Chapter 86 Chapter 86 I'm where you can see me...

In early August, when the first leaf fell from the branch, Chen Luan sent his two younger brothers out of the house in the early morning, and they were about to be separated for at least three months.

The three of them had never been apart for so long.

The twins, who had always been inseparable, showed such obvious differences in front of Chen Luan for the first time.

One was wearing a neat fleet uniform, and the other was wearing a black special forces tactical suit.

Two buses that came to pick people up had already stopped at the bus stop across the street.

Jiang Xun lowered his eyes and looked at Chen Luan, then leaned over and hugged him.

"I'm leaving, brother."

The clean and refreshing scent of the alpha filled his nose. Chen Luan raised his hand to rub Jiang Xun's head and curled his eyes: "Well, go ahead."

The temperature dropped, Jiang Xun dragged the suitcase and took two steps, but then stopped at the side of the road.

So when the pedestrian red light came on and the traffic whizzed past, Chen Luan watched the alpha in a neat uniform put down his suitcase, turn around and walk towards him.

The warm touch brushed across Chen Luan's lips like a gentle breeze.

Jiang Xun's fingertips rubbed the corner of Chen Luan's lips, landed on his chin, and gently lifted it up, covering it with warmth again.

"Wait until I come back."

Then he took a deep breath, pressed the brim of his hat with his fingers that still held the warmth of a stale substance, and turned to walk down the street.

Chen Luan watched Jiang Xun get into the car.

Turned around and faced Jiang Ling.

At this time, Jiang Ling was looking at him with her arms folded and eyebrows raised, and her eyes almost wrote a few big words: Is my brother's mouth kissable?

Chen Luan raised his eyelids and looked back, a lazy arc on the corner of his lips. He opened his arms towards Jiang Ling and smiled softly, "It's time to go. Do you want a hug?"

"want!"

The tall alpha's eyes immediately lit up, and he threw himself into Chen Luan's arms with a smile on his face, rubbing his chin against Chen Luan's hair, and tightening his arms to hug Chen Luan tightly.

The warm body temperature came over, Chen Luan raised his hand and patted Jiang Ling's shoulder, and his heart slowly softened.

It’s already this big.

Even on the day of the split, he was still a brat who needed to be looked up at.

"Okay, go ahead."

Chen ruffled the alpha's hair.

The latter did not retreat immediately, but tightened his arms even more.

The voice buried in Chen Luan's shoulder reached his ears in a muffled voice: "Chen Luan."

Chen Luan tilted his head: "Hmm?"

"Will you miss me?"

Chen Luan didn't say anything, but rubbed Jiang Ling's head a little harder.

The alpha's golden eyes curved, and he rubbed Chen Luan's shoulder like a large stuffed animal: "I will, right?"

"It's only been three months, not three years."

The furry hair tips rubbed Chen Luan a little itchy. He raised his hand and held Jiang Ling's shaking head: "Alright, let's go."

"But I think three months is a long time, Chen Luan."

Jiang Ling raised her head and looked into Chen Luan's eyes seriously: "I want to see you every day."

A furry and warm feeling that came from nowhere enveloped Chen Luan's chest.

So he laughed and said, "Then call me."

"Will you answer if I call you?" Alpha's eyes lit up in the sunlight: "Then I want to make a video call."

Chen Luan curved his eyes and said, "Well, I'll take it when I see it."

"Then how do I know if you will pretend not to see it and deliberately not answer it?"

Chen Luan: “…”

Chen Luan: "How old are you? You are so bored."

The pedestrian light turned green.

Chen Luan pushed Jiang Ling's shoulder and sighed, "Jiang Ling."

"I know, I know. Are you in such a hurry to get rid of me?"

Jiang Ling hugged Chen Luan tightly and leaned over to breathe closer: "Give me a kiss before you leave~"

The green light is counting down.

The warm touch touched him, and Alpha dragged his suitcase into the crowd crossing the street, turning back as he walked: "Remember to answer the phone——"

"Don't refuse to answer on purpose!!"

Chen Luan leaned against a tree trunk by the roadside with his arms folded, and waved lazily back at Jiang Ling to show that he heard it.

When the pedestrian red light came on again, the car started.

The two cars drove away, one on the left and the other on the right. The twins of the Jiang family were like two parallel lines that had been running parallel for a long time. For the first time, they crossed each other and went in different directions.

Chen Luan stood under the shadow of the tree for a long time until the two cars disappeared from his sight.

My heart suddenly felt empty.

He doesn't like farewells.

But just as chicks will one day grow up, and their full wings will carry them away from the warm nest, young animals will one day travel far away from the group to find a vast territory of their own.

So at this moment he could only hope devoutly that they would all return home safely.

And every time from now on,

Everyone can return home safely.

The days just go by in a dull and uneventful manner.

Chen Luan was a little uncomfortable at first without his two clingy animals at home, but the messages he received from his two younger brothers every day made him feel a little comforted.

The few words they squeezed out in between busy training to send to Chen Luan, the brief video calls late at night, and those two tired yet energetic faces were enough to prove that everything was fine with them now.

That's enough.

Just be safe.

In the new semester, Chen Luan no longer taught new students. Instead, due to his outstanding teaching ability, he was transferred to conduct practical training for senior students.

After a busy school week, Chen Luan returned to his quiet and cold home exhausted.

Jiang Ling and Jiang Xun are both undergoing special training for their new jobs and have no vacation time for the time being. The next time they can go home for vacation will have to wait until the special training is over.

Chen Luan casually ate a packet of instant noodles and opened the refrigerator to get a bottle of iced soda, but then he remembered that Jiang Ling had cooked some dumplings and froze them on the bottom shelf before leaving, so he went to cook another bowl of small dumplings.

Frozen dumplings don’t taste as good as fresh ones, but Jiang Ling’s filling is very fragrant and still tastes very good.

Chen Luan held the steaming bowl and turned on the TV to watch it casually, but the screen flashed and Director Jiang's gloomy old face appeared.

Director Jiang is approaching his re-election, but recently he seems to be caught up in negative public opinion. The Silent Voice Foundation he is in charge of has been accused of having unaccounted funds, problems with the beta-related medical projects it supports, and a clear mismatch between the number of betas receiving assistance and the expenditure of funds.

The middle-aged man in the picture had his usually neat suit jostled by the large group of reporters, with beads of sweat on his forehead, and the densely packed microphones seemed to be stuffed into his mouth.

Tsk, bad luck.

Chen Luan changed the channel.

"...wingsuit pilot Zhang Fufeng took off from an altitude of 2,000 meters in the Wingsuit Flying Championship...becoming the first female beta in wingsuit flying history to successfully challenge the Tianmen Cave."

The pilot in the picture was standing on the edge of the diving platform where the wind was howling. He was wearing a helmet and goggles. His face could not be seen clearly. He gave a thumbs up to the camera and jumped down.

Chen Luan bit into a dumpling, used the news as background music, and casually browsed his phone.

The communication time between [No Hat] and [Unhappy] in the message column stopped at this morning. Chen Luan looked at his watch.

8:27 p.m.

At this time, Jiang Ling and Jiang Xun were probably about to finish their training.

However, Jiang Ling mentioned yesterday that she might have to patrol with the team today and work overtime.

So Chen Luan subconsciously looked out the window.

The outline of the city was hidden under the dark blue sky, and there was no shadow of a helicopter in the sky.

The hand holding the chopsticks paused for a moment, and Chen Luan shook his head again.

What are you thinking? Qiwei City is so big with several districts. Even if you see a patrol plane, it may not be the one where Jiang Ling is.

The phone vibrated twice, making a slight buzzing sound.

Chen Luan subconsciously thought it was a message from his younger brothers. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly lowered his eyes to look, only to find it was just an unimportant news push.

“…”

He pursed his lips, threw his phone aside, and concentrated on eating dumplings.

"Buzz—"

The phone that was thrown on the sofa started vibrating again.

It's another mess of push.

Chen Luan hesitated for a moment.

What if?

So he picked up the phone again.

[Sister Ning: Are you off work now?]

[Sister Ning: You seem to be staying at home lately. Come out and play!]

Not Jiang Ling or Jiang Xun.

Where to go?

[Sister Ning: I've called a few friends to play script-killing games together. Do you want to come?]

【:good. 】

The city nights in September still carry the residual warmth of the past summer, and the streets are brightly lit by warm street lights.

When Chen Luan came out, the wind just started to blow, and the wind made the two rows of maple trees on the side of the road rustle.

He looked up at the darkening sky without any stars or moon. The shadow of a person spreading out from under his feet merged into the swaying shadows of the trees, and his empty heartbeat was also shaken to a rustling sound.

The sound of patrol helicopter propellers came from the air in the distance.

Chen Luan, who was too lazy to drive, took a look from a distance, put his phone away, turned on the phone and prepared to take a taxi, but a message suddenly popped up at the top of the screen.

【Topper: What are you doing? 】

Chen Luan blinked.

【: Get ready to go out. 】

[: Sister Ning asked me to play a script-killing game.]

After a pause, Chen Luan continued typing:

【:And you? 】

【Topper: Patrol.】

He's really on patrol.

In which district?

【：Where is it? 】

Two seconds later, Jiang Ling's message popped up.

[No hat: where you can see it when you look up.]

A gust of wind passed through the thin corner of Chen Luan's clothes, pulling his slightly long hair across his eyes and eyebrows.

His heart beat uncontrollably twice, and Chen Luan almost subconsciously looked up at the sky, looking for the shadow of the patrol plane.

The whirring sound of the propeller passed over my head, and the wind pulled the ends of my messy hair into flying shapes.

The red signal light flashed and flew away into the distance.

【Topper: Just passing by, then leaving.】

[Bottled Hat: It might rain tonight, go home early.]

Chen Luan stood in the wind, looking up at the flickering light that gradually merged with the rhythm of his heartbeat.

It’s not like there aren’t stars.

The stars were right where he could see them if he looked up.

Half an hour later, Chen Luan arrived at the coordinates of Wu Ningfa, which was located on a pedestrian street on the west outer ring of the Aurora District.

When Chen Luan arrived, Wu Ning was already waiting in the private room. Sitting next to him were Zhou Pei and a few other familiar people whom Chen Luan had met many times in Wu Ning's shooting club.

After a simple greeting, Chen Luan sat down next to Zhou Pei.

The room was a little hot, so Chen Luan rolled up his sleeves, revealing his sleek arms. The watch strap on his wrist reflected a bright metallic color, and the necklace hanging from his chest swayed in the light.

"I haven't seen you go to the club recently. Are you busy?"

Zhou Pei pushed a glass of juice over, his eyes fell on Chen Luan's wrist, his tone full of helplessness: "I gave you a watch for your birthday last year, but I've never seen you wear it. But I've never seen you take this one off."

He looked at the wear and tear on the watch strap. "It's at least six or seven years old. Why don't you replace it? And the same with this pendant."

"I'm used to wearing it."

Chen Luan shook his head, but his gaze softened as he looked at the dark blue dial.

This was the first gift his two younger brothers gave him. It was a precious anchor that pulled him out of the past filled with the smell of gunpowder, and it was a token of his appreciation that he cherished very much.

That was the first time someone celebrated his birthday since he lost his sister.

It was also the first time he felt the presence of home again after coming to this strange era.

For Chen Luan now, home is not any fixed place.

But where my younger brothers are is home.

And these two gifts may be the starting point of home.

Many times since then, when Chen Luan felt the weight on his wrist and the subtle touch of metal on his chest, it reminded him that he was no longer alone.

Those weights almost became a part of Chen Luan's soul, and he regained a home in this era that did not belong to him.

He felt that there would never be a day when he would take off these two things.

Everyone arrived quickly and a few of them chatted and played casually.

Some people are lamenting the recent desertification incident in a certain neighborhood, while others are lamenting that the reputation of hunters is getting worse and worse.

For some families of desolate patients, the stalkers are no different from executioners.

The chosen notebook was a bit boring, and Chen Luan felt a little drowsy as he held the notebook.

Wu Ning stuffed a handful of fruit candy into Chen Luan's mouth and said, "Try it. These are samples I brought back from a business trip to Mingcuizhou a few days ago. They haven't been officially released yet. If you like them, I'll have them send you some."

After stuffing the candy in his mouth, Wu Ning cracked some melon seeds and kicked Zhou Pei's calf again: "I heard that your little bastard has been quieter recently. Has he changed his ways?"

The latter tightened his grip on the water glass a little, raised his hand and pushed up his glasses: "Haha."

"What does 'hehe' mean?" Wu Ning stepped on him again.

"...The probability of him changing his gender is infinitely close to the probability of a pig climbing a tree." Zhou Pei opened his phone and flipped to his brother's social account. With a look of astonishment on his face, he handed the phone over: "Hey, take a look."

The video was filled with dazzling colorful beams of light. In the dim light, several figures were dancing passionately on the stage. Zhou Jing was holding a handsome boy in his arms, and with dark eye bags hollowed out by alcohol and sex, he was feeding the boy wine mouth to mouth.

The coordinates are a bar on South Ring Road in the Aurora District, and the time is half an hour ago.

The so-called quietness is just that he had offended someone he could not afford to offend before, and he did not dare to go too far.

Gender change? Not possible.

Zhou Pei has cleaned up Zhou Jing's mess enough times over the years. He knows better than anyone that this guy is completely useless.

After playing and chatting with some acquaintances, Chen Luan almost fell asleep.

When he came out of the store, the cool evening breeze blowing on his face finally sobered him up a little.

There is an unread message from Jiang Xun on the phone.

【Unhappy: It’s almost eleven o’clock, brother, why aren’t you home yet? 】

Jiang Ling told him.

Big mouthed little bastard.

【：Replying.】

Click——

A little coolness fell on my hands.

Wu Ning looked up and said, "Eh? Is it raining?"

Zhou Pei stretched out his hand to feel the increasingly dense raindrops, and tilted his head: "I'll drive you back?"

Chen Luan covered his mouth and yawned: "That's fine."

The sound of wind and rain grew louder, and a red signal light flashed across the gradually dense rain curtain on the horizon.

Chen Luan frowned as he looked at the shadow of the patrol plane.

It feels different from the speed of daily patrols, it seems a bit hurried?

Is something wrong?