Chapter 177 Ninety-two. Their letter

   "I finished the book."

   The next morning, Anna was sleepy, rubbed her eyes and floated to the sofa.

   Mold spreads on the ceiling, turning into dense black mist. Lying on the sofa, Lu Li looked away from the ceiling and looked at Anna.

  Although it is only a popular novel of normal length, with a thickness of between 200 and 300 pages, it is a bit exaggerated to read three books in one night, even if Anna stayed up all night.

   "Are you finished?"

   "I didn't read a book that wasn't good, hehe..." Anna scratched the back of her head embarrassedly.

  Lu Li prefers books that can come in handy when picking books, so two of them are storybooks, and the other one is called "Wild Animal Observation Notes".

   This kind of professional book is naturally not liked by most people.

   Especially a girl.

   "Got it, I'll buy it later."

  Lu Li looked back, the mold on the ceiling had disappeared.

  Anna floated to the bedroom holding the last book with only a dozen pages left.

   "Don't stay up late to read next time."

   A calm voice came from behind.

"Eh?"

  Anna stopped, her eyes widened slightly, as if she saw Lu Li for the first time.

   Is he caring about me? This guy actually cares about people...

   "I know." Anna answered in a crisp voice, returning to the bedroom. Not long after, a humming sound came from the bedroom, and the ghost girl seemed to be in a happy mood.

   If she stays up all night reading books like this, the shillings she earns will be replaced by books.

  Thinking like this, Lu Li sat up after waking up for a while and looked at the gloomy sky outside the window.

   This year’s rainy season is particularly gloomy. In previous years, there would always be a few sunny days in the rainy season, but this year’s clouds never dispersed.

   But that seems nothing compared to a plant that hasn't grown yet.

   Looking back, Lu Li rolled up his sleeves and walked into the kitchen, and soon the sound of washing up was heard. After a while, Lu Li walked out of the kitchen, with tiny drops of water condensed in the hair on his forehead.

   He picked up the kettle on the table, and a 1-shilling coin, and went out to the water room at the end of the corridor to get hot water.

   There was a line in front of the water room, only two people. The first person was carrying a wooden barrel and was fetching water in front of the giant wine barrel-like water tank.

   Next to the second person is... a wooden barrel, a large wooden barrel like a bath, almost blocking a corridor.

   One shilling is one bucket, and the size of the bucket is not limited. Naturally, the bigger the wooden bucket, the better, at least not less than the water pipe from the water meter.

   The resident who was leaning on the tub for the bath gave up his seat, politely let Lu Li come first, Lu Li thanked him, and after the first person had finished picking up the water, he poured a pot of hot water that had not been boiled for a long time and returned to the detective agency.

   Filled the cup with water, and while the heat was rising, Lu Li put the kettle on the dining table, fastened the buttons at the cuffs of his shirt, picked up the black tie that was on the back of the sofa, put it around his neck, and tucked it into his collar.

   "Do you want to go out?"

   Anna, who heard the movement, stuck her head out of the bedroom.

"Um."

   Fastening his tie, Lu Li walked to the hanger and took off his woolen coat.

   Buy books, breakfast, and check for tea.

  Maybe due to poor technology, drinking water without a modern filter system tastes bad, and it has a slightly astringent taste after boiling. Lu Li needs to cover the taste with tea leaves or similar substitutes.

   Of course, it is also possible that the water that is simply given to civilians does not need to be filtered so finely.

   picked up the umbrella by the door, Lu Li straightened up, and held the doorknob.

   "Don't forget to buy meat back."

   The hand on the doorknob was about to stop: "Do you still want to cook?"

   "Yeah, I'll make it for you myself~"

"…no need."

  Anna's voice was much lower, and she asked pitifully, "Is it bad for me to cook..."

"Yes."

  Anna put her hands together and begged: "I will improve! Give me a chance, please..."

  Lu Li didn't say anything, he put down his umbrella and walked into the kitchen temporarily. Looking around, Lu Li took away all the items within his sight that might be used as ingredients by Anna. The bag of expired cane sugar, soap for laundry, rat poison in the corner, and a pinch of dirt on the windowsill.

  Anna looked puzzled, Lu Li put these things in a cowhide bag and took them away, went back to the door, and opened the door.

  Squeak-

The door    opened, revealing a tall silhouette standing upright behind the door.

   It was a figure that was a little taller than the door frame. He was wearing a dirty coat, and the same dirty scarf almost covered his entire face. This dress is a bit like those homeless scavengers. In order to keep warm, they will put all the clothes they have picked up on their bodies, such as wearing a few shirts or a few coats.

   But the figure's clothes were dirty, but they didn't have that unpleasant odor.

"merchant?"

   The mystery and image of the figure outside the door made Lu Li think of something.

   The businessman appeared the day after Lu Li contacted the investigator, so it was hard to guarantee that they didn't know something.

   Maybe there is progress in joining investigators?

   "What do you need?" A low voice came from behind the scarf.

  Lu Li didn't answer, leaving the space behind the door: "Come in."

  The door is not a place to talk.

  The businessman bowed his head and walked into the detective agency. Lu Li closed the door and took advantage of this interval to think about what he needed.

  Knowledge is not very important to me for the time being. If you can join investigators, most of the knowledge can be acquired internally.

Facing the gaze from behind the scarf, Lu Li said, "I need books on geography and history, the region is not limited, but the Ellen Peninsula is best, and four maps: Belfast map, Ellen Peninsula map, and block map. ,world map."

   The merchant's words were short: "The official map or the internal map."

   "What's the difference?"

   "Something more inside the map."

   "Understood, one for each."

   "Yes, the next merchant will bring it."

"About what time?"

   "When the next merchant arrives."

   "What do I need to pay?"

   "Shillings, information, items, congeners."

  Anna hid in the bedroom and peeked. Their communication gave Anna a sense of sight of the two being in a conversation.

The conversation ended here, but when the mysterious businessman was about to leave, Lu Li suddenly asked, "How much is the psychic gun?"

   "500 shillings."

  …

   After half an hour.

   Anna, who was kneeling on a chair and watering the potted plants on the windowsill, saw a familiar figure pass by the window.

   Her world became brighter, she got up and floated behind the door to wait.

   Indistinctly, footsteps sounded from far to near in the corridor outside the door. Before the footsteps reached the door, the door was pulled open first.

  Lu Li walked into the room, Anna took two large bags of kraft paper from Lu Li's hand, and nodded to the desk: "I have your letter, which you will deliver in a few minutes after you go out."

   Today's love letter?

  Lu Li put the umbrella by the door, closed the door, took off his coat, raised his hand and hung up the hanger.

   "Who is the sender?"

   "Two people, um..." Anna tilted her head and thought.

   "Looks like Remy and Jimmy."

  Lu Li's movement of raising his palm suddenly stopped.

   (end of this chapter)