Chapter 8
Click.
Closing the door, Lu Li took off his hat and hung it on the rack by the door.
The noise from the street was shut out, leaving the quiet detective agency shrouded in a veil of faint, hazy stillness.
Both the ocean and the Night Watchers were things far too distant for Lu Li to involve himself in. After gathering some basic information, he had turned away and left.
Limited light spilled into the agency from the window, even though it was daytime.
But Lu Li didn’t mind. This was only a temporary residence; sooner or later, he would find a new place to live.
It wasn’t just because Sailors’ Street had no electricity, but also because of the view. After learning from Hades about the dangers of the deep sea, Lu Li couldn’t help but adopt a sense of vigilance toward the ocean. A place where he could directly overlook the harbor had become a necessity.
Sitting back in the chair behind the desk, Lu Li loosened his tie and pulled out a piece of paper from the drawer, tucked between the pages of a book.
A line of text was written on it: