Apocalypse Mutants Rise

Chapter 166 Seven Years of Solitude
Xiao Qiang was a little dazed, staring at the metal bag at a loss.

"Just now, he did it suddenly because I was approaching."

Yao Yan also frowned slightly, because it seemed that this thing was not so ordinary.

"Sigh~~~"

At this time, steam began to rise from the soup pot.

Yao Yan immediately turned around, and while stirring the spoon, said:
"Just now he came in suddenly and said that this is something that only I can open."

"Yourself?" Xiao Qiang felt helpless at the illogical words, "Why can you open it, but we can't even touch it? This Xuanwutai is a bit too strange."

"These problems may only be known after opening." Yao Yan said, and then picked up the metal bag.

"Well, open it quickly, open it~" Xiao Qiang urged excitedly.

"Do you think you shouldn't avoid it?" Yao Yan said helplessly.

Xiao Qiang was taken aback.

It seems to be the same, this is what Xuanwutai gave her.

"Okay, let's take a look at what's inside." Xiao Qiang continued expectantly, "I'll go and see where he went."

Yao Yan nodded, then held the metal bag in one hand and the spoon in the other to continue stirring.

Xiao Qiang glanced at the metal bag for the last time, then turned around and left the kitchen in the small mezzanine.

But just now that stupid big guy seemed to run this way.

He wouldn't just leave because of something, would he?

In that case, it seems that all previous efforts have been wasted, and it has finally come to this point, and it is obvious that he hasn't even asked him half a question.

There is another door at the back of the convenience store, which leads to the wasteland behind.

Stepping on the slippery muddy ground under his feet, Xiao Qiang looked around.

Now that Yan Xiang is at the main entrance, he still doesn't want to join the party.But this Xuanwutai, he...

Glancing around, his eyes stayed in one direction.

Because the sky is very dark, the things in front of me can only barely be seen at close range.Xuanwutai's tall stature is obvious.

"Are you okay?" Xiao Qiang greeted.

Xuanwutai was startled for a moment, then turned around and looked at himself.

He didn't make any gestures, and seemed to be watching defensively.

"Can we chat?" Xiao Qiang stepped forward cautiously.Because Xuanwutai's moves seemed unreasonable, as if he might attack at any time.

However, he responded this time, simply shaking his head.

"You still don't believe me?" Xiao Qiang said helplessly.

He nodded briefly again.

This behavior is too embarrassing.

I saw him standing in a corner behind the convenience store building, his eyes were completely uneasy and blank, and he only scanned everything around him.

That expression is very simple, not obstructive, but at the same time it is suppressing something.

It's just that I can't understand it at all, and I can't communicate with it.

But Xiao Qiang recognized this expression.

I also stood here for a while, because during the alternation of day and night, a place close to darkness and dawn can always make people quiet.

"Then I won't bother you, I'll call you when dinner is ready." Xiao Qiang said.

Then I saw that he just glanced here, and then looked away again.

He exhaled helplessly, then turned around and returned to the convenience store.

Now I am also very curious about what is contained in the metal clip.

At this time, Yao Yan seemed to have begun to weigh the soup, and the metal clip was placed aside.

"Have you seen it?" Xiao Qiang asked.

Yao Yan was riding the hot soup with a calm expression: "You should take a look too, it won't do any harm."

"Can I watch it?" Xiao Qiang wondered, before Xuanwutai told her to watch it by herself.

But as soon as Yao Yan's words came out, Xiao Qiang immediately stepped over and took the metal clip.

Open it with excitement and anticipation.

This metal clip is composed of two interlayers, which is exactly the design of a wallet.It's just that it's stronger and less prone to damage, so let's keep it until now.

Here, is this?

Xiao Qiang flipped through the two interlayers, but only saw a piece of folded kraft paper, the quality of which was rough.

I was a little puzzled, but I quickly opened it.

The creases are obvious, but this thing is completely beyond Xiao Qiang's expectation.

This is, a letter?

It was indeed a letter, and the handwriting on it was still obvious, but it was a little scribbled, but it was also understandable.

Xiao Qiang frowned slightly, and immediately began to read:
[Maybe you have to say hello first, because if someone really reads this letter, it means that you are someone worthy of Xiaotai's trust.

Let me talk about this letter first.I will write it now, and then I will put it in something and give it to Xiaotai.Tell him that as long as you meet someone you can really trust, let that person see this.And he must not open it privately. 】

Xiaotai?

Xiao Qiang was a little helpless, the name sounded awkward no matter what.It seems that Xuanwu's aura is completely lost after this title.I don't know who wrote this letter.

Read on now.

【Xiaotai is a very, very simple person, so as long as I tell him that, he will definitely believe it.I'll tell it it's a magical talisman for someone you can truly trust and care about.It's a lie, but he needs hope.Only in that way can I maintain my future life. I will leave sooner or later, and the child I am most worried about is him. 】

[About Xiaotai, few people know him.Because after junior high school, he no longer had any friends.I hope that no matter who reads this letter now, you must read it patiently. 】

Xiao Qiang took the kraft paper and sat on the bench in the corner,
【He has been with me all the time, so I am not at ease. 】

[In the second year of junior high school, he dropped out of school.Because of the school, his classmates couldn't accept it.Because Artest is mentally handicapped...]

The string in his heart trembled inexplicably, Xiao Qiang continued to read.

[The test of intelligence has never passed.The principal also let him go to a special school, but our family couldn't afford the special school fees.Those subsidies are only enough for Artest and I to barely survive.He himself seemed unwilling to go to any school.All the classmates laughed at him, made fun of him, and even went home many times covered in dirt.I really can't do anything...]

[But Artest has always been very obedient. Although he has low intelligence, he is very clear about everything.I also have my own feelings.It's just that his feelings will be completely different from ours.He trusts people too easily. 】

【That's why I told him not to trust anyone.Those who are superficially nice to you may also just be using you for their own purposes.You have to learn to think and understand for yourself what kind of person you can truly trust.Unless he saved your life, you must not trust him lightly.Must remember...]

[The me who is writing this letter is Artest's grandmother and his only relative.But he will be alone soon, and my body is getting worse and worse.I'll save some money and hopefully put him in a good place.And this letter, I don't know what kind of person you will be when you read it.I just beg you, don't waste Artest's trust in you. 】

[He doesn't have any friends, so his temper may be a little weird, and his way of thinking is linear.He doesn't know much.But he also has the same feelings as you... he will be sad about some things and happy about some things.Please don't look at him with strange eyes. 】

[Finally, I also want to thank you, and I am very glad that he finally handed over this letter...]

Xiao Qiang looked at the words of gratitude at the end, and a picture of an old man flashed in his mind. She even left the bank accounts that she had saved in at the end.I just hope that Artest can be treated well.

Inexplicable emotions and feelings intersected in a ball.

Xiao Qiang froze in that corner, not knowing where to move his eyes.

Now think about Xuan Wutai's strange reactions, his eyes and emotions.

It seems that I can understand everything...

He is obviously a big fool, but he looks so immature, and his emotions are all on his face.Mentally retarded?

But what made Xiao Qiang's heart tremble the most was the kraft paper, with the numbered date on the bottom right corner at the end...

"2011"

The date is chilling, because if the letter is true.Now, seven years have passed.

In the past seven years, it is hard to imagine how he got here.Probably, it has always been one person.

And the innocence and obedience in his bones made him keep the metal clip until now.

But there is also some irony...

Obviously his grandmother just said: "Don't trust anyone easily, unless he saved your life."

A simple sentence, but he really took it completely seriously, and he would not make any changes, but just obeyed it completely.

Unless he saved your life...

So did you wait until today?

Xiao Qiang looked at Yao Yan, she had already praised Tang.There are also a few dishes, which are still steaming neatly and full of tangy fragrance.

"Do you think this is real?" Xiao Qiang folded the kraft paper and put it back into the metal folder.

"I'm not sure." Yao Yan frowned slightly, "This kind of thing is very unrealistic, but I'm afraid that if it's true but I don't believe it, what will happen..."

"That's right..." Xiao Qiang looked at the metal clip, and felt that there was a ball in his heart.

If it is true, what was the seven years of loneliness like?

How did he come here again.

"Is the meal almost ready?"

Before continuing the discussion, Yan Xiang's voice suddenly came from outside.

His nose is quite sharp, but the fragrance is absolutely alluring!There is no need to say much about Yao Yan's craftsmanship.

"Let's have dinner first, there are only these ingredients left here." Yao Yan said, "Maybe I have to go to the next place to fill my stomach."

Xiao Qiang just nodded, and immediately picked up the dishes regardless of the answer.

"Get the table ready!"

Shouted to the outside.

Then these delicious dishes were brought to the table one by one.

Eight dishes, but also boiled soup and steamed rice.

This feels like a little paradise in the end times.

Finding some messy things as a bench, Xiao Qiang looked at the dishes on this table and drooled.

"There's no need to pay attention to the redundant form." Yan Xiang said, and then put down his chopsticks.

Xiao Qiang turned his head, just about to get up and go to the back to call Xuanwutai together.But found that he was already at the door of the back door.

And he kept looking this way, and when he saw himself looking over, he immediately shrank back.

"Come on." Xiao Qiang raised the corner of his mouth, looked at Yao Yan and said.

Sure enough, when Yao Yan looked over again, he didn't dodge so much, but his gaze was still very repulsive to this side.

No matter how you look at it, it's inconsistent...

It seems that they are already bigger than themselves.

"Let's go together." Yao Yan looked at Xuan Wutai and said, "I also prepared your tableware. If you don't come, we won't be able to eat so much. This is dinner for four people."

Xuanwutai looked at this side, then glanced at Xiao Qiang and Yan Xiang, and finally felt at ease in Yao Yan's smile.

Then he tentatively moved forward.

Then he sat next to Yao Yan, his movements still looked stiff, and he still couldn't relax.

"Don't ruin the atmosphere." Yan Xiang said, "If you do something casually now, I will definitely kill you."

"Your words really ruin the atmosphere." Xiao Qiang said.

"I'm just reminding you."

"Forget it," Xiao Qiang exhaled, there is no end to competing with Yan Xiang, he looked at Xuan Wutai, "How about a taste of your benefactor's craftsmanship~"

"Are you going to take the opportunity to tease me?" Yao Yan said with the corner of her mouth raised.

Probably this relaxed atmosphere infected Xuan Wutai.

He widened his eyes and was stunned for a long time.Then he was willing to hold the chopsticks with his tense and stiff hands, and then carefully looked at the three of them, and picked up a chicken nugget and put it in his mouth.

At this time, Yan Xiang couldn't resist the delicious food, he ate big mouthfuls, he didn't want others to see him, and he turned his body to the side in the same old posture.

Xuanwutai ate the chicken nuggets, and the expression on his face finally became relaxed.

How delicious it is, of course, needless to say.

Immediately, he used chopsticks to carefully place these dishes into his plate full of rice.

Then he glanced at the three of them again, got up, and stepped back.

Xiao Qiang was a little dazed, and just watched him retreat to the corner, and then devoured the food on the plate while looking here.

These actions are distressing.

But before she put down her chopsticks, Yao Yan had already walked over.

Walking up to Xuanwu Tai:

"Why are you retreating here?"

Xuanwutai was stunned, looked at Yao Yan, and then at Xiao Qiang and Yan Xiang at the table.

He gestured.

Yao Yan frowned slightly, but immediately smiled:
"I promise, you will never do anything to you. You have to relax, it's safe here."

"He must be guarding against us, is it useful to coax him?"

"You can't interrupt casually!" Xiao Qiang looked at Yan Xiang angrily and said.

But at this moment, Xuanwutai hesitated for a moment, nodded his head, and then returned to the dining table.

"What's the meaning of the gesture just now?" Xiao Qiang asked curiously.

"He said that he is not used to eating at the table." Yao Yan replied.

Xiao Qiang looked at Xuanwutai again, he was still picking up the food on the plate.

It's not that I'm not used to it, it's that I seldom eat it on the table.

But judging by the way he was devouring it, he must be very hungry.Of course, the excellent taste of the food is also an important part of the reason.

At this time, a hand was stretched out in front of his eyes suddenly, which made Xiao Qiang startled.

Xuanwutai directly entered the realm state, and he might fall into a fight at any time.

"What a fuss." Yan Xiang said, the hand that stretched out was of course his, "The porridge is still too hot, drink some water first, eating at that speed will kill you."

Xuanwutai was stunned, and Yan Xiang took a sip for himself while handing over the cup.

He froze for a moment, then took the glass.

He looked around at the three of them again, and then drank it all in one gulp.

The atmosphere finally warmed up under the soft light.

Xuanwutai no longer restrained himself, and ate voraciously, but there were always tears in his eyes.

He couldn't speak, and he couldn't understand the sign language he made.

But his expression and movements always seem to convey everything.

Originally, the dinner for four people, Xiao Qiang thought he couldn't finish it.

As a result, I didn't expect to eat nothing at all in the end.

The porridge is no longer so hot at this time, but completely warm.

To save trouble, don't clear the table, because you will leave here soon.

Xuanwutai was holding the bowl of porridge, but it was still difficult to get in with the three of them, so he walked quickly and went out through the back door.Probably standing in the original position again.

"Take it out." Yan Xiang said suddenly.

"Take what?"

"I heard some key parts, metal clips, originally for Yao Yan."

Xiao Qiang took a sip of porridge, looking at Yan Xiang's eyes as if he must see it.

"This." Yao Yan said, and then handed over the metal clip.

"You, wait, Yan Xiang, him!" Xiao Qiang's words were in disorder.

"Let him understand." Yao Yan said, "And maybe he can find something special."

"Is there anything special..." Xiao Qiang looked at Yan Xiang.

But as soon as Yan Xiang heard that it was time for his performance, he immediately opened the metal clip, then hesitated for a moment, and took out the folded kraft paper.

Then, without even reading the text, I folded it open, looked up, down, left, and right in front of the light, smelled the smell, and folded it a few times.

"It's something that has been around for a long time." Yan Xiang said, and then began to read the above content again.

But this simple one-sentence comment made both Xiao Qiang and Yao Yan stunned.

Then Yan Xiang began to read the text.

But what puzzled Xiao Qiang was that he didn't immediately raise doubts like usual, and then said all kinds of impossibilities.

It's just that the brows are also furrowed unconsciously.Eyes trembling...

"Ink and paper are all old things." Yan Xiang said, his tone was calm, and he had read the content, "This is true."

Xiao Qiang was even more puzzled, Yan Xiang's reaction was completely unreasonable.

"Aren't you guessing and inferring his method of forgery?"

"It's not necessary this time." Yan Xiang said, his brows were still furrowed, "I met him once."

"What!" Xiao Qiang's eyes widened, he had seen him before!The illogical things seem to become perfect at a certain moment with the conflict of reality.

"Don't forget that my family used to run an orphanage." Yan Xiang said, "There are branches in various places. About four years ago, an old man asked my dad to adopt him. But because the procedures were not complete, And because of his age, he was rejected. At that time, he was carrying a very worn-out schoolbag and looked at the children playing in the courtyard. I only saw that side. But the old man at that time did call him all the time. For Xiaotai, I am deeply impressed by this..."

As Yan Xiang's voice fell, the light and air became silent.

Yan Xiang's expression is very rare.

But at the same time, somewhere in the fragile nerves was also stirred.

In seven years, he has grown into an adult.But the loneliness and the stupid attachment have never changed.

Xuanwutai...

Is Xuan Wutai...

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