60. Helper in the Swamp

Anna carefully walked around the figure wearing the Bird Beak Mask and joined Lu Li at his side.

She felt a pang of longing for the warm cabin, but she missed the Detective Agency in Belfast even more.

Lu Li put on his raincoat hood, took hold of the door handle, and was about to pull it open when the figure with the Bird Beak Mask suddenly spoke.

"Wait a minute."

Lu Li turned to look, as the figure with the Bird Beak Mask reached toward a pocket at the waist, seemingly about to take something out.

"You're leaving? Why?"

The Seeker, sitting by the fire, asked, puzzled. The suffocating gale outside had almost choked him to death; he couldn't think of any reason that would make Lu Li leave the cabin.

"The swamp is very dangerous after dark," Lu Li replied.

"Alright, I understand, if I weren't injured I wouldn't want to stay here overnight either. Then, I wish you luck in escaping the swamp... ssst." The Seeker inhaled sharply as he aggravated his wound.