The female ghost in the white dress sucked back the snot from the scare.
Lu Li paused for a moment and continued: "You can continue to stay here, as long as you don't hurt anyone."
Regarding whether to kill the remaining two ghosts by the way, Lu Li and Anna had the same opinion: it was pointless and unnecessary.
None of them are murderous people, even if the other person is a ghost. They have limited strength and are relatively peaceful. They just hide in haunted houses and act as ghosts to scare tourists.
Maybe Lu Li's flintlock needs nourishment, but he won't ignore good and evil just to become stronger.
"No harm, no harm...please don't worry." Mark agreed quickly and talked about other things: "Mr. Exorcist, we are now considered your people. Is it convenient for you to leave your contact information? What will happen in the future?
...We can also contact you..."
Lu Li responded by handing over a business card. Mark took it with both hands, glanced at it quickly and put it away solemnly.
"The matter is settled, it's time for us to leave." Lu Li was about to leave. He turned his head and asked Anna: "Where is the note?"
"What note?" The latter looked up blankly.
"...?" Lu Li took out the three pieces of paper from his pocket and showed them to her. "The clues to the ghost house."
"Did you find it? How could I have such a thing? Why are you so stupid?" Anna put her hands on her hips and spoke confidently.
Lu Li's calm eyes turned to Mark silently: "Boss, please take us out of the ghost house."
"No problem, no problem, Mr. Exorcist, Miss Ghost, and uh..."
"assistant."
"Oh, and the three assistant ladies, please come with me."
Mark Duixiao trotted ahead to lead the way, and the remaining female ghosts in white skirts and twisted ghosts followed behind.
After coming out of the safety exit, the dim sky replaced the equally dim oil lamp, and a cool breeze blew in, sweeping away the accumulated dullness in the cramped ghost house.
Standing under the eaves, Lu Li looked into the distance.
The intensity of the rain remained the same as when it came, so they didn't spend much time. The park scenery was vaguely visible in the misty rain.
This scene is only temporary, and the rain will get heavier soon.
A trembling fat hand holding a cigar appeared in sight.
"I don't smoke." Lu Li replied.
"Oh." Mark suddenly put away his cigarette and took the unlit cigarette out of his mouth.
Suddenly, a biting chill came from behind Mark, freezing his heart.
Anna floated behind Mark, her breath stirring, and filled with coldness—if she didn't puff out her mouth so cutely, she might look a little more scary.
"Where's the gift?"
Anna, who couldn't find a note, still wanted a gift for clearing the level.
"Ah? There's this..." Mark came to his senses, ran to the gift table, and came back with three animal dolls wrapped in paper bags.
"The profit of the haunted house is not much, and the gifts are a bit...cheap. Please forgive me, Miss Ghost. I will definitely prepare better prizes for you next time you come."
"Uh-huh..." Anna crossed her chest and turned her head.
Qiaoqiao, who was serving as his assistant, stepped forward and took the three dolls. Lu Li stretched out his hand to make a paper bag and put the stone mask into it.
After receiving the gifts, Lu Li and the others lost their last reason to stay here and walked into the rain holding umbrellas.
One person and two ghosts stood under the eaves, staring blankly at their backs that gradually disappeared into the rain. Occasionally, there was the sound of conversation.
"It feels like a dream...it turns out that exorcists really exist..."
"We...you have all become ghosts. Isn't it normal to have an exorcist?"
"Okay, let's go back. Alas... there are two fewer employees. I'm afraid we won't be able to work anymore after the rainy season ends..."
…
Compared to the high spirits when they came together, Anna left feeling depressed.
She did not feel the joy she imagined in the park.
"Haven't you been here before?"
Lu Li noticed something and asked.
Anna floated beside her, murmuring: "No one has come with me...it's boring to play by myself, so..."
"Yes." Lu Li nodded silently. "Let's do it again when the weather clears."
"I, I don't need your pity..." Anna muttered softly, covering up her shyness with embarrassment.
"Forget it." Lu Li walked away.
"???"
…
The weather is a little cold, maybe it's raining, or maybe it's the carriage's own cooling device: a ghost.
They took a carriage to the client to collect their reward, and then sent Qiao Qiao back to the academy. Lu Li and Anna returned to the detective agency. A few minutes later, Lu Li came out again with 1,000 shillings.
It's time to learn the truth about the world from Hades.
…
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell——
The wind chimes swayed restlessly, and the wind and rain poured into the open tavern...or rather the detective agency.
Squeak——
As the door closed, the wind chimes behind the door gradually subsided. The detective agency was darker than usual, and a line of sight fell on the bar counter illuminated by an oil lamp.
Hades always seemed so leisurely and carefree. Perhaps Lu Li, who often came to ask questions, was the only guest recently.
Lu Li ignored Hades's fourth or fifth greeting, took out the stone mask in a paper bag, and pushed it in front of Hades.
"What is this? Is it related to the psychic gun?"
"Damn you for thinking I'm an expert—"
"1,000 shillings is enough." Lu Li reached into his arms and took out a stack of 100 shillings and 50 shillings.
"My lovely friend, you guessed it right. It is indeed the same thing as the psychic gun...can you let me touch it?"
"Okay." Lu Li ignored Hades's 180-degree reversal of attitude.
Wow——
Hades took out the stone mask from the paper bag, and with the contact, a trace of ghostly aura spread out from Hades' body.
He squinted his eyes slightly, and his eye sockets became dark under the side oil lamp: "Its aura is very weak... It is a bit old... Yes, it is also an abnormal object."
"Abnormal object?"
"For the sake of 1,000 shillings, this one is free." Hades grinned, revealing his gold teeth. Lu Li noticed that he had one more gold tooth than before.
"Psychic guns and stone masks can all be classified as abnormal objects. If you still plan to do this business, you will often come into contact with them in the future. As for why they are called abnormal objects, this is just a name in our circle. Belfast is targeting
There are many differences in names, and it’s the same outside, there is no unified name.”
"I wonder what it is."
"This is related to the question you want to ask next." Hades chuckled a few times and his eyes fell on the stack of bills in Lu Li's hand.
"Unless you're not going to ask anything."
There was not much kerosene in the oil lamp, and the flame was swaying slightly. In the uncertain light, Hades' eyes followed the trajectory of the banknotes.
The stack of banknotes was placed on the table and pushed in front of Hades by a slender hand.
"Now, tell me the answers to the questions I want to know."
