[Dragon Race][Kai Chu]Until the Day

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Caesar opened his eyes.The clock next to the bed showed the time, 12 noon.

He opened his right hand, and in the palm of his hand lay his sentry nameplate, which was warmed by the body heat.He turned over, and the guide beside him was still sleeping, breathing steadily and quietly, and the white sheet was slightly sunken, fitting against the guide's body.Caesar stared for a moment, then touched the guide's forehead.Body temperature is normal.

Caesar breathed a sigh of relief and got up and got out of bed.As if sensing the opponent's movements, Chu Zihang frowned slightly, and turned over, revealing his bandage-wrapped back.

Caesar stopped, and stroked the bandage on the guide's back with his hands. The scab wound that had been bandaged yesterday was a little cracked, but fortunately it was not serious.

About 300 miles from Chicago, he encountered a fall.

Cigars were not appropriate at this time, and he thought he'd better pack them.

***

Chu Zihang slowly opened his eyes.The sound of the howling wind and the engine of the off-road vehicle can be heard next to my ears.

He was on a high-speed off-road vehicle, his body was covered with dry clothes, wrapped in a warm and soft cashmere blanket, and the fine velvet rubbed against his neck; his mind was filled with a cloud of white fog, something happened, but he His mind was heavy and stagnant, unable to function.

"Are you awake?" He heard someone say from the side, the voice was scattered by the air rushing into the car, "Feeling better?"

The Sentinel...his mind began to work, and the memory slowly poured in...

"Water..." Chu Zihang heard a hoarse sound from his throat.

The sentry freed his right hand and handed him a bottle of mineral water.

Chu Zihang unscrewed the bottle cap, brought it to his mouth, and swallowed carefully and slowly.The cold liquid slowly fell, awakening his body and consciousness.He noticed that on the cup holder in the middle of the seat was a paper cup of Coke, but it was obviously misused and full of cigarette butts; Tobacco.

"Want to eat?" was another question.

He nodded and took the brown paper bag Caesar handed him.Probably the same as that Coke, from some roadside fast food place.

"Where is this?" He opened the paper bag and said the first complete sentence of the day.

"It's still 120 miles away from Chicago. It's four o'clock in the afternoon. It's still in time for Gattuso's dinner." After speaking, Caesar threw the last cheap cigarette in his hand into the Coke.

***

It was after six o'clock in the evening when the off-road vehicle drove into the gate of Gattuso's house.

The guards in suits and leather shoes at the door seemed to have known about Caesar's arrival for a long time, and without a word of nonsense, the dark iron gate slowly opened to both sides.Presumably as soon as they left Salt Lake City, Angers informed the Gattuso family of the news.

The car slowly stopped at the entrance of the main hall, Caesar put the gear on and turned off the engine, and watched with a sneer as the blond secretary walked out of the delicately carved wooden door.

"Master Caesar, you are back." Percy Gattuso opened the car door for him and greeted with a smile.

Caesar didn't move, but asked, "Who's there?"

"The acting owner is already in the restaurant, waiting for you to have dinner with us."

"Very good." Caesar unbuckled his seat belt.

"The guest room is also ready for this guest." Paxi nodded to Chu Zihang on the other side.

"No, move the things to my bedroom; he will sleep with me at night." Then he said to Chu Zihang: "You go back to my room first. I will hand over the things to the acting owner." After speaking, he did not wait for the guide Objecting loudly, the young master of the Gattuso family got out of the car and disappeared into the open door.

***

Caesar entered the dining room with the file bag containing the general outline of Heimdall.At the other end of the long dining table sits his uncle, Frost Gattuso, the current acting head of the house.

"What happened to your foot?"

Caesar's feet are already able to walk normally, but there is still some uneven force.Well, still keenly spotted by his obnoxious uncle.

"Twisted." Caesar replied.

"I thought it was a gambling card that was chopped off by someone." Frost snorted coldly, "I smell like an old smoker."

Caesar's face sank, and he put the sealed paper bag on the dining table, "The general outline of the Heimdall plan. Angers asked me to bring it to you."

Frost flirted with Passy, ​​who was on the side. The secretary put away the file bag on the table and left the restaurant.

Caesar opened the chair and sat down, facing Frost far away.The servants began with the starter, tomato bruschetta.Caesar picked up a fork and poked the slightly charred slice of bread.

The restaurant door opened again, and Passy came back. Caesar glanced at him, and just about to speak, the secretary immediately said, "I'll send a copy of the same dish to the guests."

Patsy left again.Caesar began to slash, "Hmph, he's always been so good at watching people."

***

Chu Zihang followed the servants of Gattuso's family through a series of corridors, and finally arrived at Caesar's room.The room is huge, with European-style furniture under the high roof, and golden dark lines and branches spreading on the dark wallpaper; there is a whole wall of floor-to-ceiling windows, and the manicured garden is outside the window.In the center of the room was a four-poster bed with dark curtains, facing a burning fireplace not far away.

The servant entered the room carrying a set of quilts, put them on the stool at the end of the bed in front of the four-poster bed, and left quietly.

Chu Zihang frowned, he was the only one left in the room again.After hesitating for a while, he sat down at Caesar's desk and began to organize his belongings.His father's diary, cash, two full 15-round magazines, a Beretta pistol, his guide nameplate; there was a small silver box in the backpack, which opened to two Young's ketones, probably Caesar put in.

There was a knock on the door.Chu Zihang put away his things vigilantly, stood up and said, "Please come in."

The blond secretary of Gattuso's family opened the door with a smile on his face. Behind him was a servant with dinner in his hand.

"The young master ordered it." The secretary explained simply, watching the dinner being placed on the low table aside.After finishing the arrangement, he stretched out his hand to Chu Zihang, "Hello, my name is Percy Gattuso, I work for the Gattuso family, and I am currently the secretary of Frost, the acting owner. You can follow me if you need anything." explain."

The guide silently looked at the secretary in front of him.Finally, he shook Patsy's extended hand.

"You are..." Chu Zihang frowned——

"A guide." Passy naturally took what Chu Zihang had left to say, and added: "Level A."

Chu Zihang nodded: "It's very suitable for you." Kind and sensitive, this is the feeling that Paxi gave him.

"I think so too." Percy smiled.

Chu Zihang noticed that one eye of the other party was only lighter than the other.

"Born," Patsy explained.

"Sorry." Chu Zihang said.

"No need to apologize." Percy smiled. "Everyone will notice this when they see me for the first time. You must be very tired from the long journey. If you want to change rooms, just let Master Caesar tell us." After finishing speaking, the secretary bowed slightly, "Don't disturb me, good night." Then he slowly exited the room.

***

It took Caesar two full hours to finish dinner with Frost.After returning to the room, he quickly rushed into the shower, washed off the choking smell of inferior cigarettes, put on a bathrobe, and walked out of the bathroom.

Chu Zihang was still asleep.The dog-legged secretary of his family really moved the entire goose down quilt and daily necessities from the guest room to the bedroom.

"I have given the information that Ange ordered to the acting owner. I have already conveyed what you want. It is impossible to give you the original, but the photocopy is not a big problem. If it goes well, I can get it tomorrow." Caesar told Chu Zi Hang confirmed.It went more smoothly than he expected, and Frost did not refuse his request.

Chu Zihang nodded and asked, "Can I borrow the phone?"

Caesar tilted his head towards the phone on the desk.It was an old-fashioned dial phone.

Chu Zihang picked up the handset and dialed numbers one by one. The dial rotated and returned, and the sound of gears' bite and friction echoed in the room.

The phone was connected, and it was still the mechanical female voice: "Please enter the commissioner's number."

The guide's finger rotates the metal ring six times. "Specialist identity confirmation. Please enter the task number."

Chu Zihang turned the dial again.In Salt Lake City, when Angers handed over this task to him, the system had automatically assigned a task number.The task itself was not difficult, but what happened on the way really exceeded all his expectations.

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.After a long time, "The task progress is confirmed. The task has been completed. The number of tasks in the waiting queue is zero. According to the administrator's settings, the college system and all data will be deleted immediately." Before Chu Zihang could react, the call had been hung up by the other end There was only a busy tone left.

"The deletion program of your college is quite uniquely designed." Caesar commented. He approached the oak wine cabinet by the wall, looked at the labels on the bottles one by one, and took out a bottle of red wine. "Congratulations, you graduated. Let's celebrate." ?”

"I don't think there is anything worth celebrating." Chu Zihang said coldly.

Caesar smiled and opened the red wine.The wine bottle was tipped, and the dark red liquid flowed into two transparent goblets, and the rich fruity aroma permeated the room.

"What's your next plan?" Caesar asked.

This is a good question.The matter of the academy has come to a complete end, and Chu Zihang is no longer a commissioner; Caesar's "assistance" to the mission is also naturally over.According to Chu Zihang's original idea, as soon as he got the details of the Alaska part of Heimdall's plan tomorrow, there would be no relationship between him and Caesar.

...If there is no accident yesterday.

Almost 24 hours have passed since last night.But Chu Zihang has not been able to fully digest this fact - he almost