The night in Old Dunling was as usual, with thick water vapor pouring into the streets along with the rising airship, but this time there were some different colors in the streets.
The dazzling light flashed in the darkness, and the Nixie tube kept flashing on and off, making everyone who tried to see what was written on it feel dizzy. At the same time, a fierce singing voice could be heard vaguely behind the door, causing
Passersby glanced sideways.
Perhaps because he finally became the head of the family, the new owner of 121A Cork Street went in the direction of dissoluteness and never returned.
The living room on the first floor is still the same as before, but with Lorenzo's decoration, there are a few more chairs and a mahogany table that looks more serious, but it just looks more serious, it is placed casually
When I came down, it was piled with clothes, books and dinner plates. It looked like someone had just eaten here.
He hummed loudly and turned up the radio volume at the same time. A youthful atmosphere filled the old building, as if the heavy rain had made it look brand new.
On the street not far from Cork Street 121A, a carriage was parked. The people in the car opened the curtains and looked at the gleaming house number behind the fog.
"So he is... back?"
Seliu turned his head and looked at the guy opposite.
Oscar also squeezed over, observing the ridiculous door number.
"Looks like it."
"Where did you get the news?" Seliu couldn't help but ask.
As Lorenzo's good friends, since the storm, except for Hercule who is still missing, the connection between Seleucid and Oscar has gradually become closer.
There are many reasons, not just the business cooperation between Stuart and Nordero. In Oscar's words, as partners who were invited by Arthur to have tea together, they are already considered brothers through life and death.
Although Seliu doesn't want to admit this and despises Oscar's behavior of betraying his teammates in the end, when this guy becomes shameless, Seliu really has nothing to do with him, and sometimes this guy Oscar always brings some surprises.
Such as this time.
"News? From this."
Oscar thought for a moment and took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket.
"I discovered this when I opened the store this morning, but the guy who put up posters was chased away by the mounted police before he put up a few posters. Fortunately, I was quick to save one."
Seliu took the paper ball doubtfully and unfolded it little by little.
The paper feels very cheap, and the first thing you see is a very rubbish typesetting, and a slogan with a few typos. It looks like a small advertisement for a black-hearted workshop, but as he read the words on it, Seliu
His expression became complicated.
"Winchester Detective Agency opens today, located at 121A Cork Street..."
"Okay, although it's a bit unbelievable, it is indeed something that guy can do."
Oscar spread his hands helplessly, sometimes the truth of things is so surprising.
…
I opened the door directly and saw a shotgun hanging on the wall. A guy in pajamas was slumped on the sofa below. There were piles of messy books around. There was writing on the blackboard erected on the other side.
It's full of messy handwriting and some illegible drawings.
A monotonous white noise sounded from the radio station, and the owner was still humming some strange melody. After a while, he raised his head in realization, looking sleepy.
"Yo! Good morning."
"It's already night!"
Seleu shouted in a somewhat frantic manner. At this moment, Lorenzo looked like he had just crawled out of a black-hearted factory and looked like a useless person.
Oscar on the side was not surprised by the scene in front of him. He walked around the debris on the ground and observed the newly opened office. Then he walked to Lorenzo and asked seriously.
"How's business?"
"Minus eight thousand."
"ah?"
Facing Oscar's puzzled expression, Lorenzo stopped joking.
"It's all money for decoration and mess! Wow, it's great to realize your dream, but I'm going bankrupt too!"
When bidding farewell to Mrs. Valloode, Lorenzo spent many years of savings on that distant orphanage, and he truly became a pauper. Although at the time he felt that wealth was meaningless to him,
But within a few days of returning to Old Dunling, Lorenzo realized that this thing was not important, but it was necessary.
With a decadent gaze, he moved away from Oscar and landed directly on the girl behind the debris.
Seleu felt something was wrong, she could clearly feel the change in Lorenzo's gaze.
"Hey! Seliu, are you interested in lending me some money? No, would you like to invest in this firm?"
"No."
Lorenzo simply refused, pretending to be disappointed, and then looked at Oscar with some hope.
"What are you looking at? You just blew up an airship! I will be responsible for all these losses!"
Oscar grabbed Lorenzo's neck and shook it vigorously. Obviously according to Oscar's plan, this guy was already in a stronghold in Nordro, but as a result, this guy's actions were completely beyond expectations... Oscar
I even suspect that this lunatic was planning to do this from the beginning and was just lying to himself.
"Oh, you don't have to worry about the debt, I will pay you back!"
Lorenzo looked indifferent.
"Be more serious!"
Looking at the two people fighting together, Seliu sighed helplessly, but it was not bad. She thought it was not bad. Lorenzo was still the same as before. The storm did not twist him into a weird shape. Seliu felt that it was not bad.
I feel glad for this.
After briefly cleaning up the ground, the three people sat together. After the joke, everyone became more or less serious.
"So you got it all sorted?"
Oscar asked somewhat seriously. He didn't know the full story of the incident, but he had a general understanding.
"Well, those guys won't bother me anymore."
Lorenzo said very confidently.
All the grudges came to an end with the crash of the airship. Lorenzo killed Moriarty and recovered the lost past... It was like the beginning of a new life, once again
of.
"This is the Oscar I owe you, you, and Nordero behind you." Lorenzo said.
"Oooh, Lorenzo Holmes's promise? That's not bad."
When Oscar heard this, he smiled like a profiteer.
"Then what are you going to do next? Lorenzo." Seleu asked who was sitting aside.
Faced with this question, Lorenzo pointed around the room.
"Didn't you see it? The office! Now I can be considered a serious detective. What does it mean to not forget your original intention!"
"I mean the part about the monster."
Seleu found the key to the problem. Lorenzo was very good at using all kinds of cold jokes and nonsense words to avoid people's attention. This was what Seleu wanted to ask.
"Will you continue chasing me?"
Lorenzo hesitated for a moment, then answered with a smile.
"You can never kill demons like this, Seleu. Sometimes I think they are like our shadows. We can't escape our own shadows, and we can't kill our own shadows."
"So just forget it?"
"maybe."
Lorenzo gave an unclear answer, but then he changed the topic by talking about something else.
"Next, I need you to take care of the business. You must know that such a seemingly peaceful life is too precious to me."
As Lorenzo spoke, he took out another pile of posters, which were exactly the ones Oscar showed Seleu, and he stuffed them all into Oscar's arms.
"I remember that your bookstore had a lot of customers, remember to help me promote it."
Then he moved his buttocks and sat next to Seliu, with a flattering look on his face.
"As the boss of the Stuart family, you nobles also have some messy things, right? Any inheritance disputes, mistresses in charge, etc., this detective can handle it!"
Seeing Lorenzo like this, Seliu was a little confused for a moment. She didn't know if this guy was pretending, or if he really wanted to live a good life and even thought of opening up connections to get business.
"Calm down, calm down! Lorenzo!"
Pushing Lorenzo away who was beginning to feel a little uncomfortable, Seleu got up and fled to the other side.
Looking at this room carefully again, Seliu felt the many differences.
Although Lorenzo lived here, he never added any furniture, and even said that he had no personal belongings of his own. This seemed like an ascetic lifestyle, but in fact he never thought he could live here for a long time.
Perhaps on a burning night, he would take the weapons under the bed and never come back, leaving without any regrets.
But this time it was different. He bought a lot of new things and decorated the place. Although it was messy, it did look like an office.
It seems that he no longer wanders around, but chooses to settle here.
As for monsters, as for fighting...
Seleu is very familiar with Lorenzo, and she knows very well that this guy is used to hiding weapons in some strange places, but this time, except for the Winchester hanging high up, there seems to be no other weapons here, and
That Winchester still looks like a piece of handicraft.
This storm may have really changed Lorenzo, making this madman put down his butcher knife and start enjoying life seriously.
That's a good thing! That's a good thing! Instead of a psychopath with self-destructive tendencies, the world has a detective who loves life. That sounds great.
"What are you writing about?"
Oscar saw that Lorenzo's request for investment failed, so he turned around and picked up his notes and started writing.
"Bills, daily expenses, and regular remittances to the orphanage... Wow, those nuns have no business sense at all. When I took over, they were already bankrupt! Of course, I was going bankrupt too."
Maybe this is the price of living a serious life, Lorenzo has a big head.
It turns out that there are so many things to pay attention to in life. It turns out that you don’t just live in a house directly, you also have to pay water bills, electricity bills, gas bills, etc., and these payment collection places are evenly distributed throughout the city.
The surrounding area caused Lorenzo to have to run around the city every time he paid.
Not only that, Lorenzo also had to clean on time and cook his own meals. This kind of life was quite exciting at first. He could sing loudly, run around in pajamas, and sleep wherever he wanted, but
Within a few days, Lorenzo began to miss Mrs. Valloode.
It feels so good to be taken care of.
"In your impression, I have always been a hacker and slasher, but I am really good at detectives! Although I have always worked in the lower city area, and it also involves a little bit of hacker and slasher, but I feel that I can
Very well done.”
Regarding his future plans, Lorenzo explained this.
"And strictly speaking, the old order has been disbanded, so I can no longer be considered a demon hunter. Instead, this detective is my serious profession now!"
Lorenzo finally answered Seleu and Oscar's questions seriously.
The three pairs of eyes looked at each other for a moment, and then started to wander again.
"Although you have said so much, it is really hard for people to believe you."
Oscar rubbed his temples and felt a little headache.
Lorenzo is an unpredictable psychopath, and the term cunning villain is a perfect term to describe him.
"Relax, isn't everything fine now?"
He squeezed back into his seat with a lazy look.
The atmosphere was quite good. Lorenzo had not experienced such a peaceful life for a long time. This was a rare and precious peace. But unfortunately, this peace did not last long. There was a heavy knock on the door, and then the door was pushed open.
.
Behind him was the dim street. Arthur stood expressionlessly by the door, followed by dark silhouettes one after another.
"Okay, you two, let's end today's wonderful party and give him and me some space."
Lorenzo didn't seem surprised by Arthur's arrival, but he was relieved.
Lorenzo stood up, walked to the newly purchased mahogany table, and pushed away the messy things on it. Clothes, books, and dinner plates were piled on top of each other, making a constant clattering sound.
He pulled up a chair and sat behind the table, then took out a standing sign from the mess and placed it on the table.
It says "Lorenzo Holmes."
Oscar's face changed, and he didn't know what he had experienced with Arthur. He seemed to be afraid of Arthur, so he pulled Seleu out and walked out. As Seleu left, he couldn't help but look at that person.
A mixed mess.
There were dinner plates, books, and clothes... She could no longer imagine that disgusting scene.
Arthur stepped over the debris and walked straight over, dragged a rickety chair from the side, and sat opposite Lorenzo.
"Are you getting ready to retire?"
He looked at the comically decorated office, then at Lorenzo, and asked.
"What do you think?"
Lorenzo asked rhetorically. He put his hands on the table, clasped his hands together and dragged his chin, his expression looked like a cunning fox.