Chapter 242, Reasons for being angry
After a night of heavy rain, the air was filled with the fresh scent of earth. Last night's fighting and blood were washed away by the rain. After the morning market opened, the residential area began to become lively.
The young man leaned against the wall beside the apartment door, his brows lowered, not knowing what he was thinking about.
He had an upright posture, outstanding appearance, and was wearing the uniform of the Ability Team. Even if he was just standing there, he couldn't stop the gazes of passers-by.
Some enthusiastic girls mustered up the courage to approach him, but he rejected them all in a gentle tone.
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When Jiang Ran came down from upstairs, he saw a little girl leaving the apartment door with a disappointed look on her face.
She turned her head in confusion and her eyes fell on the young man.
"Captain Pei?" Jiang Ran stopped, guessing that this man was waiting for her. "Are you waiting for me?"
Hearing her voice, Pei Xiao turned to look at her and walked up to her: "Are you busy? I have something to talk to you about."
He came to see her either for Si Xu or for Chu Yuan.
Jiang Ran held the file bag and looked at him: "Okay."
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From the study on the second floor, you can see the back garden. The banana trees in the garden have been hit by rain all night and look wilted, but the green of the leaves is a little richer.
A cup of tea had passed, but Huo Sichan still hadn't gone downstairs to meet the two captains who came to visit.
Uncle Ning lit some incense and brewed a pot of fresh tea for him.
"Master, I see Captain Zhu is getting impatient. If you're busy, I'll go down and let them go back first."
Zhu Chen is the captain of the fifth team. He has a bad temper but is not stupid. He usually acts like a big boss to everyone he meets in the base, but he acts like a grandson in front of Huo Sichan and Huo Xuan.
"Can't stand it after just a short while?" Huo Sichan shook his head and chuckled, a bit sarcastic.
They came here just to find out about Huo Xuan and decide whether to continue wavering or make the decision now.
"Just tell them I'm entertaining an important guest and can't make time for the moment," Huo Sichan said. "If they're willing to wait, they can continue to wait. If not, they can go back."
The two watched Professor Si come in and also watched him leave - in the Huo family compound now, apart from the two captains, are there any other guests?
Huo Sichan said this, clearly intending to leave the two of them out in the cold.
Uncle Ning understood what he meant, responded and prepared to leave.
"Uncle Ning," Huo Sichan called the old man over. After a moment's silence, he whispered, "Tell those two about my decision to form an alliance with the Xiling base. Don't be too absolute."
So Professor Si came to discuss cooperation? Uncle Ning thought about it and nodded: "I know what to do, Master."
The old man walked to the door and ran into Huo Lingge who was carrying Chinese medicine.
After treatment by Mr. Tu Su, Huo Lingge's eyes can now see things vaguely in sufficient light.
Recognizing Uncle Ning, Huo Lingge greeted him politely.
Uncle Ning quickly stepped back to make way for her: "Miss Third, be careful here. This medicine is very hot."
"I know, Uncle Ning, go ahead and do your work. I'll take the medicine in for Big Brother."
"Hey, the young master is in the study. He just drank some tea. I'm afraid he'll have to wait a while to take the medicine."
"Okay, I'll tell my brother."
“…”
Hearing the conversation in the corridor, Huo Sichan's thoughts were instantly pulled back to last night.
After Huo Siguo led his men to surround the Huo family compound, he should have stepped forward in person - even if he could not solve the problem, at least he should have boosted the morale of those team members who were still fighting desperately.
He pushed his wheelchair and prepared to go out, but was stopped by the girl.
Her weak body blocked the doorway, and even when he scolded her, she showed no intention of moving away.
"Huo Siguo is waiting for you to go out - if you go out, he will hurt you."
"If I hide here, he won't hurt me?"
Not only will avoiding it fail to solve the problem, but it will also chill the hearts of those teammates who are desperately trying to protect him.
"Don't worry, I'm tough and won't die at the hands of that villain."
Girls are always obedient, but this was the first time she went against his wishes and stubbornly insisted on her own ideas.
"He's a villain. Villains are very sinister. He will do anything to get what he wants..."
He was helpless: "Listen to the song!"
Before he could say anything to scold her, the girl suddenly leaned over and hugged him tightly.
Her voice was soft and trembling. "Huo Sichan, I don't want you to die."
Warm tears slid down the skin of his neck, and his soft body fell into his arms. He was so shocked that he forgot to push her away, or even to respond to her words.
“Squeak—”
The study door was pushed open and Huo Lingge came in carrying medicine.
His thoughts were pulled back, Huo Sichan did not look at the girl, his eyes were always focused on the pages of the book in his hand.
Huo Lingge put down the tray and stopped moving on the desk.
He was ignoring her as punishment for knocking him out last night when she caught him off guard.
After figuring this out, the girl tried to explain: "Brother, last night I...I didn't mean to do that."
He didn't reply.
Huo Lingge could only bite the bullet and continue: "You must go out. I have no choice. I can't watch you fall into Huo Siguo's trap. I can only knock you out..."
Huo Sichan put down the book and looked up at her.
Fingers twirling nervously through his sleeves, Huo Lingge said timidly: "You can punish me, but don't ignore me."
"Punish you?" Huo Sichan said in a cold voice, his eyes as deep as ancient wells, staring at the girl. "Lingge, if I punish you too harshly and make you unhappy, will you kill me like you killed Huo Siguo?"
Huo Lingge's whole body stiffened.
Her expression changed subtly, as if she was desperate, but also as if she was relieved.
The girl was silent for a long time.
Huo Sichan waited for her answer, his hands on his legs unconsciously clenched.
In the silence, Huo Lingge suddenly chuckled softly. When he spoke again, his tone had changed noticeably: "I killed Huo Siguo. Did Si Xu tell you?"
No denial, good, it seems he guessed right.
Huo Sichan looked away, towards the banana tree in the garden, and said lightly, "Professor Si didn't say anything. I guessed it."
Huo Lingge obviously didn't believe it: "Guessed it?"
"You are my sister. If you have awakened any special abilities, and what kind of abilities you have awakened, you will always be able to find out as long as you pay attention."
As early as the outbreak of the virus, he knew that she had awakened her superpowers. It was not until last night that he determined the type of her superpowers.
"You know, why don't you expose me? Why do you keep me by your side?" He kept her and took care of her, wasn't it because she was a helpless blind girl?
"It's a good thing that you have superpowers that can protect yourself. There's no necessary causal relationship between awakening your superpowers and where you live or who you live with." The girl was sensitive, and Huo Sichan tried his best to sound calm.
He didn't mean to drive her away... Huo Lingge was angry: "Then you ignored me and didn't talk to me - what are you angry about?"
(End of this chapter)
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