At 6: 15 in the evening, Annie Tuttle stood hesitantly on the unfamiliar street, hesitating.
She stretched out her hand and tightened her knitted coat. There was a bag on her shoulder that contained water, some money, and a portable knife for self-defense.
Annie inexplicably felt like she was here to attend the parent-teacher conference of her two children. She also felt like a little girl who had recently become popular to meet online friends.
She could imagine how reserved she was right now, and it made her want to laugh a little.
In fact, she did subconsciously prepare according to the few experiences she had in the past, so her self-feeling was not wrong …
She looked like a housewife going out to buy groceries or go shopping.
Instead of preparing to participate in a secret gathering initiated by a strange dream — this kind of thing sounded full of mystery and danger.
"At least … this ordinary, inconspicuous, may be safer."
Annie comforted herself.
When she came to this street according to the map placed on the street and asked passersby, she already regretted it a little. But since she was already here, she felt a little embarrassed to go back home. She felt very awkward, so she braced herself and walked to the designated place.
After all, Athena was also there, and she had already become the person in charge, so there shouldn't be any danger … More importantly, she chose to come because she believed that Father Vincent was really innocent, and everyone in this gathering was the same. Remember the URL: m.9biquge.com.
Perhaps what they did would be the key to prove Father Vincent's innocence.
If she didn't do anything, and if Father Vincent and Old Priest Terrence really experienced this kind of encounter like in the dream, she would always be brooding in her heart and couldn't let it go.
With such a thought, although Annie was hesitant, she still summoned the courage to come without telling her family.
However, it was really a little scary here.
Looking at the street, it was particularly desolate and had a very shabby feeling everywhere. Half of the whole street was actually a construction site that was surrounded.
Under the dim light in the evening, the silhouettes of the semi-finished buildings that were high and low were dark, like the back of some kind of giant beast, which was particularly scary.
When Annie walked alone on the street, she felt that her surroundings were so quiet that she could hear her own heartbeat.
Especially when she heard the sound of her own footsteps, she would have the illusion that someone was following her, and the hair on her back would stand on end … Fortunately, this street was not particularly long, and after walking for a while, she arrived at the book cafe where they had agreed to meet.
"Phew …"
Annie looked at the brightly lit building in front of her and let out a long sigh of relief. Her tense body finally relaxed.
She curiously looked at the book cafe that seemed to have just been built, and her eyes lit up.
This place was out of place with the other buildings. Through the gap of the curtain behind the glass door, he could vaguely see many chairs and bookshelves. The decoration seemed to be very novel and unique.
As a woman, Annie had a good impression of this fresh and graceful style at first sight.
"There seems to be a lot of people inside already, all of whom I don't know … Father Vincent has helped a lot of people. He's definitely a good person. He wouldn't attack Father Terrence like the news said and kill so many people."
Annie firmly muttered to herself, cheered herself up, and was ready to walk into the store.
When she lifted her foot, she subconsciously glanced at the bookstore next to her.
According to Athena, this bookstore was particularly strange. Not only did it have few customers, but it looked very gloomy. Moreover, the owner of the store almost never went out. Only when she passed by, she could see the outline of a black-haired, black-clothed young man who was always reading through the gap of the counter.
It was as mysterious as the urban legends that were popular recently.
"Let's not care about this. The gathering is more important."
Annie shook her head and carefully opened the door of the book cafe. She opened the curtain and walked in.
The soft light in the book cafe poured down, making the vision open up. The simple bookshelves around were decorated with decorative plants such as wisteria, which was pleasing to the eye.
There were indeed a lot of customers. Annie estimated that there were about thirty to forty people.
They were either standing or sitting. There were a few who didn't care about the small details and directly sat on the wooden floor. Some of them knew each other, and they were already whispering and discussing around a table.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, everyone in the store turned their heads and looked at Annie.
Annie suddenly looked very uneasy and smiled awkwardly. When she didn't know how to speak, Athena's voice came, "Hey! Annie, here! "
Annie quickly turned her head and immediately found Athena sitting in front of one of the tables.
She was wearing a woman's shirt and denim trousers. Her wheat-colored skin was very healthy, her hair was black, and her spirited eyes had a bit of charm. There was also a golden badge on her sleeve that seemed to be engraved with the pattern of the sun.
Athena laughed loudly and waved, "Annie, my friend, come here, I'm here."
When others saw that she was a friend of one of the people in charge, they retracted their gaze.
Annie walked to Athena's side and sat down. She suddenly felt relieved. Fortunately, there was an acquaintance at the scene. Otherwise, she really didn't know how to speak.
She glanced at the badge on her sleeve and sighed in a low voice, "Athena, you're really amazing. You got the position of the person in charge just after this party."
Athena supported her cheek with her hand and blinked at her with a smile, "I'm lucky. When I heard that the party was here, I immediately said that I was quite familiar with this area. I asked if I should be a receptionist to maintain order and guide some people who got lost or something. I didn't expect that the policeman felt that this proposal was good and agreed to me."
She pushed a drink to Annie and took a sip of her own. She mumbled, "I was thinking about how boring it would be without me in the video store, but I didn't expect the drinks from this bookstore to be so good … I think it's called milk tea, but it's very different from the milk tea that the nobles drink."
Annie politely took a sip with a straw, and then suddenly widened her eyes.
What's this taste?! Wasn't it a little too delicious?
If it could be paired with the bread from her bakery, it seemed that it would be a wonderful combination.
Annie shook her head and threw away her habitual business thinking. The key now was not this. She whispered, "Athena, what is the purpose of this party?"
Athena narrowed her eyes and pouted in the direction of the counter inside the book cafe. She lowered her voice and said, "The two over there, the girl is the owner of this book cafe, and the tall man next to her is the police of the Central Police Station. They will announce the crimes of the Dome Church later."
Crimes?
Annie stared blankly at him, confused.
Athena came over as if she had discovered a big secret. Her eyes flashed with excitement, "And, I just heard that this book cafe is actually a subsidiary of the bookstore next door. That weird bookstore is really not simple!"
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