Opening the bedroom door, with the light of the wall lamp, Qin Luo saw that the French windows of the living room were open, and there was a string of wet footprints extending all the way to the kitchen. I raised my eyebrows, I didn't expect to meet small burglars in such a remote place. I don't know if this little thief's luck is too good or too bad. Today, he just took some food out of the space and put it in the kitchen and refrigerator, when this guy touched it, but unfortunately he blocked him.
Qin Luo casually picked up a copper decorative stand placed on the table, waved it lightly, the weight was just right. He approached the kitchen on tiptoe, but unfortunately the light inside was too dim, and he couldn't see clearly from the living room.
Touching the wall and about to turn on the light, a voice suddenly said, "I, I'll just stay for a while and leave."
Qin Luo was a little surprised. This person's vigilance was too high, and his movements could be easily detected by the other party. At least it can be concluded that he is definitely not a tramp or a small thief.
The movement of his hands didn't stop, Qin Luo still pressed the switch, "You don't seem to have considered whether others will let you stay here for a while."
From the direction of the voice, Qin Luo accurately judged the hiding place of the other party.
The light made the kitchen suddenly bright, and a person was curled up near the refrigerator. From Qin Luo's direction, he could only see half of his calf in jeans and a pair of tattered sneakers.
Qin Luo was about to approach, when the man suddenly said, "Don't come here, I, I don't want to hurt you..."
Qin Luo chuckled, struggling in the apocalypse for ten years, even if his current body is not as strong as after the apocalypse, he can't be hurt by anyone who wants to. What's more, the other party's voice sounded very weak, and it didn't seem like he was capable of hurting others at all.
After walking a few steps forward, the man's curled up body was completely exposed to Qin Luo's sight. He was wearing an ill-fitting maroon hooded sweater, and he was holding the hat with both hands, hiding his entire head and face. The exposed fingers are slender and fair, and it seems that they are not engaged in manual labor or exposed to the sun.
Qin Luo shook the copper frame in his hand, stared at this very suspicious person and asked, "Who are you? Why did you come into my house?"
The man's fingers gripped the hat tightly, as if intending to answer, but finally gave up. His hands slowly came down, supporting the refrigerator, "Yes, I'm sorry, I'm sorry to bother you, I, I'm leaving now."
As he spoke, he struggled to stand up while supporting the refrigerator, his wet hair covered most of his face, and Qin Luo could only see his thin, pale chin.
Frowning, Qin Luo looked at this mysterious man. Although he was tall, he looked very fragile. If he is kicked out at this time, he might be seriously ill, maybe he is already sick now. Sighing, I don't know if it's because of his rebirth, but in the last days, he has cultivated a heart made of copper and iron, and there is a trace of pity.
"I can let you hide until the rain stops, but once the rain stops, you have to leave."
The man was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't expect Qin Luo to be so talkative all of a sudden, he was a little at a loss, and finally retracted to the original hiding and squatting position.
Seeing that Qin Luo was still standing, the man said slowly with no intention of leaving, "Don't worry, I won't steal anything..."
Qin Luo rolled his eyes, "You're wet, and you'll definitely get sick if you sit on the ground. Get up, and I'll find you a change of clothes."
The man could hardly believe his ears, he looked up at Qin Luo in astonishment. Because the head was slightly raised, the black hair spread to the sides, revealing the entire face.
Qin Luo couldn't help exclaiming when he saw the man's appearance clearly. Although he was much thinner than when he saw it in the last days, and he didn't look so cold and domineering, but Qin Luo absolutely couldn't get it wrong. The young man is the leader of the Alliance of Salvators, the man called Mo. In the last days, it can be said that he is almost omnipotent and omnipotent.
Mo was startled by Qin Luo's exclamation, and quickly lowered his head and shrank into a ball. However, with Qin Luo's eyesight, he still caught sight of the white collar around his neck.
Qin Luo is too familiar with the style of the collar. Every experimental subject in the research institute had one around his neck. If Qin Luo remembered correctly, the lighter the color, the more important the experimental subject. And this circle also has another function, which is induction tracking and self-destruction.
Although he didn't have much contact with this man in the last days, Qin Luo did get a lot of help from the 'Alliance of Rescuers'. If it wasn't for this organization, no matter how much time he spent, it would be impossible to rescue Qin Ke. So no matter whether it is to return favors or save him to give the Institute a fatal blow, this man Qin Luo must be saved.
Thinking of Qin Luo stretching out his hand to pull Mo, who was shrinking into a ball, Mo was suddenly startled by him pulling his collar, and instinctively wanted to resist, but was slapped lightly by Qin Luo on the head, "Stupid, I It’s to help you, if you don’t take off the collar, you will be found and taken back soon.”
Mo's struggling movement stopped suddenly, how could this person know the function of the collar on his neck. But at this moment of daze, Qin Luo's hand touched Mo's collar, and Mo clearly felt that the collar that was close to the skin disappeared. Not to be removed, but to disappear.
He stretched out his slender fingers in disbelief, and groped carefully on the neck. Sure enough, the collar that caused him great pain but could not be removed was gone.
"You, how did you do it?" Mo stared at Qin Luo stupidly.
Qin Luo didn't answer him and pulled him up from the ground. Although Mo looks very thin now, he is still half a head taller than Qin Luo, and the weight of his bare bones is not low. With Qin Luo's physical fitness at this time, it was really difficult to drag him.
"You take a shower first, I'll find you clean clothes, and erase all the traces of your presence by the way." Qin Luo patted Mo, whose eyes were like frightened animals.
"I, I can't, can't stay here..." Mo whispered.
Qin Luo smiled at him, "Don't worry, nothing will happen if I'm here."
Qin Luo took Mo into the bathroom and put a tub of warm water for him to take a bath. Then he ran to look for his brother-in-law's clothes. He remembered that Walter's height was about the same as Mo's now, but Walter was taller, so it was estimated that the clothes and pants would be fatter.
Mo submerged himself in the warm water, he was still in a trance and unreal. Originally, I was only attracted by the lights here, and I couldn't help but want to lean over to keep warm. Although he now knew that it was impossible for the light to warm him up, he still couldn't help wanting to come closer and get closer to the light. He knew that this was very dangerous, and those people would soon follow him, and he had to flee farther. But he was too tired, he wanted to stay in this place with warm lights for a while, even if it was only for a while.
He moved as lightly as possible, alarming the people in the room. Even the moment that person woke up from the bed, he felt it from the other person's heartbeat. But he still didn't want to escape, so he hid in the kitchen nearby. He knew that once the other party found out, he would definitely be beaten and kicked out. After all, that's how he was kicked out during the last two hiding times. But not only did the man not hit him, but he also helped him take off the terrifying collar.
Mo stretched out his hand and touched his smooth neck, still in disbelief. But there was really nothing on the smooth neck, the thing that had followed him since he could remember was completely gone.
Qin Luo rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and found two packs of Walter's new underwear by accident. He took one out from the inside, grabbed a T-shirt and casual pants, and planned to give them to Mo. When I got to the door, I realized it was still night. He turned back and changed the T-shirt and slacks into a set of Walter's home clothes.
Although Mo submerged himself in the bathtub, he sensed Qin Luo's movements all the time. Seeing that he was about to open the bathroom door, he quickly got up from the bottom of the water. What he has to do now is to make himself more like a human being, not a monster whose breathing can be slowed down to negligible. Let alone this human being who has helped him fear him and hate him.
Qin Luo put the clothes on the shelf in the bathroom, "Hurry up and wash, and then come out to eat something. I'll deal with the marks you left behind."
Without giving Mo a chance to reply, Qin Luo came out of the bathroom, first turned on the TV in the living room, found a sports channel at random, and then began to clean the room to eliminate all kinds of traces made by Mo. The signal on the collar disappeared near here, and the institute's minions should find it soon. He is very aware of the importance the institute attaches to high-level research objects, and he is even more careful in handling the clues left by Mo.
Life in the last ten years has taught Qin Luo many things, especially the countless teachings he has had with the research institute. They will now have those tracking and investigation equipment, and what clues they will find through. Qin Luo knows everything, and it is not much different. With these pre-knowledges, he is naturally sure to help Mo avoid those crazy guys.
After Mo took a shower and changed into clean clothes, Qin Luo took him to the master bedroom, took some food and drink to satisfy Mo's hunger, and helped him dry his hair.
Mo was a little surprised by Qin Luo's kindness, and while eating, he peeked at Qin Luo. It's a bit like a large dog that is afraid of being abandoned by its owner, which made Qin Luo laugh for a while. Especially those big dark eyes seemed to have some kind of indescribable magical power.
After drying Mo's hair, Qin Luo put down the hair dryer. Mo also put down the food in his hand, "I, I'd better leave..."
Qin Luo secretly rolled his eyes, and thought to himself, if you want to leave, why do you change your clothes and honestly let me dry your hair. In this heavy rainy day, it takes less than five seconds to go out and get soaked.
Mo felt a sense of embarrassment being seen through, he lowered his head and tightly grasped the lapel with his pale fingers. He hated this kind of himself, knowing that it might bring danger to this person, but still yearning for the rare warmth. Because this man can take off his collar, he hopes that the other party can let him escape from the group of crazy humans. No one knew the cruelty of those people better than him. He stood up abruptly and walked towards the door.
Qin Luo was taken aback by his sudden movement, and hurriedly grabbed Mo's arm, "You are crazy, they may have surrounded the area and are doing a blanket search, isn't it self-inflicted to go out now!"
Mo bit his lip before saying sullenly, "At least I can't implicate you."
Qin Luo pulled him back to the bed, "Sleep on your stomach honestly, no matter what happens, you are not allowed to leave the bed, let alone this room."
After a few instructions, Qin Luo closed the door of the guest room, took Mo's leftover food to the table in the living room, and sat on the sofa beside him, watching a fierce match that was being broadcast live inside. Before the sofa warmed up, the doorbell rang suddenly. There was a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, Qin Luo knew that the people from the research institute were standing outside the door at this moment. His old enemy in the last ten years did not expect to encounter him in this way ahead of schedule.