After midnight

In the morning, as soon as Qiqi opened the door, she could smell the aroma of fried eggs, which penetrated into every corner of the room. Qiqi walked to the dining table, where most of the food had already been served.

"Sister Qiqi, you look so beautiful today!" Xiao Su exclaimed when he saw Qiqi.

"Qiqi, sit down and eat." Su Ziling just came out with a freshly baked fried egg.

"No, I have to go out and eat with Wu Si." Qi Qi declined with a smile, and then asked An Yan, who came out of the kitchen last. "An Yan, do I look good today?"

"It looks very good." Qiqi was wearing a light navy blue jacket today, with a red backpack hanging from her shoulders, and a grey knitted long skirt underneath. The combination was warm and comfortable, and complemented each other perfectly.

"Then I'll go out." Qiqi waved her hand.

"Are you going to have special training with your brother today?" An Yan pulled out a stool and sat down next to Su Ziling.

"Yes, it's the 'double' special training that my master and my brother have joined together." Su Ziling bit off a piece of fried egg hatefully and chewed it hard, full of resentment.

An Yan laughed and put the steaming hot dumplings into Xiao Su's plate.

"Dad, I want special training too."

"Little kid, why are you scolding me?" Su Ziling scolded her fiercely.

Xiao Su's strength has surpassed that of other children of the same age, but it is not impossible for him to have special training. However, An Yan wisely did not speak. He took a bite of spicy cabbage and ate his breakfast in silence.

After breakfast, after watching Xiao Su walk into the campus at the school gate, An Yan left in the opposite direction of home. An Yan was very familiar with Xindu. He had walked through every street in Xindu, passing every house and every tree on every street. But for those who wanted to understand this metropolis, An Yan knew that this was far from enough.

The changes are complex and endless. No one can take the initiative through these changes every time, and Yin and Anyan are no exception. The matter of July 7 and May 4th, even with the presence of "Dark Night" this time, I am afraid it will be a bit difficult. Anyan thought and walked further and further along the road in front of Xiaosu School.

In the evening, as soon as Xiao Su left the school gate, he saw An Yan standing outside the courtyard wall waiting for him. An Yan kept rubbing his hands, his ears were red from the cold, and Xiao Su ran up to him in two or three steps, carrying his heavy schoolbag.

"Dad, you don't have to pick me up after school. I can go home with my classmate. She lives very close to our home."

"No." An Yan refused and then said gently: "If your classmates are willing, they can go back with us."

"Forget it. Dad, let's go back. I'm so hungry."

"it is good."

Xiao Su quickly pulled An Yan up to the hanging window. When the hanging window was about to land at home, Xiao Su suddenly saw Qi Qi walking home. Qi Qi was carrying a lot of things in both hands and was walking laboriously less than a hundred meters ahead.

"Sister Qiqi! Sister Qiqi!"

When Qiqi looked up, the hanging window was just falling.

"An Yan! Xiao Su! Look what delicious food I bought for you?" Qiqi yelled.

"Wow~" Xiao Su leaned over to take a look. There were cakes, fruits and drinks in cups. Everything looked delicious and made people salivate.

"Let me do it." An Yan took all the things in his hands, and the three of them walked home together.

The familiar ginkgo tree was left behind them. When the wind blew, the yellow leaves fell down. When they got home, Xiao Su curled up in a corner of the sofa with milk tea and a book, while Qi Qi went to the kitchen to help An Yan. An Yan saw her come in and said, "You don't have to buy so many things when you come back tomorrow."

"No, that's not up to you."

"Then why not buy some more food?"

Qiqi's eyes rolled, "Okay, I'll add it."

An Yan smiled helplessly and said nothing more.

"It's a nice day today, and there's no wind. Wu Si and I went to the amusement park. It's really fun there. Have you taken Xiao Su there?" Qi Qi started to cut the mango and strawberry mousse.

"Yes, I went there with Zi Ling and Xiao Su."

"Well, it's fine."

Qiqi cut the first piece of cake and gave it to Xiao Su first, then came back and cut the second piece. She put the second piece of cake into her mouth to taste it, and then handed the third piece of cake to An Yan. An Yan took it but did not eat it.

"Just tell me what you have to say." Qiqi looked at An Yan.

"Yin said he wanted to find someone to go to the Black and White Bar."

"We have to find someone to go. If anything happens to me, Wu Si has to know who to tell."

"Qiqi." In terms of exquisiteness, Qiqi was very similar to Lin Nuan, so An Yan didn't know what to say.

"Let's do it this way. I'll feel more at ease knowing that someone is with Wu Si."

"Okay, then I'll tell Yin."

"Can you have a bite of the cake now? It's delicious."

"It's too sweet." An Yan said after taking another bite.

"You should eat more sweets." Qiqi said and walked out with her piece of cake.

Wu Si unzipped his coat when he entered the mall. It was much warmer inside the mall than outside. He took off his coat and put it on his arm and walked to the bar. It was just past five o'clock and the bar had just opened. There was no one there except a young couple. Wu Si took a quick look and then turned his eyes to the bar. Only Bai Ming was there. It was also true that his other boss was often out of sight.

"Xiaowu is back?" Bai Ming asked happily when he saw him.

"Well, these days are troublesome. These things should be done by me."

Bai Ming put down his work and said, "Why are you being so polite? You have helped us a lot. This is how life should be. You are the one. Don't stay here all the time."

"Yeah." Wu Si smiled stiffly. "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Pass me the wine." Bai Ming pointed to the wine rack beside him. Wu Si nodded and walked in, but as soon as he entered, he found a person sitting on the ground next to the wine rack. This person immediately aroused Wu Si's vigilance.

Who is he? The lights in the bar were dim, and Wu Si didn't notice it for a moment. But the man was sitting on the ground, leaning against the wine rack, with his arms folded and his eyes squinting. It was obvious that he was asleep, and sleeping very comfortably. Who is he? Why is he sleeping in this place?

Wu Si moved closer, wanting to see more clearly, but the man suddenly opened his eyes, and his dark and calm eyes stared directly into Wu Si's equally dark eye sockets. At the moment of looking into his eyes, Wu Si thought, he knew who he was.

"Oh, sorry, Xiaowu, I forgot to tell you. This is Qing. You were not here during the day, so Xu Xing brought him here. By the way, we also tidied up your room a little." Seeing that Wu Si had not moved for a long time, Bai Ming turned around and said.

"Okay, I understand." Wu Si stood up and skillfully grabbed the wine that Bai Ming wanted and handed it to him.

Qing was sober now. He stood up and when he got close to Wu Si, Wu Si couldn't help but tremble. He was not as calm as he seemed. In Xidu, they had fought with the people of "Dark Night", an organization that could figure out their details in a very short time. If it weren't for them, Eleven wouldn't have been killed by An Yan so quickly. Now, the person standing in front of him was a member of that organization.

Qing approached Wu Si and walked through the gap between Wu Si and Bai Ming without looking away. When he came in the afternoon, the storage room was being cleaned. They just moved two rows of wine racks and put a small bed in. But he was bored waiting and fell asleep accidentally.

Qing pushed open the room that belonged to Wu Si before today.

At two o'clock in the morning, Wu Si locked the door of the bar from inside. He stood at the door and looked towards the storage room. Since Qing entered there, he had never opened the door again.

Wu Si stood at the door and hesitated for a while before pushing the door open. There were only two rows of wooden wine racks left in the room. Qing was lying on the single bed inside, and Wu Si could only see the back of his soft head. Wu Si slowed down his pace, walked gently to the bed, and then pulled the quilt and went to sleep immediately.

He tried hard to close his eyes, but at the same time he was extremely awake.

He knew that every breath he took, in and out, was deliberate.

"Just pretend I don't exist."

Wu Si leaned out to look at him. Qing had turned over, from his back to facing him, but he still had his eyes closed and put his left arm under his head. Wu Si looked at him for a while, and Qing opened his eyes.

"I'm going to the bathroom," he said.

After Qing left, Wu Si waited for five minutes, ten minutes, and half an hour, but Qing still didn't come back. He couldn't stand the tiredness and slowly fell asleep. The next morning, Wu Si was awakened by the sound of knocking on the door. He glanced at Qing, who rubbed his head and wanted to continue sleeping, and quietly got out of bed and opened the door. It was indeed Qi Qi outside the door, and only Qi Qi.

"Are you not locking the door today?" Qiqi asked before the two left.

"Yeah, it's unlocked. Where are we going today?"

"Let's go to the movies." Qiqi chuckled and took out two movie tickets from his pocket. "An Yan recommended it to me. He said it's good. But it's still early. Let's go out for breakfast first. I want to drink something different today."

The two walked and talked, and gradually walked farther and farther away. When they took the ladder downstairs, Qing came out of the house yawning.

When An Yan received the letter from Yin saying that it was at his home, he had just walked a short distance from the gate of Xiaosu School, less than two blocks away.

"Where did you go out? You're not home at this time." When An Yan returned home, Yin was lying on the sofa in the living room with his legs crossed.

"Send Xiao Su to school."

"Okay, I'll believe you this time." Yin turned over and sat up, rolling his eyes.

"What do you want from me?" An Yan threw his coat on the sofa and sat down.

"Oh, just to tell you. I've already sent the person over, it's Qing. Don't worry, he's very reliable."

"Yeah." An Yan was not surprised by this choice. Because in every aspect, Qing was the best match for Wu Si.

"What about Zi Ling? Aren't you going to train him?" An Yan asked Yin.

"Today he is mainly under the care of his master. Besides, Ye is watching him. But don't you need to go and check on his training and cooperate with him?"

"He's not strong enough yet."

Yin knew that this was just An Yan's excuse, at least not the main reason. But Yin didn't come here to care about this, so he said: "Remember you came to me before and said, watch Qiqi but don't disturb her?"

An Yan nodded. He said so.

"Then I'll be frank. I asked someone to do this, but it's difficult. Once those people really want to do something to Qiqi, there is no guarantee that there won't be any problems, especially when she's alone. Now she goes out in the morning and comes back in the evening, and she's alone outside."

"I understand, but Qiqi likes this kind of commuting life."

"I just wanted to remind you that Shinto is too big."

"That's why I let you get close to Wu Si and Qi Qi."

It is not easy to find the traces of those people from Xindu. The target person is nearby, so why waste energy to find someone far away. When Yin proposed to find someone to go to the bar, it was almost the same as saying the four words "close surveillance". They all knew it well, after all, Xindu was too big.

"Qing will always pay attention to Wusi, but as for Qiqi, there is no guarantee that something won't go wrong when she is alone." Yin said again.

"I understand." An Yan answered again.

"Okay." Yin raised an eyebrow, "What did you do after sending Xiao Su off today?"

"Yin, do you know Xindu?" An Yan said as he looked out the window, as if he really saw the entire Xindu through a window.

“No one understands it better than I do.”

An Yan smiled and shook his head. "Yin, your understanding is probably different from mine. We can only see one part."

"What do you mean?" Yin frowned.

"I will also tell Qiqi what you said today, but she has the final say on how to arrange it."

"Okay, of course." Yin nodded. "Next, do you want to go see that guy Su Ziling?"

"Okay." An Yan rolled his eyes and agreed with a smile.

Su Ziling must have been tortured a lot recently. He feels so exhausted when he gets home at night that he falls asleep immediately.

The two of them stood up together. When it came to Su Ziling, they always had the best understanding with each other.