It was already eight or nine o'clock in the evening when I came out of the orphanage.
In the satellite city, except for those decadent places that Gecko often went to, it was already very deserted at eight or nine o'clock.
The streets were quiet, and only the light of the street lamps quietly illuminated the darkness.
Walking on such a street, you can almost hear your own breathing. It seems that I am the only one left in this world, but occasionally in the street, there will be a mouse running at a very fast speed, or a homeless person curled up in a cardboard box, staring at people.
Lu Xin put his hands in his pockets and walked slowly.
This night was very fulfilling. He could see that Teacher Xiaolu was in a good mood, and the group of silly children, seeing that the teacher was in such a good mood, they also became happy. Of course, a more important reason for their mood may be that they finally ate dumplings today, and they also got so many biscuits and candies brought by Lu Xin, which was like the New Year.
Lu Xin tied an apron, made dumplings with the kids, and then watched them sing and dance. He just felt...
...so awkward!
He didn't think the songs that were out of tune for hundreds of meters and the clumsy duck-like dances were good at all.
He didn't think the eagle eating the chicken was fun.
Unfortunately, he could only sit among a group of naughty kids, clapping mechanically and showing a stiff smile.
The most timid moment of the whole night was when he sat on the steps outside the door with the security guard, eating a plate of peanuts and a plate of cold dumplings, and drinking the spicy Lao Baigan that he treasured like a treasure, but burned his throat.
But the feeling of this night was very good.
Lu Xin didn't like the songs and dances of these kids, but he hoped that they would be warm, well-fed, and happy.
What's more, Xiaolu's smile from the heart was really beautiful.
Thinking about the experience of that night, Lu Xin walked slowly on the street, and the street lights cast many double shadows on his shadow.
He was immersed in his thoughts and did not seem to notice that when he passed the door of a shop that was still open, under the patched parasol in front of the shop, there was a man with a big beard, wearing a pair of black glasses, and looking extremely thin. He was sitting on a plastic chair with his legs crossed, drinking Coke with a straw in his mouth and smiling at himself.
He also did not notice that when he turned a corner, in front of a wall covered with colorful graffiti, there was still the man, holding a cigarette in his mouth, with his hands in his pockets, leaning against the wall timidly, looking at him and smiling.
And when he was about to walk to the nearest subway station, the man sat in front of the wild wonton stall at the subway entrance again.
While smiling at Lu Xin, he waited for the boss to bring him wontons.
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Lu Xin suddenly stopped and turned to look at the man, his eyes seemed to be a little out of focus.
The man met Lu Xin's eyes and smiled happily.
Lu Xin looked at him quietly, and the man smiled very kindly.
Lu Xin looked at him quietly, and the man smiled happily.
Lu Xin looked at him quietly, and the man's smile was a little stiff...
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Then Lu Xin pulled the bag he was carrying, took out a pistol from it, and pointed it at him.
The man was slightly startled when the gun was pointed at him.
However, he did not mean to be afraid. Instead, he smiled again, as if he was not worried about Lu Xin shooting.
Then Lu Xin suddenly pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
In this quiet night, the sound of the gun was harsh, loud, and soul-stirring.
Several diners at the wonton stand nearby were startled by the sudden gunshot and fell to the ground. The owner of the snack stand screamed and almost fell down. What was unexpected was that at such a close distance, the man suddenly tilted his body strangely and supported the ground with one hand. This sudden movement also allowed him to avoid the bullet.
He seemed a little surprised and angry: "You..."
Lu Xin did not answer and continued to shoot at the man.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The man's body suddenly became abnormally distorted. He supported the ground with one hand, but his whole body suddenly bounced up. He stepped on the aluminum cart of the wonton stall with his feet and bounced out. The wonton stall cart was kicked far away by him.
Only one of the three bullets grazed his arm, but it was obviously not a serious injury.
"Are you crazy?"
He was in the air, looking at Lu Xin in surprise and annoyance, and cursed, and rushed away directly.
Lu Xin gritted his teeth and chased after him.
At this time, he swung his big steps, still holding the gun in his hand, ready to shoot him when he got the chance, but the man was surprisingly flexible at this time. After he rushed out, he pressed and bounced on the wall next to him with his feet and hands, and then threw himself forward. When his body began to fall, he opened his hands outward, and there was clearly nothing in his hands, but his body bounced up.
It was as if he stretched out his hands and grabbed two invisible silk threads.
This made him not have to worry at all, and his body rose and fell, just like flying in the air.
In comparison, Lu Xin, who was chasing wildly with only his two legs, was naturally much slower than him.
Between the bounce and the rush, he had already opened up a lot of distance from Lu Xin, and when he looked back, he was also somewhat surprised.
He didn't seem to expect Lu Xin to be so slow. He was surprised and subconsciously showed a playful smile.
This smile made Lu Xin even angrier and chased faster.
Even though his lungs were about to explode, he still wanted to catch up with this man.
After running wildly, the road behind him soon came to the end. In front of him was a deep pit of a building. The road suddenly broke here. There was a guardrail at the end. Below was a dark and dangerous place. Further away, under the light from afar, there were steel bars and broken brick walls that looked a bit hideous. Going down the road, there might be a deep pit or inverted sharp steel bars.
And this man easily came to the end of the broken road. He jumped up and jumped three or four meters away. He stretched out one hand, as if he had grabbed an invisible silk thread, and then swung with the force and pounced on a broken wall section of the broken building.
His whole figure seemed to be about to disappear in the darkness.
At this time, he looked back at Lu Xin, as if thinking: He would not chase him any further after he came here, would he?
But he did not expect that when Lu Xin rushed to the broken road, he jumped over without hesitation. Just looking at his clumsy body like an ordinary person, how could he rush over like himself? Falling into the building pit like this was simply courting death...
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...
"Sister..."
When Lu Xin jumped down, he had already called out silently in his heart.
Just as Lu Xin was chasing this person all the way, a small black shadow was rushing over from the roof and floor behind him. She was very fast and quickly closed the distance with Lu Xin. When Lu Xin jumped off the broken bridge, she also rushed over.
Two small hands opened and hugged Lu Xin, whose body was sinking, and a giggle came out of her mouth: "I caught you..."
At this moment, Lu Xin's body suddenly became flexible and stepped down.
In the darkness below, there was a sharp section of steel pipe. If you stepped on it hard, your foot would be pierced.
But Lu Xin stepped on the section, but it had no effect at all. Instead, he took the opportunity to jump into the air.
Under the red moon, his figure became like a ghost.