letter for you on his desk."
"Alright, thank you very much. By the way, have you and Mr. Albert always been colleagues?"
Shade asked curiously. The slightly thin coroner immediately shook his head:
"I was transferred here two years ago. Tolomay is the most senior and most skilled person here. Let me praise him again—he's a very good man. He eagerly helps others, and when family members come to claim bodies, he even takes the initiative to comfort them. Most of us wouldn't do that. After all, these days, no one wants to invite trouble for themselves for no reason."
Mr. Albert's office was separate from the other coroners' offices. Shade had no habit of rummaging through other people's things, so after entering the office, he merely picked up the letter lying on the desk. Its contents were brief:
He was at the docks, Warehouse No. 32, Golden Harbor Avenue.
Golden Harbor Avenue was the seaside street in Moon Bay Port, and Princess Trading Partner was on that street as well.
Having learned the address, Shade regretted not asking Luvia to wait and go to the docks with him. Fortunately, when he left the morgue, the Girl with Purple Eyes was still waiting for him at the street corner:
"I had a premonition just now that you would come out very soon."
She said it with a smile, and that smile was beautiful.
The two took a carriage to the docks together. Only after seeing Luvia aboard the Radiance Messenger did Shade head alone for Warehouse No. 32 on