Chapter 14 (1/2)
Chapter 14: The Beginning of the Beginning 2
The e He had a cute littleface He wore a black top hat and his black trench coat draped down all the way to his ankles The one thing that caught Garen’s attention was the black pipe he had in his hand He was s shot out of his nostrils fro beside the e of 20 to 30 with her light blonde hair in a ponytail Her entire appearance was elegant and clean, and her white trench coat was spotless without the slightest hint of dirt With her delicate and beautiful porcelain-like face, she seemed like a professional as decisive and simple
The arrival of Garen did not catch the attention of the three people in the room He walked softly until he was beside the old man and eavesdropped
”…Then, the tiht The exact time has to be deduced based on the evidence at the scene of the crime,” the ht,” the old man answered in a low voice as well ”That is the situation as I know it I have told you everything I know Oh, this is a regular customer of mine, Garen”
The man checked out Garen from head to toe, then nodded ”Can I ask you a few questions?”
”Sure, no problem,” Garen responded hastily
The ht, then began to wander around the store with the lady in white
Old Man Gregor was kneeling on the ground, picking up the scattered old books He was quietly cursing the thief
”Old man, you were robbed?” Garen kneeled down as well and helped to pick up the books
As soon as ”robbed” was or’s face twisted into a lu well today, so I decided to only open the shop in the afternoon You knowthe shop just for you Who would’ve expected that as soon as I walked in, I saw…”
The old ely well When they chatted, they forgot about the age difference and forenerational friendshi+p Garen felt warm on the inside He knew that the old man actually felt fine and had been for days The old man always opened the shop for hiht after he had left He did not care aboutto see the emblem, and therefore opened the shop exclusively for hior was too lonely He wanted to find so with Garen was one of the s are ?” Garen was suddenly worried, as he reme, including the Bronze Cross E face as he confired ”Are you sure it’s lost?” Suddenly, he reested, ”No, I think you may have missed a spot when you searched The es here Maybe it fell in a corner somewhere” He quickly cheered up
”There is no need to search again The emblem is definitely lost” The old man shook his head ”I already searched everywhere before you came…”
Garen was silent The emblem was essential for him to improve his potential He had searched the entirety of Huaishan City, and the Bronze Cross E that had the potential for him to absorb Now that his sole source of iht future Garen had planned suddenly darkened
The two of theround, not sure what to say now
”Who are those two?”
”They are federal detectives who are investigating
the serial thief case: Dale Quicksilver and Miss Si Lan They are here to help solve the case,” the old man informed Garen in a whisper
In this world, crimes were normally solved by detectives Faate crime scenes immediately after crimes were committed Since most cases were solved by detectives, fa
Garen nodded and observed the interaction between the two as he picked uptime when Dale Quicksilver finally broke the silence
”This is definitely the doing of the Golden Hoop! The style of the crie of a table and sniffed it under his nose
”This guy ran away quickly!” Miss Si Lan frowned
”Si Lan, reht of Wendini case?” Dale Quicksilver asked suddenly
”Sir, you mean?”
”Yes”--he then turned his body around--”If the Golden Hoop appears, the two of you must remain caler him! Any carelessness will result in casualties! He is a retired officer from the special forces”
”Not an issue!”
”Of course!”
The old man and Garen quickly stood up and answered
”We did not come all the way froain!” Dale Quicksilver turned around and ely profound, ”Si Lan! Inforle at once Tell theation, say that we already caught the tail of the criminal!”
”Yes, sir!”
Dale Quicksilver shook his trench coat and walked toward the front door in big steps Si Lan followed after hile before we make any move? Out of all the cases we have dealt with, the Golden Hoop is the erous This is also our first encounter…”