A retired magician raises a bucket daily

Early in the morning, Reid was woken up by the noise of construction not far away.

He covered his ears under the quilt for a while, finally couldn't bear to admit defeat, got up, brushed his teeth and washed his face.

The speed of starting work is too fast, doesn't it mean that it will take a few more days?Reed stood in front of the mirror expressionlessly. The clean mirror reflected his messy black curly hair, eyebrows that were slightly furrowed and not very happy, and his well-shaped light-colored lips, where there was a small patch The obvious dark red color was bitten by Jason yesterday. It's very strange. Given his physique, such a small injury can heal in less than half a day. How come it hasn't healed after a day?

Reed licked there uncomfortably, and the wound formed a little hard scar, which felt a little strange to the touch.After searching in the room for a long time, he found a lip balm that he had only used a few times, and the tube of the lip balm was printed with a slogan: Moisturizing, smooth, soft, charming lips, from here.

OMG why would I buy this.

Reed's ears turned red, he leaned slightly towards the mirror, quickly wiped the lipstick on his lips, and threw it into the pocket of his jacket as if afraid of being discovered, pursing his lips nervously .

When he reached the first floor, the sound of jingling bells outside the house became louder.

It is true that for a magician, a barrier to eliminate noise is not difficult, at least for Reid, it is a breeze, but the dust and sand blown by the wind is the most unacceptable to him, he really can't Imagine that after opening the windows every day, what pours in is not fresh air but yellow sand and dust.

I'm going to buy a house.Reed thought.immediately.

When he was going out, he saw a letter in the small green mailbox at the door that had been abandoned for a long time. It was sent by the property management. To move out of this community, send the bank card number to the mailbox on the business card, and the compensation fee will be sent to the card after review.

Reed counted the series of zeros behind the compensation fee, and couldn't help but click his tongue. The current real estate developers are really rich.

Then he glanced at the company's logo, oh, it's Wayne Group, that's fine.

There was a new message on my phone 10 minutes ago.

Little Liar No. 1:

-See you tonight.

Reed paused when he opened the car door, turned around and leaned against the side of the car, grabbing his phone to reply.

The last time he fell in love was about ten years ago, and the progress was only up to holding hands and kissing cheeks. He even thought that he had forgotten what it was like, but when his fingertips touched the screen of the phone, he suddenly felt hot. The emotions came out of my heart cautiously.

Jason will be very busy today. Although he didn't say it, Reed can guess that he just left for a few days and came back from another city, plus the mess made by the lunatics in Arkham yesterday Well, those gangster groups will definitely make some small moves while the police are overwhelmed. Now that Jason has taken over the Iceberg Club, there must be a lot more things to deal with.

-Well, wait for you.

Reed saw his silly smile on the glass window of the car, coughed lightly, and flattened the corners of his raised lips.

where does jason liveReed thought he never said it, but his house was a little far away.

It's better to change places quickly.Reed turned the steering wheel and drove towards the address of the real estate agency he saw on the Internet.

"I want a slightly more spacious house, not too noisy, just a sunny one." Reed said sitting in his seat.

"Is it from Xiangyang?" The agent pushed his glasses and asked him hesitantly, "Are you new to Gotham?"

Oh yes, it was only now that Reed realized that the word 'Xiangyang' is a luxury for the city of Gotham, 'Xiang' is not, but 'Yang' is.

"It would be better if it was more spacious, um..." Reed added in a small voice, "It is enough for two people to live in. Apartments and bungalows are fine, and I can accept any price."

The agent took him to see several houses, but Reed was not very satisfied, some were remote and some were in the downtown area, so the agent took him to the last one.

"The entire apartment building faces west. If the weather is good, the light will be very good," the agent went up to the third floor, opened one of the doors, and walked in to introduce, "This floor is rent I went out to the room next door, but the tenant doesn’t seem to come back very often, and it’s quiet here most of the time.”

"The inside is a duplex structure. The second floor is the master bedroom, and there is a guest room on the first floor. The furniture is fully furnished, and you can move in with your bags."

The room is not too big or too small, except that it has been idle for a long time and is a little dusty, everything else is good, and the location is not too remote. From the window, you can see a corner of the commercial street where the accident happened yesterday, and the surrounding traffic is very convenient.

Even the smell in the air was a little inexplicably pleasant, which made him feel a little familiar.

"It's here." Reed made the decision on the spot, and he can move here in two days.

After signing the contract, he walked into a nearby dessert shop in a good mood.

The assortment of cakes in the glass cabinet made him a little unsure what to choose for a moment, he only knew that Jason liked to eat sweet ones.

"Strawberry, chocolate, matcha... Please pack me a copy of these, thank you." Reed smiled at the little girl who was in business.The magician didn't deliberately cover his face today. When he smiled, he almost made people faint with their hands holding their hearts. Other customers in the store sneaked a few glances at him, and someone secretly took a blurry profile photo with their mobile phone. .

"All, all? Okay." The little girl's cheeks were flushed, and she stumbled, while helping him wrap the cake.

Then Reed went to the clothing store to buy some clothes for his meager wardrobe. As the weather turned cold, his shirts were too thin.Then I went to the video store and bought a few award-winning classic movie discs. I was going to get some inspiration from the shooting techniques and mirroring. It happened that the boss was selling black films, so I bought an old record player and A few films were put into the new house I just bought.

He wandered outside until the sun went down, and then drove home contentedly.

I don't know why, but he is in a good mood all day today, and he seems to be able to jump when he walks.

So unreserved, Reed checked himself, I'm almost 30 years old.

Even though he thought so, when Reed stood in the kitchen processing the ingredients, the corners of his mouth still couldn't help but rise.

Dickens did not lie, he said: Love is where everything is.

9:48 in the evening.

Jason made a phone call, and the background sound was mixed with gunshots, screams, and police cars honking from far and near.

His voice was muffled, but with obvious breathing, "Sorry, I may not be able to make it back today."

"Are you okay?" Reed asked him.

"I can handle it, but it will take some time." Jason seemed to have fired a few shots, "Go to bed early, I'll find you tomorrow."

Ok.

The corners of the magician's mouth collapsed, and he sat at the dining table with his head propped up, looking at the full dinner and the pile of desserts he bought.

Picking up the fork slowly, he stirred the bowl absently.

Fortunately, I have a big appetite now, enough to settle all these things.

The house is empty and the surroundings are quiet, and the construction site is now closed, only a little smell of sawdust wafting in the air.He used to like this kind of quietness very much, because he didn't like to be disturbed, but now he always felt that something was missing.

I'm moving out tomorrow.Reed made up his mind.Although he has only finished tidying up this house for a few days.

Early the next morning, Reed took the things he had packed and went to the house he just bought. The house itself had a set of furniture, and it could be moved in directly after disinfection and cleaning.

His phone call to Jason didn't go through, but fortunately he saw the red hood active on the TV broadcast, so he sent him the reason for moving and his new address.

He didn't get a reply until noon.

Little Liar No. 1:

- you live here now

- yeah, will be closer to you?

Red Hood, who was replenishing ammunition after a temporary truce, thought, this is not just a little closer?

This is next door to one of his safe houses, and there is a wall between them.

I am bound to go back today.Red Hood's morale was suddenly high.

Little Liar No. 1:

-I see.

-wait for me.

Reed changed the sheets and quilt, and the wind element blew through the room little by little, taking away all the fine dust and dull air.

The TV and chandeliers ordered yesterday were also installed at the door. He tidied up the corners of the room to confirm that there were no problems with the water outlets and electrical circuits.

The sky in Gotham has darkened, but the street lights on the street have not yet come on, and everything that can be seen is shrouded in hazy noise.

There was a knock on the door.Reed went to open the door.

"Jason?" The young man standing at the door gasped, as if he was running all the way. Behind him was the distant horizon, where there was still a little red, like a cluster of flames that were about to burn out, giving the dark clouds A layer of bright color was outlined, and a dark red circle of light fell on Jason's skin.

"Forgive me." Jason's eyes were so bright that Reid could see his own reflection in his green eyes, "I kept you waiting for so long."

There was a rare hint of embarrassment in his voice.

"Are you injured?" Reed smelled the smell of blood. He stretched out his hand and pulled the man into the room, and healed the tiny bloodshot wounds with magic power, while asking him in a low voice.

"I haven't made dinner yet, what do you want to eat today?"

"Anything is fine, I'm so hungry."

Jason raised his hand, and the other hand that rested lightly on his wrist followed suit. Jason lowered his head and kissed Reed's knuckles under Reed's suspicious gaze.

"What's wrong?" the magician asked amusedly as he saw his ears starting to turn red.

"It's nothing." Jason said softly, scanning the room with his eyes. The structure of the room here is similar to his. "I just think it's not bad."

Home, he thought to himself.Long time no see.

The sun had completely set, and the afterglow was swallowed by the rolling black clouds. The street lamps lit up at this moment, like stars, lighting up the city along the streets.

after an hour.

"You mean your resting place is only a wall away, but you'd rather go back to sleep than stay here?" Reed asked dangerously, narrowing his eyes.

"No, uh, that's not what I meant!"

Jason Todd, Jeopardy!

He whispered, "Can I really stay here?"

Reed answered him in the same low voice, "Are we having an affair?"

"..."

Jason couldn't help laughing when they looked at each other. He put his hands on the table, his upper body crossed the table, and kissed Reed as if he couldn't stand it.

The magician was taken aback for a moment, then naturally raised his head slightly, finding a comfortable angle.

His eyelashes trembled slightly, and the light was gathered in his half-closed eyes, feeling the closeness of another person's body temperature.