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"I and Corey will seriously investigate this case, don't worry," Mo De said, comforting the restaurant's Boss.

Back in the car, Mo De put the hot dog on the seat next to him, placing it with the sandwich.

The car wasn't started; Mo De closed his eyes in his seat, organizing the information in his mind.

Before seeing the next person, he needed to quickly integrate all available information, as it concerned his life!

In the World of strange talk rules, every event has a cause and effect.

And for him, the main thread seemed to be this dismemberment case.

But why would the danger come from his wife and Child?

Are they related to the dismemberment case? Or did he overlook some information?

Maybe it wasn't that he overlooked information, but rather that the known information was too scarce!

It's a pity he couldn't stay at home for long.

Otherwise, besides his room at home, other places, such as drawers and wardrobes, would definitely have more sources of information!

Let's go to the Police station first; that's where he normally works, and he should be able to get more information there.

With this thought, Mo De grabbed the steering wheel with both hands.

However, at that moment, he suddenly saw a Child sitting motionlessly in the rearview mirror!

The Child's skin was deathly pale, as if it had been soaked in water for many days.

It had no eyebrows or hair, its two eyeballs were pressed tightly against its eyelids, with only the whites of its eyes visible below.

At this moment, it was staring intently at his back, as if ready to attack him at any moment!

The first time Mo De saw this suddenly appearing thing, his heart also shrank abruptly.

However, recalling the strange talk rules he had reviewed today, he took a deep breath and quickly adjusted his mindset.

[2. You are safe most of the time during the day, but while walking, no matter what happens, do not look back frequently, and remember to go home on time after work.]

Thinking of this rule, Mo De didn't look back.

Instead, acting as if nothing was wrong, he started the car and drove towards the Police station.

In a World like this, even having a Ghost suddenly appear in your face when you turn around is a normal occurrence.

And often, that kind of Ghost that appears in your face hopes you will show fear, thereby violating their rules in a panicked state!

In that situation, he would truly be finished.

From another perspective, as long as he was under the protection of the rules and hadn't violated anything, there would be no danger!

Just like that.

As the thick Wu in the Town gradually dispersed with the passage of time, Mo De drove the car and stopped at the entrance of the Police station.

The Police station was quite recognizable.

Located on the East side of the Town, it was a detached two-story building.

A few dozen meters away was the busiest commercial street in the Town.

Calling it a commercial street, in reality, with such a small population in a Town, this commercial street only sold some simple daily necessities.

However, after looking around, in Mo De's current view, this commercial street was also the liveliest place in the Town.

Arriving at the entrance of the Police station, the door hadn't even been opened yet.

It seemed that Corey hadn't woken up yet.

Feeling around his body, Mo De found a key.

Since he got up so early for work every day, it wasn't strange for the key to be on him and for him to open the door.

Thinking like this.

Mo De inserted the key into the keyhole.

After turning it, he found... it wouldn't open!

The key on him wasn't for opening the Police station's main door!

His gaze fell on the key in his hand, and a new question arose in Mo De's heart.

"Captain, why are you here so early?" From a house not far from the Police station, a young A Man with Western features walked out while brushing his teeth.

Hearing the voice he had heard on the walkie-talkie before, Mo De understood the other person's identity.

Corey.

In other words, the other Police officer in the Town besides him.

Unexpectedly, his home was next to the Police station.

"Is it early?" Mo De didn't say these three words aloud.

When Corey spoke to him on the walkie-talkie before, it was 6:30, which meant he started work at 6:30. According to normal standards, arriving at the Police station at 7:00 now should be considered very ordinary, even a bit slow.

Why would he say it's early?

"Your hot dog," Mo De handed the hot dog he bought at the morning restaurant to Corey.

The hot dogs here were not the grilled skewer hot dogs from his Original World City.

They were a type of staple food in the Western region.

It consisted of a large hot dog sandwiched between two pieces of bread, filled with butter, cheese, vegetables, and other things.

One portion was quite substantial.

Reaching out to take the hot dog, Corey was clearly a bit greedy, and his brushing speed increased significantly.

"Here, the key," the young man took out the door key from his body and handed it to Mo De.

The key was on the other person.

Seeing this, Mo De felt only surprise.

He had just thought that he must have left the door key somewhere at home.

After all, since he left home so early for work, he would definitely be the first to arrive at the Police station and open the door.

Therefore, it was logical for the key to be on him.

Looking at Corey's situation, it was already past seven o'clock, and he had just woken up.

Adding in washing, dressing, and tidying himself up, he would at least arrive at 7:30 or even later to open the door.

Did he have to wait for him to wake up and open the door every day, or go to the other person's house to get the key?

Opening the Police station door, Mo De glanced at Corey, who was brushing his teeth and returning home, and then walked inside the Police station.

The layout inside the Police station was very simple.

Besides the large hall in front, there was an office workspace next to it.

There were only two simple workstations inside, which were presumably the spots for the two Police officers.

Looking at the thick stack of documents and files piled on them, Mo De didn't hesitate, quickly sat down at his spot, and began to review the documents.

As the Sheriff, the amount of information he could access was bound to be considerable.

If he was lucky enough, he might even be able to sort everything out and break the situation to survive!

There was a lot of information on the desk, very disorganized. Mo De wasn't impatient at all, taking each one to read.

[Theft Case]

[Grandma Sophia's hen disappeared, suspected to have been dragged away by a predatory wild animal...]

[Dispute Case]

[Bosen and Old Tang Na are arguing endlessly over a dog, both claiming the dog is theirs.]

[Dismemberment Case Mystery]

[The upper half of the body has not been found to this day, most likely deeper in the Redwood Forest, and a police dog is needed to help search.]

...

Cases of all sizes.

Many of them had no information at all, purely wasting his time.

Like family disputes.

In the Cleveland family, after the Father died, the remaining Sister and brother argued endlessly over the ownership of the only house in the family.

There were also missing person cases.

Shoemaker Qiao Xiuer lost a valuable leather shoe.

Cases like this were often accompanied by a large pile of case descriptions.

They were all waste paper that wasted time.

After reading for a while, Mo De turned to rummage through the drawers of the office desk.

Attempting to find something useful.

And as soon as the drawer was opened, a photo appeared before the A Man's eyes.

This was... a photo of a family of three. The Child was smiling very happily, and the two adults were smiling warmly.

It was a group photo of himself, his wife, and his Hong Lei's daughter in front of the courtyard gate!

The photo had clearly yellowed. He turned it over to look at the back.

A date was displayed.

July 23, '83.

"'83?" Looking at this crucial time information, Mo De turned to look at the calendar on the wall next to him.

August 17, '92.

In other words, this photo was taken nine years ago?

Nine years ago, the Child in the photo was that size.

Then the Child at home...

Their appearance and height were exactly the same as in the photo, the only fatal problem was the time!

It had been nine years. If his Hong Lei's daughter was a normal person, she would at least be in her adolescence or even an adult by now!

"So, Hong Lei's daughter isn't my relative, but my Lin Yue's wife is?"