By the time the four of Lloyd dragged their tired bodies back to the support section, it was already time for dinner.

There was a large pot of stewed broth on the table, but judging by the fact that the fat was starting to solidify, it must have been sitting here for a while.

Randy didn't care about anything else, he didn't even take the chopsticks, he directly pinched a piece of lean meat with his hand and sent it to his mouth, the bitter and spicy mellow taste spread out at that time, although it was a little difficult to swallow at first, but after the bitter taste, a fragrance was born in his mouth, and the spicy taste was mixed with that taste, and it became a delicacy again. This change in taste made Randy want to stop, and quickly reached into the basin before everyone could come.

"Wow, it's still delicious."

"Don't be greedy." Ellie smiled wryly and slapped her companion's big hand, and Randy also pretended to shake her hands, as if Ellie had really used a lot of strength. Support Corey was suddenly full of joy.

"Looks like Hexu is also installed." Theo paid more attention to the new machine in the corner.

Next to the terminal where the support section was taking the task, a somewhat short body that resembled an iron box sat beside it. This new machine has been seen by several people, and it is often seen in the Guiding Workshop. Its main function is to crush the wafers and reassemble them into circuits, and the regular maintenance of the conductor is also carried out on it. With this body, it will be much easier for a few people to adjust Anigomac in the future.

However, this conduction maintenance machine is larger than the average one, because Hexu uses a machine with research functions, and there are also some functions that can only be used when using research guides.

"Speaking of which, what about Hexu?" Lloyd looked at the empty living room with some curiosity, it didn't look like someone had come to eat in advance.

"I'll call her. Senior Lloyd can go and warm up dinner first. Tio volunteered to go upstairs. Lloyd thought for a moment and said to Ellie, "Ellie, can you go and see if Rui is in the room?" If so, call her down. ”

Ellie understood what Lloyd meant after a little thought: although they were both outsiders to Rui, many times, the same sex would communicate more easily than the opposite sex.

As for Yu Tatsumi, he hasn't appeared now, which basically means that he is not there.

Lloyd and Randy, on the other hand, went to the kitchen together, and if they just heated up the prepared meal, two people were much more efficient than one person.

Tio walked to the third floor, which was an unwritten rule: the second floor was for the boys, the third floor was for the girls, and the fourth floor was not agreed for the time being because there was a bad precedent and there was no second resident. According to Hexu's character, Tio thought that without thinking, Hexu must have chosen her side.

Looking at the girly room with a circle of pink lace on the door, Tio sighed, it seemed that she had guessed very correctly.

"Hexu, it's time to eat." Theo said as he knocked on Hoo's door. Strangely, there was no response inside.

Are you asleep? Tio knocked on the door again, but he didn't expect to knock on the door with this force...... Yes, Hexu didn't lock the door.

It was very different from the rest of the support department's room, with a pink carpet on the floor, large and small plush toys piled on top of it, and the sheets and quilts were all pink and cute. The white wallpaper rolls are piled up in the corner, it seems that the owner originally wanted to lay white wallpaper, and the curtains were replaced with a refreshing aqua blue, it seems that replacing the curtains consumes too much physical strength and patience, causing the short Hexu to temporarily give up the idea of changing the wallpaper.

However, the question now is, where exactly did Hexu go?

Theo couldn't help frowning, and the quiet Tio really couldn't guess what the naturally happy Lotus would do, so after thinking for a while, he gave up. She walked to her room, ready to put down the magic wand first, and if Hexu hadn't shown up after dinner, then go and talk to Lloyd's senior, and everyone would go to find her together.

And then...... She pushed open her door.

"Hexu......" Her already cold eyes became even colder.

Theo's room is much more monotonous than Hexu's, with the only decorations being two cushions with a cat's face and a sheet with a black cat on it. There were a few wires of force transmission that deliberately stretched out of the corner, and it looked like she was going to do something with them.

None of this is the point!

The point is, Hexu is actually in this room!

The bigger point is that Lotus is actually lying on Theo's bed!

The bigger and bigger point is that Hexu is still holding a Missy doll that is almost bigger than her whole person!

"Mi, Mixi......" Tio's gaze was immediately attracted by the big furry tail on Hexu's body.

Theo, who was originally a fan of Missy, only felt as if he had arrived in heaven, and his body walked uncontrollably to the bed.

If you hug, hug, hug, and hug, you won't be ...... Discover it, right? Theo's face flushed with nervousness, but he still didn't restrain himself, he opened his arms widely, and hugged the huge tail tightly, the plush touch made Theo feel itchy and comfortable. The peculiar scent of the new doll was also selectively ignored by Theo.

O goddess of the sky, am I in heaven?

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Ellie's side was going very well, and Rui was in the room, and it seemed that the tension had eased when she saw outsiders?

"Rui, are you there?"

"You ...... Let's eat first......"

"Aren't you going to eat?"

"Lord, Lord, Master...... Wait, wait, wait, ...... host"

"Will you eat it when you come back?"

"Hmmm......"

"Okay, then I'll go down first, if you change your mind, come down."

That's it. It's still intermittent, but it's okay to have some short sentence conversations. Ellie also sighed for this poor girl.

As a rising political star of the future, Ellie must be familiar with the politics of various countries, which is why she travels extensively to study before joining the police. Of all the forms of government she knew, Isaiaru's was the most irrational and strange.

Slavery.

It was true that there had been more or less in various countries a long time ago, but soon the slave regimes were overthrown.

After all, it was an inhumane rule, whether it was a slave revolt, because the slaves had no motivation, whether the country was weakened and the country was destroyed by a strong country, in short, the slave regime became history. At present, the only slave country is Saiaru, and, as if all the drawbacks of slavery have been overcome, the slaves are happy to keep to their own lives and work hard, the nobles do not form gangs, and they are also very inconsistent with the laws of historical development in foreign wars, as if some powerful force is guarding Saiaru.

Ellie once wanted to go to Saiyaru to study, but there were no schools there and foreigners were not welcome, so she had to give up. The only people she came into contact with were Yu, Tatsumi and Rui.

I really want to see, what kind of country is Saiaru? Suppressing her curiosity about Saiaru, Ellie turned and went downstairs.

You also came back, with the word tired written on his face, and he waited at the dinner table rarely, without going to the kitchen to work. It looks like today's investigation has exhausted him. After a while, Randy was serving a hot stew.

"It's not! Is bitter animal meat stewed? You asked in surprise, looking expectant. It's best to eat this when you're tired, and the bitter tomatoes in it are a very good nourishment! ”

Sure enough, this wasn't done by Yu Tatsumi. So, it should be Rui who did it, right? Thinking so, Lloyd also sandwiched a piece of meat for himself. "That's, Yuu Tatsumi." Lloyd rarely called out You's full name. "Can you talk a little after dinner?"

The atmosphere was cold all of a sudden, although Lloyd didn't say it explicitly, but no matter what he thought, neither of them wanted to discuss the case.

It should be that Lloyd probably guessed the identity of Yu Tatsumi and was ready to have a showdown with him, right? So, is You Jun going to leave the Support Division? Ellie thought with some pity. After all, through getting along in the past few days, she still has a certain impression of this action guide who is always confident and omnipotent.

"Oh, is Lloyd's big brother's life talking?" Randy laughed and interrupted, and he suddenly remembered the time when Lloyd went to the three of them to ask for a reason because he didn't know whether to stay in the Support Section or not. It's just that this time he changed positions, and when Yu Tatsumi didn't know whether he should stay in the support department, he was replaced by Lloyd to ask him.

"Life talks? Ok no problem. "I don't know if I'm pretending to be stupid, You readily agreed." However, I think it's better to do it before dinner than after dinner. How about going to my room? ”

“………… Good. Lloyd thought about it for a moment, and agreed to his suggestion. There is no reason to disagree, and generally speaking, when a suspect invites a police officer to his room, he or she wants to use the complex structure of the room or a special mechanism to do something bad.

And Yu Tatsumi has no reason to do this, if he wants to leave, I'm afraid that the four people of the support department can't keep him together, right?

"Then, let's eat first, and we'll talk a little and come down."

Watching the figures of the two companions disappear at the end of the stairs, Ellie and Randy sighed together, uneasy. How will things turn out? Now it's beyond their expectations, and they can only look at Lloyd's. The worst outcome is that Yuu Tatsumi is enraged by Lloyd, kills Lloyd, and escapes with Rui. The best outcome is that Yu-Tatsumi is persuaded by Lloyd and leaves quietly.

As for the tour will stay? Randy doesn't have such impossible illusions. Unlike Lloyd, who is basically unaware, Randy is well aware of the temperament of people like Yu-Tatsumi: even Liber, who has lived for about ten years, can say that he will abandon it, and he has only been in the place for less than ten days, but he is not so charming.

Come on Lloyd, seriously, I personally like the Yuki Tatsumi type, if possible...... No, no, no, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Anyway, just come on and don't die. Randy blessed Lloyd in his heart, and at the same time pretended not to expect anything to grab the meat to eat. Ellie, on the other hand, looked worried, and rarely even moved her chopsticks.

Suddenly, she pushed her chair back, and the screeching sound startled Randy, and Ellie also noticed her faux pas, and apologized a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I'm going to see why Theo hasn't come down yet." ”

"Oh............ Hey, don't leave me alone, I'll go too. ”

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Yu・Tatsumi's room is not decorated with any superfluous decorations. To be precise, there is no decoration.

There is only a single bed and a hammock in the whole room. The rest, packed in bags and bags, piled up in the corners. Thankfully, it's not black, otherwise it's hard to guarantee that it won't be thrown out as garbage.

Rui stood carefully in the corner, shrinking herself into the shadow of the corner as much as possible. Because in this private space, an outsider suddenly entered.

Lloyd Bannings, the man who always wanted to spy on Yu's Tatsumi's secrets, intentionally or unintentionally.

In fact, this is understandable, Lloyd is a search officer, and his duty is to search for the truth, and it is just a matter of not knowing that his companion has a secret, and after knowing, he always wants to investigate thoroughly. And, you, you should want me to find out too.

Lloyd suddenly thought of the words that the support department had pointed to him intentionally or unintentionally when the support department first discovered Rui, and clearly told Lloyd that he had a hidden secret.

"Alright, Lloyd, let's talk about it. About, my true identity. ”