"That's the rough picture."

At the New Darwin Police Station, Clarice finally breathes a sigh of relief after telling a female police officer what happened.

The policewoman looked at Clarice with suspicion: "If I heard you correctly, you mean that a starship captain was chased and ran to your room to ask for help, and you had just taken a shower?" ”

"Yes, but that's not the point, I'm not suing for sexual harassment."

"Then you see a man in black downstairs in you, and you think he's following the captain." The policewoman continued to ask casually.

"It's not that I think they caught up later."

"A couple of more men in black, to be exact, and you and the captain ran away before we could make contact with them. That means that none of those people really came into contact with you all along, right? The female officer asked.

Clarice opened her mouth and finally replied, "Yes." ”

Then she exclaimed, "But they did come for us, my friend was injured at the time, he couldn't contact many people, they are arresting him!" For God's sake, all of this is true. ”

The policewoman shrugged: "I don't suspect you of lying, but it's clear that even if you tell the truth, there's no evidence that those people are attacking you." Maybe it's all just your imagination? ”

Clarice said angrily, "You can negate what I've been through with a single conjecture!" Or maybe you have to see my body lying on the side of the road and pat your head and shout, oh my God, I've seen this victim, and everything she said yesterday is true? ”

The policewoman said casually: "If that happens, your body will definitely be secretly disposed of, and it will never fall on the side of the road." ”

Clarice's face changed.

The policewoman smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm just talking about it casually." Well, I'll contact the San Juan Hill Sanatorium first and ask them about the situation. ”

As she spoke, she picked up the phone on the desk and dialed it.

Clarisse's expression was visibly relieved.

As she fled, she heard the sound of the man in black banging on the door. I believe that the call of the police will soon be able to find out that what I said is the truth.

Clariss, feeling much more relaxed, leaned back in her chair, as if she was thinking about something.

Maybe it was because he remembered the fun when he got along with Renault, or maybe he felt the excitement behind this thrill, or maybe he felt that one day he was old, and recalling this incident might be the talk of a lifetime, Clarisse actually had a smile on her face.

She didn't notice that the policewoman on the phone was looking at her, and there was a hint of surprise on her face.

After a moment, she put down the phone and said, "Your name is Clarice Uston?" ”

"Yes."

The policewoman shook her head: "The people at the San Juan Hill Sanatorium replied to me that they don't have a person named Clarice Auston there. ”

Clarice stood up suddenly: "It can't be, they're lying, I was living there just an hour ago." ”

"It was the director of the nursing home who answered me." The policewoman replied.

Clarice's heart froze.

"No, no, it can't ......," she said, holding the policewoman's hand, "I really was there." ”

"Hey, hey, don't rush." The policewoman pulled her hand out of Clarice's hand, and sent Clarice to Yan Yuese and said, "Maybe there's something wrong here." We can take our time, start with a cup of coffee and calm down, and then we'll talk about what is going on. ”

She stood up, walked to the coffee machine next to her, poured a cup of coffee, tore it apart from a paper bag, poured some white powder into the cup, and brought it to Clariss: "Drink." ”

Taking the coffee, Clarice held it in her hand but did not move, just looked at the police suspiciously.

The policewoman smiled and said, "I put some phenol, which can help you calm your spirits and be good for you." ”

Clarice nodded, took a few sips, and said, "Where do you want me to start?" ”

"How about you start with how you met Jonny Renault?"

Clarice nodded, she was about to speak, suddenly remembered something, and looked at the policewoman suspiciously: "I said his name was Renault, but I didn't say his name was Jonny Renault." ”

The policewoman was still smiling at her.

Clarice felt a chill permeate her body.

She tried to get up and run away, but found herself weak and the sky was dark in front of her.

The face of the female policeman shook in front of her eyes, suddenly magnified, and then quieter, and the voice became distant, as if coming from the sky, and then elusive.

Everything became so unreal and unpredictable that Clarice tried to reach out and grab something, but in the end she didn't catch anything, and slowly lay down......

―――――――――――――――――

When she woke up again, Clarice found herself in a pitch-black space with no fingers in sight, surrounded by black holes and unable to see anything.

Clarice screamed in horror, "Hey, anyone?" Help me! ”

No one responded.

No matter how Clarisse shouted, the only thing that answered her was the empty echo.

Clarice couldn't hold back the deep fear anymore and burst into tears.

So Clarice's cries were everywhere in all directions.

Suddenly, Clarice heard a thud.

A light lit up before Clarice's eyes.

The light was so bright that Clarisse's eyes couldn't be opened, and it took a moment to get used to it, and Clarice removed her hand and saw that she was in an empty room, and the light was coming from the wall, and she could see nothing but herself, nor could she see the presence of the door, as if a huge eggshell had sealed itself inside.

A solemn voice sounded in the room: "Your name." ”

"What?" Clarice asked, stunned.

"Say your name!"

"Clarice Alston."

"Your relationship with Renault."

"I have nothing to do with him." Clarice shouted, "Please, let me go." ”

"Where did he go?"

"I don't know......," Clarice cried again, "I've already told the police everything I know." Why don't you believe me? ”

"Did he tell you where he was going?"

Clarice shook her head.

Little did she know that at this moment, in another room, several people were staring at the screen.

The leader was a middle-aged man with two mustaches, followed by two trench coat men and four men in black.

In front of the screen, there were several men in black who were doing something, one talking into a microphone and the other looking at a curve chart.

When Clarice shook her head, there was a slight change on the chart.

The man in black who was monitoring the chart immediately said, "There are fluctuations, she is lying." ”

The man in black who was in the microphone immediately shouted, "You're lying! Say, where did he go! ”

A loud voice roared above the room, causing Clarice to sit on the floor and shiver.

"Answer the question!"

As if a god-like question hit Clarice's mind, Clarice couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "I say, Voyage Hotel." He might go there, but I'm not sure. ”

Looking at the chart, the man in black said: "I didn't lie this time. ”

The middle-aged man with a small beard grabbed the microphone: "What else do you know?" ”

"It's gone, it's really gone." Clarice shook her head.

The mustachioed man asked, "How did you open that door?" ”

"What?" Clarice was puzzled.

"The door! The door of the sanatorium. ”

Clarice shook her head, "I don't know...... I really didn't know, I was just following him, and then he left me at the police station. ”

No matter what the mustache asked, Clarice couldn't give anything more, and she really didn't know more.

The mustache put down the microphone and said, "Send a tactical team to the Voyage Hotel to capture him back." ”

Several men in black nodded together.

The mustache turned to look at the trench coat man behind him and said, "Let's go too." ”

"So what should she do? Sir. Someone asked, pointing at Clarice.

"Take her with you, you can be bait."