our secret base

Chapter 10 The first failure

"right here!"

Ji Chunzao walked to the back of a sliding door, and when she turned around, her skirt fluttered, and she posed lively, as if introducing a secret to him solemnly.

They are currently in a secluded alley.Yan Jingxing looked up and saw that this building was the largest in terms of area and scale on the street in the center of the town. He could also see two red hydrogen balloons floating in the air.

If you go around to the other side, you can still see the cartoon-shaped inflatable dolls swaying under the blowing of the blower.

"Isn't this a shopping mall? This is the back door."

"Yes, the back door."

Ji Chunzao pointed to the cart stacked with cardboard boxes not far away.

"This is the channel for pulling goods. Generally, it will not be closed, and you can go directly to the rooftop. If you enter through the main entrance, you will be stopped."

"...You understand this kind of sneaky thing."

"I just thought you were praising me." The little girl didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile, "In short, this is the highest place in the town center. According to previous experience, as long as I go to a high place, I can be more 'clear' ' to feel the presence of radio waves."

"Height..."

Yan Jingxing thought for a while and asked again.

"Then why don't you go to the mountains? That's the place with the highest altitude, right?"

"I've tried it before."

Ji Chunzao shook his head.

"As a result, I couldn't receive it at all once I got to the mountains, probably because I was far away from the city and the population."

"Ordinary radios or mobile phones are easy to lose signal in the mountains. Is this the reason?"

"That has something to do with the signal coverage of the broadcast base station. As for why my ability is like this, it may be because alien creatures like to gather in crowded places."

As she spoke, she had already walked into the door.

"Okay, let's put the principle aside for now, let's go up first."

……

Walking up the stairs all the way, they didn't meet anyone else, and the two of them reached the top floor of the mall smoothly.

Ji Chunzao adjusted her breathing a little, and walked to the center of the roof with a serious expression. She folded her hands on her chest, closed her eyes, and began to take a deep breath.

"Uh...is this the beginning?"

Yan Jingxing couldn't help asking, but this time the girl didn't answer him.

Seeing that the atmosphere on her body seemed to have changed, he stopped talking, but waited by the door.

It was very quiet on the roof, no loud voices.

The only thing that lingers in my ears is the echo left by the wind whistling past me.

He folded his arms, and despite the scorching summer heat above his head, he felt chills down his spine for a certain moment.

Noisy whimpering mingled with the wind...or maybe it was just an illusion.

Yan Jingxing shuddered and looked around, but nothing happened.

He looked at Ji Chunzao in the middle again, the wind blew her skirt and long hair, the girl remained motionless like a sculpture,
He didn't look at anything else at all, just stared at her intently, without feeling tired at all.

Just like that, after waiting patiently for 10 minutes, Ji Chunzao finally made a move.

"...It doesn't seem to work."

She opened her eyes.

"what?"

"It's a little... I don't feel it."

Ji Chunzao turned around.

Yan Jingxing was surprised to find that the girl's forehead was dripping with sweat, and at the same time, her chest was heaving violently.

She herself didn't seem to notice this, and she was still trying to explain to him what happened just now:
"Actually, this may be the first time I've tried to 'call' an alien creature in reverse, but my intuition tells me that I can do this...It's normal to be unsuccessful..."

Yan Jingxing didn't answer, his eyes fell on her hands involuntarily.

"Jing Xing...why don't you speak?"

Ji Chunzao's body shook slightly, as if she felt lost, she lowered her head slightly.

"Are you disappointed in me? Please...please don't blame me, I can try again..."

"That was not what I meant!"

Yan Jingxing quickly approached her, feeling anxious.

Of course he wouldn't blame her for such a small problem, but noticed something abnormal in the girl.

What exactly happened just now?
"Look at your hand, it's shaking, don't you feel it?"

Hearing this, Ji Chunzao was startled slightly, her eyes seemed to be staring into the void without focus, and it was only then that she fell on herself.

"Yes, yes, it's really strange, why...why am I trembling all the time?"

Her lips also began to tremble, and she couldn't even speak clearly.

Yan Jingxing noticed that not only his hands, but Ji Chunzao's whole body seemed to be unsteady. He only hesitated for a while, then realized that it was not time to think about anything else, so he immediately opened his arms and hugged her.

As if she had found support, the girl leaned softly on his shoulder.Her mouth was close to his neck, and the moist and hot breath was revealed between the pink lips, flowing and blowing on the skin, feeling slightly itchy.

"Let's go sit over there for a while."

After taking a few deep breaths, Yan Jingxing tried to calm himself down, and helped Ji Chunzao to the shaded place on the roof.

"Sit down and rest for a while."

The girl nodded, grasping his arm with both hands, and her body slid down softly, as if all the strength supporting her body had been pulled away.

"What's going on?" Yan Jingxing sat beside him and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to go to the hospital? Let me call a car..."

Ji Chunzao shook his head, as if unwilling, but he didn't even have the energy to answer.

He never left her hands, and found that the trembling on her body couldn't stop, and even started to spread to her feet, like some kind of neurological symptoms.

The posture of the two leaning against each other is very intimate, with their arms pressed together, there is a cold and sticky feeling on the skin, which is the cold sweat from Ji Chunzao's body.

"Has this ever happened before?"

Yan Jingxing asked.

"...No. I told you, because it's my first attempt..."

After a long silence, Ji Chunzao suddenly denied what he had said.

"wrong."

"what?"

"I should say, I don't know, I'm not sure. Because my memory of what happened before elementary school is very vague, but my 'super power', I had it when I was younger."

"Kindergarten? It's normal not to remember."

"That's not the case. Even if you forget most of the things, you can always remember the fragmented fragments, right? But for me, remembering everything that happened at that time is like a layer of fog..."

Ji Chunzao's mouth murmured softly, trembling.

"I know, I may have lost my memory."

Yan Jingxing blinked.

Amnesia, or a superpower, isn't your identity a bit too complicated?Almost like the mysterious protagonist in a fictional story.

But in the current situation, Yan Jingxing couldn't open his mouth to tease.

"Maybe, I'm feeling scared. Maybe it's not the first time I've called aliens, but the last call may have serious consequences, so I feel resistance now... But, I can't remember at all Thing of the past."

The wind on the roof stopped blowing, and Yan Jingxing could only hear the soft voice of the girl beside him. The flow of time seemed to slow down suddenly, and even his breathing became longer.

"These are all your guesses?"

Yan Jingxing said.

"...Well, it's just a possibility. I've thought about it a lot..."

"Forget it then." He sighed, "Whether it's a guess or not, since you think there is a possibility of danger, then don't get close."

"No, we can't leave it at that."

Ji Chunzao suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed his slender wrist on the other side, and tried hard to keep it from beating.

"I'll... try again."

"But in your current situation..."

"It's okay, I know, it's just a slight 'allergy', caused by subconscious resistance, just be patient."

She gritted her teeth, and her attitude was unprecedentedly firm.

"You can't do nothing all the time, can you? Those who seek secrets, once they know that the road to the truth is in front of them, they can't stop walking. I have been waiting for several years, just because of this unreasonable worry... "

Yan Jingxing remained silent.

Ji Chunzao shared his secrets with him, and the hearts of the two seemed to be closer; he should be happy for this.But in fact, Yan Jingxing's mood is a bit complicated now.

He just knew that she was shouldering some kind of heavy pressure, but he couldn't share it for her... To be honest, it was also a burden for him.

"No matter what you plan to do in the future, it won't be today."

Yan Jingxing patted the dust off his trousers and stood up.

"Don't you want to see the astronauts?"

Ji Chunzao looked up at him.

"I want to see it." He replied very simply, "but I hope you will be healthy and healthy. Let's forget about it today."

"Hey... Do you want to say goodbye?" She seemed to be worried that Yan Jingxing would abandon her and leave.

"How could it be possible for you to stay here alone like this." He felt funny and shook his head, "Let's talk about it after you have rested. It's still early, we can go shopping somewhere else."

"shop?"

"Yes, my family asked me to buy something to go back when I went out."

He didn't blush when he said this kind of harmless lie.

"Actually, the shopping mall below is the most complete place in the town. You can look for it here."

"Is there any fun place?"

"There is a TV in the place where the discs are sold, which is dedicated to showing movies to attract viewers. Usually, the shows are finished. I sometimes stay there on weekends. Once I see a movie I am interested in, I will sit for the whole afternoon." Ji Chun Zao Ruquan Jiazhen, "There is also a book selling area next door. There are many comics and magazines there, and many people read books for free."

"Really? Then I can't miss it. You will lead the way later."

"it is good."

The girl's little face, which was always tense, finally relaxed at this moment. She smiled at him and nodded slightly.

*
Ji Chunzao's first attempt to summon the arrival of "alien" failed.

Although a little disappointed, it was within Yan Jingxing's expectations.And compared to the "astronaut", he is more worried about Chunzao's mental state now.

It wasn't until he saw her back to normal that he breathed a sigh of relief.

After that, they went to the mall as planned.The two junior high school students didn't have much money in their pockets, so they just went shopping.

But to be honest, he was quite happy. He followed Ji Chunzao to experience the fun of rubbing discs and rubbing books. While walking aimlessly, chatting endlessly, time passed by in a flash.

When the rays of the setting sun gradually invaded the glass, even though the young people were reluctant to part with each other, they knew that the moment of parting had arrived.

Yan Jingxing thought that today would end like this, but things will never develop as expected.

"I've been seen, hurry up and hide!"

When he was about to walk out the door, the face of the girl beside him suddenly changed.

"By whom? Ah, Xie Yuzhi..."

Just hit it?
"No! It's the more troublesome person."

She hurriedly finished speaking, grabbed Yan Jingxing's arm, and walked quickly towards the parking lot next to her, trying to get away from the bustling crowd at the entrance of the shopping mall.

But at this moment, a woman's voice came from not far away.

"Chunzao? Why are you here?"

He could clearly feel that her body froze.

Yan Jingxing turned around and saw a thin middle-aged woman pushing out of the crowd with a plastic bag and walking towards this side.

When she saw the boys and girls walking side by side, the middle-aged woman frowned;
The woman's eyes moved down and landed on Ji Chunzao's hand, and saw that she was holding Yan Jingxing's wrist without letting go, as if she was holding each other intimately, so her eyebrows frowned even tighter.

(End of this chapter)