Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 9 Nine. Oliver No Surname

  Oliver, Belfast. Like most orphans, he has only a first name and no last name. Like most residents, he never left the place where he was born.

   Not because home is here, he is an orphan, home is just a distant concept for him.

   "Well, it's because of my family. I have a sister uh...not blood related, I picked it up from the trash. In fact, I just decided to go outside and try my luck a few days before I picked her up."

   On the day of meeting with Lu Li, Oliver answered the question like this.

  Lu Li knew that he was selling miserably, so he tried to hire him with pity in this way. Because Oliver said that he was just 20 years old, and his sister would not be an adult in 4 years.

   In other words, Oliver was just 4 years old when he picked up his sister.

  4-year-old he wanted to go outside.

  Lu Li did not expose Oliver's harmless lies, and quietly listened to him tell about his life experience.

   In any case, whether Oliver really wanted to leave Belfast or not, he did not leave, but took up the responsibility of taking care of the picked up sister.

  Oliver here uses concise language to briefly describe how difficult it was for the two brothers and sisters when they were young. The words are short but touching - it can be seen that he has said it many times.

  Because he is often hungry and full, Oliver is small and thin, about 1.6 meters. He was a gang gangster for a long time, and his nickname at that time was Skinny Monkey.

   As expected.

  Oliver had been in the gang with the boss at that time for several years. After making sure that he could not even be the boss, let alone become the boss, he sneaked away, and decided in his heart that he could not let his sister go his own way.

  No one wants to go up, except those who are already high above.

  Oliver decided to send his sister to school. He took the risk of scraping together the tuition fees and successfully sent his sister to a school in Belfast.

   Obviously, the tuition fee is not only paid once, and Oliver needs to find a way to eat and wear her sister. Therefore, before the young sister's seedling grows into a towering tree to protect his brother, he has to provide this seedling.

Oliver does everything, fishermen, coolies, gang boys, beggars, pickpockets, and even sold his **** twice - even if Lu Li didn't ask him deeply, he said with a look of fear that he would never do it again, the second shadow. Terrible - unless he can pick his own clients.

  Three days ago, I found out that a new detective agency had appeared in Sailor Street through my personal connections. Oliver appeared outside the door uninvited, trying to recommend to Lu Li how well-informed he was. He also said that as long as Lu Li thought about it, he could even find out what color Baron Josepha's underwear was today.

  Lu Li is not interested in the color of the baron's underwear, but he is very curious to know the background of this world and why he should stay in a light place after dark.

   "Can you elaborate?"

"cannot."

   "Okay. Please close the door from the outside."

   "Please, my sister is beautiful!" Oliver pleaded loudly, talking about how hard it was to take care of his sister.

  Lu Li decided to hire him to give it a try.

   There is no labor contract. Rather than using employment to describe the relationship between two people, a transaction is more suitable.

  Oliver helped Lu Li find a commission, and Oliver could get 10% of the money for handling the commission. And if Lu Li wants to inquire or investigate something, he needs to pay Oliver a fee.

   Judging from the results of the past few days, Oliver's work is not bad.

  What Lu Li didn't know was that Oliver was doing a loss-making business.

  On the first day that Lu Li came to the world, he first figured out where this place was, then disassembled his mobile phone and sold it to a collector, in exchange for a house, an identity and some money. After determining the direction, he established a detective agency, and justified investigation. Just finished this one morning. Oliver appeared at noon, the two sides agreed to cooperate, and Oliver went back to find a commission.

Counting the fourth day today, Oliver ran around and found 15 orders during the four days. Lu Li completed 4 orders and received 30 shillings. One of the orders was not collected because Lu Li saw that the customer was too poor. commission fee.

   At first glance, it seems to be not bad, about the same as a worker who works 10 hours a day.

   But Oliver earns: 3 shillings.

   Earned 3 shillings in four days, and he could have made more even if he went begging. The reason for Oliver to continue is simple: investment.

  Oliver has seen many people, tramps, sailors, nobles, professors, bards who are about to become extinct, and he can even boast that he can name half of the residents of Rodster Harbor. But he had never seen eyes the color of the deep sea.

   He felt that Lu Li would definitely not be an unknown existence.

   So Oliver has to do everything he can to make Lu Li understand his worth.

   "That's why you appeared in front of me like this?"

   At the agreed meeting place, Lu Li frowned slightly.

   In front of him, Oliver was wearing heavy makeup and wearing a dress he had stolen from somewhere, which fit unexpectedly. But it looks so weird, Oliver's black bread-like skin makes him look like a monkey in human clothes.

   "As an informant, it is necessary to have many faces~" Oliver covered his mouth and chuckled.

   "Or simply because you have a femininity."

   "Disgusting~Dead ghost~Hum~" Oliver stomped his feet lightly and snorted.

   Pedestrians spread out on the street, and passersby avoided it.

   "Tell me about the client." Lu Li's face was calm, and he didn't want to talk about why Oliver was dressed like this to meet.

  Oliver said coquettishly in a numb tone: "The client's name is hmm~Bradley~Tolkien~"

"speak English."

"The client's name is Bradley Tolkien." Oliver returned to his original state and told Lu Li the specific situation: "Tolkien is the second mate of a fishing boat, and his youngest son suddenly stopped eating and babbled all day a few days ago. Tolkien found other exorcists and learned that the younger son may be possessed by ghosts, but other exorcists are asking too much. Tolkien is hesitating. If your commission fee does not exceed 300 shillings, boss, there is a high chance It can now be commissioned by Tolkien."

   "What do you think." Lu Li asked Oliver. From just a few words, Lu Li couldn't tell whether it was a supernatural event or a common disease.

   Oliver straightened the shoulder straps that had slipped down: "I won't go in anyway."

   38 Ward Street, the residence of Bradley Tolkien. Tolkien was very happy about Lu Li's appearance, not only because his youngest son was saved, but also because he could save a lot of commission fees.

  Mr. Tolkien's enthusiasm mixed with worry led Lu Li to the door of his younger son's room and pushed it open.

   Hateful breath fills the air, and whispers echo through every corner of the room.

   On the bed, the young son Henry, who was lying flat with a pale face, looked at him coldly.

"I'm leaving."

  Lu Li turned around and walked out of the room without thinking.

   (end of this chapter)