St. George's Sinai Hospital

The air was filled with the smell of disinfectant water, and the corridors were filled with medical staff coming and going, and although it was already early in the morning and nearly dawn, the hospital was still busy.

Adam was standing in the exam room, leaning against the wall, wearing a headset to video call the current sheriff -

"So, let the thieves run?" On the other end of the headset, the sheriff's voice was a little solemn.

"I'm sorry sheriff, it's me who is useless." Adam lowered his head and confessed, "If I had hit him in the leg at that time, he wouldn't have jumped out of the window and escaped." ”

The sheriff on the other end of the video was silent for a long time and shook his head.

"Alas, forget it, you've done your best. You did a good job, so that Xiao Qihan left your contact information and contacted you as soon as possible, so that no more serious accidents would occur. As a police officer, you've done your best. ”

"Yes, next time I will definitely learn from it and do better." Adam made a serious commitment.

When other police officers talked to Xiao Qihan before, she either didn't speak, or turned the police officers away and locked herself in the room. The kid didn't like to deal with strangers and was withdrawn. But now she can trust you, and it will help us in our investigation of the case. Adam, the next task of protecting Xiao Qihan is handed over to you. ”

"Yes."

"It's not clear yet whether tonight was a simple break-in, or if the killer returned to the scene of the crime, but the colleagues in the Forensic Identification Division have returned to the house at 92 Lexington Avenue for a second investigation and evidence collection, and if the killer is the killer who revisited tonight, then it means that we may have missed some important clues before, and we need to search again, and we must not make the same mistake again this time." The sheriff paused for a few seconds and sighed, "You fired a shot late at night, alarming the surrounding residents, and you will hold a press conference tomorrow to explain the situation, if this case drags on for too long, it will not be good for the image of the state police department." ”

"Yes."

Adam nodded, muttering a little, wondering if the sheriff was vaguely blaming him for not shooting recklessly.

But the situation was so desperate that he had no physical contact with the burglars, and the only way to stop him was to shoot.

He seriously recalled the police management regulations and gun management regulations to make sure that he had not made a mistake, and then he was a little comforted in his heart.

The new sheriff didn't trust him very much, just because he still handled the case in Sheriff Osborne's style.

He was also more or less ostracized in the police station because of the disapproval of his superiors.

I don't know if it's selfish, or if I'm not sure of the accuracy of the clues.

Adam doesn't reveal to the sheriff what he found in the study.

His intuition told him that this clue was important.

If he can dig out the truth behind this clue, he may be able to solve the case and prove his own strength.

Once this clue is told, it will only make the sheriff hand over the line to his colleagues to follow up, and he can only be responsible for inconsequential chores.

He didn't want to, and he wasn't reconciled.

"The on-site investigation report is coming out, I will send it to you as soon as possible, you will accompany Xiao Qihan now, and report it in time once there is a situation."

"Yes." Adam saluted.

On the other end of the video, the sheriff clicked to close the video, and his phone screen went black.

Turning off his phone, Adam leaned against the wall and looked silently out the window at the somewhat pale sky.

Another sleepless night......

But like him, the group that can't sleep tonight is the gang that committed the crime......

Is the person who broke through the empty door tonight the same person as the murderer?

He didn't know that all the questions needed to be answered by looking for more clues.

There are too few clues left in the first phase of the homicide, and it is obvious that the murderer is a neat and neat person, even if he beats Eric first and then shoots him, there are not many traces of the struggle in the whole process. But the person who broke into the empty door tonight is obviously not such a style, he is more like a confused thief, rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find things, even when he hijacked Xiao Qihan, there were flaws in his actions, and the police heard his voice, he didn't look like a skilled cold-blooded killer.

Thinking of this, Adam scratched his head, struggling to recall the thief's voice.

His voice was a little hoarse, as if his vocal cords had been damaged, and he had an accent that sounded a little recognizable.

Although he couldn't describe what it was, Adam silently thought about it in his mind, trying to keep the thief's voice firmly in his mind.

"Brush—"

At this moment, the doctor opened the blue curtain, and when Adam turned around, he saw Xiao Qihan sitting on the edge of the bed with gauze wrapped around his head. She was holding her head, her dreadlocks were a little erect from the gauze wrapped, and her little face was pale and pale, looking pitiful and a little ridiculous.

Adam looked at the doctor, "Doctor, how is she doing?" ”

"After examination, the patient did not have serious trauma, but a little concussion, rest for a few days, try not to do strenuous exercise, if possible, bed rest is the best." The doctor wrote a few words in the medical record book, "I can help her get out of the hospital later." ”

"Okay." Adam nodded, looking at the back of the doctor leaving, and he sat next to Xiao Qihan.

The girl glanced at him, her eyes a little aggrieved, a little sad.

"Why am I so unlucky...... Not only was the only relative killed, but also the one who broke through the empty door was beaten into a concussion......"

"It's hard to determine if it's a thief or a ......"

Xiao Qihan looked at Adam in surprise: "What do you mean...... Could it be that the murderer is back?! ”

Adam was silent and did not rush to answer.

After a while, Xiao Qihan shook his arm: "Alas, tell me quickly, I'm so worried now, is he here to kill me?!" Could it be that my father's enemy wants to destroy our family?! ”

Adam gave her a blank look: "You've watched too many cop movies." If I'm going to kill you, why not ambush you in your room and strike when you're not prepared? Specifically pick to come to your house when you're away? ”

Xiao Qihan blinked.

Oh yes.

How she didn't think of it.

No, no, it must be a stupid head.

As soon as he thought of this, Xiao Qihan showed another expression of wanting to cry.

Of course, these careful thoughts were guessed by Adam, he sighed and patted her on the shoulder: "Don't worry, you only have a slight concussion, and you'll be fine with a rest." ”

"You promise?!" Praying for cold is like grasping a life-saving straw.

"I promise." Adam patiently repeated, "I have seen many people with much worse heads than you, and they are alive as usual. ”

“…… How miserable is it? ”

"Scalp shaved off by a piece of iron, or hit into such a big hole," Adam gestured, "or a ......piece of the skull fell off......

"Okay, okay, I won't listen......" Qi Han hurriedly pressed down Adam's hand, and his face turned a few degrees paler.

Adam looked at her frightened expression, but was slightly surprised: "I thought you liked these heavy things. ”

“…… Where did you draw your conclusions?? ”

"Don't you like to draw man-eating monsters?"

"That's art, it's art!" Qi Han raised his hand and tapped Adam's head.

"Art?"

Qi Han turned around, took out the intelligent painting system, [Imagination], from his handbag, opened the system, and pulled out some 3D pictures of rare beasts.

"You take it with you?"

"That's right. This is my sister's thing, before her accident, she liked to draw the monsters in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", and liked to transform those text descriptions into three-dimensional images, but she ......" Qi Han sighed, "After the accident, this will be given to me." ”

Just then, Adam's phone vibrated and news came.

Adam clicked on the screen of his mobile phone and found that it was an investigation report sent at the same time, he clicked on [Enlarge], and the three-dimensional on-site restoration was displayed in front of him.

"Wow, that's amazing."

"Criminals are using high-tech to commit crimes, and the police are naturally keeping up." As he spoke, Adam clicked on the three-dimensional image and zoomed in on the three-dimensional simulation model of House 92, and saw that the windows on the first floor were open, and then he switched to the second floor, where Qi Han's room and her sister's room were also turned upside down.

“…… He came in from the first floor. Qi Han asked.

Adam nodded.

"Could he be a murderer? After all, the murderer had also been to my father's study. ”

"Not necessarily, tonight's visitor may also be someone who is familiar with the terrain of your house......" Adam suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of a blind spot, "By the way, the burglar must be familiar with the structure of your house, and know your family's situation, not only does he know that the study has windows, but he also knows that you never go to your father's study, so even if the windows are pried open, you won't find out." But he didn't expect it to be windy tonight, so you noticed the anomaly as soon as you entered the door. ”

"You mean, someone my father knew did the crime?"

"It's just a possibility." Adam muttered.

At the same time, he wondered in his heart whether the thief chose to enter the room from the study to find the transparent box he found behind the secret compartment in the study.

No, the thief's target may be what was originally in the box.

But he was a step too late, and neither he nor Adam could find the contents of the box.

But if that's the case.

The assumption that the thief must be someone who knows Mr. Eric well, and even knows the secrets of the secret grid, is valid.

If so, what kind of people would they be?

Adam dragged his chin in thought.

Could it be Eric's business partner? Or is it someone hired by one of his many lovers?

But if he's targeting something in the dark grid, why go to the second floor again?

Turning over the cabinet like this, obviously looking for something?

is trying to cover up, and the thing you are looking for is actually something in the study; Or did the thieves not know where Eric had left that thing, so they rummaged through the cabinets?

No, it's not.

The thief should have known more or less about Eric's relationship with Qi Han, and should have guessed that it was impossible for Erik's belongings to be kept by his daughter.

But if all he was looking for was Eric's stuff, there was no need to go to the room where he was praying for the cold......

The more Adam thought about it, the more ugly his face became.

After a sleepless night, his mind was a little sluggish, and he was not as sharp as usual.

But he instinctively felt that there was a complex involvement behind this case, and the further he digged, the more mysteries appeared, one after another.

“…… You okay? Qi Han looked at Adam's constricted brows, and couldn't help but be a little scared, "Isn't the situation bad now?" ”

"Sort of." Adam confessed.

“…… Is someone going to kill me? Qi Han asked cautiously.

"Probably not. But we have to investigate what the purpose of the thieves is as soon as possible, otherwise...... Maybe it will happen again. ”

"Someone else will come to my house?!" Qi Han was shocked.

"Don't be afraid, it's just a speculation."

"I ...... I don't want to be hit against the wall by the head again......"

Adam thought for a while, and remembered what the sheriff had told him to take responsibility for protecting Qi Han until the case was investigated.

“…… You move, 92 Lexington Avenue is definitely not safe. ”

"But...... Where are you going? Qi Han was confused, "You don't want to move to our other villas, I won't go, I won't go!" There are wild women living in those houses who don't know where they came from, and I'm dirty! ”

She was so angry that she didn't remember how scared she was a moment ago.

This made Adam find it a little funny.

"But that's your father's property, and you can take it back and live in it yourself."

"I can't live it! Dirty! Qi Han thought for a while and added, "But what you said makes sense, I can find my father's lawyer, sell all those houses, drive those women out on the street, and buy a new house myself." ”

“…… Your father only has one daughter, he is a financial street executive, to put it mildly, you are now a million-dollar little rich woman overnight, it is not easy to find a house? ”

"After all, I have to contact a lawyer, I have to liquidate my property, and I have to look for a house, and I have nowhere to go for a while......" Qi Han was a little deflated.

Adam looked at the poor girl, and a thought came to mind.

"Would you mind living in a tiny house?"

"Huh?"

"My family is not big, but it should be no problem to live for two people......"

Before Qi Han could react, Adam suddenly thought of something, and he slapped his head hard, startling Qi Han.

"Hey, you don't have to do this if you want to accompany me for a concussion......"

"I thought of it!"

"What comes to mind??"

"That thief's voice, I always think I've heard it somewhere...... Now that I think about it! The first time I came to see you, I bumped into a man walking his dog on the sidewalk, and his dog yelled at me, and he apologized to me! ”