Chapter 178 The Roar of the Evil Dragon Long Yu, don’t be nervous, look, it’s new again…

Chapter 178 The Roar of the Evil Dragon Long Yu, don’t be nervous, look, it’s new again...

"I don't call him Xiaobao, but everyone calls him Xiaobao, because he is the second eldest child in the family and the youngest." Shan Nan put down his chopsticks and explained to Long Yu seriously, "I am now working with a teacher in an art studio.When I was learning to paint, Xiaobao was the boss’s younger brother, and his brother was Dabao at home, which was just a nickname, and everyone else in the studio also called him that.”

"Long Yu, you are so jealous." After saying that, Shannan moved closer and looked at Long Yu with a smile.

Long Yu lowered his eyelids uncomfortably and hummed, "I was just asking." He said calmly.

Shang Nan: "..."

Xinghui was eating lunch together, "Then I won't go out with you later. I can't see anyone."

Long Qing raised his head under the table, "Why can't you meet people? You're not ugly either."

"..." Xinghui didn't expect that he, the new generation of Yanba, was actually not ugly in this person's eyes. He was stupefied, "Because I am an idol. Do idols understand? If someone recognizes him, he will chase me.Run a few streets."

"Why did I chase you for several streets?"

"Because I'm an idol?"

"So why chase your idol for several streets?"

This is not a problem that is easy to explain. Even if you explain it to others, it is difficult for everyone to understand, not to mention that the person Xinghui is facing is not a human being.

"I also want to be an idol." Long Qing put a mouthful of noodles in his mouth, with the unbitten half hanging outside, and shook off the noodle soup from Xinghui's trouser leg.

In a short period of time, Xinghui has become accustomed to it, "You'd better go to the early childhood education class first."

Although he was also a country bumpkin when he first came to S City, it is still rare for people like Tu Cheng to be like this. He is simply a savage, but a good-looking savage.

City S is in line with international standards, and the high-end technology of the city is evident everywhere. There is not even a fallen leaf on the road, but it is not that there is no greening, because the sweepers are running frequently.

It's summer, the canopy of trees overhead is as sparse as a canopy, and the dense shade becomes the only shade.

Shounan is not yet an adult. He doesn't have a car. He borrowed the driver and car from Xinghui, which is more than enough to accommodate a group of people.

As soon as they got in the car, Long Shuang and Long Qing opened the windows on the left and right and carefully observed the scene outside the car window. There were many humans, many cars, exactly the same humans, and all kinds of cars.

It's summer vacation, and many people regard S City as a tourist destination, so both the traffic and the flow of people are much more than usual.

The driver was familiar with Shannan. He glanced at Shannan who was sitting in the passenger seat and mouthed behind him, "New combination? Are you the captain?"

Knowing that the driver was joking, Shannan nodded in agreement, "Yes, I will debut tomorrow."

"I thought you and Xiaohui really don't have any relatives or friends. If you have any friends, you didn't tell them to bring them over early." The driver continued to nuzzle, "Only the last few, their full lengths are in line with today's aesthetic standards. They need to have a good face.", as long as you are tall and tall, you can be popular in any combination."

Shang Nan pressed her cell phone and glanced at the car seat behind her. Long Xin's face was less swollen, but there were still bruises and scratches, but the basics could be seen. She was somewhat similar to Long Yu, especiallyHer eyes looked similar, but they only looked similar when they were expressionless. As soon as she opened her mouth, she was miles apart from Long Yu.

"What are you looking at?"

"..."

Longchuan is okay, Longshuang and Longqing are the opposite of Longyu’s style, and are very popular among mom fans.

When he met Long Yu's eyes, he kept looking at himself.

Shang Nan cleared his throat, turned around in embarrassment, and secretly looked at everyone, only to be caught.

"Really," the driver said again, almost to the side of his mouth, "I'll go talk to Lao Yao and clean it up. There's another explosive new combination!"

The driver is in his forties, so he can be considered a middle-aged man.

But because he is surrounded by young people, he can pick up on any jokes, and the way he speaks sounds similar to that of young people, so he has a very, very good relationship with his daughter.

"My girl loves looking at handsome guys the most."

Shan Nan covered his forehead and said, "..."

While the driver kept chattering, the car finally drove to the shopping mall. This is the largest commercial center in S city. Various international big names are vying to settle in the shopping mall. There are crowds of people inside and outside the shopping mall, especially outside the shopping mall, because there are several landmarksBuilding, many people come here to check in every day.

"Call me after you finish shopping. My girl said there is a meet-and-greet over there today. I'll go look around and see if I can get some peripherals for her." After the driver finished speaking, he turned the steering wheel and drove away.

Long Shuang looked at the square with people coming and going, looked at the sun above his head, and listened to the noisy voices and car horns in his ears, "To be honest, I can't understand your conversation at all."

Long Qing: "Me too."

The two of them were leaning together, looking a bit like they were staying together to keep warm.

Shang Nan tugged on Long Yu's sleeve, "Let's go."

Longyu refused to wear Xinghui's clothes. He was also wearing Shonan's. The trouser legs were a bit short, and the sleeves and hem were also a bit short. He was already much taller than Shonan.

This ill-fitting outfit was held up entirely by her face.

"Let's buy clothes for Long Yu and Long Xin first, and then buy you daily necessities. We don't have too many daily necessities at home, and then we'll buy electronic products and the like, mobile phones? Headphones? Anyway, you can take your pick," ShanNan glanced at Long Yu and said, "Long Yu pays the bill."

Long Shuang and Long Qing looked at each other and were about to cheer when Long Yu's voice sounded faintly, "Buy it yourself."

"No, brother! You can't do this, we have no money, we don't have a penny!" Long Shuang shouted at the top of his lungs.

When everyone around him looked at him, Long Chuan raised his hand and covered his mouth, "No noise is allowed in public places."

Long Shuang's eyes rolled around: What is a public place?You came on the same day, how did you learn so quickly?In just twenty-four hours, you know public places?

It's just that Long Shuang and Long Qing are too slow to develop, and the other three will quickly start to absorb and integrate as long as they are in a human social environment.

Shang Nan looked at Long Shuang and Long Qing at a loss and felt a little sad for no reason.

Like two little animals who don't understand anything, they were forcibly thrown into the human world. When faced with the rules of this world, they behaved in a hurry, whether they were eating, drinking or shouting, in fact, it was just because of themToo nervous, and when nervous, he would cover himself up with raw sexual behavior.

Long Yu and the three of them are probably not much better. They just look calm and collected. They are just not as outgoing as Long Shuang and Long Qing.

In the square where people were coming and going, Shan Nan reached out and gently shook Long Yu's cold fingertips, "Long Yu, don't be nervous, I'm here."

Long Yu held Shang Nan back firmly.

[14: Clear the blackening value to zero.]

Long Shuang Longqing was sitting upright on the sofa inside the brand clothing, holding the dessert handed by the clerk in his hand, and eating it bit by bit with a small fork.

Next to them were Long Yu and Long Chuan who had already bought clothes in the men's clothing store, and Shang Nan was accompanying Long Xin in choosing clothes.

Long Yu put on new clothes that fit him well, a pure white round-neck T-shirt and black trousers. He wore the simplest and neatest clothes, and his temperament and face were the most outstanding. Wherever he stopped, someone would secretly look at him.

When the four of them are put together, the scenery becomes even more beautiful and eye-catching.

Long Xin finally put on the dress she had been talking about. She looked a little cold, but her eyes would squint when she smiled. This was different from Long Yu. Even if Long Yu smiled, she would not squint her eyes like Long Xin..

"It looks good." Long Xin turned around, "Is this the white skirt Shangqiu mentioned?"

The skirt has a square collar, a waist design, and an umbrella-shaped skirt. It is a very ladylike dress. It is indeed a skirt that the Autumn Appreciation Society will like. But at that time, she did not know that there was such a beautiful dress in the world.White dress.

The beautiful white skirt she thought of was a sarong casually sewn in a tailor shop.

"You can choose what you like and wear it differently." Shang Nan stood aside and said softly.

After she ran into the fitting room with a pile of clothes, the clerk serving her asked softly: "Is this your girlfriend? She seems to be in a really good relationship."

Shan Nan was startled, then smiled, "Not a girlfriend, just a friend."

The bills are all paid by Shannan. Shannan doesn’t spend much money on himself here. He sometimes picks up Xinghui’s clothes to wear. Xinghui’s company has many benefits, so he can also benefit from it. In addition to rent and basicLiving expenses actually cost nothing.

Even when I first came to S city, I probably didn’t spend more than I spent today.

He kept swiping his card without any expression, kept swiping his card, kept swiping his card, and signed up for door-to-door delivery service for all the things he bought. Long Xin and Long Shuang Long Qing couldn't stop buying them.

Seeing Long Xin wearing a skirt, Long Qing also rushed to try it. No one stopped him because none of them would say "only women wear skirts."

Long Qing tried it and ran back, "My butt is cold." That was a short skirt.

Standing in a mobile phone store, Long Shuang and Long Qing bought a set of exactly the same ones. They lay on the glass counter and were guided step by step by the salesman to register. They were illiterate and just ordered whatever the salesman said.

Long Xin and Long Shuang also need guidance, but they are not illiterate, while Long Yu can register on his own.

Long Yu only wanted the mobile phone and nothing else.

After taking the phone, he looked at Shan Nan.

Shannan shook the card in his hand and said, "I'll pay for it." After saying that, he grinned.

"I'm not paying the bill. What's your phone number?" Long Yu said calmly.

After Shang Nan said it again, Long Yu lowered his head and poked out the numbers one by one with his index finger.

He was not very proficient in using it. Even if he could use unfamiliar knowledge naturally, it would be very difficult and difficult to use it for the first time. Shannan's name, especially his surname, was not a common word. He scrolled down and deposited it solemnly.Shangnan’s phone number.

By the way, I also saved dragon jade when I admired the south.

Long Xin chose a white mobile phone. All she could think about was admiring autumn and liking it. This was the nature of the evil dragon, but she just didn't understand it.

Shannan spent more than 400,000 yuan to buy the group's electronic equipment. He really didn't understand why Long Shuang wanted that - a large display screen and speakers.

"Playing games."

"Xiaoxiaole?"

"Xinghui said there are so many fun games, I want to play them until I die!"

"..." Internet addiction dragon.

Long Xin absorbed new things too quickly. She hurried to the barber shop to cut her hair short to shoulder length, put on a white skirt, and even came to Shang Nan for a spin, "Quick, take me toEnjoy the autumn."

The year she met Long Xin, she had shoulder-length hair, but at that time Long Xin still had baby fat on her face, and everyone was still very young and green, and even had a hostile relationship. Now they have become friends.

Only Shangqiu is gone, and every time I think about it, I feel regretful.

Human beings will avoid talking about regrets. Regrets always make people feel sad. They always hope that the living people will think more about happy things.

But Long Xin always talks about Shangqiu, because the time she spent with Shangqiu is the happiest thing for her, so how can she not mention it.

She just never talked about Shangqiu's death, which was indeed a very sad thing.

"I'll take you there tomorrow. Is there anything else you want to buy?" Regarding Long Xin, Shang Nan even felt that she was the only thing Shang Qiu left in this world.

Long Xin thought for a while, "I want to buy a hat, get my ears pierced, I want to buy boots, I also want to buy a bag..."

These were all things Long Xin saw others having on the road.

She should have it too.

Long Yu frowned, "No money."

"If you run out of money, let Long Qing go back and get it." Long Xin hugged Shan Nan, "Please, I will really die without the bag."

Shang Nan: "..." Where did you learn this?

As expected, only Shangqiu could handle Long Xin.

Long Yu was dragged into several big-name stores without expression. Long Xin almost swept across the display cabinets. The counter sister wore gloves and took off the packages one by one with a smile.

It's not bad for Shang Nan. The evil dragons are very good. Each of them hides their own terrible wealth, so they don't have to worry about running out of money to spend.

Long Yu just didn't want to spend money on others.

I don’t want to spend money on others.

When it got dark, they finally finished buying what they wanted to buy. Shannan didn't even dare to look at the bank text messages on his phone. There were already 99 new messages.

Long Xin, who had a gem hairpin in her hair, moved her wrist and slipped off a diamond bracelet that is now the girl's favorite. She looked around, picked up the knife and fork on the dining table, and whispered: "Such a smallA piece of meat, I can eat it all in one bite." In less than a day, she has become very urban. Because she is covered in big-name goods, she looks like the precious daughter of a wealthy family.

Long Qinglongshuang has also adapted a lot, but they are not very particular. They stick their forks into the steak, throw it into their mouths, snap their fingers and say, "One more."

He also learned how to snap his fingers from others. Looking at the focused gazes from all around, Shannan could already check out and eat without changing his expression.

"Human food is indeed good." Long Chuan rarely spoke, "It's just too little."

There is really no way to cut the steak into small pieces and eat it in small pieces. At most three bites, even with the bone, can be eaten cleanly.

Although they were several times more restrained than yesterday, there were still several piles of various dinner plates piled on the dining table.

When checking out, there was another very exaggerated figure. It was hard to believe that this was for a meal.

The square was bustling with activity, including street bands, young couples taking photos, strange sightseeing buses, and performance art in the center of the crowd. Everything seemed so novel to them.

Long Shuang bought a windmill and blew it, "It's great to be a human being. I will continue to be a human being in the next life!"

Long Xin raised his finger and said, "It's about becoming a rich man."

Long Chuan nodded in agreement.

Long Qing clasped his hands together, "God bless the female believer who can bring the gold and gems in my cave to me in the next life."

"It's great to have money!" Long Xin twirled around, "My white dress is so beautiful."

Long Chuan kept walking around her, fearing that she would bump into someone.

Not only is the white dress beautiful, Shannan feels that everything is just right now. Of course, there are still regrets.

The next day, when everyone else was sleeping, Long Xin started to mess with herself early in the morning. She learned things too quickly and had already started to apply eyeliner on herself with trembling hands, but she always failed at first.

"Shift!"

"Shift!!!"

Shannan and Long Yu got up later than her. They simply cooked breakfast and called Long Xin to come for breakfast. They saw that Long Xin, who had been tinkering all morning, was still sketching.

"Where's your makeup?"

"It's too difficult, I'm too ugly, Shang Qiu will definitely laugh at me, so I'd better stay bare-faced." Long Xin sat down and ate noodles. She liked human noodles.

After breakfast, the driver took the three of them to the cemetery.

The cemetery that Shannan bought for Shanqiu was not in the most expensive and luxurious location. On the contrary, it was even a little remote, but it was surrounded by green trees and rolling low mountains. In summer, the mountains and fields were filled with the fragrance of flowers.

The autumn tombstone stood quietly under a banyan tree that had been growing for a hundred years. The trunks of the banyan tree were twisted, and the dense crown of the tree covered her head. It was like a world in a fairy tale, quiet and beautiful.

There are no photos of the tombstone, and the back is covered with leaves. No matter how it is placed, it still feels a bit desolate.

Shang Nan thought that Long Xin would spin around in a white skirt in front of Shang Qiu to show her, but Long Xin didn't. She wore the simplest shorts and shorts, and slowly put down the flowers she bought outside, "If I saw the boat that day,When you are in the team, be bolder and leave the team directly, and you will not be killed by those people."

Long Xin followed the team sent by the Dragon Clan to massacre Wuyang Town. When they flew over the Mendesu River, they saw the fleet. They were also the townspeople, and they would not let them go.

But it was Long Yu who was sent down, and Long Yu led the team to fly down.

After flying for a while, Long Xin smelled the blood of Shangqiu. She left the team, but it was a step too late.

She had never told Long Yu that she regretted or blamed herself, and it was even more impossible for her to tell Long Yu that she felt it was a big, big, big joke.

The person Long Xin loved the most died behind her who was closest to her.

They will never see each other again. The only relic is the white skirt that Shangqiu mentioned, but it is only three words.No matter how expensive or beautiful the white skirt Long Xin wears, there will never be another autumn appreciation in the world, and there will no longer be a white skirt for autumn appreciation.

The dead do not come back, no matter what method is used.

A leaf fell on Shang Nan's head. He lowered his head and tears fell together with the leaf.

The tragic sight of himself lying in a pool of blood flashed before his eyes. He himself was about to die, so who was maintaining his dying life?

Carrying Long Xin, who was about to cry out of breath, he walked away from the steps step by step. Several old people who came to visit their old friends with baskets were chatting with horror on their faces. Shang Nan passed by them and heard the content of their chat very clearly.

"Oh my God, you just heard it."

"I heard it. I heard it."

"There's a beast roaring, like a dragon!"

"No wonder they say this cemetery has good feng shui and that there are dragon veins underground..."

Shan Nan glanced at Long Xin, who had just cried out his roar. Fortunately, he was walking fast, otherwise these old people might have seen him and might have thought that Long Xin was the dragon vein in this cemetery.

Six months later.

Xinghui sat in the company's dance practice room and clicked on his mobile phone. He was sweating profusely from practice and just wanted to take a rest, but Lao Yao kept talking next to him.

Lao Yao is in his thirties this year and has four or five groups under his control, but the most profitable one is the is group where Xinghui belongs, and the others are all tepid.

In the past two months, the is group has become more popular than before, but it is not because of the group itself, but because of the paparazzi taking pictures, and the group's frontman has several frontmen in his family!!!

Although the few people named Long have not debuted yet, they have already gained fans on social platforms in advance. You can often encounter strange fans squatting at the entrance of the villa area.

Later, Lao Yao became interested again and licked his face as a guest. Looking at Long Yu and the others, he was so greedy that he almost drooled.

They are just a few walking money trees!!!

After being rejected by Long Yu and the others, Lao Yao could only come to lobby Xinghui and wanted Xinghui to go back and do work for Long Yu and the others.

Xinghui was extremely annoyed, "You ask me to persuade you, but you have to listen to me! They don't listen to me!"

Lao Yao: "Who do you want to listen to?"

"They all listen to Shannan."

"That boy Shang Nan is so slippery..."

Long Yu and the others are mainly attending classes at home now. Long Yu, Long Chuan and Long Xin have already attended high school courses in one go. They already understand almost all common sense and understand it more comprehensively than most humans.

Long Shuang and Long Qing are still struggling in their first year of junior high school, with only a smattering of common sense, and they always encounter various "difficulties".

Shang Nan hired someone to build a court in the backyard. Long Yu and Long Chuan liked to play basketball here. They could play basketball from three or four o'clock in the afternoon to ninety o'clock in the evening. They could not be described as energetic.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the villa area was shrouded in light orange, and the basketball court was dimmed into warm colors.

Long Yu crossed over Long Chuan and easily dunked the basketball into the goal frame. Long Chuan turned his back and wiped the sweat from his face, "Have you and Shan Nan started talking?"

Long Yu walked to the position where the ball landed, bent down and took the ball into his hand. He likes to wear solid-colored clothes, and has a cold face. Now he seems to be inaccessible all the time.

"No, we have to wait until he reaches adulthood." Long Yu made another shot. "The choice of a minor will not count."

"That's right, but what if he doesn't like you?"

Long Yu looked back at Long Chuan, his eyes were cold, and he stated calmly: "He likes me."

Longchuan: "..."

"Then Yao Jingniu's suggestion..." Long Chuan hesitated.

Long Yu held the basketball and looked at the sunset not far away with only a hint of it left. "I'm thinking about it."

Long Chuan: "Is it because she said it was very profitable?"

Long Yu didn't answer, but his lack of answer was his answer.

A group of people ate and drank in the villa, and hired seven or eight teachers. Their monthly salary was a large amount. Even if they didn't hire teachers, the daily expenses of just a few people would be very shocking.

Long Shuang is particularly fond of electronic products. He will be the first to buy any new gadgets on the market and study them. Long Xin likes beautiful skirts and bags and has recently begun to learn about sports cars.

It's no big deal if the mountain is empty, you still have to work.

"As Long Xin said, the worst case scenario is going back to get the money."

Long Yu sat down on the bench beside the court and stretched his legs, "Let's talk about it in a few years."

This winter, it snowed in City S. On the day before the New Year, heavy snow fell like goose feathers.

Shang Nan's birthday was on the second Sunday after the New Year. He was immersed in the joy of the New Year and completely forgot about his impending adulthood.

He patted the snow off his shoulders, took off his gloves and jacket, and felt less cold after being warmed by the heating in the room.

The people behind him came to deliver New Year's goods, which he and Long Yu bought together. Others had lost the novelty of shopping.

Another more important reason is that the weather is too cold. Several dragons are almost unable to wake up and are very reluctant to go out.

There is heating indoors, but they don't want to go outdoors.

But they had never seen the new things like window grilles and lanterns, so they came over excitedly.

Xinghui took out the things in the box one by one, and Long Shuang ran over from behind him holding the fairy wand, "Fuck, I, I, I, Fuck, this is fun!"

"By the way, Shang Nan, I want to tell you something." Long Shuang ran around the room. Long Chuan looked at the sparks in his hand and frowned. He was still talking excitedly, "A few of usI have already promised Niu Niu to be a trainee. Niu Niu said that in the past there were male-male groups and female-female groups. She wants us to be with Long Yu this time because we are a family. She said this can be used as a selling point!"

Shang Nan was sitting on the ground and flicking out a big lantern. His face was warm and he was wearing a red sweater. He looked like a red camellia in full bloom, gorgeous and peaceful.

After hearing what Long Shuang said, Shannan subconsciously looked at Long Yu, "You want to be a trainee?"

He doesn't mean that this line of work is not good, he just has a hard time imagining Long Yu singing and dancing on the stage, even though Shang Nan believes that Long Yu can become the best and dazzling being no matter what he does.

Without giving Long Yu a chance to answer, Long Shuang ran over from behind again holding the fairy wand, "Long Yu said, we are too wasteful, we have to work hard to earn money and hand it over to you!"

"Long Yu said that we are a family and cannot be pests in the house."

"Long Yu said, you have to go to class every day during the day, and you have to take care of our food and drink. You said it's very hard for you, and we have to bear it together."

"Long Yu said that I am the most suitable person to be an idol, because there will always be people in the world who like a stupid person like me."

"But Niuniu said that Long Qing and I have the same type, and she is thinking about how to design two different types of idiots!"

Shang Nan looked at Long Yu with some surprise, "How do you..." The money is enough, completely enough. A single gem can buy millions, which is still the least, and there is a very large one in the safe.Heap, they didn't even use one percent.

Moreover, his paintings can now make money. Not only can he sell paintings, but he can also receive many design orders. The money is enough for him no matter what.

"Well, that's what I said," Long Yu stroked the couplet in his hand. He was wearing a red sweater, and his delicate and clear face softened when he was talking to Shang Nan, "I want to make money for you.Hua, I also want to be your support."

In the past few months, Shang Nan has been busy taking care of them. Even though Shang Nan never said they were troublesome, objectively speaking, they are really very cumbersome.

Especially Long Qing and Long Shuang.

Time is an extremely precious treasure for any creature, even for evil dragons that can live for hundreds of years, and human life is so short, and Shannan is willing to spend his limited time on them, they are alreadyFamily relationship.

Of course, there is Yukiki.

Long Xin put a New Year doll sticker on her face, and she echoed: "Of course we have to make money, and I'm so beautiful, so it's not a waste if I show it to everyone."

Shangnan, Xinghui, and a few evil dragons: "..."

Tonight is New Year's Eve. After hanging all the cheerful decorations in the corresponding places, Longchuan silently picked up the garbage in the living room, the empty drink bottles, and the empty snack boxes.

Looking out of the floor-to-ceiling windows, one can already see that the yard is covered with a thin layer of snowflakes. In the area illuminated by the lights, one can clearly see the snowflakes falling rapidly into flakes, densely packed and rustling.

Everyone cooked the New Year's Eve dinner together, and almost no one among them knew how to cook. Long Qing lay on the island table and read the electronic menu aloud.

"Wash the potatoes and cut them into pieces...don't cut them into pieces, they won't be enough to eat!"

Xinghui kicked him and said, "I ask you to read the menu, just follow it and don't add your subjective thoughts."

The Chinese dining area was chattering non-stop. Shannan and Long Yu were smearing cream on the cake base in the cold dining area. They had mixed the cream for a long time in the afternoon. The cake base was bought ready-made from a dessert shop.

The two people seemed to be isolated from the world, and it was silent, except for the breathing of the two people in tandem.

Long Yu pursed her lips and carefully scraped off the extra layer of cream.

But the evil dragon is very powerful and can easily strike without warning. He directly cut off a corner of the cake.

"!"

The quiet and warm scene suddenly shattered. Shannan, who had been holding his breath, patted the table and said, "Look, I told you to do it. I specifically asked the pastry chef when I ordered the cake and raw materials in the afternoon."

His beautiful eyes were dissatisfied that Long Yu had messed up the New Year cake, "But if you fix it, it should be fine."

"I'm a young painter now." Shang Nan took a new scraper and raised his eyebrows at Long Yu proudly.

Looking at his appearance, Long Yu turned his head and looked out the floor-to-ceiling window, but there seemed to be nothing in his eyes. After a long time, he swallowed hard.