Detective Agency of the Bizarre
Chapter 97 - 97 97

97: 97.

A calm day at night 97: 97.

A calm day at night Yang Chunxue stood frozen in place.

She nearly uncontrollably deduced further based on Lu Li’s words.

What was on the left became the right, and what was on the right became the left; everything about Wei Heping was inverted, like a mirror image.

On further reflection, Yang Chunxue realized a terrifying fact: mirror images usually appear when looking into a mirror, lifting the left hand while the mirror shows the right hand being lifted.

Did the complete inversion imply that Wei Heping now was that Mirror Ghost?

They had indeed dealt with a ghost in the mirror, but who could be certain that the ghost was the real Mirror Ghost and not the spirit of Wei Heping?

Could it be possible that on his way here, Wei Heping looked into a mirror and was replaced by the Mirror Ghost, while he himself became the ghost in the mirror?

Then, the ghost that had taken over Wei Heping’s body continued his previous actions and came to the Detective Agency, making them help resolve the ghost in the mirror…

the ghost of Wei Heping.

Yang Chunxue was horrified by her own deductions.

That is to say…

the ghost they dealt with was actually Wei—

“I was lying to you,” Lu Li wrote at the end of file number 3, silently put away the file, and without looking up said.

“…

What?” Yang Chunxue’s face was full of confusion, blankly repeating, “What does that mean?”

“The literal meaning.

Everything I just said was a lie.”

Yang Chunxue was stunned for a long time, her cheeks gradually showing embarrassment and annoyance.

Before she could react, Lu Li looked at her indifferently, “Do you understand now?”

“Understand what!” Yang Chunxue shouted ventingly.

“Before you clearly understand the truth of a matter, don’t act rashly, or take things to the extreme,” Lu Li said, his expression calm as if it had always been.

The wind and rain howled outside the window.

“I was lying just now, but what if such a thing were indeed possible?

Your rash actions could lead to the death of an innocent spirit.”

Yang Chunxue was speechless.

Lu Li turned to the Black Charcoal Ghost, “Kong Nanqing, what would you do if it were you?”

“One ghost…

possesses a person, another…

becomes a ghostly body, just kill them both…

problem solved,”

The misfiring Black Charcoal Ghost’s answer was completely off topic from what Lu Li had said.

Lu Li withdrew his gaze, continuing, “Most ghosts can communicate, so rather than taking action, I prefer to resolve issues through conversation.”

“Are you saying I might have killed a ghost that could have been good?” Yang Chunxue replied, dazed.

“Not really, it was transcended by me, which is a good outcome,” Lu Li explained.

Yang Chunxue suddenly looked up, her eyes narrowing, “Your method looked just like soul scattering, okay?

The little ghost next door was scared to tears.”

Lu Li silently replied, “It only appears to be a soul-scattering method of transcendence.”

The commission resolved, the Detective Agency returned to its usual peace…

or rather, unrest.

For a one-bedroom layout at the Detective Agency, it was rather cramped to fit five human-shaped beings.

Even though Shen Yuqiao would be going home soon, and the mannequin standing at the entrance wouldn’t move around.

At that moment, Black Charcoal Ghost Kong Nanqing sat in the bedroom chair, facing the TV.

Pen Spirit Yang Chunxue was leaning close to the computer monitor, rapidly shaking the mouse.

Perhaps it was time to consider a new office location, but before that, Lu Li needed to mitigate the risks brought by the door.

[Mirror Ghost]

Ghost

The Pen Spirit Manual depicted a robe-wearing mirror, with ink outlines of two figures, both resembling Wei Heping.

One in front of the mirror and one behind.

One weeping, one smiling.

Three new manuals in hand.

Before enhancement, Lu Li needed to test the manuals, to avoid using potentially useful manuals as material for enhancement.

The ability of the Traffic Accident Ghost’s manual is illusion, overlapping with that of the Disease-Deceased Ghost, but slightly stronger, and can be used for enhancement.

The ability of the Headless Ghost’s manual is the most common one—telekinesis, overlapping with that of wandering spirits, and can also be used for enhancement.

The ability of the Mirror Ghost’s manual is mirror control, which allows changes in the scenery reflected in mirrors; it is not very useful and partially overlaps with that of the Disease-Deceased Ghost, and can also be used for enhancement.

Having confirmed the abilities of the three new manuals, Lu Li no longer hesitated and enhanced them on the Pen Spirit Manual.

Yang Chunxue stared intently at the screen, and the Black Charcoal Ghost watching TV sensed something and glanced outside the bedroom.

The enhancement process was unexpectedly smooth, with neither a mist of negative energy nor a bone-chilling coldness, and everything was completed in an instant.

Only when Lu Li equipped the Pen Spirit Manual, now enhanced to fifty to sixty percent, did he feel a colder chill than ever before spreading from his heart throughout his body.

He then equipped Heartwarming to ease the chill.

Moving his mind away from the manual, Lu Li exhaled a slightly cool and murky breath.

He hoped this would work.

At nine in the evening, the lights in the homes were already on.

The Detective Agency was lit by a night light.

In the bedroom, the two ghosts huddled together, crowding in front of the monitor’s glow to watch a TV drama.

At one moment, Yang Chunxue’s ears twitched, and she turned her head toward the living room.

Lu Li picked up his constantly ringing phone.

“Boss, I’ve located the phone number; it’s definitely in Lingling City,” Shen Qian’s voice came from the other end.

“Any other information?”

“Uh… that’s all.

The number was deregistered too quickly.

There was activity from 3:45 PM to 3:51 PM.

It seems like they were guarding against something.

Have you encountered any trouble over there?”

“Help me check one more thing, find out which Taoist temple in Lingling City uses this kind of Taoist robe.”

Lu Li didn’t respond but simply described the attire of the exorcist encountered at the Black Charcoal Ghost’s home.

“No problem, I might have news by tomorrow morning.”

“That would be good.”

After hanging up, Lu Li took off his coat and draped it over the back of the chair.

He took out a pair of slippers from under the table, put them on, opened the drawer, and took out a bag of milk powder.

He stood up, walked to the side of the coffee table, picked up the kettle, rolled up his sleeves to his elbows, and walked into the kitchen.

After the sound of running water continued for a while, it stopped, and Lu Li, holding the hot kettle, returned to the living room to heat water.

Ten minutes later, Lu Li picked up the kettle of boiling water and poured it into a cup that had already been prepared.

The clear, boiling-hot water flowed into the cup, the steam rising, and the milk powder dissolved, spreading the fragrance of milk through the air.

While the milk was still not too warm, Lu Li began to exercise in the living room, spending five minutes to activate his body.

Five minutes later, Lu Li, feeling slightly warmed up, finished exercising and walked into the bathroom to shower.

Soon, the sound of water emerged, then ceased after a while.

Moments later, Lu Li came out, still in his dress clothes.

Only his slightly damp hair proved that he had just taken a shower.

The milk was no longer scalding hot.

He picked up the cup, drank it all in one go, went to the kitchen to wash the cup and put it back in its place.

Exiting the kitchen, having completed all his tasks, Lu Li returned to his desk chair and leaned back into it.

Just like every night, Lu Li quickly fell asleep.

The night passed without incident.