Half a month later, on the rest day, the children in the orphanage seemed a little restless from the morning, because there was definite information confirming that the rumored rich businessman would come to the courtyard to choose people today, and a high-end hovercar did drive into the orphanage in the morning.

The children, who wanted to be selected, took great pains to dress themselves up and looked in anticipation in the direction of the teacher's office building.

But by noon, no teacher had come to announce anything.

At this time, Shen Ling, who was sleeping in a daze, opened his eyes and sat up, the pain like a nerve tear made him frown, and his fingers were pressed on his temples for a long time before he was a little more awake.

He remembered that when he went back to the dormitory yesterday, Anwen told him that yesterday was his birthday and that he wanted to celebrate it in the dormitory. Shen Ling has never had a birthday, but he also knows that birthdays are to eat cakes and blow out candles. Perhaps because he was curious about how to spend his birthday, Shen Ling also helped An Wen to prepare busily.

They pulled a table and put a small cake on it, Xiao Yan didn't know where to get a bottle of crimson grape juice, and the three of them drank it with a sullen head.

The grape juice was not very tasty, a little sour and a little astringent, but the atmosphere was so good that even Xiao Yan, who usually looked hateful, felt that it had become cute that day, so under the persuasion of An Wen and Xiao Yan, Shen Ling drank a lot.

Shen Ling couldn't remember the rest of the story.

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, Shen Ling looked down at his neck, and then he found that his jade pendant necklace was missing!

For the past five years, he has carried this necklace with him. Because he was afraid of being noticed, he always hid the pendant in his clothes, and never took it off even when he was in the shower. Usually he sleeps lightly, and he will definitely notice when someone approaches him. And after drinking that strange juice yesterday, he fell asleep, and the pendant must have been stolen when he fell asleep yesterday!

Shen Ling thought of An Wen, who had been looking strange last night, and Xiao Yan, who was overly attentive.

The smell of conspiracy is simply coming out.

Shen Ling didn't even have time to change his clothes, got out of bed and put on his shoes and ran out of the dormitory. He grabbed the first orphan he saw and asked urgently, "Have you seen An Wen and Xiao Yan?" ”

"I just saw Xiao Yan, and it seems that I went to the teacher's office building."

Shen Ling felt bad in his heart, and hurriedly ran to the teacher's office building.

When he ran to the third floor and looked into the corridor, he saw Xiao Yan standing at the door of the principal's office and making a look of wanting to knock on the door, but hesitating.

"Xiao Yan!" Shen Ling screamed and rushed forward.

Xiao Yan's face changed, he turned his head and slammed the door of the principal's office and shouted, "Principal, I have something to report to you, Shen Ling is a thief, and he stole a necklace." ”

Shen Ling rushed over and grabbed Xiao Yan's arm, and yelled at him, "You are talking nonsense, give me back the necklace!" ”

Xiao Yan shrank into the crack in the door in fear, screaming and shouting, "Help, this madman is going to kill people again!" ”

At this time, the door of the principal's office opened, and Xiao Yan, who was leaning against the door, did not stand firm for a moment, and sat down on the floor of the principal's room.

"What do you guys look like here?" It was the headmaster himself who opened the door, and he raised his eyebrows and shouted at the two of them, "Go aside, don't quarrel here." ”

"Headmaster, I'm here to report to you that Shen Ling is a thief." Xiao Yan said as he took out the dragon-shaped jade pendant necklace from his pocket and held it up, "This necklace was stolen by Shen Ling!" ”

The principal glanced at the necklace casually, thinking that it was not a broken glass pendant, and he was about to open his mouth to scold Xiao Yan, but the eyes of the tall man standing behind him wearing a graceful and luxurious fur suddenly lit up, and he walked out in three steps and two steps, and rudely snatched the necklace of the jade pendant from Xiao Yan's hand.

"That's mine!" Shen Ling roared and pounced to snatch the necklace back, but was pushed out by the tall man and fell to the ground. The strength of this bear-like man was as terrifying as his size.

"It's my thing." The tall fur man put the pendant on his thick neck, squinted his eyes and smiled at Xiao Yan, who was sitting on the ground, "Thank you for helping me return the necklace, what's your name." ”

Xiao Yan's heart was beating fast, and he excitedly shouted out his name: "My name is Xiao Yan!" ”

"Give it back!" Shen Ling, who was furious, stood up and rushed forward again.

Xiong Nan impatiently pushed Shen Ling away again, and said to Principal Taylor, "Headmaster, do you need to call the security guards over?" ”

The principal persuaded Shen Ling a little embarrassed: "Shen Ling, if you like it, I'll ask someone to buy you a few, this pendant belongs to Mr. Armand, just give it back to him." ”

"Headmaster, this necklace is mine! I had it before I came to the orphanage! Shen Ling argued anxiously.

Xiao Yan argued with a red face: "Nonsense, how can you have this kind of pendant, obviously you stole it!" ”

"Headmaster, the children in your orphanage are so dishonest, and you still have to quibble when the facts are in front of you." The bear man shrugged his shoulders and sighed in disappointment, "It seems that the investment in your orphanage may be reduced. ”

Principal Taylor's face changed, and he immediately took out his personal brain and called the security room.

After a period of chaos, the security guards in the courtyard came and grabbed Shen Ling and locked him in an empty room in the teacher's office building, and it was not until three days later that the wealthy businessman from Kamilia left with An Wen and Xiao Yan, and Shen Ling was released.

After being released, Shen Ling was very calm, and he still lived a monotonous life of basic schools and orphanages as usual every day.

But the other children in the orphanage were more afraid of Shen Ling than before, and as soon as these sensitive children approached Shen Ling, they could feel the aura of danger faintly emanating from him.

The life in the orphanage is still the same, but what everyone didn't expect was that two months later, Anwen was sent back.

The reason is theft.

The teachers in the orphanage didn't believe that Anwen would do such a thing, Anwen had always been a good boy who was smart and sensible, and it was impossible for him to do such a stupid act.

But the rich businessman's side was conclusive, and the orphanage had to accept Anwen again.

After Shen Ling came back from the basic school, he saw An Wen sitting on a bare bed board in the dormitory.

He almost didn't recognize Anwen.

In just two months, Anwen seems to have changed into a different person, and he has lost a lot of weight. His dark circles were deep, and he was haggard, a teenager in his prime of life, but at this time he looked more like a dying old man.

In the past two months, although Shen Ling didn't say anything, he hated An Wen very much in his heart. But seeing such An Wen at this time, the hatred in Shen Ling's heart couldn't be mentioned at all.

Shen Ling didn't talk to An Wen, he just treated him as a transparent person and did his own thing.

"I always think that as an orphan, I just need to be well-behaved and sensible and protect myself......" An Wen said quietly, I don't know if I said this to myself or to Shen Ling. He raised his head, looked out the window, and suddenly sneered, "This world is really not fair at all, some people, because of good parents, can live a good life; Some people can get a chance to rise to the top because they suddenly awaken some strange orc bloodline; Even orphans, born on a rich and developed planet, can live a better life than we do now. And ordinary orphans like us living on such a poor planet can only struggle to live every day, even if they are sold by the orphanage, they can't say anything, it's really sad. ”

After Anwen's words fell, the room immediately fell into an eerie silence.

Shen Ling, who was packing up his things and preparing to read, also stopped rummaging through the textbooks and looked up at An Wen, who looked up like a ghost.

After being silent for a long time, Shen Ling suddenly said, "It's not fair. He sat down in his chair and took out the textbook and spread it out on his desk. If you've ever been to the letter D system, you'll probably think that unfairness here is nothing at all. ”

An Wen smiled bitterly and asked, "Have you ever been?" ”

"Where did I come from?" Shen Ling was stunned and remembered what Neil had said to him. He came from the letter D galaxy, and he knew how poor and backward that galaxy was, and Aqua Blue was more than twice as good as there. If he was still on planet D13, he would never have the opportunity to study like he did now, and he would never have dreamed of being admitted to the highest university in the empire. "Looking back now, I suddenly realize that life here is pretty good, at least...... At least as long as I work hard, I will have a chance to get out of here, go to the main planet of Kamilia on my own strength, and get back what belongs to me on my own strength. ”

An Wen looked at Shen Ling with a smile for a long time, and suddenly stood up as if relieved, and said freely: "You are right, I am to blame for falling to this point today, no wonder this world." He walked up to Shen Ling and whispered three words to him, "I'm sorry." ”

Whether in the minds of the orphanage teachers or the children, Anwen is an out-and-out good person. But only he knows best, he is not a good person, he tries his best to do a good job, he just wants everyone to like him.

When a person wears a mask for a long time, he often forgets whether he is wearing a mask or not.

After knowing that Shen Ling might awaken his soul power, he didn't care on the surface, but in fact, he was jealous of Shen Ling like all children. Originally, he didn't have to agree to Xiao Yan to do this, but he finally did it with a clear conscience.

But the final result turned out to be a cocoon of oneself.

……

Shen Ling's heart trembled, he turned his head to look at An Wen, and when his gaze touched An Wen's sad eyes, he suddenly understood something. He reached out and grabbed Anwen's arm and opened his mouth slightly, but said nothing.

An Wen smiled and broke Shen Ling's hand and said, "I have something to do, so I'll go out first." ”

"Anwen!" Shen Ling stopped him, "I don't blame you......"

"Thank you." Anwen maintained his usual gentle smile on his face, and then he turned and left the 503 dormitory, never to return.

A few days later, Anwen's swollen body was found on the edge of the beach.

Teacher Helen went to collect Anwen's body, but there was almost no movement, and the teachers of the orphanage buried Anwen on the hillside behind the orphanage.

That afternoon, Shen Ling walked to the edge of the beach, and he sat under a coconut tree for a long time. Xiaopang found that the owner was in a bad mood, climbed on the master's head, and also accompanied the owner in a bad mood.

"Are you waiting for me?" The hidden cat, who had been watching here for a long time, finally couldn't help but ask.

Shen Ling also responded to the hidden cat in his mind, "You have been with me for five years, I have always wanted to ask you, can you help me?"

The Hidden Cat was silent for a moment, then replied with great certainty, "Yes."

"Would you like to help me, then?" Shen Ling asked with a smile.

"As long as you can help me return my master's remains to his homeland in the future, I am willing to become your soul beast when you become an adult."

"Where is your master's hometown?"

"On another plane, only merfolk have a way to get there."

"You don't have to be my soul beast."

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"As long as you help me, I will do my best to help you."

The hidden cat looked at the boy in front of it with a complicated expression, and it found that the boy in front of him was more mature and intelligent than the fragile child it had seen when it first met five years ago. It is relieved that at least its five-year wait has not been in vain.

"You can call me ash." The Hidden Cat said, "I'll teach you what I know. But the first lesson you'll learn now is that as a mermaid, you have to know how to make yourself inconspicuous and hidden in the crowd."