My esoteric uncle Jules

Chapter 11: What might be revealed?
Is there something on the seabed?

Jules chewed for a long time, and finally, he sighed and smiled:

"It's okay, let's eat first, uncle knows."

Lolita hummed, and as if nothing had happened, she skipped to the dining table to eat.

While eating, he complained that the sausage was getting stuck in his teeth.

Yule was a little amused and helpless. This little girl was deep at one moment and just like an ordinary little girl at another moment.

He was lost in thought while chewing on the bread.

Lolita obviously has a very close connection with the Sixth History Fragments, so her words must have a source.

In other words, there is a high probability that there is something hidden under the sea.

But the question is, is she talking about the seabed in the fragments, or the real seabed?
"It seems that we need to pay attention to the seabed in the future exploration."

After dinner, Jules gave Lolita some advice, asking her not to run around, and then went out.

As for his exploration of Ruth's Notes, he planned to wait until late at night.

……

Xicheng District, inside the police station.

Officer Fite took a deep puff of his cigarette and spread his hands helplessly at Jules in front of him.

"We really haven't found any other survivors of the Titanic except you."

When he said this, he was so sure that even Jules frowned unconsciously.

How could this be? Could it be that the difference between reality and the fragments of the Sixth History is even greater than imagined? But Ruth did exist; this couldn't be faked.

He did not give up and continued to ask:

"What if it's not on the passenger list?"

Officer Fate rubbed his brow and said:
"Then you wouldn't be considered a survivor. If we hadn't only found you, you wouldn't be considered one... However, there were indeed a few nobles who were caught up in unexpected matters and didn't board the ship."

The great nobleman... Jules raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling that he should have found his target.

"Then do you have any information about them?"

Officer Fate simply shook his head and said, "No."

"How could there be none? Shouldn't things like this be investigated?"

Fate looked at Jules with a puzzled face, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

After a while, he sighed softly:
"The nobles' excuse for this kind of investigation is that it 'might damage the family's reputation,' so the Suppression Bureau has always had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

As long as the nobles are unwilling to accept a thorough investigation, there is nothing we can do."

Jules was silent for a while and said:

"Don't you think they're suspicious? Well, of course, I'm just guessing."

Officer Fite did not directly answer Jules' question. Instead, he stood up, patted Jules on the shoulder, and said:

"When I was young, I also encountered a similar situation. At that time, I was fortunate enough to follow an agent from the Anti-Suppression Bureau to investigate, but in the end, the case was left unresolved.

I asked him why he didn't investigate further, knowing he could have found the suspect. He said something I'll never forget.

Officer Fate took a long drag on his cigarette, even coughing from the choking, but he just grinned and said:
"We can't check everything, right? Maybe we'll find something."

The smile was sincere, yet contained a certain inexplicable self-mockery.

Yule immediately understood what the other party meant. After a moment of silence, he said softly:
"Is there no other way?"

Officer Fitt glanced at Jules with a complicated look:
"That's why the Suppression Bureau wants to use you as a bait."

After saying this, he seemed to realize something was wrong, coughed, and said:

"What I just said was all drunken nonsense, just pretend I didn't say anything!"

I see… Jules stood up straight, bowed to Officer Fite, and said in a deep voice:
"Thank you."

It turned out that the Anti-Suppression Bureau also wanted to find something to hold against the nobles, but they had no excuse, so they just became the victim of the political struggle between the two sides?
It’s no wonder that the Anti-Suppression Bureau is willing to absorb me - after all, as long as I do this, it is equivalent to implicitly taking sides.

After figuring this out, Yule raised the corners of his mouth and said with a smile:
"Then it seems that I really have a heavy responsibility."

Officer Fitt didn't know how to comfort Jules, so he could only smoke his cigarette one puff after another.

Suddenly, he slapped his thigh and said:
"I was going to look for you, but when you came, I almost forgot what I was doing!"

Huh? You were going to talk to me about something serious?

Yule's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately thought of the biggest possibility: "Am I going on a mission?"

Hearing this, Officer Fate showed an approving look:
"Yes, you are quite clever. I'll be frank with you. Report to the police station in the evening of two days from now. I haven't specified the specific content of your mission, but it should be to investigate the wreckage of the Titanic."

A mission in two days?

"Thank you for the information, officer."

Jules said goodbye, exchanged a few polite words with the other party, and then left the police station.

Before leaving, he suddenly turned around and asked:

"Officer, do you know where there's an antique shop?"

Officer Fate scratched his head. "I'm a rough guy and don't know much about this. If you need me..."

"It's okay, thank you very much. I'll go ask someone myself."

……

The Anti-Suppression Bureau was going to go on a mission so soon, which made Yule feel mixed emotions.

The good news was that he could use this opportunity to find out the true attitude of the Anti-Suppression Bureau towards him.

Although Officer Fite has a lot of experience, he is ultimately just a person in charge of work in a lower-level organization.

According to Yule's speculation, as long as he cooperated with the Anti-Suppression Bureau smoothly and completed this mission, he could at least be considered half of "one of them".

At that time, it would not be out of place for him to ask questions about the supernatural.

In other words, this will be an important opportunity for him to step into the extraordinary realm!
What worries him is that he has realized that he may face an attack from the secret followers, and that they will target him by name.

He had no idea whether he could survive.

Moreover, he had to be on guard against the Anti-Suppression Bureau selling him out as a pawn.

This is not impossible.

"This matter is quite troublesome if you look into it in detail." Jules had a headache.

Now, all he could do was look for antique shops to collect materials.

and investigating the Titanic's "survivors."

Since the police station and the Suppression Bureau can't help him investigate, he will find a way to investigate it himself!

As for the method, he has also thought about it.

The Titanic's departure was a major event that attracted much attention.

However, several nobles did not board the ship for some reason, and this was mentioned in various newspapers in London.

What he has to do is to analyze the true identity of the person behind the scenes from the clues.

……

What Jules didn't expect was that the esoteric believers didn't come to his door, but the debt collectors came first.

As soon as he returned to the apartment, he saw Mrs. Pauline comforting little Lolita.

"...What's wrong?" Yule frowned, not understanding what was going on.

Mrs. Boleyn looked ashamed. "I'm sorry, a bunch of debt collectors came and I couldn't stop them."

Jules's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it: "Did they beat Lolita?"

Although he and Lolita have only known each other for a short time, it doesn't mean that he doesn't care about her.

"No, she was just frightened." Mrs. Boleyn hugged the little girl distressedly and said:
"She's very sensible, but she can't do anything about those hooligans."

"Have they left?"

"They've already left, but they said they'll come back soon. I'm afraid..."

Yule took a deep breath and said calmly:

"Don't worry, Mrs. Bolin, this is my private matter, you don't have to worry too much, and thank you for taking care of Lolita."

At this moment, Lolita broke free from Mrs. Pauline's arms and threw herself into Jules' arms, sobbing.

Jules pursed his lips, not knowing what to say, so he patted Lolita on the back and said comfortingly:
"Don't worry, everything will be fine."

Will it get better?
maybe.

All Jules knew was that at this moment, he desperately wanted to become stronger.

(End of this chapter)