Rorschach drove to the vicinity of the "Road of Choice" outside the Mennonite stronghold, found a hidden place and began to wait patiently, and soon the time approached 12 o'clock.

He turned on his stealth skills and reached the entrance to Mennonite's stronghold to the "Path of Choice", and at a quarter past 12 o'clock, a woman wearing a long blue dress, triangular black shoulders, and a white beanie appeared in front of him.

It was Mrs. Laurson, and it turned out that it was she that Hannah wanted to meet.

Mrs. Laurson looked around cautiously as she walked into the "path of choice" for fear that someone would see her whereabouts, and the small price that Beard spoke of was a very serious matter for a devout Mennonite.

According to the rules of the congregation, during the coming-of-age ceremony, the private meeting of children is subject to "eternal punishment", and the "eternal punishment" means that after death, the soul will go to hell and be punished by various kinds of capital punishment, which will never be released.

Rorschach saw Mrs. Laurson standing under an aspen tree, looking anxious and expectant. Rorschach shook his head, came to a tree and broke away from his stealth state, coughed lightly, and said:

"Excuse me, Mrs. Laurson."

"Who is it!?"

The sudden sound made Mrs. Laurson shudder, and she looked around nervously, until she saw Rorschach clearly, and then she pressed her chest and gasped, "It's you, Mr. Sheriff." ”

Rorschach nodded and asked:

"Why are you here?"

"I ...... I'm here to meet my daughter, Hannah. ”

Mrs. Laurson stared at Rorschach and asked, "Mr. Sheriff, why are you here?" ”

"Didn't he tell you about my conversation with your husband yesterday?"

"He just said Hannah would never come back."

Mrs. Laurson sighed, "But ...... That's fine, I told her to leave...... Never come back......"

"Why?"

Rorschach asked, puzzled.

"I had no other choice when I was her age......"

Mrs. Laurson had a hint of helplessness in her eyes, "I don't want her to repeat my mistakes, and I'm relieved to know now that she's not coming back." ”

With that, she smiled, as if glad for her daughter, Hannah could choose the path she wanted to take.

Rorschach stared at her, sighed, pulled the card bag from his pocket, and walked towards her with the card.

Mrs. Laurson paused for a moment, subconsciously took a step back, and asked in surprise:

"How did you have this?"

"Why are you using a code to communicate with your daughter?"

Rorschach asked, holding up his card.

"I'm afraid of being known......"

Mrs. Laurson said helplessly, "If Laurson knew about it, he would be very angry, but why do you have this?" ”

Instead of answering this question, Rorschach went on to ask:

"How did you get it into your daughter's hands?"

"We have someone we trust......

Mrs. Lawerson said nervously, "I asked him to pass it on to Hannah." ”

"Who is that person? Can you tell me? ”

"He's ......"

Mrs. Laurson hesitated, "He's Tony Pradino. ”

Rorschach narrowed his eyes, he didn't expect it to be him, and hurriedly asked:

"He's also a Mennonite?"

"It's not."

Mrs. Lawson shook her head, "He's the eldest son of Old Lawn, and many people in Sleepy Town know about it, but maybe no one dares to mention it......"

Rorschach nodded, feeling that the matter was starting to get complicated.

"Sheriff."

Mrs. Laurson asked a little anxiously, "I have said everything I need to say, please tell me why the card is in your hand." ”

Rorschach tucked the card back into his pocket and was silent for a moment.

Mrs. Laursen seemed to have a premonition of something, and she shook her head, her breathing becoming rapid.

Rorschach walked up to Mrs. Laurson, stared at her, and sighed.

Mrs. Laurson bit her lip and shook her head incessantly, with tears in her eyes.

"Mrs. Laurson, I'm sorry......"

Rorschach slowly told the truth, "Hannah...... She had an accident...... Passed away two days ago. ”

Mrs. Laurson heard Rorschach's words, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. But in the end, she still didn't hold back, tears kept flowing from the corners of her eyes, and suddenly, her body was crooked, and she was about to fall to the ground.

Rorschach hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold her, sighed, and said in a deep voice:

"Mrs. Laurson, please mourn ......"

"I ...... I shouldn't have told her to leave......"

Mrs. Laurson bent over, covered her face, tears dripping from her fingers, and she let out a heart-rending cry, "Why...... I shouldn't have told her to leave...... It's all my fault...... I shouldn't have told her to leave......"

Rorschach held Mrs. Laurson and let her vent her grief. At this moment, a yellow exclamation mark appeared in the corner of his vision.

(Mission Name: Sad Mother)

(Mission: Investigate the truth about Hannah Lauerson's death.) ）

(Reward: You will receive 3 skill points and 500 Sleepy reputation.) ）

(Yes/No Acceptable?) ）

Rorschach narrowed his eyes and silently clicked accept.

……

Early the next morning, in the Sleeping Town Police Station.

Rorschach said to Jessica:

Laurson didn't tell his wife about Hannah's death.

"You think there's something wrong with him?"

"No, it's not."

Rorschach shook his head, "I think Laurson should have known about the fact that his daughter was a stripper, so he said that he didn't have this daughter." ”

"Who do you think told Laurson?"

Jessica asked.

"It's not clear ......"

Rorschach thought for a moment and said, "I just didn't expect that this case Pradino was also involved." ”

"yes."

Jessica spread her hands, "I didn't expect him to be an Amish, or the eldest son of Old Lawn, so why did his men dare to go to Old Lawn's lumber factory to find trouble?" ”

"Who knows, it is difficult for a clean official to cut off family affairs."

"What are you talking about?"

Jessica asked curiously.

"Nothing ......"

Rorschach shrugged, "An Eastern proverb." ”

"Well, versatile sheriff."

Jessica smiled, "Then do you think we should invite Mr. Pradino to the police station?" ”

"Not yet."

Rorschach narrowed his eyes, "Beard must have been instructed by Pradino to help Hannah, but he didn't tell us the truth, and he should be the real messenger." ”

"Shall we summon him, then?"

Jessica quipped, "He shouldn't dare not come to the police station this time, right?" ”

Rorschach nodded in agreement.

Jessica added:

"Still, if it weren't for that, I think you'd summon him."

"Why?"

Rorschach asked, confused.

"Hannah did save a lot of money, and she sent it all to a joint account."

"Joint account? And Wheeler? ”

"It's not."

Jessica shook her head, "It's Bilder, Bilder said that Hannah had bigger plans, could it be that he was once in this plan?" They were all Amish, and perhaps he was angry when he heard that Hannah was leaving with Wheeler, and went to her place of work to find her......"

Rorschach narrowed his eyes and asked:

"Did that car have his fingerprints on it?"

"That car is his, of course there are many."

Rorschach nodded.

"Call him at once."