Who says those who retire at the speed of light are not heroes?

"I can feel it. Otherwise, why would you go out alone, drink alone, and stay in a hotel? Are you having a conflict with your family?"

"No."

"What happened?"

"Don't ask, it's annoying."

"The knot in your heart can only be untied by talking."

"No need to talk...you want to...lie to me again."

"Do you regret what happened that night?" Lin Cheng suddenly asked.

Lu Xiaoxiao was stunned.

Regret? It was the first time that Lu Xiaoxiao really thought about this question. Her subconscious emotion was regret. She regretted that she shouldn't have drunk that day, regretted that she shouldn't have gone home with him that day, and regretted that she shouldn't have been proud when he pushed her away that day. But when she really thought about it for a few seconds, her head was dizzy again.

"I don't know. I feel dizzy."

"If you've drunk too much, just go to sleep." Lin Cheng said softly without further investigating the question. But after a while, Lu Xiaoxiao seemed to be feeling better. She suddenly said, "I don't seem to regret it very much. Just think of it as... being bitten by a dog."

Lin Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The ground was a little slippery, so Lin Cheng slowed down and walked carefully.

After a long while, he suddenly asked, "Do you think... Siming will regret it?"

"what?"

"No, I just suddenly thought, will Siming regret choosing to wear a mask and become a hero? Watching his friends being destroyed one by one, with only the flame of revenge burning in his heart, when the hatred is finally over, his world is left with nothingness. Do you think he would have a moment of regret at that moment?"

Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly reached out and grabbed Lin Cheng's face, "Si Ming is a true hero, I won't allow you to make up stories about him."

"That's not an arrangement, it's just a small guess. After all, after taking off the mask, Siming is just an ordinary person, right?"

"Anyway, it's not something a little bastard like you can tease casually."

"Is he so spotless in your heart?"

"I don't care. He is my idol and the goal I have been working towards. He is also the one who has kept me going these past few years. You are not a member of the Alliance and you don't know all the information about him. If you knew everything about him, you would find that... he is perfect."

The smile on Lin Cheng's lips became more bitter. He hesitated for a long time, and finally stopped talking and sighed quietly.

The world seemed to become extremely quiet, with only the faint sound of rain.

17 accidental

Ten minutes later, Lin Cheng sent Lu Xiaoxiao downstairs to the hotel.

Lu Xiaoxiao stood there in a daze, looking shaky. Lin Cheng held her shoulders and asked, "Are you still standing steadily?"

Lu Xiaoxiao didn't answer, but fell into his arms with her eyes closed.

Passersby in the hotel lobby looked at him in surprise. Lin Cheng had no choice but to carry Lu Xiaoxiao and walked towards her room. After entering the room password, the door opened and Lu Xiaoxiao was put on the soft big bed by Lin Cheng.

The bed sheets were white, and on the bedside table were her black stockings rolled up into a ball. Lu Xiaoxiao didn't open her eyes, and her breathing was even. Lin Cheng hesitated for a moment, gently grabbed her ankles, and took off her shoes for her.

She was clearly behaving well just now, but now she suddenly started to struggle. Lin Cheng had just put down her shoes when Lu Xiaoxiao, still wearing white silk stockings, raised her feet and kicked him on the waist.

It wasn't painful, so Lin Cheng didn't care too much. He went to the refrigerator and got a bottle of ice water and put it next to her bedside table. Then he saw an ice cream in the refrigerator, so he took a Chocolate and sat by the window watching the rain under the street lights downstairs.

It’s not that I want to stay here, but I’m afraid Lu Xiaoxiao will vomit soon, so it’s better to wait until she falls asleep before leaving.

He quickly finished the chocolate, feeling a little unsatisfied, so Lin Cheng went to the refrigerator and got another one. After eating that one, he suddenly heard a rustling sound on the bed. It was Lu Xiaoxiao pulling the buttons of her shirt in a daze.

"I'm still here." Lin Cheng reminded, but Lu Xiaoxiao didn't respond. Instead, she suddenly sat up, and then her top was taken off and thrown aside. Under the black top was a white tube top, which didn't look too stuffy. She slowly opened her eyes, and her eyes happened to meet Lin Cheng's.

Lin Cheng looked at her with drunken eyes.

"Why didn't you leave?" she asked dazedly, but she didn't cross her arms.

"I was planning to wait until you fell asleep before leaving, but it seems to be raining heavily outside and I don't have an umbrella."

"You can...play games on the computer."

"Okay." Lin Cheng nodded in agreement and sat in front of the computer. Lu Xiaoxiao had not logged out yet, so he simply started the ranking match using Lu Xiaoxiao's account. Lu Xiaoxiao's body quickly fell down again, but Lin Cheng seemed to hear the sound of her skirt being thrown off by her.

Lin Cheng turned around inadvertently and saw that she had wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, with only her head exposed. It seemed that she had fallen asleep.

The game started. After Lin Cheng played one or two rounds, it was already an hour. He stood up and stretched, looking at the bed. Lu Xiaoxiao's sleeping posture was very dishonest. She had wrapped herself tightly just now, but now her legs were clamped in the quilt, and her shoulder straps had slipped down a bit, revealing half of her breasts.

The rain outside had stopped. It was time for Lin Cheng to go home. He walked towards the door, but suddenly heard Lu Xiaoxiao's confused voice calling out, "Are you leaving?"

"Yes, the rain has stopped and it's time to go home."

"You are not allowed to go." Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly raised her head.

Lin Cheng walked to the door and just opened it. He was stunned for a moment and looked into Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes. Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes were staring at him at this moment, and her dark eyes seemed to be shining in the room.

"I can't sleep, watch TV with me." Her tone sounded like a condescending order.

"Oh, then I'll take a bath."

Lin Cheng turned and walked into the bathroom, then took the bathrobe on the shelf, washed himself and came to the bed, only to find that Lu Xiaoxiao had fallen asleep again. As expected, a word a woman said after getting drunk could not be trusted. But at this moment, he had finished his bath. After thinking about it, he came to the bed, turned on the TV, and used his mobile phone to cast the screen to browse Erciyuan's broken station. He had collected many classic videos.

Lu Xiaoxiao didn't know when she opened her eyes. She watched the man on TV put on a belt and said, "I don't have a dream, but I can protect the dreams of others..." Then he transformed into Kamen Rider Faiz.

"what is this?"

"Kamen Rider Faiz."

"This sentence……"

"Ah, Sima Ming stole this line before." Lin Cheng answered casually. Lu Xiaoxiao was stunned for a while, "So... it's from this drama?"

"Yes."

"Then I want to watch it too... please go to the first episode."

"..." Lin Cheng reluctantly cut the plot back to the first episode, just to relive the classic. Lu Xiaoxiao sat up a little, and then naturally leaned her head on his shoulder.

Lin Cheng didn't say anything and looked at the TV seriously. How could a woman be as important as Kamen Rider?

He didn't remember when Lu Xiaoxiao fell asleep, but even if she was asleep, she was still clutching the corner of his clothes. Lin Cheng quietly got up and carefully covered her with the quilt. He seemed to hear Lu Xiaoxiao mumbling in her sleep, "You... don't touch me."

Lin Cheng couldn't help laughing, "No, I'm ready to go."

"next time……"

"If we meet again next time, can you hug me again?"

"rogue."

Lin Cheng smiled helplessly, and suddenly became playful. He reached out and pinched her fair little face. Then he took off his pajamas and changed back into his clothes. Lu Xiaoxiao fell asleep again.

The rain outside the window has stopped, the sky is getting light, and it's time for him to go home.　

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City A is a rainy city.

When Lin Cheng woke up again, it was drizzling outside the window. He lived on the 13th floor. The cat was lying on the windowsill watching the rain. Lin Cheng came back after washing up and took the cat from the windowsill to his arms. The cat struggled twice and then stopped. Lin Cheng also leaned against the window in a daze for a long time until he received the message from Lizhi.

"Xu Wanyue has already agreed to cooperate with us. Recently, people from the east side of the city have been making small moves on our side. I plan to let her cause trouble for them and find a chance to give her a warning."

"Well, it's up to you to decide."

"Also, I found out something about Lu Xiaoxiao... She used the blood of evolution, right?"

"Yes."

"So... your meeting with her that day wasn't entirely accidental?"

"It is a necessity in the midst of chance."

"don't know."

"Who can resist a beautiful JK girl with white stockings who looks so elegant?"

"..."

Lin Cheng successfully talked himself into death. Lizhi didn't want to pay attention to him anymore, so he was able to start playing games without being disturbed by anything. When he got tired of playing, he would order takeout. The house he lived in had two bedrooms and a living room. It was an old house with a somewhat old decoration, but it did have a kitchen. He would occasionally cook on a whim, but because he lived alone, he was always struggling with whether to cook one or two dishes. One dish felt not enough, but two dishes were too much to finish... After struggling for a while, he gave up cooking.

When he got tired of playing games, he would go to the next room, which he had converted into a study. There was plenty of light, and he could sit in a chair and read for a long time, until the sky gradually darkened and the rain outside the window fell and stopped, and then fell again.

Lin Cheng closed the book and looked up. There was already some fog outside the window. He lay back on the bed, listening to the sound of rain outside the window, enjoying this lazy time.

18 Wish

After the rain, the sky clears up.

When Lin Cheng woke up, it was already afternoon. He couldn't help but rewatch Faiz last night. He took a dazed look at the message. Lizhi said that he sent Xu Wanyue to the venue in the east of the city yesterday and won five million. He wanted Xu Wanyue to continue tonight. Lin Cheng replied with a 1, then switched the video and started watching it dazedly.

So it can be said that Lizhi has been becoming more and more like a housewife recently. In the past, she could handle such small matters by herself and there was no need to report to him. In the fruit shop, although he is the boss behind the scenes, he is actually no different from a marginal person. The money-making is left to Lizhi, security is handled by Grape, Lemon is the darling of the organization, and Peach... Lin Cheng hasn't seen her for a long time recently. She must be very busy with her announcements.

His daily life is characterized by a plain and simple life. He plays games, plays mobile games, watches videos, eats and waits for death. The more he sleeps, the sleepier he becomes. When he feels lonely after staying out for too long, he goes out to find some fun. He has been out too much in the past two days and wants to quit.

Lin Cheng got up and went downstairs, bought many buckets of instant noodles of different flavors, replenished the carbonated drinks in the refrigerator, went home and continued to curl up in the chair watching anime, and the days passed like this.

.......................................

A rainstorm fell without warning on the spring night, and Xu Wanyue was driving to the casino in the east of the city.

The sudden rainstorm made Xu Wanyue feel a little uneasy. When she was in the alliance before, most of the time she was safe and had never encountered any danger because of her lucky ability.

But it is different now. She has become a traitor in the fruit shop, the most popular and mysterious civil organization in the past three years. Tonight's mission is still the internal fight between civil organizations. Civil organizations are not so rule-abiding. Last time when Lin Cheng pointed a gun at her, she was scared to tears. It was a shame that she never wanted to recall in her life.

If it wasn't for the blood of evolution, Xu Wanyue didn't want to come here as an undercover agent. She just met Lemon and Grape in the past two days. Lemon was okay, she looked like a well-behaved girl. Grape... Grape didn't say anything, just gave her a warning.

...If she wears that backless halter dress, shorts and suspenders, or lace leg rings in front of Lin Cheng again in the future, she doesn't mind burning all those clothes for her so that she can show off her good figure to Lin Cheng.

Xu Wanyue originally wanted to make a joke to liven up the atmosphere, but after being given a cold look by Grape, she simply didn't have the courage to say a word in reply and could only nod obediently.

…It’s obvious that the maid skirt and white silk stockings you are wearing are the weird clothes!!!

The wipers were moving back and forth, and the rain was getting heavier. Fortunately, she had arrived at her destination. After driving to the garage, Xu Wanyue got out of the car. Of course, she came alone tonight. After all, she had not yet exposed her cooperative relationship with the fruit shop, and the fruit shop had not publicized it to the outside world, so... in the eyes of these people in the East City Casino, the only person standing behind her was the Alliance.

But the casinos in the east of the city have paid enough money to the alliance every year and completed enough tasks. Her behavior of blackmailing them... is really against the rules. If something happens, the alliance has no reasonable reason to protect her.

Chengdong is an old organization of people with special abilities, but it changed its name in the past two years, and it seems that its leader has also changed. According to the information Xu Wanyue has learned so far, the casino in Chengdong is now operated by a force called "Flower Garden", and the current leader is a woman named "Hongshao", but she seems to have never really shown up many times, and is particularly mysterious. The only piece of information she has is very strange... She is the most beautiful woman in this city.

Since we are here, we might as well make the best of it. Xu Wanyue sighed, went upstairs, and came to the casino. The world before her was full of decadence and extravagance.

This is a casino opened in the east of the city. It is more luxurious than the one in the west of the city. The male waiters carrying drinks are all well-built and wear tight shirts that reveal their broad shoulders. The female waiters are all dressed in bunny girl costumes, all of them have charming figures and delicate makeup. The rabbit tails sewn on their dresses sway behind them as they walk.

Xu Wanyue had done some research on Huayuan before coming here. The casino was the initial means by which Huayuan made its fortune. Later, Huayuan also got involved in chain bars, flower shops, and even had its own chain milk tea brand.

Opening a casino is a highly profitable industry, but it is also a gray area. The casino in the garden has existed for decades, but since fruit shops appeared in the north of the city in the past two years and casinos were opened, naturally part of the business was taken away.

The fruit shop has never been involved in such open competition for business. Cutting off someone's financial resources is tantamount to killing their parents. A few days ago, the east city sent experts to the north city to win money, or to lend money to customers who had lost a lot of money. In the north city, casinos do not lend money, and the east city broke their rules.

These little disruptive actions would not cause any harm, but they were disgusting. Lizhi was so angry that Xu Wanyue happened to join in, so she treated it as a newcomer assessment for Xu Wanyue. The task she gave to Xu Wanyue... was to win 50 million from here.

Xu Wanyue had no choice but to go ahead. It wasn't that she was afraid of losing. After all, when she knew that her ability had actually always existed, it was almost flawless. The same psychological suggestion would no longer work on her. Therefore, in the field of gambling, she was invincible and had almost no rivals.

In just half an hour, Xu Wanyue walked down the table with five million chips and went to the Texas Hold'em game.

She did not play the slot machines or some other equipment that the casino could tamper with. After all, Xu Wanyue knew very well that she was definitely in the casino's sight. There were many experts who were proficient in probability in the previous gambling game, but they all lost to her.

Her luck was very subtle, and her observation was very detailed. Even the most sophisticated cheating would have flaws. She tried her best to avoid games that could easily cheat, so... Another hour later, there were already 10 million chips in the small box in her hand.

And her capital was only twenty dollars.

After she turned eighteen, Xu Wanyue never worried about money again. After all, with her luck, if she really wanted money, she only needed to keep an eye on the lottery tickets every day. Although there was no guarantee of winning the jackpot, the probability of winning a small prize of tens of thousands of dollars was still extremely high.

Her joining the alliance had nothing to do with money, and as for justice... unfortunately, she was not the kind of superhero who would die for justice.

The reason she chose to join the Alliance was because only the Alliance could fulfill a certain wish of hers.

For that wish, she would be willing to give up everything.

19 eyes

Xu Wanyue yawned.

At this moment, the chips in the box she was holding already amounted to 15 million, and many gamblers at the gambling table had lost all their money and were staring at her with unfriendly eyes. Of course, she would not be in any danger in the casino. After all, if something happened in the casino, the reputation of the east city would be ruined.