Chapter 110: The Man in the Hat
On weekends, Fu Jixian sat very bored in the store.
I don't know why there are so few customers today than usual, so not only him, but the rest of the store is also a little bored.
Fu Jixian put his injured left hand on the armrest of the card seat sofa, and the whole person seemed to be outside the fugue...... The new injuries on his body were accidentally bruised by Shinohara Morinaga and he had already told the other party to keep it strictly confidential, otherwise the driver's license he just got would fall into a state of unusability again.
But even so, at this time, including Shinohara Morinaga and Daigo Sugiyama, they have already made a judgment on Fu Jixian in their hearts...... This person may have collided with a self-driving vehicle, and he fell and injured himself as soon as he bought a scooter.
The only fortunate thing is that everyone fell into their arms, but the car didn't scratch at all.
At this time, Shinohara Morinaga was sitting opposite, holding a thick book in his hand and reading carefully.
Fu Jixian glanced at the book, and the red title on the cover on the black background was very prominent, it was called "The Book of Strange Reasoning Events...... Anyway, the title and the cover without any art design point to the fact that this thing is definitely insulated from the "bestseller".
"Strange spirits" and "reasoning" are things that can't be beaten by eight poles, and there are non-realistic elements in the reasoning story, so is it still reasoning, and if you are a "strange spirit", you should carry out the hunt to the end...... The person who wrote this book, not to mention the reader's positioning, probably didn't even understand the basic principles of creation.
"Brother Li, are you interested in this book?"
After noticing Fu Jixianli's gaze, Shinohara-Morinaga asked.
"Well, it's not that I'm interested, it's just ...... Was this book interesting? β
Well, actually, I'm still interested.
"For me, this book is a masterpiece." Unexpectedly, Shinohara Morinaga gave a very high evaluation of this nameless book, "I have read it many times, and recently I turned it out again for some reason. β
"Some reasons?"
"Because I found out that the person who wrote the book was right next to me, I took the book out and asked the other party to sign it."
"Do you have literary workers around you? Is there another setting of 'high school student writer'? Fu Jixian tilted his head and saw the author's name written under the title on the cover of the bookβSaruto Shilang.
"It's not a high school student, it's Sister Aoi." Shinohara, Morinaga uttered an unexpected name.
ββ¦β¦ Which Aoi sister? β
"Is there anything else Sister Aoi?"
Fu Ji Xianli fell into deep thought, Zhenzhong Aoi seems to have said a long time ago that he was a writer, but he was more miserable, so he was unknown (this is someone's judgment without authorization), but he didn't expect that the other party actually had a work published.
"I didn't expect Sister Aoi to be really a literary ...... Eh, literary women, just ...... Sarutoma Lion? β
Think about the size of Aoi Zhenzhong, and then think about the pen name of an ape and a lion, there is a feeling that he is obviously very petite but deliberately "opening his teeth and dancing his claws".
"yes, I just didn't expect to meet the author here, it's just ...... Really good works are not blockbusters, and good authors are also lonely. Shinohara, Morinaga, had a feeling of injustice between his words, and it seemed that he was saying that he was wise and that everyone in the world was drunk.
The logic is very clear.,Since Aoi really has to work.,Needless to say, I know that her life is not good.γ
This is actually Shinohara Morinaga thinking a little too much, and I feel that it is Aoi Manaka's "job" that determines that she needs to do some flexible work as a cover.
Fu Jixian took the book, opened it and began to read, and after reading a few pages, he closed the book again.
"Morinaga, do you know that there is a famous saying that says, 'Art begins with self-expression and ends with self-expression.'"
"Yes, Natsume Soseki."
"So this book is Aoi Manaka's 'self-expression', what do you think is the common denominator between Aoi-sama, Aoi-sama's work, and the Siberian permafrost?"
ββ¦β¦β
The answer is......
They were all barren. β
Fu Jixianli thinks that if this thing can be regarded as a masterpiece, then the limerick poems he wrote can be passed down through the ages like Li Du's works...... He began to doubt Shinohara's aesthetic standards.
"Give it back to me, Brother Li hasn't finished reading this book, why can he make such a judgment?"
"Because 500 words can decide whether you can sign a contract, 3000 words basically determines the reader's expectations...... It's been a fast-paced year. β
Everyone's sense of a book is different, and it's a purely subjective thing, so there's no need for the two of them to continue talking about it at this point...... Because in fact they have already collapsed.
One person thinks that another person "rotten wood cannot be carved", and another person in turn thinks that this person is "not enough to erect and strategize", what is there to talk about.
Shinohara-Morinaga's "Amway Plan" was stillborn, and she decided to repeat what Fu Jixianli said to Aoi Manaka...... Playing small reports is a natural skill for some women.
However, this kind of secret ventilation is meaningless, anyway, Fu Jixian will say this in front of the other party.
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On the one hand, although the injury on his hand was not serious, the trauma was still relatively complicated, so he really couldn't carry out medium-to-high-intensity activities - in order to prevent the sutured blood vessels from bursting again, he had to control his blood pressure.
But this is not a big problem, generally speaking, when Fu Jixianli gets along with others, it is often the other party who raises blood pressure, not himself.
After being informed by the organization, Fu Jixian also paid attention to the existence of the so-called "puppeteer" in the following days, after all, this is a matter related to his own safety. He also paid more attention to the news, always keeping an eye out for sensational, bizarre murders on the television news.
However, the most bizarre murder case recently is the bizarre death of three high school students, and it is also this incident that has been fermenting in society during this time, and for the time being, there has been no social incident that steals the limelight and is "better".
There is no "dead schoolboy", so the main theme of daily life is still far from the "murder incident".
The "puppeteer" did not appear by Fu Jixianli's side, which should be considered a good thing.
On the other hand, Aoi Manaka still has a casual part-time life of fishing for three days and drying nets for two days, and from time to time (according to her own words) she goes out to collect materials. As a senior, she can be exposed to far more events than Fu Jixian.
Time moved forward so calmly, and one day after that, Fu Ji Xianli received an invitation from Aoi Manaka...... It's about going to her house for tea, chatting and stuff like that.
No matter how much activity there is, it's not that you can't hope for it, but it is estimated that you can only hope for it.
As a friend, Fu Ji Xianli didn't know Manaka Aoi's address for so long, which is evidence of a lack of in-depth communication, so in order to make up for this, this kind of invitation can be considered a normal communication...... At least knowing Sister Aoi's address doesn't hurt for both parties.
Fu Jixian had no reason not to accept such an invitation.
"Mimachime, Mimachime......"
Fu Jixian got off the bus at a bus stop and began to look for his direction according to the location recorded on a card, but just as he stepped off the train, someone behind him patted him on the back.
"Good afternoon, Lijun."
"Sister Aoi...... It's not so cold yet. β
Fu Ji Xianli turned around, lowered his head, and then saw Manaka Aoi standing behind him, obviously she had been waiting here for a while first.
It's just that Manaka Aoi is wearing a slightly bloated dress at this time, and she still has a scarf around her neck...... It's not cold yet.
Aoi Manaka pulled on her scarf and covered half of her face, before continuing, "I have a little cold today. β
"That's a bit unfortunate, you're clearly not dressed like you're entertaining guests, and you're lacking in sincerity...... At the very least, you should wear a miniskirt. β
As the saying goes, the basic action to express sincerity is to show what body part, but this statement does not apply to Sister Aoi, she lacks the corresponding foundation...... How do you say that? Barren.
Fu Jixian was joking, and at the same time, he seemed to be unintentional, but in fact alertly observed the surrounding situation.
"Don't talk nonsense, I know all about you talking bad about me behind my back...... It's still early, let's take a walk outside, there's a park in front of us. β
"So I can't go to your house until it's dark? I'm fine, then, but ...... Will Sister Kwai be more inclined to boys younger than herself, is it too late to express her affection for me now? β
"I don't want to say if I have a good impression of you, but you yourself have a good impression of yourself."
With that chatting first, the two walked to a park in front of them. After a short walk in the park, the two sat shoulder to shoulder on a bench, as if ready to take a break...... In this case, the two are more like a couple than a father and daughter, and the sitting posture can make up for the height difference to a certain extent, so Sister Kwai is more like a "little bird" girlfriend.
The surroundings were empty, so there was no situation where others could overhear the conversation between the two, so Manaka Aoi began to explain the reason for calling Fu Ji Xianli over.
"When I came home last night, I noticed signs that someone was following me."
Fu Jixian immediately thought about the worst side of the matter, "Signs? Can you be sure? β
"I can't say for sure, I can only say vaguely...... I felt someone's eyes wander behind me, which normally doesn't matter, and someone will always look at you when you're out and about, but the problem is that it doesn't completely disappear until I get back home - I feel like I'm being watched all the way. β
"That's a serious matter." Fu Ji Xianli agreed with Zhenzhong Aoi's judgment, of course, the more cautious this kind of thing is, the better, "I will always keep an eye on Sister Aoi, there are two extreme situations, either the maternal fetus senior LOLI control, or ...... It's the guy I mentioned in the association that day. β
"LOLI Control" is a make-up number, and both of them mean that the dangerous person codenamed "Puppeteer" may have appeared around Aoi Manaka - if you want to talk about Aoi-sama's luck, should it be the best or the worst? Did you really run into that dangerous person so quickly?
Or is the "puppeteer" itself a pathological LOLI controller?
"If it's to deal with people, my ability is not suitable, so I asked Lijun for help at this time...... Also, don't mention what LOLI controls. β
Fu Ji Xianli nodded, he was not so indifferent that he didn't even help Zhenzhong Aoi, "It's just that there is really such a coincidence, I just mentioned such a thing over there, and Sister Aoi encountered it here." β
What he means is that LOLI control is not just a joke, there is a real possibility, some men's hobbies are very perverted, and this social phenomenon also needs to be faced...... Even if it's Sister Aoi's figure, there is a possibility of encountering a tram idiot.
"It's a coincidence, but it's not impossible. Rio-kun, I'm in a different situation than you, you've been through these things for a relatively short time, but I'm really a veteran, which means that there are a lot of people who know about meβat least compared to you, I'm the kind of target that is easy to target. β
"Understood," Fu Jixian nodded, Sister Kui's words still made sense, "As long as the other party appears and enters the range I can reach, then I will definitely put him down as soon as possible." β
Fu Jixian didn't have the idea of beating Sister Kui, but as a result, others wanted to cut in line, is this reasonable?
"Lijun, you don't have any problems, right?"
Despite asking for help from Fu Ji Xianli, Aoi Manaka is also worried about bringing him danger.
"There's definitely nothing wrong with it, it's not that I'm bragging, just in terms of physical properties, I feel like I can twist Tokyo Tower into a cannabis flower on Tianjin 18th Street."
Ahem, when a person uses a sentence like "I don't brag ......", it only means that there is a more than 80% chance that he is bragging.
"What about the injuries on your hands?"
"You don't need to do this work, touch ...... Can a prosthetic hand be counted as a hand, and it will not be affected by the injury. As he spoke, Fu Jixian moved the five fingers of his left hand, but for some reason, he kept making a grasping motion.
It must have meant that something couldn't escape the palm of his hand.
It's just that the two of them sat here for a long time, until the city's night lights were on, and the so-called dangerous people did not appear.
"Let's go, let's go home first."
"Hmm."
As a last resort, the two decided to go back first.
It may be that Manaka Aoi does not meet the other party's selection criteria, it may be that there is an extra Fu Ji Xianli that makes the other party feel jealous, or it may be that it was just an illusion of Shinaka Aoi yesterday...... Anyway, if the dangerous person doesn't exist or has shifted the target, it has to be a good thing.
However, things did not go in this direction for the best.
When the two of them were about to walk out of a narrow alley leading to Aoi's house, they all stopped and turned around.
At the entrance to the alley, a man wearing a bowler hat appeared.
"Marijuana flowers?" Aoi Manaka whispered.
"Out of reach." Fu Jixian responded.
The other party was standing forty or fifty meters away, and Fu Jixianli's range was not that long.
This answer made Manaka Aoi pout, heh, man.
Some men tend to be less useful the more they reach the "critical time".