Esther didn't get up late this morning. When she ran out of the house in a hurry, she almost bumped into the gatekeeper. After apologizing to the old gatekeeper, she continued to cover her mouth and rushed into the recreation room, grabbing a kettle from the house. As soon as he came, he poured it into his mouth and drank a whole pot of warm water.

Frye next to him stared straight-eyed, and there was a crack in his usually cold expression: "Esther?"

"Ugh, vomit! Phew, it's much better, it's finally much better... Good morning, Frye, Luo Yao."

Luo Yao watched Esther put down the kettle thoughtfully: "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"I don't know, I just feel nauseous, as if I had eaten something bad last night, but I didn't feel anything before going to bed. I always feel like retching when I wake up."

Luo Yao nodded: "Go and talk to the captain?"

"Huh? It's just a bad tummy. You don't need to tell the captain about this little thing." Esther smiled sheepishly. She and Roxanne reached a consensus in this regard - Dunn's father-like majesty and nagging, listen to it There are so many that people always want to go around.

Just then, Leonard walked into the room. He had already put on his windbreaker. He was going home to sleep after his shift. He stopped by to bring a message to the captain. Unexpectedly, Esther was here: "Hey, you got up so early. , I thought you would sleep until noon. The captain asked you to go find him when you wake up."

"Well, it seems there's no way to escape." Esther followed Leonard out of the recreation room.

After Leonard closed the door of the entertainment room, he walked a few steps side by side with Esther, and then suddenly stopped her.

Esther looked at him blankly: "Is it the captain who is looking for me or are you looking for me?"

"You looked very anxious just now, I didn't even call you to stop you."

"I felt like I had eaten something disgusting, so I was busy looking for water to drink. Aren't there no bugs in Chanis's door?"

Leonard twitched the corners of his mouth, and his smile gradually became unbearable. It seemed that Esther had indeed eaten something: "Of course, there won't be any flying insects in it."

"That's good. It's probably just a problem with my stomach. What do you want to say to me?"

Leonard opened his mouth and closed it again. He repeated this action twice. Esther didn't understand what he was doing and could only stand there. After all, Leonard was still blocking the middle of the aisle.

"That's it, Esther, your mental state...have you forgotten anything? Or done anything against your own will?"

Esther shook her head in confusion: "No, I feel pretty good. If it weren't for my stomach discomfort, I would be feeling very comfortable this morning."

"...Okay." Leonard retreated to the side of the corridor to make way for Esther, but his face still didn't look good. "You go find the captain."

"Are you worried?"

"Um...ah, no, I was just thinking about something. Go quickly! I'm going home to sleep. I'm sleepy."

Esther was amused by Leonard's perfunctory words: "You are the Insomniac, Mr. Mitchell."

"It's time to sleep, too!" Leonard left without looking back.

Hearing Esther walking towards the captain's office, the sound of opening and closing the door sounded, and the corridor briefly returned to silence. Leonard asked in a low voice: "Old man, what do you mean by being unable to suppress? Even Chanis can't be completely suppressed. The sealed object in Esther’s body?”

An old voice sounded in Leonard's mind: "If I ask you not to pursue it, can you forget about it?"

"Of course not!"

"Alas..." The old voice was filled with helplessness, and he sighed heavily, "I'm really unlucky. The only reason I can't suppress it is because Chanis Sect is not qualified enough. Do you think you can investigate this case with your qualifications?" Something?"

Leonard's fists suddenly clenched, and he suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness. Thinking of the mysterious appearance of the captain, he seemed unable to do anything. Even the captain only followed the instructions of the temple.

So what if one day they want Esther to fall asleep completely? If Chanis doesn’t work, will Esther be...

Leonard couldn't imagine that situation, he already regarded Esther as his friend.

The old voice was not considerate of Leonard's mood, and continued to explain: "Since she stayed voluntarily, and the church had a special telegram, it probably involves a secret deal. From her, she can extract some extraordinary things. Judging from the power and even swallowing, 'Esther' is the real disguise, don't underestimate the weirdness of the extraordinary world!"

Leonard rubbed his hair, which made his already loose black hair even more messy: "Old man, if that sealed object wakes up completely, what will happen to Esther?"

The old man's voice did not ring again.

Leonard smiled bitterly: "Ah, I think so..."

He didn't ask again, "Can't you help her?" because he knew the old man's answer even without asking.

——

"Captain. You called me?"

Dunn put down the sealed artifact information in his hand and pointed to the armchair next to the bookcase: "Esther, sit down. How did you sleep last night?"

Esther closed the door and sat down on the chair upright: "It's good. I just didn't know what I ate last night. I felt nauseous when I woke up in the morning. I felt much better after drinking water just now."

"Did you hear anything?"

Esther echoed for a moment, then shook her head: "I am usually very at ease when I sleep, and I am not aware of the movements of the outside world. What happened last night?"

"It's nothing, it's just that there was a sealed object running around, and he was imprisoned again soon." Dunn talked about the matter lightly, with a very casual tone, "Speaking of which, have you ever left Tingen?"

"No, I've been here for as long as I can remember."

Dunn still held his pipe in his hand, taking a sip from time to time, frowning slightly: "Have you ever considered a plan to leave Tingen?"

Esther stared blankly at the captain, wondering why he suddenly said this.

"If you are interested in other cities, Backlund would be a good choice."

"Captain," Esther's tone became cold and hard, "I have an oath to connect with the Tingen Nighthawks. I can't leave you all to go somewhere else."

For a moment, there was only awkward silence in the office.

It was Dunn who relaxed first: "My suggestion was too abrupt, I'm sorry. This is just a suggestion, just listen to it. But when you need help, you can go to the Church of the Night in various places. This is in the Holy Church Telegram Let me pass on your message.”

Esther could feel that this was Heiye's deliberate show of kindness. She couldn't figure out what the "goddess" had to do to treat her so kindly. But under Dunn's gaze, Esther just nodded: "Please convey this to me. My gratitude, in fact, I feel very lucky to be here at Blackthorn Security.”

Dunn was silent for a few seconds without saying anything else. He raised his pipe at the door and said, "Go ahead. I'm just asking you about last night. As long as it didn't affect your rest last night, there's nothing else."

Esther nodded and left Dunn's office.

Dunn put his pipe on the desk and stared at it without making any move. He should have sent another telegram back to the church, but a certain kind of depressing pressure fell on his shoulders, keeping Dunn from getting up for a long time.

He always felt as if he had forgotten something, but he never remembered it.

——

In the following period, the Nighthawks returned to their normal shift life. Klein spent two weeks of relatively leisurely days, and the Blackthorn Security Company did not encounter any major cases.

In addition to his work as a night watcher, Klein learned about the crime of the fraudster "Langerous" and had a relationship with his fiancée Megoose, but he did not get any traces. On the other hand, Klein investigated Dust Guderian, the doctor at Greenhull Lunatic Asylum, developed him into an informant, and reported the matter to Dunn.

Esther enjoys such a peaceful life, but there is still no news about the "monster" formula materials she wants to track down, which makes her very distressed. She can only occasionally follow Old Neil or Klein to do business in the Dragon Bar. Wait for a while in the market, and let Admissor sit by his side humming peacefully for a while.

Such a peaceful life did not last long. The conspiracy and evil brewing under the tranquility surfaced with the surge in death cases.

When the Tingen City Police Headquarters compiled statistics again, they found that the number of deaths in the past two weeks had reached five times the normal number. Although they were all normal deaths, this number was high enough to cause panic.

Such weird things naturally have to be handed over to the official Beyonders who deal with special factors. The relevant reports are not only placed on Dunn's desk, but also appear in the offices of the captains of the Punisher and the Heart of Machinery.

The troops were divided into two groups, one group of Klein, Leonard and Frye went to Iron Cross Street, while the other group of Siga, Luo Yao and Old Neil went to the North District. This was Dunn's final decision. And he himself will stay with Esther in the security company to deal with any unexpected accidents, or use the sealed object in time to take Esther to reinforcements.

Although Esther's condition was unstable some time ago, the church replied that there was no need to worry. However, the current case has a very sinister flavor. Considering everyone's safety, Dunn warned the team members not to act rashly. , report back immediately if you find any clues.

It was getting late, and under Dunn's persuasion, Esther had to go back to Chanis Gate to rest.

Not long after she closed her eyes, she suddenly struggled to sit up. At this time, Esther's eyes were still closed tightly, and pale yellow light spots spread out between her hair, illuminating the darkness in the stone house. Invisible dead silence poured into the room, suppressing her limbs and head, and quickly gathered the lights, forcing them to fall back on Esther's hair.

The eyeballs under Esther's eyelids trembled slightly. After the abnormality ended, she opened her eyes in a daze.

"Captain and the others... are they in danger? It seems like..." Esther scratched her hair blankly, then lay down again in confusion, "It seems to be over."

"You won't take me with you..."

She yawned, and was completely shrouded in the silent darkness, her consciousness became dull, and soon she fell into a deep sleep again, unaware of what was happening in the outside world.

Thank you for the tip from Meow Xiaoyu’s trumpet!

Thank you Eternai, summerstear, and TXWS for your monthly votes! Thank you everyone for your recommendation votes!