Location

The man left his umbrella outside the door and as he walked to the sofa, he replied with a rueful smile, "I have traveled the nearby streets and paid a visit to all the mercenaries, uh—security companies and private investigators . You are my only hope . The others do not have the manpower to take additional missions . . . To be frank, if not for the waiter that delivers meals, I really did not imagine that there was another security company here . "

. . . It's completely different from what I imagined . . . Klein was stunned .

Rozanne interjected with a question, "They are very busy? Are there that many missions?"

The man sat down and sighed .

"You are a mercenary team, no—a security company . I believe you must have heard of the armed burglary murder at Howes Street?"

Howes Street . . . Armed burglary murder . . . Alright, unfortunately, I'm one of the people involved . . . Klein nodded with a slightly heavy heart .

"Yes . "

"Due to the presence of a ferocious and cruel criminal, the rich men living in the neighboring streets, and even across all of Tingen City, are terrified . Apart from increasing the numbers of their security detail, they have also hired many more security personnel and private detectives . This resulted in a shortage of supply in your line of work," the tall and skinny man explained clearly .

That quill I is not influencing me but only the people around me. It's look like a coincidence but it's different it can faintly know about someone is talking about it but can't pinpoint him meaning me.

At that moment, the black-haired and green-eyed Leonard Mitchell walked out of the partition . He looked curiously at the sofa .

"This is?"

"A client . Is Captain back?" Rozanne asked delightfully .

"Back?" The lanky man was taken aback when he heard that .

He had been sitting there, staring at the door . How did he not discover someone's return?

Rozanne's expression immediately froze as she chuckled .

"As a security company, we don't only use the front door . "

"Figures . " The lanky man nodded in enlightenment .

He was also not surprised by the term 'Captain . ' Security companies were mercenary teams or small-scale mercenary guilds . It was normal for 'Captain' to be used .

Leonard did not tuck in his white shirt . His black vest was also casually draped on . He took a glance at the lanky man when he suddenly snapped his fingers and said, "I'm a member of the security personnel at Blackthorn . How might I address you? How may I help you?"

Klein wanted to go divination club but he also wanted to go investigate so he chooses to stay.

"My name is Klee, a butler of Mr . Vickroy, a tobacco merchant . His only son, little Elliott, was kidnapped this morning . We have already informed the police and the matter has been given high priority . However, Mr . Vickroy remains uneasy . He wishes to go through the channels which mercenaries, uh—security personnel have, as well as your understanding of Tingen, to investigate the case from a different angle and ensure that little Elliott is rescued safely . "

"If you are able to find where the kidnappers are hiding, Mr . Vickroy will be willing to pay you 100 pounds . If you have the means to successfully save Young Master Elliott, he is willing to pay double . 200 pounds . "

Leonard Mitchell smiled leisurely .

"Mr . Vickroy seems to only wish for us to find the kidnappers' hideout? If not, he will not think that his only son is worth a hundred pounds . A tobacco merchant who has close ties with the southern plantations will not just offer two hundred pounds . "

"No, Mr . Vickroy is only an ordinary merchant . He's not considered wealthy . Besides, he believes the police will be more professional when it comes to rescuing his son," Klee answered frankly .

"Alright . No problem . " Leonard snapped his fingers again .

His green eyes turned their gaze on Rozanne .

"My beautiful lady, please write up a contract . "

"Don't always act like a poet . In fact, all you do is recite the works of others . " Having forgotten the presence of the client, Rozanne quipped . She was used to exchanging snipes with Leonard .

Of course, the Blackthorn Security Company did not really care about its clients . It was great to have them, but it was also fine not having them

Rozanne left the reception counter and entered the staff office . Soon, there were sounds of typing coming out from the office .

The corners of Klein's mouth twitched a little . He found them too unprofessional .

There was no standard template for a contract!

This sure is tragic . . .

And more saddening is the fact that I'm working at such an unprofessional company . . .

The moment these thoughts arose in him, Rozanne completed a simple contract that had only a few clauses . Then, Klee and Leonard Mitchell signed it .

After Klee stamped it, she took the contract and returned to the accounting room and got Mrs . Orianna to stamp it with the Blackthorn Security Company logo—something that was actually useless . Dunn typically handed it to Orianna for safekeeping . On Sunday, it would be passed to Rozanne and company .

"I'll wait for your good news . " After receiving one copy of the contract, Klee stood up and bowed with his hat off .

Leonard did not respond . He seemed to be in deep thought .

He suddenly turned his head toward Klein and revealed a smile .

"I need your help . "

I know you will ask me.

"I mean you and I can finish this mission together . " The corners of Leonard's mouth curved up slightly as he explained, "I'm good at combat, shooting, climbing, sensing, and chanting, and taking on some support roles . But that does not include looking for people . You don't expect Old Neil to go out in such weather, right?"

When he said 'sensing,' his voice was lowered to a mumble that Klein could barely hear .

"Ok" Klein said immediately.

While looking at Klein, Leonard smiled and nodded .

"Then, do you need anything from them?"

He had cooperated with Old Neil and company numerous times, so he naturally knew that divination required a medium, especially when the person being divined was not present .

Klein thought for a moment before saying to Klee, "I need some of Elliott's recent clothes which have not been washed or starched . It would be better if you have any accessories he used to wear on him . "

He tried to choose ordinary mediums, not something that would normally invite questions .

But even so, Klee wore a look of puzzlement .

"Why?"

After his question, he added, "I have a picture of Young Master Elliott on me . "

Why? Because we are divining his location . . . Klein was momentarily at a loss for an answer .

By the side, Leonard Mitchell chuckled and said, "Mr . Klee, my partner, um—colleague rears a unique pet . Its sense of smell is sharper than a hound's . That's why we need clothes that little Elliott wore and items he used to wear on him to aid us in finding him . As you know, clues typically bring you to a general region . "

"As for the picture, we would need it too . Both of us need to know what little Elliott looks like . "

Klee accepted the reason by nodding slowly .

"Will you be waiting here, or will you be going with me to Mr . Vickroy's residence in the city?"

"Let's go together . It saves time," replied Klein simply .

"Alright, the carriage is downstairs . " As Klee spoke, he took out a black-and-white photograph and handed it to Leonard .

It was a picture of Elliott Vickroy alone . He was about ten years old with rather long hair that nearly covered his eyes . There were obvious freckles on his face and he did not seem to stand out .

Leonard glanced at it and handed it to Klein .

Klein took a careful look and placed the photograph into his pocket . Then, he took his cane and put on his hat . He followed the two out of Blackthorn Security Company and boarded the carriage downstairs .

The carriage's interior was rather spacious . It was lined with thick carpet and a tiny table to rest items on .

As Klee was around, Klein and Leonard did not say a word . They quietly took in the experience of traversing the pooling roads in a carriage .

"The carriage driver is quite good . " Leonard broke the silence after some time with praise and a smile .

"Yeah . " Klein answered perfunctorily .

Klee forced a smile and said, "Your compliments are his honor . We will be there soon . . . "

As they were afraid of alerting the kidnappers, the carriage did not stop at the Vickroy's residence . Instead, it stopped at the side of a nearby street .

Klee held an umbrella and returned along . After waiting for some time, Leonard talked to Klein again .

"My surmise the last time was not without a goal . I was just trying to tell you that the notebook will definitely appear again . Perhaps, it might be soon . "

"Did that grandpa tell you." Klein only nodded.

Leonard whistled and turned his head to look out the window . He saw raindrops streak across the glass, leaving behind blurry marks . It made the world outside a complete blur .

After a while, Klee returned with a bag of items . Since he walked in a hurry, the edge of his trousers were soiled and his shirtfront was slightly wet .

"These are the clothes Young Master Elliott wore yesterday . This is the Storm Amulet he used to wear . "

Klein took it and glanced at it . He discovered it to be a miniature gentleman's formal suit—a small shirt, vest, bow tie, etc .

And the Storm Amulet was made of bronze . It was carved with symbols representing gales and sea waves, but they did not trigger Klein's perception .

"I'll recount in detail the incidents leading up to Young Master Elliott's kidnapping . Hopefully, it will let you find him easier . . . " Klee sat down and described the nightmare that happened in the morning, hoping that the helpers he went through great trouble to hire would be of help .

Klein and Leonard held no interest in the specifics . All they cared about was the number of kidnappers, if anything unusual had happened, or if they had any weapons .

"Three," "normal," "armed with firearms . . . " After obtaining the desired information, they bade Klee farewell and hired a two-wheeled light carriage .

Unlike public carriages, private-hire carriages were either four-wheeled or two-wheeled . They were charged either by time or distance . The latter was at four pence a kilometer in the city and eight pence a kilometer outside . The former cost two soli per hour or part thereof . After the first hour, there were additional charges of six pence every fifteen minutes . In inclement weather or if the customer needed to go faster, the fare could even be higher .

However, he did not need to worry about this at the moment since Leonard had tossed two one-soli notes to the carriage driver .

"Charge it by the time . " After Leonard gave his instructions, he closed the carriage's door .

"Where are you going?" The carriage driver was delighted and puzzled as he held the two notes .

"Wait a moment . " Leonard cast his gaze at Klein .

Klein nodded slightly and took out Elliott's clothes . He spread it out on the carriage's floor and then wound the Storm Amulet around his cane's handle .

He held the silver-inlaid black cane and hung it straight over Elliott's clothes .

He gathered the sphere of light in his head as his mind rapidly turned still . His brown eyes quickly turned deeper in color as he entered a half-Cogitation state .

He felt the his body's "spirit" turning light . He vaguely saw the world of spirits everywhere . He silently said, "Elliott's location . "

After repeating it seven times, he released his grip of the black cane, but the cane did not fall to the ground . It remained standing in front of him even though the carriage was shaking!

Minute but invisible stirrings happened around Klein and he felt as if pairs of eyes were looking at him .

He recited once again in his heart, "Elliott's location . "

"Elliott's location . "