Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 2 II. Stay where there is light

  chi, chi, chi—

The    match ignited a weak flame, swayed lightly and approached the kerosene lamp, the cotton rope wick was ignited, and the dim light gradually spread outward, dispelling the surrounding darkness.

   The figure revealed in front of the lamp threw the firewood and covered it with a glass cover.

   The burning wick became stable, the figure briefly left the range of the oil lamp, and then the sound of the door closing sounded.

  Whoa—

   The keychain crossed a parabola and landed on the sofa. Lu Li looked around the detective agency, which he had become familiar with, and adjusted the kerosene lamp to radiate to the entire house.

  The darkness has nothing to hide, hiding in the corner and waiting for an opportunity.

  Lu Li sat in the thickened seat behind the desk, half of his face was hidden in the shadow of the oil lamp, thinking quietly.

   The last embers of light in the sky are about to dissipate, and all the inhabited houses in Rodster Harbor have been lit with oil lamps. The rarer lamps were only lit around government facilities and noble mansions.

  Today is the third day that Lu Li suddenly appeared in this world.

After realizing that the world is not on Earth, and the technological stage is the early stage of the Industrial Revolution, Lu Li disassembled his mobile phone and sold it to a few merchants or artists who like to collect special collections, in exchange for this property, some shillings, and a mobile phone that can move around freely. identity.

   In order to obtain information about this world, he initially went to the tavern to listen to the conversations of the guests, and got the key information: [After dark, stay in a place with light]

  Every inhabitant knows this, and even the most alcoholic drinker will bring an oil lamp when he goes home after getting drunk in a tavern.

  Everyone does their best to keep themselves in the light after dark, even the homeless will move to government facilities at nightfall, leaning against the lights to rest.

   for unknown reasons.

   This incident has a strange atmosphere from beginning to end.

  Lu Liben suspects that this sentence is the result of capital operation by kerosene companies to obtain higher profits, but after the ghost incident in the daytime, things seem to be not so simple.

After the    tavern had gained something, Lu Li's next step was the local library, and then he got a piece of news: The Belfast library suffered a fire a few months ago, and now there is only a ruin that no one has cleaned up.

  Lu Li took the next step, trying to learn a part of the world view from passers-by. The strange thing is that everyone is very taboo about this, and doesn't want to talk too much about it, fearing that it will be haunted.

  The Bizarre Detective Agency was created from this. What is more suitable for running around and asking questions than the identity of a detective?

   As a result, Lu Li searched around and solved several haunted cases that were not haunted. Until today, he was able to spy on a corner of the world - whether it is true or not is unclear.

   Maybe Lu Li should stay away from the light at night and learn the deeper secrets of this world, but doing so is too risky.

   Even if the result could only be a rumour spread by the City of Belfast to keep citizens from going out at night.

  The time displayed by the quartz clock on the table is 6:25. Because of the haze that cannot be dissipated in the air, the sky darkened earlier than usual.

  Lu Li's eyes fell outside the window, and the windows of every household were like stars, all over the port of Rodester.

   He recalled the last sentence the psychiatrist said before going out.

"If you don't tell the second story, then you have a high chance of being entangled by ghosts. But the chances are not small now, just in case, in recent days you can spend more time with friends and stay in people A lot of places will do, ghosts rarely attack when there are a lot of people, or find a real exorcist. And remember this: always stay where there is light."

   Staying in a place with light here is like drinking more hot water on the earth to cure all diseases.

   His eyes returned to focus, Lu Li picked up the phone and wanted to call his friends over to add some popularity.

   When your finger is about to touch the turntable, stop and slowly retract.

   He remembered that he had no friends.

   Leaned back into the seat back, Lu Li closed his eyes and rested for a while.

  tick-tick-tick-

  The quartz clock on the desk kept beeping day and night, and time passed minute by minute.

   Lu Li's body on the seat gradually relaxed and fell asleep...

   "You think it's someone else, but it's actually me, Mu Susu!"

   A thunderous voice suddenly sounded in my mind.

   Lu Li woke up with a start, and his black eyes shrank into needle glows. After a long time, he reacted and let out a sigh of turbidity.

   The time on the desk is 8:00.

   The lights outside the window became more, not less.

   The sound of the whistle of the ship docking can be vaguely heard in the distance, echoing in the night sky.

   His eyes fell on the table, and there was another pending investigation message on the table. The content was that a lumberjack named John was haunted by ghosts.

   raised his palm, Lu Li was about to pick up the message.

  tick-tick-

   In the strangely quiet detective agency, the sound of rolling marbles suddenly sounded.

  The arm stopped in the air and retracted a little bit. Lu Li raised his head, stared at the yellowed and old white ceiling, his eyes moved with the rolling sound.

   is a ghost? Or a coincidence?

   The rolling sound disappeared after a few seconds, and Lu Li waited intently.

  Bone Lulu—

  Lu Li suddenly retracted his gaze and looked at the sofa in the corner of the living room.

   A transparent glass ball rolled out from the gap under the sofa, like an eyeball, and rolled all the way to Lu Li's feet like a prankster.

   Lu Li didn't have time to look down at the glass ball and pick it up. The next moment, a sudden baby cry sounded from the window.

  Wow wow wow wow—

   The shrill cry of a baby is very penetrating and disturbing on a quiet night.

   Lu Li frowned and was hesitating whether to go to the window to take a look when the sound of crying suddenly disappeared.

   This is to repeat the script of what I heard during the day?

  As I thought about it, the curtains fluttered gently, as if the wind had picked up—but the window was closed.

  Lu Li remained silent, motionless, quietly observing everything that happened.

  The curtains subsided after half a minute.

   First the glass ball, then the cry of the baby, then the vision of the curtain, then…

  Whoa—

   A strange sound like flipping came from the kitchen.

   Lu Li was unmoved, and the strange noise showed no sign of stopping. This weird stalemate lasted for a few minutes, and Lu Li finally stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

  This house is old, and it is not surprising that there are mice.

  Lu Li took off his black trench coat, hung it on the hanger by the door, rolled up his shirt sleeves and walked to the kitchen.

   When he passed the dining table, Lu Li picked up the kitchen knife in the fruit bowl and held it with his backhand.

   And just as he approached the kitchen, the abnormal noise suddenly disappeared.

   Lu Li stood at the door, his mood remained unchanged, his eyes swept across the kitchen, he withdrew his gaze, walked to the sink, put the kitchen knife beside him, and turned on the faucet.

  Whoa.

  The sound of water sounds, and the sound of flowing and clear water brings a cool feeling.

   Lu Li remained motionless, staring at the pool.

   A pale face was like a latte on coffee, twisted, deformed, and viscous flowed out of the water.

   (end of this chapter)