010  Shapeshifter

"About half a month ago, in the neighborhood where I often stayed, a strange man came. His dress style was inconsistent, boots, formal dress, cowboy hat..." Louise began to describe what she knew.

"Because I haven't seen him before, my friends and I talked to him together."

As everyone thinks, "single women" have no job security. They should learn to take care of each other and protect themselves.

"At first, everything was normal. He didn't mind that we had three people. We went to his house with him. At that time, I began to feel bad. Because of his house, I had been there before." Louise glanced at Ryan.

"I remember the owner was a divorced man in his fifties living alone. I found that all the photos had been removed, and even a pet owned by the original owner had disappeared. I tried to trap him, but his answers were all lies.."

In fact, the breakfast prepared by Alice was only for Benjamin. The Banshee can predict death, not the future, which is different. So Benjamin stared at the sandwich in Kim's hand and said, "do you want to eat it?"

Kim regained consciousness. He was listening to Louise's account very carefully. The man who was still unidentified was evaluating [Anderson's funeral home]. The funeral industry was a disguise. He wanted to know the real business of the two people, and the woman who was describing may give him a clue.

Now the appearance of Porto was completely different from what Kim expected. Believe me, he needs such an assessment.

Kim shook his head, put the sandwich on the plate handed by Benjamin, and said to Louise, "didn't you call the police?"

Louise looked back at Kim and shook her head. "No police will believe a hooker's report unless a body is found."

Ryan was noncommittal. The disappearance case was brought to the attention of the police and the media four days ago after a woman's body with more than half of it missing was found.

These people belong to the upper class. Of course, they don't belong to Porto. They lost interest when they learned that the dead woman was a hooker. They paid more attention to the visit of the two senators.

Louise continued: "I've been vigilant. I found an excuse to distract the man, explain the situation to my friends, and want to get out."

"And then you got away?" Ryan asked.

"Yes, I left with a friend, and the one who stayed there never showed up again." Louise's eyes were dim.

"You should call the police." I don't know why, but Kim seemed to be very persistent in calling the police, "this is already an illegal invasion and potential kidnapping!"

Ryan looked at Kim with a serious face and asked, "how long have you been in that woods?"

"A week or so. What ?"

Ryan got up, went to the hanger, and pulled out a rolled-up newspaper from the hanging coat pocket. Yes, the Porto daily, which was bought at 0.5 Doll last night. Ryan opened the newspaper, folded it, and put it in front of Kim's face: "read it yourself."

The first thing that came into view was the terrible picture of the body! Kim's stomach rolled and he was glad he didn't eat anything!

Benjamin, who put down his coffee cup, scanned the picture. "Where did this happen? North side?"

"Yes." Ryan returned to his seat. "What do you think?"

Despite Kim's reading the newspaper, Benjamin pulled through the newspaper and looked closely at the picture: "it's not werewolves. We're only interested in internal organs. This guy doesn't seem to be picky about food. It's not a vampire. Is this scattered blood waste to you?"

The expressions of Kim and Louise were wonderful. In this room where there were only two human beings, they looked at each other. From each other's eyes, they saw the same panic as themselves.

It's one thing to know the scientific name of a creature, but it's another thing to hear the creature's judgment on food! Please understand this subtle psychological change.

"Yes." Benjamin pondered for a moment. "It should be the shapeshifter. I can't think of anything messier than them. It's very much like their style."

"The shapeshifter? What is the shapeshifter!" Kim pressed the tumbling of his stomach and was a little excited.

Benjamin lost interest in the photos and threw the newspaper back to Kim. "It means literally. Every creature has its own form. Some creatures have two kinds, such as Ryan and me, while others have countless kinds, such as shapeshifters, who can change into all kinds of shapes."

Hearing Benjamin's explanation, Louise suppressed her curiosity to guess what Benjamin's other form was and said with an expression of "so it is," this can explain. "

Ryan's eyes returned to Louise, and it seemed that the story was not over.

"After my friend disappeared, I made myself more cautious. About ten days ago, there was another man, but I saw that face. My friends had made a deal with him. But the strange thing came. He didn't seem interested in my friend and only chatted with me."

It's really strange that among peers, friendship and competition are only on the front line.

"I don't want to have a relationship with him. I've been refusing, but he's very persistent. But I still brought my own friends."

"Let me guess the end of the story." Ryan smiled. "You're out again, but your friend isn't so lucky."

Louise was silent for a moment, and the sadness on her face was not a lie. You know, it's not easy to find friends in this industry. She nodded, recovered from the brief sadness, and continued seriously, "but I also noticed something..."

"Why not call the police!" Eyes were focused on the man who suddenly interrupted Louise. There was no doubt that it was Kim. "You should go to the police station!"

Louise's expression was a little stiff. The three men here were very eye-catching, but after knowing that Ryan, a humorous gentleman, is a vampire and Benjamin, a tall and rough man, is a werewolf. the favorable impression of the man who is most human in Louise's heart is almost consumed now!

Ryan touched his chin. "Kim, are you a policeman?"

"I... no! I'm Kim Anderson." Being watched by others, Kim was a little uncomfortable: "I just think I should at least call the police and try to get help from legitimate channels. This is a citizen's right, not a bad thing!"

Silence!

The silence was not a satire of Porto security organizations. On the contrary, the work of the Porto police station was very responsible. At least Louise was watched by two detectives before she dared to leave with Ryan and go to the hotel. This silence is just after commenting on the food preferences of werewolves and vampires, and after implicating the "nonbiased shapeshifter", the man named Kim still wanted to guide the solution to the police.

If Louise had done so, perhaps the protagonist of the picture in the newspaper would have become a man in a police uniform.

"All right, Louise, please go on. What did you notice?" Ryan turned back to Louise and asked.

"Temperature, he, the man's body is very cold." Louise explored Ryan's eyes. "Even in hot water, his body is still cold."

Ryan had a flash in his eyes. There's no need to talk about the next story.

Louise was already alert when she went to the hotel with Ryan, so she deliberately reminded Ryan that there was a policeman behind her, tested Ryan's reaction with 'hot water' when going up the stairs, prepared a bathrobe, and let Ryan enter the bathroom naturally, and confirmed whether Ryan's temperature was normal in the hot water

Unlike Curson's idea of a 'show off money tree', Louise's exposed dress was just an excuse, an introduction to 'I need a warm place' to trade. If Ryan didn't propose, she would propose by herself. She should ensure her own safety and guide the other party step by step so that she can confirm that the other party has the temperature of a normal man!

Ryan bent his mouth to the back of his chair and clapped: "Louise, I'm officially your fan." Ryan's face became serious after laughing. "But I still want to tell you some bad news. Benjamin, come on."

The werewolf's long, thick fingers pounded on the wooden table, and his dark brown eyebrows wrinkled: "low temperature is one of the characteristics of Shapeshifters. Similarly, a strong sense of purpose is also their characteristic." Benjamin made an unfortunate expression: "Louise, it's very unfortunate to tell you that you have been taken by him as his prey." Benjamin pointed to the picture in the newspaper: "if there is no accident, that is your ending."

Ryan stood up, walked to Louise who was pale and patted her on the shoulder. "Don't worry, we're your "accident"."