sin of lumen

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The return journey is also a long way.

However, the big rock in Lu Ting's heart has basically fallen to the ground. He has seen the core of this mysterious and mysterious Rubik's Cube, and he has basically figured out the structure principle, and it seems that what Deng Mochi is looking for has already been held in his hand, so When he passed by Bodhi in the darkness again, he no longer felt intimidating or evil in his heart, but instead felt a lot of kindness.

He asked Deng Mochi: "Can I pick a few fruits and take them back? There are still young branches. I want to see if the ones I picked can survive if I take cuttings."

Hearing this, Dun Mochi inserted the flashlight into the root gap on the ground, and stretched out his hand towards him.

"Boss?" Lu Ting stopped gearing up before climbing the tree.

"I'll carry you up." Deng Mochi said.

Lu Ting almost froze in place, such a sentence, said by Deng Mochi expressionlessly, seemed to be more lethal than any sweet words.

The lowest canopy was about three meters above the ground. If Deng Mochi hugged his legs, it would be very convenient to break branches and pick fruits.

But Lu Ting blushed and shook his head: "I'd better climb by myself..."

"you are welcome."

"You hug me like that, I might—"

Dun Mochi had doubts on his face.

Lu Ting broke the jar and said, "It's raining! I don't know!"

Deng Mochi put down his hands, and the question between his brows became clear: "Oh."

Lu Ting was funny and angry, so he could only stare at him.

Bodhi belongs to the genus Ficus, and its branches are intertwined. It is not too difficult for him to climb.But Lu Ting climbed cautiously. He picked a gap that could accommodate him, and moved up lightly when he saw it. Even if he was riding on a branch and raised his hand to pick fruit, he clamped his legs hard to avoid the undercarriage. Unsteady, making too much movement.

There is no other reason, he just always feels that this tree is too spiritual, as if it will cry when it hurts, and it will scream when it hurts, and those rustling and shaking are also protests. Since he has already ridden on someone, he should be more conscious, don't Shake down too many hard-grown leaves.Only three fruits were picked, and two branches about 20 centimeters long were cut off, and they were thrown down one after another. Deng Mochi caught them steadily.

Lu Ting looked down, met Deng Mochi's gaze, and thought, will you catch me if I jump off?

The answer in my heart is yes.

But Lu Ting still slid down the tree trunk obediently.He has clearly noticed recently that his body has become more and more sensitive, and the estrus period is not accurate. He doesn't want to make a joke at a critical moment.Seeing that Deng Mochi had squatted down and was dealing with the password box, he patted the broken leaves on his trousers, moved to the side and squatted together.

"Do you want to open it now?"

"You might die if you take it out," Deng Mochi should be referring to those fragile fruits and twigs. "The box is radiation-proof."

"Yes, I didn't think of it just now," Lu Ting stared at his unlocking hand, which seemed to have multiple passwords, and the long string of numbers changed smoothly under the five fingers, "Boss, you are really a very careful person." people."

"Nobody said that about me."

"Then I'm the first one," Lu Ting said with a smile, and then frowned suddenly, "By the way, I cut off the branch just now, will it hurt you? Is that... the sense of connectedness?"

Dun Mochi raised his head and glanced at him: "No."

"That's good." Lu Ting breathed a sigh of relief.

"You used to be in pain all the time. You can't form a habit," he said again, "you won't be in pain anymore."

Deng Mochi blinked slowly twice, then lowered his head again, and continued to unlock his lock.Lu Ting counted three in total, but he couldn't be sure whether the number was correct. Anyway, the lock was very complicated. Then the box was spread out, the metal surface was hard knocked against the tree root, and the beam of the flashlight fell. The full box of silver and white was clearly photographed.

They were some small metal balls, about five centimeters in diameter, at least fifty in total, packed in glass-sealed test tubes, fixed in the center of the box, with dark gray sponges sandwiched between them.

"Are these... platinum?" Lu Ting asked tentatively.

"En." Deng Mochi took apart several boric acid glass test tubes, poured two small balls into the palm of his hand, put them into other test tubes, and stuffed the three miniature watermelon-like Bodhi fruits into the empty test tubes.

Lu Ting found the gap between the two test tubes, plugged his branch, and said softly, "I hope it can grow alive, except for the rose field, I will leave Aldebaran's best soil for them."

Deng Mochi handed him a tube of platinum beads, and said, "Personally carrying so many is enough for sentencing."

"That's enough." Lu Ting took the test tube, but his gaze was still fixed on Deng Mochi's face, "But you know—" He paused, "Don't talk to me like that again."

"I don't want to burden you." Dun Mochi lowered his eyes.

"I have no burden, I know that these must be of great use to you," Lu Ting grabbed his wrist and said eagerly, "Boss, in fact, you don't have to open this box, then I won't know what's inside. What is it, but you opened it and helped me pack the fruit, in order to prevent them from being irradiated to death. So don't always feel like a bad guy!"

Deng Mochi suddenly smiled. Under the bright white light of the flashlight, a faint shadow formed on the eyelids, the eye sockets, the corners of the eyes, the size and curvature, all disappeared from the usual coldness. He looked at Lu Ting and said: "The police are really not suitable for you. .”

Bodhi's branches and leaves also began to tremble slightly.

Lu Ting fluttered his eyelashes embarrassingly, put the test tube back into the slot on the box wall, and said: "Let it go, anyway, that's what I think. And the federal government controls this and that all day long, which is in violation of the laws of the market. , not only failed to control resources, but also contributed to the development of the black market."

Dun Mochi listened quietly to his whining, closed the suitcase and locked all the locks, and stood up with the suitcase in hand, "It takes a lot of platinum to repair the spaceship."

"I guess it is." Lu Ting followed him, "It is resistant to corrosion and oxidation, and has a particularly high melting point. Many aviation parts need to be used. Now people go to the sky every now and then, so it is so scarce."

"With the addition of cobalt, a strong magnet can be made, which is stronger than welding," Deng Mochi pushed open the door of the tree house, "and a thermocouple, I need to use it to measure the temperature, within the range of 1200 to 1750 degrees Celsius."

Even though he spoke concisely and clearly, as patiently as he usually explains unpopular knowledge, but this time the content was a bit too inscrutable, Lu Ting had a premonition that his IQ was about to drop, so he asked: "What's the matter?" Can I help?"

Dun Mochi thought for a while and said, "No."

Lu Ting was not reconciled: "I can get more advanced machine tools and equipment."

Dun Mochi said: "It's not necessary."

Lu Ting thought, why is it unnecessary?In terms of safety and efficiency, isn't it true that workers must first sharpen their tools if they want to do their jobs well?He looked at the broken hair on the back of Dun Mochi's neck, and his understanding of the man's stubbornness deepened, and suddenly he had an idea: "I can also put them all in a spaceship and hang them on the sea, so that you You don’t have to go back to the studio in the fourth district or go home to process and waste time on the road.”

Dun Mochi turned around: "Can you pretend?"

Lu Ting approached, took his arm, and said with a smile: "I also have a larger non-combat model, called Elnath, which borrowed the name of the second brightest star in Taurus, and it also parked in Aldebaran," he said again Going to grab the handle of the suitcase, I want to help someone carry it for a while, "Can it be used to travel around the world... or to hold a party? It's just that it's inconvenient, so I don't use it much."

It was only when I grabbed it that I realized that the box was terribly heavy—how could it not sink with so many high-density precious metals in it?

Lu Ting happened to be exhausted, so he decided not to return it to Deng Mochi in a short time.

Deng Mochi understood his kindness.Probably always understandable.He said, "Do you want to come together?"

"what?"

"Together with the equipment," Deng Mochi considered his words, "on the sea, wait for me."

"Welcome?" Lu Ting leaned closer to his ear.

"Ah."

"Of course I'm going, I can cook in different ways in Elnath, and do the logistics for our big engineer," Lu Ting thought happily, "but I also want to go to the sea with you, otherwise we will always see each other when we are so close. If I don't, I'll be alone."

"Okay." Deng Mochi looked ahead.

Lu Ting squeezed his chin: "When you promise something, you must look at the other party sincerely."

"I formally invite you." Deng Mochi turned his face very cooperatively, and looked over sincerely.

"I officially accept it!" Lu Ting looked happy, turned the box to his left hand, and shook hands with his right hand solemnly.

The two of them went out leisurely all the way, passing through the revolving corridors, passing by many strange rooms, there are empty houses crossed by waste pipes, and there are robot cemeteries full of rusty iron, Lu Ting is courageous Now, it’s more difficult than when I came here, and I have to look at everything and ask a few questions.

Under normal circumstances, Deng Mochi doesn't like to visit such activities along the road. Even if he has to hang out with his younger siblings, he will wander away from time to time, but whenever Lu Ting is by his side, he seems to have more than the end in mind.

So he answered those questions patiently, doing what he thought was meaningless.Before some turning points, he knew what kind of space other directions would lead to, and he also remembered the danger before, but he only had peace in his heart.It's not the indifference and numbness that has always existed in his heart, but the real tranquility, the tranquility.

Dun Mochi thought, some things have indeed passed.

Never have to recall again.

Although his memory is always against himself, immature, soft, all inexplicably forgotten, what remains is dazed and dull, and many warnings about danger, passing time is difficult, life and death are both It was fatigue, he accepted the fact, but he felt the change now.

He wants to remember something good, a lot.

Like this second.

The last stop on the way back was the chaotic market when we came.When passing by a grocery store, Deng Mochi stopped and walked to the counter.

The shopkeeper obviously knew him, and said hello, "I'm here to buy things for my little brother and sister again. I bought some gadgets two days ago, and there are little goldfish and tadpoles. Let me take a look?"

"No need." Deng Mochi rummaged around in front of several bamboo baskets. Lu Ting looked over and saw that they were all small ornaments, brooches, earrings, hair ties mixed together, and charms of various shapes.Dun Mochi picked out very carefully and his movements were gentle, his slender fingers moved among the debris, and there were not many that he picked out and put in his palm.

A few grains are golden, and silver is also available, but most of them are a kind of soft gray. Under certain lighting angles, they will emit a blue halo, like mica.

Lu Ting looked carefully, and found that these fragment pendants were all exquisitely made, but the size of a little finger, and they were all in the shape of stars and moons.

It can only be given to my younger sister, so I will choose something for my younger brother. It is taboo to treat children differently. Lu Ting thought about it this way, picked out a box of checkers and an electronic mouse, and carried the suitcase in one hand and the mouse in the other. With the checkers box in hand, he tucked the checkers box under his arm with difficulty, and went to the counter to check out.

He thought that when he went back, he could use mice to tease dogs, so as to achieve the purpose of teasing children.

But he saw that Deng Mochi was already standing in front of the stage, counting the things he had chosen. Apart from those little stars and moons, he also took a piece of fine mesh, translucent pure white, with thin Lace, about the size of a single tablecloth, maybe it is indeed a tablecloth.

There was a person between Lu Ting and him in line, and just about to ask a few questions, the big man in front took the initiative to stagger his body, "Are you guys together?" He asked, making room for Lu Ting, "I'm not in a hurry .”

"Ah, thank you so much." Lu Ting smiled at him, and when he was told that electronic payment was not allowed at the checkout, he took out his semi-trendy wallet from the inner pocket of his suit, which he hadn't touched in 800 years, only to find that the banknotes inside were quite thick. , It took some time to find the change, Deng Mochi carried his own plastic bag and the box he took from Lu Ting, and stood silently waiting for him.

"Let's go back to Aldebaran to change clothes later," Lu Ting suggested when walking towards the exit, "Then go to your house to see, if the water is too big, you really have to take the two children to my place, Don’t go to school, if you miss any courses, I will ask the teacher to make up for it.”

"Let's take a look first." Deng Mochi said.

"Or the two of us can do tutoring," Lu Ting smiled. "You can supplement mathematics, physics and chemistry, and I can supplement biology...and English? French, Spanish, and Japanese are also available. I can definitely do it."

Deng Mochi looked sideways at him, as if he couldn't help laughing.

However, the smile immediately cooled down. Deng Mochi stopped suddenly, and put the valuable box on the ground casually. He pushed Lu Ting's shoulder to make him turn his back to him. He also lightly rubbed the back of Lu Ting's neck.

"...What's wrong?" Lu Ting blushed again inexplicably.

"Don't reveal your wealth in this kind of place." Deng Mochi leaned close to his ear and said in a breathless voice.

"Lu, Lu Fu?" Lu Ting still didn't understand.

Deng Mochi stopped talking.The shoulder collar of the suit was tied together, as if something had been pulled out, Lu Ting had this feeling faintly.Looking back, Deng Mochi still didn't say a word, and walked back quickly. He quickly picked up the suitcase and chased after them. The two returned to the shop, but the big man who had just stepped aside hadn't left yet, with his elbows resting in front of the cabinet. , was chatting with the owner.

"Why are you back?" the shopkeeper greeted warmly.

Deng Mochi didn't respond, but stood beside the big man, held his right hand, and spread fingers apart one by one. When the thick palm was flattened, a small object was placed on it, with the same thickness and length. Toothpicks are about the same.

Lu Ting's breath stopped, he saw clearly, he also recognized this kind of thing, it was mentioned in the anti-reconnaissance class of the police academy, it is a microchip, the price is extremely expensive, because its function is really terrible, not only has the tracking function, It is also equipped with a master key, and if you carry it through security facilities such as password doors, the relevant security data will be automatically copied and stolen. Generally speaking, there is a 70% success rate, which means that 70% of the private domain is private to the owner. Freedom to come and go.In the market, this chip is an illegal device that is strictly prohibited, and it is the key object of inspection.

Now it seems that it was stuck behind his collar just now.

"This, this..." The big man faltered.

"I said that, Hei Gu, let's forget it this time..." The shopkeeper also smoothed things over.

Deng Mochi still focused on looking at that person, and smiled lazily: "You eat it, we forget it."

The big man turned pale with fright, and began to argue inarticulately, while Deng Mochi broke the chip into four small pieces and put them back in his hand.

"Hurry up," the shopkeeper changed his tone, "Do you want someone to feed you?"

The big man's expression was as frightened as if these were four poisons.This is true, Lu Ting clearly remembers that the storage material of this chip contains highly toxic components, and the wound cannot be touched.Seeing that the big man had raised his hand tremblingly, aiming at his open mouth, Deng Mochi didn't wait for him to swallow, pulled Lu Ting and left.

Lu Ting suddenly knew that he had let that person go.It is true that the crime is not fatal, and I must not dare to commit it again in the future, at least not to provoke them again.Lu Ting always had the feeling that in this Rubik's Cube, no one wanted to be hated by Deng Mochi.

He was also sorry for his carelessness.Until he drove the spaceship away from the building, Deng Mochi kept quiet, staring at an unknown point ahead indifferently.It was almost dark, even though it was still noon, in this silent silence, the two of them moved cautiously through the heavy rain curtain, gradually leaving the abandoned buildings and climbing upwards.

The dense and chaotic light of the special zone quickly returned to the field of vision, and the billboards, luxurious casinos, shopping malls and grand theaters, no matter how lively they were, looked too dim to be seen through a layer of water.

When passing a dome, Deng Mochi suddenly asked, "What is this?"

In front of the dome is a huge signboard, "chorus", six letters like this, in gorgeous Spencer font.Lu Ting looked at the big beams of blue and magenta lights, and said, "It's a dance hall. The word seems to mean dance in Latin."

"Indeed." Deng Mochi confirmed.

"Last time in the wedding hall, I said that the place where I like to dance is here," Lu Ting slowed down the boat very slowly, and he was about to rub shoulders with this ballroom. I think it's cute, "Because everyone wears a mask covering half of their face, I won't be embarrassed if I don't have a dance partner. Everyone dances their own way, and it's not like that kind of complicated social occasion where they will be forced to be strange." partner."

Dun Mochi nodded, expressing his understanding.

"But now, do I have a partner?" Lu Ting asked suddenly.

Deng Mochi also looked at him at this moment, and the air froze for a moment.

"Did I have it?" He suddenly became courageous, and stepped to the side of the passenger seat, putting his hands on Deng Mochi's shoulders.