In the dimly lit room, I leaned against the wall and looked at the exposed brick walls, feeling the passage of time bit by bit.

I don't know if little Hook, who was also locked in the room back then, had the same struggles and hesitations as I did.

I have no way of knowing what kind of attempts he made and how much effort he put into that year. I can only judge from the images in my dream that he made up his mind after reading a book.

Can I have the same awareness as him?

I even shouted from the bottom of my heart earlier that I would never meddle in other people's business again. Isn't it just a human life and a truth? Can it be compared with the calm days I pursue?

But………

After all, it's hard to calm down.

…………

"Harris, I heard that you detained Marcus?" Boss Dart still looked calm and collected. He found Harris who was low on energy in the police station and asked.

Harris' voice was weak: "Dart, I have answered your question this morning, right? Marcus is responsible for the illegal behavior, and I was just fulfilling my duties as the police chief."

Boss Dart said nonchalantly: "Come on, Harris. Who doesn't know that Thomas copied this illegal logging regulations from the forest fire prevention regulations. Marcus will never be a murderer! You and I both know this. !”

"The law is the law, and there are no exceptions." Harris is still unwilling to bargain with her old friend on this point.

Boss Dart laughed angrily, threw out a stack of banknotes, and said, "Then the law allows prisoners to be released on bail, right? I'll pay the bail money, and I'll take Marcus away."

"Absolutely not!" Harris categorically rejected Boss Dart's request, explaining: "The matter is not clear yet, and I am detaining him to protect him! If the murderer is still going to commit murder, then Ma, who has been to the scene of the crime, Kus is the perfect choice, and I have to take responsibility for everyone."

Boss Dart's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he faced Chief Harris without fear: "Are you suspecting that I can't protect Marcus? Or are you suspecting... that I am the murderer?"

"Dart, don't be like this! I don't mean to doubt anyone. This is what I'm worried about. If this kind of panic arises among the residents, they will not be able to control the situation! You know, no one can do this for me. solve……"

Boss Dart narrowed his eyes and looked at it for a long time, then said, "Before I came here, I promised Lin that I would protect Marcus unharmed. I will come to see him again tomorrow."

Harris breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry, Dart, I'm responsible for Marcus' safety. He's still sleeping inside. Do you want to talk to him?"

Boss Dart put away the banknotes on the table and declined politely: "Let the young man have a good sleep and don't disturb him. I'll leave first, the pub still has to greet guests."

Not long after Boss Dart walked out of the police station, another customer came again.

Mrs. Lilia walked slowly and slowly from the intersection of the town and gently knocked on the door of the police station.

"Lilia, why are you here?"

Harris could speak righteously to Boss Dart, but he did not dare to speak harshly to Mrs. Lilia. If this long-term patient collapsed here, he would not be able to escape the blame.

Mrs. Lilia sat down in the room of the police station, stretched out her silk-gloved hand, pointed to the door of the detention room and said.

"I'm here for the child Marcus." Mrs. Lilia's voice was very soft, but her tone was extremely firm, "This child will not be a murderer. He needs to regain his freedom, and I hope the police station can make a fair verdict.

"

"Of course! Marcus was only detained for the crime of logging. I will not unjustly accuse innocent people until Gotz's case is found out."

"I believe, and Purbury also believes, that Marcus is definitely not the murderer. I can prove that he bought chickens from my chicken farm during the day yesterday. This is definitely not something a violent attacker would do on a whim.

"

"I understand, I will record your testimony. Lilia, please go back first." Harris nodded solemnly.

Mrs. Lilia smiled and put the food box in her hand on the table, "Then I won't disturb you. If the child wakes up, these dishes made by Purbury must be left for him to eat."

When Lilia's figure disappeared from the street corner, Harris breathed a sigh of relief. He had known Rhodes since childhood and knew how important this woman was to him. If Lilia had an accident, God doesn't know what Rhode would do.

What's going on.

"This brat is so popular, why do every family have daughters looking after him?"

But after a while, another sneaky figure appeared at the door of the police station...

"Old Sebala, you don't have to hide anymore. I've already seen you!"

From a distance, Harris saw Sebala's shadow leaking out of the wall of the next door room, revealing his location.

"Harris, how did you know I was here?"

Sebala walked out of the hiding place with a sneer and asked awkwardly.

Harris looked at him with disgust: "I have advised you to stop drinking! The smell of alcohol on your body can be smelled half a town away."

However, Sebala was not interested in what the voluntary abstinence officer said. He took the opportunity to sneak into the police station, poked his head around the room and shouted towards the detention room: "Marcus, are you in there? Old Sebala is here to save you.

is you!"

Harris asked with a black line: "Marcus is asleep inside and can't hear what you say. Also, do you mean to rob the prison in front of me, a policeman!"

"Harris, don't get me wrong. I'm just here to testify for him." Sebala stroked her white beard, finally feeling a little calm like an old man, "Marcus is definitely not the murderer!"

"This can neither be ruled out nor confirmed without evidence."

"I have evidence!" Sebala shouted loudly.

"Evidence?" Harris finally became a little curious.

Sebala sat down in front of him and finally told the information about this trip.

"Actually, I didn't care too much about Gray stealing the big sword. My friend gave it to me with the intention of giving it to me for safekeeping. But when I saw that the sword was used badly by him, other than using it,

The sword blade made of rainbow ore was almost black and corroded, so I beat him."

"As you know, Gray is a very stubborn child. The more I beat him, the more he refused to admit his mistakes. After I beat him, I locked him in the room and went to drink. When I went back just now, Gray took the initiative to talk to me.

He said that he was also on Mount Madas last night and had a head-on encounter with an unknown rotten beast..."

Harris's pupils shrank sharply, he quickly lowered his head and pretended to record it to cover himself up, and continued to ask: "What giant beast?"

Sebala scratched his bald head and said: "Gray was far away and saw a huge monster that looked like a piece of carrion, dead wood, and mud. It walked on two legs. When the liquid dripping from its body touched the ground, it would

It made a sizzling sound like sulfuric acid burning, but there were no traces of corrosion on the ground."

"A few seconds after he witnessed the monster, the thing suddenly disappeared for some reason. He touched the liquid on the ground with his sword and discovered that the liquid was surprisingly corrosive."
Chapter completed!