Is there such a world?
It is a reflection of the material plane, its aura is extremely evil, and it has long become a playground for weird creatures.
Monsters achieve themselves by drawing power from the material plane, such as negative emotions and the like, and at the same time, they cause interference to the material plane.
At this moment, Lu Li's face was looming in the smoke. He was used to this smell. From past contacts, Holmes also knew that such a thing existed.
Therefore, the famous detective couldn't help but take out his pipe and start puffing away.
The atmosphere was eerily quiet.
Madam Eugenie noticed the solemnity in the air, and even her breathing was much quieter. She was worried that Lu Li would tell her a cruel truth.
In fact, this smart mother has already guessed that Lu Li must be no ordinary person to be able to make a name for himself in such a dangerous moment.
Maybe like the priest in the church...
While Madam Eugenie was thinking, Lu Li stood up from the sofa and asked:
"Can you take me to where Dick was last seen? That's where you noticed he disappeared."
No matter what, you have to do some on-the-spot investigation.
"Okay, okay..."
Madame Eugenie responded hurriedly. She completely forgot about the fact that she had gone downstairs too fast, broke her heel, and sprained her ankle. She walked at the front to lead the way. Fortunately, the two police detectives reacted in time and held her before she fell.
What a poor woman...
Everyone present sighed in their hearts. She was the only one left in this world to rely on. To be honest, if conditions allowed, Lu Li didn't even want to continue exploring and leave a thought for the other person.
Because, almost no one who is targeted by Weird will end well.
As far as Lu Li was concerned, he had only seen one lucky person, the coachman he met late last night. He was rescued in time and touched the divine magic he had inadvertently released, finally getting rid of his corruption and soul-splitting. tragedy.
…
[Although you are attracted by the person holding the lantern]
[But never trust him by a lonely wall]
[He will extinguish the torch halfway]
[Then share the loot with the robber]
This was a widely circulated song in the last century, because street lighting is a personal responsibility, a church responsibility, and also a city manager's responsibility.
The church often spent money to buy tallow candles and distributed them to the poor, requiring them to light one candle for every ten houses.
The city manager will hire some people to hold torches and act as lantern bearers to light the way for pedestrians.
But the result is not ideal. The lantern bearer likes to steal, and occasionally takes risks and commits robbery and murder.
Fortunately, change soon came when gas lamps were invented and one lamppost gave off more light than twenty oil lamps.
"In order to avoid homicides and alleviate people's fears, the police department decided to extend the lighting hours to 24 hours."
“No matter what the weather is like, whether it’s foggy or not during the day, the lampposts will remain in working order.”
Hawkins, with the police number 9527, explained to Lu Li while supporting his protection target, "Of course, only on Baker Street and a few nearby streets."
Sweep the snow from your door.
At present, each police station has launched corresponding policies according to its own situation. Like the poor neighborhoods in the east, which are full of strange things, the police stations are forced to use shock therapy, huddled in police booths and offices, and occasionally pay to invite some strange people from the private sector. Stranger, help us deal with the imminent threat.
Some police stations in the Western District, taking into account public opinion, as well as their own good financial situation and not too tight manpower, decided to cooperate with the gas company and invest in keeping the street lights on 24 hours a day.
"Since private companies have no workers available, the work of troubleshooting has also been handed over to us."
Looking in the direction of Hawkins's finger, Lu Li saw a gentleman in a police officer's uniform, immersed in repairing pipelines——
There is an iron base strip between the two pedestrian paths, with gas lamps inserted on it and connected to underground pipes.
Lu Li didn't say much about this. Light can't weaken the power of strange creatures, it can only give people courage.
In the face of absolute power, the emotion of courage is of little use.
"It's better than nothing..."
Lu Li whispered in his heart and at the same time looked at Madame Eugenie. Her family lived at the end of Baker Street, near a small market.
In the past, little boy Mi Gao would buy some necessities here, but if he wanted a more comprehensive range of things, he would have to go further.
"That day, I left home and planned to go out to buy as much food as possible." Madame Eugenie's face turned pale. "Dick insisted on going with me. He said that he would be in danger at home alone, and he promised not to run around."
"Alone? Where is your maid?"
For the middle class, hiring one to three maids from the colonies was not really a big expense.
Facing Lu Li's question, Madam Eugenie's expression became even more serious, her body visibly stiffened, and she said in a low tone: "There are horrible legends circulating everywhere recently. They stole a sum of money and never came back."
"Well, you continue."
Lu Li nodded and said he had no doubts.
"That morning, I locked the door and left the courtyard, and Dick was right next to me. I could see him out of the corner of my eye."
"When I got to the sidewalk, I subconsciously looked at the market. It was less than 300 meters away, but it was very hazy that day."
Hearing this, Police Constable Hawkins frowned and couldn't help but ask: "The moment you look away, the child is gone, right?"
"yes……"
Madame Eugenie's pale lips could not stop trembling, and she once again recalled the heartbreaking scene. In just an instant, the child was gone.
"During this period, you didn't feel anything strange, such as your hair being blown by a strange wind, or the fog that was originally moving calmly surging."
Lu Li remembered that the fog that day was so thick that he couldn't even see his toes when he lowered his head. For ordinary people, the visibility was about thirty meters.
"No, I didn't feel anything, footsteps, shouts, nothing. Dick just suddenly..."
There were cries.
Along with memories and thoughts, Madame Eugenie had to recognize the reality, that is, the child encountered something strange and became a party to a mysterious incident.
Reason told this poor woman that any strange event she encountered could be equated with death.
A group of tentacles stretched out from the thick fog, taking advantage of the child's distraction, tightly wrapped the child, dragged it away at a speed invisible to the naked eye, erased its own traces, and sneaked into another world.
Or maybe a cave connecting to another world appeared directly under the child's feet, causing him to fall before he could make a sound.
…
In just a few seconds, countless scenes flashed through Lu Li's mind. He even took on the role of himself and quickly deduced no less than twenty kidnapping methods, making sure not to alert Madame Eugénie.
"Investigate the missing children in the surrounding areas. Don't wait for the reporter to take the initiative to go to the police station. Take the initiative and visit and ask questions one by one."
"By the way, can we go to your house and have a look?"
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