Rebirth Into My Second Chance

I was staring intently at the hem of his shirt, trying to discern something, anything, but it seemed like there was nothing to see.

"Ronald mentioned you did a thorough job with the report last time, wants you on board again."

"Did we fail to catch the culprit last time?" I asked, nibbling on my lip, a question that had been burning on my tongue. I thought maybe following the trail of the culprit could lead us somewhere.

But Max gave me a stern look, "There are things we do not inquire about."

After all, when it came to the case details, Max usually kept his cards close to his chest.

I looked down, pondering over how to unearth some leads when Max said, "If you're that curious, I'll ask Ronald for you today."

I couldn't help but smile at that.

Finding a lead on the culprit in this life seemed unlikely. But if given the chance, I was willing to give it a shot.

After completing the autopsy work at the detective squad, Max handed over the items to Ronald and casually asked, "Did we ever catch the culprit from last time?"

Ronald seemed a bit frustrated, "We finally caught him, but the guy committed suicide. Thought we could close the case, but now there's someone out there using the same M.O. We're thinking it's not a solo act but a group." Ronald was about to continue when he glanced at me and decided, "Better not scare the young lady here. You know, you shouldn't go hiking alone. It's always the girls who go off by themselves who end up in trouble."

I frowned slightly.

while hiking. So, before my own misfortune, many innocent girls had

a way to get Kate to

surely encounter those who had

had moved close, said, "Scared you? Maybe I shouldn't bring

up at him, my eyes misty

scared, but I'll be okay," I murmured, biting my lower lip and shaking

ahead of him, I felt somewhat dispirited

to dinner?"

at Max, "It's okay,

I didn't want to be the

"Let's go together."

simply grabbed his car

to invite

to see right through people, though I never admitted

"No, nothing," I lied.

to me. They chose a regular diner, nothing fancy, just some comfort food, and then

when Max offered to

off at visit

b mement, I said, "I