When Zhan Jingyi returned to the room, he wanted to sleep, but suddenly he thought of the siblings he brought back tonight and didn't know how they were doing. So, he walked out of the room, walked across the thick carpet, and quietly came to the room where the siblings were placed. in front of the room.
I opened the door quietly and went in. I saw that the room was very quiet, with only the monotonous sound of cartoons. A little boy of five or six years old, holding a biscuit in his hand, was nestled on the sofa and watching TV seriously. When he saw him come in, he turned to gave him a nervous look.
Next to him, his sister, the little girl, was lying on the bed, dozing off with her arms pillowed on her head.
She was wearing clothes and seemed to have fallen asleep because she was too sleepy. When the little boy saw Zhan Jingyi come in, he was a little scared and immediately reached out to shake his sister.
Zhan Jingyi gently raised his index finger and shushed, and the boy retracted his hand. But at this time, the sound of Zhan Jingyi's entrance startled the little girl from her sleep, and she quickly woke up.
Seeing Zhan Jingyi standing in the room, the little girl subconsciously hugged her brother tightly and looked at Zhan Jingyi with some fear.
Seeing that the girls were a little nervous, Zhan Jingyi lowered his voice and asked them gently.
"My name is Qiao Xueqing, and my brother's name is Qiao Shixun."
The girl who had just woken up from her sleep seemed a little nervous, and there was even a bit of remorse and fear on her face.
The nightmare-like scene she experienced in the hotel not long ago was too scary for her. It made her full of vigilance. She wanted to take good care of her brother, but she didn't expect that she was too sleepy after eating. , actually fell asleep on the bed.
"Little sister, considering your age, you should be in school now. Why do you bring your brother out to sing?"
Zhan Jingyi noticed the girl's nervousness, turned into a gentle big brother, and asked with a warm smile.
"I...I'm in school..."
This girl named Qiao Xueqing must have not been treated so tenderly for a long time.
When he answered, tears welled up in his eyes uncontrollably: "But, mom and dad are gone..."
After some detailed inquiries, Zhan Jingyi roughly learned that the siblings lived in the North District of Heiwang City.
Their father worked in the City Lord's Mansion as a steward, and their mother was a staff member of a commercial firm. Qiao Xueqing was originally in the second grade of junior high school, and Qiao Shixun had just started the first grade of elementary school.
No matter how you look at it, their family is a happy family, but one day just half a month ago, Qiao's father did not come home very late. Her mother seemed very anxious, so she asked her siblings to wait at home. Then he hurriedly went out to look for it.
But after leaving, my mother never came back, and they were the only two left at home.
At that time, Qiao Xueqing and Qiao Shixun had no idea what had happened. After calling the police, no news came.
The two siblings had no choice but to wait at home. Qiao Xueqing was older and could only take on the responsibility of taking care of her younger brother. However, her parents disappeared suddenly and left no money for them.
Moreover, their family had no relatives in Heiwang City, and there was not much food left at home. After a few days, the two siblings were exhausted.
At such a young age, they didn't know who to go to. They were so hungry that they couldn't bear it, so they had no choice but to take their younger brother out to sing and make money.
At the beginning, others were very friendly to her. Seeing her young age, they usually gave her a few dollars. But occasionally, she would encounter the situation like last night, but she had never encountered someone as vicious as last night. .
But she had to come out. If she didn't come out, even if she could bear it, her brother would say he would be hungry. As a sister, she had to take good care of him, so she had to muster up the courage to take him out.
Tonight was the most dangerous time she had ever encountered, and she was scared to death.
Under Zhan Jingyi's questioning, the little girl told everything intermittently, and Zhan Jingyi listened to the whole process. It was obvious that they were a pair of poor siblings.
"You two don't have to worry, just stay here for now."
Finally, Zhan Jingyi saw that Qiao Xueqing was very sleepy, so he touched her little head and said: "I have already paid the room fee, and we have a lot of food. You don't have to worry about being hungry. You can follow us first and wait for you." I’ll go home after my parents come back.”
Qiao Xueqing rubbed her eyes with her small hands, her expression still seemed a little worried: "Brother, why are you helping us so much?"
Zhan Jingyi laughed, and his thoughts jumped far away. After a while, he said silently: "Because I have a sister about the same size as you, but I lost her and never found her."
After finishing speaking, Zhan Jingyi recovered his thoughts, showed a friendly smile, and said, "Don't worry, you are safe here!"
The little girl seemed to understand. Seeing the smile on the big brother's face, she nodded and hugged her brother tightly.
Zhan Jingyi asked the little girl to sit cross-legged on the bed and not move around. Then he carefully and carefully wrapped the little girl with his mental power. In his perception, he could feel that the little girl's mental level was indeed not low. The highest level for ordinary people was 20 If so, she would almost have a breakthrough now.
Let him see, as long as the little girl takes a good rest for a few days, she may be able to awaken her mutant ability. I don't know what kind of skill she will awaken, maybe it is magic power.
After taking back his own mental power, Zhan Jingyi told the siblings to stop watching TV, go to bed early, and turn off the lights before Zhan Jingyi gently closed the door for them.
He came to the corridor, lit a cigarette, and stood at the corridor window, looking at the bright moon in the distant sky, feeling a little dazed.
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After a night of silence, Zhan Jingyi slowly woke up in the first ray of sunshine in the morning.
His body stretched out lazily in the soft quilt, and the sunlight shone slantly on his face through the cracks in the window, making it warm and bright.
As he woke up, the environment around the hotel seemed to gradually wake up. The road began to become lively, with the sound of rolling wheels, the cries of vendors, and people talking and laughing. All the sounds were intertwined to form a picture. Vivid morning image.
Zhan Jingyi lay quietly on the bed, enjoying this peaceful and beautiful morning. His eyes looked through the window at the world outside the window.
You can hear it in the room. The birds outside the window are jumping among the branches and singing cheerful songs, as if celebrating the beginning of a new day. Zhan Jingyi got up and came to the window, opened the window and watched the breeze blowing gently. , the leaves are swaying.
Standing in front of the window, taking a deep breath of fresh air, I suddenly felt that the fatigue of yesterday had been driven away and brought new hope.
After leaving the room and going down to the first floor, he saw Liu Zhen, Lao Zhang, Qin Hai and others eating in the restaurant on the side, but he didn't see Ai Li. Zhan Jingyi scratched his head, it would be good if he didn't see him, otherwise It's really embarrassing to see him now.
Liu Zhen saw Zhan Jingyi and hurriedly called him over for breakfast. When he came to the table, he ate fried dough sticks and drank hot soy milk. He felt even more happy in the morning.
At this moment, I heard the sound of someone coming down the stairs. I turned around and saw Yan Sixia, who was wearing a leather jacket, leading the two siblings down the stairs.
Several people quickly came to Zhan Jingyi's side. When they saw Zhan Jingyi, Yan Sixia still had a trace of blush on her face, but she quickly said carelessly: "Good morning, King Zhan..."
Zhan Jingyi nodded. With this tone, he should be the real Yan Sixia. It seemed that what happened last night really embarrassed Ai Li, so he had to hide back. It would probably take a few days to recover. Come out to see yourself.
After sitting down, Zhan Jingyi saw that the two siblings looked much better than yesterday. They were like iron rice and steel. They really couldn't miss a meal.
Feeling relieved, Zhan Jingyi ate breakfast while listening to the people around him chatting about some things in Heiwang City, such as the murder of his wife and the corpse dismemberment case at the bottom of the lake. Some people were lamenting that there seemed to be a lot fewer rats now, maybe it was Because of the cold weather.
At this time, someone held a newspaper and said: "Let me tell you something auspicious. It is now the end of November. It stands to reason that the plants on both sides of the street have begun to turn yellow and dry, but there is actually a place here in the North District. Wisteria, at this time of the year, the leaves will turn yellow and start to fall off. By December, only bare vines will be left. However, this year, the wisteria is lush and lush. As the weather gets colder, it seems to have no trace of it at all. It seems to have been affected, and it has spread to a wider area, making all the residential buildings in that area look particularly beautiful."
For a while, everyone who heard this news shouted, saying that this was really a rare thing. The wisteria was beautiful in nature, and the bunches looked like grapes, making it look festive.
(End of chapter)
