Unaware of the look Annie was giving Gu Xinghe, Mia continued to praise her actions to him.

Compared to Mia's actions in the morning when she stopped him from pulling back Annie's blanket, it seemed she knew that Annie herself was acting strangely.

Mia, however, seemed unaware of the strange occurrence happening to Annie.

Aside from the already resolved cases involving Angel and Melly.

Is Annie, whose health is gradually improving under some strange healing method, actually related to the frequent disappearances that have been occurring in the town?

However, Mia's current actions are indeed, as she said, a kind-hearted act.

Although on the surface it appears that Mia directly replaced Angel's original existence with a newly born consciousness.

But for Angell...

He, however, followed his love and lived with his wife in the ideal world he had always dreamed of.

For Deanie and Annie, who are not yet financially independent, they have gained a father who will take good care of them.

Unlike before, he was no longer an orphan abandoned by his parents.

Regarding the arrest warrant for Ingres, the police department will withdraw it after learning that the painting has been recovered.

Perhaps it was precisely because he realized that his father was no longer the father he knew.

It seems that Dean is now finally able to reconcile with his father.

It seems that this double happiness has not made anyone sad, but rather made everyone happier.

At this moment, after hearing Mia's "accusations" against him, Gu Xinghe said...

"terribly sorry……"

But now, after hearing his words and receiving the apology he had always hoped for from Gu Xinghe, he felt a surge of emotion.

Mia found herself unable to make the smug expression she expected.

Seeing Gu Xinghe's focused gaze as he looked down at her, Mia couldn't help but blush slightly.

This is the behavior of being faced with an apology from someone else.

If Mia previously seemed to be a gentle and considerate older sister, then...

She seemed somewhat flustered by the overly sincere apology from the person apologizing.

They seem to become less candid when faced with sincere apologies from others.

After Gu Xinghe reached this conclusion in his mind, he also received a response from Mia.

I forgive you!

As she said this, Mia tiptoed and gently patted Gu Xinghe's head, like a little girl comforting someone she cared about.

"However, as compensation... how about we come together to investigate the truth behind the disappearances in this town?"

"After all, this incident has also damaged Mia's reputation... I mean, it has damaged my reputation."

As Mia said this, a sly glint appeared in her eyes, as if she were quite interested in this unknown truth.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xinghe realized that Mia seemed to regard him as someone who had usurped his place.

He was unaware of the order in which the two consciousnesses within Mia were born.

It was because he was overly controlled by his strict father when he was young.

This gave rise to the desire to "venture" freely in the outside world without being recognized or controlled.

Or is it exactly the opposite?

However, Gu Xinghe now seems to know why Mia, a famous painter, is almost unknown to most people and why she never makes public appearances.

This aligns perfectly with her desire to "take risks" at will.

But what about private investigators...?

It seems quite normal for him to play this role in this game instance.

Although the phantom thief who stole the painting had already been caught.

But Mia's words seemed to align with Gu Xinghe's original purpose.

Although Mia's thoughts were clearly more unconventional than usual, Gu Xinghe cooperated quite well.

"In that case, should we give ourselves a pseudonym?"

As for disguising one's appearance, neither Gu Xinghe nor Mia believed it was necessary.

For the sake of this small town, Gu Xinghe is a tourist figure that few people recognize.

Mia, on the other hand, is a painter whose true identity is almost unknown to most.

Both of them were undoubtedly new faces in the eyes of the mastermind.

As for the fear of retaliation if their appearance were known...

Gu Xinghe, who would leave after the game instance ended, expressed that he was fearless.

As a member of an artistic family that has been passed down through generations, Mia must also have her own background and accumulation.

Moreover, if he and Mia hadn't found any clues, then what he wanted was this revenge that had come to him of its own accord.

Anyway... just go for it.

Therefore, Mia also expressed her strong agreement with this.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that, despite the danger she encountered, she didn't go up to Gu Xinghe to lecture her.

Instead, they followed her pace quite cooperatively, which made her even more satisfied.

Mia nodded happily and said.

"Of course!"

"Then... how about we name them Sherlock and Watson?"

"Sherlock and Watson? They seem like a good match."

Mia rested her fingers on her chin, pretending to think seriously for a moment.

"That's right, I saw it in a book."

The brilliant detective was named Charlotte… I mean Watson, and his assistant happened to be named Sherlock.

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