The sound of the rain was beating in her ears, and she was walking through the street with an umbrella at first, the humid air was not so pleasant, and the rain splashed on the ground drenched the upper of her shoes.

But the rain didn't last long, and it stopped as some sunlight came out of the sky.

When the umbrella was first put away, the smell of blood in the air became lighter and lighter, and the rain came quickly like an accomplice to the murder, and then left quickly with the traces remaining.

When she first thought about this case, she could have prevented this murder early, but just like a person's vision, there were blind spots in her perception. She pays attention to the distance, and the things near are not so clear, and she pays attention to the near, and the distance is blurry. So she can't stop all the crimes, she can only reduce them as much as possible.

When yesterday's woman said she was a good person, she was so distracted that she didn't look at the fog or the suspicious person for a while, which led to this case.

At first, I remembered the woman who thanked me under the streetlight last night, and the smiling man who passed by me.

After all, she was no longer the messenger who only thought about the mission, she had some distracting thoughts, some miscellaneous thoughts, such thoughts made her a little trance.

With the sugar in his mouth, he walked all the way down with the smell of blood.

After about half an hour of walking, she finally stopped at a street corner.

By this point, she couldn't tell the taste.

And the smell of blood that was still faintly wafting in the air made her a little irritable.

"Click. ”

She crushed the candy in her mouth and tossed the stick into the trash can on the side.

The rain stopped, the clouds in the sky dispersed, but the fog did not disperse, and the sunlight after the rain was faint, falling on the road and the streets.

After standing around the corner for a moment, Chu looked up and looked at a sign standing next to the sidewalk.

The signs point to the left and right, indicating where the road leads.

The road on the left leads to the downtown area, and although it is said so, the downtown area of the Fog City is also deserted, but there are just a little more people, and there is still no sound on the streets.

The road on the right leads to a more secluded residential area. It's not a rich area, but there's a very visible building in the residential area on the right.

It was a white manor, and both the wide courtyard and the tall and elegant buildings made it stand out on this street.

At the center of the manor is a four-storey Western-style pavilion with white walls and black-carved windows, and a turquoise meadow lined with all kinds of flowers and trees.

There was a swing on the grass, and some children's laughter could be faintly heard on either side of the swing.

When I looked closely, I saw several children in dresses playing on the grass.

A gentle man was sitting on a chaise longue in front of the mansion with a little girl in his arms, holding a book in his hand, as if he was reading a story to the girl.

The chaise longue swayed slowly, and in the sun, the grass in the courtyard was tender green, and the water on the swing was crystal clear.

Standing on an empty street corner with an umbrella in her hand, she didn't know why, but listening to the laughter of those children, her somewhat irritable heart also calmed down again.

Otherwise, go ask around.

She thought, walking towards the manor.

When I came to the gate of the manor, I could clearly hear the laughter of the children in the manor.

Only one door away, the laughter in the courtyard contrasted sharply with the desertion outside the street.

Chu raised his hand and pressed the doorbell on the door.

"Ding. ”

The doorbell rang, attracting the attention of the children and the man in front of the mansion, who looked at the door together.

At this time, I noticed that this man was surrounded by more than a dozen children. Not far away, there are a few children playing together, and a few children are sitting together reading.

This huge manor seems to be inhabited entirely by children.

When the man saw the police uniform on Chu and Chu, he was stunned for a moment.

But soon the gentle smile on his face returned, and he patted the girl next to him on the head, and then said a few words to the children around him.

The children nodded and continued to play, and he stood up and walked towards the door.

"Click. ”

The iron gate was opened, and the man walked out of the courtyard, walked out into the fog, and stood in front of Hatsu.

He raised the hat on his head and asked with a slight bow to Chu Wei.

"Beautiful officer, is there anything I can do for you?"

The man smiled very sincerely, and there was no hint of falsehood in his light gray eyes, which made people unconsciously feel a little good for him.

His dress was neat, and unlike his estate, his clothes were not particularly flamboyant, but rather plain and simple, and even so, he still looked like an outstanding gentleman.

At the same time, he seems to have sprayed some perfume on his body, with a light fragrance.

This is the only strange place because very few men wear perfume.

The fragrance of the perfume seems to be intended to disguise something else.

"Hmm. Glancing at the courtyard behind the man, the children were still playing, but some of the older children looked at the door from time to time, and it was obvious that they cared about the man.

"May I ask you a few questions?" Hatsu said.

"Of course. The man didn't refuse, he looked up with a smile and looked at Chu officially.

He was first surprised, with undisguised admiration in his eyes, looked at Hatsu's face, and finally his gaze regretfully fell on the scar of Hatsu's left eye.

"It's a shame that it should be a work of art. ”

The man muttered intoxicated and regretful.

I was stunned for a moment, I don't know why the man suddenly said this.

But before she could ask, the man apologized first.

"Oh. He patted himself on the head and said, "I'm sorry officer, I shouldn't have judged you privately, it's a habit of mine, please forgive me for my unintentional offense." But believe me, your beauty deserves to be admired. ”

"It doesn't matter. ”

Chu obviously didn't care about this, she didn't even hear the man's praise for her, pointed to the corner where she came, and got down to business.

"Did you see anyone there last night?"

The man looked in the direction he had pointed at, as if he had thought for a moment, and shook his head regretfully.

"Sorry officer, I don't know about this, I don't like to go out at night. ”

It's a normal answer, at least as it sounds.

There was no surprise at first, because most of the residents of the City of Fog were like this, and no one liked to go out at night.

"That's it. Chu didn't continue to ask, but looked at the manor, she still cared a little about those children.

"Are those your children?"

The man also looked back at the courtyard, looking at the boys and girls chasing and fighting in the courtyard, and a happy and proud smile appeared on his face, and he said softly.

"Yes, they are all my children. ”

It's a sunny manor house, completely different from the foggy capital of fog, even if it's in the middle of it.

"Jack Foss. ”

The man turned around, politely extended a hand to Hatsu, and with his gentle smile, introduced his name.

"You can call me Jack or Fox, because I can't tell which side is the last name. ”

"Chu. Since the man introduced himself, Chu also said his name, stretched out his hand and shook the man's hand.

But then, unexpectedly, Jack took her palm, leaned down, and kissed her gently on the back of her hand.

"It's an honor to meet you, ma'am. ”

Chu raised his hand a little stiffly.

Truth be told, she's not very good at this kind of etiquette.