Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 428 Five. Keep Hope

   "You've already touched them."

  Tesla's words made Lu Li look away from the newspaper, but it wasn't what he thought.

   "The 'star-like will' that bewitched the old mother's obedience is something in the plough garden," Tesla said. "The news comes from investigators in various regions, and many evil gods have received this solicitation."

   "Let the evil gods be servants, are they very powerful?"

   Farmland is still far from the Lord's Continent, but since the old mother and other evil gods were summoned by the "will of the stars", it means that they will not stay there for too long.

   "I don't know... The only thing we know is that they represent the despair that makes us unable to resist."

  Tesla said so, but neither the government nor the exorcist union have given up this small hope.

   After quickly reading the rest of the news, Lu Li folded the newspaper and pushed it back to Tesla.

The   Cultivation Garden incident has become so terrifying that Lu Li has no point in learning about it.

   is like a pointless study of how many meteorites that destroy the world will fall.

   In the storm, any move by the deep-sea lone boat is futile.

  Tesla said: "There is already a sanctuary on the Ellen Peninsula that has been constructed, and as an investigator you are entitled to let your relatives and friends live in it, if you need it."

   "Is the sanctuary safer than the Lennon Islands?"

   "None of us know what the result will be until the real test comes." Tesla shook his head slightly, he couldn't advise Lu Li, he could only tell Lu Li the purpose of the shelter and let him judge for himself.

  The completed shelter is located on the southern coast of the Allen Peninsula. There are plenty of underground coal mines and water and food, but underground shelter means being far from the ground and light that people depend on for a living — even though the cloud has shrouded it for months.

The   Lennon Islands are relatively developed, with an industrial base and a vigorous fishing industry. Except for the harsher sea breeze climate than coastal towns, there is not much difference between living there and Belfast.

   But I don’t know when, weirdness will visit.

   While Lu Li was thinking, a loud noise came from the car next door.

  Tesla looked away, the silhouettes of people moving behind the door of the carriage, and the silhouettes of many passengers were walking.

  After the waiter appeared at the door, he pushed open the door and entered the carriage. Amidst the commotion, a maddened shout came here.

   "They're driving us! Driving us together, like we do with those cows and sheep! Keep them together and kill them, hahahahaha-"

The loud scream attracted the attention of Lu Li and Jojo Furlan in the corner. It became inaudible as the compartment door was re-closed. The waiter walked over to Lu Li and Tesla's seats and said apologetically, "I'm sorry. Gentlemen, one of the passengers is yelling like crazy, but please don't worry, the police are here to deal with it."

  Tesla waved his hand: "Go and call the people of the United Organization to deal with it."

   "Yes sir." The waiter returned to the trunk, and the shout came in as the door opened again.

   "—Zernst was just an accident! Just a gluttonous guy who couldn't help but sneak into the restaurant and steal their mouths, their feast is about to start—"

   The door of the carriage closed and the sound disappeared, leaving only an indistinguishable noise.

   "What do you think?" Tesla asked.

   "Everything is guesswork without hard evidence, and it's bad enough that it doesn't make black any darker."

   "There are still some differences." Tesla's dark brown eyes were filled with exhaustion that could not be dispelled. "The Lennon Islands are people's last hope."

  Humanity cannot afford to believe what this madman says, even though the future is bleak.

   But in any case, the purpose of the investigator's existence is to know the truth.

   The noise in the next compartment gradually subsided, and the sound of the steam train running on the rails became clear.

  Lu Li looked at the passing scenery outside the car window. At a certain moment, his eyes moved slightly and landed behind his reflection on the car window.

  A pool of pitch black, slimy outlines emerged from the air.

  Tesla sat opposite, unfolding this morning's newspaper and reading, indifferent to the sanity illusion that only Lu Li could observe.

   It reminded Lu Li of one thing, breaking the silence and asking, "Has there been a response to the pollution source letter sent to the headquarters?"

  Whoa—

  Tesla dropped the newspaper, with a solemn expression between his eyebrows: "Not yet...it's strange...maybe it was delayed? I'll contact them when I go back."

"Um."

  Tesla had a vague guess: "It's starting to get bad?"

  Lu Li nodded: "It has entered the second stage."

  【When you hear it, they can see you. When you see it, they can touch you. Don't touch it...]

  The messy writing in the diary comes to mind.

  Tesla fell silent, not knowing what it was, he couldn't help Lu Li. He suddenly thought of something and asked, "How is your current sanity value?"

   "It's still under control." Lu Li replied calmly, he lied.

  Tesla seemed to have no doubts, nodded gently and reminded: "Hold on, no matter what you see or hear, you must firmly believe that it is not real, at least they can't see you."

   The thick outline of the dark mud was getting closer and closer to Lu Li.

   It can see Lu Li, just like Lu Li can see it.

  Lu Li continued to answer in his unchanging calm voice: "I will."

  Tesla showed a smile, and seemed to finally have something not so bad. He tilted his head to look at the old suitcase not far away: "According to the rules, you should give it a name."

   Sequence 1 is sealed inside.

   "Call Sequence 1."

   "Name a nicer name." Tesla shook his head helplessly and put down the newspaper completely: "Its name will be recorded by the Demon Slayer Association."

   "I don't know the ability of the third flower before it's time to name it." Lu Li replied.

   "Three roses have the same root and branch, and the abilities they endow are also similar. You should guess it."

  Lu Li was slightly silent, and replied, "Salvation."

   "Redemption... It does fit your character." Tesla laughed, believing the name. "Besides you, I don't know the second person who cooperated with the evil god."

   Lu Li asked: "There is a problem, redemption can no longer be carried in a holster."

   "Don't worry, it won't be long after I report it, the Demon Slayer Association will put a new profile—"

  Tesla's words were interrupted by a figure suddenly breaking into the carriage.

The    figure approached Tesla, lowered his voice and said, "The passenger who just went crazy is dead..."

The    figure's suppressed voice was enough for Lu Li to hear it clearly. He seemed to avoid the two people in the corner from hearing it.

  Tesla's expression fluctuated.

   "I'll leave first."

   and Lu Li said, Tesla took off his wide-brimmed hat, got up and followed the figure out of the carriage.

   (end of this chapter)