put away your canines

an hour ago.

An apartment near the university town.

Wei Jinming didn't dare to hold a party with great fanfare, so he had the courage to invite a small group of friends he knew from the community, and sneaked out from his apartment.Dozens of boxes of beer were piled up under the table, and four or five young people made an army pot, chatting around the coffee table.

He doesn't like spicy food very much, so he stopped to rub his wet nose several times - after a month, he was tired of watching all the TV programs that were on, and he also browsed the VIP viewing content.Apart from sleeping all day long, I face the helpers who come to clean and cook.

When asked occasionally, they only said that they would listen to their wife's arrangement.

Life like this has actually lasted for a month.Wei Jinming knew very well that his wife would not make any arrangements.Because if his brother didn't intervene in this matter, he would really be trapped to death in this apartment.

Two weeks ago, he fell into repeated insomnia and anxiety.

Drink, drink, still drink, and occasionally a friend I know will come to visit and talk to him about something that is enough to distract him.

"I heard that your brother came back a few days ago. He didn't think of a way to rescue you?" A senior who cared about him since entering school opened a can of Coke on her lap with one hand and handed it to him, " Look at you, you've been locked up for a month, and your complexion is far worse than before."

Wei Jinming began to wipe his tears disregarding his image as he ate. He dropped his chopsticks and sucked his nose vigorously.

"He just came back. My brother is usually very busy, so he can't take care of me." The more he said, the more aggrieved he became, and the sound of breathing became louder, "I really want to go to the bar, I really want to go to the nightclub. I Want to stay out all night! — Anyway, my brother doesn’t care about me, he can beat me up.”

"...Hey, don't cry. When the plaintiff is settled, what can I do to you?" The senior sister threw a pair of new chopsticks to him helplessly, "You are also really strange. The last time I saw your brother was at the club, right? He slapped you as soon as he came up, and didn't give you any face. It stands to reason that you should have a rebellious mentality, why are you so voluntary even when you are beaten?"

"My brother is different." Wei Jinming was a little embarrassed to be buried by her, so he had to find a way to stop crying.He broke away the chopsticks and protested confidently, "Because my brother is kind to me, so I think he is kind to me when he hits me."

"There must be something wrong with you—tsk tsk, a well-known privileged child in our school, one of the heirs of the RA Group, this kind of local snake who commands the wind and rain is secretly afraid of brother? Don't you think it's funny?"

"As you say." Without raising his head, "I'll just listen to my brother."

"Okay, your brother isn't here to visit you now. He's flattering you all day long." The senior sister picked out a few pieces of luncheon meat and put them into the bowl, scraping the rice grains around the bowl, "We have to go after eating this. If Stay too long, next time, I don't know if your mother will let you come."

Speaking of this, Wei Jinming pursed his lips in grievance again, and looked at them as if he suddenly remembered something: "By the way. You really didn't bring your mobile phone? Don't you have a spare one?"

"You kept asking me this question when we came in." The senior gave him a puzzled look, "Your security confiscated our mobile phone just after we entered the first floor. So, your mother is determined this time." To trap you here."

"I don't listen to her! I'm going to sue my brother, and I'm going to live with him!"

"It's useless to lose your temper. If your brother is really willing to take you in, it will really make the sun come out to the west."

"Then go and contact my brother after you go out." He muttered softly while chewing a piece of spicy rice cake, "Tell me that I miss him, and ask him to bring some snacks to accompany me..."

"I don't have the guts. With your brother's class status and temper. I don't even have the guts to like him on social software."

"It's boring." He slumped on the chair in a low mood. "I can't contact him again. I guess I have been happy with my boyfriend long ago and forgot about me..."

"Okay, okay, hurry up and eat." The senior sister said disgustedly, "I have been crying since the cooking started, as if your brother divorced you and didn't want you."

In less than two hours, the hot pot meal was finally finished in a race against time, and the money for the bottom ingredients and side dishes was all paid for by the senior sister.She also very generously said that as long as you come back next time, it will be fine.The location is the beef hotpot at the corner of the bustling street.Wei Jinming was so grateful.

But when he parted, he didn't go to the porch to see them off, but sat alone in front of the tidy coffee table, wiping away the tears that filled his eyes one after another.

——I don’t know if brother has received that gift now.Does he like it?Or didn't pay attention to throw it away?Or bumped and lost on the road? ... Forget it, it's been several days since I sent it, and if there is no response, it must be because I don't like it.

Anyway, it's not that my brother doesn't like gloves, he just... doesn't like me.

The palm pressed the eye socket bone from the lower edge, and the sleeve rubbed hard against the temples, the pain caused him to inhale.The skin from the corner of the eye to the cheek was scratched, it was red and painful, and Wei Jinming was sobbing even more.He wanted to go back to the bedroom for a while, but when he got up, he saw that the French windows of the balcony were still open.He couldn't remember whether he had closed the window or not.

He walked over, and the curtain was blown up exaggeratedly by the wind, as if some thin shadow was walking behind the barrier.As the wind receded, he poked his head out hesitantly, but saw a figure appearing on the balcony.

The intruder is tall, with a straight back, like a sharp knife that splits the twilight, watching him through the vast darkness.

"Good evening, kid." The man said as he raised his foot to break in.

"Small, who are you?!" Wei Jinming backed away in fright, the sense of fear was clearly expressed through his body, "No, you are not allowed to enter my house! I am going to call the police now, you just stand there and don't move—!"

"I'm your brother's...friend." The man pressed his shoulders and smiled with great interest, "I'm here to tell you something that you will definitely be interested in."

***

In the text message, Wei Jinming didn't say much, just a question and a coordinate.Wei Chen really doubted how he got the mobile phone, and why he called himself to such a suburb, but in the end, he still showed up at the agreed station alone.

About 3 minutes before the meeting, he parked the car beside the road, took out a Marlboro from his cigarette clip, lit it, and leaned against the car door to smoke it.

Four minutes passed——Wei Chen pinched the cigarette butt with his fingertips, but it didn't break.A kid who has no concept of time.He frequently opens and closes the lighter, relieving anxiety with the rhythm of metal scraping and fitting.He thought, maybe the date shouldn't be today, if Yue Chuan wakes up in the middle of the night, he doesn't know what to do.

The mantissa of the electronic clock in the car is still changing, and Wei Chen's patience has also returned to zero at this moment.

At this time, the rhythm of the two engines was soaring from the end of the road, the taillights flicked a track, and two patrolmen one after the other noticed him and stopped the motorcycle.

"Hello." Amidst the sound of spinning tires, the younger one ran forward dripping with sweat.

"Yeah." Wei Chen didn't look at him, "Hello."

"Need help?" He glanced at his car—a Bugatti. This type of sports car was designed by contract. It is more inclined to give back to customers than to sell it to the public, so it is both performance and comfort. top match.

He glanced at the calm Omega, from head to toe.I just felt my face turn red instantly.

It has to be said that whether it is appearance or temperament, this person exudes an out-and-out nobility.Wearing an elegant Chesterfield coat, the double-breasted lapel collar presents a triangular area, which is a high-definition plaid single suit, a silk tie, a bulging chest, and lines that become more and more irritating as they go down.

He didn't dare to continue watching, so he could only hold the microphone on his collar tightly: "Why did you park the car here?"

"I'm waiting for someone." The amber, warning, and slightly raised eyes swept across his face——Wei Chen took a sip of his cigarette, enjoying the comfort that penetrated into his lungs ——A young man with blond hair and blue eyes, who is considered to be the earliest resident of the East Coast.

"Police officer." The lips parted very little, and only a thin wisp of white smoke could barely flow out.Wei Chen held one arm, tilted his head and looked at him, "This place is beyond your jurisdiction. But thank you for your concern."

"how do you know……"

"Because of some racial conflicts. The Los Angeles Police Department generally would not assign such a young person here. I am very familiar with their procedures." Wei Chen unbuttoned the watch clasp, as if he was not used to the feeling of wearing it, Throw it back into the driver's seat casually.He had a half-smile, "Don't worry, I'm not saying you didn't do a good job. You know, this is a gathering place for people of color, and everyone doesn't like white people who are too young."

"I'm not going to upset everyone."

"I know." He still smiled. "You seem to want to fit into the West Coast more than your colleagues. Or a student?"

"Well. I'm graduating soon."

"It seems that a part-time auxiliary police officer is very suitable for young people like you. Vitality, sense of justice, or heroism. Both are indispensable."

The patrolman's cheeks burned, and he swallowed his throat: "Well...it's very late now. There have been some disappearances around here before." He straightened his police badge and said, "For safety, I have to see your driver license."

Wei Chen picked up a California driver's license from the inner pocket of his suit, staring at the young man who was so flustered that he almost grabbed his hand.The other party glanced at the name on it, and the flushed face under the brim of the hat was startled for the first time.

"Ah, you are."

"what happened?"

"The RA Group..." His Adam's apple twitched, "That one."

"Don't be nervous." Wei Chen took the driver's license that he handed over respectfully with both hands, and smiled, "Even if you are not working, as a volunteer policeman, don't feel embarrassed about your law enforcement within the formal process."

"Thanks, um, um, I mean..."

"I know you want to send me back, enthusiastic police officer. But we'd better keep some distance." Wei Chen lightly stubbed out the cigarette butt, and looked him up with a smile, "Otherwise, my boyfriend will be angry of."

The young man who hadn't left the ivory tower suddenly understood something. He blushed in shock, stepped back a few steps, bowed deeply, and quickly ran back to the police motorcycle.

The old police officer, who had been witnessing the development of the incident from beginning to end and knew the identity of the owner of the car, put his arms around his partner's shoulder reassuringly.

"Look at your straight eyes, it's best for that person to talk when he's doing business. Normally, you'd probably have already messed up in the car." He patted him, "Okay, you should go home early too. Or your grandma will have to call the sheriff again."

After sending the two police officers away, Wei Chen replied to all of Favna's messages one by one, emphasizing both explicitly and secretly that he had no intention of interfering in these matters.After that, Wei Jinming finally came late.

The child didn't stand under the streetlight at first, and didn't make a sound. It took Wei Chen a long time to see clearly his silhouette in the darkness.He waved, and the latter hesitated a few steps forward like a lost duckling.

Wherever the light reaches, Alpha's clothes are messy.Except for the sneakers on the feet, all the upper and lower clothes were replaced by messy pajamas. There were several scrapes on the elbows and knees, and it looked like they had jumped over the wall and ran out.

If Madam finds out, this kid will suffer.Wei Chen sighed helplessly, and slammed the car door backhand to let him get in.

"Where did you go?" He didn't mean to blame, and his attitude was the same as before, "Madam didn't allow you to go out without permission, and you made yourself so dirty."

"...Let me drive, brother."

He probably has a place he wants to go but can't say it out loud.Wei Chen didn't really want to conflict with him today, so he pretended to go to the co-pilot on his own.Wei Jinming also thoughtfully adjusted the height of the seat for him.

"Brother." After turning on the engine, facing the deafening roar of the sports car, Wei Jinming held the steering wheel holster stiffly - he couldn't see his expression clearly, but Wei Chen clearly felt the depression that was about to come out, "I fell off the balcony I fell while climbing the fence, and when I came out... I borrowed someone else's mobile phone and sent you a text message."

"Your wound should be treated. Wound infection can be a nuisance while you're out on bail."

"It's not important. It's not important at all." Like the airway spasm caused by crying for too long, every word that comes out of the throat is choking, "I have confessed so much to my brother, and I have to confess to me. "

Wei Chen's hand holding the cigarette stopped in the air: "What are you talking about?"

"What I was sued for. Did you and Mom do it?"

As if he failed to notice the soaring speedometer on the dashboard, Wei Chen turned his head in disbelief, and found that Alpha, who should have been focusing on the road conditions, was silently staring at him.The brown eyes reflected the pain that was on the verge of eruption, and the tiny blood streaks continued to spread.

"...Why, brother?" The hand that was scratched even to the palm was still shaking, "Why wasn't your first reaction shaking your head, not rejecting, or dismissing the relationship? Why?!" He roared, He smashed the steering wheel hysterically, "Brother, why didn't you lie to me? Even if you say 'no', even if you shake your head, I will happily wag my tail at you."

"Wei Jinming, let's talk about it after we get out of the car." The tires grazed the ground fiercely, the body sank, and the unbearable friction force when turning a corner can no longer be described as screaming.

Centrifugal force almost threw the two of them head-on several times, but fortunately the seat belts played their role in time.Cold sweat broke out from his back in an instant, Wei Chen tried to stabilize his emotions, and raised his hand to pull the car door-but heard a "click", and the car window was also locked by the button on the left side of the driver's seat.

"Brother, why?" Wei Jinming withdrew his hand very slowly, turning the steering wheel firmly with one hand, as if he couldn't take his eyes off his brother.He asked blankly and hopelessly, "Is it because my surname is 'Wei' too?"