Volume 5: The Living Puppet Nation (3)

Headquarters Quarter.

Feng Rong and Lin Yingkong went upstairs together after buying vegetables, Lin Yingkong skillfully opened the door of 501 and went in to change shoes and put things, as if he was half the owner here, he has been nesting here recently except for bathing and sleeping time, and the minister has become so accustomed to it that he is familiar with it.

However, unlike in the past, Lin Yingkong did not go to the kitchen for the first time, but went to the bathroom and wrung a hot towel and walked out, Feng Rong was adjusting the temperature of the air conditioner, and his left hand that was not holding the remote control was held coldly, and before he could react, a piece of heat came over, Lin Yingkong muttered: "The minister's hands are still very cold...... How's it going, is it still sore or painful?"

As soon as it rains in the autumn of K City, the air will be filled with a damp and cold atmosphere, and the left hand that has been abolished at this time in the past will be uncomfortable, even if it is cured later, there will still be some sequelae, and the hands were injured again in the past few months - even though the creatures of the supernatural world are favored by the gods in the eyes of humans, they still can't get rid of the natural laws of birth, old age, sickness and death.

Lin Yingkong, who was born with a ghost body, naturally did not have a very high body temperature, but he frowned as if he saw Feng Rong walking in the ice and snow, Feng Rong was a little stunned for some reason, and even his voice seemed to float from the air through a membrane, "It's not cold yet, it's okay." ”

When Lin Yingkong heard this, he was extremely cold, he let go of his hand casually, and said, "I still have to put it on, the weather forecast says that the weather will drop at night...... I'm going to wash the vegetables first. ”

Feng Rong responded slowly, sitting on the sofa with a hot towel wrapped in his left hand, Lin Yingkong, who had already entered the kitchen, couldn't help but look back, from this angle, what he saw was Feng Rong's handsome but sharp side face, as if even a person would not show a trace of softness and relaxation.

This person has always been like this, Lin Yingkong has seen him the most defenseless, but that is also a little sharp, like instinct in the body to erect a defensive posture, Lin Yingkong has always been a contented person, can make Feng Rong close to him is a point, but now that I think about it, I feel that his whole life is tired and panicked, you have to ask him why he is like this, Lin Yingkong feels that Feng Rong can't answer himself. He also felt that he couldn't ask, and he felt that if he asked, there was nothing to turn back, but Feng Rong's recent state was really not right, he was absent-minded except for official business, not the kind of dazed and unsettled during that period when Baili Mengyan cut him off, but it seemed to be trapped by some problem - Lin Yingkong had a hunch that this problem must be related to him, if it can't be solved, he and the minister may really have a fate.

After dinner, Lin Yingkong took advantage of the fact that the minister was washing the dishes and put a bathtub of water, dripped essential oils that are beneficial to dredging muscles and bones, and forced the seal to be stuffed in. Feng Rong couldn't screw him, so he casually flushed the water and lay down to soak, Lin Yingkong didn't leave, just leaned on the bathroom door and talked to him without a match, and the shadow under his feet circled and knotted himself as if he was entertaining himself.

"Tianyu's deputy minister will hang the word 'temporary' for at least a few months, and I expect that it will be at least a year before he takes office, and it is not a problem for him to start bringing an executive officer of A1 district now. Feng Rong is used to having someone outside talking to him when he is taking a bath, and he talks about whatever he thinks.

"It's no problem to bring it, but the candidate may be a problem," Lin Yingkong said, "Last Friday, when Executive Officer Jiu Tianyu came to the headquarters to do business, he also said that there are a lot of capable people under him, and there are no more who are comprehensive." Ignoring Jiu Tianyu's boasting, District A1, as the most central district of the districts, does need an executive officer with no less ability than the deputy minister.

"Then what does he mean?" Feng Rong raised his left hand in front of him and shook it, the skin on it was already a little red, but it didn't look as soft as it did in the early years, as if he couldn't hold anything.

He didn't say anything, but he guessed he was trying to poach people from another district. Lin Yingkong listened to the sound of water inside, stepped on the ground with his foot, and a string of dead knots of shadows spread out like flowing water, and in an instant, they gathered again into a complete shadow.

"Huh?" Feng Rong said in a confused nasal voice, "I thought he was going to be looking for someone in the headquarters." ”

Lin Yingkong's tone was a little subtle, "It is said that the Jiutianyu executive has already looked for it, but it doesn't fit the eye." ”

"What kind of eyes do you meet?" he thought he was on a blind date?" Feng Rong was speechless.

"Speaking of blind dates...... Lin Yingkong's face darkened, "Minister, did Shenjun take you on a blind date on Saturday?"

"Saturday?" Feng Rong was dazed, "No, the Divine Monarch took me to meet the great-great-granddaughter of the Vermilion Bird Divine Monarch, and the other party wanted to know about the situation of the Spiritual Security Bureau." "The Suzaku clan has been in hiding from the world for many years, and it seems that they have the intention of being born.

“…… Minister, don't be sold, give back the money. "If you understand the situation, where do you need the Minister of the Spirit Law Enforcement Department to personally step in! This is a diplomatic issue, shouldn't it be the Ministry of Spiritual Foreign Affairs?!

"Can the Divine Monarch still sell me?" Feng Rong came out of the bathtub with a smile and took a dry towel to wipe his body.

Lin Yingkong wanted to refute something, but as soon as he was interrupted by the sound of the water inside, his train of thought was stuck, and it took a long time before he said, "Is the great-granddaughter of the Vermilion Bird Divine Monarch beautiful?"

Feng Rong smiled, "Why do you care about this kind of problem?"

"I'm worried you're getting lost...... Lin Yingkong muttered sourly.

"That's Suzaku, not a fox. Dressed in a bathrobe, he opened the door and came out, his focus on this kind of thing had never been different.

The heat in the bathroom and the dark fragrance of essential oils poured out instantly with the wide open frosted glass door, Lin Yingkong was a little dizzy for a while, and followed Feng Rong into his bedroom in a daze, and said in a small voice: "The fox spirit is not just talking about the fox clan......

"......" was noncommittal, but when he saw the squarely folded pajamas on the bed, he moved slightly, and he knew that his assistant had prepared it in advance, "Yingkong." ”

"What's wrong?" Lin Yingkong, who was immersed in defending the minister's brain supplement for beating the fox spirit, came back to his senses.

Feng Rong gestured to the location of the door with his eyes, "I want to change my clothes." The implication is to clear the field.

"Oh......" Lin Yingkong replied indispensably before he came back to his senses and said quietly: "Then change it." "Didn't you shy away from it before?

Feng Rong seemed to spread out his pajamas a little uncomfortably, "It's not too early, you should go back to take a shower quickly." ”

Lin Yingkong's eyes widened slightly, aggrieved, "Minister, are you driving me?" "What kind of rhythm is this?!"

Feng Rong maintained an indifferent tone, "It's not ......"

"Why is that?" Lin Yingkong took a few steps forward, and his tone was about to bring accusations, "Why do I think the minister is separated from me?"

"No," Feng Rong said calmly, "I don't think it's fun for you to stay here every day, so you might as well go out and walk with your friends." ”

Lin Yingkong felt incredible, and had already walked to the minister's side while speaking, "Friends naturally have other time to contact feelings, I have been your assistant for six years, don't you always come back from work to rest, what's the difference between staying here and staying on the other side?"

"Life is not set in stone. Feng Rong sat down, his fingers ruffling the originally neat pajamas.

"What does that have to do with me?" Lin Yingkong asked him in a puzzled tone, "Isn't it up to me to change or change, I like my current life...... Or do you want to drive me away, Minister?"

When his words fell, the person had already bent down and looked directly at Feng Rong, Feng Rong did not hide, and said, "Don't think too much." His words and tone sounded the same as usual, except for a moment when his gaze wandered.

"How can I not think about it too much?" Lin Yingkong resisted the urge to put his hand on his cheek, and his eyes darkened, "Minister, I thought I was your closest person now, but I didn't even have the qualifications to stay in your house?"

"I just need a little ...... Private space," when he said the last four words, Feng Rong seemed to have finally found a suitable word, his wandering gaze froze, his lowered eyelashes were raised a little, and when he met Lin Yingkong's gaze, there was not even a trace of waves, calm and determined, "Well, I need a little private space." ”

"Private space?" Lin Yingkong's head turned to the side, which is usually a very cute action, but now it makes people feel a little uneasy, "So, the minister thinks I'm bothering you?"

“…… No," Feng Rong still denied, "I want to be alone." ”

Lin Yingkong didn't speak again, Feng Rong seemed to think that he had understood, so he avoided him and stood up, and walked to the bathroom with the pajamas in his hand, "You go back first, go to bed early, you've worked hard late......"

Before he finished speaking, Lin Yingkong suddenly turned around and hugged him from behind, his shirt still had the breath of early autumn rain, and Feng Rong, who subconsciously wanted to fight back, suddenly thought that he was not on the battlefield now, and stopped in place and didn't know what to do.

"Minister," Lin Yingkong called him in a muffled voice, and was silent for a moment before asking, "Are you ...... Do you mind that?"

"What is it?" Feng Rong couldn't react for a moment.

Lin Yingkong pursed his lips, "...... in the secret room"

He only said three words to understand it, but his tone did not change, and he truncated his words and said: "No, it's just a trivial matter, just forget it." ”

"Forget it......" The strength of Lin Yingkong's arms suddenly increased.

Feng Rong coldly broke away from him with skill, and entered the bathroom without looking back, "Well, forget it, go back." ”

A concise line of words fluttered in the air and landed, Lin Yingkong stood in the bedroom, and after a long time, he took out a blanket in the wardrobe and spread it on the bed, and left without a sound.

The sound of the door closing softly came, but the door in the bathroom opened, and Feng Rong, who was still wearing a bathrobe, took the pajamas and looked at the blanket in the bedroom, and a mixture of confusion and sadness slowly and slowly appeared on his face.