One hundred and ninety-eight. The eve of the rainy season
Ten minutes later, Lu Li appeared in the tavern lobby.
He looked calm as if nothing had happened before.
Only the psychic gun in the holster on his waist was silently describing something.
Matthew was also in the hall, sitting at the dining table eating alone. Her wet brown hair was spread out, and her cheeks were still flushed after taking a bath.
She had already finished washing, much faster than these men.
Lu Li did not sit down. He sat down under a table at the edge of the tavern and waited for the alliance personnel to bring food and medicine.
Pulis was the third one to come out. He whispered something to Matthew and came to sit opposite Lu Li with a glass of beer.
"If I'm not wrong, you shouldn't have experienced many incidents, but you have done very well."
Pulis was not surprised to see that. Lu Li acted very unfamiliar in every aspect of the incident, but his excellent performance almost covered up this.
The food was brought out quickly, including hot sausages, bread and broth, as well as a glass of milk that Lu Li specially requested.
"Where are you going next?" Lu Li asked.
The door of the tavern was suddenly pushed open, and the team members that Price had left on Elm Street walked in. Price nodded at them, turned to answer Lu Li: "Take a rest for a while, and continue patrolling."
Pulis didn't talk too much about this topic. After his words fell, he raised his beer glass.
"Here's to you."
"Thanks."
Lu Li picked up the milk cup and signaled.
After taking a shower, the night watchmen came to the hall one after another. Pulis whispered "Excuse me" and returned to his team members.
The imagined noise and bustle did not appear. Even if they were not on duty, these night watchmen still kept as quiet as possible and only spoke in low voices.
After finishing his meal, Lu Li finally dipped the bread into the broth and put it into his mouth. He picked up the handkerchief placed aside and wiped his fingertips and corners of his mouth.
An alliance employee came over to clear the table and told Lu Li that if he wanted to leave, he just had to tell them and they would prepare a carriage to take Lu Li where he wanted to go.
"Prepare a carriage for me, and now I need a phone and the contact information of Petra's good friends."
"Petra? Who is she?" The alliance staff, who were usually only responsible for logistics, didn't know what Lu Li said.
"The mistress of 33 Elm Street, the protagonist of this incident."
"Okay please wait."
After waiting for a few minutes, the alliance member led Lu Li to the tavern owner's room.
The place has been briefly arranged, but it is still in a mess, and the boss is nowhere to be seen.
The microphone was placed on the desk and kept connected. The alliance personnel said to Lu Li: "We have helped you contact the person you are looking for. Her name is Luna, she is Petra's childhood playmate, and she still maintains a very good relationship.
Good friendship relationship.”
Walking to the desk, picking up the phone, Lu Li came straight to the point and asked, "Does Professor Petra have any hobbies?"
The Alliance had already told Luna what happened before, and the old voice on the microphone did not find Lu Li's question rude: "Hobby? Let me think about it...what are you referring to?"
"For example, I like reading naked."
The expressions of the alliance personnel who had not yet left the room suddenly became strange.
There was silence on the phone for a while, and then a faint sigh came from the phone.
"...I thought this would end with her passing...it's really hard to believe, right?"
…
The rain falling on the roof of the carriage completely covered up the crisp sound of the horse's hooves.
The groom outside the carriage drove the carriage on the way back to the detective agency.
Lu Li looked outside through the curtains of the carriage, and a strange scene appeared before his eyes. Many residents stayed outside in the heavy rain, standing in front of the walls and roofs, daubing something, or cleaning the drains under the eaves.
"What are they doing?" Lu Li asked.
Anna, who was sitting side by side with Lu Li, explained: "Let's prepare for the upcoming rainy season. Some people used to do this when the rainy season came in Himfast, but not as many as here."
"Is it the rainy season..."
Remembering that the rainy season would last one to two weeks, Lu Li asked the groom to go to department stores and markets temporarily.
He wants to stock up on some food and supplies to prepare for the rainy season.
It is conceivable that the already bad environment will become even more difficult during the rainy season.
Just in case, Lu Li had to make other preparations.
So when the carriage stopped at a department store, in addition to purchasing kerosene, waterproof tarpaulins to stick on the walls and sandbags to block the door to prevent water from entering, Lu Li also hired a mason.
Only two cubic meters of abyssal stone is not enough to cover the whole detective agency, but it can barely cover the four walls of the bedroom, which can be of some use.
If the [Cries for help in the alley] and [Man-eating house] incidents can be settled in time, Lu Li can also lay a third cubic meter of deep sea stone before the rainy season.
It was agreed that the masonry would be there in the afternoon, and Lu Li returned to the carriage with the purchased supplies.
The carriage moved, leaving a line of ruts on the wet bluestone road, which disappeared in an instant.
…
Half an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of the longhouse.
Similar to what I saw along the way, raincloths are also being laid on Sailor Street to prevent leaks when the rainy season arrives. In front of the longhouse, the landlord is shirtless and loudly instructs the residents of the longhouse to check for possible leaks.
Lu Li was not here. After burying the carriage, the landlord showed an almost flattering smile and greeted Lu Li. He knew Lu Li's identity and the meaning of his identity through some gossip. With him here, there is no need to worry about the longhouse.
Something weird happened.
There have been more and more strange phenomena in Belfast recently. If there were not more strange phenomena outside the city, many residents would consider leaving here.
The only problem is that the exorcist seems to be moving away.
"Did you buy a raincoat? Don't worry, we have already paved your exterior wall for you." The landlord noticed what Lu Li was holding and said diligently.
"Thank you." Lu Li nodded his thanks and returned to the detective agency.
The newspaper was delivered and lay on the floor behind the detective agency door.
Lu Li handed the thing in his hand to Anna, picked up the edge of the newspaper, and put it on the desk.
The smell of damp, rotten wood in the detective agency is strong. It's not a pleasant smell, but it's tolerable.
"You stay here, I'll go to the investigator base."
Lu Li had already told Anna about this matter when they were on the carriage. To complete the incident, everything needs to be recorded and handed over to the investigator base, and this time is no exception.
Since Lu Li couldn't write down the contents of this incident on a piece of paper, he could only go to the base to describe it.
"Come back soon."
"Um."
Thinking of something, Lu Li put his hand into his arms, put the book that was left in the shop on the desk, turned around and left.
Anna, who had forgotten about it, stared blankly at the books on the desk for more than ten seconds, then looked out the window.
The figure she relied on got into the waiting carriage, the wheels turned, and slowly left the window.
