"Have you ever tried to observe a person silently in a crowd? Watch him shooting alone on the basketball court, watch him stand in front of the window for hours watching the rain, watch him finish school alone, clean the toilet alone,
Practicing in the piano room. You can't find any gossip or highlights in his life. It's really boring. You will think, damn! I would be so depressed if I were him? How can he not be so lonely? Why is this guy pretending to be cool?
Well, will you die if you giggle happily? But you find that you don't hate him, because you are just like him...across the people coming and going, the observer and the observed are the same."
In the classroom of Class 2, Grade 3, Xia Xian thought in the back row by the window.
As soon as he finished thinking this, a strange but natural thought came to his mind:
My sister probably thinks so too.
As one of the twins with "power" on the throne of power and power, he woke up early but inexplicably made up for his biggest flaw, "low intelligence", and left alone in the depths of the subway where he stayed for an unknown length of time.
Fenrir's name naturally cannot be used. After spending some time to find Jormungandr, who was also hidden in the human world, he found that his sister named herself "Xia Mi", and then adopted the surname "Xia".
It is named after the word "envy" in the magazine when I first saw the world with the title "People should not envy what others are born with".
Xia Mi.
Xia Xian.
He did not choose to meet his sister, but always observed her secretly.
At the same time, like Xia Mi, he is learning everything about human beings.
Xia Mi came into contact with this young man named Chu Zihang, so Xia Xian also observed him secretly.
To be precise, it was the two of them.
Throughout 2006 and 2007, Chu Zihang, a high school student, dated Xia Mi, a junior high school student, going to the cinema, dating at the aquarium, and finishing his thesis at Xia Mi's house...
Xia Xian saw it all.
Until Xia Mi erased all Chu Zihang's memories of her, it was as if this monster-like girl had never appeared. Only then did Xia Xian appear and meet Chu Zihang for the first time today.
Her younger sister's condition did not seem to have become irritable and flustered because of his disappearance. Maybe she had also expected such a day. Xia Xian felt that it was necessary for her to fulfill the obligation of an older brother and test whether her future brother-in-law was qualified for her.
"The school abroad..." Xia Xian played with the pen boredly, looking at the white playground in the heavy rain, "It's Kassel Academy. Is it a place where hybrids with dragon blood will definitely go?
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Of course Xia Xian knew that Xia Mi also chose to go to the preparatory class at Kassel College this year.
Therefore, as early as a few days ago, he found clues in a very deep place on the Internet, a website called "Hunter Market". There, the Dragon Clan is not a very hidden secret. There are traces to follow.
Xia Xian read a lot of information with great interest. It turns out that it is such an interesting thing to see oneself from the mouth of a human being.
When the idea of "go to Kassel College" came to his mind, Xia Xian immediately thought of Chu Zihang who had also found Kassel College.
It is not difficult to know the whereabouts of Chu Zihang. On the contrary, Xia Xian also knows that this young man who has left some footprints on the Internet despite being cautious has been targeted by people from Kassel College, but the other party does not seem to be the same.
I don't plan to contact him proactively.
"Just think of it as taking care of him for your sister." Xia Xian thought about his sister and unconsciously raised the corner of his mouth.
...
If you want to ask who feels the most melancholy during the summer vacation after this year's college entrance examination, it might be the principal of Shilan Middle School.
Because Shilan Middle School has maintained the first and second place in the grade for a long time, they coincidentally chose to apply to foreign universities before the college entrance examination and gave up participating in the college entrance examination.
Although the school they applied to is also a well-known university, Shilan Middle School is not willing to ignore this year's college entrance examination results. If there are two high scores that are higher than other schools, they will naturally have more faces.
brilliance.
Under the church-like dome of the Chicago train station, a big boy wearing a white T-shirt and jeans was holding a luggage bag in his left hand, and the phone in his right hand was pressed against his ear.
After three rings, the phone was connected.
In English, a very dull voice said, "Hello."
Chu Zihang waited quietly for a while, and then said: "Hello, I am Chu Zihang."
The person on the other side of the phone also fell into silence. After more than ten seconds, the dull voice turned into Chinese so fluent that the accent could almost be ignored:
"Chu Zihang, hello. I am von Schneider from Kassel College."
Many people in the world don't know that when you are looking for something that you don't know exists, maybe that thing has cast its eyes on you more than once. But it may not necessarily expect to meet you.
, on the contrary... there may be some hesitation.
Similarly, until Chu Zihang actually made the call, Schneider was responsible for observing the boy from China.
But the doubts have never been eliminated.
"Chu Zihang, you should be applying to the University of Chicago. You must also know that our Cassel College is just a fraternity college. With your grades, you are enough to go to the main campus." Schneider's voice was very calm, like an emotionless person.
of robots.
"I know who you are." Chu Zihang faced the dazzling sunlight coming from the top of the Chicago train station and looked at the blue sky, "I want to become a student of Cassel College."
The other end of the phone was silent again.
"Just five minutes ago, the same Chinese boy gave the same answer," Schneider said. "You Chinese are indeed very interesting."
Chu Zihang was stunned, the same boy?
At this moment, a boy wearing a black T-shirt and carrying a black bag walked into Chu Zihang's field of vision. He held two cans of Coke in his free hand and shook it towards Chu Zihang.
"Xia Xian?" Chu Zihang said subconsciously. He recognized this boy who he had never seen again since he struck up a conversation two months ago.
Xia Xian put a can of Coke into Chu Zihang's hand, then silently pointed to the mobile phone next to Chu Zihang's ear and made a mouth gesture:
"He still has something to say."
Chu Zihang came back to his senses, and Schneider's voice happened to be heard in his ears:
"Chu Zihang, like the boy named Xia Xian, although your grades are excellent enough, since you said you know who we are, you should accept our personal interview."
"Five minutes ago, I informed Xia Xian. He is next to you, right?" Schneider paused and continued.
"Yes." Chu Zihang nodded subconsciously.
"At five o'clock in the afternoon, you two will come together under the Michigan Railway Bridge." Schneider said, and then hung up the phone.
Chu Zihang put away his phone and looked at Xia Xian, "You too...?"
Xia Xian thought it was interesting to see some surprise on the face of this boy who was usually too calm, but maybe it was some kind of strange psychology at work. He said innocently:
"I just think that the school that Chu Zihang applied for must have its merits. Judging from the tone of the professor named Schneider, it seems that this is indeed the case."
Chu Zihang frowned calmly. He knew very well what he was, a monster. Maybe there was another better explanation. After all, they were secretly called "hybrids" in the hunter market.
But now he doesn't think Xia Xian exists like this.
Xia Xian suddenly opened the can and touched the can in Chu Zihang's hand, "Let's go? We are quite far away from the railway bridge. The professor only left us for an hour, so he thinks highly of us.
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Chu Zihang nodded. Since Professor Schneider said he would interview them both at the same time, it was naturally not his turn to persuade the other party to go back.
Maybe he is really the same kind of person as me? Chu Zihang took a deep look at Xia Xian. The sunny boy in front of him looked up and took a big sip of Coke. He seemed completely different from his cold appearance.
...
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Xia Xian and Chu Zihang arrived at the agreed Michigan railroad bridge on time.
Even though Chu Zihang was in excellent physical condition, he was slightly out of breath after crossing half the city in such a hurry. But when he looked at Xia Xian, he was surprised to find that the other person's expression was as usual.
"There are so few people here." Xia Xian put down his luggage and looked around for a while, "There are so few people here that if I hadn't contacted Professor Schneider in advance, I would have thought we were going to be tricked into killing people and taking money here."
This statement, which was not considered a joke, obviously did not make Chu Zihang laugh. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the sound of raindrops coming from above his head.
First, the drizzle of light raindrops collided with the railway bridge above, and the raindrops splashed in front of the two people. It seemed that they could temporarily avoid the rain, but it didn't take long for the raindrops to become heavier.
"Is the weather in Chicago like this?" Xia Xian covered his head with one hand and quickly picked up the luggage on the ground with the other hand, "Or, if I follow you, I will always encounter bad weather..."
Chu Zihang was speechless.
Heavy rain...it seems to be like this.
"Did you bring an umbrella?" Xia Xian asked.
Chu Zihang shook his head.
"Then you wait here while I buy two umbrellas." Xia Xian waved his hand and walked out from the shadow under the bridge to a convenience store across the street.
Xia Xian walked across the road, complaining about the unpredictable weather.
But his dark eyes looked calmly under a road sign.
There was a person standing there, half of his face covered by a black mask, but a slightly ferocious face was still exposed. The black trench coat was out of place in today's weather, but fortunately the weather in Chicago was not particularly hot.
He had been standing there for a long time and should have arrived earlier than Xia Xian and Chu Zihang.
Schneider? Xia Xian wasn't sure, so he excused himself to buy an umbrella and leave, wanting to observe Chu Zihang and this man at the same time.
In the heavy rain, Chu Zihang stood under the traffic light on the opposite street, carrying his luggage and looking at the man. He was only a little slower than Xia Xian to spot the man with the mask, but Chu Zihang knew who he was.
Sometimes, the attraction between people is unreasonable. When you meet someone, you can quickly know who they are and who they will become for you.
Xia Xian found a hidden corner and watched this scene with interest.
Two lone wolves?
The long and narrow road in the heavy rain became a safe distance between Chu Zihang and the man, looking at each other. The traffic lights changed three times, and neither of them took the initiative to express any action.
Xia Xian suddenly felt that it was very wise for him to find an excuse to leave and leave the two of them a chance to be alone.
The man suddenly seemed to be forced to retreat by Chu Zihang's eyes, and finally waved.