13 Mink Street

It smells so bad, it smells like disinfectant water;

It hurts, every breath hurts;

who I am?

I'm Zhou Xun...

No,

I'm Karen.

Karen slowly opened his eyes, the sun was too dazzling, he had to close them again;

After a long time, Karen, who gradually got used to the light, tried to open his eyes again.

He saw the white sheets, the white quilt, the blue and white hospital gown he was wearing, and his cousin Mina who was sitting on the edge of the bed under him and doing homework.

Mina seemed to have noticed something, and turned her head to look at Karen. When she saw Karen's eyes opened, Mina immediately covered her mouth with tears streaming from her eyes.

immediately,

Mina kicked her younger brother Lent who was also doing homework at her lower hand, and Lent rolled over and fell.

"Brother is awake, brother is awake, Lent, go and call the doctor, call the doctor!"

"well!"

Lunt got up from the ground, ran out of the ward without thinking about picking up his homework.

"Brother, are you okay now?" Mina asked with concern.

"Water...water..."

Karen felt that her lips were very dry, the kind of dryness that seemed to peel the skin off her lips when touched.

"Okay, brother."

Mina quickly brought a water glass, put a straw in it, and brought it to Karen's mouth.

Karen bit the straw and started drinking.

After drinking,

Karen opened her mouth.

Mina picked up the wet towel again and helped Karen wipe her face.

At this time, Lunt came with the doctor.

The doctor first checked Karen's physical condition, then opened the bandage on the chest wound, checked the wound, nodded with a smile and said:

"Young man, it's all right. Although the wound is deep, it didn't hurt the spleen. You are lucky, really."

Karen nodded slightly.

The doctor gave instructions to the nurse. It should be about changing the dressing. After giving the instructions, the doctor said to Karen:

"Pay attention to rest more, since you have woken up, you can be discharged from the hospital after two more days of observation."

"Thank you doctor." Mina Dai Karen thanked.

"polite."

The doctor and nurse left.

Karen tried to sit up with her hands up,

Seeing this, Mina and Lent helped Karen get up, and then folded two pillows behind his back, so that Karen could finally lean on.

"Mina, how long have I been asleep?"

"Two days, the doctor said brother, you have lost too much blood."

"oh."

Karen slightly twisted his neck a few times, as long as he didn't touch the wound on his chest, the rest of the activities would be fine.

"Mr. Police, this is a ward, no smoking."

"I don't smoke, I smoke a pipe."

"No pipe smoking either..."

"I didn't light it, you get out of the way."

Sergeant Duke walked in, and immediately laughed "haha" after entering:

"As soon as I entered the hospital, the doctor said you were awake."

"Sheriff..."

Sheriff Duke pulled up a chair and sat down beside Karen's bed:

"You're right. You're right. The murderer is really stupid. If it didn't take us too long to investigate the identity of the first deceased, the murderer would have been discovered a long time ago."

Karen looked at Sheriff Duke and said:

"Mrs. Hughes..."

"I'm sorry, when I brought the police officers to the office of the Hughes Crematorium, I saw you tied up on a chair, with your chest inserted..." Sergeant Duke gestured with both hands, "The only thing I'm glad is Yes, you were still alive at that time, we sent you to the hospital in time for emergency treatment."

Having said that, Sheriff Duke sighed:

"Unfortunately, Mrs. Hughes should have been alarmed by our arrival. She escaped and we failed to catch her."

"Oh..." Karen also sighed.

"I've heard your aunt describe what happened that night. She is really a lunatic, and she really picks people around her!"

Karen nodded.

"Well, do you know where she fled?"

Karen shook his head upon hearing this.

"Crazy, crazy." Sheriff Duke shouted the word again, "It's really irrational for her to kill people."

Maybe it is because I have seen and deeply understood the "stupidity" of Mrs. Hughes as a murderer,

Therefore, Sheriff Duke does not plan to continue chatting with Karen about the case.

After you get the answer, you will find that overly careful analysis and investigation of such a murderer is like repeatedly eyeing the blind.

"I heard from the doctor about your condition. Your problem is not serious, and you should be fine with self-cultivation."

As he spoke, Sergeant Duke stretched out his hand and patted Karen's face,

"Most importantly, the face is okay, thank goodness."

Karen tilted her head to show her silence for Sheriff Duke.

"Hahahaha." Sergeant Duke stood up, "The arrest warrant has been issued, thanks to the fact that this case was not exposed by reporters, so the pressure on our police station is not too great.

However, I hope that you can take good care of your body. I am deeply impressed by your set of analysis methods. We can communicate more in the future. "

"Okay, Sheriff."

"Then I'll go first."

Sheriff Duke is impatient and doesn't help to peel an apple;

Sheriff Duke just walked out, though:

"Hey, why are you here?"

"Let's ask about the situation." A man's voice.

"What is there to ask?"

"We don't want to come either, but it's our duty." It was a woman's voice.

soon,

A man with a hook nose in a gray woolen coat came in, and behind him was a woman in a long gray skirt.

These two people, Karen has a very deep impression;

When I came out of the Crown Ballroom to take a taxi that day, I happened to see them getting out of the car, and the woman in the gray skirt even said about the "strange demon".

The hook-nosed man took out his ID card and waved it in front of Karen.

Before Karen could read the contents of the certificate clearly, he put away and sat down.

Sheriff Duke stood at the door, watching the situation inside.

"Mr. Cullen, first of all, congratulations on waking up, and wish you a speedy recovery."

"Thanks."

Karen found that the hook-nosed man had been looking at himself, his fingers, throat, and eyes since he set his eyes on him. He was paying attention to his subtle body movements.

Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that he was also an expert in this area.

Coupled with the feeling of being "scrutinized" when facing Alfred that night, the aquiline nose in front of him is simply not on the stage.

"Mr. Karen, I want to ask you first, have you noticed any strangeness in Mrs. Hughes during her contact?"

Karen had an absurd look on his face,

Asked rhetorically:

"She made me like this, isn't it strange?"

"No, that's not what I mean. What I mean is, beyond the scope of her being a murderer, have you ever noticed anything strange about her?"

"have."

Hearing this answer, the hooked nose's eyes were fixed, and the woman behind him also took out a notebook and started to record.

Karen replied seriously:

"As a murderer, she is really stupid."

"Puchi!"

Standing at the door, Sergeant Duke laughed out loud.

The hooked nose opened its mouth slightly, as if it was organizing language, and after a while, asked again:

"I mean, has she ever acted abnormally, for example, when she was attacking you, did her appearance or her tone make you feel like she was someone else?"

The change when Mrs. Hughes was about to kill him and the black spot immediately appeared in Karen's mind.

but,

Karen still shook his head and said:

"gentlemen……"

"You can call me Roddy."

"Okay, Mr. Roddy, I really don't know what you are going to ask me, your question makes me feel very at a loss.

All I can tell you is that I sent my aunt home that night, and on the way home, Mrs. Hughes offered to help me bid farewell to my virginity;

Unable to resist the temptation, I agreed.

Then we went to the crematorium. "

"Why not go back to her home?" Roddy asked.

Karen replied: "She said there..."

The reason why Karen put the final scene in the cremation house is also to highlight Mrs. Hughes' "personal design".

Lent blushed when he heard it beside him;

Mina lowered her head shyly.

The hooked nose glanced at his female assistant;

The female assistant nodded and motioned for herself to record it.

"Then, she said she taught me and asked me to sit on the chair first, and I sat on the chair."

"You just let her?" Rody asked suspiciously.

"She said I let her..., she will..."

Roddy was momentarily at a loss for words.

Karen continued: "Mr. Roddy, I know this sounds ridiculous. I am usually a steady person, but at that time, I found that my brain was no longer functioning normally, and I was just doing things instinctively. She I will do whatever I say, I just hope that the next step will come sooner.”

Sergeant Duke, who was standing at the door, nodded and agreed, "Men, I understand."

The woman in the gray skirt lowered her head and asked in Roddy's ear:

"Is that true, Captain?"

Roddy didn't answer,

Instead, ask again:

"The next thing she did to you?"

"No, she said she was going to create a masterpiece of art, and the model she chose was my aunt, but in the end it was me who sent her back, so I became a substitute for my aunt.

Then, she told me a lot about composition, and asked for my opinion again and again. "

"What about the end?"

"She stabbed the dagger into my chest, and I saw that I was bleeding... She continued to talk about her composition, and then I fell into a coma, and when I woke up, I was already in this ward. "

Roddy nodded and stood up.

It seems that the questioning should be over.

Karen is not willing to let Mrs. Hughes' matter get closer to the "strange demon", because it will bring trouble to him and even the Inmeles family. It is best to let it end with a serial murder case.

Oh no, it's not over, the police are supposed to continue to catch "Mrs. Hughes", but unless they can open Ms. Molly's stomach.

not right

Ms. Molly doesn't seem to have a stomach.

Rody turned around, intending to walk out, but suddenly stopped, looked back at Karen who was lying on the hospital bed, and asked with a smile:

"Mr. Karen, you are so young, I'm curious, how did you do the psychological analysis for the police?"

"I learned it."

"Who did you learn from?"

"A friend of mine, I have always been interested in psychology, because I have a slight autism since I was a child, so I tried to get out of the shadow of autism through books about psychology, coupled with the guidance of my friends..."

"I ask you, which friend?"

"me."

At the door, Piaget's figure appeared. He was dressed in casual clothes, but he abruptly showed the sophistication of "nobility".

"Are you?" Roddy looked at Piaget.

"I'm friends with Karen, he's a very gifted lad and that's my calling card in terms of psychology."

Rody took the business card, and when he saw the surname, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Your father is..."

"Compa Adams."

Minister of Energy and Development of Reilland.

"Is your inquiry over? My friend just woke up. I think he needs more rest instead of being disturbed."

"Good morning."

Roddy walked out of the ward, followed by the female assistant in the gray skirt.

Sheriff Duke waved to Karen and left.

Piaget walked up to Karen, smiled and said:

"My friend, I knew something was wrong with you yesterday, but you didn't wake up yesterday. I pray to God that you wake up as soon as possible. It seems that God heard my prayer."

"Thank you, Piaget."

"By the way, there is this."

Piaget handed Mina a thermos bucket he had brought:

"Please find a bowl and a spoon, and feed your brother later."

"Okay, sir."

Piaget turned his head back, continued to look at Karen, lowered his voice, and said:

"It's tonic chicken soup."

Using plants as medicine has been done in many ancient civilizations, and many traditions have been handed down from this.

When Mina opened the thermos, Karen smelled the deliciousness of chicken soup mixed with herbs;

He couldn't appreciate the thick soup that Aunt Mary and Aunt Winnie made at home, but the one Piaget brought was infinitely close to the feeling of chicken stewed with mushrooms.

"What did you do?" Karen asked curiously.

Piaget smiled and shook his head, saying:

"I let Linda 'wake up', and she controlled my body to do it. How could I cook."

"Hehe." Karen smiled.

Perhaps, this kind of scary topic can only be done as a commonplace between the two of them.

"By the way, I heard from your family that you dropped out of high school?"

"Yes, because of psychological problems, autism."

The almighty autism.

"It's a pity. After you recover, do you want to go back to school? I mean, university, as long as you can pass the entrance examination, my letter of introduction will be useful."

The role of the letter of introduction must be very powerful. Karen had previously noticed the change in the expression of the hooked nose when he asked about Piaget's father. His background is not just that simple as a university psychology professor.

"I need to discuss it with my family, you know, I also need to make money for the family."

Piaget asked suspiciously: "Do you still need to earn money?"

"..." Karen.

Karen didn't know how to answer this question for a moment. Although the Inmeles family was not short of money, compared with the family in front of them, they were indeed poor.

"Sorry." Piaget realized that he had made a slip of the tongue. "You can discuss it with your family. If you have any questions about money, you can come to me at any time."

"Thanks."

No matter what era, no matter what year, anyone who can take the initiative to ask you to borrow money from him is a true friend.

"You have a good rest, I'm going back."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

Piaget left.

Mina started to feed Karen chicken soup, and Karen drank a lot. The taste of this chicken soup was really good.

Karen asked Mina and Lent to share the remaining soup and chicken.

Subsequently,

Karen fell asleep.

When he woke up, he found that someone was groping on his body.

open your eyes

I found my aunt standing by my hospital bed, my quilt had been lifted, and even my pants had been taken off.

Maybe it was because of the injury, so I slept very deeply in the previous sleep.

Aunt Mary's eyes were red, and when Karen woke up, she explained:

"Don't move. I'll wipe your body for you. It's not convenient to take a shower now. You will feel comfortable after you wipe your body. You always like to be clean."

"Thank you, Auntie."

"You're welcome, Karen, you suffered for me. If I hadn't forced you to eat barbecue that afternoon, you wouldn't have..."

At this point, Aunt Mary cried again.

"It's fine now, Auntie, if you're fine, it's fine. In fact, I'm fine."

"Stop talking, Karen, lie down, Auntie is sorry."

"It's really nothing, Auntie."

"Lie down."

After that, Karen lay obediently and let Aunt Mary wipe her body.

Because this is the care from the elders, Karen's heart is as calm as still water, and there is no embarrassing scene.

Besides, Aunt Mary wiped very skillfully;

No need to think about where this proficiency comes from.

In the afternoon, Aunt Mary stayed on the bed and fed Karen some fruit.

Finally, under Karen's strong suggestion, she was asked to take Mina and Lent home. Mina and Lent had to go to school tomorrow, and the family's business could not be separated from their aunt.

Moreover, this is a VIP ward, and there is a bell on the bedside. Apart from your illness, you can also call a nurse to serve your food and drink. You don’t even need to hire a nurse. Of course, the cost is actually much more expensive than hiring a nurse.

at night,

Karen asked the nurse for today's newspaper to pass the time.

The caring lady nurse also gave an extra novel she read;

The newspaper was put down quickly, and Karen began to read the novel;

Well, it's a Mary Sue novel;

What's even more amazing is that Karen actually watched it with gusto.

late at night,

The door of the ward was pushed open.

A black cat rushed in and jumped onto the hospital bed.

Immediately afterwards,

Diss' figure appeared.

Karen licked her lips and tried to sit up straighter.

Diss walked to Karen's hospital bed,

asked:

"Does it still hurt?"

"It's okay, the doctor said, no vitals were hurt." Karen replied with a smile.

Perhaps, he should be afraid of Diss, because that night, unexpectedly, Diss stabbed a dagger into his chest like this;

However, he has no reason to be afraid of Diss, because he is still alive.

"what do you want to eat?"

"I heard that cat meat stew is very good for wound recovery."

"..." Pu'er.

Diss smiled and walked to the window of the ward.

Pu'er stared at Karen, and Karen also stared back.

"Karen."

"Yes, Grandpa." Karen immediately turned to look at Diss by the window.

"Do you have a lot of doubts?"

"Yes."

"Want to ask?"

"I've never been sure if I should ask."

Before, he had always been afraid that if he pierced the window paper, he would die, which would force Diss to kill himself.

But that night, when I stood beside the bed with Alfred and Ms. Molly and looked at Dees downstairs, the window paper had already been torn to pieces.

Now, he was relieved a lot, because Diss had already stabbed him once.

"The next time I know there's danger around me, if I'm not home, I'd better take Pall out."

"Okay, Grandpa, I see."

"This time, if you didn't happen to meet the two of No. 128, you would have died."

"Yes, Grandpa."

Diss facing the window,

There was a sigh:

"The mistakes I started should end with me."

talking,

Diss turned around.

Looking at Karen on the hospital bed:

"Others are not qualified to intervene."