"Like the people I remember, you made me find it so hard!"
Chen Ge remembered very clearly that it was a rainy night, the time on his mobile phone was more than two in the morning, and he was running wildly in the corridor of the abandoned school.
As he passed the last classroom, he saw the old principal for the first time.
The short, stout and kind old man stood on the podium. He and Chen Ge's eyes crossed each other. The first few tenths of a second looked at each other.
It is estimated that the old principal did not expect that the casual look back at that time turned into an "encounter" that changed his destiny.
His scalp was numb and his back felt a chill. The figure standing in front of the cherry red desk slowly turned around. When he saw Chen Ge carrying two large backpacks, his expression became very unnatural.
"You are… "
"Chen Ge."
Chen Ge strode towards the old man: "We met once at Muyang Middle School. If you can't remember, I can show you the video at that time. I happened to be broadcasting live that day."
"I have an impression, but I still have other things to do now. When I'm finished, let's talk about the old days." The old principal seemed to know the secret of Chen Ge. He knew very well that he was different from those students who only had obsessions. Once involved with Chen Ge, there will be countless troubles in the future. So he was very decisive, reached out and grabbed Yinghong's arm and was about to leave.
"I don't know what is more important than the children in Muyang Middle School?" Chen Ge took out the comic book from his backpack: "Principal, everyone misses you very much. During your absence, the smiles on the children's faces have been lost. You are the backbone of Muyang Middle School, without you, this family would not be complete."
Whether it is from the expression, the voice, or the content and tone of the speech, Chen Ge perfectly interprets the four words of love and sincerity.
His students were all on Chen Singer, the old principal's eyes changed a little, he opened his mouth, but did not speak immediately.
Even after living for most of his life, the old man still doesn't seem to have learned how to reject others.
"Principal, I know you are in trouble, and I know you have your own considerations for doing this, but have you ever thought about it? You gave the students the comfort you thought, and entered a dangerous place like a ghost school alone. Are the rescued children really willing to accept this comfort?"
"Do you think they would continue to enjoy life if they knew they were living in exchange for everything from you? Your children, you know best, if you don't want them to live with self-blame, it's better Say everything, and let’s all figure out a way.”
Every word of Chen Ge was in the heart of the old principal. He didn't care about his own safety, but he cared about his students.
Those students are the old principal's weakness, and of course, they are also the old principal's best helper.
Without giving the old principal more time to think, Chen Ge took out a ballpoint pen covered with tape, he handed the pen to the old man, and then rummaged through Yinghong's schoolbag to find a blank piece of paper: "I'm not lying to you. , I just hope you can listen to their opinions."
The tape-covered ballpoint pen was held in the palm of the old principal's palm, and the barrel trembled slightly. When the tip of the pen touched the white paper, the barrel moved on its own.
"No matter what others think, I'm willing to help you."
Looking at the words on the white paper, Chen Ge was also quite emotional. When Bi Xian learned that he was going to enter the ghost school, he put on a posture that he would rather be a jade than a tile, and would rather commit suicide than come in. See you now After arriving at the old principal, he changed his tune directly.
The old principal shook his head. He held the pen lightly, for fear of breaking it. It felt like he was stroking his granddaughter's head.
"It's not just her, there are other people." Chen Ge opened the comic book and released all the obsessions of the students of Muyang Middle School: "They were orphans, you gave them a home, and they obsessed after they died. Still returned to Muyang Middle School. Because for them, no matter how big the world is, only there is their home."
Looking at the familiar figures, the old principal fell silent.
After more than ten seconds, he looked at Chen Ge: "I'm going to do a very dangerous thing, you shouldn't come, let alone bring them with you."
"You've met my parents and you know some things about them. Since you can trust me with your children, that means you know who I am." Chen Ge stood in front of the old principal: "That haunted house is mine. Home, where they live is my family, how can I make my family feel sorry for myself every day.”
Whether it was the obsessions of Muyang Middle School or Bai Qiulin, who was carrying a mirror, after hearing Chen Ge's words, they were all moved. They already had a sense of belonging to Chen Ge's haunted house.
This feeling was not imposed on them by Chen Ge, nor did he deliberately instill anything, but Chen Ge accumulated through one little thing in his life.
"What I'm going to do is very dangerous, it will hurt you, and it will also implicate them." The old principal had gray hair. He stood in this abandoned classroom that had been burned by the fire. Looking at the familiar figures, he thought that I will never see those children again.
"I worked hard and tried every means to get into this ghost school. One of the reasons is to help you." Chen Ge took back the obsessions of the students of Muyang Middle School into the comic book. They were just obsessive, very Vulnerability, once an accident occurs, it is likely to dissipate directly, completely losing the last trace in this world.
The old principal watched the obsessions of those students disappear, with a very complicated expression on his face, and finally sighed softly: "You are very similar to your father's character, you like to be nosy, you like to make trouble, you like to make a fool of yourself, and you don't think about the consequences. But he sticks to his bottom line and has a rare kind of kindness."
This is the first time Chen Ge has heard others comment on his father. The father in his impression is completely different from what the old man said. He was afraid of destroying the atmosphere, so he resisted and did not interrupt.
"It seems that you are very familiar with them." Chen Ge asked casually.
"Well, it was your father who told me that Xue Ying was imprisoned in the psychic ghost school, and he did not ask for anything in return, and helped me find a way to get in and out of here. He helped me so much, and now you have entered the ghost yourself again. Looking for me in the school, I… I really owe you too much." Chen Ge's father image in the old principal's words was very tall, but Chen Ge felt very wrong when he heard it. He knew that it was an accident that he entered the haunted house. Something he hadn't thought about before.
He was still puzzled before, and it felt a bit too coincidental. Now that the old principal said it himself, Chen Ge suddenly realized that the old principal seemed to be tricked.
"It's also because I'm too selfish. I only think about myself and don't think about others." The old principal was reflecting on himself, and Chen Ge didn't know how to answer for a while.