Chapter 21 School for the Blind

There were only a few street lights on in the campus.

Before Xu Zhiyan and Bai Jin reached the side door, they saw from afar that there was a bodyguard guarding the side door, talking to a truck driver who had arrived earlier.

"Hey man, I know you guys have an event here tonight, but I'm not going in yet. I said I'm waiting for someone here. A small boss asked me to deliver something."

"No sir, please leave immediately, or we will be rude to you."

"Hey, we're all workers, and you're not the police, so why don't you let me stop here? I'll be leaving in a minute."

The driver explained but refused to leave.

The two bodyguards were getting a little impatient, and the tall one was reaching for his gun. After all, in this remote town without surveillance, a few deaths wouldn't be a big deal.

Seeing this, Xu Zhiyan lowered his head and whispered to Bai Jin beside him: "Keep your head down and don't talk for a while."

After saying that, he quickly walked up to the bodyguards.

"Great, I finally met a living person."

After adjusting his collar, Xu Zhiyan's expression of surprise was mixed with a hint of embarrassment, and he smiled awkwardly.

"Um, I want to ask how to get to the school auditorium? It's really too big here, and my...lover and I are both lost."

He originally wanted to say daughter, but when he glanced at Bai Jin, who was almost as tall as him, he got stuck and changed the word.

Damn it, how can he grow so tall despite being malnourished?

It looked so small when curled up, but when it stood up, it was all legs below the neck!

The bodyguards looked at each other, put away their guns, and looked at the young man in the ill-fitting suit and the woman in the ridiculous clothes who lowered her head.

The silent scrutiny seemed to make Xu Zhiyan very embarrassed. He curled his lips, put away his awkward smile, and roared angrily the next second: "You look down on me too?"

"Damn it! Why do you bastards look down on me? Is it because I don't have money?"

After saying that, he took off his glasses, threw them to the ground angrily, stomped on them a few times, looked mentally ill, and started cursing at the top of his voice.

"But I have no choice! Do you know how hard it was for me to get this spot? If it weren't for my wife's illness, I wouldn't have come! If you dare, beat me to death, do you dare?"

The bodyguards never expected that the man in front of them would suddenly attack and curse at them, but no matter what, no matter how poorly he was dressed, he was still a 'guest' attending the ceremony.

The two of them thought of the same thing at the same time and waved their hands quickly.

"Sir, you misunderstood. We didn't..."

"No? Even though you are dressed better than me, aren't you still a guard dog for others? What qualifications do you have to look down on me... You! And you! Truck driver? Are you laughing at me?"

As he spoke, Xu Zhiyan walked to the door, veins bulging on his forehead, as if he was very angry. He did not dare to vent his anger on the tall and strong bodyguard, but instead stretched out his hand through the railing door, grabbed the stunned driver by the collar, and cursed him a few times in an unclear manner.

"Look? If you look again, I will let these two bodyguards kill you! I'm warning you..."

Finally, he pressed against the door and whispered the following words: "Drive to the main entrance of the school and someone will come to you with money."

After saying that, he let go of the driver's collar, looked at his fleeing back, and turned his head like a proud rooster.

The two bodyguards didn't want to provoke him, so they quickly pointed out the direction of the small auditorium, trying to get rid of this crazy guest who was like a plague as soon as possible.

Before leaving, Xu Zhiyan glared at the two of them fiercely.

When he led Bai Jin around the next intersection, the furious expression on his face disappeared completely, as if the angry and frustrated man who had just been angry was not him.

Bai Jin pulled Xu Zhiyan's sleeve and said nothing.

"Did you get scared?" Xu Zhiyan patted the other person's hand soothingly, took a long breath, and gave himself a score of seven for his impromptu performance.

Most of the time, he kept a straight face about his demands.

But if you want to be a qualified businessman, performance skills are essential. If you can't speak differently to different people, you might as well pick up trash.

Bai Jin shook his head but held on to his sleeve tightly, feeling very uneasy.

Xu Zhiyan really wanted to say something.

But the current situation is indeed not optimistic.

The north door was not only locked, but also guarded by bodyguards, and it seemed that the same was true for the other doors.

I no longer have any smoke/fog/bombs on me, so it is impossible for me to knock down two strong men at once. The only way is to find a deserted place to send Bai Jin away.

As the two men were moving forward slowly, several bodyguards in black quickly ran past them, and one of them even communicated with his companions via radio.

"What? Someone broke into the ceremony? Cameras?"

"Did you catch him? No? Okay, we'll start searching the surrounding buildings right now."

"We must not let him get away!"

After a few people left, Xu Zhiyan quickly changed direction with Bai Jin.

He had originally anticipated that reporter Liu would fail to deliver, and now that his anticipation had come true, even though he was a little annoyed, he couldn't really just leave reporter Liu alone.

Regardless of whether the reporter's exposure can make the blind school better, based on the information obtained previously, it can be known that someone must leave with the evidence successfully in order to expose the problems of this school, make the blind school disappear, and allow Shiming Middle School to appear successfully.

The past influences the future.

Assuming no one exposes the school, then when he returns to the correct time, perhaps everything in the blind school copy will be changed.

No one can know in advance what will happen after the past of the copy is modified. Compared with a completely unknown and unfamiliar copy, he is more inclined to use the current information obtained to gain benefits in the blind school copy at the right time and successfully break through.

Glancing at Bai Jin beside him, he seemed to be afraid of something.

Xu Zhiyan had no choice but to hold the other person's hand a little tighter.

The two of them wandered around and did not follow the bodyguard's instructions to go to the small auditorium, but instead came to the school gate.

This is where the school is close to the town, and it is also the brightest place in the entire school at night. The whole venue is brightly lit and prosperous.

The truck driver hadn't arrived yet and the main gate wasn't open.

The commotion in the small auditorium affected the deployment of staff. There was no one here now, and the door was closed.

Xu Zhiyan brought Bai Jin to the flower bed near the school gate, found a flower bed with the brightest street lights around, and stuffed him under a low bush.

The dark green bushes were illuminated by the lights, casting shadows that were almost black to distinguish. The few plants with scattered pink flowers were sparsely shedding their petals, which seemed to perfectly match Bai Jin's light blue folk dress.

After a brief silence in the live broadcast room, the audience was amazed.

[Oh my! So it was just a disguise? ]

[I am so superficial! I thought Xiao Baiwan was on the first floor, but I didn’t expect him to be on the fifth floor!]

[It's dark under the lamp! Forget about the bodyguards. I can't even see the kid hiding inside! ]

[Child? Damn, this kid is almost as rich as a millionaire when he stands up, hahahaha]

[Wow, I will never call Xiao Baiwan a poor aesthetic person again! ]

[Upstairs, my face hurts! ]

[Wait, so he foresaw this situation...]

[I think Xiao Baiwan is not just on the fifth floor, he is in the atmosphere! ]

Before parting, Xu Zhiyan found that Bai Jin was still holding his clothes tightly and would not let him go. He had no choice but to squat down and pry open the other's fingers one by one.

"Wait for me here, I'll be back soon," he said.

"Are you going to save that reporter?" Bai Jin asked back, his voice trembling a little.

Xu Zhiyan was in a hurry to leave. He didn't think about why Bai Jin knew about Reporter Liu. He promised in a deep voice: "I will definitely come back and take you away."

After saying that, he stepped over the grass and left the flower bed.

Bai Jin was left there, hugging his knees and huddled in the shadows.

His golden eyes opened, a mixture of despair and hope in them, he looked in the direction the young man left, and he murmured.

"I'll trust you again."

"I believe you won't abandon me."

The small auditorium of the blind school was not as quiet as usual and was a bit noisy.

Entering the venue through the back door, Xu Zhiyan pretended to be an outsider and blended in.

The auditorium was not very big, with a total of more than a dozen rows of seats. The dark red curtain looked old, and it must have not been used for a long time. Only the stage was polished to a shine, obviously fully prepared for the ceremony.

Most of the people here were wealthy people who came to attend the ceremony. Wang Lai had already been overwhelmed by the intrusion of outsiders and did not show up at the scene at all.

Xu Zhiyan swaggered through the crowd without attracting any attention and entered the backstage. He pretended to stay for a moment and then took many turns to reach the abandoned restroom backstage of the small auditorium.

Dust covered the sink and the corners of the mirror were stained with dust.

After making sure that no one else was passing by, he whispered to the cubicle, "The bodyguards are all out. It's safe here."

As soon as he finished speaking, a crack appeared in the ceiling above the second cubicle in the toilet.

The gap grew larger and larger, and reporter Liu's dirty head poked out from above.

His perseverance is extraordinary as he was able to lurk in the school for three months.

Although he had no plan for escape, reporter Liu was very good at avoiding the people passing by. He dared to guarantee that even the principal didn't know that there was someone hiding here.

Upon discovering that the person coming was Xu Zhiyan, reporter Liu hurriedly climbed down from the ceiling with an anxious expression.

"What should I do? My camera was just stolen. If I hadn't run fast, I would have been caught! Ahhhh! What should I do!"

"..." Xu Zhiyan, who was about to ask reporter Liu to go to the main gate, paused and hesitated.

Probably knowing what the other party wanted to ask, reporter Liu answered quickly: "No, I can't do without the camera. Only photos are the most powerful evidence! Without those photos, I can't expose them at all!"

Xu Zhiyan pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling that the reporter in front of him was a stumbling block given to him by the game.

If the game panel hadn't stated confidently that there was no mission, he would have suspected whether this guy was an NPC specifically created to set up obstacles, otherwise how could he be able to lose items so accurately!

The situation was stronger than the person, Xu Zhiyan could only ask helplessly: "...Is it a digital camera?"

"Yes, you have to get the card back!"

"Do you know whose account it is?" Xu Zhiyan sighed. Fortunately, he was not asked to snatch the camera!

"I was bumped into by Mrs. Jiang's bodyguard, who snatched my camera. Mrs. Jiang is very easy to spot. When you go out, you'll see a woman who looks like a jewel display case, with a blue diamond necklace the size of a pigeon egg around her neck. That's her!"

Perhaps it was an occupational disease that caused Reporter Liu to explain the origin of the blue diamond.

"I remember that necklace appeared at a private auction in Aluis half a year ago and was bought by an anonymous buyer. It cost tens of millions, so expensive! Mrs. Jiang is really a face lover." He smacked his lips and sighed.

"Okay." Xu Zhiyan nodded, "Do you have a way to get to the school gate by yourself?"

"Yes! I can go through the second floor. I know which window is easier to climb, but it will be a little slower."

Xu Zhiyan nodded, thinking that reporter Liu was not too stupid, and agreed with him to meet in the grove behind the second teaching building.

After saying goodbye to reporter Liu, he did not rush into the venue. Instead, he turned around and turned on the faucet in the toilet, adjusted his appearance in front of the mirror, and used his wet fingers to gather all the loose hair on his forehead behind his head, revealing a delicate face.

You can't be too shameless.

Never use your hands to do things that can be done with your face.

When solving problems, Xu Zhiyan is good at utilizing all the resources available to him.

After looking around and making sure everything was OK, he put his ill-fitting suit jacket over his arm and walked into the venue leisurely.

Mrs. Jiang is indeed easy to recognize.

Just as reporter Liu said, her body was covered with various jewels, which made her look very noble, but she looked a little old. Although she was well maintained, traces of time could still be seen.

At this moment, she was patting her chest, as if she was still frightened of something.

Xu Zhiyan pretended to pass by and glanced casually, then stood there in a daze. He exclaimed in a gentle voice that Mrs. Jiang could hear, "So it's here?"

"Huh?" Mrs. Jiang heard the voice and noticed the young man passing by.

After only glancing at the other person's face, she waved away the security guard who wanted to come forward and asked with a smile, "What's here?"

"Oh, sorry, I was rude."

Xu Zhiyan apologized immediately as if he had just realized something, and explained, "I saw this necklace before when I attended an auction. At that time, I only knew that it was bought by an anonymous buyer. I didn't expect to see it again here."

As he said this, he smiled shyly and praised: "This necklace really suits you."

It doesn’t really matter what you say.

As long as you know that the other person is a face lover, everything will be easy.

Mrs. Jiang looked at the sparkling teardrop mole under the young man's eye and felt indescribably satisfied.

After just a few words, the two became familiar with each other and chatted casually about the reporter who had just appeared and the camera confiscated by the security guard.

Picking up the camera and seeing that the atmosphere was about right, Xu Zhiyan suddenly said, "Actually, my photography skills are pretty good. How about letting me take a few photos for you?"

After saying that, he suddenly looked annoyed again, frowned and apologized: "Sorry, I was too abrupt."

Mrs. Jiang couldn't bear to see the beauty frowning, so she immediately stuffed the camera into the young man's hand, like a happy upstart: "Take a picture! Take any picture!"

Xu Zhiyan curled up the corners of his mouth, took the camera and showed a satisfied smile.

[Face lover! Is this what a face lover is!? ]

[Wow, wow, Xiao Baiwan looks even better after changing his hairstyle! ]

[Alas, those two eyes have hooks, who wouldn’t be confused when seeing them. ]

[What's wrong with being a face lover? Is there anything wrong with being a face lover?]

[Lick Yanyan's wife's new look! Slurp! ]

[Upstairs? ? Did some strange person sneak into the live broadcast room? ? ]

[This Mrs. Jiang is really blinded by the little millionaire]

Five minutes later, Xu Zhiyan left the small auditorium, holding a memory card, and made an excuse to go back to the car to get something.

The meeting with reporter Liu went very smoothly, but it was just a smooth meeting.

Bai Jin’s disappearance was finally discovered!

"The reporter with the camera just now is here! Catch him!" A rough roar sounded from behind.

To make matters worse, it turned out that a bodyguard had also chased here and happened to see reporter Liu jumping down from the second floor.

Xu Zhiyan had just given the card and money to reporter Liu. Before parting, he really wanted to ask reporter Liu to go to the flowers and bring Bai Jin back, but the other party took the things and ran away without even having time to listen.

Looking at reporter Liu's disappearing back, Xu Zhiyan pursed his lips, restrained his expression, turned around and walked towards the small auditorium.

The feeling that the situation was gradually getting out of control made him irritable, which was unusual for him.

In the flower bed, Bai Jin huddled under the bushes with his knees hugged.

But if you look closely, you can find that the ground under his feet is no longer mud, but a pile of squirming blood-red flesh sand, with a few tiny eyeballs popping out from it from time to time.

Through the gaps between the leaves, Bai Jin saw the approaching truck.

Reporter Liu was also seen climbing over the wall flexibly.

He looked coldly at the man in dirty clothes who quickly ran into the car, then the truck accelerated and drove away, leaving only the exhaust gas behind him.

The bodyguards chased after him and found that the other party had actually driven away.

Wang Lai also ran over, panting, cursing angrily while ordering the guard to open the door and let the bodyguards drive out.

For a moment the whole square was in chaos, with the hum of wheels mixed with noisy curses.

Bai Jin closed his eyes, feeling disheartened.

She smiled self-deprecatingly, completely unlike the well-behaved girl she was in front of Xu Zhiyan.

"Am I abandoned again?"

"You liar..."

He murmured to himself, and it was hard to tell whether his voice was anger or desire, but it was filled with a morbid love.

"But I still want to be with you."

"I forgive you...as long as you stay..."

Chaos leads to panic and order seems to be collapsing.

No one noticed that the moon in the sky was no longer a bright golden color, but instead turned red and darker without anyone noticing, as if it was about to bleed in the next second.

The ground became soft, as if something was about to break out of the earth. The sound of blood vessels surging became louder and louder, and even the light bulbs on the street lamps turned into eyeballs and flickered.

Bai Jin stretched his arms and legs.

His heart was desolate and his face was expressionless.

The moment he stood up, a hand appeared from behind, pressed his head and pushed him down.

Xu Zhiyan turned over and entered the flower bed. Before he could say anything, he saw the disgusting rotten flesh and blood vessels under the boy's feet. He felt unwell.

But the situation is a bit complicated now, and he doesn't have time to pretend to be blind.

But before he could make any move, the young man in front of him threw himself into his arms, pressed him to the ground, and asked in a dull and trembling voice: "You didn't leave? You didn't give up on me..."

In an instant, the dirty flesh and blood disappeared like an illusion.

Even the red moon in the sky lost its ominous color and returned to normal.

Bai Jin felt that his barren inner world was suddenly blossoming with flowers. An indescribable sense of satisfaction filled his chest. Listening to the strong beating of the heart of the person in front of him, he finally believed it.

It turns out that I was not abandoned.

Xu Zhiyan patted the boy lying on top of him and replied calmly: "Of course, I said I would rescue you, and I will never break my promise."

He waved the car keys in his hand.

In fact, after Xu Zhiyan discovered that he might have given up on Bai Jin once, he began to prepare plan B and deduced some things related to reporter Liu.

If the speculation is consistent with the archives he once left here, then he must have encountered some difficult problem last time and had to choose one of the two.

The Time Box shows (1/3), which means it may have been used once, or there may be another chance, if it is the latter now.

This way, everything can be explained!

He once went back to the past and met Reporter Liu and Bai Jin. After arranging only one escape plan, he chose to let Reporter Liu reveal the secret of the school to save the town. Reporter Liu was also very powerful and exposed the secret of the blind school.

So the blind school was banned.

But such a large campus was left empty and wasted, so Shiming Middle School came into being.

The only problem was that Bai Jin couldn't be rescued.

The boy waited for him for ten years.

Although it is unclear why he has no memory of this, Xu Zhiyan will never make the same mistake again!

After taking a breath, he tried to push Bai Jin, but failed. So he simply lay flat on the ground and continued.

"I should have told you."

"I have been honest since I was a child and never lied to anyone."

Xu Zhiyan had been working non-stop since nightfall, and he had not relaxed at all in the past few days. Feeling exhausted, the frail young man looked particularly fragile under the moonlight.

But now his tone was almost flat and sounded unusually cold.

"Do you want me to tell you?"

Come to think of it, this kid is clearly not blind and can see.

Damn! The look in his eyes when he pounced on me just now was so bright.

He saw it clearly, so I have to trick him!

Sure enough, the person in his arms paused.

A mocking smile appeared on Xu Zhiyan's lips, thinking that he had guessed right. This kid could really see.

But the next second, he froze in place.

The huge blood moon was almost falling from the sky, and the people who remained on the campus were like crazy, biting each other, leaving a bloody mess.

The land behind him turned into rotten flesh like the monster in the corridor, with a faint smell of decay. Countless eyeballs emerged from the ground, but unusually, they did not open. Instead, they moved away from the flower bed, as if... as if they were afraid of something?

"Do you know everything?"

Xu Zhiyan heard the young man in his arms say in a trembling voice.

"You know everything, and you still chose me. You didn't leave. You really do love me. We will be together forever..."

"I've waited for you for ten years, ten years, ten years. I thought that if you went through it again, you would choose to abandon me like you did last time."

Having said that, Bai Jin reached out and climbed onto Xu Zhiyan's neck, put his lips close to his ear, and murmured like a lover.

"But you didn't. You did it. You actually chose me. Will the future really change?"

“…”

Xu Zhiyan was a little dumbfounded.

Hey, hey! He just wanted to trick Bai Jin to see if he could see him, but it seemed like a fucking BOSS suddenly appeared!