Why it never ends

Chapter 232 Paran
After dinner, Hesta proposed to visit the Clock Tower Square, and Victoria readily agreed - no matter how many characteristics of the assassins were introduced verbally, it would be better to take Hesta directly to see the traces of the previous battles.

Just as he walked to the open space in front of the garage, Su Lei had already driven out.

"Where are you going?" Victoria asked casually.

"Over there at the clock tower, how about you?"

Before Si Lei could finish his sentence, Victoria had reached into the car window and opened the car door from the inside. She got into the co-pilot directly, then poked her head out and said to Hesta, "Come on, let's rub against the police officer." car."

At night, the streets are empty all the way.

"Are you still watching the surveillance over the clock tower these days?" Victoria asked.

"En." Si Lei nodded.

Hesta moved his ears with some concern.

Victoria asked again: "Any new discoveries?"

"Not yet."

The night wind blew into the rear window, blowing the black hair on Hesta's forehead to the sides. She put her arms around her arms, and after a moment of silence, she suddenly looked at Su Lei: "What exactly is Officer Su Lei looking at?"

"It's nothing," Su Lei replied softly. "Anyway, there hasn't been any new progress recently. I'll just see if there are any suspicious people in and out of the area."

"Suspicious people?"

"In this kind of serial murder case, the murderer will often return to the place where the body was abandoned or the crime scene several times, and even deliberately approach the police during the crime, or take the initiative to approach the next victim after issuing a notice, so as to observe the relationship 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 psychology is this?"

Su Lei shrugged slightly, "Who knows."

……

As soon as the car drove into the urban area, the three of them found that Tan Yi was a bit lively tonight. Several narrow stone roads were temporarily set up as one-way streets, so that Su Lei had to park his car a few blocks away.

"Is today a special day?" Victoria asked.

"I don't know, I hardly ever came to the northern part of the third district." Su Lei frowned, "I guess it's a local festival—"

"Queen's Day," said Hesta suddenly, "today is Queen's Day."

Su Lei and Victoria turned their heads at the same time, "...What is this for celebration?"

"I don't know either," Hesta pointed to a flag directly above their heads, "but it says so."

After a brief silence, the three of them laughed at the same time. They talked and laughed and followed the crowd as they walked forward. There were many vendors selling white Christmas roses and lavender hyacinths by the roadside, and the fragrance floated in the air.

At a place about 200 meters away from the clock tower, the three of them saw the traffic-limiting checkpoint at the same time—there are already too many tourists in the area around the clock tower square tonight. For safety reasons, no new tourists will be allowed in this area from now until [-]:[-] p.m. .

Su Lei stepped forward to show the ID, and several policemen immediately let it go after verifying the authenticity. Victoria and Hesta were stopped immediately when they were about to follow.

"Are you policemen too?"

"Correct."

"Please show your documents."

"They are with me." Si Lei turned around and explained.

"Then you have to show your credentials."

Victoria raised her hand to signal Su Lei not to say more. She reached into the inner pocket of her jacket and started to take out her wallet, but soon, her expression froze a little, and she started to take out other pockets on her body again.

"Have you brought your ID?" Victoria looked at Hesta.

"All my documents are still in Bruno City," Hesta replied, "I told Ende about this in the afternoon, and she said that she would take me to apply for a temporary identity tomorrow."

"...Ah this."

"Without a certificate, you cannot be released."

In desperation, Victoria and Hesta could only watch Su Lei leave alone.

In line with the principle of "everyone is here", the two of them didn't return to Su Lei's car immediately, they simply found a tavern with a vacant seat, and planned to chat while waiting for Su Lei to come back.

It's just that as soon as the two of them sat down, a hand covered with gold ornaments wrapped around Victoria's shoulder like a soft snake. It's going to be an over-the-shoulder fall--

The person exclaimed, and a dozen golden armbands with tassels jingled on her hand.When Victoria heard the voice, she stopped what she was doing, and turned her head in disbelief.

"...Palan?"

Hesta observed the woman who suddenly appeared in front of her eyes—even though it was winter, this girl named Palan was still wearing a sleeveless long skirt, and only a long printed and dyed scarf was draped over her shoulders.

At the first sight of her, Hesta thought of the stone statues of women placed in the theater. The white marble is hard, but the female statues born from it are always graceful and plump.

Hesta stepped forward and helped Palan pick up the thin pipe that fell on the ground.

Palan took it, "Thank you."

"Who is this?" asked Hesta.

"A friend I used to know in the south." Victoria replied, she looked at Paran, "Why are you here?"

Palan smiled, and brushed his long and unkempt curly hair to his left shoulder again, exposing his swan-like neck.

"It's cold outside, come in and sit down first."

A quarter of an hour later, Palan, who put on his overcoat again, led Victoria and Hesta into the boundary of the Clock Tower Square through another entrance.

Palan and Victoria had been chatting along the way, and Hesta listened silently without interrupting.

From the conversation, Hesta learned that Palan is a curator who has lived in the third district all the year round. This time, she came to Tan Yi for a vacation. By the way, she visited some painter friends she met here. It just so happens that today is Queen's Day. Went out for a drink with some friends and ended up bumping into Victoria and Hesta.

Soon, the three of them joined Si Lei, and Victoria took Hesta around the clock tower and told in detail what happened on the day the assassin arrived.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 that Paran was looking at her.

Palan didn't panic, just smiled and looked away every time, which somewhat aroused Hesta's vigilance.

When parting, despite some hesitation, Hesta took the initiative to step forward.

"We... haven't we met somewhere before?"

She stared into the eyes of the person in front of her, trying to find clues that she was concerned about, but Paran just laughed suddenly, with a sound like a silver bell.

"...What are you laughing at?" Hesta asked.

Palan's eyes were bent into a slit, and she shifted her weight from her left foot to her right foot, and the posture of her whole body swayed and changed accordingly, "I'm always asked this kind of question, but unfortunately, we definitely don't I've seen... But, what's your name?"

Hesta somewhat felt that she was a bit self-defeating, so she took a step back, answered "Eureka" lightly, and turned to get in the car.

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Today is our holiday, I wish every working woman a happy holiday :)

(End of this chapter)