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The girl turned her head suddenly, and even had a very brief eye contact with Holmes.This surprised Holmes a little. He didn't expect that someone would be so sensitive to the sight behind him at such a long distance.

"Interesting..." said Holmes softly.

However, he noticed that the girl seemed to shift her gaze to the top of his head the next moment, and even showed a puzzled look.This made Holmes a little puzzled, and he raised his hand unconsciously to touch his hat.As if there is nothing wrong?

"Sherlock?" Watson came over, "Are we still looking for clues?"

Holmes narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the gradually walking away figure, and then turned his head away.Looking at his tacit partner, he nodded: "Of course."

……

After buying groceries, Annie returned home, she just wanted to throw herself on the sofa, sink into it and have a rest.

Every time I go out to buy vegetables, I will encounter such a boring process, which is really annoying.

There was the sound of dishes and dishes in the kitchen, and there was even a slight aroma of basil.Annie laughed and sniffed the aroma of the food very comfortably.

He said in the direction of the kitchen, "Darren, are you here so early?"

What Annie should be suspicious of is the man who came out of the kitchen.He was well dressed, wearing a very elegant overcoat, and even Chen Shen inside was neatly tidied up.The hair is slightly curly, and the bronze hair is smeared with a little oil, which does not feel greasy.On the contrary, because of the exquisite hair styling, it even exudes a bit of the natural flavor of leaves.

He looked at the girl on the sofa with a smile, and shook his head indulgently: "Lying on the sofa again, Anne?"

As he said, Darren put two plates of pasta on the table, and carefully dripped a few drops of salad on the salad.He opened a seat, made a "please" gesture, and looked at Annie expectantly.

Anne rubbed her hands on the back of the sofa reluctantly before she stood up reluctantly: "Oh, Darren. It must be hard for you to imagine that I met a group of new boys today."

The smile in Darren's eyes froze, and he looked at Anne: "Is there anyone else who dares to rob you?"

Annie gently rolled the pasta on the fork and tasted it.Immediately, she was amazed by Darren's good cooking skills, and she nodded in enjoyment.

"Darren, I know I've said this many times. But..." She narrowed her eyes. "This is really delicious!"

Darren smiled dotingly, and passed over the salad oil on the side: "If you like, you can put some more."

"Oh!" exclaimed Anne pompously, "you're a bloody hell, knowing it'll make me have to exercise a little more at night!"

Although he said so on his mouth, he ordered two drops next to the salad without any hesitation.

"It's fine if you like it. At worst, I'll practice boxing with you for a while." Darren said.

Annie nodded, chomping on the delicious pasta even more recklessly, looking at Darren with confidence.With a smile in his eyes, he tilted his head slightly: "With you practicing boxing with me, I can eat a few more mouthfuls!"

Darren didn't speak, but watched Annie eat with great enjoyment.

He knew that Anne didn't want to answer his question, just as he never told her why most of the people who robbed girls disappeared later.

Everyone has a secret, there is no need to force it, is there?

Anne's eyes drooped slightly. She had just confirmed the number on Darren's head several times.From what I saw last time, there is no big change.

In other words, he's... not too busy recently.

"Speaking of which, I've already talked about your art exhibition. It's in the side hall of Portolier." Darren cleared the dining table and said to the girl wearing gloves.

"Really?" Annie was a little surprised, "It was settled so soon?"

This made Anne overjoyed. Darren was able to have the opportunity to have an exhibition in such a side hall, and it was still a personal oil painting exhibition.This is definitely not an easy thing, and it will also be of great help to her future development in this industry.

"It's all because of you, dear Annie!" Darren was very modest, "If your painting hadn't been auctioned for [-] pounds a few days ago, I wouldn't have negotiated so easily."

Anne Lisuo put on her gloves and posed a fighting pose to Darren: "Come?"

"Of course." Darren nodded, changed his clothes two or three times, and walked up to the stage.

A swift left hook, Anne ducked and ducked.The wind of the fist brushed the end of the girl's hair, causing it to rise slightly.Before Darren could close his fist in the future, a fist aimed at the man's waist in the gap had already struck.

"It's faster than before!" Darren said with great admiration, and blocked the girl's attack with his left arm.

Annie smiled and rolled her eyes, with her specially arranged bun hair, it made her look much younger.

Of course, she is only 21 years old, not too old.

The spin and side kick quickly cornered the man.

"Don't let me go, Darren." Annie said dissatisfied.

There was a smile in Darren's eyes, with a look of "you said that".With one force, the girl was locked on the ground.After a few spins, the situation changed completely.

Darren looked at the girl with a smile and raised his head slightly: "Are you satisfied?"

Annie tightly locked the man on her body with her hands, and her knees were firmly pressed against Darren's waist.However, there is still no obvious absolute difference in strength.After struggling for a while, I found that no matter how clever I was, I couldn't break free from the man's confinement.Annie rolled her eyes helplessly and sighed.

"Oh, you said I always have such little strength. I was really caught, but what should I do?"

The girl's mischievous eyebrows and eyes were so cute that Darren couldn't help but smile from the bottom of his heart: "It's okay."

He said slowly, "I will protect you."

"Get up!" Annie tapped the man's head, "I'm exhausted."

Darren made a grimace before standing up slowly.He also pulled the girl up: "Am I so heavy?"

Annie tidied up her somewhat messy hair and her slightly tightened gloves.She nodded, with a very serious look: "Yes, deadly."

As she spoke, she walked over seriously and squeezed Darren's arm.

Annie pursed her lips, looked at Darren solemnly, and paused every word.

"Darren, you're getting fat."

Darren smiled, waiting for what the girl had to say.

"So, practice boxing with me more!"

Annie rolled her eyes with a smile, like a cat greedy for fish.

Darren stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to rub the girl's hair, but he restrained himself in the end.

"Of course, as long as you're not tired."

Darren's work is very busy every day, although he is also working on Anne's paintings full-time.But, as far as Anne could see, his energy was far

Far from putting all of them on their own paintings.

Judging by his habit of disappearing on time every afternoon, God knows how many jobs he still has.

Annie pouted, and took off the boxing things one by one.

It's not that she didn't think about adding some employment money to Darren, and simply asked him to quit his job elsewhere, anyway, she could live this way.

However, Darren refused.

Although Anne's paintings have become more valuable in recent years, most of them were handed over to the auction house for employment expenses, and not many of them really fell into her hands.

Darren didn't really need any money, so he wouldn't be willing to live frugally like a girl.

"By the way, in two days, there will be another art exhibition in Portolier. It's about the Renaissance theme, which is pretty good." Darren suddenly remembered, and took out a ticket from his coat.

"You actually got the ticket?" Annie was a little surprised.

Porturier's art exhibitions are generally not simple.What's more, this Renaissance-themed exhibition can be regarded as an exhibition that painters talk about for a long time these days.

This is a gathering of masters.That's right, a grand event!

That's why Anne was so surprised by Portulier's solo exhibition in the side hall.

That place is not easy.Leaving aside the famous families behind it, there are countless great artists they have sponsored in history.

"Are you happy?" Darren asked.

Annie picked up the ticket and shook it gently.A pair of eyes were as bright as a puddle of water, which made Darren stunned.

"Happy," Annie said, "Thanks!"

Darren put on his hat, took a few steps to the door, and raised his hand to the girl behind him.

"It's already dark outside, so don't send it away."

After speaking, he closed the door and left.

Annie tilted her head, looked at Darren's back, and said nothing.

She put down the ticket in her hand, and secretly lowered her head to think for a while.Then he turned around and walked towards the bathtub that had already been filled with hot water.

There is nothing more comfortable than taking a good bath after a hearty sweat.

It would be better if it was a little quieter outside.

Annie looked out the window at the street.It was supposed to be an extremely dark night, but because of the countless numbers, it became much more dazzling.

Every number is slowly decreasing.Each has a different length and a different brightness.

"It's time for another one." Annie murmured softly.

At the corner, a number slowly reduced to zero, and it became gloomy.There, what remained was a man lying on a street corner.

The lost homeless.

Few people went to see him, indeed, so what was there to watch out for?

"Huh?" Annie suddenly narrowed her eyes and frowned slightly.

It's that person.

A person with only a string of question marks above his head.

Annie drew the curtains, turned around and lay down in the bathtub.It's time for her to rest, it's been a long day.