Chapter 62 A Request
Ever since his father passed away unexpectedly and his mother became seriously ill and paralyzed in bed, Chen Huan hasn't seen a smile on his brother Chen Le's face for a long time.
But that night, when my brother came back, he was in a good mood. Although he had a bad smell and his clothes were a little dirty as if he had fallen, it did not affect him from greeting me with a smile. Even when my mother scolded him, his face did not look as painful as before.
But when Chen Huan asked the reason, his brother said mysteriously that he met a soft-hearted god.
"It's the blue-eyed god."
My brother clasped his hands together in front of him and said very piously.
Chen Huan felt that his brother might have had a brain injury. Even he, a primary school student - oh, now a junior high school student, knew that there were no such things as gods and ghosts in the world.
But seeing his brother so happy, he thought about it and decided not to dampen his brother's fantasy.
But my brother's happiness only lasted for a day or two. After all, the blue-eyed god only appeared suddenly for a moment, but my brother's hard work was repeated day after day.
About ten days later, Chen Huan first heard some discussions from his classmates and desk mates:
"That mysterious man who chased the bad guys away in the alley has appeared again!"
"This is not the same person as the previous one, right? This one has purple eyes, didn't the previous one have blue eyes?"
"I think it's just the adults who are talking nonsense. If you encounter bad people normally, there are many kind-hearted people who will help you. Why put two different people together?"
"No, I heard from my dad that it's completely different. Even if other people meet someone asking for help, they will only help if they are passing by. And if it is a big boss's people, no one dares to attack them casually. But that person is really different. He is not afraid of anyone. He even dares to fight people who are fans of Jin."
"And we couldn't catch him. He suddenly appeared from the darkness and disappeared into the night. He was just like a ghost!"
"Ah—no, I'm most afraid of ghosts!"
"Why are you scared? Even if it's a ghost, it's a good one. Maybe someone who was killed in one of those dark alleys before has become a fierce ghost. They don't want to be reincarnated, so they guard the streets. If they see someone about to harm someone in the dark alley, they will come out for revenge..."
"That's even scarier, isn't it..."
…
When Chen Huan came home from school and his brother came back, he saw that his brother looked very happy again.
Chen Huan thought for a moment and asked his brother if he had seen the blue-eyed god again.
My brother looked a little disappointed, but he still seemed very happy:
"No, I didn't see him this time. After all, I didn't get into any trouble. But I knew it must be him."
More than twenty days passed, and when almost everyone was about to forget about this incident, the evil ghost wandering in the darkness and refusing to reincarnate, the kind-hearted mysterious man who did not want to reveal his identity, the avenger of the owner of Jinmi Happy City, the soft-hearted god... appeared again.
This time the eyes turned green, but everyone knew it was "him" who came.
The only difference is the color of "his" eyes.
——It must be blue.
The third time, Chen Le was lucky enough to meet the person who had saved him once again. However, he chased after the person to see what he looked like, but returned in vain. The last time he looked at the person's green eyes, they were cold.
Chen Le quietly told his brother:
"That's a different feeling. When we first met, I could clearly sense the undisguised compassion in the god's eyes, but this time, it felt like there was a barrier between us... So blue is the true color of his eyes."
I think you must be imagining things again, brother.
Chen Huan complained in his heart, but as before, he did not break his brother's fantasy and kept this secret for his brother.
Not long after, they said that they seemed to have found out who the mysterious man was, but they were not sure. After all, even the only eye that was exposed had a different pupil color.
Some people said that they saw suspicious people near the legendary O Academy, but this idea was met with laughter as soon as it was brought out. Even these children knew that all the students in O Academy seemed to be fragile omegas. They had to take several buses just to get here, across most of the imperial capital. They were exhausted just by catching the buses. How could they possibly duel with others non-stop in the middle of the night?
Then he said that he was not a student of O College, but a blue-eyed waiter in a very expensive restaurant near O College. It was said that someone had tried to test him and found that he was very skilled and did not look like an ordinary person at all.
Blue eyes, outstanding skills, they all matched!
The most important thing is that on the night when the mysterious man appeared, someone saw the waiter pretending to be a delivery man.
It seems to be really him!
But why would a waiter, for no apparent reason, travel halfway across town to come to their place and offer a heroic service? Was he just bored?
That makes absolutely no sense.
It also seemed that suspicious people with corresponding eye colors were found, and similar mysterious people seemed to appear in other similar places, so the situation became even more confusing.
When discussing related matters, no one could definitively say that their guess was correct, and it gradually became an urban legend circulating in the towns outside the imperial capital:
In a dark alley, if someone wants to do something evil, an angel of salvation formed by moonlight will appear from the darkness and beat up the person whose mind is blinded by evil, in order to forcibly remove the evil factor from them.
——There is no moon every time it appears, how can it be the moonlight incarnate!
...And that kind of violent behavior, what about the Angel of Redemption? It sounds more like a Battle Angel...
Chen Huan thought these stories were outrageous, but others believed them without a doubt. Even the long-dilapidated alleys he passed on his way home were now equipped with bright streetlights.
I really don't know if it's to prevent someone from being killed in the alley, or to prevent the so-called mysterious person who only appears in the dark from being discovered, but it's good that he doesn't have to walk home in the dark streets.
After that, Chen Huan never heard of anything related to it again.
Mom's illness suddenly became more serious, and neither Chen Huan nor her brother were in the mood to pay attention to the mysterious man.
The soft-hearted gods only appear occasionally in nameless streets late at night to save people in danger, but they will not suddenly descend from the sky to help drive away my mother's illness.
My brother started to go out early and come back late more frequently - it seemed that he had changed to a new job with a higher salary, but he spent less and less time at home, and sometimes did not come back all night.
Even when I came back, I would argue even more fiercely with my mother, and then there would be a long silence.
After that, his brother came back less and less often, gradually lasting two days, three days... For a whole week, he hadn't seen his brother, nor received any news from him. Chen Huan finally couldn't help but call the police and report that his brother was missing.
But those uncles just came over, asked a few questions and left, saying that my brother was an adult and nothing could happen to him. They also said that my brother might be under too much pressure, or simply didn't want to be a burden to him and his mother, so he ran away.
The neighbors also said that the brother was very patient as he ran away just now. Of course, there were also those who said that it was very irresponsible for the brother to run away like that. In short, they all believed that the brother ran away on his own initiative because he could not bear the burden.
Even my mother said so...but Chen Huan didn't believe it.
No, that's not the case. Something must have happened to his brother, which is why he can't be contacted. After all, his brother has always told him that he must never disappear without a reason, and even if he wants to go to a classmate's house to play, he must report it in advance.
But who else can he ask for help?
Chen Huan used up almost all of his brain cells and finally found someone who could definitely help him.
That is, the soft-hearted blue-eyed god!
But with so many suspicious people, who should he look for?
Chen Huan racked his brains to inquire about this matter through various channels - although his channels were just conversations among neighbors and speculation among classmates.
But the one clue he was more certain of than others was—
My brother said that the god is the one with blue eyes, and he was right.
Aside from the countless outrageous rumors that spread more and more, there was a specific candidate at the very beginning - the blue-eyed waiter in the expensive restaurant near O Hospital.
I hope you are really the incarnation of God and can help me find my brother!
Chen Huan spent the entire morning taking the bus to the vicinity of O Hospital, and then saw the very conspicuous and obviously "expensive" restaurant.
He took several deep breaths, then mustered up all his courage and pushed open the door of the restaurant.
That was all the story he had to tell.
***
Chen Huan took a big sip of the drink, raised his head and looked at the waiter in front of him nervously, and said in a tone that almost made him cry:
"Please, save my brother. I can give you money."
He took out his schoolbag and poured out a pile of scattered coins, which were all his savings.
In this situation, there is no way to say "no" anyway.
Although he asked the wrong person.
But now is obviously not the time to explain.
And who knows whether this kid really has something to ask for help, or whether someone has set a trap for him - Ding Ruize knows very well that sometimes, the more pitiful the child, the more terrifying the bait.
So Ding Ruize did not deny the other party's guess, and of course did not admit it either. He just said that he could follow him back to take a look.
It would be great if we could find some clues, but if we find nothing, just getting the child back safely is also very important.
Lin Guantang accompanied him as a "curious friend".
No matter what, this incident was caused by Lin Guantang. It is impossible for him to easily put all the responsibility on Ding Ruize and then sit back and do nothing.
What's more, he still had one thing to do - that was to help confuse Senior Sister Shao's location.
A day or two ago in the early morning, or rather in the middle of the night, Shao Qingzhu's escape plan began.
As agreed, he disguised himself in advance, and then, as "Lingchen", partnered with Shao Qingbai to complete the military academy mission and leave the imperial capital. Lin Guantang actually asked Shao Qingbai if he could complete the mission that required two people to work together, and whether he, the real "Lingchen", needed to find an excuse to partner with him.
Then he was rejected by Shao Qingbai. First of all, they were just using his name, so there was no reason for him to really go with them. Secondly, Shao Qingbai had a lot of cronies - not just in the imperial capital, but throughout the entire empire.
After all, there are really a lot of young people who want to come to the imperial capital to make a living, and a large part of these people will eventually return to their original places - or just come to the imperial capital to play around, and then get to know Shao Qingbai and become friends, and then go back with this friendship. The result is that Shao Qingbai's friends are actually all over the empire.
So even if Shao Qingbai can't handle it alone, he can ask other friends for help.
Lin Guantang was shocked by his way of making friends, but since he was not needed to go with him, he just had to make his own plan - that is, to run around with Senior Shao's terminal and spend the money in the terminal.
Although the terminal positioning has been tampered with, it only moves around the school, so there is no guarantee that any pattern will be found. The hiding place of Senior Shao can be locked near O Academy. If he takes Senior Shao's terminal and runs to a place outside most of the city, then the fact that Senior Shao is still looking for a hiding place in the imperial capital will be more credible, right?
However, before that - before leaving, Ding Ruize still needed to change out of his waiter's clothes, and make some precautionary preparations, and then let Chen Huan wait in the house.
It didn't actually take long for Ding Ruize to pack up his things and come out. Then he saw Lin Guantang, who was supposed to be in the room with the children, leaning against the wall. He looked at him and said sorry seriously for causing him to be retaliated against.
Lin Guantang really didn't know that someone had found him near O Hospital and mistook Ding Ruize for him. He suffered an unexpected disaster for no reason. Ding Ruize had never told him about these things.
Ding Ruize waved his hand and said indifferently:
"There's nothing to be sorry about. Putting aside personal relationships, my principle is to do things for money. Whether from the perspective of a teacher or a bodyguard, protecting you is my duty. Those brats didn't come looking for you, but ran straight into my hands, saving me the time of running to you."
Lin Guantang: ...
Hey...how can you make people feel moved when you say that?
Lin Guantang was originally feeling guilty because Ding Ruize's words were too straightforward and he got stuck in the middle. Although he still felt a little guilty, since he had already said it, it seemed weird to continue saying sorry or something like that.
After being speechless for a while, Lin Guantang said weakly:
"Is the reward he gave you really enough for you to pay all this?"
Ding Ruize gave him a genuine smile:
"Please don't worry about this kind of thing, Master Huo. Don't worry, the reward you paid is enough for me to be willing to give my life for you."
Lin Guantang: ...
There's something wrong with using such sentimental words here.
And he even used the word "please"...
Well, at least Lin Guantang could confirm that Ding Ruize would be adequately compensated for all he had done for him, which somewhat soothed Lin Guantang's guilt for having implicated others.
On the way back with Chen Huan, Lin Guantang sat in the passenger seat and sent a message to another person who really needed to be thanked.
But after deleting and reducing, he felt that nothing seemed right no matter what he sent. It was not until he was almost at his destination that Lin Guantang finally confirmed and clicked the send button.
[Haitang]: I feel like I owe you a lot
[Huo Shizhen]: There are countless people who owe me money, and you are no exception. There is no need to feel guilty about it.
[Haitang]: ...
He didn't even ask what I felt "guilty" about... How can we continue the communication?
The emotions that Lin Guantang had been brewing for such a long time were easily shattered, turning into a feeling of depression that condensed in his heart.
People are really strange creatures. Just now, they were feeling guilty for owing a huge favor to someone, and were even full of worries, as if carrying a mountain, because they felt that they could never repay the favor.
When I was told that this was not a unique special treatment, or even not special treatment at all, my reaction was not the relief of having had a heavy burden lifted, but instead a kind of inexplicable resentment that came over me.
Could this be the legendary "a little kindness brings a great deal of resentment"? The greater the kindness, the greater the resentment?
After this thought popped up in his mind, Lin Guantang shuddered all over and even sat up straight. Ding Ruize, who was driving next to him, couldn't help but look over and asked him what was wrong.
Lin Guantang slowly shook his head, waved his hand and said "It's okay", then began to recall everything in the past, and the more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became -
Originally, he and Huo Shizhen had no friendship, but he was very grateful for Huo Shizhen's help in pointing out a place to eat;
Now Huo Shizhen not only gave him a lot of things, but also secretly paid him a lot of rewards, but just because of this sentence, he developed a strange feeling similar to "dissatisfaction" or "resentment"...
It's impossible that I am essentially an ungrateful person?
This won't do—
Lin Guantang shook his head, forcing himself to break away from this negative emotion. He was not an ungrateful person. No matter what, he could not resent those who had helped him a lot.
Although he did not resent Huo Shizhen, Lin Guantang calmed himself down and tried to examine his emotions from a third-party perspective. He analyzed his emotions rationally.
First of all, he was fully aware of how much benefit Huo Shizhen had given him, and he did not think that those were necessarily what he was destined to get, nor did he ever try to demand more things that did not belong to him.
Therefore, ingratitude should not exist.
Then why would one feel dissatisfied just because of a single sentence?
It seemed like... it seemed like he was depressed about this sentence itself, or rather, he was depressed because he was no different from everyone else in Huo Shizhen's eyes.
But that's how it should be, isn't it? He and Huo Shizhen had nothing to do with each other, so why did he want a special position?
This feeling of wanting to be "special" that comes out of nowhere is so strange.
Lin Guantang felt that he should adjust his mindset and not fall into an irreversible abyss.
…
But he didn't have enough time to think about it because he had arrived at his destination.
The building where Chen Huan's family lived was too dilapidated, and the road leading to the community was visibly blocked by various randomly parked vehicles. In order to make it difficult to get out, Ding Ruize parked the car next to the street.
It's a very ordinary car, it hasn't even been washed since the last rain, it's dirty, and even if it's parked on the side of the road, there's no need to worry about anything happening.
Several people needed to walk through the narrow road to where Chen Huan lived. Before they even went upstairs, they heard someone greet them:
"Student Lin, why are you here?"
Lin Guantang looked up in the direction of the voice. The person who spoke turned out to be his archery sparring partner. He really didn't expect to meet him here.
Lin Guantang signaled the other two to wait for a moment, then turned to greet the teacher:
"Hello, Mr. Zhao. I came here with a friend. He has a friend who lives here, but he hasn't been able to contact her in the past few days, so he wanted to come and see for himself what's going on. I thought it was okay, so I came along to take a look."
While talking, Lin Guantang walked up to the other party, explained his purpose, and asked curiously:
"What is Mr. Zhao doing here?"
Teacher Zhao pointed in a certain direction behind him and said with a smile:
"My family lives right here. Where else can I go but here?"
After answering Lin Guantang's question, Teacher Zhao looked over again. Seeing Chen Huan, he said with understanding:
"Your friend's friend...is he Chen Huan's brother?"
Lin Guantang nodded and said:
"Yes, does the teacher know them?"
The teacher sighed and said with some disgust:
"Of course I don't know him. When his brother transformed into an omega, his parents spread the word everywhere, saying he was going to fly up to a tree and become a phoenix. The whole neighborhood knew about it, but now, wow, what has he become?"
Lin Guantang had no intention of commenting on the Chen family's past. Hearing the teacher's tone, he felt very familiar with the teacher, so he quickly asked:
"Teacher, do you know that Brother Chen Huan is missing? Do you think he might have gone somewhere?"
"How would I know that?"
Teacher Zhao waved his hand and said nonchalantly:
"Isn't it the job of the police to find someone? Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
Lin Guantang showed a helpless look, glanced in Chen Huan's direction without making any expression, and said softly with a rather sad tone:
"This child has found a job and is crying so pitifully. I can't just sit back and watch. I have no choice but to come and take a look. If I can find any clues, it would be great to cheer the child up."
Teacher Zhao was well aware of Lin Guantang's kindness and compassion.
In a way, he was even a beneficiary. Now Lin Guantang wanted to help find someone, and he happened to know some possible clues, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to tell him casually.
And think about it, Chen Huan's family only has a little child and a bedridden mother left, which is really too pitiful.
Teacher Zhao had a conflicted look on his face, as if he was about to make some important decision. Lin Guantang knew that he was probably wondering whether to give a clue, so he didn't urge him and just waited patiently.
After a moment, Teacher Zhao sighed, looked around, and said softly:
"--Alas, the security office in this area is just a decoration. If you really want to know where his brother went, why not ask your friend to look for him at his workplace--you must not go there, that place is not friendly to omegas."
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