Esther is dreaming again.

This was her second dream since waking up from this world.

This time the perspective of the dream was broken and chaotic, shaking constantly, as if experiencing a huge earthquake.

Esther entered that state of no body and no feeling again. But she was no longer agitated. She felt filled with excitement and anticipation, as if she had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

In the long rolling gray fog, a layer of translucent material curled up and separated itself from the gray fog. Its appearance was unremarkable, like a gray curtain. It floated farther away, and Esther closely sensed the direction of its gray curtain.

Going up the steps, there are yellow light cocoons hanging like grapes. Two of them have been broken. There is a complete cocoon with no cracks on the right side, which is dented because it is empty.

At this time, the cracks on the third cocoon were spreading. The black-haired young man wrapped in it was wearing glasses, a casual plaid shirt and a white T-shirt. Esther felt that she was extending some kind of "light point" like consciousness. , and knocked on the cocoon, causing the cracks to completely collapse.

[XXX. ]

Esther heard herself calling out, using Chinese, without any sound, but clearly expressing the meaning.

[The time has come. wake up. ]

Like an overripe apple that will eventually fall to the earth, this cocoon of light shatters, and the young man inside condenses into a ball of shimmering light, swept up in the gray curtain, as if wrapped in a quilt and penetrated. The vast gray fog.

Go to the real world.

Esther felt sincere joy, like a beast that had been imprisoned in a cage for too long and smelled the taste of freedom.

Whose freedom is that?

The dream was shattered, as if a mirror had been shattered, and each fragment set off turbulent waves. Esther caught a glimpse of some of the fragments - the beautiful and gentle smile on the corner of the goddess of the night's mouth and her slender hands raised, under the huge stone. The tumbling and waving tentacles on the chair are constantly shedding translucent worms. The rich crimson surrounds reveal the eyes full of despair in the layers of doors. The startled face and reflective lenses revealed when the black pointed wizard hat is lifted up. A lonely gray curtain drifted down from the edge of the ever-dark land.

Then there was a gunshot that swallowed up all the remains of the dream.

Esther woke up from the stone bed.

She seemed to have dreamed a lot of things, and the amount of information contained in them made cold sweat break out from her back, but the moment she opened her eyes, it was covered again from her memory.

It was as if fate had played a cruel joke and left her to figure it out.

She stood up and pulled the switch on the wall, letting the faint blue light illuminate everything in front of her.

Fortunately, she is still in her stone house:

On the table was the recently popular novel "Stormhouse". Esther felt that the author was very creative but too unrestrained. Although the subsequent plot was interesting, the twists were hasty. Occult and history books were stacked in a pile next to them. Some were borrowed from Old Neil, and some were bought by Esther from the bookstore. She was recently exploring the history of the Third Age or even the Second Age.

Scattered next to the stack of books was a bracelet that had just been knitted last night. It was going to be given to Dai Li tomorrow. She finally returned to Tingen to visit everyone on vacation, but they hadn’t seen each other for several months. She was completely lost. Remembering Esther, I just know that Tingen has a new Nighthawk. Esther hoped that Dai Li would not refuse a worthless blessing bracelet.

Esther poked the little bug on the bedside and saw it twisting impatiently. Although the little bug never communicated with her in front of other Nighthawks, Esther occasionally went out to hang out or go to the library. The little bug would talk to her about many things when he caught the opportunity. It was even more knowledgeable than Old Neil in mysticism.

At least her landing partner was still there. Esther finally felt relieved and fell back on her bed with a sigh of relief.

Why do I feel like my dreams are not quite right? Are dreams such a scary thing?

She wanted to sleep for a while, but the horrifying feeling lingered in her mind, making it impossible for her to regain her composure.

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This afternoon, Esther was helping Roxanne sort out the magazines in the front room. Roxanne had ordered so many newspapers and magazines that there were all kinds of magazines on the magazine rack in the living room. Esther was sorting them out in order of new and old. Those that are too old and no one likes them will be packed together, and Cesare will help take them out when the time comes.

When Dunn and Leonard came out of the underground, they were both wearing police uniforms.

"Captain, are you going to the police station?"

"Well, there is still someone to investigate for yesterday's case."

Leonard shrugged: "You also saw the weird scene at that time. Old Neil's divination showed that the incident was affected by extraordinary factors. The police just found the clue, so we have to check on the situation of the third person. .”

Esther was also deeply impressed by what she saw on her mission yesterday. The scene was not very bloody, but it was so weird that it made people feel scared, because the deceased all committed suicide under self-compulsion.

Esther frowned and looked at the two people: "I remember they were two very young college students... Are there any survivors?"

Dunn nodded: "I hope he will be lucky enough when we arrive and not have anything to do with any evil beings."

Leonard gave Esther a thumbs up: "I'll take you there next time. It's not a major case."

"Don't make it sound like taking me on a mission is like walking a dog!"

Esther heard the teasing in Leonard's tone and rolled her eyes at him. This made Roxanne, who was watching the show next to her, couldn't help but giggle. Esther's face turned a little red. She knocked on the bookshelf and reminded Roxanne to quickly pick out the magazines she wanted to leave, otherwise she would Throw them all out.

Dunn shook his head at Leonard's instability and took him out in Cizer's carriage. The place he was going to was some distance away from the Blackthorn Security Company.

Esther helped Roxanne and Brett use the typewriter to summarize two reports in the afternoon. Thanks to the experience of using keyboards for various entertainment or studies, Esther's typing speed is the fastest among all, and her grammar The content of the report and the report are very organized, which greatly saves other people's time in sorting out written documents, so Roxanne will ask Esther for help from time to time.

After Esther finished typing the report, she read a new short story written by Sika in the Nighthawks' lounge for a while, gave her personal thoughts, and then played two games of chess with Fry, giving Fry a huge victory. .

She returned to the front hall, waiting for dinner to be delivered, so that she could help Roxanne take the lunch boxes and tableware downstairs to distribute to everyone.

Dunn and Leonard had just returned. Leonard looked at Esther with a proud look on his face: "Look, I'm just telling you it's not a big deal, right? But that young man's diary is quite weird."

Dunn's expression was much more serious: "I will go to sleep tonight and investigate him again. Afterwards, when Dai Li comes back, asking her to inquire through the psychic will have better results."

"Captain has a gun hidden in his bedroom, so be careful."

"I won't be so reckless." Dunn glanced at Esther, thinking that after all, not everyone is as special as her and has no dreams at all.

Esther met Dunn's gaze in confusion and asked subconsciously: "Do you need me to come with you?"

"No, I'll let Old Neil do some divination first. Just find someone on duty to join me at night."

"Ha, this is the advantage of being a 'sleepless person'. You are not afraid of staying up late no matter what!" Leonard crossed his arms over his chest and sat on the sofa with his legs crossed.

Luo Shan raised her lips in dissatisfaction: "It's a time like this that makes people envious. She talks so easily..."

Esther patted Roxanne on the shoulder, not revealing her envy but more worry. Over the past few months, Esther has also learned that Roshan's father was once a Nighthawk and gave his life in the mission, so Roshan's attitude towards Extraordinaries and Nighthawks is quite complicated.

Dunn looked at Esther: "Are you going to visit Daly with me then?"

Esther's expression immediately turned gloomy: "I... still won't go. That's right!"

She took out a piece of braided rope bracelet from her pocket. Two violet and indigo ropes were intertwined and tightened, with a small auspicious knot hanging on it. At least it didn't look ugly. Esther had to braid a lot of them crookedly before she could get close. The traditional knot in my memory.

"Captain, please help me give this to Ms. Daly. Just say it is a gift from the new team member."

Esther didn't dare to meet Daly. She was afraid that she would be too embarrassed if she couldn't help showing her sadness.

Dunn had learned a lot about Esther from the church, and also noticed that Dai Li had completely forgotten about Esther. He nodded and took the bracelet: "Do you need to package it in anything?"

"No, that would seem too formal."

Leonard looked at Esther in confusion: "Don't you go and meet Ms. Daly? After all, it is a handmade gift. Wouldn't it be better to give it to her face to face?"

Esther said nothing, just shook her head.

Roxanne also had the same question, but she tried her best to think back and couldn't remember the interaction between Esther and Ms. Dai Li. In her memory, the two did not meet or know each other.

Why does Esther look so depressed?

Leonard tilted his head, and after a few seconds he suddenly spoke: "By the way, Roxanne, what did you order for dinner tonight? I can't remember clearly."

"Why are you starting to get confused? Tonight everyone ordered grilled steak and green onion baked bread. You said you wanted to eat fried fish steak, and Esther also wanted it, so I changed it to fish steak for both of you... …”

Roxanne nodded her fingers and started talking about what she had ordered for dinner today. Leonard nodded "Uh-huh, uh-huh," and stiffly changed the topic.

Esther glanced at him gratefully and gave Leonard a thumbs up behind Roxanne.

Dunn sighed, dug out an empty matchbox from the cupboard, coiled the bracelet inside, and stuffed it into the inner pocket of his windbreaker.

Esther's ability is indeed special, but it also reveals the cruel nature of the extraordinary world. She cannot control her forgotten characteristics. Once contact is stopped, the connection between her and other people will be erased by inexplicable power. In other words, Esther cannot leave traces and cannot exist in other people's hearts for a long time. At least to ordinary people, she is an "eternal passerby". Extraordinary people seem to be able to have a longer impression on her, but it seems In Dai Li's case, this kind of memory has its limits.

How sad.

Dunn thought as he touched another knot on the inside of his windbreaker.

Esther gave everyone something small. The women received a bracelet, Old Neil received a bookmark with a pendant, and the men received a knotted key.

From these small handicrafts, Dunn can feel Esther's blessings.

Perhaps Esther knew in her heart that one day in the future, the Nighthawks in Tingen would also forget her.

She's trying to leave some trace of her presence here.