Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 389 Three hundred four. Go to church

   A figure stumbled into the trash can.

   The residue at the bottom made the figure groan and pant slightly, as if avoiding something to listen to the outside world.

   rustle rustle——

  The strange crawling sound came from far and near from the outside of the trash can.

   The figure in the dark widened his eyes, covered his mouth, and made no sound. There was nothing but the thumping of the heart in the cramped bin.

   rust—— rust——

  The existence outside the trash can lingered for a while, then gradually disappeared.

The    figure waited quietly for more than ten seconds, until there was no sound from outside the trash can, and then he breathed heavily.

   bang bang bang ——

   His heart beat even more violently.

   calmed his emotions and breathing, the figure slowly pushed open the lid of the trash can, and peered out through the narrow gap.

  A piece of tombstone stands behind the low fence, and on the street outside the gate, six-legged monsters crawl past.

   Confirming that the street is hard to find this side, the figure looks back at the cemetery. Several human head balloons floated in front of many tombstones, occasionally bumping into each other, as if whispering.

  Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and the human head balloons swayed with the wind, and one of them turned its head slowly.

The    figure hurriedly got back into the trash can, daring not to pry outside.

   groped for a while with his palms under him, leaning against the cold box wall, and took out a notebook from his arms.

   chi chi, chi-

   The rubbed match lit up, and the faint light of the match illuminated Oliver's blood-stained face.

   The damp wall of the trash can reflected the light of the water, and Oliver squeezed the match and approached the opened notebook.

   The illuminated page holds a bookmark. This page draws a sketch of a building. The texture of the building indicates that it is a stone building. The towering eaves and the angel sculpture on the top of the hat represent the identity of the building.

  Oliver has seen it, or he will see it every time he follows the convoy - west of Three Street, the church closest to Shadowswamp in Shadow Town.

  chi——

   The match went out abruptly, and the water dripping from the top of the head passed through the match and landed on the fingertips.

  Oliver took out a match and rubbed it again, and first looked up to make sure it wasn't some monster's saliva mucus, and continued to read the content below the sketch.

  【We searched the town and couldn’t find the **** named Oliver, even under the bed in the red lounge. Kirk said the guy may have been hiding in the basement of the church, how could outsiders know there? And what is that guy doing there? There's nothing inside but stone walls harder than bank vaults. 】

  【In any case, it is indeed the last place we haven't looked for, so let's go and see it later, when Fran and Garcia come back after their investigations. 】

  chi——

The    match went out just after Oliver had read the last line.

   Without wasting any more matches, Oliver put away the matchbox and notes.

  Shadowtown Church...that's it.

   Remembering all the rumors about the basement of the church, Oliver, who was running for his life, planned to use this place as his refuge until everything was over.

  The trash can lid was pushed open a gap, and a pair of eyes peeped out from the dim interior.

   The sky is still dark red, monsters are rampant, and the end of everything is far from here.

   The human head balloons floating on the cemetery have not yet dissipated, and they do not seem to plan to leave the cemetery for the time being.

  Oliver gritted his teeth, and with their backs facing him, he expanded the gap in the trash can, rolled over and climbed out of the trash can, landing on the ground.

   Climbing up on hands and feet, Oliver hunched over and walked around the main entrance of the church.

   He tried his best to keep his movements as quiet as possible, and his stature would not be higher than the low wall outside the church. His height had an advantage in this respect——

   But unfortunately, a gust of wind suddenly blew from the corner and lifted the corner of Oliver's clothes.

The    breeze blew through Oliver, in his trepidation, toward the cemetery.

  The human head balloons swayed with the wind, just like ordinary balloons blown by the wind. One of the balloons turned, revealing an inflated, inflated, blood-stained human face half-smiling.

   Oliver's body almost froze.

   More grinning human head balloons turned to Oliver and they spotted him.

  The skin under Oliver's clothes bulged with goose bumps. He observed the balloons flying towards him from the corner of his eye, no longer hiding the sound of footsteps, and ran quickly to the church door.

The   head balloons accelerated towards Oliver, but a gust of wind slowed them down, and Oliver took advantage of this time to rush into the half-open door of the church, turning his head to close the door.

   The last scene he saw was the crowd of human head balloons outside.

  嘭——

   The dull sound of closing the door echoed, and the door was completely closed.

   Oliver put his hands on the door, swallowed, and turned to face the church.

  Abruptly, a terrifying face pressed against his face. The breath hit it, and the icy stench bounced back.

  …

   "There is no building around the church, how can we get there?"

  Beside the wooden crate, Fran said to Lu Li and Qiaoqiao who were surrounding the map.

  The church is at the very edge of Three Streets, only a few hundred meters away from the Shadow Swamp, and there are no buildings around a hundred meters. One is that many pioneers at that time believed in God, and the other was that residents would be buried in the cemetery around the church after they died.

   This is also shown on the map and the surrounding of the church is clean.

   "Is there no secret passage?" Lu Li asked.

  Jojo looked at him in surprise, and what surprised her even more was Fran's answer: "The secret way...there is indeed."

"where."

   "The way to the Shadow Swamp, I don't know more specifically... I only know that there is a secret passage, and I don't know where the secret passage is."

   "In other words, if we go through the tunnel, we have to go to the Shadow Swamp first, and then go to the church from the Shadow Swamp tunnel." Jojo frowned. "This secret passage is useless."

   Lu Li didn't answer, he looked on the map for the building closest to the church that would allow them to reach the church safely.

   At this time, Fran suddenly became discouraged: "Lu Li, I think you may be right. There may be no living people in the church... Maybe we are the only living people."

   "You don't seem to be sad." Jojo asked suddenly.

  Because of the fake police officer at the police station, she was a little more wary of strangers.

Fran smiled and said: "My parents died more than ten years ago. They accidentally fell into the mud when picking fruit in the Shadow Swamp. When they were found by fellow townspeople, they were completely sunk in. When they come back and tell me When you take me there again, you won't find the quagmire that buried them."

   "I'm sorry..." Jojo said apologetically.

   "It's nothing, I almost forgot about them." Fran said indifferently, taking out a bunch of bracelets hanging around his neck. "It's been so long, I've forgotten what they looked like... My memory of them is only this bracelet."

  Whoa——

   Lu Li, who re-folded the map, attracted their attention.

   "Find the route?" Jojo asked.

"Um."

   (end of this chapter)