Star Barbershop.
"Alright, your hair is done."
Feng Xuan put the scissors aside, reached out, and gently patted the sleeping guest awake.
The guest shuddered, opened his eyes, and looked at himself in the mirror.
He then fell into deep thought.
He turned his head and looked at Feng Xuan beside him, his eyes filled with three parts confusion, six parts disbelief, and one part anger.
He pointed to his hair, "I think I mentioned before that I wanted a middle part like my brother's, right?"
"Yes, that's right." Feng Xuan nodded, picked up a towel, and wiped his hands.
"Then look at this! What kind of haircut did you give me?!"
"A traitorous man with a middle parting?!"
Looking at himself in the mirror, the customer realized that he would have become a traitor if he had just grown a tuft of beard on his philtrum. His face turned bright red.
Feng Xuan shrugged indifferently, "Don't always blame others. What if it's a problem with your hair?"
"You, you, you!"
"No, I only charged you 15 yuan. The shop next door would charge you 150 yuan. You get what you pay for, haven't you heard?"
The customer was speechless, and eventually left dejectedly after scanning the 15 yuan note.
"Anyway, I'm not short of money, so many fuss over nothing."
Feng Xuan plopped down on the sofa, turned on his phone, and started playing games.
The aroma of food wafted from the kitchen, while the basement echoed with the usual sounds of clattering and banging.
"Brother Nanming, I'll help you."
Si Xiaobei helped Nanming carry the food, and soon the table was filled with delicious dishes that whetted the appetite.
"You've worked hard." Nanming gently patted Si Xiaobei's head, took off his apron, and sat down at the dining table with him.
Seeing that all the food had arrived, Feng Xuan decisively ignored his teammates' terrible cooking on his phone, turned it off, and stood up.
" Xing Lan, Captain, Gorilla! Dinner's ready!"
A loud voice traveled through the basement passageway into the basement, where a series of clanging and banging noises echoed.
The intense fighting below abruptly ceased, and then Xing Lan, propelled by its wings, pounced forward as if it hadn't eaten for ten years.
"I'm starving! Wow, so much delicious food!"
Her eyes sparkled as she excitedly gazed at the table laden with delicious food, her hands resting on the table, but a fleeting hint of loneliness suddenly crossed her face.
"What's wrong? I feel like you're acting weird every time we eat."
Feng Xuan sat next to Xing Lan and keenly sensed her strange behavior.
Xing Lan scratched her face and sat down. "I don't know, I just feel like something's missing."
"We're all here, is there anything else we need?"
Xing Lan slumped onto the table, looking at Sun Hai was arriving late from the basement, and began to complain.
"Captain... when are we going to recruit another female member for our team? I don't feel right if I don't sleep with someone every night!"
For some reason, Feng Xuan blushed silently, as if he were lost in thought.
This drew a roll of the eyes from Liu Xiaogang, who was wiping his sweat as he walked over.
" The Night Star are already short-staffed, and our investigation team has more than enough manpower, so there's no need to recruit new members."
Sun Hai replied casually, sitting down in his seat, "Alright, let's eat."
"Oh..."
Ding ding ding--
Just then, a soft knock sounded from the glass door of the barbershop.
Xing Lan raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the sound.
Through the transparent glass door, I saw a white-haired girl standing there, looking somewhat embarrassed, holding the hand of a pure white wolf.
Xing Lan excitedly stood up abruptly, flew past the dining table, and flew to the door, opening the glass door.
Then he gave the girl in white a hug.
Hela! Long time no see! I missed you so much! How are your grades lately?
"Thank goodness, I'm still first in the grade. Sister Xing Lan, you're hugging me too tight..."
"Hehe, I know."
Xing Lan released her hand and then noticed a very docile-looking white wolf sitting at Hela's feet.
"Hey, when did you get your dog? It's so well-behaved."
As he spoke, he placed his hand on the wolf's head and stroked it.
"What dog? This is a wolf!" Feng Xuan walked over speechlessly.
"Huh?" Xing Lan scratched her head, bent down, and looked closely at the white wolf.
Surprisingly, the wolf's pupils were pink!
For some reason, they seem a bit dazed or blank.
When the white wolf saw Xing Lan's face approaching, it proactively rubbed its face against hers.
Xing Lan was immediately overjoyed and hugged the white wolf, giving it a good rub.
Sun Hai then walked over. "So, you've come to us because there's something you'd like to ask of us?"
Hela clasped her hands together a little shyly and nodded slightly.
"Yes, it's this white wolf. I saw it on my way home from school."
"At first I thought it was a dog, so I didn't pay attention, but it kept following me."
"They even grabbed my pants and pulled me here."
Upon hearing this, Sun Hai frowned slightly, a hint of wariness flashing in his eyes as he looked at the white wolf.
"Would a normal wolf have such high intelligence? Could this be Variant?"
Xing Lan, who was still stroking the white wolf, paused slightly upon hearing this, then excitedly lit up with little stars around her.
"I understand! This Variant chose me and wants to sign a contract with me!"
"..." Sun Hai sighed and rubbed his forehead. " Xing Lan, can't you be serious for once?"
Xing Lan explained with a serious yet excited expression.
"Captain, look! Hela is just like us. She seemed to be dead, but then she suddenly came back to life and forgot some of her memories."
"And this wolf gave me a very warm feeling; it must be fate!"
Sun Hai sighed helplessly, "We're often on missions, so we simply can't take care of our pets."
"Uh... that seems to make sense too."
As it turned out, the white wolf seemed to understand their conversation, and it suddenly stood up, having been sitting there motionless.
He walked straight into their kitchen with his limping gait, nudged the refrigerator open with his head, and took out a piece of frozen meat.
Then, right in front of them, it began to nibble on it, all fresh and juicy.
After taking two bites, it even went to the sensor-operated water dispenser and drank two sips of water.
Xing Lan:(((o(ﾟ▽ﾟ)o)))
The rest of the group: Σ(*ﾟдﾟﾉ)ﾉ
"Captain, look how smart it is! It can take care of itself. Let's keep it!"
"Uh..." Sun Hai fell into deep thought.
Liu Xiaogang, looking at the white wolf, also advised, "Captain, I also think we could keep it as a pet. I don't know why, but it always gives me a feeling of attraction."
Feng Xuan stared wide-eyed at Liu Xiaogang, then clicked his tongue, "I never expected you to like this."
That's not what I meant!!!
Nanming looked at the white wolf with a dazed expression, but more than that, he was surprised.
"Sigh... Alright, then Xing Lan, you'd better take good care of her."
"Don't worry, Captain!"
Hela smiled and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the Special Investigation Squad adopt the white wolf.
"Thank you for your help. I'll be going now."
"Hey, don't go!"
Hela was about to leave when Xing Lan reached out and grabbed her arm. "Since you're already here, let's have a meal. We're eating too."
"Ah, no need, no need, you've helped me so much, not only did you give me a house, but you also found me a school..."
"It's okay, it's okay, come on, we're friends, it's just a meal."
Before the other party could refuse, Xing Lan pulled Hela to sit down and served her food.
Helpless, Hela had no choice but to agree.
"Sigh, we need to give it a name."
Xing Lan suddenly remembered something and patted the white wolf's head.
"Hehe, how about we call it Little Hela?"
Everyone froze at the same time, staring at Xing Lan with strange expressions.
Xing Lan puffed out her chest, "Look, it looks just like Hela. Its fur is as white as snow, and its eyes are peach-colored. Plus, it was brought by Hela."
Xing Lan looked at Hela, "Do you agree?"
Hela nodded helplessly. "I don't mind, and I think they're a good match."
"Okay, it's settled then!"
" Little Hela, I want to sleep in your arms tonight!"
Xing Lan hugged Little Hela and buried her head in the white fur, rubbing against it twice.
Little Hela seemed quite pleased, sticking out her tongue to gently lick Xing Lan's cheek twice.
Nanming, standing beside him, seemed to understand something as well, and slowly revealed a meaningful smile.
Perhaps at this moment.
Little Hela understands now what happiness is.