readx;? In the evening, the imperial capital ushered in a heavy rain. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info dark clouds cover the whole sunset, and the sunset disappears, announcing the early arrival of the night. Often, at times like these, people in the slums take refuge in their dilapidated huts, praying that torrential rains and winds will not destroy their homes.

But tonight is different.

People walked up and down the alleys in groups of twos and threes, holding lanterns wrapped in oilcloths. Amy's death shocked everyone, and people feared that the cruel killer would still show his fangs in the twilight, so they spontaneously formed a patrol. As long as it is an adult man, he will be issued an iron rod, and in order to ensure the safety of the family, these men have no complaints.

In fact, among these men, there are still underage people who still need protection.

Take, for example, a boy named Roland.

Dr. Ann saw Roland come to the alley in front of his house early on. This time, Roland did not come to him as usual, but walked through the alley in silence with an iron rod and a raincoat. He reminded Dr. Ann of a professional undertaker who was not found in the slums.

Those guys are often the quietest people at the funeral, and they don't have to read the eulogy with compassion like a priest, and they don't have to weep with grief like the relatives of the deceased, real or fake. They just had to do their thing, be silent, and put the coffin in the grave. They are the most visible people in the world, and there is no one.

"Do you just want to know the answer?" Physician An looked at the small figure in the rain curtain and sighed softly, "Wouldn't it be nice to pretend that you don't know anything?" ”

After saying that, he did not look at Roland again, but closed the window. He knew that people outside wouldn't come to bother him, and he could do his own thing as he always did. But when he calmed down, he didn't know what to do.

He thought of Amy, the boy in the middle of his flowering season, who had left this world in the most miserable way possible. Maybe no one knew what Amy had seen last night, but maybe except for Dr. Ann, who thought that he might be the only one standing in the fog. Everyone else stood outside the mist, and in the middle of the mist, Amy's torn corpse.

Dr. Ann lit the oil lamp in the room. It was the only light source in the room, and he sat at the wooden table, looking silently at the gray ring on his right index finger by the faint glow of the oil lamp. This ring is very ordinary, ordinary to the point of being picked up casually on the street.

Physician An slowly turned the gray ring, and a familiar female voice sounded in his head.

"Ann, will you marry me?"

"Ann, I heard from the people in the church that the newlyweds would exchange rings with each other. What should I do, I don't have the money to buy a ring. ”

"La-la-la, Ann, what do you think this is?"

In that hazy memory, a beautiful girl with long flaxen curly hair stood under the autumn maple tree, and her seductive big eyes reflected Dr. Ann standing among the maple leaves. At that time, he was not a physician, he was just an apprentice, and he was wearing dirty clothes, which were dwarfed by the beautiful girl in front of him.

"What's that?"

"Ring, ring. The pretty girl took out a gray ring from her pocket and carefully held it in her palm, "Look, I've found a ring for my future wedding." ”

Dr. Ann didn't understand where the girl's excitement was. Neither of them was yet fifteen years old, so why did they start talking about getting married? Dr. Ann didn't want to get married, and although he liked girls very much, he believed that men had to make a career to get married.

Talking about marriage too early would only make his companions laugh.

But he didn't dare to contradict the girl, because the girl would beat people when she was angry. He couldn't beat the girl, which was another thing that made him feel humiliated because he was so stunted.

"I see. Dr. Ann took the ring from the girl's hand and quickly put it in her pocket. He also looked back twice, for fear of being teased by his companions.

"Why don't you just put it on?"

"Wear it again when you get married. Dr. Ann casually made an excuse, "It's not formal to wear it now." ”

"What you say seems to make sense"

"I'm going to class, see you tomorrow. ”

Without waiting for the girl to react, Dr. An stuffed the ring into her pocket and hurriedly turned around and ran. The girl didn't catch up, just stood in place, looking at Dr. An's back with a smile. Let the maple leaves blown off by the wind fall on her shoulders and hair. Dr. Ann glanced back, and from this angle, he saw the girl bathed in the glow, and the beauty was like a painting.

In fact, that moment really became a painting, and it has always existed in Dr. An's heart.

"Nana. Physician Ann whispered to himself, "Are you still waiting for me?"

No one answered him, and the girl in his memory had already been frozen in time.

Dr. Ann shook his head to clear his head a little and then prepared to go to bed. Just then, there was a knock on his door. Dr. Ann put the ring back on her hand and went to open the door. At this time, the only person who came to him was probably Roland outside the house.

It's just that when he opened the door, he found that it was not Roland standing outside the door, but three men in black robes. The man in the lead had a long scar on his face, and Dr. An's expression sank suddenly.

"I remember telling you not to come to me these days. Doctor An said coldly.

"You think I'd like to come to a place like this?" said Scarman, "You'd better get out of the way quickly and lest anyone else find out." ”

Dr. Ann took a step back and gave up a seat. Scar Man walks in with two other people, Jimmy and Sika. The two of them followed behind the scar man without saying a word, without even looking at Doctor An.

Dr. Ann glanced into the alley in front of the room, but did not see Roland.

"What did you do to the boy in front of my door?" said Physician Ann with a calm face, "You still dare to mess around at this time?"

"Don't be nervous, Ann. Scar Man sat down in the same place Dr. An had sat in before, stretching widely, "I know you care about the people here, but I haven't even touched that little ghost." He threw a stone and led him away. ”

Dr. An breathed a sigh of relief.

"Listen, I wouldn't want to come to you at this time if it weren't for some trouble. ”

"What's the trouble?"

"The Rose Lord has his eye on you. Scar Man said, "At this time, I must be looking for your traces all over the city, so I'm here to take you away, hurry up and take all your research results with you, and we will leave now." ”

"Lord Rose?" Dr. Ann was stunned, "Why did he have his eye on me?"

"Who knows. Scar Man looked at Doctor An with a smirk, "If you know Lord Rose, you'd better pack up your things and run away with us now." That guy wasn't a soft-hearted man, he was an old hunter with a hunting knife in his hand all the time. The prey he is targeting is better to run as soon as possible. ”

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