"This is the connection desk. The number you are contacting has been canceled due to a large number of reports. It is recommended that you use other methods to contact the other party. Sir, do you have any other questions?"
A female voice came out of the microphone intermittently. There was a mist in Belfast today, which somewhat affected communications.
"there is none left."
Lu Li, who was sitting in the chair behind the desk, said, hanging up the phone.
It seems that the remaining commission fee will not be available for the time being.
The street outside the window was hazy, and residents were walking on the bluestone road in the morning mist. Anna was not sitting by the window, which was a bit surprising. She rested her chin by the door, staring closely at the sculpture.
She had been like this when Lu Li woke up.
"How long have you been watching?"
"It's been a while." Anna said, her head moving little by little as she spoke.
"Isn't it moving yet?"
"Yes, I didn't even blink." Anna was a little discouraged and sighed.
Lu Li realized something from the words and asked, "Aren't you observing the sculpture all the time?"
"No." Anna shook her head, as if she wanted to turn around but didn't dare to do so. "It's too boring, so I found something to do."
"so?"
"I'm competing with Miss Sculpture to see who can keep his eyes open longer."
Lu Li didn't know if the sculpture would blink, but he knew that Anna must be very bored.
Whether you say she is having fun in her misery or she is bored and looking for trouble, the fact is that after Anna woke up in ghost form, she was trapped in the painting, facing repeated scenes day after day - and no one was willing to communicate with her.
This situation changed when Lu Li brought her back, but the problem was still not solved. Just like in the gallery, she could only stay in the small detective agency and could not go out.
This is undoubtedly a prison for a girl who contracted an illness and died at the age of 16, and whose personality remains at the age of 16.
Maybe we can find a chance to take her out for a walk?
Lu Li's dark eyes softened slightly, and his still calm voice sounded: "Friendship first, competition second."
Anna sneered without looking back: "Since we are going to compete, we must work hard to be the first!"
"..." Lu Li fell into silence.
The atmosphere gradually became dull. Silence and mist floated in the slightly deserted detective agency.
Knock knock knock——
Two eyes fell on the door at the same time, and one of them blinked subconsciously...
"Oh crap, I lost!"
Anna lamented, her cheeks full of unwillingness.
"Continue tomorrow, you go to the bedroom and hide."
"oh."
Anna floated into the bedroom dejectedly, and at the same time did not forget to close the door with her telekinesis.
Lu Li stood up, walked to the door, and opened it - the person coming had met Lu Li once.
Just yesterday.
…
"My name is Daisy. We met yesterday and you gave me a business card..."
Daisy was sitting on the sofa by the wall. She was always carefree and a little reserved. Her legs wrapped in trousers were together, straight and tense.
"I remember."
Lu Li sat down on the boss's chair and stared at Daisy for a few seconds. After the smile on her face became stiff, he said, "Is something okay?"
"I have...I have a commission that I want to entrust."
"Please say."
Lu Li stretched out his hand to signal her to continue, opened the drawer, took out his notebook, and picked up the pen.
"You should know that this is a supernatural detective agency. Is your commission related to supernatural events?"
"Yes... I have a good friend who passed away due to illness some time ago..."
"Do you suspect that her death was abnormal?"
"Well... not only me, but also some classmates at the time thought her death was abnormal..."
"Why."
"I don't know... maybe it's intuition? I know it sounds... hard to understand, but please listen to me."
"continue."
"Thank you...my friend's name is Anna...we are deer in Himfast..."
"Please wait a moment, I have something to confirm." Lu Li suddenly closed his notebook and put it on the table together with the pen.
While Daisy was watching nervously, Lu Li tilted his head slightly and said to the bedroom door: "Anna."
There was no reply, maybe because Lu Li wasn't loud enough, or Anna didn't want to be exposed to outsiders.
Lu Li continued: "Ana, I have a question."
After a few seconds of silence, a cute, ear-splitting voice came from behind the door: "Shh~~~"
Lu Li ignored Anna and asked directly: "I remember you said before that you have a good friend named Daisy. Where is she from?"
Anna's attention was diverted and she forgot to hide this, and subconsciously replied: "Belfast people, what's wrong?"
"nothing."
Lu Li replied, looking away, his gaze fell on Daisy who looked in disbelief and hesitation: "Miss Daisy, I will accept your commission. But how much are you willing to pay for this commission?"
Daisy did not answer Lu Li. She suddenly stood up, her eyes were covered with mist, and complex emotions appeared on her face. She stumbled and shouted towards the bedroom: "Anna, is that you!"
"Daisy!?"
A few seconds later, a prisoner's crisp voice also sounded with surprise, and Anna, whose face was full of joy, came out from behind the door.
She looked extremely happy and couldn't wait to rush towards Daisy. However, she stopped suddenly a meter away, and the joy on her face quickly faded away, replaced by fear and shrinkage.
Anna may have thought a lot, but Daisy didn't care about it. She jumped towards Anna with a cheer like a girl. It wasn't until she passed through Anna's ghost that she seemed to remember something, and there was a hint of sadness in the depths of her eyes.
One person and one ghost stared at each other at close range, Daisy had tears in her eyes, and Anna was silent.
Lu Li sighed imperceptibly.
Not because of this scene, but if this fool hadn't come out, he would have saved up a thousand shillings by now.
Knock knock knock——
At this moment, a sudden knock on the door broke the solid atmosphere.
Anna and Daisy looked at the door, and then looked at Lu Li behind the desk.
Lu Li raised his hand and pointed to the bedroom: "You can go inside to catch up on old times for now."
Anna and Daisy looked at each other, suppressing various emotions in silence, and entered the bedroom together.
The door closed and calm returned to the living room.
"come in."
Lu Li said to the door.
Squeak——
The door opened, and Oliver sneaked his head in, looking around.
He just seemed to hear a woman talking in the house?
"Ana's friend came to visit her." Lu Li explained.
Oliver was stunned for a moment, as if wondering who Anna was, then he shuddered and said with a dry smile: "Oh, what an enviable friendship."
"So what's the matter with you?"
"The book has been returned, and there is...here."
"Letter? A new one?"
"Um……"
"What does Slavic lady mean?"
"you do not know?"
"I kind of understand it, but I don't quite understand it."