Thirty-one. Not Going Smoothly

Seaside Town Police Station, Deputy Chief's office.

Richa paced outside the door, the lowered Venetian blinds obstructing his view of the inside. At one point, hearing voices from inside, Richa pressed his ear against the door amidst the strange looks of his colleagues.

"The postman incident is over. I followed some other leads and burned the diary that was the source of the incident."

Lu Li said, the disappearance of the Blood-Colored Tentacles explained everything.

The Exorcist from the United Organization sent to investigate the incident removed his black wide-brimmed hat and bowed slightly to the higher-ranked Lu Li, saying, "Thank you for your assistance, but... what I really wanted to talk to His Excellency about is another matter."

"Did His Excellency visit Lady Merlin's recently?"

"Yes," Lu Li nodded.

The investigator, a female with an androgynous appearance, continued, "I arrived in town not long ago and visited Lady Merlin and then... I saw her corpse."

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