It was already noon on the second day when Halle arrived in New York by plane. As soon as she returned to this familiar yet unfamiliar city, there was no greeting or celebration, only the live news she saw for the first time.

"Last night there were multiple shooting cases in Queens, which have killed more than a dozen adult men. The nature of the case was initially defined by the police as a gang fight."

“A certain financial tycoon was suddenly found dead on the street, and all of its partners terminated cooperation regardless of high liquidated damages.”

"Recently, there have been many explosions in New York. According to police investigations, the locations where the victims were killed are suspected to be the stronghold of a local gang."

One after another disturbing news from the New York Airport reached the ears of Harley and her daughter. Ella, who had just escaped from the chaos of Monaco, was a little nervous. She wondered whether the whole world was in chaos. Looking at With those photos of the dead, Ella felt for the first time that returning to New York was not the right decision.

Harley noticed Ella's nervousness, she held her mother's hand and comforted:

"Mom, don't be afraid. Those are all gang members, just like in the movies. They are just fighting for territory as usual, and the dead are all bad guys."

Harley's comfort made Ella a little embarrassed. Her daughter was obviously only a 16-year-old child, but she seemed more mature than herself in this matter.In order to save her face as an adult, Ella took a breath to stop herself from shaking, nodded towards Harley, and pretended to be calm:

"I'm fine, I just don't like that group of people wreaking havoc in New York."

Harley had no doubt that he was there. She had no consciousness of being the initiator. She nodded and explained very naturally:

"It's not that often. This group of gangsters are usually very restrained and don't openly fight with each other. Recently, the conflicts have only been intensified by the sudden appearance of some terrorists."

Ella responded with a vague understanding, and asked curiously:

"Well, did your hero friend tell you this too?"

"Yes, that's what Spider-Man told me on Instagram."

"Oh oh oh"

Ella's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she sighed with envy:

"It's really nice to have a superhero as a friend."

Ella's mood returned to normal. She kept asking about the fresh gossip between her daughter and Spider-Man Peter Parker. The mother and daughter talked and laughed all the way back to their home in Queens.

But they wouldn't know it until they returned home. As soon as the two returned home, they saw the neighbor's yard that had completely changed.

The yard next door has been completely emptied. All the flowers, trees, and recreational facilities have been removed, and all the top soil has been removed by the owner of the house. Except for a lonely dog ​​house, the entire yard is completely empty. It's golden sand.

And Harley's neighbor, the single man who lives alone, is wearing sunglasses and beach shorts, lying on a small sand slope to bask in the sun, while his four huskies are squatting next to him digging in the sand. , the splashing fine sand was burying his body bit by bit.

"Oh my god Douglas what have you done?"

Ella's eyes widened, looking at this familiar old neighbor in disbelief, and said in shock:

"We've only been away for a few days, why did your yard become like this?"

Hearing the familiar voice, the man who was still lazily basking in the sun raised his head and looked outside, then pulled out his almost buried calf from the sand with a pop.

He stood up, picked up the drink cup placed next to his head, pushed the sunglasses on his face to his forehead, and greeted the neighbors who had just returned home warmly.

"Hello Ella, and the lovely Harley, do you want to enjoy a beautiful beach bath together~"

After that, he raised the cup in his hand high, saluted the two of them, and then poured the drink in the cup into his mouth.

"puff"

The next second, he squirted out all the drink in the cup. Apparently, he didn't notice that his cup was filled with sand dug in by his dog.

"cough cough"

Looking at the man kneeling on the ground coughing, Ella asked worriedly:

"Douglas, are you okay? Didn't you cherish your yard very much before? Why did you suddenly change your mind and demolish them all?"

Hearing this, Harley pursed her lips unconsciously, and she seemed to have remembered it.

It seems that this neighbor often invited his family to have parties in his yard, and there seemed to be new changes every time he went there. It was obvious that he put a lot of effort into it.

When Douglas heard this, his body froze suddenly, and his four huskies who were playing in the sand rarely came over to lick his face to show their concern for him. After ten seconds, he seemed to have a cassette. Like a machine, he raised his head again, forced out a very sunny smile, and explained:

"I suddenly fell in love with the spacious space recently, so I bought some sea sand and renovated the yard. My dogs also like to play in the sand~"

"Forehead"

Ella didn't know what to say. She originally wanted to praise the other person's whimsy and generosity, but the other person's smiling face made it difficult for her to spit out these complimentary words.

Fortunately, a harsh roar suddenly came at this time, interrupting the two people who were embarrassed and didn't know how to answer the conversation. A large dump truck came out from behind Douglas's house. The big dump truck on the truck was full of broken pieces. metal, wooden blocks and turf.

Watching the truck leave, Ella finally had a chance to change the subject and asked curiously:

"Douglas, do you know what that truck is for transporting something? We have new residents moving in recently."

Harley's neighbor glanced at Ella, poured himself another drink, rinsed his mouth, cleaned the sand from his mouth, and then replied:

"There are no new residents. That is the truck that helped me transport sand."

"What was just carried away in the car?"

Almost all that the car took away were fragments of debris that were so broken that their original appearance was indistinguishable. They were made of various materials, which naturally made people curious.

But when it came to this issue, Harley, the neighbor who had always been enthusiastic and cheerful, suddenly stopped. He covered his heart and explained with some difficulty:

"That, that is, my, my yard."

"puff"

Harley couldn't help but laugh out loud, but she also knew that this was very rude, so she quickly turned her head away and covered her mouth with her hand.

Ella was a little confused. She glared at her daughter accusingly, but she heard Harley tugging on her sleeve and whispering:

"Mom, don't irritate him, look at his dog."

After hearing this, Ella turned to look at the neighbor's husky, and found that the fattest dog was crossing its legs and peeing into the tray that Douglas had placed on the ground.

Combined with the other big dogs who were still digging in the sand, Ella immediately figured out the reason for the neighbor's decoration. She even figured out that Douglas couldn't bear to blame his four furry children and customized a yard suitable for them to play in. touching story.

He glanced at the old neighbor with some pity and emotion, but suddenly saw that several other huskies had buried Douglas's calf in the sand again.

The three of you looked at me, and I looked at you. In the pitiful eyes of the old neighbor, Ella suddenly covered her mouth, and dragged Harley into her home quickly.

A moment later, the heart-rending laughter of two women came from the small villa with poor sound insulation.

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