12. XII
The most painful tears flowed from the grave, for the words that had not yet been spoken and the things that had not yet been done.
"Yes, it's beautiful." Liu Fanxu lowered his eyes and looked at his fingertips, "So, take it with you, don't take it off at any time, okay?" Red nodded, his fingertips still rubbing the white orchid pendant, "Okay, I'm not going to take it off." ”
The corners of Liu Fanxu's mouth curled, she leaned close to Red, kissed him on the cheek, and whispered "Good morning kiss" in his ear. She was about to straighten up, but she was wrapped in Rhett's arms and hugged in his arms, her chin resting on his shoulders, her hands caressing the quilt, and she suddenly laughed "Spencer? Red's muffled voice rang in her ears, "I've done a lot of analyses, and I've got the same results, I can't pass any of the physical and practical tests, and I may not be able to graduate from the FBI Academy." Do you know? This was the first time I didn't feel confident about graduating, not even at Caltech. ”
"But you chose to join the FBI anyway because that's your vision, right?" She closed her eyes and leaned her head on his shoulder, allowing herself to climb more comfortably in his arms, "You are a genius, Spencer, with an IQ like yours, you can get power, wealth, fame, and things in this world that are chased by many people but probably never get in your life, but you don't make good use of your IQ to seek these things for yourself, you just want to be an FBI, I know you are actually eager to preach the justice in your heart." That's good, Spencer, you're an upright, innocent, kind person, you have a heart as pure as a child, I like you like that, don't underestimate your abilities, you're unique, Spencer. She smiled and put her chin on his shoulder, "Hey, don't be coquettish, do what you have to do, today is your first day in the FBI Academy, cheer up!" ”
Red let go of his arms, took her shoulders and pushed her away, kissed her on the center of her eyebrows, lowered his eyelashes and whispered "Good morning kiss" He still looked a little depressed, she held his cheek and looked into his eyes "It's going to be okay, you have five months to prove that you can." He finally raised his eyes, no longer avoiding her gaze, but his voice was still muffled, "I try my best, but I don't like sports or dry work, can I really keep training?" She smiled and rubbed his cheeks with both hands, encouraging, "Maybe a big bottle of lactose would be a motivator?" Red's eyes immediately flashed with starlight, and he pursed his lips with a salivating expression, "Can I take it with me?" ”
"Of course!" Liu Fanxu stood up, bent down and grabbed Rhett's arm, and tugged, "Now, hurry up and go to the bathroom to wash yourself, breakfast is going to be cold~" It's strange, she added a heat preservation charm. However, she won't sue Sù Red about this.
As Red feared, no matter how hard he tried at the FBI Academy, every physical and practical test, such as gunfight, and so on, as long as it was not academically related, would never be able to pass the assessment, and his physical and practical performance would not meet the graduation standards. However, his outstanding academic capital allowed the college to make an exception and absorb him into the FBI by recruiting special talents. In his first month at the FBI Academy, Red invited Ethan to his home, where Liu Fanxu prepared a sumptuous dinner for them, and Red officially introduced her to his childhood buddies.
After that pleasant dinner, Red and Ethan were transferred to different groups, and he was so distracted by his physical and practical classes that he rarely mentioned his childhood buddy again. Until one day later, Red suddenly told her in confusion that Ethan seemed to have quit the FBI Academy, leaving here for unknown reasons, and he didn't even say goodbye to him in person. She knew that he was saddened when he heard the news, and he blamed himself for not showing up in time for his friend's greatest need of help.
However, this is not Red's fault, everyone will have their own choice, and they made an appointment to join the FBI together to achieve justice, but at the last moment, he may be troubled by his own demons and give up his original intention, such a waiver may violate the original agreement, but it is not necessarily a bad thing for the person who made this choice. Rhett quickly adjusts to his feelings, not only because of his simple nature and her meticulous care, but more importantly, he has found a way to relieve the pain in the midst of the painful physical struggle, and this way is that together they have earned a master's degree in sociology, psychology, and philosophy from Caltech.
So, for the genius of Rhett, learning has become his relaxing entertainment, and for her, they are just derivatives of her company Red. Probably because Red's field skills were so miserable, his time at the FBI Academy was postponed to a year, and Red had no choice but to accept it. On the last day of the half-year period, Liu Fanxu put the twenty bottles of potion and the dirty parchment on the old wizard's counter, and she got the final payment smoothly, refusing the old wizard's offer to continue to cooperate.
As a Potions Master, she knew very well what the twenty potions were for, and they reminded her of the thrilling declaration of her mentor in the first Potions class, and she sat there, bewitched for the first time by the potions she loved, like Alice who opened the door to a new world, willing to sink with boundless curiosity. His mentor, Professor Snape, was still young, his sallow skin looked ghostly in the gloomy underground classroom, his greasy shoulder-length hair obscuring most of his expression, and only the eyes that had a hint of color when he spoke of potions spoke of the only warmth of his dry life.
He leaned on the podium elegantly, as if he was not standing in the cold underground classroom, facing a bunch of little trolls he hated, but standing at the top of the world, despising a group of admirers with barren brains, his arrogance was unstoppable, his pale and thin lips were lightly opened, and the declaration that Liu Fanxu remembered for a lifetime was said by him in a low, quenched □□ voice like a poisonous snake" Youareheretolearnthesubtlescienceandexactartofpotionmaking,Asthereislittlefoolishwand-wavinghere,manyofyouwillhardlybelievethisismagic. Idon-texpectyouwillreallyunderstandthebeautyofthesoftlysimmeringcauldronwithitsshimmeringfumes,thedelicatepowerofliquidsthatcreepthroughhumanveins,bewitchinmagic. Idon-texpectyouwillreallyunderstandthebeautyofthesogthemind,ensnaringthesensesIcanteachyouhowtobottlefame,brewglory,evenstopperdeath―― ifyouaren-tasbigabunchofdunderheadsasIusuallyhavetoteach.”
There is no good or evil in potions, the real evil is the person who will use them, and while Red is desperately trying to achieve justice, she can't once again be an accomplice to the abuse, even if it's just to make these innocuous potions, besides, she has more important things to do. In the dark, desperate to move forward, there is no hope, so she chooses to give up the obligation of life. Now, she finally understood that even if she spent her whole life searching for and studying, she had to accomplish that, because in this world, if even she gave up, then there really would be no one to help him, and he would sleep forever in that secret room sealed by magic, until he turned into a white bone.
On the day that Red finally graduated from the FBI Academy, Liu Fanxu met Jason Gordon, who had admired his name for a long time, and it was not the first time she had seen him. When she and Red were studying psychology, they had credit for his class, so technically, she was also his student, but every time Red tried to introduce her to Professor Gordon, she always refused. The official version is that she is reluctant to get to know Professor Gordon before she gets credit for this class, which might be considered a relationship. Red shrugged and accepted the reluctantly past, justification for self-esteem. In fact, she was a little worried that her micro-expressions would be spied on by this veteran profiler, and Red praised him so much that it made her psychological defense more and more tired.
The first time we officially met, Gordon's first words to Liu Fanxu were: "You got my credits, not because of Red, but because you are good enough." At this moment, she knew that this senior profiler was also a brain emperor, and he regarded her as a genius girl with extreme inferiority complex, strong self-esteem, and a desire to prove herself. Why not, she raised the corners of her mouth, and the expression on her face was one of extreme joy at being recognized by her esteemed mentor.
Gordon raised his hand and patted Liu Fanxu's shoulder with satisfaction, he glanced at Rhett, who was watching the interaction between the two worriedly, a loving smile rose at the corner of his mouth, and he said to Rhett very seriously: "You guys are quite suitable." Rhett's face flashed blank, he blinked his eyes in confusion, pursed his lips, and asked rhetorically, "What?" Gordon's thick eyebrows were raised high, and he turned his head to look at her in surprise and said, "He doesn't know?" ”
Liu Fanxu's pupils shrank, she was still rejoicing just now, thinking that Red's praise of Gordon was exaggerated, he didn't even see that her reason for avoiding him was just an excuse, but this question pulled her vigilance to the highest, her eyes trembled slightly, every cell was screaming, and there was even a long ring lingering in her ears, but her expression was always calm, and even the corners of her mouth slowly hooked, revealing a shy smile, she said softly, "You know?" ”
Gordon smiled helplessly, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay, when are you going to sue him, do you need my help?" Liu Fanxu lowered her eyes, the smile on her face grew, and she shook her head slightly, "No, thank you, Professor Gordon, that's good, please don't let this matter bother Spencer, he is a boy who is so pure that there is no trace of impurities, I don't want to bother him because of this matter." She suddenly met Gordon's gaze with burning eyes, and asked very seriously, "Professor Gordon, please take care of him, don't let his heart be eroded by darkness." Promise me. ”
"You're a smart girl" Gordon glanced at Rhett next to him with a blank face, he was still immersed in the sentence just now, Gordon turned his head to look at Liu Fanxu, "I can't refuse you." But you've protected him so well, aren't you worried about losing him? She smiled and bent her eyes, covering the madness in her eyes, "I am lucky, I am lost!" "No wonder, Red won't have a chance to leave her, and she won't allow that to happen, he's her only salvation.