Embers of Embers

Chapter 680 Happy Life [Thanks to the wise leader of the new era]
Where should the story begin?
Kestrel's eyes were full of tears, pretending to be disgusting and pitiful.
Lorenzo frowned, looking disgusted. If he wasn't afraid of what the neighbors would think of him, he would really want to throw the kestrel out.
Thinking about that picture, it looks terrible, but Lorenzo believes that he can draw great happiness from it. It's a pity that Lorenzo still wants to live here for a while, so he still has to pay attention to his image.
"It's a vacation, but there are still a lot of things to deal with. After talking to you that day, I was busy at the Montenegro Hospital for a few days before I really took a vacation."
Kestrel sighed.
"I'll go fishing after that."
Unsurprisingly.
"Well, then what?"
It can be seen that Kestrel's hobby besides reading novels is fishing. Judging from the empty leaves with a few rotten leaves and mud, he didn't catch anything.
"The pier was washed out."
"Yes, I was just curious about where you would go fishing." Lorenzo said.
"Although we are on vacation and can move freely, we are afraid that we will not be able to contact me in case of emergency. The purification agency will not allow us to go too far away from Old Dunling."
Kestrel added, and by saying so, he once again scorned the black-hearted company he worked for.
"So I looked around for a place where I could fish. Fortunately, I found a place on the outskirts of Old Dunling. It was not affected too much. While a bunch of people were busy dealing with the mess, I was alone. That fishing is quite enjoyable to be honest.”
As he spoke, the beautiful scenery was sketched in his mind. For Kestrel, it was really a happy memory.
"Sounds good, so what happened?"
Lorenzo nodded and said, listening to Kestrel's description, he became more and more curious about what Kestrel had experienced.
“It’s actually nothing, the first few days were very pleasant.
I fished during the day and went back to the hotel to sleep at night. Until the last day, I checked out of the room, prepared to fish again, and then left.
It was this time that I discovered it!
A big fish!Huge fish! "
When he said this, Kestrel looked excited as if he was facing a stunning beauty.
"I stayed awake and struggled with it for several days. It finally bit the hook, but I didn't pull it. It broke my fishing rod," Kestrel said, gritting his teeth, and then his eyes There was light shining in it, "That's a big fish, the biggest fish I've ever seen!"
"After that, I tried to catch it. I made myself dirty and hid it among the water plants. Since I couldn't catch it, I simply shot it with a harpoon."
There was a subtle change in Lorenzo's expression.
Wait a minute, this is no longer pleasant fishing, but primitive hunting. I don’t understand what Kestrel thinks. He always does some extremely strange things.
"I guess that fish also wanted to give me a try. It swam back and forth beside me on purpose, but would not come within range of me, until one afternoon, it relaxed its vigilance.
I could see it skimming across the water, making ripples, and I followed it and took a fork!"
Kestrel said as he moved, he picked up the firewood and stabbed the fireworks in the fireplace hard, scattering sparks and ashes everywhere, as if it was an impromptu stage play.
“It was a really big fish, and I hit him and I grabbed it so tight that it swept me down the river and I thought I was going to die.
In the end, I was washed ashore... Although I couldn't catch the big fish, I felt that it must have been in trouble, and maybe it was dead. "
When Kestrel said this, his eyes were shining with excitement.
"and then?"
"Then I returned to the fishing place in embarrassment, packed up my fishing gear, and prepared to return to a nearby hotel, but those bastards wouldn't let me in!"
Kestrel's voice rose.
"They said they don't accept customers like me! They kicked me out! I've obviously just spent money here before!"
Think about it, a clay figure is standing in front of your store, wanting to stay overnight. How can you think that the money is not worth it?
"I thought it would be better to go back to Old Dunling, but the carriage refused to take me! Iron Snake also stopped running! I couldn't even find a place to take a bath!"
The kestrel is like a vagabond, traveling on foot.
"I walked for a long time, and the mud on my body had dried. I knocked it casually, and it fell down with a splash. People around me looked at me as if they were staring at a homeless man. The most egregious ones were a few... When a patrolman saw me, he approached me with an evil look!"
"How did you solve it?"
"How else can we solve this problem? Run away. I don't want to be locked up in this image, let alone being led out by an acquaintance!"
Kestrel shouted loudly, his eyes were red, and it looked like he hadn't slept well in the past few days.
Lorenzo noticed something was wrong, he asked.
"So shouldn't you go back to your home? It's just a staff dormitory. What are you doing here?"
This is what Lorenzo doesn't understand the most. It's not that he doesn't welcome the arrival of the Kestrel, but the series of operations by the Kestrel really confuses Lorenzo.
"Do you still remember the heavy rain... Although I can't remember it clearly, I asked Arthur what kind of protective measure he said it was."
Kestrel suddenly started talking about something else.
"After the battle, I have been under observation in Black Mountain Hospital. After my body stabilized, I left directly to go fishing on vacation, so I never returned to the dormitory."
His cold eyes fell on Lorenzo, making Lorenzo very uncomfortable.
"Guess what I saw when I walked to my dormitory?"
"what?"
Lorenzo didn't notice the change in the atmosphere at all.
"Ruins, a ruin, as if two monsters had fought here. They destroyed the entire floor and caused the main body to completely collapse... Although the memory is a bit fuzzy, I remember that this should not be a war zone, let alone the usual firepower. , there is no way it can be destroyed so completely.”
Kestrel said expressionlessly.
Think about it, after a wonderful vacation, I made myself dirty, finally crawled back to Old Dunling from the countryside, and was despised by passers-by. I thought I could finally return to a comfortable and warm room, but in the end I was greeted by There's just a cold ruin...and Kestrel's piles of books inside!
"Cough cough."
Lorenzo coughed a few times, and he was afraid to look into Kestrel's eyes.
Thinking of the last fight with Roger and the fierce fighting, Lorenzo had no time to think about other things, but recalling it carefully, it seemed that he had accidentally crashed a certain building.
Kestrel... seems to really have no place to live. The Ever-Moving Pump is also being purified by scavengers. They are speeding up the disposal of the demon corpses piled underground, and speeding up the casting of holy silver, trying to fill it with The corrosive death row was completely sealed.
"I guess this has nothing to do with you, Lorenzo."
Suddenly, Kestrel put his hand on Lorenzo's shoulder. The distance was so close that Lorenzo could clearly smell the smell of fish and mud. He felt that the blanket that Kestrel used should be thrown away.
"Of course... it has nothing to do with it," Lorenzo smiled apologetically, and then pushed the kestrel hard, "I guess you might want to take a hot bath, go ahead."
Kestrel looked at Lorenzo suspiciously, but it was a pity that the memory of that day was almost blurred, otherwise Kestrel really wanted to know how his house collapsed.
But more than that, he wanted to take a good bath and then sleep comfortably.
……
"Ah...how strange."
Listening to the sound of running water upstairs, Lorenzo had wild thoughts.
In fact, he has always felt that his life is quite boring. When he has nothing to do, he is constantly in a daze. When Mrs. Verde is here, he can at least quarrel with Mrs. Verde.
Therefore, Lorenzo did not object to the intrusion of the kestrel. This would at least add some vitality to this deserted house.
Speaking of which, he had lived alone for too long. As time passed, he couldn't help but miss him. He was wondering if he should recruit some roommates.
Such thoughts flashed through, and Lorenzo did not continue to think too much. Who would be his roommate? It was a bit strange no matter how he thought about it. More importantly, Lorenzo felt from the bottom of his heart that he was a very A solitary person.
In this way, a person lies on the sofa, slowly rotting in silence, seeping into the gaps of the sofa, and flowing everywhere on the floor.
Yes, that's pretty much it, slowly and silently.
Lorenzo closed his eyes, enjoying all these strange sensations, a feeling of being immersed in clear water, and then the doorbell rang again.
This time the visitor was much more polite than Kestrel, at least she knew how to knock on the door, and then a crisp kick on the door sounded, kicking Lorenzo's compliments to pieces on the ground.
"Yo! Lorenzo is not dead yet!"
Eve strode over and waved to Lorenzo.
"what?"
Lorenzo frowned. Based on the daily number of visitors received by the Winchester Office, there were too many visitors today.
"I know it's not easy to clean up the house."
When Eve came in, she commented on the office. Compared with the bad and messy environment before, the office was undoubtedly much tidier this time.
Since the heavy rain, Lorenzo has reorganized the office and turned it from a combat decision-making room into an ordinary office. All kinds of messy things have been specially sorted and piled together.
"Uh-huh!"
Lorenzo hesitated before confirming.
He would never admit that since the previous party, Seleu had arranged for a cleaner to come once a week to ensure that Lorenzo would not drown in the garbage.
"I said, what's the business of Miss Phoenix coming here?"
Lorenzo asked.
"It's nothing."
"nothing?"
"Yeah! It's nothing." Listening to Lorenzo's words, Eve was confused for a while, "We are friends, right? Is there anything wrong with coming to see your friends on your day off?"
Lorenzo was speechless by what she said, and then Lorenzo thought of something, and something bad came into his heart.
"Are you a little weird?"
Eve said simply and clearly. She walked towards Lorenzo, and then smelled a strange smell. Lorenzo got up and tried to block it. He also wanted to say something to explain the situation, but there were many At times, people's thoughts are much faster than words. While you are still sorting out the words, the other party may have already conceived a composition of tens of thousands of words.
The two of them froze, Lorenzo looked panicked, and Eve looked at the clothes taken off on the floor with a confused expression. They had muddy water and a smell on them, and they looked like men's clothes.
Lorenzo's?But Lorenzo was in his pajamas, as if he had just gotten out of bed.
Then there was another sound of rushing water upstairs, and then the sound of footsteps. It seemed that someone had finished taking a bath.
"No...wait a minute, listen to me."
Lorenzo was incoherent. He wanted to explain something. After all, it was a bit strange for a man to take a bath in his own home.
"Who?"
Eve's reaction was very calm. It seemed that she was not thinking about something strange as Lorenzo thought.
Thinking of this, Lorenzo seemed much more relaxed, but soon Eve's next words left Lorenzo speechless.
"Could it be that the great Mr. Holmes has finally enlightened himself?"
Eve looked at Lorenzo with joy, as if she was deliberately teasing him.
"Who is it? Is it Se..." Eve deliberately lengthened her voice, trying to find some flaw on Lorenzo's face, but Lorenzo seemed like he couldn't bear it anymore. In order to stop Eve's random thoughts, He said the name.
"Kestrel."
"Kestrel?"
"Yeah, Kestrel."
The two of them were communicating, and Eve's expression froze, and then she slowly opened her mouth, wanting to say something but couldn't.
Eve and Lorenzo are old acquaintances. As Eve's guide, she has always had some strange feelings towards Lorenzo, but every time she thinks of Lorenzo, Eve feels helpless. After all, in many situations From a human perspective, women may not be as alluring to Lorenzo as demons.
She and many others think so to this day.
"Kestrel!"
Eve screamed.
"Who?"
The door upstairs was pushed open, and Kestrel came down wrapped in a blanket with moisture on his body.
Kestrel's mental state is very bad, he just wants to sleep comfortably now, if possible, he wants to sleep on a bed, not a sofa.
"Lorenzo, are you calling me? If nothing happens, I'll go to your room and take a nap."
Kestrel asked. He knew to some extent the story of this office. The other two rooms were never open to other people.
Then he saw Eve looking at him blankly, but Kestrel didn't notice the subtlety of the atmosphere at all.
"Yo, good morning."
Kestrel said hello, but when Lorenzo didn't respond, he thought it was acquiescence, turned around and walked towards Lorenzo's room.
Everything in the world seemed to have fallen into eternal silence. This silence lasted for who knows how long. Lorenzo covered his face and roared with grief and anger.
"what--"
His voice was very long and he kept shouting until he ran out of breath.
(End of this chapter)