【Ruijin】Eye of the Storm

Chapter 21

As soon as An Mixiu walked into the second floor of the cafeteria, he saw Jin Chong who was sitting in the corner waving enthusiastically.He stopped for a second, then turned around and walked towards Jin.

Jin chose a table for two against the wall, which was already filled with a rich meal.There is still some time before lunch, so there are only a few guides in the restaurant at this time.The other party seemed to be waiting for him to end his first round of duty in the morning, and had prepared everything here early for his arrival.An Mixiu glanced at Jin who was smiling brightly across the way, and sat down opposite him with a calm expression, and unceremoniously picked up a piece of freshly baked buttered bread on the plate in front of him: "Take me to dinner?"

"Well," Jin put his hands on the table, but didn't move his chopsticks, "let's celebrate Ange's return to work in Yita."

An Mixiu laughed: "Don't, you're talking as if I've been poached by Yita. It's just that the previous transfer order has not been revoked. After the treatment is over, I will stay here for a while according to the above regulations. That's all."

"That's something to celebrate," Jin smiled and blinked, "I'm still saying what I said before, Yita's treatment is very good, if Brother An is willing, I really hope we can become colleagues - order some more drinks Or beer?"

An Mixiu quickly waved his hand: "I don't drink." He looked up at Jin, and made a rare joke: "It seems that your points balance is very generous, Jin."

"It's okay," Jin poked a small cherry tomato in the salad bowl with a fork and threw it into his mouth, and replied vaguely, "I just want to meet Brother An, so I treat you to dinner."

An Mixiu paused, then asked in a slow tone: "I heard that your abilities have fully recovered? Speaking of which, where is your sentinel?"

Jin glanced at him: "Gerry has other arrangements today. We are not conjoined twins, and we won't be together all the time. As for abilities, it seems that most of them have recovered. But we haven't used them for so long. , I always feel that I am not as proficient as before.”

An Mixiu watched him chewing the salad mouthful after mouthful, the corners of his mouth were covered with light Thousand Island sauce, he smiled for a moment, he reached out and handed a clean tissue to him, and couldn't help but seriously said: "Guide Strength is a very complicated mental ability, so don't be in a hurry, just pick it up slowly. Besides, it's S-level, if the body retaliates, the loss outweighs the gain."

Hearing his words, the guide, who was still wiping the corners of his mouth, suddenly laughed sullenly, looked at An Mixiu with a pair of clear blue eyes with a sly smile, and said, "Brother An, you really soften your heart so easily. "

The brown-haired guide was taken aback by what he said, and then slowly came to his senses.He looked at the junior in front of him who was a few years younger than him, and was speechless for a while, and then he said helplessly again after a long while: "...So you already know. Tell me, who told you? Gray?"

Jin shook his head, and raised his hand to scoop up a bowl of sweet pumpkin soup for the other party and himself: "No, it's not him, I guessed it myself."

"……Oh?"

"Really," Jin put on a knowing expression, "Although I hate being approached with a purpose, since the second tower was involved in that incident a year ago, now continue to send people to follow me In fact, there is nothing wrong with the situation. This is Brother An's job, I can understand it, and I won't blame you."

An Mixiu was silent for a while, and then continued: "Now that you know, you are still in contact with me alone like this, aren't you afraid of being exposed?"

Jin dipped his fingers in some of the drops of water dripping from the outer wall of the glass containing the cold juice drink, and unconsciously scratched the surface of the dining table, leaving a few wet water marks: "When our partners went out on field missions for the first time, for Suppress that crazy modification wizard, you let me go and find the tranquilizer in your bag, right?"

"In the middle layer of that bag, I saw my own photo and the transfer card," the blond guide looked up at An Mixiu, "In order to protect the S-class, Yita took all the original materials about me. It has been kept in high-density storage, and the files released to the public are all made up later. The photo in your bag is the photo I took when I first entered the tower at the age of 15 and did the genetic test for the first time. It is impossible for ordinary people to get it What's more, if it's really just an ordinary partner, how could you have already applied for a long-term transfer card when you cooperated for the first time? There is only one possibility, you came to contact me deliberately for some reason."

An Mixiu took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled: "I see."

Jin took a sip of his drink, stared at him and said, "But I don't have anything to worry about, because I feel that Brother An is not that kind of person. Compared with the so-called 'neutral', I prefer to believe that you are a rationalist." .”

An Mixiu looked at the blond-haired young man in front of him. He was still the same as when they first met. He always had an inexplicable courage that allowed him to face everyone frankly and sensitively.The temperament between young people and young people has found a good balance in him.

The brown-haired guide put down the tableware, and finally shook his head with a smile: "To be honest, you gave me a big surprise, Jin."

"That's right, I did come here to spy on you because of the secret mission of the second tower. Because they suspected that your sister, the former spy sentinel Qiu of the first tower, hid important information about prohibited drugs in the on you."

"You really surprised me," An Mixiu said softly, "You are very smart, and you are far better than I imagined. This kind of excellence is not only reflected in ability."

"Maybe I often appear too rigid, but sometimes 'conservative' is not a bad thing," the guide stood up holding the plate in front of him with both hands, and raised his eyebrows at Jin meaningfully, "But I still have to tell you in the end Good news, in fact, my surveillance period has ended long ago—and, your cafeteria is really good, thank you for your hospitality."

He took two steps outside, but was stopped by Jin again: "Brother An!"

An Mixiu turned his head and looked at Jin with some doubts.

The blond-haired young man was still sitting there, looking at himself sideways, with a smile on his face, his beautiful blue eyes reflected a soft luster under the light: "Maybe this is the last time we meet. Although I already have a sister , but after meeting you, I always thought, if I want to have another brother, he must be like you."

"Ha! Good afternoon!"

The black-haired female sentinel turned her head in surprise, and only after seeing the person clearly, she cursed with a smile, "Why are you here?"

"Just for a visit," Jin walked in with a smile, and shook a magnetic card held in his left hand at him, "By the way, I'll bring you the points I got from the last mission."

Kelly crossed her legs and sank her entire upper body into the back of the chair: "You have to drink water and pour it yourself. The tea is in the cabinet. I don't want to entertain you. Don't circle around in front of me. I heard that you have been looking for us one by one in the past two days. After reading it again, it’s either eating or chatting, and it doesn’t seem to be serious. Now that it’s finally here, I don’t believe that you ran this leg just for a card.”

Jin didn't have any grievances, and after handing her the card, he sat on another vacant swivel chair opposite: "Kelly, don't be angry, I'm not afraid of disturbing your rest."

"Hey, stop, don't mention it," Kelly interrupted him silently rolling her eyes, "I have been on missions for so many years, and finally I was knocked down by the pheromones of my teammates. It's really bad luck. Something abnormal must happen Demon, tell me the truth, what can you do with me?"

"It's really okay, I just came to see you," Jin said with his face propped up, "It's too much for you to think of me like this, can't I chat with you if I'm okay?"

Kelly fiddled with her nails, and asked without raising her eyes: "So how are you and Gray doing now?"

Jin put his face on the back of his hand, leaned against the edge of the table, and tilted his head after hearing her question clearly: "It's nothing different, except the link hasn't responded yet, everything else is fine."

"Are you really all right?"

"No. Even if it was there before, it's all resolved now. Really!"

"...That's good," Kelly sighed lightly, and looked up at Jin, "In short, you can remember it safely now. When we saw Gray carry you out, we really thought Neither of you can be saved."

It was the first time that Jin heard the description of his accident from other people. He couldn't help being a little curious, straightened up and asked, "What did you say?"

Kelly spread her hands and made a "helpless" gesture before continuing: "You really want to know? Well, it's actually because you've been in a bad state for the past year, and someone doesn't allow those who have participated in that incident to say goodbye to you. Bring it up, so I haven't said it."

"I remember at that time we just got a vague information that you might have been kidnapped and taken to that hotel. When he was about to reach the destination, Gray suddenly fell down, and the people behind were startled. Got thrown off by him."

Kelly took apart a piece of fudge and bit it into her mouth, and rubbed the colored candy paper between her fingers, making a rustling sound, and said calmly, "I just watched him rush into that building like crazy, Because no one else is allowed to move without the leader's order, we can only surround it from the outside. At that time, I didn't even have time to confirm the authenticity of the information. Later I realized that it was probably because he had already sensed that you were injured inside. "

Jin was stunned, and said eagerly: "...he came in alone?!"

Kelly nodded to confirm his words, and continued: "I don't know what happened to you, but it seems that you should have understood. Anyway, when I saw someone again, it was Gray who carried you from that hotel. Walking out of a corridor, blood dripped all the way on the carpet. The clothes and hair behind you are red, and Gray is not much better. I don’t know if it’s your blood on his body, or he himself was fighting. Hurt."

"Later we had a confrontation with the person from the trafficking organization. The medical team wanted to bandage you, but Gray didn't let anyone approach you at all. That's when we realized that he must have gone berserk."

"...The scene where the S-level sentinel went berserk is no different from hell, not to mention that the only person who can control him is dead or alive. His attack does not distinguish between enemy and friend. If it is not because of the injury and exhaustion in advance, maybe he will really Move the entire building to the ground. No weapon can help him with that kind of desperate style of play. Moreover, because of the violent shock caused by the mental wave, many low-level sentinel guides present were directly forced to retreat by him." Kai Li glanced at Jin with a complicated expression, "It wasn't until he passed out that the rest of us dared to send the two of you back to the tower for treatment. Grey's trauma operation was performed by me, from his shoulder, waist, abdomen, A total of eight bullets were taken out of the thigh... If it weren't for the S-rank sentry physique, I don't know how many times I would have died."

After saying this, the two of them didn't speak again for a moment.The atmosphere was very oppressive. Kelly looked at Jin's face covered by the shadow of bangs, and suddenly felt a little regretful, and quickly comforted: "The situation forced everyone to be in a panic. Fortunately, it's over, and he's doing well now. ."

"...You're right," Jin pursed his lips and stared at a small gray stain on the floor. He didn't know whether he was answering Kelly or comforting himself, and said softly, "Everything is over."

"Okay, I've finished what I want to say, now it's your turn," the long black-haired female sentinel turned and leaned against the table, looked down at Jin, her tone slowly sank, "Ghost Fox What's going on, what do you want to do?"

Kim looked up at her, "Kelly, you—"

"What are you?" Kelly interrupted him impatiently, turning her face to ask again, "Do you think Miss Ben can't see it or something, you don't seem to be visiting us at all, but you are coming Farewell."

The blond youth's expression slowly changed.He buried his face in his arms again, but still didn't say a word.Kelly saw that he didn't want to tell the truth, but she was anxious but helpless.

After a long silence, Kelly suddenly asked, "When are you leaving?"

Jin was stunned for a second before realizing what the other party meant, and couldn't help but feel a little sour: "...I'm leaving tomorrow."

"Will you come back?" she continued.

"I don't know," Jin lowered his eyes, "maybe."

Kelly gave a soft "hmm", and stretched out her hand to push back a strand of black hair that was hanging down her head: "Do you know the consequences of doing this?"

"I know," Jin said calmly, "It is precisely because I know the serious consequences that I can't tell you."

Kelly sighed: "Although I don't know what kind of negotiations you have had with Guihu Tianchong, he is insidious and cunning, so he may not really keep his promise."

Jin nodded, stood up and walked to the door: "That's what I said, but we both have reasons to go. These truths have been dragged on for too long, and it's time to make a break. But anyway, thank you, Kelly."

Kelly looked at him, then turned around slowly: "You don't need to thank me, I have no position to accept this thank you."

Jin laughed, didn't say any more, waved goodbye to her, and disappeared outside the door.

Kelly walked slowly to the window, only to realize that it was raining lightly outside at some point, and the air was filled with a special smell of mud and water vapor.She looked down inadvertently, just in time to see the guide rushing into the rain, hurriedly pulled up the hat behind the sweater and put it on, and then ran into the arms of a person holding an umbrella by the door who had been waiting for a long time after a few steps.

After the two had a brief conversation on the spot, they walked forward side by side under the same umbrella.From Kelly's perspective, only the back of the silver-haired youth and Jin's side face when he raised his head and smiled at the man could be seen.

She looked at them, sighed slightly and closed the glass window.The female sentinel turned her gaze back to staring at the crumpled candy wrapper in her hand, and whispered to herself, "...they are all hopeless idiots."

TBC