“I'm sure you're not happy to see us again so soon, Mr. Alexander.” Jeff sat on a chair in a closed room and placed a cup of coffee in front of him

"..." Is it evident on my face?

Alexander smiled softly. “How can I do this, I am more than happy to meet you again.”

“No need to lie...” Kelly was fiddling with the juice cup in her hand and looking at Alexander sarcastically. “I know very well that meeting Jeff more than once a week will cause stomach cramps.”

“...” Alexander looked at Kelly strangely

“Cough...” Jeff coughed to relieve his embarrassment and took some papers out of his bag. “Actually, we are here for an important matter.”

Alexander didn't show much of a reaction, but he was wondering why they had come here so quickly

Aren't they supposed to have gone to Cairn City to investigate that imaginary man 'Winston Hitler'?

Alexander picked up the cup of tea in front of him and took a quick sip

"Actually we found Winston Hitler."

“Pffft!...” Alexander spit out the tea, looking at Jeff and Kelly in horror

Jeff took a handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped the tea that had been splashed on his face. “Why this panic, Mr. Alexander? Did you remember anything?”

Alexander swallowed the tea whole to moisten his dry throat and looked at Jeff with troubled eyes. “The mustache?!”

" What?."

“Did the man have that mustache?” Alexander asked in horror

“No, according to witnesses, he has the same facial features, but without that mustache.”

Alexander let out a sigh of relief and leaned back on the chair to regain his calm

Suddenly Alexander realized something and turned his eyes back to Jeff. "Witnesses? Haven't you found him yet?"

"No, we couldn't find him, but some people were able to identify him and led us to his house, and unexpectedly we arrested some criminals who were hiding in his house. After investigating one of them, it turned out that Winston Hitler was working with an evil organization."

Alexander listened to Jeff in amazement

“...” How did that fictional person he randomly made up turn into a criminal working with an evil organization

"Is his name Winston Hitler, are you sure about that?" Alexander asked cautiously

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"No, he was hiding under the name 'Old Patterson'. No one mentioned the name Winston Hitler except you, so we expect that you might know information that no one else knows."

Alexander began to sketch what had happened

It seems that Jeff and Kelly have accidentally found someone who looks like the drawing he drew, and it seems that this fellow was a wanted criminal.

"..." How could there be such a damned coincidence?

Alexander was speechless for a moment

He accidentally got himself into big trouble

They would not believe him even if he told them that Winston Hitler was a person who did not exist in this world and that he created it so that he would not give them the recipe.

Jeff placed a piece of paper in front of Alexander. “We did not find a picture of Old Patterson in any of the state records. He was living in a slum area illegally. Therefore, he does not have any picture or personal information. All we could do was draw his features using the information provided to us by the witnesses.”

Alexander looked at the drawing with narrowed eyes

That this man's appearance actually resembled the drawing I had drawn... Alexander blinked helplessly several times

" what do you think?." Jeff leaned forward slightly, approaching Alexander

“Okay...” Alexander put his hand on his chin, staring at the drawing. “I can easily tell that the person who painted this painting is someone other than Detective Kelly, haha—”

The laugh froze in Alexander's throat when he felt Kelly's eyes glow

Even though she was wearing black glasses, her eyes were piercing into him

Alexander put the drawing aside and looked at the table. "This reminds me of something."

Jeff straightened his back and looked hopefully at Alexander. “Please tell us what you remember.”

“Hmm...” Alexander closed his eyes in deep thought and began to speak. “I once saw an exciting movie and at the end I was shocked when the main character’s friend turned out to be the head of the gang. Don’t you think this is unexpected?”

"..." The only unexpected thing is your amazing ability to deviate from the main topic

Jeff sighed in disappointment, it seemed that getting information from Alexander would not be easy

This boy seemed simple and nice at first glance, but he was much smarter than that

"Mr. Alexander, don't you remember anything? Any information will be considered valuable, no matter how simple."

Alexander shook his head with a regretful expression. “I'm sorry, but I really don't know any information. That man didn't like to talk much.”

Kelly tapped the table with her finger and asked. “If you two weren't really close, then why did he teach you this recipe.”

Alexander remained silent and hesitant

“Please answer this, Mr. Alexander.” Jeff urged him to answer

Alexander sighed sadly. “In fact, those were some of the most difficult days of my life...”

Alexander's expression was filled with sadness. “My relationship with my father had reached rock bottom...I was just a child looking for attention, but unfortunately I could not get his attention. So, I would run away from home and wander the city streets to waste time and forget my bitterness...”

Jeff and Kelly looked at each other for a moment, this was the first time they had seen Alexander, who always seemed carefree, show such a sad and bitter expression.

Alexander continued. “It was lunchtime, when I entered that small bakery to buy some sweets. There I met him. Although his appearance did not suggest that, he was kind. He listened to my problems and comforted me when I needed it. But the strange thing is that the place often.... empty of customers, which was not comfortable at all."

"What's so uncomfortable about this?" Jeff asked

“I often walked around crowded and noisy places... empty places like that bakery made me feel lonely, which I was trying to get rid of.”

Alexander covered his eyes with his hand. "Sorry...it's just..."

Jeff quickly got up and put his hand on Kelly's shoulder. "We'll give you some time to collect yourself."

Jeff and Kelly left the room, leaving Alexander alone

Neither of them spoke and continued to stand silently next to the door

Jeff was frowning as he thought about the reason for Alexander's sudden outburst of emotions

He could easily infer from Alexander's words that he was under a lot of pressure from his father who was busy with work

Jeff can understand this, that being a statesman gives you advantages that no one else has, but the price will be irreparable.

the time

That Theodore's position eats up most of his time. Therefore, he does not have time to sit with his son

In addition to the fact that his younger brother and older sister were more capable and talented than him, which made him always stand in their shadow

What made Jeff come to this conclusion were the recent events in which the title of heir was transferred to Lucas

This is what led Alexander to this situation, or at least this is the conclusion that Jeff reached

After a minute, they entered the room and found Alexander standing, staring at the wall opposite the door, with his back to them

"Can we postpone the interrogation for a while?" Alexander said in a hoarse voice

“No problem…” Jeff nodded after thinking for a moment

There was no point in continuing this interrogation, especially when Alexander was in such low spirits

Usually, the accused's psychological state can be exploited to pressure him to obtain information, but Alexander was a special case

They should maintain a good relationship with him. Otherwise, they would be put in trouble if a conflict broke out and Alexander refused to cooperate with them

Alexander left the room with his head lowered and began to walk away with quick steps

After he was some distance from the interrogation room, he looked through a nearby window

I didn't know that acting takes a lot of energy. I need some grilled meat... Alexander sighed tiredly