Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 24 24. The end of the banquet

The    diary completes part of Lu Li's knowledge of the world, at least he knows when "staying in a place with light" appeared and what was the cause.

   Closed the diary, thought about it, Lu Li put the diary into his arms. This diary can actually have an impact on those who watch it, and it can be regarded as a supernatural item for the time being.

Lu Li didn't intend to investigate further along this line. The ghost Ruth who lost her eyes had already been overtaken by him, and the "it" described in the diary was not something that Lu Li could face. Give this diary to the police station or the night watchman.

   Next, Lu Li turned over the other two beds. Unfortunately, he didn't find any clues about the female ghost, Athena Leslie.

   Lu Li asked the ghost **** the windowsill: "Do you know anything about Athena Leslie?"

   The latter shook his head: "I didn't know her until she became a ghost. I've only seen her a few times before."

   "Can you sense where she is?"

   "Um...not nearby."

  Lu Li nodded and left the lounge: "Let's go back."

  The other two rooms on the second floor are the studio and the warehouse, and there will be no clues there.

  It was almost midnight, in the silent and dim corridor, Lu Li was holding an oil lamp, and beside him was a white-skirted girl with a slightly illusory figure and chattering non-stop.

   "By the way, what's your name?"

"Land from."

   "You look different from the other night watchmen, they are all afraid of us, why aren't you afraid?"

   "Because it's useless. Fear and impulsiveness will only lower your sanity, not your actions."

   Back on the first floor corridor, they met Athena's ghost again.

"…my child…"

  Athena dragged the intestines sticking out from under her skirt, murmured the same words, and drifted through the corridor unconsciously.

  She absorbed a part of Ruth's ghost, her breath was stronger than before, a shadow-like outline faintly appeared behind her, and around the outline, indescribably twisted tentacles swayed gently.

   This dispelled Lu Li's hard thoughts. Athena is not an ordinary ghost, she may be close to a resentful spirit, this is not something that a rookie exorcist can deal with.

   Fortunately, she did not show obvious malice like Ruth did.

  Lu Li leaned against the wall and quietly waited for Athena to pass by. The ghost floated into the area where the oil light was lit and disappeared.

   "Come out, she left." Lu Li tilted his head and said to Anna who hid behind her. "Are you afraid of ghosts too?"

  Anna raised her hips and said bravely, "Why can't ghosts be afraid of ghosts?"

  Lu Li couldn't answer this answer logically, so he chose silence.

   Returning to the table by the door, Lu Li put down the oil lamp and sat in the wooden chair.

   Lu Li asked, "Why are you in the oil painting?"

  Anna floated in the air, dancing from side to side like a fairy, her voice was clear and sweet: "I don't know, I was in the painting when I woke up."

   "So you are Anna? Or a portrait named Anna?"

  Anna rolled Lu Li's eyes and landed in front of him: "What stupid words are you talking about, if I painted it, how would I have those memories of my life."

  Lu Li asked some more questions. Although Anna kept complaining, she still answered in detail, and seemed a little excited.

  Perhaps she was alone during the time she lived in the oil painting, and every night watchman was extremely afraid of ghosts, let alone submitting a conversation. Anna liked and enjoyed talking with Lu Li very much.

  Lu Li subconsciously thought of sculpture, maybe there is a reason why it follows him?

  Annley Bassey is the founder of the Lady Anneley Art Gallery, located in Shymfast on the Allen Peninsula, approximately 200 miles from Belfast.

   There is a strong artistic atmosphere there, and it is a well-known art capital of the Allen Peninsula. Even commoners have some level of appreciation. However, after what Anna described as the "disaster of the night", no one could care about art anymore, galleries and art galleries were withered, and Anleina's mother and daughter were also killed due to a disease.

Before her death, Mrs. An Lei handed over the gallery to Benjamin, who was pursuing art. He did not fail Mrs. An Lei's trust and chose to move the gallery to Belfast, a seaport city without an artistic atmosphere, rather than selling it. go.

  Some staff chose to follow the gallery to Belfast, such as James Campbell who killed Ruth and was killed by Ruth.

  Anna Bassey became conscious or awake after the gallery moved to Belfast. She was the first ghost to appear in the gallery, the second was the sculpture, then Ruth and Athena.

   "Is Athena a native?"

   "Well, she is an employee hired by Benjamin after he came here. I have seen her a few times, and the few times she worked until night before leaving with an oil lamp. She is a very hard-working girl, but unfortunately..."

  Anna is very timid and afraid of life, so for a long time after she woke up, she hid in the painting to spy on the outside world.

   "You only show up after dark?"

   "I have to rest during the day." Ana turned her head and tilted her head again: "But it seems that you can come out during the day?"

   "Have you tried it?"

   "No...I thought ghosts can only come out at night..." Anna was a little shy, the reason she rested during the day and appeared at night was just because she had read from ghost novels that "ghosts usually haunt at night".

  Anna finished speaking, and began to urge Lu Li to tell his own story. She floated across the table, holding her chin in both hands, looking forward.

  Lu Li briefly recounted some of his experiences in Belfast, ignoring the identity of the exorcist.

   "What about before then?" Anna urged, like a little girl who wanted to listen to a bedtime story.

  “…”

   Lu Li was silent.

   In the end, Lu Li didn't tell her that although Anna was a little lost, she hid it well. She didn't want to lose Lu Li, her hard-earned friend who became a ghost, and she was the first.

   During the conversation between Lu Li and Anna, time gradually passed.

   The deep sea sky outside the harbour is bright, and it is about to dawn.

  Anna yawned, and halfway through her yawn, she realized that Lu Li was looking at him. She covered her mouth in embarrassment, her cheeks blushing a little: "I'm going back to rest."

"Um."

   Lu Li rubbed his eyebrows and stood up, sending Anna back to her painting.

  Anna floated in front of the painting, embarrassed and somewhat expectantly asked: "Are you coming back tomorrow?"

"Will do."

  Lu Li nodded, he was going to investigate Athena's information during the day and prescribe the right medicine. Dealing with just one ghost won't get you enough money from miserly Benjamin.

   "Hey." Anna couldn't help but let out a smirk, covering her cheeks in shame and drifting back into the oil painting.

   She changed into her original pose, her body and eyes were frozen, and the same style as the oil painting background was transformed.

  Lu Li extinguished the oil lamp, and the surroundings fell into darkness.

   The faint white light penetrated into the deserted corridor from the window.

   (end of this chapter)