Lu Li, who didn't understand the world, naturally didn't know how to be polite. Since the figure in the beak mask said that the things should be returned to Lu Li, it meant that he could vacate this place.
Lu Li did indeed do this.
He didn't do it himself. Three or four hundred shillings wasn't worth wasting his time. He called Qiaoqiao and asked her to be responsible for selling the furniture.
Just in case, Lu Li reminded Qiao Qiao not to enter the basement, even though the evil objects there had been taken away. Leave everything else to Qiao Qiao - it would be best to sell the house together.
Except for a bulky radio and a photo of what appeared to be the beak-masked figure himself.
The former is moved to the detective agency and can listen to information in real time. The latter is prepared for the beak mask figure.
If she suddenly appeared in front of Lu Li while she was still alive, he could still get something to express his thoughts.
On the way Qiaoqiao arrived, Lu Li and Anna checked every room in the building. After confirming that there were no other weird things, they handed the place over to Qiaoqiao who had arrived, and they headed to the workers' residence.
"The Four Jones Brothers", people called them that.
They are not real brothers, and they are not even related by blood. They are just names that four teenagers got together more than ten years ago in order to survive.
After supporting each other and living together for more than ten years, their relationship is not much different from that of biological brothers.
This is one of the workers Qiao Qiao introduced to Lu Li.
They were surprised by Lu Li's visit. After all, when Qiao Qiao contacted them, they asked for the rain to subside before they could work again - they thought the client behind Qiao Qiao would not agree.
But it won't be too long. In today's newspaper, the weather column says it will rain lightly tomorrow and the day after, so they can go to work tomorrow.
Lu Li told them the situation on the cliff and the content of the work, as well as a "construction drawing" that Lu Li drew yesterday evening.
It stated Lu Li's requirements for the expansion of the cave: dig out a space two meters deep, three meters high, and six meters wide inside the cave. The rock walls should be excavated flat. At the same time, a cellar should be excavated with a depth of two meters and a space of ten cubic meters. Time is up.
Probably fast.
The space dug out in this way is very flat, like a long corridor running across the deepest part of the cave. The reason for this is that Lu Li only has less than three cubic meters of deep sea stone, and can only barely lay the walls and the ground above his head of this size.
However, with subsequent acquisitions, Lu Li can expand the cave at any time. The six-meter width has been reserved by Lu Li, which is enough to cover one meter of deep-sea stone, so Lu Li only needs to dig deeper into the cave.
The premise is that Lu Li can still afford the deep sea stone.
The eldest of the four Jones brothers hesitated to speak, and finally suppressed his curiosity about the employer's requirements and thought about his quotation: "The completion date is about 2 to 4 days, and the total salary for the five people is 160 shillings per day."
Maybe Lu Li might disagree because he thought the price was too high. The boss then said, "You should know how scary the forest is... We have to take a lot of risks when we go there, and many workers are unwilling to go in."
"It's a little slow," Lu Li said.
The good weather only lasts for these two days, and the rainy season is coming soon. By then, storms will cover the entire city, and it will no longer be the ordinary scene of just rain.
Thunderstorms, violent winds, and coveting entities from the dark will appear one after another.
The boss told Lu Li helplessly: "It won't take too much time to dig the cave. We have no shortage of energy. It's just that the space to dig the cellar is too small, so we can only do it alone."
"I want it completed within two days, and the cellar can be left unfinished."
"That's no problem." The boss breathed a sigh of relief. "But in order to save time, you'd better rent a carriage to transport us and the tools."
"Can."
Lu Li did not refuse. A carriage could save at least two or three hours of traveling time every day.
The cliff is actually only two to three miles away from the city in a straight line, but based on the winding and difficult mountain road, it is at least five or six miles away.
After agreeing to pick them up with a carriage at dawn tomorrow, Lu Li left the residence of the four Jones brothers and returned to the detective agency.
It's still very early, the hour hand is close to the number 9 and will touch soon.
The sculpture made a new move. Its intact arm pointed at the phone, signaling to Lu Li that there had been a call during the time they left.
Recently, he often gets phone calls after he goes out.
At the same time, it is worth noting that the sculpture, which has been dormant for a long time, has recently shown signs of activity again, seemingly after the weird rain.
Maybe the strange rain affected it, or maybe it was just a simple coincidence.
Lu Li picked up the phone and asked the telephone office what to do. He was a little surprised to find that the caller was not Qiao Qiao, but Tesla.
Anna was studying how to make the radio produce sound, while Lu Li turned the dial to call Tesla.
Bang bang——
The sound of Anna tapping the radio was heard, and Lu Li's dark eyes fell: "There is a clockwork behind it, just twist it to the end."
This was the reason why Lu Li came back with the radio - if the wires were to be connected, it would be sold together with the furniture.
"oh!"
Anna suddenly understood and responded, tilting her head and looking behind the radio, looking for the clockwork.
The call was answered at this time.
After Lu Li inquired about the purpose of his visit, Tesla told Lu Li that Thomas's funeral would be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the cemetery in the Holy Father Street. Do you want to attend?
Just as Lu Li was about to speak, a strange sound of people whispering echoed in the detective agency.
"Are you dealing with weirdness?" Tesla's voice on the microphone was filled with surprise.
"The sound of mass on the radio." Lu Li glanced towards Anna who made the noise and said, "Do you need to prepare a dress?"
"No, your daily attire is very formal." Tesla commented on Lu Li's usual attire, then hung up the phone after explaining the matter.
Anna at the dining table has almost figured out how to use the radio and is adjusting the frequency to search for other signals. The "rustling" noise covers up the "pattering" of the rain outside the window.
The noise of snowflakes was occasionally mixed with fleeting human voices. Anna kept adjusting the frequency, but no clear sound came out. Her movements gradually became anxious——
"I'll do it."
Lu Li said, extinguishing the inexplicable restlessness in Anna's heart. She obediently said "oh" and got out of the way. She watched Lu Li adjust and asked, "Aren't we going to the cliff tomorrow?"
"The funeral is at 10 a.m., so there's no time." Lu Li said calmly, slowly turning the FM. "You stay on the cliff and watch the workers and compensate Annie."
"I want to follow you!" Anna was unwilling.
[*Noise*... The grocery store owner has been taken away by the police station for investigation. The police have... swoosh... the victim's family *distorted* Daily News... swoosh... follow-up...]
This was a radio station owned by the "Daily News". Lu Li made some fine adjustments to make the sound as clear as possible and removed his palm.
He said to Anna: "Most of the people present at the funeral were exorcists, and you are not suitable to show up there."
Anna also knew this, so she reluctantly agreed to Lu Li's arrangement.
