[Comprehensive British and American dramas] No.1 is called non-plural

Mrs. Jully's disappearance did not attract the attention of others, including Emma.

Because she received a call from Dr. Lecter, on the phone, Dr. Lecter told Emma that he fired Jully, Jully's mood looked bad, and he hoped that Emma would pay more attention.

Emma had been mentally prepared for this result. After thanking Dr. Lecter, she immediately called Mrs. Jully.Just like what Dr. Lecter said, July was in a bad mood. After a quick word with Emma, ​​she dismissed Emma with the reason that she wanted to go out to relax.

Emma didn't think much about it. Even if she was prompted to turn off the phone when she called Juli a few times later, she just felt that Juli was in a bad mood. Besides, she just took over a dubbing job and didn't have much free time.She didn't become anxious until she still couldn't contact Juli after her work ended for a period of time.

After confirming with Dr. Lecter that Mrs. Jully never contacted him again, Emma reported her disappearance to the police.

Accompanying her to the police station was her assistant lady.

"You mean, your mother is missing?" The policeman in charge of receiving Emma in the police station did not neglect Emma because of her young age.Although, according to their work experience, the odds of encountering parents reporting their children missing are far greater than the odds of children saying their parents are missing. "Can you be more specific?"

"About a week ago, she was fired and was in a bad mood. She told me to go out and relax. Since then, I haven't contacted her again." Emma's eyes were full of anxiety, " I'm worried that something happened to her."

"Where was she the last time you contacted her?" the policeman asked.

"Here, of course, in Baltimore, where she works," Emma replied.

"Do you know who the last person she saw was?"

"It's Dr. Lecter," Emma replied. "He's Mom's boss, and Mom has been his secretary in the clinic for the past few years. I've asked him, but he told me that after firing Mom, He never saw her again."

"Hmm..." the policeman hesitated, "Do you know what conflicts there were between them? Why did they propose dismissal?"

"I know." Emma held the assistant's hand, "Because my mother fell in love with Dr. Lecter, and I didn't like it, so I asked Dr. Lecter to fire her. It just so happened that Dr. Lecter didn't like being with Dr. Lecter either. Subordinates have relationships outside of work."

That doesn't sound like much.The policeman murmured to himself, he closed the notebook, "I have recorded what you said, and if there is any news, I will notify you in time." After thinking for a while, he comforted, "Don't worry, it may not be It was an accident. People who break up in love always need some time and space to heal their injuries. "

"I hope so." Emma bit her lip and nodded heavily.

Now that she's in Baltimore, Emma won't fail to visit Dr. Lecter.When she arrived at the clinic, Dr. Lecter was not receiving patients, but was sorting out documents.

"Emma?" Dr. Lecter was a little surprised by her visit, and immediately welcomed her, "Come and sit inside."

"Did I interrupt your work?" Emma looked at the documents piled up on the desk at the front desk, feeling a little uneasy.

"Just doing some tidying up." Dr. Lecter didn't take it seriously, "I haven't found a suitable new secretary yet, so I can only do these things myself."

"Oh, I'm sorry." Although Dr. Lecter said that he also wanted to fire his mother without himself, Emma still felt that she was the cause.

"There's nothing to be sorry about." Dr. Lecter smiled, "You haven't been in Baltimore for a long time, how is Jully?"

Emma was silent for a while, "I don't know. In fact, the reason I came this time is because I haven't heard from her for a long time..."

"Hasn't Jully gone back yet?" Dr. Lecter frowned, then got up and took out a business card from the business card holder, "This is the number of a friend of mine, Deputy Police Chief Mart Maudlin. If you need help, you can call this Telephone."

"Thank you very much." Emma looked at Dr. Lecter with gratitude, "I think I will need it."

"Don't worry, Jully is a fully capable person, she knows what she's doing." Dr. Lecter glanced at his watch, and it was almost meal time, "Do you want to try my handicraft?"

"Will it be too much trouble?" Emma was a little uneasy.She had eaten at Dr. Lecter's place, and every time Dr. Lecter made a big show.

"I'm only worried that you will find it crude." Dr. Lecter said modestly, "Because I didn't know you would come, and I don't have many ingredients here..."

"That's good too," Emma said first.

"I will try my best to make you feel that you have not been slighted." Dr. Lecter made a small joke.

Although Emma was still worried about Jully, Dr. Lecter's reassurance made her feel strangely at ease, as if she had received some guarantee.She pulled the assistant lady who has been a wallflower since she came in all the way to the kitchen, and said as she walked, "I like watching Dr. Lecter cook the most, it is simply a feast of art, and it is much more interesting than "Hell's Kitchen" gone."

Dr. Lecter was obviously very pleased with this praise. He took out the ingredients one by one from the refrigerator. Even for a simple meal that he said was unprepared, the ingredients were still much richer than the usual feast.

"Mushrooms, lemons, parsley, watercress, walnuts, almonds..." Emma counted one by one until Dr. Lecter brought out another item she didn't quite recognize.

"What's that?" she asked.

"Cow brain." Dr. Lecter replied.

Emma looked a little uncertain, "Really? It doesn't look very tasty."

It was a very unappetizing off-white.

"Trust me, its taste will bring you enough surprises." Dr. Lecter is confident.

This brain was taken out yesterday, soaked, wiped off the surface moisture, and then frozen overnight.This is not an easy food to handle. If you are not careful, your brain will turn into a jelly.Of course, this little problem that may be difficult for others is not worth mentioning here for Dr. Lecter.He skillfully sliced ​​the frozen brains into thin slices, wiped off the water drops on the surface, and then put them in a pan filled with olive oil.Before these thin slices were fried, he adjusted the sauce, processed the side dishes, and toasted the bread slices. When the thin slices were golden on both sides and looked soft, he carefully picked up the thin slices and placed them on the bread slices. Brush the sauce well, add the previous side dishes one by one, and finally cover with another slice of toast.

"Wow." Emma sniffled, "It smells so good."

Emma's support made Dr. Lecter feel better.In this world, people who know how to appreciate talents are the majority. As for the other guy who refused the invitation again and again and even made him starve together for the last time, he believed that he would conquer him with his own skills.

This meal not only soothed Emma's stomach, but also her heart.When she left, she was no longer anxious as when she came.

"Dr. Lecter is simply the most gentlemanly man I've ever met." After they left, the assistant said to Emma.

"I thought you didn't like him." Emma said, "You said very little after seeing him, and you only said thank you when you took the plate."

"Please call that a lady's reserve." The assistant lady was about to continue to express her opinion when a phone call called them back to Hollywood.After hanging up the phone, she resumed her usual reliability, "There was a small accident in the recording studio, and the director asked us if we could go back and make up the recording."

"Is there a flight back?" Emma immediately asked professionally.

"I'm checking..."

On the second floor of the clinic, Dr. Lecter stood by the window and watched the two unexpected visitors leave.He didn't have any patients to receive in the afternoon, which made him hang up the sign of closing in advance.After making sure that no one would bother him, he pushed open an inconspicuous door and walked in slowly.

There, a woman tied to a chair stared at him blankly.

It's July.

Her facial muscles were completely out of control, and tears and saliva flowed down her face.She looked at Dr. Lecter with neither resistance nor admiration in her eyes, humming an unknown tune.

"Emma came just now." Dr. Lecter said softly.

Mrs. Jully was unimpressed, as if the name meant nothing to her.

Dr. Lecter wasn't surprised at all.He had brought back Jully's memories of Emma, ​​Jully was right for not responding, but that didn't stop him from saying something to her.

"I hope that part of the memory still carries your love for her, so that I can accompany her forever." Dr. Lecter looked at July with compassion, "In the future, don't be so curious and do things you shouldn't do."

Emma has already sensed Mrs. Jully's disappearance. Although he comforted her this time, if she can't contact her for a long time, she will eventually become suspicious.Before that, all he had to do was to deal with everything in front of him and do a good job in the aftermath.

Dr. Lecter can proudly say that he is very good at this aspect.With the hard-headed people in the local police and the FBI, they'll never find out that there's anything wrong in their lives.

Dr. Lecter walked up to Jully, put on his gloves, and took off the wig that was previously on Jully's head.The head under the wig was shaved cleanly for the convenience of the craniotomy.He removed the circumcision from the top of the head, where most of the brain had been hollowed out.Even if he doesn't do anything, Dr. Lecter believes that July won't last much longer, but...

Dr. Lecter took his hands out of her skull and put the skull back on.

He knew there was a good place to throw out the trash.