Joel was slightly surprised that Valentine brought the materials back himself, instead of sending a police officer to do it for him.
It seems that although this guy is timid, he also has his own principles.
Lu Li took the materials, which listed the missing population in Watch Town and around the Asylum, with a few names crossed out. This wasn't because these people were dead, but rather because they had been found and no longer counted as missing.
There was also a document Lu Li hadn't mentioned; it contained all the information about Richard, including the organization he established during his time at the Asylum—there were four people in total, including Richard, and the corpulent ghost Lu Li encountered was one of them.
Lu Li pondered the contents of the documents, noting down the names that were crossed out and the other two aside from the corpulent ghost, and handed back the materials, "Can I investigate this privately?"