Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 295 Two hundred and ten. A good man

  The joy radiated by the tree king is in the mood of the whole forest, like a small wooden boat in the deep sea, difficult to detect, difficult to find, but it does exist.

   The rusted axe lay under the tree, leaving a deep gap in its original position. Farther away, an umbrella was swirling and swept away by the wind, while the oil lamp was still under the tree.

   "Remove the ability." Lu Li and Anna said, putting on the hood of the raincoat.

  Ana waved her hand, and the invisible barrier disappeared above her head.

  The icy rain falls again, quickly taking away the body temperature. Lu Li followed the approximate route he remembered.

   walked out a distance, a figure suddenly loomed in the rain curtain.

  Anna keenly disappeared, while Lu Li walked towards the figure and came to him: "I thought you ran away."

   "How come, I Barton are not those bosses who only have money in their eyes. But if you really die with the tree king, I can't rescue you."

  Barton snorted, a little dissatisfied that Lu Li underestimated him, but soon, he was drawn to more important things: "Have you already..."

   "I was almost defeated by the outburst of emotions." Lu Li said, his black eyes flashed with a hint of darkness.

Patton didn't see it with his own eyes, but he has seen many times ignorant people killed by the forest, or hang themselves with belts and slings, or smash their foreheads with an axe, or kneel in front of a sharp rock. Kowtow until the face can't be seen as a face...

   He could completely imagine that terrifying scene.

   "How did you do it?" Barton couldn't help asking.

   Lu Li calmly replied, "Unconventional means."

  Barton almost understood, it had something to do with his mysterious identity.

   "It seems that I don't need to remind you anything." Barton said in a complicated tone.

  Lu Li followed behind Barton, who was in a complicated mood. About half an hour later, the ground not far away was replaced by a bluestone road.

   They went back to Elm Street.

   But there is no rental carriage here, so they walked two more blocks before they saw an unmanned carriage driving on the road.

  Lu Li had to go to the Serlov block first and send Patton home.

   Snake Love Street sounds dirty, messy and poor, and it is. It's on the edge of the slums in the lower south of Belfast.

   It's not a slum, but it's not much worse than a slum - for example, there will be police patrolling here, and there will be adventure-seeking young people.

   Belfast's slums consist of a dozen blocks. The shacks simply made of wood, stones and iron sheets are messy and unsightly, and they are not strong. The last time a hurricane hit, it was here that the death rate and home collapse rate increased across the city.

  Slums are also where most of Belfast's poor poor live.

  Yes, the inhabitants of Sailor Street are not poor. In any case, people there have their own specialties and jobs, unlike people in slums, who have no specialties, no abilities, or even physical strength.

   Gangs, illegal trade, crime, all kinds of ugly scenes happened in this land.

   But vicious incidents are rare here—perhaps why the Council of Elders and Belfast City Hall acquiesce in its existence.

   or one of the reasons.

   The uneven and dilapidated roads are cross-flowing with sewage. Most of the houses on the street are simple longhouses. There are hardly any stone buildings and relatively beautiful houses.

  This is Snake Love Street, the "paradise" that most slum dwellers want to move to, and the limit that can be approached by rental carriages.

  The carriage stopped outside a longhouse, and Patton took the 60 shillings reward and a rain cape that Lu Li gave him, and was helped off by the groom.

   "I need an accurate map of Elm Forest. If you can draw it, I will give you another 300 shillings." Before leaving, Lu Li said to Patton.

  Barton looked interested: "When do you want it?"

   "The sooner the better."

   "I'll have someone deliver it tomorrow."

  Lu Li nodded and went back to the carriage. The wheels rolled and turned toward Sailor Street.

   Just after driving more than ten meters, the carriage suddenly stopped suddenly, and then there was a loud noise from outside.

  Lu Li lifted the curtain and looked out: "What's wrong."

  Three fourteen- and fifteen-year-olds stood in front of the carriage, not covered by ponchos, and were almost drenched in soup. The groom said to Lu Li in embarrassment, "Sir, they seem to be... robbing..."

   Lu Li calmly looked at the three teenagers in front of the car.

   One of the girls actually took a step back in fear. Beside her, the tallest boy stumbled and shouted, "You... hello, we want some money."

  Lu Li's eyes swept over their thin bodies: "What do you want money for?"

   The tallest boy was about to say something when a little boy next to him who was shorter than the girl suddenly shouted: "We are bad guys! Bad guys don't need a reason to rob!"

   If his eyes could be opened in the rain, it might be more deterrent.

   At this moment, an angry voice came from the side of the carriage: "You little brats, actually ran to Shelov Street to loot!?"

  The three teenagers were startled, and after seeing the person walking by, they quickly shouted: "Uncle Patton (lame old man)!"

   "You know them?" Lu Li looked at Barton who heard the movement.

   "Well, their mother used to live here, but she moved to the Li District when she ran out of money." Barton replied, the Li District refers to the slums.

   Lu Li asked, "Do you know what's going on?"

  Barton sighed: "I heard that Maria is sick... I'm afraid they are just trying to raise money for her mother to see a doctor..."

  's mouth was stern, but Barton couldn't help protecting them, hoping that Lu Li would not embarrass them for the sake of their family.

   "How much does it cost to heal."

   Lu Li's question made Barton guess something, and his slightly cloudy brown pupils lit up slightly: "30 shillings."

   The three teenagers also realized something, and kept their mouths shut and did not dare to make a sound.

   "Enough."

Patton was stunned for a while, then suddenly laughed: "Of course it's enough... You know, an adult male goes to a factory to do physical labor for ten hours in a row in exchange for a salary of 10 shillings. When Maria was not sick, she would It takes a week to sew a person's clothes to make money for a doctor's visit."

   Lu Li was slightly silent. He was indeed running for dozens of shillings when he first arrived, but that didn't last long.

   stretched his hand into his arms, and Lu Li took out a 50 shilling to Patton: "Give it to them for me."

  Barton didn't ask why the extra 20 shillings, he understood what Lu Li meant, took the money and limped towards the three teenagers, whispering something to them.

   "Go around."

   Lu Li and the groom said, and lowered the curtain.

  Anna appeared in the carriage, and the corner of her mouth drew an arc, looking happy.

  The carriage passed around Patton and the children, and just as they were about to leave, a shout was mingled with the sound of rain outside the window.

   "Sir! What's your name!"

  The children didn't get an answer, and watched the carriage gradually recede into the rain.

   (end of this chapter)