After spending two days in the infirmary like years, Echizen finally got Huacun's approval and was released.But just like Sakaki told him before, all training sessions were suspended, and they stayed in the support team to do some chores to pass the time.

Because life was so boring, Echizen began to look forward to the coming of the weekend with his fingers, and on the agreed day, he stayed at the door of Sakaki's office early in the morning, looking eagerly at the stairs.

"Sleep for a while if you're sleepy, and I'll call you when you arrive at the hospital." When the car drove away from the police station building, I saw the young man sitting in the passenger seat yawning, and then remembered that I woke the child up from the office door just now. Yes, the corners of Sakaki's lips could not help but rise slightly, and he touched the top of his head with a free hand. "I thought you would get up late, but I didn't expect you to arrive so early. Sorry, Ryoma."

Rubbing his sleepy eyes but still unable to resist the heavy eyelids about to droop, Echizen simply stopped struggling, lowered the back of the seat and curled up on the seat, muttering sleepily: "Isn't it because uncle always comes early... ..."

While waiting for the red light to cover Echizen with his coat, Sakaki's eyes lingered on his delicate face for a moment, picked up the phone and dialed a number, and said in a low voice, "It's me, I'll be there in half an hour. "

The last place the car arrived at was a hospital near the sea. The white high-rise building looked stylish and elegant from the outside, and had no similarity to ordinary hospitals.Just like that, Echizen couldn't help blinking in surprise after opening his eyes to see the scenery outside the window, and said, "What place is this? Long Ya lives here now?"

"Well, this place is quiet and suitable for recuperation, equipped with top-notch personnel and equipment, so I applied to move Longya here for treatment." Taking the initiative to unbuckle Echizen's seat belt, Sakaki's expression was usual indifferent, Looking ahead, he said, "Get out of the car and wait for me. I'll come over after parking the car."

"He just fell asleep and refused to wake up. What to do in such a good environment is a waste of time and energy. Maybe he can't fall asleep in a noisy place." With a curl of his lips, Echizen muttered and got out of the car, standing Watch the car drive away slowly at the entrance.When he couldn't hear the sound at all, he slowly raised his hand and touched his neck, lowered his eyes and whispered to himself: "Bastard, liar, you deserve today..."

When Sakaki came back, Echizen was sitting on the steps of the hospital gate, staring at the sky in a daze, his slender figure looked a little lonely under the sunlight, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and there was pain in his condensed pupils.Walking over and softly calling the boy's name, he said softly, "Let's go, I'll take you up."

The ward they were going to was located on the top floor of the hospital. Except for the necessary medical staff, not a single patient was admitted, and only the sound of footsteps echoed in the quiet corridor.Looking around while walking, Echizen asked Sakaki with some puzzlement: "When did Long Ya's level get so high that he had to occupy a single floor? I remember the last time I went, he only lived in a single room."

"He is a hero and deserves such treatment." As if he knew that Echizen would have such doubts, Sakaki walked straight to the end of the corridor, pushed open a door, and said, "Come in." , he is well taken care of here."

Sui Sakaki walked into the ward quickly, before he had time to look at how good Longya's living environment was, Echizen's gaze went straight to the hospital bed.Although the person on the bed was tall, his long-term loss of consciousness and relying on drugs alone to maintain his body functions had already made him shattered. Looking forward, he couldn't help frowning, and said in a low voice, "I've lost a lot of weight..."

Hearing the distress and worry in these words, Sakaki sighed softly, walked over and touched his slightly trembling shoulders, and said: "The doctors and nurses here are doing their best to take care of him, and the medicines they use are also the best. When the weather is nice, they will also send him to bask in the sun, and people often come to read or play music for him.”

A low "hmm" was the answer to Sakaki's words, and he walked a few steps forward to the bed, staring down at the handsome face with sunken cheeks but a calm expression, his eyes gradually turned red.Sliding his fingertips across the thin face, he unbuttoned Long Ya's tightly buttoned neckline, and only when he saw the little thing hanging on the thin and visible bone chest, did he slightly twitch the corner of his lips, and he cursed hoarsely: "Idiot ...Who expects you to be a hero..."

Standing on the other side of the hospital bed, Sakaki watched the two brothers silently for a long time, then pressed the call bell beside the bed calmly.Not long after, several medical staff came in one after another, and one of them said in a flat voice: "Sorry, it's time for treatment, please leave."

While Echizen still lowered his head and remained motionless, Sakaki raised his head and exchanged glances with that person, seeing that the other person shook his head almost nonchalantly, he immediately said: "Let's go, Ryoma, don't disturb the doctor."

There was no objection, his fingers slid over the somewhat long dark green hair, and Echizen followed Sakaki away.But when he walked to the door of the ward, he suddenly turned his head and raised his voice: "Bastard, how long are you going to sleep before you wake up? If you do this again... I won't come to see you!"

"Don't worry, Longya will be well taken care of." On the way back, seeing Echizen kept his head down and didn't speak, Sakaki patted his hands curled up on his knees to comfort the broken-hearted The atmosphere of silence continued from the start of the car.

"Uncle." Still not looking up, Echizen looked at the kappa pendant hanging on his chest, and said softly, "Can you tell me how Long Ya was injured?"

There was a slight frown between the brows, and a slight crack appeared in the calmness on Sakaki's face, which he quickly covered up again.After a moment of silence, he said: "I didn't experience that scene personally, all I know is what was told by the people present at the time, probably that they were suddenly hit in the left chest by the other party in the process of chasing down a suspect, and then fell to the ground without a trace. It was only after everyone left the inner world that he was found unconscious in the working cabin, and then sent to the hospital."

"...Is it just like that?" Facing Sakaki's simple and concise answer, Echizen couldn't tell what was wrong, but he still felt something was wrong, and frowned. "Has the criminal at that time... been caught?"

"I caught it, but there is no doubt about the confession, and the weapon used is the most common in the other world, so it should not be fatal." Echizen's questioning aroused Sakaki's vigilance, and he quickly glanced sideways at the child beside him, Said in a deep voice: "Long Ya's accident was an accident. We suspect that he was not in good health before, and it was caused by his refusal to accept the examination. Long Ma, don't think too much. Too much thinking will affect your future work. No good."

"Well... I see." Maybe he could hear the reproach hidden in Sakaki's tone, Echizen stopped talking, leaned against the back of the chair and closed his eyes, and said in a low voice, "I'll sleep again, and I'll sleep again when I get to uncle." call me."

I don't know if it was due to seeing Ryuya or because he was not in a good mood as usual, Echizen fell asleep again not long after entering the concert with Sakaki, with his head falling off Sakaki's shoulder from time to time and still sleeping soundly.Seeing him like this, Sakaki lost interest in listening to the performance, and simply picked him up and left the scene.

After waking up and having had enough sleep, Echizen opened his eyes and found himself lying in a strange room, on a soft and comfortable big bed, with Sakaki leaning on the head of the bed with his clothes half-closed and taking a nap next to him.Because when he was a child, he often made a fuss about asking Sakaki to sleep with him, so Echizen didn't think there was anything wrong with the current situation. Instead, out of his childhood habit, he leaned towards the other party, looking up secretly at the uncle who hadn't seen him for several years.

Sakaki was always alert, and woke up when Echizen approached, looking down at the round cat's eyes, the corners of his lips raised slightly.Rubbing his messy dark green hair, he smiled lightly and said, "Sure enough, I fell asleep, and I can't even wake up."

"Hmm..." Frowning a little embarrassedly, Echizen sat up slowly with a slight heat on his face, looked around and said, "Is this uncle's house? I don't seem to have been here before."

"Well, I moved here two years ago, and no one has been here except you." Seeing that Echizen was completely awake, Sakaki also got up and got out of bed, and said while untiing his tie: "Are you hungry, stay here for dinner I'll take you back again."

Following Sakaki out of the bedroom like a little follower, seeing the other party roll up his sleeves and go straight to the kitchen, Echizen couldn't help asking curiously: "Uncle, do you want to cook?"

"Little ghost, you seem to have forgotten that when you were young, you didn't eat what your mother made, and you insisted on pestering me to cook for you." Turning back to Echizen, Sakaki took the ingredients he bought on the way back one by one. He came out and said, "I won't do grilled fish, there are no tools here. How about chawanmushi and tempura?"

It was obvious that Echizen could no longer remember the events of his childhood, and when he heard Sakaki say that his cheeks were flushed, but he also heard that there was a Japanese dinner available, he suddenly forgot in embarrassment.Nodding vigorously, his eyes filled with anticipation and excitement, he asked actively, "I'll help uncle."

"You don't need to help, go and play by yourself." Sakaki knew Echizen's level of self-care in life, and didn't want his so-called help to end up in trouble, so he pressed his shoulder and pushed it out, smiling: "Go, wash You can almost eat after taking a bath. Put on my clothes first, and wash your own clothes, I don’t know why you sweat all over from sleep.”

"I'm not a child..." Dissatisfied muttered, Echizen turned and left a little unhappy.Going back to Sakaki's bedroom, he found a set of pajamas, and he soaked comfortably in the bathtub, only waiting for Sakaki to call him for dinner.

Sakaki cooks very fast, and Echizen was called out shortly after soaking.Walking into the dining room with wet hair, he was immediately attracted by the simple but delicious dishes on the table, and sat down without waiting for Sakaki's greeting.

"You also said that you are not a child, so how come the problem of always not drying your hair after washing has not changed at all?" Frowning slightly, he reproached, seeing Echizen turn a deaf ear and lower his head to eat, Sakaki sighed helplessly, had to let go Picking up the chopsticks, she walked behind him and wiped them with a dry towel.His eyes stayed on the unsuitable metal joint on the back of his white neck, and there was pain in Sakaki's eyes. He stretched out his hand to stroke it lightly, and said in a hoarse voice, "Your father is too stubborn, and he made you do it without even consulting me." This, to be honest, I really want to beat him."

Shrinking his neck a bit ticklish, Echizen looked back at Sakaki with a mouthful of food in his mouth, and said inarticulately: "Then you can beat him up, I have no objection. He didn't tell me when he sent Long Ya away. , if the uncle wants to punch me, remember to punch me too."

Maybe it was because Echizen mentioned Long Ya countless times a day today, Sakaki was a little alert, and quietly avoided the topic. "I have been training for more than a month, how do you feel, are you still used to it?"

"Well...it's interesting, but I don't know when I can really join in the work. I don't want to always be alone and don't know anything." Briefly reported the recent training progress to Sakaki, Echizen stared at the dining table I had already eaten most of the food by myself, remembering that Sakaki hadn't eaten anything, I picked up a fried shrimp and turned around to send it over, saying: "Uncle, ah—"

Looking at the amber eyes that were staring at him intently, Sakaki smiled slightly, opened his mouth to eat, and his black eyes flashed with love.At this moment, he couldn't help thinking that maybe it was because this child always made heart-shattering behaviors inadvertently that he gave him all his love for so many years, even if it was someone else's child.

Fingertips slid over the soft black hair, and it felt almost dry. Sakaki sat across from Echizen, and half-jokingly said while eating dinner: "Don't always think about training, and occasionally eat with uncle. Well, uncle is lonely by himself."

Looking at the piece of tempura that Sakaki brought to his lips, Echizen took a big bite, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then why isn't uncle married yet? If you get married, won't someone accompany you?"

Looking up quickly at the clear cat eyes, Sakaki pursed his lips, and his tone became very light: "Not everyone can do it." Seeing Echizen's confused face, his voice paused slightly, and suddenly he said with a smile: "Little brat , how old are you, are you going to discuss marriage with me?"

"Tch, who wants to discuss such boring things with you..." Echizen admitted that he really didn't understand and hadn't thought about those things, but he refused to show weakness in front of Sakaki, and grabbed the other half of the sky by his wrist. Bite off all the furo, said: "Uncle's cooking is delicious, I will come again if I have time, let's make grilled fish then."

After hearing Echizen's promise, the originally indifferent face softened completely. With his thumb, he wiped off a little food residue on his lips, Sakaki said softly: "Okay, I'll prepare the tools some time, Ryoma next time When we came, there was grilled fish to eat."

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