Smoke rises from the dark red cigar head and turns into a condensed flocculent mist on the ceiling.
The blinds were drawn facing the window of the office area, and an electric light emitted a dim light.
There were two figures sitting behind the desk. One of them stood up, threw away his cigar, and reached out to Lu Li.
"Hello, Mr. Lu Li, I am Deputy Sheriff Valentine." Valentine wore a peaked cap and a dark gray woolen coat. This style of dressing made him look like a detective rather than a deputy.
Sheriff.
"Exorcist, Lu Li."
Lu Li took off his hat and reached out to touch it lightly.
Lu Li revealed his identity outside the lunatic asylum that night, so there was no need to hide it this time.
His eyes paused slightly at the figure sitting next to Valentine, and then moved away.
"First of all, I would like to thank you exorcists for your continued contribution to Belfast." After Valentine sat back at the desk, he motioned for Lu Li to sit down as well, and his opening words were sincere.
This is interesting - most residents on the backside of the hill consider themselves Belfast citizens and have always considered themselves Belfastites.
"Vinson has told me the situation, and we still want to know some details."
Lu Li said nothing and his eyes fell on the man next to Valentine.
"Introduce yourself, Joel, Night Watchman."
Just like Lu Li didn't hide his identity, this man in casual clothes also didn't hide it.
"I've never seen you before, you look unfamiliar."
The smile on Valentine's face became a little stiff, and he motioned to Joel not to be so stiff.
Joel also realized the problem with his tone, waved his hand and said: "My bad... If you knew the nature of our work, you would understand our paranoia."
This night watchman is surprisingly easy to talk to and normal.
Lu Li thought that people who faced such weirdness would become a little nervous.
"It's understandable now." Lu Li, who had just understood his situation not long ago, sympathized with this vigilant approach. "So what do you want to ask?"
Valentine continued: "About Richard, do you know anything about him?"
Lu Li said calmly: "What I know has been told to Officer Vincent that night. Except for that night, Richard and I have no other interactions. But if you want to know more about his character, I might be able to tell you something."
Joel took a puff of the cigar, but the cigarette butt did not light up. It had been extinguished after not paying attention to it for too long.
He was too lazy to light it again, threw the cigar on the table, spread his hands and signaled: "Please tell me."
"A madman with his own logic." Lu Li said.
Valentin waited for a while and found that Lu Li stopped talking. He was a little confused and asked, "No more?"
"That's enough." Joel interrupted Valentin's inquiry, frowned and said, "Does this mean we can't reason about Richard's purpose and what his next move will be?"
"Yes." Lu Li nodded, keenly aware of the sadness deep in Valentin's eyes.
"What happened?"
Lu Li suddenly asked.
Valentine and Joel looked at each other, and Valentine nodded without any trace: "I——"
"Baron you can't go in!"
"Miss, you can't-"
There was a sudden noise outside the office door. When the three people's eyes fell on the door at the same time, the door was knocked open with a bang.
Baron Joseph, who was supposed to be under investigation outside, broke into the office.
She walked elegantly, with her slender white legs extending out from under the gorgeous dark red dress. She walked step by step in front of Lu Li, and the strong scent of perfume enveloped Lu Li in every aspect.
Baron Joseph lifted Lu Li's chin with his fingertips, and his hoarse voice escaped from his red lips: "Man, I like your eyes."
Lu Li's eyes drooped and he looked directly at Na Jue, who wore exaggerated makeup and gave everyone a thrilling beauty: "So you want to dig out the collection?"
Baron Joseph's eyes sparkled, and Lu Li's strange answer aroused her interest.
She wanted to say something, but Valentin's angry shout came from the side: "You two, please get Baron Joseph out of my office!"
The police outside the door took action. They squeezed into the office and tried to take away Baron Joseph, but the short butler with thick round eyes rushed to stop him.
Baron Joseph's beautiful eyes narrowed, he let go of Lu Li temporarily, turned around and shouted coldly: "You bastard, stay away from me! Do you want to be prosecuted for attacking a noble?"
"Get out of your own trouble first, Baron Joseph." Valentin sneered a few times. "We are talking about something very important. If you don't leave, our Watchtown Police Department will add assault to the charges you are charged with.
Police and intrusion into private places.”
"Aren't you afraid of being swallowed up by my anger?" Baron Joseph sneered, but when he turned to Lu Li, it turned into his sweet enthusiasm, throwing away his heart-beating wink.
Although she likes to play with men, she is not stupid. She is currently in trouble and is not suitable to cause new troubles.
"Wait for me, sweetheart."
Baron Joseph blew a kiss to Lu Li, his smile disappeared the moment he turned around, and he left the office with a cold face.
The police officers crowded at the door quickly made way for an exit.
"Lulu."
Standing at the door of the office, Baron Joseph did not look back.
"Baron." The short butler closed the door and stood aside with his hands tied.
"Within one hour, I want all the information about the man inside. Oh, and after finding his address, I will send a cart of tulips directly to his house."
…
"Mr. Lu Li, I would like to remind you..." Baron Joseph left and Valentin breathed a sigh of relief. Apparently, he was not as confident as he had shown before. He looked at Lu Li with a wry smile: "...You may be targeted by her.
Already."
"Why is she here?" Lu Li asked.
As someone who reads several newspapers every day, Lu Li is no stranger to Baron Joseph.
Valentine spread his hands and said with a headache: "If you pay attention to the news recently, you will find that someone is going to sue Baron Joseph. Unfortunately, the guy who sued Baron Joseph is from Watchtown."
"Is Baron Joseph rich?"
Lu Li was thoughtful.
"Her money is enough to buy half of Watchtown, or the whole of Watchtown." Valentin said with a tongue-tied tongue. Even if he was the deputy chief of the police department, he couldn't imagine how much wealth could buy half a town.
"Okay, let's pause the chat about this rumored aristocrat." Joel said.
Lu Li nodded and asked, "So what happened?"
As he finished speaking, Lu Li noticed that the relaxed atmosphere brought about by Baron Joseph's intrusion was gradually disappearing.
"Remember Vincent and the police officer that night?"
Dignity and dullness permeated the office with the electric light on. There was a hint of pain in the depths of Valentin's eyes as he spoke in a low voice.