Ursula panicked.She boasted that she had seen countless men, and some women, and that all strange and dark and evil ideas were displayed in front of her eyes without reservation, and she would never be afraid or afraid, after all, even death had already been experienced once, so what was there for her to fear?
But the experience is different at this moment.She could see the darkness in those clear and bright eyes, and all the evil and terrifying fantasies seemed to be evolving into reality in the depths of her mind, wet, slimy, and the biting cold spreading all the way down her fingertips.At the same time, she could see the sincerity in those clean and deep eyes, like a bubbling hot spring, attracting her to carefully poke her fingers through, but she couldn't help but relax because of the warmth.Fleeting, but at a glance for ten thousand years.The contradictory touch was so clear and so accurate that Ursula lost her judgment because it was so real that she couldn't feel the presence of psionic energy at all, and she fell into the encirclement so unexpectedly, the vulnerability of revealing herself panicked.Involuntarily, Ursula lowered her gaze to hide her panic.But then, Ursula realized her retreat and cowardice, and she raised her eyes again, bravely meeting Hoden's eyes.This time, however, Ursula saw nothing, only a shallow smile, gentle and friendly, bright eyes flashing with sincerity, and in a trance, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion - was it really just an illusion?
But what's even more absurd and weird is that she doesn't hate it.Fear and panic are also calming down.It's just, what did she want to say just now?"
Get down to business.What is the purpose of your trip?
”Ursula didn't continue to go around in circles and went straight to the point - obviously, the short confrontation just now was all Ursula's little trick, she knew that they were not guests, she also knew that they were security officers, but she still deliberately treated them as ordinary guests, this was a provocation on the table, which was only restrained after Horden's counter-general.However, Ursula is still the same as before, her tone, expressions and movements have not changed much, and her calm appearance should be her character, and it is also the reason why she has never been able to "adapt" to Tabu Girls' High School, just like a hedgehog that refuses to put away its spikes."
Issa Vestrom, Squadron Leader of the Eighth Precinct Homicide Squad, this is my partner Parcia and Holden."
Issa showed her ID and finished her introduction, "We came here specifically for the Cardo Kohlberg business, do you remember the Cardo ...... of Tarbes Girls' High School" "Of course I remember, how could I forget." ”Ursula snuffed Issa's words, pulled a tobacco leaf out of his jacket pocket and began to roll it up slowly, "You can get to the point. ”"We heard about you in swimming lessons."
Issa officially entered the conversation, "And then Cardo almost drowned you, does that make you particularly angry?"
Or even revenge for something outside the rules?
”Ursula carefully rolled up the tobacco leaves, stretched out the tip of her pink tongue, licked it lightly on the cigarette paper, raised her eyes and cast a glance at Hoden, as if defiant, and answered Issa's words without pause, "No, I'm just trying to bring out the best in myself, and all I need is a second chance." ”Only then did Ursula raise her eyes and look at Isa, "After that day, I started practicing breath-holding on my own, and then, I found Cardo again and proved that I could do it - I succeeded, and I asked Cardo to say that he admitted that he had made a mistake, and he did not expect that I was a person of perseverance, and that I had won my own prize. ”Between the words, you can feel Ursula's contemplation, as if she is caught in a memory, and it is difficult to hide her happiness and joy.Issa didn't say much, but savored it and asked, "What's the reward?"
”Ursula's thoughts pulled back from the memory, her eyelids lowered to hide her emotion, and she whispered, "His respect."
I earned his respect and he was proud of me, Cardo said. ”For teenagers, the teacher is an authority figure, and the praise and affirmation from the teacher is undoubtedly their best reward.Issa could feel Ursula's emotions, but she also sensed the anomaly, "You mean, Cardo is proud of you?"
So what does this change?
”According to the development of the normal story, the student has been affirmed by the teacher, and will inevitably work harder to win more praise from the teacher, and it is precisely because of this that the student will gradually return to the right track, become the teacher's expectation, and even work hard with the teacher as a template.But this is not the case with Ursula.Ursula is still in trouble, still clashing with other classmates, and just two years after graduating, he came to work at the Tru Hotel.This kind of story development is not quite right, right?
Or did Ursula deliberately get into trouble in order to win Cardo's attention?"
No, nothing has changed, and Cardo can't save my life."
The corners of Ursula's mouth curled slightly, "My parents sent me a letter with no reply address, telling me that they had left Iwabuchi to live in other cities, and that I was not in their plans. ”There was a lingering bitterness hidden in the understatement, but instead of complaining, Ursula smiled and said, "I've always been a problem, and it's actually good that they were finally able to get rid of me." ”Cigarettes are finally over.Then Ursula began to search left and right, as if looking for something, Pacia and Issa did not know why, but they saw Hordon lean forward on his own initiative, snapping his fingers in his right hand, and a cluster of flames jumped on his fingertips, which made the smile in Ursula's eyes ripple gently."
I'm a mule."
Ursula explained, but instead of looking at Issa and Parcia, she looked directly into Howlen's eyes, leaned forward slightly, put the cigarette in her mouth, lit the cigarette butt, and the light smoke swayed between the two faces.In the blurred smoke, you can see Ursula's sparkling eyes with a shallow smile, as if searching for the emotion in Holden's eyes, and then the smile just fell on the corners of his mouth, pulling out a light arc, and he could vaguely feel the smell of smoke mixed with the smell of cheap perfume lingering under his nose, and the temperature of the air slowly rose.Ursula didn't retreat, Hordon didn't move, time and space seemed to coalesce."
You're still an alcoholic, aren't you?"
Howlen's voice was faintly magnetic, piercing through the fog and ringing the strings in Ursula's ear.Ursula's smile froze at the corners of her mouth, and a trace of panicked pain flashed in her eyes, but it was fleeting, and then she lowered her eyelids.()