Alfred flew out of his schoolbag and saw Xu Xiaoxiao looking listless, with his short and thick paws curled up and then loosened in front of his chest. He asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
The first time they returned to Xu Xiaoxiao's childhood, they only saw young Xu Xiaoxiao sending Zhen Xinxin home outside the door, and then being warmly welcomed into the house by Zhen Xinxin's mother.
It has been so long and Xu Xiaoxiao was so young at the time that she can't remember many details.
During the first formal tutoring session, Xu Xiaoxiao ignored Zhen Xinxin with an escapist mentality.
This time, Xu Xiaoxiao chose to deal with it in the same way as in her childhood and re-experienced that childhood experience from the first person perspective.
Xu Xiaoxiao, with her adult consciousness, might have noticed something was wrong. She shook her head gently, "It's okay, let's go home."
The man and the dragon returned to the neighborhood where Xu Xiaoxiao lived. The smell of food wafted out through the door, accompanied by sizzling sounds, and the air was filled with the aroma of fireworks.
Xu Xiaoxiao's face was dazed, her eyes were fixed, and her steps were getting slower and slower.
I came out of the elevator and stood at the door, but didn't reach out to knock.
Alfred flew out of the schoolbag again, stopped in front of Xu Xiaoxiao, and said seriously: "Xiaoxiao, explain clearly to your parents what happened today."
There was a thin mist in Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes and a sour feeling hit her nose. She came back to her senses only when Alfred interrupted her.
She raised her hand to wipe her eyes, a little puzzled, "Why am I crying?"
Because the owner added the background and filled in the details that Xu Xiaoxiao had forgotten from all angles, the sounds, smells, colors, light and shadow... the real and familiar atmosphere touched Xu Xiaoxiao's deeper memories.
This memory must be related to parents, home, and childhood.
And after this day, all the warmth and laughter left her.
Alfred tried to spread his wings, moved closer to hug her, "Xiaoxiao, don't be afraid. I'm your tutor and your helper. I won't lie to you. Tell mom and dad when you get home, okay?"
Xu Xiaoxiao nodded, raised her hand to wipe her eyes, and knocked on the door, "Mom, I'm back."
When Ms. Chen came to open the door, she was holding a spatula in her hand. As soon as the door opened a little, the rich and familiar aroma of sweet and sour meatballs swept in.
Xu Xiaoxiao sniffed, and the tears that she had been holding back suddenly rolled out.
Ms. Chen was startled. It was inconvenient to hold the spatula. After hesitating for a moment, she quickly squatted down and pulled Xu Xiaoxiao in front of her. "What's wrong? Were you bullied at school? What happened? Tell mom quickly."
The young Xu Xiaoxiao was influenced by the consciousness of adulthood and had deep concerns in her heart. As a result, when Ms. Chen asked her questions, the grievances surged in her like a flood that broke through the dam and could not be stopped.
Ms. Chen picked up Xu Xiaoxiao, closed the door, went to the kitchen to turn off the fire, and then carried Xu Xiaoxiao back to the living room.
Xu Xiaoxiao cried for a long time in Ms. Chen's arms. Finally, she hiccupped and slowly told her what happened in the afternoon. "Mom, Auntie said that we can't tell anyone, otherwise Zhen Xinxin will die. It will be my fault then."
At this time, the sound of the door opening was heard from the entrance, and Father Xu came back.
Ms. Chen walked over holding Xu Xiaoxiao, her face dark, "Don't change your shoes yet, let's go to the Public Security Bureau."
Father Xu was puzzled when he saw his wife's ugly face and his daughter's red eyes from crying, but he did not disobey his wife. He took off his shoes halfway and quickly stuffed them back in. As they walked out together, he asked, "What happened? Was Xiaoxiao bullied?"
Ms. Chen quickly finished her story, and the family of three just arrived at the Public Security Bureau. Mr. Xu's face also became dark and serious.
It was already dark, and the Public Security Bureau only had an information window and two trainee security guards on duty.
The two young men had just graduated and neither of them had any powerful superpowers. They usually just did odd jobs in the police station. They occasionally worked night shifts and had never encountered any serious cases.
When the three members of the Xu family arrived, they were playing card games on the office computer out of boredom.
Father Xu walked to the consultation window, his face grim: "Hello, we want to report a case."
The two men saw that the two adults and the child all looked bad, the little girl's eyes and nose were red, and the woman holding her also had a dark face. They thought for a moment that it was another family dispute.
Five minutes later, Mr. Xu and Ms. Chen narrated what had happened in a concise manner.
The two security guards looked solemn, and one of them lowered his head to look at Xu Xiaoxiao: "Did you see that man's face?"
Xu Xiaoxiao nodded.
The security guard who was questioning took out a pen and paper and said, "Tell my brother what that person looks like."
After being comforted by her parents, Xu Xiaoxiao calmed down. She carefully recalled what happened in the afternoon and clearly described the suspect's body shape and facial features.
Another security guard stood behind his colleague and watched for a while, a little surprised: "You are really good at drawing."
"Because of my interest, I have learned a little before. My ability is also more analytical, so it is not difficult to draw." The security guard who was drawing the portrait explained, and then nudged his colleague who was still standing with his elbow: "Don't be idle, get ready to go to the scene immediately."
Although it was already past eight o'clock in the evening, the security guard and Xu Xiaoxiao's parents still decided to go to the school and send a group of people to find Zhen Xinxin and her parents to find out the situation.
The security guard who can't draw has a very sensitive nose and can smell some special smells that ordinary people can't capture.
So he, Xu's father, and Xu Xiaoxiao went to the school to identify the scene and look for clues, while the security guard who was drawing and Ms. Chen went to Zhen Xinxin's house together.
The school gate was locked. Xu Xiaoxiao was short and thin, and barely managed to squeeze in through the gap between the iron bars. Xu's father and the security guard simply climbed over the railing.
The school was dark and empty at night, with no one in it.
Mr. Xu was worried that Xu Xiaoxiao would be scared, so he carried her upstairs, and the three of them came to the women's bathroom on the fourth floor of the teaching building.
Unfortunately, the restroom had a strong smell, which disrupted the security guard's original arrangement and made it almost impossible to smell any other smell.
On the other side, Ms. Chen and the security guard came to Zhen Xinxin's home with a portrait of the suspect, and it was Zhen Xinxin's mother who opened the door.
When Zhen Xinxin's mother saw the security guard, her face changed.
She had clearly given instructions to the little girl, even going so far as to use her super powers to give her a shallow hypnosis, so why did the security guard still come
Zhen Xinxin's mother pushed the door with her foot and said coldly, "It's too late. My husband hasn't come back yet, and my daughter has just gone to bed. It's really inconvenient for you to come in. Come back tomorrow if you have anything to ask."
After listening to Xu Xiaoxiao's narration at home, Ms. Chen roughly guessed what the victim's mother was thinking. Seeing her in person, the uncomfortable feeling in her heart became even stronger. She pushed the door open and said, "Your daughter is the victim. As a mother, you don't want to find the murderer, but you try to use the child to cover up the truth. Is your brain filled with water?"
Ms. Chen's superpower is the same as Xu Xiaoxiao's, she is very strong. Seeing the behavior of Zhen Xinxin's mother, she was extremely upset, and she moved loudly and made loud noises.
Even the security guard nearby was frightened.
Zhen Xinxin's mother also looked terrified. She was not afraid of Ms. Chen, but she was afraid that the matter would get out of hand and she would be laughed at by the neighbors. So she didn't dare to hold the door anymore and let the two in.
There was a lot of noise outside the door. Zhen Xinxin in the bedroom suddenly opened her eyes and tears started flowing again.
There was a quarrel outside, and Zhen Xinxin heard her mother arguing with others, and it seemed that it was because of her again.
In some families, parents are abnormally strong, which causes their children to be introverted and cowardly.
Zhen Xinxin is like this. She seems a little dull among her peers, doesn't dare to speak in public, and finds it difficult to make friends.
She goes to and from school alone almost every day.
This afternoon after school, Zhen Xinxin suddenly had a stomachache. When she came back from the bathroom, there was no one in the classroom, and then she met that man.
At that time, the short and fat man was rummaging through students' desks in the classroom. When he saw her, his face suddenly became very excited.
Children are actually very sensitive to malicious intent. Zhen Xinxin sensed the danger and turned around to run, but failed to escape.
She was scared to death.
Despair and helplessness rose up like a rising tide, and Zhen Xinxin almost suffocated.
She thought the nightmare would never end and no one would come to save her.
However, the next second Xu Xiaoxiao miraculously appeared outside the door.
Zhen Xinxin had never seen such a powerful girl, so brave and bold, she tore through the darkness and dug her out of the deepest quagmire.
On the way home, Zhen Xinxin wanted to say thank you.
But she was really scared, her body was stiff and tense, and she couldn't open her mouth to speak.
When she finally recovered, Xu Xiaoxiao had already left.
But her mother was very angry and ran into the room and slapped her twice.
Zhen Xinxin's eyes widened and she looked up at her mother in horror. Suddenly, it seemed like a hole appeared in her chest, and sticky black blood flowed out.
The quarrel outside the door became louder and louder. Zhen Xinxin picked up the pillow to cover her ears, closed her eyes and saw the man again.
Zhen Xinxin couldn't stand it anymore, so she got out of bed and opened the bedroom door.
The living room suddenly became quiet. Zhen Xinxin's mother stood up and strode over, her brows furrowed with deep wrinkles. She gritted her teeth and said, "What are you doing out here? Go back!"
As he spoke, he reached out to grab Zhen Xinxin back. Zhen Xinxin took a step back and said loudly to the security guard and Ms. Chen: "I know how to find him."
Zhen Xinxin's superpower is that she can mark things, just like small animals marking their territory.
Only I can find this special clue.
Zhen Xinxin actually resisted, but her ability was not as aggressive as Xu Xiaoxiao's.
When faced with conflicting situations, it has no effect.
She originally thought so.
With the assistance of Zhen Xinxin, the two security guards and Xu Xiaoxiao's parents worked all night.
The suspect was identified the next afternoon and the Public Security Bureau dispatched personnel to arrest him.
Considering the social impact and the protection of victims, this case was not made public.
But the school's security guard was fired and the principal was transferred.
The reason why the suspect was able to enter the school directly was because he was a card-playing buddy of the security guard and they often played cards together in private and had a good relationship.
And this security guard was an idler introduced by a relative of the principal's wife.
Afterwards, Xu Xiaoxiao's mother, Ms. Chen, went to Zhen Xinxin's home privately while her child was at school.
Later, there were rumors in the community that Zhen Xinxin's mother Zhang Li had offended someone outside, and she didn't dare to fight back even when the woman came to her house and beat her up.
In the owners’ group, someone also posted photos of Zhang Li being beaten.
Not long after, Zhen Xinxin's family moved away.
This time, Zhen Xinxin did not die.
Xu Xiaoxiao graduated from elementary school successfully and went to the best middle school in town.
After the tutorial, Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes were red. She looked at Lu Yao and shook her head: "It's not like that. There is no such future. Apart from anything else, my mother would never come to Zhang Li's house to beat her up for me. They would only blame each other, shirk responsibility, and then blame me for being ignorant, disobedient, and brainless. There are no such enthusiastic security guards in the Public Security Bureau, and the school will not care about us. They will only say that it is my problem."
This time the incident was resolved too perfectly. Such a perfect ending was simply impossible to appear in her world and her childhood.
Otherwise, how could she become like this
Xu Xiaoxiao cried and said to Lu Yao: "Why do I feel worse after the tutoring? This tutoring is useless."
It’s not that Lu Yao cannot understand Xu Xiaoxiao’s feelings. She did adjust the data and tried her best to optimize all conditions so that Xu Xiaoxiao can successfully overcome the crisis.
As long as there are responsible adults, dedicated public servants, and an educational environment that is willing to take responsibility, children's childhood will not be infected by the malice that grows in the dark.
It is this huge gap and contradiction in reality that makes Xu Xiaoxiao so miserable.
She is no longer a child, and she has understood the powerlessness and heaviness of reality.
Such fairy tales could no longer deceive her.
Lu Yao quietly waited for Xu Xiaoxiao to vent. When she finished crying, he held her hand and whispered, "Xiaoxiao, I know your pain. If, I mean if, you have the opportunity to go back to your parents' childhood, you may find that they also did not get what you desire."
Xu Xiaoxiao was stunned and even forced herself to stop sobbing.
Lu Yao continued: "Loop is a terrible thing, it means we have been going around in circles and have never moved forward. When we realize that we are trapped in a loop, what is our first reaction?"
Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes swung left and right, and finally looked at Lu Yao, her voice hoarse: "... out of the loop?"
Lu Yao raised the corners of his lips and smiled. "Smart. Humans are the only rational creatures on this planet. We can decide our own lives with our own will. The only question is - what kind of person do you want to be?"
Xu Xiaoxiao lowered her eyelids and fell into thought.
The system couldn't help but say: [Liar. ]
Lu Yao: “?”
System: [There are countless creatures that are more rational and elegant than humans. What is so noble about humans? Haha.]
It's all quite unfair.
Lu Yao: "The world has walls, how can we be so serious?"
Suddenly a lot of customers came to the store, and Ji Feiming was too busy to handle it, so Lu Yao had to go out to help.
After a long time, Xu Xiaoxiao came out of the cram school and said goodbye to Lu Yao: "Shopkeeper, I have made up my mind. I don't want to be an adult like my parents, I don't want to be an adult like Zhang Li, I don't want to be a school security guard, I don't want to be that pervert, that scumbag, and I don't expect to be a great and noble person. As long as I can be an ordinary person who is resilient and doesn't cause trouble to others, it's just right."
Lu Yao took a bear lollipop from the snack shelf and handed it to her, "Congratulations to classmate Xu Xiaoxiao for successfully completing her childhood tutoring!"
The first graduate is born!
After coming out of the Childhood Tutorial Center, Xu Xiaoxiao felt relaxed and like she had been reborn. She couldn't wait to go home to find Xiao Ze and talk about their common teacher, Alfred.
But at this time, Xiao Ze might not have gotten off work yet.
Xu Xiaoxiao was in a good mood and everything seemed pleasant to her. She saw people queuing up to buy milk tea on the roadside and suddenly wanted to drink some too, so she walked over and lined up at the end of the line.
Most of the people in front were looking down at their phones. Xu Xiaoxiao didn't pay much attention at first, but suddenly there was a commotion in the front.
Someone in the queue was particularly excited.
"Oh my god, this scumbag should be sentenced to death!"
"You pervert, you still have the nerve to cry!"
"Is the school leader's brain filled with pig manure?"
"I think some parents are as stupid as pigs. If any one of them had reacted, this beast would not have been able to get away with it forever!"
Xu Xiaoxiao had a strange feeling in her heart, so she slowly took out her phone and searched without much effort. The headline of social news: Recently, a habitual offender of obscenity and molestation was arrested in Maoroudian No. 4 Town, Daimao City. According to investigations, the suspect had been entrenched near ×× Primary School for many years, waiting for opportunities to commit crimes. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than ten victims. At present, the relevant school leaders and the leaders of the Public Security Bureau have resigned...
Xu Xiaoxiao quickly read the entire report, and the discussion below had already exploded.
Many people are asking angrily: Why has such a terrible incident lasted for nearly ten years and is only being reported now
Someone left a message claiming to be a resident of Cat Meat Pad Town No. 4: "It's just a rumor, it was exposed after being reported! I don't know who that warrior is, but I heard that he reported it directly to the next higher level public security bureau, and the report letter, all the evidence chain and the criminal were all sent there together."
When Xu Xiaoxiao saw this, something flashed through her mind and she turned around and ran towards the Childhood Tutorial Center.