sin city twins

As a detective, you can earn less money, but my brother has to help.

Lu Xuan clasped her hands together by her mouth, exhaled hot air, warmed her somewhat cold fingers, then raised her head and glanced at the gloomy sky.

The pleasant weather only lasted for a few days, and then it suddenly turned cold again. Although it is not as cold as winter, it still catches people off guard, especially the wind at night, which is much colder than during the day. cold.

At this moment, it was obviously not too late, and the usually bustling streets were still brightly lit, but there were not many people on the road.

Putting his hands in his pockets, Lu Xuan walked back facing the cold wind, the thin scarf around his neck fluttering with the wind, a bit like "coming home on a snowy night", but he didn't have any poetic thoughts at this time.

In this kind of weather, one should watch TV or sleep comfortably at home, so going out at nine o'clock in the evening is really not a wise choice.

But there is no way.

Lu Xuan woke up from hunger.He was running around for a living all day, and he came home after dark, and woke up after less than three hours of sleep. Because he was so hungry, he had to get up to find something to eat, but after searching for a long time at home, he only found one. Packing instant noodles, the bag was bitten by a mouse with a hole.

So there was another round of rummaging, and it took nearly an hour to find a little mouse that was only as long as his thumb in the broken cabinet in the kitchen.

Holding the mouse's tail, Lu Xuan couldn't help but blame herself deeply as she watched the little mouse writhing its thin body feebly in the air.Unexpectedly, the mouse who lived in his house couldn't even eat enough, and was so hungry that he was pale and emaciated, although he didn't have the obligation to feed it.

After disposing of the poor mouse, the aftereffects of overexercise set in—he was even hungrier.But apart from a few bottles of water, there was nothing to eat at home.

So he had no choice but to resign himself to going out to eat.

Fortunately, the food stall not far from his home is open all night, not very delicious, but cheap.After eating enough, her body was finally warmer. On the way back, Lu Xuan looked up at the moon-star-sparse sky, sucked her nose, lowered her head and tightened the thin scarf around her neck, and then shrugged her shoulders to continue. Walk.

Now he only longs to return to his small and humble house early, put down his things, and drink a cup of hot tea, which is definitely a double enjoyment in spirit and body.

As he thought about it, he subconsciously quickened his pace, and in a hurry, he collided with the person walking towards him.

"Ah! I'm sorry—" He raised his head and said hastily,

The other party was a man of about his stature, wearing a black hat and a scarf of the same style that was so high that it almost covered half of his face. In addition to the lack of light at night, he couldn't see what he looked like at all.

Being bumped, the man didn't say anything, he just raised his head slightly, looked at Lu Xuan from under the brim of his hat, then turned and left without any indication.

The moment Lu Xuan passed by him, she seemed to feel something, but before she had time to think about it, the man had already walked away.

Standing in place, he couldn't help turning his head to look at the back of the person leaving, thoughtful, but was soon awakened by a gust of cool wind, he turned around quickly, and walked back at a faster pace.

Before I knew it, it was snowing again. It should be said that the snow that had stopped for a long time had fallen again.

The surrounding temperature is getting lower and lower, curled up under the tree, Lu Xuan looked down at the white expanse under her feet.He remembered that he seemed to be waiting for someone, but that person might never show up.

The snow fell one by one, and it seemed that one day he would be buried. He didn't know how long he could hold on, and whether that person would really come—he never found these answers.

His eyes gradually blurred, and at this time, he wanted to give up, so the sound of footsteps at this time was almost hallucinatory, and he didn't realize it was real until the sound approached slowly.

"Sitting here, isn't it cold—"

Feeling that someone was standing in front of him, his body had become stiff, unable to stand up immediately, so he had to slowly raise his head, trying to see the other person's face clearly, but what came into view after a while was only a blur—a rabbit? !

The rabbit blinked red eyes and showed two front teeth, staring straight at him, as if smiling at him.

Even in a dream, Lu Xuan knew that her expression at that moment should be ridiculous.

That rabbit is actually quite cute, but the rabbit head growing on a man is weird enough to make people scream.

Opening her eyes suddenly, Lu Xuan stared at the ceiling in a daze. After tens of seconds, she came back to her senses, and slowly loosened her clenched teeth.Thankfully he didn't scream, just gasped and broke into a cold sweat.

It was obviously the same dream as before, but at the end——thinking of what happened in the dream just now, he began to grit his teeth.

What a dream!It's like a nasty April Fool's joke!

After a long time, his mood gradually calmed down. He slowly sat up from the bed, stretched out his hands to rub his messy hair, and sighed.

He must be too tired.

Putting on his pants and getting out of bed, he opened the curtains and opened the old-fashioned glass windows. The fresh air in the morning can always make people intoxicated, mixed with the smell of grass and dew, which has an inspiring effect.

This is not the weather that should be in this season, but it is unexpectedly pleasant, and even the not-so-beautiful scenery outside the window has become more pleasing to the eye than usual.

Lu Xuan has stayed in this city long enough, at least longer than any other place before.The small private detective agency in the dilapidated apartment does not have the thrilling missions on TV, but the work is not easy. Although it is not fatal, the miscellaneous things are enough to be annoying.

But the feeling is not bad. Sometimes Lu Xuan even has the idea of ​​staying here for the rest of his life, but he immediately denies it because it is not practical.

It's just that a lot of things have happened here, and I want to forget, but I can't forget, there is no way, he is a nostalgic person, to some extent, this is not a good thing.

The sunlight gradually became dazzling. He raised his head, his left eye narrowed slightly due to the stimulation of the light, but his right eye did not respond. Only he knew that when he looked at the sun, even the sight of that eye would turn red.

Hateful color—reaching out his hand to cover his right eye, a kind of disgust rising from the bottom of his heart made him close his eyes.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Lu Xuanbai was sitting bored on a chair, with her legs straddling the table, and a half-old notebook was spread out on his lap.

Keeping accounts every month is the only good habit he has developed in the past few years, but it is a pity that there are very few surpluses.

This kind of morning is his unique leisure.

It wasn't long before the doorbell rang suddenly, and he immediately put down the pen in his hand.For him, there are only two possibilities when the doorbell rings: one is that the landlord has come to collect the rent, and the other is that the business has come.

And the landlord just came over the day before yesterday, took away three months' rent aggressively before leaving with a smile, so there must be business coming now!

Thinking of this, the hollow ringtone instantly became more pleasant, and he hurriedly put down his foot to open the door, while he was walking, he straightened his clothes and put on a professional smile.

"Welcome—" After opening the door, the moment he saw clearly the person outside the door, the originally fixed lines were swallowed back.

The man outside the door looked at him through the iron gate, and after a few seconds, he grinned.

"Your place is a detective agency that does everything?"

The man's figure is about the same as Lu Xuan's. He is wearing a cotton plaid shirt, jeans, long riding boots, and a fisherman's hat. From head to toe, he is dressed in the fashion of young people nowadays. It is very common on the road, just because the better Appearance and appear more ostentatious.

Without answering immediately, Lu Xuan took another deep look at the other party, then raised her eyebrows slightly, and opened the iron door while nodding.

"Yes."

He turned back to the house, and the man came in after him, and looked around unceremoniously, with an expression as if he was visiting the animal enclosure.

Lu Xuan sat back in her seat, showing a standard welcoming smile. "Sir, what can I do for you?"

At this time, the man withdrew his probing gaze, found a place to sit down, looked at Lu Xuan, and confirmed with a half-smile. "You can really do anything?"

Speaking of this, Lu Xuan felt that it was necessary to explain the scope of work clearly.

"First of all, this is a private detective agency, so it's not free." Tapping his fingers on his knees, he said his purpose, "Basically, except for crimes and deadly things, you can do anything else, as long as you can get out." Get the money." Maybe a bit blunt, but tactless is not needed at this point.

After listening to him, the man smiled playfully.

"certainly."

Lu Xuan curled her lips, "Then, what's the matter with you?"

As soon as he finished smelling it, the man's face changed. The original Diao Erlang disappeared in an instant, replaced by melancholy. He lowered his head and sighed heavily.

"Actually, it's a bit hard to talk about it—" He said and secretly glanced at Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan waited calmly for his next words.

"I'm... lately—a little powerless."

Lu Xuan frowned slightly.

After saying that, the man seemed to finally let go, holding his forehead, almost crying, "I don't know what's going on, but suddenly one day, I can't get hard, and I don't feel anything to anyone -"

Most men would never easily say something about impotence. It is considered courageous to say it in front of others, but this person seems to have mistaken the occasion and the person.

"I'm only in my early twenties! What can I do? How am I going to live——ooohoo!"

Lu Xuan couldn't help the corners of her mouth twitching, watching the man in front of her tearfully talk about her privacy, and didn't interrupt him, just trying to keep calm.

"What do you think I should do?" Wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes with his fingers, the man raised his head and stared at him expectantly.

Lu Xuan didn't speak. After a few seconds of silence, she suddenly stood up and walked into the kitchen. When she came out again, she had an extra kitchen knife in her hand.The knife that has not been used a few times since it was bought exudes a cold luster.

"You, what are you going to do?" The man froze, leaning back subconsciously.

Standing in front of him, Lu Xuan shook the kitchen knife in her hand, and replied blankly, "Cut it." The tone made people think that he just wanted to cut a cucumber.

The man quickly reached out to cover the "cucumber" on his lower body, stared at him and cursed, "I didn't know you changed your career to become a doctor!"

"I don't know when you became a boy in his early twenties." Obviously a stinky guy in his 30s!

The man burst out laughing, and resumed his original foolishness, and then he couldn't help laughing again.

"Lu Xuan, I haven't seen you for so long, you've learned how to tell bad jokes."

Lu Xuan also put away her cold expression, and the corners of her mouth slowly raised.

"You Hao—"

The man named You Hao raised his head to look at him with a smile, his unprincipled look was gone, and there was a touch of joy on his face.

"Long time no see," he said.

You Hao stood up suddenly and punched Lu Xuan's chest hard. "You bastard!"

Although it hurt a little from the beating, Lu Xuan still laughed.

After nearly three years apart, they have a lot to say, but they don't know where to start.Fortunately, they all understand.

The two looked at each other quietly for a while, and at the same time smiled knowingly. This tacit understanding does not exist in a few days, nor can it disappear in a few days.

You Hao came to Lu Xuan's side, put his arms around his neck, and deliberately accused him with a vicious expression, "I waited for you for a long time and you didn't come to me, so I had to come to remind you personally, you kid actually even me I can't even recognize it!"

There was something in his words, Lu Xuan didn't realize it at first, until he remembered his dream this morning, he suddenly realized it.

"You were the one I bumped into last night?!"

You Hao snorted twice, with a look of "you finally thought of it".

"Damn!" Lu Xuan smiled, and strangled You Hao's neck with her backhand. "I should have thought that except you bastard, no one would make such a tasteless joke with such a tasteless thing! How can I recognize you in that way?" And knowing it was him, he didn't say a word Just turn around and leave.

You Hao laughed wildly, while Lu Xuan first scolded and then laughed, and finally the two of them just hugged each other laughing and fussing.

"It's great that you're still alive."

Hearing this, You Hao lowered his eyes and patted Lu Xuan's back.

"It's really good to be alive to see you."

There are not many people who are so close to Lu Xuan, and You Hao can be said to be special.

It may not be appropriate to say that they are old friends, but it can only be said that Lu Xuan and You Hao are the same kind of person.For a long time in the beginning, they were not familiar with each other. At that time, You Hao was not as talkative as he is now. He always had a sullen face. Every time he passed by Lu Xuan, he would give the latter an extremely arrogant and provocative look.

At that time, Lu Xuan just glanced at him indifferently, even though he swore to the sky that there was absolutely no seductive intent in that glance, he still seduced You Hao.

Later when he asked You Hao why he suddenly became familiar with him, You Hao only gave him a vague answer.He said: One day it will be like this, it just feels like it came suddenly, and it will be fine.

Lu Xuan couldn't quite understand it, but they still became one of the few people in the organization who could be called friends.They chatted a lot when they were together, but they were all romantic things, harmless, so this friendship still existed until Lu Xuan left.

The two hadn't seen each other for many years, but they didn't feel too unfamiliar. After a while of fighting, they finally calmed down. You Hao sat back on the sofa, slumped in a more relaxed posture than before, and finally kicked off his boots, half lying down .

"Hey—do you have something to eat? I'm starving to death!" He patted his stomach and asked, then lifted his clothes, revealing the perfect abs that had been maintained for many years, "Look, I'm starving and thin."

Just as Lu Xuan was about to sit down, when she looked up, she saw his "belly drying" posture, picked up the half-drunk mineral water on the table, and threw it at him.

"Damn!" You Hao wailed exaggeratedly, "Is this how you treat guests?"

"I haven't asked for a present from you yet! Feel free to come empty-handed—"

"I'm afraid you won't be embarrassed to take something."

This kind of unnutritious dialogue is just beginning to be missed.

There is nothing to eat in Lu Xuan's house, because he always has enough to eat today, and we will talk about tomorrow's affairs tomorrow.But now it was a reunion with an old friend, and seeing You Hao staring at him expectantly, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and call for delivery.

It took almost 10 minutes for the takeaway to be delivered, but they resolved it all in less than 10 minutes.When You Hao collapsed on the sofa picking his teeth and Lu Xuan was about to finish the last piece of ribs, Lu Xuan finally asked. "Why are you here?"

You Hao sat up from the sofa, picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth.

"I escaped." He said it easily, as if he was saying "I went out for a picnic".

Lu Xuan froze for a moment, and forgot to chew the ribs in his mouth. Although he knew that it was unusual for You Hao to appear suddenly, he didn't expect it to be this answer.

"……What did you say?"

You Hao nodded, "You heard me right. I, escaped."

He spoke calmly, but Lu Xuan didn't know what expression to show.There, fleeing without permission is no different from treason.

"And then?" After a while, he asked calmly.

Throwing down the tissue in his hand, You Hao raised his head to look at him, and said word by word: "I want you to help me."

Lu Xuan frowned slightly, "What?"

"I'm looking for someone."

"and then?"

"I want to ask him something, or let him do something." You Hao leaned forward and whispered, "With your ability, it will be more convenient."

Lu Xuan didn't speak, just looked at him with a silent and puzzled attitude.

Like Lu Xuan, You Hao has special abilities, and what is more similar to Lu Xuan is that his supernatural powers are not very aggressive. They are similar to Lu Xuan's abilities, and they are similar to spiritual invasion.

Everyone will have countless dreams in their life, whether good or bad, after waking up, their emotions will be affected to varying degrees in a short period of time.And You Hao's ability is that he can enter the other person's dream when the person is dreaming. In the dream, he is the master and can control everything that person dreams. There is no physical contact, even a light touch is fine, which is why Lu Xuan would have that strange dream.

But that was just a small joke made by You Hao, in his dream, he could do far more than that.

After waiting patiently for a long time, Lu Xuan didn't answer, and You Hao smiled calmly. "Don't look at me like that, just ask whatever you want!"

"Instead of me asking, why don't you tell me directly." Lu Xuan lowered her head and picked up the cigarette on the table.He is not a big smoker, but he does smoke more recently than before. "For example, who is it that made you face such a serious crime and leave the organization privately?"

You Hao was silent for a moment before saying something. "A very important person."

After getting this answer, Lu Xuan couldn't understand it, because as far as he knew, there was only one important person in You Hao's life, and that person was also in the organization.

"Lu Xuan, I know I haven't seen you for a few years, so it's a little unreasonable to ask you to help me when we meet, but you know, there is no one else who can help me except you."

Lu Xuan knew that You Hao was telling the truth, but why not herself.He has no friends, except You Hao, no one is more like his friend, and because of this, he was hesitant and didn't immediately refuse.

"I don't want to be associated with the organization anymore, not at all," he said finally.

You Hao laughed lowly, "We have nothing to do with the organization now, if there is a relationship, it's just between the two of us."

Lu Xuan frowned and looked at him without speaking.

"Based on our friendship, can't we ask you to do me this little favor?"

Just as Lu Xuan was about to answer, You Hao suddenly sighed, then, as if wanting to change the subject, he raised his head and looked at the ceiling, and said to himself: "The outside world is really carefree, much better than that ghostly place. There, apart from money and sex, I don’t have much spiritual sustenance.”

Lu Xuan remained silent.After a while, he asked, "Where is Yuzuo? Are you going to leave him alone?"

You Hao paused, and after a brief absence, he took a deep breath.

"he died."

Suddenly, Lu Xuan stopped putting the cigarette into her mouth in astonishment.

"After you left, he died too. It's really boring to leave me alone." You Hao's expression didn't have much sadness, but only loneliness and helplessness.

"How come..." Lu Xuan still couldn't accept it. Although death was something everyone had to face, even so, he still couldn't take it lightly when he heard the news of the death of an acquaintance.

Without speaking, You Hao leaned on the sofa, looked down at his fingertips, and asked again after a long silence. "Can you help me?"

The topic immediately returned to the original point.

You Hao didn't seem to want to talk more about You Zuo's death. Lu Xuan was not surprised by this, but just wanted to know the truth, but You Hao didn't want to talk more, and he wouldn't force it.

For a while, no one spoke again, and the atmosphere suddenly became dull. There were very few serious moments between the two of them.In the past, no matter what they thought in their hearts, they would not show it. Only they knew how hard it was to live like they didn't care about anything.

"If you get caught, you will be miserable." Lu Xuan finally said.He is not threatening You Hao, but the fact is absolutely worse than what he said.

And the reason why he can live peacefully!It is because he is different from You Hao.

"I know." You Hao smiled indifferently. "Anyway, I have this kind of virtue, you don't know, with that little ability, they really want to do something to me, I don't even have a chance to struggle, unless I wait for them to sleep, but the premise is that I still have my life .”

Lu Xuan was silent again, and nodded after thinking for a while. "I can help you."

Hearing this, a hint of surprise appeared on You Hao's face.

But Lu Xuan quickly added another sentence. "But you have to be honest with me. Who the hell are you looking for?"

This time it was You Hao's turn to hesitate, but seeing the sharp eyes of the person in front of him staring at him, he finally compromised.

"I want what that man has, or what he has—"

Of course Lu Xuan didn't understand such ambiguous words, so You Hao stood up again and walked in front of him, bent down and whispered in his ear.

Lu Xuan listened, and slowly frowned. "You're not kidding me, are you?"

"I've never been so serious." After You Hao finished speaking, he stood up and looked at him, with a vague smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.

Lu Xuan still couldn't believe it, "I know You Zuo's death has hit you hard, but are you—"

"I'm not stimulated." You Hao took it in a timely manner, turned around and sat back in his original seat, and said calmly, "I want that man's blood to save Yu Zuo's life."

"Fuck!" Finally couldn't help cursing, Lu Xuan suddenly stood up from the sofa, "Where is the immortality and immortality?! You are a fucking martial arts novel! Then why don't you practice it?" Forget about the Sunflower Book!"

He didn't interrupt him, and after he finished cursing, You Hao raised the corner of his mouth and reiterated, "Yes."

Lu Xuan panted heavily and stared at him.

"Yes. Lu Xuan, you actually believe it, right? People like us already exist, and immortality is not a dream at all."

he roared. "Yusa is dead!"

"But now there is a chance to revive him." You Hao said calmly but firmly, "You don't need to help me, but you can't stop me. Since I am going to do this, it means I am sure."

Lu Xuan couldn't understand this kind of persistence.Birth, old age, sickness and death are common sense of human beings, even if they are different from ordinary people, they cannot avoid this kind of reincarnation.

There were indeed long-lived people in the organization, but it was just that the life cycle was longer than ordinary people. In the end, they still couldn't escape the fate of aging and dying. Die withered, that is dozens of times more painful and terrifying than normal death. Why bother?

"I want to save him, even if there is only one ten-thousandth chance, I will try." You Hao said softly: "I have given up everything, if I don't succeed, then there is no point in my life."

"He's dead." Lu Xuan repeated feebly, trying to make You Hao accept this fact. "Yusa is dead."

"I know." You Hao just raised the corner of his mouth, "I always knew he was dead. Everything I do now is because of his death."

"You Hao..." Lu Xuan wiped his face, the man in front of him who no longer had a smile on his face was too strange for him to resist.

"Try it." You Hao suddenly changed his tone and expression, he was much more relaxed than before, "Just help me this time, brother, I have never asked anyone in my life."

Lu Xuan knew that You Hao would never come to him unless it was absolutely necessary, and it wasn't that he didn't want to help him, it was just that he didn't like trouble, but he always seemed to be asking for trouble.

Lu Xuan lowered her head and sighed in frustration.

"Are you still looking for that person?" At this moment, You Hao suddenly threw out a question without thinking, and seeing his puzzled face, he said, "Maybe, we are looking for the same person this time."

Lu Xuan froze for a moment, "What?"

"I saw some information about that person there, which is absolutely confidential." You Hao smiled.

"He's just an ordinary person." Lu Xuan frowned, "He's just a researcher—"

"He is the highest-level research officer!" You Hao interrupted him, "You should understand that if he can appear there, it means that he is definitely not an ordinary person. He once studied the method of prolonging human life, although it failed in the end, but There is the data left by him, although it is very small, it is enough to prove the possibility. Even if he is not like us, at least he has studied us." You Hao looked at Lu Xuan without moving.

Looking at him for a long time, Lu Xuan showed a blank expression. "what do you want to say in the end?"

"You understand what I want to say." You Hao smiled, "Lu Xuan, the person I'm looking for may have the person you're looking for, even if it's not him, it may have something to do with him, you should be happy Yes, this is an opportunity, even if there is only a slight possibility, it is better than finding it aimlessly like you are now."

Lu Xuan turned her head away and had to admit that he was shaken.

He doesn't want to miss any information related to that person, even if the person You Hao is looking for is not him, but if it is really like You Hao said, the person he is looking for has something to do with that person, this is his chance.

The aimless days have passed for too long. Although the anxiety at the beginning has been worn away little by little during the long search and waiting, the desire to see the other party has never diminished, but has increased day by day.

But sometimes he is also afraid, afraid that he will have a day of despair, afraid that one day he will be forced to forget that person——

An annoying figure flashed in his mind, Lu Xuan frowned and raised his head.

"Okay, I'll help you."

You Hao's face was full of surprises, and the joy of being close to success appeared in his eyes.

Lu Xuan knew that no matter whether You Hao told him what he said just now, in the end he couldn't refuse him.He is not very good at describing the relationship between them, but if it were someone else, he would never be in this muddy water. The promise now may be just to let You Hao see the reality clearly. After all, his own fantasy always needs to be done by himself Only when it is broken can it be recognized.

Besides, when he helped You Hao, he was also helping himself.

"I know you are the most fucking brother and friend! I'm so moved that I'm about to cry—" Saying that, You Hao rushed forward to give him a hug.

"Let me declare—" Frowning, Lu Xuan raised her hand to signal him not to move, "Only this time, I will help you find a way to make that person tell the truth, as for where he is, you have to find it yourself. "

"No problem." You Hao patted his chest, "I won't trouble you with this, I've already prepared."

It seems that they are really prepared.Looking at the excited You Hao, Lu Xuan suddenly felt that the person in front of her was a little crazy, but if he wanted to go crazy, she could only watch him go crazy, because he was no different from You Hao.

The only difference is probably that he doesn't know if that person is dead or not...

In this regard, he may be worse than You Hao.