Chapter VII Into the Gray Building
"Why is this happening?"
ZERO STOOD ON THE GRASS, STARING IN AMAZEMENT AT THE TREE THAT HAD ONCE ALMOST REACHED THE SKY.
Previously, it was as crippled and sick as a rickety old man, but now it has completely reached the end of its life.
The inside of the dry and fragile branches has completely decayed and dried, wood fragments are scattered like dandruff, some branches can no longer bear their own weight and fall, and the stumps and leaves under the tree are piled up.
"Why?" was still muttering to Zero, as a few days passed, and Tree's condition had not improved, but had become more and more serious, which made Zero very worried.
WHEN HE WAKES UP THIS MORNING, ZERO EATS BREAKFAST WITH A LOT OF HEART, ONLY TO FIND THAT HIS UNCLE HAS DIED IN THE NIGHT.
TEARS SWIRLED IN ZERO'S EYES, THEN LOWERED. He was too young to make a sense of life and death, but he still felt a lot of pain in his heart when he saw the big tree that he usually lived with day and night become like this, and although the number was still in its original position, ZERO knew that its most important thing had been lost.
The sun in space is exceptionally bright, and the warm sunlight pours down on the earth, which is a little out of place with the scene under the big trees at this time.
Today was the day I had agreed to play with Thirteen, but there was no trace of anticipation or joy in ZERO's heart.
As the minutes ticked by, Thirteen didn't appear in front of Zero's eyes at the usual time. THIS CAUSED A HINT OF UNEASINESS IN ZERO'S HEART, AND THERE WAS EVEN A HINT OF FEAR IN IT.
Thirteen isn't like a tree!
Horror was evident in ZERO's eyes, and now he wanted to see Thirteen.
When ZERO suddenly turned around and was about to go to the lifeless gray building, he suddenly crashed into a person, and ZERO looked up to see that it was Yuan Jing.
"Sister Jing?" ZERO blinked at her with wide eyes, feeling a little more uneasy for some reason.
Yuan Jing ignored ZERO, and also raised her head to look at the dead tree, she didn't notice any signs of death when she was usually busy, and she was not a little surprised when she saw the scene in front of her.
"Sister Jing, will it be able to grow leaves again?" asked ZERO uneasily but expectantly, in his eyes, life should be the embodiment of life.
Yuan Jing walked to the big tree, buckled a piece of bark with his finger and looked at it, his brows furrowed unconsciously.
ZERO quietly approached Yuan Jing and looked at Yuan Jing in fear.
Yuan Jing was silent for a long time, then shook his head.
"SISTER JING, CAN YOU PLEASE SAVE IT?" ASKED ZERO, SOBBING.
Yuan Jing then threw aside the broken bark and said, "He is already dead, it is impossible to save him, this is completely beyond the scope of the universe's rules." After that, when she caught a glimpse of ZERO's sad little face, Yuan Jing felt a little unbearable in her heart.
REACHING OUT AND TOUCHING THE TOP OF ZERO'S HEAD, HE SAID, "IT'S GOOD TO SEE THIS KIND OF THING, IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT SICKNESS AND DEATH ARE THE NORM IN THE WORLD, AND EVERYONE AND EVERY SPECIES WILL USHER IN THAT DAY." โ
HEARING THIS, ZERO STOPPED HER TEARS, LOOKED AT YUAN JING WITH SOME PUZZLEMENT, AND SAID, "DO YOU MEAN WE WILL ALL BE LIKE THIS BIG TREE?" YUAN JING NODDED.
ZERO LOOKED SIDEWAYS AT THE WITHERED TREE TRUNK, AND SUDDENLY CRIED AGAIN: "I DON'T WANT THAT, SISTER JING, I DON'T WANT TO, SAVE ME!"
Looking at ZERO's painful appearance, Yuan Jing only felt a burst of distraction, and a nameless anger rose from her heart.
"Don't cry. YUAN JING FORCIBLY SUPPRESSED THE EMOTIONS IN HER HEART AND SAID IN A DEEP VOICE, BUT ZERO IGNORED HER STOPPING.
"Smack!"
YUAN JING RAISED HIS HAND AND GAVE ZERO A RESOUNDING SLAP, AND ZERO WAS SLAMMED BACK BY THE HEAVY SLAP, AND ONE STUMBLED AND SAT DOWN ON THE GROUND.
"You're pretty much enough for me!" Yuan Jing roared angrily, the muscles on her face beginning to twist and become hideous with the scolding.
Seeing this, ZERO stopped crying and looked at Yuan Jing with frightened and timid eyes.
Yuan Jing took a step forward, and the hem of her white clothes trembled violently as she walked forward.
Everyone here is not bored and wasted their lives, everyone is working hard to change the future between willing and unwilling, and you are like a parasite, only caring about your own pleasures every day, I can't control that, but please don't waste other people's lives and influence other people!"
THE CORNERS OF ZERO'S MOUTH TWITCHED, HE WAS TOO FRIGHTENED BY YUAN JING'S OUTBURST TO SPEAK, HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY SISTER JING, WHO HAD ALWAYS BEEN KIND TO HIM, SUDDENLY BECAME LIKE THIS TODAY.
After releasing the anger in his heart in one breath, Yuan Jing also began to calm down, looking at the child who was less than five years old who was sitting on the ground, Yuan Jing suddenly felt that he was very excessive, how can you expect such a young child to understand the hardships of adults, not to mention that even most adults can't understand and forgive their work.
With a long sigh of relief, Yuan Jing said to ZERO: "Get up, I'll take you to see Thirteen." โ
Hearing Thirteen's name, ZERO plucked up his courage again and asked Yuan Jing, "Can't she play with me today?"
Yuan Jing said: "For some reasons, the two of you can't contact for the time being, let alone play, I just let you meet once." With that, he turned and walked towards the gray building.
ZERO SAT THERE, NOT SURE WHAT TO DO.
YUAN JING STOPPED AFTER WALKING A FEW STEPS AND SAID TO ZERO, "DON'T YOU WANT TO KEEP UP?" HEARING THIS, ZER DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THE BURNING PAIN ON HIS FACE, GOT UP AND RAN TOWARDS YUAN JING QUICKLY.
This is the first time ZERO has walked over the wire fence, into the range of the gray building, stepping on the grass in the wire fence, ZERO did not feel any difference, I don't know why this place has to be fenced, is it afraid that something will run away?
ZERO'S MIND UNCONSCIOUSLY THINKS ABOUT WHAT HE SAW IN THE ALBUM, WHERE THE FARMER UNCLE KEEPS ALL THE SHEEP IN THE RAILING TO PREVENT THEM FROM ESCAPING OR BEING EATEN BY THE BIG BAD WOLF, SO IS THIS ALSO THE REASON FOR THE TALL WIRE FENCE?
Just as ZERO was thinking wildly, he had already followed Yuan Jing into the gray building.
The surrounding walls are snow-white, without any decoration, looking simple and lacking in mood, but this gives ZERO a sense of novelty, and he wants to take the opportunity to learn about the living environment where Thirteen lives, in his subconscious, the identity of Thirteen and his friends who lived in this building before is too mysterious, and no matter how ZERO asks Thirteen, he has not revealed any details about his life to him, which makes ZERO even more curiousใ
After turning left and right a few times in a row, Yuan Jing stopped in front of the deleted door, pointed inside and said, "Go in, Thirteen is waiting for you." โ
ZERO PUSHED THE DOOR OPEN AND WALKED IN.
The room was spacious, half the size of a volleyball court, and in the center of the room was a large piece of heavy glass that divided the room in two.
Thirteen sat on the other side of the glass.