"Is the new humanity really the future of humanity?" Apparently Major General Jenin has already given the answer. ”

As the host narrated the narration, Jenin's indignant statement at the press conference was immediately broadcast on the TV.

Since the birth of life on the earth and the gradual development of human beings, we have indeed gone through countless evolutionary processes, and there are accidents and inevitables in this process!

"It is true that the new human beings have power that humans do not have, but power is not something that human beings insist on pursuing. ”

Demons exist in this world, and they are only the opposite of the light. No one wants to sink into hell, even though Satan is second only to God. Because human nature is inherently good, its heart will always be bright.

Human beings have never belonged to darkness, and even if the sun is scorching, we will choose to live under the light. Because our love is just as hot

Before Jenin on the TV could finish speaking, Xia Ran had already waved his hand to turn it off.

It's been nearly a week since Xia Ran and his party returned from East Island, and when they landed, they were quickly arranged by Thangka to live in a brand-new apartment building, which was purchased by the Manyan Society not long ago, and was considered a safe house to use in times of crisis.

Xia Ran spent a few days in the safe house like a year, and could only pass the time through TV every day. Here, even he didn't dare to hack into the network without permission, lest Skynet track it down here and further discover the internal network of the entire Manyan Society.

During this time, Xia Ran had no news of Hugo, and Xia Ran had never seen Hugo since the East Island parted, and according to Thangka, there was no news of Hugo in the Manga Society, and Hugo's whole person seemed to have evaporated from the world.

According to the information released by the Tsukishima military, all the mecha units that went to the East Island to encircle and suppress Hugo were killed, and there was no record of Hugo's death in the report.

Xia Ran was also completely confused about this, he didn't know if Hugo had an accident in the East Island, and the military deliberately concealed it. Or did Hugo successfully defeat the enemy, but because of something he could not return for the time being

Either way, it was very painful for Natsuran, and although many times Natsuran didn't approve of Hugo's risky behavior, it was even worse than killing him to live somewhere like a rat like this.

Xia Ran sat on the sofa and faintly entered the half glass of wine on the table, the hot wine churning between his chest and abdomen. The wine did not calm Xia Ran's mood, but made him more anxious and upset.

Xia Ran looked out the window, but saw that the sky was getting darker and darker, and the day passed in a blur.

Xia Ran scratched his hair dissatisfied, he was tormented by the programs that tossed and turned on the TV all day, and the most frequent appearance of all the programs was Jenin's speech, Xia Ran had stopped what he said nearly a hundred times in the past few days, and it could be said that he was reciting it backwards.

At this moment, there was a sound of the door opening, and Xia Ran was stunned for a moment and then couldn't help but be ecstatic. Since he was placed here, Thangka has come to visit Xia Ran almost every day, which is the only hope that Xia Ran has in countless anguish, and seeing Thangka's face every day makes him feel that the torture he has endured this day is worth it.

However, when Xia Ran came to the door excitedly, his body couldn't help but be stunned, and it was not Thangka who walked into the house, but Xiaojie.

Xiaojie was wearing a school uniform, a pair of blue-green headphones around his neck, and two takeaway meal bags in his hands, and shrugged his shoulders when he saw Xia Ran and said, "Thangka has something to do today, so let me come to see you." You haven't had dinner yet, have you? I'll treat you to a burger. ”

The atmosphere at the table was slightly awkward, Xia Ran was holding a hamburger, and a huge doll's smiling face was printed on the outside of the hamburger, which could be seen from the style of the bag.

However, Xiaojie ate with relish, which is also in line with his actual situation.

After eating a hamburger, Xiaojie raised his eyes and saw Xia Ran, who was a little embarrassed, when he went to get other food, and immediately asked, "What's the matter?"

Hearing this, Xia Ran hurriedly smiled and said, "The taste is very good, I like it very much." ”

Xiaojie nodded and said, "If you like it, eat more, don't worry about the quantity, I bought two servings for you." ”

"Haha, thank you. Xia Ran grinned.

However, Xiaojie didn't mean to talk to Xia Ran more, and after taking new things, his eyes turned to the game console again.

"Well, you really like to play games. "Xia Ran, said without words.

I didn't think about it, but Xiaojie shook his head and said, "It's okay, I don't like to play games very much." ”

This answer made Xia Ran stunned, since he remembered that he was playing a game when he saw Xiaojie, but he said that he didn't like it very much, which made Xia Ran confused.

Xiaojie seemed to notice Xia Ran's surprise, his eyes were still locked on the screen and said: "This world is too boring, complicated and dark. In contrast, I'm still willing to face a simple game world. Playing games isn't really a hobby for me, it's just a tool I use to pass the time. ”

These words are really funny and funny when they are said in an old-fashioned manner from the mouth of a child like Xiaojie, but Xia Ran can't be ridiculous. It's not that he's afraid of Xiaojie, but that he can now vaguely feel Xiaojie's feelings.

The fact that a child who should have been innocent has become so mature is not a genius, but the sorrow of an era.

Xia Ran wanted to change the topic, and then said: "What do you do with your parents?

Xiaojie shook his head and said, "I don't have parents. ”

When Xia Ran heard this, he wanted to slap himself in the face, he really didn't think about the problem by himself, this question was indeed stupid enough.

So Xia Ran hurriedly said: "I'm really sorry, I was rude, and I ask you to mourn." ”

Xiaojie raised his head and looked at Xia Ran and said, "I only told you that I don't have parents, who said they died." ”

"Huh?" Xia Ran was stunned when he heard this, and he was confused by Xiao Jie's words.

Xiaojie blinked and said, "My parents, to be precise, are the men and women who gave me life, they are still alive and well. ”

Xia Ran opened his mouth and said, "Then how are you?"

Xiao Jie showed a noncommittal expression and said: "The reason is very simple, because I am a blasphemous, I can't live with them." ”

"It was about five years ago, when I started to awaken to an accident because of an accident. At that time, I was still a child whose mind had not grown up, and I had no distinction between what was ordinary and what was abnormal, and what I had in my eyes was not something terrible and extraordinary, but only a part of my body. ”

But in the eyes of my parents, they were extremely frightened, and they once thought that they had given birth to a monster. ”

"Of course, they love me very much. After discovering my abilities, I tried many ways to help me, but none of them worked. Conservative people couldn't cope with this mental burden, and eventually they decided to send me to the hospital for medical examination. And you should know the outcome after that, I was soon discovered by hunters from the Nine. ”

Xiao Jie's demeanor was very calm when he said this again, not at all like he was telling about the tragedy that happened to him, but every word he said kept hitting Xia Ran's heart.

"It was the leader who saved me from the hands of the Nine Divisions and brought me to the Mankensha afterward. I've lived in Mankensha ever since, and I've never met my parents to this day. ”

After a pause, Xiaojie continued: "After so many years, I think they should have adapted to their current life. I should have forgotten the existence of such a 'monster' son. ”

Listening to Xiaojie's words, Xia Ran's intuition was like a knife, and at this time, he had no way to comfort the child in front of him who was far stronger than himself, so he could only whisper sorry.

Xiaojie shook his head and said, "It's not your fault for these things, why do you have to apologize." I'm living a good life now, and I have my own life. ”

Xia Ran asked, "Now that your identity has been exposed, is your current identity fake?"

Xiaojie shook his head and said, "No, I will still use my previous identity, and this has not changed." Of course, as you said before, my name has already appeared on the blacklist of nine places, and I can't continue to live a normal life. Fortunately, my ability is special, it is to control the space, which makes it very convenient for me, and I am afraid that I will not even be able to go to school without him. ”

Xia Ran frowned when he heard this, "What do you mean by using your ability to go to school?"

Xiaojie said: "That means that the school I study does not have my seat and name, and the teachers and classmates do not know that I exist. ”

"Every day I would use my ability to go into the classroom and study with the other students, and when I was out of school, I would just leave with me, and that was the end of the day. ”

After that, Xiaojie suddenly grinned and said: "This is really a unique experience, from the first grade to now, I have never answered a single question from the teacher, nor have I said a word to my classmates." I know their names, I know their preferences, I know their habitual little gestures in class. All in all I know them very well, but I'm a complete stranger to them. ”

Tears were already unconsciously flowing from Xia Ran's eyes. Born in Liujie, he thought that he had long since lost tears to this world, and what he experienced was the most miserable and difficult thing in the world, but when compared to what happened to Xiaojie, he suddenly felt that everything he had experienced was nothing.

Looking at the tearful Xia Ran, Xiaojie couldn't help but be stunned, and frowned slightly: "Are you crying?"

"No, of course not. Xia Ran quickly wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve, and regained her composure through her sadness.

Xiaojie blinked and said, "Do you think I'm pitiful?"

Xia Ran was worried that his behavior would hurt Xiaojie's self-esteem, so he hurriedly shook his head, but at this time, he couldn't say anything to explain his behavior.

Xiaojie didn't say anything about this, he just shrugged his shoulders and said: "Actually, I feel okay, no one watches me go to class, even if I skip school and don't do my homework, no one will accuse me, this kind of freedom is not something anyone can have." ”

After dinner, Xia Ran brought a glass of juice to Xiaojie, and Xiaojie took the juice and said thank you softly.

A simple dinner brought the two closer together, and before Xia Ran only thought that Xiaojie was a terrible weird child, and even suspected that he was like Esther in "The Orphan's Resentment", an adult with a child's body. But these prejudices have completely disappeared, and now it is clear that Xiaojie is a cute child.

The two sat opposite each other, each doing their own thing, and the atmosphere seemed to be quite harmonious. But compared to Xiaojie, Xia Ran has a lot of things on his mind.

"Is there any news of Hugo now?"

Xiao Jie, who was playing with the handheld with his head down, shook his head and said, "No." ”

Xia Ran pondered for a moment and said, "Then Hugo, will there be any accident to him?"

Xiao Jie said: "Sakura has tried everything to investigate this matter, but according to the current investigation results, I have not found any adverse clues. The military did send a wrong person to the East Island to encircle Hugo, but everyone was defeated and died, but no trace of Hugo was found there. Guessing that Hugo left after settling everything. ”

"But he didn't come back!" Xia Ran said anxiously.

Xiaojie shook his head and said, "We don't know about this matter, maybe he has something of his own." ”

Xia Ran said: "No matter what happens, it will eventually give us some news! What is the time to look like this now!" Xia Ran's voice unconsciously became high-pitched as he spoke, obviously he was quite angry at Hugo's behavior.

Hearing this, Xiao Jie looked up at Xia Ran and said, "Our identity is not an ordinary person, and there are many things to face. And a person like Hugo, who has a more complex background, has many things to face and solve. And although he has a close relationship with the Manyan Society, he is not a member of the Manyan Society, so he has no obligation to report to us. After all, the Manken Society is his partner, but it is not his home. ”

After hearing this, Xia Ran muttered unconsciously, "So is he going home?"

Xiaojie thought for a while and said, "Maybe, but where is his home?"

Is it the Malfoy Apartments, is it the East Island, or is it the former Institute of Welfare Homes?

Those places were just Hugo's temporary refuge, but they were not his home.

In the world of Nuoda, there is no place for Hugo.

Xia Ran smiled bitterly, and then he stood up and said loudly to Xiaojie: "I don't want to wait like this, I want to go out, I want him to find Hugo!"