The day after the survey, Kiritha returned to his daily life.

"To be honest, it really worried me to hear that you kid entered the police station all of a sudden, but it should be fine to see you come to work today. ”

When he went to work in the morning, as soon as he entered the door, the boss came over and put his arm around his shoulders and said happily.

"How do you know?"

"Ah, my friend told me. Don't you remember? He often came here to eat, and when he saw you go in, he called me and told me. ”

"That's right. ”

"I heard, you ran into a murderer in the path?"

"Hmm...... yes, but it's okay now. ”

The boss's words moved Kiriha a little, and the originally not very good mood was relieved a lot.

Maybe considering that he was frightened just now, the boss advanced today's work time, although Kiripa excused himself in every possible way, the boss insisted on letting him go back to rest first, and in gratitude, Kiripa finally cleaned the dishes piled up in the basin before packing up and preparing to go home.

"Be careful on the road!"

The boss took a cigarette in his mouth, saw Kiripa come out of the locker room, raised his head and said.

"You too. ”

It was half past four in the afternoon when Kiritha walked out of the store, and as he walked in a familiar direction, he suddenly saw a girl sitting on a chair on the side of the road. She was still carrying the long black stick behind her, and at the same time, with her hands in the pockets in the middle of her sweatshirt, she saw Kiripa coming over and stood up from the chair at once.

"I'm sorry, I forgot what to call you. ”

Kiritha said with a red face.

"Lu Ling, Lu of the land, Linglong Ling, your name is Tong Ye, right?"

"Hmm. ”

The girl wore a red blouse with a large snow-white scarf that hid half of her face below her nose, and she looked very cute.

"Can I talk to you alone?"

"Yes. ”

"Is there a place where there are fewer people and a good place to talk?"

Kiritha's face suddenly became a little ugly, and cold sweat poured out from the corners of his forehead, obviously remembering what happened in the path the day before yesterday.

"Ah, sorry, irritating you. ”

Lu Ling realized that she had said the wrong thing and apologized repeatedly.

"It's fine. ”

An ugly smile erupted on Kiripha's face.

"Let's just go down the road, I remember you have to go to the intersection a little further ahead before you turn around, don't you? I'm going to cross that intersection too, so let's talk about it. ”

"I'm fine. ”

"Then let's talk as we go. ”

It's time to get off work, but the town's population base is small, and even if those who go out to work rush home one after another, the road is still sporadic with pedestrians, and it still looks a little deserted, and it happens to avoid the places where the school is concentrated, so there are fewer people in sight.

On one side of the road is a mountain wall, covered with dark green moss and orange-red creepers, which stretch forward densely, staining the gray stone wall with red and green.

They were silent at first, thinking about how to break the awkward atmosphere. Tong Ye didn't know what to say, just as he opened his mouth slightly several times to say something, and Lu Ling's heart was full of entanglement, which also made her extremely nervous. At this time, even one person would be better if he said anything casually, but perhaps it was the stubbornness or shyness unique to young people, and this atmosphere spread all the way down the road, like gray smoke, until it was blocked by a red light at the first intersection.

The "intersection a little ahead" refers to the next intersection that they have crossed the road and all the way through, which means that they have nothing left to talk about walking across a road.

Lu Ling's fist hidden in her sleeve clenched tightly, and she took a deep breath.

"Actually, I came here to discuss something with you. ”

“...... You said. ”

"I hope you can assist me in my investigation. ”

With her momentum, Lu Ling decided to express her intentions in one go.

"Huh?"

Kiritha looked embarrassed at first, but soon, some new ideas replaced the fear of coming.

"What do you think?"

"I wonder why you asked me to assist you with your investigation?"

"This ......" the girl organized her language, the green light came on, and they crossed the street and continued on their way. "Actually, I just feel like I'm going to find some clues in you, because you're a survivor at the time, and that case is related to the guy I'm looking for...... He is a "demon". ”

Kiriha frowned and looked at the girl in confusion.

Lu Ling didn't understand why the other party kept looking at him.

"How?"

"Uh...... Can you explain what you mean by "demon"?"

“...... Ah, sorry, I forgot to explain what a "demon" is. The girl was stunned for a moment, and then showed a sudden look, she was really a little nervous, and she didn't even think about such a simple thing. "The last time you came to the police station, we talked about 'Demon Hunter', right? In this world, the demon hunter collective also has the laws and conventions of the demon hunters, and the so-called "demons" are actually wanted criminals who seriously violate these laws and conventions, and there are a total of thirteen "demons" in this world. ”

"That is, you are looking for a felon. ”

"Hmm. ”

"May I ask, why do you want to find him?"

Lu Ling fell silent, and her sudden attitude was the same as in Juli's office last night.

"Sorry, maybe I'm presumptuous to ask......"

The atmosphere between the two returned to the silence that had begun at the beginning.

They came to the next intersection and it was again a red light.

This time, no one broke the silence again.

Lu Ling could see Kiriha's hesitation, and perhaps she also hoped that Kiriha would hesitate, so that she could just end this unreasonable request. She didn't ask Kiripa for the answer, she was unwilling to let Kiripha, who was an ordinary person, get involved in these things, and now, it just happened that things were going in a direction that was easier to convince herself.

She couldn't help but think to herself that what she had just done was ridiculous.

The green light was almost on, the red light had already begun to flash, and soon jumped to the yellow light.

They are about to part at this junction, and there is a good chance that they will never see each other again in their lives. Since you will never see each other again, it is better to treat it as if you have never known each other.

The girl thought so.

Soon, the green light came on.

Lu Ling left without looking back.

At 20:30 in the evening, after saying goodbye to Tong Ye, Lu Ling, who was doing hunting work, finally dragged her tired body back to the rental room, and she couldn't wait to take a hot shower to clean the filth on her body.

The shower gel carried those dirty things and flowed down the water into the sewer pipe, and the originally dirty girl suddenly became bright and beautiful again.

It was already half an hour before she came out of the steaming bathroom. She wore a yukata and a portable hair dryer in one hand, constantly drying her wet hair. She sat down on the couch, lifted her snow-white feet, and dried them with a towel with her free hands.

She rubbed it so carefully that she didn't miss the seam of every toe. After drying her feet, she tossed the towel into the drum washing machine in the bathroom. She returned to the couch and picked up her phone to the point where she was surprised to find a missed call.

The caller ID is orange.

She put on her headphones so she could sit in a curled position with her arms around her calves.

"Hello?"

"It's me. ”

"I know. ”

"How?"

"What do you say?"

"Rejected?"

"Definitely. ”

"Why, I didn't hear the sense of loss in your tone at all. ”

"It's good not to say it, or even to breathe a sigh of relief. ”

"Hey, you're a man of ethics. ”

"I just don't think it's right. ”

"Young people are the face of idealism. ”

"Don't think I don't know you're being sarcastic about my naivety. ”

"This can be heard, it seems that I haven't seen her for a few years, and Miss Lu Ling has grown up more than just her body. ”

"What vulgar wording, and sometimes I really suspect that you are a scoundrel and not a noble policeman, and even less a famous person. ”

Sometimes, you have to use hooligan tactics to deal with hooligans, and even then, the police will only be said to be 'hooligans'. ”

"Oh, as always, quibble, sophistry. ”

"Don't be so lofty, we're just arguing. ”

"That's enough, rogue cops. ”

"Idealistic Miss. ”

When Lu Ling picked up her phone and was about to hang up, she suddenly saw a text message.

- I thought about it for a long time, and for the sake of gratitude and other reasons, I agreed to what I said earlier.

"Hey, hey?"

“...... Ah, sorry, I just saw a message. ”

"Oh, didn't it come from the pauliba?"

"How do you know? And what he said before, he agreed......

The girl's tone was full of unbelievable flavor.

"Yes. ”

In contrast, Juli's tone seemed to be expected.

"I have something to ask him, so let's stop here. ”

"Hmm. ”

Lu Ling hung up the phone.

- Why do you have my contact details?

- Officer Orange gave it to me.

Lu Ling was stunned, and couldn't help but feel a little angry in her heart. Because Juli gave the person her own phone number, what should have ended here continued like this. But, on the other hand, when the clue is sent to the door, can I really send it out for nothing? It is this contradictory mood that makes the girl feel distressed.

However, she is strict in her work, and she will not go to the second thing when one thing is not completed (call and question Juli).

- One thing I have to make clear, I'm not the one who saved you, if you want to express gratitude, then forget it, I don't need it, and you don't have a reason.

- Gratitude is only one aspect.

I also have my own reasons.

own reasons.

After a moment's thought, the girl replied to the message.

- I want to know your "why".

- It's that I'm curious, trying to figure it out, and some unclear feelings.

He doesn't explicitly say what the "subject you want to understand" and what the "unclear feeling" is.

Lu Ling didn't continue to ask questions, just like she didn't like others to ask her.

- Have you ever thought about it, but assisting in the investigation can really be life-threatening.

INTERVIEWER I think I've thought about this issue thoroughly enough.

Did he really think about it?

Lu Ling didn't reply to the message immediately, she walked to the window, let the wind in, and took a deep breath.

She suddenly remembered what her father had said to her: When people care about others, they always unconsciously take on more or less the responsibilities that others should bear.

Since he said that he had thought about it, then even if something really happened......

- Thank you.

- I hope I can help you with something.

- When are you available?

- It only works after work on weekdays, but it doesn't matter if it's a weekend.

- Tomorrow is Saturday, can you do it at noon?

- Yes.

- Where is it convenient to meet?

- Fast food bar.

- The one on Tongshu Street?

- Hmm.

- Saturday at 12 p.m., Tongshu Street fast food restaurant.

- Hmm.