"Mr. Li, I didn't expect you to come so early. I'm not ready yet … Sorry, please wait here for a moment."
Tong Xin led Teacher Xiao Hu to the side and sat down.
"It doesn't matter … I live a bit far from here. I was afraid of being delayed on the way here, so I left early." Teacher Xiao Hu showed a decent smile.
He had practiced this smile many times on the way here … This was probably the most natural smile he could have.
"Delay? Why are you delayed? "Tong Xin blinked her eyes curiously.
Xiao Hu shook his head … He couldn't look at her anymore. He found that he had no resistance to a beauty in a skirt.
"Nothing … Nothing special, but it's hard to say if it's an accident." Teacher Xiao Hu stammered, "Oh right … Who's that?"
Actually, from the start, Teacher Xiao Hu had felt a strange gaze on him. He looked over and saw a girl wearing a baseball cap and sportswear. She didn't look very old.
"She's my younger sister. She's also visiting today." Tong Xin smiled, "Lily, why don't you come over …"
Xia Lily suddenly pulled Tong Xin over and shouted, "Oh, sister, I don't know if I ate something wrong this morning … Where's the washroom, take me there!"
"This … Hey, don't pull me …" Tong Xin had no choice but to turn back, "That … Teacher Li, I'll deal with it first."
"Okay …"
…
"What are you doing?"
She knew that Xia Lily didn't really have a stomachache.
Xia Lily frowned, "Sister, do you really want this person to be your new product's advertising model?"
"Huh?" Tong Xin frowned and thought for a while, "What do you mean … Why, is there something wrong with Teacher Li? He didn't recognize you just now … Is it possible that he's not a teacher of Huo Yun High? "
Xia Lily said unhappily, "It's normal that he can't recognize us. After all, we often go to the extraterrestrial battlefield and come back with a swollen face. If we don't call him, we won't recognize him … Sister, he's a teacher of our school. But I'm afraid he's not the kind of teacher you think he is. He's just a sparring teacher of the lowest level. "
"Sparring partner?" Tong Xin opened his mouth subconsciously.
Xia Lily shrugged and said, "To put it simply, he's a human sandbag for the students to practice. Also, he's actually not that popular in school … I think you're going to end up being a model for your product. "
Tong Xin muttered, "You beat him … I mean, have you ever attended Mr. Li's class?"
Xia Lily said, "He's in charge of sparring with the seniors. As for me … I should be able to beat him up as soon as next year."
Unexpectedly, Tong Xin suddenly knocked on her head.
At this moment, his elder sister put her hands on her hips and said with a straight face, "You have to treat your teachers with reverence. What's wrong with a sparring teacher? Without a sparring teacher, do you, as students, know how much you have mastered? Don't look down on those who contribute silently! "
"But Sis, he actually …"
"That's enough." Tong Xin shook his head. "No matter what, he's here. I'm the one who invited him to this audition. I won't call him away just because he's a sparring teacher … Whether he can be on camera or not is one thing, but we can't do things without sincerity, understand? At the very least, I want him to complete this audition. "
"Okay." Xia Lily reluctantly nodded.
Actually, she didn't want to dampen Tong Xin's mood … This cousin was one of the few people she had met in this world who was as honest as she appeared to be.
Tong Xin continued with her work.
Xia Lili, on the other hand, found an opportunity to sneak to Teacher Xiao Hu's side and sit down.
…
"Mr. Xiao Hu."
Teacher Xiaohu, who was reading the script that Tong Xin gave him, froze. He subconsciously looked over and said hesitantly, "You …"
"I'm studying in Fire Cloud High School. I'm in the first grade group combat class." Xia Lily said expressionlessly.
Mr. Xiao Hu opened his mouth. His hand holding the script couldn't help but tighten a little … But it was only for a moment. Instantly, his hand loosened.
Mr. Xiao Hu smiled bitterly, "I understand … I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you."
"What are you going to do?" Xia Lily asked curiously.
Mr. Xiao Hu said, "I'll tell your sister to give up this audition … Something happened at home, not feeling well, etc. There will always be an excuse."
"There will always be an excuse …" Xia Lily narrowed her eyes, "Just like how you found an excuse on the battlefield."
"Sorry to bother you." Mr. Xiao Hu stood up, "Tell your sister that I have something to do and have to leave."
He put the script on the chair and walked straight out the door.
No reluctance?
Li Jianren's decision surprised Xia Lily. She even thought that he would be angry and embarrassed.
However, Xia Lily could feel a trace of reluctance in Li Jianren's eyes … She glanced at the script that was left behind. There were still clear wrinkles on it.
She couldn't help but sigh.
…
When he walked out of the building, Mr. Xiao Hu looked up at the sky and felt a little dizzy … Probably because the sun was too bright.
He let out a long sigh and walked listlessly.
"Hey!"
Someone called out to him … It was the voice of the girl from before. Teacher Little Hu subconsciously turned around and saw Xia Lili walking quickly towards him.
"Why are you …"
"If you stand my sister up now, what will she do?" Xia Lily rolled her eyes, "Do you know how much work she did for the new product? If you don't pass the audition, it's fine, but you suddenly left. Don't you need money for today's venue and manpower? Are you going to pay for it? "
"But I …"
"My sister doesn't know about you." Xia Lily whispered, "I'm just saying that you're not very popular in school … I didn't add salt or vinegar. It's a fact that you're not popular. I just entered school last year. They said that I didn't see what you did, so I won't comment, that's all. "
Mr. Xiao Hu didn't say anything.
Xia Lily suddenly slapped the script on him, "That's all I have to say. It's up to you to decide if you want to go up or not. I'm not helping you, I just don't want to make things difficult for my sister … Also, remember, you're only here for the audition. You have nothing to do with my sister … Understand? "
"I understand." Mr. Xiao Hu nodded and said seriously, "I'll go up and finish the audition."
Xia Lily shrugged and said indifferently, "You go in first, so that my sister won't think I said something to you if she sees me with you."
"You're very careful." Mr. Xiao Hu couldn't help but say, "You don't look like a little girl at all."
"I'm not in good health." Little Lily said indifferently, "I started school a few years late. I'm not as little as you think I am … Let's go, let's finish the audition and leave."
Mr. Xiao Hu nodded silently. He didn't know why, but he suddenly wanted to finish the audition … and finish it successfully.
This was like an unusually strong desire … He took a deep breath and then forcefully wiped his face. It was as if a mysterious force was gushing out of his body.
"Let's go." Li Jianren said indifferently.
Xia Lili looked at him in surprise … As she watched him walk into the building, the sunlight seemed to pierce her eyes, making her a little dazzled.
"He seems to be confident … as if he's a different person?"
Xia Lily's eyes flashed with a touch of doubt. How could it be — Li Jianren, Mr. Xiao Hu, the guy who was bullied to tears in Fire Cloud High School?
"But … I feel that he doesn't know about Ba Dan?"
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Cuihua Town, in an old street, a police car stopped in front of an abandoned building … Three people got out of the car.
"… 14-2, it's here." Uncle Ho looked at the address and turned back, "Miss Red Child, this is where Gao Yang used to live."
"What happened here?" Red Child frowned.
The house in front of her was not only abandoned, but also damaged … The outer wall had obvious burn marks, as for the windows, many places were broken, and the courtyard walls were overgrown with weeds.
"I know this!" The policewoman hurriedly said, "A few years ago, several refugees lived here quietly. Later, the house accidentally caught fire and burned to this state … It's written in the case file."
"Refugees?" Red Child frowned.
Old Ho explained, "It's like this. After crossing Cuihua Town, you'll be in the territory of Shituo City … In recent years, the political situation of Shituo City has not been very stable. It's chaotic, so there will be some people running here to hide. Usually, we will directly repatriate them after we find them. "
"The house burned to this state, didn't Gao Yang come back?" Red Child asked directly.
The policewoman said, "We tried to contact the owner, but we couldn't get in touch with him. After a long time, we lost contact. As for whether he came back secretly, we don't know. "
"I'll go in and take a look." Red Child walked over directly.
Uncle Ho nodded and wanted to push open the iron gate in front of the courtyard, but Red Child kicked it open … Next was the front door of the house, which was also kicked open.
…
In the past, the fire had burned almost everything in the house to ashes.
Uncle Ho and the policewoman found two pieces of wood and picked them all along the way, but they didn't find anything useful. After a while, Red Child came down from upstairs with a photo frame in her hand.
It was a group photo … a young man and a middle-aged woman with a haggard face.
Red Child pointed to the woman in the photo and said, "Who is this to Gao Yang? His mother? "
The policewoman said, "It should be his mother. Gao Yang is currently a native of Cuihua Town. He went out to work when he was young. But when Gao Yang was five years old, his mother took him back to Cuihua Town to settle down. "
"What about his father?"
"I don't know." The policewoman shook her head, "Gao Yang also followed his mother's surname, his mother's name is Gao Cuilan."
"What about Gao Cuilan?" Red Child asked.
The policewoman was already prepared, "I checked the Internet. The last place Gao Cuilan registered to work was a company called Fire King in Huoyun City, but that was almost 30 years ago. I don't know if this company is still there. "
"Fire King?" Red Child's eyes narrowed slightly, staring at the policewoman, "Are you sure it's really Fire King?"
"The Huoyun Police Station's Internet is like this … probably?"
"How could it be Fire King …" Red Child muttered, frowning, and walked out of the house.
"Sheriff, did I say something wrong?" The policewoman couldn't help but look at Uncle Ho nervously and asked curiously, "Is there anything special about this Fire King company?"
Uncle Ho thought for a while and said, "It happened many years ago. Of course, you young people don't know. The [Fire King] Corporation was the real giant of Huoyun City back then. Later on, the [Flat Sky] Corporation rose, and the [Fire King] gradually withdrew from the stage … I heard that the [Fire King]'s boss not only went crazy in the end, but also jumped to his death. "
"Who —!"
Red Child's cold shout suddenly came from outside the house.
…
When Old Ho and the policewoman ran out in a hurry, they saw that Red Boy had already blocked off an old man … The young mistress of Flaming Cloud City didn't make a move, but the old man seemed to be frightened as he looked around at a loss.
"Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! " Uncle Ho quickly stepped forward and said, "This is an old man in the town, his family lives nearby … He runs a breakfast shop! Misunderstanding! "
"He's hiding outside sneakily," Red Child said indifferently.
Uncle Ho looked at the old man and said, "Old Zhao, what's the matter with you?"
Hearing that, the old man said, "I saw your car parked at Cuilan's house. I thought something happened, so I came to see … Why, what happened here?"
"You know Gao Cuilan's family?" Red Child frowned slightly.
Old Zhao subconsciously looked at Old He. Seeing Old He give him a look, he nodded and said slowly, "Cuilan's family lives here. We've been neighbors for decades … How should I put it? I watched Cuilan grow up. Between neighbors, don't you think we're close?"
"What about Gao Yang? Do you know him? "
"Gao Yang?" Old Zhao was stunned, then shook his head and said, "It's fine if he doesn't say it. Back then, Cuilan was terminally ill, but he didn't even bring her back for a look. Poor Cuilan raised her son alone. She died alone. It was us outsiders who helped bury him!"
"What about Gao Cuilan's husband?" Red Child said, "Have you heard her mention it?"
Old Zhao said, "Cuilan never talks about these things. We don't know much. We only vaguely heard her say that her husband is no longer around … He probably died a long time ago, so she brought her son back to her hometown. If you want to find Gao Yang, it's probably difficult to find him. This guy almost cut off all his family ties. "
Red Child slowly sighed, but wrote down a phone number, "Uncle, I'm sorry for scaring you just now … This is my contact number. If you see Gao Yang come back during this time, please contact me immediately. I will reward you. Apart from that, if you recall anything regarding Gao Cuilan's family, you can also contact me. "
Old Zhao saved the number for the sake of the reward. "Speaking of which, I do recall something … I remember that once, Gao Yang and Cuilan must have quarreled. It was late at night and it was raining. The child walked all the way out, saying that he was going to find his elder brother."
"Elder brother?"
"I don't know either." Old Zhao shook his head. "It was many years ago. It was raining heavily, so I didn't hear it clearly."
"He still has an elder brother …"
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Flaming Cloud City, Flaming Cloud General Headquarters' detention center.
The cell's metal door slowly opened … In the cell, [Sang Kun] was not only wearing layers of suppressors, but he was also wearing restraints. His mouth was also covered with a steel mask, and his eyes were filled with ferocity.
The suspects in the same cell were 'obediently' huddled in a corner — some were even kneeling while facing the wall.
Only [Sang Kun] sat firmly in the middle, accompanied by the Nine-striped Dragon.
At this moment, when he saw that it was Sir Ma 2.0 who came in, [Sang Kun] directly sneered … then Little Luo Sir
Came in.
[Sang Kun]'s smile gradually disappeared.
The Nine-striped Dragon also huddled in a corner …
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