Ying has a spiky buzz cut, a simple and honest face, and a dull expression.
The faces of the Franlun members are the most powerful among the powerful. Except for the Chief Judge and Qiu Chao, the others will never show their faces unless it is absolutely necessary. They will just weld the masks to their faces.
Pei Xiqing chuckled: "Brother Yingzi, you're quite handsome, how come you don't have a girlfriend?"
Ying: "... Let's not bring up this. This is the first time I've taken off my mask in front of people. I'd be surprised if anyone liked me."
"That's right."
Pei Xiqing was not very clear about the internal rules of Franlun, but since it was not stipulated in this way, there must be a reason for such an arrangement.
Showing up would be of little use to them.
She said, "Then you can try to attract the opposite sex with your own personal charm and give it a try."
"I..." Shadow started coughing wildly again, as if his chest was going to explode, and kept winking at him.
Pei Xiqing didn't understand why he suddenly became so embarrassed. Turning around, she quickly nudged Duan Xiaolin and said, "Really? Brother Duan, people in Franlun can't fall in love? Then aren't you breaking the rules?"
The man couldn't help but laugh, "Who said that? I didn't stipulate that people in Franlun can't fall in love."
"You scared me. I thought you were breaking the law knowingly."
"Flanlon doesn't have such a rule. Love is free, and masks can only be taken off in front of people you trust."
"So Brother Duan and I are both people Brother Yingzi trusts, right?" she asked.
Shadow nodded: "Of course."
There is no doubt about it.
If other people show up casually, either he will die or the other party will be silenced.
"Eat, eat, Brother Shadow, eat more. Brother Duan's cooking skills have been getting better and better recently. If you don't believe me, try it."
Shadow said with a stiff upper lip: "...䗽."
After taking a bite, the corners of my mouth couldn't help twitching.
He was suppressing his inner joy.
It would have been nice if he could take a photo as a souvenir so he could show it to his brothers. Who would have thought that he would actually eat the food cooked by Brother Duan himself.
He quickened his pace and stuffed rice into his mouth frantically.
Pei Xiqing: "Eat slowly, there's still a lot."
"Tuo."
After two hours, Yingzi finished a bowl of rice and went to the kitchen to fight.
Pei Xiqing asked, "Do you know we live here?"
"Know."
"Are Long Yan, Ling Lang, and the others still here?"
"Quite a lot, they're all at headquarters, but they've been a bit busy there lately."
"Brother Duan, is there something you need to come here?"
“…cough cough cough…nothing…”
Pei Xiqing narrowed her eyes and looked at him leisurely.
Shadow finished his meal quickly and stood up. "I'm done. Brother Duan, you and Miss Pei continue to eat slowly. I'm leaving first."
He hurried out and pushed the door open, and immediately a woman's scream came from outside.
Then came Shadow's apology.
"I'm sorry, I didn't see you. I just bumped into you accidentally. Are you okay?"
"Who are you? How did you suddenly appear in Brother Duan's house? Are you a thief?"
Pei Xiqing raised his eyes.
This familiar voice is...
Sure enough, Ma Mengjia was standing at the door with her arms folded, looking at the masked figure with vigilance.
Pointing at the mask on his face, he couldn't help but yell, "Hey! Your mask is so ugly! You weren't wearing it just now, and now you're wearing this weird, scary thing. Who are you? You can't be an outsider from somewhere, trying to steal from Brother Duan!"
"I didn't." Ying lowered his head: "You misunderstood."
"But you..."
Duan Xiaolin walked out and gave Ying a look.
Ying nodded.
Leave quickly.
Ma Mengjia wanted to say something, but before she turned around to see where he had gone, Pei Xiqing pulled her over.
She looked at Ma Mengjia and said, "He is our friend, not a thief."
Ma Mengjia asked suspiciously, "Really?"
"Yeah, really. We're very close friends, but we just don't like to show up, so we wear a mask."
"...Then your friend is really strange."
"Forget about him. Have you eaten yet?"
"I ate." Ma Mengjia said, "Originally, Ma Mengxiang came here, but she was so fascinated that she couldn't walk. So I came to tell you that Uncle Liu's son is here. He will come to meet the villagers tomorrow and maybe come to look for you. When the time comes, just say that you are villagers, so that the person won't ask you for a long time like he would when checking your household registration."
"So soon?"
"Yeah, they just arrived." Ma Mengjia said, "There are quite a few people here. I don't know what they're so proud of. They're a bunch of street urchins who came from nowhere. Do they think they're so great just because they have weapons in their hands?"
She rolled her eyes.
This is not the most important thing.
She admitted that the group of people seemed to be from a prominent background, with very handsome appearances and fancy equipment, like supernatural beings. However, none of them took her seriously. When they passed by her, they did not take the initiative to talk to her, but instead paid more attention to Ma Mengxiang. She could not stand it anymore.
Why? How is she inferior to that fool?
So she came to find Pei Xiqing and Brother Duan angrily.
However, considering the size of their team, they must be some powerful characters. Brother Duan and his men are just ordinary businessmen from outside, so it is better not to provoke them casually.
"We understand. If they come looking for us, we also want to see who they are."
"Yeah." Ma Mengjia turned around: "Then there's no place for me here, so...you guys continue eating."
After walking a few steps, she came over and asked, "Is that masked man from before really your friend? Not some weirdo?"
"Don't worry." Pei Xiqing smiled, "What kind of dangerous person could we know?"
"That's right, but if they come tomorrow, hide if you can. Don't confront them head-on. They seem like they'd make things difficult for outsiders."
"Aren't they also considered outsiders?"
"That's different. They have more people and more equipment. I won't talk to you anymore. I'm leaving."
"Wait." Pei Xiqing took a few steps forward and put his hand on her shoulder. "Don't tell anyone about what happened just now, okay?"
Ma Mengjia was stunned for a moment: "...Me."
"Don't tell anyone, can you do it?" She smiled at Ma Mengjia.
Ma Mengjia suddenly became nervous and took two steps back: "I... I..."
Before she could finish her words, the man hit her on the back of the neck and she fell to the ground unconscious.
Ying appeared beside the man the next second, "I was negligent."
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