Although the death of Grandma Bimi was sad, Ma Tao felt that it was because of his appearance that Grandma Bimi died. But on the side, Father Bimi had tears in his eyes, but he did not reveal much about his love. Ma Tao's hatred, obviously, he had expected this to be the case.
Slowly packing up Grandma Bimi's last belongings, Bimi's father reached out to touch his mother's belongings and told Ma Tao that the old lady was the only trickster in this town during her lifetime. Unfortunately, in his generation, this trick has also disappeared. It has been lost. Bimi's father once wanted to learn it, but he could never find the way. In the words of ordinary people, it was just not the material.
The so-called trickster is actually what people call a psychic. With this prophet-like ability, Grandma Bimi has been supported by many people in Kara Town.
Ma Tao nodded and expressed his understanding. In fact, no matter what ghosts, ghosts, snakes, gods or other things, it is ultimately a kind of belief. As long as this belief does not harm mankind, it is okay. People in the end of the world really lack this kind of blindness. The power of faith in worship.
Looking at Ma Tao's look, Bimi's father knew that this young man who looked to be in his twenties had not listened at all and did not believe it, so he did not say anything more and just said: "My mother, she will never say anything again." If it means something, I hope you can remember it carefully. This is not only important to you, but also very important to her."
What else could Ma Tao say? Although he did hear nonsense, he could only say that he would remember it carefully. This could be regarded as a small explanation to the old man.
When she returned upstairs, Bimi's mother had already been waiting at the door. She did not go down. From her husband's eyes, she already knew everything.
"Uh..." For a moment, the atmosphere was a little awkward. Just at this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Dad Bimi! Are you at home? Go and take a look. Your child set the grass behind him on fire. Everyone is putting out the fire." The person's tone was a little anxious, but not unexpected. It seemed that this kind of thing had happened many times.
"What? This kid! I don't know how to make this brat stop playing with fire! Let me see if I don't break his legs this time." As he spoke, Bimi's father didn't have time to be polite to Ma Tao and looked anxiously. He glanced at Ma Tao and then at his wife. Seeing her nodding, Bimi's father turned around and walked quickly outside without caring about anything else.
"Our child Bimi is actually quite honest, but he is too cowardly..." Looking at her husband's retreating back, Bimi's mother said to herself.
Seeing that Bimi's father left angrily, Ma Tao gave birth to himself and Bimi's mother in the house. After staying there, he felt a little embarrassed, so he said goodbye and left Bimi's house.
As soon as he came out, he saw many people around him carrying buckets and walking back. From the comments of the people around him, Ma Tao learned that the fire was not very big. Fortunately, it was discovered in time and was controlled. Otherwise, If the fire really spreads, the entire town of Kara might burn down.
"See, you can't be like that trouble-making Bimi, hear me!!!"
A middle-aged woman walked by, scolding a boy who was about ten years old who was following her with a serious face.
"It's all Bimi. It must be caused by Bimi playing with fire..."
The little boy said with an aggrieved look, but before he could finish his words, he was held up by his ears and followed the middle-aged woman away while crying and shouting in pain.
No matter what, it is always bad to play with fire, but after all, it is someone else's housework, and Ma Tao is not inconvenient to interfere. After a while, Bimi's father in the crowd in the distance dragged his incompetent son Bimi , under the watchful eyes of the surrounding village residents who helped put out the fire, he gave his son's butt a hard kick. After all, a father can't be cruel to his own child, so he targets those thick fleshy parts. Hello, the child has caused so much trouble. Without education and education, just the saliva of the people around him can drown him.
"You brat, look at me if I don't beat you to death when I get back!" The angry father Bimi kicked his son and staggered him, causing him to fall to the ground with a thud. But little Bimi was also a stubborn person and he endured it forcefully. After holding in his kick for a long time, he got up. When he looked up, he saw a child about his age in the crowd.
The child was not afraid when he saw Bimi's eyes looking at him with a look that was as intense as substance. He even made a face at Bimi to deliberately anger him. Then he looked around again and saw no one. Pay attention to yourself and run away quickly.
Seeing the boy running away, Bimi suddenly turned around and yelled at his father: "They bullied me! They bullied me first..."
"Why are you bullying you? You didn't start the fire. I ask you, did you start it?" As the saying goes, a wise son is like a father. Bimi's father asked Bimi in just one sentence, which made Bimi speechless. He was full of anger just now. His head drooped for a moment, he got up from the ground, and walked home dejectedly.
Ma Tao looked thoughtfully at the direction of the little boy who had just disappeared into the crowd, and then took steps to catch up.
The little boy didn't move very fast. Besides, this teenage boy never thought that anyone would follow him. He ran and bumped all the way to the woods southwest of Kara Town, always keeping a calm attitude. Ma Tao, who was ten steps away, frowned and immediately followed into the woods.
"How is it? Is Bimi crying again and being beaten by his father?"
In the forest, a dark-skinned man sat on a big rock and laughed. In front of him, there were two children, both about the same age. One was wearing a yellow vest and the other had short hair. They had just returned to the woods. There are four children in total.
"That's right, his father kicked Bimi to the ground. You didn't see it. It's so interesting," the little boy who had just returned to the woods said quickly.
"Let me tell you, everyone knows that he is the only one who is willing to play with fire, so it doesn't take much to think about it. It must have something to do with Bimi. His father will definitely beat him, hahaha~" said the dark-skinned little boy. After finishing, he took out a box of matches from his pocket and said with a smile.
"Boss is so awesome. It's really interesting to see Bimi being so angry that he can hardly speak." The boys in yellow vests and short haircuts around him also said.
"That's it." The dark-skinned boy threw the matchbox up and down in his hand very proudly, and continued while playing: "Wait for the next time, let's play a big one."
"How old?" When the children around him heard this, they were all full of curiosity.
"It's so big..." The boy who said with a smile while throwing the matchbox was about to continue, when the matchbox in his sight was suddenly grabbed by a hand, and the boy was shocked.
"Haven't the adults in your family taught you that those who play with fire will eventually burn themselves?" Ma Tao looked at these teenage children and felt helpless. He had already heard the story and reason behind this. , it is obvious that these children in front of them are in the same group, and Bimi, with his withdrawn personality, has become the best target for teasing, teasing, and even bullying by these children. The sense of accomplishment after bullying others again and again also makes him feel happy. These children are getting closer and closer to the edge of the abyss. Bullying happens everywhere, and the scene in front of them is equivalent to school violence.
"You...you eavesdropped on our secret?..." The sudden appearance of Ma Tao frightened the children. Some of the yellow vests among them jumped. The silly boy asked a very silly question.
"If it's about Bimi, I think I've heard it all." Ma Tao looked at the dark-skinned child and smiled.
"I don't know what you're talking about? Bimi is our friend." This dark-skinned boy was very smart. He directly bit back and refused to admit his fault. In a place where Ma Tao was a stranger, he was from Kara Town. That's all, empty words and white teeth, no one would believe what they said. Moreover, they were still children and had no idea, but they didn't see any change in expression on Ma Tao's face.
"I think you should be able to tell that I am a bounty hunter." Ma Tao pulled down the collar of his coat without hesitation, revealing the silver-clad mecha wrapped inside.
"So what?" The dark-skinned child had a very strong psychological quality and was not frightened by Ma Tao's identity as a monster-hunting warrior.
Ma Tao smiled, raised his hand, shook the communication watch on his wrist at the children twice and said, "You don't know that the communication watch has the function of recording and recording, right?"
Seeing the communication watch on Ma Tao's wrist, the dark-skinned boy finally showed a look of surrender in his eyes.
"You... what do you want? You... want to tell Bimi's father? Please, Bimi's father will beat us to death. We promise, this is the last time and never again..." The dark-skinned boy He no longer had the confidence to speak. After all, he was still a child. After his psychological defense was breached, he completely gave up resistance, like a failed dam and a flood, without any resistance.
"Are you negotiating terms with me? However, it seems that you have no bargaining chips at all." Ma Tao shook his head.
The child in front of him behaved very normally, but Ma Tao had seen what this child looked like before, and he was not sure whether the child in front of him was the real him. For the sake of safety, Ma Tao didn't mind adding more insurance.
"Then what do you want?" the swarthy boy asked.
"It's very simple. You just promise not to bully the kid Bimi in the future. Today's incident can be forgotten." Ma Tao didn't want to mess with these kids, so he set his own conditions.
"No problem." The dark-skinned boy quickly agreed. He was so happy that the other children also quickly agreed. After all, they were afraid that if Ma Tao got hold of the handle, they would inevitably get beaten with a whip and cold water when they returned home. beat.
"Very good, in that case..." Seeing these children lowering their heads and shrugging their heads, they were completely different from before. Ma Tao finally locked his eyes on the face of the dark-skinned boy. She looked at him with eyes as if they were real and said, "Take me to your house to see you."
"You... why are you going to my house? If you tell my dad, my dad will beat me to death!" The dark-skinned boy was suddenly shocked.
"Don't worry, I can guarantee that you won't be beaten. If you refuse, then I will go to Bimi's father now and tell him what happened just now." Ma Tao's tone when he spoke was already full of emotion. There was a slight threat.
There is no way, these children agreed so simply, but obviously they didn't take it seriously. If you don't want the child Bimi to be bullied, you must find a permanent solution. Just coerce and induce these children, then It was not safe. After thinking for a long time, Ma Tao decided to capture the thief first. He knew at a glance that this dark-skinned boy was the leader of these children and had the most tricks. He had to deal with him first. After much deliberation, Ma Tao decided to meet the child's family.
With great reluctance, these children led Ma Tao out of the woods. It turned out that the dark-skinned boy's home was on the edge of the woods. It could be said that it was a house next to the woods. Through understanding, they learned As you know, the swarthy boy's name is Li Xiang. He has a good name. I hope he can have a good ideal. However, his father's name really shocked Ma Tao. Li Xiang's father is actually named Li Kui.
When he arrived at the door of his house, Li Xiang stood timidly at the door. Ma Tao had no intention of letting this kid enter the house, so he simply asked him to wait at the door of his house. When did he come out to call him, when did he enter the house? .
Li Xiang's home is a typical small house for living alone. Except for the yard, the area is not large, only about eighty or ninety square meters. Before he could enter, Ma Tao heard a man yelling rudely from inside the house. Bah! How can you eat such a bad meal! Go! Make it again!"
Slightly embarrassed, Ma Tao knew that this person should be Li Xiang's father, Li Kui. From these extremely rude words, Ma Tao could imagine what such a family is like. No wonder Li Xiang He has such a strong bullying personality and feelings, which are all inherited and subtle from his father.
"Is this Li Kui's house?" When he opened the door, he saw the old furniture in the house. The room consisted of one bedroom and one living room, with a bedroom door facing it, and the kitchen and dining room on the left. At this moment , at the kitchen table, a man and a woman were sitting. The man had a hooked nose and triangular eyes, and a fierce look on his face. His appearance was very similar to Li Xiang. As for the woman, Ma Tao was a little surprised. Although she was dressed in coarse clothes. , but her appearance is very outstanding. Even in her thirties, it can still be seen that she was once an extraordinary and beautiful woman. Sometimes it is like this. The more carefree a man is, the more eye-catching the woman next to him is. But the real big man For a man who is capable, the women around him are all mediocre, and their appearance can be said to be rouge and pink.
The food on the table is indeed very ordinary, just wild vegetables and the like, no meat.
"Who are you! Get out!" Li Kui, who was eating, glanced at Ma Tao and was very unfriendly to this stranger who suddenly arrived.
"You don't know me? It doesn't matter." Ma Tao wasn't angry either. People eat all kinds of cereals, so they can encounter all kinds of cereals. He directly pulled a chair and sat down at the dining table. Xiao looked at Li Kui in front of him with interest. Husband and wife.
"Hey~ I'm talking to you." Seeing that Ma Tao really didn't regard him as an outsider, Li Kui actually sat down by himself. He stretched out his hand to pull Ma Tao's collar, but when he pulled it, he saw the silvery hair inside the clothes. Mecha, Li Kui was stunned.
Everyone knows what a powered mecha is and who the people wearing it are. Li Kui knows it better. Even though he looks like a village bully in Kara Town, no one dares to provoke him, but he He really didn't have the courage to leave the town and venture into the wider outside world. Comparing him with those fighters who really dared to fight against the Noah monsters who were killing people everywhere, his ability was simply not enough for others to appreciate.
"You...I...this..." I really don't understand why a warrior wearing a silver mecha ran into my home for no reason, but I can't change the fact that I grabbed the collar of his clothes. As a result, Li Kui's tone was already stuttering, and his hands could not help but relax.
"Let's take a look at this first." Ma Tao shook his shoulders slightly, shook off Li Kui's hand, and then played the video he recorded with his communication wristwatch in the woods on the small virtual projection of the communication wristwatch. come out.
"This..." The video was very short, less than a minute, but the words of his own child and the words of other children could be clearly heard in it. Li Xiang's mother suddenly became anxious. Facing Ma Tao, she did not hesitate. Dare to make mistakes.
"This little bastard, I'm going to get him back now! Look at me taking care of him!" As he spoke, Li Kui picked up a wooden stick that was as thick as a child's arm and was about to leave. He knew that the young man in front of him would dare to take it. If he came to see him while watching the video, he would never be afraid of himself. Besides, he had no reason to be afraid of himself as a villager. The only solution now was to educate his child well. But he was in a panic and said a little bastard. I also got scolded.
"You're crazy! Such a thick stick will kill a child!" Li Xiang's mother hurriedly stopped her husband. At the same time, she glanced at Ma Tao with her glasses, but she saw that he was not moved at all.
"If you want the whole town to know that your son framed Bimi, then go ahead and beat your child as loudly as possible." Ma Tao took back his communication watch and played with it in his hand. .
"You...what do you mean by this?" When Li Xiang and his wife heard this, they were both human beings, and they immediately understood the connotation of Ma Tao's words.
"You know this matter and I know it. No one else knows about it, except your children, of course." Ma Tao spoke in a lukewarm tone, glanced at the couple meaningfully, and then said: "I can As if I don’t know anything about this matter, I will let it go, but if..."
"There are no ifs!" Li Kui interrupted Ma Tao decisively.
"Very good... your child, Li Xiang, is right outside the door. Remember, this matter has been revealed." Ma Tao knew that his goal had been achieved, but if he wanted to truly change Bimi's character, I'm afraid that others would not be able to do it at all. Nothing can be done.
Go ahead, Ma Tao didn't want to stay any longer, turned around and left.
When he went out, looking at Li Xiang at the door, Ma Tao reached out and patted the kid on the head without saying a word.
To be honest, Li Xiang was smart, resourceful, and capable. Ma Tao admired him, but he just didn't use it in the right place.
