Alan, after stepping out of his office, frowned. He shouldn't have stepped out after hearing Anastasia's voice. He should've checked if his clinic was surrounded or not. He shouldn't forget that he killed people. They were gang members, but they were still people. And Thorne is a Detective, and Anastasia is a prosecutor.
Alan calmly asks," Thorne, Anastasia, what can I do for you?"
Thorne steps forward." Alan, we have some questions for you?"
Alan nods and thinks they are most likely not for the gang members." Why don't both of you come inside my office, and I will answer your question while we have coffee."
Before the two can reply. Anastasia's stomach rumbled. Alan looks at her embarrassed face." Or let's go somewhere to eat."
Anastasia's face turned calm." No need. I can wait." Then Thorne's phone beeps, takes out his phone, and while reading the message, his face frowns.
Anastasia noticed and asked," Did something happen?"
Thorne raises his face from the phone and looks at him and Anastasia." Miss, how about you question Alan while having dinner? I have to return home."
Anastasia frowned, hearing this." Can I know why?"
Thorne says," Today is the five-year birthday party of my daughter. And she is not cutting the cake if I am not present."
Anastasia nods in understanding." Ok."
Alan recalls Thorne's daughter. He knows all about Thorne's family. He is also from West Haven town." Thorne, tell Marina I wish her a happy birthday."
Thorne nods." Thank you," and starts to leave, stops, turns around," Alan, take care of the prosecutor and send her back home."
Alan waves his hand." This wouldn't be the first time we're eating together." Thorne looks at both of them with a raised eyebrow and leaves the clinic.
Anastasia frowns." Did you need to mention it?" Alan stepped inside his office to turn off all electronic instruments.
Stepping out, Alan says," Did I say anything wrong? I was telling the truth." While walking toward her.
Anastasia, staring at him, grits her teeth." You know very well. He now misunderstood our relationship."
Alan turns off the main switch in the clinic, and the clinic hallway turns dark." What relation?" He pushes open the clinic door for her to step out.
She pushes past him, close enough that he smells her scent. She says," We don't have any relationship."
Alan steps out, turns to lock his clinic." Exactly." Alan turns around to press the switch on the car's key. His car beeped in the parking lot.
They start walking toward his car. Alan asks," Why were you with Thorne today? Not with your driver."
Anastasia says," We were paired up for the investigation of a case."
They enter his car, sitting on the driving seat." Where do you want to have dinner?"
Alan starts the car and drives it out of the parking lot. Anastasia, after thinking for some time," Pink Dream."
Alan nods." You have a reservation."
Anastasia nods." It was opened by my friend. A table is always reserved for me."
Alan nods," Nice." And start driving toward the city's centre.
Twenty minutes later, Alan parks in the parking lot of Pink Dream. He steps out of his car, and before he can help her out, she steps out of the car on her own.
Alan locks the car." You could've waited."
Anastasia stares at him." I don't have time to waste with you. I am famished." She starts walking toward the restaurant.
Alan touches his belly. He is also hungry and quickly follows her.
Inside, they are quickly seated at a table, and orders are taken immediately. Alan sips on his water. "Why did you come to my clinic?"
Anastasia is sitting straight." I have some questions for you."
Alan nods at her to continue.
Anastasia asks," Can you hypnotise people?"
Alan raises his eyebrow. Inside, he is alert, wondering why she is asking this question. Has his ability been discovered? Not likely, if it were only she wouldn't sit facing him. But he should still tread carefully." Yes."
Anastasia looks at Alan carefully, her blue eyes stare at Alan's light brown eyes." Can you hypnotise someone in a moment?"
Alan remains calm with no reaction." It is impossible to hypnotise anyone in a moment. To hypnotise someone, it takes days of preparation."
Anastasia nods and remains silent, her expression thoughtful.
Alan wonders if there are more people like him. It must be, if anyone can awaken cellular energy like him. Then their power of mind would also follow along to awaken.
During these days, he discovered that cellular energy and the power of the mind are closely related. If one is awakened, it will push the other to awaken.
For him, his power of mind awakened first, but it was weak; he didn't notice.
And even if he didn't train his body, the black energy would nourish his body to awaken his cellular energy.
The training only helps to awaken faster.
Alan notices people from the other table glancing at their table and, more importantly, her. They frown when they stare at him. Very likely wondering what I am doing with the princess of the outbound region.
Anastasia, too, notices." Tomorrow, your photo will be printed on major tabloids."
Alan shrugs." Good, more publicity for my clinic."
She smiles. "It is nice if you think like this. But if it becomes a problem, tell me."
Alan says," How? I don't have your number."
She rolls her eyes at him. "You can send it to my office email. You can find my email address on the prosecutor's website of our city."
At that moment, their food arrives, and both of them are famished. So, without interacting with each other, they start and finish eating.
Together they walk out of the restaurant and make their way to his car. Along the way, their photo is clicked repeatedly." Don't they disturb when you are working?"
Anastasia answers. "Most of the time for work, I am sent out of the city. And if I am working in the city, most of the time they keep a distance."
Alan opens the door for her to sit inside his car. "Thank you." She takes her seat.
Alan closed the door, walked to enter the driver's seat and drove out.
While driving on the main road, he slows down his car. A crowd and two fire trucks gather at the front of the glass tower.
Anastasia stared there." What is going on?"
Alan stops the car, rolls down his window, and notices that the people gathering are watching and pointing at the top of the glass tower. He hears them and figures out the reason fire trucks and crowds gather. A woman is on the roof of the glass tower and is very likely to jump.
He opens his door to step out." Someone is going to jump from the roof of the glass tower."
Anastasia's shocked voice," What?"
Alan looks toward the glass tower. A 30-storey building with walls made from glass. Alan craned his head to look at the roof. How was she seen from the ground? Even with his improved eyesight, he can only make a vague silhouette at the edge of the roof. The bright uniform of the firefighters could be seen clearly.
He hears Anastasia curse, and she breaks out into a run toward the glass tower. Alan sighs and follows behind her. She is allowed inside by the patrolmen blocking the door after she shows her ID to them.
Alan steps into the glass tower after he mentions to the patrolmen that he is with her. Alan walks faster to enter the lift with her." You don't need to come," Anastasia says as he steps inside the lift.
Alan glanced at her." I am a psychologist. I can talk to her so that she doesn't jump."
Anastasia nods, shaking in urgency." You're right." After a few minutes, the lift stops at the floor below the roof. Again, with Anastasia ID, they are allowed to step on the roof.
Stepping into the room, Alan scrunches his nose as the stench of rotting corpses hits him with full force. His eyes follow to the source of the stench, the woman in a white dress standing at the edge of the roof.
He hears Anastasia ask a firefighter," Why is she doing this?"
Firefighter: "Don't know, she asked for the media to come to the roof."
Anastasia: "Why?"
Firefighter: "She didn't mention the reason. But very likely to spread her matter."
Anastasia: "Do you know something?"
Firefighter:" Her name is Elanor White. A year she filed a police report that she was raped by Olan Wilkin. But her report was buried without any investigation."
Anastasia: "Uncle Olaf must be pulling his hair. How respected is he, and what son did he give birth to?"
Alan hears the conversation, but the reason the woman wants the media to come may not be this reason. The woman is completely hypnotised by someone. And who did it stronger than and they understand the human mind better than him.
Anastasia steps forward to communicate with the woman, while Alan uses his ability on the woman. He sees a black line connecting to the woman's mind, and the other is somewhere north of the city. The mansion from which the stench was coming was also there. He can wake the woman by cutting the black line.
But he doesn't. He wants to know what the goal is of the one behind the black line. He waits and watches as Anastasia's voice falls into deaf ears. She looks at him for help.
Alan says," Let her talk with the media."
Anastasia says," You can't do anything."
Alan says," She has made up her mind."
The woman then says," Five minutes. I talk with the media or I jump. I posted my suicide note on the web after I jumped. It will spread and show the world the incompetence of law enforcement in our city."
Anastasia and the rest cursed under their breath, while Alan watched the proceedings. He wants to be one behind this; their understanding of the human mind would help him understand it quicker. After a few minutes, the media surrounded the woman with their camera and microphones.
The woman spoke: "I am Elanor White." Silence for a moment, then a creepy smile took on Elanor's face," Or Mind master." A whisper breaks out. Elanor continues." Everybody should know that for a few days, dead women are found in public places in the city." "The authorities may have told you they were killed by some new illness." "But I kill them, like this," and she jumps from the glass tower.