The next morning when I got up, Du Ping had a headache.

It is a small bedroom, and the bed linen etc in it is new, like a room specially prepared for guests. On the small cabinet next to the bed, Du Ping's clothes, which had been soaked by Susan last night, had been ironed neatly, folded, and placed there layer by layer. But when he saw the small underwear on the top of the pile of clothes, Du Pingping immediately woke up in a comprehensive way.

I opened the blanket and was dressed in white pajamas. Sure enough, all the clothes were gone.

A terrible fear of being raped immediately arose in Du. Get dressed, wash up, and walk down the stairs carefully. In the living room under the stairs, grandpa was drinking coffee on the sofa. As soon as I saw Du Pingping, I greeted him warmly.

Grandpa, "Hey, you're awake!"

Then the figure of the hostess Linda appeared, who came out of the kitchen with an apron and a spoonful.

Linda, "Hi, you're awake!"

"Good morning, everyone!"

Linda, "Everybody's out! Old Regan, me and Susan are now left in the house, and we've all had breakfast." Du fair, your breakfast will be ready soon, please come to the restaurant in a while. ”

Du Ping bowed, "Thank you!"

Linda returned to the kitchen with a meaningful smile. This smile made Du Ping very uneasy, and he always felt that something unusual might have happened last night. Grandpa picked up a French coffee cup and came to the front of Du Ping.

Grandpa, "Would you like a cup of coffee?"

Du Fair, "Okay, thank you!"

It was that strange smile again, which made Du Pingping even more uneasy. Du Ping was now a little anxious to see Susan, wanting to get the information he wanted from her.

Something must have happened, but Du Ping himself couldn't remember anything.

No, it seems that there are still some memory fragments.

Du Ping's previously drunken fragmented brain began to recall something.

It's as if I'm singing, and the people next to me are still cheering for me! No matter how much I have, I can't remember anything. Damn it, I don't seem to have a habit of getting drunk and going crazy!

"Grandpa, where's Susan?"

Grandpa, "Susan?"

Grandpa smiled strangely, poured a cup of coffee for Du Ping, and then turned to the upstairs to drink.

Grandpa, "Susan, your little boyfriend is looking for you!"

What, little boyfriend!How could such a special title appear!

Du Ping waited more anxiously for Susan's appearance. Soon, Susan appeared at the staircase where Du Ping had just come down, and when she saw Du Ping, her face suddenly turned slightly red. Then self-confidence and beauty were restored.

Susan, "Hi, you're awake!"

Du Ping took a few quick steps, rushed up the stairs, and pulled Susan to the back of the stairs, where no one could see.

"Did something happen last night?"

Susan, "What's going on?"

Seeing Du Ping looking at his clothes, Susan smiled.

Susan, "Your clothes were changed for you by my brother Jade." ”

Du Pingping just let out a sigh.

Susan, "I washed it, though." It's a tradition in our family and you're my guest. So I'm responsible. ”

Du fair, "Panties too?"

Susan, "Yes. ”

Du Ping immediately wilted like a frosted eggplant. Susan smiled generously.

Susan, "Don't be like a little boy! I just heard your mother call you over for dinner!"

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Regan's dining room is still the same table from last night's dinner. Last night, all the food here had been cleaned up, and only one breakfast was placed on a separate table. Obviously, the Regans here have all finished their breakfast, and only Du Ping has not eaten it. Du Ping sat awkwardly at the table, and Susan sat down next to Du Ping and pushed breakfast in front of Du Ping. Linda looked at the house and smiled as she did her chores.

Breakfast was simple, an omelette, a slice of ham, two slices of bacon, a slice of bread, a cup of coffee, and milk was placed on the side like a drink. Due to some reasons, Du Ping couldn't even eat the good or bad inside.

Susan, "Wait a minute, what?"

Du Pingping, "Go back to school, read books, and prepare for graduation defense." ”

Susan, "You're graduating again? I remember you just graduated from your bachelor's degree a year and a half ago." ”

"The FBI wanted me to get into the workforce sooner, and my mentor thought I could graduate. ”

Susan, "What did you think of my father's suggestion last night?"

Du Fair, "To be honest, there was no consideration. Probably not. ”

Susan, "Why? My father and brother are very optimistic about you. ”

Du Pingping, "The tradition of the Oriental people, one minister does not matter to two kings." ”

Susan, "What do you mean?"

Du Pingping, "is a good wage earner, and he shouldn't serve two masters." ”

Susan, "And such a tradition?"

"Yes, there is, and it's very old. ”

Susan, "What do you mean?"

"The FBI has been kind to me. Oriental people pay attention to gratitude and gratitude, and unless the FBI is sorry for me, I will not betray the FBI. ”

Susan, "It's not a betrayal. It's just a deal that's fair to both parties, you pay what you promised, and the FBI pays what feels right. It's as simple as that. ”

"In my heart, it's not the same. I experienced something more than 2 years ago, and I should say that I completely lost any idea of life and the future. It was the FBI who found it, it was Lisa who found me and persuaded me to change places, time can dilute everything. So the FBI waited for me for 3 years, and I won't be ungrateful just because I'm better now, this kind of behavior is a very serious moral problem for us, and sometimes it is more looked down upon than committing a crime. ”

Susan, "I don't understand, you Orientals. But if my father or brother has something to ask you for, is it okay?"

Du Fair, "This ......"

Mr. Du was ready to say no, because Lisa had told him about the delicate relationship between the F.B.I. and the local police system, and the competitive situation. Therefore, Du Pingping thinks that the FBI will not like to step on two boats.

Without waiting for Du Fairness to refuse, Susan had quietly come to Du Fair's side and whispered.

Susan, "Last night, you said you liked someone's person, and you kissed someone!"

A memory fragment, Du Ping is forcibly kissing a beautiful woman, that woman seems to be Miyako, and when you look closely, she turns into Susan.

Du Pingping's face changed greatly, and he stood on the spot.

Susan, "It looks like you're remembering! You've kissed the little daughter and princess of a police chief who runs a police force of 50,000 people in New York!

Susan whispered in Du Fair's ear, but Du Fair's face became more and more ugly.

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Linda, "Susan!"

Linda's voice came from there, and Susan glanced at Du Fair before leaving. Then, Grandpa didn't know when he had come to Du Ping's table.

Grandpa, "How's breakfast?"

Du fair, "Very good, thank you!"

Grandpa, "Do you know how to play chess?"

"Yes, of course!"

Grandpa, "Let's have a few plates." By the way, don't you hurry to go, right?"

Du Pingping, "......"

Du Ping's mind was still shocked by Susan's voice just now, and his brain couldn't respond to Grandpa's speed at all. But this failure to keep up with the reaction was immediately interpreted by Susan's grandfather as consent.

Grandpa, "Very well, I'll go get chess." ”

Du Ping suddenly remembered that he should refuse immediately and then return to school. Grandpa had returned to the room with an old set of chess.

Grandpa, "It's very old chess, it existed in the Reagan house when my grandfather was here." You see, we've saved it very well!"

"Yes, that's good!"

Du's brain is completely sluggish, and when he speaks, he sometimes doesn't even know what he's talking about.

Grandpa had already laid out the chess pieces quickly.

Grandpa, "Can I have some color picks?"

Du Pingping, "Caitou?"

Grandpa, "Is there a problem?"

"It seems to be gambling." ”

Grandpa, "It's a waste of time for a man to play without a lottery!" Young man, are you scared!"

Du Ping, "Grandpa, I still don't think it's good!"

Grandpa, "How do you feel about Susan's child?"

Grandpa played chess quickly.

Du Fair, "Very good!"

Du Pingping had no choice but to play chess.

Grandpa, "Do you like it?"

Grandpa took another step.

Du Fair, "This ......"

There is really no way to play this chess. Du Ping immediately encountered a double attack on the spirit and the chessboard, and the two battlefields suffered a crushing defeat at the same time. By the time Susan returned, Du Ping had already struggled.

Susan was dissatisfied, "Grandpa!"

Grandpa smiled kindly.

Grandpa, "We are playing chess, very good intellectual sports, and it is often said on TV that playing chess can prevent Alzheimer's." I'm very old, so I need to take precautions in this area. ”

Susan, "Du Fair?"

Du Ping did not answer. Not only did he not answer, but he looked at Susan even more sluggishly.

Susan saw Du Ping sitting there unrelentingly, and suddenly smiled slightly. Came to Du Ping's side and whispered quietly.

Susan, "If you really want to know what's going on. After playing chess, come back to me. Don't forget to lose!"

Du Pingping's eyes had lit up, and all the confusion and panic had disappeared. Susan turned to leave, and Du Ping looked at her grandfather with high morale.

Things are so magical, the chess battlefield that was originally at the bottom of Du Pingping, just because Susan whispered a few words, the combat power of the soldiers on Du Ping's side burst out with unparalleled combat effectiveness and lethality, and after several important targets were taken down by Du Pingping one after another, Du Ping's blade pointed directly at the key person on his grandfather's side.

Du Ping, "General!"

Grandpa, "Ahhhhhh

The situation in chess was already very obvious, and Grandpa had no possibility of being able to play chess again, and Grandpa immediately panicked.

Grandpa, "Can I go back to chess?"

"No. ”

Grandpa, "I'm an old man!"

"No. ”

In the living room outside the dining room, Susan couldn't stop smiling, she happily jumped on the sofa in the middle, picked up the TV remote control on the coffee table, and turned on the TV.

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Busy cars weave across the bridge above, and Daniel and Henry walk one foot deep and one foot shallow on the gravel beach below. It's a gravel beach that no one usually wants to come to, and it's full of unplanned river gravel. They are smooth and often moss-tinged, which makes people walking on them very vulnerable and very dangerous.

Henry, "This is the leather shoe that Amanita just sold me, and she would be mad if she knew I was wearing it to a place like this." ”

Daniel, "Then don't tell her!"

Henry, "Should I go back to the car and get a pair of leather shoes?" ”

Daniel, "You're not afraid to see corpses, are you?"

Henry, "Henry was never afraid of those things. ”

Daniel, "Hurry up, if you don't want to leave work early." ”

More than ten meters in front of the gravel beach, two patrol officers stood and saw the two approaching, one of them came over and stopped Daniel and Henry.

Patrolman, "Sir, this is the scene of the New York City Police, if ......"

The patrol officer was rejecting Daniel and Henry's approach, and Daniel immediately pulled his badge from his neck, held it in his left hand, and showed it to the other party.

Daniel, "Detective I, Daniel! What's going on here?"

The patrolman looked at Daniel's ID and confirmed it on his police channel. After getting out of the way, he pointed to the corpse lying on his back on the rubble in front of him.

Patrolman, "See for yourselves!"

Following the patrolman's gaze, Daniel saw a figure facing the sky on his back. Lying motionless, facing up, his hands folded in front of his chest, as if he were a praying person.

Henry had already come to Daniel's side, and also saw the corpse not far away, and then cursed in a low voice as if talking to himself.

Henry, "Damn! Looks like the Thanksgiving Saints again! Only that weird guy likes to pose like this with the people he kills......"

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At the entrance to the New York Police Department headquarters building, on the platform on the stairs of that floor, the scene of a small press conference has been set up. Quite simply, there was only a brown podium with a police badge, and the venue was a small open space in front of the police building, but there were already twenty or thirty reporters from various media waiting.

Dressed in a straight police uniform and with a rigid square face, Frank, accompanied by two assistants, walked out of the building gate and behind the podium. Eyes sharpened to the people who were waiting here. A staff member waiting outside hurriedly stepped forward and handed a document to Frank. Frank gave a quick look, nodded, and gave it back to the staff. At the same time, it was signaled to many reporters in front of him that this press conference could begin.

"Director Reagan!"

"Director Reagan!"

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The reporters immediately boiled like chicken blood, waving their little hands and fighting for their own opportunity to ask questions.

Frank stood in front of the podium, his tone calm and inaudible to any emotion.

Frank, "Before I answer questions, everyone knows that the first few hours of such a case are very critical. So I implore all media friends to broadcast this matter as much as possible, and the task force will respond to every call from the public, and I assure you that the New York City Police Department will work until the case is solved. ”

A reporter raised his hand, and Frank pointed at him.

Reporter A, "Some bloggers claim that this is another Thanksgiving Saint serial killing. If this news is true, the New York City Thanksgiving Saint has committed crimes for five consecutive years and has killed five people. What are your thoughts on this?"

"Mikel, right! I remember you, you're a professional journalist, would you rather believe the news written by an amateur writer, or would you rather trust the professional, responsible reporting of the New York City police?"

Another reporter raised his hand, and Frank pointed at him.

Reporter B, "So you have a general distrust of the police in Latin America, where crime is rising. What do you think? This is the result of a recent survey conducted by a regular pollster. ”

Frank, "No comment. All I can say is that the overall crime rate in New York has been declining during my tenure. ”

Reporter B, "So, do you think it's the result of the mayor not cutting the various budgets of the police, causing your plans to not really be implemented, and thus the unbalanced decline in crime rates throughout the city?"

"Today's news release is not about the government budget, it's about the fact that there is a real murderer who has killed a 24-year-old girl, and I want everyone to work with the police to do something for this poor girl." Thank you!"

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Looking at the news report on TV, Susan fell silent for a moment. By this time, Linda had already come to her side.

Linda, "Don't worry, your father is the best." This kind of thing is not the hardest thing in his life!"

At this time, there was already a voice in the restaurant that Grandpa was asking for another game, but Du Ping's voice was indicating that he was refusing. Linda placed a glass of white water in Susan's hand, and Susan looked up at Linda.

Susan, "Do you know what this New York Thanksgiving Saint is all about?"

Linda, "I don't know. In the tradition of the Reagan family, women never asked what the men were doing. However, there are in the newspapers, which are basically serial killers who kill a person every year on Thanksgiving. The police have been unable to do anything about him. ”

Susan, "Every year?"

Linda, "It was like this before your father became the police chief of the city of New York, five or six years. ”

Susan, "No one has ever done anything about him?"

Linda, "FBI agents have also been here, and it seems that in the end, they can only return in vain. ”

Will he have a way?

Susan's head turned to the side of the restaurant where the argument was constantly arguing, her eyes full of hope.