Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 294 Two hundred and nine. A good neighbor

   "Hiccup..."

  Patton hiccupped.

   He hadn't eaten so fast in a long time, and the last time he remembered that he and his companions went to the hunter's hut to steal barbecue.

   He threw away the empty can, and the tin rolled along the gravel to the outside of the cave, hitting a pair of rain boots entering the cave and stopping.

  Barton raised his head, looked at Lu Li who came back and said, "How? Does this place meet your wishes?"

   "Is there any fresh water nearby?" Lu Li asked, putting the umbrella back on a piece of gravel on the edge. .

   "Freshwater? You mean water? There's a small lake in Silent Hill, about the size of a lumber mill."

   "But you said it was dangerous there."

  Barton shrugged: "That's the only place where there's water in the elm grove, unless there's a river or lake here suddenly in the last eight years."

   This slightly ironic remark brought Lu Li some new ideas.

  The rainwater is drinkable. He can dig some rock pits for water storage in the rocky area of ​​the cliff, or prepare some more wooden barrels.

  Barton looked strangely at Lu Li who was standing there thinking after he finished speaking, and he continued to look at the oil lamp in the small cave.

  The cave is very dry, only the edge near the mouth of the cave will have water vapor blowing in the face, don't worry that the rain will seep from the top of the cave one day.

   "What do you think?" Lu Li asked Anna.

   "As a place to escape disaster, this is already good."

  Lu Li also thinks so, but the emotions of the elm forest and the unknown weirdness of the silent hills are always hidden dangers.

   It seems that I will buy some news of these two places from the merchant after I go back.

   Except for the chisel marks on the walls and the jars on the edge of the cave, there are no other artificial traces here. After looking around, Lu Li returned to Patton and looked down at him: "Have you rested yet?"

   "Also... If you're going to go down the mountain, then I'll rest." Barton, who subconsciously wanted to refuse, immediately changed his tune.

   "Let's go then."

  Lu Li twisted the air valve of the oil lamp, put a layer of rain cloth on the cover of the extinguished oil lamp, and walked out of the cave first.

  The rain smashed onto the umbrellas and gathered into a flowing curtain of water at the edges. Lu Li stood at the entrance of the cave, as if looking for something, his eyes skipped on the ground.

   "What's the matter?" Anna asked him.

   "You can plant your sister here." Lu Li said while looking at the right side of the cave.

  There is a dirt floor, and the nearest dead tree is seven or eight meters away. After Annie is planted, it will not affect each other's living space.

  If that dead tree is still alive.

   Lu Li now has a means of knowing whether the other party is still alive.

  Barton was still wearing a raincoat in the cave,

   Holding the umbrella and walking towards the dead tree, Lu Li's approach didn't make him feel the sadness of walking in the forest, even if Lu Li had walked in front of the dead tree, he could clearly see the ravines on his torso.

   It's dead.

   "It's better not to hit the tree." Barton's shout came through the rain curtain and sounded from behind. After putting on his poncho, he came to Lu Li's side and looked at the dead trees as many as there were ravines on his face.

   "Well... no emotions, death is another matter."

  Lu Li and Barton bypassed the dead elm and returned the same way.

  The rain filled the traces of when they came, but Barton was still able to find his way back accurately.

   The sadness that pervaded the elm forest reappeared in his heart. Lu Li, who had no questions to ask, remained silent, and Barton, who had no energy to speak, also remained silent.

   It was near noon, and the sky seemed to be a little brighter than when they came, but the light was still dim.

   They went back to the tree king they had passed before. The straps on the branches, the axe in the trunk, and the bones under the tree tell a story silently.

   Lu Li, who followed Barton and watched this scene, suddenly stopped.

   Patton, who didn't know anything, walked for a distance before feeling a little strange and looked back.

  Smoothly looked away from Lu Li's eyes, Barton snorted in his heart, and retreated back covertly.

   "I'm fine." Lu Li glanced at him, then looked away, and said thoughtfully, "Do you think... should I help it?"

   "What?" Barton, who was ashamed just now because he wanted to escape, was stunned and looked at Lu Li in disbelief: "What are you kidding... actually want to help these monsters?"

   "Has no one ever done this before..." Lu Li said thoughtfully.

   "No, you'd better not do that." Barton warned Lu Li.

"why."

   "They won't appreciate you." Barton, who was standing not far away, said loudly. "Remember what I said, they're just emotions!"

   Lu Li's response was to take a step towards the tree king.

  Most, or rather, everyone who enters this forest is shy of these trees.

   But Lu Li is different.

   For a long time to come, Lu Li will be neighbors with these trees that can make humans commit suicide just by emotions.

   Neighborhood harmony is an important part.

   "I thought it was a shrewd young man, but I didn't expect to be a lunatic! Damn it, **** it!"

  Barton cursed, turned around without hesitation, dragged a wooden leg and stumbled into the rain curtain.

   "He escaped."

  Anna's voice sounded in her ears: "I won't let them hurt you."

   "You stand at a distance to protect me." Lu Li said to Anna.

"Varied……"

   "Its attack is emotion, I may be able to resist it, but you can't."

"Can……"

   "Your effective range is within tens of meters, which is enough. If I do anything, stop me before that."

   Lu Li said, approaching the tree king step by step.

   The bones under the tree gradually became clear, and the empty eyes were silently telling something.

   The sadness and sadness are gradually deepening, and many memories buried deep in my mind flashed at this time.

  Lu Li lowered his eyes and stopped in front of the tree king.

   He glanced back at Anna, who had emerged, holding the slippery handle of the axe with both hands, and without hesitation, he instantly exerted strength!

  The rusty axe chopped into the tree and the flying sawdust appeared in the air. At this moment, an indescribable consciousness descended around Lu Li, and the unimaginable grief instantly drowned his consciousness——

   It seemed like an uncountable amount of time, and it seemed like an instant, Lu Li regained consciousness and opened his eyes.

   He was held in Anna's arms, the rain fell, hit an invisible film a few meters away, and slid to the side.

   His face was wet, I don't know if it was tears or rain.

"what happened."

  Ann's expression was filled with anxiety and a hint of coldness: "You passed out after pulling out the axe... Then I pulled you back!"

  Lu Li nodded, stood up again, regained his calm face and looked at the illusory tree king more than ten meters away.

  Sorrowful and repressed emotions still pervaded the surroundings, but in it, Lu Li felt a touch of joy from the elm tree in front of him.

   Luli's adventure paid off.

   Now, a family member of this neighbor is no longer hostile to him.

   (end of this chapter)