In any case, Zhang Heng had to meet the little girl and her mother before leaving.
Because.
This wooden pendant, which seems to be worthless to outsiders, is a priceless treasure for him, and it is more important than life.
"Zero, this one is for you."
As soon as Zhang Heng and Arnold left the villa, Amy found Zero who was reading the comics with her coffee, and handed her three dark, featureless rings to Zero.
"what is this?"
Zero puts away the comics, her big eyes are full of curious flashes. In her opinion, Amy is almost an "omnipotent inventor". No matter what it is, as long as it is in the hands of Amy, it will be very magical. The change.
"If you want to ask what it is... I can only tell you that it is a switch."
Facts have also proved this. The seemingly inconspicuous black ring has been transformed into a switch by Amy.
"Also, you remember to give this red ring to Zhang Heng, so that he will wear it on his hand anyway, even if it is taking a bath, you can't take it off, understand?"
Amy took out another equally featureless red ring and handed it to Zero.
"Ah? Why is this?"
Ling looked at the red and black ring in his hand, and the beautiful willow eyebrows were slightly bent. For some reason, as long as he heard anything about Zhang Heng, Ling would become extremely sensitive. Otherwise, if I changed to the previous words, Amy would not even be Tell her what these two rings are and what they do, and she won't ask them like they do now, even full of questions.
Obviously, the state of Zero makes Amy also a little worried: "Zero, is there any new development in your memory recently?"
Ling shook his head in frustration, pursed his mouth and said glumly: "No, it's still the same as before, there will always be some vague memory fragments..."
"This can't work."
Amy's brows wrinkled infrequently, and after a moment of indulgence, he said, "In this way, I will prepare some catalysts that will help you concentrate. Take some before you perform the task, understand?"
Zero nodded obediently, it is hard to imagine that a simple and lovely girl like her is actually a nearly perfect assassin.
"I can only tell you a little about the function of the ring for the time being."
Amy took a sip of coffee and looked at the backs of Zhang Heng and Arnold in the distance outside the door: "When Zhang Heng is out of control, you only need to destroy one of your three black rings to stabilize him. Come down..."
"Excuse me, is anyone there?"
Under the leadership of Arnold, Zhang Heng came to the entrance of Room 139 on the 12th floor of Building C, a residential building in the first community.
Chatting with Arnold along the way, Zhang Heng learned about some things about the residential area, which made Zhang Heng blush a little. It was clear that he was a member of the Anding District, but he wanted an outsider to tell him these things.
Through Arnold's explanation, Zhang Heng knew that Building C meant "lower-level" civilian buildings, while Building B was "ordinary" and Building A was "high-level".
This surprised Zhang Heng a little. He didn't expect that the residential area in Anding District would be divided into high and low levels.
However, such a division is helpless.
"Ability" people are naturally rich and rich, and can naturally live more nourishment, while "incapable" or "less capable" people can only survive on those capable people, even if they live in. The place is the same, reminding one's "identity" all the time.
In short, in Anding District, the strength of individual abilities is the key to the quality of life.
The weak and the strong
No, no, not so.
Zhang Heng's thinking at this moment is not as "naive" as before.
This is a very simple truth: for example, an elderly or disabled person who is penniless and unable to work or work, no one will sympathize in such a world environment, but this type of person can When staying in the Anding area, there will be special anti-crime members delivering food and clothes every day. It is not too bad or a good ordinary life.
Is this the weak and the strong
Obviously not.
In such an environment with tight resources and full of war and gunpowder, being able to survive, eat a bite of food every day, and wear new clothes is a great gift to those who are not capable of working.
"Who, who?"
In Zhang Heng's thoughts, the closed and shabby door in front of him was opened by a small slit, and a small round eye looked at Zhang Heng and Anuo tensely through the slit.
"Ah! Big brother!"
Before Zhang Heng said hello, the little girl who had met at the entrance of the jewelry store shook the two playful ponytails and opened the door.
The little girl is still in the mini jacket with double slings, but this dress seems to have been worn for a long time. The original colorful material is already stained with old, and the original color is almost invisible.
"what?"
Arnold picked up the pair of thick eyebrows suspiciously, and asked, "Little Annie, what about the new clothes I gave you last time? Why don't you wear them? Don't you like them?"
Upon hearing this, Annie shook her head quickly, her tone full of apologetics: "It’s not like that. Annie likes the new dress very much, but... I’m sorry, Brother Arnold, I...I’ll send you Clothes, sold them..."
The first time I gave someone a gift, I got such a result, which made Arnold a little frustrated, but he quickly recovered, and he smiled and touched Annie’s head: "Well, I guessed it, did Little Annie? How about buying medicine for mom with money from selling clothes?"
Annie stuck her tongue out, her delicate little face was full of apologetics. Obviously, Arnold had guessed it correctly.
"Ahem... Annie, who are you talking to?"
At this time, there was a weak cough and gasping in the room, listening to the voice, it seemed that it was Annie's mother.
Annie reacted at this moment, and quickly took Zhang Heng and Arnold's hands and walked into the room.
Walking into the room, Zhang Heng and Anuo fell silent at the same time, seeing the furnishings in the room and Annie's mother.
The room is very clean, the floor is spotlessly cleaned, there is only a small round table in the center of the room of more than 20 square meters. On the side of the wall, there is a small wardrobe and an old wood that can barely accommodate two people. The bed, but the bedding on the bed is new.
"You are?…"
Annie's mother, a pale, bloodless woman with short hair leaning on the bed at this moment, looked at Zhang Heng and Anuo suspiciously with her slightly muddy vicissitudes of life.
"Mother!"
Annie bounced into her mother's arms. This scene inexplicably made Zhang Heng feel sad: "Mom, they are the big brothers I told you last time."
"Ahem... so it is."
Annie's mother caressed Annie's little head lovingly, and looked at Zhang Heng and Arnold with a smile: "Thank you, thank you very much. Last time, because I slept too deep, I let this naughty little The guy ran out, it really caused you trouble, I'm very sorry..."
"How can it be!"
Annie suddenly raised her small head, pouting her mouth and muttering to herself: "Obviously she's in a coma, why is she sleeping too deep..."
When Annie said this, tears appeared in her eyes instantly. She was really frightened that day. No matter how hard she shook her mother, her mother did not respond. Therefore, when she was young, she could only ask others for help.
But, who will help her
After crying and praying to those "neighbors" who could hardly protect herself to no avail, only ten-year-old Annie could only sneak into the jewelry store...
"Well, don't cry, you look like this, but you will make these two big brothers laugh."
Annie's mother wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, then smiled and said, "Go, go to Uncle Tony's to borrow some tea. A guest is here, you naughty little guy can't neglect."
"Ah...Uncle Tom is the worst. He is so stingy that he won't give me tea."
After living here for so long, Annie knows every neighbor very well. Those "stingy" guys usually talk and laugh. As long as they encounter things like "borrowing things", that face is The old elder who knows how to pull, as if someone owed him millions.
"If that's the case, let's go out and buy it together. I happen to be buying you a new dress. Now, Little Annie, you are not allowed to sell it this time, otherwise I will be angry!"
"Are you the gentleman who helped Annie out?"
After Annie and Arnold left, Annie's mother wanted to get out of bed to help Zhang Heng move the stool in the corner, but Zhang Heng waved her hand and sat on the side of the bed with the stool, smiling and saying, "My name is Zhang Heng, I should be thankful Human, it should be me, you don’t need to be so polite."
After finishing talking, Zhang Heng took out the wooden pendant on her chest in the doubtful gaze of Anne's mother: "I once owned a pendant similar to this one. This is a very important thing to me. Thank you, let me Saw it again."
Annie's mother was stunned. When she was her age, she knew all about humanity and sophistication. She just smiled and didn't ask anything, because she knew that behind those important things were often things that didn't want to be remembered.
"By the way, looking at your state, are you sick?"
Zhang Heng pursed his lips: "Why don't you go to the hospital? I remember there should be a hospital in the first community center, right?"
"Hehe, it's okay, I don't have a big disease. If I go to the hospital, it's too wasteful. Just stay at home for a while."
With such a weak tone, Zhang Heng could see through the truth at a glance.
"Mr. Zhang Heng, are you... also a believer of God?"
Annie's mother suddenly changed the subject.
"Believers? I am not. The God you believe in is invisible and impractical to me."
Subconsciously speaking this sentence, Zhang Heng felt that this was a bit rude, but before he apologized, Annie's mother smiled and said: "I guess I didn't guess wrong. From the first time I saw you, I felt Zhang Heng Sir, you are a very real person."
real
Does it refer to your outspoken character
Zhang Heng was a little puzzled.
"Actually, Mr. Zhang Heng, the pendant you are wearing now is the only relic left to me by Annie's father..."
While Annie's mother said these words, those slightly muddy and vicissitudes of eyes flashed with the brilliance of the happiness of the past.
"Huh? This..."
Zhang Heng was a little at a loss. He quickly took off the pendant and planned to return it to Annie's mother. This kind of thing is very important to her, so how can he be embarrassed to accept it
Surprisingly, Annie's mother shook her head: "This is the only thing I can give away. If you don't dislike it, just accept it. For me, I only have this little fellow by my side."
Zhang Hengzheng hesitated to accept the pendant, but listened to Annie's mother continuing to say: "Mr. Zhang Heng, listen to Annie, are you a member of the guard?"
Zhang Heng was taken aback, but he quickly reacted. It is not difficult to guess that it must be the guy Arnold who told Annie his identity.
"Ah, yes, I am a member of the guard."
Zhang Heng felt that there was nothing to hide, and nodded and admitted.
"Then... Has Mr. Zhang Heng been to a war zone?"
"Not yet, but tomorrow I will go to the war zone with my partner."
"That's it..."
Annie's mother suddenly dimmed, and after a few coughs, she said: "Mr. Zhang Heng, Annie and I actually came here from the war zone."
"Anne's father was attacked and killed by a strange animal halfway in order to protect us, so... Mr. Zhang Heng, if you go to the war zone, please be careful. There are too many innocent lives in this world. Please do. Survive, at least until Annie grows up to repay you, you must live well."
Hearing this, Zhang Heng's face suddenly became a little unnatural, apparently misunderstanding what Anne's mother said.
However, Anne's mother's next words made him understand everything: "I believe you have seen it too, I have run out of time left, so... I want to ask Mr. Zhang Heng, can you help me take care of me after I die? Annie... the only thing I can't let go of is this naughty little guy..."
Zhang Heng was silent for a while, and said, "Your condition..."
Before she finished speaking, Annie's mother smiled and shook her head: "It's useless, I was bitten by a foreign animal, and the genes in my body have begun to fester."
Hearing these words, Zhang Heng couldn't help but remember that Amy once said that some exotic animals infected with cursed genes have deadly viruses flowing in their bodies. As long as they are infected with this virus, they will only end up with death.
"I promise you that I will take care of Annie, but please hold on. If you leave Annie, you should know how sad she will be!"
Zhang Heng took a deep breath. He couldn't find a reason to refuse the thing entrusted by a mother who was about to leave this world.
"Thank you, thank you very much..."
Annie's mother smiled, this smile is very bright, but apart from this smile, she has nothing else to do.
"Mom! I'm back, hehe, brother Arnold bought me a new dress, it's very beautiful!"
At this time, Annie came back. She was wearing new clothes, bouncing around, and came back happily.
"Mom, mom, what's the matter with you?..."
Annie first glanced suspiciously at Zhang Heng, who was looking heavy, and then at her mother who was leaning on the bed with a smile on her face.
The ignorant Annie was very puzzled, why does Zhang Heng's brother have this expression? Why would my mother ignore me? …