Soul Painter

After peace became the main theme of the world.

Everything is getting weird.

Gao Fan turned on the TV, and all he saw were all kinds of anti-war propaganda. Some experts talked at length about the necessity of ending the war. In Boston, Gao Fan could also see a large number of citizens holding anti-war slogans and parading in the streets.

This kind of Boston makes Gao Fan feel strange.

Lawrence is dead.

Lin Senhao also died.

Gao Fan's creation has been completed again. He originally wanted to organize an exhibition to let the world see this painting, but he didn't think too much about it. After the death of Mr. Manager, he fell into laziness and sadness, and he didn't want to do these things. thing.

In addition, the strange air and atmosphere in Boston began to disgust Gao Fan. Looking at these humans and these souls, he couldn't help remembering that these once fanatical believers were related to Lawrence's death.

The human soul is too prone to tendencies, attracted by demons, by mystery, by anything. Gao Fan stood on the terrace on the third floor of the villa and looked at the Boston citizens passing by below. Those people looked back at the painter At that time, they were all strangers in their eyes, and they were no longer the painter's 'believers'.

"Let's go home." Gao Fan said suddenly.

Anna stood behind Gao Fan, God was held in her arms.

go home? This word makes Anna a little strange, she has no home, the place where Gao Fan is, is her home, and God "meows", obviously recalling some unforgettable memories of cat life, such as the entrance of Tian Food Hall Koi in the fountain.

Boston Tongtian City, to transfer via New York.

Gao Fan now lost his agent and STK's assistance, which made him very incapable of taking care of himself, and Anna, of course, was the same, so after the two painters decided to return to Tianshi, they stayed in Boston for nearly a day. I just got on a connecting plane via New York, and in the waiting hall of New York Airport, the two of them packed their bags like refugees returning home.

During the war, a large number of Chinese returned to China for refuge, because the country was outside the scope of the war except for one attack by Japan, which made the country second only to South America. The reason why it is very difficult to buy.

Sitting in a New York airport departure lounge.

Anna is carrying a bag and holding the cage containing God, while Gao Fan is holding "The Battle of Time and Space" and "Sakura White" rolled in a tube. The painting is very long, but fortunately it is not the original creative format of 9 meters by 4 meters , so there is no need to haul it, but Gao Fan just holding it like this, sitting on the chair in a daze, made Anna feel a little distressed.

But she didn't know how to comfort Gao Fan.

Obviously, both Lin Senhao's death and Lawrence's death are burdens that overwhelm Gao Fan's spirit, and Anna can only look at Gao Fan.

Gao Fan noticed Anna's gaze, and he raised his head to return Anna's smile. This smile was barely complacent, but even more desolate.

ten hours later.

Gao Fan and Anna arrive in Tianshi.

Compared with three years ago when Gao Fan left last time, Tianshi has not changed much, except that there are several more security checks at the airport, all of which are conducted by fully armed soldiers. , all kinds of tests have been carried out, and the props used include talisman water, garlic, crosses, etc., which are aimed at the weaknesses of some minions. It seems a bit ridiculous, but it is bought by a large number of investigators and human fighters. lessons learned.

After passing the security check, Gao Fan and Anna left the airport and saw Lu Guoying.

It has been nearly two years since I saw Lu Guoying last time, and Lu Guoying has not changed much. The old man is very healthy.

When Gao Fan saw Lu Guoying, he obviously came back to look energetic, and greeted the old man with a smile, while Lu Guoying pointed to the painting tube that Gao Fan was carrying and asked, "Is this the painting?"

"Yes, senior brother died for it." Gao Fan did not deny this.

"Lawrence..." Lu Guoying sighed, "And Wu is eager to learn..."

For Lu Guoying, too many of his disciples died in the war.

Lu Guoying brought the driver here. He is still teaching in Tianmei and enjoys the driver and special car allocated by the school. After receiving Gao Fan and Anna, he asked the driver to drive Gao Fan to a place near Tianmei. Gao Fan has not returned for a long time in the studio.

When Gao Fan saw this two-story building in a residential area, his heart trembled obviously.

The kind of shock with anticipation and fear was even noticed by God, and it let out an uneasy 'meow'.

After Gao Fan got out of the car, he looked at the villa and talked to Anna about Tianmei's tradition of "the poor have a garage on the first floor, and the rich have a second-floor villa". He pointed to the building next to him and said, "At that time, the eternal devil And spirit demons live here'.

Gao Fan, who stood at the door talking about the past and the present, just didn't want to enter his studio.

"Cough." Lu Guoying couldn't help coughing, he knew what Gao Fan was waiting for, so he said, "Xin Wei is not here."

...

Gao Fan entered the studio.

First is the familiar porch, followed by the studio that occupies the entire first floor, and then the rest area and kitchen on the second floor. Gao Fan is as familiar with all the environments as if engraved in his bones, but at this moment he feels like revisiting his old place. , but dissociated like a dream, because among all the familiarity, the only thing missing is the girl, like an oil painting with only the background but no characters, which seems worthless.

"When the war started, Xin Wei left Tianshi and returned to Shanghai, and there was no news after that." Lu Guoying said.

Um. Gao Fan didn't know where to find a rag, and began to wipe off the dust that had spread all over the place due to two years of no one living there. He nodded and agreed while wiping. Living people wiped the tables and chairs wet and dry, only to make them look blacker and blacker.

"But I have her father's phone number here, and Xin Boyu and I are old friends." Lu Guoying said.

Xin Boyu is Xin Wei's father. As a master in domestic psychology, Tianmei once invited Xin Boyu to give lectures, so Lu Guoying and Xin Boyu knew each other.

"Then you can ask~" Gao Fan said casually.

"You have a phone yourself, why don't you ask yourself?" Lu Guoying asked rather sharply, "Young people have a temper, this kind of thing can't be solved by yourself, everyone is a giant baby."

Of course Lu Guoying knew about the relationship between Gao Fan and Xin Wei. In his opinion, Gao Fan was just messing around, and the conflicts were also internal conflicts among the people. It was fine to talk about it, but it has been like this for several years. In contact, it is inevitable that the little girl will leave sadly. Lu Guoying didn't want to care about this kind of thing at first, but seeing Gao Fan's current state, he feels distressed and can't ignore it.

And after the old man made a phone call, his originally confident expression became a little embarrassed, and he muttered: "Why is it an empty number?"