Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 552 One hundred and twenty nine. Gather

  The crowded streets dispelled the experiences that came along the way.

  It is amazing that the strangeness of the invasion of the world does not seem to have troubled the city of Ellen, at least the faces of the people in the city are hard to see worry.

Perhaps because it is a royal city, the citizens here wear more conservative and older clothes, almost all of which are dark-colored clothes. The tuxedos and top hats that no one wears in Belfast are like daily services, frequently appearing in those above the middle class. on the citizens.

The drawbacks of   the influx of large numbers of people into the city have been revealed. Large piles of household garbage flooded the trash cans in the alleys, and the sewers with cross-flowing sewage exudes an unpleasant smell.

  The scene didn't improve until we came to the streets with street lights and roadside buildings that were more like works of art.

  The investigator base of Ellen King City is located in the former Thutes Public Library. Like Bearst's, it's hidden underground.

   Investigators are accustomed to calling this behavior of building a base underground as "walking with the shadows", and believe that this can maintain the good qualities of investigators: curiosity and vigilance.

   But the main reason is that most of the investigators are lone rangers who are afraid of trouble. It's more their style to hide like a mouse and do their own thing than to build an investigator base in a busy area and deal with the curious inquiries of the residents.

  The Royal City of Ellen is bigger than expected. It took nearly an hour for them to walk to the former Shutesi Public Library. Now it has been shoveled down and a luxurious four-storey building like a manor is being built.

  Anna pushed Lu Lei around the construction site, but failed to find the entrance to the base. Anna can go underground to search, but that may bring unnecessary trouble.

When    went around the second circle and caught the attention of the guards stationed here, Lu Li paused Anna's actions and asked her to show him the shops in the surrounding streets.

  Clues soon appeared, and there was a grocery store called Strange and Whimsical on the street adjacent to the former Thutes Public Library.

   Unlike the shops on this street with windows, this shop is narrow and has no windows, and it seems like it needs to be lit with oil lamps in the dark.

   No businessman would arrange his business like this.

   "Push me in."

   Lu Li said, and was pushed into the store by Anna.

"welcome."

   An old man in a tuxedo behind the counter looked up at Lu Li and noticed the investigator badge: "Unfamiliar investigator, you can go in from the basement."

   Lu Li nodded. Suddenly, all the clocks on the container turned frantically, and the hour hand pointed to Lu Li in front of the door—or Anna behind him.

   "My assistant." Lu Li had to explain.

   "Wraith..." The old man's cloudy blue eyes flashed complicatedly and said, "It's best not to let your assistants enter the base."

   "Why." Lu Li asked.

  The old man didn't answer Lu Li, but asked, "I smell the sea water... You come from the Ellen Peninsula?"

   Lu Li nodded.

  The old man probably guessed it, and said slowly: "People on the mainland are more conservative and stubborn, and are more deeply influenced by the Demon Slayer Association and those exorcist families, including prejudice and hostility."

   In other words, on the Allen Peninsula, people are receptive to new things. Walking with the weird is weird but understandable.

   However, people in the mainland have deep-rooted hostility to weirdness, and it is difficult for them to believe and understand that a weirdness will not hurt people.

   "Including you."

   Lu Li asked, he didn't want to leave Anna alone, even though she was already stronger than him.

   "I'm an old man, and I used to be an investigator." The old man just replied.

  The investigator is more receptive to new things, and the old man is more tolerant—he has made his stand.

   "Thank you." Lu Li said, tilting his head and saying to Anna, "You stay here."

  Ana was a little hesitant, and Lu Li then said, "The base will not be in danger, and I will be back soon."

   She had no choice but to agree, watching Lu Li stand up from the wheelchair, take the cane handed over by the old man, thank him, and slowly walk to the basement.

   When Lu Li disappeared under the steps, Anna turned her eyes away and found that the old man was observing her.

   "I seldom see grudges who are friends with humans," the old man said proactively.

   "It's just a few." To people other than Lu Li, Anna returned to the coldness of indifference to everything.

   "There are indeed some... they are all amazing beings." The old man said with emotion: "I hope you can stick to your heart,"

  Anna did not respond to the old man's preaching.

With a slight wry smile, the old man continued to ask, "Are you here to participate in the Council of Exorcists?"

   For a moment, the cloak that Anna was wearing nodded lightly.

  The old man turned around and found a pen on the edge of the container. After gently wiping off the dust with a handkerchief, the old man threw it to Anna: "Take it. This will help you hide some smells, if you don't get close to the sensitive exorcists and those buildings."

   The pen stopped in mid-air when it was only half a meter away from Anna. Feeling the breath, the hour hand in the store vibrated violently. It was not until a white, illusory palm caught the pen deep under the cloak that the hour hands returned to silence and moved back to their original positions, leaving only the minute hand slowly facing Anna's position.

  Ana found that the uncontrollable escaping breath was blocked by this pen, and the rest was already insignificant, perhaps not as good as a ghost.

  With it, you can approach Lu Li without being warned by that annoying counter...

   "Thank you." Anna's tone carried a touch of warmth.

  The old man kindly smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care.

   At the same time, Lu Li came to the investigator base and was helped to the rest area by a member of the Exorcist United Organization.

  The investigator base in Ellen Castle is like a library—the bookshelves placed against the wall in the hall are full of books. The light from the crystal chandelier is bright and gentle. Considering that a library once stood above it, it's not surprising that the base would have this arrangement.

   This is far better than the Belfast base in every way, except for the same sparseness.

  Lu Li didn't go to the local investigator in charge, and members of the joint organization could tell him some simple questions, such as the specific situation and location of the Exorcist Council.

"The meeting will be held at ten o'clock tomorrow morning at the Kingdom Elder Council. All exorcists who come can participate, but they may not be able to enter because there are too many exorcists... You definitely don't have to worry, senior investigators can do it. to the parliament."

   "Will there be many exorcists..." Lu Li whispered thoughtfully.

This was taken as an inquiry by the staff of the joint organization: "Of course, this is the most grand meeting, and the elders' meeting hall that can hold thousands of people is not enough... The heads of the three major organization headquarters and the legendary agent, True Vision Vigil People and agents will be there."

   "Maybe most of the exorcists from Ellen's kingdom and surrounding countries will come over!"

  The faces of the joint organization staff were full of pride.

   (end of this chapter)