Chapter 12: Retreat
Jiang Chengze watched the little cub almost twenty-four hours a day, eating and living in the basement, and his life was not much better than that of a captive.
It's time to exercise your mind, he thought.
"Hey," Luo Xi called him, "I'm thirsty." β
Jiang Chengze turned a page of the document without being shocked, "Do you think this is your home?" β
Luo Xi struggled hard, and the iron chain was thrown with a clattering sound.
Jiang Chengze raised his eyebrows, reached out and took the headphones from the table, and as soon as he put on one ear, he heard the boy who didn't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth shouted, "Aren't you afraid of me saying it?" β
"Threaten me?" Jiang Chengze raised his eyes to look at him, "How much can you know?" β
Luo Xi couldn't stand the agitation, he straightened his back to fuel his arrogance, "Jiang Chengze, a special secret officer within the 'Xiao' of the first district organization, lurking in the Yan family. β
Jiang Chengze nodded exaggeratedly, "You know a lot, is there anything else?" β
Luo Xi choked, annoyed by Jiang Chengze's playful eyes, "You love words!" β
Jiang Chengze really didn't expect this little cub to be forced to jump out of such an answer, and then he laughed, he really thought it was funny.
"You were there when I was talking to Yanshi on the beach that day? Can you lip read? He asked with interest.
Luo Xi shook his head, "Do you still need to look at lip language?" Your eyes look like you're going to swallow him whole. β
He paused, "How's that?" Are you afraid that I will say it? You're going to be killed by your own hands by the people you like. β
Jiang Chengze changed his posture, "Which one are you?" On the side of the Yan family? Partnership? β
Luo Xi denied, "My brother said that our family doesn't stand anywhere and is neutral. β
"That's okay," Jiang Chengze said, "we might as well do business." β
"The one who came to see you two days ago, remember? His name is Ye Wen, what do you think? β
Luo Xi squinted, "You're not, aren't you?" Forget about the beauty plan, the beauty who still uses the Yan family, do you want to be shameless? β
Jiang Chengze shrugged, "You don't care if I want to be embarrassed, it's you who is cool when you get it, how about it, do you like it or not?" β
Luo Xi's Adam's apple, which had just sprouted, moved, and he hesitated.
Jiang Chengze was kind and seductive, "That's an Omega, the bloodline is very pure, and it is also in demand in the third district." You've seen it too, how beautiful people are, and there is personality, little wild cat, you don't want me to do it.
He stretched out the tip of his tongue and hooked the corner of his lips, "Boy, I'm much more competitive than you." β
Luo Xi was upset when he heard this, "Don't you have all the words?" β
"Tsk," Jiang Chengze waved his hand, "That's what you don't understandβwho is that?" I am ruthless, I can't take out a knife from under the pillow and cut me down, an ordinary scumbag like me only has fantasy, but people are different, and they are kind in their bones. β
"Hey," Jiang Chengze winked his eyebrows, "Do you think I can get him into bed in a few days?" β
Luo Xi pulled the chain again, "Are you still a scumbag?" I see you're about to crumble into microbes! Put away the yellow scrap in your head before it's too late...... I want Ye Wen. β
Jiang Chengze got up and poured water for him with satisfaction, and called Ye Wen by the way, "I can't serve that little cub, you can come and take a look." β
After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked to Luo Xi's side, a full glass of ice water, which was not handed to his mouth, and poured it all over his head.
Luo Xi froze and shrank, "What are you doing?!" β
"Bitter meat trick, don't you understand?" Jiang Chengze's words did not fall, and a punch smashed straight towards Luo Xi's face.
When Ye Wen arrived, Jiang Chengze was leaning against the wall drinking coffee, looking over with one hand in his pocket, very leisurely.
The little cub hung his head writheredly, and his nose was still dripping blood.
Ye Wen rushed over and lifted his chin to plug his nostrils, turned around after dealing with it, and grabbed Jiang Chengze by the collar, "Mr. Yan just sent a letter and didn't let me touch this kid, did I tell you not to do superfluous things until there is no news from above?!" β
Jiang Chengze lowered his head and took a sip of coffee, the cup was knocked down by Ye Wen, and the brown liquid splashed dirty trouser legs, Jiang Chengze lifted his eyelids to look at him, "Then you said that this kid is going to die in my hands, will you see me?" β
Ye Wen looked at him in disbelief, "You're really crazy. β
He pulled out the key from Jiang Chengze's pocket, turned around and turned off the light and unlocked it, probably checked Luo Xi's injury, put his arm on his shoulder, and walked out quickly, "I will take care of him in the future." He said to Jiang Chengze fiercely.
Ye Wen helped Luo Xi stumble out along the dark aisle, and the limping young man turned his head with great effort, and pulled the corner of his lower lip at Jiang Chengze invisibly.
Jiang Chengze stood straight until the muscles in his body stiffened, then slowly turned around and went back to the room, turned on the incandescent lamp, and then slowly walked to the place where Luo Xi had just stayed and sat down.
It's not a good feeling to have nothing to hide.
He raised his hand to make a phone call to Yanshi, but no one answered, and he hung up automatically.
I hit a few more, and the result is still the same.
Jiang Chengze sighed and put down the terminal, picked up the interface of the electric shock and put it on the side of his neck, and pushed the remote control switch directly to the maximum power with the other hand.
Does the pain make a person faint or awake?
Jiang Chengze convulsed and fell off the chair, gasping for breath, struggling with his nerves, causing the skin and flesh to throb one by one. The hairs stand on end, and the small patches of skin that come into direct contact emit a burnt smell.
Jiang Chengze stared at the blood-stained stool legs, unable to tell whether he was awake or dreaming.
Everyone thought that he loved words, and he loved extremely crazy and couldn't extricate himself.
But I don't believe it.
He is realistic and sober enough, and he can see through Jiang Chengze's tricks at a glance.
Jiang Chengze desperately recalled the first lesson that Saiman taught him.
The way to be convincing is not to play a role, but to be a role.
He shouldn't just be an undercover agent from today on.
He is an assistant to the style of speech, a childhood sweetheart, diligent and hardworking for ten years.
Love words are deep.
But what does love look like?
Jiang Chengze remembered the night he matured, and his father, who had not yet stepped down, pushed him into the bedroom.
There was a woman with all kinds of amorous lying on the bed.
He was pulled to the bed by the woman by the collar, and his heart was about to jump out of his throat.
Is that what it feels like? It was as green as biting an unripe olive, the fine bubbles floating on the sprite, the eyes were evasive, the sweat of the palms of the hands, and the rush to show the true heart one by one was afraid of the red ears.
The next day, his eyes were evasive and determined, and he swore that he would be responsible for the back sitting on the edge of the bed.
The woman raised her hand to comb the shredded hair on her cheeks, but turned her head to reveal a verbal face.
"Really?"
Jiang Chengze closed his eyelids, his lips stirred, and he spat out the exact same words as the young man in his memory.
"Really, I will love you for the rest of my life."
Yan Shi lifted the quilt, got out of bed, put on a coat at random, pushed the door out, sat down on the wooden staircase at the door, and lit a cigarette.
Not long after, there was a sound of rustling footsteps behind him, and when Yan Shi hurriedly extinguished the smoke, there was another blanket on his body.
"Why haven't you slept yet?"
The old man sat down beside him, and his movements were quite neat, "Old, less sleepy." β
Yan Shi gathered the blanket, rested his chin on his lap, and looked intently at the reef in the distance.
The edge of Zone 7 is surrounded by the sea, but the terrain is high and steep, with craggy reefs standing between the deep sea, and the rocky pinnacles are extremely sharp, extending out of cascading unknown vegetation.
A desolate and stubborn place, only wild animals and explorers have set foot in, and when they see an old wooden house among the layers of trees, they are surprised to push the door in and taste a little sake in front of the stove.
The end of the speech sounded suddenly, and he didn't seem to hear it, he still looked into the distance intently, and let the screen vibrate brightly and secretly for dozens of minutes.
The old man didn't ask anything, but half-jokingly teased after the terminal finally quieted, "Your ringtone is good." β
Yan Shi rarely showed a little smile, "Can you help me warm the pot of wine?" β
"Okay, why not?" The old man patted his thigh and got up, "Wait, it'll be right away!" β
The liquor rack was gurgling and bubbling on the stove, and Yan Shi liked the sound and couldn't help but look back. The warm yellow firelight caressed half of his face, and the old man sat on the pony, his hands in his sleeves and waited quietly, giving the illusion that time had frozen.
Since coming here, the time has always been extraordinarily long, there is no high-tech, there is no pollution and noise everywhere, everything is old and backward as if it was still hundreds of years ago, but it is rare to feel comfortable and relaxed.
Yanshi got up and brought the blanket into the room, "I'll go for a spin." β
"All right," the old man looked at him with a smile, "come back early, the wine will soon be warm." β
Pulling the stems and leaves of the plants, he slid down the steep slope, and then climbed up the nearest reef by stepping on the cracks in the stones.
He sat for a moment, looking down at the terminal.
More than 20 did not answer, one Ye Wen, and the rest were all Jiang Chengze.
"Which onion are you?" Yan Shi muttered, "Who allowed you to bomb me with a phone?" β
He clicked on Ye Wen's message, replied simply, thought about it, and sent another one.
"Don't contact me for the next period of time, you can make a decision if you have something."
Ye Wen replied quickly, obviously waiting for his letter.
Yan Shi closed the terminal, took a deep breath, took it off his wrist, rounded his arm, and threw it into the sea.
Now it's clear, and the speech is relaxed.
He got up and patted the dirt on his trousers, turned and walked down the road to the cabin.
"Just in time," said the old man, smiling, as he draped the blanket back over him, "the wine is ready, taste it." β
Yan Shi picked up the porcelain bowl with a corner on the edge, and drank the cloudy wine in the bowl, "It's so fragrant." β
The old man filled it for him, sat down cross-legged across the stove with his bowl, and took a sip.
After a moment of distraction, he suddenly asked, "Aren't you lonely when you've been here alone for so long?" β
The old man was stunned, and after a moment he smiled faintly, put down the bowl and hung his hands on the fire.
"I did a lot of big things when I was younger, good things, bad things, everything. But when I got all the things I was looking for, I felt dazed," he chuckled twice when he said this, not knowing whether it was emotion or helplessness, "You say it's not ridiculous, everything I have obtained with all my might has been abandoned by my own hands after a year or two." In the end, I chose to go back to square one, and it was actually good to be a free man with nothing. β
Yanshi's eyes narrowed, he took a breath, suddenly let go of his hand, and the porcelain bowl fell to the ground with a sound. Almost at the same time, Yan Shi picked up the fragment and stabbed at the old man.
The old man, who was over the age of old, blocked a blow at a speed that did not match his age at all, easily snatched the porcelain piece in Yan Shi's hand, pulled and turned it over with both hands, and in the next second, Yan Shi was ruthlessly put down, and the porcelain piece was sharp on the ground and on the side of the neck lifeline.
"Child," the old man let go of him, "does it matter who I am?" β
Yan Shi shook his head, "After you left, the Yan family was actually not good. β
The old man got up and went back to his room, "It's none of my business anymore. β