Before setting off for Regenberg, Luo Binhan had many fantasies about the owner of "Guns N' Roses". His method of reasoning is like guessing who the murderer is in a courtroom crime-solving game where he plays the role of a lawyer: there is a peerless swordsman whose identity he does not know who helped Jing Huang, and there is a shopkeeper with extremely poor business skills who has a close relationship with Chen Wei. In such a narrow network of relationships, two characters with unknown identities appeared, and he naturally merged them into one. However, when the man carrying the parrot cage suddenly flashed in front of his eyes, Luo Binhan clearly heard his fantasy about the peerless swordsman shattered as crisply as the mirror in Anti's house.
"You?" he said, and he couldn't help but let go of Anthony's hand, almost causing the drunk to fall into the vomit.
The person carrying the parrot cage obviously didn't expect him to be in the store at this moment, and his pale face was as stiff as a stone for a moment. Luo Binhan slowed down before him and took a good look at him: he was wearing a white apron-like overalls, his chest was stained with dark brown stains with a strong smell of gasoline, and he was wearing a pair of dark blue jeans that had been washed white and had threads hanging off his neck. Several fake gold chains hung on the ground. If these elements are not impressive enough, there is a gorgeous head of hair above the face that looks unfriendly because of its slenderness. It must have been permed and dyed several times, and it looks like it was active more than ten years ago. A gangster who skipped classes around the Internet cafe.
If a person like this appeared on a wild road in the suburbs, no one would be impressed at all, but the situation at this moment was different. Even Luo Binhan himself was surprised - he couldn't even remember old friends like Shi Qi who had been in the same class for several years. I woke up, but I could recognize such a delivery boy whom I only met once. But there was absolutely no mistake. From the rude eyes to the weird taste, he concluded that this person had come to the community where he lived to deliver things.
He glanced at this person for a full minute before the other person finally moved his eyes away from his face.
"What are you doing?" the man asked stiffly, finally discovering the vomit on the floor. His face darkened, as if he was going to explode over this, but the anger seemed a bit artificial to Luo Binhan, more like he was looking for a reason to divert attention.
"He's drunk." He put Anthony back on his seat. "I'm about to take him back to the hotel."
The visitor gave him a sinister look, then walked straight to the counter and placed the parrot cage on the shelf in the corner. The parrot was still screaming at Luo Binhan, so he took out a piece of black cloth from under the counter and threw it on the cage.
That rudeness clearly demonstrated his attitude towards the current situation. Luo Binhan sat down knowingly and was not in a hurry to ask what was going on with the parrot. He flipped the peanut shells on the table nonchalantly, while his mind was racing with thoughts, recalling when he had met this young man. That was what happened when he first returned to Lihai City. It's impossible to remember it exactly now, but it must have happened at the gate of the community. He glanced at the parrot cage covered with black cloth again, and suddenly realized - this was not the boy who once delivered coffee takeaway to Zhou Yu!那时他还拿这张欠揍的流氓面孔调侃过周雨，问他是否在给病人献爱心。
But now everything is connected: Zhou Yu has already met Chen Wei, and then got to know this store through Chen Wei. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little in his heart, and he strongly doubted whether the peerless swordsman described by Fake was really what he thought. He silently gathered up the peanut shells and looked furtively through the glass at the counter behind him. This man looked to be no more than twenty years old. He ran a shop that should have closed down early, and he gave an unabashed look of disgust to customers who had no grudges but were well-dressed. Normally Luo Binhan would just take it for granted, but it's not like he has never encountered people who look down on playboys. But the guy in front of me who looks like a little gangster may have killed a fugitive! There is no reason for such a peerless expert to look bad at a mediocre rich second generation. What about dressing up with unique taste? Does it imply that the other party comes from a distant place with weird aesthetics?
Luo Binhan completely fell into reverie. He tried to outline a scene of a fierce battle between the gods: a Wuyuan Man 0206 similar to Fake was chasing Jing Huang with a cannon, while the gangster swordsman standing in front of the counter stabbed the traitor in the back. This battle of gods suddenly became a bit unexciting. But he still convinced himself that he should adjust his mentality to look at this matter. When it comes to chasing down the Wuyuan traitor, the final result should of course be more important than the specific means, and if this person really killed 0206, it means that he owed the other party a huge favor regarding Zhou Yu's matter.
"Get out of the way," said a lifeless voice behind him.
Luo Binhan raised his head and saw the gangster Jianxian standing behind him holding a plastic dustpan filled with sawdust. He stood up and sat down at the next table as if nothing had happened. The gangster sword fairy poured the sawdust he got from nowhere onto the vomit with a gloomy face, and then swept it away in three strokes. The neatness with which he worked didn't look like an idle gangster at all, which made Luo Binhan look at him with admiration.
He crossed his arms, wondering how he could strike up a conversation. Maybe he should start with this parrot named Iron Hook, after all, technically it was still his parrot. Now that Captain Iron Hook has appeared in "Guns N' Roses", it is enough to show that Zhou Yu has a good relationship with this gangster swordsman. Considering how addicted Zhou Yu is to coffee, he might even be a VIP customer of this place!
Anthony at the table groaned and reluctantly raised his head. After vomiting, his face looked even more haggard, but Keren felt a little more sober. When the owner asked him to move his feet so he could mop the floor, he weakly apologized and promised to double the price of the drinks later.
"No need," the shopkeeper said coldly.
"I'll pay the bill." Luo Binhan took advantage of the opportunity and said, "Tonight is mine."
The shopkeeper glanced at him, his expression didn't change much, but Luo Binhan had a feeling that this man's attitude towards Anthony was far more friendly than towards him. This doesn't make sense, unless it's because Anthony looks even more miserable now. He asked relentlessly: "Your parrot is very beautiful. What's its name?"
"have no idea."
"Not your own?"
The owner mopped the floor without saying a word. He really didn't seem to know who the owner of the hook was. Luo Binhan pretended to ask again: "I want to buy it, can I ask who the owner is?"
"Not for sale."
"I haven't even made an offer yet."
"You won't sell it no matter how much you open it."
The shopkeeper looked at him again. This time Luo Binhan firmly believed that it was not his illusion. Not only did this person not like him very much, but he was simply hostile to him. He couldn't help but murmur in his heart, wondering how he could offend an ancient law immortal who had collaborated with Jing Huang. Despite this, he didn't feel any fear, not because he knew Chen Wei or Zhou Yu, but simply because the image of the person in front of him frightened him. Unlike Chen Wei or Jing Huang, this person just doesn't have that unusual aura about him. It is really a dream-shattering thing for a person with great power of life and death to be so lacking in majesty. But maybe he thought wrong, maybe this person has nothing to do with the ancient swordsman who killed 0206. In any case, he could no longer use "Sword Immortal" to describe such a spirited young man.
"You should know Chen Wei, right?" He tried to close the relationship with a friendly smile.
"do not know."
"She stayed at your place."
The spirited young man put away the counter that Luo Binhan had turned over indifferently, showing no reaction to the name he mentioned. Now Luo Binhan was a little confused about the whole thing. Before he could decide whether to mention Jing Huang's name again, the man had already walked out of the counter and placed a handwritten list in front of him. Luo Binhan looked down and found that the person was still writing in cursive calligraphy.
“Scan the code and pay for it yourself.”
"Ah?" Luo Binhan said.
"It's closed."
"There's someone here who's not feeling well. Can't he be given a rest?"
"I'll take him back later."
As a businessman who met by chance, this was a quite generous suggestion. If it weren't for the credibility of Chen Wei and Fake, Luo Binhan would be worried about whether Anthony, a dying foreigner, would be murdered for money. Before he could think clearly about whether this matter was appropriate, the other party had already helped Anthony up, almost holding the latter to the outside of the store. He didn't look strong, but he seemed to be carrying another adult man with ease, no different from carrying a bag of cotton. Luo Binhan suddenly became alert and realized that this was really no ordinary person. He slowly put away the bag of peanuts, went to the counter to pay, and then followed the other person out of the store. The parrot screamed loudly in the cage, and Luo Binhan had to pretend not to hear it. This is also a kind of experience. He said to the pet parrot he abandoned in his heart that before Zhou Yu came back, they would probably not be able to survive in "Guns N' Roses".
The shopkeeper, who was hostile to both him and the parrot, was waiting at the door. Once everyone had left the store, he skillfully locked the door with one hand and never looked at Luo Binhan again. There was a plain white van parked on the street, which must have been his car. Luo Binhan looked at this scene and suddenly felt the urge to play prank in his heart. He grabbed the front door of the van first and smiled brightly at the spirited young man Gu Yolu who seemed to have a plot against the rich.
"How about giving me a ride?" he said, "and, do you still deliver food here during the day?"
“Only for regular customers.”
"My friend is also a regular customer of yours. Can you give me your contact information for ordering takeout? I can do extra delivery..."
The shopkeeper's lowered head lifted. In an instant, Luo Binhan saw a pair of abyss-like eyes staring at him, with the most intense and real hatred surging in them, almost making him think that the person standing in front of him was Lot. He suddenly stopped talking and almost stretched out his fist to knock the opponent down, but a cold hand grabbed his shoulder first, like a huge stone weighing him down and unable to lift his arm.
A horrifying noise erupted in his head, like the piercing scream of a radio with poor reception. He let out a low cry of pain, staring intently at the opposite side. The guy was also staring at him, his eyes vicious and sinister, and he was breathing heavily. Luo Binhan grabbed his wrist and tried to pull his hand off his shoulder, and the two of them started to compete on the deserted street at midnight. The relationship between Sword Immortal and 0206 suddenly became irrelevant. Luo Binhan was strongly aware that the thing in front of him had similar properties to Lot. This shop owner is a damn monster too!
"Who are you?" he asked in a low voice, "What do you want to do?"
"Get out of here." The other party growled, "Get out of this place!"
Luo Binhan still wanted to ask clearly. He had to figure out if the thing in front of him was another Lot. However, the opponent released the force on his shoulders and seemed to be retreating back. It turned out to be a deceptive move. He took advantage of the moment when Luo Binhan's center of gravity was leaning forward and pounced back, using his skillful force to push him to the side. He hit the streetlight pole hard. Luo Binhan tilted his neck in time to avoid the blow to the back of his head, but the other party had already taken advantage of this moment to open the car door and throw Anthony into the passenger seat. He turned back and smiled coldly at Luo Binhan.
"You're not welcome here." He said this and quickly got into the car. Just as Luo Binhan stood up holding on to the street lamp, the van had already disappeared. He watched the light of the car's taillights disappear at the intersection, and he couldn't help but wonder whether Anthony Kent would disappear from this world. As the culprit who accidentally got Anthony drunk, he was somewhat responsible for the man's safety. But another voice in his heart told him that there was no need to worry, that man would not do anything to Anthony Kent. Anthony is a frequent guest at "Guns N' Roses". If there is really trouble, he won't be able to see this person tonight at all. The shopkeeper only hated him, or I should say hated him. It wasn't the kind of hatred that young men casually curse at rich people when they are unhappy, but the kind of hatred that was real enough to kill people.
Luo Binhan stood in a daze on the street for a while, savoring this inexplicable and deep-seated grudge, and then began to straighten the wrinkled shirt on his body. After just a few tugs, the clothes were almost ready to be sent to the dry cleaners. He turned his head and glanced at the closed "Guns N' Roses" again, and the old saying came to his mind - a monk who can run away can't run away from the temple. He even thought about breaking in the door now and studying whether there would be any secrets left in the employee lounge. But in the end he endured it and warned himself that he was living in a society governed by the rule of law, not hanging around on a pirate leader's spaceship. He had a social status here, relatives and friends, and a sister living at home, and it would not be wise to anger someone with Lot's skills under these circumstances. The other party may also know his address!
But things can’t be settled like that. He straightened his appearance in front of the glass door of "Guns N' Roses" and knocked hard on the glass to stop the parrot trapped inside from making any noise. Of course he would come to save it, probably within the week, and maybe bring a few firemen with him. By the time he put his tie back on, seven or eight less-glorious but practical ideas had gone through his head. This spirited young man may indeed be akin to Lot, but he is not a fugitive who wanders around killing people. He has property, a job, and social connections. With so many burdens, a monster may not be able to come and go freely.
Before all this, Luo Binhan thought that he should ask Zhou Yu first. Since Zhou Yu can even ask that guy to deliver food, the relationship between them is not bad, and he can at least get some useful information. He turned on his phone first, added this matter to his weekend schedule, and then walked to the parking lot with a more tired pace than when he came.
It was already one o'clock in the morning when he drove home. He quietly opened the door with the key and entered the dark entrance. The floor lamp in the living room suddenly flickered on, and Yu Xiaorong was lying on the sofa, looking at him with an expression as if he had caught a mouse and stole oil.
"What are you doing in the living room?" Luo Binhan said, "Still not asleep?"
"You came back so late."
"I have entertainment." Luo Binhan said plausibly. He didn't plan to work overtime tonight, so he left his computer bag in the car with only half a bag of uneaten peanuts in his hand. Yu Xiaorong glanced at the half bag of "entertainment" leftovers, with only contempt for clumsy lies on his face. She looked him up and down again, then frowned: "What happened to your clothes?"
"A few drunkards made trouble, and my sleeves almost came off."
"How did you come across-"
Yu Xiaorong wanted to ask more, but Luo Binhan pretended to be drunk, took out peanuts and threw them at her stomach, and she grabbed the pillow to act as a shield. "How did you meet a drunk at a company party? You must be surrounded by people who are taking pictures of you - oh!" A peanut fell into her collar, and she jumped up unbearably, "Don't throw it away! Do you think you Year old!"
"At the young age." Luo Binhan said. Yu Xiaorong rushed over and almost stuffed half a bag of unshelled peanuts into his mouth. In the end, Luo Binhan had no choice but to coax her back to her room to sleep in a low voice, while he went to take a shower smelling of alcohol. He reviewed the ups and downs of the day in the sound of rushing water, counting how many lies he had told in the twenty-four hours. By the time he came out of the bathroom, it was only ten minutes before two o'clock in the morning.
Like a ghost, he sneaked to the door of Yu Xiaorong's guest room and listened to see if there was any movement inside. When he was sure it was completely safe, he walked to the front of the fish tank, grabbed a handful of red worm feed and threw it in. Schools of fish swam around these baits, then suddenly fled in fright. A transparent column slowly rose from the water, attaching all the red worms to its body. Luo Binhan waited patiently for it to finish digesting the feed and then form a string-like sound-producing structure on the water surface.
"How was your day?" he asked. "Any sign of her spotting you?"
"I don't think so," Miffy replied. "She's more interested in lizards."
Fina has arrived at Luo Binhan's feet. Luo Binhan leaned over and touched it absentmindedly, and also grabbed a handful of red worms and placed them in front of it. "What did she do today?" he continued to ask, "Just stayed at home and watched TV? Didn't she go out?"
"She's been using her own internet-connected device."
"You mean mobile phones and tablets. So what exactly is she looking at?"
Miffy couldn't answer this question. Its perspective can only see the front of Yu Xiaorong, which is naturally the back of the device in her hand. Luo Binhan couldn't help but feel that he had made a mistake, but changing the position of the fish tank now was a bit too deliberate, and Yu Xiaorong would probably become suspicious. Moreover, even after this exhausting and numbing day, he still had some sense of conscience, reminding him that it was not ethical at all to monitor his sister's private life with such a pinhole camera method. He couldn't try to control Yu Xiaorong's entire life just because of Lot's incident or the "Gun's N' Roses" shop owner's incident. That might make him feel safe, but Kankan is about to step on the red line of psychopathy.
"Okay," he said compromisingly, "just stay in this position. If there is anything suspicious, tell me."
Miffy sank slowly. Luo Binhan also walked to the bedroom exhausted. He has a schedule for the entire day tomorrow - today, to be precise. He had already made an appointment with someone when he was in Regenberg. He was going to meet with several entrepreneurial teams as an investor this week to make up for the signed documents and major meetings he had owed in the past two years. He closed his eyes and thought about what to say tomorrow. Even his dreams were filled with these things, until a life-threatening cell phone ringing woke him up from his dream. It was less than three hours before he fell asleep. He grabbed his phone in agony and saw a familiar name - Luo Jiayang.
(End of chapter)
