"What do I do now? Should I ask soone about the herb shop? But would anyone even know-?"
My panic did not calm down even after breakfast and I kept thinking about how I got scamd out of my money.
Just when I made a decision to do sothing, there was a knock on my door and then the bell rang. I went out to check who it was.
"Excuse , but does this shop belong to soone nad Cyrus Malcolm? I have a delivery for him..."
The person asked and I imdiately headed toward him.
"Yes, that’s right. I am the shopkeeper. What can I help you with?"
I asked the delivery person, trying my best not to sound panicked or hopeful. The man outside gave a look before he pointed toward his wagon.
"This delivery is for you. We ca yesterday as well, but no one was ho so we had to return empty handed. Please sign here to show that you have received your delivery."
I suddenly felt foolish for doubting the duchess and the shopkeeper. My mind also reminded that this was not the present tis where people were fearless about scam.
A duchess was a well-respected figure and trying to scam her was akin to a death sentence. Especially one that was not even human, but a fae.
"Alright. I got your signature. and my boys will help you take it all inside. Please point us in the direction we need to head toward."
The delivery man told and I pointed them inside and told them where to keep my stuff. They also helped move so heavy stuff around and I was thankful.
But when I offered them tea, they declined since they had other deliveries to make.
I got to work once I had all the materials. They needed to be grinded and mixed for the dicine.
Soft music from the music box filled the air around the shop as I worked. No custor ca to visit during early hours and by rush hour, the shop was packed.
Once again, I had a decent sale and soon ca ti for to close the store. But I kept it open because I was waiting for a special custor to co visit .
It did not take long for the bell to chi and the officer I was waiting for entered with the bag I had been waiting for.
"Shopkeeper, I hope I am not too late to visit you. There was a small case I had to resolve on my way here."
Officer Henry had finally returned and he had brought the at of the divine goat with him...or so I assud.
He also placed a book on the table in front of and looked almost mournful to be parting with it.
"Did you enjoy the book, officer? If so, then I can look for more books with similar content for you."
I told the officer and he suddenly looked away with a startled expression on his face.
"N-No, it’s fine. Books like these are too precious. I cannot ask the shopkeeper to try and find them for my sake....but if you do co across any, please do let know."
The officer told as I took the book back from him.
I had no idea that the officer would be such a big fan of cliché romances that teenage girls in my ti enjoyed.
’Or maybe there is another reason behind it-’
I quickly shushed the part of my mind that tried to speak up and just put the book back in the shelf.
"Hmm, is this the at of the divine goat? I will go and store it for now. I also have the dicine for the yellow fever all ready."
I told the officer and he nodded back to show that he understood. Once he was all settled in, I went in to take the dicine I had mixed and gave it to him.
"Do let know if you need more. Also, if you have any plans to export the dicine to other regions, I might be able to help."
I told the officer and he looked startled to hear my words.
"Export the dicine...hmm, how did I not think about it? Truly, if we can transport this dicine outside, it would be a huge help to people all over. I will talk to others and see what they have to say about it."
The officer looked like he was seeing a new light and I could sowhat understand why.
Trade was a huge part of the modern world, but we also had a lot of ways to make it fast and smooth.
Current tis were just too unpredictable for trade and only necessities must be sothing worth trading.
"Alright, do let know."
I told the officer and brought out tea.
"By the way, shopkeeper, have you noticed anything suspicious happening around the town? There have been many complaints of people hearing weird noises in the middle of the night. I went to check that a while back as well."
Officer Henry asked and I controlled my shock to not spill out the tea I was drinking.
"Oh-! Is that so... I have not experienced sothing like that myself yet, but I will keep an eye out for things."
I told the officer as I cald myself down. This situation was beginning to look more and more like a horror movie sub-plot.
And I was not too fond of horror movies. In fact, I hated horror movies with a passion because I was too weak-willed.
The officer left not too long after and I locked my door. My body felt tired but my mind refused to fall asleep.
What the officer had told regarding the weird noises and complaints kept swimming in my mind and they kept awake.
"Fuck-! Maybe I should take a pill and go to sleep that way. At least I would-"
Knock.
The loud noise startled and I clutched my heart to slow it down. Soone was trying to break my door or enter... that was what I felt.
I grabbed a heavy book and decided to head down to check, but I felt too afraid to open the door and get jumped.
"Who’s there?"
I asked, now terrified. But my voice ca out strong and I finally unlocked the door to hit the person on the other side.
The female body went down and lost consciousness and I looked around. But except the injured woman (who was unconscious due to ), I could not find anyone.
’Fucking hell-! Did I kill soone-? What do I do now? Ugh, I should take her inside first and check up on her-’
I pulled the woman into my shop in the dead of the night and put her to bed. She was injured, so I took care of her wound first. It almost looked like a bullet wound but I could not see a bullet anywhere.
Once the wound was clean and taken care of, I decided to bind her up as well and leave her alone. I would deal with her in the morning... or sothing.
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