Early the next morning, Anna was bleary-eyed, rubbing her eyes and drifting to the sofa.
Mold spread on the ceiling, turning into dense black mist. Lying on the sofa, Lu Li looked away from the ceiling and looked at Anna.
Although it is only a popular novel of normal length, between two hundred and three hundred pages in thickness, reading three novels in one night is still a bit exaggerated, even if Anna stayed up all night.
"Have you finished reading it all?"
"I didn't read the book if it didn't look good..." Anna scratched the back of her head in embarrassment.
When choosing books, Lu Li preferred books that could be used, so two of them were story books, and the other one was called "Wildlife Observation Notes".
This kind of professional-oriented books will naturally not be liked by most people.
Especially a girl.
"I know, I'll buy it later."
Lu Li looked back and saw that the mold on the ceiling had disappeared.
Anna held the last book with only a dozen pages left to read and floated to the bedroom.
"Don't stay up late reading next time."
A calm voice came from behind.
"Eh?"
Anna stopped and her bright eyes widened slightly, as if she was seeing Lu Li for the first time.
Does he care about me? This guy actually cares about people...
"I know." Anna replied crisply and returned to the bedroom. After a while, humming came from the bedroom, and the ghost girl seemed to be in a happy mood.
If she stayed up late reading like this, all the shillings she earned would be exchanged for books.
With this thought in mind, Lu Li sat up for a while after waking up and looked out the window at the gloomy sky.
This year's rainy season is particularly gloomy. In previous years, there would always be a few sunny days during the rainy season, but this year the clouds have never dispersed.
But compared to the plants that haven't grown yet, this seems nothing.
Withdrawing his gaze, Lu Li rolled up his sleeves and walked into the kitchen. After a while, the sound of washing was heard. After a while, Lu Li walked out of the kitchen, with tiny drops of water gathering on his forehead.
He picked up the kettle on the table and a 1 shilling coin, and went out to get hot water from the water room at the end of the corridor.
There was a queue at the door of the water room, and there were only two people. The first person was carrying a wooden bucket and was collecting water in front of a giant wine barrel-like water tank.
Next to the second person was... a wooden barrel, a large wooden barrel like a bath, almost blocking a corridor.
One shilling per bucket, with no limit on size, naturally the bigger the wooden bucket to receive water, the better, at least it cannot be less than the water pipe from the water meter.
The resident who was leaning against the bathtub gave up his seat and politely let Lu Li come first. Lu Li thanked him and waited for the first person to finish receiving the water. Then he made a pot of hot water that had only been boiling for a short time and returned to the detective agency.
Filling the cup with water, Lu Li put the kettle on the dining table while the heat was rising. He buttoned the cuffs of his shirt, picked up the black tie hanging on the back of the sofa, put it around his neck, and tucked it into his collar.
"Want to go out?"
Anna poked her head out of the bedroom when she heard the noise.
"Um."
After tying his tie, Lu Li walked to the clothes rack and took off his woolen coat.
Buy books, have breakfast, and see if there is any tea.
Perhaps due to low technology, drinking water without a modern filtration system tastes very bad, and it has a slightly astringent taste after boiling. Lu Li needs to use tea or similar substitutes to cover up this taste.
Of course, it is also possible that the water is simply for civilians to drink and does not need to be filtered so finely.
Picking up the umbrella by the door, Lu Li straightened up and held the doorknob.
"Don't forget to buy meat."
The palm that was about to exert force on the doorknob stopped: "Do you still want to cook?"
"Yes, I will do it for you myself~"
"……No."
Anna's voice became much softer and she asked pitifully: "Is it because my cooking doesn't taste good..."
"yes."
Anna clasped her hands together and begged: "I will make progress! Just give me a chance, please..."
Lu Li didn't say anything. He put down his umbrella and walked into the kitchen temporarily. Looking around, Lu Li took away everything within sight that might be used as food by Anna. The bag of expired cane sugar, soap locust for laundry,
Rat poison in the corner and a small amount of soil on the windowsill.
Under Anna's puzzled gaze, Lu Li put these things into a cowhide bag and took them away. He returned to the door and opened the door.
Squeak——
The door opened, revealing a tall silhouette standing straight behind the door.
It was a figure that was taller than the door frame. He was wearing a dirty coat, and the same dirty scarf almost covered his entire face. This outfit was a bit like those homeless scavengers who were looking for something to do.
To keep warm, I put on all the clothes I picked up, such as a few shirts or a few coats.
However, although the figure's clothes were dirty, they did not have that unpleasant odor.
"merchant?"
The mystery and image of the figure outside the door reminded Lu Li of something.
The businessman showed up the day after Lu Li contacted the investigators, so there was no guarantee that they knew something.
Maybe there's progress on joining the investigators?
"What do you need?" A deep voice came from behind the scarf.
Lu Li didn't answer, leaving room behind the door: "Come in."
The door is not the place to talk.
The businessman lowered his head and walked into the detective agency. Lu Li closed the door and took the opportunity to think about what he needed.
Knowledge is not very important to me for the time being. If you can join as an investigator, most of the knowledge can be obtained internally.
Facing the gaze from behind the scarf, Lu Li said: "I need books on geography and history. The area is not limited, but the best is on the Allen Peninsula, and four maps: Belfast map, Allen Peninsula map, and block map.
, world map.”
The businessman's words were brief: "Official map or internal map."
"What's the difference?"
“The internal map has more stuff.”
"Understood, one of each."
"Okay, the merchant will bring it next time."
"About when?"
"After the next businessman arrives."
“What do I need to pay?”
"Shilling, information, item, homologue."
Anna hid in the bedroom and peeked. Their exchange made Anna feel as though two Lu Lis were having a conversation.
The conversation ended there, but when the mysterious businessman was about to leave, Lu Li suddenly asked: "How much does the psychic gun cost?"
"500 shillings."
…
Half an hour later.
Anna, who was kneeling on a chair to water the potted plants on the window sill, saw a familiar figure passing by the window.
Her world suddenly became clear, she got up and floated to the door to wait.
Faintly, footsteps sounded from the corridor outside the door from far to near. Before the footsteps reached behind the door, the door was opened first.
Lu Li walked into the room. Anna took two large brown paper bags from Lu Li's hand and nodded towards the desk: "I have your letter. It was delivered a few minutes after you left."
A love letter for today?
Lu Li placed the umbrella by the door, closed the door, took off his coat and hung up the coat hanger.
"Who is the sender?"
"Two people, well..." Anna tilted her head and thought for a while.
"They seem to be called Remy and Jimmy."
Lu Li's movement of raising his palm suddenly stopped.
