In the evening, the three of us ate together in the restaurant. Charry received a phone call and hurried out the door of the restaurant. Judging by the smile on his face and his impatient steps, I can be sure that this call was 100% from his girlfriend in love.

Now, as the name suggests, there are only two people left at this table, me and Patel. Without Charry's gags, the table was suddenly much more deserted. I glanced at Patel, and he didn't notice it. At the moment, he was not in a hurry to eat, but was rolling the fork with his left hand and repeatedly wrapping the plate with a lot of spaghetti left. Although his eyes were fixed on the noodles that he was tossing and stirring, his expression had already wandered away, and his whole face was filled with a light smile that could not be concealed.

"What are you laughing at?" I said without words.

Patel slowly raised his head, and the sharp and restless energy of the day had disappeared without a trace, replaced by a gentle, shy smile. "Excuse me...... I remembered my wife. She is very smelly and beautiful, and always likes to pile up clothes on the bed, and then pick them up and try them on one by one, and she also scratches her head in front of the dressing mirror and poses in various poses. She often self-righteously matches her clothes with hats and heels, and you can't help but laugh. ”

It could be seen that Patel loved his wife very much and missed her, "When are you going back?" I asked.

"I don't have a clue about the case yet, and I guess I will have to stay on this island for a while."

Now it seems that for Patel and Chari, finding the mentally ill Prio is even better, but if they can't find Prio, it's not a bad thing. For me, the meaning is not trivial, and Prio and the little spinning top in his hand may well be another golden key to solving the puzzle. I really hope that Patel and Chari will stay on this island as long as possible until they find Prio. If they leave, I'll be even more isolated. Although my heart became heavier and heavier the more I thought about it, my appearance was still normal.

"Do you have children?" I wanted to use this sentence to hide my irritability, but I didn't expect his answer to be ridiculously fast.

"No, I don't." Not only did he emphasize it twice, but his voice was surprisingly sharp and high-pitched, which surprised me a little.

At this time, Chari happened to come back in a hurry, and he looked proud, "What are you talking about?" ”

"Nothing." Patel was already gulping down the plate of spaghetti that had been in front of him.

I was also infected by Charry's smile, and I had long since forgotten what had just happened.

In the somewhat dark sky, a large white cloud slowly moved eastward, sometimes obscuring the warm sunlight, and sometimes revealing a small bare outline of the sun.

"Today's weather must be cloudy, there are too many clouds in the sky." I muttered without words.

In a small workshop of more than ten square meters temporarily provided by the hospital, Patel was looking through his notebook, his expression was gloomy. Chari peeked at Patel and said nothing. Standing in front of the only window in the room, I glanced back at both of them, both of whom were now taciturn. Hey, the atmosphere in this room is so dreary, I really want to go out and breathe!

Just then, a knock broke the silence in the room. Chari hurriedly called out loudly, "Please come in." ”

A male nurse in his thirties pushed the door and walked in, he did not enter the house directly, but after two or three steps, he stopped in the open space not far from the door, he stammered: "In the past few days, the hospital has assigned me and three other male nurses to pull weeds in the area near the edge of the cliff. Yesterday I was working when I saw a man...... It looked like a man was running along the shore, but the smoke was gone. I thought about it, usually there are no idle people waiting on the coastline here, and it is really very suspicious that person will come out, although I can't see it too clearly, but I still have to report it to you. He spoke shyly, and he didn't look at us the whole time, but hung his head and stared at a small clearing next to his feet.

"Thank you for reporting, we'll definitely look into it." Chari spoke very seriously, and the male nurse grinned embarrassedly before withdrawing.

"This is a new clue, shall we look it up?"

As soon as Chari's words fell, Patel said with great interest: "Check, you must check!" Without further ado, let's go now. When it was too late, he stood up and almost knocked him over in the chair he was sitting in. The chair bobbed back and forth several times before it finally settled. He left the room in the blink of an eye, and Chari followed him closely, and I hastened to follow.

Soon we arrived at our destination, and at our feet a steep cliff made of strange peaks and strange rocks appeared in front of us. While I was still in the middle of a move, Patel was already climbing downward, and Chari did not hesitate to follow him on the same difficult trek. But I was a little scared and struggling. Fortunately, Chari did not forget my presence, and he added in time: "You go around to the other side of the cliff, although it must be a long detour, but it is not as steep as this side from there, and it will be relatively better." If you can't find it, don't rush down. ”

"Okay!" After I said it gratefully, I quickly ran to the other side of the cliff. I searched everywhere and finally found a way out by a small mountain stream. I made my way down, still stumbling and stumbling, but nothing compared to the unusually steep cliff they had climbed.

I finally met Chari and Patel again, and Chari half-joked happily: "This kind of bad place can only be driven by a combination of men and women!" ”

I'll smile.

Not far ahead, a weathered, and apparently unfinished building caught Patel's attention, and he walked briskly over, followed by Chari and I.

This is a two-storey villa, estimated to have a construction area of about 300 square meters, should be regarded as a medium-sized villa, its keel has been basically built, the prototype of the building has begun to take shape. It's incredible how much money was spent on such a villa on a beach so close to the coastline! Perhaps the subsidence of the island has caused the horizon to move downward, which is why the villa has been forced closer to the coastline. But even so, the building shows no signs of collapsing and is still standing unscathed on the loose sand, which is truly breathtaking! How deep and solid the foundation must be laid to withstand the erosion and decay of the years, leaving a small pavilion that is still intact in shape although it is already a broken wall.

While I was still savoring the old building, Chari went out to answer the phone. So, I casually glanced at Patel. At this time, Patel changed his usual serious style, but changed to a gentle and cheerful face, presumably he was also reminded of some unforgettable memories of this dilapidated and withered building?!

Sure enough, he laughed quietly, like a small stream in a mountain stream, flowing briskly and smoothly. Then he spoke involuntarily, in a very gentle voice.

"My wife and I used to take our children to the lake to fish in our free time during the holidays. At that time, we also rented a house of similar size to this villa. In the evenings, we enjoyed a meal around the campfire, with our eldest son, Billy, preferring grilled whole fish, while our youngest daughter, Fifi, preferred roasted sweet potatoes and condensed milk caramel taro pie. The thought of these delicious foods makes my mouth water! ”

He was still talking to himself, as if he were gossiping with me, but I was completely confused. What the hell is going on? Yesterday, I swore that I didn't have any children at all, but today I made a 180-degree turn. Even if it's a lie, it's too close!

I really wanted to question him, but he was so talkative that I couldn't interject at all, so I could only wait quietly for him to finish.

That's when Charry returned. Amazingly, Patel just turned his head and glanced at Chari, and suddenly changed to his previous serious appearance, and the words that came out of his mouth like pouring beans before came to an abrupt end, and his mouth was like a row of zippers that were suddenly tightened, and not only that, but there was also a large lock, and it was not easy for you to get him to open his mouth at this moment. The gap between before and after is really too big, it's like a mini radio changing the channel, but as a listener, I can't keep up with the changing rhythm.

In all the actions that followed, Patel never deviated from his original track, and he was always a sanctimonious criminal policeman. Is he teasing me?! But judging from the natural outpouring of his heart and his outward mannerism, it is not like it! If that's the case, then his acting skills are too superb! Could it be that he stayed on this small island with a mental hospital as the main body for too long, so that he triggered the fortress of mental illness that he shackled deep inside. As soon as I thought of this, cold sweat broke out all over my body, and I didn't dare to think about it anymore.