"Looking for Him in the Crowd" 6. The starry sky where the moon is absent

"Looking for Him in the Crowd" 5. People will wet their pants even after they die

On a dark night where the sky is full of stars but there is no moon, the wind blows calmly, like a deformed inkstone full of ink. An artificial lake, full of lights, with countless four- and five-story low buildings closely leaning on each other.

The lower area at night is like a fake oil painting printed with ink, temporarily sprinkled with some shiny gold powder, silent, leisurely, and lifeless.

The shoes hit the wooden board with a repetitive rhythm, and the wooden board squeaked in the monotonous night. On the trail of the artificial lake, even if there were no street lights on the entire road, the cheese knight took long strides with ease. , walking towards the darkness in the distance.

Along the way, all the light was blocked by the buildings that had been built face to face, like long and thin tunnels. Only the light at the other end could be glimpsed. Every time we walked to an artificial lake, , he looked up at the stars in the sky, those bright gods.

There is a secret belief in the Star God in the Lower Zone. No one knows when it came into being. It appears in the pillow stories of children before falling asleep, and also appears in the thoughts of adults in their midnight dreams. In the prophecy, this unexplained belief is like the sleepiness that comes at night, getting out of control but coming and going without a trace.

After passing three heptagonal artificial lakes, the Cheese Knight stopped in front of a huge dark wall. Facing the huge black shadow, he took a deep breath and touched it with his hand. Touch, take off your mask, take off your hat, and kneel down in a polite manner.

"Back." A few seconds later, an old, emotionless voice came from behind the wall. If it hadn't been for the warm wind blowing, it would have been impossible to tell that there was a crack in the wall. .

"With the blessing of the Star God, the child is back safely." The Cheese Knight knelt without raising his head.

"Oh, Ah Qing," the voice suddenly became gentle, like an old man looking forward to his grandson's return home, and Ah Qing is the name of the cheese knight, "Come in, it's been a while since you've been back, Get up."

The Cheese Knight then raised his head, and the gap just widened silently, but it was only enough for one person to step in, and it slowly closed after he entered.

The place he came in was a dark and closed space, but he could vaguely hear the sound of singing. The Cheese Knight took two steps in the direction of the sound, "Are you playful again?" the old voice said. came from behind him.

"Yes, Uncle Qi, I'm sorry for making you worry."

"Ha, old blind man, I have not loved you in vain for so many years. Among the younger generations of the Mo family, You and that little kid from Little Meteor are the only ones willing to call me Uncle Qi, and even Xiao Mo..." Uncle Qi sighed, "Ah Qing, have you seen that kid from Xiao Mo?"

"I met him at night, he helped me cover on the street, and then he disappeared."

"Oh...that's all, since I became blind, my eldest brother didn't let me know anything unnecessary." , If you don’t know, then let him go.” With a click, a thin golden light in front of Ah Qing split the darkness, getting wider and wider, filled with laughter, singing, and noisy people. The sound of clinking porcelain and porcelain came all at once.

As the field of vision widened, everything that had just been noisy came into view. Behind the eight fully opened carved wooden doors, there were three round tables, two large and one small, placed in the spacious and bright hall. The one on the left The table is full of boys aged 10 to 16, and the table on the right is full of boys over 16. The small round table in the middle is not full, with only 6 people sitting. This is the seat of the parents of the Mo family, and then there are four parents. Only the senior disciple or successor can be qualified to sit here.

After walking through the front yard and crossing the threshold, Ah Qing knelt down in front of the small table and kowtowed three times, "My child, Ah Qing, came back late. Please punish me, father."

"Get up." A deep voice pulled Ah Qing up like a hand, but Ah Qing did not raise his head, "Sit down."

"I don't dare, kid."

< p> "Hiccup! It's better to be trained by our second brother," the words that could smell the smell of wine with just one ear floated over with the burps, "understand the rules."

"Okay. Hey, third brother, I told you to drink less. I should have pulled you down when the second brother left the table just now." As soon as he finished speaking, Ah Qing felt someone tapping him on the shoulder. After a moment, he looked up and saw his fourth uncle, a fat, bald uncle with a smile on his face.

"Your uncle has asked you to take a seat, so don't be nervous. Your family knows everything about you." After saying that, he turned around and returned to his seat with a smile.

When talking about "your matter", Ah Qing noticed a slight change in his fourth uncle's tone and eyes. Has Xing Yi's matter been exposed? Impossible, uncle and the others would never have this attitude towards such a serious accident.

He glanced at the expressions of the people at the two tables next to him, and there was no sense of gloating or fear of impending disaster. He saw that on the table in front of him, the bowls and chopsticks that originally belonged to Third Uncle's eldest disciple, Xiao Mo, were replaced by another person. Little Meteor was sitting there, winking at him with a playful smile. There were no empty seats at the other two tables, which meant that Xiao Mo was removed from the family.

Ah Qing felt a chill in his heart. If this was the case, his actions tonight would be with a family traitor, and this would very likely expose him.

However, these mental activities did not delay physical movements and speech. Ah Qing walked to his seat, filled a glass of rice wine, raised the glass respectfully, and bowed to the uncle sitting in the chairman's seat.

"My son, go home and toast to your uncle." Drink it all in one gulp.

The uncle just nodded and did not drink. Immediately afterwards, Ah Qing filled another glass and toasted his third uncle, who was already unable to sit still after drinking.

"Hahahaha... good, good, um - ah! good, good..." The two of them drank the wine in their glasses.

Judging from Uncle San’s ability to drink so much today, it seems I was right.

Then he poured another glass to toast to his fourth uncle, and sat down after finishing the drink. However, according to the rules, anyone who did not come back before dinner time could not eat.

Fortunately, not long after, the clock in the hall rang. The uncle stood up, and everyone stood up. The uncle said, "Let's go." Then he turned around and left. As the third uncle and the fourth uncle left one after another, Afterwards, everyone at the two tables scattered like disturbed pigeons in a silent film without knowing their whereabouts.

This is the Mo family, the country's largest underground criminal organization, which specializes in adopting stray or abandoned children to be killers. City V is the birthplace, but due to the outbreak of the "Great Evolution", the headquarters was moved and this became the largest branch.

As for Ah Qing, he originally had his own name, parents, and relatives, but everything disappeared in a fiery night. He was rescued in a pool of blood and brought here, and was classified as "Second Class". He became his "son" under "Brother" and began to receive a series of professional training such as killing and disguise.

Going around to the side of the lobby is a path hidden by shrubs. At the end of the path is the Star Observation Pool, a prayer room belonging to the "Star God". It is actually a space enclosed by a broken wall. There is a small pool of 2 square meters in the middle.

"Brother Qing." The voice of a young man in the final stage of voice change came from behind Ah Qing.

"Little meteor?" Even if he hears a familiar voice in the "den of thieves", Ah Qing will unconsciously put on a vigilant posture.

"It's me, it's me, don't be nervous." A thin boy came over in response, not tall, with a pair of round eyes swaying slightly, so clean that they seemed to shine even in the dark. , it is hard to imagine that this is a professional killer who has killed more than 10 people. "Look what I brought you." As he was about to reach his side, Ah Qing smelled the aroma of food.

"You are quite interesting, kid."

The two of them walked towards the path, walking shoulder to shoulder, chatting and laughing.

"Hey, I know you're coming back from your walk today. I can't stand it when Third Dad just fucked me. We two brothers haven't had a drink for a long time."

" When did you become so drunk? If I remember correctly, you were only 16 the day before yesterday. You have been drinking for almost 5 years. Be careful, you will be stunted by drinking. From now on, you will have no choice but to be a sister to your wife. "

< p> "Hey, are you talking about me? Jin Dou'er is only 8 years old, and now she can drink in front of me! With a father like the third father, everyone has to practice living alcohol."

Come to the audience The Star Pond is deserted and deserted. You can only hear the subtle flow of the living water in the pool. Even if there is no moon, every small space in the Star Observation Pond will be as bright as the bright moon in the sky. No one can explain it clearly. Maybe this is the so-called miracle.

The two took off their shoes and socks and placed them on the wall. With their trouser legs rolled up to their knees, they sat down by the pool and immersed their feet and calves in the pool. Little Meteor washed his hands with water, then took out the food, wine flask, and wine cup from his arms and placed them between the two of them.

The cold pool water was like countless small fish swimming over the skin. After filling their stomachs and drinking a few more drinks, the two lay on their backs on the ground, looking at the bright starry sky.

"Brother Qing, do you have any plans for the future?"

"Huh? Why do you ask this suddenly?"

"I'm curious, I've been here since I was a child Growing up inside, in my eyes, the outside is not only the target, but also the place of action. There is freedom here, but you have lived outside before. "

"Ha..." Ah Qing smiled bitterly, and outside. Inside, I feel like I'm living on the horizon where day and night meet, and I can't figure out which side is best for me. "Just go with the flow. As lazy as I am, I never plan anything except killing people."

"Then you should start planning from today." A strange voice suddenly came from an unknown direction. Coming over, the two people immediately jumped up. Before their feet could leave the pool, they heard a "dong" sound and a piece of cheese was thrown into the water. "Thank you for helping me today, Ah Qing."

"Xiao Mo!" The two of them realized at the same time the identity of the person who came, that is, the expelled traitor and the disciple of the third uncle. Judging from the sound, Xiaomo should be in this small space, but the third person could not be seen in the sharp field of vision.

"Then why are you coming back?" Ah Qing and Xiao Meteor were back to back, moving cautiously and observing the shadows in the corners.

"I originally planned to talk to the Star God to protect me from being killed by Li Ren, but I didn't expect to meet you two. I should have killed you two, hahaha..."

Run away quickly, you will be killed

Ah Qing felt like a rabbit that suddenly bumped into a hungry tiger. He was so frightened that all the muscles in his body stopped working, but his soul desperately wanted to escape. The body fled for its life.

Following the laughter, in a corner not far away, a young man with thin clothes and a thin body gradually emerged from the shadows, as if he were a picture printed by a printer.

"Don't worry, Ah Qing, you and Little Meteor are my important bargaining chips, so I sincerely hope you live longer."

"Chips?" At this time, Ah Qing thought about the night when he killed Xing Yi, and the "murder message" cheese he carried with him was gone. "Stealing the cheese does not threaten me."

"Ha, the cheese was already gone when you acted. I switched the bag. You just watched the original one enter the pool, and the one in my hand has your blood stains on it." Xiao Mo walked back and forth leisurely on the other side of the pool with his bare feet.

"You!" When he was fighting with the people sent by Xing Yi, his arm was cut. When he was walking on the street, he deliberately let Xiao Mo, who was disguised as a woman, hold his arm. Blocking the wound may have been used by Xiao Mo at that time.

At this time, the fear just now had gradually disappeared. Ah Qing quietly adjusted his breathing to relax his muscles to a suitable level for an explosion. Although there was no absolute chance of winning, if he delayed for another minute, Liren should be there.

"You are now a popular figure in the police station. If you want to take down the Mo family, to be precise, the Mo family in V City, you are the best entry point."

"Why? ? You were raised by the Mo family since you were a child——"

Xiaomo walked to the shadow in another corner and stopped, raising his head to look at the night sky outside the ruins, "Yes, I was raised here since I was a child. , so I have a good reason... It's getting late, and Li Ren is coming. See you later." "Brother Qing, do you want me to get it back for you?" The two came across. When returning to the dark path that must be passed, Xiao Meteor lowered his voice and said.

"It's okay. I'll be fine in a short time. I'll deal with him myself. Don't tell anyone about what happened just now, including Uncle San and the others."

Next episode preview: < /p>

"There are many straight men who not only have the maximum level of flirting with girls, but also have the talent of flirting with men..."

"You are meeting your parents now? You are progressing so fast!"

"Don't worry there are no cameras here."

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