Chapter 3128 Reunion of Old Friends

"Carl, is this Mr. Pinkerton's new office?"

Qiao An asked, stroking the forehead of the police dog.

"Silly brother, Karl can't speak, what's the use of asking it, why don't we stop by and visit Uncle Detective!"

In fact, Joanne is using telepathy to communicate with the police dog at the same time, but Ruby is right, it is rare to meet Mr. Detective, and it would be nice to visit an old friend along the way.

Carl wagged his tail and led the way. Joan and Ruby climbed the outdoor stairs to the second floor. Just outside the office door, they heard melodious music coming from the room.

Ruby put up her index finger to cover her lips, and gave a "shh" to signal Carl not to bark, and Joann also didn't knock on the door, and tiptoed to the window, peeking into the room through the glass window.

"Oh~ Uncle Detective is very good at playing!"

"Miss Ruby" made an exaggerated expression, turned her head and waved to Joan, signaling him to come over and have a look.

Joan hesitated for a moment, feeling that it was not good to pry into other people's privacy, but after all, unable to hold back her curiosity, she leaned over to Ruby and took a look into the room.

Mr. Pinkerton looked the same, sitting in an armchair opposite his desk, smoking his pipe and playing the violin.

The lobby of the office is covered with a beautiful brocade jacquard carpet. A pretty woman dressed as a young woman is dancing to the accompaniment of a violin. The atmosphere is quite romantic.

Joan dragged Ruby away forcibly, first coughed twice outside the door, and then knocked on the door twice unhurriedly.

Carl barked at the right time and crouched by the door, pretending to be dutiful.

The sound of the piano in the room stopped abruptly, and the young woman came to open the door. The hair that was loose during the dance just now had been wrapped in a gauze, adding a bit of dignified and intellectual temperament.

"May I ask you are……?"

"Ma'am, my name is Joan, and this girl is my sister Ruby. I'm passing by here, and I hope I don't disturb you." Joan said politely.

"Oh! So it's Dr. Vader. I often hear the boss talking about you, but I didn't expect you to be younger than I thought!"

The young woman was full of surprise, and hurriedly invited the two into the house.

"Brother Qiao An, long time no see!"

Ted Pinkerton came up to him with a big laugh, and hugged the young mage hard, with excitement in his eyes.

After exchanging greetings, Joan held Ruby's hand and sat on the sofa. The handsome young woman also kindly brought refreshments, and specially prepared a small cake covered with strawberries for Ruby.

"Wow! Strawberry cake is my favorite!"

"Miss Ruby" clapped her hands happily.

While drinking tea, Pinkerton introduced the young woman named Kate Vaughan to Joan, saying that she was his assistant.

At first, Joan thought she was just doing odd jobs, but after listening to Pinkerton's introduction, she learned that Mrs. Vaughan was not an ordinary person, but a level 10 "trickster" who also practiced arcane and thieves skills. And versatile, proficient in music, dancing and painting, the signboard and slogan of Pinkerton Detective Agency was designed by her, no wonder she is qualified to be Pinkerton's partner.

It is human nature to like gossip, and Qiao An is no exception.

After inquiring round and round, I found out that Mrs. Vaughan was a young widow. Her husband was a prominent Royalist leader in New Avalon and served as General Clinton's aide-de-camp during the war.

On the way to withdraw from Midgard, the Fizhen army encountered the pursuit of the Continental Army. Colonel Vaughan was in charge of the rear, but unfortunately died, and his new wife became a widow.

After the War of Independence, although the Treaty of Fort Colas clearly stipulated that the Wilnoa authorities should not infringe on the personal safety and legal property of the royalists, unfortunately, this clause was not properly implemented in reality.

Mrs. Vaughan's house was ransacked by the mob, but fortunately she was very skilled, otherwise she would have been ravaged.

During the conflict, Mrs. Vaughan wounded several villains who tried to rape her, and she was also shot, and escaped from the mansion overnight. Hiding in the streets and alleys.

At the critical juncture, fortunately, Pinkerton and Carl were rescued by passing by, helped her divert the pursuers, and sent her to a friend's clinic for emergency treatment, and finally saved her life.

Afterwards, Mr. Pinkerton also used his contacts to try to help Mrs. Vaughan get rid of the lawsuit, but her house and property were confiscated by the court in the name of "transitional justice".

The penniless Mrs. Vaughan accepted Mr. Pinkerton's relief and temporarily lived in the detective agency as his assistant.

Mrs. Vaughan is grateful for Mr. Pinkerton's life-saving grace, and is also very interested in the detective business. She finds that this is a profession that can give full play to the expertise of "tricksters", and she is very happy to do it.

The two get along day and night under the same roof, cooperate tacitly at work, come and go again and again, and the relationship becomes close.

Joan listened to Mr. Detective's story about his romance with Mrs. Vaughan, and was sincerely relieved that this old friend had found a good wife who was like him.

At this time, Mr. Pinkerton put down his pipe, put away his smile, and said in a low voice: "Brother Joan, you just happened to come today. I have accepted a very difficult commission. Can you help me?"

"Tell me what it is first."

"As you know, when the war was over, the royalists in the town were in trouble, and they were always in constant fear of being punished."

"Kate's experience sounded the alarm for the royalists, who decided to sell their property and flee Midgard City before the situation deteriorated to the point of no control, and took a boat to settle in Norton Port in Vanaheim on the west coast."

Joan listened to Mr. Pinkerton's narration silently, and had already guessed his plan.

After the War of Independence, although the Fizen Kingdom lost its colonies on the east coast of the New World, it still firmly controlled the Vanaheim Colony on the west coast.

The Port Norton mentioned by Pinkerton just now is the capital of the Vanaheim Colony, also known as the "City of a Thousand Sails". It is the most important trading city on the west coast of the New World, and its status is similar to that of Midgard City on the east coast.

"Brother Joan, the relocation plan of the royalists has been going smoothly. However, I learned from a friend not long ago that the 'Sons of Liberty' has placed undercover agents in the royalist party and has set up a trap. When the immigrant ship leaves the port and enters the high seas, immediately contact the pirate gang to rob the immigrant ship, kill all the passengers on board, sink the corpses in the sea, and divide up the property of the royalists."

Mr. Pinkerton sighed heavily.

"At first I didn't want to meddle in this kind of business, but there are some old friends of mine among the immigrants, as well as the relatives and colleagues of Kate's late husband. To protect the immigrant ship from being chased and killed, I can only ask you to help me, my brother, and the commission is negotiable!"

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