Chapter 49 "Conjoined Twins"

Emlyn glanced at Ian, raised his hand and pinched the tip of his nose, and said with a smile:

"It seems that you don't understand. Well, a simpler description is to help me collect information on foreigners from the Southern Continent, especially from the Star Plateau and Pass Valley."

"What kind of information is it specifically? There are quite a few purebred Southern Continent people in Backlund, and those with corresponding bloodlines are often seen." Ian was not angry at being despised, and calmly raised his own question.

Emlyn laughed and said:

"The abnormal ones, the sneaky ones, the mysterious ones, you should understand what I'm talking about."

"There must be quite a few plateau people and river valley people who fit your description. In Backlund, they either work as servants, workers, thieves, or join gangs. The latter ones all meet the conditions of abnormal, sneaky and mysterious behavior." Yi En sincerely pointed out the impracticality of Emlyn's request.

Emlyn was already prepared for this, with an inconspicuous smile, he nodded slightly and said:

"In this way, give me all the information that meets the requirements, and I will do the screening myself. Well, this entrustment will pay you 50 pounds first, as the basic cost of the preliminary investigation, and the follow-up calculation will be based on how many items of the collected information have value. An extra £20 for one."

"Who decides if it's worth it?" Ian asked after thinking for a few seconds.

For him, with an early income of 50 pounds, the commission can actually be accepted. This amount of money is enough to hire a dozen people to investigate from the East District to the Jowood District for half a month from morning to night.

He didn't care how much he could earn from the 50 pounds, because many people depended on him to survive, and he had to arrange some paid things for them to do from time to time, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to keep informed.

Emlyn looked at Ian twice, and said with a "heh":

"Of course it's me. You should be very clear about my credibility."

"Detective Moriarty never told me this..." Ian muttered and sighed, "Well, the cooperation last time was quite pleasant, I choose to believe you."

Emlyn nodded in satisfaction, took out his wallet, and counted the banknotes with a total denomination of 50 pounds.

During this process, Emlyn felt a little bit reluctant when he thought that his savings were only 407 pounds.

Now it is 357 pounds... He looked back at the banknotes,

Passed the cash in his hand to Ian.

He didn't stay any longer, put on his top hat, walked out of the billiard room, and left the "Brave Man" bar.

On the street, Emlyn let go of the fingers pinching his nose, looked up at the burning clouds, his expression gradually became serious, and he said to himself silently:

"This time, that 'resentful soul' is not here...where did it go?

"Hmph, Ian acted like he'd never heard of the Rose School, but his heartbeat gave him away...

"Also, he didn't ask Sherlock Moriarty this time if he had returned to Backlund, and he wasn't worried at all... Could it be that Sherlock has already returned to Backlund and met him?"

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Rorsted Islands, "City of Generosity" Bayam.

Outside a house near the port with gas wall lamps on, "Admiral of the Stars" Cattleya took Frank Lee, who had rolled up his shirt sleeves and showed brown hair, to an empty corner and looked at a figure Grow out of the shadows.

This is "Bloodless" Heath Doyle, who is in charge of monitoring "Artisan" Scharf. He is tall and thin, his skin is so pale that it is a little transparent, and he looks weak and weak when the wind blows.

"Is there anything unusual during this time?" Cattleya pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose.

Heath Doyle said with a "hmm":

"On the third day after you left, a stranger came to visit Sharf and stayed for about a quarter of an hour. I didn't approach him for fear of being discovered.

"According to your order, Captain, I asked my men to follow that stranger, but they were thrown off."

"What does that stranger look like?" Cattleya nodded slightly.

Heath Doyle took out a piece of raw beef from the leather pouch at his waist. The blood on it was still fresh, but it didn't pollute any place it touched. It seemed to have become a pure solid.

Immediately afterwards, the piece of beef melted in Heath Doyle's hands, dripping to the ground like running water, wriggling like life, and painted a portrait.

"This is the effect I want!" Frank Li watched this scene with piercing eyes, expressing his thoughts quite excitedly.

Under his gaze, Heath Doyle seemed to dodge a little bit, leaning his body slightly, pointing to the ground and saying:

"It probably looks like this."

At this time, a bloody picture scroll has taken shape. The main body is a man with two beards and facial features close to those of the Pass Valley race. His biggest feature is that there are three earrings inlaid on each side of his ears.

"The earrings are made of gold. They have a lean body and no fat, but they are very healthy." Heath Doyle added.

Cattleya then retracted her gaze towards the ground and said:

"and then?"

Heath Doyle gave another "hmm":

"After that, no one came to visit Sharf, except for the temporary servants and cooks he hired. I arranged for my men to investigate, and they have no problems.

"Sharf would go for a walk in the evening every day, find a street girl to go home, and not let her leave until dawn... I have been following him, and I didn't find that he came into contact with strange people on the way."

"He's been acting normal all this time?" Cattleya asked with a slight frown.

In her opinion, no abnormality is the biggest abnormality!

After all, this involves members of the School of Roses who believe in the "primordial moon".

Heath Doyle nodded affirmatively:

"Yes."

Cattleya glanced sideways at the main entrance of the house, pondered for a moment before saying:

"I originally planned to use my extraordinary ability to sneak in, control Sharf as quickly as possible, and take him away to avoid accidents, but now it seems that the best way is to directly knock on the door."

Unknown dangers are the most frightening.

"Captain, I'll be with you." Frank Lee asked quickly, thinking that he had been busy with experiments recently and hadn't done what a first mate should do for a long time.

Cattleya took off the heavy glasses, hung them on the belt of the black wizard robe, nodded and said:

"it is good."

After finishing speaking, she left the dark corner and walked towards the main entrance of "Artisan" Sharf's residence.

After approaching, she looked up at the red moon piercing through the clouds, bent her fingers, and tapped on the door three times.

Not long after, footsteps approached, and the front door creaked open.

"Craftsman" Sharf hasn't changed significantly from last time. He's still lean and dark, with bags under his eyes a little swollen. There is a smile he's trying to squeeze out in his brown eyes:

"General, what's the matter this time?"

He stood at the door, blocking the light of the gas wall lamp behind him, making the area look gloomy and dark, making himself seem to be immersed in shadows.

Cattleya stared at him for a few seconds, then said slowly:

"I have a new idea and plan to make you my crew."

Her feet were motionless, and she had no intention of entering the door.

"Craftsman" Sharf's expression twisted, and his tone suddenly became a little gloomy:

"why?"

Cattleya's eyes suddenly froze slightly, and then said slowly:

"Because I'm a pirate."

Pirates don't need a reason, they can do what they want, and they do it all according to their own willingness.

The muscles on Sharff's face twitched, and a little smile appeared in his eyes again:

"I can be your sailor, but as a 'craftsman', I can play my role better in a big city."

"I agree with what you said." Cattleya disintegrated the opponent's will to resist, "But before that, you need to stay on my 'Future' for a while and become companions with other people."

Sharf's expression slowly became gloomy and cold, and his voice responded with a slightly ethereal voice:

"I'm afraid I can't control myself, I have a strong desire to reproduce every day..."

"A strong desire to reproduce?" Frank Li asked back as if his eyes lit up when he heard it.

Sharf was startled, not knowing whether to nod or shake his head.

Frank then looked at "Admiral of the Stars" Cattleya, and asked a little excitedly:

"Captain, is this the experimental assistant for me?

"I love him so much!"

Cattleya was silent for several seconds, then nodded slowly and solemnly:

"Yes."

Frank immediately showed a hearty smile, and stretched out his right hand to "Craftsman" Scharf:

"Nice to meet you. Let me introduce myself, the first mate of the Future, Frank Lee."

Sharf's expression returned to normal, he shook hands with the other party in doubt, and then said:

"Really only stay on the 'Future' for a while?"

"I guarantee it on my reputation." Cattleya responded sincerely, and silently added in her heart:

It won't be long before the Queen will take care of your problems herself...

"Well, I can't beat you anyway." Sharf shrugged his shoulders, "Please allow me to pack my personal belongings."

He then took two steps back, turned around, and walked towards the stairs at the end of the hall.

As he was walking, he suddenly stopped, turned his back to Cattleya and Frank Lee, and said lightly and slowly:

"The moonlight is as beautiful as ever tonight, isn't it?"

Without waiting for a response, he moved on and disappeared at the top of the stairs.

It wasn't until this moment that the seriousness on Cattleya's face gradually became apparent.

After Sharf opened the door, she had already seen the abnormality of the other party with her own eyes:

If the spiritual body of Sharf in the past was a normal human being, it is now a conjoined twin!

Under the moonlight, this "Conjoined Twins" is rapidly growing and growing.

This is not a problem that I can solve. I have to write to the queen. Also, I must not forget Gehrman Sparrow's request to meet... Cattleya sighed silently, subconsciously raising her face.

High in the sky, the clouds are thin, and a red moon is bright and quiet.

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Backlund, Hillston District, "East Balam Veterans Club".

Dwayne Dantès and Councilor Macht got out of the carriage respectively and entered the hall together.

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