Chapter 34 Keys
"This hidden knife cane is good and looks a little ordinary, but since it is a weapon, it will make people be wary in advance. How much does it cost to buy it?"
In the office, Sherlock sat opposite Donald, with a bipod on a low stool, and a cup of black tea was placed beside him. He turned the chair to an angle so that he could see the flowers behind the house outside the window and the streets along the outside.
"I also bought a gun for 1 gold pound, and the price is the same."
Donald translated the text and chatted with Sherlock, otherwise the atmosphere in the living room would become dull.
"Hey, why haven't I commissioned it to come to me yet? I'm a professional detective who cracked the jewellery theft case... so boring."
The entertainment industry in this era is still a bit poor. Places like taverns and opera houses are only lively at night. More importantly, Sherlock has no job at hand, and Donald can pass the time by translator, but he can only wander between the scenery outside and the strange newspapers in his hand.
"Mr. Eble's jewelry theft case was solved within one day and did not cause social discussion. I guess he would not talk about it everywhere..."
Although the two of them indirectly solved an answer, since the criminal was a stranger and Ebel did not want this embarrassing incident to be known to everyone, the influence of this case was destined not to be too great, the reward was a lot, but the fame did not increase much.
"Why would we go and investigate some cases that the police are investigating now? If we find the murderer first and then promote it through newspapers like the strange secret newspaper, wouldn't we become famous? For example, the case of a girl's disappearance is a hot topic in society now."
Not all cases will receive widespread attention, but as long as they can be related to the flower girl, the attention will often be less. After all, most people will yearn for beautiful things. When they learn that someone is destroying and plundering this beauty, they will take a look at it intentionally or unintentionally.
The case in Yi Secret News also needs to be added with a series of words before it. Not only has the reports been reported for nearly a week, but the number of missing people has also increased from the initial two to the current five, and the terror of the case has continued to increase.
Of course it is a good thing for the news agency, because it means new current hot topics. As long as they can dig up some content, they can immediately gain a lot of attention. However, it is another matter for the police station. The people will not care about your methods and processes for solving the case. All they want is the result. They have not solved the case, and they will definitely have a lot of accusations and doubts.
What is helpless is that as taxpayers, they do have the power to question because the salary in the police station is paid by these taxpayers.
"Theoretically, this should be the case. I am just an assistant. You are a detective. It is up to you to decide whether to participate."
Assistant should look like an assistant. Donald can give his own opinions, just let it go.
If such a case can be solved, it will naturally be successful. But if it is not done well, if it has a conflict with the police, they are so angry that they will probably not give anyone good results.
"The police must be very sensitive in this kind of case, so they have to start with the family..."
When she started talking about the case, Sherlock's mood was quickly mobilized, while Donald was a little absent-minded. He had looked at the wall clocks on the wall several times in a row and counted lunch time.
Today is the day we made an appointment with Ronan. If he successfully completes the devil subjugation ceremony, he will go to the tavern on Gesang Street to tell Donald.
Donald wanted to know his success or failure, and although the content of the dream gave some answer, he still wanted to confirm it himself.
Can Ronan come back?
"Sherlock, I want to take half a day off. I have important things to do in the afternoon, and the remuneration can be deducted from my salary."
There was no final time at that time, but Donald was having lunch at that time and would not miss it when he waited during this period.
In addition, he does have other things to do. He has to figure out the third key on the keychain that he doesn't know how to use it. If he doesn't remember it, he will ask the key store, and there may be clues.
"Okay, there's nothing wrong today anyway."
In the absence of a case, what Donald needs to do in the office is translation work, and it will not have much impact if you are slowing down for half a day.
Since the boss agreed, Donald left Swift at 11 o'clock and headed to Gesang Street. He went to the previous tavern and checked Ronan. He confirmed that Ronan had not appeared yet. He asked the waiter in the store and learned that there were shops on Gesang Street that made small iron utensils such as keys, which were similar in nature to hardware stores.
Coincidentally, the shop is not far from the restaurant, only about twenty meters away. A small rain shelter was set up outside the shop. The rainwater formed a rain curtain outside along the tarp. A wooden box was specially placed outside the door, with two black umbrellas inside, and an ordinary anti-slip blanket, which was stained with a lot of stains.
I put my umbrella outside, stood on the blanket and stepped on it for a few times, and removed the water and mud stains. Then I opened the store door and went in.
The shop is a bit narrow, and you can see the counter when you enter the door. There are many utensils, wrenches, cages and other things hanging on the wall behind with nails as shelves.
"Sir, what do you need?"
The store manager, who was twisting wire with pliers behind the counter, stood up and greeted him.
"I want to know what the style of this key is paired with. This is the relic of my late father. The letter said that I had left something for me, but I didn't tell me where the thing was."
He made up a reason casually and took out 2pence and handed it over with the key. He saw these impatient expressions on the manager's face. Working in a white job is always unimpressive and requires rewards.
"What a generous gentleman. Please wait. I have a lot of mold styles for keys. Our business also has standard key styles, doors and doors, and box and box key styles... The only difference is the iron teeth on the key."
As the manager spoke, he took out a yellowed scroll from under the counter and opened it on the counter. Donald glanced at the hand-painted one that recorded more than a dozen key styles.
"Let me see, it is not the key to the security window, not the key to the solid wood door, nor the key to the portable suitcase... With it, it is made of brass, with a small round hole on the top... As you can see, this is a locker key, not the ordinary type, but for the bank. What the gentleman's father wants to leave you should be legacy, and it is the safest to put it in the bank. You can take this key to get your belongings in the bank, and wish you good luck."
After comparing one by one, the real origin of the key was finally found.
Chapter completed!