Mr. Butler on the catwalk

Luo Lin's pupils constricted at that moment.

... However, the ice surface did not shatter due to this impact.

In silence, Alfred took a deep breath and raised his head little by little.His skin was still pale under the sunlight, with a harsh reflection.Luo Lin came to his senses, and then heard a small voice slowly coming from under Alfred's feet.

It was a distant and dull crackling sound.It gradually spread, because the sound was so weak that people even doubted its origin.It wasn't until the complex white cracks on the ice surface became obvious one by one that Luo Lin felt the tension surrounding him again, making the hairs on his back stand on end.

But in such a scene, Alfred said to Luo Lin: "Think about it, Luo Lin, when I fall into this lake, you are the only witness, what will others think?" As if thinking of something, he suddenly smiled: "...If I am lucky enough not to die this time, I will be more than happy to continue to trouble you."

... What happened next was only in an instant, but time seemed to be slowed down for a long time.

Alfred blinked.His hands are in his pockets.Before his smile disappeared, he raised his foot and stepped on the ice again.

Luo Lin stretched out his hand and rushed towards the ice.When going down the slope, he missed one foot, and he didn't have any scruples.Instead, he took a step with his long legs and stepped towards Alfred.

When Luo Lin took his first step on the ice, Alfred's foot fell.Luo Lin's rapid breathing brought a white mist.He rushed towards Alfred in his blurred vision.

The ice shattered, and the tiny shards of ice would splash into Alfred's eyes.Alfred closed his eyes, as if to hold his breath.It was a premonition that he was going to sink into the water, but the force from his waist made him fall backwards.

Alfred frowned.There was no chill of the lake around him as he had imagined.He opened his eyes.

... In front of him, Luo Lin's chest was still heaving, kneeling on the ice.The violent running made Luo Lin's scarf fly up, and instead of staying at the neckline, one end landed on Luo Lin's head in a funny way.Alfred originally wanted to smile, but in the end he just rolled his Adam's apple.

Luo Lin raised his head.The cold air he sucked in made his throat hurt like a knife had been cut.He supported his neck with one hand, raised it with the other, and pulled the disobedient scarf off his head.With a slightly lingering fear, he stepped on the ice, as if he was about to stand up.

Alfred's expression became normal at this moment.

He said, "Luo..."

Luo Lin looked at him.

...Then the ice surface at Luo Lin's feet shattered without warning.

Alfred watched Luo Lin lose his center of gravity and fell backwards.

The original crack in the ice wasn't that big, but when Luo Lin fell down, he shattered the white ice on the edge, splashing a large splash of water.

Alfred stretched out his hand, not even grabbing the corner of Luo Lin's coat.

——Luo Lin's slightly wide-eyed expression when he fell down became a repeated theme in Alfred's rare dreams in the future.He didn't know whether it was a nightmare or something else.

However, under the circumstances at that time, Alfred still subconsciously wanted to grab the hand that was stretched out by the two sides in the water.It's just that the cracks on the ice spread little by little until they reached his feet.He was barely able to hold those hands, but the crack broke the ice under his feet.

Alfred jumped back in embarrassment.When he reached a safe distance, he raised his head again, only to find that he was already far away from Luo Lin.

For a moment he didn't move.

...Luo Lin in the water did not have the time to think like Alfred.The consciousness of survival made him swing his hands and feet constantly, trying to cling to any possible support.But there was nothing to lift him up, and his futile efforts gradually became more difficult in the biting lake water.

If others heard that someone had drowned in the lake, they would probably be skeptical—let alone someone who was as good at water as Luo Lin.The truth, however, is that it's not necessarily the water that kills, but the cold.

Luo Lin's overcoat was made of woolen material, and after absorbing the water, it became heavily attached to Luo Lin's body, like a hopelessly cold shackle.Luo Lin tried to unbutton the clothes and escape from the clothes, but when his hands stopped swinging, he was instantly torn down by the weight of the coat to the bottom of the water.This unexpected situation made Luo Lin take a sip of water in panic—the cold lake water entered his nasal cavity, and it became pungent like an illusion.The breath-holding effort so far was useless, and the oxygen-deprived body tried to breathe, followed by coughing and desperate suffocation.

The cold weakens the muscles.Even with the best effort, the hands and feet could no longer move an inch.Before losing consciousness, Luo Lin seemed to hear the sound of water splashing.Because it's too far away from me, I don't know if it's true.

Dense air bubbles brushed over Luo Lin's face in the water.He closed his eyes in the hallucinatory white light.

……

"...I saw that he was going in this direction." He Shiwei said so, stepping on the ice and walking quickly all the way.The staff beside him pushed his glasses and trotted in two or three steps, trying to keep up with He Shiwei's footsteps: "Sir, I'm sorry, but it will be dangerous to continue walking like this..."

He Shiwei shook off Staff's blocking hand in front of him without looking back, feeling a little anxious for some reason: "Luo Lin must have followed someone here. You don't have to follow me, I won't..."

He didn't say any more.As far as he could see, he could see a lake of broken ice.The water light was like an undulating knife, piercing his eyes so much that it hurt.

"...Call an ambulance!!!" He Shiwei ran forward with big strides, throwing his coat on the ice while running. Staff couldn't understand what happened, and followed He Shiwei's gaze to find the hole in the ice.

A camel-colored scarf lay on the ice next to the hole.And a silver down jacket worn by the campers during the shoot.

……

"What?! Luo Lin fell into the water?!" Zhang Yishan was originally drinking coffee in the tent used for resting. When he heard the news, he simply dropped the coffee cup that warmed his hands on the ground.The coffee cup rolled to Aikawa's feet beside him, and the latter frowned and looked at the staff who sent the message.

The Staff looked terrified, and started to stutter at this critical moment.Zhang Yi resisted the urge to slap this person, suppressed his anger, at least he understood what he said—then shouted: "Then why are you standing here and call an ambulance quickly! You said He Shiwei jumped too Go down? Then let him dance, he can't die if he practiced this since childhood!!"

After speaking, Zhang Yishan opened the curtain of the tent with a wave of his hand and ran out.Aikawa followed without changing his expression, and took out his mobile phone to contact the hospital while trotting.This can be considered a big accident, and several tents next to the shooting location became commotion.Rohan, Sith and the others originally got together for a meeting, but now they began to direct the scene with a serious expression.This time, a three-person general practitioner team followed the team. Now the group has set up a stretcher, and together with the selected staff, they are pulling the safety rope and approaching the hole in the frozen lake.Zhang Yishan was originally rushing to the front, but was held back by the staff—"Mr. Sith's order, we can't let everyone pass, we must leave a safe rescue space..."

Zhang Yishan elbowed Staff, "I'm not a fucking 'everyone'!! That's Luo Lin and my brother..." Halfway through the struggle, it was Aikawa who wrapped his collar around him from behind: "People The more ice there is, the easier it is to break, so what's the use of you going?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yishan stopped struggling for a while, and then suddenly said: "...Yes, I am useless."

After speaking, he turned his head and bit Aikawa's hand.Xiang Chuan frowned and let go of his hand, Zhang Yishan turned his head and stared at him——

"I'm useless. I only caused trouble after coming here. But I still owe them two, and I'm afraid I won't be there. I'm sorry I'm not as calm as you, and I won't be in the future."

Zhang Yishan turned around and walked back to the tent, his back was covered with thorns.It's just that he walked step by step and was not in a hurry. He lowered his voice when he saw Staff, and searched for blankets with them, and gathered the stoves in the tent together for backup.

Leaving Aikawa alone on the spot, he sighed helplessly.There was a caring sound of body collisions coming from his side. He looked over and found that it was a young man who was rushed forward by a few staff, who actually pressed the man to the ground.Aikawa squinted his eyes to watch, and was a little surprised to find that the people on the ground were also wearing Staff coats.Since it is such an identity, why do you want to rush forward regardless?The man's hat fell aside in the struggle, and Aikawa saw his eyes——

Those eyes that were pressed under the eyebrows made people startled: they just looked in the direction in front of them regardless, with a strange sternness.The feeling is hard to describe, like the end is near, there is madness in despair.

Aikawa wouldn't be surprised if this man roared now.But this man only clenched his teeth tightly, and two blue veins protruded from his forehead. He was obviously pressed to the ground by three or two people, but he stretched out his left hand, digging his nails firmly on the ice.The big black man behind him dragged him back, and in an instant there were three white scratches on the ice, which were not blurred at all.The bluish-white fingers began to tremble, making it painful to look at.

Seeing this scene, Ai Chuan's teeth became sore, thinking of his high school teacher scratching the blackboard with his fingernails.So he stopped watching, straightened his collar and went to find Zhang Yishan.

……

Look back at how the decline.

His jumping into the water didn't go through his brain, but that doesn't mean he didn't have a plan after he went into the water.No matter how impatient he was, he still kept an eye on the direction where Luo Lin might sink.Fortunately, this is a wide lake, and the water under the ice is not as turbulent as a river. Otherwise, even if Luo Lin was washed away by the water, even if he found someone, there might be a piece of dead ice on top of his head when he floated up. It is possible for both to drown.Opening eyes in the icy water is a laborious task, but fortunately the water is clear and the sun is shining at noon, so at least I can see what is in front of me.

However, He Shiwei didn't find anyone when he went down for the first time, but his physical strength had already gone down by more than half.His lips began to tremble unconsciously, and He Shiwei knew that he would not be able to hold on for long, so he just plunged in and swam headfirst down the water to the bottom of the lake.The further you go down, the more impatient he becomes. He just tries to adjust his movements so as not to lose his frequency.When he was almost at the limit, he suddenly saw a blurry figure in front of him.It was said to be a ball because it was not Luo Lin alone; a man with a bare back pulled Luo Lin's arms from behind, although he was pulling upwards, he did not really float up.Such a situation can be understood at a glance, and the person who saved the life is also exhausted.

He Shiwei walked around, trying to bring the two of them together.After seeing the rescuer's face clearly, he paused for two seconds before reaching out to drag the rescuer's arm.

Alfred's eyes became more and more weird underwater, unlike staring at He Shiwei's face fixedly as if he was about to run out of oxygen, it only made He Shiwei feel horrified.However, at the beginning of the upstream, He Shiwei was still able to use his strength, but after two or three seconds, he knew that he could not pull up these two men who were similar in height to him at once.

He had less than a second to make his choice.Luo Lin couldn't afford to waste his time, but Alfred's sanity was still clear.If three people are forced to go up together, his own oxygen will be exhausted.So he swam to Alfred's side, brushing away Alfred's hand that was actually unable to hold Luo Lin.

He Shiwei didn't know how to explain to Alfred.However, the latter seemed to have figured it out, so he let He Shiwei hug Luo Lin from behind.

At this time, He Shiwei's mind was already turning white, his lack of oxygen had reached its limit, and he could hardly hold back the urge to breathe——

Alfred grabbed Luo Lin's sleeve at this moment.At that moment, He Shiwei felt that he would indeed be killed by this person.

Fortunately, within two seconds, Alfred let go.

He Shiwei couldn't hold on any longer, and swam up to the white light above his head with the last of his strength.

When he was not far from the water surface, he felt that he might really be dying. Fortunately, a rope loop tied with a pendant was hanging down, and he clenched it tightly with his hands, and was lifted up angrily.

He Shiwei was leaning on the ice, half of his body was still submerged in the water, he didn't have the strength to go up.He watched as Luo Lin was picked up and knocked out the water in his abdominal cavity.The artificial respiration probably worked, and the expressions of the medical staff gradually slowed down, and it could be seen that Luo Lin was still breathing in and out.

He Shiwei slowly recovered, and only then did he start to feel scared. Staff put a rope around his waist and dragged him to the ground.Taking the blanket handed over, He Shiwei closed his eyes, buried his face in the blanket and let out a long breath.The meaning in that voice was too complicated, with trembling, but not just because of the cold.

Only now did he understand the fact that Luo Lin could leave him so easily.

Then there was another noise, and it was Alfred who was rescued by the staff with scuba.He Shiwei was stunned at first, and then saw that the medical team gave him more equipment than Luo Lin, and suddenly felt an indescribable feeling.

The memory of the underwater hypoxia messed up.But he vaguely remembered that the moment Alfred let go of Luo Lin's sleeve, he seemed to be smiling—bubbles came out of his mouth, as if all previous efforts had been wasted, and he didn't want to hold his breath anymore.

...It just doesn't look like despair.

He Shiwei stopped thinking about it.Finally, he got into the ambulance with Luo Lin who was still unconscious, and the Americans also covered his face with oxygen.When the car door was about to close, he heard a piercing sound, "Luo Lin".

Those two words are correct and round, and there is nothing wrong with Chinese.The door was closed with a "bang", and only the sound of the instrument remained in my ears, which rose and fell, marking Luo Lin's heartbeat.

He Shiwei slowly lowered his head, extremely exhausted, and put his head on the side of Luo Lin's hand.

What love or hate, he has no time to think about it now.Everything in the past seems to be meaningless.

As long as Luo Lin is still alive.

Just live.

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Greetings from Boston…

Let everyone wait for a long time.Although it's late, I still want to say happy new year.

It's been a long time since I replied to the message, but I read them all.I don't know if Rouge's birthday has passed, but I wish you a happy birthday here.

The next chapter is Alfred's side story, it's about all the past of this person, I don't know if it's whitewashing or not.Those who are not interested can buy it according to their discretion... That is almost an independent story, so it is not difficult to write, and it should not make everyone wait so long...