There is nothing special about the lobby of the Yongxing Grand Theater, it is just what a normal theater lobby should look like. Decorated in a retro style, with the colors predominantly red and yellow, the mayor led the group to the left of the lobby, where there were two long dark red leather sofas facing each other, and a dark wood coffee table in the middle. Two middle-aged women and a man who looked to be about Linda's age sat facing them on the sofa, the two women hugged each other and seemed to cry, the orange curly-haired woman picked up the handkerchief in her hand to wipe the tears of the crying brown-haired woman, and the young man sat there without a smile, no sadness on his face, or in other words, no expression could be seen.

It's such a strange scene, obviously sitting together, but expressing two completely different emotions.

Hell and Earth.

The mayor of the town made a gesture of "please", so Xu Qingran and the others were not polite, and sat directly on the sofa opposite the three family members. The length of the couch was beyond imagination, and it could fit the eight of them comfortably, and Linda brought a stool to the side, and Mayor James sat down.

The two women stopped crying, their eyes fell on the mayor, as if asking for his opinion, and the atmosphere became extremely awkward for a while, the mayor didn't seem to intend to speak, he just looked down at the carpet on the floor. At this moment, the unsmiling man coughed lightly to attract everyone's attention, and he glanced at James, "Are you the detectives who came to solve the affairs of Eternal Sleeptown?" ”

There was a bit of unkindness in the man's tone, and he frowned and looked at the eight people in front of him, "Is there a mistake?" James, you invited these people over? Five women, two children, did you take such an important thing as Eternal Sleep Town as child's play? ”

As soon as these words came out, Shen Junyao took a deep breath, and she was about to open her mouth in the next second to scold this man who couldn't speak, but Linda's voice suddenly sounded, and a plate with a huge teapot and twelve quilts was placed on the black wood coffee table, "Everyone has been waiting for a long time, because there are a lot of people, so it took some time to wash the cup and make tea." ”

Linda crouched down and placed the overlapping teacups on the table, she lifted the lid of the teapot, smelled the tea inside, and evoked a satisfied smile, so she stood up with the teapot and poured water into each teacup.

Jun Yao's anger was interrupted by Linda's suddenness, and she regained some of her senses, she exhaled slowly, and reached out to take the cup of tea in front of her, the temperature was just right, and she could drink it directly without burning her mouth. But as soon as she picked up the teacup, she felt Jiang Xian beside her pull her sleeve and shook her head gently, Jun Yao felt strange, put down the teacup in her hand, and was about to ask what Jiang Xian meant, at this time Mayor James spoke.

Because of the man's words, the atmosphere became tense, and the mayor finally came forward to adjust the tense atmosphere, he smiled, pretending to exaggerate, "William, you can't underestimate them!" They are famous detectives in the Oriental country, senior members of CDA (short for Chinese Detectives' Association), and just this year they have joined WDA (short for World Detectives' Association) and have been recognized by the world. ”

"When did the WDA become so easy to join?" The man sneered, Ai Yu finally couldn't help it, "This gentleman, we are sorry for such a thing to happen in Eternal Sleep Town, and we are also doing our best to investigate, although we haven't been able to prevent this kind of thing from continuing to happen, but ...... Is this really our reason? ”

The man was frightened by Ai Yu's momentum, he didn't expect Ai Yu to open his mouth to refute, in his subconscious, he might have felt that they should just sit there and obediently listen to his complaints.

"It's been our fourth day in Eternal Sleep, but we've got very few useful clues about the disappearance of the children, what happened in the town, why did the children go missing, what did they do before they disappeared? The origin of all these strange things about the mysterious bells in the town has something to do with the origin of the town itself and the rules that exist in it. But how much do we really know? ”

Ai Yu said and looked at the mayor James on the side, he met Ai Yu's fierce gaze, his hands trembled in fright, the tea spilled a little, James smiled awkwardly, "Everyone calm down, I know I know you are all in a hurry...... William, Anne is your favorite child, and you must be in a hurry when she disappears, so I can understand that you are in a bad mood. I can understand that you are so angry, detectives, because I don't want to cause too much disturbance, so I ask you to be careful while solving the matter, and that's why I didn't tell you all the information, this is my mistake......"

William snorted coldly, picked up the tea on the table and took two sips, as if to calm his mood in this way, he waved his hand when he put the teacup back, "I admit that my attitude just now was not very good, if I offended you, then I'm really sorry." ”

William had already apologized, and Ai Yu didn't need to be aggressive anymore, and her tone softened a lot, "We understand your feelings very well, it's really sad that something like this happened in the town." We're all sitting here with the same goal – to solve this problem and save the kids. So...... For the sake of both of us, can we stop hiding it. ”

The mayor's movements paused for a moment, and then he raised an impeccable smile, "What the detectives said is that this is also the purpose of inviting you to come to the Yongxing Grand Theater for a face-to-face conversation today. ”

The unpleasantness before the opening was finally resolved, and Xu Qingran naturally dominated the conversation, asking nothing more than what strange things the three children had done before they disappeared, whether they had been to some strange places, and whether they had talked about some strange and mysterious people.

The man has vented his boredom, and he has already sorted out his emotions, and in this conversation, he is the most cooperative one. The remaining two ladies are both mothers of children, and they find it difficult to accept the disappearance of their beloved children, so they are incoherent and difficult to communicate. Fortunately, I had been vaccinated before, and although the communication was not very smooth, I still got the answer to the question, but this answer was no different from what they got from their visit a few days ago, and the difference was not big.

Jun Yao felt a little thirsty, so she picked up the cup of tea in front of her, which was already a little cold, just put it to her mouth, and remembered Jiang Xian's actions, so she turned her head to look at her, wanting to continue the question that was interrupted by the mayor just now. Seeing that Jun Yao had been holding the teacup, Linda understood that the tea had been cold for a long time, so she walked behind Jun Yao and asked softly, "Do you need me to change a hot cup for you?" ”

Jiang Xian turned her head and smiled at Linda, took the quilt from Jun Yao's hand and handed it to her, "There's Miss Lo Linda." ”

"You're welcome." Linda took the teacup, stepped aside and poured out the cold water inside, and then replaced it with new tea. Jun Yao watched her movements the whole time, as if she was guarding against what Linda would do.

"Please take your time." Linda handed the teacup back, Jun Yao took it, and glanced at Jiang Xian again, but Jiang Xian didn't look at her, her eyes seemed to be locked on the mayor James who was sitting on the side.

Jiang Xian: What does this mean? Is there anything wrong with this tea? Why did she shake her head just now when she wanted to drink it, and now that Linda has changed a glass for her, she has no action again?

Jun Yao frowned, she really didn't understand the meaning of Jiang Xian's series of actions, she looked down at the orange-red tea, shook her head, and drank it anyway. But she had just taken a small sip, and the movement in her hand was a meal, savoring the tea in her mouth, and then her eyes widened.

Jiang Xian on the side looked at her with a little expectation in her eyes.

Jun Yao took another sip of tea to confirm her conjecture, so her eyes scanned around the black wood coffee table and nodded. Yin Weiyu beside her happened to reach out to take the teacup, Linda had already walked over with a teapot when she saw this, but Jun Yao reached out and grabbed Yin Weiyu's hand and forcibly stopped her movements.

"Jun Yao......?" Yin Weiyu looked at her with some puzzlement.

"Miss Linda, I want to ask, what kind of tea are you making?" Jun Yao suddenly asked, Linda was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at James sitting next to her, Jun Yao naturally noticed her small movement, so she continued, "I think this tea is delicious, so I want to ask curiously." ”

"yes, it's really good, and I feel like the tea I drank at Mrs. Smith's." Jiang Xian also echoed.

Linda smiled, "This is Sri Lankan Uba black tea, it has a strong flavor, I carefully selected it, it's great that you guys can like it." It's just that this young lady, I'm afraid you are mistaken, this black tea tastes completely different from Mrs. Smith's tea. Mrs. Smith's home tea is all homemade, and most of the ingredients are petal peels, which are completely different ingredients from Sri Lankan Uba black tea. ”

"Is that so? But I also feel the same way as Jiang Xian, the taste of this tea is really familiar, as if I have drunk it many times in this town. But as Miss Linda said, these teas were made from different teas, and I remember the first time I visited the mayor's house, Mrs. Julie made us white peach oolong, because I saw the name on the tea can. When I went to Alex's house, the lady made me rose tea. At present, the tea I drink at each house is indeed brewed from different teas, but the taste is so similar......" Jun Yao deliberately dragged out the last note, she observed the expressions of the mayor and Linda, but the two didn't seem to react, they were too calm.

So Jun Yao evoked a sly smile, "Anyway, is the tea art in Eternal Sleep Town a major tourist feature?" If the tea varieties are different, but the same flavor can still be brewed, then it is only possible that the tea brewing method causes the same taste. ”

Linda was still hesitating how to speak, but the orange-haired lady sitting opposite shook her head, "That's not the case, even if it's the same tea-making technique, it is impossible to make the same tea." If you really think this tea is familiar, it is possible that the same ingredients are used to make tea......"

"Lady Susan!" Linda called out to her at this time, and Mayor James smiled, "Linda, you can go and get some Sri Lankan Uba black tea for the detectives to take away." By the way, did you just ask Arthur about the person? ”

It's an obvious shift in the subject.

Xu Qingran looked at the cup of tea in front of him and gave up the idea of drinking it, after all, Jun Yao's hint to them was already obvious - there was a problem with the tea, don't drink it. And now the reaction of Mayor and Linda proves this.

"Yes, how much do you know about Arthur as a person?" Xu Qingran replied.

"Arthur and Alice only moved to our town this year, and the residents of the town are not very receptive to outsiders settling in the town because of their origins, which you must all know. However, Arthur's family showed that they were very familiar with the town, and their words and deeds were not overstepping, and we learned that this Arthur was once born in Eternal Sleeptown, but later because his father died of alcoholism, his mother took him to move out of Eternal Sleep Town. He is also back now because of the death of his wife, and he is disheartened and just wants to find a quiet place to spend the rest of his life. ”

"His wife? Do you know who it is? Xu Qingran asked, in fact, everyone here knows this answer, but everyone is pretending to be stupid, James shook his head, "After all, it is the pain in his heart, how can I ask casually." If you're curious about him, ask Jack, the old carpenter. He's Arthur's neighbor and has a good relationship with that little girl, Alice, and he should know a lot ......"

【Special Mission Triggered】

[Special Mission: Old Carpenter Jack is walking in Moon River Park, please find him and ask about Arthur.] 】