After dinner, Hestad wanted to go to the Bell Tower Square to take a look, and Victoria readily agreed - no matter how many characteristics of the assassin were introduced verbally, it would be better to take Hestad directly to see the traces of the previous battle.
As soon as they reached the open space in front of the garage, Si Lei had already driven out.
"Where are you going?" Victoria asked casually.
"Over there at the clock tower, where are you?"
Before Si Lei finished speaking, Victoria had already reached into the car window and opened the door from the inside. She sat directly in the passenger seat, then stuck her head out and said to Hesta, "Come on, let's just go with the police officer." car."
At night, the streets are empty.
"Are you still watching the surveillance at the clock tower these days?" Victoria asked.
"Yeah." Si Lei nodded.
Hesta moved her ears with some concern.
Victoria asked again: "Any new discoveries?"
"Not yet."
The night wind blew through the back window, blowing the black hair on Hesta's forehead to both sides. She held her arms in her arms and was silent for a moment. Then she suddenly looked at Si Lei: "What exactly is Officer Si Lei looking at?"
"It's nothing," Si Lei replied softly. "Anyway, there hasn't been any new progress recently. I just want to see if there are any suspicious people in the area."
"Suspicious person?"
“In such serial murder cases, the murderer will often return to the place where the body was abandoned or committed the crime several times, and may even deliberately approach the police during the crime, or proactively approach the next victim after giving a warning, in order to observe the interactions between the police and the victim. reaction."
Hesta looked away and looked out the window, "...there is such a thing."
"It's amazing," Victoria laughed a few times, "What kind of mentality is this?"
Si Lei lightly shrugged, "Who knows."
…
As soon as the car entered the city, the three of them found that Tan Yi was a bit busy tonight. Several slightly narrow stone roads were temporarily set up as one-way streets, so that Si Lei was not allowed to park a few blocks away.
"Is today a special day?" Victoria asked.
"I don't know, I rarely come to the northern part of District 3 before." Si Lei frowned, "I guess it's some kind of local festival——"
"Queen's Day." Hesta said suddenly, "Today is Queen's Day."
Si Lei and Victoria looked back at the same time, "...is this a celebration or something?"
"I don't know either," Hesta pointed to a flag directly above their heads, "but that's what it says on it."
After a brief silence, the three of them laughed at the same time. They talked and laughed and followed the crowd forward. There were many vendors selling white Christmas roses and lavender hyacinths along the road, and a delicate fragrance floated in the air.
About two hundred meters away from the clock tower, the three of them saw the traffic restriction checkpoint at the same time - there were too many tourists in the Bell Tower Square area tonight, and for safety reasons, no new visitors will be allowed in this area from now until nine o'clock in the evening. tourists.
Si Lei stepped forward to show his ID, and several policemen immediately let him go after verifying the authenticity. Victoria and Hesta were stopped immediately as they were about to follow.
"Are you police officers too?"
"right."
"Please show me your ID."
"They are with me." Si Lei Huishen explained.
"Then you have to show your ID."
Victoria raised her hand to signal Si Lei not to say anything. She put her hand into the inner pocket of her coat and started to take out her wallet. But soon, her expression froze slightly, and she started to dig into other pockets on her body again.
"Did you bring your ID?" Victoria looked at Hesta.
"All my documents are still in Bruno City," Hesta replied. "I told Endai about this in the afternoon, and she said she would take me to apply for temporary status tomorrow."
"...Ah this."
"Without documents, we cannot let you go."
In desperation, Victoria and Hesta could only watch Si Lei leave alone.
In line with the principle of "come and come", the two of them did not return to Si Lei's car immediately. They simply found a tavern where there was room, and planned to chat while waiting for Si Lei to come back.
But as soon as the two of them sat down, a hand covered with gold ornaments wrapped around Victoria's shoulder like a soft snake. Victoria reacted very quickly. She grabbed the wrist and took advantage of the situation. Just a throw over the shoulder——
The man exclaimed, and a dozen golden armbands with tassels clinked on her hand. When Victoria heard the sound, she stopped what she was doing and turned back in disbelief.
"...Paran?"
Hesta observed the woman who suddenly appeared in front of her—even though it was winter, the girl named Paran was still wearing a sleeveless long skirt, but she had a long printed scarf draped over her shoulders.
The first time he saw her, Hesta thought of the female stone statues placed in the theater. The white marble was hard in texture, but the female statues born from it were always graceful and plump.
Hesta stepped forward and helped Paran pick up the thin pipe that fell on the ground.
Paran took it, "Thank you."
"Who is this?" Hesta asked.
"A friend I used to know in the south." Victoria replied, looking at Paran, "Why are you here?"
Paran smiled and brushed all his long and fluffy curly hair to his left shoulder again, revealing his swan-like neck.
"It's cold outside, come in and sit first."
A quarter of an hour later, Paran, who put on his coat again, led Victoria and Hesta into the grounds of the Bell Tower Square from another entrance.
Paran and Victoria kept chatting along the way, and Hesta listened silently without interrupting.
From the illustration, Hesta learned that Palan is a curator who has lived in the Third District all year round. This time she came to Tanyi just for vacation and to visit some painter friends she met here.
Soon, the three of them met Si Lei, and Victoria took Hesta around the clock tower and told in detail everything that happened on the day the assassin came. Hesta was careful not to be caught by the accompanying Si Lei, but she walked away from Si Lei several times, and when she turned around, she found Paran looking at her.
Paran didn't panic, he just smiled and looked away every time, which somewhat aroused Hesta's alertness.
When leaving, despite some hesitation, Hesta took the initiative to step forward.
"Have we... met somewhere before?"
She stared into the eyes of the person in front of her, trying to find clues that made her care, but Palan just laughed suddenly, and the sound was like a silver bell.
"...Why are you laughing?" Hesta asked.
Paran's eyes narrowed into slits. She shifted her weight from her left foot to her right foot, and the posture of her entire body swayed accordingly. "I'm always asked this question, but unfortunately, we definitely don't have it." I’ve seen it...but what’s your name?”
Hesta felt that she was asking for trouble. She took a step back, said "Eureka" lightly, and then turned around and got in the car.
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