There were four people in the office just now, but two of them suddenly left. For a while, the room became a little unaccustomed to being empty. Walker glanced at M's face and felt a little guilty for no reason. My eyes wandered around his hair and eyes, I touched my nose and closed the electronic door very consciously.
M looked around the office, picked a chair at random and sat down, his expression showing no emotion or anger.
Many years ago, the two of them started fighting each other because they couldn't stand each other's behavior. Later, they didn't know each other without fighting, and gradually became friends. At that time, they were young and in their prime, able to step on everything in the world and ignore all rules.
Shengde High School's most famous proud son is well deserved.
Unfortunately…
Walker came to his senses, walked to the coffee machine, poured a cup of coffee for M himself, and handed it to his hand.
Before graduating from high school, M suddenly disappeared from the world of Shengde High School. Even all the files related to him in the school were burned overnight. Everyone who knew him kept it secret until he came to his senses. , only to discover that his deskmate will never come to school again.
At that time, I completely cut off all contact. I was angry, disappointed, and resentful. In the end, I was eroded by more turbulent worries.
As time went by, he thought he had gradually forgotten about this best friend he had ever had. One day when he accidentally went abroad for business, he happened to meet him on vacation abroad, and then he resumed contact.
"Why did you suddenly come to the capital?" Walker was silent for a moment, but finally spoke first.
M took a sip of the coffee at hand. The coffee beans were of the highest quality, with top-notch sweetness, acidity, and body. It was a pity that the craftsmanship was so poor that such good raw materials were wasted. He frowned, put the coffee aside, and didn't look at it again. "Something happened at home, so I came back temporarily to check on you."
It's concise and to the point, with nothing new.
Walker paused for a moment, looking around his face. He didn't see any emotion at all, and then he spoke again: "Then, are you ready to go back to D City?"
Bai Ruyu's fingertips loosened slightly, and M's eyes gradually faded along the shadows of the trees outside the window, "Maybe I can go, maybe I can't leave anymore."
In fact, he doesn't like staying in this city at all. There are too many pasts and too many memories here. It cannot be erased or wiped away. Those who remain silent are only deceiving themselves and others. The coldness and disgust in his eyes deepened unconsciously. In this world, there is no such thing as Qiang who is never ventilated, so what's the point of keeping him here. He has become accustomed to traveling around. Once his soul begins to yearn for freedom, he will never be at the mercy of others again.
"Your family..." Walker hesitated for two seconds, thinking about the other party's taboo, and stopped suddenly.
The atmosphere was awkward, so he simply changed the topic: "It's rare to see you care so much about girls. Why, do you know that Leng Yiyao very well?"
He and M had been in high school for two years, and they were only truly friends during the second semester of their sophomore year. Such an aloof person could actually have a lively conversation with a sixteen-year-old girl. When he first walked in, he almost thought he was blind.
"She..." Thinking of that late night, when she was sitting lazily in the cafe, waiting for the ambushers outside to take the bait, he couldn't help but smile softly: "She is very interesting, especially her courage, which is different."
courage
Walker looked surprised, "What do you mean?"
"She is a person who is used to seeing blood." When he inserted a silver fork directly into the aorta of the man in black, hot, moist, sticky, fishy blood rushed out of the man's wound. , as if he could not wait to burst into flames immediately. Blood choked into the trachea, "Cough.... Cough..." The other party's body was cold and she struggled desperately. At that moment, he clearly saw the ridicule and teasing in her eyes. Regardless of her age or gender, he had never seen anyone like her. It seems to be a born mystery, inviting people to find out.
bloody
The "Shadow" investigation report clearly states that the Leng family made its fortune through heavy industry. How could it be related to blood
There was a deep look in Walker's eyes, and his gaze passed over the stack of club activity materials without any clues.
"You seem to be paying special attention to her?" M turned his eyes and saw something strange in his eyes. It seems that from the beginning, the topic has basically fallen on Leng Yiyao. Although it is extremely rare for a "transfer student" to be directly parachuted into the special class of Shengde High School, it does not attract such attention from him. After all, no matter how strange she is, she is still a student in the end.
Walker hesitated for a moment, but still didn't say anything. After all, the entire imperial capital is speculating about her identity now. Before the truth is revealed, everything is in vain. It is better to wait until he has clues before telling him. "Fortunately, her personality is just a little different from that of an ordinary little girl."
A normal little girl
M thought about her sister who was famous throughout the empire. She was almost a household name in D City and had become a role model for countless families to teach their daughters. Gentle and virtuous, measured in advance and retreat, graceful in temperament, stunningly beautiful... It seems that all the beautiful words that can be used to describe a woman are enough to be placed on Leng Yiyan, but what is the reality
Ha, he sneered. If that's the kind of style ordinary little girls pursue, then Leng Yiyao is definitely not it.
"What about you? You've been staying in Shengde for so many years and haven't gone out?" Since he didn't want to mention Leng Yiyao too much, M could certainly tell. Simply, he came here today to reminisce, visit his alma mater, and talk about other things. Not a bad way to pass the time.
As soon as he finished speaking, Walker's face froze.
Not going out naturally does not mean not leaving the capital... They both knew there was something more to his words.
"Do you remember those days?" When he was young and frivolous, he was also filled with dreams. Tell your classmates that what you want most is to be an explorer, to travel around the world, see the most beautiful scenery, taste the strongest wine, eat the best food, and admire the most beautiful girls in the world.
But what about the facts
After so many years, going around and around, he seemed to be trapped in an invisible iron prison, never having time of his own.
Travel the world
He closed his eyes and sneered. Nowadays, he rarely even leaves the capital easily.
"At that time, we all had our own ideas. Who knew that after so many years, we would go back further and further." M seemed to have some realization since the dark look on his face. He rubbed his tired brows and stood up: "Let's go, let's not talk about these disappointing things, and go out for a walk. I haven't been back for many years."
Walker nodded, picked up his coat, and covered up the last trace of gloom on his face. "Come on, I'll take you out and have a good look. The sketches our class drew together are still in the same place. Last year, the old class teacher even wrote an inscription on them."
M put his hat back on and nodded, with a hint of aftertaste on his face. This school once brought him many good memories.
When the two walked out of the office, it happened to be the end of the second class in the afternoon. Many students came out to relax on the road. Seeing Walker coming, he greeted everyone politely, and then naturally looked at the person next to him.
He is tall, dressed casually and leisurely, and his dark eyes are like a bottomless ancient well. When he glances at his body, he instantly feels chilled in his heart...
The curiosity in the hearts of several boys was completely wiped out, and they turned away with stiff expressions.
"Do you usually wear this when you go out?" Walker was very surprised when he saw that his eyes were still silver when he was in the office. In such a short time, his eyes were already black.
"Well, it's easier to wear." He didn't like others staring at him.
Of course, there is one exception.
When he saw that little girl for the first time, the smile and appreciation in her eyes made him too lazy to wear color-changing eyeglasses in front of her.
Seeing him talking, Walker suddenly showed a happy expression on his face. He didn't know why, but he always felt it had something to do with Leng Yiyao.
The two walked to the side of the classroom back then. The place was very different from what it was a few years ago. Not to mention a lot of big trees had been planted, and even the facilities had been replaced. The original long corridor with ancient charm has been renovated, and the floor paved with white marble looks spotless and elegant, but it no longer has the flavor of the past.
"The school has changed a lot in the past few years." Walker saw a trace of disappointment in his eyes, smiled helplessly, and pointed to the various tall buildings in the distance: "Many new buildings have been built, and many ancient buildings have been demolished. The old head teacher When I came back, I was just as sad as you were for a long time."
Perhaps, things in memory, whether good or bad, will always be beautified without limit. He has been in Shengde as the leader of the special class for five years, and he doesn't think anything of it after seeing it too much. However, M has not been back to his alma mater for so many years, and now when he sees it, he just feels that things are different and people are different.
There was suddenly a bit of silence between the two of them.
M is not a person who likes to stir up tension, and the displeasure on his face quickly showed. For a while, other students nearby did not dare to say hello to Walker.
At this time the bell rang, the third period began, and many students returned to the classroom.
The two of them wandered around aimlessly, mainly chatting about trivial things, and the atmosphere became slightly warmer.
"What are you doing over there?" M suddenly pointed to a small playground not far away.
Walker looked over there subconsciously. When he saw the movement clearly, he couldn't help but chuckle: "We are playing darts. It's an old trick. Whoever can hit all thirty darts can enter and exit the Shengde Group library at will."
Different from the National Library, the private library of Shengde Group contains precious books and materials from various countries. The vast time span and extensive content of the books are well known to the world. The key is that some folk rare treasures have also been collected one by one, so once mentioned, many people will look longingly. However, although it is said to be owned by the group, it is actually privately owned by the Yunlai family and has never been open to the public. In other words, in Shengde High School, the tradition that has been passed down for so many years is just an incentive for students.
It's an old trick, but it's just because the way the darts are played is "unfair".
There are thirty in total, but throughout the empire, there are many people who can play darts, but so far, there are no more than five people who can actually hit all the darts.
Back then, he himself had tried, but unfortunately, he had not succeeded.
Sure enough, after hearing this, M raised his eyebrows, obviously remembering that time, so he raised his feet and walked towards the lively place.
There are many students, many of them are watching the fun, and many of them are cheering.
Leng Yiyao turned around and saw M and Walker walking towards them, her expression slightly raised, obviously she didn't expect that they would bump into each other again after not seeing each other for a long time.
"Why are you here too?" M's expression was exactly the same as hers. Although they were both in the same school, Shengde High School was so big. I didn't expect that they would bump into each other after taking a few steps around.
"I came here to watch the fun." She smiled and pointed to Lao Sijie beside her: "She said there is a darts game every Tuesday afternoon. I have never seen this kind of game. Come over and see what's new."
Liao Sijie was indeed worthy of her nickname of "face control". When she saw M's face, her legs went weak. If she hadn't been holding Leng Yiyao's arm, she almost fell to her knees.
This appearance, this temperament, these long legs...
Goddess, tell me quickly, who do you know
She had never seen as many handsome guys since she was a child as she had been following Leng Yiyao in the past two days!
Liao Sijie was almost speechless and choked. Just as she was about to speak out, she saw Walker standing behind the handsome guy and took a break!
woo woo woo woo… .
Why is the teacher everywhere? She just dragged Leng Yiyao to skip a class, and she was caught.
If you run away on the second day of school, will you be penalized by Walker
Liao Sijie wanted to pretend that she was sleepwalking, but unfortunately, Walker didn't give her this chance: "If I remember correctly, you should be taking vocal lessons now."
Liao Sijie instantly wanted to fold herself into a ball, and laughed at Walker: "Well, well, I'm not feeling well. I just went to the school infirmary. I saw the excitement, so I came over to take a look, just one look."
With that said, he was ready to run away.
M, on the other hand, looked at him rather strangely. After not seeing each other for several years, this man's temper was getting worse and worse. Is it fun to scare a little girl
Leng Yiyao looked at Liao Sijie's weak legs in amusement, and couldn't help pinching her rosy face: "What are you running for? Everyone gets the loot, why don't you watch the fun?"
Liao Sijie felt that she was a tragedy because she was also skipping classes. Leng Yiyao looked calm, but she was like a mouse watching a cat. Seeing Walker looking at her expressionlessly, he simply broke the rules and said: "Vocal music classes are all about it anyway." When it comes to singing, I'm tone-deaf, so I won't bother the teacher's ears." Her least favorite class is Tuesday, because the once-a-week vocal class is simply torture for her. Fortunately, there was a physical education class to balance it out, otherwise, she would have simply asked for leave in the afternoon.
Walker glanced at her. This girl was given a ladder and climbed up? That vocal music teacher was her cousin, and she said it without blushing or out of breath. Do you sincerely think that he, the head of the class, is nothing
"I see that now, a total of four people have tried, but no matter what the previous results are, they can't hit the red heart in the last three darts. Is there any reason?" Leng Yiyao looked at her with a pitiful look on her face, In a rare moment of sympathy, he pointed his finger at the target not far away and turned around to ask M.
M smiled. He had seen the fun before when he was studying here, but he had never played before, so he turned to look at Walker.
Walker naturally knew there was something fishy about it, so he no longer stared at Liao Sijie and sneered, but instead motioned for them to take a few steps forward.
"There is nothing wrong with the target, the key is the darts." There is a row of shelves next to the students, and there are nearly hundreds of darts on the shelves. They look exactly the same, but when you hold them in your hands, they have another mystery.
"The shape of the darts is exactly the same, but the position of the center of gravity is different. At first, when throwing from the front, the hand will gradually form an inertia. With how much strength and distance, the human eyes and arms will gradually remember this feeling. . But as you get to the back, you will gradually get lost because of this subtle feeling. When you get a dart with a different center of gravity than before, you will not pay attention to this subtle difference. Therefore, if you want to hit all thirty darts, the chance is slim. "
Because this game is only open during the third class on Tuesday afternoon, and there are so many people throwing, only about six or seven people can play in a class after one round. Once get out of class is over, someone will take away the darts and targets, so after all these years, few people know the truth about this traditional game.
"Isn't this cheating?" Liao Sijie suddenly screamed out. The student in the front row looked back in confusion with a "What did you just say?" expression on her face. She was so frightened that she suspected that she would be silenced by Walker tonight.
Leng Yiyao couldn't help but rub Liao Sijie's hair, thinking how could this girl be so cute and unable to hide anything.
Walker kept his mind a little secret and felt that the game in front of him was a bit childish. However, the reward is to go to the library. Most people are not that obsessed, they just do it for fun and fun.
Seeing that the fourth person was also defeated, the people next to him booed, Leng Yiyao smiled and walked over in person.
"Leng, Miss Leng..." The person in charge of counting the darts was a student. When he saw Leng Yiyao coming over, his first reaction was to be stunned. Seeing her counting thirty darts from the shelf without hesitation, her expression immediately froze.
Others would throw one and take one, but she was better and took the full total directly.
"Smart." M couldn't help but chuckle. The difference in the center of gravity of the darts is easily undetectable after the force on the wrist is numb. But at the beginning, the palms and wrists are the most sensitive, and it is easiest to grasp the differences when choosing darts. After she selected the same dart, it was obviously impossible to do anything with it.
Leng Yiyao smiled teasingly at the student: 'What? I can't take so much at once? ’
"No, it's not." The boy's expression was stunned. Seeing that more and more people were watching, his face turned red for no reason, and he nodded gently towards her: "As you wish."
As he said that, he took a step back, handed her a basket, and helped her put all the darts in her hands with a respectful look on her face.
"This fool..." Walker couldn't help but curse in a low voice. He didn't know whether he was scolding the male student or blaming himself for pointing out something fishy.
I saw that Leng Yiyao had chosen the dart, stood directly at the red line, raised and lowered his hands, almost without thinking, the dart went straight to the red heart.
middle!
There was a burst of cheers from the crowd!
After all, most of the people who play darts are boys, and except for Leng Yiyao and Liao Sijie, who are skipping classes, everyone else in the special class is taking vocal lessons. In other words, the people around are ordinary people. class students. As for the transfer student who made a big splash yesterday, they had already been filled with curiosity. When they saw her standing on the darts table, they immediately gathered to watch.
I saw that after the first dart, she seemed to not even have time to take a breath, "Pa" - "Pa Pa" - "Pa Pa Pa" -
The darts came one after another, and almost as soon as the target was automatically replaced, she had already shot the next one. As a result, every one of them hit the red heart!
But she seemed not to care about the result at all, and her movements became faster and faster, so fast that no one else could keep up with her eyes.
At the beginning, there were still people cheering, but when the last five coins were counted, everyone even began to slow down their breathing deliberately.
"Snapped"-
The dart landed on the bull's-eye again. Everyone looked at the basket in the boy's hand, and there was only the last one left!
Leng Yiyao suddenly stopped this time and looked at the crowd for a moment.
While everyone was wondering who she was looking at, she had already raised her face and held the last dart in her hand.
Liao Sijie clasped her hands together in a daze, as if she was the one standing on the stage, and was covered in a layer of sweat.
She had clearly hit 29, but she was still so nervous about the last moment that she couldn't even speak.
It has been many years since anyone has successfully played this game. Could it be that she really broke it...
The thought had just passed through her mind when she saw Leng Yiyao's fingertips moving slightly, her wrist exerting force, and the last dart was thrown into the air -
For a moment, many people had the urge to cover their eyes.
It was a sense of fear that a long-awaited mystery was about to be solved. I can't say why, it's just like I feel shy with my hometown.
"Hit!"
Suddenly there was an explosion-like scream from the crowd! That voice was high and strong.
The boy in charge of counting was in a daze for a moment before he realized that the scream came from his own mouth.
For a moment, it was as if someone put blush on my face, turning red from the inside out!
But now, no one is in the mood to laugh at him. Everyone stared blankly at the bullseye, and it turned out to be a success!
Walker closed his eyes, thinking that the back door was opened and he was simply causing trouble for himself. Shengde Group's exclusive library is located on the 100th to 108th floors of the complex building. The key is kept by Yunlai himself. I don't know how Yunlai will react when he knows the result.
I felt depressed in my heart, but M's chuckle could be heard in my ears.
He turned his head and saw the softness in his eyes, that look...
Walker couldn't help but frown, and finally said what he had been holding back for a long time: "There is something I forgot to tell you. Yesterday, I saw the eldest prince Lu Chen running to find Leng Yiyao in person..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the smile on M's face completely disappeared.
He turned around and faced Walker's face quietly, his voice was cold and his expression was indefensible: "What do you want to say?"
He shook his head and sighed, knowing that the other party would be unhappy if he told her, but he continued: "I want to say, does she know your identity?"