After Mi Gao left, Lu Li got up from the bed, opened the window, and went to wash up.
Fog.
Today, this title became well-deserved, as the entire city ushered in the thickest smog.
Sometimes it’s sunny, sometimes it rains, and sometimes it’s foggy. Local residents talk about this unpredictable and weird weather.
In addition, stories about ghosts and ghosts have become popular among the people.
"morning."
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Duke. This guy came out of the bathroom. His face was full of excitement, without any trace of tiredness as if he had just woken up. He said hello to Lu Li, and then said:
"It's 6:13 now. It will be about 7:30 when the boy comes back with breakfast. We will set off for Scotland Yard headquarters on Whitehall Street at 8 o'clock."
"You can see the mechanical monster you've been dreaming about at nine o'clock at the latest."
Lu Li agreed with a smile, and at the same time, he took a glass of water from the faucet and prepared to wash up.
Then, the strong smell of blood in the cup made him frown.
"Dead people."
"Well, there was probably something wrong with the water plant, and someone threw the body in."
The first thing Duke did when he got up was to go to the bathroom to fill the water, but he didn't have the habit of flushing it away, so the guy came over, got close to the cup in Lu Li's hand and smelled it.
There is no doubt that it smells like blood.
"The murder case is closer to us. In the past, we had to take the initiative to find it, but now..."
Squeak.
Before he finished speaking, the sound of the door downstairs being pushed suddenly sounded.
Soon, Pan Ming and others appeared in the living room on the second floor. The first thing he said was: "The tap water can't be used. The smell of corpses and blood is too strong."
"To us, the smell is very obvious, but ordinary residents may not be able to distinguish it. If an unknown person spreads the plague through the water plant, at least 100,000 households will be affected."
Everyone began to discuss the newly discovered things with great interest and even excitement.
"Our group of idle classmates must have been busy all night last night. There were strange phenomena everywhere." Duke sat on the sofa and asked curiously, "I just don't know if anyone is out."
Because they went to bed early, everyone did not intuitively experience the various perceptions brought about by the drastic changes in the world, but they felt that a phenomenon similar to the Oriental Ghosts Walking at Night appeared in many neighborhoods.
"When the newspapers arrive soon, we can roughly estimate the scale of the spiritual tide."
After the initial freshness, Lu Li became calmer. He briefly washed himself with the half bucket of water he had collected last night, and sat down with the members of the investigation team.
It's all expected, isn't it?
Somehow, Lu Li thought of Yang Yuanyuan, who was acting out of the team. She was investigating the Tuli Street fire case alone and didn't know what the situation was.
There is a high probability that you are in trouble.
After all, it is not an easy task to get the reward that makes all private detectives and bounty hunters crazy. Coupled with the sudden surge of spiritual tides, the difficulty will increase exponentially...
After thinking for a while, Lu Li settled his thoughts. Their current goal was very clear:
Investigate the Queen's assassination.
In the long run, we have to count the uprising route.
While working for the royal family, he also thought about giving a heavy blow to the aristocracy and black-hearted capitalists headed by the royal family.
It can only be said that adults consider their interests the most, and Lu Li didn't think there was anything wrong with him jumping sideways repeatedly.
"There are opportunities everywhere. I can't say that everything is weird, but as long as you are willing, you will definitely find something."
Bai Yu didn't mind the big deal at all. He whistled and looked forward to what changes the actors would bring to the city——
A group of powerful people who want to cause trouble have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. It is almost foreseeable that the police station will have a headache today.
"There is no limit to the climb, keep climbing higher and higher." Lu Li poured cold water on him and said in a deep voice, "The real drama has just begun. Although we have not encountered any life-threatening trouble, based on past experience, in another month at most, the world will change. Extremely dangerous."
"That person... won't make it easy for us."
As soon as he finished speaking, the room became quiet.
Bai Yu and others quickly adjusted their mentality. They admitted that after joining a team composed of class leaders, they felt a sense of security and could not hide their pride.
However, these are actually illusions.
Even Lu Li can only guarantee that he will not be at a disadvantage in the early stage. However, as the intensity of the spiritual tide increases, even he will be exhausted to cope with it.
[No ceiling, climb higher and higher]
This comment can be called a curse, and it applies to everyone. Whether you are a freshman or a junior, whether you are an ordinary student or an outstanding student who is known as a seed player, no one can pass the exam comfortably.
In the silence, a shadow emerged from the fireplace. It was the witch who only had one life left.
At this moment, she became even more dangerous, exuding an enchanting charm, and her originally bumpy figure became even hotter.
If left to the outside world to speculate, his true age would definitely be completely opposite to the guessed results!
She had no memory of anything during her lifetime, and the recovery time after her death was less than two months, which turned her into this.
If the witch is not controlled early, she will definitely become extremely troublesome. She can experience up to two spiritual surges before she can fight Lu Li head-on.
Fortunately, the soul-binding bolt still works.
At this moment, the witch stood obediently in front of her without any drastic actions, which is the best evidence. She regretted in her heart:
If he hadn't provoked the other party that night, he would have definitely become stronger when the spiritual tide surged for the first time, and by then, he would have been able to carry out his revenge plan.
It's a pity that she doesn't have the ability to look back in time, which belongs to the realm of gods.
"It seems that your abilities have been enhanced, congratulations." Lu Li congratulated the witch, who was becoming more and more proud, and asked, "Can you tell me the specific extent of the enhancement?"
It seemed polite, but the witch had no right to refuse the answer. She replied: "On the original basis, various abilities have been strengthened."
"As long as there are negative emotions nearby, I can use them to resurrect, but the number of times is not unlimited..."
Speaking of this, the blonde witch thought of the night she was violently captured. Wolf claws, sword blades, and weird bloodthirsty spells made her reborn dozens of times.
If you hadn't experienced it yourself, it would be unimaginable that there could be such boring people in the world.
The next period of time passed very quickly. When the discussion was coming to an end, Mi Gao came back with a pile of ingredients and newspapers.
"Sir, today the market is full of all kinds of strange rumors, as if they appeared overnight."
As he spoke, the boy placed the Times on the long table, followed by fresh milk and meatloaf.
For safety reasons, Duke lowered his head and took a sniff. He wasn't very worried before, but after the drastic changes in the world, it was better to be cautious to avoid eating anything weird.
Lu Li, on the other hand, focused his attention on today's headlines——
Tragedy, Regent's Park ice skating accident.
[The temperature dropped abnormally last night near Regent's Park, and the river froze. Countless men who were excited about the parade were skating here.
Although "the staff responsible for monitoring ice conditions at the Royal Humane Society" warned people that there was something strange about the cooling and the ice was very thin, more than 5,000 people still gathered friends and skated in the round pond...
In the end, it led to tragedy. 】
According to the editor of The Times, the lake in Regent's Park comes from the Tiber River, and there is a turbulent undercurrent in it. The Humane Society asked the police to disperse the skating crowd and keep the excited tourists away from the place——
But the head of the association was told that the police had no such power. After all, skating may be dangerous, but it is not illegal.
In this way, more and more people gathered, thinking that this was some strange natural phenomenon that could not be seen in thousands of years.
When the number of people reached more than 5,000, the ice suddenly cracked into countless squares like a chessboard, and water seeped out of the cracks. All the tourists came to their senses and rushed to the shore desperately, but there were still a large number of people. Trapped on rapidly cracking ice.
Due to the sudden incident, the Humane Society had no time to rescue them and could only watch the unlucky ones fall into the water and then disappear under the ice.
As of press time, the bodies of only thirty tourists have been recovered by the association.
Judging from the black-and-white photos of the scene attached to the newspaper, there was nothing special about the Humane Society. They used ropes, wicker ice boats, sleds, boat hooks, and cork life belts, and no special equipment.
At first glance, it seems that the tragedy was caused by blind obedience of the people, but it happened at this juncture, which means it is not simple.
The river suddenly froze?
At the moment, Baker Street is filled with thick fog, and the air is filled with water droplets and small ice crystals, but it is not enough to freeze the river. Therefore, only the Regent's Park area has seen a sharp drop in temperature.
A city with many kinds of weather coexisting?
Moreover, it is still extreme weather.
If you think about it with your toes, you know something is going on.
In addition, the residents near Regent's Park are all from middle-class backgrounds and have received a certain level of education. There is no chance that they cannot understand the warnings. Just like when the Tully Street fire broke out, they fell into a group obsession.
Regarding this point, the newspaper also pointed it out. They interviewed a resident living nearby——
When the terrible accident happened, I had just finished the march, had rested at home, and was about to go to the Garrick Club to meet Germaine Read, a young musician.
At about 3:15 in the morning, I passed by Regent's Park. Many people were skating. This was really a wonderful phenomenon. Such good things did not happen in other areas.
Looking back now, I didn't even question this unusual scene. Instead, I came up with the idea of renting skates to see if I had forgotten my skating skills. But an agreement with a friend saved me.
In order not to miss the appointment, I resisted the urge and planned to visit my friends first and finish the meeting early before coming back to skate.
More than an hour later, around 4:30 in the morning, I returned to Regent's Park. People were screaming and shouting on the shore:
There's been a terrible accident! The ice suddenly cracked and at least five hundred people drowned.
Immediately afterwards, I saw two blue boys in the tent set up by the Humane Society. They had just been fished out of the water by rescuers and had no vital signs.
At that time, I only had one thought in my mind: The devil had put a curse on this area, and God protected me.
[As of the printing of the newspaper, the official has not yet given an answer. Is it the devil who deprived thousands of people of their lives? All we can do at the moment is speculation]
At the end of this article, a bold black text was attached. The newspaper had no intention of causing unrest, but was merely reporting the facts.
Because the various strange events that happened last night could not be suppressed at all, and the officials also knew that blocking the news would only cause greater panic, so they simply allowed newspapers to have freedom of speech.
【Tulip Murder Case】
【Black Cross】
【Evil Spirit Summoning Game】
[Midnight sheep hoof prints]
After reading the headlines, and then looking at other news, I suddenly felt an indescribable feeling.
The style of painting is broken?
It does have such a meaning.
Before today, the headlines in The Times were either about economics or politics, and several other sections were also focused on entertainment and advertising. But now, it feels like an unscrupulous tabloid, in order to gain attention and increase sales. The feeling of deliberately making up rumors.
However, Lu Li could conclude that these things did happen and caused riots in the local neighborhoods.
To quote the last sentence of the newspaper——
When they woke up, the citizens of Fog City were surprised to find that the city they had lived in for decades had become extremely strange. Bloody incidents were everywhere, and the absurdity was unbelievable.
"Opportunities are everywhere, and the spring of private detectives is here." Duke leaned next to Lu Li and read all the contents. His tone seemed relaxed, but his expression was extremely solemn.
A skating accident actually led to the disappearance of thousands of people. It is hard to imagine what kind of power was behind it.
You must know that the blond witch who caused our side to be in a hurry for a long time had only sacrificed less than a hundred people before arriving at the crime scene.
"We have to eat one bite at a time. No matter how many opportunities there are outside, we just need to solve the Queen's assassination case. This is not easy."
Lu Li had a clear goal. He didn't want to be distracted by pursuing a "side job". If he picked up sesame seeds and lost the watermelon, there would be no place to cry.
On the side, Pan Ming nodded and agreed: "Yes, we are already in a leading position after solving the East District serial murder case."
"And being able to access the Queen's assassination case is also due to this. It is simply impossible for others to intervene. Therefore, we must seize the opportunity."
Similar to exclusive tasks.
In the early stage of entering the game, you have to solve big problems for Scotland Yard and establish a good cooperative relationship with it, and then you have the opportunity to receive tasks from the princess.
The rarity is evident.
In fact, Yang Yuanyuan would not have chosen to part ways if there were not too many actors participating in the investigation and her own goals were too high.
"Then let's go." Lu Li drank his share of milk in a few gulps. "Today is to see the corpse. You don't have to go all the way. Mi Gao stayed to look after the house."
As he spoke, he pointed at the witch whose body had re-solidified, and added: "You too, don't have any evil thoughts, just stay here."
Faced with the master's arrangement, Mi Gao readily agreed. He knew that there would definitely be opportunities to perform in the future, so there was no need to rush.
What's more, there are many things that I don't understand, and even if I go there, it will be difficult to find anything from the corpse.
