Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 38 Thirty-eight. Number 1

   Lu Li on the return trip received more attention than usual, and of course, there were other factors - Lu Li chose to walk rather than ride a horse-drawn carriage.

   "Mr. Lu Li, you're back... eh...?"

   "What do you want... eh?"

   "Thank you, Mr. Lu Li! What's wrong with you?"

   The residents of Sailor Street greeted with more questions than usual.

   It was still morning when she returned to the detective agency after buying breakfast. Anna sat at the dining table by the window, resting her chin in her hands and staring out of the window. The most ordinary street scene seemed to make her watch all day.

  Lu Li first called Oliver and asked him to investigate some things, then came to the detective agency, and then hurriedly cleaned up the dust on his body.

  …

   An hour later, Oliver pushed open the door of the detective agency with a guilty conscience.

  Swish

   He saw Lu Li sitting on the small bench in the corner of the living room, with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, washing his clothes. Anna floated by the dining table, holding her cheeks. Occasionally her eyes came back from the street and landed on Lu Li.

   The room smelled of soap, and this scene was inexplicably harmonious. .

   "Hi boss." Oliver waved his hand cautiously. "Hi Miss Anna."

   "Hello." Anna nodded.

   "Have you found it?" Lu Li asked without raising his head. There is a washed black windbreaker in the small wooden tub next to it.

   "Hmm. One person did die in the library fire. Her name was Ophelia Green, and she was adopted from an orphanage by Miller Green."

   "A child died?"

   "Uh...no. That was twenty years ago. She works in the library, and her whereabouts are unknown after the fire."

   "What about the follow-up?"

   "The police station did not find the body. Ophelia is temporarily identified as missing."

   "I met her ghost in the library basement."

   "You want me to contact Miller Green and tell her the whereabouts of her adopted daughter?" Oliver seemed to understand. "Or a shilling in exchange for this news?"

   Anna, who was listening by the window, frowned.

  唰—

   "This is a bit too much." Lu Li's movements also stopped and he raised his head. "But you can try it."

   "That's... ah, okay." Oliver replied blankly, ready to turn around and leave.

   "Wait, not now. I have other work for you to do." Lu Li stopped Oliver, who was confused. "Go and investigate Ophelia's address. There is still the last reward on the table, remember to take it."

   "Oh good."

   Talking about money, Oliver woke up, picked up his own reward on the desk, and left the detective agency.

  .

  Swish

  The door closed, Lu Li continued to lower his head, rubbing his clothes.

  Anna whispered, "Isn't it bad to do this? I, I, I'm not blaming you, it's just this kind of behavior..."

   "Do you want to repay the favor? I will be measured."

"Oh…"

  Ana can only choose to trust Lu Li.

   But Lu Li has no chance to do so. In the afternoon, Oliver called and complained that the commission had died in the first place: Miller Green had died a few years ago, and only Ophelia herself was left—in fact, Ophelia was also dead, but in another way. Form exists in the world of the living.

   "Do you want to continue the investigation?" Oliver asked eagerly on the other end of the phone.

   His tone was quick because the phone being used was expensive.

   "Tell me the address of Green's house and I'll go there later."

   Lu Li was a little curious about Ophelia. The ghost she encountered in the basement had never been seen before. Even Athena's ghost was not as frightening as her malice. It was probably a wraith.

Lu Li has no intention of fighting against a resentful spirit, but it is necessary for him to understand the resentment spirit as much as possible, such as how it formed, and then use the clues obtained to infer the result, and then ask Hades - he can't ask directly, because Hades Si will definitely offer a not-so-low price for "Wraith Knowledge".

   And Lu Li is very poor now.

   "38 Black Rose Street."

  The clothes have been washed, but it will take some time for them to dry, and Lu Li has no extra shillings to buy the same set of clothes.

   In the afternoon, the black windbreaker stopped dripping water, Lu Li put on the still wet black windbreaker, said goodbye to Anna, and went out to Heimei Street.

   As evening approached, Lu Li returned to the detective agency.

   Greeting Anna, who lives in the detective agency, Lu Li took out a piece of clean kraft paper from the drawer, took out a pen and wrote on it:

  Number: ofTum-1

  Form: A humanoid ghost with a charred appearance

  Level: Wraith (undetermined)

  During his lifetime: Name was Ophelia Green; 29 years old; 1.75 meters tall; Belfast library employee; orphan, adopted by Miller Green (Miller Green died three years ago);

Personality: Often feeds nearby stray animals; will buy some food to send to the orphanage when getting paid; occasionally go to Kaiser's Tavern at night (one of the Sailor Taverns in Rodster Harbor, female-to-tavern, with male performances every night dance); a neighbor has seen her buying books like "My Love History with Baron Joseph", "Queen Catherine and Her Boys"; Mrs. Miller would rather live in the library than go home after her death; would please Neighbors introduced young men; often had blind dates with young men, but it was unsuccessful, and once beat the other man because it made her feel sick.

   Location: Ruins of Tulip Street Library

   Principal: none

  Delegation fee: none

  The above content is what Lu Li investigated by visiting his neighbors and some of Ophelia's friends before her death.

   Frankly speaking, it was difficult for Lu Li to connect the information on the kraft paper with the spirits he met in the basement.

   But although it is beyond reason, it is still expected. Personality changes after death are not uncommon, especially with Ophelia's death being extremely painful.

  Not all ghosts are like Anna, they follow their heart and even keep their fear of ghosts.

  Lu Li picked up the pen and wrote the conclusion on the blank space at the back of the kraft paper.

  Analysis: After investigating the surrounding residents, no residents encountered any supernatural events. It is uncertain whether Ophelia is awake, whether she has goodwill towards strangers, and her abilities are unknown. She will always emit a burning smell.

  Conclusion: Leave this event temporarily, and reopen it later if necessary.

   He wasn't worried that someone would break into the basement for the time being. There are many messy footprints in the ruins of the promenade, indicating that many people have come here before Lu Li. But all the footprints stopped in front of the basement, not down the stairs.

   In other words, most of the residents and scavengers who went to the ruins to try their luck, and even the police did not dare to enter the basement.

  Lu Li was the first.

   Wraiths in the basement can try to contact them, but not now.

   (end of this chapter)