"Jane, this guy, was defeated so quickly." In a room on the fifth floor, far to the right, facing the door, Candace was pointing a telescope at Jill, watching him walk toward the building.

Inside the building is a large oval patio. In the courtyard, there are two arabesque-like staircases that rise from the floor, and every half floor, a cylindrical platform with a diameter of 2 meters and a height of 2 meters is "knotted" on the staircase. Among them, there are kumquat and plum trees, lavender and sunflowers, goldfish and baby turtles, and so on.

A group of twelve-year-old kids take care of their "friends". Jill's presence attracted their attention, and the more lively ones greeted him and greeted him.

"Knock knock", Ina knocked on the door.

"Who?" Candace, who had been waiting behind the door for a long time, asked in a deliberately long voice.

"Who else do you think?" Ina smiled, "Can you open the door?" ”

"No, there are other people. This guy chased me down several alleys last night. ”

Jill pointed to herself at Ina, "I am this person. I was so hungry last night that I was more interested than curious about whether you could give me a piece of bread. I promise, I don't have any ill intentions. “”

"I, I'll trust you for now. I just looked at you through a telescope, and you look pretty handsome, if my sister hadn't ...... yet."

"Candace, open the door." Ina chimed in.

"No, we haven't settled the matter yet. I'm afraid you'll educate me. Candace said.

"I promise not." Ina paused: "I'll review first, I've not been in a good state for a while now, and I ignore you and don't take your feelings into account." I apologize to you. ”

The door slowly opened. Candace looked at Jill and then at Ina, "Me too." Running away from home just to get your attention, but never stealing. I was hungry and found the bakery's door unlocked, so I went in. The door is really unlocked. ”

"I believe in you." Ina nodded twice in quick succession.

Jill's eyes were firmly fixed on the telescope in the crack of the door, in the bay window deep in the room. Because of his limited viewing angle, he could only see a fraction of the eyepiece, finderscope, and purple-black tube. He leaned to the right and saw two yellow stars on the tube, under the mouth of the finderscope, which were the same astronomical telescope he had placed on the roof of the Gessen Building! The two stars were posted by Ina...... In order not to be noticed by Ina, he quickly straightened his body back.

"Grunt", a sound caused the three of them to laugh.

"I haven't eaten lunch yet." Candace said.

"Let's go, I'll make you your favorite tomato pasta."

Looking at Ina's back, Jill's eyes gradually reddened, and her hands clenched into fists. At this moment, he finally made up his mind that no matter how things develop and change next, he must let Ina keep this happiness alive.

He and Candace sat side by side on the stools in the dining room, watching Ina's busy back, and a warm current welled up in his heart. After hesitating for ten seconds, he got up and prepared to leave: "I'm leaving." Ina paused, put the pasta she had just taken out back into the pasta bag, and turned around with the bag: "Can I still see you?" ”

Jill nodded slowly. He quickly lowered his head and took out his mobile phone to confirm, then picked up a sticky note and pen in a "what do you want to eat today" suggestion box in the right corner of the table, wrote his number, walked around to the other side of the table, and handed it to Ina: "You can contact me at any time." ”

As soon as he walked out of the "Blue Mandala", Jill sent a message to Fernando, saying that he had no amnesia, and asked him to compile a detailed personal information about the JA board members and all the black material they could find. Two seconds later, Fernando replied with a message that read: "Remember to owe me a burger." Within the same minute, Fernando sent the information. In the profile, an unfamiliar name caught his attention, Solang.

Solang, a 56-year-old native of Baltimore County, Maryland, is a devout Catholic who served in the Drews Air Force as a general, and has a five-year-old granddaughter. That's all! The rest of the information fields were blank, which made him both puzzled and curious.

Later, Fernando sent a message marked in green: On the fifth day after your disappearance, 17% of your shares were diluted, with Beckett taking 8%, Solang taking 5%, and the remaining 4% being divided equally between Grum and James.

I believe that your disappearance was premeditated, be careful!!

"Sure enough." Jill sighed. Fernando's reminder strengthened his hunch.

As soon as he finished sighing, Jill received another message from Fernando, writing: I wanted to video with you, but I thought that you would definitely reject me, so I gave up. It will take a little time for them to get their black material, and they will let you know as soon as they are ready. Remember to fulfill your obligations early. Good bye.

Jill felt so nostalgic for this feeling that she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Next, he wanted to go to the Gesen Building, even though it was dilapidated. On the way, he passed by a burger restaurant called "BNG", and on the event day of the restaurant, he ate a giant beef burger at the specified time, and he could get a free order. This attracted a lot of customers, and the store cheered one after another.

Moreover, it occurred to him that he needed to find a job, and a part-time job was the most suitable. If there is someone next to him, he will definitely persuade him to take over "ALESS" or go to work at JA, so that he can solve the problem of making a living without worrying about his black household. HOWEVER, "ALESS" IS NOW MANAGED BY INA, AND HE DOESN'T HAVE TO INTERVENE, AND AS FOR JA, IT'S NOT HIS EXPECTATION TO GO BACK NOW, BECAUSE THAT WON'T WORK. Moreover, no matter where he chooses to go, his freedom of movement will be greatly restricted.

Jill decided to go in and see the excitement and try her luck.

Inside, the most conspicuous of the cheering rows of contestants was a boy with short hair, a round and ruddy face, and a little boy who was seven years old. Jill saw that he held up the hamburger in one hand and took a bite, and before he could finish chewing, he held the other hamburger and took a bite, his mouth open and closed, so that his cheeks bulged like a balloon.

"Come on, little brother." In the audience, a little girl with a double ponytail, a pair of heterochromatic pupils, a pink dress and a pair of white doll shoes shouted cheers. On her right, there is a 1.8 meter young man with a middle comb and gold-rimmed glasses full of bookishness, always controlling the safety distance between others and her.

In less than 2 minutes, the two burgers on the tray were gone. There is no doubt that the little boy won the event.

The little boy didn't bother to interject, and blinked his eyes and said to the male clerk who was counting the time, "I want two more hamburgers to eat when I'm hungry." ”

The clerk hesitated.

The little girl opened her mouth to say something, but was stopped by the young man next to her for the first time. She winked wistfully at the young man, but was still rejected by the other party's shake of his head. She pouted in frustration, not looking away at the youth.

"I'll pay for him." When no one responded, Jill stepped forward.

At this moment, everyone present turned their eyes to him, and this was the second time he enjoyed such treatment today. He followed the clerk to the ordering table, paid the money, took the burger, and turned to hand it to the boy who had been waiting behind him.

"Thank you." The boy simply took the burger and turned to walk out of the shop.

When everyone looked away, Jill leaned over to the ordering table and asked the female clerk inside, "Are you recruiting?" The clerk smiled and shook her head at him.

"Thank you." In this way, he didn't even need the opportunity to add an explanation.

On the way to the Geson Mansion, Jill spotted a yellow Beetle following him. The opponent does not use any tricks, always sticks to the left side of the road, and keeps a distance of 5 meters from him in front of and behind. He concluded that it was not his delusion! A few minutes later, he deliberately turned into a one-way street and slammed on the brakes.

Sure enough, the Beetle followed. It slowly stopped, then fell back onto Jill's side.

The passenger window was lowered, and the little girl poked her whole head out, waved to Jill, and said, "Big brother, we just met in the store." My name is Maia, what's your name? ”

"Jill."

"I have a question for you, are you short of money?" In the sun, her blue and brown eyes were particularly dazzling, as if she could smile.

Jill was stunned. He never expected the little girl to ask such a question straight to the point.

"It's not me, it's what he told me." The little girl pointed to the young man who was driving, "He said, you didn't leave the counter for a long time, definitely not to go on a date with the big sister there, most likely to look for a job." I don't believe it, the big brother is so generous, and he doesn't look like a poor person. Tell me the answer, right? I'm betting with him, I'm betting on you, there's no shortage of money. The little girl winked vigorously at Jill's left eye.

"Mia, you've lost." "I can see that he just hesitated. ”

"Gee, it's just a little bit." Maia sat back in the co-pilot in annoyance, took a piece of golden-white paper from the young man's hand and handed it out of the window: "Big brother, Hulk has been contacted, and you can call this number at any time if you need to." ”

Jill took the piece of paper and saw that it said Seaton's Restaurant, John, and a number. He knew that Seaton, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant, was not far from "ALESS", and that the treatment could barely help him with his daily expenses and Caroline's debts. I have to say that he was moved.

"Where is the big brother going, do you want to give you a ride?" Jill slipped the piece of paper into his pocket and was about to say thank you, but Maia preemptively asked him a question.

Jill hesitated, but spoke anyway: "Geson Mansion." I rode myself and it wasn't far away. But I still have to say thank you. ”

Maia smiled and waved goodbye to Jill, then raised the door pane.

Watching the Beetle go away, Jill laughed involuntarily, laughing that it all happened so unexpectedly, as if in an incredible dream. The sound of a car honking came from nowhere, reminding him that it was time to continue on his way.

Arriving at his destination, he looked at the time, which was 15:55. He stood across the road, and although the Gesen Building was tightly covered in protective netting, he could tell from the shadow of the steel frame and the remaining half of the exposed roof that the right side of the upper half of the building was gone.

He couldn't help but wonder how much courage and effort Ina had to go up to the rooftop to retrieve the telescope.

When he was just about to leave, a text message prompt sounded, and it was sent by Ning as he guessed, confirming the time of sending clothes. He replied that it would take me about 40 minutes to get back to my address.

Today all trips in Gil are within a large triangle. "ALESS" AND THE GERSON BUILDING ARE ON TWO EDGES, POINTING TOGETHER TO A SINGLE LOCATION, CAROLINE'S HOME. After some turnover through the subway and bicycle, he finally arrived at the downstairs of the second revolving building at 16:45.

As he walked into the building, there was a low, powerful roar from the exit of the underground garage, and when he turned around, he saw a red sports car speeding out, and on it sat the same woman he and Caroline had met in the elevator last time. The woman also noticed Jill, threw him a wink, and set up the car away.

A woman in professional attire was already waiting at the door. She saw Jill approach, and after confirming her identity, she crouched down and picked up the four boxes on the ground, and stood straight against the wall.

"Good work." Jill said in a pleasant voice. At the same time, he opened the door to let the debut woman and let her walk in first.

The woman nodded. She put the four boxes away, said goodbye to Jill, and walked out of the room.

The moment the door closed, Gil somehow felt a sense of relief. He lay in the ball chair with his eyes closed, enjoying the silence. When he opened his eyes and looked out the window, it was still daylight when he came back, and it was only 5 minutes later, and the eastern sky was gradually covered by night. He looked at the time, it was 17:01.

"I wonder what Ina is doing now?" He thought.

In the afternoon, after Jill leaves the "Blue Mandala", Ina chats with her in Candace's room, asking her about her progress in studying the telescope. Halfway through, she mentions Jill, but instead of a friend.

Later, she received a message from Caroline asking her to go back to the convent in the evening and wanted to talk to her.

She could only push off the dinner she had agreed with Candace and everyone.

At 4:55 p.m., she returned to Sturet, where Ina had already bought the ingredients for dinner.

"Beckett will come back later for some time, so we don't have to wait for him." Ina said as she sent her apron, "Sister, it's been a long time since we've sat down and eaten together. ”

"Then we have to thank someone for creating such a good opportunity for us." Caroline said with a smile.

Today's dinner is zucchini mushroom steak. They worked together, Caroline was in charge of the side dishes, Ina was in charge of cooking, and in 10 minutes they were on the table for dinner. Sitting, Caroline dragged her chin with her armrests and looked at Ina with a smile on her face.

"You look at me like that, it makes me feel hairy." Ina shrugged.

"I haven't seen you for so many days, don't you have to take a good look at it." Caroline said, "You're thin. I don't think you need to schedule your time so tightly, you know what I mean, you need to take a proper break and give yourself a holiday. ”

Ina was silent. After a long while, she reached out and lifted the fork: "I'll think about it." Eat, try my craft, and see if there is any regression. ”