The Midnight Owl

"Mother...Ben?" Xu Wang looked at Chi Yingxue blankly, not to mention understanding, he was not even sure which two words the other party said.

"With the password, of course there must be the mother parent," Chi Yingxue said inexplicably, "otherwise how to decrypt it?"

"Dark...code?!" Xu Wang's abruptly rising ending voice revealed the shock in his heart.It's like a person who has been drifting on the sea for a long time and finally meets a passing ship!

Chi Yingxue took half a step back without showing any traces. At this moment, Xu Wang gave people the feeling that he might fly over at any time, which made him very uneasy.

"What parent? What code? What are you talking about?" Qian Ai used all his willpower to resist the scent of instant noodles floating from the next door. He didn't have a few thinking nerves left, and now he was even more confused.

Chi Yingxue sighed, he just wanted to play a puzzle game, why did he explain so many irrelevant things.

With a hundred reluctances in his heart, the letter paper was still held up in front of Qian Ai and Xu Wang: "Did you see the numbers around the letter paper?"

After such a mention, coupled with the close distance, Qian Ai finally saw clearly that the "dark pattern lace" he thought was actually cursive Arabic numerals without any other colors, just the unevenness made directly on the letter paper, similar to The effect of steel stamping looks like uneven dark pattern lace at first glance.

But even now that he saw it clearly, he still didn't understand: "000143056002260130023041000..." After reading a long list in one breath, he was almost out of oxygen, and looked at Chi Yingxue with the stars on his face, "What's the point?"

"You remove all consecutive 0s." Chi Yingxue lightly shook the letter paper she was holding, motioning him to read it again.

Qian Ai just looked again, and Xu Wang said: "143056, 226013, 23041, 10204, 4101, 17017."

A full circle, six sets of numbers, one is not bad.

He had seen these lace-like numbers ten years ago, but he always thought it was the texture effect of the letter paper itself. After all, this was a letter written by Wu Sheng. It was really reasonable to choose a "mathematical style" letter paper.Who would think that these numbers have other meanings?

"The number before 0 is the page number, and the number after 0 is the serial number, 143056, the 143th word on page 56, of course, it may be reversed." He retracted the letter paper, gently touched the texture of the numbers on the edge of the paper, as if caught in a Some kind of distant and happy nostalgia, but soon, he raised his head and shrugged casually, "My brother and I always played like this when I was young, and your letter can only be regarded as an introductory version."

Qian Ai seemed to understand a little bit: "So the mother book is the book where these code words can be found?"

"The correct order is to first select a book or a code list as the master copy, and then edit the secret code based on the master copy." Chi Yingxue said lightly.

"Does this... look like it?" Xu Wang took out a book from the iron box next to the bed, and slowly lifted it up.

He is no longer in the mood to decipher it by himself. If Chi Yingxue can do it, he is willing to provide all conveniences and just ask for the answer as soon as possible!

Chi Yingxue frowned and tilted her head: "This is?"

"Walden Lake," Xu Wang sighed and nodded, as if getting a vaccination in advance, "English version."

Chi Yingxue: "..."

Qian Ai: "..."

Kuang Jinxin: "..."

Two minutes later, the first letter, the one that Chi Yingxue fished over, was deciphered.

The six groups of numbers correspond to six English words, and together they form a sentence——

I always remember that trainy night.

(I always remember that rainy night)

"Translator" Chi Yingxue's tools are only a water-based pen and a piece of note paper, and the handwriting is very scribbled, but as soon as this sentence is written, Xu Wang is stupid.

The mind went blank, and the whole world seemed to be paused.

But the worlds of the other three partners did not pause, and soon, the other four letters were deciphered, and when connected with the first letter, one can basically get a glimpse of the coder's mood——

I always remember that trainy night.

(I always remember that rainy night)

Ipushed you.

(I pushed you)

And I found that I love you.

(And then I found out, I love you)

I am waiting for your answer.

(I'm waiting for your answer)

I am waiting for your answer.

(I'm waiting for your answer)

The information is not complicated. As a love letter, it is concise and to the point, that is, "Xu Wang:" is clearly written on the first line of the letter paper, and "Wu Sheng" is neatly signed at the end of the letter.

So when he deciphered "Iloveyou", Qian Ai was as stupid as his captain. Various fragments of high school life in three years frantically flashed back in his mind, and then his soul ascended to heaven amidst an explosion...

Kuang Jinxin was left, stunned, but still able to digest it.

And Chi Yingxue who was even more astonished.He has no interest in the love line of who loves whom, but suddenly saw the date of signing - ten years ago?

He looked at Xu Wang in disbelief: "You haven't untied it for ten years?"

Xu Wang: "..."

No one told him that this is a deciphering question! ! !

No more, Xu Wang took a few deep breaths and covered his heart, which was on the verge of going berserk. He didn't care about the embarrassment of being caught by his teammates, and now he made one request: "I want to be alone..."

……

The teammate who walked at the end thoughtfully closed the door.

Xu Wang threw himself down, stuffed his face into the pillow, happy, excited, depressed, angry... The two diametrically opposed emotions collided violently in his heart like a torrent, refusing to give in, making him want to shout, Want to roar, want to laugh, want to cry.

Wu Sheng likes him?

Wu Sheng likes him!

Even if it was only ten years ago, it still makes him feel sweet when he thinks about it.

But sweet and sweet, it becomes sour and astringent, and I want to call Walden Pond in his face!

In the end, depression and anger prevailed.

Confess with a password?

Is this something normal people would do? !

If you can understand it, you think the person you are confessing to can understand it too?This is called beauty is in the eye of the beholder?He's just a scumbag in science, he can't be a scientific research Shih Tzu! ! !

"call--"

Xu Wang finally freed his face from the pillow, turned over and lay on his back, looking at the ceiling with his chest rising and falling.

The ceiling is blindingly white, which helps to calm the mind.

Wu Sheng went to a big client in Hebei and will not appear on 1/23 tonight.

Xu Wangding stared at the lamp until the light and shadow blurred, and the halo gradually turned into that handsome face.

"The big customer saved you." He said every word with sincere feelings.

……

In the living room, Qian Ai's face has become a lump.

But he was not in the mood to eat, so he sat on the sofa and reminisced about his youth, and fell into a self-doubt of "whether he and those two were classmates back then".

If not, how could the good old days of "Squad Leader Wu and Sports Commissioner Xu" be vividly remembered?

If so, when did the two of them "degenerate"?Or, did he think that the two brothers were good because of love? !

He has never been in a relationship before, so the difficulty is beyond the outline! ! !

Chi Yingxue took up the sofa this time, so she leaned comfortably on the soft backrest, her gaze lightly swept over Qian Ai, who was about to pull out her hair, and landed on the other side of the sofa, Kuang Jinxin, who was thinking about something.

Chi Yingxue became curious: "Little Sijin, what are you thinking about?"

Kuang Jinxin looked over, with a bit of unbearable eyes: "Brother Sheng said it twice, I'm waiting for your answer."

Chi Yingxue leaned over, put her hands on the back of the sofa, propped her head, and said leisurely: "When you meet a fool, you can only accept bad luck."

Kuang Jinxin was upset, but he didn't know how to refute it, because in this matter, there must always be someone responsible, either Wu Sheng made the confession too difficult, or Xu Wang didn't think about the password.If you refute Chi Yingxue, you have to criticize Wu Sheng.

"Brother Sheng made it too complicated." Kuang Jinxin decided to side with his captain.

……

Two days later.

The fire cloud in the evening looks strong, but in winter in Beijing, people who shuttle in the cold wind can't feel the slightest warmth.

Wu Sheng finally settled the matter of the big client, and reached a new opinion with his partner on the company's future development direction. Now he can finally go straight to Xu Wang's house without distractions.

On the way, he called Xu Wang and reported his return to the team in advance.

On the phone, his captain only said three words: "I'll wait for you."

The voice is very soft.

But it was too gentle, which made Wu Sheng feel unsteady.

When he arrived at the downstairs of Xu Wang's house, Wu Sheng met a man.

He and the other party chose the same unit door, so when they walked to the door, they both stopped for a moment and looked at each other.

It was a 32-year-old man, wearing a black coat of autumn and winter style, with a suit inside, and the coat was knee-length, a style that easily lost his height if he was not careful. On a man, he was extremely elegant and chic.

The height and figure are all there, and the face is not inferior, the facial features are vigorous, and the outline is clear, but the eyes that look at people are indifferent, with a sense of alienation.

In a very short moment, the two parties had finished looking at each other, he nodded slightly, signaling Wu Sheng to invite first.

Wu Sheng nodded politely and entered the unit door first.

The man followed.

Then, the two stopped on the same floor and in front of the same anti-theft door.

Looking at each other again this time is very subtle.

It was the man who spoke first.

He stretched out his hand towards Wu Sheng, his gaze was warmer than when he was downstairs, and he obviously no longer treated Wu Sheng as a stranger: "Chi Zhuolin, Chi Yingxue's brother."

Wu Sheng was stunned. It was no surprise that his elder brother came to see his younger brother, but Chi Zhuolin and Chi Yingxue had very different facial features. Although one was handsome and the other was beautiful, the positioning of their appearance was completely in two different directions.

"Wu Sheng, Chi Yingxue's..." He paused cautiously, "Teammate."

With that said, he held Chi Zhuolin's hand.The warning headache did not appear, it seems that in a sense, the truth can still be told.

"I know," Chi Zhuolin's voice was friendly and polite, "You are friends traveling in a group, Yingxue told me about it."

Wu Sheng smiled, as a default.

Everyone who decides to pass through the "Owl" must give a reasonable explanation to his family or close people. "Travel" seems to be the unanimous choice of everyone.

Raising his hand, Wu Sheng knocked on the security door.

It was Xu Wang who opened the door... Kuang Jinxin, Qian Ai and Chi Yingxue.

It was quite shocking to be greeted by four faces all at once, especially the expressions on the four faces were... amazing.

A squint, as if accumulating anger.

A sigh, like a little disappointed.

One looked up and down, as if trying to find some important clues from him.

A comfort, like waiting to watch a play.

But the cozy one was soon stunned: "Brother?"

Xu Wang who was squinting, Kuang Jinxin who was sighing, and Qian Ai who was sizing up, all turned their gazes to Wu Sheng's side, only to realize that there was a second person: "Brother?"

"..." It seemed that there were three more younger brothers at once, which made Chi Zhuolin feel more pressure.

Xu Wang waited for two days for this moment, but he didn't expect that there would be a "guest" when the door opened.

He suspected that Wu Sheng had stopped the wind in advance, so he brought Chi Zhuolin here to protect his body.

But it became clear after inviting people in for a chat. Chi Yingxue called her brother and reported the specific location, so the elder brother put aside all the company's affairs and came to improve his brother's life. Thank you for the many friends. Don't worry about taking care of your brother.

Xu Wang felt that the focus was on the latter matter.

But in addition to thanks, there may be checks. Chi Zhuolin should have "examined" them one by one while talking and laughing.I'm afraid that everything from the safety factor to the character index has been evaluated.

The mother who traveled thousands of miles was worried. Although Chi Zhuolin was an older brother, he seemed to be worrying about his old mother.

So Xu Wang maintained a peaceful attitude towards being "censored", and was even happy for Chi Yingxue. Someone cared about him so much.

When there wasn't much chatting, Chi Zhuolin offered to invite everyone to dinner.

It's still early, and he's a teammate brother again, so there's no reason to refuse, but...

Xu Wang firmly held Wu Sheng's wrist, pressed him firmly on the chair, then raised his head, first smiled brightly at the three partners: "You guys go, I have something to do with Wu Sheng." Then he apologized to Chi Zhuolin With a smile: "We both appreciate your kindness, but there is indeed something that we can't get away from. I'm really sorry."

The point of Chi Zhuolin is to ask his younger brother to help him establish a good friendship by the way. Since there is something to do, he doesn't force it.

Qian Ai selfishly wanted to stay, but he also knew that he would be easily hurt by the group, and Chi Zhuolin was still tempted by the dinner, so he gritted his teeth and followed.

Chi Yingxue wanted to watch the excitement more than Qian Ai, and she didn't want to be disturbed by her brother, so she looked at Chi Zhuolin's eyes again, with a lot of dissatisfaction.

Chi Zhuolin was puzzled, and it was difficult to ask in front of outsiders.

A group of four left like this.

With a "bang", the anti-theft door closed again, tightly fitting.

In the living room, Wu Sheng looked blank.

Xu Wang thought that he would be able to unleash a big move by accumulating anger for two days, but when there were only two people left, he realized that he couldn't get angry anymore. When he thought that this person liked him, and thought of him flipping through "Val "Climbing the Lake" looks for words one by one and codes them up, even if it's just "once", it still makes people feel hot.

"You always said I was stupid in high school, remember?" Xu Wang suddenly asked.

Wu Sheng didn't understand, so, recall carefully, did he say such a deadly thing?

Uh, yes, said that.

But whether to admit it now is a question.

Xu Wang looked at him, with a faint smile in his eyes, a slight complaint, a slight sadness: "Since you know I'm stupid, can't you write a simpler letter?"