He hurriedly arranged his clothes, and then caught the handkerchief floating out of the carriage carriage as it drove away.

"Miss Carina's perfume."

He knew it after a slight sniff. He watched the workers blocking the alley carrying boxes away, and then noticed the twelve strangely arranged stitches in the lower left corner of the handkerchief:

"This is the star map of the Southern Cross? Oh, I know, Lucky Southern Cross Club!"

So the detective, who had tidied up his clothes, adjusted his mood and took the unhappy cat with him to the club on Glass Mountain Avenue in the north of the city, where Shade and Miss Carina first met.

The club that has now become a "kidnapping accomplice" will not let Shade easily enter. From the moment he entered the door, the detective with the cat defeated seven maids with Rhodes cards in total before entering the third floor, and on the third floor

At the top of the stairs, he completed the final multiplayer card game with the three maids, including Tifa, before being allowed to enter the room deep in the club.

In that dark and familiar study, Shade met the beautiful Duchess. Similarly, the purple-eyed female diviner in a black dress had also arrived here in advance.

Tifa temporarily retreated with the maids, and the two ladies who were drinking tea and chatting just now also put down their teacups:

"Oh, detective, detective, maybe I really underestimated your ability. But so what if you find your second treasure, she still fell into my hands after all."

Shade doubted that these lines were written by Dorothy. Luvia spoke them as if she were reading lines from a stage play.

The fortune teller in black skirt took out the silver table knife again and put it against the neck of the duchess, who was smiling happily:

"Save me, detective, I am willing to use everything I have to repay you."

"Yes, I'm here to save you."

With that said, Shade put the cat on the sofa, took off his coat and hat, and reached out to the kidnapper and the duchess.

The fight in the room continued for more than an hour again. When the disheveled Shade walked out of the room holding the cat, it was already eleven o'clock that morning.

The maids outside the door were laughing, but they still helped Shad tidy up his clothes under the leadership of Tifa, wiped off the lipstick marks on his face and neck, and sprayed perfume to cover up some strange smells.

After finishing this, Shade still wanted to talk to the two ladies at the door, such as having lunch together, but the maids surrounded him and returned to the first floor. The black-haired head maid said seriously:

"Detective, your lateness caused you to miss the second treasure. Fortunately, the loyal maid took down the key clues when the owner was taken away. The clues are cats, and there are three of them. The detective's wisdom will definitely be able to help

Let's bring back the poor mistress."

The girls laughed again, and Shade nodded to Tifa:

"I know, this time it's the Three Cats Hotel."

The Three Cats Hotel, like the club, is located in the north of the city, so it can be reached quickly even on foot.

Because it was already noon, there were quite a lot of guests at the Three Cats Hotel and the business was quite busy. When Shade walked in, he took a quick glance and did not see any familiar girls, so he went to ask the female owner, Mrs. Sangmei, for help.

.

The middle-aged woman wearing an apron immediately smiled when she saw Sha De coming over:

"Although I don't know what you are doing, young people today are really good at playing. Listen, young detective!"

Her rich voice almost scared the cat on Shade's shoulder:

"Yes, a strange stranger did appear here today. A strange lady who imprisoned two butterflies in a cage, wore a black dress full of malice and curses, and rented the room upstairs."

As she said that, she put the key into Shade's hand and winked at Shade:

"Detective, I don't want bad people living in my property. Please help me get rid of her."

Shade then took the key to the third floor and opened the door to the room. Grace and Helen, who were sitting on the sofa talking, saw that it was Shade who opened the door and immediately kicked him out:

"Get out quickly, get out quickly, the kidnappers haven't arrived yet, you can't come in."

"Wait a minute, aren't you able to leave Middleburg easily?"

"Oh, get out quickly, the kidnappers haven't arrived yet!"

Of course, Luvia hasn't arrived yet. She should still be cleaning up and washing up in the club. Shade is deliberately testing whether she can get in front of him every time.

So Shade went downstairs to have lunch with Mia first, which took twenty minutes. When he opened the door to the room again, Luvia had already arrived this time.

Behind the purple-eyed fortune teller, the poor girls in white and black skirts had their hands tied together. Their blue eyes looked at Shade with a look of help.

Shade wanted to step forward, but was glared at by Luvia, so he asked:

"It seems that this time, I came a step too late. So, you want to threaten me with a knife again?"

"No, detective, you have been against me so many times today, I want to punish you."

The purple-eyed girl said, pointing to Helen and Grace:

"I want to humiliate you three. Now do as I say, or I will hurt them with a knife. You have no choice. Now, take off your coat first, and then put that dangerous cat aside."

The knight of justice originally just wanted to rescue the butterfly sisters who were captured by the "bad guys", but in the end he did various things under coercion.

And by the time he took a shower and left the room with Mia in his arms, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon.

The cat lay in his arms with a stinking face, perhaps regretting following the detective out today.

The next clue is not here. The detective who was kicked out again left the Three Cats Hotel following the last clue left by the butterfly sisters before their "coma", a red butterfly that only he could see. Along the way

Walking less than a hundred steps north on the street outside Anthem Square, we stopped in front of a gate with a kerosene lamp hanging at the door.

This is the theater in the north of the city where Dorothy once brought Shade, and the Jasmine Opera Troupe performed here.

After paying the 8 pence ticket, Shade followed Red Butterfly and walked in. After watching the slightly vulgar stage play "Serpent of Love" performed in the afternoon, he received a quill and understood what he was going to do next.

Where to go.

He took the cat to Quill Street where Dorothy lived. After knocking on the door of Building B at No. 211, the landlady looked him up and down before letting Shade in.

Dorothy rented the entire third floor, but the first thing Shade saw was Lesia sitting on the sofa, and then he saw the writer lady holding a knife and wearing a very familiar black skirt. The latter said:

"Detective, you do it again."

"I'll interrupt, why did you change the actor? Is this Luvia's dress? Where is Luvia?"

Miss Writer frowned slightly, dissatisfied with Shade for interrupting her:

"Don't talk nonsense. Luvia has performed three performances and is going to rest. Do you think she is the same as you? Now I will take over her. This time the Red Butterfly Day starts from now. You remember the date. Next time you

Let’s arrange it.”

Her Royal Highness the Princess on the sofa coughed twice and signaled them to return to the topic, so Dorothy continued:

"Detective, you have found clues again and traced it here, but this beautiful princess is still my prey. If you want to take her away, you must defeat me."

Lesia said cooperatively:

"Detective, you can definitely defeat this woman, right?"

Miss Writer snorted:

"Your Highness, shut your mouth. You have been kidnapped by me now. Just watch here and let me compete with this detective."

"That's not right, Dorothy. Although we are one, you cannot eat alone."

As she said this, she actually stood up, and then walked towards Shade with Miss Writer.

Dorothy did not fulfill her promise this time. Even though Shade defeated them, he still could not get his princess back. At around three o'clock in the afternoon, he walked out of the apartment and returned to Quill Street. He had just been sleeping on the window sill.

The napping cat was sleeping soundly in his arms, and the last clue was the last words Lecia said to him before leaving:

"The girls of the Cavendish family will never give in."

"The Cavendish Yodel Palace is impossible, Miss Carina's manor."

This time, Shade didn't even need to rent a carriage. The carriage that had been waiting for him had already arrived at his side.

We took a carriage and arrived at the manor on the northern outskirts of the city. The place looked no different from before. As soon as we entered the mansion, we saw that Megan seemed to have been forcibly taken upstairs by someone. However, Megan was out of town, and Shade was surprised that she actually

You can come too.

So the detective investigated all the way and finally came to the bedroom in the manor that belonged exclusively to the duchess.

The maid outside the door took little Mia away and opened the bedroom door. Shade was shocked by the red and brown hair falling everywhere, making the whole bedroom look like a spider's nest.

If you look carefully, it is obvious that the witches have made their hair grow to the limit, and then it has spread like silk and satin throughout the bedroom.

When Shade walked out of the hair hanging from the ceiling, spreading and intertwining, and came to the bedside, he saw Miss Carina in a black dress holding a table knife and pressing it against the neck of the brown-haired witch on the bed.

:

"Detective, although you found the last treasure, you also fell into my trap."

"Changing actors again? Oh, I mean, what trap?"

The red-haired witch smiled and dropped the knife. Megan also sat up, holding her hand at the same time. Audrey, who was hiding under the quilt, also appeared with a smile:

"I'm really sorry, detective. In fact, I was the one who directed all this and deliberately lured you to come here exhausted after a day of running around."

"And now, do you still have the strength and are you ready to face the final enemy?"

Red, brown, and brown, the three people's long hair gathered towards the bed under control, and then it really seemed like a trap, entangling Shade. The witches smiled and took his hand:

"Let's see where you hide now."

In the evening, the setting sun dyed half of the sky red. In fact, Shade, who had been busy all day, walked out of the manor's bath while wiping his hair with a towel.

The maid led the way. After entering the manor's dining room, the white tablecloth was filled with gold and silver utensils and delicacies. A huge five-layer cake was placed in the center of the table. On the top of the cake, there was a detective in black and a

Orange and white kitten sign made of chocolate material.
To be continued...