The Long Wedge Chapter 22 Memory

Fifteen years ago,

A cheap rental house next to an elevated highway.

There was the sound of footsteps at the top of the stairs, and after a while, the landlord and aunt slammed the door vigorously.

"You've been delaying for half a month, and if you drag it out any longer, I'll drive you out. ”

"Don't hide in there and keep quiet, I know you're home. ”

"Hiding in your room every day and not going out to work, where do you get the money to pay the rent? ”

After the landlord knocked on the door a few times and still didn't respond, he took out the key and tried to enter the door.

But no matter how much you push, you can't push the door open, and I think someone is against the door.

The man behind the door was too angry, and the landlord couldn't push it at all.

"Don't think it's okay if you don't let me in, you wait, I'll call the police now. ”

Turning around and leaving, there was another female public official in a suit on the stairs.

"Hello, please ask how much rent he owes you, I gave it for him. She asked.

The landlord's aunt counted it, and she took the money out of a bag and handed it to her.

Then she knocked on the door and said, "It's me, open the door." ”

The door stealthily opened a slit, and an eye peeked out from the inside.

"She's gone, don't worry. ”

The door was opened, and it was a younger version of Lucky, probably less than twenty years old. At this time, his arms were not as big as they were later, and he was like a popeye at this time.

"It seems a little bigger than the last time I came. The woman said, looking at his arm.

"He's getting a little bit bigger every day. Lu Qi sighed helplessly.

"Don't worry, it's not going to grow bigger than a human. That's where you need to worry. Isn't it?", the female public official comforted.

"Probably not!" said Ludge, uncertain.

"No, you believe sister. The woman assured.

The woman's surname is He, and she is a member of the department of the Alien Association, who is responsible for contacting and visiting the strangers living in the city, distributing subsidies, and investigating the living conditions. Most Adepts will call their responsible staff as soon as something goes wrong. And they'll be available too.

Ms. He looked at the neat and tidy appearance of the room, "It looks like you love cleanliness!"

"It's so boring to stay in the room all the time, so I can only read books and tidy up the room. ”

"Aren't you really going to go to a dedicated alien living community, where you don't have to hide in your room every day. You'll be surrounded by aliens, and you'll be able to make a lot of friends. Ms. He persuaded that it was not the first time.

"I don't want to go. Luch refused, and it wasn't the first time.

"Why not?"

"Nothing, why?" said Lucky, sitting cross-legged.

"There's a reason!"

"I just think if I move there, then I'm not going to give in?"

"To whom to give in. ”

"To fate. "He's like a kid in secondary two.

"There are very few aliens who don't go to the community every year. That's your home. Ms. He explained

"I'm a human being, just because of a slight difference in appearance, to get out of the crowd and go to a place I've never been before. ”

"You're going to love it, you see you're hiding here and you can't get out! After you go to the community, there's a school, you can go to college, there's a restaurant, there's a lot of things like here. Ms. Ho danced with her hands.

"It's just the same, once I go, if I see people who are different from ordinary people every day, I may think, this is so good, there is no need to hide in that little house. ”

"yes, it's pretty good there. ”

"But if you can't get out of the community for the rest of your life, what's the difference between staying in this room, it's just a bigger place to hide. Isn't the purpose of your community to take in these aliens who have been abandoned by society?"

"It's nice to be here, at least you don't feel abandoned. Sister He, why can't ordinary people know about the Anomalous? Why can't everyone live happily together, but hide it from each other?" he asked.

"Alas, because there are too few supernatural people, there are six billion ordinary people in this world, but there are only six million supernatural people, we are too small. We are too afraid that the world will reject us. ”

"Yes, even a genius can be resisted by ordinary people, they always reject people who are different from themselves or better than themselves. He glanced out the window and said, "It would be nice if there were more Adepts." ”

Sister He deliberately ended this deep topic and forcibly changed: "I've eaten instant noodles for a few months, come here, I'll continue to teach you how to cook." Don't eat those things all the time, it's not healthy. ”

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, I took half of the subsidy for you and paid the rent from it. Ms. Ho took out a paper bag containing money from her bag and handed it to Lu Qi.

"Okay, thanks. After Lu Qi took it, he was pulled into the kitchen by Ms. He.

"I'm going to continue with the last teaching, do you remember the last time? What is the salt? Why don't you remember it. ”

This is the busiest time of the month.

An hour later,

Ms. He is gone, and it may be a month before she comes again. The Abilities she is responsible for are all Aliens, and their work is a little harder than that of ordinary Abilities.

Lu Qi walked in front of the window, quietly looking out of the window, as if in a daze, as if thinking.

He suddenly repeated, "If only there were more paranormal people than ordinary people." ”

On the other side is the highway, and the car is traveling at the maximum speed allowed by law.

A van braked sharply on the highway, and a woman got out of the van holding a three-year-old child.

The child still didn't understand what the woman was going to do, so the woman put the child down, turned around and got into the car to leave.

The child didn't understand yet, so he had to follow the woman into the car, and the woman pushed the child away with one hand.

The child desperately hugged the woman's thigh, and the woman had no choice but to kick him off when she was entangled.

The child looked at the shadow in the distance of the car, got up and chased like crazy.

"Dangerous. Lu Qi's heart tightened, watching the child run wildly on the highway, and the passing cars didn't seem to have any intention of stopping.

Lu Qi looked at some figures on the street outside, and said stiffly, "No matter." ”

"I don't know if it's going to work. "He hasn't tried his power since the mutation.

He took a few steps back and rushed towards the window with all his might, and ten meters away was the elevated road.

"Yes, I can, please. ”

A figure jumped with all its might and came out of the window.

The great force carried him towards the elevated road, and it was the first time he used his power with all his might.

"I'm c, flying over my head. Luki's body slashed through the air and soon flew over the elevated road.

What to do?

I saw him reflexively give a strong high-five, and the strong palm wind pushed his body back, and he grabbed the fence embarrassedly.

While not believing his strength, he quickly climbed the elevated highway and ran towards the child.

The child was still chasing in that direction, even though the car was long gone.

Luki ran to the child, but someone stopped the car next to the child.

When Lu Qi saw it, he quietly stopped, presumably some kind person.

He hid his hand in his clothes and looked at it from a distance.

The person who got out of the car was dressed as a priest, very young, looking like a college student, it was the young version of Gao Daqiang.

He hugged the child, who cried and beat him, trying to shake him off and continue chasing after the group of people who had left him.

Gao Daqiang endured the child's punches and kicks, and cried with the child, as if he was left behind.

After crying for an hour and a minute, the child collapsed softly in Gao Daqiang's arms, and Gao Daqiang comforted him in a low voice. And Luqi never left.

("Who is that kid?"?

"Neither, it's another child. ”

"Why didn't we see him in the church?"

"At that time, I didn't live in the church, but I heard Gao Daqiang say that when the child grew up, he went out on his own. ”)

This was the first time he had seen Gao Daqiang, and he cried tears and snot as much as he cried, crying harder than a child.

He almost thought he was the child's biological father.

Gao Daqiang got up and saw him, he sniffed, nodded at him, and then was issued a ticket by the traffic police who came, and at that time he felt that Gao Daqiang was crying again.

Later, his hands grew bigger and bigger, and ten years later, his hands were the same size as they are now, and he was forced to change houses.

He couldn't live there any longer, his hands were too big, bigger than a door, and he could say that his hands and feet were swollen before, and now his hands were bigger than people he couldn't explain.

Sister He helped him change the house, and she chose a particularly large residence, and the government would reimburse the rent and give him a certain subsidy.

He hadn't worked since he became an Alien, and the government had only one request for him, don't make trouble.

"Spend money to let me eat and die. Luqi laughed to himself.

It's an upscale community, and it's upscale, but none of that works.

He often leans on the window and looks out the window in a daze.

"Uncle Priest, wait a minute. A ten-year-old boy shouted.

Lu Qi looked at it, this was the priest who had made him impressed ten years ago, and he had matured a lot.

"What's wrong?" he asked, turning around.

"Your cross has fallen, and my mother told me to give it to you. The boy had his cross in his hand.

"Thank you. ”

"Uncle Priest, my sister said you were a liar, are you really a liar?" said the little boy.

Gao Daqiang didn't get angry when he heard this, and asked with a smile, "Why do you say that?"

"My sister said that the Catholic crosses all have images of Jesus Christ, but you don't, and he said that you are not professional in pretending to be a priest. ”

Gao Daqiang listened and smiled: "The church is short of funds, this one without the image of Jesus Christ only costs five yuan, and the one with Jesus costs twenty yuan." So I bought this. ”

"Your officiating at my sister's wedding today should be enough for you to buy dozens of crosses with images of Jesus. Will you go back and change it?"

"I'm using this very well, don't change it. ”

"Sure enough, you're a liar. ”

"Haha. I'm not a liar. Father Gao smiled, not knowing what was funny.

"I can prove that you are a liar. The boy suddenly clasped his hands into fists and prayed.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm making a wish. ”

Gao Daqiang's face changed when he heard this, and he grabbed the boy's hand and said, "Don't make a wish." ”

"I've made a wish, you say. The boy shook off his hand, "My mother said, "True Father, you pray to him, God will hear my prayers and requests." ”

Gao Daqiang's face tightened, and he asked, "What wishes have you made?"

"Nothing can be said about the wish"

"If you don't tell me, how can I tell God for you. ”

"Okay, I've promised a remote-controlled plane, I really want to fly once. The boy said innocently.

"May God be with you. Gao Daqiang left with self-reproach.

Lu Qi listened to them with his hands behind his back on the second floor, and found it very interesting.

A month later,

Ms. He passed by Lu Qi's window, Lu Qi and Ms. He had been friends for more than ten years, and shouted loudly: "Sister He, why are you here again, didn't you just come yesterday?"

Ms. He came to the door and took a sip of water, and said, "I didn't come to see you, there is a child of a stranger here, I have to deal with it." ”

"Here, this is the neighborhood!" said Ludge.

"yes, it's a flying ability. ”

"Can you show me?" Lu Qi pointed to the file in Ms. He's hand.

"Take it, it's not something that needs to be kept secret, just the kid next door to you. "Ms. He is still quite relieved of Lu Qi.

Lu Qi flipped through the file, and it was the guy who often took his little girlfriend to wander around the neighborhood.

"Wait, you said this kid is capable of flying?" said Lucky.

"yes, what's wrong?"

Lu Qi was stunned for a moment, and replied slowly: "No... It's nothing. ”

"What a fuss. ”

"Sister He, do you know where the nearest church is?" Lu Qi thought, it wouldn't be too far away for them to invite a priest for their wedding.

"The nearest one should be on the other side of Baiyun Mountain! It's not too close. Why do you suddenly ask this. Ms. Ho replied.

"I just want to pray. ”

"I've known you for so long, I didn't know you believed this. But you can't go there. Ms. He glanced at his hand and reminded.

"It's okay, I'll just look outside after dark and pray. Luch hidden.

"Okay then, as long as it's not seen, it's fine. ”

It's late at night,

Lu Qi put on the black clothes at home, made his own night clothes and set off for Baiyun Mountain.

For him, there is no need to take the road, and it is quite convenient to take the mountain road.

When he arrived at the White Cloud Church, the night was even deeper.

Outside the church, you can hear the cries of children coming from inside, and Luci thinks to himself, can't he be a pervert?

He climbed into the backyard, looked out the window, it turned out that the child was crying at night, Gao Daqiang held the child in his hand, soaked the milk powder with one hand, and his movements were very skillful.

Found him, that's him.

"The child is crying again, Father hasn't slept well for a few days, let's go and help him bring it." The door next door opened, and Inami and Xiao Transparent came out of it.

Looking at Lu Qi who was lying in the corner, the two of them were stunned, but Dao reacted first, "There is a thief, hit him." ”

Before Lu Qi could react, Xiao Transparent stepped forward and gave him a slap.

Lu Qi felt a huge force go from his cheek to his brain, and his whole body was instantly incited to fly.

When he was dying, he heard only two voices,

"Sister Dao, I seem to be too heavy. I'm not going to beat him to death. ”

"Who told you to do so heavy. ”

"You said you beat him, and I was scared to death when I saw him. His hands were so big, so terrifying, they hit him with all their might. He'll be fine. ”

If you don't save me by just talking, I may really die.

When Luki woke up again, he found himself lying on the bed, his hands hanging on the ground with nowhere to put them.

"You're awake. Come and have breakfast. The priest came with an oversized bowl of porridge, which he seemed to have in a basin.

"All this is for me?" asked Ludge.

"As soon as you look at your size, you should have a good appetite. Gao Daqiang said with a smile.

"Actually, I have the same appetite as a normal person. Lucie explained that he really didn't eat much.

"I thought you were going to turn me over to the Bureau! Lu Qi rejoiced.

"What Bureau of Investigation?" Gao Daqiang wondered.

"You don't know, it's the police of the Paranormal Realm!" Ludge said in surprise.

"And the Alien Realm, and not only that, but also a dedicated policeman?"

"How could you not know?"

"I always thought that the government was chasing and killing the paranormal like the X-Men, so I never dared to let the kids out. Ha ha. Gao Daqiang felt funny after speaking.

Later, Gao Daqiang took Lu Qi to visit the backyard of the church, and at that time there were only seven or eight, all of them were not very old, and they were very young.

Xiao Cheng came over and said sorry to Lu Qi, she was too heavy last night.

Lu Qi touched his cheek, and his heart palpitated.

can see the appearance of the little transparent horror, and I can't help but sympathize with it in my heart.

The children in the church are all aliens, and for the first time in ten years, Luci has met so many aliens.

"Father, this guy was sneaking around in front of your room door yesterday, and he's certainly not a good guy. "Rice is not a little transparent, she won't feel sorry.

"I met him ten years ago, and he risked exposure to save his dreams, and he was willing to do it for someone he didn't know, and he was certainly not a bad person. Father Gao laughed.

"Do you remember me? Luqi was surprised.

"I don't have a bad memory, and I remember seeing you jump out of the window at the time. You didn't have that big hand at the time!"

"It's all crazy over the years. ”

"You're here for me, aren't you?" asked Father Gao suddenly.

"Yes, I'm here for you. Luch affirmed.

"What's the matter?"

He looked around and pulled the priest inside.

"I saw a little boy make a wish on you, and he got the ability to fly this month. Lu Qi said bluntly.

"How's that kid?" he asked the kid first.

"Better than me, his abilities can make him fly. ”

"There's no that, that's it. Gao Daqiang wanted to say but couldn't.

"No, like a normal person, I can't see it. Luffy recalled the archives he had seen earlier.

"It's okay, it's okay. Gao Daqiang breathed a sigh of relief.

"I came here because I was curious about what you were capable of. ”

"My ability, it's very simple, this is an ability that I can only activate passively, as long as an ordinary person makes a wish within a certain range of me, then his wish will come true in the form of an ability. Gao Daqiang said directly.

"That's what you told me?" Luci was surprised by the man's defenseless character.

"It's not a big deal. Gao Daqiang spread his hands and smiled.

("Can't his abilities be turned off voluntarily?")

"No, as long as someone makes a wish by his side, it will be activated. ”

"Is this ability contagious?"

"Sorry, I didn't understand. ”

"If someone else obtains a miracle through him, then can someone else make a wish around this person to obtain a miracle? ”

"I haven't thought about it!")