"Eh, it's yours...... Shi Lan picked up the ball, stretched out her hand and handed it to the visitor, and suddenly paused when the words came to her lips.

She thought that it would be a five or six-year-old child playing ball on the street, but she didn't expect it to be an adult man who is not too old.

"Ah, I'm sorry, it's mine. The man took the ball from Shilan's hand, "Are you two looking for something?"

"How do you know ......" Shilan was a little puzzled.

"Who are you?" Vanessa walked over and looked at him suspiciously, "what do you want to do?" ”

"This young lady, you are mistaken. The man smiled and said, "I am the owner of an antique shop, and I just heard that the two of you seem to be looking for something that is difficult to find, if you don't mind, you can go to my shop and have a look." ”

"Advertisement?, will there be shopkeepers who will personally run out on the street to pull customers?" the look of doubt in Vanessa's eyes did not dissipate at all.

She had been observing every corner of her surroundings, but the boyish-looking man with the red ball had not caught her attention at all, and it stands to reason that these traits should be obvious on a street where the majority of students are teenagers.

What surprised Vanessa even more was that even so, she was not surprised by the presence of this man, as if she had subconsciously seen him here, but she didn't pay too much attention to him.

This may be a common thing for ordinary people, but for Vanessa, who has lived in a dark environment full of dangers since childhood, it is precisely the most unusual thing.

There must be something wrong with this person.

"Even though more than 100 years have passed since humanity entered the information age, this traditional method is often the most effective. The man spread his hands helplessly, "Nowadays, under the bombardment of a huge amount of information, it is difficult for people to notice really useful information on their own. ”

"That makes sense. Shilan nodded thoughtfully.

The long-haired girl in the yellow dress is not unaware of the suspicion of this person, but she senses that the other person does not seem to have "malicious intent".

It's strange to say, but the thought of "you can trust this man" keeps popping up in Shilan's mind, and she can't erase it.

"Well, would you like to visit it? The shop is at the end of this street. The man said, "The old time antique shop welcomes the two young ladies. ”

Shilan cast an inquiring glance at Vanessa on the side.

Deciding whether or not to go on an adventure was not her own business, and Vanessa had to be consulted.

"Uh......" Vanessa stroked her forehead, this is not a good decision.

It is true that this mysterious man is very suspicious, but it is also a real fact that they have no clue for a long time, and if they refuse, they may miss the opportunity to save the boy's life.

What's more, the man in front of him ...... Maybe they didn't come with bad intentions.

Vanessa looked the young antique shop owner up and down, and the more she looked, the more she felt that he could be trusted, so she nodded at Shilan.

The attitudes of both girls have unconsciously changed to a certain extent.

"Okay, we can go check it out, but we don't necessarily have to buy something. ”

"Of course, two young ladies, please come with me. The young antique shopkeeper smiled slightly, "The little shop is not far ahead. ”

The door of the antique store is not too big, and the façade outside the store is not too decorated, the three ancient characters "old time" are hung above the wooden door frame, barely having some antique feeling, and there is a screen more than two meters high in front of the door, which is carved with exquisite patterns, and it feels valuable at a glance.

The young antique shopkeeper stepped forward to open the glass door for the two girls, smiled and made a "please" gesture.

When you enter the store, the atmosphere suddenly becomes completely different from the outside world. Shi Lan looked around, and the antique shop that looked like several floors on the outside was not layered on the inside, all the way to the roof more than ten meters high. Whether it is the neatly arranged mirrors on the shelves several meters high, or the paintings of various countries hanging on the walls, they all seem to exude an unusual and mysterious atmosphere.

Behind the screen was a mahogany table, and the shopkeeper pulled out a chair for the two girls, and when they were seated, he sat down on the other side, and asked, "I wonder what you two are looking for?"

"We were looking for something, something special. "But we don't know what's so special or what it looks like, it's just a very special thing, that's all." ”

"Alas. Vanessa sighed, this description was no different from no description, if she could find what she needed, she could only say that the boy should not die.

"I don't know what's special, I don't know what it looks like, it's something special...... the shopkeeper touched his chin and looked thoughtful, "I have a lot of such things here." ”

"Really!" Shilan stood up suddenly, her tone slightly excited.

"The name of this store is Old Times, and after a long time of opening, it is natural that you will collect some valuable collections. "Only, I want to ask one thing." ”

"What's the matter?" Vanessa frowned.

"Who are the two young ladies looking for? If you can provide some relevant information, it may be able to reduce a lot of unnecessary burden on the screening work, and it can also save you a lot of time. ”

"This ......," Shilan and Vanessa looked at each other, "it's inconvenient for us to reveal." ”

"In that case, let's take a look at this first. The shopkeeper took something covered in red cloth from under the table, and he gently uncovered it, revealing an antique mirror, "Perhaps, this is what you are looking for." ”

The antique shop in the eyes of the two girls suddenly underwent earth-shaking changes.

"Ouyang Gu, why are you?" Liu Ye said in a lost voice.

At the moment of seeing this face, many long-term memories came to my heart, to high-tech, Chen Siyun, and Century Dawn......

This was too unexpected for him, even if the person under the driving armor based on twin rocket engines and equipped with a Gatling gun, a chainsaw, a smoothbore cannon, a fused blade, a plasma cannon, and a multi-mounted miniature missile launcher was Chen Siyun, he wouldn't think it was so strange, but Ouyang Gu ...... Undoubtedly, no matter what he thinks, he will not put into the alternative.

"Since you still call me Ouyang Gu, it seems that your projection process has finally been interrupted, so I'll call you Liu Ye. Then again, why can't it be me? Can't I wear this cool armor?" Ouyang Gu grinned, "Is it because I'm a magician?"

"What are you doing...... What for?"

"Looking for someone, can't you see it?" Ouyang Gu moved his arm, "The magician has not officially participated in this world war, and I wear this more to hide people's eyes." But after using it for a while, I found that this thing is quite practical. ”

"I never thought that you would take the initiative to participate in this war......" Liu Ye slowly raised his head, his eyes were stained with a layer of frost again, and he secretly clenched his fists, "Moreover, it is standing on the opposite side of the world." ”

"The opposite side of the world?" Ouyang Gu raised his chin slightly, "It seems that you have lost your memory again...... No wonder I ran so far all at once, more than 5,000 kilometers, but it was easy for me to find it. ”

"I have amnesia?" Liu Ye frowned, his clenched fists relaxed slightly, "What happened?"

"What's left in your shattered memories?" Ouyang Gu asked rhetorically, "Today is December 24th, you should think about what day your memories were terminated." ”

"December 24th......" Liu Ye struggled to find the fragment with the date engraved in his mind, "it seems to be ...... April. ”

"Eight months?" Ouyang Gu sighed, "There is a tendency to continue to deteriorate." ”

"What the hell are you talking about? Why can't I understand? What deterioration?"

"It's very cumbersome to explain it to you in a short period of time, and based on past experience, the best plan at this time is not to tell you anything, and it is best to think back on it. Ouyang Gu said, "The last time we tried to tell you what the broken part was, something terrible happened. ”

"Something horrible?"

"Well, it almost cost us our lives. Ouyang Gu spread his hands, "That's all I can say." ”

“...... I don't understand. Liu Ye shook his head again and again, "When I woke up, I was already on the outskirts of this dilapidated city, and I didn't remember anything, about this war, about other people, about everything that happened in the past." ”

"Don't be in a hurry to think about it, based on past experience, tomorrow at sunrise, you will be able to remember what happened before. Ouyang Gu said, "Since I found you, then I should leave." ”

"Where are you going?"

"Wait for the sunrise. ”

"When I naturally remember what happened before?"

"Well, that's right. ”

"When the sun rises...... Can I remember......"

"I can only say that based on past experience, this is true."

"I don't understand...... the frost in Liu Ye's eyes gradually faded, "What happened, why did this world become like this?"

"I also wonder why the world is the way it is, and it's hard to get even decent coffee now. Alas, I still miss the life when I could buy coffee everywhere. After successfully getting this mess back on track, I must find a place to have a drink. ”

"Ouyang Valley...... We ......" Liu Ye said word by word, "are we still on the same front?"

"I said, I can't explain this to you, or you'll suddenly shone and tear this building apart with your bare hands. Ouyang Gu closed his mask, and his voice changed back to a mechanical electronic synthesized sound, "I should go, see you tomorrow, I hope that by that time you will still be Liu Ye, and you will not become someone else." ”

Ouyang Gu left, and the only people standing in the abandoned building full of square cardboard boxes were Liu Ye and Martin who was lying on the side and moaning.

He was confused, he couldn't understand what was going on in this world at this moment, as if he didn't belong here, everything was about him, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Is this really the world he is familiar with, the earth?

Outside the window, the morning glow gradually spread to this side, and the sky overhead was also lightened by the soft red. It's getting a little brighter. The colors of the sky are embellished by a layer of brilliant gold, from the reddest and thickest part of the original morning glow, there are a few special lights, in just a moment, the original main colors red and blue squeezed aside. In the distance, the sky was full of golden clouds, sparsely covered with half of the blue—no, still gray-blue sky.

Little by little, the orange light filled the entire eye socket, and consciousness seemed to gradually peel away from the body......

"Two young ladies, how about you look at this music box. The young antique shopkeeper placed a music box on the table and carefully wiped it with a hand towel, "It's an old object from ten years ago." ”

Shilan and Vanessa looked at each other.

They felt a little dazed, the antique shopkeeper just took out not the music box, but a mirror covered with a red cloth, but in their minds there was a clear memory of him taking out the music box, and there was an indescribable weirdness.

"This music box ......" Shi Lan leaned on the table and looked at it, "Is there anything special?"

"I think it's pretty ordinary...... Winnessa glanced at it obliquely, "Hey, you're not fooling us, are you?" ”

"Small business, honest management. The shopkeeper shrugged, "If you think I'm fooling you, why don't I take your money? ”

"Give it to us for free?" Vanessa glanced at the music box suspiciously, "You can't be doing something crooked, are you? ”

"If that's the case, I wouldn't be able to open this store for a long time. The shopkeeper shrugged his shoulders, "Small business, honest business." Anyway, this music box is not a valuable thing, so I will give it to you if I give it to you. And, if you really suspect that I've done something, you can check it on the spot. ”

Vanessa picked up the music box and looked at it carefully for a moment.

"Hmm......" Vanessa looked at Shilan.

They didn't seem to have a reason to question the shopkeeper.

"The most important thing in doing business is integrity. The shopkeeper said, "Do you need anything else?"

"No more. The two shook their heads and walked out of the store with the music box.

After Shilan and Vanessa left, the shopkeeper got up and wiped the mirror from the shelf, and in the reflection of the mirror, a faint, dark red light flashed in his eyes......