Weird Stories: Gothic Lolita Begins

The middle-aged man with a passerby face skillfully climbed over the wall and left the Maple Leaf Orphanage. He walked hurriedly through two streets with a plastic bag in his hand like an office worker in a hurry. He came to a black car with an ordinary brand and a half-new and half-old parked in a roadside parking space, opened the door, got into the driver's seat, and stepped on the accelerator to leave.

The Night Raven followed the black car that was not driving fast and obeyed traffic rules at a leisurely pace, maintaining a relatively static state with the bow deck inserted into the car in a strange posture.

The middle-aged man went out of the city all the way to a remote and deserted place in the wild, and randomly found a piece of gravel without grass to throw the black plastic bag, poured gasoline on it and ignited it.

In the billowing smoke, the middle-aged man took out his mobile phone and dialed a shortcut number.

The phone rang exactly three times before it was picked up, and there was no word on the other end of the receiver.

The middle-aged man didn't care about the other party's reaction, and said as if reporting work: "The task numbered... has been completed."

"Well, the reward will be credited within three days." The hoarse voice that was deliberately lowered simply responded and hung up the phone.

The middle-aged man seemed to be accustomed to this. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his jacket pocket and lit one.

After smoking the cigarette, the black plastic bag and the things inside were almost burned.

The middle-aged man threw the cigarette butt in his hand into the fire that was about to die, took out his mobile phone and browsed the news casually until the fire was completely extinguished, and then drove away again.

——The summer rainstorm is coming, and the rain will wash away everything.

...

The Night Raven followed the middle-aged man silently until it was almost dawn, when he logged into a special website in his small villa in the suburbs.

Blood Handprint, now the world's second-ranked killer organization.

At the bow, Night Crow asked Lucia, who was still lying in Apophi's arms: "Do you want to continue?"

Black Cat shook his head gently: "No, I'm just a tool who knows nothing..."

After a pause, Lucia said again: "However, the reputation of Blood Handprint is not very good, but it is a good target for anger."

"..." Night Crow was speechless.

Blood Handprint, a killer organization, is a rising star in the other world.

Young and in a high position, lack of successors, and many drawbacks, just like those many predecessor organizations in the black zone that rose rapidly and made a sensation, but were completely forgotten in a few months or decades.

Although this organization is still strong now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that unless Blood Handprint can be lucky enough to pick up a heroic figure to turn the tide and reform the accumulated problems, otherwise, those strong ones are just moons in the water and flowers in the mirror, and will fall apart at any time.

"I'm hungry, let's go back first." Lucia said.

"Okay." Night Crow responded, and the Night Crow accelerated and sailed into the sudden strange fog.

...

Off the coast of Anaki City.

An old three-masted sailing ship with a black body sailed out of thin air. At first, there was only a vague transparent shadow like a mirage, but soon it turned into a solid body and fell into the sea, causing waves.

Apophi flew into the air holding the cat.

The next moment, the Night Crow disappeared, and a half-wet crow flew out of the water.

The Night Crow circled in the air and wanted to land on Apophi's shoulder, but after looking at the neat and exquisite clothes of the silver-haired young man, and then looking at his dripping belly hair and a pair of claws...

Well, it's still...

Let him go back to change his clothes and take a shower.

Thinking of this, Night Crow landed on Apophi's outstretched arm without hesitation and shook off the water stains on his body.

…

The Rumored Office opened by Lucia is located on the office street of Anaki City. The layout is similar to the previous Rumored Office, except that each floor is much more spacious and has four floors.

The office store on the first floor has a simple small kitchen as a tea room, or an alternative "bar"; the second floor has a living room, a large kitchen, a small living room and a small dining room; the third floor has a study, a meditation room, and a laboratory; the fourth floor has a utility room, a warehouse, and a spare guest room that has not been used so far.

There are five bedrooms in the living room on the second floor, and Lucia generously gave one to Night Crow.

Today, Lucia has inherited all the property of the Rumored Office and Lenari in the past, plus the "demolition compensation" of the Phantom City, but she is a wealthy woman who does not show off her wealth.

Of course, even without the rich inheritance, Lucia, as a high-level sacrificial purifier who has become famous in the Church of Light, has many rich people rushing to give her money.

After all, who could refuse a mysterious "doctor" with nearly unlimited vitality to squander?

…

The next morning, Night Crow ate the breakfast prepared by Apophi while looking towards the door of Lucia's bedroom.

Swallowed aAfter removing the shells from the boiled shrimps, she couldn't help but ask, "Yesterday, Lucia has been sleeping since she came back... Is it okay?"

Apophi put down the black coffee in his hand and said, "Don't worry, it's okay. Sleeping is Lucia's way of relieving stress. Just wait for her to wake up naturally."

"Okay..." Night Crow reluctantly accepted this explanation.

After breakfast, Apophi dutifully opened the door of the office and sat on the boss chair behind the big desk in the store, pretending to be the boss while reading and studying.

Night Crow thought about it, followed him downstairs, landed on the large solid wood coffee table, found a place to squat, closed his eyes and concentrated on playing with his mobile phone.

——Soft sofas, cushions and pillows are of course better, but they are all fabrics and a little tangled...

...

At nearly 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the door of the office was pushed open.

Night Crow's attention shifted from the virtual mobile phone in the sea of ​​consciousness, and his head, which was confused by playing games, turned to the position of the door.

A middle-aged man in a suit, with a slicked-back hair, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and carrying a briefcase walked in slowly. He nodded politely to Apophi who was looking at him coldly from behind the desk, and went straight to the point and said, "My old man lost something very important. I hope to entrust your firm to help find it."

"The boss is in meditation and told me not to disturb him..." Apophi said, turning his head to ask the night crow on the coffee table with his eyes.

The night crow hesitated for a moment, flew to Apophi's hand, and said, "If you don't mind, why don't you give me this commission?"

The middle-aged man was not surprised by the talking crow, and asked politely, "May I know who you are...?"

"My name is Night Crow, a new employee of the firm." Night Crow said.

If it's just to find something, she is confident.

"Nice to meet you." The middle-aged man put one hand on his chest and bowed slightly. "I am Barry Cook, the personal secretary of the current head of the Gunn family."

"Thank you for accepting this commission."