I am the righteous path.

A door unfolded before him.
Evil thrived, and whispers spilled from within.
The resentful compound eyes flickered and vanished, the presence longing to burst out was blocked inside, and the alluring murmurs echoed in the ear.
The sticky, pink brain mumbled something. A figure cloaked in a yellow robe watched from a distance. A dark green presence, smelling of blood, roared. A string of wondrous soap bubbles released friendliness—and many, many guests.
They sincerely invited Lu Li to join this mad party.
Lu Li stepped in, his stride resolute and unwavering.
He had no reason to refuse.

Detective Agency of the Bizarre

Lu Li sat behind the desk, his eyebrows tightly furrowed.


Several minutes had passed since the merchant had left, and Lu Li had maintained this expression ever since.


"It's really valuable..." Anna, equally stunned, murmured.


Dracula's portrait was not a ghost but a strange, one of the four types of oddities.


Ghosts weren't valuable, oddities were slightly better, but if this oddity could communicate—


The merchant had priced the painting at 400 investigation points, plus a deposit of 5500 shillings, which was more than enough for Lu Li to buy a new Deep Sea Stone.


The second Deep Sea Stone would arrive soon.


Lu Li's minimum requirement was now down to two Deep Sea Stones.


"So we could totally gather the funds by selling oddities..." Anna continued to murmur, her eyes glowing. "Many oddities are born from the Mutant Rain, right!?"


Lu Li glanced up and guessed what Anna was thinking.


This was a feasible approach, as long as they could capture the oddities.


187. Mutant Rain