dhibooks Chapter 19 The Prisoner Extra Story - Beyond this World
Chapter 19 The Prisoner Extra Story - Beyond this World
Lancaster Building
A man in a light gray tailored suit was flipping through documents quickly.At the other end of the empty conference table, a man with a more mature face took off his glasses, and his indifferent pupils relaxed a bit.
"Langster has come a long way in the last two years, and it might upset some people."
"Should we expect them to take the lead in showing goodwill, or should we take advantage of the trend to lower our stance and have an unprecedented friendly alliance?"
The man folded up the cuffs of his light gray suit and took a sip of red wine.With a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, he put down his wine glass and leaned lightly on the back of the chair which was perfectly in line with the ergonomics, and moved his hands towards the armrests.But even such a movement that implies a sense of oppression, when placed on a man, always carries a kind of kindness and peace that seems to be born with him.
"I think it's a bit of both."
The man on the opposite side wiped his glasses lightly, and the corners of his serious lips only slightly opened and closed.After a well-timed pause, he inadvertently raised his eyes and glanced at the man's suit.
"You seem to be very partial to this dress."
"Maybe it just happens to be like this every time I communicate with you."
"I seem to have forgotten. I heard from the housekeeper that you seem to have many sets."
The interval was a little too long this time, and it was enough to embarrass both parties in terms of etiquette.
The air humidifier is working smoothly, and the humid air is mixed with the dry air, and penetrates a little bit.The man's voice seemed to emanate from small gas molecules, precisely covering every inch of space, so natural that it made people feel rare and comfortable.
"There are still a few days, when will you come back?"
"The plane the day after tomorrow."
"Well, then, the meeting is over."
The man with light blue pupils nodded gently, picked up the phone with his left hand, and after pressing the control button, the virtual image on the opposite side disappeared.He got up and walked out of the private meeting room.The outside looks like a simple office.
Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, the dense lights are like a city shining with bright diamonds, and the rising Lancet is a new landmark of this rapidly metabolizing city.
The man's eyes receded mildly, and he tugged the tie of the same color irritably, even though this action was a bit inappropriate and rude to him.He breathed a sigh of relief, as if the thin expensive fabric had strangled his neck,
Air filled the lungs along the released airway, squinted his eyes, and after a brief adjustment, he picked up the long light-colored windbreaker jacket, and then casually picked up a car key in the drawer. .
CROSSBONE
This is a high-end restaurant, standing in a rare and quiet corner in the city center.The man wore a pair of huge sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, and threw the key to the middle-aged man who came up to him. The middle-aged man skillfully walked two or three steps in front of the man's left, but the middle-aged man's steady steps and elegant suit showed , he seems to be far from the profession of waiter.
The man didn't speak, and strode towards the second floor, but when the middle-aged man graciously opened the private elevator in the hidden place for him, he turned around and walked to the only glass side rail on the second floor as if regretting it.
Quietly watching a certain corner of the first floor, his expression was hidden under the sunglasses, but his peaceful aura did not reveal a trace of strangeness.The middle-aged man thought for a moment, then took a step back; "Sir, I will ask them to keep the soup warm first."
The corner of the man's mouth curled up, as if he was satisfied with the sensitivity of the middle-aged man, and his humble tone did not have the arrogance of the superior; "Then it will be hard work for you."
"This is my duty, sir, please feel free to call me if you need anything."
The man nodded and walked down the stairs.
At the end of the restaurant on the first floor, the blond young man was chatting with the woman beside him. He was talking about something in a restrained whisper, which attracted a disgusted glance from the tall woman opposite.But the two people's eyes that were too much focused on one person did not notice it. The two people's surveillance objects lowered their heads and looked slightly sideways, and they had already noticed it.
Looking at the man doesn't have much interest in the expensive food in front of him.
The man chuckled.
Seems like a case is underway.
In the dark alley, the young man picked up a water pipe that was casually abandoned in the corner, and slammed it hard at the last gangster. With the sound of the heavy object falling to the ground, he whistled happily.Immediately after he realized the existence of another person, he threw down the water pipe in embarrassment, and said in a rare serious way: "Sorry, Mr. Ivan, I didn't expect that person to be prepared, thank you for reminding me. But I still let you see this I'm so sorry for the situation."
The man in the shadow paced out, the neat suit without any wrinkles, the coat hanging on his arm, his steps were calm and his posture was elegant.It's like attending some high-class banquet with soft violin playing, not just being surrounded by a group of knife-wielding thugs in a dark alley and having a fight.
The blond detective may have noticed this violation, but he didn't go into it deeply. After all, he didn't have time to observe the man's skill in such a dark light during the fight, and his job required him to only keep this matter for a moment. That's too much curiosity.
"It's okay, DIReed. It's not the first time we've met, and I'm just doing a little favor. Besides, I'm the one who's following me. Even if there's anything, I should take care of it myself." Ivan blinked his light blue eyes , resolved the embarrassment for a moment, and continued; "The female police officer has been away for a long time, and your other police officers should be arriving soon. For my kind reminder and your early closing of the case, your Excellency the Inspector should allow me to Participate in the celebration banquet?"
Hearing this, the young man smiled cheerfully, his evil spirit as always did not make people feel frivolous: "Of course, then it's just a question of whether Mr. Ivan likes to drink or to drink."
After finishing the scene, Reed's team took Reed and went straight to the bar. The gimmick was to celebrate the police department's brilliant detection rate.Because of the joking promise before, Reed asked Mr. Ivan symbolically, who thought he would decline, but after he readily agreed to the invitation, Reed felt very strange. After all, it was getting late Look at his elegant three-piece suit with a sense of asceticism, and he is not a person who would like this kind of small group bar carnival.Reid didn't say much, and let a few young police officers lead the crowd to the nearest bar.
Under the deafening sound, Reed drank a glass of wine, and politely apologized to the well-dressed man with light brown hair who was incompatible with the whole scene.He got up and went to the bathroom.
During the period, a group of police officers who were drinking and drinking were passing by, and they were stopped by the tall policewoman who was her partner. Her tone was pretending to be teasing, but it was not difficult to find from the slightly stiff corners of her mouth that this was a jealous temptation; " Hey, boss, is that handsome blue-eyed guy interested in you?" Provoking good-natured laughter from the young men in the surrounding police station, Reed angrily pointed at the back of the heads of several people; "What are you thinking, Maybe it's just that the life of a successful person is too boring, and you need to adjust it occasionally. What's on your mind all day long!"
Reed brushed aside the crowd, squeezed past men and women exuding excessive hormones, and finally pushed open the bathroom door.
After solving the physical problem, Reed turned on the tap, picked up a handful of water, and poured it on his face.After feeling the instant coolness, he raised his head, the face of the person in the mirror did not have the slightest hint of drunkenness, but the chaotic picture made a sizzle sound like an old tape, which made his head swell and ache .Maybe it's because there are too many cases recently and I haven't had a good rest. This is not the first time this has happened.He persuaded himself to ask for instructions from his superiors in a few days and take a few days off.
However, anxiety spread to his soles like a tide, enveloping his breath, driving him to search for those extremely blurred fragments in a daze.He clearly understood that his memory had been missing for several years, and his boss said that it was the sequelae left after he was injured in an undercover operation after graduating from the police academy.
At first, he accepted the lack of these years very calmly, but as time went on, he gradually realized that this memory might be very important to him.However, every time the pain in his brain subsided and all the images went blank, he felt doubled of frustration and anxiety.
But Mr. Ivan seems to be special.
The first time I saw him was on an extremely bad rainy day. The inspector was running home with a lot of tools to repair the water pipes, and complained about the weather that was never sunny.Suddenly, a large piece of water lifted his body.When he was about to swear at the buttocks of the passing car, the Maserati, which was coveted by the detective as an ordinary citizen, slammed to a stop after passing him by a little bit. Then, the car window rolled down, revealing a gentle face. Smiley face; "I'm sorry, the car drove too fast and splashed you."
Maybe it was because the man's friendly aura was too strong at that time, or maybe it was the soft but well-groomed light brown hair that aroused someone's inexplicable heart palpitations.Instead, he felt a little embarrassed, just shook his head and said, "It's okay."
Recalling what the female police officer said, Reed rubbed his hair vigorously. Could it be that I am interested in that person?Otherwise, why every time I see someone's light brown hair, I want to giggle.
what the hell!Inspector Reed raised his head in horror.I don't have any perverted hobbies, like hair fetish or something, it's so weird when I think about it.Shaking his head vigorously, throwing out all the garbled characters in his head, the inspector put on his signature smile and squeezed into the noisy crowd again.
Late night
Reed got into the car of other police officers and returned to the police station to make up his closing report.The black car driven by Ivan did not drive into the expected exquisite high-end residential area, but drove into a small apartment somewhere.
It was very quiet in the apartment.Ivan turned on the light, warm beige is the main color, thick carpets, soft and delicate long fabric sofas, and the wooden furniture has been carefully polished to round edges and corners.It seems to be far from the owner's taste and personality.
Ivan buried himself in the quilt in a relaxed manner, took off his suit rudely, and threw it on the ground.He curled up in silence for a while, then sat up slowly again, carefully picked up the photo frame that was placed face down, only glanced at it, but seemed to be stung by the picture in the photo frame, and put the frame back in a panic. Back in place, without even laying it face down as is customary, the light was turned off.
The sound of insects chirping at night was not noisy, the man's light blue eyes were half closed, like countless days and nights for a long time, just staring out the window, the new green faded with age, and the dark green faded.
And the moonlight was gently reflected on the glass surface, faintly visible, the light coffee-colored head resting lightly on the other small head of the same color, the elder brother with light gray eyes gently looked at the boy in his arms, smiling brightly.
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The man got out of the car. In front of the ancient castle, the gray-blue-eyed Sterling current owner was followed by several butlers in uniform black tuxedos. The oldest man stood beside the owner holding a parasol.
Ivan still had the same gentle smile as before, and greeted his brother with the most appropriate etiquette.
And Louis just gave a brief response in his inherently indifferent tone, turned and entered the hall.Ivan immediately followed with steady steps without paying much attention.
It was early morning again, and the butler knocked on the door to remind him that it was time for dinner.
The man put down the thick documents that had been turned over countless times in his hand, got up and went to the restaurant.
It seems that in recent years, the two brothers have a special liking for Chinese food. Several cooks have been added to the family, and they have been replaced one after another. The few new chefs finally confirmed are all proficient in traditional Chinese cuisine.
Ivan picked up a piece of bamboo shoot with his chopsticks, and his proficient and accurate posture may have come from his patient teaching.
When the host put down the flattened newspaper, Ivan stopped, and the meal was over.
The two men who were also dressed in black formal attire took the coat of the same color handed over by the butler. Although the classic design was embroidered with dark gray dark patterns and the family crest on the cuffs, neckline and chest respectively, overall, it still looked too depressing.
They got into the car in silence.
This is the only reason for Ivan, who has already moved out of Sterling's ancestral home, to come back every year.
This was also the only reason why the indifferent Patriarch Sterling treated him so grandly.
The sun shone down on a bedroom in the Stirling's home that contained a photograph in a drawer secretly guarded by a security device.In the photo, the man in prison uniform has a pair of beautiful chocolate eyes.
Locke Reed
The author has something to say:
Lockreed
Locke stands for lock
reed stands for seed
If you don’t understand it well, the author will roughly explain it here
It was reminded before that Ivan was holding a document that had been read countless times.
This photo must belong to one of Ivan and Louis, but whoever it is is related to who knows what happened in the prison.This requires everyone to guess. The author wants to leave everyone with an idea for the time being, and will mention it again later.
Ivan came back because of the memorial day, so Louis told him that there were still a few days, which meant that Tom's memorial day was coming.
ps: Those who know are not trying to get revenge on Locke~
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