When they returned to the small hillside, the Inspector was leisurely enjoying his afternoon tea.
An unknown small white round table held delicate English teaware and a golden three-tiered dessert stand. On the first tier was a savoury sandwich, the second tier had scones with cream and strawberry jam, and on the third tier were pretty little cakes.
Such a non-human creature, surprisingly, was deeply familiar with human customs and was indulging in them.
Seeing Shen Mo and Bai Youwei return, it paused, slightly surprised, before placing down its tea cup and rising graciously from its seat.
"It appears you two have chosen your flowers already, much sooner than I expected." It glanced down at its wrist, though there was no watch to be found, "Hmm... You only took forty-five minutes, less than an hour."
After finishing, the Inspector looked at them sceptically, asking, "Are you certain you've chosen the flowers you wanted?"
