We are very grateful to the two for their bravery. We plan to award the banner to both of them..." Outside the Bell Tower Square Station, a group of incapacitated mercenaries were escorted away by the police, waiting for them to retire with food and accommodation included.
Ash and the others were busy counting down at Yuzhong Square, so they naturally had no time to listen to the police. The police were reasonable and did not force them to stay, but they still asked to leave their ID information."
Ash Heath...is actually Mr. Heath!
?"
Ash was used to this kind of reaction and said skillfully: "Do you need a signature?"
The little policewoman jumped up happily and quickly found a notebook for Ash to sign.
She looked at Rose's ID, handed it back to Rose and said with a smile, "Miss Lena, I wish you a happy 4th."
"Um."
Ash and Rose left the subway station and were about to walk through the underground shopping mall to the Clock Tower Square when Ash suddenly realized: "Today is your birthday!"
?"
"Um."
"Why didn't you tell us?
We will celebrate your birthday with you!"
"How are you going to celebrate?"
"Customize a few cakes and then have a cake fight with cake paste on your face..."
"I never celebrate my birthday."
Rose said decisively, "Don't do anything."
"no!"
Ash took Rose's hand and turned to the nearby mall: "At least I want to give you a birthday gift!"
"don't want."
Rose grabbed Ash hard and said, "I don't like gifts, it's too much trouble."
"Will it be troublesome to receive gifts?"
"Because you giving me a gift is equivalent to establishing a special social contract between us. On your next birthday, I will give you a gift of considerable value, and I cannot let you down. I must let you
happy."
Rose's nose twitched, "At that time, I need to investigate what you are lacking recently and what trends you like recently, and then I can analyze what gifts you want... It is too troublesome, and I would rather not accept any questions about gifts."
Ya Xiu couldn't laugh or cry: "Then you don't have to give me a gift, I don't mind."
"No, this is a stipulated social contract. Both parties must pay and receive the same amount. If you don't let me abide by it, I will feel very uncomfortable, just like I worked for you but you didn't give me any money."
Rose shook her head firmly: "If you don't want to cause trouble for me, don't give me gifts."
"And you lack everything. No matter what gift he gives you, you still need it."
Ash thought for a while and explained: "You gave him the gift mainly to express your gratitude. He helped you too little in those days. You hope to make him understand that you are sincerely grateful for his efforts."
"This is what he wants to give you as a gift."
"Yes, you have to send it!"
Ash suddenly chuckled and pulled you back into the nearby jewelry store, "I'm sorry, you magicians are so independent in doing whatever you want. Did you just tell him that magicians are bad people?"
Rose was so used to me that her face bulged with anger, and she hugged Shi Meng's arm tightly. It was difficult for Ash to drag you out of the jewelry store. Passers-by in the distance couldn't bear to pay attention to us.
I also thought that Rose was so stubborn, so I had to compromise: "Well, how about you pick a gift for him, and if he works less, it will offset the value of the gift?"
It’s using him to give you a gift in return, and both parties get the same amount of effort."
Rose was involved in brainstorming, seemingly analyzing which exchange symbols were in line with the social contract.
Ash was afraid of long nights and few dreams. He looked around the jewelry store and immediately chose a bow-knotted hair tie that looked wrong. He directly swiped his card to pay and stuffed it into your hand before Rose could react: "Blessings.
Happy birthday to him!"
Rose pouted, showing a very depressed expression: "You don't have any elastic headband."
"so what?"
"You use it as a hair tie, but if he gives it to you, it can only be left idle. You need it."
Ya Xiu felt that he was also malicious and tired: "This hair tie cannot be used as a spare. I usually use the solid hair tie."
"Why backup?"
"In case he loses it..."
"You will lose things."
Rose said seriously: "Remember where your belongings are. You have used that headband for eight years and have never lost it. It is expected to have a service life of less than eight years. When it breaks, you will buy a new one."
Ash racked his brains: "Can't he keep that hair tie?
Or he could just throw away the old headband."
"You will keep things that are not enough, and you will waste things that are not used."
Rose threw the forged hair tie and her mood became high: "There is no place for that hair tie outside your backpack. If you want to store it, you need to buy a box to protect it... One of the missing things is a necessary thing, so troublesome..." Ya
Xiu felt like he was about to kneel down: "It's a waste if he gives the headband to Niya or Feili, right?"
"This is like giving you a gift," Rose struggled. "I'm sure you will give me something you need when the time comes. What should I do?"
I'm sure you are giving me a gift, and you will remember that I feel very comfortable."
It was only at this moment that Ash truly realized that he had done something wrong. I should listen to Rose and treat him like a piece of trash with his brain.
At that moment, Rose's eyes suddenly lit up.
You took off your headband, combed your long blue hair, and put on a new bow-knotted hairband, and then stretched out your hand to Ash: I'll give you my hand."
Ash knew it, so he handed it over and saw Rose tying the headband under my wrist."
Just give the hairband to him because he hasn't given you a gift yet, so if you send it back to him, it means that the social contract has been fulfilled perfectly. You owe each other and you have to figure out where to go.
Overhead ties are cheaper than hair ties, so you still have to work a little overtime to make up for the price difference."
Ash hesitated for a moment, but still dared to say such bullshit as "You're just asking for death".
At that time, we noticed the crowds of people rushing towards the exits. Only then did Ash realize that there were only eight minutes left before the countdown to the New Year, so he quickly took Rose and ran to the clock tower square.
Ya Xiu took out his mobile phone and tried to contact others, but because the traffic volume was too small and the signal base station was at full capacity, all my calls were blocked.
The two squeezed their way through the crowd and found no one else. At this time, the host on the clock tower screen had not finished the New Year's countdown. Everyone outside the square cheered in unison: "10!"
"9!"
"8!"
Ash and Rose had no choice but to stop and look up at the display screen on the clock tower to welcome the beginning of 1668."
3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"Happy New Year!"
The melodious bells resounded across the starry sky, there was joy outside the square, and the surrounding rainbow screens sent out various New Year blessings.
Ash looked at Rose and smiled: "Happy New Year."
"Slow Happy New Year."
At that time, we saw everyone around us hugging each other, and we were almost the only two strangers in Nuo Xiao Square.
Ash and Rose looked at each other. Ash was not embarrassed. Rose hesitated for a moment and suddenly said: "Stretch out your hands."
Rose took out a bottle of fragrant hand sanitizer from her backpack and applied it to Ash's hands. Then you grabbed Ash's hands and kept rubbing them.
You rub it carefully. In addition to the palms and backs of your hands, you also insert your fingers into the gaps between Ash's fingers and rub each of my fingers carefully. The milky white hand sanitizer starts to bubble as our palms rub against each other.
When all the hand sanitizer was wiped off, Rose spread her hands and hugged Ash stiffly.
Ash stared: My eyes are so small, I regret very much that I didn’t have time to meet up with the others—Rose took the initiative to hug me, and I couldn’t find someone to show off to!
But when he saw Rose being so stiff, Ash couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I'm sure he accepted it reluctantly. You guys go back."
"Yes, that's the traditional custom of the stars. The countdown to the New Year means hugging your nearest friends."
Rose said rigidly: "He will hug you slowly."
Shi Meng hugged you hard, Rose pressed against my chest and commented: "He is so unfamiliar."
"You are just abnormally good!
It didn’t work very well!"
"His reaction is so strange, you are obviously praising him."
Rose let go of her hand and tilted her head: "So that's not what a hug feels like..."
"I hope I can leave him with a good experience."
Shi Meng smiled. "
There is no way to judge whether a test is good or bad, and fewer tests are needed to judge the level of that experience."
Rose mused: "This is the last countdown to the New Year, please give me one more hug."
"Do you want to book directly to the last New Year's countdown..." Ash's mouth twitched: "Yes, but definitely not, you also hope that you can still be with him during the last New Year's countdown."
At that time, the atmosphere outside the square quietly changed, and we found that the couples around us were not satisfied with hugging, and directly retreated into a deeper stage of kissing.
Ash blinked his eyes easily, and Rose tilted her head blankly: "Is that also a traditional custom?
That must be the case..." You took out a roll of transparent plastic wrap from your backpack, pulled it open and put it under Ash's mouth. You winked at Ash and said, 'You are, you are, I am so proud of you.'
The expression of asking for credit.
Shi Meng pushed away the plastic wrap and said very confidently: "That is definitely a traditional custom, just a behavior between lovers. You can go back."
"oh."
Rose took back the plastic wrap without regret.
At the same time, outside the old city at the other end of the city, the calm sound of gunfire sent cordial greetings for the New Year."
stop!"
"I've left something for you, and if I spare him, I'll die!"
"Stop!"
The exhausted "White Wolf" Hadawa fired eight rounds at the cloaked man behind him, and all of them hit.
It's just me, and my brother's shooting is also effective every time. As the smallest arms dealer in Linguang City, what we usually lack most is ammunition. Even if we are sharpshooters, the distance is still there.
There’s no reason why one shot didn’t work!
It can only show that the cloaked man has the ability to dodge bullets!
Mercenaries sent by which enemy?
Sangbiao, Fire Crow, or...?
At this time, the cloaked man ran to the street lamp by the river and finally stopped. Hadawa was overjoyed and quickly asked his eldest brother to surround him and said fiercely: "Give the things back and you will definitely spare his life!"
Just a moment ago, the cloaked man suddenly broke into our workshop and stole the jewelry outside the safe, which Hadawa accumulated over the past few years.
I could see that troubled times were coming, and I had to rely on money to survive. I quickly exchanged my family property for jewelry that was easier to sell, but I thought that someone would take advantage of me.
However, the cloaked man raised his hand and pointed at the nearby traffic light, "There are no surveillance cameras outside."
The voice of the cloaked man was a clear and pleasant male voice, but Hadawa had no time to worry about such important matters. I aimed at the other person and said ferociously: "Does he think you are afraid of killing someone on surveillance?"
You wish you had no one to witness that anyone who dares to challenge you, Hadawa, will not be able to do anything!"
"very good."
The cloaked man pulled out a straight-edged knife, the eyes outside the Shura mask glowed red, and the messenger said: "You also need no one to witness their appearance.
