marvelous rosaline

02

Mrs. Aurora Romano's café was three blocks away from the detective agency.

The last time Rosailin went there, she was watched vigilantly by several thugs; but this time, before she even entered the door, a burly man in a suit opened the door for her respectfully, and said politely: "Rosai Miss Lin, your bodyguards cannot bring guns into the shop."

Sebastian Moran behind her couldn't help being speechless.

The ruthless man stretched his hand to the back of his waist, and with just one movement, Rosalin felt that the thugs of the Romano family became tense.But in the end Moran just took out his own gun and put it in front of the thug: "Keep it safe for me."

"Thank you for your cooperation, sir."

"I'm not her bodyguard." Moran said rather annoyed.

The thug who blocked the way shrugged his shoulders and was noncommittal.

He didn't care who came.

After entering the store, there are people who lead the way for him to the back of the coffee shop.

Thiago quickly glanced at Moran behind him, and lowered his voice: "With such a man, won't he cause trouble?"

Rosalin tilted her head.

To be honest, she felt that this was Thiago's prejudice.

Not to mention causing trouble, Sebastian Moran walked beside them as quietly as if he didn't exist.He won't take the initiative to speak, he won't hinder his actions, and he doesn't even need Rosalind and Thiago to solve the problem of food and lodging.She told Moran that she would come to Mrs. Aurora's cafe this morning, and when the time came, he appeared at the door of the detective office on time without saying a word.

It was as if Professor Moriarty had not sent an old soldier to protect her, but a programmed robot.

"Where did Mr. Holmes go?" Rosalin said, "He moved out of the detective agency."

"He's following leads from Bill Brothers Investment Company."

Thiago replied in a low voice: "Mr. Holmes thinks it is dangerous to further investigate the fascist government. He doesn't want to implicate you and me."

They are in charge of starting with the Romano family, while Mr. Detective is in charge of starting with the investment company. If the two ends investigate, there will always be a meeting.

So Rosalin just nodded.

The thugs of the Romano family led them to the inner room of the cafe, walked through the long corridor, and then opened the door, and the eyes suddenly opened up.

This is Mrs. Aurora Romano's office.

The beauty in men's clothing was standing in front of her desk, and when she heard the door open, she turned around.

In fact, Mrs. Aurora is not tall, at least not as tall as Rosalind.But she raised her head slightly, just maintaining a calm expression, showing a spirit beyond ordinary people.

"I hope you can bring me good news, Miss Rosalind."

Mrs. Aurora got straight to the point, and directly omitted the greetings: "I've heard enough bad news recently."

Rosalind: "I got the manuscript."

Madam Aurora glanced at Rosalind's empty hands: "It seems that you don't plan to prove yourself with real things."

Rosalind: "Ms. Miranda Williams recognized me, and she gave me the manuscript directly because it was my mother's relic."

Mrs. Aurora raised her eyebrows.

"I almost forgot."

She said: "Your real identity has been on the headlines of the newspaper for seven days, Miss Poirot. If you retrieve the manuscript, it will be regarded as returning it to its original owner."

That's what it means to admit Rosalind.

Not surprisingly, what Italians value most is family heritage.Little Fabio Romano was involved with the fascist government. After a little investigation, Mrs. Aurora naturally probably learned that Da Vinci's manuscript should have belonged to Edith Poirot.

This made Rosalin smile slightly: "I hope you don't think I'm cheating, ma'am."

"of course not."

Aurora walked a few steps, walked around behind her desk and sat down.She didn't care what method Rosalin used to get the manuscript: "As long as the manuscript doesn't fall into the hands of little Fabio, it's fine."

"So……"

Rosalin raised her hands, wrapped them around her neck, and untied the ribbon.

She put the ribbon tied with the finger on the desk: "Now, can we cooperate?"

"of course."

Mrs. Aurora raised the corners of her mouth: "What do you need me to do for you?"

Rosalin shook her head: "It should be what we can do for you, ma'am."

Getting the manuscript and handing over the token is only the first step of cooperation.

Although Professor Moriarty told Rosalind, the clues to some of the manuscripts were in the hands of the old Mr. Fabio Romano.But now that the godfather of the Romano family is seriously ill, she doesn't feel that she is qualified to meet the real boss.

It is more practical to gain the trust of Mrs. Aurora first.

"I hear you've been in a lot of trouble lately," she said.

Without careful investigation, Rosalin had already picked up a lot of gossip while walking around the streets of Brooklyn's industrial area.

Probably because Professor Moriarty’s activities alerted the fascist government, Bill Brothers Investment Company seemed to realize that the manuscript had fallen into the professor’s “hands”—Fabio Romano Jr. caused a lot of trouble one after another, investing in business, The smuggling ships should be smashed and investigated, and they will suffer a lot of losses.

He lost, and began to trouble Mrs. Aurora.

The area protected by the Romano family is even more chaotic than when the gangs merged. Many merchants who paid the protection fee on time have already begun to complain.

Rosalin took the initiative to mention this matter, and Mrs. Aurora sighed.

"There are quite a few, but the most troublesome one—"

She opened the drawer of the desk and dug out a few photos.

Mrs. Aurora handed the photo to Roseline: "Andre Waldau, the newly elected New York City Councilman. Before he took office, he had a small conflict with me about the new planning of the Brooklyn Industrial Zone."

Rosalin picked up the photo, but what she saw was the scene of a murder.

The black-and-white photos concealed the bloodstains and wounds, but the pictures were still clear.

The radial wound was a gunshot wound, most likely shot at close range.He was lying on the white paint marks, it was the edge of the road, and he was shot in the street.

And the wound...

Rosalin passed the photo to Moran behind her.

Sebastian Moran, who has been acting as a robot, was slightly taken aback, and he looked at Rosalind.

Under Rosalin's calm gaze, Moran took the photo.

"What gun?" she asked.

"...M1917 revolver () gun." Moran observed the photo: "Judging from the wound, the murderer is less than five meters away from Senator Waldau."

Thiago immediately followed Rosalind's train of thought.

The baby-faced youth was shocked: "This is almost the same as Frank's death scene!"

Yes.

He was shot at close range in the street, and Rosalin felt that the wound was similar.

"Have you found the bullet, ma'am?" asked Rosalind.

"The corpse is in the morgue of the hospital. If you need it, you can go to investigate it at any time." Mrs. Aurora said.

Moran silently returned the photo to Rosalind.

She picked up the photo and looked at it again, and came to a new conclusion: "Member Waldau died in front of your cafe, so the police suspect that it is related to you."

Mrs. Aurora asked with interest: "How do you know?"

Rosalin pointed to the manhole cover on the side of the corpse: "The white line drawn on the sewer manhole cover doesn't match the white line on the road."

She discovered this when she first came here, and Rosalinn felt very uncomfortable for a while because the white lines were not aligned.

"Aren't there any witnesses?" Rosalin asked again.

"Yes. It was in the morning, and the grocery store opposite was open. The boss said that a man in a black windbreaker stepped forward and shot, and then strode away. By the time my men caught up, he had disappeared without a trace missing," Mrs. Aurora replied.

Is a professional killer.

Rosalin thought for a while: "I want to investigate the corpse first."

Thiago gritted his teeth as he left the cafe.

As soon as he stepped out of the front door, he stopped in his tracks.Rosalin turned around: "What's wrong with you?"

Thiago: "I saw the shrapnel taken from Frank's body in the police station, which is the M1917 bullet."

Rosalind: "Huh?"

Moran sneered: "There are too many gunmen using 1917, and they are everywhere in the United States."

Thiago: "But there are not many gunmen who shoot in public on the street."

Rosalind: "Ah..."

Only then did she understand.

The death of Frank Kutch has been a constant source of grief for Thiago.If it wasn't for revenge for Detective Kaqi, Thiago would not have accepted Rosalinn unconditionally, and would run to help her.

Now another murder case was in front of them, and the murderer's actions were so close that Thiago believed that the murderer who killed Senator Waldau was the same person who killed Frank Cage.

however……

Rosalin wanted to say that it was too early to judge the situation based on these alone, and he shouldn't be so excited.

But she swallowed the words just in time.

Miss Marple said it was heartbreaking to lose someone important.When her mother left, she was very sad.Even after all these years, she still loses a certain amount of judgment when she recalls the loss of a friend.

Presumably Thiago is the same.

Under such circumstances, a cold rebuttal would make Thiago's emotions even more agitated.

Rosalin likes Tiago very much, and she thinks they can be called friends after they have been adventuring together for so long.

"That's why we are going to investigate the deceased." Rosalin thought for a while, then changed her words and said, "You have to calm down, Thiago. There is only one step away from catching the real culprit, and—"

She paused, recalling the social rhetoric that Miss Marple had taught her on weekdays.

"And I...need your help."

Rosalin tried her best to speak: "Don't you want to catch the murderer who killed Detective Kaqi yourself?"

Thiago suddenly looked up: "Of course I want to!"

Hope mingled with anger burst out of his clear deer eyes.

Thiago clenched his fists tightly.Under Rosalin's gaze, he took a deep breath.

"I understand, Rosalind." He said, "Thank you, I will try my best to calm down, even if it is for Frank, it is also for you."

Rosalin immediately raised a bright smile.

Look!

He said it was for her, so Thiago also felt that they were friends.

Rosalin's mood cleared up immediately, and she said enthusiastically, "Then what are you waiting for? Let's go!"

After speaking, Rosalin turned around and almost bumped into Moran behind her.

Sebastian Moran, who was on the sidelines indifferently, met Rosalind's elated expression, and just said: "There is progress."

Rosalind:?