In Lorenzo's life, which was not short or long, he had seen many strange things.

What he had seen, humans could never believe.

The strange things that exaggerate fear, the mysterious weirdness that ordinary people can't look at, and the battles that are far more tragic than human beings know.

But now, all this is not as exciting as the one in front of me.

Lorenzo had wondered what it would be like when he opened the door, whether it was Madame vanroute preparing the food, or Sigg sitting in the corner looking at the fire...... Anyway, it won't be this way.

The small living room was filled with old wooden boxes with the lion's emblem on them, and some of them had been pried open, with a metallic sheen and a slight smell of gunpowder.

The familiar Madame van Loude was sitting on the sofa, a rifle in her hand that had been out of production for many years, with bullets scattered under her feet, and a multitude of other weapons.

"Wait, that's not the right way to open, is it?"

Lorenzo was stunned, and he tried to withdraw and reopen the door, but Madame vanrude's gaze caught him, and Lorenzo did not dare to move.

"Hmm...... Good evening. ”

Lorenzo said dryly.

This feeling is very strange, no matter how strong you are in martial arts outside, you can cut a good demon, and when you come home and see your mother holding a rolling pin, you will still instinctively tremble...... Wait a minute, this is my landlord?

I couldn't help but stretch my hand into my arms to see if I could make up the rent.

"Lorenzo? I thought you were dead. ”

Madame vanrude glanced at Lorenzo, not realizing what a terrible thing she was doing, and she lowered her head and continued to wipe the gun in her hand.

She knew Lorenzo's background, and she knew that Lorenzo was also an outlaw, so Madame Vanrude never asked Lorenzo what he had done, but as long as he could come back alive, then some people must have died.

The model of that weapon was very old, it was a weapon that was used during the Glorious War, and now it should be on display in a museum.

Lorenzo swallowed, and it seemed that Madame vanrude's mind was not on her own, and then he became emboldened.

"What are you doing, old man?"

Madame vanrude glanced up at Lorenzo.

Lorenzo hurriedly crawled over, careful not to step on the weapon on the ground.

"So...... You really can't help it, and you're ready to revolt on this good day?"

He looked like he was not afraid of big things, and he knelt down on the sofa and blew the wind in the ears of the landlady.

Thinking of Madame vanrude's previous displeasure with the municipality, and her fiery character, and the weapons of this place, Lorenzo was able to make up for the drama of an old man trapped by his pension and having to carry a knife, gun and club to rob a bank.

"To be honest, I've actually been unhappy with these dogs for a long time...... I can give you a drive, three or seven minutes afterwards?"

Lorenzo's eyebrows fluttered.

Madame van Loude stopped what she was doing, and looked at him.

"What are you talking about?"

"Robbing a bank?" Lorenzo pointed to the weapons in this place, "There are only a few divisions in the bank, you and I join forces, male and female thieves!"

Madame van Loude was even more confused.

"Have you broken your brain in the past few days since you were missing?"

"Huh, what are you doing here?"

It's not a bank robbery, what is Mrs. Van Lude doing with so many weapons, today is a god's day, you can't use it to set off fireworks.

"I finally got in touch with some sellers, and I wanted to sell them, but they were all damp, and I was looking for something to use. ”

Mrs. Van Loude said very unpleasantly.

These were the munitions she had taken with her after she had been discharged, but they had been kept in the basement, and the old Dunling was already damp and not well stored, and now most of these things were unusable, which made Madame Van Loude very disappointed.

"And then?" asked Lorenzo.

"That's all. She said.

She pried open another wooden box, opened the oiled paper, filled the bullet into the gun, and struck at the wall under Lorenzo's watchful eye.

"Right in the bull's-eye!"

The old lady screamed with joy, and then moved the box to another pile of boxes, and wrote down the numbers in her notebook.

Lorenzo felt that his brain was a little overwhelmed, looking at the bullseye that was about to be broken, how many times did this old lady do this.

Or what kind of landlord has what kind of guest?

"Didn't the Mounties come?"

"It's noisy in the street, and no one cares. Madame van Loude said, "Lorenzo, you have come back at the right time." ”

Madame van Loude stood up suddenly, and as if she were tired, stretched her waist and walked to the kitchen.

"What's wrong?"

Lorenzo was cautious.

"Today is God's Day...... Higg!"

As she spoke, Madame vanlude suddenly screamed loudly, so loudly that it shook the one upstairs as well, and Lorenzo could clearly hear a heavy noise above, and it seemed that his roommate had fallen.

After a while, Higg walked slowly downstairs, and after a long time, Lorenzo almost forgot that he had such a roommate.

Higg's appearance has changed a lot, although he looks a little sick, but his face has a little blood, Lorenzo is a very sharp person, not to mention that he has been hanging out in the lower city, he had long found out that Higg was taking hallucinogens, but now it seems that he has controlled himself.

Although they live under the same roof, the two don't communicate much, because everyone knows very well that they are not the same as each other.

They looked at each other with some embarrassment, until Madame van Loude shouted.

"Okay, let's come over for dinner, this is God's birthday after all, and there must be some sense of ritual after all. ”

Madame vanloude was rare in tenderness, and then Lorenzo saw her sense of ritual, and the table made of ammunition boxes was full of food, and she lit a few candles to set the mood.

Although it came very suddenly and somewhat inexplicably, Lorenzo thought that he knew Madame Van Loude better, and that the old lady was just looking for some reason.

An old lady who lives alone, has no relatives and no friends, and her character is still rotten...... This is a strong woman all along, just like when she captured her husband on the battlefield. Even the release of kindness is so bad.

Sitting down, Lorenzo was a little uncomfortable and said bad things.

"You're religious? I thought you weren't interested in evangelical things. ”

Lorenzo said that this is a festival that originated from the Evangelical Church.

"It doesn't matter if it's a god or an egg, it's just a reason to celebrate. ”

Mrs. Van Loude showed that great swagger, and it is true that many people are not members of the Evangelical Church, and they are just using this festival for fun.

Lorenzo suddenly laughed, and his previous loneliness had been diluted a lot in this broken conversation.

"It's a ritual, sitting on an ammo box for dinner...... Are you nostalgic for your military service?"

Of course, the best way to repay this kindness is not to take it as kindness, not to pity the old lady, which is disrespectful to her.

"I'm an air cavalryman, a first-class man! I'm not going to eat dinner in a trench with an ammunition box. Madame van Loude replied to Lorenzo without a smile.

Higg sat between the two, a little overwhelmed, a little out of place for the tasteless joke.

Actually, this is quite strange, Higg, who lived the longest, didn't understand this old lady, he was eating mechanically.

He came to Old Dunling at a young age, and it was Madame van Loude who took him in, and sometimes the two of them were like mother and son, but Lorenzo was the one who was taken in.

"Higg, how are you doing? I think you're getting better. ”

Lorenzo said suddenly.

Higg was stunned, Lorenzo's words caught him a little off guard, and Madame van Loude's gaze was displeased, she didn't want Lorenzo to embarrass Higg, at least not today.

"I'm a detective, hallucinogens aren't a good thing, but it looks like you've got it under control, and that's a good thing. ”

Lorenzo said lightly.

Higg's gaze changed slightly, as if he didn't expect his secret to be a secret in the eyes of the detective, he opened his mouth, thought about it a few times, and finally responded with an "um".

"Alas, be happy, it's God's birthday after all!"

Lorenzo said happily.

"Lorenzo, you know, not everyone is as heartless as you. Madame vanloude said.

"I don't want to talk to Higg, after all, I've been roommates for so long!" I don't know if it's true or not, Lorenzo seems to want to make friends with Higg, which makes Higg a little panicked.

It is true that the two have lived together for a long time, but just like the surface roommates, they don't know each other, their schedules are completely staggered, and they hardly see each other in their normal lives.

Maybe it was the reason for the resurrection, or maybe it made Lorenzo sentimental, and he became a little curious about this familiar but strange roommate.

Higg was most uncomfortable with Lorenzo, he instinctively resisted Lorenzo, and he really didn't have any extra good feelings for this guy who slept next door to him and spent his days fighting and killing in Downtown.

"I'm not going to touch that stuff again. Higg affirmed.

Madame van Loude's gaze was much softer, but then stern.

"So Lorenzo, don't ruin the atmosphere, okay?" she said, waving the butt of her rifle casually.

The ordinary festival had a strange feeling, Madame van Loude said with some emotion.

"Lorenzo, you've been here for seven years, haven't you thought about going home to see it?"

"Where?"

Lorenzo picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, looking like he didn't care.

For Lorenzo, there was no home in this world, only a place to sleep, and even if it did exist, it would have been destroyed in the night of Arrival.

Madame van Loude stared at Lorenzo as if trying to find some flaw in his god, as some people are, and the more heartless you are, the harder it is for you to find his prototype.

But as expected, someone like Lorenzo could hardly relate to that gentle word, and she looked at Higg again.

"What about you? You've been in Old Dunling for much longer than Lorenzo. ”

Higg's movements stalled slightly, thinking that he had been in Old Dunling for many years, but he soon shook his head.

"There's no need, I've almost forgotten where it was anyway. ”

Like many strangers who wander around the old Dunling, they have been in this steel city for so long that they have forgotten where they came from.

For Higg, what he remembered more than his home was the bakery, where he had worked for a long time and had finally saved enough tickets to get to Old Dunling, so the wild dogs ran happily on the tracks, leaving the past far behind.

The atmosphere fell eerily silent, and Lorenzo duly showed his ability to liven up the atmosphere.

"Higg, you're used to that, too. He said suddenly.

Higg was confused, and Lorenzo pointed to the bullets scattered all over the floor.

His demeanor was a little subtle, and then he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"After all, this is Old Dunling, the center of the world, and I am not surprised that there is anything. ”

"It's very adaptable to new things. Lorenzo said as he nodded.

Lorenzo is like a comedian, gossip is lively, but it's a pity that there are only three people here, and no matter how active it is, everyone doesn't coincide well, but the festival forcibly connects everyone, after tonight, Higg and Lorenzo still don't have much intersection.

It's sad to think about it, as if tonight's joy is a dream.

Thinking of this, Lorenzo let out a loud sigh and raised his glass.

"Cheers to our fake friendship!"

Neither of them paid any attention to Lorenzo, as if they were accustomed to the detective's nervousness, and Lorenzo could only drink to himself bored.

Sometimes life is like this, and it's really not easy to find a guy who is in sync with you.

However, suddenly there was the sound of horses' hooves in the streets, and it stands to reason that there were not many people outside at this time, everyone gathered at home for the holiday, and even the casinos in the lower city were closed today, and the bloody thugs would hide in the corners to celebrate their lives for another year.

Lorenzo didn't know who it was and didn't care who it was, but it didn't matter to Lorenzo, he just felt a serious sense of separation in his life.

The dispute between feeling and reason, until the sound of the horse's hooves stopped in front of the door.

Lorenzo's face was serious, and his mind as a detective was racing.

Madame vanloude, on the other hand, looked delighted, and she went into the kitchen and brought a plate of biscuits that had already been baked, and Lorenzo seemed to guess who it was.

The man pushed open the door and picked up the bell with a crisp sound.

Looking at the somewhat unexpected shadow, Lorenzo said.

"Yawei?"

Hearing someone shouting at him, Yawei raised his head, and his obviously happy face suddenly fell silent, as if he had eaten a dead fly.

This sharp contrast made Lorenzo very unhappy.

"Mr. Holmes, I thought you'd be quarantined for a few more days. ”

It seemed that he also knew about these things, and Lorenzo replied, "No way, the detention center is closed today." ”

"Oh, then I can let you retire directly. ”

Yawei raised his gun as he spoke.

Lorenzo got used to being held at gunpoint and didn't care at all, but this time, to his surprise, Yawei pulled the trigger.

"You're playing for real!"

Lorenzo jumped up immediately, but instead of bullets, colored bars came out of the muzzle.

As if mocking Lorenzo's embarrassment, Yawei sneered unceremoniously before moving out of the way.

"Happy birthday to God. ”

The girl said as she stood in the doorway.

Lorenzo was stunned for a moment, and then the girl came over...... As if he hadn't seen Lorenzo, he hugged Madame Vanroude.

"You're happy too! ”

It's like a big bear hugging a little bear, and the little bear secretly smiles at everyone's victory.

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