After midnight

The morning light was dim, and the silhouette of the city gradually appeared on the distant horizon. As the sun rose, cold air came in waves, causing Liujiu to take several breaths of cold air. They had been running around all night last night, and their bodies were feverish at this moment. The cold air poured into their lungs, not only cooling their bodies but also invigorating their spirits.

"Why don't we sit by the window?" But Liujiu couldn't help complaining.

"If you want to be discovered, then sit down." San Er replied.

After the two passed the isolation zone in the desert, they were very close to Xindu.

"Song Yuzhen is really wondering why he wanted the two of us to come here from Sand City?" Liujiu asked again.

"How should I know?" San Er continued.

Two days ago, they followed Song Yu and Ling Yi to Sand City, but only the two of them were ordered to go to the new capital. Song Yu only gave a brief explanation without any explanation, and disappeared with Ling Yi shortly after entering Sand City.

"I think we will arrive in Xindu this afternoon. What should we do then?"

"I don't know. Since Song Yu asked us to be the vanguard, let's get there first and talk about it later." San Er kept talking and finally said this.

"Okay." Liujiu unbuttoned his shirt impatiently. He felt hot again. "When can we rest?"

"Wait a minute."

Liujiu smacked his lips and said nothing more. After returning from Nanzhuang, Liujiu's temper had become much more irritable, but Saner was not at peace. He looked towards the direction of Xindu, wondering if that was where he would end up.

Liujiu was right, but at three in the afternoon, the new capital was just around the corner. Saner thought as he approached the grayish-blue buildings in a staggered pattern. The two walked slowly, and Saner turned to look at Liujiu beside him. Liujiu was walking forward with his face raised and without saying a word. This was not like the usual Liujiu.

"Liujiu, we are about to enter the new capital. What should we do first?" Saner called him.

The problem that he had deliberately ignored in the morning was now imminent.

"Just find a place to rest, what else can we do?" Liujiu clasped his hands behind his head, not really caring.

"Okay, let's do it." San'er was too lazy to say anything else. He really shouldn't count on him.

Ten minutes later, Saner and Liujiu followed the shadow under the eaves and sneaked into Xindu one after another.

At night, as the dark blue light faded, the sky darkened. The door lock at home was a fingerprint lock, and now Qiqi was finally qualified to press her fingerprint to return home. She put her bag on the sofa and walked into the kitchen. This was the only place in the house that made noises after she entered the house.

"You're back? Dinner is almost ready." An Yan said.

"Where's Su Ziling?"

"It's a strange day today."

"What's wrong."

"Yincai just came to see me this morning and said he wanted to see the miserable state of Su Ziling's training. In the evening, you took the initiative to ask me about it again. What's wrong? Aren't you two not getting along?"

"What's wrong with that? There's nothing wrong with it, I was just asking." Qiqi defended.

"Okay, let's get down to business." The vegetables were cut neatly, and An Yan put down the knife. He washed his hands and turned to Qiqi.

"Yin came to me and said that he also wanted to arrange someone else to be by your side."

"Do I need to make arrangements around me? I have the May Fourth Movement during the day, and I live here at night."

"He's worried about your trip there and back."

"No need." Qiqi refused.

"Okay, I'll tell him." After saying that, An Yan turned on the high heat, rinsed the spatula, and seemed ready to start cooking.

"Wait, how did Yin know I came back to live here? You won't tell him."

"They have someone watching you all the time, you just didn't notice."

Qiqi couldn't help but gasp. "It's horrible. How did they do that?"

"I don't know either, but you don't look scared."

"After all, they are not my enemies now. Okay, I won't disturb you while you cook." Qiqi said and walked out.

An Yan was the only one left in the kitchen. An Yan heated the oil and put in the onions, ginger and garlic. For a moment, the sound of frying mixed with the buzzing sound of the range hood. Qi Qi walked to the living room and stopped. She sniffed and there was a pleasant smell in the air. Is this the feeling of home?

Tomorrow will be a beautiful day too.

A few days later, Qiqi took the hanging window car home as usual. After getting off the hanging window car, she walked past the bare ginkgo tree. But just as she got home and was about to open the small iron gate of the garden, Qiqi saw a person standing at the corner opposite her house. She was startled and let go of his hand.

The light in the living room was on, so An Yan was at home.

But Qiqi took two quick breaths, tightened the strap of her handbag and decided to walk over.

The man deliberately took her into the dark, and gradually took her away from the entire villa area.

"Is this place far enough? What do you want to say?" Qiqi called him and Saner turned around.

"You are a complete traitor to your country. How did you manage to live in the home of the Son of God? Is it your body?"

Qiqi was so angry that she said, "Watch your mouth, or I'll be rude to you."

"If you want to be rude, we'll be the ones to be rude. Yes, I forgot, you have the support of the Son of God behind you now, who are you afraid of?"

"What are you doing here?" Qiqi persuaded herself to calm down. If Saner was here to fight, he would have done it long ago. He led her here, maybe he had something to say.

"San Er, if you want to talk nicely, then talk nicely."

Qiqi didn't expect San'er to say anything nice, but strangely, San'er actually coughed and cleared his throat. He really had something to say, what could he say to her? Qiqi waited quietly, she was not afraid of him at all.

San'er stood in the wind, wearing all black. Every time the wind blew over him, it pressed him down. In this brief silence, Qiqi stared at him. But San'er didn't speak.

"San Er, Song Yu and Ling Yi are not here, and you left Liu Jiu behind. What on earth do you want to do by coming to see me?" Suddenly, Qi Qi threw her bag over her shoulder and laughed ostentatiously. Her move was tantamount to provoking him.

Seeing Qiqi holding her arms and being as aggressive as a queen, Saner pursed his lips and said, "Don't be too proud. Now that I'm here, how long do you think it will take for you to meet the master and Lingyi?"

"You're talking about that. I'm not worried at all. As long as I'm alive now, that's enough."

"Okay, San'er, you've wasted too much of my time. I'm leaving now." Seeing that San'er was silent again, Qiqi prepared to leave. She didn't have the extra time to spend with him.

"Wait, don't you want to know where I found you? Now that I found you, I will find Wu Si soon. I even know where Wu Si is hiding."

"So, why did you come to inform me specifically?" Qiqi asked.

At this time, it was completely dark, and San Er fell into silence again. Qi Qi keenly noticed that San Er's silence this time was different from before, which made her feel dangerous. Moreover, it was dark, and she could no longer see Wu Si's face. If she could no longer sense San Er's emotions through other channels, it would be very disadvantageous for her.

"Whatever you want." After saying that, Qiqi turned around and walked towards home, even waving at him with her back to him.

"I just want to see how your life is different from ours. This world is so unfair."

Qiqi was stunned. She stopped and looked back, only to see that Saner had already turned around and left. The blurry figure gradually receded in front of her eyes and finally disappeared.

San Er walked to Dongshui Street in a daze, and looked up at the Xindu Building in front of him as if he had sensed something. The Xindu Building stretched out in front of him, shining like a monster. San Er put on his hat and pinched his mask before moving quickly to the northwest, but he had to pass through the water maze square first.

The water maze is a magical building, which is gorgeous day after day. Even in the cold winter, there is still no shortage of tourists coming and going in the water maze square. Saner walked here and stopped. Is it enough to just live well today?

Looking out from the brightly lit water maze square, every street extending out was flashing like a galaxy. San Er looked around blankly and stood quietly in the center of the water maze square.

He looked into the distance, then looked up, and after a while he continued walking along the path he wanted to go.

In a hotel room on Beishui Road, Liujiu jumped up at the sound of the door lock turning.

"San Er, where have you been? Why did you come back just now?"

San Er came into the room, took off his mask and coat but ignored him.

"Where have you been? I've been waiting for you until now and I haven't even had dinner." Liujiu asked again seriously. He was really serious. Saner had been acting on his own again and again since he disappeared for the first time on the second day after arriving in Xindu.

"I just went out for a walk." San Er finally took off his gloves and threw them on the bed.

"where?"

"I don't know where, maybe east."

"East?" Liu Jiu said in surprise, "Isn't that the territory of the Son of God?"

"Yes, but I have to go." San'er sat down on the bed.

"Why don't you come with me tomorrow? Maybe Qiqi and Wusi are hiding there?"

"Hey, what happened to you that day? You were having fun in the water maze, but suddenly you disappeared." Liujiu changed the subject very cleverly.

Liujiu was talking about an afternoon two days ago when they were planning to go take a look, but accidentally got lost and got trapped there. As a result, when they just found the way and were about to turn a corner, Saner disappeared inexplicably. What kind of place is a water maze? It is not easy to find someone who has disappeared on his own initiative.

"I saw someone who looked like Qiqi and chased after him, but it turned out to be someone other than Qiqi, and I got lost in an unfamiliar place again."

"That's right, but there's no way Qiqi would be there. The water maze is right under the noses of the Revolutionary Army."

"Then why are you dragging me there?"

"I went there because of his reputation. I've wanted to go for a long time. Song Yu is not here, so there is nothing to be afraid of. I can't just work and not eat. What's wrong with enjoying life before Song Yu comes? Besides, there are clues here." Liujiu didn't care and lay down on his bed carelessly.

"You learned a lot this time, didn't you?"

"Nowhere, right?" Liujiu turned over and sat up again. "I'm hungry. I want to go downstairs for a midnight snack. Do you want to come with me?"

"No." San Er said as he pulled open the quilt and snuggled into the warm bed.

"Okay, then I'll go." Liujiu didn't even change his shoes and went downstairs in his cotton slippers.

After finally getting rid of Liujiu, Saner lay on his side on the bed. He was so shocked to find Qiqi living in the house of the Son of God that he couldn't stop imagining it. How did Qiqi live there? And how could someone as resourceful as Qiqi sell herself out? Then what was her capital for the deal? How could she appear on the streets of Xindu in broad daylight, so calm and happy?

San Er thought hard but could not come up with anything. He sighed and did not know why he suddenly became soft-hearted.

He lied to Qiqi. He actually knew where Wusi was hiding. That night, he followed Wusi into Xishui International and knew which room Wusi went upstairs and into. He took a look from a distance and then turned back and went downstairs. After that, he waited for Qiqi to come and intercepted her. The whole process went incredibly smoothly.

But behind this, it further illustrates how free-spirited the July 7th and May Fourth Movements were.

It's really unfair. Why can they live without their masters? San Er thought of the lake in Nanzhuang and the dazzling lights in the water maze. It's really unfair, isn't it? Among them, someone can get rid of his master and live freely. It's really unfair, isn't it?