Chapter 30: The Meeting
"Two cups of coffee and a pane-gratin of potatoes. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Is your coffee going to be cold or hot?"
"Hot. ”
"Okay. ”
The waiter put away the menu and turned to leave.
Renzi looked down at her watch, and it was thirty-twenty-four.
"Looks like that guy really doesn't know the way......"
There seems to be no one who can be more punctual than her Usami Renzi, except for Nalan Yu.
But then again, he is a foreigner and has no money in his pocket, and he can still survive when he comes to Tokyo, where he is not familiar with his life, is already very capable.
"Jingle Bells"
"Welcome!"
Noticing the bell to enter the store, Renzi looked up and saw a tall man pushing open the door and walking in.
The man was nearly two meters tall, and his head was almost on the ceiling of the small shop. He had silver-gray curls that were not short and half long, and a dark blue hairband was tied around his forehead. His face was a standard European one: blue eyes, deep sockets, a high nose bridge, and angular shapes, except that the skin was tanned to a wheat color.
However, these are the details that only those who observe carefully will find out. When he walked into the store, the first impression of everyone who looked at him was, "This guy is so strong." ”
The T-shirt and jeans that the guy was wearing were propped up, as if they would burst if they were exerted. The muscle lines of his upper body are undoubtedly revealed even if they are separated by a layer of cloth, and he looks very toned and intimidating. It is conceivable that if someone had an argument with him, they would most likely be picked up and beaten up.
Renzi remembers that she had only seen such people on TV.
"This man is like a fighter who has come down from the battlefield, such as Rambo in "First Blood", or Achilles in "Troy" and the like......"
She watched the man's actions as she thought wildly in her head.
"Hey!" he asked, stopping a waiter, "do you know where table number three is?"
His voice was exactly the same as the one Lianzi heard on the phone two hours ago, and table No. 3 was also the place they had agreed upon, a table very close to the door.
"Huh?"
The skinny waitress was obviously frightened by him, and froze in place for several seconds before she reacted, and raised her hand to point to the location of the lotus seed.
"Thank you. ”
The waiter nodded, and fled in dismay.
Of course, it's no wonder she's not to blame. No matter who it is, when you see such a strong man walking into this exquisite little coffee shop, you will wonder if he is here to smash the field.
"So, you just called me out, who is that?" the man walked over and sat down across from the lotus seed.
"Usami Renzi. ”
"Yes, Usami...... Renzi, you Japanese names are hard to remember. ”
"And you," Renzi asked, looking into the other's eyes, "is that Xiao Ha?"
"It's not Keodis, it's Keodis, Caiodis Frost...... By the way, where did you know that nickname?"
"Here. ”
Lianzi took out the black-and-white photo she had found at Nalan Yu's house from her bag and pointed to the line on it.
"Ah, this thing......" Caiodis said, glancing at the photo, "I took it many years ago, but I didn't expect him to keep it." ”
"You've known Nalan Twilight for many years?"
Lianzi was a little surprised, she had never heard Nalan Yu talk about this friend.
"Well, that's been a long time, and I can't remember exactly when I met you, but ......" Caiodis narrowed his eyes and calculated a number: "At least eight hundred years." ”
"Huh?" Lotus Seed's eyes widened, "Eight hundred years?"
If it's eight years, that's understandable, but eight hundred years...... Does this thing really know what he's talking about?
"Judging by your expression, does that mean you don't actually know anything about Nalan Twilight?" said Keodis as he looked at Renzi's face.
"I seem to ...... I really don't know that person very well. ”
Nalan Twilight appeared in Lianzi's life without warning, and suddenly disappeared again. When she carefully recalls the past, she realizes that the guy is full of mysteries.
None of his student status, his actions, his incomprehensible words, is unquestionable. Now, if she was suddenly told that Nalan Twilight was a monster, she wouldn't be too surprised.
"Hmph, though I don't know why he would be involved with an ordinary human like you. His mind is sometimes so incomprehensible. Caiodis looked the girl in front of him up and down, and asked, "Could it be that there is something about you that he can use, such as some special functions or something?"
"I don't think he'll need this kind of thing......"
If you want to say "special function", lotus seeds really have it, but that ability is really not useful. So if you want to talk about ordinary, she is really an ordinary female college student.
But Melly's ability is different.
Thinking about it like this, Lianzi suddenly had a very vague and uncertain inference in her mind.
"Anyway, that guy is like this, he comes and goes like the wind, and no one can catch him. But he has a characteristic that he does things very cleanly and absolutely does not leave a tail. ”
"That's why, when you call me on his cell phone and tell me that something happened to him, I believe it as soon as possible. ”
"If he achieves his goal and intends to leave, it is impossible to leave behind the belongings he was carrying, that is not his style. And there's no way he's going to call me here and there's no follow-up, that guy won't be doing half the job, something must be holding him back. ”
"Do you have any clue about this?" Hasuko asked after listening to the other party's description.
"Not at all. Caiodis shook his head.
"So, at least, can you tell me who you and Nalan Twilight are...... Something?"
"Yes, it's not a big deal. In exchange, though, you'll have to tell me what you know. ”
Caiodis leaned forward slightly, closing the distance between him and Lianzi. His breath swept across the lotus seed's cheeks, with a faint orange smell in it.
"Yes, of course that's fine. Renzi nodded and agreed to the other party's request.
"Hello, here's two hot coffees and one cheese potato you ordered. ”
At this time, the waiter who served the food came over and interrupted the conversation between the two. After she set up the meal, the two of them each took a cup of coffee and roasted potatoes, and enjoyed afternoon tea while they exchanged information.
"Well, let me take the lead. ”
"Ladies first. ”
Lotus Seed took a sip of the dark brown drink in the cup, felt the fragrant bitter water swirl in her mouth, and then slowly swallowed it. She took advantage of this sip of coffee to sort out her language a little and think about what she should say.
"Actually, it started four months ago. "I lost a notebook at that time," she said, "and I lost a notebook ......."