Esther didn't trust Benjamin, and in every sense of the word, there was little trust between the "thieves", and it would be more meaningful or more fun to fool each other if they had the chance.

Even if Esther didn't have this preference, she had to beware of the possibility that Benjamin would change her mind and parasitize the rabbit again.

She couldn't leave the rabbit alone in the hotel, nor could she continue to take him with her and wander the streets in the middle of the night, in case she ran into the suspected believer of the Rose School, which would bring danger to the rabbit.

So the two were sitting in a cab and heading to 36 Zotland Street.

"You don't mind coming with me to visit places related to the Church of the Night Goddess, do you?" Esther asked.

The rabbit scratched his head suspiciously: "Actually, I don't care, I don't believe in anything." When I was still on the East End, I met with the church people a lot, and at least they helped save a lot of people, and they seemed to be doing well......"

"I know you don't have much of a religious faith, and so did I."

Esther winked at the rabbit and soothed the restless boy with a smile, who had been distracted and suspicious since he had been parasitized by Benjamin.

The rabbit subconsciously asked, "Then do you have it now?" ”

"Yes, the one I believe in has been gracious to me." Esther said calmly, "But don't tell anyone about it, okay?" ”

"But you......" the rabbit retracted the question again and again, remembering the strange attitude of those men towards Esther yesterday, "so they are all clergy of the Church of the Night?" ”

Esther was silent for a few seconds, and her reminiscing gaze fell on the street outside the car: "Sort of." More often than not, they are guardians, fighters...... Fight against the alien, and also fight with yourself. ”

Esther lowered her gaze: "But these have nothing to do with you, it's just that I'm going to do some key things, it's inconvenient to take you with me, I need to send you to a safe place." ”

"And so are you?" The rabbit's eyes gradually lit up, and he seemed to remember the blank space he had forgotten in the past, and those vague memories did not become clear, but there was a place that could be described, "Guardian? Fighter? ”

The cabin was quiet, the wheels rolling on the ground, and the body swaying slightly.

"I'm not, I'm just a passerby." Esther replied with a smile.

If it were Klein who faced this question, there would have been a different answer.

Esther had read Crane's letter an hour ago, and the "split personality problem" mentioned in the letter, as well as "Zoya's connection to you", made Esther understand why Crane was worried, and he may have reported it to the "fool".

And the "fool" should know more, does he have the same concerns? Or is it just an attitude to appease Klein?

As she pondered, Esther raised her hand and jerked several hairs down her sideburns.

Her decisive action made the rabbit frown, and subconsciously touched the corner of her forehead, feeling a faint pain.

Esther glanced at him amusedly, "I didn't pull out your hair." ”

"But it hurts to watch." The rabbit muttered.

He didn't understand what Esther was going to do, but just watched her fingers delicately wrap through the strands of hair, the knots piercing and tightening, and quickly tied them together.

Esther fiddled with her knotted hair, then pulled her handkerchief out of her satchel, wrapped it up, and handed it to the rabbit.

"Is this, for me? Isn't that your hair? ”

Esther smiled and nodded, "Take it, maybe it will come in handy at some point." The main thing is to exorcise evil spirits...... I mean, it can give you some good luck and drive away some bad things, like that Mr. Jacob. ”

The rabbit nodded again and again, and stuffed the handkerchief wrapped in his hair into his innermost pocket: "I will definitely put it away!" ”

A few minutes later, the carriage arrived at its destination, stopping outside the door of the Black Thorn Security Company.

——

Roseanne sat behind the counter, it was her turn to guard the arsenal tonight, and the rest of the civilians had almost already returned, and there was still a little time before the shift was due.

When there was a knock on the door, Roseanne immediately put down the "Fashion Headlines" magazine in her hand and shouted outside: "Please come in!" ”

The moment Esther walked in, there was a moment of trance, Rosanne was much thinner than she remembered, her round face with baby fat had become thin, and her dimples were not obvious when she laughed, but her eyes were still full of sparkling curiosity, looking at the lady and boy who walked in by the door.

But Esther quickly reined in her feelings, smiled and asked Roshan, "Is Captain Frye here?" ”

"Yes, may I ask you ......"

Esther saluted calmly: "Please help me bring a message to him, just say that the lady I met yesterday has some small things to trouble him." ”

Roxanne was a little hesitant at first, but as soon as the lady entered the door, she reported the captain's name, which prompted Roshan to make the decision to ask the captain first: "Okay, then I'll ask the captain, please sit down for a while." ”

Watching Roseanne walk into the room next to her, Esther always felt that this scene was all too familiar.

Esther sat down on the classical couch with the rabbit, and she looked around the room to see the empty tray above the wood-colored coffee table. On the table of the reception desk, there is a stack of unorganized magazines and newspapers, and the magazine rack in the corner is still there, but the magazines on it are no longer neatly arranged according to the release time.

Familiar, but a little unfamiliar.

The rebuilt floors have been replaced with lighter colors, and the wallpaper has been replaced with a more elegant broken lattice pattern, making the whole room brighter and lighter than before...... From the ruins of the half-destroyed building, Blackthorn Security was rebuilt.

After confirming this with her own eyes, Esther's inner worries finally flew away completely and remained in her memories.

Roseanne didn't come back alone, Frye followed her directly to the reception room, and the moment he saw Esther, he respectfully pointed out the symbol of the goddess in his heart:

"Your Excellency Hamel."

Esther had already gotten up from the couch when she heard the two approaching, and she nodded at Frye and said, "Actually, I have something I want to ask you about, but it has nothing to do with last night's case. ”

Esther patted the rabbit on the shoulder and pulled the boy who knew how to keep quiet to her side, "I want to keep him at Blackthorn Security, I need a safe place when I go out to track down the cultist, so that he is not in danger." ”

Frye only hesitated for a moment, then agreed: "Yes, it is safer for him to stay in the Black Thorn Security Company than outside." Hir. Hamel, is there anything we need to do with your plan? Please do not hesitate to give orders. ”

Esther just smiled and shook her head: "I'm used to acting alone. But don't worry, I'll contact you as soon as I get caught. ”

"Okay, if there's anything we can do to help, just let us know."

Seeing that Frye had complied with this, Esther leaned down and let her gaze be parallel to the rabbit, and she looked into the boy's ice-blue eyes: "You heard that, I'm going to find someone's trouble, you can stay here, okay?" ”

"Is it dangerous?" The rabbit held back for a while and asked something like this.

Esther shook her head: "It can be dangerous for others, so it's better for me to do it, you don't want to cause trouble for everyone, you know?" ”

The rabbit was silent for several seconds and said, "Then you come back safely." ”

"I will."

——

Tingen, late at night.

At this point in time, the most active places are left with only those noisy bars.

On Iron Cross Street, the street with the lowest consumption level in the city, there is also a bar, the old "Condor Bar" has been out of business for a year and a half, and this "Vulture Bar" has only been delayed in hanging the new sign to the front door after the New Year, announcing the official opening.

So it's doing quite well these months, and for most people who are busy making ends meet, holding a glass of wine in their hands is the easiest leisure activity in life to pay. The theater, the books, or the dance party are all bubbles they have heard of but cannot imagine, far less sweet than the foam on the edge of a glass of beer.

Like most pubs, the Vulture Bar has its own entertainment, with tables and cages. There was also a "dog with a mouse" game tonight, and a gambling game was opened in the tavern, and while everyone was noisily placing bets at the counter, an inconspicuous figure pushed the door open.

The front door had not been officially repaired, and the hinge hinges whispered "squeak-" as they were pushed open under Esther's hands, only to be muffled by the noise in the bar.

The bar is full of smells, from the smell of alcohol, sweat, and fried food to greasy, as well as a slight sour smell of unknown origin, making it difficult to tell if someone vomited or if they had solved their physical problems in the store.

Esther, draped in a black cloak, walked to the bar as she surveyed the noisy crowd of bettors. This cloak was borrowed from the Night Watch Squad, she didn't parasitize on others, and she didn't feel the need to harm innocent citizens.

If she encounters a cultist who has infiltrated Tingen, her parasitic body will be far less convenient for fighting, far less convenient than her own.

Esther knocked on the counter and deliberately suppressed her voice: "Come and drink, what do you recommend?" ”

The bartender, with his uneven beard, turned his head, and saw that it was a strangely dressed stranger, and his voice was strange, and his tone was very cold: "Rye beer for a penny, Enmat beer for twopence, South well beer for fourpence, depending on whether you can afford it." ”

The bartender knew that these guys who covered their faces with cloaks, they usually came to the bar to wait for people, and they were always stingy with drinks, and never ordered anything more.

"A glass of Southwell beer, thank you." Esther rolled a fivepence coin to the bartender, "No need to look for it. ”

The bartender looked at her twice, snorted, accepted the coin, and quickly placed a glass of Southwell beer in front of Esther.

Esther thanked her and took a sip.

There is a bit of water in the sake, and the taste is very light.