-Two days later, in the morning-

The beam of light pierced through the thick clouds and poured out like holy light.

The light was short-lived, and as the clouds moved, it turned into a gloom that could not see the sky again.

It was dark in the detective agency without the lights on.

No one turned on the lights, whether it was Lu Li or Yang Chunxue, they all enjoyed this dim day.

【…… Moderate to heavy rain, there will be short-term thunderstorms with strong winds of 6 to 7 in local areas, please pay attention to safety when traveling. Next, pay attention to the news on current affairs——]

The sound of news broadcasts coming from old-fashioned CRT televisions brings a bit of buzz to the quiet detective agency.

This scene lasted for a long time, and was broken by Lu Li's steady voice.

"Shen Qian didn't come yesterday."

Yang Chunxue, who was watching a movie in the bedroom, took off her headphones and glanced here: "It won't be so ashamed that you don't have a face to see people, right?" ”

Lu Li silently put down the half-read textbook, took out his mobile phone and dialed the number.

Just ask.

The phone goes through after a short busy tone.

"Boss, I'm here...... I'm in the hospital. Shen Qian hesitated for a moment and decided to tell the truth.

Lu Li had already reasoned from the noisy background sound and the sound of the radio on the other side.

Lu Li asked, "Are you still numbering?" ”

"I've been checked, and the doctor said that I was cold and weak...... Pay attention to rest, don't eat cold food, and bask in the sun. Shen Qian on the other end of the phone omitted the sentence in the second half of the old Chinese medicine doctor, "Young people should pay attention to moderation."

"So?"

"So...... That one...... It is...... I'm ...... Actually......"

After a long wait, Shen Qian told the truth: "I want to travel to the island...... I would recommend a qualified successor to take my place! She's super capable! ”

"Who?" Lu Li was still calm.

Yang Chunxue paused the movie and drifted to Lu Li's side to eavesdrop.

"My cousin, she has shown a strong interest in demons and monsters since she was a child, and I feel that she fits the tone of the detective agency very well, and will definitely be a good assistant for you! But ......"

Shen Qianwei paused, and said with some twists: "Her personality is so weird......

"If that's the case, there's no need to hire people for the time being. The detective agency has enough for me, when are you going to end your vacation-"

"But she's so pretty!"

A shout from the microphone interrupted Lu Li.

“…… When will it arrive? After a short silence, Lu Li asked.

A disdainful glance beside him looked.

"It should be right here—"

Whew, knock –

There was a knock on the door.

"Is it a knock on the door? It should have arrived, then I'll hang up first~"

Toot –

Shen Qian on the other side hurriedly hung up the phone.

Lu Li put down his phone, got up and walked to the door.

Standing in front of the door, he turned his head sideways and asked, "Don't you need to hide?" ”

"Anyway, ordinary people can't see me." Yang Chunxue looked indifferent.

So Lu Li opened the door directly.

In the dark corridor, a girl in a white dress stood.

The girl has short ear-length hair, delicate facial features and skin like congealed fat, the only deficiency is that her expression is numb.

"Is this the place to be interviewed?" The girl looked up, her eyes detached.

But Lu Li didn't feel the focus of his gaze falling on him. It was a pair of empty eyes.

"Yes."

Lu Li turned sideways and let the girl enter the detective agency.

Closing the door, Lu Li walked back to the desk and sat down, his eyes falling on the girl sitting opposite.

"So first of all, can you tell me your age?"

The girl hesitated slightly, then shook her head slightly: "...... I don't remember. ”

"Don't remember what you mean?"

"I don't remember before......" The girl's dark eyes were full of confusion.

Maybe this is what Shen Qian is referring to?

Lu Li methodically stuffed the bookmark into the textbook: "Need help?" I can help you recall something. ”

Those eyes had a little focus, and fell on Lu Li, waiting to continue.

"Keyword recall. I provide the keywords, and you get the memory fragments according to the keywords, and then put the memory fragments together to form a puzzle. ”

This trick is often used against amnesiac people or people who want to recall dreams.

The girl didn't speak, just nodded.

Lu Li stacked the textbooks and slowly said a string of key words: "family, friends, money, school, ......"

Those eyes rippled in an instant.

Lu Li expanded down the school's keywords: "teachers, students, classmates, friends......"

Every word that is uttered will make the girl's eyes ripple and be angry...... Gloomy and angry.

"Can I tell a story?" The girl looked at Lu Li with empty eyes.

“…… OK. ”

Generally speaking, no, but Shen Qian said that his cousin is more special.

And she's really beautiful.

"There was a girl...... Her name is Shen Jingjing. ”

The girl told a story in a cold voice—perhaps the protagonist was herself.

Shen Jingjing, who is not from Pingling City, moved from a neighboring county with her parents a year ago and settled in Pingling City.

Area B is probably the oldest building complex in Pingling City, a Soviet-style building built in the sixties and seventies of the last century.

Because of the low price, Shen Jingjing's parents bought the house here. His father worked as a water delivery worker, while his mother worked in a laundry. She was a transfer student in Jiangling High School in her third year of high school.

Generally speaking, the third year of high school is one of the busiest stages of a person's life, and students at this time do not have too much leisure time, and this has become a hidden danger that has been piled up for a long time, and finally detonates a nightmare.

Shen Jingjing has been a beauty embryo since she was a child, and unlike most girls who only grow up in college, she can already be called exquisite and even beautiful at this time.

No matter how beautiful she is, she is just a skin, as a bone, she has a family with three positive views, she has been exposed to it since she was a child, and she studies very well.

"The story takes place on an ordinary Wednesday recess...... It's half past eleven. ”

The girl who told the story saw the clock on the door, and suddenly stopped, returning to its previous state of confusion

"Actually, it's 7 minutes faster." Lu Li pressed the phone screen and showed it to the girl opposite: "If you are in a hurry, please hurry." ”

The girl's eyes were numb and she said, "I promised my parents to go back before 12 o'clock, so can I come back for an interview tomorrow?" ”

“…… Of course. Lu Li got up and sent the girl who didn't say a word out of the door.

Boom.

The door was closed.

"Shen Qian, this cousin looks very sick...... By the way, is it possible that she is testing you or something? Yang Chunxue floated to the table and sat sideways.

"Sort of, but not like."

Lu Li walked back to the desk thoughtfully, he didn't think that a person's acting skills were so terrifying that he controlled his pupils.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"She may have something left unfinished." Yang Chunxue shrugged her shoulders and followed Lu Li, who had gone and returned, to the door.

The door opened, and a girl with braided braids wearing a mask and round-rimmed glasses stood in front of it.

"I'm Shen Qian's cousin, and I'm here for an interview." A light voice rang out.

“……？”

Lu Li and Yang Chunxue met their eyes and saw the meaning in each other's eyes.

This is Shen Qian's cousin, who ...... just now

What did they just interview?