"Trust me...... I really ......."

The pouring rain covered the entire gray city, as if to cry silently for a poor soul.

The girl walked down the street, and the majestic rain seemed to be like a waterfall, and it seemed that it would destroy this weak figure at any moment.

"I'm really not a monster......"

Thunder and lightning passed through the clouds, and the deafening thunder seemed to be the roar of heaven, pouring out injustice for this lonely, poor soul.

In the rain and fog, the girl's figure stumbled along, without the slightest intention of finding a shelter to hide from the rain.

The cacophony of rain and unsettling thunder filled her mind, but there was always a voice that haunted her like a ghost. The whispers were like a curse from hell, a wail from a soul.

The girl walked slowly, because she had her head down, and she couldn't see the road clearly, when a small bump suddenly appeared and tripped her.

In the midst of the rain, the sound of her falling, and the muffled grunt seemed to be an illusion.

As she fell to the ground, she felt the voice in her ears become more pronounced, and even turned into an angry rebuke. She raised her head, and in the rain and mist, it seemed that a figure was slowly emerging, followed by two, three......

The faint figures surrounded her, glaring at her, and even if there was no sound, the girl could still hear the angry words.

"Get out of the city! Get out of the city!

"We live a good life, because of your arrival, we have become like this!

"Protect us, protect yourself first!"

The girl got up and sat on her knees, the liquid in her eyes had already mixed with the rain, and there was no temperature in an instant.

"Don't ...... Don't abandon me...... I really...... Believe me...... I'm really not a monster......"

The crowd gradually moved away and disappeared, and no matter how much the girl struggled, she couldn't stay.

"Don't abandon me...... Please...... Don't go ......"

The girl stood up and ran, in the direction of the vanishing shadows, but the shadows remained far away from her, insisting on keeping their distance from her.

Eventually, she tripped over Xiaokan again, and a car drove past her, nearly crushing her feet.

The shadows were gone, the whispers were gone, and now, once again, the sound of rain filled the ears. She had been completely abandoned, both the city and the remnants of the consciousness of the deceased.

The girl wept, and her tears were washed away by the heavy rain. In the hazy rain and mist, after a period of dizziness, her consciousness gradually blurred, and she collapsed to the ground without moving.

In a trance, she felt a vague figure approaching her, leaned down slightly, and probed her snort.

After that, she lost consciousness, lost consciousness, and her last memory was the endless sound of rain and the occasional thunderclap.

"Yo! It's early to open today, old Wu!"

In the crisp morning, the entire city is washed away by the rain. The chirping of birds is like a relaxing song in the morning, awakening the good mood of the day.

A man walked behind the middle-aged man who was opening the façade and said hello routinely, and the middle-aged man replied politely.

"Ah, yes. There is something going on at home, so I got up early, so I came early. Anyway, how are you doing?

"Hey, don't mention it, I'm still homesick. The man waved his hand and turned away.

The middle-aged man opened the lock, pulled the shutter door up, and the entire shutter door was opened halfway, and then gently pushed, and the entire store door appeared in front of him.

In addition to this, there are two roller shutter doors, and after skillfully opening all the facades, the middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief, looking at this familiar store, as if he was looking at an old friend.

It's a bookstore where he's lived for decades. He lives alone, the bookstore doesn't make much money, and he has always survived on subsidies from the city government, sometimes taking in wandering beggars.

Walk into the bookstore, touch the smooth counter, walk to the electric switch, pull down the switch, and the whole bookstore will be bathed in soft light.

Maybe it's because people are old and miss the old, this counter is old, but he is reluctant to change it, so he paints it with new paint and renovates it, as if he is trying to redeem his old friend again and again.

He sat down behind the counter, opened an old book, and looked at it with relish. Estimating that the time was almost up, he reflexively looked in the direction of the store, and the first customer had arrived.

The man said hello to him, walked to the place where he usually read, took out a book, walked to the counter and placed the book on it.

"Huh, you're going to buy a book today?" the middle-aged man pushed his glasses.

"Yes, we agreed, I have money now, so I buy it. ”

The guest was a young man, dressed in neat casual attire, which was very much in line with his temperament.

"Eh, you're wearing new clothes......"

"yes, haha, I've got someone in now. The young man smiled, "Thank you for all the things you have done to me, and in the future, I will definitely come to your shop often to get the books ready, don't run out of stock." ”

"Hey, it won't. Oh, you're the way a young man should look like now, what is it like that in the past, it was so disheveled and tattered, and you should cherish it in the future. ”

"Well, I'm sorry for you, I'll go first. ”

After the young man left, the middle-aged man continued to read the book. It was noon, and a young man walked behind the counter and stood beside the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man knew that this young man was here to take over, and he would come at lunchtime. The two just looked at each other for a moment, and the middle-aged man nodded and stood up, leaving with peace of mind.

According to the usual arrangement, he would choose to buy lunch in the alley restaurant outside. The restaurant is a low-profit type, with little money and just the right amount of food, and many people who work outside the home choose to eat there.

However, he did not plan to dine there today, because he had a "guest" at home.

The food is still the most reassuring to make by himself, he thinks so, so he goes home and prepares his own lunch, and by the way, prepares one for the "guest".

Pushing open the door and preparing a bowl of hot soup, he walked to the bedroom and gently knocked on the door.

This bedroom is usually empty and usually not occupied, and it is clear that it is occupied now.

"Wake up, see the note. ”

The middle-aged man smiled, not knowing if it was an illusion, he felt the girl in front of him shrink her head, as if she was avoiding him.

Before leaving in the morning, he went to the girl's bedroom and put a note, telling her not to run around and to rest in peace.

Looking at her silent, timid look, the man continued in as gentle a tone as he could.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. ”

"No...... I'm not afraid you'll ...... No...... I...... I'm scared of me......" The girl stammered back suddenly, but finally gave up, "uh...... Thank you...... Willing to take me in......"

The atmosphere was a little dreary, and the middle-aged man brought the soup to the bedside table and sat down to try to talk to her.

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Wu Mingde, I am a bookstore owner, you can call me Boss Wu or Uncle Wu, or Uncle Wu can also be. ”

The girl nodded, as if she had listened, and after hesitating for a long time, she replied, "I...... My name is Bai ...... Nan...... Nangong Yu...... My name is Nangong Yu. ”

"Oh? When I went back yesterday, I saw you fall to the ground and touched your forehead so hot. It's raining so hard and a person doesn't even have an umbrella to walk like this, what's going on?"

Nangong Yu didn't answer, but turned his head away, looking very melancholy.

"Hey, anyway, you're very sick now, so don't run around and rest with me. Boss Wu picked up the soup and gently handed it to her, as if he was taking care of his own daughter.

"No need...... That one...... Can you put it there first?" Nangong Yu gently grabbed Boss Wu's hand, and suddenly coughed violently, and the soup almost spilled.

"Don't worry. Boss Wu patted her on the back gently, "I didn't take the drug, I don't have much interest in the little girl, you can rest assured." ”

"Hmm...... I didn't...... I just don't want to...... Can you leave me alone ......?"

After listening to her words, Boss Wu nodded, quietly walked out, and carefully closed the door.

The moment the door closed, the still sunny bedroom became dim. In the shadows of the corners, it was as if countless black shadows were woven into tentacles, blocking all exits that could escape.

The girl raised her head and covered her face with her hands, I don't know if it was because of the fever, she felt dizzy, and finally chose to get back into the bed.

"What the hell am I ...... What should I do...... I don't want to...... I don't want to bother him......"

"It's okay, now recharge your energy and take a break, I confirmed this uncle, he is indeed not a bad person. ”

"But...... It's because I'm not a bad guy that I'm even more worried......"

After speaking, the girl shrank into a ball in silence, and an unspeakable fear filled her.

"What's more, I don't know if I'm going to bring 'games' to the city. ”

The agreed lunch time had passed, and Boss Wu was late again, and several minutes had passed before returning to the bookstore.

That's right, again. Because every time Boss Wu takes in a homeless person, he is often late. The young man who succeeded him understood this very well, so he never complained, after all, he was also helped by Boss Wu to survive until now.

He has always been very gentle and attentive to everyone, but no matter how kind he is, there are still many people who oppress him.

For example, the group of people who will appear below.

At the moment when Boss Wu smiled and returned to the door of the bookstore and raised his head, the smile instantly faded to the corner of his mouth, leaving only an unspeakable depression.

A black, specially painted vehicle pulled up in front of the bookstore, resembling some kind of gang emblem. It was as if it was a little ghost guarding the door, exuding an ominous aura staring at the restless man.

Gently pushing open the door of the bookstore, a familiar scene appeared in front of me again.

A few people who were dressed normally, but exuded an angry atmosphere, stood in front of the counter, staring viciously at Boss Wu who had just entered the door, and even before they could speak, a disgusting, even disgusting, aura had already filled half of the bookstore.

The child reading the book raised his head, the young man looking for the book stopped, the resting adult straightened his waist, and under the gaze of everyone, the group of people like bedbugs in the ditch spoke loudly and unscrupulously.

"Yo, the boss is back, that kid has been taught a lesson for disobedience, you should know what we mean. ”

Boss Wu walked to the counter with a smile, took out a pitiful few banknotes of different amounts in the cash register, and respectfully stuffed them into the hand of the person who took the lead. After seeing him nod his head in satisfaction, Boss Wu turned around and helped the young man on the ground and wiped the blood from his face in distress.

"Oh, I've told you all, don't fight with them, just give them the money. ”

"But that's your hard-earned money, and I know that the money isn't earned by selling books at all, it's earned by you working as a casual worker outside. The young man rubbed his nose and looked unconvinced, "And you're using it to help the homeless, why ...... this group of well-dressed birds?"

Before the young man finished speaking, Boss Wu immediately covered his mouth and shook his head silently.

"You don't seem to have enough money. The man in the lead said, shaking the note in his hand.

Looking at Boss Wu's serious and firm eyes, the young man finally turned his head and closed his mouth, but he still looked unconvinced.

After the young man finally had no intention of resisting, Boss Wu turned around and pretended to be respectful and said, "My bookstore is not very profitable, and there are only a dozen yuan left in the cash register now, please leave me a little to eat." ”

"No money, get the books!"

As soon as the man in the lead finished speaking, the group scattered inside the bookstore, and then returned to the counter with dozens of books.

"Wait......" Boss Wu looked at the book in the hand of one of the men, "That book has been booked by a child......"

The book was a limited edition novel, and a critically ill child loved it so much that he hoped that the bookstore owner would leave the book for him a few days before he got sick and wait for him to come back and buy it.

However, before he arrived, the news that he was critically ill came first.

For his sake, the bookstore owner kept the book and waited for him to return, but months passed, and the kid still hadn't returned. This book is of great significance to Boss Wu, which cannot be bought by any amount of money.

However, after listening to Boss Wu's explanation, the man glanced at Boss Wu with contempt, didn't care about these at all, and left with everyone.

As the sound of the wheels faded away, the young man finally couldn't help but run to the door of the store and curse, and then returned to Boss Wu, who was contemplating behind the counter.

"It's humbling to be alive here. The young man breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to be calm, "Boss, you can still be so calm, you must have experienced a lot." ”

"It's okay, in this way, are you starting to cherish your good time over there?"

"Come on, boss, don't give me another opportunity to be inspired, it's not certain if I can go back!" the young man said, glancing at the sparsely populated gray street outside the door.

"That's a certainty, you have to go back, young man, there's still a long way to go. ”

"Hmph...... God is really unfair, why should people like you be left in this world to mix with this group of crooked melons and cracked dates. ”

Boss Wu didn't speak again, silently picked up the old book in the morning and read it quietly.

Perhaps, the young man did not know what the boss meant by this sentence. In his very ordinary and extraordinary words, the figure of a young girl gradually emerged, her long snow-white hair couldn't help but arouse the pity and sadness in Boss Wu's heart.

She shouldn't be here, someone her age deserves to have the best life.

At that moment, the bookstore was extremely quiet, only the sound of silkworm-like thin pages turning formed a quiet soft music, which surrounded everyone and soothed every restless heart.