The pinnacle of magic

Seeing the magician's name on the phone screen, Shi Rui just hesitated for a second before pressing the answer button.

"Now is my private time." He reminded in a deep voice.

There was a heavy inhalation sound from the other end of the phone, which made Shi Rui suddenly feel a strange sense of disobedience.

"Ha! It turned out to be a man! Are you a man? This voice must be a man's, right? Clifford would not find a woman with such an unsweet voice!" The boy's voice, which was in the process of transforming, still With a smoky feel similar to a rock singer.

"Where is your brother?" Shi Rui guessed who was on the other end of the phone almost immediately.

"Huh? He even told you about my stay with him! My God! Clifford's 'darling' is a man! Oh! I'm looking forward to seeing the look on Mum's face when she finds out!"

Shi Rui decisively cut off the phone.

The phone rang again five seconds later.

"Where is Clifford?" Shi Rui's voice became colder.

"Where else? The bathroom! Is there any other chance I can reach his phone? Hey! I said, how long have you two been together? When did my brother... um... good for this I always thought he was only interested in big tits. I saw him take women up to the attic when I was seven. Huh, my brother is pretty good at that, isn't he?"

"..." Shi Rui pressed the hang up button again.

"Hey hey hey! Don't hang up! Actually, you don't have to be so... shy!" After the call was connected again, the other party said first, "I have no problem with my brother's shocking sexual orientation. Actually I'm not bad at that, maybe we can find a chance to have a threesome or something. I mean... oh! God! Man! Clifford's amazed me more and more!"

The yelling from the other end of the phone made Shi Rui frown. "What's up?"

The boy swallowed. "Hey! You're so cool! It would be awesome if you were this cold in bed!"

"Speak the key."

"Well, I just want to get to know each other better." The boy's hoarse voice seemed a bit rogue, "You may not know that your number is marked as 'dear' in Clifford's cell phone. I still Never seen him record a single phone number with a nickname instead of a name! So, I'm curious about you."

"Then?"

"Don't you want to get to know him better? My brother isn't as glamorous as he looks. Isn't every family supposed to have dark little secrets? I said, how about we have a cup of coffee and talk? Like Is it like family? I can bring some old photo albums over."

"I heard that you are not allowed to leave the guardian's sight?"

"You know what, this is the best part! Today Clifford will be doing his 'meditation' practice after the shower. For two hours, he won't have time for me. And I just got Portkey! How about we meet under the overpass at the harbor?"

"..."

"Come on! It's still broad daylight, and I can't do anything to you!"

"Okay. I'll be there in ten minutes."

Shi Rui hung up the phone again, this time the phone didn't ring again.

Clifford's brother?Compared with the boy who was in the rebellious period, the name recorded by the magician in the phone book interested him more.Is it because I forgot to change the word in the first place, or was it revised yesterday?Maybe it was just a subconscious joke?

He opened the drawer, ran his fingers between several black ribbons, and pulled out one to tie his hair behind his head.

Although they said they wanted to drink coffee together, the place the boy chose was not an area where coffee shops gather.On the contrary, under the overpass will always be the favorite of drag racing party.

Shi Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

Getting off the taxi, Shi Rui shook his bandaged right hand.After feeling the recovery, he lowered his head expressionlessly, found out the knot of the bandage and untied the bandage.As expected, the wound on the palm scabbed over. Although it looked a bit hideous, Shi Rui knew that it had no effect on his mobility.The bloody bandage was thrown into the trash can on the side of the road, and he walked towards the overpass.

Although it was daytime, the place looked very dark.A few flickering fluorescent lamps are the only light source here.Messy graffiti, including vulgar words and patterns, are scattered all over the walls and columns.The sound of the skateboard hitting the ground came from Shi Rui's left hand side, echoing louder and louder in the relatively closed space.

Shi Rui walked past several homeless men.

He smelled a sour smell.It is the peculiar smell of people who have not bathed for a long time.He knew that bums in this country were often bums for some fantastic reason, not just poverty.He used to be very puzzled by this strange and contradictory thinking of most people, but now he has learned to take it lightly.

Forcibly twisting another person's mind is one of the most terrifying things in the world.Only a dictator would be addicted to it.He had already escaped from that place, and he didn't have to do this abominable behavior again.

Of course, it is still necessary to exert a certain influence on a specific person.

Shi Rui smiled and continued to walk forward.Several fires appeared in front of them, and the roar of the engine swept across the entire space.He knew he was in the right place.

A boy with red hair ran over from the crowd when Shi Rui approached.

"Wow! Is that you? You are cooler than I imagined! Uh... taller too!" He circled around Shi Rui, whistling exaggeratedly, "You don't look like those ...You understand. Those sissies? Although your face is indeed pretty!"

Shi Rui: "..."

"Come on! Let's have a good time together! Wow! So Clifford likes this type?" The boy looked like he was about to take Shi Rui's arm, but withdrew his hand under his cold gaze. "You don't have to be so restrained." He muttered softly.

"what's your name?"

"Me? Eric, my name is Eric. Kim. Clifford and I are half brothers. Although my mother wanted him to give up his dead dad's last name more than once, but It never worked out."

Before Shi Rui opened his mouth to ask, the boy had already explained the relationship between him and the magician eloquently.The boy's words were very jumpy, and there were many annoying "guesses" during the period.If it wasn't for the fact that his smile was seven or eight points similar to that of a magician, Shi Rui felt that he had already given it to him 3 minutes ago.

"Eric, what do you want to play?" Shi Rui asked the boy coldly with his hands in his pockets.

"My car is still at the police station, but luckily a buddy lent me a motorcycle. We're going to do a 'Giant Slalom' later. See those two rows of posts over there? I want Cycling around each pillar in an S shape, and then turning around at the last pillar and driving back. There are a total of twelve round trips, whoever returns first wins. How about it, is it exciting enough? The odds of betting on me are 1 Losing 2.5, it’s still too late to place a bet.”

"What are they doing?" Shi Rui raised his eyebrows at a group of people not far away.

In a circle with a diameter of about five meters, a burly man was half-squatting behind a motorcycle with his legs spread apart, his hands tightly grasping a long wooden stick fixed to the rear frame.The rear wheel of the motorcycle happened to land in a pond, and the spinning wheels kept splashing sewage onto the naked chest of the big man, obscuring the tattoo of the national flag on it, but the car itself couldn't move forward even half a step.As time went on, the screams and whistles of men and women around became louder and louder.

"Oh, that's 'Brave Bull'." The boy explained to Shi Rui after looking back, "If you can hold the car within 1 minute, you win. Huh? Are you interested in muscular men?" He asked curiously After glancing back and forth between Shi Rui and the strong man, he was startled once again by the cold aura emanating from Shi Rui's body as expected.

Shi Rui: "What else?"

"Uh..." The boy blinked, "There are various ways to play. Do you want to try it too?" He asked cautiously.

Shi Rui gave him the feeling that he was more difficult to mess with than a magician.After all, the latter still has a blood relationship with him, so even if he loses his temper, he won't really do anything to him.But the sense of oppression on this mysterious Asian made his scalp tingle, and he couldn't help but regret making that phone call out of curiosity.

"I just want to find something to pass the time." Shi Rui said coldly.

Although the boy was still full of gossip and wanted to ask, but Shi Rui's indifferent expression made him retreat.It wasn't until another boy of about the same age came over to call him that he finally licked his lips to bid farewell to Shi Rui and returned to the crowd.

Shi Rui raised his wrist and looked at his watch.Fifteen minutes had passed since he came here, which meant that he would have to wait another hour and a quarter of an hour before he could return the "trouble" who had run away from home to the magician.He stretched his shoulders and walked towards the circle of "Brute Bull".

"Does it have to be done here?" Shi Rui frowned and pointed to the accumulated water on the ground.

"How can you show your masculinity without this?" The big man who just won a match grinned.He looked like he enjoyed being splashed all over his body with black sewage.

Shi Rui ignored his answer and locked his eyes on a man who was giving money to the winner.He knew that the rules of this kind of game are generally determined by the banker.

"Hey! Asian guys, do you want to play too?" The dealer quickly noticed Shitou Rui and raised his eyebrows at him, "Of course we can also choose to play on clean ground. But I have to tell you first, there is no water The difficulty you will face will be more than doubled."

"Yes." Shi Rui nodded, and took out a note from his wallet, "100 yuan, I bet I will win."

"The odds for beginners are one to five. Let's go over there." The banker licked his lips and took the banknotes, motioning for a bald young man to draw another circle on the dry ground beside him. "Which car do you want to challenge? We have 'Black Panther', 'Dragon' and 'Tornado' here."

Shi Rui glanced over the motorcycle that the big man just challenged next to him.Judging from the tall handlebars, protruding design and low seat, this big guy with a shiny metallic luster should be a well-known Harley motorcycle.The exhaust pipe of this motorcycle has obviously been modified. The thick exhaust pipe extends obliquely like a giant cannon, with a length of nearly 1.5 meters!

"That's it."

"Ha! Boy! You can't hold back a tornado!" said the big man on the side while baring his teeth.

The dealer looked Shi Rui up and down solemnly: "Do you really want a 'tornado'?"

"Ah."

"Okay! Listen up, everyone, this Asian guy is going to challenge the 'tornado' on flat ground! The old rules, bets on him win 1 to 1.2, and bets to him to lose [-] to [-]."

Immediately there was a buzz of discussion among the men and women around.

Dealer: "By the way, do you have a nickname?"

Shi Rui: "Lian."

The dealer yelled: "Come on! Next game, 'Lotus' vs 'Tornado', start betting now!"

The crumpled banknotes were quickly handed over to the dealer.Shi Rui walked up to "Tornado", clasping the end of the long stick with one hand in a claw shape.For a moment, almost everyone showed contemptuous expressions on their faces, only one young man who bought him to win out of luck spit on the ground angrily.

However, after the motorcycle started, the only expression left on the faces of the people around them was shock.

The roar of the engine and the chug of the airflow in the exhaust pipe were deafening, and the wide wheels of the "Tornado" were constantly rubbing against the ground, and green smoke even started to rise after a few seconds.There was no slight change in Shi Rui's face, if it wasn't for the muscles on his right hand that were tense and vibrated with the motorcycle, he looked as calm as a robot.

"Isn't it time yet?" Shi Rui asked suddenly.

After being stunned for a moment, the dealer immediately shouted: "Stop! Stop! 60 seconds have passed! This match, 'Lotus' wins!"

Shi Rui let go of the stick.The wound in the palm of his right hand split open, which made him frown.

"Brother, take the money you won!" The banker readily handed over a handful of paper money, "Could you be a Kung Fu master from the East?"

Shi Rui silently put the money into the wallet.

Dealer: "Would you like another game? We can continue to increase the difficulty."

Shi Rui shook his head.On the other side, as far as he could see, Eric was already on a motorcycle, and it looked like the "giant slalom" was about to start.Without a word he walked towards the crowd gathered around the pillar.

"start!"

A girl in a bright red bikini waved a flag to give the order.

Eric's starting speed is obviously faster than his opponent, which reminds Shi Rui of the amazing reaction ability of a magician.The boy was riding a motorcycle painted with leopard prints, and his turning movements were cleaner than his opponents.Probably the only disadvantage is that his car is not as good as his opponent, and he suffers a bit when driving in a straight line.However, in such a constantly turning race, the driver's technical factors are far higher than the car itself.So in the fourth back and forth, Shi Rui can already judge that as long as there are no mistakes, Eric will undoubtedly win.

Penultimate lap.Erik's opponent flew out while sprinting around a pillar, further cementing Eric's position as the winner.Covered by the helmet, Shi Rui couldn't see the boy's expression, but judging from the small movements of his fingers, he himself was already extremely high.

Last half turn.

Erik did a motorcycle flick after the U-turn, then double-twisted the gas pedal, as if to launch a final sprint.

When the motorcycle circled the second pillar, Shi Rui suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

He didn't even think about what triggered his sense of crisis. The moment the motorcycle passed in front of him, he swooped out, grabbed the boy's shoulders in mid-air and rolled aside.

A loud bang.

Not far behind them, the motorcycle that was still speeding suddenly exploded!