"That's something I swiped from that guy Jared's room. He's Serina's trusted aide. This portrait was obviously meant to be handed out to his underlings so they could search for someone."
"That's strange. You're looking for this girl to... uh, to add her to your collection. So why is Lady Rose looking for her? Could she be into that sort of thing too?"
"But after asking around, I finally figured out who this young lady is!"
"She's the daughter of the president of the Tidal Trade Union! That filthy-rich Raymond!"
"Lady Rose must want to capture the runaway heiress and use her to threaten President Raymond, so the Tidal Trade Union will pay her a huge ransom or offer some other benefit."
"Of course, that's just my personal guess."
"To find out the real reason, we could question Jared once we catch him. We might get an answer."
"Well done."
As He Xi spoke, he pulled a Gold Shield from his robes and casually set it on the table.
The coin rolled around twice before coming to a stop in front of Wilson.
"This is your reward."
Wilson's eyes lit up at once, and he hurriedly reached out to grab the Gold Shield.
"Thank you, sir! Your generosity is like sunlight... Uh, I mean, like... like..."
"That's enough." He Xi stood up, cutting off the flattery Wilson couldn't manage to finish. "Keep an eye on Lady Rose.
"Especially for any clues about her investigation into Annis."
"Yes! Yes! Don't worry, sir!"
Wilson watched as He Xi turned and left with that terrifying dog, disappearing up the cellar stairs.
Wilson slumped into his chair and let out a long breath.
"Phew... That scared the hell out of me."
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looked at the Gold Shield