The man seemed to notice Shi Wu's gaze, raised his eyebrows in a little surprise, playfully hooked the corners of his mouth, smiled at the two of them, and then found a sofa in the corner and sat down.

"Hey, are you alright?"

"Ah...... Well, I'm fine. ”

Shi Wu came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream, and was stunned for a moment before he looked at Hao Ze with a little apology.

“…… It's okay. ”

How can it be okay!?

Hao Ze lowered his eyes and looked at Shi Wu's trembling hand on the sofa.

"I'm going to get something to eat, it's going to be done soon."

Hao Ze couldn't open his mouth to ask what was going on with Shi Wu, so he had to find something to do for himself, so that Shi Wu could calm down his heart.

“…… Thank you. ”

Knowing that he was in a bad state, he really wanted to adjust his feelings, so Shi Wu didn't make much excuses.

Hao Ze jumped on the table, took a small plate, and chose among the pastries, bread and snacks on the table on the side for a long time, but he didn't see anything he wanted to eat.

When I turned around, I suddenly found that there were still a lot of unknown fruits, and I also saw a kind of thing that Shi Wu liked very much in the original book, so I picked up a few and put them on a plate. I took a few more long, beautiful ones, put the plates on top of my head, and walked back cautiously.

Shi Wu took the plate and put it on the sofa in the middle of the two of them.

"Thank you."

He picked up a fruit that Hao Ze specially gave him, took a bite, and praised the fruit for being delicious.

Hao Ze also pulled one over, held it with two small paws, and lowered his head to eat.

He quietly raised his eyes and glanced at Shi Wu.

His expression was as usual, and the terrifying aura just now was gone.

…… I kind of wanted to ask him why he was like that.

But in order not to touch the minefield of Shiwu again, Hao Ze still chose to swallow his curiosity back.

The atmosphere grew cold.

During the time when the two of them pretended to eat the fruit wholeheartedly, many people walked in one after another, and the time finally came to the afternoon.

"The exam is about to start, please find a seat at will."

I don't know when a lot of masked maids came in the room, and said to them in a cold voice.

"The reference personnel are 1-30, and the time is 24 hours, and if you don't wake up when you are outdated, you will be regarded as a failure."

…… Sober?

What is this to be tested?

The last assessment has always been random, sometimes it is difficult to make people want to cry without tears, and sometimes it is simple to make people call the conscience of heaven and earth.

Maybe Shiwu will know.

Hao Ze told Shi Wu his questions.

Shi Wu paused before answering him, "...... Heart-wrenching. ”

Heart?

Before Hao Ze could continue to ask, he heard the masked maid start a 10-second countdown.

It was too late to say anything else, so Hao Ze had no choice but to smile at Shi Wu and say to him, "Come on." ”

Shi Wu was silent for a while, not knowing what he was thinking, before he suddenly showed a starry smile, nodded at him, and said-

"I will."

A blinding white light flashed.

The assessment began.

As if he had been asleep for a long time, Hao Ze rubbed his sore waist, sat up lazily, and stretched his waist.

It's Saturday.

I looked at my watch, probably because I slept too late yesterday, and found that I had slept until more than two o'clock in the afternoon.

Hao Ze scratched his hair, always feeling that he had forgotten something.

Forget it, it's my mother's birthday soon, and I haven't been home for a long time, so hurry up and get ready to go back after buying gifts.

Hao Ze made a phone call and asked the leader for another two days of annual leave, planning to go home for a few more days.

Packed two changes of clothes, brought a wallet, a mobile phone charger and a ticket that had been bought, and walked out of the house.

Hao Ze walked around the mall a few times, and chose a scarf to bring back to his mother. Although he knew that his father's birthday was still far away, he could not go back empty-handed, so he went shopping for a while, bought a warm cotton pajamas, and brought one for his mother by the way.

I know that parents can't lack these things, but it's always different for children to buy them back.

Hao Ze walked out of the building.

Looking at the wide street in front of the department store, Hao Ze couldn't tell what was wrong with him, but he had a strong feeling of reluctance to walk through it.

Following this heart, he took a detour, walked a small road, and it took a long time to get a car and go straight to the train station.

When he passed by the department store where he shopped, he suddenly noticed that a lot of people had gathered in front of the originally deserted gate.

Even the cars of 110 and 120 arrived.

…… Someone jumped off a building?

Hao Ze's gaze glanced at the bare wall upstairs.

Seems to be missing something......?

His heart suddenly thumped, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.

The brain seemed to be tempting him not to think about such a thing again, Hao Ze tried to hold back the tears that came from nowhere, and turned his face away.

It's weird.

My hometown is too far away from where I live now, and it is a half-day drive by high-speed train.

Hao Ze dragged his cheeks and stared out of the car window in a daze.

Things outside the window quickly moved away from him, and there were few people in the carriage quietly.

He couldn't seem to remember something.

Very important, very important stuff.

But he just couldn't remember.

Hao Ze closed his eyes in a daze, and muttered as if evading.

Forget it, let's talk about these things later.

He slept on and off on the train, and when he finally couldn't sit still anymore, the train arrived.

He got out of the train as if relieved, ran out of the train station, and took the subway straight to his parents' doorstep.

Transportation in modern society is convenient, Hao Ze sat in his seat and sighed.

It's not that backward anywhere else...... Eh...... Not like which place?

Hao Ze knocked on his head, secretly scolding himself for what had happened in the past two days, why he always said something strange and unexplained.

"Maybe I've been dreaming a lot these days......

Hao Ze muttered a few words.

Hao Ze knocked on the door and waited for a long time, only to find that no one came to open the door.

…… Not at home?

Probably because he didn't tell them before he came back, so they're not home now.

Early in the morning, maybe I went out for a walk.

Hao Ze thought so.

He took out the key to the house from his bulging backpack and quietly entered the house.

Hao Ze took out his mobile phone and called his mother.

…… Why don't you pick it up?

He tried to beat his father again, and the result was the same.

reminded them to answer the phone when they went out...... Forget it, the older generation can't change their habits, all they can do is adapt.

Hao Ze stayed at home for more than two hours.

The parents haven't come back yet.

He was a little worried, and just as he wanted to go out to find them, he heard the door open.

He looked up with joy.

It's back.

Looking at his parents, Hao Ze's nose was sour, and tears came down for some reason.

…… He is not such a sentimental person, but why, does he have this feeling of soreness in his eye sockets?

It's like realizing the long-awaited obsession in my heart......

Hao Ze's brain hurt, and he felt as if he had grasped something crucial.

The parents looked at him happily and surprised, and said something like "you kid can buy whatever people come back", but they still accepted the gift beautifully.

His mother pressed him to the couch, opened the refrigerator, and said that he must cook a good meal at noon.

The father also came over and sat down with a smile, the old man with half gray hair turned on the TV with a smile, and Hao Ze also watched it along.

In the interval between the adjustments, he suddenly saw a piece of news, because it was the city where Hao Ze lived, so he stopped and watched it for a while.

“…… A billboard in XX Department Store fell, causing one death and two injuries......"

XX Department Store?

Wasn't that the place he went to in the afternoon?

Hao Ze continued to watch.

I always feel that this is important information.

“…… The families of the deceased have been found, and the families of the injured have also been found, and all have now rushed to the hospital......"

Then two more photos were released on the screen, and they continued to be broadcast.

But Hao Ze had no intention of looking at it anymore, so he could only sit stiffly in place, motionless.

Because the old man in the video, who seems to be dozens of years old, is his parents.

Hao Ze covered his mouth and looked at the person sitting next to him.

My father looked like he was fine, still watching TV happily.

The mother, who happened to come out to get something, didn't say anything, and still chattered about the dishes she was going to make.

He jerked to his feet and looked at his parents.

"Found out?"

Father pushed his reading glasses and smiled.

The mother was silent, put down the dish in her hand, and said with a smile.

"Now that you've remembered everything, wake up."

Hao Ze's tears burst out of his eyes again, choked up and speechless.

"Hmm."

He understood it all.

As if he were a child, the father rubbed his head and said, "Be strong, son." You see, we've all made it through. ”

"Your father and I are fine...... Don't worry, kid. The mother rubbed her red eyes and lowered her head, unable to see clearly.

The figures of the father and mother became transparent, and the last bit dissipated little by little, turning into nothingness.

"Goodbye, my child."

A familiar voice sounded, even if it was just an illusion, but Hao Ze also knew that this was probably the last time in his life.

“…… Good bye. ”

Hao Ze rubbed his eyes and closed them.

This topic...... It's cruel.

Realize the obsession in your heart, and then see if you can sink or come to your senses.

When I opened my eyes again, the world around me was shattered, and finally turned into powder and drifted away with the wind.

He's back.

He missed the past, but he knew clearly that he was dead.

He's dead.

There's no going back.

Hao Ze secretly wiped away his tears with his sleeve.