[Comprehensive] Cardiac Arrest

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Xihai, Doletek Restaurant.

Because he saw the black-haired boy wearing a cowboy hat on the bar table in the restaurant, Fengxin overturned the meal he had ordered because of a moment of panic, and the sound of shattering dishes ushered in the restaurant The sight of most of the guests - including Ace's.

The boy was still holding a big chicken leg. He noticed that a silver-haired girl had knocked over the meal, and looked at her curiously—then, at this very moment, the eyes of the two finally met.

"It's really Ace..."

Fengxin called his name in a daze, but Ace's pupils shrank suddenly when he heard this - was this girl calling his name just now?She knows herself?

When Fengxin saw Ace's stunned expression, he realized that he had slipped his tongue, and hurriedly looked away as if guilty, and squatted down to quickly clean up the broken plates.It would be good if Ace didn't hear what she said just now, because at this point in time, Ace probably doesn't know her——

Feng Xin's movements were a little messy, and he couldn't help but recall the memory of that time in his mind.

... She and Ace met when she was still a researcher at the institute.

That was when she worked as a staff member in the research institute for two years. At that time, she was regarded as a "prisoner" by the research institute because of her superior strength. Although she occasionally participated in research or was researched, most of the time, Her duty is also to take care of the children of those institutes, and catch them who tried to escape one by one.

And after she gained a little trust from the staff of the research institute, she became able to "go out". At that time, she would accompany the staff of the research institute to take children to various underground human trafficking venues, and bring children with superpowers Selling to various organizations——As for Ace, she also met during those times when she seldom went out.

At that time, Fengxin's temperament was not as good as it is now. She was cold and dull by nature. Even if she met the sunny and confident Ace, she would not be able to burn like a stone.

But Ace tirelessly told her about various interesting places in the Pirate World, such as where he has traveled, and also talked about his future dreams——

Feng Xin kind of likes to see him talk about his dreams, and always hopes to know more from him.

Then, Ace also handed her the life card, and said that if she needs it, she can ask her for help at any time.Then, Fengxin also used her method to detour and meet with Ace every time she could "go out".

Gradually, Ace also knew about the institute, and promised her to "take them out of the institute" and "find a good place to settle those children", and said, "If he becomes stronger, he will definitely be able to do it." "What.

Although Ace still didn't have time to rescue them in the end, the words he said to them still made Fengxin and the children feel quite warm so far.

And because of this, when they heard the news that Ace was arrested and sentenced to execution, they would...

Recalling this, Feng Xin's cold hand was suddenly covered by a hot hand.

She came back to her senses, raised her head again in surprise, and then met the eyes of the handsome young man with freckles on his face.

"...do you know me?" It turned out that Ace had already jumped off the bar table at some point, because he cared too much about the wind, and because of his willful personality, he didn't think about it I took the initiative to strike up a conversation with a strange girl.

Feng Xin, who was suddenly touched by Ace, was stunned, then withdrew his hand without a trace, and then looked at him.

Her pair of blue eyes quietly looked at Ace in front of her—his face was almost the same as in her memory, with short black hair parted in the middle, orange cowboy hat, freckles on his face, and that wild and hearty aura... ...Feng Xin almost lost his defense against Ace because of this familiarity, but at this moment, the greenness on Ace's face was more youthful than she remembered, and it just reminded her that this young man now just A boy who has never met her.

So, he is not the Ace in her memory, not her Ace.

... In that case, she should also start from scratch for him.

Thinking of this, in order not to complicate things, Fengxin lowered his eyes again, pretending to calmly answer: "...I don't know you."

"Hey, but I heard just now..."

"...But, I heard your name from a friend, I'm sorry, I lost my composure just now." Fengxin lowered his eyes and apologized gently, and Ace tilted his head, as if from Fengxin's just now There was a contradiction between the reaction and what she said now.

But Ace didn't expose it. Instead, after seeing the troubled expression on the girl's face at the moment, he reached out and greeted her cheerfully: "Then let's get to know each other officially now! My name is Ace, what's your name?"

Feng's confidence tightened, her expression softened, thanking him for being as warm as she knew, she stretched out her hand to gently hold his, and said seriously: "I am Fengxin."

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After introducing myself to Ace, things were easy to talk about. Fengxin cleaned up the food residues and plate debris he made, and sat down to eat with Ace.

He told her a lot on his own—for example, he is 17 years old now, and he has only sailed for less than half a year. He came from the East China Sea to the West Sea because of a little accident during the sailing, and he plans to enter the Great Channel or something.

As for Fengxin, he didn't complain about why he told strangers about his identity as a pirate, but just listened quietly, because, for Fengxin, it was useless to be able to sit at the bar table with Ace like this. Chatting in a time-limited manner was what she most hoped to be able to do in the past.

She even ordered an extra beer on a rare occasion, so that she could sit in the restaurant a little longer.

After all, the person sitting next to her at the moment is an old man she never expected to meet again.

——She will not involve Ace in the research institute and her affairs again, but at least, it should be fine to have a meal with Ace.

"By the way, Sister Fengxin..." Somewhere, Ace, who had eaten the third plate of fried rice, started talking about a new topic.

"I'm 21 this year." Fengxin interrupted calmly.

"Really! This really surprised me!" Ace, who ate fried rice with rice grains in his mouth, widened his eyes and almost rolled off the dining table in fright—he saw that Fengxin was petite and immature. Yes, I never thought that such a little girl would be four years older than him!

"It's okay." Feng Xin hooked the corner of his mouth.

"Yeah, age doesn't matter, I just want to say... the process of chatting with you makes me feel very happy, like an old friend I've known for many years." Ace rubbed the back of his head, his cheeks flushed slightly.

"Well, me too." Fengxin nodded and took a sip of beer. Although Ace was a real old friend to her-but in this situation, those things have become unimportant, right?Because everything is different.

And Ace blinked and looked at the silver-haired girl in front of her. Her face was always expressionless. Although she looked cold, if you looked at her for a while, you could always find a little softness on her face.

At the beginning, she was surprised when she saw him, but now she has hidden it in a place where he can't find it.

But what did Fengxin's performance mean at that time?

Ace was still very concerned, but he couldn't ask. He put down the spoon in his hand and brought up another topic: "By the way, Fengxin, why did you hear about me from your friends?"

"...She suddenly said that she had seen you." Feng Xin propped his chin, and the corners of his mouth slowly raised: "I don't know either."

"What kind of person is your friend?"

"A person who is about the same as me." Fengxin explained: "The things about her are actually not that important, because you probably won't have a chance to meet again."

"Maybe! The earth is round, maybe one day, I will see that child again!"

"Then it's also possible that she will have forgotten you by then." Feng Xin continued.

"Is that too much!" Although he said so, Ace didn't care much about Fengxin's statement, but smiled heartily.

The two were chatting, and soon it was time for the clock to ring at three in the afternoon.

That's when Ace meets up with the crew.

And he was about to end the conversation with a smile, but found that the money bag he brought didn't have enough money for him to pay for the meal.

"Sorry, I accidentally ate too much..."

"Let me pay." Feng Xin stretched out his hand to stop him, and then naturally took out a certain amount of Bailey from his pocket, and jumped off the bar table: "If you spend too much, you will pay again." To be blamed by the crew."

"Yes...ah no, how did you know I would be blamed by the crew?"

"You look alike."

Fengxin couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled. After a meal, this was her first smile to Ace—and when Ace saw the girl's dimple, he felt his heart tighten, and just organized it in his mind. The words were instantly forgotten.

After all, her dimple was a little pretty.

So, in order to hide his panic, the boy just put his cowboy hat back on his head in silence, lowered the brim of the hat, and left the restaurant together with the girl who put on the cape and held the parasol.

…And after talking to Ace after a long absence, Feng Feng opened the umbrella outside the restaurant with confidence, and planned to say goodbye to him—because for her, the reunion of Ace this time was enough To her satisfaction, she will not involve Ace in the organization's affairs again.

She will do it alone to save the child.

For Ace, who wants to become One Piece, this episode, the episode of taking care of the super child and the night rabbit girl imprisoned by the research institute, is irrelevant.

"Hey, Fengxin, are you leaving now? I still want to introduce you to my crew?" Ace looked at the girl who was coming and going like the wind with some surprise, and stretched out his hand to strangle Fengxin's wrist. asked.

"No need, I still need to make purchases after this, the pointer is almost recorded, and I will enter the great channel next step." Feng Xin answered with drooping eyes. She was holding a parasol, and her pair of blue eyes stared at Ai again. s.

And Ace felt a pity for a while, for some reason, he didn't want to say goodbye to Feng Xin like this.But even so, he let go of Fengxin's wrist.

"Will we meet again?" Ace asked her.

"Who knows?" Feng Xin tilted his head, his eyes were tolerant, and the corner of his mouth curled up to answer: "As you said, the earth is round, maybe we will meet again?"

After being caught by what he said, Ace was stunned, and then smiled heartily: "Fengxin, you are really interesting!"

She smiled slightly, looking at Ace whose smile was bright enough to melt into the sunshine, the heart that hadn't felt warm for a long time seemed to be flowing with a warm current at this moment.

It was the feeling at that time, Feng Xin caressed his heart, his eyes were soft.

But this time...

She will no longer rely on his tenderness like in the past, just being able to have a meal with him is enough for her.

So, she chose to say goodbye to him: "... goodbye."

And, until she completes her mission, she won't see each other again.

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