Chapter 21 Reasonable Kindness, Deserving Reward
Most of the affinity techniques that Andaoyuan obtained in the previous commission were auxiliary, but the baptism of spiritual fruits and spirit objects also made his current physical fitness much better than before.
So he and Xue quickly arrived at a place where there were calls for help.
It was on the stone bridge along with the Edogawa tributary, and a mother shouted on the bridge: "Who can save my daughter?"
There was a little girl struggling in the water, looking like she was drowning and was almost unable to breathe.
There are not many enthusiastic people passing by, and most Japanese people have a feeling of being alienated from strangers, so naturally there are few people who are brave enough to do justice.
Because Xue didn't want to touch the water, Andaoyuan wanted to jump down by himself.
But he saw a strong young man jumping out of the water in the distance, and Andaoyuan gave up this plan.
He is not a righteous messenger who insists on executing justice. He helps with such things when he sees them. If others take action, he naturally doesn't need to do extra things.
The sturdy young man in a long shirt jumped into the water, splashing huge splashes, then lifted the little girl in the water and struggled to swim towards the shore.
Xue was a little confused: "An Daoyuan, although I can't swim, he doesn't look like he can swim."
The young man who jumped into the water was named Goku Ishii. He really didn't know how to swim, so he also struggled and swam while jumping into the water.
However, he insisted on lifting the little girl who fell into the water to prevent her from drowning, and then he was almost falling in the water.
Andoyuan was speechless. He understood that Ishii Goku's courage was commendable, but his actions without thinking were reckless behavior in his opinion. Recklessness and madness were the two personalities he disliked the least.
"He really can't swim, forget it, I'll go down."
He took off his shirt and handed it to the cat girl beside him. Then he jumped and went into the water perfectly in the direction of the water. In fact, the river was not deep, at most three meters, but the river surface was wide and it was difficult to have a support point.
Andaoyuan found the positions of the two of them, changed his breath and swam directly over, pulling the drowning Shii Ishii Goku out of the water with one hand, holding the little girl with the other hand, and swam back to the shore in three seconds without any use of spiritual power in his body.
He first handed the little girl to her mother, then pulled Ishii Goku and climbed directly onto the river bank.
Ishii Goku drank a lot of water and was spitting water on the river bank. The mother who had been rescued knelt on the ground and thanked Andoyuan.
"Really, if it weren't for you, my daughter wouldn't know what to do now."
Her dress doesn't look like she is from an ordinary family. After all, the average living standard in Chiyoda District, Tokyo is still very high.
The lady took out tens of thousands of yen from her backpack and handed it to Andoyuan: "Although I know that the money is not enough in return, I still hope you can accept it."
Andaoyuan refused a little and accepted it. It was not his style to do good deeds without asking for rewards, and it was given by others on his own initiative.
Confucius once had similar remarks: As the saying goes, Zigong redeems people but does not receive gold. Confucius hated him and said: Giving them is a loss. A sage can change customs and customs, and teaching the Tao can be used to the people, not only for himself.
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After two rounds of refusal, Andaoyuan put the money into his wallet with peace of mind, and then said modestly:
"This money is enough. You are so polite, and I'm just doing my best."
The lady saw that he took the money away, which was a bit of conscience. The Japanese always had to repay the favors, so the people around her would not think there was any problem with this.
Xue helped him release a cleaning technique, cleared the remaining water stains on Andaoyuan's body, and handed him the clothes in his hand.
"You said others were rash, and you didn't jump into the water in a hurry."
Andaoyuan knew that she was worried about her, but this kind of small river was not difficult for him, so he comforted her and said:
"Don't worry, I will consider myself in everything I do, and there will be no danger."
He was chatting with Xue, and Ishii Goku had already spitted water, and then bowed respectfully to Andoyuan: "My name is Ishii Goku, I am a second-year student in Takexun High School. I am really grateful to you. If it weren't for you, that little girl would be in danger."
Andoyuan smiled. Ishii Goku also looked honest. At this moment, he also thought about the safety of others. He did not care about his own life or death, and his character was pretty good.
"Is Take Xun High School? It's a coincidence that I was studying there too. Ishii Goku, you can't swim and jump, don't you think it's a mess?"
Ishii Goku had a hint of guilt on his face, but he had no regrets: "If I had encountered such a thing once, I would still jump to save people. If I could lift the little girl out of the water, she would have a hint of hope of survival."
Andauyuan disagreed, but he had to admit that although this spirit of sacrifice was stupid, it was indeed worthy of admiration.
"To be honest, your behavior seems to me to die, but your will is worthy of recognition. I am Andaoyuan, the first-year department of Zhuxun High School. I hope you can be more cautious in the future."
"I am very happy to know you, and I am very grateful to you for saving me. I owe you a life. This kind of thing is really not suitable for me to do. I should reflect on it."
Ishii Goku bowed deeply and reflected on it.
However, he didn't know if anyone would save people, and if he didn't take action, maybe the little girl would die. This is something he had to do.
The two people held their hands, and the recognition between the men was indeed relatively simple.
Ishii Goku jumped down to save people, and Andoyuan didn't want his reward.
Moreover, Ishii Goku now knows that Andoyuan is a freshman in Takexun High School, and he thought of a more suitable way to repay.
He called a phone number: "Hello, I have an idea."
A confused voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Did you actually have a proposal? That's a coincidence. I thought you would only follow the rules.
Now I have extra opinions. So come to school tomorrow to talk to me, I am still interested."
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Democritus, an ancient Greek naturalist philosopher and the founder of atomic theory, once said: People who don’t even have a noble friend are not worth thinking about.
Although it is a bit biased, Andoyuan also thinks it is not a bad thing to get to know Ishii Goku.
He rode his bicycle along the banks of the Edo River to the tree-lined path of Kime-cho. The comfortable river breeze along the way was accompanied by gentle music, making people wonder if he was strolling on the banks of the Rhine River full of artistic feelings.
It seems that the poetic autumn in front of us is presented, the sunny sky is softened by the water vapor blowing from the river.
Chapter completed!