"Something is wrong."

Blake, who couldn't stop wandering in circles, suddenly stopped, looked around at the crowd that was gradually thinning out, took out a beautifully crafted vintage pocket watch from his arms, his eyes froze at the first time he touched the hour hand, and then his body trembled slightly, and his soul seemed to be swallowed up by a terrifying whirlpool - his movements were rigid, his eyes were dull, his mind did not belong, and he did not even notice that the pocket watch that had always been regarded as a treasure had fallen by mistake, like an old doll in the hands of a street performer.

"Smack"

It took a full beat to slow down before the old man bent down to pick up the pocket watch that had fallen to the ground, and let out an almost murmuring sigh.

"It's too late...... his already withered face seemed to be a little old in the moment of sighing, he opened his pocket watch again with a trembling hand, and repeatedly confirmed the time in vain, but what appeared in front of him was always the time that seemed to be cursed, and it was always the time that was desperate.

—Musa at 9:55.

- Nearly a dawn hour has passed since the appointed time.

"It shouldn't be...... ......The old man couldn't understand why he cared so much about the girl he didn't know at that time, and even did not hesitate to reveal his identity to stand up for her, and what was even more difficult to accept was his reaction when the girl disappeared in the crowd - his first reaction at that time was not to continue to complete the task, but to search for her like a needle in a haystack in the vast sea of people.

"It's crazy."

Commenting on his previous actions, Blake lamented his previous stupidity - he couldn't figure out why he would make such a terrible mistake for a girl with a questionable identity.

Incomprehensible.

He frowned deeply, then soothed.

"It's not a good time to think about these things," he shook his head, hiding the question in his mind - no matter who the girl was or where she came from, this was not the time to delve into it, "I still have to complete the handover with the connector as soon as possible." ”

Thinking of this, my head ached again.

Before, because of the crowd, he missed the best time to connect, and then he spent a lot of time because of the girl's affairs, if it was really because of him, he ruined that one's plan, it would be impossible to escape the blame.

There was only prayer.

Blake smiled bitterly, but soon he couldn't even smile bitterly.

"Closed?" In the cold wind, he stopped, his eyes fixed on the bar's closed fence door, and he didn't move for a long time—until a waitress stepped out of the door, and he greeted him, "Excuse me, what's going on here...... I was fine when I came yesterday, but why did I suddenly close today? ”

"I'm sorry, something went wrong when we were open today." The waitress shook her head and explained, "Because the preliminary preparations were not made, the rush ushered in an unimaginable flow of people, the situation is a little chaotic, in order to ensure the safety of every customer, we have to suspend business, please forgive me." ”

"I see." The old man nodded, and after looking around, he asked, "However, now that most of the people have gone to the exhibition area, and there are not many people left here, it should be possible to reopen, right?" ”

"This ......," the waitress stopped talking.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Blake asked a little deliberately, and then pretended to be casual, "Actually, I'm a regular customer here, and I liked the winter style here three years ago......"

Winter is one of the most expensive liquors here.

"I'm so sorry," the waitress bowed deeply, "we're not allowed to open now." ”

"Is your store manager here? I want to know why. His voice was both stern and powerful, "At least give me a reasonable reason, I don't want to be the target of your fools." ”

"This ......" The waitress's voice weakened, as if she was hesitating about something, but under the stern gaze of the old man, her psychological defense line finally collapsed, and she looked back at him with pleading eyes, "Please don't tell others, just now...... We had a vicious brawl here. ”

"What's going on?" Blake frowned slightly, "Tell me more about it." ”

"......" she glanced at the old man in embarrassment, gritted her teeth and said, "This morning there was a very beautiful female guest drinking in that position, a few guests made a not very elegant move, and then were beaten to the ground by the female guest, originally we thought that the matter would end here, but we didn't expect that the few guests who were beaten down called a group of thugs to come over after they went back, and then a big scuffle broke out here......"

"That location? Is it there? Blake pointed to the window seat, which was the agreed meeting place with the connector, and after receiving an affirmative answer from the waitress, he nodded slightly, but his expression was obviously bad, but he was afraid that there were still people around, and it was not easy to attack, so he just asked, "When the situation has developed to this point, won't the garrison come out to take care of it?" ”

"It's not without ......," the waitress shook her head.

"And what was the end result?" Blake asked, what he really cared about was the whereabouts of the female customer, who was his connector if I guessed correctly, "Are they all locked up?" ”

- If he did get in, it would be troublesome, and he didn't have any reason to visit a criminal he never knew.

"The people who made trouble were captured by the garrison, but the female guest was not, and someone came forward to protect her." The waitress paused and said, "I don't know what's going on, that person just said a few casual words to the captain of the garrison, and the garrison didn't care about the female guest." ”

"What a dereliction of duty." The old man lamented, "I would like to see who dares to flout the law in flagrant contempt." ”

As if sensing the seriousness of the problem, the waitress did not speak, but Blake was not going to let her go just like that, and after looking her up and down, he asked, "Do you know where the man and the woman went?" ”

"This ......" is a natural hesitation.

"As a reward for your honesty, it's your tip." The old man took out a silver coin from his pocket, shook it in front of her eyes, and then handed it to her, "Please tell me the truth." ”

They ...... "a silver coin...... For an ordinary waiter like her, although it can't be said to be a large sum of money, but it is equivalent to several days' wages, in the face of temptation, she once again gave in, and told everything she knew, "I heard them talk, as if they were planning to go to the exhibition area to have a look...... By the way, the man was also carrying a little girl, and they didn't seem to like crowded places......"

Whether it was useful or not, the waitress poured out all she knew.

"Okay, thank you for your help." The old man said in a gentlemanly manner, waving his hat in farewell, "Don't forget to let me know when it reopens, I really like the winter atmosphere here." ”

The warm smile faded the moment he turned around, and Blake deliberately lowered the brim of his hat to hide his gloomy complexion.

"I didn't expect something to go wrong here." He whispered to himself, deliberately controlling the speed of his march so as not to make him appear too hasty, "It's good that I didn't make it to the garrison...... But it stands to reason that she should have no roots on the top of the mountains......"

As soon as he thought of the mysterious man who helped his connector to relieve the siege, his head hurt again - he didn't know whether the other party was kind or malicious at all, and he couldn't deduce the other party's purpose at all - although at the level of facts, the man did help them, but whether it was a trap or not It was impossible to determine whether it was a trap or not, relying on the current clues, it was a pity that he had no way out now, no matter what kind of difficulties were waiting for him in the exhibition area, he had to face the difficulties head-on, this time the task ...... There is no room for error!

After a brief pause in the gradual crowd, the old man soon took another step.

But after a while, it stopped again.

In front of the exhibition area.

The exhibition area was on the first floor of the auction hall, and the scene here was even more lively than when the initial queue was in, crowded with people, and there was no space to find as far as the eye could see, and there was no place to stay, and Blake knew that with his size, it was almost impossible to move freely inside.

"Is there a place where there are fewer people?"

He muttered to himself as he pulled out the map of the exhibition hall from his bosom, and judging from the information obtained from the waiter, the mysterious man did not like crowded places - think of it, the crowds of the auction are a magnificent spectacle, but once you are in it, you can't feel good, you will inevitably be swallowed up by the noisy environment, not to mention, it will be difficult to get out.

"Here, here, and here." Soon the old man locked a few high-end rest areas on the map, and the expensive food and beverage costs were enough to discourage most tourists, "Fortunately, my body bones are not completely rusty, otherwise this mission would really have to lose half of my life." ”

There was a bit of a joke in saying this, but Blake couldn't laugh at all.

If the connector was not in these rest areas he had demarcated, it would have been an almost impossible task to find her in the midst of the surging crowd - and this was based on the premise that he could recognize each other - in case the father and daughter were not by her side, and the beautiful woman with long red hair alone would not have been recognizable to him even if she stood in front of him—the identity and the sensitivity of the task made him dare not blindly recognize each other even if he had any guesses.

Fortunately, the image of the father and daughter is rare.

- A father in his twenties, and a daughter of twelve or thirteen.

- They are all very good-looking, and the girl wears a frog hat.

The old man struggled through the crowd, and what came to mind was the description of them by the waiter, although it was only a very simple feature, but the image and temperament that were incompatible with ordinary people came to life spontaneously and jumped on the page.

He had no doubt that he could tell them from the crowd at a glance if he could see them—

Here!

He stopped suddenly, his gaze fixed on a girl in a frog hat held above her head by a man, and could no longer move.

- Finally found.

He thought, and a big rock in his heart fell to the ground with a bang.

Ps: Lion, Essex, Mahan, Mogami, Cat - this wave is not a loss, I hope to produce Peanuts, Muyue and M1 in the future.

Ps2: This is a sacrifice for Yanxia Aiwen and Muyue Peanut M1, and it is also a tribute to thank you for the good luck of the previous shipment

PS3: Also, I'm not trying to create suspense, but trying new writing techniques (don't face)