Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 314 Two hundred and twenty nine. They really exist

   Crossing the path between the deserted cemeteries, the church in the distance gradually lost its outline in the drizzle.

  Lu Li retrieved the carriage from the nearby carriage shop, thought about it, and then upgraded it to an extended carriage, and drove to the cliff, but it was not a straight line.

  He went to the real library for some shillings, and then bought some supplies on the way, and took them to the Elm Street warehouse and the cliff together.

Compared with the previous days, the weather has eased a lot, and the library has more guests. After Lu Li made a request to Leis, Leis did not refuse. He helped Lu Li find two exorcists who were interested in trading, and used a ratio of 1:11 to investigate Point and trade out for nearly 9,000 shillings in cash.

   This money is enough for Lu Li to buy sufficient supplies.

   First is the furniture. Lu Li went to the thrift store and picked out a metal single bed that wouldn't be bothered by damp and mildew, as well as a desk and wardrobe.

  The desk and wardrobe are only made of wood. Following the recommendation of the thrift store clerk, Lu Li chose a slightly better oak material.

  The cave is fairly dry, and the crumbling world has another bonus: not plagued by mosquitoes, such as borers.

Then there is the bookshelf. Considering that the outside world will become extremely dangerous after the disaster, and it is difficult to go out, Lu Li needs to have enough means to spend his time, but simply stacking books together or stacking them in boxes will make them sticky and muddy quickly. Difficult to read.

   Then comes the necessities for settling on the cliff: a fireplace.

   He couldn't have kept the fire at the refuge.

   A stable fireplace that can provide warmth, light, and cook food is very necessary, and workers are readily available. Lu Li only needs to bring the fireplace to the cave and connect the exhaust.

   As for other supplies, Lu Li had planned the necessities of life, such as straw paper, oil lamps, cups, bowls and forks, a few days ago, but he couldn't buy them at the thrift store, so he had to go to other stores.

The    funeral only lasted less than an hour, and Lu Li still had a lot of time to purchase supplies.

   The carriage was driven to move between various stores, and the carriages of the extended carriage were gradually filled. Before the weight of the carriage was too heavy to drive into the elm forest, Lu Li stopped and went to the last store.

   Grocery store.

   There is one more row of wooden boxes stacked in front of the door than when I came a few days ago. But the store was not lively, and there were no customers in sight.

  As the weather eases, people are scrambling to get out to work and find food.

   The clerk here still remembers Lu Li, and called the boss with a smile. Lu Li put forward his shopping list: two boxes of canned pork and peas, two boxes of canned beef, and one box of canned fruit.

  Although the latter tastes bad, it is the only food that Lu Li can think of that can supplement sugar and trace vitamins for a long time.

  Honey is more effective and can be preserved semi-permanently, but after the insects are almost extinct, the price has reached sky-high prices, and only those nobles will occasionally put a honey barbecue at the banquet.

   In the face of big customers, the boss generously maintained the original price a few days ago and sold it to Lu Li - at the current price, Lu Li would have paid an extra 45 shillings per box of canned beef.

  The boss asked the clerk to put things on the carriage, Lu Li followed and walked out. When he walked under the eaves, a lazy cry rang out beside him.

  “Meow~”

  Lu Li looked sideways, a black cat squatted under the eaves on the damp bluestone slab, his dark pupils expanded into an oval shape, looked at Lu Li, and let out another lazy meow.

  “Meow~”

   The black cat's hair was completely wet, and the hair was sticking to the mud, clinging to the thin body, and there were some broken empty cans scattered on the ground beside it.

  The clerk who finished moving the cans walked back to the eaves and said with a smile, "We will put the stray cats nearby and sometimes the broken cans that are uneatable and uneatable under the eaves for them to eat."

  Lu Li nodded, looked away, returned to the carriage and drove away.

  …

  Squeak-

   There was a soft sound from the door.

   Lu Li's figure appeared behind the door and paused slightly in front of the door.

  The scene in the detective agency is completely presented in front of you. The sculpture sits on the sofa under the window, holding a book motionless. The book has turned thirty or forty pages by it.

   Eyes lowered slightly, Lu Li looked away, closed the door behind him and walked towards the desk.

   Focusing too much on the sculpture will prevent it from doing its own thing, like turning the pages of a book.

  Three newspapers and a letter were neatly placed on the desk, and the color of the ground was a little dark, as if it had been cleaned.

  Lu Li knew who did these things.

  After the eerie rain, the statue came back to life and became active.

   went to the desk and picked up the envelope, the name of the book was Remy & Jimmy. They send the letter again, and this time it is likely to be a "reply letter".

   If what the merchant says is true.

   Not in a hurry to open it, Lu Li put the envelope back on the desk, turned around and walked into the bedroom.

   The clothes on his body got soaked by the rain while laying flowers, so he needs to change clothes.

   He took off his clothes one by one. Occasionally, Lu Li could hear the slight sound of pages turning from the living room.

   After a few minutes, he changed into dry clothes, and Lu Li walked out of the bedroom.

   "Anna and I will be back in the afternoon."

   Lu Li said to the sculpture, picked up the three newspapers and the letter on the desk, and left the detective agency.

  The door was closed, the footsteps behind the door were far away, and the detective agency returned to silence.

   Only the rustling of the drizzle and the occasional sound of the page turning.

  …

   Bookstore.

   is not the one at the head of Sailor Street, where it is too small, and it is full of old books that only old people like to read.

   This one is more commercial, bigger and more comprehensive.

   "I need some books about survival in the wild, and... stories for girls to read."

  Lu Li made a request, and the clerk brought Lu Li to the corresponding bookshelf. The former can be chosen by Lu Li, while the latter can only be recommended by the clerk.

   The clerk recommends popular novels that sell well, and Anna should like to read them.

   After a few minutes of selection, Lu Li bought a total of ten books, four of his own and six of Anna's, with a total price of 454 shillings, the former being slightly more expensive.

   This price is not a lot. Books are not affected by the current price, and there is even a slight decline - after all, the rainy season is coming, and no civilian will waste money to buy novels.

   Holding a stack of books, he returned to the carriage. While the wheels were turning, Lu Li took out the letter.

  The real situation about Remy and Jimmy will be completely fixed after Lu Li opens the letter.

   If the content is still like the previous letters, Remy "talks to herself", it means that they are illusory, they are just ordinary book characters, and they will gradually fade away over time, or not. But in any case, they will not appear in reality and will not be seen by Lu Li.

   But if the letters are some kind of reply...then they have started to connect with reality.

   This means things are going as the merchants say they are: they are appearing in the real world through Luli.

  The letter was unfolded in front of his eyes, and Lu Li looked down in the dim yellow light of the oil lamp beside him.

  【Thank you for your help, thank you for your help. 】

   (end of this chapter)