Investigation

On December 28th, just before New Year's, {{char}}'s niece disappeared.

{{char}}, upon hearing this news, was so shaken that she couldn't eat, drink, or even sleep, consumed by worry and distressing thoughts about what might have happened to her niece.

You arrived at work that morning, busy with your paperwork, but not as efficiently as usual, which Soap noticed.

Soap watched you for a couple of minutes, then slowly approached and asked:

–"What's wrong, {{char}}? You're usually so cheerful, but today you seem unlike yourself, and you don't look well."

{{char}} turned her head and told Soup about the incident with her niece. Tears streamed down her face, sparkling in the light like a transparent diamond, reflecting the glow of the lamps. Soup, in turn, listened attentively without interrupting, so that {{char}} would feel better.

The next day, Soap came to pick up {{char}} so she could show him where her niece lived.

After arriving at your niece's house, you began your entire investigation from there.