The two girls in front of me were obviously frightened. If I said too much, they might even have an emotional breakdown.
After a moment's silence, Luke said, "Chris, can we stay at your house tonight?"
Chris: “Huh?”
He explained, "You always see him in your dreams. If we want to understand him, we must at least be there. Also, Nancy, if possible, can you come over tonight and stay with Chris?"
The two girls hesitated.
Luke took out his police badge wallet and placed it in front of Chris: "This is my ID. You can call the Los Angeles West District Police Department directly."
The two girls hesitated for a moment, and Chrissy finally nodded: "Okay, fine, you can stay here tonight."
Luke smiled and nodded: "Thank you. But we won't sleep, we have to keep an eye on you. You just said that in the past few days, you often fall asleep inadvertently, right?"
Chris nodded blankly: "Yes."
Luke explained, "We are watching you here. If anything happens, we will find out immediately so that we can help you."
Chris nodded dumbly.
Luke turned his head and said, "What about you, Nancy? Can you come and stay?"
Nancy shook her head uncertainly, "I have to call my mom first."
Luke nodded. "Okay. But please don't mention our existence or our identity as police officers."
Nancy looked at him suspiciously: "Why?"
She also wanted to go back and tell her mother that there were two policemen here to help, otherwise it would be difficult for her to stay outside overnight.
Luke: "The atmosphere in your town is too tense. We just came in today and the sheriff seemed to want to drive us away. You know, we are not the police here. If we reveal our identities, the sheriff here will feel that his authority is being offended."
Nancy understood and could only nod: "Then I can only try. My mother may not agree."
Luke: "Try as much as you can. If it doesn't work, forget it."
Nancy: “Huh?”
She glanced at Chris subconsciously: If she couldn't convince her mother, she would have to have nightmares at home
But Chris has two Los Angeles police officers who are always looking after her and helping her. Isn't this too much of a discriminatory treatment
Luke didn't really care what Nancy meant.
Chinese proverb: Good intentions cannot save a damned ghost.
He had already said it, and it was Nancy's own business to decide what to do.
Could Luke rush into her house, pull out a gun, point it at her mother's head, and ask her mother to let the person go
Nancy left with trepidation in her heart, and Luke and his partner stayed at Chris's house.
There was no one else in Chris's family. Her only relative was her mother, a flight attendant who had gone to Europe for work.
This also made it convenient for Luke and the others.
Chris looked at Luke and the others moving in a batch of equipment and said in bewilderment: "What are you doing..."
Luke smiled and said, "Although we don't know what he is, we still have to make the necessary preparations. These surveillances can at least help us figure out whether it's a human or a nightmare."
Chris was speechless.
Luke and the other man worked quickly and got everything done in less than half an hour.
Looking at Chris who was sitting there blankly, Luke reminded her, "If possible, you'd better move your sleeping things out. You have to rest in the living room tonight. There's more space here."
Chris suddenly realized and went upstairs to get something.
When she came down with her things, Luke pointed to the largest sofa and said, "You can rest there for a while. Of course, it's better to wear warm pajamas." He blinked.
Chris was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.
It's the end of April, and it's still hot and dry in California. There's no need to keep warm.
Luke was reminding her that her pajamas should cover more of her privacy so that it wouldn't be inconvenient for the two of them to work here.
After a busy period, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.
The golden sunlight fell on the grass outside the house. The three people in the living room were alone, and the whole house seemed very quiet.
Luke suddenly frowned and patted Selina who was looking up information beside him.
Selina raised her head and looked in the direction Luke indicated.
Over there, Chris had fallen asleep.
In the quiet living room, the exhausted girl fell into a light sleep unknowingly.
Luke used his keen hearing to notice that her breathing had evened out.
The two of them moved silently and came to the side where Chris was sitting and taking a nap.
After observing for a moment, Selina turned her head and shook her head suspiciously.
This meant that she didn't notice anything unusual.
Luke nodded slightly, he didn't notice anything unusual.
Chris's sleep was normal.
But the next moment, his expression changed and his eyes were fixed on the girl.
Just now, the girl's breathing suddenly became rapid.
Luke's keen sense of smell suddenly detected the smell of a large amount of sweat on the girl.
Selina also noticed something was wrong and stared at Chris closely, noticing that her forehead was covered with a layer of fine beads of sweat without her noticing.
Moreover, Chris's lips were trembling, as if she was trying to open her mouth to say something, but she couldn't say it.
Soon, Chris's abnormality became more obvious.
Not only was she sweating and her lips, her whole body was also trembling slightly, and her fingers were trying hard to clench, but she couldn't do it.
Luke signaled to Selina, who nodded, indicating that she would pay attention to the monitoring environment.
He then reached out and slowly held Chris's hand: "Chris, wake up."
Chris's eyelids trembled a few times, but she didn't open her eyes.
Seeing this, Luke grabbed her hands with both hands and shook them a few times with a little force: "Wake up, Chris."
Chris suddenly opened her eyes and screamed, "Ah!"
Luke smiled bitterly and turned his head away.
Fortunately, Chris didn't have bad breath, but in her excitement a little saliva still sprayed out, and he had no choice but to dodge.
After waiting for a few seconds, Chris stopped screaming: "Don't, don't come over."
Luke grabbed her hands and pulled her onto the sofa: "Hey! Chris, it's okay, you're awake."
Chris was stunned for a moment, then saw him clearly in front of her, and suddenly rushed over and hugged him tightly: "He's here, he's here again."
Luke embraced the terrified girl and stroked her back gently: "Okay, we know, so we woke you up."
Chris trembled all over and it took a long time before she burst into tears.
She cried for several minutes, until Luke felt his shirt was soaked, and her crying turned into sobbing.
Luke let her go, helped her sit on the sofa, and handed her a tissue: "It's okay, Chris, you are awake now, and we are here too."