Hunting Game [Interstellar]

How helpless...

Su Shichuan smiled from the bottom of his heart, put the laurel flower back on the branch, turned and left the old church.

It was already past three o'clock in the morning when we arrived in the [-]th district, the red light district was still singing and dancing, and the business was booming.Along the way, Su Xingchuan avoided several couples of male and female prostitutes gathering together to solicit customers, and came to the Shipwreck Tavern deep in the alley with ease. Feng Chen arrived ten minutes earlier than him, so he opened a single room in advance and sent the room nameplate to Su. On Shi Chuan's communicator.

After a whole night of accumulation, the tavern was filled with smoke, and the mixture of alcohol and cheap perfume made people's heads swell.

At this time, there were almost no sober guests except for entertaining. The drunkards who were dizzy were all talking with their tongues, the content was mixed, and exaggerated laughter broke out from time to time, causing the whole environment to be noisy.

Su Shichuan declined a receptionist who asked him "what to drink", walked into the box area at the back, and met Feng Chen in a single room named "Nautilus".

It wasn't working time, and he came to such an ambiguous place. Feng Chen deliberately wore a dark suit with a hood, and there were masks and gloves that he took off beside him.Seeing Su Shichuan coming, the man's unchanging indifferent face finally revealed a smile, and said softly, "Why didn't you say something in advance when you came back?"

Su Shichuan took a seat at the booth opposite him, and replied: "The notice I received this morning is also a temporary decision."

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the two of them consciously kept silent. The waiter put the drinks and some snacks on the table, accepted the tip Feng Chen had prepared in advance, thanked them again and again, and then retreated respectfully.

"I haven't been to this place for several years." Feng Chen put ice pucks in each of the two spirits glasses, and then opened the bottles to pour the wine. "It seems that I just graduated last time, and I was with you. To be honest, I just I haven't been here with anyone else."

After he finished pouring it, Su Shichuan took a sip from his own cup, and joked, "It's still just as bad."

Feng Chen was amused by him: "I think so too, so I have never understood why you like to come to such a bad place?"

Now it is because I know that I can collect information here and buy the items I need, so what is the real reason for my self decades ago?After a long time, Su Shichuan couldn't remember such small details, probably because he was young and vigorous, and he needed to find a messy place to vent his restlessness...

"I forgot too," Su Shichuan said with a smile, "It's probably because this place is far away from home, and Uncle Luo can't control me."

"Why don't I remember a time when you were so rebellious?"

"Of course I did, but I didn't show it."

The voice fell, and the two laughed at the same time.

Feng Chen is also a person who rarely relaxes. He usually stretches himself like a piece of iron in the military department. He is a serious and meticulous general of the iceberg. He only shows his other side in front of his friends. After all these years, he has only met Such a Su Shichuan whose temperament and temperament are very compatible.

"Speaking of which," Feng Chen stopped laughing, his voice calmed down, appearing to be extremely serious, "What is the task that Xi Sai arranged for you?"

Eyelashes drooping, Su Shichuan intentionally avoided meeting his gaze, and said in a low voice, "He wants to take over, so let me assassinate His Majesty."

Feng Chen was shocked for a short while, but quickly accepted the message: "No surprise, he also expressed his intentions in front of me. I knew the time was almost up, but I didn't expect to arrange you to do it. It's what I said today." Is that what you came back for?"

"No." Su Shichuan said, "After the National Day dinner, he said it when he summoned him alone."

"It was arranged two months ago," Feng Chen was a little surprised this time, but it wasn't because of Cisse, "Why did you tell me now?"

Su Shichuan lowered his head and sipped his wine, remained silent for a few seconds, and said, "He asked for secrecy, and this task is sensitive, I didn't want to involve you in it."

Feng Chen heard the deep meaning, his eyes darkened immediately, and he said with a sigh: "He really doesn't trust you." He didn't mean to blame Su Shichuan for not listening to dissuasion, but he was worried for him.When Feng Chen received the other party's voice message before, he could already guess that it was almost inseparable. He knew that it was probably because Xisai had a problem, and it stumped him, who never bowed his head, but he didn't expect this problem. It will be so difficult.

"He assigned this task to you. To put it simply, he wants to test your ability and see if you should continue to cultivate and promote you to a higher position, or just stay here and use it casually." Feng Chen nodded. Smoke, took a deep breath, and then exhaled, "You should have thought of it even deeper, and the direct result is that you have a suspicion of 'assassinating the emperor' placed on you, and you are completely tied to him and let you sit. In the position of Shihuang's tutor, I don't care about others anymore."

The words were cryptic, the last time Su Shichuan made a statement, Feng Chen didn't want to touch Ni Lin again, so he intentionally didn't mention the matter of the Third Highness, but explained the truth in a roundabout way.

"Actually, there is another point," Su Shichuan said, "Your Majesty's order has passed through my hands, and Cisse will have a reason to execute me. You only need to wait for a time when I am disobedient."

Feng Chen tightened his eyebrows when he heard the words, and said: "You are right, the problem is that you will go against Xi Sai's order?"

Su Shichuan was noncommittal, did not answer directly, but said: "We are both the ministers of the crown prince now, and will be the ministers of the emperor in the future. Now our master deserves allegiance, but who can guarantee that he will not make big mistakes in the future? ?" He finally raised his eyes to look at Feng Chen, "Ah Chen, the Luo Yin Empire needs loyalty, but it doesn't need foolish loyalty, what do you think?"

"Shi Chuan..." Feng Chen stared intently into his eyes, hesitated for a long time, and then said, "Answer me a question honestly, has anything happened to you in the past few years?"

Su Shichuan was startled: "Why do you say that?"

"You give me a different feeling than before." Feng Chen said very seriously, "Based on our relationship, I don't want to beat around the bush in front of you, and I hope you don't use the 'dealing with others' method on me. There are no outsiders tonight, and I will never betray you, I just want to have an open and honest talk, okay?"

Su Shichuan suddenly fell silent.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Feng Chen only acquiesced at the time, so he said again: "The 'feeling' I mentioned just now is actually very vague, and I can't tell exactly where it is. We have known each other for more than ten years, what kind of person are you? It's very clear, others may not be able to see it, but I can detect it!"

"You are Shi Chuan, but sometimes it seems like a different person..."

"For example?" Su Shichuan asked softly.

"Right now." Feng Chen said, "I want to have a heart-to-heart conversation with you, but you act calmly, as if you are treating a stranger, or a 'negotiating partner', you really..." He suddenly stopped , picked up the wine glass and drank the low-quality spirits in it, took a breath, and said again, "Don't you really want to explain?"

Su Shichuan was not in a hurry to speak, but poured another glass for him: "Ah Chen, you are the only person I can call a friend since I was a child, sometimes I think, if one day I 'disappear', You must have been the first to find out."

"What does 'disappear' mean?" Feng Chen was puzzled.

Su Shichuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and did not answer this question, but asked: "If the empire will perish under Xisai's rule, Achen, is it possible for you to change to someone else?"

"Your 'others' refers to His Highness the Third Highness?" Feng Chen suddenly said with blood.

Su Shichuan gave a flat "hmm" and said: "It seems that there is no other choice."

"Before everything happens, none of us can predict the future." Feng Chen said seriously, "Shi Chuan, I don't know why you have such thoughts, but I advise you to stop immediately. You are right Xifa is too good, that kind of behavior has already aroused Cisse's dissatisfaction, if you let him know that you still have the idea of ​​supporting Xifa, it will not end with a warning, do you understand?"

"Of course I understand." Su Shichuan looked at Feng Chen without blinking, "But I want to know your answer."

Feng Chen found it unbelievable: "How can we rely on assumptions to make a decision, let alone an issue involving the empire, Shi Chuan, what's wrong with you?"

"I just want your answer." Su Shichuan insisted, "Are you loyal to the Empire, or to Cisse?"

"Okay, I'll answer you." Feng Chen chose to back down, "The battle between us and the alliance is on the verge of breaking out, and now we acquiesce that His Majesty has already put one foot in the coffin. Under this premise, the Luo Yin Empire cannot afford to do it again'Crown Prince Assassin't hit, that's palpable."

"I swear allegiance to the empire to the death. There is no doubt about it. The person who is about to take that position is Cisse, so I will support him and guard the defense line of the Luo Yin Empire for him."

"Aren't you like this?" Feng Chen's voice softened, "Since when did our beliefs change?"

"I promise that our beliefs are the same, we have never changed, and we will never change." Su Shichuan picked up his glass again, and lightly touched it with Feng Chen's glass on the table, "We still drink, it's rare to come out, Don't be spoiled by trivial assumptions."

Feng Chen nodded slowly, and said: "I have no objection to drinking, but before that, there is one more thing to be sure." He pressed Su Zhanchuan's hand to raise the glass, and guided him to put the glass back on the table, " I will help you complete the task that Cisse entrusts to you."

Su Xingchuan was startled very inconspicuously, his heart was greatly moved, and at the same time full of contradictions—this was the purpose of his appointment to meet Feng Chen, but after the argument just now, he took it for granted that there had been a dispute between the two of them. If there is a gap between the two people who are familiar with each other, he will suspect that it has been foreseen a long time ago. It is difficult for Su Shichuan to convince him that he has already given up that plan.

In the end, Fengchen is Fengchen after all, compared with faith and righteousness, he always puts his friends in a higher position.

Of course, this may also be out of trust. He is aware of his disloyalty to Cisse, but he does not believe that he will be disloyal to the Luo Yin Empire.

"We cooperate, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to Cisse." Su Shichuan said.

"Actually, for this task, what he cares most about is the result." Feng Chen said, "Although I helped you go against the original intention, but knowing that the goal has been achieved, he has successfully ascended the throne, and the rest will not be too deep. You—" As he said, he picked up the wine glass and took the initiative to touch Su Xingchuan's glass, "There are some crimes that cannot be borne, even suspicion."

The five fingers holding the crystal cup were unconsciously clenched, Su Shichuan leaned back on the back of the sofa, and relaxed for the first time since entering the door: "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Feng Chen smiled again, "You just told me today, to be honest, I'm very dissatisfied."

"Don't dare next time," Su Shichuan also smiled, and called out on purpose, "Brother."

Feng Chen was flattered by this title, and the two of them ignored the previous unhappiness in a tacit understanding. Like many years ago, in the shabby tavern, drinking inferior wine and teasing each other, but they will not be together again. Imagine the future-because they have already embarked on completely different paths, they just wait for the fork to come, and they will part ways without saying goodbye.

After tonight, Su Shichuan could no longer guess Feng Chen's thoughts, the familiarity seemed to disappear overnight, leaving only two acquaintance skins, wrapped in completely different hearts.

At dawn, more than a dozen empty wine bottles rolled on the floor of the small single room. Although the wine in the Shipwreck Tavern was poor, the high alcohol content was real.Both of them were more or less unconscious, and after barely confirming the time, they got up and prepared to leave.

Feng Chen put on the mask and gloves one by one, and finally put on the hood, Su Shichuan leaned against the wall covered in tower ash, and looked at him with a smile: "You are too cautious, why, you are afraid of being recognized by those prostitutes outside. come out?"

"I've never gone whoring before, so what if I recognize it?" Feng Chen felt a headache, pressed his forehead and rubbed it vigorously, "But this place doesn't sound good, if I say it, you have to pay attention, and don't think about yourself. What is your identity, it’s so casual to come here.”

Su Shichuan couldn't help chuckling, and said: "If you say that you won't have the freedom to ask friends to drink with you as the tutor of the emperor, then I don't want this title, whoever likes to be the one."

Feng Chen walked over, pulled him up from the wall, and held him half-supported and half-embraced in his arms: "Don't talk nonsense."

Su Shichuan seemed to have drunk too much, his cheeks were slightly blush, and his body was limp. As soon as he left the wall, he tilted his head and rested his head on Feng Chen's shoulder, and murmured: "I can't drive, you can't drive." Open a room here, throw me in, and I will go home when I wake up."

"Leaving you behind, I'm afraid that someone will sleep on you." Feng Chen said.

Su Shichuan: "..."

"Just kidding," Su Shichuan looked at him sideways, "Is it just me sleeping with someone else?!"

"Yes, you slept with someone else," said Admiral Feng, who was well-bred and never cared about drunks. "Mr. Huang is very aggressive. I'll wait for the day you sleep with Cisse."

Su Shichuan: "???"

"Stop talking, we're going out." Feng Chen patted his face, reminding him warmly.

Su Shichuan let out a "huh", closed his eyes, and seemed to be falling asleep.

At this moment, there was a knock at the opposite door, Feng Chen didn't want to meet the messy people face to face, so the hand that was already holding the doorknob stopped immediately.He waited patiently for a while until the sound of footsteps disappeared completely, then pushed open the door of the single room, and walked out with Su Shichuan supported.

But by coincidence, the opposite door opened again at this time.

Having just dismissed the two male prostitutes, McGregor looked overly sensual and tired, yawned and pulled up his buckskin coat. When he looked up, he saw a man who was tightly covered and stared at him with cold eyes—of course, District [-] Good and evil are mixed together, and there are people who dress up in strange ways. It is not so unusual to simply not want to show their faces.

What really caught his attention was the one the man was hugging.

The corridor of the Shipwreck Tavern is cramped and narrow, and the distance between the opposite doors is less than one meter, and the time difference between the two sides coming out is the time difference between the front and back feet. Standing so close, Mr. Star Thief can't help but see it.He was also drunk a lot this night, and it was difficult for his eyes to focus. He squinted for a while to recognize the half-buried face, and then he noticed that the guy who should have been unconscious suddenly opened his eyes , smiled at him.

McGregor: "!!!"

McGregor said very unexpectedly: "It's you?!"

Feng Chen didn't notice Su Shichuan's expression, he was simply annoyed by the low-class guy in front of him, his face darkened when he heard this, and he said coldly: "Sir, you have misunderstood the person." After speaking, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait!" McGregor stopped the person, walked two steps quickly, and walked around in front of the two of them. He looked at Su Shichuan, then at Feng Chen, and paid special attention to the other person's clothes. He smiled kindly, "You caught this last night? The road is not stable, and it's too intense."

Feng Chen: "..."

A self-sufficient general does not prostitute, but this does not mean that he cannot understand what the other party is saying.Obviously, he was regarded as a prostitute, and Shi Chuan was a male prostitute in the alley, and then he went out at this time. Still in this posture, it is really easy to be misunderstood.

However, this cannot be tolerated!

Feng Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to explain, but the person in his arms moved first.

Su Shichuan stood firm by himself, took two steps forward in a nonchalant manner, and responded with a grin: "I have a good memory, I thought you forgot me."

"You guys know each other?" Feng Chen asked in surprise, "Then why do you misunderstand that you are a prostitute?"

McGregor bit his cigarette, looked at Feng Chen strangely while lighting the fire, and said vaguely, "Isn't he?"

Feng Chen: "..."

McGregor blew white smoke towards Su Shichuan, playing with the taste: "You cut everything away, but you haven't slept yet, why can he?" He raised the hand holding the cigarette to signal Feng Chen, "Could it be that you never slept?" Can he cut anything better?"

Feng Chen couldn't stand this frivolous and sloppy man, so he pulled back Su Zhanchuan who was obviously drunk and was about to provoke him back: "Sir, there is a misunderstanding here, it is absolutely impossible for him to do what you think Yes. We have to go back, let’s go first.”

McGregor blocked the corridor and remained motionless: "What is his identity?"

"It's not about you—"

"I am the tutor of the Crown Prince."

The two spoke almost at the same time, Feng Chen was startled, he didn't expect Su Shichuan to tell the truth to such a person, and immediately shook his shoulder suggestively.

McGregor was also stunned: "Are you... the Imperial Instructor?" He felt his drink suddenly sober, and his expression suddenly became strange, "You—"

Su Shichuan patted his shoulder with his hands, and smiled very familiarly: "Mr. Mike's bottle of shark oil played a very important role. I can't take it for nothing. You can make a price and pay it when we meet next time." Give it to me, I will definitely be satisfied." Without giving the other party another chance to speak, he turned to look at Feng Chen, "Let's go."

Feng Chen nodded and followed, the two left the corridor of the box area one after the other.

McGregor stood there in a daze, the cigarette between his fingers slowly burning towards the tail, the feeling was too similar.

But is it possible that there will be such a coincidence that you will run into him as soon as you open the door?

And it was... He suddenly came to his senses, after he asked the crow to see his face, the guy who had cheated him appeared again.

At the same time, outside the Shipwreck Tavern, Su Shichuan repeatedly assured that there was nothing wrong with him, but Feng Chen couldn't resist, so he reluctantly agreed with him to go back alone.The two separated, and Su Shichuan turned into the alley that Xingyun left with every time as usual, and came to another red light district.

Those ambiguous transactions stopped as the sky got brighter, the neon lights went out, and the whole street became deserted, leaving only the lingering smell of perfume, as if it had long been infiltrated into the soil, becoming the atmosphere of the entire area. markup.

Returning to the parking place, Su Shichuan sat directly in the back row, put on the headset and connected Cang Xingyun.

The waiting beep sounded for a few seconds, and the other party connected. Su Shichuan said, "Come and pick me up, old place."

"Why did you drink so much?" Cang Xingyun's voice was like a straight line without ups and downs, like a machine without emotion, and this feeling would be more obvious when speaking.

"Drinking is an effective means of socializing. It can solve many problems without talking nonsense. For example, people who start to doubt me choose to trust me again because they have found the feeling of the past." Su Shichuan fell down on his seat "If you have any questions, we'll talk about it tonight. You guys come here first."

Cang Xingyun said: "Go out immediately," he paused, "Your dog said he would come too."

"Seventeen stays," Su Shichuan said, "The other two mechas that the doctor has to rush to make must be completed within three months, and he needs to help."

"Understood." Cang Xingyun thought for a while, and then warned, "Don't fall asleep in the car, the place is already messy, pay attention to yourself."

"Yeah." Su Shichuan hung up the call, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.