Still dressed in casual clothes, he got into the house wearing slippers.
But compared to when she went downstairs before, she was still holding this dinner plate in her hand, with a cup of hot tea and two kinds of bread on it.
Putting the tray on Ronald's table, Patricia picked up a piece of bread and handed a piece to Ronald:
"Ronald, I heard from the Bureau of Investigation that you went outside the city, right?"
"Why, the situation in the Burrenwich Bureau is now so bad that temporary employees have to go out of town to work?"
"Actually, it's okay. Originally, I was just going to deal with the aftermath."
Ronald took the bread handed over by Patricia, took a bite to confirm that it was made by the landlady, and then continued the conversation:
"Patricia, you are a member of the Niklaus family. I must be right about this, right?"
"certainly."
Patricia nodded, her eyes becoming curious.
"Ronald, why are you asking this suddenly?"
"..."
Feeling the rich texture of the bread when chewing it, Ronald organized his thoughts before speaking:
"That's right, I took that Dongfeng train a month ago, and happened to witness what happened on the train."
"I have also met the guy named Lamer directly."
"Um?"
Patricia's expression, which was a little loose just now, immediately became condensed.
Immediately, she looked at Ronald and her eyes became serious.
She knew very well that the man in front of her would not bring up such a serious topic when chatting with nothing else. To bring the conversation into this aspect, he must have something important to tell her.
Facing Patricia, who looked serious, Ronald also said seriously:
"Today I completed a mission outside the city. On my way back to the city, I met the man named Lamer again."
"..."
Patricia raised her eyebrows, her mood fluctuated but she didn't lose her temper too much.
After thinking for a moment, she first looked up and down Ronald's body, and then asked:
"From the look of you, there shouldn't be a fight, right?"
"Yes." Ronald nodded and admitted, and then continued to explain, "Because we were on the way back to Burrenwich, there were ordinary passers-by on both sides, and it was not convenient for us to do it directly, so we just had a face-to-face meeting.
"
"..."
Patricia kneaded the deformed bread into a ball and bit into it like beef strips.
After picking up the hot tea on the tray and drinking it, she crossed her arms and leaned her lower back on Ronald's table.
"Ronald..."
"Do you mind if the two of us go out together?
Ronald asked: "Tonight?"
"That's right." Patricia nodded simply, "The best time is now."
"There is nothing to hide. The main purpose of my coming to Burrenwich is to investigate the man who killed my uncle. If you can provide some help, I would be very grateful."
"Of course it's no problem." Ronald swallowed the remaining bread in the same two or three mouthfuls and said, "Then we might as well set off now."
"But let me tell you in advance, the time that that guy appeared was actually quite short. I don't think he left any traces."
"It doesn't matter, I just went to take a look."
After hearing Ronald's reminder, Patricia picked up the tray and continued:
"To be honest, after entering Burrenwich, I negotiated with people from the military and the Bureau of Investigation. The useful information provided by both sides was very limited, which was almost completely unhelpful to my work."
"I'm very happy to get new news from you."
"Then shall we leave now?"
Taking a bite of the remaining bread in his hand, Ronald's eyes traced over the dress of the girl in front of him.
——The meaning in Ronald's eyes is very obvious.
——You haven’t changed your clothes yet!
Patricia also understood immediately:
"Wait for me to go up and change clothes. I'll be down soon."
After taking the tray and leaving Ronald's room, the girl didn't forget to close the door.
Listening to the distant sound of slippers on the stairs, Ronald turned his head and looked at his wardrobe.
It's better to change into normal clothes...
With this thought in mind, Ronald began to fiddle with his wardrobe.
Even though he had only been in Burrenwich for a little over a month, all kinds of preparations had been made in advance.
————
In less than ten minutes, the two met again at the door of the second floor where Ronald was.
When we passed the first floor together, the landlady naturally cast her gaze over:
"Mr. Ronald? Miss Patricia?"
"You are..."
Without waiting for Ronald to respond, Patricia stepped forward and answered proactively:
"Let's go out for a walk together. It's rare to make new friends in a place like this."
"That's right. It's not bad for young people to make friends."
“It’s really good.”
The landlady didn't suspect anything.
Casting a pleased look at the two of them, she continued to focus on the work at hand.
Farewell to the landlady, Ronald and Patricia immediately headed out of the city.
Because the girl generously rented the carriage.
So by the time they arrived at their location, it didn't take too long.
But even so, at this time, there are almost no pedestrians on the roads outside the city.
Jumping off the carriage, Ronald pointed to the woods he passed by in the afternoon:
"As for Lamo, he appeared at that location before."
Patricia nodded, then jumped out of the carriage and went to check.
The surrounding trees, the marks on the ground, the remnants of magic...
After almost a quarter of an hour of comprehensive inspection, the girl still found nothing.
There are no traces left here in the ordinary woods.
"well--"
Shaking her head regretfully, Patricia sighed:
"Just like what you said, this guy really doesn't have any clues left."
"..."
"That's not necessarily true."
Seeing Patricia's troubled expression, Ronald thought for a moment, and then mentioned something he had not told the Bureau of Investigation:
"Patricia, you also know that my ability is related to human emotions."
"But when Ramo appeared before, I didn't feel any human emotions from him. Maybe this can provide some help for your work?"
"Without any human emotion..."
Hearing Ronald's words, Patricia tilted her head slightly, frowned slightly and said:
"Ronald, are you sure your ability will not go wrong?"
"There is no way or guarantee for this."
Ronald shrugged and then continued:
"But at least since I got this ability, it hasn't gone wrong."
"The only thing that slipped through the net was this Lamer."