Before dawn, the sky is also like a deep ink. Except for a few stars, nothing else can be found in this world. The bruised teenager could no longer support his exhausted body and had to slide down a corner like a corpse.
This is a rooftop. Although there are many sundries, they are in good order. It is suitable to hide your whereabouts in a regular grocery box.
At the next moment, a noisy sound came from his ear, and the white light of the search machine appeared and faded out from the side of his vision.
He tightly protected his body with a gray coat - a special coat that allowed him to avoid the infrared detector.
With these not so friendly white lights, he might be able to judge the surrounding terrain.
He is at large.
Before climbing onto the roof, he forged an escape trace at a nearby sewer outlet. If nothing happens, according to his assumption, the searchers should be attracted. And I just need to temporarily avoid the most intensive search period, and then wait for the opportunity to move in order to get away.
However, after all, this is just thinking.
Maybe after they find that it is a trap, they will immediately take strict care of all entrances and exits within a kilometer range nearby. In addition, there is almost no dead corner for monitoring in an alley, which will kill them. It will only be a matter of time before they are caught.
As soon as he began to think about the follow-up, the boy became more and more tired. The night aggravated his drowsiness. He curled up in the corner and gradually fell asleep.
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"Bang!" A clear metal collision woke the boy's consciousness "again".
Squinting his eyes, he could vaguely see the things reflected in his pupils before he fell asleep. But now, compared with the layer at that time, there is a white watering can and... a person?
"Hello! Hello! Are you all right?" The voice sounded from the ear, very quiet, very pleasant, like a mouthful of nectar for thirsty people, but at the same time, there was also a trace of anxiety. Without knowing what had happened, the girl did not seem to dare to step forward immediately. Her right hand poked forward, her left hand squeezed in front of her chest, and she asked questions from a distance, but only silence responded to her.
The light of dawn shone from the girl's back to the corner where the boy was. The boy slowly raised his head, but his eyes were hurt by the sun. After a night of curling up, his body was very stiff. The boy tried to stand up with his hands on the ground and moved his body, but failed. He looked very stupid and funny.
"Hey, are you all right? Do you need my help?" Seeing this, the girl stepped closer and showed her worried expression. She reached out her hand to help him up.
The girl gradually approached, and her face became clearer in the young man's eyes. When he saw the girl's face clearly, a strong sense of vertigo came. In the center of the field of vision is a dark haired girl in a white one-piece nightdress, and at the edge of the field of vision are some sundries: old boxes, brooms, and some electrical appliances. Behind the girl, there was the light of blue dawn. This scene brought him a strong sense of deja vu.
"I... Do I know you..."
"Ah? What are you talking about?" The girl stood three steps in front of him after hearing his words. "The voice is a little hard for me to hear. Can you please say it again?" I don't know why it seems difficult for the girl to say this.
"Alas... just..." In the memory of the teenager, there was a girl's face. The girl in front of him was very similar to her, but ten years later, he was not sure. In fact, does it really need to be determined? Ten years ago, even the planet under our feet is no longer a single star
After approaching, the girl also saw the boy's face clearly, "You...... What are you talking about?...... Forget it. You look so dressed, and you are not old. It's probably that you have trouble with your family and don't want to go back. Sometimes the way family expresses their love may not be appropriate, but they absolutely love you. Come on, can you stand up, I will send you home."
"Home?" The boy smiled bitterly. "I'm not running away from home. I'm just alone all the time."
"Ah......?" The girl was very surprised. "Then how did you live before..."
"Hmm... I've been begging on the street for years. Last night, I happened to use this place as a foothold for the night, which caused you trouble. Sorry, sorry." After saying that, he repeatedly bowed his head and apologized. The teenager was convinced by his ability to make up a lie, so that he would not arouse the suspicion of the girl in front of him.
"Ah... I'm sorry to ask this question, but I didn't mean to..." The girl was embarrassed when she realized that she had made a mistake.
The teenager smiled and finally stood up from the corner with difficulty. "It's OK, don't care too much. It's my fault to stay here for one night without permission, and I'm leaving now." Now he just wants to get away quickly. Even if he doesn't know where to go next, the longer he stays with people, the greater the risk of exposure.
"Are you going to wander again after you leave here?" the girl asked.
"Maybe, after all, I don't have any other skills. I don't know anything. Only in this way can I... survive." The boy said vaguely, he patted the ashes on his body, bypassed the girl and prepared to leave.
"Well... don't worry..." The girl blocked his way. "Do you want to live on your own hands?"
On your own? Of course! That must be done. Just like you are now? Moreover, it is still an extraordinary time, and he has a hunch that he is being pursued by countless dark mecha troops. The top priority is to move quickly and flee to other places. Anyway, staying here is definitely not good.
"Well, of course I want to." The girl in front of me is very similar to the girl in my memory. Even if I don't have the chance to meet her after I leave today, he doesn't want to implicate the girl for his own reasons.
Hearing the boy's answer, the girl smiled, warm and clear.
"That's great. I happen to have a position here. The entry threshold is very low. Please help me."
"I'm leaving now..."
"Don't worry, even if you don't know anything, I can teach you. In this way, you won't have to rely on others to live. As for wages, you can rest assured that they will be enough for you to live. Maybe you can still have a surplus every month, and the treatment is absolutely not bad!" She explained patiently with a smile.
The teenager really doesn't know what to do. He doesn't want to be caught or lose his freedom. If he continues to stay here, she will inevitably be involved in the interrogation.
However, he really wants to experience an ordinary life with her
That is his only wish until now.
At the moment, although he was not sure whether the girl in front of him was her or not, at least they were similar in appearance and also so kind... He didn't want to lose any chance.
Caught? Death?
What is the purpose of living?
At present, even if the investigators find his trail, he still has a card - that is why he is wanted - and a card that can make him subvert everything.
However, once this card is turned over, although it protects the girl, it is at the cost of her own freedom.
But what does it matter?
A deal that needs no hesitation at all.
"OK, I promise you." The boy smiled shyly at the girl, "Thank you... Thank you."
"I hope you can start your own life in the future. Oh, yes, introduce yourself. My name is Chu Xiaowei. How about you?"
"My name is... Keiling..."
"Well, hello, Keiling." Chu Xiaowei waved to Keiling.
Then Chu Xiaowei suddenly turned around and walked towards the streamer.
"Where are you going?"
She bent down and picked up the white watering can
Keiling realized that it was already dawn. On the edge of the roof, there is a circle of potted plants carefully cultivated. Colorful flowers and green leaves look particularly fresh against the dawn. Chu Xiaowei is right beside them and takes good care of them.
