Three hundred and seven. Busy nights
Frost City Castle 1st floor restaurant.
"When did you two become so close?"
After the battle, everyone went to the restaurant to eat, and Shadow had already regained consciousness at this time, and she was also puzzled when she saw Shi Lin and Angelina's glue-like appearance.
"If I knew why, would I still be the way I am?"
"Don't talk to them! Hurry up and eat! Come on, open your mouth! β
Angelina sat beside the stone forest, feeding her food mouthful, like a doting woman looking at her husband.
"Okay, don't ask so much, hurry up and eat, go and rest after eating, and when the injury is healed, we will go to the next place!"
"The next place?" Shi Lin swallowed the food in his mouth violently and asked softly. "Are you sure where you're going next?"
"Not sure yet!" Sombra shook her head and looked at the stone forest. "What? Do you have any suggestions? β
"Some time ago, Knife asked me to go to him, and he said let me help, and I think he's very good..."
After saying that, Shi Lin felt that something was wrong, and there was an unknown Angelina beside him, but when he saw her state, he was relieved.
"Knives? I'm really not familiar with this person, but I really don't have a better candidate, so be it! β
After everyone finished eating, Shi Lin wanted to discuss the next matter with Black Crystal, but Angelina kept pestering him, and he really couldn't get out, so he had to wait until the night, and then walked out of the room while she was asleep.
"Whew! It's really ghostly, how did it suddenly become like this?! β
Shi Lin was very distressed, although he didn't hate Angelina, but the change in her attitude really made her a little strange, after all, she didn't do anything, she just kissed it, there was no need to change so much, right?
Could it be that there is something wrong with her? Or, what after-effects did she have from that outbreak?
Shi Lin turned left and right and came to Heijing's room, but the door was not closed, and there was no one inside after pushing the door open, which couldn't help but make Shi Lin even more puzzled.
"What about people? Where did you go? β
Stone Lin quickly left the place, and then walked towards the outside of the castle.
"It's so late, if Sombra wasn't in the room, then where would she go?"
After thinking about it, he came up with a place, and then he hurried towards it.
The place he went was a wooded area outside the castle, and he remembered that when he first arrived on the island, Sombra had been staring at it, and seemed to be particularly fond of that place.
After all, she should love the woods, so she must be there.
Shi Lin made up his mind, and he didn't care about whether he was cold or cold, put on a coat, and ran out of the castle.
The woods were directly south of the castle, and they were also covered in snow and ice, but there seemed to be a faint hint of the trees coming alive, as they still had leaves.
You know, if a tree is frozen for too long, all the leaves on the tree will fall off, unless it is a pine tree that can completely withstand the cold, otherwise most trees will not survive in the snow.
But the woods in this place are very luxuriant, except that the leaves and branches of the trees are not the ordinary green, but white, as if a layer of white fluff has grown.
"It's finally here... There is a trail of footprints here, could it be Sombra's? β
Before he entered the woods, there was a series of footprints that also walked into the woods, and he really couldn't think of anyone else who would come here at this point in time.
Following the footprints, the stone forest finally came to a tree, and only the whistling wind could be heard around it.
Shi Lin looked up and found that Heijing was indeed sitting on this tree, staring blankly at the sky.
"Finally found you! Sombra! Why are you sitting here?! β
Sombra lowered her head and found out that it was the stone forest, before she jumped down from it.
"I can't sleep, so I'm here to get some air..."Sombra patted the snow off her body and whispered. What are you doing here? Can I help you? β
"I'd like to talk to you about the line of discussion and Angelina... Shall we go back and talk, or shall we be here? β
"Let's talk as we go... It's easy to get Lena suspicious when you go back and talk..."
Shi Lin nodded, and the two walked side by side towards the castle.
"Sombra, since we've decided that we're going to find Knife, I'll tell you about his situation and the road map he sent me..."
"It's been three years since Knife came to Blacklight, he used to be a killer, and his territory is in a forest, and it's not an ordinary forest, but a tropical rainforest!"
"Rainforest?" Sombra said suspiciously. "That's great, but it can be a little dangerous to live alone..."
"Yes, I asked him that question, but he said that he could only sleep well there, so he loved it!"
"Moreover, there is also a city in the place where he lives, right in the middle of their rainforest, which seems to be called Green City?"
"Greenland?!" Sombra looked surprised, but she quickly regained her composure and spoke quickly. "You say Knife he lives in Greenland? Is he from there? β
"This me
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I don't know! Shi Lin also noticed that Sombra's tone was wrong. Are you from there? β
"I'm notβ" Sombra shook her head. Go on..."
"Okay..."Seeing that she didn't want to discuss this, Shi Lin didn't force herself too much, so she had to continue with her own words. The city is far from here, if you take a boat, it will take about three days, and you have to go downstream, without encountering any obstacles, to be able to reach it smoothly..."
"Knife said, if we arrive, send him a message and he will send someone to pick us up!"
"Got it..."Sombra nodded, the two of them had already arrived at the outer edge of the castle at this time, she looked at the gate in front of her, and said softly. Let's go back and talk about Angelina! β
The two walked all the way into the castle, but fortunately it was already late at night, so they were not seen by anyone else, and there were very few people in this castle, basically except for a few servants, only a few outsiders remained.
And what they are most worried about is being discovered by Angelina, her current state, if she sees the two of them coming back from outside together at night, she will definitely not have any good ideas, and if it is serious, there may be a fight.
"Come in... Bring the door shut! β
Shi Lin slowly closed the door and made sure it was locked before sitting down next to Sombra.
"You know!" As soon as he sat down, Shi Lin began to complain to Black Crystal, his expression was like that of a wronged child. "She pesters me all day long, even when I go to the toilet, she has to follow me, don't I just kiss her? She wouldn't have reacted so much, would she? β
"This... I might be able to explain..."Sombra was a little helpless, but after thinking about it again, he chose to continue. "I think it's a side effect of that neutralizer..."
"Neutralizer? You're talking about the antidote you used to deal with that hallucinogen? β
"Yes, that's it, like you said, under normal circumstances, he wouldn't be in this situation, but if this potion had caused her mental stimulation and memory confusion, her current behavior would make sense!"
"It's like hypnosis, where a hypnotist can force a memory in your head to make you believe what he makes you believe."
"In other words, this is what you made up with the medicine?" Shi Lin's expression gradually became serious. "Then you have to take responsibility for me! I can't stand him pestering me like this! β
"You just sacrifice it, you shouldn't have a girlfriend anyway! Lina, she's not bad-looking, you'll just be there for a while, and when it's over, I'll give you a solution! β
"It's not... Then I'm too sacrificing, right? β
Shi Lin wanted to say something, but suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, he didn't have to think about it, it must be that pestering Angelina who was awake and looking for him, he had to get out of here quickly.
"No, she seems to be awake, I have to go!"
"Okay, then come on!"
Sombra gave him a triumphant gesture, but in Shi Lin's opinion, it was almost like mocking him.
He can already imagine his future life, like following a next to him, without any privacy, maybe at any time, he will be taken advantage of.
He shook his head, trying not to think about it as much as he could, then quickly pushed the door open and left.
He had just taken a few steps out of the door when he bumped into Angelina, who was walking towards him, and he rushed up and hugged Shi Lin, with so much strength that he couldn't help but scream.
"It hurts... Hurt! β
Shi Lin tried to break free, but he couldn't do anything, Angelina's strength was even greater than him, and he even felt that she was already in a berserk state.
"No... Don't leave me! Don't leave me..."
Shi Lin looked down at Angelina, only to realize that she hadn't opened her eyes at all, but she was crying as she spoke.
"I... I can't live without you..."
Shi Lin stroked her head, he knew that what she said might not be herself, and when she woke up, she might have regarded him as the person she thought of in her heart, but if he could, he could pretend to be that person temporarily, otherwise the person in his arms would be so sad.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you would be in this situation..."Shi Lin walked into the room while holding Lena, put her on the bed, and waited until she stopped sobbing before leaving the room.
"Life is not easy, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read..."
It was about to dawn, and he wasn't going to sleep, so he turned to the balcony next to him, lit a cigarette, and smoked.
"Smoke is such a good thing..."This is not the first time Shi Lin has sighed this sentence, he is not addicted to smoking, but after so many things, he really needs something to vent, and smoking is a good way.
"Can't you sleep too? Smoking alone here on a big night? β
At this moment, another voice suddenly came from behind Shi Lin.
"It's you," he quickly turned his head to see that it was Chrissy in her pajamas. How? You can't sleep either? β
"I'm actually because..."
"It's because of Lena, right?" Shi Lin extinguished his cigarette and turned his head to look at Chrissy behind him. "It's none of my business... I'm also very confused now..."
"Actually, Lena is big
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Sheβ" Chrissy slowly walked to the side of the stone forest, and after some thought, she spoke. "Since you're a friend of Mistress Lena, let me tell you the story of Mistress Lena... But I want you to keep it a secret, after all, she now thinks of you as her family..."
Shi Lin nodded, indicating that he understood what she meant, and asked her to continue.
"Lena grew up without parents, she lived with her brother in this snow-covered city, and I was their friend and her brother's girlfriend..."
"If it weren't for that accident at the age of sixteen, none of this would have turned out like this!"
Chrissy looked out the window, her voice trembling.
"He... What's wrong? Shi Lin asked softly.
"One night, he didn't come home for a long time, and Lena and I realized that something was wrong, although he went out to sell late every time, but it was obviously later than before, so we went out to look for him..."
"We did find him in the same place where he used to set up his stall, but he was already a corpse when he got there..."
"We asked the witnesses around us, and they all said they didn't know what was going on. And that's it, and that's it..."
"No more?" Shi Lin frowned. "Did he have any disease, or any strong stimulus?"
"No," Chrissy shook her head. He's in good health, and I've never heard of any illness at all. β
"Then it's murder!"
"Lena and I thought the same thing, so we started our own investigation!"
"At first, we thought it was revenge from the nearby vendors, but there was nothing suspicious about them, and the people around us could testify that they weren't there..."
"Then we went and asked the gangsters there, they are people who can do things as long as they have money, and after giving them some money, they told us the truth of the matter!"
"What's the truth?!"
"The truthβ" Chrissy suddenly turned her head to look at the stone forest. Do you really want to know the truth? I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it! β
"Just kidding, I can't accept anything!"
Shi Lin sneered, then turned his head to look out the window.
"Actually... He was killed by the police..."
As soon as Chrissy's words came out, it really made Shi Lin's heart chuckle, which he really didn't expect.
"How is that possible? What's going on here? β
"There was a drunken policeman who accidentally killed him while passing by his stall, and that's the truth..."
"And the result? Did you go to the policeman? Shi Lin hurriedly asked.
"Of course! But they just shirked us and let us go back, because they felt that low-level citizens could not interfere in the affairs of high-class citizens, that is, we could not challenge their police! β
"What is the reasoning? It's too feudal, isn't it? β
"That was more than ten years ago," Chrissy shook her head. Back then, Frost City was led by two gangs, the Sheriff and the Pope, but not anymore..."
"Therefore, at that time, the Royal Police Force was almost an invincible existence, and no one could violate his authority, even if they killed someone, they could only swallow it in their stomachs, and they only gave some pensions in a hurry!"
"And then... Is that what Lena has become? β
"And thenβ" Chrissy shuddered and walked towards the house, while Stone Lin followed her inside. Then Lena tried her best to get revenge, but she couldn't do anything as a little girl, so she decided to join the black light..."
"If only I had stopped her at the time, she wouldn't have such a severe narcolepsy now..."
"It's not your fault," Shi Lin patted Chrissy on the shoulder and said softly. It's all the fault of the environment in which you grew up! It was those who had unforgivable sins that made you like this, and without them, I am sure you two would be living a good life now..."
"But it's too late to change!" Shi Lin smiled slightly, his excited eyes staring at Chriss. "Since your heart is kind, then you might as well join us and we will change this ugly world!"
"Change the world? How? Chrissy tilted her head and said suspiciously. I just want to protect Lena, I'm not interested in anything else..."
"It's because you want to protect Lena that you're joining us!" Shi Lin's face was righteous and stern, but only he knew that what he said was not entirely correct. "The black light is very chaotic now, and you should also know about the current purge, although those policemen are very hateful, and they do deserve to die, but in this world, there must be some good policemen, so generalization, will kill a lot of innocent people..."
"But what does this have to do with Lena? Now that you're here, can I take Lena with me? I don't want her to be in danger again! β
Chrissy's attitude was very resolute, but this did not make Shi Lin give up his confidence in winning over everyone, and now manpower was the most important thing for them.
"Think about it, since Blacklight is such an organization, what are the chances that Lena will survive there? Even if she is a cadre now, the boss may not attack her for the time being, so who can guarantee that he will not attack Lena in the future? β
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