Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

I get up at seven o'clock, shower, shave, eat breakfast, take out my own .38 revolver from the luggage, which is a blue steel, .38 caliber, put the gun in my pocket, and come to the Royal Street , into the apartment, I don't know if Highmore is drunk or not. When I climbed the stairs, I didn't deliberately cover up the noise. On the contrary, I tried to amplify the noise as much as possible. The sound of knocking on the door can't be called elegant. Haimolai didn't answer the door. I punched and kicked the door with my toes, but there was still no response. I had another key to the apartment with me, which I used to open the door.

Haimer was not in the apartment. The sheets on the bed were not messed up, but it didn't look like someone had slept for an hour. I went back to the living room and walked up to the balcony to make sure he wasn't on the balcony. Seeing that there was no danger, I took out all the drawers of the writing desk, managed to turn the desk over, and dumped out everything that had been put back in the compartment: letters, newspaper clippings, and the gun. I pocketed that gun and swapped the gun I had brought with it back in the compartment and put everything back together. It was a fine sunny day, and the streets under the balcony were full of people wandering around enjoying the sunshine. I took a closer look at the whole place, gently opened the door, closed it behind me, and went downstairs.

I met a black maid in the back garden, and she smiled and asked: Is the gentleman up yet? I told her that the gentleman did not know whether he had gone out or had fallen asleep, and no one answered my door. She thanked me and went upstairs. I went back to the hotel and there was a message asking me to call Locke nine seven four six. I went into the phone booth and dialed the number, thinking maybe it was the hospital?Possibly a prison?No, a nice female voice answered the phone. Is someone looking for Mr. Lai?I asked. She smiled: Oh, yes, this is Silk Products Import Company looking for the chairman.

Really. You have a letter and a telegram. There is business.I said. Well, you see, we sent two commercial letters, one of which was by air, and we received two replies, one of which was a telegram. This is how business letters should be written. That's because of good secretarial work.she says. You're right, I'll be right there. I took a taxi to her office, she is waiting for me, is everything ok?she asked. Not too ideal. What's the problem? I took a friend sightseeing last night. But today you are still as fresh as a flower. A flower is a flower, someone peeled me off petal by petal to tell my fortune.

Don't be pessimistic, it will be a good life after all the calculations. I didn't answer, so I took the telegram over to have a look.Silk Products Import Company: Please send a courier of 10 and a half dozen, color number 4.The generator is Ke Baisha, and the address is the address of our detective agency. The letter was packed in a square colored envelope. The letter paper and the envelope were a set. It had a faint fragrance. The address was Snow Harbor City, Louisiana, and the postmark was also Snow Harbor City. The content was simple: Please send six pairs of stockings , No. 8 and a half, the fifth color of your company's color card.The signature is Ge Yina, and there is also a detailed address.

I put the letter in my pocket and asked the lady: When is there a train to Snow Harbor City? Do you need a train?She asked: Are road bikes okay? Can. She produced a road car schedule and handed it to me. I think I lost my chance.she says. How to say? I should mail order some stockings and give a home address. Why don't you try it?I asked. Holding a pencil in her right hand, she was scribbling in a shorthand notebook, and said Duanxian: I think I will. I gave him the bus schedule back.Miss, I'm leaving town today.I said solemnly: Someone came to me and said that I went to a meeting.

Yes, sir, what if there is another letter? There will be no letters. Bet or not? What conditions? A pair of stockings. What did you lose? Whatever you want, I bet inspiration. I said: I bet, I want to read the letter, and I must have my home address, how can I send silk stockings without an address? She smiled and said: Of course, you have to be careful when you go to Snow Harbor City by yourself!