Detective Agency of the Bizarre
Chapter 615 - 615 134

615: 134.

The Last Remaining Bloodline of the Mother of the Marsh 615: 134.

The Last Remaining Bloodline of the Mother of the Marsh The outline of the hunter and his son was obscured by the crowd.

Lost in thought, Lu Li withdrew his gaze and looked at the government officials and guards stepping down the stairs, who, after confirming Lu Li’s identity, politely asked if he needed any help.

“Did Duke Adela’s lineage survive?” Lu Li asked.

“Duke Adela…

the Old Duchy of Saint Mark?” The government official, sporting a mustache, tentatively inquired, and after getting a response, he pondered and said, “Of course, there are archives of the Old Duchy of Saint Mark.

Let me think…

Mark should know more.

Please come with me; I’ll take you to see him.”

Lu Li gently shook his head, his knuckles lightly tapping on the armrest of the wheelchair, “I will wait here.”

The government official appeared slightly apologetic, about to leave but then remembered something and said, “…

may I ask if this is related to the supernatural?”

“Yes.”

After all, this was a descendant of the Mother of the Marsh.

“Alright, we will be quick,” said the government official, turning to climb a few steps before turning back and saying, “Your Excellency can wait in the cafe opposite, finding the archives might take some time.”

“Hmm.”

Lu Li nodded, waited for the government official to disappear into City Hall, then turned and maneuvered his wheelchair across to the opposite side.

The street, bustling with carriages and foot traffic, seemed somewhat perilous, yet, before he reached the middle of the road, Anna had already rushed back to Lu Li’s side, gently pushing the wheelchair back to the cafe.

Upon settling back across from Lu Li, Anna pushed a steaming cup of coffee toward him.

“Did you ask?”

“No, they are checking the archives.

We need to wait here for a while.”

Underneath his cloak, he gave a slight nod, his exquisitely pale neck just visible.

Anna asked gently, “Are you hungry?”

It was less than an hour before noon.

“Not hungry, but I’d like something to eat.”

By the fourth day at the refuge, the supplies Anna brought back no longer included “vegetables”.

Apart from beans or potatoes, all vegetables had spoiled and deteriorated.

The meat fared slightly better, being stored in the cool of a cellar, it spoiled slower, but it too had completely turned bad two days before their departure, and even charring it over charcoal couldn’t hide the stench.

Fortunately, Anna had scavenged enough canned food, potatoes, dried meat, fish, and spices.

Even without using the previously stored cans, these foods would suffice for a month or two.

Even the tastiest food, eaten repeatedly, would lose its flavor, let alone these were just ordinary, common ingredients.

“A glass of milk and another empty cup,”

Lu Li said to the waiter passing by with a tray.

The waiter took note and left.

“Shall we find a restaurant after dealing with the Mother of the Marsh?” Anna asked softly.

“Hmm.”

Lu Li still had over two thousand Shillings, which would be best spent before they became utterly worthless.

Soon enough, the milk and an empty cup were brought over.

Lu Li first took a sip of the milk, which tasted of must, dry hay, low-grade syrup, and preservatives.

Obviously it was not fresh milk but powdered milk, yet in such times, one couldn’t expect too much.

Lu Li picked up the coffee and poured it into the empty cup, but due to his slow movements, the coffee slipped along the side of the cup, spilling onto the table.

“Let me do it,” Anna took Lu Li’s hand, took the coffee cup, poured half into the empty cup, leaving half, and then topped up both cups with milk.

The aroma of coffee beans was enough to mask the unpleasant taste of the poor-quality milk.

“Do you need me to feed you?” Anna asked with a gentle smile while bringing the cup to Lu Li’s lips.

Lu Li shook his head in refusal, slowly drinking the lukewarm mix of coffee and milk.

When he finished the first cup, a government official hurriedly ran out of the City Hall across from the shop window, looking left and right as he dashed across the street and into the coffee shop.

After scanning the room and spotting Lu Li, his face lit up, and he placed several sheets of paper on the table in front of Lu Li, “You’re an Exorcist, right?

This is the information you need.

Please, you must eradicate that creature!”

He mistook Lu Li for being involved in resolving some strange incident.

The government official’s excited voice was somewhat loud, drawing the attention of other patrons in the café.

Lu Li did not explain much, gave thanks, and then began to look through the papers.

The sheets contained information about the descendants of Duke Adela.

Due to Duke Adela’s prestige, and with the era coming to its end after a nearly total war, the age of Exorcists mediating was approaching, his family’s lineage had been completely preserved but was brought to Arlen Kingdom and stripped of all their wealth.

Although the Arlen Kingdom’s decision regarding the defeated was quite merciful, the family members, who were accustomed to aristocratic life, could not possibly endure the tedious, dull life of commoners, struggling even to fill their stomachs.

After the son of Duke Adela, Prince Charles, failed in business using all his family’s remaining wealth, the family fell apart.

Apart from Duke Adela’s legitimate descendants, other family members left Arlen Kingdom to live independently, losing touch over time, some gradually disappearing, blending into the crowd.

Perhaps it was the glory-lost descendants blending into town folks, or perhaps it was…

So, from the second record onwards, only the descendants of Prince Charles and his children’s children were recorded.

“Are there any of his descendants still alive?”

The last page of the records was about an old woman named Lilia.

She was the last direct descendant of Duke Adela; if she was still alive, she would now be 58 years old and possibly the only remaining descendant of Duke Adela.

According to her generation, she should refer to the Mother of the Marsh as “great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great aunt.”

The government official glanced over Lu Li’s shoulder and quickly replied, “Yes, she’s the only one left.”

“Where does she live?”

“Uh…

I’ll have to go back and check.”

Lu Li handed the records back to the government official, “Please do that.”

“It’s no trouble…” the young government official said shyly, smiling, then hurried back out of the café.

Through the shop window, as he rushed due to time constraints, he nearly got hit by a street carriage.

Lu Li suddenly withdrew his gaze, looking towards the manager who had approached the table.

He earnestly offered to waive the bill for the respected Exorcist.

After the manager walked away, there was a wave of eyes turned his way.

A young boy, prompted by his mother, brought a plate of cookies to Lu Li’s table.

Lu Li was observed and watched much like an animal in a zoo, though mostly with kindness and curiosity.

If he had been on Ailen Peninsula, such treatment would have been entirely impossible.

Fortunately, the patrons’ attention lasted only a few minutes until the government official came in again, and they once again looked on with curiosity.

This time, the government official brought the address of Lilia, located on the northwest outskirts of the Royal City, an area between civilian districts and slums.

The circumstances of Duke Adela’s descendants were not very favorable.

With the address in hand, Lu Li and Anna left the coffee shop.

The distance from City Hall to Lilia’s residence spanned nearly half the city, a two-hour walk.

Although Anna enjoyed the time pushing Lu Li leisurely through the streets, it was too time-consuming.

They rented a carriage from a livery stable, taking Lu Li straight to their destination.