Thirteenth Block, St. George's

A police car drove over the corner and stopped in front of the intersection. Light sunlight shone into the car through the rolled down windows, slightly illuminating the dashboard of the police car.

In the driver's seat, Adam held the steering wheel with one hand, leaned his elbow against the window with the other, and curled up his hand resting on his cheek in boredom, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of another convertible car that was also parked at the intersection, the driver of the convertible was a long-haired beauty in a low-cut suit, she wore sunglasses, and seemed to notice Adam's gaze, she took off her sunglasses, raised her eyebrows slightly teasingly, smiled charmingly at the young police officer, her tongue licked the corners of her mouth lightly, and she inserted the sunglasses into her neckline.

Sensing a little heat in his cheeks, Adam hurriedly looked away.

Just then, a paging tone came from his headset.

He clicked the on button of the headset, and the sheriff's voice came from the other end of the headset—

"Adam."

"Sheriff." Adam's expression became serious in a second, obviously the sheriff was not in front of him, but when he talked to him, he would involuntarily raise his face, as if this tone could be more serious.

"How is the daughter of the deceased Eric?"

"I've communicated with her and is staying in my apartment for the time being, and today she will go get some necessities, and I think I should protect her until I find the person who broke through the door last time, after all, she is Eric's only relative, and it is necessary to do so until we find out who is the real murderer of Eric."

As soon as the words fell, the green light came on.

Adam drove the car, turned right around the corner, and parted ways with the convertible beauty.

On the other side of the headset, there was also the sheriff's affirmation: "Indeed, it is indeed inappropriate to continue to let that young girl live in the house on Lexington Avenue. ”

"Xiao Qihan's personal safety will be carried out as the strictest task, please rest assured sheriff."

"That's good. The rest of our group investigated Eric's financial business, and except for the parts that the business confidentiality agreement could not reveal, there was nothing wrong with Eric's business, he was indeed an investment-minded businessman, and the money he made was clean. ”

“…… And what about the missing documents on the table? ”

"We've checked the documents on Eric's computer and talked to the company he works for, and we've made sure that there's nothing missing about the company."

(That is, the missing documents, which may have been signed by Eric in a capacity other than work.) ）

(But it was lost for some unknown reason.) ）

Adam fell silent.

(When was it lost?) Was it lost before Eric died? Or was it the document that the killer came for that night? ）

All these mysteries will not be solved until the document is actually investigated.

What's more, what was there in the dark compartment behind the antique shelf?

Why did Eric set up a dark compartment in the study?

The vase did not appear to be stained with the slightest dust, which shows that the purpose of the dark compartment is not to hide secrets, but to place something that cannot be seen in the light but is often used......

What could it be?

Adam was so immersed in his own world that he didn't notice the road surface.

A car came from the intersection in front of him, Adam did not slow down, the other party hurriedly pressed the horn hard, this horn made Adam come back to his senses, he braked in a hurry and stopped, and his forehead slammed on the steering wheel.

"Stinky boy! Don't think you can go on a rampage in a police car! Don't the police have to obey the traffic rules?! ”

The owner of the car scolded and drove away.

Adam scratched his head in embarrassment, restarted, and after checking that there were no other vehicles passing at the intersection before driving into the apartment complex.

"Adam." The sheriff's voice came from the other end of the headset.

Adam realized that the sheriff had not hung up the voice call.

"Sheriff ......"

"You're too tired at this stage, do you want to take a vacation?" The sheriff also seems to have noticed that sometimes the young police officer is out of shape, which is dangerous, and if he does not ignore the details of the case as much as possible, he will miss the opportunity to solve the case, and it is more likely that he will be physically threatened by such omissions.

"No, sheriff, I think I'm doing well." Adam cheered up and promised, "I promise that I will devote myself to my work with 100% enthusiasm, please rest assured." ”

The sheriff on the other side of the headset was silent for a few seconds before responding in a low voice: "Okay, then you pay attention to the situation around Xiao Qihan, and report to me as soon as there are suspicious characters." ”

"Yes."

"Doodoo......" Sheriff hung up.

Adam sighed and took off his headset.

Since Sheriff Osborne's accident, he has been transferred to work under the current sheriff, although he is also a police car and also works in the state police department, but he can clearly feel the difference between the two sheriffs before and after. Sheriff Osborne does everything himself, and teaches him many skills in solving crimes and ways to arrest criminals, but the current sheriff seems to be better at talking on paper, only letting the police collect evidence, but not making substantive suggestions, and the current sheriff obviously doesn't pay attention to him, and always asks him to do some irrelevant work, such as arranging for him to communicate with Xiao Qihan before, saying that he wants to investigate more information that is conducive to solving the case, but in fact, he did not let him directly participate in the murder investigation, Some of the more detailed clues in this case are still unclear to him, and he still needs to listen to the news from his colleagues to keep up with the progress of the investigation.

However, things have changed now.

The incident of breaking into the empty door that night made Xiao Qihan immediately become the center of the whirlpool of this case.

If the person who broke into the empty door and the person who murdered Eric are the same person, then his current work is very important, maybe the person who broke through the empty door will follow Xiao Qihan and commit a second crime, and whether this second crime happens depends on whether he can stop it in time again.

Thinking so, Adam adjusted his mentality.

The sheriff himself said that now his task is to protect Xiao Qihan 24 hours a day, and other things can be left alone for the time being, and colleagues will deal with them.

(That is...... ）

(There's more time now to look into Sheriff Osborne's case.) ）

Thinking about it this way, Adam is even more glad that he is not taken seriously, which also allows him to move a little more freely.

Thinking so, his police car also drove to its destination, and he stopped in front of an apartment building with a certain age, and looked up at the 18-story apartment building in front of him. The apartment building is painted with gray wall paint, the architectural style is already fifty years ago, most of the people living in the apartment are not very wealthy middle class and some elderly people, although not as towering and gorgeous as the houses in the city center, but this apartment building has a unique sense of warmth and belonging, every time Adam returns to the apartment from the city, it seems to feel the warmth of family, the mood of the busy day, the heart that has been disturbed by one murder after another can have a moment of peace.

He loved the apartment.

Adam stopped the police car, greeted a few neighbors downstairs, and walked into the apartment's old elevator room. There were large and small advertisements pasted in the elevator, the dim lampshade in the elevator was on him, he pressed the button on the 18th floor, and the rusty elevator door stuck for a while before slowly closing, he listened to the sound of the elevator Range Rover rubbing against each other, counted the floors, and rose layer by layer, and came to the 18th floor.

The elevator doors opened, and he stepped out of the elevator and was met by an old woman.

"Adam, you're back."

"Hello Lady Ida."

The old woman's hair was gray, but her curly hair was still fluffy, she was thin, slightly hunchbacked, and wore soft and comfortable Maoni clothes, which looked like a rich orchid. She is no longer young, wrinkles crawl all over her face, but the corners of her eyes and eyebrows reveal wisdom, time, in her body has indeed left indelible traces, but time, never defeated beauty, the precipitation of temperament, will become clearer with the passage of time, just like a bottle of wine, the longer it is placed, the more mellow it is.

"I just saw your girlfriend, although it's a little different from what I imagined, but you can like it." Mrs. Ida softened her voice and looked at him with a smile, "In the past few years, you have either been catching the murderer or handling the case, you have been living alone as a bachelor, and now you finally have a girlfriend to take care of your food and clothing, and I am happy for you." ”

Girlfriend?

The word was a bit confusing to Adam.

But then, Xiao Qihan's face appeared in his mind, he patted his head and explained: "Madam, you misunderstood, she is not my girlfriend, she is just living here temporarily......"

Lady Ida frowned when she heard this: "Adam, these things are your private affairs, and it stands to reason that I shouldn't be inquired into. But we've been neighbors for four or five years, and there's something I still want to remind you of. A girl's time and affection are precious, and you can't play with a girl's feelings. ”

Adam Speaker.

It seems to be getting darker and darker.

Originally, Mrs. Ida was glad that he had finally found a girlfriend.

Now, he is considered a playboy who is unwilling to be responsible.

"Well, Lady Ida, it's really not like that......"

Mrs. Ida patted Adam on the shoulder, "Well, sometimes I really don't know what you young people think...... However, the sound insulation of this apartment building is not good, this floor is basically full of old people, you should pay attention to the quiet......"

Mrs. Ida shook her head and walked to the elevator.

(Do...... Doing things?? ）

(What do you do, be quiet??? ）

Adam froze on the spot, as if he had been struck by thunder, not knowing how to answer this sentence.

He frowned and turned to walk towards his door, and it occurred to him that if even Lady Ida was misunderstood, then the whole building was probably ......

(Alas.) ）

(What a mistake.) ）

(I knew I was going to rent her an apartment outside.) ）

(Anyway, her dad left a lot of money, and the rent is not a problem at all!) ）

But then, Arthur rejected the idea.

If Xiao Qihan is really allowed to live in a rented house, how can he ensure her safety 24 hours a day?

Is it possible to live in a rented house with her?

If this matter is reported back here, then his name as a "scumbag" will not be washed away even if he jumps into the Thames.

Headache headache.

Thinking so, Adam walked to his house number, and was about to pull out the key to open the door, when he suddenly found the door open.

(What's going on?!) ）

Adam was instantly alert.

(Is it another empty door?!) ）

The instinct of the police made him pull out his pistol at the first moment, hide sideways behind the gun in the hallway, and move a little closer to the door frame.

"Don't move!"

Adam pulled out his pistol and rushed into his room. At this time, Xiao Qihan was standing by the window to debug his virtual painting system, and was caught off guard by Adam, his hand shook, and the intelligent painting tool like a drawing board fell from the 18th floor, smashed on the ground, and landed on the side, and fell directly to disintegrate, and the memory chips fell out.

"Ahh

Xiao Qihan's screams shook the entire building.