After entering the police station, I located the officer who had questioned Mira the previous day and inquired about the details. I learned the police had made no progress either. The hotel's surveillance footage was just as Elias Montgomery had described—broken that night, yielding no substantial evidence. As a result, I couldn't see Mira again and could only wait for further investigation. With no choice, I headed to the Timeless Bar, but when I took a taxi there, the bar was already sealed off, and I couldn't get in. The social network formed by people is complex and hierarchical. If I relied solely on myself like this, it would likely be futile to find any evidence for Mira. I had assumed Maxwell Harrington would come to these two places, but I had oversimplified things. When he c

