Chapter 2 Changle(1/2)
Jiang Yuenian didn't say a word to Qin Yan until the evening. As soon as the bell rang, A Tongmu rushed to Changle Street noisily.
Although it is called "Changle", there is not much fun in this street. Among many people, it has another name: slums.
Changle Street gathers residents at the bottom of the city. I heard that all kinds of shameful underground activities are carried out here, such as contraband trading and human trafficking.
Jiang Yuenian has a wealthy family and has lived in a unique mountain villa since she was a child, which is completely inseparable from such a place. She once came here out of curiosity when she was a child. When she was a child, she was stained with sewage as soon as she stepped into the streets and alleys, she never took a step forward.
After a few years, the scene and memory seem to have not changed.
The air is filled with the smell of vegetable fragrance and sewage, and the old and decaying atmosphere is overwhelming. The streets are lined with low houses and simple entertainment facilities. Neon lights are cheap and slim, reflected in uneven water pits on the ground. The alleys are connected, like dark and bottomless holes, and the street lights are dim yellow, sprinkling with scattered lights.
Jiang Yuenian looked around curiously, while A Tongmu reported to her the correct route to the arena in her mind.
She has heard of underground arenas. Since the increase in abnormal creatures gradually increased, people with ulterior motives have created such places to perform life-and-death battles between alien creatures, which is very similar to the modern revival of the ancient Colosseum.
It was dinner time, and there were not many pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, there were men and women passing by her in groups of three or three, with indifferent expressions. Jiang Yuenian was in a daze when she suddenly felt someone holding her arm and pulling her whole body into the alley next to her.
By the time I realized it, I had been pulled into a narrow alley that was rarely visited, with a knife around my neck.
"Little girl, don't you live here?"
The man's voice was rough and low, reminding her of the sound of her nails slashing across the blackboard: "How much money is there on her body? Take it out for me."
【Oh bad, why are you so lucky!】
A Tongmu was so anxious that he spoke twice as quickly: [The crime rate in this place seems to be quite high. Don’t resist. Give him the money obediently. If you make people angry—]
Before he finished speaking, he was so scared that he burped and couldn't continue to say a word.
Jiang Yuenian did not show any fear at all, but raised her arms very calmly and firmly grasped the man's wrist. Before the man could react to what had happened, he felt his body rise in the air--
The high school girl who looked quiet and gentle, bowed violently, and used both hands to push him directly from behind, and then threw him to the ground without any mercy.
man:?
Atongmu:???
"Beat me? I—"
The pain like a parting swept across her body. The man grinned his teeth and sat up, clenched his fists and smashed it on her face. Before he could touch Jiang Yuenian's body, he was clenched his arm again.
Then she twisted her backhand, as if she had broken a piece of insignificant wood.
The sound of broken bones and shrill wail echoed in the alleyway. Jiang Yuenian took out a wet tissue from her pocket. She wiped the palm of her hand and frowned and looked down at him. She still looked very polite: "How are you? Sorry, I have learned fighting with my brother at home for several years."
The man shivered and his heart was broken.
What is this situation? He has been living in Changle Street for many years and has long known that this little girl who looks spoiled is the most likely target to rob. However, the man he met today is a fierce and ruthless man who is actually a good trainer.
Then why do you have a little white rabbit-like face? Do you know if you want to go to jail if you cheat?
A real man can bend and stretch. He quickly judged his current situation and immediately decided to apologize and run away. Without saying a word, he caught a glimpse of the girl taking out her cell phone from her pocket, as if she was about to call the police.
"No, don't call the police!"
Fighting and robbery in this street have long become tacit norms. In addition, no one is a good person and he almost never bothers the police. As for if he is caught by the police...
A bunch of old accounts can make him lose money.
The man was anxious and hurriedly took out a black wallet from his arms with his other hand that could move, and took out the Mao Dao inside and stuffed it to her: "This is all my belongings, please give me your hand and let me go!"
The robber cried and stuffed all his savings to the victims. What is the plot direction?
Jiang Yuenian held the stack of money and wanted to speak, but stopped, and suddenly heard a very slight footstep. She thought it was this person's accomplice, and turned her head with a cautious look on her face, and was slightly stunned for the next second.
The familiar boy stood at the entrance of the alley, lowering his eyes to look at her without saying a word. There were no street lights in this alley, and all the lights on the main street were draped on him, and his dark eyes were shining brightly, reminding people of the bright night sky.
At that moment, there was only one thought left in her mind: By the way, someone said before that Qin Yan lived in Changle Street.
Jiang Yuenian looked at the man lying on the ground in front of him, and then looked at his high fist.
Alleys, robbery, and accidentally hit the young man passing by the scene. All of this should be the standard for heroes to save beauty, but the robbed girl became the one who beats people with a punch. The villain who should have shown his power under her was her body, and she cried and shouted: "This is all my belongings, please give me your best and let me go!"
this.
"Qin——"
No matter what, it is a relief to meet classmates you know in this situation. She subconsciously called out Qin Yan's name. Before she finished speaking, another heart-wrenching scream rang out beside her: "I saw the injustice on the road and drew my sword to help, brother, save me!"
Two completely different voices sounded at the same time, and I don’t know who was stealing whose lines.
The scene suddenly became a little awkward.
The man took advantage of Jiang Yuenian's stunned moment and ran away like a life-threatening moment. She stood there helplessly, looking at the back that was gradually moving away from a distance, and shouted: "Hey, your money..."
The other party turned his head in a hurry, his voice trembling: "No, it's your money!"
After he finished speaking, he ran without looking back. Jiang Yuenian held a stack of Grandpa Mao who had snatched from the robber. She didn't look like a victim of a robber on the road, but like a complete bandit.
This is really not explained clearly.
"Class Qin Yan."
She didn't want Qin Yan to feel that she was a violent maniac who took money, so she hid her right hand holding the money behind her and said nonsense in one go: "That man originally wanted to rob, but as soon as you appeared, he scared him away. Thank you."
It seems that this is not right. He is like a monster who has seen who run away. The person in front of him did not reply, and Jiang Yuenian tentatively added: "Well, do you still remember me? My name is Jiang Yuenian and I am sitting at your table."
Qin Yan's expression did not change and asked back without answering: "What are you doing here?"
What came to my ear was the clear youthful voice, which was a little bit low and weak, as if I hadn't spoken to others for a long time, and there was a little bit of awkwardness between the lines.
Jiang Yuenian couldn't find an excuse for a moment, and stood there half open his mouth - he couldn't tell him that he was here to conduct a slave transaction for all evil.
She was stunned for a few seconds, and before she could come up with a suitable reason, she caught a glimpse of the boy at the entrance of the alley turning sideways, as if she was about to leave.
Qin Yan's side face was outlined with light and shadow, and his pupils were submerged in the shadow, looking tired and careless: "This is not where you should come, go."
Qin Yan was really too cold.
It's true that I don't care about her at all.
Jiang Yuenian looked at his back as he disappeared from the corner of the alley and kicked a small stone away with frustration.
She followed her without shamelessly, so she would not notice that the boy who was turning around the corner hesitated and stopped and bit her lower lip silently.
Of course he remembers her.
Although he has long been accustomed to secret guns and criticisms, the comments he heard in the classroom during the day still appear in his ears from time to time. His experience has been placed on the table countless times and is presented in the public's sight without any concealment, like peeled peels layer by layer, and with his self-esteem.
Then the room was clamoring and laughing.
It has always been like this, and he has become so numb that he is indifferent.
But when the voice sounded in the warm sunshine in the early morning, standing opposite everyone and saying, "I don't hate him, nor do I want to be afraid of him"...
The lifeless heartbeat still accelerated a little quietly, faintly.
The boy standing in the shadow lowered his eyes and a self-deprecating chuckled at the corner of his mouth.
——But he also understood that it was just a fleeting sporadic kindness. Just like the wind accidentally blowing through the stagnant water in the pool, although it would indeed cause ripples, the wind came and went in a hurry and was destined not to fall into the pool.
As for the ripples and whirlwinds, they will eventually return to silence, as if nothing had ever happened.
Not long after, she would be like everyone else, completely disgusted with him.
There is no miracles in the world, and he should not have any expectations.
*
[Don't go to the arena first, return the same way and leave Changle Street.]
Seeing Qin Yan leaving without hesitation, Jiang Zhaonian was planning to continue to rush to the arena when he suddenly heard A Tongmu's voice. She threw the man's money on the side of the road and curled her lips: "Why?"
A Tongmu was silent for a few seconds: [You listen to me first, and when you turn around the next corner, take a look behind you quietly.]
Mysterious.
Jiang Yuenian didn't understand what it was selling in the gourd, so she had to follow the instructions first, and finally passed by the corner, and when she was sideways, she raised her eyelids and looked behind her calmly.
Wherever you see, the streets are coming and going, and the dim lights grow wildly. In the turbid background, a trace of extremely abrupt pure white luster suddenly passes by.
Jiang Yuenian's breathing stagnated and she blinked her eyes quickly.
That was the white shirt in their school uniform.
The lights and shadows are mottled and the figures are heavy. In the dim lights of the lights, Jiang Yuenian saw the man's tall and thin outline clearly.
Perhaps she was worried that this seemingly weak classmate would walk alone in the chaotic streets and alleys. The boy who should have left was always following her, maintaining an undetectable distance.
She couldn't see the other person's movements and expressions clearly, and only saw his figure hiding in the night, revealing the whiteness of his school uniform.
The shadow of the house and the moonlight were pressing down darkness together. Qin Yan stood there quietly, blocking the darkness belonging to another world behind her, leaving her a quiet and bright road.
Jiang Yuenian poked the system hard, her face full of incredible feelings: "Class Qin Yan... is he protecting me?"
Atongmu answered the question irrelevantly, and his tone was dry: [Your heart is beating so fast.]
"Yeah?"
She admitted it generously and raised her lips and smiled: "Because I'm so happy! Qin Yan is such a good person."
Although they had endured so much unimaginable pain and criticism, not to mention that they had only had a few friends, Qin Yan still gave her goodwill within her ability without hesitation, like an unknown shadow, quietly blocking all the surging dark tides.
Really so gentle!
To be continued...