Chapter 1919
Gin became instinctively alert the moment Asahi Yuki approached him, and his momentum reached its peak, especially when Asahi Yuki raised his hand!
His left hand was placed on the side of his windbreaker, with his fingers bent as if to grasp the weapon hidden underneath.
Even though he knew the situation of the person in front of him and saw the scars all over his body, Gin never completely let down his guard. His narrow dark green eyes focused, staring closely at the approaching figure, and every part of his body was ready to strike.
——That is the instinct that comes from killing in a sea of blood and corpses, and it is also the caution that should be shown when facing an evenly matched opponent.
But Chao Ri Xi Qiu did not pull out any familiar weapons, and none of the images in his muscle memory or his mind recollected them. What he was holding forward with his hands was just a watermelon.
The young man with fox eyes moved with ease and a cheerful look.
"..." Gin didn't reply. His eyes fell on the watermelon in the other's arms.
It looks like a watermelon, that's visual judgment.
But humans cannot just trust their eyes, because many things can be disguised.
The inside of this watermelon was probably placed here with a plan, filled with a remote-controlled bomb. Or it might be equipped with a remote camera, which was probably used to stimulate him to record atrocities that should not be directly exposed to the camera.
All sorts of thoughts and situations popped up in his mind in an instant, and Gin's face was as cold as ice. He said nothing, just stared.
Chao Ri Xi Qiu saw that the other party did not answer, but just stared at him. After two seconds of reaction, he realized something: Oh, he knows. It must be that his action was too abrupt and the person in front of him had not reacted yet.
Come to think of it, I picked the street melon in front of him. And the conclusion that street melons will not mature has long been widely known, and everyone's evaluation of street melons is that they are raw, unpalatable and cheap.
Giving such a gift as a compensation without any explanation is like picking some foxtail grass from the roadside and mistaking it for flowers.
I'm afraid the man in front of me looked so cold because he thought my apology was not sincere enough. In fact, he really didn't mean to tease me!
"...I won't send you a raw egg. I'll make sure it's cooked. Really. I'll show you." Chaori Xiqiu muttered.
He wanted to prove himself, so he simply squatted down again, held the watermelon in both hands, controlled the strength and angle, and smashed it to the ground!
With a "pop", the sound of the watermelon bursting was crisp and pleasant to the ears, the sweet water vapor spread, and the light pink watermelon juice mist floated in the sunlight.
As soon as Chaohi Xiqiu smelled the sweet smell, she knew that everything was stable.
The corners of his lips curled up, and he pried the split melon apart with his hands.
With a "crack" sound, the round watermelon split in two, revealing the fresh flesh inside.
The half closer to the sunrise and sunset was juicy and ripe red soil, while the half closer to the silver-haired man was white and unripe.
Asahi Yuaki: ...?
No, buddy, how can your melon be a yin and yang melon! He was shocked. It's too absurd to be half cooked and half raw like this!!
What is this, Watermelon's way of expressing his yin and yang? What an epic yin and yang master!
"Sorry, sorry, this melon and I are in a bad mood." Chaori Xiqiu silently closed the Yin Yang watermelon and smiled, "I'll pick a really ripe melon for you later."
Gin raised his eyebrows slightly, and his eyes fell on the melon. But his first focus was not on the strange Yin-Yang melon phenomenon, but on its interior——
Is this a real watermelon or a fake?
The eyes may deceive, but combined with hearing, smell, and other senses, one can make judgments that tend toward the truth.
Gin has always been a smart man. He stared at the watermelon with vigilant wolf eyes, and finally successfully came to the conclusion: the person in front of him really wanted to give him the watermelon, and it was not adulterated.
Gin: “.”
He was silent.
Chaori Xiqiu noticed that the man in front of him kept looking at the melon in his hand, so he asked tentatively, "If you don't mind, I'll just give you the half-ripe melon?"
When he mentioned this, he seemed to have regained his confidence and spoke briskly.
"This melon is delicious, non-toxic and harmless. It is ripe and guaranteed to be sweet. If it is not sweet, I will give you the money! I have picked and eaten it several times on weekdays, and I am still alive and well."
The last half sentence seemed to trigger some key words, and Gin let out a short sneer from his throat.
It was impossible to discern any specific emotion from such a short laugh, and one could only vaguely detect a hint of mockery from the expression.
...and is he still alive and well? To an ignorant person, it is true.
He didn't know that he had become a guinea pig on the runway. The road to the fire cage had already been planned, and even if he ran as fast as he could, it would only be a performance to please the owner.
However, Gin swept the melon from the fox-eyed young man again. He didn't seem to follow the planned runway completely.
"..." Gin shifted his gaze away from Melon and refocused on Asahi Yuaki as if examining her.
At some point, he vaguely recalled a past conversation.
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In the impression of most members of the organization, the fox-eyed youth is a "you know who" in the legend. Many people know of his existence, but few know his real name and face.
The few key words are probably: mysterious, efficient, a high task completion rate of 97%, and an absolute elite ace.
Gin was one of the few people who knew each other's name and appearance. Because they knew each other early, they went on many missions together.
The man seemed to lack common sense beyond training. Whenever he bought or saw something, the first thing he did was to read the instruction manual. He was interested in many things that he would never use in his daily tasks, such as the instant bread machine.
Gin once saw him working on a bread maker in a safe house for an entire afternoon, and the toast piled on the plate next to him could be stacked into a small tower.
At that time, the organization was working hard to capture the whereabouts of the leaker [Nightingale], and Gin and Asahi Yuaki were also assigned the task of collecting clues about this undercover agent.
The request was urgent, but Chaori Xiqiu actually spent an entire afternoon researching the quick bread maker.
In Gin's eyes, the young man with fox eyes is a contradictory individual.
He wears a mask most of the time and appears aloof and distant to others, but when he gets along with others, he seems genuine and lively.
He is swift and decisive in his work and steady and accurate in his tasks, but he can also occasionally show an inappropriate softness in some matters.
——It's like mixing an adult and a child together.
Gin said the above words to the fox-eyed young man who was almost stuck in his toast and completely ignored his mission with a sarcastic tone.
The fox-eyed young man raised his head when he heard this: "How do you know that the online psychological test questionnaire I took before concluded that I was still a child? It seems that my soul is essentially that of a child."
Gin: Who asked you that?
He looked surprised and said sarcastically, "Taking away your fighting and enemy-fighting abilities, your common sense level is indeed that of a child... It seems that you need to fill your head with common sense."
"It has nothing to do with how much common sense I have," the fox-eyed young man replied. "Even if my head is filled with common sense, it won't change."
"Everyone is a child when they first face the world." He tilted his head and seemed to think for a few seconds. "In fact, being a child is also good. Because children will put all their worries behind them and just want to spend every day happily."
Gin had no interest in this worthless topic, but the person in front of him continued talking, so he caught one more sentence.
“If one day I forget everything, throw away everything, and become a blank sheet of paper, I think I will be a child.”
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Could it be a child?
More like a fool.
Gin glanced at the young man with fox eyes holding the melon and laughed for no reason.
It’s just that it’s hard to say whether this smile is because of Asahi Yuqiu or because of a certain crow behind the scenes who has “high hopes” for Asahi… The ideal race track in that person’s mind probably never existed from the beginning.
Gin played with the lighter in his other hand, not using it to light the cigarette, just "clicking", pressing his thumb, then releasing it. Pressing it again, then releasing it.
The blue flames rose and fell, swaying in the wind.
In the end, he said nothing, and had no intention of saying anything to anyone else.
Gin raised his head slightly, his demeanor stern. He refused to reply to Asahi Yuaki's words, nor did he intend to take over the watermelon - any one or half of it, raw or cooked.
Chao Ri Xi Qiu was still holding the watermelon when she saw the man with long silver hair in front of her open the door of his Porsche with one hand, as if he was getting ready to leave.
Why don't you accept it? Asahi Yuqiu's eyes widened.
This was his first time promoting watermelons - even though it was a free gift, it was still his first time promoting watermelons, so how could he not have a good start? That would be too unlucky!
"Wait a minute!" Chao Ri Xi Qiu took half a step forward, wanting to say a few more words in a hurry, hoping to deliver the watermelon smoothly and get the sales off to a good start.
During this time, he also read a lot of marketing books and learned a few tricks on how to attract customers.
Excluding the techniques related to price (Asahi Yukichi doesn't think the rich man driving a Porsche cares about money, and the melon he gave this time is a compensation gift!), one of the remaining techniques is to get close to the person and bring the two sides closer.
How to get close to someone? It should be more effective to use the hometown method, but he has no idea and cannot tell the hometown of the person in front of him.
In a flash, a vague shadow flashed through Chao Ri Xi Qiu's mind - the young man with long silver hair who had appeared before.
"Well, I want to say... I want to say that you look very familiar, especially like a childhood friend of mine!"
Gin, who was about to get on the car, paused for a moment.
The way of getting close to each other really works! Chaohi Xiqiu smiled. He continued, "You both have silver hair and green eyes, and you really look alike. But there are some differences."
"What's the difference?"
Asked? Chao Ri Xi Qiu didn't expect it. He was a little surprised, but he still stepped forward with the melon and continued with a smile: "Well, it's a very intuitive difference. In short, you are much taller than him."
He recalled the boy who couldn't step on the accelerator and floated into his memory not long ago, "He-he is a little kid."
“…”
The man with long silver hair got into the car and slammed the door shut. He stepped on the accelerator and the car rushed out.
Asahi Xiqiu was still holding the melon and approaching, and he almost swallowed a breath of exhaust gas. He stared with his eyes wide open, and didn't even have time to stop him.
Why did you suddenly turn around and leave? Weren't we chatting just now?
Asahi Xiqiu was stunned for a moment, then recalled the last chat. At that time, he subconsciously read out his impression of the white-haired friend, and then the Porsche owner slammed the door and left.
...No, I didn't call you a kid, did I? Why are you so anxious? !