"Swindler? Miss, why are you asking me about that? Do I really look that much like a con artist? Even if I took the surname 'Moriarty,' I should be committing 'high-IQ' crimes!"
Well, swindling did seem to count as a high-IQ crime...
After mocking himself internally for a moment, Klein seriously considered Hazel's question. He felt that she might be asking him, another Beyonder "Detective," for inspiration because of Acting... After all, how could a wealthy young lady know anything about such matters?
But was this young lady a Sequence 8 "Swindler" of the Marauder Pathway? He wondered where she had obtained the formula and whether she knew of any mystical item capable of stealing Beyonder Abilities...
As his thoughts raced, Klein carefully asked, "Miss Macht... what kind of 'swindling' are you interested in?"
Information had been readily available in his previous life. Although he had not witnessed much of it personally, Klein knew quite a few different scam methods.
"Detective Moriarty, you can just call me Hazel..." Hazel pursed her lips, widened her eyes, and asked curiously, "Are there really so many different kinds of swindling?"
"Sure, but by the principle of reciprocity, you have to call me Sherlock." Klein smoothly picked up the conversation and answered with a smile, "Of course there are many kinds. There are different methods and tricks for ordinary people, the middle class, the wealthy, and nobles..."
"So complicated... Could you give me some specific examples?" After asking that, Hazel suddenly recalled something. She hurriedly took five ten-pound notes from her wallet and added, "This is your payment."
Casually taking out fifty pounds—though she could not compare to Miss Justice, she truly was a wealthy young lady... Klein inwardly remarked, but instead of accepting the banknotes, he smiled and shook his head. "Hazel, those