Polnia,
It is a complex city.
It is also a city of adventure.
Some say it is full of miracles, others say it is full of fear.
Of course, it’s also full of surprises.
"Welcome to Heihe Detective..."
As soon as he opened the door, he saw an uninvited guest sitting on his sofa, playing with his white quill. He raised his head when he heard the voice and looked at him with a smile on his face.
"Hi!"
"Rena..."
The flames of excitement were extinguished instantly. Jiang Chenchuan took off his hat and windbreaker in frustration and hung them on the hanger. He also watered his succulents.
"Aren't you surprised? I was able to find your residence in such a short time."
Reina raised her little face and said proudly.
"You are an information dealer, Miss Reina."
Not understanding what she was so proud of, Jiang Chenchuan moved the potted plant to the sunlight, then came to the opposite side of her and sat down with his hands on the skull cane.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
"For the sake of my career, I need your help, Mr. Detective."
Her emerald eyes sparkled with excitement, and Reyna seemed sure of victory.
"I reject."
Jiang Chenchuan responded without hesitation that he had no obligation to help the other party's career.
"Why!"
Reina jumped up from the sofa and took a big step to stand in front of Jiang Chenchuan.
"I'm telling you, I discovered something incredible, related to that strange museum. There must be a shocking secret hidden in it."
"I reject."
Jiang Chenchuan's expression did not change, and even his tone of voice did not change.
"I entrusted Heihe Detective Agency to help and open the door for business. You can't refuse the entrustment, right?"
"I reject."
"Are you going or not!?"
"Don't go!"
"I'll add money."
"make a deal."
He didn't want to go either.
There is no way, Reina gave too much.
It's almost his year's rent.
If he hadn't known Reina's details, he would have doubted the entry barriers and huge profits of the information dealer business.
After accepting the commission, Reina told him about last night's experience. Jiang Chenchuan listened calmly and raised his own questions:
"You mean... you saw a ghost?"
"Don't you think it's strange? An accident, a ghost who died tragically, and the scenes I saw are simply a standard template for late-night ghost stories." Reina said excitedly.
A noble lady who doesn't like horror stories isn't a good intelligence peddler?
What a strange combination.
"I can also uncover the secrets hidden deep in the Polnya Museum, build my reputation in the intelligence community, and become famous in one fell swoop."
The naive Miss Reina has already begun to dream about her own bright future, rising from entry level to elite, taking control of the intelligence industry in Polnia, making her proud father look at her differently, reaching the pinnacle of life, and becoming the glory of the family.
"When are you going to investigate?"
Jiang Chenchuan's cold tone broke this sweet dream.
"tonight?"
"Let's do it tomorrow morning."
The darkness brings far more dangers than imagined.
After Reina left, Jiang Chenchuan started to get busy. Various clues pointed to the strangeness of the Polnia Museum, the contents revealed in the general employee code, and the escape information under the night shift inspection code.
"Ghost...?"
As Leonid expressed it, if you delve into the mysteries, there is no turning back.
At that time, there will no longer be the old modern self, but a new life in another world.
No one can completely leave the past behind.
Jiang Chenchuan,
Nope either.
…
124 King Street.
The traces of burning extend outward from the charred hollow, like a monster baring its teeth and claws. The lingering smell of charcoal surrounds the tip of the nose, showing the disaster that happened here.
The only thing that was fortunate was that there were no casualties in this fire, but the reality seems to be exactly the opposite.
"Aren't you afraid?"
Jiang Chenchuan was a little confused.
Most people avoid talking about such weird things. Sometimes, escaping is also a manifestation of self-protection.
After hearing these words, Reina turned around:
"In my life creed, there is no option to be afraid. If such a trivial thing can scare someone away, then wouldn't the grand ambitions I set out to be a joke?"
"To become a good information dealer?"
"No, no, no." Reina shook her head and said, "For the dream."
For this dream.
It is rare to hear such passionate and innocent words nowadays. Most people are entering adulthood and integrating into society and reality, becoming an inconspicuous screw.
And some people are destined not to be screws.
According to the information Rena investigated, No. 124 was a hotel before the fire. The business was booming and there was a steady stream of customers. However, it was abandoned after the fire, and no one has wanted to take over it yet.
In theory, no one would have an archive room in a hotel.
They stepped into a place that could be called ruins. The fire had burned the place into darkness, and there were still some beams and pillars left. Before they took two steps, they could hear a "clicking" sound under their feet.
The environment here is incompatible with the prosperity of the entire King Street. It is obviously daytime, but it seems a bit eerie.
They walked through the ruins and quickly explored the area on the first floor. It could be seen that the damage here was not serious, and the general furnishings of the rooms could be seen.
A piece of paper similar to a distribution map was pulled out from where the front desk should be. Part of it was blackened by smoke, and the original layout of the hotel could only be barely seen clearly.
"You're right, Lena, there is indeed an archive room here."
Jiang Chenchuan pointed to a corner of the distribution map with his hand tent and said.
Reina came over and took a look:
"basement?"
"It's strange that they built the archives underground."
The cold and humid environment underground is not suitable for storing paper materials.
According to the instructions on the distribution map, they found the entrance to the basement, but the further they went in, the less light there was and the signs of burning around them became more obvious, as if the fire... came from the basement.
The two looked at each other and understood each other's meaning.
All the way down, the light was blocked behind them, so they could only light the oil lamps prepared in advance and move forward. The further down they went, the more they felt the fear. It seemed that something was waiting for them underground at No. 124.
"Evel..."
Rena's voice was slightly trembling.
"If you're scared, you can wait for me up there."
Jiang Chenchuan was holding an oil lamp and looking around. These scorched marks were unusual. They looked like giant claws of monsters or twisted figures escaping.
"No...look there..."
Reina held the oil lamp and stretched it forward, illuminating the small and medium-sized area in front.
There was nothing there, no walls, no traces, a deep hole surrounded by exposed soil and stones, and only a rickety sign, which had been mostly blackened and could only be vaguely distinguished. The above line of text:
Archives
