Chapter 2 chapter 2

I feel like I haven't seen anyone in a long time.In any case, it meant that it was possible for me to get out of this strange labyrinth.The little girl looked up at me, walked to me quickly, looked at the paper in her hand, then at me, and suddenly laughed.That smile was so innocent, it was so long since I hadn't seen it for a long time, I felt like I was hit, and I stepped back a bit. "Oh, that's great," she said.She pronounced it with a very correct articulation, which is not present in today's teenage girls. "You're still here." "Are you looking for me?"

"Yes. He asked me to pick you up for him." The cadenced voice replied, "It's great to see you." "Who...is he? No, first I have to ask..." I looked into her big eyes and asked, "Who are you?" "I'm Little Green, Hino Green." She bowed very simply. "Xiaolu..." I have never heard of this name, nor have I met this little girl, "Why did you find me?" "Well, didn't you make an appointment with him to come here? One o'clock in the afternoon." "Appointment to come here at one o'clock in the afternoon, with whom?"

"And the mayor." "Mayor?" I raised my voice, "Did you remember correctly? I don't remember such an agreement, and I haven't seen any mayor." "But the mayor said you called and said yes. And he sent a confirmation letter." "Confirmation letter? I haven't received it." "That's odd. The mayor did say he had an appointment with Mr. Detective..." "Detective...who?" She silently pointed at me. "How is it possible?" I smiled wryly and waved my hand, "Sure enough, I have identified the wrong person. I am not a Mr. Detective."

"But, the photo..." Xiaolu looked at the paper in her hand, then at me, "It's you, it's exactly the same, even the clothes are the same." "Let me see." I took the photo, glanced at it, and couldn't help taking a few steps back. The man in the photo did look exactly like me, but he was dressed very strangely.He wears a rumpled checkerboard suit, round glasses and long, unkempt hair. "So it looks like me, but the clothes are completely different—" I was suddenly speechless in surprise.What I was wearing was exactly the same as in the photo, a checkerboard suit.impossible!The outfit I wore when I went out today was nothing like this one.

I suddenly remembered that the man I saw in the maze just now was wearing exactly this kind of clothes.But how did his clothes get on me? "You are indeed Mr. Detective. Don't make fun of me," Xiaolu smiled, "You are Mr. Detective Tianxiayi, right?" "Tianxiayi? No, I'm—" Something seemed to explode in my head, and the smoke spread rapidly across the memory.Tianxiayi—I seem to have heard of this name somewhere.Where is it?When did I come into contact with this name? I felt a little discomfort on the bridge of my nose, reached out to touch it, and found that I was wearing a pair of glasses.When did I wear it?I should be wearing contact lenses.

at this time.I found something in the right inside pocket of the suit.I reached in and found a piece of paper with my fingertips.When I took it out, it was a white envelope. "Look, it really is." Xiaolu pointed to the envelope and said, "Aren't you holding a letter from the mayor?" "No, it's impossible..." I'm not a detective, and I'm not that guy named Tianxiayi——I wanted to answer this way, but I don't know why I can't say it.Something in me is refusing to say the words. This is not the real world. Is it a dream?No, definitely not a dream.This is not a hazy world.But where is this?Where did the world I knew go?

Oddly enough, the chaos in my head is quickly receding.The other me in the corner of my brain whispered: the world must be accepted. I took the letter paper out of the envelope and opened it.The handwriting is beautiful, written in black ink, and reads as follows: Thank you for accepting the entrustment. I told you some time ago that I would like to entrust you. We will talk about it in detail after we meet.I will pick you up from the library at one o'clock that afternoon.Please take care of me. Incomprehensible!For a moment, I thought so.But at once I felt as if I had seen and indeed received the letter.No, but I got here after getting lost in the library...

"Let me take you to the city hall." Xiaolu said, "He asked me to take you there." "Is it far?" "Walk from here, it's very close." A beautiful smile appeared on her face again, "Come with me." "Ok." "Ah, you left something behind." Xiaolu picked up something from the bookshelf next to me and handed it to me, "Here." It was an old walking stick.