When the law of conservation of isolation is broken

The ballroom was very lively, like a giant jungle.Countless faces gathered inside, men, women, and service-type impersonators.They stood by the wall, holding glasses, drunk.More people danced on the dance floor, which glowed white below them.Now there is a song playing, the sound is deafening, it seems to be Li Xiangxiang's song, Zhang Luotuo remembers this song, the company is trying to release songs recently to test the public, to see if they can accept the debut of a fake idol.For a while, this song was popular in the company, and it was the song everywhere he went, even Zhao Yi from the management department secretly listened to it.Except for Joad, of course, he has no interest in pop music.

They went to the wall, and the service dummy sensed him, came over, and asked him what wine he wanted.Zhang Luotuo chose pineapple wine.Joad chose blue.Zhang Luotuo thought the name sounded weird, and when the wine came, he couldn't help but glanced at Joad's glass—the blue liquid looked weird, studded with lemons.He lowered his head and took a sip of his pineapple wine, which tasted very sweet and very refreshing.Now he's in a better mood.

People around were inviting to dance, Zhang Luotuo moved back to avoid getting in the way.A man and a woman stepped past him.Zhang Luotuo noticed the man's right arm. His wheat-yellow skin had a Q's head tattooed on it. It must be said that Q's eyes were tattooed very vividly. His eyes were firm, with an expression of "reviving the future". Zhang Luotuo Camel remembered this, and the news always described him that way.He took a sip of his drink and looked away.He is not very used to this kind of occasion, it makes him feel very tired here, he would rather stay at home motionless and let Mao Mao snore on his belly.He moved slightly to the left, closing the distance between him and Joad, and standing next to Joad made him feel more at ease, maybe because he was the only person he knew here, or maybe it was because Joad watched It also looks out of place here.

But Joad at least looked calm, he didn't even show any expression.This surprised Zhang Luotuo, just like Qiao De chose to come in.He thought Joad was that kind of person: he loved the quiet and elegant atmosphere, just like the wine hall in Jiulongpo, where a few imitation geisha danced on the stage, and the guests watched silently without saying a word, and occasionally tasted the waiter's side. Sake was served.Zhang Luotuo was lucky enough to go in once, and he felt that his breathing was almost stagnant, and the wine glass inside was more expensive than his two-month salary.

"How are you?" Zhang Luotuo was poked on the back by something, followed by a female voice.Startled, he turned around.

A black-haired girl stood behind him, she looked at Zhang Luotuo's panic-stricken look, and laughed, the red agate on her lower teeth gleamed.Zhang Luotuo had a flash of inspiration, he seemed to have seen this scene before, and he said, "Are you...?" He blinked and searched for her from his memory.

The black-haired girl took the pineapple wine held by Zhang Luotuo, took a sip herself, and put it on the table: "My name is Lulu, we met in Si Kilometer," she said.This reminded Zhang Luotuo, and the memory flashed through his mind, the girl in the sequined raincoat, accosting him, but then he was taken away by Chodra.

"Come dance, I see you alone." She held Zhang Luotuo's arm and looked at him intently.

The invitation came too suddenly, Zhang Luotuo smiled cautiously, and shook his head to show that he was not very interested in the proposal: "I...I don't like dancing very much." He said, taking a step back.He's not very good at dealing with girls.

Lulu didn't believe his excuse, she blinked: "Come on." She took Zhang Luotuo's hand and led him a few steps towards the dance floor, and the crowd passed by Zhang Luotuo.Zhang Luotuo found that his own feet were slipping forward because of her pull, like a sled on the snow was not stable, he took a breath in surprise, he had great strength.

Seeing his confused look, Lulu giggled: "I have replaced both hands with powerful prosthetic limbs, in order to protect myself in four kilometers."

"I have a companion." Zhang Luotuo said.He struggled, trying to reject her.

Lulu looked at him curiously, the red agate on her teeth was about to move: "I don't believe it, where is it?"

Zhang Luotuo breathed a sigh of relief, and pointed to the wall. "There," he said, craning his neck, looking for Joad among the walls.But he couldn't find it, just now Lulu and his pull made him leave from his original position.Now the tide-like crowd has covered the place.A gray jungle appeared in front of his eyes, the lights of the ballroom dimmed at this moment, and the crowd had turned into countless coded nodes.Joad's gray eyes disappeared from it, and Zhang Camel's view was blocked by the undulating crowd.

There were too many people, everything was so blurry, Joad seemed to disappear mysteriously from it suddenly.

"He was still there just now." He said in embarrassment, his neck was sore.

Lulu giggled, she seemed to think that Zhang Luotuo was looking for an unknown excuse.

"Come on, dancing is fun." She said, blinking, took Zhang Camel's hand, and pulled him onto the dance floor.

Now Zhang Camel has no choice but to follow her down.The dance floor immediately splashed white light under his feet, like a giant swimming pool.The song played just now ended. After three seconds of silence, the song changed and became a formal dance song that sounded complicated.Zhang Luotuo found that people on the dance floor began to exchange partners.One song, one dance partner, this is obviously the rule.He glanced at them.Maybe he could leave her for Joad after one dance.He raised his head, trying to find Joad, but there were only various figures in front of him, he couldn't see further away, and could only be danced by Lulu.

"Is this your first time here?" Lulu asked him.She put her hands behind his shoulders, and her body exuded a strong perfume smell, like jasmine.

Zhang Luotuo held his breath and said absent-mindedly, "Yes." He danced around and looked around.Look to the wall on the left.It was a blue wall, and few people leaned against it, like a wallflower.

There's no Joad there, he confirms, looking away.

"What song do you like?" Lulu asked again, lowering her voice and spinning her steps again so it sounded like a whisper.Zhang Luotuo didn't answer, he guessed where Joad went.Pink flames bloomed everywhere in the ballroom, and the faces of the people by the wall were clearly reflected, but he didn't seem to be among these faces.The crowd screamed, gleeful at the unexpected show, throwing wine and coins into the air, the sweet smell of pineapple wine filling the air, and the coins hitting the ground like glass being shattered.Maybe Joad went back when he found out he was missing.He searched the crowd in vain.

There were more and more people on the dance floor, and people continued to join in. The number of people next to Zhang Luotuo changed from four to more than a dozen. The crowding index increased rapidly, and Zhang Luotuo's vision became more and more blurred.The dance gradually dipped into a climax, and the dancers huddled together excitedly. This part seemed to be very important to them, and Zhang Luotuo's ears were full of their panting.Lulu screamed, her black eyes were wild and passionate, she clasped Zhang Luotuo's shoulders with her hands, and accelerated the pace of the dance, Zhang Luotuo had to move with her.

He squinted his eyes, and suddenly felt that the crowd around him turned into dark symbols, the whole world turned into multi-colored balls, and the dance hall was like an abstract flame trail.He took a breath, tried to stabilize his center of gravity, and tried his best to find the color he wanted in the abstraction.Soon bursts of dizziness hit him, virtual sparks burst out from the ceiling of the ballroom, the world was lit up in pink and blue, and the screams of others poured into his ears, and the sound collided with the singing, rubbing out the scars of the fall .

In this spectacle, he suddenly saw a bit of cold gray, which was fleeting in this spinning world.

Zhang Luotuo opened his eyes wide.

Joad.

He just saw him.He slid past him in the dancing crowd.

The song turned from passionate to lyrical, the world returned to its original state from crazy rotation, Lulu's dance steps gradually slowed down, and she returned to a soothing state following the song, and the virtual pink flames on the ceiling went out one after another.The dancing crowd slowly dispersed, returning to the solitude of the two.

Zhang Luotuo kept his left posture, without blinking his eyes.That gray was caught by him.

On the dance floor, under the white light, Joad was less than a meter away from him on the left. He was hugging a girl who looked like an engineer, and he was dancing casually that he didn't seem to know.

He looked at Zhang Luotuo, blinked, and made a mouth shape.

"Change partners."

For the first time, those gray eyes made Zhang Luotuo feel like a habitat.

The overhead lights began to change color.The voice of the song is going down, and it will switch to another dance song.

The time has come to exchange partners.The crowd started to cheer.A large aperture swayed in front of Zhang Luotuo's eyes.He let go of his hand lightly, made an apologetic expression to Lulu, who still hadn't finished, and stepped back.The crowd surged, and someone immediately went to hold her hand and lead her to dance.Zhang Luotuo couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.

He turned his head away, and Joad was close at hand.The white light shone on him.He looked directly at Zhang Luotuo and nodded to him.

Zhang Luotuo looked at him and stretched out his hand. The forest-scented perfume on Joad's body was getting closer and closer, and he felt relieved.

Joad put his arm around his shoulders.Zhang Luotuo held Joad's hand.The light slid across the corner of Zhang Luotuo's eyes for a moment, and he saw the blue light circle passing by them. Joad shook his hand back, and Joad's hand was cold, just like the blue glass he held.

After the crowd had assembled, almost everyone found a partner again, and someone blew a whistle to the programmer who ran the dance floor music.The singing sounded again, and it became a soothing modern slow song.

"Thank you." Zhang Luotuo was led by Qiao De to dance, and now he was sure that he was completely safe, and said with a sigh of relief.He has never been good at socializing with girls, and Joad rescued him from the fire and water. He and Joad took a turn, and the dance floor was glowing with stars at their feet.

"Your dance is not very good." Joad didn't comment on his thanks, he lowered his head, looked at Zhang Camel's dancing posture, and said a little mockingly.Zhang Luotuo also realized his mistake. He should have used his right foot to cooperate with Qiao De to make a half-circle.He tried to make amends, stretched out his right foot, but was a bit late, and this time he stepped on Joad's leather shoe, and immediately there was a shiny indentation, which looked awkward on Joad's shoe.

"Sorry." He said quickly, another low-level mistake.To his surprise, Joad didn't get angry, he just frowned impatiently: "Concentrate." Joad said.Another half circle, Zhang Luotuo found them sliding towards the edge of the dance floor.

"Why are you also here to dance?" Zhang Luotuo thought of this question, he thought that Qiao De had already gone back.

Joad avoided Zhang Luotuo's sight, he looked calm and composed: "It's just a whim." But his tone of voice sounded dry.They were moved forward by the wave of the crowd, getting closer and closer to the edge of the dance floor.The surrounding crowd is as diverse as branches, and Zhang Luotuo can see a door through the gaps formed by them, which says: rest room.Zhang Luotuo noticed its glass material, A32 type, which is a strong sound insulation type.

"Let's go to the lounge." Zhang Luotuo said to Joad.They're on the edge of the dance floor now.It's full of drunken drunks.They roared with laughter and danced alone on the dance floor, which was glowing white at their feet.Some tried to charge into the crowd, breaking up couples.A drunkard took a fancy to them and walked over reeking of alcohol.Zhang Luotuo found him. "Be careful." He reminded Joad, skating half a circle, using his back to fend off the drunkard.But Qiao De moved faster. He followed Zhang Luotuo's dance and turned a half circle into a circle, so Qiao De's back and the drunkard looked at each other, and no one could touch Zhang Luotuo.

Zhang Luotuo stepped up the stairs first, and he pulled Qiao out of the dance floor.The people by the wall watched them.Zhang Luotuo took a breath, before he could mind these gazes, Qiao De spoke first.

"Compared to here, the sound creation department is nothing." He said coldly, dodging a drunken woman who almost ran into his arms.

Zhang Luotuo laughed, he thought the comparison was harsh enough.The sound creation department is a department of their company. They use supercomputers to experiment with various sounds in the office every day, and apply them to imitation humans and toys. He was asked to wear noise-canceling earmuffs, but he still felt ringing in his ears when he came out, and the sound there was like a buzzing bee.

He forcefully opened the door and signaled Joad to go in: "It should be quiet now." He couldn't help but look back, the ballroom was still carnival, with all kinds of dances.The old man's record store from the past can't help but appear in his mind, the quiet music, the pile of records.A little strange loss rose in his heart.

"It's so noisy, close the fucking door!" There was a roar from inside the door, like the voice of a drunk.

Zhang Luotuo hurried in, and the moment he closed the door, the sounds of the world disappeared behind him.

There was a moment of darkness.

He raised his head and was surprised to see countless artificial stars twinkling above his head.