The lead-like gray sea covered the sight and extended to the invisible end. Several sailors hoisted sea water from the sea and carried wooden barrels to wet the deck over and over again.
The sailors on the mast observation deck looked into the distance. The sky had not yet brightened up and the sky was still gloomy, but the visual distance was not bad.
Lu Li walked out of the cabin, and the slightly cool sea breeze blew in his face, quickly taking away the warmth from Lu Li's body.
He saw the old man moving his joints by the handrail not far from the cabin.
The old man noticed Lu Li in front of the cabin, did a few squats and walked to Lu Li's side.
"Move your body to prevent it from getting rusty." He said, buttoning the top buttons of his adventure suit. "Did you rest well?"
"Not bad." Lu Li looked towards the ocean in front of the deck.
"Where are we?"
"It's less than 20 nautical miles away from Rodster Port, and you can see Belfast a little further."
As we get closer to the offshore, other ships begin to appear on the surrounding sea. There are a few shadows standing on the decks of some ships not too far apart. Looking at the ship from a distance, they seem to be full of interest in this ship that travels at night and returns to the port during the day.
curious.
These ships make people who sail all night on the ship feel no longer alone.
【Shasha...I don’t care how high the sky is, let alone how thick the earth is...】
Not far away, a sailor sitting on a barrel playing with a radio was startled by the sudden sound of singing.
Lu Li narrowed his dark eyes slightly, looked away and said, "Can you tell me about the rescue team?"
Although Lu Li's face was expressionless and his tone was flat, the old man still felt a hint of interest in his tone: "What do you want to know?"
"Such as weekly pay."
"There is no salary, and those of us retired guys join the rescue team voluntarily."
Hearing this, Lu Li stopped the topic: "I have nothing more to ask."
But the old man didn't want it to end there. He asked with interest: "Are you short of money?"
Lu Li nodded.
The construction of shelters and the collection of supplies require a lot of money.
"Investigators are much more relaxed than night watchmen. You can accept some commissions in your free time to make money. When you are experienced enough, you can try to accept bounty events. Even getting 10% of the information can get you several benefits.
Contribute ten points. Or become a private exorcist."
"Private exorcist?"
"With more and more weirdness, many rich and nobles are willing to hire an exorcist to protect them when they encounter trouble, short-term or long-term. You are more popular and more popular with them as an investigator.
More expensive.”
The information provided by the old man was very important. Lu Li nodded: "I will consider it."
"I see Belfast!"
At this time, an excited shout came from the mast.
The old man raised his head and looked at the lookout on the observation deck pointing forward. Lu Li looked directly into the distance.
At the end of the leaden ocean, a silhouette emerged on the sea level.
Two days later than the time agreed with Anna, Lu Li finally came back.
…
Belfast City, Lord's Harbor.
As the fishing boats that had been moored all night at the port gradually left, the port was no longer crowded, leaving only a few cargo ships parked in front of the deserted dock to load and unload cargo.
A ship whistle sounded in the distance, which is common in ports. The busy workers did not even raise their heads to look up. Only the dock dispatcher waved a flag to signal the ship returning to the port in the early morning to enter the port.
The ship docked at the pier and lowered the gangway.
A tall figure walked down the gangway and stepped firmly on the wooden pier.
Two carriages and a steam locomotive stopped in front of the pier. A middle-aged man with brown hair and deep nasolabial wrinkles walked among the figures standing nearby. He took off his top hat and said with a smile: "I am investigating.
Chairman of the Member Judgment Committee, welcome back."
"Thanks."
Lu Li glanced at the three-eyed crow badge on his chest. The crow's eyes were golden, which showed that the middle-aged man in front of him was actually the third level of investigator: agent.
Next, they would check Lu Li's physical and mental status and record the incident information. After learning this from the old man, Lu Li said, "Can I go home first?"
"It's best not to. If you hide certain smells and pollutants on your body, it will cause great hidden dangers to the city."
Pollutant is a general term, generally used to summarize those weird existences that have an impact on the surroundings.
Lu Li understood this, so he turned to say, "Then write a letter back."
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said: "Similarly, some pollutants will distort people's minds through text or even conversation, just in case. Don't worry, we will mainly record your experience in this incident and will not delay you too much."
a long time.”
Before Lu Li responded, footsteps came from the gangway behind him, and someone stood behind Lu Li.
"uncle."
The middle-aged man looked behind Lu Li and called out the identity of the person behind him.
The person he called uncle was the captain of the rescue team, the old man.
Lu Li's eyes moved between the two of them. They did have similarities on their bodies, such as the impressive nasolabial folds.
Feeling Lu Li's gaze, the old man explained: "The rescue team also conducts inspections after every rescue. You know, they are always pervasive and mysterious. If you are curious about another thing... Yes, I am this guy
uncle."
Lu Li nodded and said without saying anything more: "Let's go."
However, the old man did not follow them. After Lu Li got into the carriage, the two carriages drove straight away from the dock.
As the steam locomotive passed by, Lu Li saw several figures stepping off the locomotive and walking towards the old man and the ship behind him.
Those people were wearing black uniforms, and their armbands showed a half-open pupil.
They are night watchmen.
"We are responsible for picking up people, and the night watchman is responsible for checking, and each performs his own duties." The team leader explained beside him.
"Do I need a check-up?" Lu Li asked.
"You are an investigator, so you don't need to go through them." The team leader said. He took out a bamboo tube from his pocket and opened the lid.
In the darkness inside the bamboo tube, a golden bug like a ladybug crawled to the edge, spread its wings and flew up and wandered in the small carriage space.
"If it falls it means you have contaminants on you."
Lu Li watched the ladybug quietly. As time passed, it never fell, but it never left.
"What does this mean?" Lu Li asked.
"It says nothing and it checks very slowly."
Just as the team leader said, until the carriage stopped in front of the underground pipeline maintenance station of the Andres Brothers, it finally completed the inspection and went straight into the bamboo tube in the team leader's hand.
"Not bad, there are no contaminants on your body." The team leader seemed relieved and said with a smile.