451 I'm Here, Anna
Ryan didn't deny it. Then he showed her a few screenshots of the surveillance footage.
Seeing the screenshots, Anna was taken aback and felt a shiver running down her spine. "What's wrong with them?" she asked.
"He was too far away from the surveillance, and it was late at night, so the shots were blurry. Later that night, | watched every surveillance video of the hospital. | finally found him on surveillance video in front of the first-floor bathroom.”
The last picture was not from the footage she had found. However, this made her feel extremely uncomfortable and shocked her. A few seconds later, she said in surprise, "They both have the same tattoo!”
Ryan nodded.
In the screenshot, Anna saw a man in a mask and a cap. He'd just gotten out of the bathroom and was kneeling on the floor, tying his shoes. And Anna could see the tattoo on the back of his neck in that image. Anna was correct in her suspicions. But when she was confronted with all of this evidence, she became overwhelmed.
Ryan noticed that Anna was becoming increasingly frustrated. He lowered his gaze and pursed his lips as if thinking about something. “Actually, there's one more thing,” he said after a long pause.
Anna felt the world shake in front of her and began to sweat. "Go on,” she said, despite feeling pain in her abdomen.
Ryan's final display to Anna was a photograph of the people protesting in front of Lemon that afternoon. The image had appeared in 450 I'm Here, Anna every relevant news report. What puzzled Anna was that it had been stolen from Lemon's office building's bay window. However, Ryan was preoccupied with something other than who had taken a photograph.
Although the image was blurry, Anna recognized the tattoo on the back of the neck of the man who happened to have his head down. It was the exact same tattoo.
Though become less shocked and more composed, Anna was experiencing growing discomfort. She had to hold on to the table to keep from falling over.
"Ryan, I'm exhausted. Please send me home." Anna stood up, saying tiredly.
Ryan realized there was something wrong with her and immediately ran after her. She came to a halt just as she was about to leave the restaurant, paused for a moment, and then returned.
She trembled as she stared at a picture of the best employee of the year on the wall next to the counter. Then she raised her head and looked Ryan in the eyes as if asking him with her eyes whether the man in the picture was also a gang member.
Ryan nodded tacitly and said, "He works the night shift every day, so he's not here right now."
Anna felt a sudden roar in her ears as Ryan finished speaking. The world then spun like a washing machine drum.
Unconscious, Anna had a vision. She was lying on a patch of green grass in her dream. The sky was blue, the water was clear, and a light floral scent was in the air.
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