The weather in New York at the end of April is still relatively cold, and the breeze through the windows conveys a hint of coolness, mixed with the smell of grass produced by the lawn mower in the early morning.

Sitting by the window against the light, Ritsu Sasashima put down the book in his hand with interest and looked at the girl sitting across from him.

"Looking for me?"

The same subwoofer, but unlike Gin, his voice is cold and restrained, and most importantly... With warmth, when you close your eyes, you will feel that he is a steady young man who is as warm as jade.

Shiho Miyano glanced at the book he was reading, and said in a calm tone, "I came to the library to try my luck, but I didn't expect you to be here." ”

"So, what's the matter with me?"

"The person who is likely to cooperate in the future must at least know your name, right?"

Ritsu Sasashima felt that she was underestimating the insight of the person in front of her, or that she didn't socialize with people on weekdays, and forgot to go in and out of the lab, so she had to hang her student ID on her chest.

The slender index finger of his left hand tapped the badge on his left chest, hinting at his name.

Everyone has a love for beauty, and Miyano subconsciously thought that Sasashima was showing off his platinum ring, but soon noticed the contents on the badge on his chest.

Next to the two-inch ID photo, the name and major of study: Toru Nanase, biochemistry.

"This last name is quite rare, is Alex your real name?"

"Well, it's Alex Felton."

Alex Felton, it's pretty good.

Shiho Miyano didn't take the initiative to introduce himself, he must have noticed the name on his badge a long time ago.

"Can I ask you about the contents of this book?"

"Yes."

Shiho Miyano didn't continue to chat with him, took out the books written by the person in front of him and continued to read them, and he would ask him if he didn't understand something, and even felt... He is better than the guru.

Ritsu Sasashima didn't expect that he would become a free lecturer, and the thumb of his left hand habitually turned the ring when he was thinking, which was the only thing he was reluctant to take off.

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From April 26th to May 15th, for just 20 days, Ritsu Sasashima basically discussed academic issues with Shiho Miyano every day, as if in addition to this issue, the two only asked about each other's private lives.

After getting the common name "Toru Nanase", Gin quickly searched for the fake identity background prepared by the National Police Agency for Sasashima and, after a careful search found that there were no problems, he acquiesced to Miyano to take him to the research institute in Tokyo after graduation.

Ritsu Sasashima stood in front of the window and looked at the night, there were only a few small stars in the dark night sky, and the moonless night seemed a little cold and lonely.

This reminded him of a sentence from "One Hundred Years of Solitude".

- "Everyone seems to be very lonely, and they try their best to get rid of their loneliness in their own way, but in fact they still perpetuate their loneliness." Loneliness is the curse of creation on those who live in groups, and loneliness is the only outlet for loneliness. ”

The only way to relieve loneliness now is an email from someone who cares about "Sasaishima Ritsu".

[Lil, why haven't you been contacting me?] Did something happen? ]

[Osashima, you can't be doing something to hide secretly, are you?] When you see a message, remember to reply. ]

[Ritsu Sasashima!] Why can't I get through when I call, and I don't reply to emails? Feed... Hurry up and reply, don't make me wait too long to hear? I'm waiting for you to treat me to a big meal! バカ！ ]

[Sasasama, I'm the squad leader.] I went to the Metropolitan Police Department and asked... Have you submitted your resignation? I don't know what's going on, but I hope you can reply to my email. ]

[Aru, where have you gone?] Everybody's worried about you... I'm also very worried about you, so I'll let me know if you're okay if I see it... All right? ]

The loneliness is gone.

Instead, there was a dull mood, a feeling of tightness in the chest to the point of being out of breath.

“… There's no way to go back. ”

I deleted all this message, but I noticed that the new email sent 1 minute ago was much longer than the one they sent, and the writing was very delicate and revealed the sender's emotions, and there was even a large emoji.

It was clearly written by a girl.

From the day after her resignation, Yuna Hayasaka would send an email in the form of a diary in the evening, telling her what role she had played in the case, whether she had been criticized or praised by her new boss... What you eat three meals a day in the morning, noon and evening, and all kinds of trivial things in life are written in it.

It's kind of interesting.

[I don't have a case today and suddenly feel so boring ( ̆•ω• ̆), but I feel that my thoughts are so dangerous, haha!] I still hope that the security in Tokyo will be improved, and there will be fewer homicides! ヾ (✿゚▽゚)ノ That's all for today.,I'm going to a dream and date with the ground guard.,Good night (>ڡ<)! ]

It's a field guard again, and she's single-minded enough.

After deleting this little diary again, Ritsu Sasashima adjusted the phone to silent mode, jumped on the single bed like a child who had not grown up, and reached out to extinguish the bedside lamp.

Good night and hope tomorrow is well.

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May 16th.

The first big anniversary of a new identity is finally ushered in.

Ritsu Sasashima looked at himself in a doctor's uniform in the mirror with an expressionless face, he didn't think about continuing his graduate studies in order to enter the police academy at that time, but he didn't expect to spend 21 days to fulfill his dream of becoming a doctor.

Is it a blessing in disguise?

Columbia University's doctor's gown is a little fresh, light blue is mainly black, but fortunately, his skin is white enough, if he wears it on a wheat-skinned person... Hmph, it's not quite right.

Wearing a doctor's gown to the gate of the school, he ordered a graduation bouquet, handed out the dollars and harvested two beautifully packaged red roses.

#玫瑰花送几朵比较适合给朋友或是同事? #

The best answer is: ten, ten roses are perfect, and it is more in line with the blessing of friends or colleagues.

Holding two bouquets of red roses all the way to the seat of the biochemistry major, there are many girls with short brown hair... But there are very few people who are less than 1.5 meters tall, but what surprised Sasakishima was-

How could this little man choose the last row.

"Whoa."

The red rose that suddenly appeared in sight startled Shiho Miyano, and she turned her head to the side in confusion and did not take the bouquet, and asked, "It is illegal to pursue minors." ”

"The meaning of the ten flowers is perfect, it is a blessing to you, can you not want to go to other places? Besides, it's not illegal to pursue it alone, right? At most... Violation of morality. ”

"Oh." Shiho Miyano took the bouquet of red roses, and he was still very happy.

Her favorite is red, and her favorite flower is also roses, but she didn't expect the first bouquet she received in her life to be this person who has only known her for 21 days... A future colleague?

Thinking that he might pull the people around him into the abyss, Gong Ye was still a little entangled in his heart, but the words had already been spoken... Even if he lets him go, Gin will definitely try to find him.

The spontaneous sense of guilt made Miyano not feel good.

"Still sullen about receiving flowers? It seems that some of the best answers on Yahoo are wrong. ”

“…… Ha? ”

Seeing her staring at Half Moon with a speechless and confused expression, Ritsu Sasashima cushioned her mobile phone and said, "When I searched Yahoo before, I saw an answer, saying that girls will be very happy when they receive flowers. ”

“…… Do you enjoy using Yahoo to search for these kinds of questions? ”

"If you don't understand something, you have to search to get the answer."

"Okay."

She couldn't refute it, she just thought.

This guy is also a weirdo.

"I've always wanted to ask a question."

"What?"

Ritsu Sasashima looked at Miyano very seriously and asked, "Why don't you say honorifics to me?" ”

The age difference between the two of them is eight years, so they can be considered elders by themselves, right?

"You care about me."

Okay, I can't do it.

He may even become his own boss in the institute in the future.

The "non-honorific training" of superiors and subordinates in advance is also reasonable.