Live Action Murder Mystery

Chapter 42: City of the Undead (11)

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The mechanized voice of the system sounded again: "Wow, our detective really made a choice very quickly. I announced that Principal Cha is the murderer who was finally voted by everyone. So, will he be the real murderer in this case? ?”

Two men in black appeared out of thin air to Principal Zha and subdued him, intending to arrest him.

After a three-second pause, the system continued: "Unfortunately, Principal Cha is not the real culprit in this case."

"But since everyone thinks he's the murderer, he'll be punished with death. As for the detective—"

"Detective, you are really incompetent. You killed an innocent principal Cha. If you let the real culprit go, you will pay the price! You will also accept the death penalty!"

Two other men in black immediately appeared behind Yang Ye, as if they were about to take him away.

Yang Ye felt the collar on his chest being held tighter and tighter.

Lowering his head, he saw at a glance Gu Liang's knuckles that had turned white due to exertion, and further up, his extremely pale face.

"Yang Ye, you..." Gu Liang's voice was extremely hoarse, trembling uncontrollably.

"I'm fine. Don't be afraid." Yang Ye said softly.

"How could you be fine?" Gu Liang's pupils dilated, and worry and fear were clearly written in the brown eyes.

"Did I not tell you the reward of the last script?"

Having said that, under Gu Liang's steady gaze, Yang Ye took out a card from his pocket and said loudly, "System, I'm applying to use this card."

Gu Liang, who was close at hand, could easily see the words on the card in Yang Ye's hand.

—"Death free card: only for players; it can exempt one death penalty."

What about the 1 in 10,000 chance

The promised death card has not been seen for many years

What is Yang Ye

Wait, he used the death-free card now, what if he draws the dead man card directly in the next scenario

In order to save himself, he just used such a precious card so casually

Before... why did I still feel so uneasy

Surprised, guilty, ashamed...

At this moment, Gu Liang had mixed feelings.

Yang Ye handed the death-free card to the man in black, patted Gu Liang on the shoulder, and helped him sit back on his seat.

Afterwards, Yang Ye turned his head and set his eyes on Liu Ran who was seated opposite him.

Yang Ye still clearly remembered that Liu Ran was persuaded by himself in the interrogation room.

At that time, after listening to Yang Ye's narration, Liu Ran asked a few questions, and after getting the answers, he said to Yang Ye with the square face that honest people often have: "Understood. Principal Cha is the real murderer, and he didn't run away." gone."

"Yes. That's it." Yang Ye looked at Liu Ran, but he still had some doubts in his heart.

But he and Xun Feng have already discussed it. When Liu Ran goes out, everyone will take turns to talk to him, so as not to let him have the opportunity to contact Gu Liang.

Liu Ran: "Okay. I have always been convinced of your reasoning. In the first book, I was almost killed by Son Bai, and you helped me. I remember it all. No matter what, I will follow You voted."

At this moment, Yang Ye looked at Liu Ran quite seriously: "What is your reason for doing this?"

Liu Ran put his hands on the table and clenched his fists. He lowered his head at first, but now he seemed to feel that there was nothing to be ashamed of what he did, so he looked up at Yang Ye.

"I'm only doing it for the gold coins. I don't think I'm wrong. Don't think I didn't understand your tricks. The boss Meng played by Gu Liang is the real murderer. I can get gold coins if I vote for him. Besides, Principal Zha will also Give me his four gold coins. I... I can have five gold coins."

Yang Ye raised his eyebrows and smiled lightly. "Tsk, three days away from Shishi, it really should be treated with admiration."

Liu Ran glared at Yang Ye, and raised his voice: "Gold coins may be able to offset the number of years. I have to earn enough gold coins as soon as possible to get out of this game! I have a daughter, and I want to go back to see my daughter! I am not wrong!"

"Ding dong. Let's enter the reward settlement stage." The system broadcast interrupted the dispute between the two, "First of all, the reward settlement for the good person. Unfortunately, because you didn't find the real culprit, you didn't get the gold coin reward."

"No!" Liu Ran suddenly stood up, "That's because they didn't vote for the real culprit, I voted for it! I should be rewarded!"

System: "It's a pity. It doesn't count if an individual votes for the true murderer. This is a game of good people and teamwork. The final result will determine it!"

In a panic and anger, Liu Ran looked at Li Xiaoyu beside him, gritted his teeth and said, "You kept pulling me to say that the real culprit was Principal Cha, not Gu Liang. I thought you were pretending to be stupid too. So you are really stupid. You You have played a lot of scripts, how can you be so stupid? Don't you want to return to reality?"

Seeing that Liu Ran was about to pounce on him, Li Xiaoyu jumped up and hid, just in time there was a man in black standing there, Li Xiaoyu simply hugged the man in black's waist.

Man in black:"… "

The system broadcast continued: "Warning, please don't interrupt the player, if you delay everyone's time, you will be punished."

"Then announce the settlement of the rewards for the real murderer. The real murderer escaped successfully and got six gold coins. Congratulations!"

The man in black who was hugged by Li Xiaoyu pushed her away, walked up to Gu Liang, and handed all six gold coins to him.

Gu Liang picked up the gold coin and looked at it for a while, then he stood up, walked in front of Xun Feng and Li Xiaoyu one by one, gave two gold coins to each of them, and said: "Thank you."

Finally, he walked up to Yang Ye and handed him the remaining two gold coins. "If it's not enough to buy a death-free card, I'll pay you back when I earn gold coins later."

Yang Ye took a deep look at Gu Liang. Of course he didn't intend to ask for Gu Liang's gold coins, but looking at his firm and serious eyes at the moment, he couldn't disobey his kindness after all.

Yang Ye decided to keep the gold coins for Gu Liang temporarily, so he chose to put away the gold coins.

But before putting away the gold coins, Yang Ye still planned to mock Liu Ran first.

Facing Liu Ran's direction, he held up the two gold coins. "I really want to know how you feel now. Do you regret it? Now see clearly, who is stupid?"

"I... I didn't lose. I didn't get the one rewarded by the system. I got at least four from Principal Zha!"

Having said that, Liu Ran took out four gold coins from his pocket and put them on the table.

It was during the intensive discussion that Liu Ran saw Principal Zha compared himself with a suggestive "2".

But soon Li Xiaoyu came out of the lounge and asked him when he would go to find Yang Ye, Liu Ran temporarily ignored Principal Cha.

Until later, Liu Ran seized an opportunity when everyone was not in the hall, and stepped forward to remove the stuff that was stuffed in Principal Cha's mouth.

"What do you mean?" Liu Ran asked.

Principal Zha pulled out two gold coins from his sleeve. "Two gold coins, one vote for you. Don't vote for me. The real culprit must be that Gu Liang."

"For you, I offended them. It's not worth it." Liu Ran said.

"Then I'll give you four gold coins." Principal Zha said, "I'm sure I'm not the murderer. Why don't they discuss what they have to say in the lobby, but go to the lounge one by one to chat alone? Because they are stringing together timelines and making up stories. That Beggar Ding's death has nothing to do with me. I have only hurt you."

When Liu Ran was hesitating, Principal Zha said: "This time the script is over, everyone will be separated. Who knows if you will meet them next time? If you offend them, you will offend them. What are you afraid of?"

"Besides, since you know them, you know how many scripts they have played. If you count everything, how many gold coins will that Yang Ye have? Can he give you four gold coins like me? Impossible! "

"I'll give you four, and the system will reward you with one more, five gold coins, what a deal!"

At this moment, Liu Ran looked at the gold coin in his hand and muttered to himself. "Yes. I still have a good deal. This time the script is over, everyone will go to the sky, maybe we will never meet again. At least I have four gold coins..."

The voice of the system suddenly sounded: "Ding Dong! Warning! Warning of counterfeit money found! Please confiscate and destroy it!"

After the system's voice fell, a man in black stepped forward and took the four gold coins from Liu Ran's hand.

He squeezed hard, and the four gold coins were crushed into powder in his hands.

Liu Ran was shocked, and immediately looked at Principal Zha.

Seeing Liu Ran's reaction, Zha Xiao covered his stomach, laughing so hard that he almost fell off his chair. "Hahaha, it's okay, you are not the first to be fooled. In this game, you can lie anytime and anywhere! I will teach you a lesson!"

After laughing, Principal Zha narrowed his eyes, looking very sinister. "Anyway, you didn't save me. Don't let everyone have a hard time!"

System: "Ding dong, be quiet! The rewards have been settled. Now we are entering the punishment phase. Let us see the crimes committed by Principal Zha! These crimes will be engraved on his epitaph for all future generations to cast aside!"

The wall facing the conference table in the discussion room lit up, and Principal Zha's life appeared on it.

"Principal Cha, real name Wei Cai, 35 years old, from Xigang Village, Baili County, X Province, unemployed, raped several girls, and is also the real murderer of a rare serial murder case, mutilated and dismembered as many as seven people, fled one Years later, he was arrested by the police and sentenced to death. Sinner, be punished!"

Then, the wall was opened, and an autopsy room appeared inside. The bed was empty, and beside him stood a white coat wearing a mask. He was holding a scalpel and staring coldly at Principal Zha's direction.

Principal Zha trembled all over and struggled violently. At the same time, he yelled something loudly, but after being covered by the man in black, he couldn't even yell.

In the end, he was brought into the dissection room by the man in black and accepted the fate of being dismembered.

The wall was closed immediately, and the meeting room was quiet, as if nothing had happened.

No one spoke in the centralized discussion room.

Only the system's final announcement sounded: "Okay, congratulations, the script of "City of Immortality" has been successfully concluded. Next, everyone will have a rest period of fifteen days. Please relax and meet the next challenge."

"Since "City of Immortality", everyone has started to enter the script of intermediate difficulty. Starting from this script, the system will rate players according to their performance in various aspects of the game, including whether there is negative competition, verbal abuse, and violent behavior. Waiting for bad behavior, the player's final rating will determine the direction of the next script."

When he heard "passive competition", the corners of Gu Liang's lips twitched, guessing that he was suspected of this.

But in any case, he really won't do it again in the future.

The game has come to an end.

Liu Ran probably felt ashamed to stay in the discussion room, he was the first to leave.

Li Xiaoyu glanced at Yang Ye and Gu Liang cleverly, and dragged Xun Feng away.

The huge discussion room suddenly fell silent, only Yang Ye and Gu Liang remained.

Gu Liang pulled back the chair, stood up, turned sideways, and found Yang Ye standing beside him looking at him.

Under Yang Ye's gaze, Gu Liang said slowly: "Even if you have this card, you shouldn't use it indiscriminately. In case next time you draw the dead card directly..."

Yang Ye slightly bowed, looked him straight in the eyes, with a playful smile on the corner of his mouth. "Hey, curse me?"

Gu Liang blinked his eyes: "Of course not. It's just—"

Yang Ye said: "Okay. What you said may not happen. But if I use this card, it will save you. This is a sure thing. Then it is worth doing."

Yang Ye's gaze was open, just like his personality.

At this time, Gu Liang felt that his previous unhappiness was an unforgivable villain's heart.

Gu Liang's eyelids drooped, avoiding Yang Ye's gaze.

His complexion was still extremely pale, as if he still had unresolved concerns, and he stood there a little bit exhausted.

Yang Ye raised his hands, grabbed his shoulders, and went around to pat his back.

From a distance, it looked as if he was hugging Gu Liang.

Then he leaned into Gu Liang's ear and said softly: "It's okay, Gu Liang. It's all over. Don't be afraid."

Gu Liang didn't speak, Yang Ye looked at him like this, feeling sore in his heart.

"Gu Liang, I didn't mean to hide it from you. It's just that I told you before that that I have a death-free card. With your personality, you wouldn't agree. If Liu Ran finds out the truth by then Yes, I might vote for you. After all, I didn’t know the consequences of a tie vote at the time. Well... Of course, if I knew Liu Ran was like this, I should have told you everything, so as not to worry you.”

After hearing this, Gu Liang shook his head. "It's none of your business. It's all about me. I'm..."

Having said that, Gu Liang paused.

After a long time, he looked up at Yang Ye, his voice a little hoarse. "Yang Ye..."

Yang Ye responded softly. "Well, I'm here."

Gu Liang exhaled lightly, and then said, "Sorry."

Feel sorry? Sorry for what

Gu Liang's black hair reflected in Yang Ye's eyes.

Gu Liang's hair was laid quietly, just like his whole person at the moment - restrained all the sharpness and meanness that he pretended to be, and became so docile and well-behaved.

Yang Ye raised his hand, touched Gu Liang's hair with his fingertips, and finally covered the back of Gu Liang's head with his broad palm, and stroked it gently and restrainedly.

"Gu Liang, you don't need to say sorry to me. I know why you did this."

"You're a nice guy. Very good."

"If you still think you are bad, then I will remind you once a day. How about until you completely brainwash you?"

"No, Yang Ye..."

"Okay, let's go. Go back and have a rest. I will make steamed pork ribs for you tonight."

In the evening, in the small restaurant on the second floor of the shroud shop.

Gu Liang sat at the dining table, and there was a gold coin on the table, which he obtained in the last script.

He lifted the gold coin and looked at the place illuminated by the light. He didn't know what to think, and the corner of his mouth raised an arc.

"Boom", Yang Ye put a plate full of steamed pork ribs in front of Gu Liang, "What are you thinking?"

Gu Liang pressed his index finger on the gold coin and pushed him towards Yang Ye. "I forgot when I was in the discussion room today. I still have a gold coin with me. Here it is."

"Give it to me? Then you won't be completely pauper."

Yang Ye sat down and picked up a piece of ribs for him, "Okay, put it away. Don't worry too much about it. This kind of game requires mutual help. Maybe you will help me next time."

Yang Ye forced Gu Liang to put away the gold coins so that he could eat with peace of mind.

Gu Liang put away the gold coins, and was indeed temporarily attracted by the ribs in front of him.

The pork ribs are wrapped with finely ground sweet potato flour and rice flour. The steamed outer layer has distinct grains and is plump and even.

The smell of meat was mixed with sweet sweet potato flour and rice flour. When Gu Liangguang smelled this smell, he became more energetic.

After dinner, Gu Liang insisted on the principle and went to clear the table and wash the dishes.

When he finished washing the dishes and walked out of the kitchen, Yang Ye had already placed wine on the table.

Yang Ye prepared health-preserving red wine for Gu Liang, and poured beer for himself.

"Where did you get the red wine?" Gu Liang asked him.

Yang Yedao: "Principal Zha is a rich man, and there are many good things at home. The ribs are also taken from his refrigerator."

"Yes. I saw it when I was searching for evidence. I almost forgot." Gu Liang sat across from Yang Ye, took a sip of red wine, "Well, it's not as good as Mr. Bai's, but it's not bad."

Yang Ye turned his head and saw that Gu Liang's hands were still a little wet, so he fetched a tissue and handed it to him. "Why do you like washing dishes so much?"

"You can't just eat and not work." Gu Liang said, "But I also really like to wash the dishes. When I wash off the greasy layer and reveal the original porcelain white of the dishes, I feel an inexplicable sense of accomplishment."

Gu Liang, who usually drank slowly, did not know why tonight, and drank a little too quickly.

He quickly drank half a glass of red wine, and then said to Yang Ye: "I want to try some beer."

"Can it work? You don't usually drink much?" Yang Ye asked.

Gu Liang said: "It's okay. I want to drink a little today."

"Okay. Then I'll drink with you." Yang Ye opened a bottle of beer for him, touched him, and poured it down.

At this point, Gu Liang glanced at Yang Ye.

Yang Ye's neckline was open, and he was lazily sitting on the chair, his powerful arms raised to pour himself wine, and his Adam's apple slid up and down.

The wine that was too late to swallow spilled from the place where the mouth of the bottle met the lips, slipped over the Adam's apple, and then fell into the neckline, soaking the skirt of the chest, and the lean and powerful muscles were ready to come out immediately.

The whole person is simply bursting with male hormones.

Compared with Yang Ye's unrestrained drinking, Gu Liang felt that he was too reserved.

Suddenly, Yang Ye put down the wine bottle, glanced at Gu Liang, and met his gaze. "Are you looking at me?"

Gu Liang asked calmly, "I see what you are doing?"

Yang Ye: "Look at how handsome I am."

Gu Liang: "..."

Gu Liang didn't know why, the corners of his mouth turned up, he smiled, and then he looked away, only focused on drinking with his head up.

Yang Ye looked at him and reminded: "Drink slowly. If you drink too fast, you will get drunk easily."

Gu Liang let out a "hmm" and drank the beer slowly.

But no matter how slowly Gu Liang drank, he eventually became drunk.

When Yang Ye drank three bottles of beer, Gu Liang only drank one bottle.

After drinking, Yang Ye went to take a shower.

When he came out of the bathroom, Gu Liang had already collapsed on the sofa, apparently sound asleep.

Walking forward, Yang Ye asked him softly: "Gu Liang? Do you want to get up and take a shower before going to bed?"

Gu Liang didn't move, his cheeks were slightly red, and he fell into a deep sleep.

Yang Ye bent down and looked at the corners of his drunken eyes and brows, after all he couldn't hold back and reached out to touch the corners of his eyebrows, the bridge of his nose, and finally his cheeks.

Yang Ye let out a breath, picked up Gu Liang, and led him to the bedroom.

"Take you back to sleep. You can take a shower tomorrow morning. It's just that you are a bit of a clean freak, and you don't know if you will go crazy when you wake up tomorrow."

"No response? It seems that he really fell asleep."

Yang Ye put Gu Liang on the bed, took off his shoes, wiped his feet, and wiped his face with another towel.

After finishing all this, Yang Ye lit a bedside lamp and watched Gu Liang quietly for a long time.

Starlight shone in through the screen window, covering Gu Liang's entire body.

His pale face was slightly reddened by the alcohol, and he fell into a deep sleep. His brows were finally relaxed, and he looked comfortable and quiet.

It was as if... After traveling thousands of miles, he finally let go of all his guard in front of Yang Ye.

At this time, Yang Ye suddenly remembered what Xun Feng asked him in the interrogation room.

"Did you just flirt with Gu Liang casually, or did you really move your heart?"

That was the first time Yang Ye was asked this kind of question.

It was also the first time for him to seriously examine his feelings for Gu Liang.

At that time, Yang Ye did not answer Xun Feng's words immediately, but fell into silence.

Many images appeared in Yang Ye's mind.

At first, one morning, Gu Liang, who was punished for refusing to kill someone, walked over step by step.

On the long street, he was draped in the morning glow. At that moment, he was a hero walking on colorful clouds.

When Yang Ye stepped forward to support him, a certain strong feeling spread from his fingertips, to his heart, and then to his limbs.

Later, the time came to the time when Yang Ye, Li Xiaoyu and Gu Liang had finished their lunch together.

Gu Liang watched the plot alone, and refused to reveal anything to Yang Ye, and then went back to the coffin shop alone, without letting Yang Ye follow.

The wariness and alienation in his eyes at that moment made Yang Ye suspect for the first time that he might be the murderer.

If he is the murderer, what should I do

After Gu Liang left, Yang Ye stood by the dining table alone. He raised his hand and touched the table, which seemed to still have the temperature of Gu Liang's fingertips.

He looked again at the kitchen. Just now Gu Liang was washing dishes in his apron, and the kitchen was clanging and lively.

After Gu Liang left, the kitchen in front of him was empty and lifeless.

Some kind of battle between heaven and man in his heart stopped immediately, as if Yang Ye had already made a decision at that moment.

Many pictures continued to flash back and forth in Yang Ye's mind.

When we first met, Gu Liang sat on the sofa in a medieval-style bedroom, raised his eyes and looked over casually.

Then he was sitting on the sofa holding up the playing cards, and asked seriously: "Playing poker? Comparing the size?"

Later, it was Yang Ye who cooked a noodle casually, and he ate it with relish. At that time, he was full of interest and satisfied, as if what he ate was not ordinary noodles, but delicacies from mountains and seas.

Then, after the last script ended, seeing Yang Ye fall into the water and Gu Liangyue jump into the water, his brown pupils showed deep anxiety and fear, Yang Ye still felt a little palpitation when he recalled it now.

Further on, in this script, Gu Liang leads Yang Ye to the cellar scene. At that time, he was presenting key evidence to Yang Ye. The dim light in the cellar illuminated his cold face softly...

In the end, the screen freezes on the night when Yang Ye first came to this script.

—He dug out Gu Liang's body from the soil in the backyard with his own hands.

Gu Liang lay quietly in the mud, his ashen face was stained by the mud, his thin lips were bluish-purple, and there was a terrible strangle mark on his fair neck.

He quietly closed his eyes, he would not stare at himself, he would not get angry, he would not slander others, he would not smile softly with his brows and eyes, he would not pick up his sleeves and put on his apron to wash the dishes...

Yang Ye couldn't describe his feelings when he saw Gu Liang's body.

He only knew that he didn't want a living Gu Liang to disappear from this world.

Put a person's life and death before your own life and death.

When I saw him, I felt joy in my heart.

I want to cook delicious food for him, and I want to bring all the good things to him...

— Do you like this kind of emotion

In this way, is it really moved

Yang Ye had been in many relationships, but this time, he was like a young man who had just begun to fall in love. For some reason, he didn't dare to pry into his heart for a while, and didn't dare to immediately confirm the secret and deep emotions.

In the interrogation room, Xun Feng looked at Yang Ye who had fallen into silence, before speaking out after a long time: "People like you seem to be careless and foolish, but they are actually quite reliable. You didn't answer easily, but thought for so long. It seems that he has moved his heart. It's not surprising. Gu Liang has that kind of attraction. He just doesn't realize it."

Xun Feng also advised him at the time: "So, don't confess easily. He really thinks that he is not worthy of liking. He will think that you have a psychological problem and a deviation in thinking, so he will like him."

At this moment, looking at Gu Liang who was sleeping obediently, Yang Ye said in a low voice: "If you knew how much I love you, would you still dare to drink like this at my house? How dare you..."

After all, Yang Ye couldn't hold back, leaned forward, and planted a light kiss on his forehead.

At that moment, as if time stood still, the world was quiet.

What you can see is only Gu Liang's sleeping face, and what you can hear is his even and long breathing.

Yang Ye's heart suddenly melted, and the warmth spread from the corners of his lips to the deepest part of his heart.

In fact, this kiss was very short, Yang Ye's lips left as soon as the temperature was printed.

But Yang Ye felt that he had already obtained great satisfaction.

He may be in purgatory, but he met Gu Liang here, and while he was filled with infinite tenderness, he also had the courage to cut through thorns.

In the end, Yang Ye helped Gu Liang turn off the lights, hugged the quilt and left lightly, and slept on the sofa outside.

After Gu Liang woke up in the morning, he sat up in a daze for a while.

He found that he was still wearing yesterday's clothes, but his whole body was barefoot.

He sat up, caught a glimpse of a pair of slippers beside the bed, and stepped on the slippers directly to the living room.

This is the second floor of the shroud store. The living room is not open, and it is connected to the dining room.

As soon as he walked into the living room, Gu Liang could smell the aroma of breakfast.

It seems that Yang Ye even made breakfast

Gu Liang was stunned for a moment, the door on the left was opened with a "crash", and then Yang Ye came out of the bathroom.

Seeing Gu Liang, Yang Ye smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Get up? Go take a shower, breakfast is ready, and you can eat it after you take a shower."

Gu Liang didn't speak, but just looked Yang Ye up and down.

Yang Ye is not even wearing any clothes now.

He should have made breakfast first, and then went to take a bath. He just came out of the bathroom at this moment, his upper body was bare, and only a loose towel was wrapped around his waist.

Gu Liang could clearly see drops of water falling down his temples, dripping down his neck to his chest, flowing through his eight-pack abs, and sinking into the towel.

Yang Ye's skin is not dark, but compared with Gu Liang's, it is much darker, close to a healthy wheat color.

There are several scars on the wheat-colored strong chest. I don't know if it was injured when he was a soldier.

But scars can show masculinity, Yang Ye now exudes a strong masculinity.

Gu Liang suddenly felt that he was too close to him, and subconsciously took a step back.

When he looked up again, Gu Liang saw Yang Ye's grinning face.

Yang Ye asked him, "Are you looking at me again?"

"Oh." Gu Liang answered generously this time, seemingly sincerely, "I have good abs. I only have four pieces."

Yang Ye took a step forward, and the distance between him and him became closer again. "Envy me?"

Gu Liang: "That's right. You can think so."

Yang Ye's voice sank: "Oh, do you want to touch it?"

Gu Liang looked at him in surprise, pushed him away, and walked to the bathroom. "I have mine too, why touch yours?"

"Do you have eight dollars?"

"Four pieces can also be touched."

"It feels different."

"..."

Seeing Gu Liang walk into the bathroom without looking back, Yang Ye's thoughts moved.

—If it was before, according to the thinking of the straight man Gu Liangliang, he would definitely come to touch it.

Between men and men, exchanging fitness experience and touching each other's muscles is actually nothing.

What is he hiding now? Finally realized... Are men and women different