After Yao Luoxuan broke up with Liu Ting in the hospital and left, he returned home. She closed all the windows in the room and wrapped a charging blanket around her abdomen. There has never been such a severe pain, but in the mouth of the doctor, it is simply described as a cold. After simply mixing the Chinese patent medicine with hot water and taking it, he walked to the living room. Fold the pillow on the sofa slightly, and then lie down half-curled. As time passed, under the effect of the drug, it finally soothed a little. This kind of pain is something I have never felt before, and since the first period came on a certain day in a certain year, a certain month, and a certain day, it has been smooth and smooth. Even if he was in the army, he had never felt this kind of pain when he was soaked in cold water in the winter. The effect of the drug is obvious, and after the body has just been relieved of the pain, his eyes are closed tiredly, and he slowly falls asleep.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Yao Luoxuan suddenly opened his eyes. It's like ending a nightmare, waking up from a dream, but I don't know what the dream is. Yao Luoxuan sat up, spent a full five minutes in a daze, and then realized that something was wrong, and after going to the bathroom to change the items used, he turned back to the living room again. The sun at the end of the year, and it was approaching dusk, and it slanted down, eroding most of the living room, but it could disappear at any time.

Yao Luoxuan stared out of the balcony, looking for the location of the light. But the light always belongs to the sun, not to anyone. Yao Luoxuan paced slowly and walked to the balcony, she supported the handrails with both hands, and looked at the entire community under the light through the protective glass. Comfort, without any emotional comfort. Since I got married, I have been here, from my youth to my current half-step middle age, and it seems that there is no time to prove everything that has changed, and all this is very ordinary.

Yao Luoxuan raised his head, but his gaze stayed on the balcony of the apartment on the same floor opposite. The balcony is also covered with protective glass to keep everything out. It has no features, and is similar to the other houses, neatly arranged in the opposite house. It's just that the balcony seems to have an abnormal ability to attract, Yao Luoxuan felt that his gaze stayed on it, and the waves in his heart surged. It's a feeling of fear that rolls out of memory.

Who lives in that house? Yao Luoxuan suddenly remembered this question. At the age of twenty-seven, since I got married, I have never paid attention to the problem, and a little doubt suddenly filled my heart. It's been seven years, and I don't know how many times I've stood on the balcony, and how many times I've stood and looked at it, but I've never cared about such a problem. And now, my heart is very curious. This boring thought should be abandoned, but as soon as the eyes left the balcony, the fear in my heart that I had not seen for many years immediately filled my body. It was only in that direction that the fear gently laughed at her from a distance.

What kind of fear is this? What is there over there? Yao Luoxuan was afraid, she remembered Nian Hao, a young man. Because Yao Luoxuan was in front of him, he didn't know himself anymore. Everything is just as Zhao Cui said, changed? No, Yao Luoxuan denied it. Even if you change, you have to know everything. When he left the hospital, he and Liu Ting decided to investigate Nian Hao first, but in fact, she was panicked in her heart, and she was afraid of falling into the endless abyss. It's just that there are some things that must be recognized, otherwise, fear will linger for a long time.

Turning back into the living room, Yao Luoxuan changed into a loose sportswear. She decided to run over and take a look, no matter what it was, it would always be good to let herself know it. When she left the room, Yao Luoxuan hesitated, but she still took out a special knife from the innermost compartment of the shoe cabinet. Opening the knife, Yao Luoxuan quickly fiddled with it, and the unique performance posture of the special knife was vividly displayed in her hand. Yao Luoxuan was very satisfied, she knew that the movements that she hadn't practiced for many years had not been forgotten at all.

After that, Yao Luoxuan folded the special knife safely, put it in his pocket, and then went out with peace of mind.

While waiting for the elevator, Yao Luoxuan suddenly thought that Fang Cai's fear was hidden in his heart and he didn't want to mention it. The elevator door opened, she was silent in that memory, and in the way she remembered, she rushed in, and quickly clicked the button on the bottom, and her hands couldn't help but cross. All this is exactly how Yao Luoxuan behaved at that time, after spending a night at the boy's house after the end of his junior year of high school, when he learned that his parents had come over.

At the beginning, after the two woke up, Yao Luoxuan's classmates sent her a message, saying that her parents had found her home and had not found her, and were now rushing to the boy's home. Seeing such a text message, Yao Luoxuan immediately put all the clothes on his body indiscriminately, and hurriedly went downstairs regardless of the pain in his lower body. Panicked inside, she was afraid of bumping into her parents. After all, in those days, spending the night at a boy's house was not a normal thing.

Why the fear of that time is now renewed? Yao Luoxuan smiled bitterly, but still held back. The growth of these years will no longer allow her to directly express her inner emotions from the surface.

Soon, Yao Luoxuan came to the opposite building. I got into the elevator, went up again, and arrived at the floor after dozens of seconds. The elevator door opened, and Yao Luoxuan did not hesitate and walked out directly. All the fears of Fang Cai disappeared, but there was a burst of calmness in my heart, and I even felt a kind of expectation. It was as if everything she had hoped for would be born in that room. It's just that this expectation, what exactly is it. Yao Luoxuan was indescribable, she just needed to know, she just walked over and entered the room.

A crack opened in the door of the room, which opened with a slight push. Yao Luoxuan stopped at the door of the house, her hand down, and looked at the scene behind the door that she pushed open. Very simple décor, living room, sofa, TV, dining table, and semi-open bedroom door, as well as hallway leading to bathroom. However, no figure was found.

Yao Luoxuan walked into the room and shouted inside, "Is there anyone?" but there was no response. Walking slowly in it, Yao Luoxuan shouted again, but no one answered. But she walked towards the balcony of the house. The house is significantly larger than its own, and in addition to the balcony on the south side, there is also a balcony on the north side. When he was about to move into this community, Yao Luoxuan had already noticed this problem. Although there is only one more balcony, the price has risen by 30%. In the eyes of home buyers, such a useless balcony and high price, so the original buyers abandoned this type of room. But the north-facing balcony is still a little useful. Yao Luoxuan was on his balcony and saw many people placing various tables and chairs on this balcony, purely as a transparent bedroom.

It's just that in the past seven years, Yao Luoxuan has been to this kind of house-shaped room for the first time. She walked over and onto the balcony, and at a glance she saw that her house was opposite. She realized that someone must be spying on her. A woman's intuition is so unreasonable. The voyeur must be the owner of this house. It's just that there doesn't seem to be anyone in this house right now. Judging from the fact that the door was half open, the owner must have been out of the house for a short time. I will definitely come back soon, Yao Luoxuan sighed, groping for his pocket, the special knives are still in it, if someone finds himself trespassing into the house, plus the controlled knives in his pocket, he will definitely not be able to tell.

I regret it a little, but the expectation in my heart dilutes this regret. Yao Luoxuan turned back from the balcony, and she saw many photos on the dining table in the corner of the living room. Strange things happened, and the emotions that I was expecting suddenly became lonely. Yao Luoxuan walked over slowly, and the table was covered with photos of all kinds and sizes.

Grabbing a photo casually, Yao Luoxuan was surprised, this place was very familiar. Then Yao Luoxuan began to look through other photos. One of the common features of these photographs is that they only capture landscapes, buildings, and no figures. To Yao Luoxuan's surprise, she was very familiar with these landscapes and buildings.

The second time he enlisted in the army, and the following year, Yao Luoxuan entered a certain country with the peacekeeping force. The scenery of that country, as well as the buildings of the streets, are the pictures in front of you.

And now there are at least 100 of these large and small photos in front of me. After Yao Luoxuan looked through them one by one, he sat down at one of the tables. Yao Luoxuan grabbed a photo casually and stared at it, the scene on it was a scene full of ruins.

After Yao Luoxuan entered this country back then, almost all in front of him were ruins. A country that has been at war is full of devastation. Cities, wilderness, and even residential areas have sporadic battles. It's just that as peacekeeping organizations, they can't participate in the internal affairs of the country. Just at the request of the people here, to protect them from terrorist organizations. The peacekeeping forces that entered the country were made up of 12 different countries. The peacekeepers had assigned a commander to manage the forces in one place, and he had done something that people couldn't understand. It was the hiring of a notorious mercenary. Eleven mercenaries from all continents. The participation of mercenaries in the construction of peacekeeping has made many countries dissatisfied, but the United Nations still says that as long as they do not violate discipline.

The combat effectiveness of the regular army and the mercenary army is self-evident. The forces of many countries initially looked down on these people, and it was not until these eleven people uprooted a terrorist organization of more than 300 people that they shocked everyone. Almost all the troops of the countries that went to defend it had the strength to root out that terrorist organization, but no country could have such efficiency and strength as theirs.

At that time, they carried out the assault at noon. It took only three hours to defeat this terrorist group of about 300 people. More than 200 of them were directly killed, and the rest were all taken prisoner. They returned victorious, not even a single person was lost. When cleaning the battlefield, Yao Luoxuan found that among the dozen or so people who were killed, they were directly stabbed with daggers in the back of the head, and these killed people had enough ammunition in their hands and their guns were intact. This time, the United Nations demanded secrecy. Soldiers have to obey orders, even with a lot of shock, and all the personnel involved in the peacekeeping will not mention it.

Pierced in the back of the head and killed directly. And now all the photos are photos of that country at that time. Yao Luoxuan stood up suddenly, and she took out her dagger. She knew how powerful this group of mercenaries were, they could charge and fight in a melee, they could deliver a fatal blow from close quarters, and she was no match for them. Even some of the special forces that can be known now do not have such skills.

Yao Luoxuan looked around, the room was empty, and she asked again, "Is anyone there?"

After asking three times in a row, no one seemed to answer, and she put the dagger down. Suddenly, a figure walked through the door. It's Nian Hao.

As soon as he saw Nian Hao, Yao Luoxuan immediately raised the dagger again, looked at him cautiously, and asked, "Who are you?"

At this time, Nian Hao held the Starbucks coffee in his hand, and after he walked in, he closed the door, and then sat on the sofa under Yao Luoxuan's gaze, lit a cigarette, and took a sip of coffee.

"Who the hell are you!" Yao Luoxuan roared.

"Have you completely forgotten?" Nian Hao asked rhetorically, "Can't you remember seeing these photos?"

"How do you have these pictures?"

"A mercenary left behind by their people, who used to be with you in peacekeeping. Nian Hao replied, he raised his head and looked at Yao Luoxuan, his face full of helplessness. "Can you put down the dagger? You know, this thing is useless to me. Can you believe it?"

Yao Luoxuan nodded involuntarily, and she slowly put down the dagger. Nian Hao smiled bitterly and made a gesture of please. Yao Luoxuan glanced at it and sat down.

"Zhao Cui is very powerful, he actually has military information, he can find out the methods of that mercenary, and even wants to find information from you. But he's wrong, because you don't know anything. Nian Hao said.

Yao Luoxuan didn't speak, she just stared coldly at the boy in front of her.

"Do you like your life now?" asked Nian Hao.

Yao Luoxuan didn't answer, just stared at Nian Hao.

Nian Hao repeated: "Do you like your current life?"

Nodding, this is exactly what Yao Luoxuan thought.

"Ever since the guy who likes to stab people in the back of the head, you've been stuck in a state of incomprehension, and you don't know what's wrong with you, but the only thing you know for sure is the answers you need. You want to get on with your life, don't you? Nian Hao said emotionlessly.

Asked this, Yao Luoxuan involuntarily nodded again, life as always, this is what she loves, even if life goes back and forth like that, but it is her life, no one can replace it, and no one can erase it.

"I'll help you get back to your old life, everything, you'll be like a dream, how?" asked Nian Hao.

"What is the price?" Yao Luoxuan involuntarily said this question again. It's just that after the words came out, she regretted it a little. Although something unpleasant happened, it didn't have any effect on her.

"Be serious about being happy for the life you have. Nian Hao said.

"Why are you so embarrassed?"

"Yes, a blessing to you. Nian Hao snuffed out the unburned half of the cigarette in the ashtray of the coffee table.

Seeing Nian Hao do this, Yao Luoxuan didn't reply.

"Captain Zhao refuses to let go of these connections with you now. Nian Hao said: "Send a police undercover agent to your side." ”

"You mean Liu Ting's mother?" Yao Luoxuan shook his head and said, "She's fine." ”

After saying this, Yao Luoxuan thought of a certain point, and immediately added: "Zhao Cui is in danger?"

"It's not dangerous, but you've seen how powerful these mercenaries are. It seems that it will cost a lot to stop them. ”

"Can you stop it, though?"

Nian Hao shook his head, and he said, "At least, let you continue to live." Live like you did a few days ago, before you met me. ”

"Then what are these?" Yao Luoxuan grabbed the photo on the table and shook it in front of Nian Hao. "And, it seems, you know I'm going to find it?"

"First of all, let me answer your second question. Because of our connections, you will surely find them. This is a fact that cannot be denied. No explanation seems to be able to answer such a question. It's just a fact, and you don't have to think about it, because that's what it is. ”

Nian Hao paused for a moment and continued: "Regarding the first question, someone from that mercenary you know put here with me last night. He talked to me for a long time, and finally at my enthusiastic request, he promised not to affect you. ”

"The mercenary is from the tavern?" asked Yao Luoxuan tentatively.

When Nian Hao heard the word 'tavern', his eyes narrowed, and he asked solemnly, "How do you know it's a tavern?"

"I don't know, it's just because it's so weird that these two words pop into my head. Yao Luoxuan said.

Nian Hao exhaled a long breath, he raised his hands and rubbed his eyes, hard, hard, rubbing. After letting go of his hands, his face turned red from excessive force, but Nian Hao's expression was still indifferent. Nian Hao said: "If you want a normal life, I want you to forget this word. ”

Yao Luoxuan didn't reply, she wanted to say why. These two words suddenly popped up in my mind, and something buried deep in my heart has been bursting out endlessly since it was raised.

"Alright, Officer Yao, that's all for today's conversation. Please come back. Nian Hao said.

Yao Luoxuan shook her head, she said, "It's not that simple, I want to know the truth." ”

"But the truth will change your life, and everything you like will disappear, do you believe it?"

"I don't believe it. Yao Luoxuan said affirmatively.

Nian Hao snorted lightly and said, "The truth? Let me tell you, do you know why there are murders in the bank? Because those guys have no money, and now it is the era of electronic payment, who carries cash in their pockets." They had to grab one when they saw one. Are you satisfied with this truth?"

Yao Luoxuan didn't say anything.

"It's just that guy didn't expect Zhao Cui to think of you. The main thing is your relationship, he checked the army, there must be horses, and the army put pressure on him as soon as possible. ”

"I've been out of the army for many years, why should the military protect me. Did I come into contact with these people?"

"That's one of the reasons, but you know, you're not the only veterans who have been exposed to them like you. Nian Hao replied.

"I don't know about them. Yao Luoxuan said.

"Of course, it doesn't matter at all. Nian Hao waved his hand and said, "However, I also hope that you don't ask questions, at least your life can be guaranteed." Is it desirable that your husband, your children, will make certain sacrifices because of this?"

Yao Luoxuan bit her lip, she was angry: "Don't threaten me with your family." ”

Hearing this, Nian Hao stretched out his hand and took out the sword from his shadow, and after an afterimage, he sat down in front of Yao Luoxuan at a speed that Yao Luoxuan did not react to, and put the sword on the table. Nian Hao said coldly: "Is this kind of strange thing something you can touch?"

"Are you protecting me?" Yao Luoxuan realized the truth of the matter, but she was shocked by the scene in front of her and couldn't speak. In the midst of her eyes, the young man took out his sword out of nowhere and sat down in front of her. "Why protect me. ”

Nian Hao swung his long sword and stuffed it directly into the shadow in front of Yao Luoxuan. Looking at the changes in front of him, Yao Luoxuan was surprised again. In this way, a long sword slowly blended into the shadow on the table, without a sound.

"Why? You don't know?"

"Hey, I'm in a mess. Yao Luoxuan shook her head, and she said to Nian Hao: "I was surprised by everything you just showed, but in a blink of an eye, I don't know why it is so easy to accept. ”

"You tell me why I want to protect you. ”

Yao Luoxuan just shook his head again and didn't answer.

Nian Hao got up suddenly, leaned forward, touched Yao Luoxuan's head with one hand, and kissed him directly. Yao Luoxuan panicked, but he didn't have the idea of refusing at all, and let the young man kiss him on the lips. Nian Hao slowly opened Yao Luoxuan's closed lips with his mouth, and his tongue was intertwined for a long time.

After that, Nian Hao let go of Yao Luoxuan, pointed to the door, and said, "Officer Yao, please go, I don't think there is any need to see you again in the future." ”

This boy actually kissed himself again, and he actually cooperated with his wet kiss so much, all the confusion in Yao Luoxuan's mind disappeared without a trace in an instant. Instead, shyness. This kind of shyness has already been swept away from the previous memories, and that feeling is exactly the shyness after the panic when she rushed downstairs.

Yao Luoxuan stood up, immediately ran to the door, opened the lock, and went out directly.

After Yao Luoxuan's figure left, there was a knock on Nian Hao's door. Yao Luoxuan didn't close the door when he left, and the guy who knocked on the door slowly entered without hindrance, this was the man in black last night.

The man in black entered and closed the door.

"How's it going, have you thought about it?"

Nian Hao sneered: "You taverns are all crazy. ”

"If you've been tortured for a thousand years, so will you. The man said.

Nian Hao stood up and cleaned up the table.

The man then took off his hat and placed his sunglasses on the table. The black mask was also put down. Then, he grabbed his ears and pulled them lightly, tearing off his entire face from his ears. - It's a fake face made of silicone. After taking off the fake face, the mysterious guy's accent was also changed to a female voice, and she said: "Everything you want, we will help you achieve it." ”

Nian Hao put together the photos on the table, turned around, and looked at her.

This face is Liu Ting's face. It's just more mature and capable than Liu Ting. If you really want to talk about her true identity, then she is Liu Ting.

The mysterious man said, "If it is done, then from now on, the people who live around her will be your husband, and her children will be your children." ”

Nian Hao smiled coldly and said, "Then may I ask, after the change, is that the real her? Do you understand the difference? Also, do you think that the Liu Ting who is now outside or you, Liu Ting, who is the real Liu Ting? Even if everything changes and returns to normal, will you still return to your original life?"

The 'Liu Ting' in front of her, her eyes were extremely cold, she didn't answer, she just looked at Nian Hao.