When I Die, I Will Still Protect You

　　Jack shook his head, saying, "No."

　　"How could that be?" he muttered. "That's impossible. Her parents died a long time ago. She has no money, no cell phone, and no friends. No one knows her. Where can she go?"

　　Hesitantly, Jack wanted to say, "Something might have happened to her."

　　Gavin didn't see his hesitant look.

　　But Jack had said so before. Gavin should know it, but he ruled out such a possibility.

　　I was puzzled.

　　"Gavin, are you afraid that something will happen to Vivian if you admit it?"

　　But her boyfriend had married another woman. She had no parents, no money, no cell phone, and no friends, and she was locked up in this dark place, which was no different from having an accident.

　　For the first time, I complained that I was dead and couldn't speak, which made me inexplicably angry.

　　I went out to continue the search. It was dark. There was only Gavin in the room with one bed.

　　Gavin stayed in the darkness until dawn. Then, he dialed a number, saying, "I want to call the police."

　　I followed Gavin to the police station.

　　The policeman asked, "What's the relationship between the missing person and you?"

　　Gavin hesitated for a while before saying, "She went to my house at the age of five and lived there until she was eighteen. We were... childhood sweethearts."

　　The policeman asked, "Where are her immediate family members?"

　　"They were dead."

　　"How?"

　　"Her mother was a researcher..."

　　He clenched his fists under the table, saying, "Her father was born with an inborn disease and died when she was eighteen. Her mother, who failed the experiment in the same year, committed suicide."

　　I was stunned.

　　"Is Vivian... that miserable?"

　　The policeman asked, "She is 28 years old this year?"

　　"Yes."

　　"Was there anything unusual before she disappeared?"

　　He replied, "No, she is calm."

　　"Have her ever said anything strange?"

　　He suddenly got angry, saying, "She's missing. Why don't you look for her instead of asking me about this? Does it have anything to do with her disappearance?"

　　In the police station, Gavin shouted with tears in his eyes, "Go and find her! Go and find her!"

　　I thought to myself.

　　"Jack fails to find her with so much manpower. What's the point of pining your hopes on the police?"

　　"You now are going nuts out of your incompetence."

　　Scarlett took Gavin away.

　　Gavin seemed to have changed into another person on the way. He leaned against the window in silence.

　　Scarlett asked, "Have you ever blamed me?"