Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 240 One hundred and fifty-five. Investigator Judgment Committee

   A sea of ​​lead-like gray fills the line of sight and stretches to an invisible end. Several sailors hoisted seawater from the sea and wet the deck over and over with wooden barrels.

  The sailor on the mast lookout looked into the distance, the sky was not yet light, the sky was still gloomy, but the visual distance was not bad.

  Lu Li walked out of the cabin, and the slightly shady sea breeze blew head-on, quickly taking away the temperature on Lu Li's body.

   He saw the old man moving his joints by the armrest not far from the cabin.

  The old man noticed Lu Li in front of the cabin, and after doing a few squats, he walked over to Lu Li.

   "Move your body so that it won't rust." He said as he fastened the top buttons of his expedition suit. "Is it okay to rest?"

   "It's okay." Lu Li's eyes fell to the ocean in front of the deck.

   "Where have we been?"

   "Less than 20 nautical miles from Rodster Harbour, and a little further ahead you can see Belfast."

As we approached the sea, other ships began to appear on the surrounding sea. There were a few shadows standing on the decks of some ships that were not too far apart. Looking at the ship from a distance, it seemed that the ship was full of sailing at night and returning to the port during the day. curious.

  These ships make people who sail all night on a steamer feel less alone.

  【Swish...I don't care how high the sky is, let alone how thick the ground is...】

   The sailor who was sitting on the barrel not far away and playing with the radio was startled by the sudden singing.

  Lu Li narrowed his black eyes slightly, then withdrew his gaze and said, "Can you talk about the rescue team?"

  Although Lu Li was expressionless and his tone was flat, the old man still felt a hint of interest in his tone: "What do you want to know?"

   "Like weekly pay."

   "Without pay, we retired guys volunteered to join the rescue team."

   Hearing this, Lu Li stopped the topic: "I don't have anything to ask."

   But the old man didn't want to end there, he asked with great interest, "Are you short of money?"

   Lu Li nodded.

  The construction of the refuge point and the collection of materials require a lot of money.

"The investigator is much more relaxed than the night watchman. You can accept some commissions in your spare time to make money. When you are experienced enough, you can try to accept the bounty event. Even if you get 10% of the information, you can get a few Ten contributions. Or go and become a personal exorcist."

   "Private exorcist?"

"As weirdness grows, many wealthy aristocrats are willing to hire an exorcist to protect them when they are in trouble, short-term, long-term. You're an investigator, more sought-after for them, and more more expensive."

  The information provided by the old man is very important, Lu Li nodded: "I will consider it."

   "I see Belfast!"

   At this time, an excited shout came from the mast.

  The old man raised his head and looked at the lookout on the observation deck pointing forward. Lu Li looked directly into the distance.

   At the end of the lead-grey ocean, a silhouette emerges on the sea level.

   Two days later than the time agreed with Anna, Lu Li finally came back.

  …

  Belfast City, Rodster Port.

   As the fishing boats parked at the port all night leave one after another, the port is no longer crowded, and only a few freighters are left to load and unload goods in front of the deserted wharf.

  The sound of a steamship whistle came from afar, which is commonplace in the port, and the busy workers did not even look up. Only the dock dispatcher, waving a flag, motioned for the ship, which had returned to port in the early morning, to enter the port.

  The ship docked at the pier and dropped the gangway.

  A tall figure stepped down from the gangway and stepped on the wooden pier.

Two horse-drawn carriages and a steam locomotive were parked in front of the pier. A middle-aged man with brown hair and deep nasolabial lines walked among the several figures standing beside him. He took off his top hat and smiled and said, "I'm an investigator. The leader of the member judgment committee, welcome back."

"thanks."

   Lu Li glanced over the three-eyed crow badge on his chest. The crow's eyes are golden, which shows that the middle-aged man in front of him is actually the third level of investigators: detectives.

   Next, they will check Lu Li's physical and mental state and record the event information. Lu Li, who learned this from the old man, said, "Can I go home first."

   "It's best not to. If you hide certain breath and pollutants on your body, it will cause great hidden dangers to the city."

  Pollutant is a general term used to describe strange beings that affect the surroundings.

  Lu Li understood this, so he turned and said, "Then write a letter and go back."

The middle-aged man said with a wry smile: "It's the same, some pollutants will distort people's minds through text or even conversation, just in case. Don't worry, we mainly record your experience in this incident, and we won't delay you too much. long time."

  Before Lu Li responded, footsteps came from the gangway behind him, standing behind Lu Li.

"uncle."

   The middle-aged man looked behind Lu Li and called out the identity of the person behind him.

   The one he called his uncle was the leader of the rescue team, the old man.

  Lu Li's eyes moved between the two, and they did have similarities, such as the impressive nasolabial folds.

Feeling Lu Li's gaze, the old man explained, "The rescue team has to check after every rescue. You know, they are always inscrutable and mysterious. If you're curious about another thing... Yes, I'm this guy. uncle."

  Lu Li nodded and said nothing more: "Let's go."

   But the old man did not follow them. After Lu Li got into the carriage, the two carriages drove straight away from the pier.

When    crossed with the steam locomotive, Lu Li saw several figures stepping off the locomotive and walking towards the old man and the ship behind him.

   Those people were wearing black uniforms, and the armband was a half-open pupil.

   They are the night watchmen.

   "We are in charge of picking up people, and the night watchman is in charge of checking, and each performs its own duties." The team leader explained beside him.

   "I don't need to check." Lu Li asked.

   "You are an investigator, you don't need to go through them." The team leader said, he took out a bamboo tube from his pocket and pulled the lid off.

  In the darkness inside the bamboo tube, a ladybug-like golden bug crawls to the edge, spreads its wings and hovers in the narrow carriage space.

   "If it falls, there is contamination on you."

  Lu Li quietly watched the ladybug. Time passed, it never fell, but it never left.

   "What does this mean?" Lu Li asked.

   "It says nothing, it's slow to check."

   As the team leader said, until the carriage stopped in front of the Anleis Brothers underground pipeline repair station, it finally completed the inspection and went straight into the bamboo tube in the team leader's hand.

   "Not bad, there are no pollutants on your body." The team leader seemed relieved and said with a smile.

   "We're here, get off."

   (end of this chapter)