The clock on the wall seemed to have been cast under a permanent slowness spell. The second hand, which was stained with glue, trembled slightly with every difficult step it took, as if it was afraid of something.

Angus sat at the table, staring at the envelope tightly held in his hand, and his hair was about to burn with anxiety. He clearly felt that he had been in the ammunition depot for a whole day, but in fact only two days had passed.

Less than an hour!

"Why does it have to be opened at ten o'clock?" Angus suddenly inserted his fingers into his hair and scratched it. He couldn't imagine how Owen could endure loneliness in such an environment before.

Angus put down the envelope countless times, took out the key to the ammunition depot, put its tip on the table, and kept spinning it. Angus did not feel sorry at all for Owen's death. He had never been

He didn't really integrate into Steve and his apprentices, and was always the one who was excluded. When what happened that day, he was most worried about Lanaya.

The "Xiao Qi" in his heart.

"Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi, the Sunset Army is so big, do I still have a chance to find you?" Angus thought to himself, his eyes fell on the blank envelope. The messenger was quite conscientious last night, and this time

The envelope has not been exposed to any rain, nor is it wrinkled at all. Now it looks like a new one.

Angus threw down the keys, propped up his chin, and looked up at the wall clock diagonally above. There were only five minutes left. Usually he felt that he would be unable to do anything if given five minutes! But today's five minutes seemed extra long.

.

Xiaoqi will really never come back...then, what will she say to me?

Will she always remember me?

Or...forgot me?

The strong smell of gunpowder made Angus feel a little suffocated. But he didn't want to get up and go outside to get some air, for fear that the envelope on the table would suddenly disappear when he came back, or that he would be distracted by something and miss the time.

There is nothing worth admiring in the entire ammunition depot. There are only rows of locked cupboards, with a table and a chair in the middle. There is nothing on the table except an envelope and a key.

And the wall clock that was counting down to the end of its life.

Angus reached for the envelope again. What would happen if he opened it just a moment earlier?

After hesitating for a long time, Angus retracted his hand.

No matter what, time will always move forward, no matter how slow it is, at least it will not go back!

It is absolutely impossible to turn back time!!

Angus glanced at the time, smiled softly, and said to himself: "Xiaoqi...went with the time."

There was only one minute left before ten o'clock, and Angus's heartbeat inexplicably became faster and faster. He didn't know how many times he picked up the envelope.

The second hand was counting down the last ten steps. At this moment, Angus felt like a runner on the field getting ready to go. He was paying full attention to the sound of the gun. There could not be any mistakes! It was a foul to start early.

, if you react slowly, you will lose the game!

five four three two one……

Hiss...

The moment he tore open the seal, Angus suddenly felt that his tight heartstrings were not loosened, but broken. Just like the connection between him and Xiao Qi.

There is no more intersection.

Angus took out the twice-folded piece of paper from the envelope and slowly unfolded it. The paper was very heavy, thick to the touch, and very textured. You could vaguely smell the faint fragrance emanating from the paper.

When Angus saw the writing that took up most of the paper, his hands finally started to tremble uncontrollably.

"Angus, I'm sorry, I lied to you. I didn't fulfill my promise to you, and I didn't hide well. If I leave, we may never see each other again."

"Although I was forced to come here by you, I still feel a little grateful to you. Thank you for your company and the time spent with you. I am happy every day."

"But now, I have to go. From your words, I gradually understood that Mr. Steve has always been suspicious of me. Now Mr. Steve has given me an ultimatum. If I really continue to stay here,

It’s not good for you or me.”

"So, even if I want to stay with you, I can't do anything about it. Angus, please forgive me for being selfish. Although I'm gone, I will never forget what you said or how much you cared for me.

, I will never forget that you once saved my life, nor will I forget the time we spent together in just one week."

"I'm really sorry for Owen's death. I made you so sad for the mistake I made unintentionally. I'm really sorry. If you hate me because of this, I admit it and I'm willing to accept your abuse and abuse.

Grudge, but I am also a strong and optimistic person. No matter how much you want me to die immediately, I will continue to live with my miserable life."

"By the way, there is something I have been hiding in my heart. After thinking about it, I decided to tell you today. Although I will never receive your reply again. Angus, you should be a master caster.

Right? You don’t need to answer me, this is just my guess. I have talked to you before, and I have also gained some knowledge about castings. I have always been curious about the pair of primers you used that I have never seen before.

, I really wanted to figure out all the problems in my heart, but it’s a pity that God didn’t give me this opportunity.”

"I made a gift for you using the knowledge I have come into contact with before. It is in this envelope, take it out and have a look. If you don't like it, don't throw it away, so that you can think of me when you see it in the future..."

Seeing this, Angus couldn't bear it any longer, and quickly put his hand into the envelope to fumble around. Sure enough, he found a cold, circular hard object at the bottom of the envelope, and he immediately took it out.

Angus' heart almost jumped into his throat. That thing was actually a ring!

The workmanship of this ring is extremely fine. The main material is silver, with a blue crystal inlaid in the middle. Angus can quickly tell that this is the Magic Snake King magic crystal he gave to Lanaya that day. Look

This ring is really worth commemorating...

Hmm... which finger should I wear it on? Angus suddenly laughed more bitterly than cried, because he found that even his little finger couldn't fit into the ring.

"Silly Xiaoqi..." Angus said this, but in fact he was already deeply moved. He looked at his big hand and smiled bitterly, remembering that when he grabbed Lanaya's wrist, his thumb could almost touch him

The first joint of the middle finger, did this careless girl make it according to the size of her own finger...

Angus, who was immersed in various thoughts, did not realize that a person was walking in front of him.

"Angus, put these two for me...what are you doing?" Steve walked in with two unknown ammunition, but saw a pile of white paper spread on Angus' table.

, was playing with something shiny in his hand.

Angus was suddenly startled, but before he could grab it, the letter on the table was picked up by Steve.

Steve stared at the content of the letter, his eyes constantly turning left and right, and suddenly his expression changed. He slapped the letter on the table with a bang, grabbed Angus's collar with one hand, and forcibly pulled him out of the chair.

He stood up and said, "Are you still in contact with this stinky woman?"

"No, Master Steve, I didn't, this is..."

"roll!"

Steve lifted Angus from his seat to the outside of the house with only one arm, slammed the door, and then locked it twice.

He wanted to see how this stinky woman could make Angus fascinated!

"Bang! Bang!"

"Give me that letter!" Angus kept banging on the door outside the house and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Open the door!"

Steve sneered, even if you use all your strength, you can't break through this door! He leisurely came to the table and sat down, slowly picked up the letter written by Ranaya and read it

.

After seeing the previous paragraph, Steve sneered, this woman is so fake, how could that idiot Angus be seduced away by such a little trick?

Angus seemed to never give up, and his strength became stronger every time. Once, the door actually bulged inward by a small amount, and then quickly recovered, almost breaking the first lock.

.

"You idiot, what's the point of hiding in there? Come out if you have the guts!"

Bang bang bang!

"Come out!!!"

Steve frowned and glanced at the noisy door, turning his lips. "It's so noisy..."

As he spoke, he ignored the loud noise and continued to look down. Only halfway through, Steve's deep eyes suddenly burst out with fierce anger, and his breathing suddenly became rapid.

"Owen..." Steve punched the table, and the two ammunition on the table immediately rolled restlessly in two directions. Steve quickly stood up and stabilized them.

"Humph, you're just a yellow-haired girl. Do you think you can hide this from me after you've fooled others with this childish trick?" Steve smiled strangely, then suddenly turned into an angry look on his face. He picked up the letter and tore it into pieces.

, threw it on the ground.

"Good go! Good go!" Steve stood up, his expression became extremely wild, "Recognize yourself, idiot!"

Then, bursts of wild laughter came from the ammunition depot.

"Fuck your grandma, return that letter to me...and that ring! The one who doesn't return it to me is my grandson!" Angus was still "working hard" unremittingly, but he didn't have much energy anymore.

ring?

Steve was stunned for a moment, glanced at the table, and almost ignored the ring.

"It's so sentimental." Steve picked up the ring on the table and looked at it carefully.

After all, Steve was an expert, and he could see the secret at a glance. "Tsk, tsk, this is the first time I've seen such a person burning harps and boiling cranes! Using the magic crystal of the Phantom Snake King as a ring, don't you think it's the best in the world?

The price of ordinary crystals has increased a hundred times, so you can’t even afford it?”

This stinky woman is really good at taking advantage! The part of the magic crystal left for Steve is not enough for a few days. Although the piece on this ring is not big, at least it can be used... I think so
Chapter completed!