Watching the lightning lighting up the dark sky, Derrick did not knock on the doors of his acquaintances. Instead, he walked along the widest avenue all the way to the training ground at the edge of Silver City.

After each exploration team returns, they will stay here for a period of time. This is convenient for them to communicate and report what they encountered in the depths of darkness. It is also a disguised form of isolation to prevent some strange things from attaching to any member and erupting violently after a certain period of time.

This is the experience that Silver City has explored and summarized over the past two thousand years. It is not complicated, but it is quite effective.

As soon as he entered the training ground, Derrick Berg, who had the "Hurricane Axe" stuck on his waist, suddenly saw Elder Lovia, who was elegant and gorgeous and seemed to be only in her thirties, and two acquaintances of the same age.

——Silver City is only so big. Due to the environment, the population has not been able to grow. There are not too few people in the same age group, but not too many either. Derrick dare not say that he knows all of them, but he has met most of them. Some of them have been his general education classmates and training companions for several years.

In this exploration team, the person Derrick was most familiar with was Dark Riggins, who had once been his patrol teammate.

The young man named Dark is of medium height and slightly plump. He is known for his strength, optimistic and cheerful, and often has a friendly smile on his face. He is currently a Sequence 8 Gladiator of the Giant Path.

At this moment, the two sides are separated by a translucent but steel-hard wall and cannot make effective contact. They must wait until all members of the exploration team confirm that there is no problem before the two sides can meet directly.

Derrick, who had become silent and withdrawn since his parents' death, waved his hand and called to Dark.

The "gladiator" noticed something and looked sideways.

“Dak, how are you? Are you in any danger?” Derrick shouted.

The material used for that section of black wall came from not far from Silver City. It was called "Dark Amber". It was as hard as steel and had a certain degree of transparency and good sound conductivity. Derrick's words passed through without any hindrance.

Derrick thought that Dark would definitely smile brightly and wave his arms habitually, saying, "Look, I'm not injured. You should know that we haven't encountered anything too dangerous. These are just minor problems!"

Hearing his voice, Dake took a few steps, approached the wall, and replied with a smile:

"No, it's been going smoothly."

Looking at his impeccable smile, Derrick suddenly felt cold all over, just like sleeping on the top of an abandoned tower or in a ruined city at night, with darkness all around and undercurrents accumulating.

…………

Inside the Krag Club, Klein and Dr. Allen reached an agreement on the remuneration:

2 pounds!

I have to say, doctors make good money... In the past, I would have paid at most 10 soli for such a commission... Klein, who had originally wanted to take this task, sighed in his heart.

He remembered that when he was in the Nighthawks, he heard "Corpse Collector" Frye mention that famous doctors had high incomes.

At that time, the poet Leonard Mitchell, who was not like a poet, responded that as far as he knew, if one bought a house in the prosperous area of ​​Backlund to use as a store, the fastest way to make a profit was to convert it into a clinic.

The two sides agreed to visit Will Auceptin's house after dinner. It was just before three in the afternoon, so the equestrian teacher Talim invited the three of them to sit at the same table and play the upgrade game invented by Emperor Roselle.

I had envisioned playing tennis, practicing shooting, and reading books in the library. What a healthy life... But why did it turn out like this... Klein thought to himself during a break from playing cards.

Frankly speaking, with his current "magic" skills, he could easily make Dr. Allen, reporter Mike and Talim lose all the money they had.

But I'm an honest man, and I trust my skills and luck more... While the red-vest waiter was shuffling the cards, Klein picked up the shortbread and took a bite with enjoyment.

He exclaimed sincerely:

This is life!

While playing cards, Klein noticed one thing: the equestrian teacher Talim was no longer in a daze and full of worries as before.

Has the problem of his friend falling in love with someone he shouldn't have? Klein took a sip of Marquis tea and thought curiously.

As a detective, he knew that this matter should not be asked in front of others, so he held it back and concentrated on playing cards.

At five o'clock, Mike Joseph had to go back to the newspaper office, so the four-player card game was suspended and Klein won 5 soli.

I've been really lucky lately... Klein was pleased and praised, and then he saw Dr. Allen leave the table and go to the bathroom, so he controlled his voice and laughed in a low voice:

"Talim, has your friend's problem been resolved?"

Talim was throwing the cards in his hand into the middle of the table. He was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he sighed and laughed:

“I guess so.”

He added communicatively:

“It wasn’t a serious matter, I just thought too much at the time.

"In simple terms, a young gentleman of distinguished status fell in love with a commoner. You know, men of similar status must marry noble ladies. Ha, for him, even the daughter of a rich man is not acceptable."

I see... I have imagined so many ridiculous and bizarre stories, such as falling in love with a man, falling in love with a monster, and falling in love with someone that is not ethically allowed... Klein was disappointed and said with a smile:

"From what I've heard, upper-class men don't mind having a mistress outside."

"No, Shylock, you don't understand, love, do you understand? Love! The young gentleman only wants to marry the commoner woman." Talim sighed.

Yes, I don’t understand. I’m just a single guy… Klein opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Talim sighed to himself:

"For the future of that young gentleman, I once thought of asking you to find someone with some magical abilities, in secret. Haha, anyway, I am a law-abiding person and will only think about it in my head."

"How was the matter resolved?" Klein asked with interest.

Talim took a sip of the highland coffee:

“The solution was simpler than I thought. I went straight to the lady and told her my dilemma. She sensibly expressed her willingness to leave the gentleman and asked me for help.

"I have to say, she is such a considerate, kind, elegant, and beautiful girl. If I didn't consider her status, I would probably kneel in front of her and kiss the back of her hand."

"Well, it seems I can't help you." Klein picked up the white glazed porcelain cup with gold thread that contained black tea.

As a visitor from Earth, he was not interested in breaking up couples or destroying other people's love.

However, listening to it as gossip is another matter.

…………

After having dinner at the Cragg Club and tasting the limited supply of Sonia lobster, Klein and Dr. Allen took the latter's carriage to Will Auceptin's home at 66 Dalton Street in the North District.

This was an address that Dr. Allen had memorized a long time ago. He did not go back to the hospital to look through the relevant medical records. According to Klein's guess, most of the information about Will Auceptin had already been taken away by the Nighthawks.

As a former Nighthawk, I know their procedures very well... Klein sighed with a wry smile.

After ringing the doorbell, the two waited for a while and saw the door open. The maid in black and white asked in confusion:

"Gentlemen, who are you looking for?"

Seeing that Allen was still as cold as usual, Klein took the initiative to speak:

"Let's ask Will Ansetin, his attending physician, to do a follow-up visit to confirm his health status."

"I, I don't know him. I've only been here for a few days... I'm going to find my master. Please wait a moment." The maid answered bewilderedly.

As the two of them waited, Allen suddenly spoke up:

"I almost believed the reason you just gave."

"This is the basic quality of being a detective." Klein chuckled.

At this time, an elderly gentleman in his fifties came to the door and said in a deep voice:

"Will Auceptin's family has moved away, in..."

He gave a date.

Alan made a brief calculation and then frowned:

"I just got out of the hospital two days after surgery. How can I be so tired as to move?"

He really acted like he was paying a return visit.

Klein asked with a little confusion:

"Sir, how do you know so much?"

Normally, subsequent tenants will definitely move in after some time.

The old man replied unhappily: "Someone has asked before, and I even went to find the landlord."

Nighthawks... Klein asked without much hope:

"Do you know where Will Auceptin's family moved to?"

"No." The old man only uttered one word.

"Did they leave anything here?" Klein pondered for a moment and continued asking.

“There are some.” The old man took a breath and said, “But they were all given to those people before!”

It's really helpless to meet people in the same profession... They always think of what you would think of in advance... Klein couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing that there were no further clues, Klein and Allen politely said goodbye and left 66 Dalton Street.

"It looks like it will take a long time for your doubts to be resolved." Klein turned his head to Dr. Allen and said.

Alan was silent for a few seconds, then exhaled slowly:

"After what happened just now, I am not that troubled. I am a doctor, and it is enough for me to do my own thing. I should follow up on health instead of questioning the situation. What others think and why they are not kind are not issues I should focus on. In the future, I should try to maintain the relationship between doctor and patient."

“It’s great that you think so.” Klein echoed from the bottom of his heart, and then asked casually, “What happened to Will Auceptin’s left leg at that time?”

"He had a strange tumor on his left calf, which formed a ring and severely compressed the blood vessels," Dr. Allen recalled. "But the child didn't look too painful, just a little scared. We initially wanted to treat him conservatively, but his condition deteriorated rapidly."

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