"Huh?"
When the fat figure emerged from the safe, Lu Xin trembled slightly and almost received a mental shock. But fortunately, the cold and scary guy changed his attitude quickly enough, and he was called Brother Jiu when he came out, which made him a little familiar. Only then was he able to climb out of the safe intact and see clearly what he looked like at this time.
He had a chubby face, a round figure, and a bald head..
Judging from his facial features, he is actually very handsome, but the flesh is very fleshy, which pushes up his facial features.
At this time, he suddenly fell to the ground. It seemed that he had fallen hard, and he groaned. He used both hands to hold it up, which was very laborious.
Lu Xin frowned and looked at him, his expression gradually becoming surprised.
His "Brother Jiu" just now made Lu Xin feel a little familiar.
Now that I saw his face, I felt that he was more familiar, but I still didn't dare to recognize him.
Really, compared with what I remember, the difference is huge...
"Hehehehehe..."
Although the fat man struggled a bit, he turned around quickly.
He faced Lu Xin with a smile, wiped his chubby face with his hand, and said very affectionately:
"Brother Jiu? Do you still remember me? Look at you now, don't they say you have changed? In the end, you are still so incapable of taking jokes."
"I was just teasing you, but suddenly I felt like I was back in the orphanage again..."
"..."
"You are..."
Listening to his words and his smile, Lu Xin finally came back to his senses slightly.
His expression gradually became surprised, and there was an unconcealable surprise, and he suddenly said, "Are you fourteen?"
"The one who used to hang himself up to scare people when he was a kid?"
"..."
"Um, I'm fourteen. Is it difficult to recognize me?"
The fat man, or rather, Fourteen, agreed a little surprised, then waved his hand and said:
"Hang yourself up to scare people. That was all in the past. Now you can't hang yourself up anymore."
"The quality of the rope is getting worse and worse these days, and it breaks before I can go up."
"..."
"It's really you..."
Lu Xin felt intense joy in his heart, and his expression was slightly excited.
He didn't expect that he would see Number Fourteen again at this time and in this way.
His change was so great - "big" in the literal sense.
At the same time, I couldn't help but defend the rope manufacturer. The problem might not be with them.
"Oh, she looks really good..."
Just when Lu Xin was surprised and happy, and a little confused as to why Number Fourteen appeared with his sister and Little Nineteen, he saw that Number Fourteen had already turned over. At first sight, he saw Kid standing next to him with an umbrella, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
He said to Lu Xin with some surprise, "Brother Jiu, is this my sister-in-law?"
"This..."
Lu Xin was asked this sudden question and didn't know how to answer it for a moment.
Kid's eyes next to him have already looked over, staring at me quietly and a little expectantly...
How to answer this question?
Fortunately, Number Fourteen didn't look much at all. He looked around the room a few times, then walked straight to the sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, sat down with a clatter, let out a comfortable sigh, and then said, "Brother Jiu, is there anything to eat?"
"It's expensive, get some and eat it!"
"..."
"This..."
Lu Xin glanced at the sofa a little distressed.
It was a two-person sofa. When I usually sat on it, I could free up a lot of space on both sides.
As a result, the moment he sat down, it was filled to the brim.
Besides, the food is not that big, but it has to be "expensive" and "good". This is really...
"Yes."
Before he could answer, he suddenly heard Kid speak.
Lu Xin was startled for a moment, then saw that Kid had put the umbrella behind him, agreed, and walked lightly out of the room.
Why does Kid seem to be in a happy mood?
Not only did he answer, but he was also quite enthusiastic?
"Brother Jiu, I didn't expect your partner to be so good-looking."
Number Fourteen was already happy when he heard that he had something to eat. He shook his head with a sigh and said, "When I was in the orphanage, you said that you were not the tallest or the strongest. Who would have thought that you could find such a beautiful wife?"
"... By the way, in our orphanage, there was a little girl who ran very fast, didn't she have a good relationship with you?"
"..."
Lu Xin suddenly became a little silent, not knowing what to say.
Number Fourteen keenly noticed that the atmosphere was a bit gloomy and immediately changed the topic. "Brother Jiu, your house looks nice."
Lu Xin said, "This is Kid's house, the one we just left."
Number Fourteen was stunned and said in surprise, "You barged in the door upside down?"
Lu Xin was silent again.
Number Fourteen hurriedly changed the topic. "Brother Jiu, you are so charming..."
Lu Xin suddenly felt a little headache. Number Fourteen's ability is really great.
The surprise I felt when I just saw him disappeared in just half a minute.
"Why are you together?"
Glancing at his sister next to him and Little Nineteen, Lu Xin sighed, "Are you coming here with them?"
"Speaking of this..."
Number Fourteen's voice became deeper, and his chubby face seemed a little more sinister. "That's a terrible story..."
"Huh?"
Lu Xin raised his eyebrows slightly.
Then I heard Number Fourteen say, "Let me tell you that you are living a good life at Central City..."
"Not to mention being rich and wealthy, at least I have my own small house in Central City, where every inch of land is precious. I am not too busy at work. I do handicrafts and have some relaxing time of my own every day. Every meal is prepared by someone before we eat it... But one day, someone from Eclipse Research Institute suddenly found me and took me directly to see a terrifying existence..."
His eyes turned slightly cold, and he squeezed out two crazy words between his teeth. "Ultimate!"
The hair on my head was about to explode listening to what he said.
Lu Xin lowered his head and saw his sister and Little Nineteen frowning at him. The sister mouthed an answer to him.
"Mom..."
"..."
"Did Mom really find you?"
Lu Xin confirmed this and frowned at Fourteen.
"Mom?"
Fourteen's face was slightly surprised, and he said seriously, "Don't mess with relatives, that's the ultimate!"
"That's one of the scary Thirteen Ultimates, Fate Seer."
"A woman who holds big scissors in her hand and snaps them whenever she disobeys..."
"..."
Lu Xin's face suddenly became a little ugly, and he squinted his eyes and looked at Number Fourteen.
Number Fourteen also suddenly realized, his eyes widened slightly on his chubby face. "That's it... that's..."
Lu Xin nodded slowly.
"Oh, it turns out to be aunt..."
Number Fourteen was startled, and the solemn and gloomy look on his face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a friendly smile.
His voice suddenly became lighter and brighter, and he smiled and said, "I really didn't expect it, and no one told me..."
"Anyway, I was in jail and my aunt found me..."
"..."
"Wait..."
Lu Xin suddenly felt a little confused and interrupted him hastily, "Are you in jail?"
Number Fourteen nodded and said honestly, "Yes!"
Lu Xin thought about it carefully, and his expression gradually became more exciting. "So your little house you said..."
Number Fourteen said, "Cell No. 4267."
Lu Xin was surprised. "This can't be considered yours, right?"
Number Fourteen puffed up his chest and said, "I have no hope!"
"..."
Lu Xin Suddenly didn't know what to say.
Suddenly I realized that what he just said was actually true.
Indeed, Central City, who has a lot of money, found a small house of his own.
It is true that you can make a living by doing some small handicrafts. After all, labor is required in prisons nowadays.
I also have some time for myself every day to relax...
And it's true that every meal is prepared by someone, so just line up to get the meal...
Just...
My head feels a little messy.
Some of my classmates from the orphanage back then went to the wilderness to become robbers, some wandered around Kindling City, and some became killers...
... Now another person has come out and is in jail.
Lu Xin shook his head helplessly and said to Number Fourteen, "How did you end up in jail?"
"Scared an old man to death..."
Number Fourteen said frankly, "In the final analysis, everything is for life. When I first went to Central City's place, it was very good. Assistant Chen was in charge of the food, and Black Table's people were paying wages, but it turned out that the good times did not last long..."
"Wait..."
Lu Xin couldn't help but interrupt him again, "Have you ever joined Black Table?"
"Yes!"
Number Fourteen nodded and said strangely, "Little Nineteen and I are former colleagues, don't you know?"
"Little Nineteen?"
Lu Xin glanced at Little Nineteen, and his face became heavier.
If I remember correctly, before I found her, Little Nineteen was working in the underworld...
His face gradually became serious, he frowned and looked at Number Fourteen, and whispered, "Why didn't I see you then?"
"Me?"
Number Fourteen pointed at his nose, and it took him a while to react.
He said a little embarrassedly, "When you went to Central City, I had already been fired."
"!"
When I first heard the name Black Table, Lu Xin was still a little unhappy.
Little Nineteen was taken away by Black Table because of his young age, taught him bad things, and controlled him, but you are an adult.
Suddenly hearing Number Fourteen's answer, he couldn't help but be stunned.
The development of things seemed to be a little bit wrong with what I thought.
"Chen Xun, that person really doesn't miss old feelings..."
Number Fourteen shook his head lazily and said, "I just didn't take it seriously when I was working. I reimbursed a little too much and ruined a few of his tasks. He actually didn't miss the old relationship in the orphanage. Although Well, for the sake of Old Director, he didn't kill me, but he kicked me out mercilessly. From then on, I can only wander in Central City, making a living by cheating..."
"Until one time, when I told a rich old man that there was a ghost in his villa, the mistress he beat to death had been staying in his bedroom and she was planning to open his eyes so that he could see ghosts and then ask me to catch ghosts for him. The effect was too obvious and frightened the old man so much that he had a heart attack. She disappeared half a month later, and I was arrested."
"..."
Now I understand...
Lu Xin took a long breath, feeling really tired.
So, Number Fourteen was actually with High Wall City all the time. When he went there, he was in jail?
It was at that time that Mom found him and borrowed Eclipse Research Institute's hand to take him out of prison?
Also thinking of these, Lu Xin suddenly trembled.
Indeed, it was during that journey that Mom left his side for the first time for a long time.
So, many things were planned from that time?
It seems that everything I have experienced in my life is slowly finding answers.
Including the previous point of view from Lu Xin, Mom has some strange behavior and unreliability.
This made Lu Xin feel a little sad. He calmed down his mood before he recovered from such a discovery.
Lu Xin calmed down a little and then recovered from the discovery just now.
Mom had already started to make plans to do these things for herself at such an early stage, but at that time, she was still at the stage where she could not control her power, and would reach the edge of losing control at every turn. She had no idea how much effort she had put into herself at that time.
And now...
Sighing quietly in his heart, he could only start asking seriously.
"Why did Mom find you at that time?"