Chapter 162 Returning Home
Mother is seriously ill?
Boom!
Chen Xiao'er jumped up, hugged her knees and grimaced.
She quickly let go of her hand, grabbed the corner of the desk, and asked anxiously, "Really? Mom's condition has worsened again?! I just spoke to her on the phone yesterday!"
Condition...
Milo stood up calmly, casting a shadow on Chen Xiao'er's side, and then gently patted the back of her hand.
"I also heard about this from other sources. The school and the archives of major hospitals have exchanges."
She spoke of the archives in a deliberately low voice, which contained many hints.
Hearing this, Chen Xiao'er's legs went weak and she fell back into the chair.
The teacher must have checked the latest medical records from the hospital when he said this. My mother might have concealed the extent of her worsening condition and will not live for more than two years.
Two months? Maybe even shorter. That's why the school told me to go home immediately.
What about Xiaotong?
Which relative would adopt her? How much property would she receive? What would become of her in the future?
call.
Chen Xiao'er raised her hand to support the chair, but Ling held her arm firmly.
She hung on Ling's shoulder and slowly stood up, biting her lip and saying, "Thank you, teacher. I'll go to the station now."
The most urgent thing now is to go home quickly and get back to Xiaotong.
Otherwise, not only would Xiaotong not be able to see her mother for the last time, but she might even be taken away by relatives.
This kind of thing must never happen. There are so many ways for adults to make a child who can't speak disappear silently.
“What an expression of determination.”
Milo lowered her eyes and smiled slightly. She put down the pen in her hand, pushed away the chair and stood up.
"Okay, be safe and try not to get too far away from Zero."
"OK."
The professor walked to the door and opened it for them.
As Chen Xiao'er passed by, Mi Luo lowered his head slightly and whispered in her ear, "Xiao'er, someone is indeed missing from Changhe No. 12 Middle School."
"Huh?" Chen Xiao'er turned around in surprise.
The professor placed his palm on her left shoulder, his gesture and voice brimming with trust. "Don't worry too much. Leave the investigation to us. Go back and visit your mother first. By the way."
She released his hand and stepped lightly back inside. "I've given you a week's leave. Remember to contact your family and friends before you go to Changhe City, so they don't worry about you."
Yes, I rushed back right after a missing person case happened at No. 12 Middle School. Sister Lan would definitely be worried if she knew about it.
"Thank you, teacher."
Chen Xiao'er nodded in a daze, and the hand that was holding Ling loosened gently and was then held again.
Professor Milo stood at the door and watched them go away, then closed the door silently.
An hour later, a new message flashed on the screen.
[Abnormal - The train has entered the station and is in waiting state.]
[Contacting...Submitting the transportation assistance contract]
[Passed]
…
Pasha.
Chen Xiao'er leaned against the bathroom door. The cold wooden door felt a bit hard against her shoulder. But when she leaned her head against it, she thought of Ling, who was also outside, and felt relieved.
She licked her lips, took out her cell phone and pressed the call button.
Beep.
Sister Lan answered the call quickly, and her refreshing voice immediately rang out in the receiver.
"Uh-huh, what trouble are you in?"
Chen Xiao'er's nose felt sore, and she pursed her lips and said, "It's okay. I asked for leave from school to go home and visit my mother. I may not use my phone much these days, so I told you."
"oh."
There was silence on the other end for a while. Just when Chen Xiao'e thought she was going to hang up, Sister Lan said, "I'll finish what I'm doing first and I'll be there tomorrow."
"Well."
"What's wrong? Why don't you wait for me at the station tonight and we can go together."
Chen Xiao'er felt warm in her heart and quickly shook her head: "No, no, Ling will accompany me. Let's go by car, I'll go buy the tickets later."
"Okay, see you tomorrow then. I'm busy now."
"Um!"
Chen Xiao'er had just finished speaking when the other party hung up. It seems Sister Lan has been really busy lately, and she's even delayed for me.
But her mother's illness and the disappearance case at No. 12 Middle School weighed heavily on her heart, and she really couldn't say "you don't have to come".
Whenever I encounter something scary, troublesome, or painful, I always wish Sister Lan was by my side. And maybe... not just Sister Lan. I hope all the people I love can always, always be there for me.
Chen Xiao'er knocked her forehead against her wrist and said: It would be great if mom's body could recover, but unfortunately that is impossible.
She shook her head and just as she was about to put the phone back, she received another text message.
[Lan: I’ve booked your ticket for this afternoon.]
[Lan: Two tickets, right? Go directly to the ticket office after entering the station and remember to tell your name.]
【Xiao Ai: Thank you!! QWQ】
Chen Xiao'er put away her phone, turned on the faucet, and washed away the fatigue and tears on her face.
Huh~
She wiped her face, then grabbed the door handle and pulled hard—
Brush.
Zero's back was swaying in the air, but luckily his legs exerted force in time and he managed to hold on and not fall.
"Sorry!" Chen Xiao'er rushed over.
Ling turned around and hugged her gently. "What's wrong?" Her voice was calm but slightly surprised.
"I opened the door too quickly..."
"Not fast." Ling naturally took her hand: "Let's go."
"~" Chen Xiao'er took a deep breath and raised her eyebrows: "Okay."
…
Below Taoli College, depth 3.
A giant made of pure light moved slowly, shedding more light with every step.
Those spots of light seemed to be part of his body, but when peeled away, they revealed strands of gray-black impurities. If you looked closely, you would find that they were all leftovers.
This giant is not connected to the abyss, but has its roots deeply rooted in the "bottom of the pond", like duckweed and more like fungi.
Crash, crash.
The strong vibrations around it were twisted into visible and audible sound waves, sweeping across the endless space.
Buzz——
Almost in the next moment, similar sound waves were heard from the other end of the space.
A train made of flesh and blood came from the air, slid onto the track where the giant had walked, and flashed by in the starlight.
…
Rustle, rustle.
The Knights marched into the night in measured steps. At another stronghold, the remaining troops changed into protective gear in an orderly manner, then jumped onto buses, waiting for the energy-intensive ritual field to start up again.
On the other side, a special team composed mainly of students who were not convenient to participate in the meat-mincing battle walked into the abnormal area next to the United City - the station one after another.
There are multiple anomalous regions-stations throughout the world, but all stations are considered branches of the same trunk.
Rather than being an abnormal area, it is more like some abnormal phenomenon derived from the energy surging in the abyss rifts.
Bang, bang.
The floor beats vigorously like a heart, pumping out gurgling "blood". This blood quickly seeps into the ground, occasionally attracting one or two "tourists" to lie on the ground and lick it, and then the patrolling "cleaners" break the body and mechanically stuff it into the trash can.
The students in Class A formed groups of three or four, and walked up the stairs one after another, then squeezed open the black and red fleshy valves and entered the interior of the station.
They remained highly alert throughout the journey, but nothing dangerous happened until Zheng Xiuli put dozens of silver coins into the ticket vending machine in exchange for dozens of tickets.
The "security guards" and "ticket sellers" at the station were clearly just abnormalities, but they acted like humans who had received orders from "above" and completely ignored them.
No matter how cautious they were, the sheer number of superpowered individuals entering at once was enough to constitute an "offense" that violated the rules. However, the anomalies in the entire anomalous area were extremely peaceful, acting like genuine tourists without reacting to humans.
Beep beep beep.
The Pasteurizer on the chest beeped softly. Everyone was standing in the rising red clouds, with soft amoebas wriggling at their feet.
They looked down and saw a black-haired girl walking into the station with a silver-white apostle. She stood at the bottom, looked up, and waved at them vigorously.
At this moment, the amoebas snapped and lost their activity, and the red clouds under their feet solidified into a whole piece of red and black marble, carrying them up suddenly.
…
"Hey everyone—"
Seeing her classmates standing in the elevator, Chen Xiao'er waved quickly.
Unfortunately, I was still a step too late. The green light on the elevator came on and it soared up that it reached the third floor in no time.
She had no choice but to lower her hands, feeling a little relieved in her heart: Hehe, it’s not bad to take the elevator alone with the senior sister, maybe we can even hold hands.
Uh, but why is everyone at the station?
The slight doubt passed by, and she quickly found a logical explanation: perhaps the school selected some students to assist in investigating the missing case, or to help social groups in the search and rescue.
Chen Xiao'er got the ticket at the manual window and walked directly to the platform. While walking, she stopped in front of the station store.
I almost forgot to buy some souvenirs from United City. I always have to bring something when I go home to visit.
Chen Xiao'er was walking towards the store when her wrist was suddenly pulled.
Zero walked over and said, "The souvenir shops at the station often rip you off. It's best not to buy anything there."
[“Abnormal - The station is currently safe, but it could become dangerous at any time. It’s best to board the train as soon as possible.”]
It turns out that Akaboshi Station is also like this.
The strange feeling of familiarity made Chen Xiao'er chuckle. She nodded but continued walking inside, saying as she walked, "I finally got to go home, so I have to buy something even if it's a rip-off. If all else fails, I'll buy some brand-name gift boxes. I'll pay attention to the expiration date."
Ling quickly followed in: "Don't worry, I won't let you get slaughtered."
"Thank you~" Chen Xiao'er smiled at her senior sister's serious expression, and felt a little relieved.
However, her adoptive mother's illness weighed on her mind, and she didn't want to stay in the store for too long. She only picked and chose things by the shelves for a while.
The last time I went to the station was in Changhe City, but I encountered terrorists who blew up the train and had to get off the train halfway, so this is my first time entering the station in the United City.
She squatted in front of the shelf and fell into deep thought: the station store is about 30 square meters, and the prices of most goods are inflated, about 3-5 times the price outside.
But this place is different from the school canteen.
The canteen was short on variety, mostly from the same brands, but here they had a wide variety of food in gift boxes, including cooked seafood and shredded matsutake chicken.
Finally, Chen Xiao'er picked up a large box of chocolates with the packaging printed with incomprehensible foreign languages, and also picked up a bag of her mother's favorite yogurt. After paying, she staggered out.
"Let me carry it."
Zero took the milk box on her right and went around to the left to pick up the chocolate. "These are quite heavy, don't twist your hands."
"If these things come alive, they'll attack the nearest person. I won't let you take any risks."
"Thanks~" Chen Xiao'er put on her slipped shoulder bag and stared at Ling's tall back in a daze: When the senior sister comes home carrying two bags of things, won't it feel a bit like... meeting the parents?
She stood there with her cheeks flushed, and only when Ling turned his face away did she hurriedly chase after him.
Rustle, rustle.
After they left, a giant carnivorous flower closed its petals in a wronged manner and sank into the soil.
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