The Starry Sky, The Starry Sea

Chapter 18: Promise on a full moon night (2)

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The man said in a hoarse voice: "We are thieves. We wandered here tonight and came in to try our luck after seeing that there was no one in the house. I didn't expect such bad luck."

"Really?" Wu Julan snorted coldly, picked up the dagger, and tried to stab him.

"No" I screamed.

Wu Julan stopped what he was doing, stared at the man, approached him, murmured a few words to him, and let go, the man fell to the ground and passed out.

Wu Julan turned around and looked at me.

I looked at him with a terrified expression and dull eyes.

Wu Julan's eyes darkened, he threw the dagger on the ground, turned around and walked into the house.

The sound of a dagger falling to the ground made me recover from the extreme tension and fright. I rushed to Wu Julan's side in one stride, pulled his arm, and checked his body, "Are you injured in this room?" There is nothing valuable in the house, even if there are valuable things, there is no value in life. Why do you want to fight with them? Are you crazy? You just snatched the sword empty-handed, who do you think you are?"

Wu Julan didn't seem to have expected my reaction at all, and let me play around like a puppet. I checked from head to toe to make sure that Wu Julan was not injured at all, so I let out a long breath and said, "I was scared to death, luckily you were not injured."

Wu Julan stared at me, and asked almost word for word: "You were afraid just now because you were afraid that I would get hurt."

"Nonsense, am I still afraid that the thief will be hurt?" I said, looking around to make sure no one could see, kicked the thief who was unconscious on the ground hard, and then said to Wu Julan, "Don't stab them with a dagger. , The law does not allow it, and we will be punished by the law, but we can beat them secretly." I ran to the study, took out the book, and handed it to Wu Julan, "If you beat them with a pad, it won't leave any marks. "

Wu Julan held the book and stared blankly at me.

I said, "Go ahead and call the police when you finish."

Wu Julan's eyes became brighter and brighter, and suddenly he laughed, just like the bright moon breaking through the clouds on the dark night of the sea, making the whole sea glow in an instant. He smiled and patted my head with the book, "Where did you learn it?"

"On TV, the police beat those bad guys like this." American dramas, Korean dramas, and Hong Kong dramas are all shown in this way. I am sure that this method is absolutely feasible.

"Call Jiang Yisheng and ask him to come over immediately. Let's wait in the house."

"Okay." I don't know how to deal with the situation in front of me at all, but Jiang Yisheng has always been a fine person since he was a child.

After Jiang Yisheng came, he didn't make any fuss when he saw the scene in our yard, but he was very speechless and dull.

I narrated the matter in detail. While listening, Jiang Yisheng looked thoughtfully at Wu Julan for a while, and at the unconscious thief on the ground for a while.

Wu Julan didn't seem to notice anything, and walked from one room to another calmly, checking if there was anything missing.

Jiang Yisheng called the police, and 20 minutes later, two policemen ran in panting. Jiang Yisheng told the police that we went out to sea to play, and when we got home, we ran into these two people burglarizing the house. The thief wanted to escape in a hurry, a thief was accidentally knocked unconscious by a signboard that fell suddenly, and a thief was subdued by us.

The police woke up the two thieves and questioned them.

I was a little nervous at first, but no matter what the police asked, the thief nodded and admitted. He looked a little confused, probably thinking that he was caught anyway, and how he was caught was not important.

Because the incident was very simple, the thief was caught on the spot, no one was injured, and nothing was lost at home. After the police finished their investigation, they left with the two thieves.

When leaving the hospital, the policeman was extra careful, looked at the eaves above the courtyard door, and then looked at the plaque that fell on the ground, and sighed: "It turns out that there is really something about being knocked out by the signboard."

When the police left, I hurriedly said before Jiang Yisheng could speak: "It's late, everyone, let's rest. No matter what happens, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

Jiang Yisheng understood my attitude, he immediately swallowed his stomach full of questions, yawned and said: "Good night" and left with a shake.

I locked the courtyard door and house door, turned around and went upstairs. As I was walking, I always felt a little flustered in my heart. I turned my head and said to Wu Julan, "Can you sleep in the room next to me tonight?"

"Okay." Wu Julan went upstairs with me and sent me to the room, "Don't worry, no one is hiding in the closet or under the bed. I have checked everything to ensure that there is not a single mouse." .”

I burst out laughing with a "puchi", and my tense nerves suddenly relaxed, "How did you guess that I would worry about this?"

"Isn't the TV series you watched acted like this?" Wu Julan had an expression of "Is this going to be hard to guess?"

I felt ashamed, "Uh, that's how it was played. Too big a room has its disadvantages. I don't even know who's hiding in any corner."

Wu Julan said: "I'm right next door, my hearing is very sensitive, I will know immediately if something happens, you can sleep peacefully."

"I know" I have seen his skills tonight, and I completely believe in him. Not to mention just two thieves, even two well-trained special police officers, he can easily bring them down.

i took a shower

Afterwards, go to bed and rest. Knowing that Wu Julan was not far away, although she experienced a fright, she was not afraid at all, and fell asleep not long after lying on the bed.

In the morning, after I got up, I found Jiang Yisheng was already in the yard. While eating breakfast, he watched Wu Julan work.

I stomped downstairs, got a bowl of porridge, sat next to Jiang Yisheng, and joined the ranks of watching.

Wu Julan is making a plaque, with water patterns carved on the corners, which is much more beautiful than the previous plaque. Jiang Yisheng and I are very calm. For someone who can even do guqin, this is really a small job that is not worth mentioning.

Seeing that he was almost done, Jiang Yisheng put down the bowl and chopsticks, ran into the study, consciously unfolded the rice paper, took out the pen and ink, and prepared to write. Last time, he was the one who wrote the four big characters "Conch Inn". When he was in middle school, Jiang Yisheng's calligraphy works won the first prize in the province. Although he hasn't practiced it for many years, it is better than me who "focuses on participation" every time.

After Jiang Yisheng finished writing, he felt that he had performed well, and asked me to go in and read it with great interest.

Wu Julan and I walked into the study one after the other, I glanced at it, and praised casually: "Not bad, it's better than last time."

Jiang Yisheng asked Wu Julan anxiously, "What do you think?"

Without saying a word, Wu Julan walked to the desk, picked up the pen, and finished the work in one go.

My level is limited and I don't appreciate it. Jiang Yisheng was dazzled by the sight, and murmured: "The breeze blows out of the sleeves, and the bright moon enters the arms."

Wu Julan put down her pen and said to me seriously: "Using my calligraphy is better than Jiang Yisheng's."

I looked at my best friend Jiang Yisheng, and of course I agreed without hesitation.

Wu Julan took the handwriting she wrote and rubbed it on the plaque. Jiang Yisheng crumpled up his handwriting and threw it into the trash can.

I patted him, "Why are you angry?"

Jiang Yisheng sighed, "You are ignorant and fearless, do you know that the eight characters of the breeze coming out of the sleeves and the moon in the arms are the words that the ancients used to evaluate who?"

"have no idea."

"Wang Xizhi."

I smiled and arched my hands, "Thank you"

"You're welcome, Wu Julan's words are worthy of this praise, Xiaoluo, what happened last night, today's words, are you really not nervous?"

"Nervous, I've already thought about all kinds of possibilities."

"Anything is possible"

"He is an agent and has received special training, so he has various skills that ordinary people don't."

"Yeah." Jiang Yisheng was drinking water, unable to open his mouth, his nasal voice dragged on for a long time, and after swallowing, he said: "Matt Damon's Spy Shadow, there are more."

"He came from time travel."

"Pfft..." Jiang Yisheng spit out all the water he just drank, coughed and said, "You've watched too much frighteningly, have you watched less of those nonsensical TV dramas?"

I gave him two tissues in disgust, "What about your high opinion?"

"I don't know, it's because I don't have a clue in my heart, so I worry about you. You said that if you like a big head"

I made a "stop" gesture and said angrily, "Wu Julan will tell me everything."

"when"

"Soon." Tomorrow night is the night of the full fifteenth moon. I have a hunch that Wu Julan will tell me who he is and where he comes from on the night of the full moon.

The night of the full moon this month happens to be the 15th day of the eighth month in the lunar calendar. It is not only the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, but also my twenty-sixth birthday.

Because my lunar birthday is too special, I have only celebrated lunar birthdays since I was a child.

This year, my grandfather will not give me any more birthday presents. I decided to take the full moon night that Wu Julan and I agreed upon as my birthday present.

Thinking of tomorrow night, I was very nervous, but Wu Julan seemed to have completely forgotten his promise, and just did what he should do as if nothing had happened.

I couldn't afford to do business at all, so I simply told the customers that because of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I would have another two days off.

I have nothing to do. I just sit on the sofa and watch TV while checking Weibo and Moments with my mobile phone. No matter on TV or on the Internet, everyone is talking about this year's Mid-Autumn Festival.

News report: "The full moon of this year's Mid-Autumn Festival will be the moment when the earth is closest to the moon in fifty-two years. Because of the rotation of the earth and the revolution of the moon, Europe, Africa, Antarctica, South America, and the east of North America will be seen in advance tonight. To the full moon, east Asia and Oceania will see the largest full moon in 52 years tomorrow night."

The mid-autumn festival and astronomical visions made the media playfully intensify everything: "Who will you be with tomorrow night to enjoy the biggest full moon in fifty-two years? Have you ever considered confessing your love under the biggest full moon in fifty-two years?" ,Proposal"

My mood is very complicated. My little feelings are actually connected with the astronomical events in the universe. It was originally just my special day, but it seems to have become a special day for many people.

After dinner, I didn't want to watch TV any more, so I asked Wu Julan if he wanted to go for a walk, and he said "yes".

We walked towards the top of the hill along the path at the end of the old street.