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Wutong Road is a hidden wealthy area in Binshi City. Yes, the houses here look old-fashioned, that is, they are not like the magnificent European-style hilltop villas like the nouveau riche, nor do they have the emphatic personality of the waterside mansions of the petty bourgeoisie. The houses here are dignified and elegant at the end of the [-]th century. In a modern reinforced concrete building, they exude the noble and leisurely style of a wealthy lady.

Detached courtyard, each small building maintains its own taste and privacy, as if isolated from the world.It's really strange that in this place, which is only ten minutes' walk away from the busiest bustling area of ​​Binshi, the tall and dense plane trees completely isolate the hustle and bustle outside, creating the comfort of a paradise intentionally or unintentionally.In the midsummer of July, the shade of green not only brings the coolness of summer, but also brings a style of not being watched by outsiders and more... deep meaning to the alley of Wutong Road.

It was almost nine o'clock, even in summer, the sky had already darkened. Lin Xiaoran walked into this alley with his schoolbag on his back. He had just returned from school.Lin Xiaoran is currently studying at the Conservatory of Music, a junior, and the academy is notoriously low-key?Man of the hour.It's not that there are no dormitories in the school, but music students, you know, need to have their own space, piano and practice time.Since Lin Xiaoran's family has this condition, it is a matter of course for him to go to school.

Lin Xiaoran signed up for the summer course, the summer course has always been tightly arranged, Xiao Ran was walking on the dark alley, his mind was still thinking about the history of western music taught by the professor during the day, and occasionally distracted, he was also thinking about tonight's piano practice time.No. 1314, Wutong Road, belongs to the romance of Lin's father and Lin's mother. Lin Xiaoran has arrived home.

Take out the key, open the door,

"Don't call!" A black figure suddenly appeared behind Xiao Ran, one of his hands was stuck on Xiao Ran's neck.

pat-

Lin Xiaoran trembled, and dropped the key in his hand to the ground.

Lin Xiaoran didn't bark, didn't dare to bark, and couldn't bark!

In fact, if you were opening the door at the door of your house, and suddenly someone came up from behind with a knife on your waist, I believe you would not be able to scream.Not only was he unable to cry out, but Lin Xiaoran felt as if his strength had been drained in an instant, and he froze there and did not dare to move.The person behind was very close to him, his voice was very low, almost close to his ears, Xiao Ran felt a sharp and cold slight pain in his waist, the weight of the person behind him was carried on his shoulders, it was very heavy, and he could still ...can also smell a very distinct smell of blood...

Lin Xiaoran was stunned.

"Don't make a sound... go in!"

Lin Xiaoran pushed open the door stiffly, took a step, and the key that fell on the ground was kicked into the yard by the man, and then, bang—the iron door was closed behind the two of them.Lin Xiaoran didn't dare to turn his head back, but he heard the sound of the keys colliding with the metal of the locked lock behind him, and his mind was in a mess.

He met a robber!

Or worse, possibly killed and silenced?

In Wutong Road, there is no 24-hour security like other apartment complexes, but Lin Xiaoran was born and raised here, and he has never heard of a house being burglarized or robbed in all these years.The people who can live here are either rich or noble, there may be some kind of influence behind the family, "a family of officials and gangsters" sounds like a storytelling, but the truth is, really, since childhood, Lin Xiaoran has been on Wutong Road let alone When it comes to petty theft, it seems that even the homeless people passing by have never seen it.

But now...

The door was closed, and he was almost cut off from the world.Neighbors are separated from each other, no one on the road can see... Xiao Ran believes that if he is silenced, his body will probably stink when someone finds out.

Fear doesn't seem to be enough to describe the current state.

Because of the knife behind him, Lin Xiaoran didn't dare to stop, and walked towards the room step by step.But along the way, he could hardly find anything to block him.Lin House, except for the big iron gate at the entrance which must be locked every day when going out, the rest is completely undefended: carved wooden doors, floor-to-ceiling windows, you can easily climb up to the balcony on the second floor along the dense wall-climbing tigers outside .

Lin Xiaoran didn't know what was waiting for him in a while.Although the housing prices in this area are ridiculously high, they have also risen in recent years. The price was not exaggerated when the parents bought the house, and the overall decoration of Lin's house definitely does not show wealth.Very modern, simple and comfortable decoration style, crystal chandeliers, lily-shaped floor lamps, and small spotlights at the corners make the whole house bright and warm without any dead ends.The beige plush carpet, the white leather sofa, the cool-colored fabric upholstery, the bright-colored gauze curtains, and a few shade-loving plants by the window and in the corner of the room are the basic style of the Lin house.

There are no antiques, calligraphy and paintings, no gold and jade decorations, really, Lin's father is in music, Lin's mother is the editor-in-chief of a magazine, both of them are self-made, and there are no valuable family heirlooms in the family.If there are valuable things, one is a Steinberg grand piano with a length of 2 meters 3 in the southeast corner of the living room, and the other is a set of audio equipment used by professionals in the upstairs studio. It's expensive, but no matter what it is, you can't move it without finding a professional mover...

Lin Xiaoran was thinking wildly, wanting to say that you can take whatever you want, please don't hurt him, at this moment, the person behind gave another order, "Where is the phone?"

"Bag...school bag...in it." Lin Xiaoran felt his throat dry as if smoking.

The schoolbag on the back was pulled open, Xiao Ran could feel the people behind him flipping through, and then clearly heard the sound of the phone's buttons.

"Home phone?" The man asked again.

"There..." Xiao Ran just gave him without looking back, it was next to the aquarium not far from them.

"Number?"

"578XXXX"

"Extension?"

"No."

Lin Xiaoran heard the person dialing the phone with his mobile phone, and the next second, ringing, ringing, the sudden ringing of the landline phone startled Xiao Ran, and Xiao Ran, who had become frightened, paused for a moment before realizing that it was the person who was making the call. Calling my own phone at home from my cell phone - what the hell is this?

A solitary phone rang for a while, it seemed very thin in the quiet small building, and then it was hung up.

"Very good," said the man.Then came the order, "Sit down."

Lin Xiaoran didn't know how he was able to keep standing all the time, it wasn't until he was sitting on the sofa that he realized how soft his legs were.Leaning against the corner as if paralyzed.Then, he clearly saw the person behind him.

The two faced each other for the first time, and when they saw each other, they were slightly taken aback.

As for the knife-wielding bandits behind him, Lin Xiaoran had already imagined countless appearances in his mind just now—a bearded man, holding a knife and smelling like blood—but obviously, the appearances of those "traditional bandits" imagined by Xiao Ran are not the same as The person in front of him couldn't stand him at all.Glasses with gold wire frames, shirts with small lapels, handmade suits, hair not messed up, shoes not dirty, except for a letter opener with a wooden handle and blunt blade between his fingers, there is no sign of banditry in his body.Coupled with the sharp taste between the eyebrows and eyes, combined with the temperament formed by the overall image, no matter how you look at it, you look like a gold-collared CEO who goes in and out of an office building.

Lin Xiaoran stared at the watch on that person's wrist, no matter how difficult it is to connect this person with the murderer and robber, well, although the situation has not improved, the original hanging heart is because of the rich outfit of the 'robber' And slowly falling down, the strength that was taken away slowly returned, and his throat was no longer so dry and sore, Xiao Ran said carefully, "You...cough cough, you are not a robber, are you?"

The soft and clear voice was like a spell, breaking the freeze in the air.

The man's gaze fixed on Li Ran flashed for a moment, and in a blink of an eye it turned into bottomless blackness again, and he spoke, still with the strong tone used by the superior, "Go and boil me some water."

"Oh." Lin Xiaoran didn't know why he was obedient, he staggered to his feet, and went straight to the kitchen.

Seeing the back of Lin Xiaoran leaving, Lin Xi threw the letter opener onto the coffee table. He picked up the landline next to him and quickly dialed a series of numbers, "I'm at 1314 Wutong Road. Bring the lobster over here." Then hung up Telephone.

Lin Xi was leaning on the sofa, her eyes narrowed slightly as if taking a nap, but many things were spinning in her mind rapidly.He had to figure out how he lost today, and he had to think about who made the shot today.Lin Xi usually takes people with him when he goes out, but today is an exception because he wants to meet an undercover agent who is lurking beside Gu Da.This man is the nail he put in good years ago and no one knows.Out of usual caution, when the two met today, Lin Xi didn't bring anyone around him with him—and then something happened.

The meeting was very smooth, the plan was very smooth, and at the moment when Lin Xi thought everything was ready and he was most satisfied, he was unexpectedly walked on the street and was stabbed, and the vital point was avoided. But the wallet was lost, and there was a copy of an important document for today's meeting in the wallet, and they were all robbed together.It can be said that the success or failure of the three-year plan was all ruined today.

Was it Zha Ye who betrayed him?

Or was his undercover identity discovered?

Or, is there something wrong with the people around you?

Doubt everything that can be doubted, believe everything that can be believed... Lin Xi held the phone, dialed numbers one by one, and issued instructions one by one.Today, seven years after he has been in power, Lin Xi has been conceited that everything is under control, but such a big mistake has occurred where he did not expect, and what annoys him even more is that he has no clue, he doubts Many things were ruled out, and in the end, he couldn't come to a definite conclusion about today's failure. This made him feel more painful and disgusting than letting someone stab him!

Lin Xiaoran knew that the person was on the phone in the living room, he couldn't hear what he said, but he could feel the oppressive atmosphere.With the help of boiling water, the cat has been looking for trouble in the kitchen and doesn't want to go out.It's funny to say, this is his home, the man broke into the door with a knife, in the end, the murderer sat in the living room and chatted on the phone, while the master locked himself in the kitchen to cook noodles, like a servant This is probably the case when doves occupy magpies' nests.

Soon, a bowl of egg noodles was cooked, and Lin Xiaoran's nervous heart gradually calmed down a lot.Among other things, the letter opener alone was enough to make Xiao Ran let go of his guard. He didn't know it at first, but if he had known that it was a letter opener with no edge on him, he wouldn't have panicked completely god.Looking at that person's appearance, maybe he was robbed, Xiao Ran thought to himself, that person looked like a fat sheep in his clothes, with an elite look all over him, not to mention wearing a Patek Philippe watch.

In the short ten minutes in the kitchen, Xiao Ran has gradually turned from panic to calmness, and took advantage of the cooking time to do enough psychological construction for today's shock—even though the way the man entered the room It's rude, but not gangster, and it's commanding, but not vulgar.Well-groomed, well-groomed—after some psychological relief, Lin Xiaoran had transformed the man from a robber to a stranger who came to ask for help.

Serve the noodles, add a cup of hot water, put the chopsticks on, and put the tray on the table. Lin Xiaoran walked out of the kitchen, put the things in the dining room, then turned back to the living room, and greeted him as he walked, "I'll return the hot water you want." After cooking the noodles, do you want to..." Suddenly - choked.

Yes, that letter opener is really nothing to be afraid of, but...but...now there is a gun next to the letter opener!

It's a gun!

It's the kind of thing that, for ordinary people, only exists in movies forever!

The kind that can kill people... Except for the police, the kind that only exists in the hands of criminals...

Lin Xiaoran really dare not suspect that it is a toy!

Lin Xi was flipping through the documents in Li Ran's wallet, when she heard the greeting, she looked up, but just in time to see that little face that was pale with fright.Following Xiao Ran's gaze, Lin Xi knew that the Walter PPK on the table was the culprit of the discoloration of that little face. She had been carrying it since she was 14 years old, and she never left her when she slept.Xiao Ran is nineteen years old, but he turned pale with fright after just looking at it - the gap between them is far from being as simple as one in the sky and one in the ground.

The two of them were froze for this scene, when the sudden knock on the door broke the peace - the knock on the door was just a courtesy, a signal before 'I'm coming in'.

Lin Xiaoran stared in horror at the two sturdy men who came in from the door. If the "bandit" in the living room still had the temperament of a civilized person, then the two uninvited people in front of him, It was the murderous aura that couldn't be concealed. Although he was wearing a suit, shirt and leather shoes, Xiao Ran couldn't find the smell of an urban white-collar worker at all. No matter how he looked at it, he looked like a high-level underworld thug in a movie—especially, Xiao Ran remembered When I first entered the house, the iron gate of the courtyard was already locked by that man!How did these two people get in?

The three obvious gangsters smashed the poor psychological construction that Xiao Ran made a few minutes ago.And he is now in the same room with three dangerous elements like this.

"Lobster, come here and help me treat the wound." Lin Xi spoke first, "Old Hei, take Master Xiao Ran back to his room to rest."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"..."

The two big men should say it smoothly, and they are used to it at first sight.

But Xiao Ran was still in a daze.

"Xiao Ran, don't go to class tomorrow." When Xiao Ran was boiling water in the kitchen, Lin Xi had already turned over Lin Xiaoran's schoolbag, and the class schedule was clear at a glance.

"Stay at home these two days and don't go out." Lin Xi simply ordered.

"..."

Xiao Ran's mind was completely blank. As for the topic of whether he will go to school tomorrow, he doesn't even have personal freedom now. When he goes back to his room, he is escorted upstairs by a burly man. Whether he can see the sun tomorrow is a matter of concern. There is no guarantee, so why go to school?