Detective Agency of the Bizarre
Chapter 300 - 300 157

300: 157.

The Changing Anna 300: 157.

The Changing Anna Click…

The door lock emitted a faint noise, and the crack by the door gradually widened, revealing the figure standing behind it.

A dull, moist wood scent drifted from behind the door, a smell that persisted after the rainy season, one Lu Li had grown accustomed to and couldn’t detect.

After being away for several days, these once familiar scents reemerged.

Lu Li stepped into the Detective Agency, the desolate living room and bedroom empty, Anna’s figure nowhere to be seen.

However, as Lu Li approached the kitchen door, a figure just happened to walk out of the kitchen.

The ethereal figure of Anna, with a toothbrush in her mouth, face full of white foam, her clear eyes staring blankly.

“You’re back!”

After zoning out for quite a while, Anna suddenly snapped back to reality and cheered, throwing herself at Lu Li.

She didn’t seem angry about Lu Li breaking their appointment, but still complained, “You said you’d be back tomorrow morning.”

“Because something came up,” Lu Li said, stretching out his hand to press against Anna’s forehead to keep her at bay.

He still needed to sell his expensive clothes; they couldn’t get dirty.

But Anna didn’t want to let Lu Li go, she pushed hard against Lu Li’s palm with her head, waving her hands trying to latch onto him.

Lu Li had to divert her attention and asked, “Was there any issue at the Detective Agency while I was away?”

Anna was indeed distracted and stopped to nod, “Yeah, the daily newspapers, the investigator’s papers, and a letter—they’re all over there.”

Anna pointed to the desk, and as Lu Li turned to look, a light figure bumped into his embrace.

By the time Lu Li redirected his gaze, Anna had already moved back, standing in front of him with a goofy grin.

A smear of toothpaste foam remained on Lu Li’s clothes.

In some ways, this clinginess completely overcame Lu Li’s detachment.

Anna, with her scheme successful, put her hands behind her back, “Have you had breakfast yet?”

“No.” “Go and buy it!

My cooking has really improved these days,” urged Anna.

“Okay.”

Lu Li nodded and left the Detective Agency, although he had only just left a short while ago.

As she watched Lu Li leave, the smile on Anna’s delicate face gradually faded, and a sigh echoed through the Detective Agency.

At Anna’s feet, a nearly solid shadow stretched out.

Accompanying the appearance of the shadow was a sinister and dark aura,

Luckily, I hid it in time…

If Lu Li knew I didn’t listen to him, he would be very disappointed… I must not tell him.

Thinking this, Anna suddenly sensed something unusual.

She lifted her head and, in an instant, froze.

Lu Li’s figure had returned and was quietly standing in the hallway behind the door.

He had seen everything.

…

The couch beneath him wobbled slightly, as if Lu Li was still on the boat.

Ignoring the mild seasickness caused by the long boat ride, Lu Li quietly watched Anna who stood opposite him with her hands clasped.

“When did it turn out like this?”

Lu Li spoke, breaking the silence, his tone indistinguishable from usual.

“Yesterday…” But Anna still anxiously lowered her head, her fingers entwined together, like a child who had made a mistake.

That was the day after Lu Li had failed to return as promised.

Lu Li continued to ask, “Are you a vengeful spirit now?”

“Um… no, I remembered your warning, I was afraid of losing my true self, so I didn’t do that…”

“How much more is left?”

Anna, somewhat sheepishly, stretched out her thumb and forefinger, almost pinching them together, “It seems…

just a little bit…”

Anna not being a vengeful spirit meant that the Night Watchman chasing the murderous spirit wasn’t her.

“Why do you want to hide it from me?”

“I was afraid you’d be angry…”

To Anna’s surprise, Lu Li didn’t criticize her.

Instead, he helped analyze her power, “Ghosts and resentful spirits differ not only in strength but also because the latter possesses a Soul Projection, like the black halo above Mishelia’s head.

Soul Projection represents power, and yours is a shadow.

What is its ability?”

Anna hesitated a bit, then shook her head and said, “I can’t use the power of the shadow yet.”

“Maybe you have to be promoted to resentful spirit before you can use it.” Lu Li said noncommittally.

“Don’t upgrade until I find more information about resentful spirits.”

“Yes!”

Anna nodded vigorously, her face filled with the relief of surviving a disaster.

Then she saw Lu Li leave the sofa, unbutton his shirt, and walk towards her.

“Eh?”

Anna didn’t know where to fix her gaze and rotated it randomly.

Lu Li took off his shirt and threw it at her.

In her panic, Anna forgot to catch it, and the shirt landed on her head.

Lu Li’s voice passed by her side, “Wash off the toothpaste foam you smeared on it.”

“Oh.”

Anna removed the shirt that covered her head and watched as Lu Li walked into the bedroom, where the sound of a wardrobe being opened could be heard.

She went back to the kitchen, put away her toothbrush, and turned on the faucet to wash the foam off the shirt.

Shortly after, Lu Li changed into clean clothes and left the Detective Agency to buy food.

After Lu Li left, the Detective Agency fell back into silence.

Anna turned off the faucet, and a voice echoed behind the kitchen door.

A hint of guilt hid in the depths of her eyes.

She had still lied to Lu Li.

A few hours before, she had already become a resentful spirit.

Telling him now would definitely make him angry, better to pretend to suddenly advance later and bluff her way through…

…

Walking on the cobblestone path of Sailor Street under a gloomy sky, various figures passed by.

Lu Li had no doubts about Anna’s words.

Not only because of trust but also because Lu Li hadn’t noticed any differences in Anna from before.

This was important, as Lu Li’s reason for stopping Anna from increasing her power was that upgrading a ghost’s power tends to change their personality.

And these changes usually take a turn for the worse.

However, this change wasn’t evident in Anna, which puzzled Lu Li and made him realize how much more he needed to learn.

After buying increasingly expensive ingredients at the market, Lu Li returned to the Detective Agency.

The shirt hung on a kitchen rope, and bubbles churned in the boiling water pot.

Unable to wait, Anna snatched the ingredients from Lu Li’s hands and darted into the kitchen.

Everything was as usual.

Half an hour later, the aroma of cooked meat wafted from the kitchen, spreading throughout the Detective Agency.

Soon after, Anna emerged from the kitchen carrying a pot, serving Lu Li meat soup and a large piece of meat, waiting for his evaluation.

“How is it?

Is it better than before?”

Seeing Lu Li sip the meat soup, it seemed as if stars twinkled in Anna’s clear eyes.

“Perhaps.”

Lu Li’s response was ambiguous.

Not great, but not bad either.

Anna currently only knew how to make this dish.

Of course, maybe she also learned to cook other dishes, but Lu Li wasn’t quite ready to try new dishes yet.

After lunch, feeling a slight fatigue, largely attributed to the homely sense the Detective Agency brought, Lu Li wasn’t in a rush to tend to affairs.

He lay on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest.

On a tranquil and peaceful morning, Anna sat behind a desk, holding an unfinished book, occasionally sneaking glances at Lu Li, her eyes curving into a relaxed arch, letting go of all burdens.

If only it could always be like this.

Anna thought.