Richard might keep the little-known night watchman busy. But since they haven't contacted Lu Li yet, it means that the matter is still under control.
Otherwise, they have no reason not to question the person involved, Lu Li.
Today's detective agency seems a bit leisurely.
They returned last night and Anna went back to rest in the portrait. After Lu Li moved the can into the detective agency, he drove a carriage to the client's house earlier this morning and handed the torn-out page to the client.
This brought me deserved reward and tears.
Then Lu Li returned the carriage, bought a breakfast and returned to the detective agency.
Anna slipped away from the painting early. Since leaving the gallery, she dislikes staying in the painting less and less. At this time, she is holding her chin and raising her calves to look at the scenery in front of the window.
It was raining lightly outside the window. There were fewer pedestrians on the bluestone road, but it was still lively.
Children were playing and running in the rain, and most people were excited about the rain that dispersed the fog.
Except for the sculpture, it remains the same, motionless, as if dead.
Lu Li inserted the 100 shilling reward into the book page. He has already accumulated 900 shillings. He only needs to earn another 100 shillings before Hades reveals the dark truth.
And just in time, the haunted house commission reserved by Lu Li can be completed.
However, an unexpected incident disrupted Lu Li's plan.
"That... boss... is what... uh... what I want to say is..."
Oliver on the other end of the phone hesitated.
Lu Li said nothing, quietly waiting for him to finish talking nonsense.
"That's it...Boss, are you still listening?"
"exist."
After a long wait, Oliver told the truth: "Mrs. Slavic forced me to send you a love letter again, but I deeply realized that this behavior was full of mistakes, and it deeply hurt the relationship between us, so I decided -"
"I want to hear the truth." Lu Li interrupted Oliver's tirade.
"Uh... ok. My brother told me that there is a cargo that can be transported from the other end of the Arran Peninsula to Belfast and make a lot of money. I want to try it."
Oliver quickly told the truth without stopping.
"Okay." Lu Li did not refuse. After all, the relationship between him and Oliver was not purely an employment relationship.
Oliver was afraid that Lu Li would misunderstand, so he quickly added: "There will be a qualified successor to take over my position for the time being! She is super capable!"
"Do you have anyone to recommend?"
"Well! I believe one person can do this job."
Oliver didn't say who that person was, and Lu Li didn't ask. After a few seconds of stalemate, Oliver, who realized that he couldn't tell his boss off, had no choice but to reveal, "It's my sister Joanna!"
Anna, who was looking at the scenery by the window, pricked up her ears. She felt as if someone was calling her name again.
"She has shown a strong interest in ghosts since she was a child. I feel that she fits the tone of the detective agency very well and will definitely become your good assistant! But..."
Oliver paused for a moment and said coyly: "She has a bit of a weird personality..."
"If this is the case, there is no need to recruit people for the time being. I am enough for the detective agency. When will you return -"
"But she's so pretty!"
The shout from the microphone interrupted Lu Li.
"...When will it arrive?" Lu Li asked after a brief silence.
A look of disdain came from beside him.
Things called aristocratic etiquette and ladyship are gradually disappearing from Anna.
"I've already told her, and when she makes time -"
Thump thump thump——
A knock on the door sounded at this time.
"I heard it! Is it a knock on the door? It should be here, so I'll hang up first~"
beep--
Oliver on the other side hurriedly hung up the phone.
Lu Li put down the phone, stood up and walked towards the door.
Standing in front of the door, he turned his head and asked, "Don't you need to hide?"
"I have learned how to hide myself from being seen." Anna chuckled, her figure dimmed and disappeared into the air. "You can't see me anymore, right?"
So Lu Li opened the door directly.
In the dark corridor, a girl in a white dress stood.
The girl has short, ear-length hair, delicate facial features, and skin as smooth as gel. The only drawback is her numb expression.
"Is this an interview here?" The girl raised her head and looked at Lu Li.
But Lu Li didn't feel the focus of his gaze falling on him. It was a pair of empty eyes.
"yes."
Lu Li turned sideways and let the girl enter the detective agency.
After closing the door, Lu Li walked back to the desk and sat down, his eyes falling on the girl sitting opposite.
"So first of all can you tell me your age?"
The girl hesitated for a moment and shook her head slightly: "...I don't remember."
"Don't remember what you mean?"
"I don't remember what happened before..." The girl's dark eyes were full of confusion, and she looked at Lu Li blankly.
"Can I tell a story?"
Maybe this is the special that Oliver was referring to?
"……Can."
Generally speaking, it's not possible, but Oliver said that his cousin is special.
And she's really beautiful.
"There is a girl...her name is Miselia."
The girl told a story in a straightforward and cold manner - maybe the protagonist is herself.
Michelle Ya is not from Belfast. She moved with her parents from a neighboring county a year ago and settled in Belfast.
Alpha Street is probably one of the oldest streets in Belfast - established by the first residents to colonize the area.
Because of the low price, Michelle's parents bought the house here. Her father worked as a water deliveryman and her mother worked in a laundry. She was given hope and went to college to study.
Misseliya has been very good-looking since she was a child. Unlike most girls who only become attractive as adults, she can already be called delicate and even beautiful at this time.
No matter how beautiful she is, she is only on the outside. As a housekeeper, she has a family that is poor but firmly believes in truth, which makes her have a sense of justice - and her grades are pretty good.
"The story happened on an ordinary day...it was half past eleven."
When the girl telling the story saw the clock on the desk, she suddenly paused and returned to her previous confused state.
"Actually, this watch is faster than 7 minutes." Lu Li replied. "If you are in a hurry, please hurry up."
The girl's eyes were numb and she said in a daze: "I promised my parents that I would go back before noon, so can I come back for the interview tomorrow?"
"...Of course." Lu Li stood up and sent the silent girl out the door.
Boom.
The door is closed.
"Oliver's cousin looks very ill..." Anna floated to the table and sat sideways.
Lu Li walked back to his desk thoughtfully. At this moment, there was another knock on the door.
"She may have something unfinished." Anna shrugged and followed Lu Li, who was returning, to the door.
The door opened, and a youthful girl with braided braids stood in front of the door, wearing a mask.
"I am cousin Oliver, here for an interview." The girl's clear voice sounded.
"...?"
Lu Li and Anna's eyes met, and they saw the meaning in each other's eyes.
