"Captain, I don't seem to have seen Esther all day. Is she out of the house? ”

Before leaving work, Roseanne went into Dunn's office and asked, she was a little nervous, and she was both respectful and afraid of Dunn, who liked to lecture her.

At the same time, it was dark outside, and the sunset was melting into the sky, and it was already past six o'clock in the afternoon.

Dunn, who was rubbing his temples, realized this when he heard Roshan's words—Esther hadn't been there all day.

How could he suddenly forget to look at her?

Dunn immediately got up from behind his desk and didn't answer Roshan's question: "You go back first, I'll go to Chanismen." ”

Luo Shan saw Dunn's seriousness, so she had to nod: "Okay, then I'll go first, see you tomorrow." ”

"Well, stay safe on the road and don't forget to be at the front desk." As Dunn spoke, he also dug out the cookie box from the cupboard, and if Esther hadn't shown up all day, she probably hadn't eaten for a day, and she had never left the company without saying hello, and Dunn couldn't help but become more and more worried.

Rosanne stuck out her tongue behind Dunn's back and walked briskly up the stairs to leave Blackbra Security.

On the other side, Dunn greeted the caretaker, and after stepping into the Chanis Gate with a cookie box, he could clearly feel that the power of the seal inside the door was a little weaker today, which made him feel a chill in his heart, and he quickened his pace through the corridor to Esther's bedroom.

Dunn stopped at the door and knocked on the stone door, but there was no response.

Esther would come over and wait for the door to open as soon as she heard someone approaching, and sometimes she opened the door herself as if she had a sense before Dunn knocked on the door.

Dunn knocked hard twice, and the stone door engraved with the seal symbol made a dull "thump" sound.

"Esther? Are you in there? Esther! ”

The stone door opened a slight crack, and the candlelight in the hallway illuminated half of Esther's face, her eyes flushed, and tears were still dripping down.

Dunn's anger came up at once, and it was the first time he saw Esther crying so miserably, her eyes were already swollen: "What's wrong?" What's wrong!? ”

"I didn't—it doesn't matter, in two days...... It should be nice to wait for me to calm down. ”

Dunn resisted the urge to open the door and calmed his emotions: "Esther, what the hell is going on?" Did someone hurt you? ”

Esther's eyes were calm, the opposite of her continuous tears, which gave her a rather strange look on her face: "No, I'm not sad about my own affairs. I can't tell you what that is, Captain. ”

Dunn's brow furrowed tighter, the restlessness in his chest making him want to smoke tobacco for hours, and he had to report it to the Templars.

Esther raised her head slightly, and under the strings of tears rolling down, she also showed a reassuring smile, "You've been affected by me too much, Captain. You are not my guardian, but the night watchman of Tingen. ”

Without waiting for Dunn to say anything more, Esther closed the door again, and Dunn was silent for more than ten seconds, and finally knocked on the door again: "I left the cookies at the door, at least you should have something to eat." ”

He quickly left the place without waiting for Esther's response, and he needed to relay the situation to the Templars for clearer instructions. Dunn heard that and felt Esther's alienation from him, which made him even more uneasy.

Esther was not wrong, her "affinity" made Dunn start to lose his cool, but seeing Esther's calm face but tears to the point of red eyes, Dunn couldn't figure it out.

Did something happen last night? Esther out of control?

Although Dunn made the closest speculation to the truth, he subconsciously ignored his own fearful experience last night, when he dreamed of a suspect and glimpsed the cross of the "true Creator" in his dream.

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The next day, it was almost noon when Esther came out from behind Chanis, and her face was so bad that everyone who saw her subconsciously said a few words: "Are you sick?" You okay? ”

Esther rubbed her still swollen eyes, and her smile was much more reluctant than yesterday, but it was also closer to her real physical condition: "It's okay, it's just a little uncomfortable......"

Leonard touched his chin and put on a serious look: "You can't be out of love, right?" ”

Roseanne gave him an elbow, and Leonard ran away grinning in pain, and the gossipy lady looked anxiously into Esther's eyes: "Do you want to apply some ointment to reduce swelling?" Old Neil should have it there. ”

Esther shook her head: "It's okay, just wait for a night's sleep." ”

Luo Shan clapped her hands: "Yes! There's also Klein's welcome dinner tonight, and the captain has reserved a seat at the Old Ville restaurant, so remember to come too! ”

Esther's expression immediately became a lot more energetic: "Ah, that's delicious?" I must go! ”

To be honest, Esther didn't feel good after eating only one box of cookies from the captain yesterday, and she swallowed a little when she heard that there was a big meal to eat tonight.

At that moment, Leonard led Klein up again and greeted the two ladies who were chatting and drinking tea, as if he was not the one who had just been elbowed.

"Esther? Why is your face so bad, someone is bullying you? Klein said, subconsciously glancing at Leonard with his hands in his pockets next to him, the meaning in his eyes was actually to ask what happened yesterday.

Who knew that Leonard immediately raised his hand, and he gestured again and again: "Am I so unreliable!?" It's not enough to do such a bad thing as bullying and crying ladies! ”

Klein was silent, he shouldn't have hoped, so he turned to Esther, who was smiling awkwardly: "If you encounter something tricky, you can tell me." ”

Klein gave Esther a "you know" look, and Esther nodded knowingly and replied, "I'll tell you if something really bothered." This time I just had a nightmare, and I just forgot about it in two days. ”

Klein showed the citrine on his wrist: "It's really not good, I can still help you with divination." ”

Esther subconsciously said: "Ten pence and one hexagram, not allowed to do without money?" ”

Klein was stunned for a moment, and then giggled with Esther over this "fortune-telling golden sentence". Leonard didn't understand, but he laughed twice, and stopped awkwardly at Roshan's strange eyes. Roshan's thoughtful eyes swirled between Esther and Klein, and with her talent as gossip, she sensitively sensed the wonderful understanding between the two.

It didn't take long for Klein to leave Black Thorn Security with Leonard, and he was going to his martial arts teacher, Mr. Gawain, for formal training starting this afternoon. Since you are going to join the Night Watch Squad, you must be prepared accordingly for battles in various situations.

Esther couldn't help but think back to her first meeting with Mr. Gawain - she was quite decisive and cheeky to stay and participate in the training, and finally successfully completed Gawain's training plan.

That was two months ago, and time flies.

Seeing that Klein and Leonard were gone, Roshan stared at Esther for a long time with a sly smile, until Esther couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Do I have cookie crumbs on my face?" ”

"No, no, I'm looking at Esther. Although the facial features are not gorgeous and deep, there is a rather special gentle beauty. ”

Esther rubbed her arms and looked at Roshan in horror as she ran away from the train: "What are you talking about?" I got goosebumps! ”

"Youth, this is youth, Esther is still young, isn't she?"

"Ms. Roshan, you're not a few years older than me, please sober up."

Esther didn't know what was going on with Roshan, and if she was extraordinary, Esther would have to worry about whether she had suddenly lost control and why she was acting so weird.

Roseanne pointed in the direction of the reception hall door, "What do you think of Klein?" ”

"It's good, he has a gentle and kind personality, and he is a soft heart who asks him to help with things."

Luo Shan shook her head and looked particularly funny: "No, no, I'm not talking about this, what about other aspects?" ”

Esther was silent for a few seconds: "Roshan, did you listen to what Leonard said?" He always felt that Crane was mysterious, so he always suspected that Crane had something abnormal, but who hasn't ordered his own secret? ”

It took a moment for Roseanne to realize that Esther's brain circuit had gone in a farther direction, and she waved her hand angrily: "I didn't want to say it - I mean romantic relationships!" You and Klein seem to have a common language. ”

Esther thought back for a moment, and used other reasons to disguise the "common language of the countrymen": "Isn't that because I tell a bad joke that only he is willing to cheer for?" ”

"Are you a joke? It doesn't sound like a joke at all. ”

Esther also began to force nonsense: "Because everyone doesn't understand, it's a bad joke." ”

Roseanne picked up the teacup and took two sips, staring at Esther with burning eyes: "You really don't mean that?" Can I help you find out what Klein is talking about? ”

Esther's face was horrified again: "I really don't have any thoughts like that!" Please! ”

She didn't want to come together tomorrow and find everyone in the office looking at her and Klein with smiles, and then the fellow came to the door blankly and puzzled, asking herself what she meant by Rosan. Just imagining that situation, Esther felt that she was going to die socially.

It's so embarrassing, she's going to die of embarrassment.

Roshan was a little disappointed by this answer, but it wasn't a surprise: "Okay, so do you want me to ask Klein what he thinks?" Maybe he'......"

"Nope! I'm pretty sure he didn't either! Beautiful Rozan, dear Roshan, don't worry about it! Esther rubbed her right eyebrow helplessly, trying to persuade Rosanne to give up the idea of "pulling the red line", "The two of us are colleagues, just like me and you, can't we also chat happily." ”

Luo Shan was moved: "Okay, since you are so resistant, I won't delve into it." ”

"Well, why don't you think about when your own love will come? In the future, you must find someone who is caring. ”

Luo Shan supported the side of her face with her wrist and asked curiously, "Then don't you want love yourself?" Did Esther have any fantasies about what kind of person she would fall in love with in the future? ”

Esther said weakly, "I think it's good that I'm alive......"