Latent Syndrome

Chapter 18 18. Moon Lake

the next day.

Colin woke up with a hangover and a terrible headache.

And I had a strange dream, the specific details of which I can't recall. It seemed that I turned into a dinosaur, and then rode a shark and carried a rocket launcher to participate in a formula racing competition.

"Are you too drunk?"

Colin sat up from the sofa, and all he saw was an unfamiliar scene. The post-modern style dark decoration, no main light design, only track lights were used, and the walls were full of posters of bands he was unfamiliar with. There is also a drum set and some musical instruments in the corner of the room.

There was a noise coming from the living room and kitchen. Because it was an open kitchen, you could see it at a glance.

Eugene, bleary-eyed in housecoat and apron, was frying eggs in a pan.

Colin: "!!!"

"Are we...doing it?"

Colin suddenly woke up and looked at Eugene blankly.

Eugene rolled his eyes and replied: "I see that your position has not been moved in the tavern. When I arrived at the tavern, I found that you were already drunk. I heard from the boss that there was a football match on the TV at the time, and many drunkards were there to watch it. International live broadcast, when you won the final, you blew a bottle of tequila directly. I heard that it was a very wild way to drink. You dazzled the bottle to create a vortex, and then drank it all in one sip. Now you are holy Georgetown is considered the god of wine, so you had a legendary night, uncle."

Colin was speechless. With his consciousness clear and his body and mind harmonized, he looked at the sofa where he slept and listened to Eugene's tone. He already knew the result.

"Thank you for taking me away and giving me a place to live."

Colin was a little embarrassed. Although he often drank, this was the first time that he had lost his temper like this.

"You should join Alcoholics Anonymous and quit smoking. You will take the first step before latent disease kills you."

Although he knew that Colin's living habits were very bad, Eugene never expected that they would be so bad.

She put the fried eggs and bacon on two plates, sprinkled them with some salt, and placed them on the dining table.

"It's been a long time since I woke up so early. If I have breakfast like this every day, I really don't know how those married people live."

Eugene took off his apron and sat on the dining chair.

Although Colin didn't have the habit of eating breakfast, he still couldn't bury Eugene's feelings.

"Really? You women... after breaking up, will you think of your ex-boyfriend or something like that?"

Colin took a bite of the omelette. The taste couldn't be said to be good, but it was not bad, just average. The sugar-centered eggs were pretty good.

"Why are you talking about this? Do you remember your ex-wife?"

Eugene had seen Colin's information sheet before. For every named citizen, the Countermeasures Bureau had all the basic information.

"It's not fair. You know my past, but I don't know yours."

Colin was a little unhappy. At this point, his friendship with Eugene could be considered a life-long friendship, but he still knew nothing about this woman.

"Unfortunately, this is the privilege of the first comer. If you are the first to join Section 11, you can also see everything about me. As for your last question, only people who believe in zodiac signs would ask such idiotic questions. Do you understand that this kind of thing differs from person to person? You can’t just say some ambiguous and neutral words that cover a wide range of things to cover everything up. My words certainly won’t. As for your ex-wife, she may have been very sad since she divorced you.”

Seeing Colin trying to smoke after eating in two or three mouthfuls, Eugene immediately snuffed him out and crossed his two index fingers to make a forbidden gesture, preventing him from smoking in the room.

"But now that we're divorced, there's nothing more to say. Don't you think that divorce and remarriage is a practice that neither party respects the marriage? That kind of marriage... can't be called a marriage."

Breakfast was relatively simple. After finishing it quickly, Eugene put away the tableware and went to the sink to wash the dishes.

Colin was extremely depressed that he was being taught a lesson by a girl who was several years younger than him.

He touched the wine bottle in his arms and found that it was empty.

There are only two days... Damn it, it means we have to go to the headquarters the day after tomorrow.

Colin had no time to waste any time, so he put on his coat and prepared to leave.

"Thank you for your hospitality."

"Walk slowly without seeing you off."

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…

Colin came to the pawn shop and used his salary from Section 11 and part of his capital to redeem the watch he had pawned.

When I was fired half a month ago, I had to pay off various credit card debts and huge loans, and I couldn't get rid of my money at all, so I had to pawn the most valuable thing.

The workmanship of the watch is so exquisite that it can be called art. The back of the dial has codes such as the movement and case, as well as customized characters marked with optical fiber.

It is a somewhat innocent and childish content, the names of Colin and his ex-wife, and FOREVER.

This was a gift from his ex-wife when they first got married.

Colin rubbed this character with his fingers, and then did not put it on his wrist. He just put it in the sandwich pocket inside his coat. However, after thinking about it carefully, something seemed inappropriate. He was afraid that the wine bottle would scratch the watch, so he put it away. On the other side.

Since the salary of Section 11 was ridiculously high and there were other benefits after becoming an official agent, Colin directly listed his LDK apartment for sale on the website. When he gets the money next time, he can directly pay off the mortgage. It's sold.

Although this was a loss-making business, Colin could only do this to get back the money he had earned.

After doing all this, Colin drove his business car and left the city. He still had property in a suburban community.

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Although Los Angeles, the suburbs, and Moon Lake Resort City are too far away from the city center, it does not mean that life here is inconvenient. There are supporting business districts and various resort parks, and the quality of consumption is even better.

A high-end community parking building.

"Xingye, I'll leave this to you in Luo City."

"yes."

"Your whereabouts have not been exposed to the Countermeasures Bureau."

"No, I heard the news that SCT would enter the film industry through the Puppet Company, so I disguised myself as a film producer and lived in a luxurious community. I have completely integrated into this place."

"That's good, we should pay close attention to the actions of the Countermeasures Bureau and SCT."

"yes."

Hoshino Manatsu hung up the phone. She specifically chose this place as a place to settle, because buying such expensive and relatively remote communities is usually purchased by rich people.

They usually don't live there permanently, they only serve as holiday residences or as secret places to keep lovers. When the holidays come, they go to these beautiful places for sightseeing, sailing yachts in the lake or hunting deer. Usually there are no people there. Living in a relatively secluded place is an excellent place to stay. Even if your whereabouts are exposed, you can quickly realize that you are being targeted and escape.

After Hoshino Manatsu got off the bus from the third floor of the parking lot, he found a man with extremely poor clothing and an unkempt beard. He was carrying a flask with him, took a sip and was still smoking in the no-smoking area.

This confused her. This man didn't look like a resident here at all. He might have used some means to trick the doorman into entering and stealing things. This kind of place was a favorite neighborhood for thieves.

She didn't care either.

Until she walked to the building where she was, this man was still following her, which made her alert. Could it be that her whereabouts were exposed?

But Hoshino Manatsu was still not too sure, but when this man entered the same elevator as her and stopped on the same floor, she finally couldn't help it.

She skillfully took out a butterfly knife. With her professionalism, even this kind of knife can deal with most people, and asked: "Who are you? Why are you following me?"

Colin: "???"

After experiencing the explosion at the stock exchange, Colin would naturally not be frightened by a butterfly knife.

Although this tall, straight, black beauty in sportswear is no less impressive than any fashion model, Colin is no longer a young boy full of sperm.

"Idiot."

Colin left two words calmly, opened his door with the key, and closed it with a bang.

Hoshino Manatsu is extremely messy.