Alfred flew out of the schoolbag and saw Xu Xiaoxiao looking listless, with her short and thick paws curled up and then loosened on her chest. He whispered, "What's wrong?"
The first time they returned to Xu Xiaoxiao's childhood, they only saw the young Xu Xiaoxiao sending Zhen Xinxin home from outside the door, and was warmly welcomed into the house by Zhen Xinxin's mother.
It had been so long, and Xu Xiaoxiao was so young at the time that she couldn't remember many details.
During the first formal tutoring, Xu Xiaoxiao ignored Zhen Xinxin with an evasive mentality.
This time, Xu Xiaoxiao chose to deal with it the same way as in her childhood, and re-experienced that childhood experience from a first-person perspective.
With adult consciousness, Xu Xiaoxiao probably already noticed the incongruity. She shook her head gently, "It's okay, let's go home."
One person and one dragon returned to the community where Xu Xiaoxiao's family lived. The smell of food drifted out through the door, accompanied by the sizzling sound, the fragrance was full of fireworks.
Xu Xiaoxiao's face was stunned, her eyes were straight, and her steps were getting slower and slower.
She came out of the elevator and stood at the door of her home, but she didn't reach out to knock on the door.
Alfred flew out of the schoolbag again, stopped in front of Xu Xiaoxiao, and said seriously: "Xiaoxiao, explain what happened today to your parents."
Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes were covered with a thin mist, and sourness attacked her nose. She was interrupted by Alfred and suddenly came back to her senses.
She raised her hand to wipe her eyes, a little strange, "Why am I crying?"
Because the shopkeeper filled in the background and filled in the details that Xu Xiaoxiao had forgotten from all angles, sounds, smells, colors, lights and shadows... The real and familiar atmosphere touched Xu Xiaoxiao's deeper memory.
This memory must be related to her parents, home, and childhood.
And after this day, all the warmth and laughter left her far away.
Alfred tried to spread his wings, moved closer to hug her, "Xiaoxiao, don't be afraid. I'm your tutor and your helper. I won't lie to you. Tell Mom and Dad when you get home, okay?"
Xu Xiaoxiao nodded, raised her hand to wipe her eyes, and knocked on the door, "Mom, I'm back."
When Ms. Chen came to open the door, she was holding a spatula in her hand. As soon as the door panel opened a little, the rich and familiar aroma of sweet and sour meatballs swept in.
Xu Xiaoxiao sniffed, and the tears that she had been holding back rolled out.
Ms. Chen was startled, but it was inconvenient to hold the spatula. After hesitating for a moment, she quickly squatted down and pulled Xu Xiaoxiao in front of her, "What's wrong? Were you bullied at school? What happened? Tell mom quickly."
The young Xu Xiaoxiao was influenced by adult consciousness and had deep concerns in her heart. As a result, when Ms. Chen asked, the grievances rushed out like a flood that could not be stopped.
Ms. Chen picked up Xu Xiaoxiao, lifted her feet to close the door, went to the kitchen to turn off the fire, and carried Xu Xiaoxiao back to the living room.
Xu Xiaoxiao cried for a long time in Ms. Chen's arms, and finally hiccuped and slowly told her what happened in the afternoon, "Mom, Auntie said that we can't tell anyone, otherwise Zhen Xinxin will die. It will be my fault then."
At this time, the door opened at the entrance, and Xu's father came back.
Ms. Chen walked over with Xu Xiaoxiao in her arms, her face dark, "Don't change your shoes first, let's go to the police station."
Seeing his wife's ugly face and his daughter's red eyes from crying, Xu's father was very puzzled, but he didn't disobey his wife's intention. He took off his shoes halfway and quickly stuffed them back in, and walked out together, and then asked: "What's wrong? Xiaoxiao was bullied?"
Ms. Chen quickly finished telling the story, and the family of three just arrived at the police station, and Xu's father's face also became dark and serious.
It was already dark, and the Public Security Bureau only had two trainee security guards on duty at the consultation window.
The two young men had just graduated, and neither of them had powerful superpowers. They usually just did odd jobs in the bureau. They occasionally worked night shifts, and had never encountered a serious case.
When the three members of the Xu family came, they were playing card games on the office computer out of boredom.
Father Xu walked to the consultation window with a cold face: "Hello, we want to report a case."
The two saw that the two adults and children looked bad, the little girl's eyes and nose were red, and the woman holding her also had a dark face. For a moment, they thought it was another family dispute.
Five minutes later, Father Xu and Ms. Chen narrated the incident in a concise and concise manner.
The two security guards looked frightened, and one of them looked down at Xu Xiaoxiao: "Did you see that man's face?"
Xu Xiaoxiao nodded.
The security guard who was questioning took out a pen and paper and said, "Tell your brother what that man looks like."
After being comforted by his parents, Xu Xiaoxiao calmed down. While carefully recalling the situation in the afternoon, he clearly described the suspect's figure and facial features.
Another security guard stood behind his colleague and watched for a while, a little surprised: "You can really draw."
"Because of my interest, I learned a little before. My ability is also more analytical, so it's not difficult to draw." The security guard who was drawing explained, and then nudged his colleague who was still leaning with his elbow: "Don't be idle, get ready to go to the scene immediately."
Although it was already past eight o'clock in the evening, the security guard and Xu Xiaoxiao's parents decided to go to the school, and they also had to send a group of people to find Zhen Xinxin and her parents to understand the situation.
The security guard who couldn't draw had a very sensitive nose and could smell some special smells that ordinary people couldn't catch.
So he went to the school with Xu's father and Xu Xiaoxiao to identify the scene and look for clues, and the security guard who was drawing and Ms. Chen went to Zhen Xinxin's home together.
The school gate was locked. Xu Xiaoxiao was short and thin, and she barely squeezed in through the gap between the iron bars. Xu's father and the security guard simply climbed over the railing.
The school was dark and empty at night, with no one there.
Xu's father was worried that Xu Xiaoxiao would be scared, so he carried her upstairs, and the three of them came to the female bathroom on the fourth floor of the teaching building.
Unfortunately, the bathroom had a strong smell, which disrupted the security guard's original arrangement, and there was almost no smell of other smells.
On the other side, Ms. Chen and the security guard came to Zhen Xinxin's house with a portrait of the suspect, and it was Zhen Xinxin's mother who opened the door.
Zhen Xinxin's mother's face changed when she saw the security guard.
She had clearly instructed the little girl, and even used her super powers to hypnotize her, so why did the security guard still come?
Zhen Xinxin's mother pushed the door with her foot and said coldly, "It's too late. My husband hasn't come back yet, and my daughter has just gone to bed. It's really inconvenient for you to come in. Come back tomorrow if you have anything to ask."
After listening to Xu Xiaoxiao's narration at home, Ms. Chen roughly guessed what the victim's mother was thinking. When she saw her in person, the uncomfortable feeling in her heart became stronger. She pushed the door open directly, "Your daughter is the victim. As a mother, you don't want to find the murderer, but you try to use the child to cover up the truth. Is your head filled with water?"
Ms. Chen's superpowers are the same as Xu Xiaoxiao's. She is very strong. Seeing Zhen Xinxin's mother's behavior, she was very upset. She moved loudly and made loud noises.
Even the security guard next to her was scared.
Zhen Xinxin's mother also looked terrified. She was not afraid of Ms. Chen, but she was afraid that the matter would get out of hand and be laughed at by the neighbors around. She didn't dare to hold the door anymore and let the two go in.
There was quite a commotion outside the door. Zhen Xinxin in the bedroom suddenly opened her eyes and tears flowed out again.
There was a quarrel outside. Zhen Xinxin heard her mother quarreling with others, and it seemed that it was because of her again.
In some families, parents are extremely strong, which makes their children introverted and cowardly.
Zhen Xinxin is like this. She seems a little dull among her peers. She dares not speak in public and it is difficult for her to make friends.
She goes to school and goes home alone almost every day.
This afternoon after school, Zhen Xinxin suddenly had a stomachache. When she came back from the bathroom, there was no one in the classroom, and then she met the man.
At that time, the short and fat man was turning over the students' desks in the classroom. When he saw her, his face suddenly became very excited.
Children are actually very sensitive to malice. Zhen Xinxin sensed the danger, turned around and ran, but failed to escape.
She was almost scared to death.
Despair and helplessness rose up like a rising tide, and Zhen Xinxin almost suffocated.
She thought the nightmare would not wake up and no one would come to save her.
However, the next second Xu Xiaoxiao miraculously appeared outside the door.
Zhen Xinxin had never seen such a powerful girl, brave and courageous, who tore through the darkness and dug her out of the deepest quagmire.
On the way home, Zhen Xinxin wanted to say thank you.
But she was really scared, her body was stiff and tense, and she couldn't open her mouth to speak.
When she finally recovered, Xu Xiaoxiao had already left.
And her mother was very angry, ran into the room and slapped her twice.
Zhen Xinxin's eyes widened, and she looked up at her mother in horror. Suddenly, it seemed as if a hole had been torn in her chest, and sticky, black blood flowed out.
The quarrel outside the door became louder and louder. Zhen Xinxin picked up the pillow to plug her ears, closed her eyes and saw the man's appearance again.
Zhen Xinxin couldn't stand it anymore, got out of bed, and opened the bedroom door.
The living room suddenly became quiet. Zhen Xinxin's mother stood up and strode over, with deep wrinkles on her eyebrows, gritting her teeth: "What are you doing out here, get out!"
As she spoke, she reached out to grab Zhen Xinxin and took her back. Zhen Xinxin took a step back and shouted to the security guard and Ms. Chen: "I know how to find him."
Zhen Xinxin's superpower can mark things, just like a small animal marking a territory.
This special clue can only be found by the person himself.
Zhen Xinxin actually resisted, but her ability was not as aggressive as Xu Xiaoxiao's.
In the face of conflicting scenes, there was no effect.
She originally thought so.
With the assistance of Zhen Xinxin, two security guards and Xu Xiaoxiao's parents worked all night.
The suspect was locked in the afternoon of the next day, and the Public Security Bureau dispatched personnel to arrest the suspect.
Considering the social impact and the protection of the victims, this case was not made public.
But the school security guard was fired and the principal was transferred.
The reason why the suspect was able to enter the school directly was because he was a card friend with the security guard and often played cards together in private, and had a good relationship.
And this security guard was an idle man introduced by the principal's wife's relatives.
Afterwards, Xu Xiaoxiao's mother, Ms. Chen, took advantage of the child's school and went to Zhen Xinxin's house privately.
Later, someone in the community spread the rumor that Zhen Xinxin's mother Zhang Li had offended someone she shouldn't have offended, and she didn't dare to fight back when the woman came to her house and beat her.
In the homeowners' group, someone also posted a photo of Zhang Li being beaten.
Not long after, Zhen Xinxin's family moved away.
This time, Zhen Xinxin didn't die.
Xu Xiaoxiao graduated from elementary school successfully and went to the best middle school in town.
After the remedial class, Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes were red, and she looked at Lu Yao and shook her head: "It's not like that, there is no such future. Apart from anything else, my mother would never come to Zhang Li's house to beat her because of me. They would only blame each other, shirk responsibility, and then blame me for being ignorant, disobedient, and brainless. There are no such enthusiastic security guards in the police station, and the school will not care about us. They will only say that it is my problem."
This incident was solved too perfectly. Such a perfect ending could never appear in her world and her childhood.
Otherwise, how could she become what she is now?
Xu Xiaoxiao cried and said to Lu Yao: "Why do I feel worse after the tutoring? This tutoring is useless."
Lu Yao is not unable to understand Xu Xiaoxiao's feelings. She did adjust the data and tried her best to arrange all conditions to the best so that Xu Xiaoxiao can smoothly get through the crisis.
As long as there are responsible adults, dedicated public servants, and an educational environment willing to take responsibility, children's childhood will not be infected by the malice growing in the dark.
It is this huge gap and the contradiction of reality that makes Xu Xiaoxiao miserable.
She is no longer a child, she has understood the powerlessness and heaviness of reality.
Such fairy tales can no longer deceive her.
Lu Yao waited quietly for Xu Xiaoxiao to vent. When she finished crying, he held her hand and whispered, "Xiaoxiao, I know your pain. If, I mean if, you have the opportunity to return to your parents' childhood, you may find that they also did not get what you desire."
Xu Xiaoxiao was stunned and even stopped sobbing.
Lu Yao continued, "Loop is a terrible thing. It means that we have been going around in circles and have never moved forward. When we realize that we are trapped in a loop, what is our first reaction?"
Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes swayed from side to side, and finally looked at Lu Yao, and her voice was hoarse, "...Escape from the loop?"
Lu Yao raised the corners of his lips and smiled, "Smart. Humans are the only rational creatures on this planet. We can decide our own lives by our own will. The only question is - what kind of person do you want to be?" Xu Xiaoxiao lowered her eyelids and fell into thought.
The system couldn't help but say: [Liar.]
Lu Yao: "?"
System: [There are countless creatures that are more rational and elegant than humans. What's so noble about humans? Haha.]
They are all very unfair.
Lu Yao: "The world has walls, how can it be so real?"
Suddenly, many customers came to the store, and Ji Feiming was too busy to handle it, so Lu Yao had to go out to help.
After a long time, Xu Xiaoxiao came out of the cram school and said goodbye to Lu Yao: "Shopkeeper, I have made up my mind. I don't want to be an adult like my parents, I don't want to be an adult like Zhang Li, I don't want to be a school security guard, I don't want to be that pervert, scumbag, and I don't expect to be a great and noble person. As long as I can be an ordinary person with resilience and not cause trouble to others, it's just right."
Lu Yao took a bear lollipop from the snack shelf and handed it to her, "Congratulations, Xu Xiaoxiao, for successfully completing the childhood cram school!"
The first graduate is born!
After leaving the childhood cram school, Xu Xiaoxiao felt relaxed and felt that she had gained a new life. She couldn't wait to go home to find Xiao Ze and talk about their common teacher Alfred.
But at this time, Xiao Ze might not have finished work yet.
Xu Xiaoxiao was in a good mood, and everything seemed to make her happy. She saw people queuing up to buy milk tea on the roadside, and suddenly she wanted to drink some, so she walked over and lined up at the end of the line. Most
of the people in front of her were looking down at their phones, and Xu Xiaoxiao didn't pay much attention at first, but suddenly there was a commotion in front of her.
Someone in the line was particularly excited.
"Oh my god, this scumbag should be sentenced to death!"
"You pervert, you still have the nerve to cry!"
"Are the school leaders' heads full of pig shit?"
"I think some parents are as stupid as pigs. If anyone had reacted, this beast would never have gotten away with it!"
Xu Xiaoxiao had a strange premonition in her heart. She slowly took out her phone and searched without much effort. The social news headlines: Recently, a lewd and molester in the No. 4 Town of Cat Meat Pad, Daimao City was arrested. According to investigations, the suspect has been lurking near ×× Primary School for many years, waiting for an opportunity to commit crimes. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than a dozen victims. At present, the relevant school leaders and the Public Security Bureau leaders have resigned...
Xu Xiaoxiao quickly read the entire report, and the discussion below has exploded.
Many people are asking angrily: Why has such a heinous incident lasted for nearly ten years and only been reported now?
Someone left a message claiming to be a resident of Cat Meat Pad No. 4 Town: "It's just a rumor, it was reported! I don't know who the warrior is, but I heard that he reported it directly to the next level of public security bureau, and the report letter, all the evidence chains and the criminals were sent together."
When Xu Xiaoxiao saw this, something flashed through his mind and he turned around and ran to the Childhood Tuition Center.
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