Inside the Night's Watch base, today is a day off. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Since the end of the SAT exams, Li Jay and Peter have had more free time. Especially Li Jie, he is now a person who can spend his time freely.

Originally, Li Jie needed to deal with some things at home today. Because a girl lives in the newly moved home, there are a lot of things to deal with when Arashi arrives.

Originally, Li Jie needed to deal with these things, but he was forcibly pulled over to make lunch at noon today. And today there are not many people in the base, Frank and Damon are out and they need to be back at night. Zeng Chu and Barbara are also nowhere to be found.

Only Peter and Lee, as well as Mike and Mindy, were inside the base. It was Mindy who forcibly pulled Li Jie back to make lunch. Although this little girl sometimes does some things that are out of line, she is still an obedient and sensible child on the whole.

With her cute appearance, she is the mascot of the team. So when Mindy made such a small request, Li Jie really couldn't refuse her small request.

"Won't it be too early for lunch?" Mindy?" Li Jie looked at his watch, it was only ten o'clock in the morning. But Li Jie's lunch preparation has already been done. If you start making lunch now, you'll have to eat it at 11 o'clock at noon.

This seems a little too early, after all, everyone basically eats breakfast at eight o'clock.

"No, hurry up and get started! I'm starving. Mindy said this to Li Jie while tinkering with his school bag.

"Are you going out here, why do you have so many comics in your bag?" "Peter, who was disassembling and maintaining his silk launcher with Mike, glanced in Mindy's direction.

I saw that she stuffed her schoolbag full, but it wasn't those textbooks. Rather, it's a variety of comics she collects.

"I'm going to a friend later, and I promised to lend her the comics. Mindy replied casually, but this sentence attracted the sideways glances of the three adults in the base.

"Mindy? wait! Are you serious?" Li Jie heard what Mindy said in the kitchen, and hurriedly ran out and said in disbelief, "You mean you have made a new friend?"

"Mike, can you touch my forehead and see if I have a fever and auditory hallucinations?" Peter said to Mike, who was sitting next to him.

Instead of touching Peter's forehead, Mike touched his own and Peter's arteries with his hand: "The pulse is normal, and it doesn't look like it's being invaded by psychedelic drugs." The possibility of us being attacked by psychotropic agents can be ruled out. ”

"Enough of you!" Mindy couldn't stand the fools. She yelled, "Is it strange for me to make a friend?"

"No, no! Of course not! It's good, it's very good. I mean, that's normal! You're right, Spider-Man!" Li Jie said quickly.

"That's right, that's right. Everybody needs friends!, that's good!" Peter said to Mike, who nodded in agreement.

As the youngest girl in the team, Mindy is undoubtedly the most protected and cared for by everyone. Everyone regarded her as their junior. And for Mindy's growth and education, everyone is concerned.

Although Mindy had been at school for almost a year, no one had ever heard of her befriending anyone. She never talks about school, and occasionally rolls her eyes when she talks about it.

Everyone knows that Mindy is very smart, and her intelligence and insight have opened a huge gap between her and children of the same age. This has kept her in a state of being friendless and alone.

For this kind of thing, Frank and Damon have had more than one quarrel.

You must know that once a person has no friends, then life will be in a state of incompleteness for a person. Especially when the person is still very capable.

Mindy is undoubtedly a very capable girl, but this deformed growth is very detrimental to her. The missing important link in life may be an important part of the whole life that is broken.

Don't forget that there are quite a few supervillains who are born out of the incompleteness of their lives. Li Jie does not believe that a person who has grown up in a long-term tortured or even inhuman environment can become a normal person, let alone a hero.

Almost all superheroes are indispensable in their growth environment, and what is indispensable is that they have a relatively complete life, or at least have had a complete life.

Because only by experiencing this complete life can people arouse the desire to protect this life. People who live too lonely and ego will not understand this state.

Even if he has excellent ability, in Li Jie's opinion, the kind of person who only wants to be self-righteous is not worthy of the name of a hero.

So everyone was very happy that Mindy had made a new friend, and questions about her new friend followed.

Li Jie: "Your friend is a girl, how old is he?"

Mindy: "Girl, thirteen." "That's the truth.

Peter: "Is that your classmate?"

Mindy: "Not a classmate. "That's true, too.

Mike: "When and where did you meet?"

Mindy: "On my way to the bookstore to buy comic books. "It's still true.

Mindy knew how smart these guys were, so she wasn't going to make up a lie about Laura, because that would soon be exposed. Mindy chose another way, and that was to tell only part of the truth.

Don't reveal everything, including details about Laura's acquaintance with you, these things don't need to be said in detail. Mindy only needs to skip it for a moment, and then the others will automatically make up a picture in their minds.

Mindy, with her long blond hair, goes to the comic book store after school and meets an equally cute girl, both of whom love to read comics (which is why Mindy is stuffing comics in her bag, she's misleading other people's minds). This is something learned from Damon's detective science and psychology. ）。

So the two kids became friends because of the comics. A complete picture of the brain has been formed in the minds of the three adults.

"Okay, you're too annoying, my own friends don't need you to bother with that, okay, gentlemen!" Mindy complained to Li Jie and the others impatiently.

In this regard, Li Jie and the three of them looked at each other a few times, and found that this matter still had to set Mingdi free. After all, this is her first friend of the same age, and if she manages too much, it may backfire.

At lunch, Mindy ate quickly, but didn't eat much. She retrieved a few lunch boxes from the refrigerator and began to fill them with food.

"What are you doing here, Mindy?" Li Jie watched as Mindy put a large roast lamb chop into a lunch box, and then took out another lunch box to prepare for the seafood bisque.

"I told her that I know a guy who is a very good cook. I promised to bring her some food to taste. I don't think you mind, do you?" said Mindy. She added a cheddar gratin, hummus and shortbread.

"Well, as long as you're happy. Li Jie now understands why Mindy called him over early in the morning to make lunch. And I also ask to cook a variety of dishes. After a long time, is this going to show off to a new friend? Li Jie feels as if he has been taken advantage of by this little guy.

But forget it, she's happy. It's just a trifle. Mindy found a large bag and packed the lunch box into it, and put on his bag full of comics and prepared to go out.

But before leaving, she made a special statement: "I have confessed to you that I have a new friend, she is just a little girl, and I don't allow you to follow and spy on me in any way! If I lose this friend because of your problems, I will settle accounts with you!"

Mindy waved his little fist as he spoke, threatening everyone fiercely. Li Jie and others all expressed their understanding of this, after all, Mindy's friend was just a thirteen-year-old girl. They believe that Mindy should be measured in making friends.

"Need to tell Frank and Damon?" Peter said as Mindy left base.

"Don't worry, wait until they come back. Mike said as he filled himself with a bowl of seafood bisque.

"yes, that's something to be happy about. Let's not interfere too much with Mindy. She's not like any other little girl. Li Jie picked up a piece of corn shortbread, took a bite and said in agreement.

Lo and behold, the highest level of lying is confession! You don't need to deliberately make up complex and subtle lies, because as long as it is a lie, there will be flaws.

And you need more lies to make up for this flaw, which will only lead to more and more flaws, and more and more lies. Eventually, there will be a day when it will be exposed.

Clever liars never tell lies, they will always tell only part of the truth. Because they are telling the truth, there will be no flaws in what they say. But because the truth they tell is always part of the whole thing.

And this part is likely to lead your thinking in a completely different direction than the whole event. That's where the real liars come in!

This knowledge was learned by Mindy from Li Jie, which Li Jay learned after dealing with Loki. Loki, who holds the Sword of Truth, never lies, he only tells the truth. But he can still confuse people and make up false things.

I have to say that Di is a good student, she fully absorbed the knowledge taught to her by Li Jie, and applied what she learned to this group of teachers as soon as she turned around.

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There are a number of small abandoned docks along the Hudson River in New York. These wharves were originally built for transshipment between New York Harbor and the riverway. However, in the mid-to-late twentieth century, when the function of the dockland area of New York Harbor was improved, this small inland dock for transshipment lost its usefulness.

Mindy placed Laura near a small dock area. It is a somewhat desolate neighborhood with a small population. This kind of community originally existed to serve the small pier in the surrounding area. When the pier was abandoned, it lost its vitality.

Now, most of the people have left, except for a few old people. There are quite a few empty houses left here now, before joining the Night's Watch. Mindy and Big Daddy's base is here. Apartment in an old building.

The base is also well secured, and Mindy feels that placing Laura here is much better than living in an abandoned factory warehouse. Anyway, they don't use this base since joining the Night's Watch.

Through a fingerprint and pupil recognition system, Mindy entered the room. Laura is cleaning up her room. Because I haven't lived in it for nearly a year, the whole room is covered with thick dust.

When Mindy brought Laura in that day, it took the two little girls a long time to clean out only one bedroom, the one that Mindy had slept in before.

But the whole house was a little too big, and the two girls couldn't get all the hygiene done quickly. So Laura had to clean the whole house in a few days.

And now the cleaning is nearing completion. The whole house has been cleaned by Laura.

"Hey, Laura!" Mindy's voice was pleasant. Laura, who was cleaning the table in the living room, was happy to see Mindy. "Good afternoon, Mindy!"

"How's it going, are you used to it?" Mindy put down his belongings and his backpack and walked over to Laura's back and put his hand on her shoulder.

"Good, seriously. It was the most comfortable place I've ever stayed. Laura said seriously. Compare her previous life in Mexico, and her subsequent upheaval.

Mindy provided her with a very nice shelter from the elements. Mindy heard Laura's words and smiled.

"Oh yes, did you eat lunch?" Mindy remembered the lunch she had brought.

"I went and bought a sandwich. Laura Nunu mouthed, and Mindy saw a confluence sandwich on the table. She pouted, "Forget that dry and stupid-looking sandwich." I've got something delicious for you. ”

As he spoke, Mindy opened the lunch boxes he had brought one by one. These include roasted lamb chops with rosemary, bouillabais, cheddar gratin, and corn shortbread as a staple.

"Look, I've got something delicious for you. I don't know if you like these or not, but if you say you're Mexican, I'm sure you'll love this tacos!"

"Let's have lunch first!" Mindy arrived from the base at exactly twelve twenty p.m. It was just time for lunch, and she had already calculated it. That's why she asked Li Jie to start preparing lunch early.

"This is made by a guy in my family who is very good at cooking. I think you'll love it. Mindy pressed Laura to the chair in front of the table. Helped her set up the lunch box, and even prepared a disposable spoon and other utensils.

"Aren't you going to eat?" said Laura, glancing at Mindy.

"I've already eaten it, so you can eat it with peace of mind. Mindy urged Laura to hurry up for lunch.

Mindy didn't know much about food, she didn't know that things like lamb chops and seafood soup would smell fishy when they were cold. Every time, she eats steaming hot food after Li Jie has made it, and she thinks it tastes good.

That's why she asked Li Jie to make these two dishes. But now more than an hour has passed, and the lamb chops and seafood soup have long been cold. The smell of the smell will come back again.

Laura didn't like the smell of the lamb belt, nor did she like the fishy smell of the seafood soup. But she didn't say anything, she ate in small bites.

Although the lamb has a foul smell, the seafood soup is a little fishy, the cold gratin hummus does not have the same aroma as when it is hot, although the cold corn shortbread is not crispy at all. But Laura ate it all seriously, whether she liked it or not.

Because this is something that Mindy specially prepared for himself and brought it with a lot of effort. Although it didn't suit Laura's taste, she smiled after eating it and said, "It tastes good." ”

Mindy said happily: "Yes, right, I said that our cooking skills are great!" Li Jie, who was cleaning up the dishes in the base, suddenly sneezed.

"By the way, I've brought you a lot of comics, you can read them if you're bored. Mindy threw all the comics she had brought with her on the couch and told Laura, "These are my favorite superhero comics." Marvel's comics are better than Hyperion. ”

"Really?" Laura hadn't seen any comics before, nor had any exposure to entertainment products. These things are new to her.

"That's right, I can lend you all the comics I've ever seen. Mindy nodded earnestly, and she tilted her head to look at Laura for a moment, which made Laura feel a little strange.

"What's wrong, Mindy?" said Laura, unaccustomed to Mindy's constant staring at her.

"Your clothes should have changed Laura. Mindy noticed that Laura seemed to have only two sets of clothes, which were clean but looked a little old.

"Really?" said Laura, who had never paid attention to these things.

Mindy took Laura's hand: "Let's go, girl, let's go buy you some beautiful clothes! I heard those girls mention some shops at school that sell girls' clothes. They've all gone there to buy clothes, so let's go and walk around. ”

Mindy was a little excited, because she had wanted to go to such a store for a long time. It's just that other girls go shopping with company, and it always feels strange to go in alone. And the store that specializes in little girls' clothing and accessories would look strange if you let the big daddy accompany you.

And Laura never really went to the store. Every time she gets money, she only minimally supports herself. She'd seen the pretty clothes in the windows on the street, and she wanted to wear them too. But she never really walked through the doors of those shops.

"Let's go, girl, we can watch a movie in the afternoon after the clothes, I know there's a theater re-showing Harry Potter, do you like it?" Mindy took Laura's hand and was about to walk out.

For Laura, everything Mindy brings to her is something new. Whether it's the food, or the house where I live now. There's also the comics she brought, as well as the clothing stores she's going to take herself to and the movies she's going to see.

For Laura, these things were things she had never experienced before. It's like Harry Potter, the world-famous film series, which she hadn't even heard of before.

"Thank you, Mindy. Laura whispered. The voice was audible only to her. She watched as Mindy took her little hand, and Laura confirmed at this moment that the girl in front of her would be her lifelong friend.