Kicked out of Rhodes Island, a small quilt was covered in the hole of the Longmen Bridge

During the full moon, Bai Hua will be more emotional, in other words, he will be more 'aggressive' than usual, of course, the specific aspect of 'offensive' is not necessarily certain.

Bai Hua noticed that the blood flow in her body was speeding up, her heart was beating more excitedly than usual, and the frequency of exhaling from the corner of her mouth became more rapid than usual.

Realizing the impact of the full moon, Bai Hua took a deep breath, trying not to be affected by the excitement.

I don't know if it's because of the 'nanometer pheromone' that was given to me when I was in Victoria before, but this time it was easier for Bai Hua to control her impulse.

"So, uh... do you want me tonight, Texas?"

After almost adjusting her state, Bai Hua asked Texas why she found her in such a hurry.

"—Come with me."

"Wow..."

Texas didn't say much. The gray wolf in the uniform of Penguin Logistics was as expressionless as ever. It was more like an order than an invitation. She walked straight into the driver's seat of the black car and lowered the window to greet her. Bai Hua, who was standing outside, said.

Because he couldn't find a reason to refuse, and there was no need to refuse, Bai Hua could only act with Texas.

——In short, as long as it’s not some weird “Penguin Logistics Underground Safe House”…

Bai Hua, who was tied up to an underground safe house by Energy Angel and Texas in the last integration movement incident, still has some lingering fears. It's outrageous for a logistics company to arrange so many safe houses.

What's even more outrageous is the sound insulation ability of these safe houses. At that time, it will really be 'no one will save yourself if you shout your throat'.

But that being said, last time Dexa got a 'one-day coupon' from someone who didn't know where, and she really wanted to let herself follow behind her for a day, and she didn't have any way to refuse.

Sitting in the car, Bai Hua felt a bit like Erha who was dragged out by the owner for a drive, because he didn't know if the end of the destination was a pet hospital, so he didn't have the energy to tear down the house along the way, but was frightened.

"Huh? Is this a bar?"

Fortunately, Bai Hua looked out the window, and the car didn't take him to a strange place, but a bar with a relatively low-key decoration style, which didn't match the colorful and brightly lit Longmen.

"Most of the time, I will go to the bar opened by the boss with my companions to relax, but sometimes I also want to seek peace by myself, and I will choose to come here at this time."

Texas pushed the car aside, unfastened his seat belt and got out of the car while saying.

"I understand, I understand. In the past, if I was too closely pursued by debt collectors, I would sneak to the secret base that only I could know to seek peace—by the way, my former base was actually on the iron fence on the northwest side of the park From the abandoned hut behind the gap in the door."

Bai Hua nodded understandingly, indicating that she had also experienced this, but Texas just frowned after hearing this.

The two entered the bar one after the other. As Texas said, this remote tavern with an inconspicuous signboard is indeed more suitable for "cleanness". The Swing Hotel, and the 5 Hotel, where police officer Chen arrested the suspect gangster, are different. This bar does not have a Cyber ​​Eye DJ, nor does it have a dancing 2077-year-old man. The few drinkers just sit quietly in the dark In the lobby of each other, they enjoyed their drinks silently.

Texas walked to a corner near the inner side and sat down, picked up the stand card on the table and read it up and down.

"Bartender, have a cup of Godfather. What are you drinking? I treat you.",

"Really? Then get me a sweet and creamy cocoa sundae."

As soon as he heard about the Texas treat, Bai Hua, who was still cash-strapped, immediately regained his spirits.

Although Bai Hua is now a "partner" welcomed by the heirs of the Shi Huaiya family, the larger the business, the more difficult it is to advance it. Before Bai Hua heard from Beyoncé that she had just partnered with Rhodes Island After going online, the other party also sighed at the scale and concept of Rhodes Island, as well as the spirit of being willing to forge ahead on this land.

Of course, the other party may simply be lamenting why a medical organization without borders can easily obtain all kinds of the latest armed equipment...

In short, even though Bai Hua's current status is the 'son-in-law of poetry Huaiya/son-in-law of Longmen/son-in-law/son-in-law of Dali Temple/son-in-law of the Texas family/' that almost everyone can't underestimate, she should have no money Still no money.Although this gray wolf likes to spend money lavishly, he doesn't like being given money directly.

After all, the money owed was owed by myself, but it was another matter when the little white-faced cream dog was thrown money by others.

"..."

After hearing the drink that Bai Hua came to the bar to order, Texas, who had been expressionless before, finally frowned.

"Okay, so it's a cup of Godfather, and a cup of sweet cream cocoa sundae?"

"Give me some more chopped almonds and chocolate chips!"

"Switch him into absinthe, the most classic and crude way."

"Eh?"

Bai Hua cheerfully raised her hand to express that she wanted to add toppings, and finally angered Dexas, she directly changed the content of Bai Hua's drink without any explanation.

Bai Hua wanted to say something at first, but when she saw the amber eyes of Texas staring at her, she immediately lowered her head docilely and said that she could drink whatever she wanted.

After ordering their respective drinks, Texas leaned on the chair to rest, while Bai Hua rubbed his ears.

"That—so what on earth are you looking for with me, Texas?"

"What else can I do, I just hope to have you alone, Bai Hua."

"Wow, this answer is a bit too straightforward..."

Bai Hua didn't expect Texas to state his purpose so bluntly, and instead became a little shy and embarrassed in an instant.

"Because I have never 'shared' anything with others before, my own territory is my own, my own car belongs to me alone, and the family I command does not allow foreign objects to be contaminated-but this time it is not so Same, Birch."

Texas changed his sitting position, and the 'Ms. Texas' who was once well-known in the Syracuse gang looked at Gray Wolf, and took out a pocky from his pocket—no, it was a cigarette.

Texas put the cigarette in his mouth, slid the match to light it, then took a light breath, and slowly exhaled the white smoke.

Bai Hua blinked. In his impression, this was the first time he saw Texas smoking a cigarette instead of a chocolate bar.

"It's the first time I've shared something with someone—more specifically, you, Bai Hua."

Texas held the cigarette between his fingers, and his movements were extremely skillful. It can be seen that Texas should have smoked a lot before, but he quit and switched to pocky for some reason after joining Penguin Logistics.

"Actually, even I was a little surprised. I don't really care about the relationship between you and other people, Bai Hua. If it was me in the past, I might use all the power of the family to forcefully compete for you."

"No way... No, I don't smoke."

Bai Hua complained in a low voice, then waved her hand to indicate that she had no habit of smoking.

"But it's different now. After leaving Syracuse, I'm just a transporter of a logistics company. I don't have any redundant status, and I don't have any subordinates at my disposal. And the only thing I need to do is to accompany you By my side—just like you have always done to me...ahem!"

Texas coughed twice. She moved the cigarette away and looked at the still burning tobacco. After a moment of silence, she chose to twist it into the ashtray to extinguish it.

Although some things will be engraved deep in the soul and will be unforgettable for a lifetime, but some things will indeed become difficult to pick up again after being discarded for a long time.

"Honestly, Texas. I... well, is someone like me really worth it?"

Bai Hua was still a little guilty, he always believed that he was not worthy of the choices made by those outstanding people, facing the gray wolf who was once as lonely as himself, Bai Hua expressed his confusion.

"Birch—"

After hearing Bai Hua's question, Texas' expression instantly became very serious, and he even looked a little angry.

"Don't say such things in front of us. The people I admire are self-deprecating. This is a kind of betrayal of myself, and it also means that my ability to judge people is wrong. If it was before, you need to be ashamed just now. This sentence can only be done with two fingers."

"Wow, I'm sorry! I'm just asking for fun!"

Bai Hua was so frightened that her cold sweat soared instantly. After all, Texas in front of her was really a gangster before, and Bai Hua knew very well that what the other party said was true.

"...Sorry, I didn't think about saying this. I don't know why, when I'm chatting with you, Bai Hua, I always unconsciously recall the past in Syracuse."

Seeing Bai Hua shrinking his neck, Texas sighed and lowered his head slightly. This gray wolf doesn't seem to like recalling his life in Syracuse, but for some reason, when he was with Bai Hua, he once Those experiences in the family will always unconsciously resurface.

"The past..."

Bai Hua thought of the silver coin with the birch tree printed on her body. According to Texas, it seemed to be a symbol of a family that had been destroyed.

"By the way, about the coin on you, Bai Hua, I checked through some channels later - it is said that the family has been hiding in the shadow of the Syracuse gang for a long time, and they will not compete for territory like other families. They will not recruit thugs for the purpose of expansion. This family is full of mysteries, and some people even say that the meaning of this family's existence is to worship a certain 'Wolf God', but all this has no basis in reality."

"Wolf God—"

"Sorry, I haven't been able to find much information, but if I go back to Syracuse, I may be able to get more information."

"No, no, Texas, didn't you leave Syracuse for various reasons? There is no need to go back because of me, and there are enough news. The most important point is—for me, What is more important now is not the past, but the present and the future.”

Bai Hua smiled at Texas. He didn't want Texas to return to the past scars that he had left because of him. What's more, what he had to do now was not to trace the roots, but to open up the future.

"……Yes, I know."

Texas nodded, and at the same time the cocktails ordered by the two were served.

The Godfather ordered by Texas is amber in appearance, with square ice cubes lying in the center, and a lit cinnamon bark inserted in the wine glass, like a cigar, the overall feeling is low-key and calm.

As for the glass of absinthe that Texas ordered for Bai Hua, it was much more heavyweight. There was a dark green liquid in the transparent glass, and there was a wriggling caterpillar lying under the liquid. Rubbed with a swirl of sea salt and topped with a slice of lemon.

Texas originally planned to use this method to mess with Bai Hua, after all, the other party's behavior of ordering wheat whirlwind in the bar made him very uncomfortable.

However, Texas still frowned when she saw the worm, she felt that she seemed to be a bit mischievous, and such a heavyweight thing might not be acceptable even for Bai Hua——

"Ton ton ton—puff! Mmm—hmm, OC."

"...?"

Texas hadn't had time to ask Bai Hua to change to another cocktail, but she saw Bai Hua put the absinthe and worms into her mouth without changing her expression, then licked the sea salt, and made a sound of biting something voice, finally swallowed it and nodded, and swallowed the lemon slice as a finishing touch.

"That bug is for decoration, not for you to eat..."

Dexas finally lived in Bengbu, and the stern face he had maintained since entering the hotel finally showed a look of surprise.

"Eh? Well, that won't make me lose money?!"

"Is this what you're worried about... You bastard."

Texas blinked his eyes, although he knew that Bai Hua's cooking skills were outrageous before, but it seems that the reason why he can cook so outrageously is that this guy doesn't care about anything, as long as it is rich in protein You can stuff it into your mouth with relish.

Looking at the gray wolf who just swallowed the worms raw in front of him, Texas sighed for an unknown number of times.

"I always feel that the atmosphere is different from what I expected, and I don't feel like a date at all."

Texas honestly said what he was thinking. From going to the bar before to choosing a topic, Texas has always wanted to create a 'dating' atmosphere for himself and Bai Hua, which is to say Ascetic line in ragu style.

However, because Bai Hua, the gray wolf, would always do some inexplicable things sometimes, Texas couldn't realize the result he wanted at all.

"Dating... Actually, it's almost the same as Texas. Actually, I think that as long as we feel happy when we are together, that's enough."

Bai Hua rubbed her ears, said with a silly smile.

"That's right."

Hearing Bai Hua's words, Texas smiled.Perhaps, as this gray wolf said, there is no need for me to deliberately create an "atmosphere that only belongs to me", as long as the two of them can be happy with each other when they are together, that is actually enough, let nature take its course It's also pretty good.

"Then, why don't you run around with me for a while, Bai Hua?"

After realizing that he didn't need to do anything deliberately, as long as he could get along with the gray wolf in the most relaxed and happy way, Texas invited Bai Hua to race.

"Hey, after all, I'm also a policeman, okay, drunk driving or something, be careful to be caught by me?"

"Really? Then you come and arrest me, Mr. Law-abiding Policeman."

Texas walked up to Bai Hua, and the gray wolf showed a rare smirk. She folded her hands and stretched out towards Bai Hua, as if inviting him to handcuff her.

"It's not yet the time to hit the performance at the end of the year—hmm"

Bai Hua also responded with a smile, but he suddenly felt dizzy.

Absinthe itself actually has a certain hallucinogenic effect, and the 'worm' in it also has some similar elements.

For ordinary white birches, this kind of thing is simply sprinkling water, and it doesn't even affect itself.

However, today was the night of the full moon, and Bai Hua, who was already more hyperactive than usual, became more obviously affected by alcohol.

"Are you all right, Birch?"

Texas noticed Bai Hua's strangeness, and she immediately asked worriedly.

"It's okay, I just feel a little bit-"

"Ha, you're the guy from Penguin Logistics, right?"

A man's voice came from behind the two of them. Texas frowned and turned around, and saw a man in a brand new black windbreaker with a dagger pinned to his waist and a fedora on his head.

"...what's the matter"

Texas' voice instantly became cold and impatient.

"My brothers were really taken care of by you some time ago, hehe... You should still remember, the group of people in the port of Pilsen."

The man smiled maliciously and squeezed his palms, but Texas didn't feel nervous at all, he just felt impatient.

Things like this happen to Penguin Logistics almost every month. After all, due to business reasons, Penguin Logistics often greets various gangsters, and Longmen always comes from various places, thinking that they can stand A gang with a firm foothold, and Penguin Logistics will inevitably have friction with them.

"Sorry, it's not a working day. I'll talk about it later."

Texas intends to find the hotel's security to temporarily suppress this matter, not because he does not want to cause trouble, but purely, Texas does not want his 'date' with Bai Hua to be spoiled like this.

"Workday? How dare you say that, a wolf! Believe it or not, I'm—"

Gala! !

"Huh? Why did the palm suddenly turn into a strange angle...? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!?"

The moment the man stretched out his hand to Texas, the other's palm was suddenly bent 180 degrees backward.

After being confused for a few seconds, the man howled loudly because of the pain.