She had something to do here. Not just to find her life, but to reveal the murderer who killed Veronica.
She hadn’t thought about what would happen next. Whether to bring him to the judgment of the law, or to wield the hammer of justice with her own hands.
At Marianne’s response, Nicholas’s eyes widened slightly, and then he nodded.
“Okay. Then after you finish that work, please also organize the documents on that desk. I hope you’ll do your best not to miss the opportunity.”
Following his gaze, Marianne turned her head to another stack of documents and let out a low groan.
Is this the rumored harshness? While pondering, Nicholas disappeared from her sight.
“Don’t take it personally; he’s usually very brusque.”
A trembling voice flew from behind her. Marianne turned her body with a sulky face.
A young man with suspenders was looking at her with twinkling eyes, his red curly hair giving him a youthful appearance.
He extended a hand to Marianne, tilting his pointy chin.
“I’m Jan Beber. Marianne Habek… Miss?”
“Just call me Marianne.”
“Okay, Marianne. So again, ahem. I’m your senior.”
His eyes, swollen with pride, seemed to expect something. Ah, understanding his intention, Marianne smiled and took Jan’s hand.
“Nice to meet you, Senior Jan.”
“Senior Jan…….”
As if savoring the words, Jan, who had been staring blankly at the air, suddenly pulled a chair and sat down.
He must have been the youngest in the team until she arrived, and he began to act proud, enjoying the resonance of the word ‘senior.’ His voice quickly turned pompous.
“Marianne. As a senior, I have some advice for you, so listen carefully.”
“Yes, Senior Jan.”
She swallowed a slowly emerging laugh and nodded seriously. He might have been younger than her, but what did that matter? It’s not like words cost money.
Moreover, she desperately needed allies right now.
“First, Inspector Nicholas is our team’s leader. He’s also the most competent detective at Blauberg Police Station.”
Somehow, that made sense. The sharpeyed man who had found the trace of her wedding ring in such a short time.
“And Officer Maxim Franke… Ah, the one who slammed the desk and left earlier. It’s good to be careful not to get on his bad side. He holds grudges.”
Jan leaned closer, whispering as if telling a secret. Marianne nodded with a gloomy expression.
“What should I do if I’ve already gotten on his bad side?”
“Um…….”
Recollecting the recent situation, Yan scratched his head, looking troubled. Instead of answering, he sent a compassionate look her way.
“Give up, it’s easier.”
“……Yes.”
Yan hurriedly changed the subject, as if he didn’t want to talk about Makshim any longer.
“And the last one is Officer Florian, Florian Koenig.”
At those words, Marianne pictured a man with a pale face like a corpse. His name seemed to clash with his unimpressive appearance. The dark shadows under his eyes made him look like he had been up for several nights.
“There are four of us on a team.”
“Now it’s five.”
“Right. Including Marianne, it’s five.”
At her reply, Yan’s eyes widened for a moment, but then…
“Yan! What are you dawdling for! If you have time to chat, why not do another patrol round? Have you completely given up on the jewelry store robbery!”
From afar, Makshim shouted angrily. Startled, Yan jumped up from his seat, saying, “Yes, I’m going right away!”
Marianne looked at him with sympathy this time.
“Will you leave only if I kick your behind! You brat!”
“No! I’m leaving now!”
“Thank you, Senior Yan. Your help has been tremendous.”
“Senior Yan…….”
Again, savoring those words with a vacant expression, Yan looked at Makshim’s fierce face and hurriedly left his seat. Makshim glared at her with dissatisfaction.
“Take care, Officer Makshim.”
Marianne smiled at him and began sorting papers. Bang, Makshim, unable to contain his anger, kicked the trash can.
It seemed that the umbrella was more needed by Makshim than by Marianne. Of course, if that happened, the first thing to fly would be Marianne’s back of the head.
(This is a time divider.)
Knockknock.
“Come in.”
With a dry voice devoid of any moisture, Martin sighed silently and opened the office door. In just a few days, Christoph’s jawline had become sharper.
Lately, his food intake had not been even half of what it usually was. Moreover, the lights in his office were on late into the night. Since he hadn’t taken on any new cases, it wasn’t because of work.
The reason was only one. The absence of Mrs. Schneider.
“Any progress?”
Marianne’s outing dress was found in the department store’s break room. At the same time, a maid reported that a formal dress was missing from her closet.
Now they were chasing not Marianne but an unidentified woman in disguise.
“I found a coachman who took the disguised woman from the front of the department store. According to him, he dropped her off at the train station.”
“The train station?”
Christoph’s eyes widened as if he had heard an unexpected word.
He thought Marianne was somewhere in the capital. If they searched the city thoroughly, they would eventually find her, he had thought.
But the train station? Had she left the capital?
The expression gradually vanished from Christoph’s face. He stared blankly into space, like someone hit on the back of the head with a hammer.
Searching the empire was different from searching the capital. Finding Marianne in this vast land would be as daunting as finding a needle in a haystack.
It might even be impossible.
Would they never find Marianne?
“Martin.”
At that moment, a hollow voice escaped from Christoph’s lips. Martin looked at him with pity.
The man who had seemed as confident as an emperor who owned the world just a little while ago now looked like a gambler who had lost everything.
“I am.”
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
