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Chapter 26

Ah, no . I said stop it, my friend's here . He’s a cop? Yes, do it next time . No, that doesn't mean I’m going to pick up . Are you crazy? Do you want me to keep talking to someone else on the phone? Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah . I'm hanging up . "

He put down the receiver, and Jude flopped down next to Tim . After a moment of hesitation, Tim hemmed and hawed then opened his mouth .

"Who is it?"

"Oh, you know the guy whom I got the phone call from in front of Jeffrey before . He says he’s being chased for debt, but he keeps asking this poor policeman for help . "

"………… . since when did you know each other?"

Instead of answering, Jude stared at Tim with his green eyes that had no intention of doing anything . At the sight, a fever rose as if the back of his head was burning . Trying to quell the heat, Tim picked up the beer can with little content left . He licked a few drops of beer on the tip of his tongue, and Jude asked in a voice that was not much different from usual .

"What did Jeffrey say? He thinks I keep in touch with Alvin Jones?"

" . . . . . . that . . . . . . "

"So what, he asked you to keep an eye on me? So are you carrying it out now?"

Tim felt a continuous prick tingling in his stomach . This guy's been like that for a long time, he had a good intuition not for nothing . People would guess like ghosts when someone hides something, without really looking at it properly . Their words were likely to be mixed with anger, but Jude's tone was just flat . I can't hide it - Tim intuitively realized that, and shook his head eagerly . There was no way but to be honest .

"Not yet . . . I don't know . "

"Hmm, you're struggling . You’re starting to doubt what I'm worth hiding . "

"I don't really doubt you or . . . !"

Yelling unconsciously, Tim regretted a little . But Jude glanced at Tim, crackling his foot slightly . Stuttering to say something for a while, Tim finally sighed .

" . . . . . . I don't… . . . I don't know . Jeffrey told me this and that about you . I don't know what to say . I knew you were an orphan, and not only that, well, I heard that you had no memory until you were ten years old . . . "

He was curious about the reaction and a little scared, so Tim looked up a little bit and looked at Jude, but he was nodding his head with a calm face . When asked, "What else?" Tim continued, feeling faint bewilderment .

"I've heard that the first time you saw the body at the scene, you hardly flinch, and when you rescued a girl before, she told him about you . Well, and finally, Jeffrey asked me if I've ever been invited to your house . "

At the end of the talk, Tim stared straight at Jude . At the sight of his partner holding a can of beer, he couldn't feel a single drop of oddity . Instead of an exemplary reaction when one’s secret past was suddenly exposed to his partner through the mouth of others--"Who is he? Why is he spreading other people's affairs?" - Jude laughed instead, slapping his shoulders .

"So that’s why all of a sudden you asked something weird? Because you're confused whether you're really close to me or not? No, what did you know from this guy—that you’re doing this?"

"Uh, uh . . . . . maybe so to speak . . . . . . . "

"Oh, he's got a nasty temper, too . So, what was the problem?"

" . . . . . . uh?"



"To be honest, it's a little hard to find something that can make you sulky here, but don't you think the fact that I don't remember before I was 10 years old is not something anyone would want to spread, not me, and what would I say to you? Why should I say first that I don't remember before I was ten? I'm not a psychopath who's dying for pity . "

"Oh, well, but . . . "

"The first field case, the detective I worked with back then, was dull . It was unpleasant enough, though I barely threw up . He didn't know because I didn't frown or anything . Tim, you know when I'm in a bad mood, I make a dry face . Oh, and what about the girl? Speaking of Marilyn, what did the little girl say?"

"Oh, well . You said you seemed missing something . . . "

"Me, of course . Do you know how many days of sleep I lost for that little kid? It was something that I unconsciously expressed in a dazed state when I saved her . Wouldn't it be even more surprising if I was that strong back then? I had scepticism about the job of a detective for the first time . If it's this hard, I think I'd better find another office job . "


Tim looked at the Jude, who was waving his hands from time to time, in a daze . A strange feeling rose from the inside of his abdomen . It feels like he was screaming at a piece of newspaper that is blown by the wind on his way back from watching a horror movie .

In fact, all the things Jude said were understandable . It is quite difficult to discern facial expressions when Jude is displeased . Tim himself only noticed it after the end of that year . The so-called childhood memory and the girl's case were, in common sense, natural . If Tim had such a past for himself, he would never want to spread it . Finally, the testimony of a girl named Marilyn? How exhausting a person's nerves are when handling the hostage cases . In a way, it was inevitable that Jude seemed to lack something in the child's eyes .

In front of Tim's eyes, sitting with a gawky face and gawky posture, Jude chuckled and laughed .

"And, I've been to your house first . I looked inside your house, and I thought I'd never, for the most part, bring up my house . Well, it's bigger than the difference between the hotel room and the inn room . And, well, my house has a lot more problems than yours, so I have to take care of it more . Why would you come to my house when you're so wealthy? To have the rich and poor experience?"

With a giggle, Jude laid himself obliquely on the narrow, old sofa, nudging Tim’s knee with his foot . Tim's face slowly turned red as he struggled to endure the shaking . I can't believe I’m doubting my partner who's been listening to others and leaving his back to you for five years . Moreover, it was shameful that I had said such a thing honestly with my own mouth . Tim wanted to turn his head, and he had to say what he wanted to say . To Jude, who’s still smiling, Tim said, trying not to stutter .



"I, I'm sorry . Well, I, hearing that from Jeffrey one after another, my head, a little confused . . . "

"Ah, I understand, I understand . There's nothing to apologize for . It's good to see how our prim-hearted Tim would react . "

"I'm really sorry . I guess one way or another it’s my fault . I'll buy you a drink later . "

"It's not a reward because you usually buy it . "

Hearing Jude said that brazenly, the nervousness in the corner of Tim’s heart slowly unravelled . It wasn't until the heat of his face had subsided a little that Tim managed to look straight at Jude's face . The blond detective, even in a half-laid position, was skilfully tilting a can of beer . After a moment's hesitation, Tim began to speak in a low voice .

"But . . . "

"En? Anything else you're curious about?"

"That before ten-years-old, what is it that you don't remember . . . . . . can I ask?"

"If I say no, you'll worry about it again in the corner of the room, right?"

Seeing Jude smiling obnoxiously and biting the mouth of a can of beer slightly with his teeth, Tim laughed dejectedly . It felt like he was mistaken for a teenage girl, for having the same sensitivity . Jude, who rolled his eyes around for a moment then hemmed and hawed "Hmm . . . ", soon opened his mouth slowly .

"Well . . . . . . . . . what should I say, I literally don't remember . I was just walking on the road . I know that I'm 10, but I don't remember anything else . Well, I was just standing there, but adults took me to the orphanage on their own . I, I was wearing an incredibly old outfit back then . I didn't remember, so I had a blank face . Well, that's why I was sent to the facility . "



“What happened before that…… you have no idea?”

"Yes, I don't know . I don't remember a thing . I'm not really curious . Forgetting means it isn’t a time full of happiness and laughter . What do I do by remembering?"

It was a fresh answer, but it was not refreshing to hear that . Tim nodded faintly with his mouth shut- He couldn't think of anything to say – and Jude jumped up his body from the slanting posture and punched Tim’s shoulder lightly with his fist . Looking back curiously, there was a smiling face as usual .

"Is that enough? What else should I say? You scared me, because my Tim doesn't usually get upset . "

"Oh, hahaha . . . . . just a little, shocked . Oh, but Jude . Is his letter still coming? Was there any other contact?"

"Uh-huh . He writes letters consistently . He's diligent . But I didn't have enough information to report, and I feel like I'm going to be in some kind of trouble if I do . "

As Jude shook his head, Tim seriously hardened his face and looked back at his laid-back partner .

"You… . . you're not saying you’re in danger, are you? He's threatening, or something…… . "

"Oh, it’s not like that . It's just like saying hello in the morning . I'll tell you if it's dangerous . Do you think I'm so timid that I can't keep quiet after receiving a letter like that?

In response to Jude's nonchalant answer to opening a new can of beer, Tim laughed . What did he hear that he needs to doubt? It's not Jeffrey who's seen him for five years, its Tim himself . Whatever he was in the past, the important thing was what Tim saw him as . Jude has a connection with Alvin Jones? Similar? But isn't it his choice that matters? Now he was a cop in New York, a partner of Tim . It was his way . And that was the most important thing .

Somewhat overwhelmed, Tim flicked Jude's cheek who was gulping a new beer with his hand . Although a little protest broke out -- "Tim, are you crazy?! Why are you hitting my face while drinking . . . Oh, it's all gone!" -- Tim just smiled brightly and picked up another can .





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