Senge, who was cold, tired and hungry, huddled in front of the dining table, with his butt only touching half of the chair. He didn't dare to sit on it all, because the sudden coldness would make him think about the past as if he was dying.
He turned to the window, and his haggard face was reflected on the glass where people were passing by. The reflection that once tortured him so much that he could not sleep at night seemed nothing to be afraid of now...
Lu Li's calmness infected him.
One to three, including four of you, you have a good chance of winning. And this detective looks very powerful...
Senger was thinking to himself when a figure suddenly appeared in the reflection on the window.
Lu Li walked to the dining table and put down the broth: "It can help you replenish the energy and energy you have lost in the past few days."
A special exorcism meal?
Senger guessed, picking up the spoon and preparing to enjoy this delicious-looking food, even though it had cooled down.
"It's not free."
"ah?"
Lu Li returned to the kitchen, cleaned the cutting board and kitchen knives, and put them against the wall. Anna's complaints sounded in his ears: "Why are you giving what I made to others?"
Lu Li said nothing and looked up outside the kitchen. Senger was frowning at the dining table and swallowing heavily with a pained look on his face.
Didn't she realize anything at all?
Lu Li picked up the bag of sucrose that Anna regarded as salt and threw it into the trash can.
Lu Li would subconsciously frown when he encountered a problem. The breakfast a few hours ago made Lu Li's brows never relax.
This is enough to explain something.
…
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the detective agency began to turn dark.
Anna lit an oil lamp and put it on the desk to dispel the gloom that made her eyes uncomfortable.
As the time approached, emotions such as tension and fear reappeared in Senger.
According to Senger's account, the devil in the mirror will appear around this time.
Lu Li picked up the mirror and handed it to Senger with the mirror facing down.
Senger took it tremblingly and looked up at Lu Li hesitantly: "Are we really going to do this?"
Lu Li replied: "You don't need to be afraid. Ghosts are not as scary as you think. They were humans when they were alive, so you have no reason to be afraid of them."
This does not apply to resentful spirits and evil spirits above ghosts.
"I know...but I'm just scared..." Senger forced out an ugly smile like crying.
Without experiencing something personally, it is difficult to convince ordinary people who are stuck in ideas that ghosts are not scary.
"What if it comes out and replaces me..."
"That's bad luck for you."
"W-what...?"
He raised his head in shock and looked at the shadow cast on the bookshelf behind him. Lu Li, whose cheek was half covered by the oil lamp photo and half in the shadow, said tremblingly: "Then, I... let's start... you must protect... protect me."
…”
Senger slowly turned the dressing mirror to the front with his hands that were as trembling as his tone.
His face was reflected in the mirror, and he closed his eyes for a moment, refusing to open them.
"Do you want to do it now?" Anna asked softly.
"It's not the time yet." Lu Li replied.
If, as Senger described it, the ghost in the mirror tries to take over, it will definitely wait for an opportunity to come out of the mirror.
"It's coming! It's appearing!"
Senger took a peek and closed his eyes again, shouted loudly, his palms shook, and the scene in the mirror shook wildly.
Lu Li said nothing and continued to remain quiet.
A cold and cold aura began to emerge from Senge's body and spread.
What was slightly different from the daytime was that the mirror seemed to respond, exuding the same breath.
Senge sensed something and muttered in a low voice, his hands shaking even more violently.
The same face was reflected in the shaking mirror. As time went backwards, the two cold auras that emerged overlapped each other, regardless of each other, and the scene inside and outside the mirror also changed at this moment.
Senger's raised arms were still shaking, and the reflection in the mirror should also be shaking at this time, but at the moment when the breaths were mixed together, the picture in the mirror no longer shook with the shaking of his hands.
Senger's face appeared clearly in the mirror, with a charming smile on his lips - in reality, Senger had his eyes closed and his face was pale with fear.
The ghost appears.
The ghost in the mirror didn't seem to notice anyone else. As Lu Li and Anna watched, it gradually approached the mirror, and the face with a weird smile leaned towards the mirror, and then——
Its face was stuck in a mirror that was only as big as a palm.
Anna, who was hiding behind the desk with Lu Li, pursed her lips in pain, trying not to laugh.
The ghost in the mirror quickly realized that this would not work. Its face, which was the same as Senger's, moved away from the mirror and instead stretched its palm towards the mirror.
Ripples appeared on the surface of the mirror like water, and a pale transparent arm stretched out from the mirror and grabbed Senger, who had his eyes closed and was muttering in a low voice.
Lu Li was still sitting behind the desk and did not move.
This commission was prepared by Lu Li for Anna. Only if she removes the spirit herself can the power be absorbed by her.
The arm that appeared in reality in the mirror had been fully extended, and the fingertips were only a dozen centimeters away from the trembling Senger.
At this moment, Anna left Lu Li's side. She floated to the side of the mirror and grabbed the arm of the ghost in the mirror.
She couldn't control her power in subtle ways, so just like she had always done, she summoned all her strength and fought out!
Tear--
With all the strength, the pale arm stretched out in the mirror was torn off completely by Anna and dissipated in the air.
"ah!!!!!"
A sharp scream came from the mirror, Anna's dress trembled, and the breath brewed again, attacking the mirror!
Senge was frightened by the screams, threw the mirror and held his head.
The mirror flew up, and when it was in mid-air, the echoing screams stopped abruptly.
Before landing, dense cracks like a spider web appeared on the mirror, as well as a tragic figure that flashed away.
Snap——
The mirror fell to the ground and broke into countless pieces.
Senger, who held his head and jumped to the side, opened his eyes, gasped and shouted: "That scream... was mine... no, it was his voice! Did you solve it?!"
"Um."
Lu Li's eyes fell to the empty space beside him. He felt that Anna was there and her aura was rising.
She succeeded.
"Now let's talk about the commission fee and the broth."
Lu Li paused after saying this and looked at the floor behind Senger.
"And the broken mirror."
…
After watching Senger leave, Lu Li stood up, left his seat, and stood behind the window.
On the gloomy and dim streets, pedestrians walked in a hurry.
He saw Li Senger walking out of the longhouse and standing in front of the door. His back was no longer stooped, his panic no longer surfaced, and the felt hat was placed on his head. Before leaving, he seemed to feel something, and turned half-way
Turn around and confront Lu Li behind the window.
There was no gratitude or surprise as expected. Senger's eyes were calm, similar to Lu Li's. He looked like a gentleman saying goodbye to a friend. He smiled, took off his hat and put it on his chest, bowed, put on his hat again, turned around and disappeared.