Whispering Verse

The moment the two sides looked at each other, both Dr. Schneider and Shade's eyes widened. Shade even read the meaning of "Why are you here" from each other's eyes.

When Shade asked about his attire, he did tell the doctor that he had to attend a more formal dinner recently due to a commission from the firm, but he did not mention that it was a dinner at Lakeview Manor, and the doctor did not ask him where he was going, probably Didn't think Shade would show up in this place.

He wanted to leave the card table and go to the doctor, but the doctor shook his head sternly at Shade. At the same time, the conversation with his friend about the difference between silverware and goldware did not stop.

They passed by the grape trellis in this way. There were also friends of Dr. Schneider's companions at the card table, and they greeted each other a few words.

The doctor did not have any conversation with Shade. Instead, he used his hands to perform a series of relatively complex movements very covertly. After confirming that Shade could see clearly, he left with his companions.

"But what do those gestures mean?"

Shade stared at the grapes hanging from above and thought in confusion.

Although he saw it clearly, he didn't understand it at all. He didn't understand sign language or cues, and it was useless no matter how clear Dr. Schneider's signs were.

"However, now that Mrs. Lasoya of [Mercury Blood], the ring warlock team of the Righteous God Church, the high-level warlock 'that lady' of unknown rank, and Doctor Schneider have all appeared in Lakeview Manor, what exactly is going on here? What will happen... After playing cards, try to find the doctor... Will Miss Louisa and Priest August be here too?"

The second game of Rhodes between the gardening artist Sir Solar and the flour mill owner Mr. Sick was obviously more interesting than the first game between the two barons. The two were almost locked in a stalemate where you win a round and I win a round. By the end of the fight, both of them had sweat on their foreheads.

And when the second game ended with 4-4, not only the participants, but also the onlookers did not dare to take a big breath.

"I won this round."

Sir Solar used the face-up "Flower 12" to pick up the back-up cards, took a long breath, and turned the "Sun 9" to the front. Mr. Sick, who was sitting opposite him, sighed deeply and turned his clothes over on his back. Lian Shade couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

Mr. Thicke's face-up card didn't matter, because his back-up card turned out to be the "Queen". In the rules of Rhodes card competition, once one party draws a "Queen" or "King", the cards must be suspended. Although the other side can continue to draw cards, unless they can finally get exactly 21 points, they will be the losers in any situation.

And if both sides draw a king and a queen, and compare the size of the other card under the same situation, the king will be greater than the queen in different situations. If a player holds both the "King" and the "Queen" in his hand, he automatically wins, but this situation is only possible when the cards are dealt.

Therefore, Mr. Thicke drew the queen, but lost to Sir Solal's blackjack. This kind of card game was enough for people to talk about it for months.

Sir Lavender's face was glowing and he stretched his head to look at the cards on the stone table. He slapped Sir Solar's shoulder heavily with his hand, almost knocking out the toothpick that Sir was holding.

Both players stood up and left, and compared to the atmosphere in the first game, the atmosphere at this time was obviously much better. Sir Solar and Mr. Thicke had no conflict of interest. They shook hands in a friendly manner, and the latter continued to express his regrets.

So the game became a win-win game for each player, and the final choice was particularly important. Baron Rwanda, who seemed very shrewd, decided to play again. Baron Lavender thought carefully, and finally took out a deck of cards and asked his "friends" to each draw one card. Finally, for some reason, the king's summer was drawn. De comes on.

Now even Xia De was speechless:

"But this kind of luck is already a bit strange."

But Baron Rwanda had something to say. He was a bit shorter than his friends around him. After sitting down in advance, he looked more like a glowing potato:

"Lavender, we have agreed to play fair. We will invite our respective friends, not the Rhodes masters who have paid for them. Otherwise, this game will be meaningless."

He did not directly say that there was something wrong with Shade, but he obviously did not approve of Shade, a stranger, playing against him.

"Yes, this young detective is my friend. We had a great chat just now."

Baron Lavender said without changing his expression. Shade took the opportunity to hand his few remaining business cards to the somewhat short Baron. After the latter saw the address of "No. 6 Saint Teresa Square", he was like the others. Somewhat surprised, he put the business card away seriously.

"You see, I'm a native of Torbesk, not a Rhodes player from out of town. If I were a very powerful player, you wouldn't have heard of me. Oh, Baron, if you don't believe it, I can tell you I swear to God, I am definitely not a master of Rhodes."

Shade said seriously. Baron Rwanda still looked at him suspiciously, but he still nodded to indicate that the game could begin. But before Mr. Candela of the Prophet Association could start shuffling the cards, Baron Rwanda said to Baron Lavender:

"Since Detective Hamilton is your friend, why not give him my bet after he wins, and I will give you 20 pounds as another bet."

Baron Rwanda was all smiles:

"Since you're friends, I guess this must be okay? You don't need to up the ante."

Although 20 pounds is a lot of money, it is not as valuable as the [Ancient Fairy Tale Match Girl]. According to the market price that Shade knows, once the [Match Girl] with special rules can be found to find a suitable buyer to sell, its value will not be less than 50 pounds. This is a true collection of rich people.

Of course Baron Lavender doesn't want to agree, and there is no reason to agree to such a request now. But when he saw everyone looking at him, his heart skipped a beat, and the issue of face suddenly took over. He raised his head and said:

"Of course, Detective Hamilton is my friend, and if he wins the bet, the bet shall be his... and your twenty pounds will go to Sir Solal."

As he spoke, he patted Shade heavily on the shoulder, who had already sat down. Shade understood that Baron Lavender would definitely take the cards over afterwards, but he would pay a sum of money as compensation.

"I don't have any objection either."

Shade said, and Sir Solal, who was standing aside watching the game, nodded indifferently.

So the third game officially began, and the deck was still the deck of the two barons, so after the shuffling, Shade, who had a faint red light in his right eye, roughly knew the contents of the opponent's first two cards.

Of course, it was impossible for him to remember the blood stains on all 54 cards, but after using the spell [Echo of Blood], not only did he have a keen observation of the subtle blood stains, but his memory of the blood stains was also strengthened, so he dared to confidently think that the blood stains were roughly Know.

"The opponent's first two cards are 10 and 9. There is a high probability that they will not ask for more cards..."

Xia De thought to himself, seeing that his up card was Sun 1, and when he turned over his hole card, it was Star 9. He stretched out his hand to signal Mr. Candela to continue giving cards, and it turned out to be Moon 11.

"No, this luck is definitely not right. What happened?"