"Nan... Nandi?" Xie Junping greeted tentatively, but still didn't get any response.
Ronan stood there blankly. After more than ten seconds, he finally moved. He looked around at the furnishings in the small space again. However, the coordination between his head, neck and body seemed to have been completely lost. He was as stiff as a rusty machine, as if it might wear out at any time. Use up the last bit of power and freeze here forever.
But in the end, Ronan still controlled his body, held on to the inner wall of the tree hole, and slowly went downstairs, feeling in a trance, as if he was sleepwalking.
Xie Junping wanted to follow him, but he thought for a moment and stopped. He continued to operate the bracelet and rummaged through the database of the Order Club. Sure enough, he found something new.
Bu Qingwen, a doctoral candidate in the 72nd class of the Institute of Architectural Design, is a senior member of the Order Club. The early electronic photos showed a delicate and intellectual woman, which was very suitable for the layout of the tree house.
Perhaps due to preconceptions, Xie Junping always felt that this lady's eyebrows were somewhat similar to Ronan's, and he was already 70 to 80% sure.
Just as he was thinking about whether to confirm further, an incoming call was displayed on his bracelet. When he saw the communication number, Xie Junping gritted his teeth. After the call was connected, he opened his mouth to curse. However, thinking of Ronan downstairs, he stopped cursing. After swallowing it back in his stomach, he carefully walked to the picture window and then growled:
"Hu San'er, you fucking want to kill me... What else are you saying? What kind of shit is that protection system! Well, new sponsor? Are you sure? Come visit? This time?"
Xie Junping was a little surprised, but he finally got his emotions under control. He thought for a moment and gave some instructions to the other party. Finally, he solemnly warned: "Remember, if something happens again, I will smash your door down!"
Having settled the matter, Xie Junping walked down quietly and looked down the stairs.
He didn't dare to turn on the light. It was dark in the tree hole. He only got a little bit of daylight. He could barely see Ronan standing in the middle of the rest room. He could touch the four walls by stretching out his hand slightly, but somehow he kept it. A stiff posture that is about to be touched, but also like embracing an invisible shadow in the darkness.
In the end, Ronan's figure slowly sank and was gradually submerged in the darkness. Only his slightly trembling back was like the bottom of an overturned ship that was about to sink at any time, looming.
Xie Junping couldn't bear to watch any more, so he walked back quietly and stayed in front of the viewing window. As time passed, the sky became darker and darker. Considering the information provided by Hu San'er, he couldn't help but scratch his head.
While he was struggling, footsteps sounded and Ronan appeared at the top of the stairs. Due to the dim light, his face could not be seen clearly.
Xie Junping was overjoyed and was about to take a look when he found that Ronan didn't pay any attention to him at all. He was still like a wandering spirit and walked all the way to the open table. After a slight hesitation, he finally stretched out his arm. , picked up the disc base on the table, and started to stay still.
have to! Just wait. Xie Junping even slowed down his breathing. He just hoped that Ronan would return to normal soon...
"Senior, I need to ask you a favor."
The sudden voice startled Xie Junping again. To be honest, he was really not used to Ronan's soft tone, and the latter's voice was also a bit hoarse and nasal... Could it be that he cried before
There was a subtle misalignment between the Ronan in front of him and the impression in his memory.
Xie Junping was a little dazed, but it was a good thing that Ronan took the initiative to communicate with him. He said "ah" twice and hurriedly responded:
"Say, you say."
"I have applied to the Order Club to join the club. Please approve it, senior."
"Ah, okay, no problem."
This was Xie Junping's purpose in dragging Ronan over, so naturally he had prepared it early:
"Now, junior, you are a new member of the Order Club. Including you, there are currently a total of thirteen people in the club. Of course, don't worry about the others. At the very least, they will be dismissed from school. These are some of the procedural requirements for the operation of the club. You need to distract yourself these two days, well, I can just go for a run with you."
As he spoke, he lowered his head to operate, but suddenly felt something was wrong. When he looked up, he saw Ronan turning to him, bowing at more than 90 degrees.
Xie Junping was so shocked that he almost fell from the picture window, and hurriedly helped Ronan up: "Hey, Brother Nan, what are you doing?"
Ronan looked directly at his face and said softly: "Today, my senior took the initiative to introduce me to the club. Only then did I have the opportunity to know that my mother still had the work 'Gear' during her lifetime, and I could also see her former residence..."
Xie Junping was a little embarrassed: "This is a coincidence..."
"That's not the case! When I was born, my mother died unfortunately; before I can remember, my grandfather went crazy and my father left; and other family members knew very little about my mother. Therefore, in sixteen years, I didn't know as much about my biological mother as I do today! No matter what! Ronan will never forget what the senior did before and this kindness."
Ronan spoke in an elegant manner, and every word was solemn and precise.
Xie Junping really couldn't stand this upright and serious attitude, and he also felt that Ronan's current mental state was a little too abnormal. After thinking for a long time, he finally asked cautiously: "It's really aunt..."
Ronan nodded slightly and used some method to charge the projection photo frame. At this time, it could be turned on normally, showing a woman's daily life photos.
It seems that just under this dead tree, the water level of the wetland had not yet reached the sandbank. He was dressed simply and casually, leaning against the dead tree, pointing to the camera, with a bright and bright smile, which was a bit more lively and vivid than in the file photos. , and has a unique confidence and energy.
Thinking that such a talented and beautiful lady died so early, Xie Junping felt quite uncomfortable. For a moment I didn’t even know what to say, so I could only console him dryly:
"Auntie passed away early and didn't leave much behind. It's a great thing for you, junior, to find this inheritance. You should be happy..."
It was also at this time that Xie Junping suddenly remembered that the Ronan in front of him was just a sixteen-year-old boy. After peeling off his usual cold and hard shell, what was exposed was just a heart broken by his father's death and the death of his mother. And just a scarred heart.
Okay, this is too sour... But it's really hard for Xie Junping to adapt, especially looking at Ronan's situation. I wish I could just stay here at night. This can't be done!
Xie Junping gritted his teeth and tried to communicate with Ronan: "Brother Nan, there is a problem now. In the past, the 'Gear' here was mainly the Construction Engineering Society and the Occult Research Society 'Double Dragon Seizing the Pearl', but now suddenly a new one appeared. The financial owner is determined to get the 'gear', and he will come over for on-site inspection today..."
"I joined the club, can they kick me out?"
"Well, that doesn't mean..."
"That's it."
“…”
It is obvious that Ronan is now completely absorbed in the memory of his mother, and he no longer cares about other news, including the Occult Research Society.
Xie Junping suddenly felt so tired. You were the one who gave the idea before, okay? Inexplicably, it was his turn to rack his brains and find out what was missing, including reminding Ronan:
"The problem is that there is only one way out from here, and we can't be blocked here by those people."