Thieves should not be feared, but rather educated thieves.
Florence.
Florence，Firenze，Florenz, The city of flowers, the Athens of the West, the eternal “emerald green”.
The most common weather conditions here are blue skies and white clouds under the sun.
The most common hues here are dark green shutters and dark red roofs.
The most common structures here are museums and art galleries.
“How long are you going to follow me?”
Li Xiaobai stopped and turned around, staring coldly at the black-haired, green-eyed lad who was chattering like a tour guide.
The latter immediately put on the expression of an innocent and kicked puppy, looked over pitifully with his emerald eyes, and muttered in a low voice, “You’re too much, you’re too much, you’re too much. When you’re in a good mood, you pounce on me and kiss me; you even called me little sweetheart, but when you’re in a bad mood, you start messing around and then throw me away. You run to a faraway place where there is grass everywhere. You are so cruel, and I am so pitiful…”
Li Xiaobai staggered exhaustedly, holding one hand on the statue beside him, feeling very regretful in his heart.
There were so many, so many people at the airport, why… coincidentally chose to just arrest him…
Let’s rewind a day ago.
Location: China, S City International Airport.
Li Xiaobai, who escaped the train, just gave up on heading north to avoid Mo’s pursuers and instead took a boat south. Although the speed was significantly slower, the flow of passengers aboard the ship was too large and difficult to track, allowing him to arrive safely a few days later in S City, a central metropolis in the south. After changing his appearance to match his passport photo, Li Xiaobai went to the airport and bought a plane ticket to Italy. He unexpectedly discovered that there were additional pursuers waiting for him!
Are both the north and south exits blocked? This pursuit was really cautious and strict, and it seemed that he really pissed off Mo Qi. If I had known that the knife would cut deeper, I would not have left such a powerful problem for myself if I had killed Mo Qi directly in the first place… Li Xiaobai thought a little depressed.
Fortunately, Mo Qi himself was not present. He was probably led to the train heading north. The informants stationed at this southern airport are all unfamiliar newcomers. Li Xiaobai was confident that they would not recognize him wearing a wig with sideburns.
The problem is that Li Xiaobai is alone. Mo Qi clearly knew his reclusive demeanor, and those guys who were waiting for him were paying close attention to the single passengers in the airport. This is very detrimental to Li Xiaobai. If they examine closely, they should be able to detect the disguise; after all, the killer’s disguise technique is a well-known public course in the sector.
I need a traveling companion.
Li Xiaobai thought as he pulled down the brim of his hat and walked towards the boarding gate.
Two trackers had already noticed him, who was dragging his luggage alone and wearing a hat on his head to cover his facial features, and started walking towards this side…
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Exclamations and laments echoed from the boarding gate…
Li Xiaobai nibbled for a while before realizing the person in his arms was a man.
That’s fine, he thought. The general public’s approval of homosexual behavior is quite low. This kiss can basically cause a riot, right?
A person who discreetly escapes will never take the initiative to cause a commotion, so the person who is now the center of everyone’s attention must have been removed from the tracker’s attention list.
There is a saying among military strategists: Dangerous moves are easy to win by catching them off guard.
Sure enough, of the two guys surrounding him, one of them turned away with a disgusted expression, while the other shrugged, glanced at them as if watching the excitement, and then was also called away.
Li Xiaobai looked away, let go of the unfortunate guy in his arms who had been kissed all over, and used the cover of his body to shove him forcibly into the boarding elevator before holding the opponent’s neck in a semi-threatening manner as they walked aboard the plane. While thinking about when and where to kill this unfortunate guy, it would be less noticeable…
“Hey, hey, if you want to act like a couple, at least put your arms around my waist, ah~” The man in his arms abruptly remarked! Li Xiaobai paused and glanced at the other party with surprise…
He has dark brown curly hair, a healthy wheat-colored complexion, emerald eyes that appear innocent but are crafty, and the corners of his mouth curved cynically… An extremely young man, more specifically a lad aged seventeen or eighteen. Judging from his appearance… Is he Spanish?
Li Xiaobai was speaking English, but now the green-eyed lad was speaking the same language in a lighthearted tone: “You called me Honey just now~ Don’t turn your back on me~ Huh? Honey~”
Li Xiaobai stared at him expressionlessly, silent for a moment, before slowly moving the hand that was stuck on his lifeblood down to his waist…
The other party instantly leaped on his shoulder, half-leaning and half-intimately touching it with wonderful collaboration. While he impolitely plucked Li Xiaobai’s fake beard, caressed the side of Li Xiaobai’s face and eyelashes, and kept chattering to himself… “Honey~ your facial features are very beautiful; why do you have such a tasteless beard ah~”
Hold it back, hold it back… Li Xiaobai told himself that if he strangled him to death now, he would be arrested by the police…
Hold it; I have to hold it…
“Honey~ my name is Rodrian; everyone calls me Rod~ What’s your name?”
“Oh~ Honey~ you have such a good figure~ You can’t even tell it with your clothes on; you only know it when you touch it…”
“Honey, the plane has taken off~ Oh, I can finally take off the seat belt. This thing always reminds me of a tool for sexual abuse~ Hmm, Honey, can I lay on your lap? My neck is very sore~”
“Oh, dear lady, I want a glass of orange juice! Honey, what do you want? Oh, don’t worry miss, we didn’t quarrel. He often does this. He was upset last night and didn’t talk to me the next day. Actually, I simply didn’t let him c*m yesterday. He ignored me today… Huh? What Honey? Do you want mineral water? …Oh, look, miss, is he willing to talk to me? …Speaking of which, Honey, the flight lasts for more than ten hours. Where should we go tonight? What do you think of the airplane bathroom? I’ve wanted to try it for a long time ~ Oh, don’t worry about the small space there, my body is very flexible oh…”
“Shut up.”
Just like that, this guy named Rodrian stuck to Li Xiaobai like a lingering gummy candy nightmare…
Hold it in; these were the three phrases Li Xiaobai repeated to himself the most during the 16-hour flight. Hold it in, I have to hold it in.
At least wait until the plane lands before hacking this bastard to death!
In fact, Rodrian had been eyeing Li Xiaobai for a long time before he noticed him.
Of course, at that time, he didn’t notice anything wrong with Li Xiaobai himself; he was more interested in the graffiti backpack on his back and the drawing board in his hand.
The graffiti colors on the backpack are used stunningly at will, and the drawing board is not the most expensive one sought after by an amateur. Instead, it is an old brand that everyone in the industry knows and has the best texture.
This man is a professional. Rod told himself.
It is rare to meet a painter who specializes in Western-style oil painting in China. Based on his works, he appears to have advanced artistic skills and a refined taste. There should be subjects to discuss.
He lowered his head and examined the wallet he had just stolen. Hmm… According to the airline tickets, they were on the same flight. Anyway, the return flight was about ten hours long, which is really boring, so it was preferable to be intimate with him. Rodrian is in a good mood now that the painting he wanted to steal this time has been obtained. Standing up and stretching, he moved to Li Xiaobai with a leap in his step like an exuberant leopard… He barely raised his hand to put the wallet he had just stolen back into Li Xiaobai’s backpack pocket, he was suddenly grabbed in the waist by the other party!
For a moment, Rod thought he had been caught stealing something! This has never occurred since his debut! Could my skills have deteriorated… huh?! Before the sentence could even finish appearing in his mind, his lips were kissed very roughly!
Gee, Rodrian thought, he’s such a good kisser~ (Hey!)
So someone is happy to cooperate… He attempted to reach out and wrap his arms around the other person’s neck, but was quickly caught by the wrist and pulled behind his back… Hmm, his reaction time is lightning fast, his movements are nimble, and he is extremely strong. This expertise is not common among ordinary people.
Amid the uproar of the surrounding audience, Rod looked at the boy holding him with half-squinted eyes in the kissing position. Delicate facial features, a fake beard and long hair, calm and sharp eyes under half-hanged eyelashes… Rod noticed two unusual individuals turning back halfway in his peripheral vision, and he raised the corners of his mouth…
This flight will be very interesting~
“How long are you going to follow me?”
The young man, who had been walking in front of him since they stepped off the plane, couldn’t take it anymore and turned around.
Rodrian laughed inwardly, ah, he is still too young.
Through probing along the way, this black-haired, black-eyed oriental boy was tremendously powerful, yet also quite young and inexperienced. The fact that he hadn’t come out much to experience the human world was very charming.
What is the identity of this person who was being pursued, has good skills, and has such professional disguise skills? Is it the same as himself?
“YINYING… Weird name.” Rod frowned as he looked down at the passport he had touched again. Of course, he didn’t recognize the two Chinese characters that spelled “Yin Ying”, but the pinyin sufficed.
The iceberg-like countenance of the young man in front of him eventually exhibited cracks. “When… did you steal it?”
Rod laughed and thought, I have stolen this thing from you several times and put it back several times.
Rod intuitively felt that the other party was not his peer; otherwise, he would have been aware of these basic thievery strategies. And, despite the fact that he was just a kid, the stench of blood on his person was so powerful that even a first-degree killer would struggle to match it. Rodrian has a fox-like nose; this specialty and his precise intuition have helped him escape many disasters.
Now, his nose and intuition told him that the boy in front of him was probably from the dark world. And if he can’t handle the other party, he will most likely be killed by the other party.
“That’s a fake name, isn’t it? The person in the photo isn’t you either, right? Hm~ let me guess, these luggage and even the admission notice from the art school are not yours, right? You’re actually on the run, right? And the pursuers are very strong? The most important thing is, you really want to kill me now, don’t you?” Rod smiled as he looked at the teenager in front of him with a growing murderous aura.
The other party finally responded when he heard the last sentence: “Nope, I’ve been wanting to kill you for a long time.”
Rodrian almost burst out laughing at the young man’s gloomy expression… “Hey, let’s collaborate. You are unfamiliar with the place and there are soldiers chasing you. Besides, your new identity should also need a cover, right?” Rodrian raised his hand and shook Li Xiaobai’s admission notice, then took out another piece of paper with the same pattern from his coat pocket, put it to his lips, and kissed it with a smile. “Class of 2007, Department of Famous Painting Appreciation, Florence Academy of Art… Hello, Dear classmates~”
Li Xiaobai was taken aback for a moment since he had not expected this coincidence…
After a moment of silence, he finally spoke in a low voice, “What reason do I have for not killing you?”
“First, I don’t want to die.” Rodrian counted his fingers and listed carefully, “Second, I’m too handsome for you to do anything to me. Oh my… Don’t be such a killjoy, here’s the point~ Third, on the plane, there are too many witnesses who have seen you and I as a couple. It will be very troublesome for you to kill me. Fourthly, you are still too young. If you follow me, you will become stronger~”
Although the last sentence was worded differently, it was extremely close to what that guy frequently told him. Li Xiaobai couldn’t help but look up and attentively observe the man in front of him. He is still the huge guy with thick brows and large eyes, with a young body and a young face, but his eyes are those of an old fox.
“What can you teach me?” Li Xiaobai snorted disdainfully.
Rod was not annoyed by his disdainful attitude but pointed to the statue, Li Xiaobai, leaning, “Young David, Michelangelo’s work. Young, slender, prominent for his slim body, and have perfectly packed muscle lines… just like you. How much do you know about him?”
Li Xiaobai looked back at the replica and said, “Michelangelo created it in the 16th century AD, and the original is in the Galleria Dell’Accademia in Florence, that’s all. What on earth do you want to say?” The killer’s education is broad and extensive rather than specific and in-depth; particularly in art, he just knows the surface.
“Not bad.” Rod smiled. “It appears that your education is very mechanical…” He lowered his eyes and absently touched the base of the statue. “David is actually a young hero in the Bible. He once killed Goliath, the Philistine giant who invaded the Jews. After he kills his enemy, he tramples his head under his feet. He is innately bloodthirsty and cruel… He is a hero, but first he is a killer, almost like you.” Rod’s emerald eyes fixed on the two killers in front of him and asked softly, “Why do you think a giant who could not be killed by tens of thousands of troops was killed by a teenager who had not received military training?”
“Underestimate the enemy.”
“Correct.” Rod nodded approvingly. “So, when you want to kill someone in the future, don’t be as obvious to me as you are today. Just like when I want to steal something, the other person will never think that I am a thief; that’s how you succeed.”
Li Xiaobai finally looked at him.
“This is the first lesson I’m teaching you~” Rodrian smiled as he stepped beneath the statue of David.
Li Xiaobai was silent for a long time and finally slowly raised his hand. He then swiftly took back the passport and admission notice from Rod’s hand and asked, “Are you a thief?”
“That’s rude; I’m a great thief. Work with me from now on. This is a promising career~”
Rodrian’s emerald eyes were dazzlingly reflected by the sunlight at Michelangelo Square, mimicking the shimmering waves on the Arno River nearby, making Li Xiaobai feel dizzy.
He has been in the dark for a long time and is still unaccustomed to such a bright place.
