sinovels Chapter 23 The Incredible Man
Chapter 23 The Incredible Man
Kuroro glanced at Kurapika's room through the drawn curtains, where the boy was still on the bed, clearly fast asleep -- good.His drive hadn't been discovered, and it was possible, just likely, that Kuroro could get out without Kurapika noticing.On the balcony, Kuroro walked towards the patio door leading to his room, held his breath after entering the room, and gently closed the door behind him.He glanced at the alarm clock. It was 3:[-] a.m., and there was still some time for the Spider Chief to take a nap before his scheduled departure.He walked silently like a cat, went to change in front of the chair where his sleeping pants were placed, and then went back to bed and slipped under the covers.Kuroro thought it was a good night. He closed his eyes, relaxed his body and fell asleep. Before falling asleep, the spider leader's mind scanned a list of things "acquired" tonight-----a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth .Yes, it was a good night.
Kuroro didn't notice when he fell asleep, but he was very awake now ----- the alarm clock kept ringing, and there was a sound like a car beeping and a radio being disrupted by static, like a hammer constantly Hit Kuroro on the head.Kuroro sat up, swept his hand back through his hair, and reached out to press the alarm clock with the other hand. He pressed the button a few times before finding the one that silenced the alarm clock.The man took some time to sort out his thoughts, and then glanced at the alarm clock to make sure that its alarm was actually turned off instead of just pressing the timer button. Kuroro saw a plastic safety lock that controlled the alarm clock and Pushing it to the "off" position, he stretched and slid out of the comforter when he was done.
Kuroro woke up earlier than expected, all due to some idiot who left the alarm clock on, rented a room, and the last idiot user thought 5 am is the normal wake-up time-----Looks like the luck of the spider boss That's all.He went to the bathroom, took a shower, put on a new set of clean clothes, and walked slowly to the kitchen.Kurapika was already sitting at the table reading a book, a cup of coffee and an empty plate with crumbs in front of him, he had obviously finished his breakfast and was enjoying his coffee.Kurapika looked up as Kuroro went to the coffee machine. "That alarm clock was very loud," he said.
"Some idiot left it on." Kuroro shrugged. "Good morning."
"Good morning," Kurapika replied.
This greeting cheered up Kuroro's morning a little.He poured himself a cup of coffee, and sat across from the Kuruta boy, "Because we're all awake, we might leave earlier." Kurapika nodded, his eyes scanning the words on the book. "Did you take a shower?"
This time Kurapika shook his head, "I should go take a shower now." Saying this, he sandwiched the bookmark between the papers and stood up.
"Yes," Kuroro agreed, "We won't be in Marenke until after tomorrow. Tomorrow we'll stop for lunch in a town I know, and there's a nice coffee shop there. But we won't be stopping at night, So if there is a place to shower now, you'd better take a shower." The boy nodded and returned to his room, Kuroro was alone again, and the spider leader was drinking coffee thinking about last night, he didn't sleep for long, but he I'm used to it.Of course, if he had the choice, he'd like to take some extra rest, especially since driving all day would put Kuroro's nerves on edge.After drinking his first cup of coffee, Kuroro made himself a breakfast before filling his cup with the hot liquid, which he took time to finish after Kurapika came out.
The two put their luggage in a large convenience wrap and went.Despite the cloudiness today, it's still a pretty warm morning.When they stopped by the side of the road to finish their lunch, the sky began to drizzle.After the food in the car was cleared, Kuroro handed a book to Kurapika, and then sat in the car to take a nap. The spider leader was still vigilant during the rest, and he heard the paper in his ear when Kurapika turned the pages. The sound of slight friction, or the sound of rain getting louder and louder outside the carriage.An hour passed in silence, but then a bolt of lightning struck the air, and a few seconds later, a low and continuous thunder sounded through the earth, which woke Kuroro from half asleep. He opened his eyes, and his eyes met On Kurapika, the boy looked surprised, then a little embarrassed, picked up the book and continued reading.After everything happened, Kuroro would never have imagined that one day he would catch the teenager looking at his sleeping face--well, he had imagined that the other party would want to kill him while he was asleep. Own.Kuroro decided not to make any comment.
"Ah, this rain helped us." Kuroro said, sitting up straight and turning on the car engine: "Are you ready to drive?" Kurapika nodded, eyes still focused on the book, Kuroro guessed that the other party didn't After saying another word, he drove the car back to the road. After a while, the rain poured down, making it difficult for Kuroro to see the road ahead. He turned on the headlights and continued on.The spider boss loves the sound of the storm, which has a power that is simultaneously comforting and exhilarating.Both of them spent the afternoon in silence, and Kuroro drove until nightfall.The storm has moved to the west, and now the sky is drizzling again.But it was impossible for them to camp outside, and Kuroro knew that there would be no hotels or hostels within a few kilometers, so he could only sleep in the car tonight, which might feel a little strange. "We can't sleep outside in this weather," Kuroro said.
Kurapika finally raised his head buried in the book, he looked out the window at the rain, then glanced at the time displayed on the car radio: "It's still early, the rain might stop. But I don't mind sleeping Inside the car, I'm used to spending the night on trains or planes, as the seats in economy class are cramped."
Kuroro winked at him, "Why would you want to spend it in economy class?"
Kurapika's mouth curled into a tiny, amused smile: "Before I got my own hunter's license last year, I thought traveling by train was a very enjoyable thing, and I wouldn't let myself indulge in it." Among them. I usually buy the cheapest ticket offered by the transportation company.”
Kuroro thought for a moment, then decided he didn't care about the life the boy lived between the slaughter of his clan and the hunter exams: "So you don't mind a place to sleep."
"No, but you might." Was Kuroro imagining a joking tone from the other party's voice just now?
"Hey," he retorted to Kurapika with a hint of amusement, "I'm not that fragile, am I?"
"Um."
Kuroro couldn't help but chuckle slightly, he thought he liked Kurapika's teasing side.Clearly, his gamble of getting the teenager to open up to himself was paying off.Kuroro still needs to be careful, but it looks like the gamble is paying off more and more worth the Spider Boss risk.
By the end, the rain hadn't stopped when they stopped to rest.The two had dinner and lay down on the seats to sleep.Kurapika curled up in the seat, with his back to the man, and Kuroro lay flat.They were awakened by a heavy rain at dawn, which made Kuroro thankful they weren't camping outside.Kuroro and Kurapika ate something casually and continued on their way.The rain stopped at about 10 o'clock, the clouds in the sky began to part, and the two drove into a small town with about a few thousand people at noon.Kuroro parked his car next to the city center, where there is a huge open-air mall lined with chic little shops selling everything from fresh goods to trendy clothes.Kuroro took Kurapika to a coffee shop and sat at a table outside.Kuroro was tired of the sealed air in the car, and he needed a breeze on his face to cheer him up.A waiter came out of the store and wrote down Kuroro and Kurapika's needs, where they had lunch, coffee and reading time.
"Just say," Kurapika said after a while, "something happened the night before we drove the Quedlin." His voice was subdued and sounded very soft.Kuroro wasn't stupid, he knew what was coming, and he wasn't sure he liked it.Of course, he'd thought about the possibility that Kurapika would find out, but he hoped the boy wouldn't know in the end, and that would make things a bit overwhelming.
"Huh?" He didn't even look up from the book, all Kuroro's attention was on what the other party was going to say next.He took a sip of coffee and looked at the words on the book.
"That museum was robbed." Kurapika continued, and Kuroro made a half-interested sound and put down his glass. "The exhibits in the entire exhibition disappeared without leaving any traces! After the operation, Kuroro finally looked. He followed the direction Kurapika pointed at and looked at the person on the table next to him. The newspaper the man was reading. Well, Kuroro was on the front page of the newspaper again, and he wondered if he should be proud of it. "I don't know why, just a little clue as to who did it." Kurapika said.
"Did you get it?" Kuroro asked, looking back at the book and picking up the glass again.
"Yes," Kurapika replied, Kuroro could feel the other's gaze on him, and he refused to be seduced.The Ruoran Kuruta boy wanted to tell him that he would not need Kuroro's help and just speak out what was in his heart.The time passed in silence, just when Kuroro thought that Kurapika would not comment on that matter again, Kurapika spoke again: "You said you went to the museum that day, not to spy. I was a Idiot, to believe you."
Kuroro closed the book with a smile, and focused on the boy: "I won't lie." The spider leader said, tilting his head slightly.
"You said the museum and the exhibits would be safe," Kurapika complained.
"Yes," Kuroro replied with a smile, "you were not with me last night until you were with me."
"I slept in my room like everyone else would."
"So I did," said Chief Spider, putting down the cup from his hand.Kurapika stands up, a stiff look on his pretty face, Kuroro wonders if he's gone too far, but it doesn't take long for him to think he's capable of rectifying the situation -- now, Kuroro wanted to continue enjoying the feeling of teasing the boy.
"You are unbelievable!" Kurapika said, turned around and walked towards the square angrily, Kuroro looked at his back and smiled, then stood up and easily caught up with the boy, he followed Kurapika Pickup's pace walked to a fountain in the square.There was a smile on the corner of Kuroro's mouth, wondering how he could make the other person feel flustered instead of angry--well, he knew a way, but it would still be a bad way, and Kuroro wanted to do it .Oh, he'll pay for it later, but right now, that doesn't matter.Kuroro stopped and grabbed Kurapika's hand. There were many pedestrians in this open-air square, but he didn't care.
"Kurapica," he said softly, "Kurapika, come here." The boy stopped and half turned to look at him, his eyes were mixed with doubt and anger.He tried to withdraw his hand, but Kuroro wouldn't let him.He squeezed Kurapika's hand tightly and pulled him into his arms, Kurapika's face turned red immediately, eyes glaring at the spider boss.He immediately wanted to push Kuroro away, but again, the spider leader held him tightly, and then he lowered his head and kissed him.To their left, the fountain in the square spewed a tall column of water upwards, and the breeze blew away the water droplets and sprinkled them like a drizzle on the kissing couple.Kurapika froze in place, not moving an inch because of surprise.Well, that means Kuroro can kiss a little longer before he resists -----
Too late.Kurapika pushed him away hard. "I can't believe you just did that!" he said, "in front of a crowd!"
Kuroro smiled softly: "Nobody cares." He motioned to the pedestrians around, they were all busy with their work, not paying much attention to the two men kissing in front of the fountain.
"But," Kurapika said, glaring at him, "this is very inappropriate."
Kuroro shrugged, "I can't see it. I just wanted to kiss you, so I did, and there's nothing wrong with that."
Kurapika stared at the man like he couldn't believe what Kuroro had just said, and then he sighed, feeling defeated. "I almost bet my life that you're low on oxytocin*1." Kurapika said shaking his head.
"Doesn't rare physical contact boost the production of aphrodisiacs in the human brain? Technically it helps me, don't you think?"
Kurapika glanced at Kuroro. "In a way I doubt that very much," he said.
"It's worth trying." Kuroro replied, putting his hands in his pockets and grinning at the boy: "Maybe next time you will take the initiative to kiss me."
Kurapika scoffed at that, "Don't expect me to do that."
The head spider tilted his head, still smiling, and he seemed to be enjoying himself: "Oh, I'm very disappointed."
Kurapika raised an eyebrow, observing the man's face suspiciously, slowly, his eyes looked down on Kuroro's mouth, the boy's face immediately showed a strange expression, but he suddenly turned around and Kuroro Lo couldn't figure out what that meant. "You must be thinking so." Kurapika looked over the shoulder of the spider leader and started to walk forward. Kuroro took a moment to watch the spider's back as he crossed the plaza, then he shrugged and followed the boy .
Kurapika didn't even notice that they hadn't paid for the meal.
TBC
*1: Insufficient oxytocin (Oxytocin deficiency), dopamine will act in the brain, and when people feel happy, a substance called "oxytocin" will be produced. People who lack oxytocin in the brain will lack empathy.In the article, Kurapika believes that Kuroro suffers from oxytocin deficiency (Oxytocindeficiency), so he lacks empathy. Kuroro later refuted that physical contact (such as kissing) will increase the production of dopamine and oxytocin and improve his "illness" Of course, if Kurapika will take the initiative to kiss Kuroro in the future, please wait for the development of the plot later (the corners of the mouth are slightly raised)
Chapter ????24 Heading to the Airport
There was an awkward silence as they sailed towards Merenke, and Kuroro turned on the radio again and switched it to classical music.He drifted his gaze to Kurapika, who sat upright with the book leaning against his lap, his hands resting on the armrest of the car window, resting his chin on his hands as he gazed out, using the He looked at the scenery outside with heavy eyes, with a subtle expression on his face.Kuroro wondered what Kurapika was thinking, but didn't want to interrupt his thinking, and after kissing Kurapika in the square, there seemed to be an awkward silence between them.The sun was still bright and warm, and although the air was slightly cooler in the north, they could no longer see the ocean. The great north and south mountains divided the entire continent of Slay Creek in two. After getting Merenke's fiery red eye, his plan was to cross mountains.
As night fell, they still drove along the long road, with only trees and hills on either side of the vehicle.Or the vehicle has passed some hotels or hotels, but they are all covered by the woods and cannot be found.The story of Fraternity being stolen should spread to other places, and it would be troublesome for them to enter a few towns Kuroro knows now, anyway, he wants to reach Merenke now, he knows that there are two pairs of red eyes in the city, And they need to go to different places to get them back. The police may interrogate people nearby and cause a lot of trouble. They may wait until the shock of the museum theft subsides before doing it, but Kurolo doesn't want to spend money on anyone. Time to react and step up security.Most people seem to think the museum was stolen just this once -- and that works in their favor.Kurollo hopes that not only this museum incident, but also the next target collectors will have this idea.
In the end, they camped in the wilderness not far from the main road, sharing a lackluster dinner around a small campfire, and sleeping under blankets for the night.They got up at dawn, Kuroro relighted the fire so they could enjoy their morning coffee, and they drove after the embers had burnt.While Kurapika continued to read his book, Kuroro turned on the radio and hummed along to the tunes he knew.As the morning wore on, they stopped again at noon so they could have something to eat, and they could already see fields and farmland on the hills, the smoke of a large city looming on the horizon.Then they moved on, driving into town in the afternoon, they hadn't spoken to each other yet, Kuroro was the first to break the silence: "We can arrive a few days earlier," he said, getting Kurapika's attention immediately : "Or rent a nice hotel suite and pretend to be a tourist, there are two sets of eyes, I think we should go to the museum first, and then I'll empty it out."
"It's not necessary." Kurapika protested immediately.
"It is." Kuroro assured him, "You think, the second pair of eyes is collected by this oil tycoon. If he thinks that our target is all the collections in the museum, he can't immediately add to all the collections. Security. He won't know that he's our real target ----- no more than usual. If he knows we're after Red Eye, he'll add security to keep Red Eye safe, and there will be a With a private mercenary guarding the side, this oil tycoon has too much money.”
"Don't make it sound like a legitimate move, I know it's not," Kurapika said disapprovingly.
"Who knows." Kuroro smiled slightly: "But because we are only here for the red eye, things will become more and more difficult, because every collector or museum will increase the protection measures more tightly, so that our The action will be a little bit dangerous.”
"Sounds really good," Kurapika replied, "You're negotiating like a thief. Okay, but when the operation is done, we'll return the other items."
"Of course we will."
Kurapika glanced at him, pursed his lips, shrugged, and looked away again. "I don't believe everything you said," he finally said, "but I'll make sure you return them .”
"A deal," Kuroro said with a smile, knowing that he'd managed to convince Kurapika, "So now, we're going to stay put until the museum is robbed—"
"Don't say that word!"
"-----or are we pretending to be a couple of wealthy tourists who just happened to be at the scene of the crime?"
Kurapika looked at him in bewilderment, "Are you asking for my opinion?"
Kuroro shrugged: "Yes, I didn't keep you from knowing that I found you to be very smart. You are a powerful planner when you don't let your emotions cloud your judgment. You caught Me, you know this has never happened before? You can't do this if your intellect isn't on par with mine, and my decision is to make sure every member of the brigade does his best ability, so I ask you, what do you think?"
Kurapika looked as if he was going to retort angrily, but he calmed down a bit, and maybe because of Kuroro's comment to himself, he tilted his head, and when he figured out a way, a small gap appeared between his eyebrows. Crease, "I think," Kurapika finally said after a while, "the best option would be to drive to the airport, pretend to be checking in, eat at the restaurant, drive out of the pick-up gate, and take a taxi to the airport. Hotels, with suitcases makes us look more believable."
Kuroro grinned, very pleased with the plan he offered, this teenager has a lot of potential and he's going to be a great criminal one day, so all Kuroro has to do is bit by bit with blunt sincerity Creating a crack in Kurapika's disguise and getting him to agree to rob a museum has been quite an improvement so far.He turned the car onto a larger road that connected to the highway that leads to the airport just outside the city. "So we go to the museum, continue our vacation, pretend nothing happened, and sneak into the mansion a few days later? Let's just say, just stay for two nights, so the mansion's security doesn't become too hard to break through. If we wait The sneak attack took too long, and the increasingly suppressed fear will make them add some security facilities that I didn't expect." Kurapika nodded, he picked up the book on his lap, and he quickly glanced at Kuro Luo glanced to make sure there was nothing to add, but suddenly, he paused. "Huh?" Kuroro raised an eyebrow at the boy.
Kurapika frowned, hesitated for a moment, then turned his head, "No objection."
Kuroro decided not to urge the other party.The drive from the city to the airport took over an hour, but the silence was no longer so uncomfortable.Kuroro stopped the car and let Kurapika get out of the car first, allowing him more room to take out the two suitcases.Kurapika opened the back door, and before stepping out of the car, he pushed the seat back to have more room to pick up the suitcase that Kuroro handed him.When the suitcases were all taken away, Kuroro closed his book and pressed the button to pull Kurapika's seat back into place.When he was done he got out of the car, closed the door and started walking towards the airport.Kurapika handed him the handle of a suitcase beside him, and Kuroro blinked before taking it.
They walked into the airport, separated slightly from the crowd.Kuroro and Kurapika walked towards an unopened counter. "I knew it!" Kurapika yelled, not too loudly, but enough for those around him to notice them: "We came too early! The counters aren't open yet!"
Kuroro noticed something different about Kurapika.
"It's okay, let's go, let's go eat something." They dragged the suitcases behind them and walked towards the rest area and shop area.As they walked down the next hallway, Kurapika tugged lightly at his sleeve, and Kuroro followed his gaze to a shower room.Found again ----- This is a good idea, even if they just got off the plane, even if they want to pretend to be rich passengers, they can't let themselves smell like homeless.Kuroro grinned, "Are you hinting at me?" he asked in a low voice, even though the hallway was empty now.Kurapika's only answer was to let go of his sleeves, clench his fists, and he headed for the shower.There is a quieter area and they need to turn right and walk up a few steps to get to the showers.Kurapika made Kuroro wait outside, no doubt in retaliation for the tease.
When Kurapika came out, he was wearing more advanced clothes than what he was wearing before.Kuroro notices that Kurapika's clothes are as stylish as the people he meets at the airport, and Kurapika shows his responsiveness again, plus, the outfit looks great on him. "Not bad," he commented, to his surprise that Kurapika did have an eye for fashion.Kurapika hesitated for a moment, blushing and frowning, and he looked so nervous that Kuroro decided to change himself into the shower to make Kurapika less embarrassed.Feeling refreshed and better after showering again, Kuroro chose an outfit that was equally stylish as the one Kurapika was wearing.After the man came out, they grabbed their suitcases and headed to the store.
Kuroro looked for a restaurant that he had never tried before. Judging from the menu at the door, the restaurant provided good meals.A bellboy looked after their bags and put them in a nook next to a large window that looked out onto the runway.The waiter quickly wrote down their needs, and the two had a high-class meal.Kuroro ordered a glass of wine, and he didn't even have to coax Kurapika into adding a small amount of red wine to his lemon soda this time.They didn't have time, eating slowly, enjoying their meals and drinks while talking about the book Kurapika was reading.As the sun went down and most of the diners had gone, they stood up, and Kuroro took out a credit card to pay for their meal, the card wasn't in his name, but it wasn't stolen, it was linked to one of his bank accounts at Together.
Kuroro is really paying for their consumption now.
They walked slowly towards the arrival gate and used the door closest to them to open.Kuroro and Kurapika had some trouble hailing a taxi, and when they finally hailed one, Kuroro gave the driver the address of a fancy hotel.On the way to the hotel, they pretended to be arriving by plane, and discussed the imaginary plane journey, what they wanted to do at night, what places to see in town, and then Kurapika pretended Fell asleep.Kuroro looked out the city lights through the car window.Thankfully, the taxi driver didn't try to talk to him and drove straight to the hotel.After the driver took the luggage out of the trunk, Kuroro paid the money, and tapped on Kurapika's window to "wake up" the sleeping boy.
They went to the counter, and although they didn't have an appointment, they finally managed to book a two-bedroom suite.Once inside the suite, Kurapika walked towards one of the bedrooms, and Kuroro let the door close softly.Well, he can understand Kurapika's mood ----- they drove a long way, and then some strange things happened on one of the trips, glad they will stay here for a few days, no need Hit the road again in the morning.Kuroro walked into the living room and sank himself into the gray sofa with his arms thrown back on the back of the sofa.The spider boss decided to rest tomorrow.After a day's rest, get out of the city and "see" it, and then they'll be back at the hotel later in the day so it doesn't feel weird not to go out early the next day.For the next few days, both he and Kurapika would pretend to be ordinary tourists to get the second pair of red eyes.He wasn't sure if they should keep faking it for a day after getting the eye or open it right away.But hopefully they'll stay at least until the evening so they can get some rest before the drive.In any case, as long as the red eye is hidden in the convenience wrap, it will never be found that the eye is on their hand, so they should be able to stay a few days longer.
After deciding on his next plan, Kuroro leaned over and grabbed a booklet from the coffee table.It promoted a lot of things that can be done in this area. Kuroro found some interesting places on it, and marked them with the blue ball pen next to him. Then he stood up, stretched his limbs, Go into your bedroom.He didn't close the door all the way to hear Kurapika moving around the suite, and Kuroro sat on the bed with a book and spent the next few hours reading before turning off the lights, looking forward to being in bed. Rest until departure tomorrow.
TBC