Underworld Retrograde

This was Li Yelai's first time wearing a suit. His handsome face, coupled with the crisp black suit, made him look elegant and charming.

At home, even Li Yunyan, who never said anything nice, gave him a positive comment: "He is indeed my brother, and his appearance is second only to mine."

But such a handsome guy is holding a huge black parasol. It's a bit weird no matter how you look at it.

It makes passers-by who want to strike up a conversation retreat.

Seeing this strange costume, the old housekeeper felt a turmoil in his heart.

But his professionalism was very high, and his expression returned to normal almost immediately.

And said gently: "Detective Zhou, your companion is dressed in a very strange way."

The detective noticed the fleeting look on his employer's butler's side. While paying attention, he also guessed Li Yelai's thoughts.

This guy plans to bring his own psychic weapons in!

So, the detective decisively made nonsense: "He is more pretentious and can't get out of the sun. If you have come into contact with psykers, you should know that psykers' situations are different."

Li Yelai had no choice but to nod when he heard this: "Indeed, I'm being hypocritical!"

The old housekeeper smiled and nodded, seeming to agree with what they said. After all, psykers have such a thing as curses.

Afterwards, he invited Li Yelai and the detective to get into the car with him, and stepped forward to personally close the umbrella for Li Yelai who got in the car.

After that, the dark car sped through the old city and the ring city. When it was getting late, we arrived at the new city.

The east side of Border City is divided into four districts.

From the outside to the inside, they are the old city area, ring city area, new city area and upper city area.

Li Yelai lives in the area closest to the high-walled old city. He could only afford the rent there.

After becoming a psyker and joining the officialdom, his goal was to buy a house in the Ring City area. Already saved enough 1/20.

The new city is far away from the high wall, with mountains and water, but not desolate.

Unlike the high-rise buildings in Shangcheng District, the scenery here is beautiful and it is a favorite area for the rich. Therefore, most of the buildings here are manors or villas. Some are even remnants of the pre-catastrophic era.

Li Ye didn't dare to think about the housing prices here. At least they are seven-digit city coins.

In fact, it is not difficult to survive in the giant city. What is difficult is improving the quality of life.

Like Li Yelai before, although it was a little harder, he could still rely on his parents' inheritance and his own hard work. Provide for my sister to study, support rent and daily expenses.

But it is a little difficult to save some money. Not to mention buying a house or a car.

Soon, the vehicle drove into a large manor and stopped smoothly in front of a Gothic three-story mansion. There were already many vehicles parked around. Most are sedans, and some are sports cars. Apparently there were many guests and they were all wealthy.

Seeing this, Li Yelai couldn't help but complain in his heart, he could only drive it inside the giant city, and it would be damaged even outside the city!

This is the location of this ‘private activity’.

It is said to be a building from the pre-disaster era, and the annual maintenance and repair costs are in the six figures.

No wonder psykers can be hired at high prices.

Li Yelai thought to himself, holding his big black umbrella, and after confirming the jet ax hidden under the suit behind him, he followed the detective out of the car.

"The dinner has begun. You two, go and have something to eat first. Today is the master's birthday and there are many guests. I'm afraid the master will not be able to see you until later." The old housekeeper smiled and said: "This is also an opportunity for you two."

"Okay, thank you. We'll do it ourselves, and you can go ahead." The detective responded with a smile.

Then, he pulled Li Yelai into the hall on the first floor and leaned Li Yelai's black umbrella against the wall nearby.

"What opportunity does he mean?" Li Yelai did not refuse. A dinner party was being held in the hall. The guests were all in a lively atmosphere, and he was indeed conspicuous by carrying a black umbrella.

"Oh, what he means is that the people who can come here are of high status. If we still plan to take on private work, these people are our potential customers." The detective explained.

"Understood." Li Yelai nodded. Then he imitated the detective, picked up the plate, and went to the long table to pick up the dishes. And listened to the detective explain this commission.

"The head of this family is named Wang De, and he was once a famous figure in the giant city. He was born as a scavenger."

"Scavengers? Can you actually do this?" Li Yelai was a little surprised.

As the name suggests, scavengers are a group of people who leave the giant city to search for property in abandoned cities in the wilderness.

Due to the sudden disaster, many humans in the city were swallowed up by the mist. The entire city turned into a no man's land. The wealth among them is the target of scavengers.

Many scavengers come and go, just to find precious belongings and soar into the sky.

But there is no safety in the wilderness. Leaving the giant city is equivalent to leaving civilized society.

Dangerous beasts, fierce robbers, and even thoughtful scavenger teammates may be dangers!

Those who are unlucky may be swallowed by the occasional moving mist.

Now, Li Yelai, who has learned the truth about the disaster, knows that scavengers may still encounter those victims or virtual monsters.

So, the risk to scavengers is high.

Among them, there are very few people who can really get high profits and turn over.

It seems that this employer is one of them.

To be able to reach this point, I have to say that I am very lucky.

It was Li Yelai who came and went as a scavenger. Haha, it was not surprising for Li Yelai that the mist suddenly appeared.

Luck, luck

Li Yelai was envious and moved toward a piece of barbecue, but someone took it away first. Li Yelai only saw the other party's slender arms in his peripheral vision.

Li Yelai didn't pay attention, but picked up the chicken legs.

The detective continued: "He was very lucky. Through the resources and some technological drawings he brought back, he completed his class promotion in one fell swoop. Then, he settled in Border City No. 3 and started a business. From then on, he quickly As he developed, he became one of the most wealthy businessmen in Border City, and his family also expanded. "

The chicken legs that Li Ye was looking for were snatched away again, so he had to move a few steps to grab the steaks.

"But everything seems to have changed. Since ten years ago, at this time every year, almost in late September, members of their family will..." The detective nuzzled at Li Yelai.

Li Yelai looked up after his steak was taken away again.

Then he saw a short-haired girl wearing a dark red tube top evening dress, standing next to him with a steak between her hands.

The dress outlines her proud figure. Her bare shoulders and arms are whiter against the backdrop of the dress. The gauze on the skirt covers the girl's legs.

But the light makeup on that delicate face was teasing at the moment.

"You've raised your head." The girl smiled and handed her plate to Li Yelai: "How many times do I have to grab food before you react?"

Li Yelai looked at the girl for a while and then recognized that it was cheese.

In the past, Chee always wore large sweatshirts, which she said was to look slimmer.

But at this moment, she was wearing an evening dress, but she showed her stunning charm. There were many male guests whose eyes rested on her from time to time.

The contrast made Li Yelai almost not recognize it.

"Why are you here?" Li Yelai was a little surprised. Didn't Cheese say before that he didn't plan to take on private work?

"My uncle has business dealings with this place, so he brought me here to have a meal." Cheese looked at Li Yelai, nodded and commented, "He looks quite handsome."

Li Yelai complained: "No wonder, you looked like a rich woman looking at a male model before. Turns out you are really a rich woman?"

Cheese lifted the hem of her skirt, exposing her calves and said, "Now that I know, do you want to hug your thighs?"

At this time, a middle-aged man approached and asked, "Xiaoya, is this your friend?"

As he said that, he looked at Li Yelai and the detective, and finally looked at Li Yelai with scrutiny in his eyes.

This must be Cheese's uncle.

"He's my colleague. This is my teammate." Cheese said plainly. The middle-aged man's face changed slightly, and he obviously understood what Cheese's colleague meant.

But there was a kind of sadness on his face: "Teammate, come and sit with me when you have time."

Cheese, as if he suddenly remembered something, immediately said to the middle-aged man: "Uncle, go and park our car farther away."

The middle-aged man was stunned: "What? Will it be stolen?"

Cheese looked serious: "It will explode!"

As a result, the confused middle-aged man quickly left the hall.

Li Yelai was silent for a while. He felt that Cheese meant something!

unacceptable!

"Ahem!" Cheese changed the topic: "I didn't expect that your private life would be here. What did you just say?"

"Do you want to participate in the commission?" the detective asked.

"No, but I plan to listen to it." Cheese responded: "I really didn't know that this happened within the Wang Group."

"Okay." The detective nodded, scanning the surroundings and finding no one approaching. Then he whispered: "Since ten years ago, every year in late September, a member of this family will inevitably die."

"Every year? So they didn't try to call the police?" Li Yelai asked while eating barbecue.

"I have, but I have no clue." The detective shook his head: "The murderer did not leave any clues. And many cases look more like an accident. The driver lost control of the car without the handbrake and ran over him. A passing ice pick smashed through his skull, and the number of cases increased. The elevator suddenly fell down."

"This is a bit similar to my bad luck." Li Yelai frowned. If so, was it bad luck that killed them?

"But they did find the murderer, but they couldn't catch him no matter what."

"They haven't contacted the Disaster Management Department?" Cheese responded after taking a sip of juice.

"No, they seem to have some kind of secret. They don't want to be known to the outside world." The detective said: "And now, it is the tenth year. There are not many important members of their family left. In order to find the real murderer as soon as possible, They finally decided to hire a psyker."

Cheese nodded slightly. There are more or less hidden things in such rich families. Rather than directly asking the processing department to take action, it is more confidential to hire psykers privately.

But once you come into contact with forbidden objects, psychics and related events. Even if it is a private hire, the official will know about it.

And Li Yelai asked: "Then our mission is actually to find the other party before the murderer takes action? To catch the other party?"

"If this problem can be solved, they are willing to pay more. If it fails and the members die and we don't catch anyone, then we can only get the deposit, which is 100,000 city coins." Detective. Response: "The possibility that they also hired other wild psykers cannot be ruled out."

"The deposit is so generous, it's quite generous." Li Yelai nodded.

"Then have they revealed the secrets they concealed to you?" Cheese asked.

"No, but I know something about it from the conversations with those family members. It is said that the reason why their family has been able to rise so quickly and develop to this day is that they were helped by someone. The two parties reached some kind of agreement. But the rise of the family Later, the family unilaterally broke the contract. It was suspected that that person was taking revenge on them. "Furthermore, from the look on the old housekeeper's face when he first saw him, he might have some similarities with Ye Jiang."

As he said this, he explained the old butler's flash of expression before.

As a detective, his expertise is worthy of recognition.

"With me?" Li Yelai thought, "Does it mean the black umbrella?"

"Yes, I analyzed that the person who traded with the old family owner also carried a black umbrella or other umbrellas." The detective nodded: "So, we have to pay attention to those people with umbrellas around."

"Currently, there are still five important members of the family. The murderer's target is one of them." As he spoke, the detective pointed to a middle-aged man in the distance.

The man was dressed brightly, his face was rosy, and he didn't look like he was being hunted at all. He was still drinking and clinking glasses with a few people.

"That is Wang De's second son." The detective said: "Speaking of which, he is the person who benefited the most from these incidents. His brother, the eldest son, lost contact in the wilderness a few years ago. When he was found, only The second half is gone. The rest of the capable ones are almost gone. Once Wang De himself dies, he will be the successor of the family."

"Oh, that might actually be an internal struggle within the family." Cheese responded: "Isn't that considered a possibility?"

"Indeed, so except for Wang De himself, the other four people are actually suspected of committing the crime." The detective responded: "I even think there is more than one murderer."

"Suddenly it changed from a suspense to a palace fight. You can fight anything!" Cheese complained.

At this time, the middle-aged man seemed to notice Li Yelai and others, or maybe he noticed Cheese?

Anyway, his eyes lit up and he came over with a smile and a drink.

"Oh shit, is the classic pick-up plot about to happen?" Li Yelai chuckled.

But Cheese smiled: "He is a man of both genders. Are you sure you are here to find me?"

Cheese is not afraid of striking up conversations. As a chatterer, she can make the other person run naked on the spot with just one sentence.

And Li Yelai's smile froze instantly.

Because, the middle-aged man was toasting to him from a distance: "Little brother, you"

However, the next second, a subtle feeling suddenly came from the top of his head.

The two bodyguards behind the middle-aged man stiffened, and Li Yelai raised his head slightly.

Then I saw the simple chandelier on the ceiling suddenly falling down on the middle-aged man!

‘Damn, it looks so familiar. ’