Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 507 Eighty-four. Richard's Relic

   There are many figures of this figure represented by white chalk, some holding hands with children, some holding food, and doodles with mottled pastries.

   This kind of childlike graffiti is everywhere on the wall, except for the top of the head that children can't reach. It's not so much their way of life in the biologically marked territory of human cubs as their optimistic nature.

   Walking into the sewers more than ten meters away, a second figure appeared.

   It was a little boy in baggy dirty formal clothes and a newsboy cap, like a little boy scout.

   He was little Jimmy, the little boy in Richard's letter who went to lick the reefs by the sea.

"He's brother Richard's friend. He's here to bring us food." The little girl walked up to him and told him that little Jimmy was very happy and a little regretful, because he was guarding here and couldn't accompany the gentleman. their "camp".

The    camp, before being occupied by children, was a restroom for the sewer—often used for tools and a temporary resting place for maintenance workers.

  This is also the densest place for graffiti, and many debris and wood are piled up around. Obviously, the children who settle here know how to live.

   In the iron door on the wall, light and voices came out from the crack of the door.

Lu Li didn't feel good, he remembered the same door he saw last time, which brought a terrible curse to Lu Li, and the current situation is similar to that - it was Richard who asked him to come, it was both. Sewers beneath coastal streets.

The    difference is that this time it is no longer a trap.

   The little girl pushed open the heavy iron door with difficulty, revealing the situation inside.

   Five children were sitting on the floor, under the dirty and damp bedding. Their clothes were so dirty that they couldn't see their original color and were obviously too wide and ill-fitting. Only five pairs of big eyes were as clear and bright as the flames.

   There was a small fire in the middle of the small rest room, and the boiling water in it was boiling, dispelling the chill of the sea.

   It may only be 10 square meters, but it is just right for seven children to feel safe and not crowded.

   "Brother Richard's friend came to bring us food!" the little girl shouted cheerfully to her companions.

  The children cheered and got up and surrounded Lu Li, thanking and...in their own way.

   It’s cruel to say that, but it’s the reason why these homeless children are still alive today.

   "Don't squeeze, don't stain Mr.'s clothes." The little girl reluctantly spread her arms to block her companions, so as not to make Lu Li angry with her rash younger siblings.

   After finally comforting his younger siblings and returning to their original positions, a little girl who seemed to be the "leader" of the camp stepped forward.

She wears wide glasses that obviously don't fit her face, so that when she doesn't hold her hands, the glasses hang on her nose. It seems that the eight or nine-year-old he is the oldest of the group of children, imitating an adult's tone and saying: "Sir, Thank you very much for your help."

  Lu Li didn't speak, he was thinking about how much food would be enough for the seven children.

  Children's food intake is limited, but 40 cans of canned food are enough for no more than two weeks even if they only keep them fed.

   More than that, what threatened the children hiding in the abandoned sewers was the strangeness of the attack on Belfast.

   "It's not very safe here." Lu left the exit.

   A little boy who was only five or six years old buckled his feet and said in a leaking voice that lacked front teeth, "We have nowhere to go."

Lu Li was silent, and the little girl "leader" returned to the camp and took out a wide-brimmed hat from her bedding and handed it to Lu Li: "This is what Brother Richard left last time, I have already patched it, Please pass it to him for me."

   There is a noticeably lighter patch at the top of the hat.

   Thinking of a bold idea that came up before, Lu Li took this Richard's relic, thought about it and said, "I have an vacant house on Elm Street, you can live there."

   It is impossible for Lu Li to sit back and ignore these homeless children.

   If it weren't for the forest-conscious children above the Elm Forest, it might be safer to have them live close to the shelter.

   "I don't want to leave home."

   At this moment, the youngest boy who picked his feet said vaguely again.

   Unlike him, the eyes of the older "leader" and the little girl who led Lu Li in became brighter.

   Compared with the illusory concept of "home", they want a safe and warm place and an adult who can take care of them.

   "It's getting dark," the leader said hesitantly. "And we're going to discuss..."

   She didn't want to go out when it was dark, and she didn't want to directly entrust the safety of herself and her younger siblings to this man who came here for the first time.

   Although for some reason, his breath made her feel comfortable and reassured.

  …

  Rich Street.

   The warm fireplace and oil lamps in the windows give off a gentle glow.

  The street where it is difficult to see pedestrians, the fog is surging.

   A family of three gathered at the dining table, and today's dinner was chicken soup, mashed potatoes and chicken - the crisis just caused some trouble for this wealthy family.

  The mother lovingly carried her eight-year-old son into the chair, tucked a napkin for him, and put the spoon in front of him.

   "I want to eat vegetable salad." The little boy pouted when he saw that the staple food was mashed potatoes today.

   "Vegetables are too expensive..." Mother said helplessly.

   "I'll go buy some tomorrow, I haven't eaten in almost a week." Father said. What my mother wanted to say was interrupted by him shaking her head gently, so she could only smile helplessly.

  dong——dongdong——

   Just then, a slow knock came from the living room.

   The husband and wife looked at each other and stopped to look at the door. Only the little boy took a spoonful of mashed potatoes and put it into his mouth.

   A few seconds later, a second knock sounded on the door.

  dong——dongdong——

   "I'll go see who's here." The husband said in a low voice, and the restless wife held his arm: "I'm with you."

   Holding her husband's arm, she and her husband came to the living room, and the deserted mist revealed behind the curtains made them a little uneasy.

   did not dare to make a sound, the man walked behind the door, leaned in front of the cat and looked out the door.

   A tall black silhouette stood in front of the door, wearing a top hat, and his face that could not be seen was hidden in the shadows.

  dong——dongdong——

   At this moment, there was a third knock on the door.

   "Who is it?" The wife's trembling voice sounded.

   "I don't know him," the husband murmured.

   "Could it be... let's call the police... go... go and call the exorcist."

   Hesitating for a while, the husband nodded, picked up the umbrella behind the door and said, "You go to the police, I'll watch it."

   "Well, be careful." The wife whispered and ran upstairs.

   Just stepped on the steps when the sound of the umbrella falling to the ground suddenly came from behind. The wife looked over subconsciously, and saw the frightened husband collapsed on the ground, while the outline of a man with a top hat was gradually protruding from the door.

The screams of    cut through the night sky and stopped abruptly.

   (end of this chapter)