Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 13 Thirteen. The conspiracy at the center of the whirlpool

   The next morning, earlier time.

   ding bell — ding bell —

  The wind chimes on the door are crisp and sweet, echoing in the empty and quiet hall.

  Lu Li took a few more glances at the wind chimes that were not there yesterday, and walked into the dark hall.

  The oil lamp on the counter illuminated a small area, and the figure behind was counting something, and put away the things on the table after hearing someone coming.

   "Oh look who's here? I didn't read the wrong person. You've saved enough money so quickly. You're the gold nugget among our exorcists... I mean a new star."

  The exaggerated exclamation particle came out of Hades' mouth, and his golden teeth flickered, and he opened his arms as enthusiastically as he was facing an old man he hadn't seen for many years.

  Lu Li walked by the counter, the wooden chair from yesterday was still in place, he sat up and said, "I only have 500 shillings."

  Enthusiasm is fading at a speed visible to the naked eye, manifested in the drop of outstretched arms and rest on the counter.

   "It's not enough, you know." Hades' face was gloomy under the oil lamp.

   "I want to ask some other questions, like that ghost."

   Hades' golden teeth bloomed again: "This is enough, what do you want to ask."

  Lu Li turned a blind eye to Hades's eyes and told what happened last night.

   "So what are your doubts?"

   "Can ghosts communicate?"

   Hades did not answer Lu Li, but instead asked a question: "What is your understanding of ghosts?"

   "Illusive form."

   "It's not like this, I mean what was a ghost before he was alive?"

   was so obvious that the only thing left to do was tell Lu Li the answer directly.

  Lu Li naturally understood what Hades was trying to convey, and asked, "So ghosts can communicate?"

"They used to be human, of course, but it depends on whether they are willing to communicate with you. If you are bold and charismatic, you can try to communicate with them." Hades opened a new door for Lu Li .

   "It can't be said to be common, but it happens from time to time."

  …

   "But...but do you really want to do this?" Oliver was pushed by the big hand and staggered to the side of the phone. He raised his head pitifully weak and helpless and looked at the huge silhouette.

   In the dark and dark night, his beacon-like eyes looked down at Oliver, and his tone was gentle: "Lovely little Oliver, hurry up and do it."

  Oliver had never heard such a gentle tone from the Slavs, and subconsciously asked, "Are you talking to me?"

   "No, I'm talking to the painting on the wall behind you... Hurry up and call your boss!"

   The strong wind roared in his ears, and Oliver was frightened and rushed to the phone to call his boss.

   dialed the phone and put the microphone to his ear, Oliver kept peeking at the stout figure beside him with his hands on his hips. A minute later, he held up the microphone with a reluctant smile: "The boss didn't answer, maybe he was going out for breakfast, right?"

   "Oh poor Mr. Lu Li, there is no one to take care of him. As his employee, do you have the heart to see him like this?"

   "No...I can't bear to..."

   "Very well, you can call again in half an hour."

   Mrs. Slav turned and walked away, Oliver swayed a few times as if he had lost his strength, and let out a long sigh of relief.

  …

   After listening to the words, Lu Li fell silent.

   Although there is some deviation from the ghosts and ghosts in common sense, it is reasonable. Ghosts are formed after a living person dies, and naturally possess human emotional logic and wisdom.

   And this coincides with the ghost that Lu Li saw.

   After thinking about it, Lu left his mouth: "But it's not that simple, right?"

"Of course, not all living people can make sense, let alone ghosts. I can see that you are moved, but remember my reminder that the relationship between living people and ghosts is not equal, the stronger the ghost, the more So. They're hunters, we're the prey, don't put your safety on the sanity they might have. If you're not vigilant enough...that cemetery outside Kaeltha's Cathedral is home to countless sloppy exorcists ."

   "I'll pay attention."

  Lu Li's modesty made Hades very satisfied, he waved his hand and said, "But it's not that serious. The ghosts below the Wraith have limited abilities. You can listen to what they want to say. Maybe you will be pleasantly surprised."

   "Such as an inheritance or a valuable final commission."

   "What about grievances and evil spirits?"

   "There is a price for ghosts to become stronger. The stronger they are, the deeper their relationship with that space, the more distorted their minds will be. You can try to communicate with the ghosts, but my suggestion is to either solve them or escape."

   "You left out the evil spirit."

   Hades was silent for a while, then said slowly: "This is related to the core secret of the exorcist."

   The implication is that it is not free.

"please continue."

   "A sense of ritual," Hades said.

"I haven't seen evil spirits, only heard some news from other old exorcists who are almost dead. Beings targeted by evil spirits are almost certain to die, but they will have some unique sense of ritual before killing the target, If you break its sense of ritual, there is a small chance of escaping from the evil spirits. This kind of thing is not clear, you must encounter it once to understand, then..."

   Haders didn't want to talk too much about having a ghost, as if doing so would lead to an unknown fate for him.

   But he still hasn't forgotten his business, and spread his outstretched palm: "500 shillings, thanks for your patronage."

   "100."

"take money."

   After the consultation, Lu Li got up from his seat.

   "No more sitting?"

   "If there is no charge."

   "Then go slowly and don't send it."

   Putting on his top hat, he came out of the detective agency, and Lu Li stepped into the yellow carriage waiting outside the door.

   "Nearby detective agency."

   The carriage slowly moved towards the destination.

  In this world, the meaning of the detective agency is equivalent to the exorcist, and the origin can be traced back to three hundred years ago.

  Ten minutes later, the carriage arrived at a new detective agency. The layout here was normal, at least not like a tavern.

  Lu Li pretended to be an ordinary person who encountered a ghost, and asked the exorcist some common-sense questions, which were almost the same as what Hades said.

   But when it comes to Hades, the exorcist shows a very brief disgust and agitation.

   "That guy is the shame of the exorcist!"

   "Why do you say that?" Lu Li asked.

   "This guy has no professional ethics at all! Once he exorcised a poor nobleman, and he actually divided it into five exorcisms and charged thousands of shillings!"

   sounds like something Hades would do.

  Lu Li said that he would consider whether to entrust an exorcist, then turned and left.

   "Don't look for Hades, that guy will do anything for a shilling!"

   The exorcist shouted behind Lu Li.

   He didn't know that was the reason why Lu Li and Hades cooperated.

   Exchanging money for knowledge, Lu Li thought it was a good deal, and so did Hades.

   Get on the carriage. This time, Lu Li didn't go anywhere else and went straight back to his detective agency.

   Shortly after returning to the secluded detective agency, the phone rang.

   Lu Li picked it up, and Oliver's voice came from inside. The same thing happened yesterday, the Slavic lady wanted to see him.

   Lu Li did not refuse.

   "I'll be there in about an hour."

   (end of this chapter)