There were a lot of people gathered around the door of Adam's house, it seemed that the townspeople had come to see the excitement, and the mayor James and his wife stood at the steps, stretching out their hands to block the people who wanted to peek in to see the excitement, and at the same time they said something to persuade everyone to disperse, and the scene looked lively for a while.

If it weren't for the murder, this would be a holiday celebration.

"Trouble let go, let go!" Linda stepped forward to clear the crowd, and the mayor standing on the steps saw Jun Yao and his party, and waved happily at them, his expression was like seeing a savior, "Detectives, you are finally here!" ”

Because of the mayor's sudden voice, the crowd was silent, and everyone turned to look at Jun Yao and the eight of them, Linda's outstretched hand stopped in mid-air and did not move, because the residents automatically gave way to a road, to be precise, the residents quickly retreated, and naturally formed a passage.

"I suddenly remembered that I still had water boiling on the stove, and oh, this time it must be squirting! Broken, broken, broken......"

"Lady Catherine, it's been a long time, how about going to my house for morning tea?"

"It's time for me to go out grocery shopping......"

The appearance of Jun Yao and his party was like throwing a stone at the calm surface of a calm lake, causing a ripple, and the crowd was like water ripples spreading outward, scrambling away from the center.

The mayor breathed a sigh of relief, reached out to help the lady beside him, and asked with a concerned face, "Julie, are you okay?" Are you tired, do you want to go back to rest first? ”

"It doesn't matter, Mrs. Smith, she needs me...... I'm still going to be there for her. Julie shook her head and smiled softly at the mayor, as if to show that she was really okay.

"Well, just...... You have to pay attention to your own body, too. The mayor didn't insist anymore, just instructed a few words, and then he focused his attention on Jun Yao and his party.

"Please make a trip yourself, if it weren't for the complexity and seriousness of this matter, I wouldn't have come to inform you." The mayor was still polite, but Jun Yao heard what he meant.

So, if it's just a simple child who goes missing, he won't let people notify them?

This mayor James is really weird!

"Julie......" Xu Qingran next to him suddenly pronounced the name, Jun Yao looked at him with a little doubt, but Xu Qingran seemed to be caught in his own thoughts, so Jun Yao didn't ask more and just waited for the mayor's next words.

"There are a lot of people here, and it's not easy to talk about things, so let's go in and talk about it in detail." Mayor Mare stepped out of the way behind him, guiding them as he continued, "This looks a bit like selling off, but forgive me, I don't want to cause too much panic for the sake of the entire Eternal Sleeping Town. ”

"I understand your concerns, Mayor Mare." Xu Qingran replied, and they went into Adam's house.

"Oh my God—what's going on!" As soon as she walked to the entrance, Yin Weiyu let out an exclamation, the whole living room looked like a mess, a white-haired old lady sat on the ground, her back against the wall, her whole person was covered in shadows, a little unreal, as if she was going to disappear in the next second.

"Oh, Mrs. Smith!" Julie immediately ran over, she called the old woman's name, and her tone was full of care and eagerness, and she tried to help the old woman up, but for some reason she looked very struggling.

"I'll help you, ma'am." Seeing this, Linda hurriedly went up to help.

"It's like this living room has been attacked by something, it's so messy!" Ai Yu exclaimed, there were several scratches on the two sofas in the living room, the cotton stuffed was sprinkled all over the ground, the glass coffee table was also broken, and the fine glass slags were all over the living room, and there were red marks on the ground, like blood, but it was a little lighter than the color of blood.

"There are a few scratches on the wall, look there—" Jun Yao pointed to the wall he was facing near the very top, where there were indeed two scratches of varying depth, which looked like marks left by a knife.

Knife? Could it be the scythe in the hand of the masked man I saw in the bell tower yesterday?

Jun Yao immediately thought of the huge curved scythe.

"You've seen the situation here, and that's why I'm inviting you here." The mayor spoke at the right time.

"The missing child is called Adam, and you are the ...... Adam's grandmother? Jiang Xian asked.

"Yes, Mrs. Smith is Adam's only relative, and the two depend on each other."

"However, in Mrs. Smith's state, can she really take care of Adam?" Jiang Xian looked at the old woman's appearance carefully, she didn't look like a person who could take care of herself anyway, she couldn't even take care of herself, and she had to take care of a child, this was too ridiculous, right?

"Mrs. Smith wasn't what you saw before." Linda had helped Julie to help Mrs. Smith to another room to rest, and she returned to the living room to explain Mrs. Smith's previous condition, "Mrs. Smith is a very capable person, although it is said that her son and daughter-in-law both died in an accident, but she was not devastated by this, but relied on her own skills to earn a living and support Adam. ”

"Mrs. Smith's needlework is very good, and whatever it is, what it is broken, as long as it is handed over to her to be sewn and repaired, it will be guaranteed to look new, and there will be no trace of repair. Not only that, but Madame's design inspiration is also great, she often draws some beautiful drawings and then hangs them out, if someone thinks they look good, they can come to her to customize. Anyone who has made clothes from her will never go to another house to buy clothes, because it is really great. ”

"Mrs. Smith took very good care of Adam, and she cherished the only treasure that her son and daughter-in-law had left her in time."

Lin Mo listened to Linda quietly, and then sighed, as if he was pitying, and as if mocking, "So, is it because Adam's matter was stimulated that he became like this?" What should I say about this? ”

"When Mrs. Julie came to visit Mrs. Smith this morning, she was already like this, so ......" Linda didn't continue the next words, Jun Yao nodded, "Whether Mrs. Smith became like this because she saw the whole process of the living room becoming a mess or because she learned that Adam was missing, this reason is inconclusive, and we can't come up with an answer at this time, right?" ”

Linda didn't speak, she turned and walked to the semi-open kitchen, picked up the kettle and began to fetch water, "I'll make you a cup of tea, it looks like you'll be here for a while." ”

"Okay, that's for your trouble." Jiang Xian smiled back, and Linda nodded politely, then focused on the tea.

"You can search here casually, and the Adam room on the second floor can also be viewed, and Mrs. Smith's permission has been sought, please don't have any scruples." The mayor was ready to leave, and when he had reached the entrance, he seemed to remember something, and he came back and said, "Oh yes, Adam's room is the third room on the left side of the stairs on the second floor, and there is an ice cream sticker on the door. ”

"Okay, we'll check it out, thank you Mayor Mare."

"Linda, you don't have to go to the mayor's office today, you can stay here and take care of Julie, she's not in good health."

"Okay mayor."

The door was closed, Linda was just making the tea, she was looking for a teacup in the cupboard, Jiang Xian suddenly stepped forward, "What a fragrant taste, what kind of tea is this?" ”

"Ah...... This is Mrs. Smith's homemade flower tea, and I don't know exactly what kind of flowers are used to make it, but it's delicious. ”

"Then I'll help you get it out." Jiang Xian said that she didn't give Linda a chance to refuse, she had already taken the plate where the teapot was placed, Linda glanced back, and knew that stopping it was ineffective, so she just sped up the action of cleaning the remaining three teacups in her hand, and then followed Jiang Xian out.

"I'll do it anyway." Linda naturally took the teapot and poured it for everyone.

Jun Yao was not in the mood to drink tea, she searched carefully in the living room, hoping that there would be clues here, even if there was only a little clue, it would be helpful for their investigation. From the bottom of the TV cabinet, Jun Yao dragged out a thick photo album, which was already covered with dust, and it looked like it hadn't been turned over for a long time, and when he hesitated, a handkerchief was handed over.

"Let's take a look." Xu Qingran squatted beside her, waiting for her to move. So Jun Yao took the handkerchief and found that there was a little water on it, thinking that Xu Qingdye was really careful, and then wiped the dust off the surface of the album.

My Secret Memory .

My secret memories? Jun Yao frowned, puzzled by the name of this album, but she didn't pay attention to the name, after all, the name of this album may have only been taken according to the owner's feelings and moods at the time, and even she herself might not know why she went for such a name afterwards. Instead of dwelling on such a meaningless question, it is better to take a look at the photos inside.

Jun Yao opened the first page of the album and was stunned.

It was a family photo, a total of four people, sitting in the first row was Mrs. Smith and her husband who had passed away for many years, the two were still relatively young when they took pictures, at least Mrs. Smith's hair was not white, it was an extremely beautiful chestnut color, and the husband next to her was smiling happily, and the two of them held hands tightly, as if they were unwilling to let go for the rest of their lives. Behind the two should be their son and daughter-in-law, dressed in pastoral clothes, the hands of the two people are raised above their heads, comparing the appearance of love, they are also smiling brightly, and the whole photo is full of happiness.

This young couple is very similar to the little boy they met in the bell tower yesterday!

Jun Yao and Xu Qingran glanced at each other, Xu Qingran had never seen the somewhat gloomy little boy from beginning to end, but he saw Jun Yao's expression and nodded. So Jun Yao's hand quickly flipped through the album, and halfway through the album, he finally saw Adam's photo.

Maroon curly hair, blue sailor suit, red and white balls.

It was really the little boy I saw in the bell tower yesterday!

"It's the little boy we saw in the bell tower yesterday." Jun Yao said softly, "At the door of Elizabeth's room, before we had yet to share the task, this little boy threw the ball in his hand and wanted me to pick it up and return it to him. But that's a trick to kill me. ”

"You saw Adam in the bell tower yesterday? Is it the appearance of a child or is it ......"

"Lin Mo said, that's an ethereal spirit." Jun Yao replied, about meeting Adam at the door of Elizabeth's room yesterday, because they didn't provide any special clues, Jun Yao and the others naturally ignored this part when they reported, but after seeing the photo today, they felt that this might be an important clue.

"Yesterday we saw the sixth bloody handprint in the bell tower, and today Adam is missing, so - the appearance of the bloody handprint is a sign that the child will be missing the next day!" Xu Qingran clapped his hands, and then he stood up, "Let's go upstairs and take a look at Adam's room, shall we?" ”

"I'll go with you!" Ai Yu hurriedly stood up, Xu Qingran glanced at her, and nodded, "Then the three of us will go and have a look together, and the rest of us, there are no other clues in the living room." ”

Jiang Xian rummaged around on the floor of the living room for a long time, but she didn't see anything but dust and cotton, so she got up from the floor and patted the dust off her hands, feeling a little tired.

"Ahh Lying on the floor for so long, it turned out that there was nothing. If it weren't for the cotton all over the ground, I would have thought it had been swept away. ”

Linda handed a cup of tea at just the right temperature to Jiang Xian, "It's hard work, let's have a cup of tea." ”

Jiang Xian took the tea handed over by Linda with some hesitation, she looked at Linda, only to see that she also took a cup and took two sips, and then smiled, "Mrs. Smith's homemade tea is really good, don't you want to try it?" ”

Jiang Xian couldn't excuse herself, so she had to smile and nod, and then drank the tea in the cup, "Miss Linda, there are still some things I need to ask you about the things in the town." ”

"Ah, please." Linda was extremely cooperative.