"I'm back!"

Sumire was sweating profusely and staggered into the alley with a bulging bag. After putting down the bag by the wall, she crossed her legs, sat directly on the garbage can, and fanned herself with the snort of her palms.

Although this man-like sitting posture did not have the proper manners of a woman, her long hair was stuck to the sides of her cheeks with sweat, and she looked like she was messy and embarrassed, all this could not hide her beautiful appearance. Sumire took off her sweat-soaked jacket and hung it up, revealing her black tank top and bare shoulders as she rubbed her shoulders in an attempt to ease the fatigue she felt along the way.

"I said, I'm back, come, come! I've bought so much food, and I'm going to work again if I don't come out! ”

She rubbed it and looked left and right. It's a cul-de-sac in the alley, with a clutter of garbage blocking half of the entrance, and the only street light flickering as if it could go out at any moment, making people not want to go inside. But the strange thing is that the ground inside the cul-de-sac is quite clean, and a few large cardboard boxes are deliberately left in a neat row, with a small opening at the bottom, which looks like a whole row of single-family villas.

Sumire crouched down and looked through the dark hole into the cardboard box in the dim light. Two faint green lights suddenly lit up inside, swaying gently, as if receding. "It's me." Sumire said softly, but the green light receded faster.

"Ahh I forgot! ”

Sumire slapped her head, reached out and peeled a thin piece of something down her throat, and took out a bottle of milk from the bag.

"It's me." She said again. There is no such strange roughness in the soft voice as just now.

The green light hesitated for a moment, and suddenly flashed happily, as if it was about to rush out of the cardboard box. Sumire opened her hands, ready to meet the elf that had worried her.

"Your original voice was pretty good."

A man's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Sumire's back was cold. She stood up, turned around and raised her hand in front of her. The visitor stood at the only entrance and exit of this cul-de-sac, with his back to the light, and for a moment his face could not be seen clearly. But from the clothes the other party was wearing, Sumire recognized the person.

This is the same young man she bumped into in front of the casino just now.

"It's you."

Even though she didn't understand the other party's intentions for coming here, Sumire still managed to squeeze out a smile, thinking about nonsense that could be used to delay time. At the same time, she secretly observed her surroundings, trying to figure out a way to get out of here.

It's impossible to go out directly, the other party is blocked at the only entrance, and she is not the kind of chivalrous woman who flies the eaves and walks the wall. On the other side of the dead end is an old wall, she can climb up by stepping on debris and climb over the wall to get out, but the whole process will take at least ten seconds, and the other party is not blind, so he has already come to pull herself down.

But the future of staying is uncertain. Although I don't know what the other party thinks, it's not a friendly act to block the door, not to mention that there are few good people in this city. She had been carrying a can of wolf sprayer all along, but it had just been put into the shopping bag by her, and the bag was next to the garbage can, right in the middle of the two.

If you can get it......

"I wonder what you're doing here to find me? If it was at the door of the casino, I sincerely apologize to you. Here, give it a hug. ”

Sumire kept smiling as she spread her hands and jokingly made a gesture ready to hug. She looked at each other and walked slowly step by step, but carefully measured the distance between herself and the bag with her peripheral vision. When the time came, the distance was close enough, she reached out and took out the sprayer, and sprayed it at the other party first.

Seeing that the distance is getting closer and closer, five steps, four steps, three steps...... Sumire's body leaned slightly, ready to bend over.

"By the way, the pepper spray stun stick doesn't work for me, don't bother."

The young man, who had not responded, suddenly spoke, and the sudden fright made Sumire's legs go limp, and she almost fell to her knees.

"How do you know!" She shouted out the words that flashed through her mind, and even her voice trembled.

"Your expression and body language can't hide things at all, and you are still looking at the bag next to you while walking, and your posture has changed just now, just like you are going to bend down and take something out of the bag."

The young man shrugged helplessly. He stepped forward and sat down on the edge of the dumpster, patting the empty seat next to him. Throughout the process, he spread his hands out to show no malice, and kept Sumire close enough not to irritate her delicate distance.

Sumire stared at him for a moment, sighed, and sat down on the dustbin as well. There was only a width of their bodies between them, and although their bodies were facing the same direction, they both turned their faces and looked at each other carefully.

Sumire only then did she have time to observe the other party's appearance. This is a very handsome man with handsome features, his shoulders are thinner than usual, and he seems to be a little bookish, but if you look closely, you can see that the muscles of his bare arms are tight, as hard as rocks, and there is an equally hard fullness hidden under his clothes. Whoever really judges him from his appearance as a weak scholar must suffer a big loss.

Sumire knew in her heart that if such a person really wanted to be bad for her, she would not be able to resist. Fortunately, it seems that the other party has no malicious intentions.

"You don't have to be nervous, I won't hurt you." The young man held out his hand, "Hand that one over, and I'll go." ”

"That? What did you say? ”

Sumire tilted her head and pretended not to understand, but she knew in her heart what the other party was referring to. That thing was not worth much, and she didn't need to keep it, so she might be able to get along well if she handed it over. But who knows the true attitude of the other party? If this is a person who will repay her, and she admits to stealing, it is difficult to predict what the other party will do next.

She looked at each other innocently with wide eyes, but saw a helpless smile on the corner of the young man's mouth.

"It's not good for you to be clever with that." He said, "You chose to steal when you pushed me away, both in terms of timing and tactics." Who would have thought that in such a hurry to get out, you would have the leisure to steal again, and you did it quickly enough and so lightly that I couldn't feel it at all. After a few seconds, I realized that it was gone, and I almost thought I had lost it. ”

"Maybe it is." Sumire pursed her lips, "You lost things yourself, but you can't rely on me." ”

"You're right, I'm not really sure until just now." The young man smiled, "But I understood when I saw you. You recognize me, you know I'm a victim of your theft, and you know exactly what I'm talking about. ”

Sumire waved her hand: "I don't know what you're talking about." ”

"And that thing is in your left trouser pocket, right?"

Sumire subconsciously covered her pants pocket, looked at each other with wide eyes and surprise, and was frightened by the other party's demonic insight for the third time. She didn't care about pretending to cover it up at this time, as if she would be seen through by the other party at a glance anyway.

"How do you know? I didn't have any extra little moves since I just started! She shouted.

The young man was helpless: "If you want to feel it yourself, then it's not called a small action." ”

He stretched out his hand: "I beg you for the second time, give me back the things." ”

"Hmph, isn't it just a lacquered broken badge, I can see it when I get it." The woman observed the other person's expression as she slowly reached into her trouser pocket. Just as she was about to pull out the badge, she suddenly smiled slyly and hid the hand holding the badge behind her.

"I have a small request, though." She said, "If you ......"

"If I teach you the trick of controlling your emotions and disguising small movements, if I teach you how to observe the other person and know what the other person thinks, then you can give me back the badge, right?"

The young man shook his head, leaned closer to Sumire, and said in a flat tone that read through people's hearts, with an undeniable sense of oppression under his calm expression. Sumire watched the other party approach, and the thought of escaping kept flashing through her heart, but her body suddenly became stiff, like a frog that was targeted by a snake in legend, and she couldn't move.

"What are you going to do with this?"

The young man's breath was close at hand, and Sumire looked into those eyes, trying to pretend not to care.

"It's nothing, isn't this a necessary skill in life?" She smiled lightly, "And you know my profession, thief, if you can see your prey more clearly, it will be much easier to do it." ”

"I'm afraid what you want to do is another career." The young man said, "I saw you in that casino earlier today. You walked around the room, not attacking anyone, but staying for a long time next to a few victorious generals, as if observing their methods. You're standing behind me for ten minutes or so, but you don't see anything, right? ”

Sumire suddenly became alert: "You have noticed me a long time ago?" ”

"It was only after seeing your cross-dressing that I remembered that there was such a person in the casino." The young man shook his head, "The entrance fee to the casino is not cheap, you spent that money, but you didn't go in and steal, then it should be for learning." You want to learn from those winners and fantasize that you can one day win a lot of money from gambling. ”

"So you're going to charge tuition?" Sumire smiled, "Can you owe it first?" ”

"You can't do it." The young man is colorful.

He retracted and raised his hand, and Sumire saw a small piece of gold between his fingers. She was startled and pressed her trouser pocket hard, only then did she feel that it was empty. She pretended to hide behind her with a badge before, just to mislead the other party, but she didn't expect this young man not only to see through her, but even to talk to her, distract her while quietly taking away what she wanted, and when it came to being light, he was not under his own professional thief!

"Your emotions are too exposed, you tremble when you're scared, and when you're surprised, you open your mouth wide and find that you've lost something, and you don't think about it and go straight to the place where it's hidden – what if I'm going to lie to you with another badge? Such a straightforward reaction can't hide what is on your mind, let alone see through other people's cover-ups. It might take a year to get to the point where you can do something in the casino, and I don't have that time. The young man smiled, his gaze drifting to the cardboard box that Sumire was facing just now, "By the way, your friend turned out to be it?" ”

Sumire turned her head sharply, only to see a fluffy kitten poking its head out of the cardboard box, its small round eyes looking warily. It was small, but it grinned as hard as it could, as if it was ready to pounce on the strange man and get rid of it.

The young man smiled at it, stood up, dusted his pants, and turned to leave. He didn't make any extra moves other than wiping the badge he had just retrieved with his sleeve, and he didn't say a word, as if the conversation with Sumire had never happened.

Sumire suddenly came to her senses. The reason why the other party said so many things to himself was not to show his ability to observe the details, but because he saw himself talking to the cardboard box at the beginning, and he was not sure whether there were other people hiding on the other side of the cardboard box for a while, so he took the opportunity of the conversation to repeatedly observe and test until he confirmed that there was no threat. Compared with the people he saw every day, the young man in front of him had not only the ability to speculate on people's hearts, but also the calmness and caution far beyond his years.

Sumire suddenly had a hunch that he had come to this city to complete some extremely secret mission.

She became curious, looked at the young man's back, and finally couldn't help shouting: "Even if you refuse to teach me, at least leave your name!" ”

The young man paused, wiping his badge, and glanced back at her. In the dim light, Sumire couldn't see if he was smiling, only to see the young man raise the badge in his hand. After this wiping, a large piece of the golden lacquer on the top was worn off, revealing the silver gray underneath.

"Call me Iron." He said.

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