Chapter 50: The Case [Seeking Collection]
Stumbling out of the elevator with a wine bottle.
The reappearance of Purple Kilgrave makes Jessica Jones's already messy life even worse, and she tries to forget these terrible memories by anesthetizing herself with alcohol.
"Ms. Jones?"
Staggering to the door of the room and office, Jessica took out the key from her pocket in a daze and wanted to open the door, but she couldn't align the key smoothly at the position of the key.
βshitοΌβ
Scolding secretly, Jessica was about to use some other means in her hand when she heard a slightly puzzled inquiry from behind her.
When he turned his head, he saw a haggard woman, standing behind him.
"My name is Michelle and I need your help!"
Seeing Jessica turn around, the woman hurriedly spoke.
"Do I look like I can help people now?"
Faced with the woman's request, Jessica smiled self-deprecatingly, and then turned back: "Tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, no, you still don't look for me, I don't know when I will come to my senses." β
"But I don't have any other way." Jessica's refusal visibly darkened the woman's already uneasy look, and she stood still, making a final effort: "My husband John has disappeared and hasn't been home for a week, which is very wrong. β
"Haven't you thought about calling the police?"
Although she had decided not to take the case, the woman's words still made Jessica subconsciously stop her movements and ask, "They are free." β
"No, I know my husband, he used to have a regular schedule, he went to work at half past eight in the morning and left work at half past six, and there was never anything wrong with him."
Jessica: "He's still a little mysterious, and sometimes nervous. β
"Yes, that's right." Hearing Jessica's speculation in front of her, the woman nodded excitedly.
However, Jessica's next words immediately disappointed her.
"That's because he cheated, ma'am, and I'm sorry to tell you the news, but it may be true."
"You don't know my husband, Ms. Jones."
"However, I understand this kind of thing, after all, I am a professional when it comes to investigating extramarital affairs."
Shaking his head, the woman looked very disappointed in the face of Jessica's answer, but he still forced a smile: "I'm sorry, Ms. Jones bothered you, perhaps, you are not the one I am looking for." β
"It's a pity."
Seeing the back of the woman leaving disappointed, Jessica grabbed her hair in some distraught for some reason, looked at the door in front of her that still couldn't be opened smoothly, and pulled out the entire handle directly with a force on her hand.
βshitοΌ It's all shit! β
Walking into the office and throwing the handle in her hand on the cabinet, Jessica secretly scolded angrily, not knowing whether she was talking about her life or the unhappy conversation before.
Jingle Bell - Jingle Bell -
Just then, the office phone rang, and glancing at the phone on the desk, Jessica definitely ignored it.
Whoever you are, you've made the wrong call.
After two or three rings, the phone will automatically switch to the message function.
"Jessica Jones, do yourself a favor, put away your curiosity and don't look for John, or ......"
β¦β¦
"Jessica, don't you have a normal job?"
In the antique shop, Li Ran looked at Jessica Jones, who appeared drunk early in the morning, and couldn't help frowning and asked.
"I'm working right now." After taking a sip of wine, Jessica turned her head to look at the appearance of the antique store, and turned her eyes to the new counter in front of her, making her subconsciously raise her slender eyebrows: "New one." β
"Who do you think did the murder?"
Hearing Jessica's words, Li Ran suddenly replied a little angrily.
The purple man Kilgrave who was attracted by the other party had a scene in his shop, and he destroyed a lot of things in the antique shop, although they were not valuable things, but it still took Li Ran a lot of effort to sort them out.
"I'm sorry, but I haven't been able to control my temper." The words of apology were spoken, but Jessica did not have the slightest hint of apology on her face. Although she is small, her temper is unexpectedly short-tempered.
"So, what are you here for this time?"
With a legendary character like Jessica taking the initiative to come to the door, Li Ran naturally would not refuse, but thinking of the purple man following behind the other party, his expression suddenly became a little unpleasant. Judging from the current situation, the ability of the purple man Kilgrave is still a big threat to Li Ran, after all, this ability to manipulate people at will is really too incomprehensible.
Perhaps, the power of the [Broken Curse Seal] can resist the Purple Man's control superpower.
Thinking of the feeling he felt when he used the spell mark before, that cold and evil aura seemed to be similar to the ability of the purple man, it was something that controlled people's consciousness, and Li Ran had a little guess.
"Originally, I was going to get money, but I searched around the house and couldn't find anything valuable." At this time, Jessica's slightly hoarse voice interrupted Li Ran's association with Ziren: "Recently, I took on a case, no, it should be a case that I didn't plan to take, but then a phone call through a voice change came to my office and the other party issued a warning, saying that for my safety, don't take over this case." β
"So, you're next."
Sometimes, Li Ran really can't understand the thinking of some villains, and he obviously wants to warn and warn about the plans that can be successfully completed quietly, or simply expose them directly, and cause trouble for himself in vain, don't they understand the truth of obscene development?
Maybe it's because it's swelled, and you feel that no matter what the power is, you can't stop yourself?
Or, it's just secretly doing things that no one knows is too aggrieved, and wants the audience to express a reaction.
While thinking, Li Ran turned his head to look at the legend refreshed again in the system data column, and was in a happy mood.
"Hey, are you listening to me?!"
Opposite, Jessica made a disgruntled voice.
"Okay, you go ahead."
Shrugging his shoulders, Li Ran motioned to the other party.
After taking a sip of wine, Jessica continued: "That's right, I answered, I didn't like the tone on the phone, following the clues given by the other party's wife, I searched the Internet and didn't find any too useful clues, on the surface, it seems to be just an ordinary disappearance case, without any oddities." Until, through the passage of some past informants, I found a name. β
"Hand club, have you heard of it?"