Armed SWAT

Hat Alley was blown open and half a wall collapsed.

The rubble on the ground was piled up into mountains, and several charred beams stood there alone. The air was filled with that indescribable, strong sour smell left by explosives.

"The whole bar was blown up, it was too ruthless." Officer Mike stood beside the ruins and sighed, "Who on earth did such a heavy hand? How did it happen? The security of the United States is really worrying more and more It's..."

Deng Kaiwen bent down and picked out a brass key from the gap between the bricks and stones at his feet.

A very old-fashioned key, a little gritty and smoky.After wiping off the dust, you can see that the surface of the key is smooth and shiny due to years of touching, and you can tell that it has a lot of history.

Deng Kaiwen took the key in his hand and looked at it silently for a long time.

"What's wrong with you Kevin?" Officer Mike came over and asked, "Did you find any clues?"

"...No, nothing." Deng Kaiwen stuffed the key into his pants pocket, "Nothing."

Mike looked at him suspiciously.Deng Kaiwen's face sank like water, he turned around and strode away.

When he got off work that day, Deng Kaiwen booked a hotel room.

His house still needs to be repaired for at least half a month, and he can't live in someone else's house all the time during this period.Although the Landers couple are well-educated, kind and hospitable, their overly enthusiastic attitude always gives Deng Kaiwen a strange feeling that cannot be explained.

He bet Mrs. Landers was aware of what was happening between him and Mitchell, but she didn't stop it, and she was even happy to see it happen.

It may seem enlightened, but it is actually quite eccentric.

There are no fully enlightened parents in the world.If a mother is OPEN until her son takes the man home for the night, and the two of them sleep in the same bed in the morning, and she is still calm with a smile on her face, then there must be something hidden in it.

Deng Kaiwen didn't want to involve their family affairs.While Mitchell Landers is an attractive man—whose personality and looks are striking, for both same-sex and opposite-sex alike—for Kevin Deng, going through Nathaniel? After people like Epro, no matter how handsome and attractive the same sex is, their appeal to him is quite limited.

Who knew that when he got off work at night and was about to take a taxi to the hotel, he suddenly saw Mrs. Landers at the gate of the police station.

She came here specially to wait for him, and as soon as she met, she came forward, took off the leather gloves with fluff, and held his hand tightly: "My dear, because it happened suddenly, I feel like I will invite you personally." You are better. That’s how it is, Piermont and I would like to invite you to dinner tonight at a restaurant run by our family, what do you think?”

Deng Kaiwen was taken aback: "I've already booked a hotel room."

"No, no, my dear, Piermont and I both welcome you to continue living in our house." Mrs. Landers raised her hand and looked at her diamond-encrusted Cartier watch: "Ah, it's already this time! Piermont Mitchell and I must have arrived at the restaurant, let's go now, shall we?"

For Deng Kaiwen, if the person standing in front of him is Mr. Pyrmont Landers or Mitchell, then it is very easy to refuse.

But if it is Mrs. Landers, it becomes difficult to say NO.

He had never been able to refuse a woman, especially a woman like Mrs. Landers, who was old enough to be his mother and who was very kind and kind to him.

"You will definitely come, won't you? Please." Mrs. Landers stared at him sincerely with gray-blue eyes: "Our whole family likes you very much, please come."

"..." Deng Kaiwen was silent for a few seconds, sighed, and gave up resistance: "Okay."

The Landers family runs a not-so-small hotel. To Kevin Deng’s surprise, it’s not far from the place where Regulus was shot. It’s not far from where he came out of the AIDS monitoring center and drank with Mitchell at night. The accommodation is not far away.

And Mitchell didn't mention at all that his hotel was nearby.

Suspicion flashed across Deng Kaiwen's heart for an instant, the subtle feeling was hard to explain, like the cold wind coming from the crack of the door, it passed quickly.

Mr. Pyrmont Landers, the Chief of Police of California, was sitting behind the dining table in a formal suit. As soon as he saw them enter the door, he immediately stood up and walked forward quickly: "Hi, Officer Deng!"

"...You can just call me Kevin." Deng Kaiwen loosened his tie and said with a slight embarrassment: "I'm not used to meeting my boss after get off work..."

"Just treat this place as your own home." Pyrmont patted Deng Kaiwen's shoulder vigorously, and casually said: "Mitchell likes you very much."

"...We used to be classmates in middle school."

"Really? Mitchell never mentioned this to us! What a coincidence! Did you go to college in Southern California?"

"I never went to college," Deng Kaiwen interrupted Pyrmont, "and then I went to New York."

Mitchell must have never mentioned Deng Kaiwen's middle school days to his parents at home, so that the Landers and his wife were confused: "But if you are a policeman..."

Generally speaking, to be a policeman, you must have a college degree. There is no special police academy in the United States. People with a college degree or above can apply for the police. After obtaining the qualifications, they will become relatively low-level police officers.Senior police officers of Deng Kaiwen's level all have at least a college degree or above, and PhDs are not uncommon.

It seemed incomprehensible to Pyrmont Landers that a senior police officer had not gone to college.

Looking at the puzzled faces of the Landers couple, Deng Kaiwen hesitated and said, "I used to be the FBI."

"—oh, . . . but—"

At this time, Mitchell strode over and interrupted the awkward conversation in time: "Hey, why are you still not seated? I have already confirmed the menu with the chef, do you have anything else to add? Hi Kevin I'm so glad you're here!"

Deng Kaiwen turned his head and asked in a whisper that could only be heard by the two of them: "You came up with the idea of ​​this meal?"

"Isn't it normal to meet my parents?"

"We're not that close!"

This sentence was a bit heavy, and the eyebrows of Piermon Landers in the next seat twitched.

"Okay, okay, can't I admit my mistake?" Mitchell smiled and grabbed his hair, and sat down with a carefree chair, "It's rare that all the oysters are shipped from the sea today, but they are fresh, I have to wait for them It's too late to have a big meal! Hey, Kevin, why are you staring at me so fiercely?"

Deng Kaiwen turned his head away: "...you forget it if you eat to death!"

Mitchell snorted, and acted like a good boy when he got a cheap price. He kept putting his head in front of Deng Kaiwen: "What are you doing? You want to act like a boss after work? What is the relationship between us? We have known each other for more than ten years. Come on, isn't that close enough? Who else in the LAPD is closer than the two of us?"

The Landers and his wife were sitting on the side, Deng Kaiwen's face changed suddenly, and he pushed him away: "You are almost enough!"

Mitchell shook his head and shook his head with a playful smile: "Kevin, you are too cold, why are you still lying together this morning and sleeping in the same bed, why are you so shy?"

If they were normal parents, they would have figured out something was wrong by this time.But the Landers just sat on one side, one pretended to look down at the newspaper, and the other suddenly became very interested in his ring, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Just as Deng Kaiwen was about to get up and walk away, someone patted his shoulder heavily: "Kevin? What are you doing here?"

When Deng Kaiwen turned his head, Regulus stood behind him, frowning at him.

If the scene at this moment is photographed, it should be a very strange picture.Deng Kaiwen sat on the chair, turned his head and looked up at Regulus, his lips parted slightly, looking a little dazed; the latter stood behind him, with a possessive hand wrapped around his shoulder, with a subtle and annoyed expression, a bit like seeing Regulus The man whose wife cheated on him.

Mitchell was sitting next to Deng Kaiwen, obviously not expecting Regulus to appear suddenly, and there was still a look of being coquettish with his lover on his face.And his parents, a high-ranking government official and a charming lady, were looking at them full of confusion, their expressions both hesitant and full of anxiety.

"Good evening, Mr. Landers." Regulus pressed Deng Kaiwen with one hand, and reached out to shake hands with Piermont with the other: "I'm surprised to see you here, did you meet by chance?"

Piermon stood up quickly: "No, this is actually our family's restaurant... What about you, Mr. Chelsea?"

Regulus pointed behind him: "I came for dinner with some friends, and I didn't expect to meet Kevin. It's such a coincidence." He looked down at Deng Kaiwen: "Is it?"

Mitchell was sitting on the side, but he could pretend that this person didn't exist, without even squinting his eyes.

It's a pity that he thinks that people don't exist, so they may not really not exist.The biggest feature of Mitchell is that he is familiar with himself, he can get along with anyone, and he can talk about any topic.Before Deng Kaiwen could open his mouth to speak, he stood up, tightly grasped Regulus's hand like an old friend he hadn't seen for many years, and smiled all over his face: "Hey! Isn't this Qierqi! Old Jiu I haven't seen you, last time when Kevin was shot and hospitalized, you sent a representative over to visit, and I thought you were going abroad to be an ambassador again!"

The eyes of the two of them collided in the air, and it was almost crackling like lightning.

"Kevin and I met later, maybe you don't know. We are together every summer, in New York the year before, and San Francisco last year." Regulus smiled, that smile is really first-class politicians, it can be directly published On the cover of People of the Times, "——I have known Kevin for so long, and we know each other very well. Although we all have our own jobs, we can't be tired of being together all the time, but as long as Kevin understands me——Yes Right Kevin?"

Deng Kaiwen sat on the side, his face so cold that it could freeze.

"I also think he understands very well," Mitchell said with a smile on his face, and then added softly: "—Maybe he is still very happy."

Regulus' face remained unchanged, but the hand holding Mitchell suddenly tightened.

The hands of these two people have already clenched so tightly that they can't wait to crush each other deeply. In this respect, Mitchell is obviously stronger, but the position is not strong enough, and the angle of the wrist is a bit skewed, which leads to the failure to win immediately. A long time has passed and they are still deadlocked.

Deng Kaiwen stared at the two hands with protruding veins, and asked between his teeth: "Have you had enough?"

The two of them stared at each other fiercely for a few more seconds, then slammed their hands at the same time.Not knowing whether it was excessive force or jealousy, Regulus' complexion had completely darkened: "Kevin, I have something important to tell you, you must go out with me now!"

Mitchell immediately confronted: "Kevin, you won't go with him, will you?"

The Landers stared at all this dumbfounded, unable to utter a word.

"It's really important—if you think dating Mr. Mitchell Landers is the only important thing in your life, then pretend I didn't say that." Regulus looked at Mitchell with disgust. Er looked it over from beginning to end: "Obviously I don't think you think so."

Before Mitchell could sarcastically go back, Kevin Deng interrupted him: "What do you want to tell me?"

"About Tom Jefferson. The one you called for visitation rights that night."

As soon as Regulus said this, Mitchell immediately knew what Deng Kaiwen would do.

He knew Deng Kaiwen so well that sometimes, he really wished that Regulus would never be able to appear in front of them again.

This man from the Qierqi family is the biggest threat to him getting Kevin Deng.As long as he appears within three feet, there must be a way to hook Deng Kaiwen away with various reasons.

Mitchell's eyes turned cold, and a little blood could be vaguely seen in the depths of his eyes, which was so cold that people shivered.

"...Sorry, can I go out and have a word with Regulus?" Deng Kaiwen stood up and looked at the Landers couple apologetically: "It will take up to 5 minutes, and I will be back soon!"

The Landers couple was completely at a loss, they could only nod hastily to express that they didn't mind.

Regulus then smiled politely, grabbed Deng Kaiwen and walked out.

"What are you trying to tell me?" Deng Kaiwen struggled to break away after walking two steps, and asked angrily, "What's wrong with Tom Jefferson?"

Regulus stood still and looked at Deng Kaiwen face to face at close range: "—he is dead."

Deng Kaiwen was stunned for a moment.

"He was killed in the prison. The prisoners were fighting among themselves. Someone took advantage of the chaos and stabbed him. The stab was very deep. It must not be an accidental injury. It was premeditated." Regulus took a breath and said: " I know you are investigating something about Spike, it is really dangerous, stop immediately!"

Deng Kaiwen stood there, with the crowd rushing past him, it was so noisy and lively, but he felt chills all over his body.

It took him a long while before he nodded to Regulus: "...um."

He didn't see, a few steps away from the crowd, Mitchell was standing at the dining table, looking at them expressionlessly.For a moment, his eyes were particularly dark, as if he saw something that belonged to him being snatched away by others, and his eyes were filled with resentment.