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

Fran believed that the person who knocked him out was human—if it had been a monster, he wouldn't have a reason to still be standing here.


Afterward, the person who knocked Fran out moved him three hundred meters while he was unconscious through the dangerous, oddly wandering town where no living people could be seen. They came to a cellar, tied Fran's hands, put him into a wooden box, and then left him behind due to some matters. Later, Lu Li and Jojo arrived, and Fran woke up.


This segment of events seemed impossible to understand logically.


"Where is this? Is the Police Station above us?" Fran barely made out that this place was some kind of basement.


"Murphy's Restaurant... wait... how is that possible..." Fran looked utterly confounded.


"So you don't know where Oliver is?" Jojo pressed with a query.


Fran looked apologetic, "I'm sorry... we didn't find him at all."


303. The Seduction of the Mother of the Marsh