Chapter 27
The hinges of the rusty door made an irritating sound . Being used to it, Jude kicked the door half-heartedly and closed it . A pale fluorescent light, like a dead fish eye, lit the room slightly . An envelope containing some food recipe was thrown carelessly over the sofa, and the blond detective settled on the sofa .
After watching a baseball game with Jude yesterday, Tim, who slept comfortably in the squalid house, did not say he would come to Jude's house today seeing that things had been resolved . Jude was told to eat properly, and was given a paper with a simple recipe when it was printed . And seeing Jeffrey come back and say, "Did you have something to say?" Tim seemed to have somehow found his backbone inside him .
Recalling what he said to Tim last night, Jude looked down for a moment . Memories before ten years old . First scene . A girl caught by a robber . Alvin Jones . It was Alvin Jones after all . There was no reason to be interested in Jude's life if it wasn’t him .
Annoying . For once, the tongue-tied Jude stretched out over the sofa . Even though it was changed not long ago, the still precarious fluorescent light pierced the closed eyelids and stimulated his nerves .
" . . . . . . . you've been talking nonsense… . . ”
A murmuring voice leaked out . Jeffrey Dowman . I thought he had a pretty good sense of smell, but I didn't know he'd say that to Tim . He brought up such an extremely personal matter he could really be in trouble for privacy . Did he think Tim was not straight enough to be honest?
-That before ten years old, that you don't remember . . . . . can I ask?
Haa . Jude took a breather toward the ceiling . He wanted to say no . At the beginning of the memory, it wasn't very pleasant . It's obviously not a happy thing to walk on a cold winter day, dressed in rags and wobbling through the streets with no memory . Whether there were shoes or not, the soles of his feet hurt as if they were frozen .
A little dazed at the past, the phone rang . There weren't many people who could call Jude's house . Tim or Chief or maybe - Jude picked up the wireless phone, hoping to for either the two ahead as much as possible - no, certainly Tim .
[-It's me . ]
Since when did I get used to his voice so much that I could recognize him just with the word ‘me’? Clicking the tongue in his mouth, Jude answered in a sleepy voice, "Why?" The answer to the call that was made yesterday when he was with Tim was, "Do it next time," and then the other replied curtly, "I'll do it tomorrow . " So he had a rough idea of the main character on the phone, but welcoming it is a separate matter . The smooth voice from beyond the receiver sounded like the melody of a delicate instrument flowing in the air .
[Is he here today too, friend?]
"Yes, he’s here . "
[Lies]
" . . . . . . why did you call me?"
A low laugh rang out in the ears . He approached the refrigerator and opened the door, hoping that the story would last longer, and Alvin's voice was caught in his ear again .
[He's the one who came with you to arrest me then, right?]
"Well, he had a personal problem, so I kindly let him consult me . "
[Was it about you?]
" . . . . . . I'm afraid to ask, but did you put a bug in my house?"
[Ahhaha, no way . I had the impression that if he had any problems, he'd settle them at a fancy bar with a nice atmosphere, that friend . But if he had to come to your house, I was wondering if the story was related to you . Expressing one's desire to enter the other's private sphere also means that he wants to check the distance from the other person and have a private conversation . ]
"Well, it wasn't a big deal . I'm such a man with lots of secrets . I guess he had a lot of questions . "
[Oh, about what happened ten years ago?]
The hand trying to pick up the can of beer stopped in the air . Jude, who had kept his mouth shut for a moment and had been alert to the sound beyond the receiver, soon shrugged and sighed loudly .
"I'm not in the mood to ask how you knew it . I thought I was hiding it in my own way, but why do you know all that? I'm losing the sense of mystery in my body . "
[Ha-ha, I'm still looking into you . I have friends . What happened?]
"I don't know . You know I don't remember . That's what I told Tim . "
[Really?]
“What is really?”
The voice was low and determined, pleasant and pure .
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