Lu Li didn't think the letters sent to Remi and Jimmy could be received by them.
Or they might receive letters in some way and write letters, but they won't come to Belfast.
Lu Li did this just to make Anna relax, and at the same time to test whether the evil spirit book "Investigator Trial" really has a way to restore sanity.
But anything can happen. If Remy and Jimmy really arrive... Lu Li may have to reassess how bad the world is in his heart.
His thoughts gradually sank into the depths of his mind, and Lu Li fell into sleep.
There was the sound of flapping wings outside the window, and something fell outside the window. The silhouette of a black crow was projected on the curtain, stayed for a while, then spread its wings and flew away.
The night is quiet and silent.
…
The next morning, hazy and cold light penetrated through the curtains into the dim living room.
Anna woke up first.
She opened the quilt without any warmth and stretched out her white and transparent fingers to poke it a few times.
The soft velvet quilt that her fingertips touched sank, and Anna hummed in contentment, stood up and floated towards the door.
Just as she floated up, she suddenly thought of something, her translucent body fell, and her bare feet stepped on the cold floor.
But she couldn't feel it.
With her ten toes curled up, Anna was a little uncomfortable with the feeling of being down to earth. She took a staggering step forward, then stopped, and her body began to sway unable to maintain balance.
However, she still found a way to keep herself balanced. She raised her hands slightly to balance, and walked out of the bedroom quietly, swaying left and right.
The oil lamp on the desk glowed faintly. Anna awkwardly walked to the desk, quietly extinguished the oil lamp, and then staggered towards the sofa.
Lu Li was lying flat on the sofa, his head resting on the pillow on the armrest, and his body covered with a woolen coat. He hadn't woken up yet.
Anna couldn't help but want to hold her breath, and then realized that she didn't need to breathe. She carefully stood on tiptoes, leaned over the sofa, and opened the curtains that blocked the window.
The sofa was moved under the window sill a while ago. It was not made by Lu Li or Anna, but by a sculpture. Although I don’t know when it was made and why it was made like this, everyone who regarded it as a member of the detective agency agreed to the new sofa.
layout.
Wow——
The curtains were gently pulled aside, and the blocked sound of the rain appeared at the same time as the windows stained with moisture.
People were coming and going outside the blurry window, and some voices and the sound of wheels rolling were also faintly transmitted.
Anna's clear eyes narrowed, and her mood became cheerful because of this excitement.
Suddenly her body trembled, and her cheeks quickly turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye. She lowered her head and looked at Lu Li shyly, who opened his eyes.
"How?"
Lu Li's cane stretched out from under his coat and was touching Anna's waist.
Anna forced herself to stay calm, instead of going back to the bedroom and covering herself with the quilt like smoke. She blushed and said with a blush, "Just yesterday...well...I got angry and seemed to get stronger, and found that I could cover my body with my mind power.
Then you can touch things around you.”
Speaking of this, Anna showed an expression of distress: "But it feels very awkward, completely different from before when I was alive, as if there is something separated from the surroundings?"
Lu Li did not answer, but pinched Anna's waist thoughtfully.
"Um...what, what are you doing!"
Anna jumped away as if she was electrocuted, her cheeks were red, and steam seemed to be rising from her head.
Lu Li thought about it and replied: "It feels different from skin, a bit like a balloon wrapped in a layer of smooth leather."
"Don't analyze this kind of thing seriously!"
Lu Li sat up and looked at Anna: "Do you feel anything when you are touched?"
"No! How can I feel like I'm dead!" Anna almost subconsciously yelled shyly, but when she saw the calmness in Lu Li's eyes, she realized that she might have misunderstood the meaning, and her voice became softer unconsciously: "It's just a layer of
My mental power will be depleted by contact with foreign objects, but I can keep replenishing it."
"Like a layer of clothing?"
"Well... almost."
"How long can you maintain this state?"
"Now... how many hours will it take?"
If Anna does nothing, she can continue to be active outside for more than ten hours, which is close to a normal human schedule.
Lu Li wanted to ask something else, but Anna, who was still ashamed, pulled him up with telekinesis and urged: "Go buy breakfast quickly."
Lu Li put on his shoes under the sofa, rolled up his sleeves and walked to the kitchen: "No, I have to go to the investigators department."
The inexplicable joy hidden in Anna's eyes suddenly faded, and she looked a little sad: "Why do you want to go there..."
"There is a library in the base. I'm going to see if there is anything I need there." Lu Li turned to look at Anna. His black eyes were still calm, but Anna always felt that there seemed to be... some kind of disgust in them?
"If you still remember the history and geography of the continent, I can also ask you."
Anna opened her mouth, but said nothing. After a while, she shouted unconvinced towards the kitchen where the sound of water was heard: "If you ask me how to draw a realistic oil painting, I will know!"
After a while, the sound of water stopped. After washing, Lu Li returned to the living room, took off the towel to dry his hands and face, picked up the clothes on the sofa, shook off the wrinkles, and put them on.
"Remember to come back early and don't forget to buy breakfast!"
When Lu Li walked to the door and put on his umbrella, Anna, who was standing in the middle of the living room, shouted.
Every time she feels shy, Anna's voice can't help but improve.
"Um."
Bang.
The door closed, and Lu Li's back disappeared behind the door.
Anna maintained the same posture as when Lu Li left, staring blankly at the closed door, her figure slowly relaxed.
At this moment, the door was suddenly opened, and a figure peeked out from behind the door.
"Eh? What's wrong?"
Anna stared blankly at Lu Li who was returning.
"nothing."
Lu Li retracted the door and closed it again.
This idiot thought I would follow him secretly? It turns out that he also guessed something wrong...
Anna snickered for a while, and the smile gradually disappeared. In the quiet detective agency, a hint of loneliness appeared on her cheeks.
"Can I stay with him and protect him if I become stronger..."
…
Snowflake Street.
Love each other, Andres Brothers Underground Pipeline Repair Station.
Across the street, a dark brown beach stretches hundreds of meters wide under the guardrail. Under the misty drizzle, you can vaguely see scattered figures walking on the beach.
Looking from in front of the guardrail to the leaden seawater and the deserted harbor in the distance, Lu Li turned around and walked into the disguised shop at the investigator's base.
There was an ordinary customer in the store. An alliance employee wearing suspenders and disguised as the store manager was guiding the customer to make a purchase. When he noticed the person coming, he turned to look at Lu Li who walked into the store, nodded, and continued to talk to the customer.
: "Based on the situation in your home, it is recommended to consider the No. 2 wrench..."
Lu Li went to the innermost part of the maintenance station, opened the curtain, and stood in front of the goshawk portrait of a man in black robe that occupied the front wall yesterday.
Lu Li looked at the dark goshawk spreading its wings on the portrait.
