Chapter 8: Dreams and Deserters

When it comes to the moment, there are some things that have to be done, and when the words come to the mouth, I can't say anything about it. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

After thinking for a long time, Lu Wu took a deep breath and recited the lines that had been brewing dozens of times.

"Sister Lan, I won a prize half a year ago, and the money is not much, only more than 60,000 yuan. At that time, the loan was a snack shop, the location was a bit off, the business was okay, and it was barely enough to eat. Hehe, I'm not going to go to college in another place soon? I don't have anyone here to worry about, can I leave it to you to take care of? β€œ

Won the lottery half a year ago?

Lied, Lu Wu's luck value has always been below the level line, and the store's lottery tickets are toilet paper every time, if it is not that time, it is just because the consolation prize chosen by unscrupulous merchants is worse than toilet paper.

Loan to buy a shop?

Lie, there is a bank that will give loans to orphans who have no regular income, especially a black household like Lu Wu who does not even have an ID card, and cannot complete the approval process at all.

The shop purchased for 60,000 is barely enough to feed and wear?

It's still a lie, how can there be a shop with only 60,000 yuan this year, and it cost almost 260,000 yuan to get it all down, not only did Lu Wu's savings over the years be all smashed in, but he also borrowed some money.

But this shop is selected after repeated inspections, there are four schools around, there are many students, there is a lot of traffic, and there are not many competitors.

As long as you keep the shop, you don't need to get up early and be diligent at night, as long as you open the shop on time and replenish the stock regularly, it is the least to get down forty or fifty thousand yuan a year.

There is no one to rest assured, so it is handed over to Zhu Qinglan to take care of?

It's still a lie, if there is no reassuring person, why should you put down the shop before leaving, why don't you just cash out and take it away.

At this point, the purpose of this lie is already obvious.

Lu Wu, who was about to leave, was not worried about Zhu Qinglan, and before leaving, he planned to find her a stable income and job.

Obviously, he is used to using lies, but this time Lu Wu is very awkward and uncomfortable, and he used to casually pull out the wonderful mouth of smallpox, but now he has become stammering and reciting lines.

Looking at Zhu Qinglan, who was still stunned in front of him, Lu Wu became more and more awkward.

Lu Wu was not worried that Zhu Qinglan would see through the truth, after all, he knew Sister Lan very well, and he knew that she would never doubt her little brother.

But he still wasn't sure.......

"However, I also want to go to a junior college, and you also know that this kind of school is relatively special, and it must be a residential ......."

Zhu Qinglan was a little embarrassed, she was also a candidate, and she was a candidate who had taken the exam many times.

"Hehe, it's okay, if you don't get admitted this time, help me look at the shop, and I'll find someone else if you get in."

Enter? According to Lu Wu's understanding, unless there is a miracle, it is absolutely impossible for Zhu Qinglan to do so, and as long as she agrees, it is impossible to leave it alone with her sense of responsibility.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ I'm afraid not, even if I don't pass the exam, I will have to continue to practice and prepare for the next school exam, I'm afraid I really don't have time. ”

Zhu Qinglan's tone was very sincere, she did think so, she also wanted to help the little brother, but she had to prepare for the exam with all her might, and she really lacked skills.

Lu Wu sighed, which was also in his expectation.

"Is that really the case, is the world of the watcher so attractive to you, even if you haven't reached the threshold after three years of retaking the exam, even if you have desperate qualifications in some aspects, do you still choose this dangerous path, just like those fools........."

Lu Wu shook his head, what had already passed was meaningless, he patted his cheek with both hands, lifted his spirits, and took a deep breath.

The worst happens, and there are things that have to be singled out.

In Lu Wu's opinion, even if the scar is revealed, it will only harvest a wound full of blood, but it is better than covering the wound and letting it worsen.

"Sister Lan, I have also inquired, candidates with ordinary qualifications can be admitted within two exams, if they fail to pass the most preliminary test in the three exams, it can only mean that he has no talent to do this business at all."

The laughter of the past disappeared without a trace, and Lu Wu at this time was probably the most serious in his life.

"If I'm not mistaken, Sister Lan, you have taken the exam more than twenty times, and all the colleges and universities have tried, but you have never passed the first round of tests. Perhaps, you don't fit into any world at all! ”

Lu Wu's words landed, but this time, it was Zhu Qinglan's turn to be very embarrassed.

If others said this, she would have passed with a fist, but what Lu Wu said was the truth, or the truth he told him.

Zhu Qinglan was once appreciated by several mentors, but in the end everyone gave up on her, and she once confided her grievances and frustrations to her little brother.

Now that Lu Wu mentioned it, she was not easy to get angry, but the wound she cared about the most was touched, her face suddenly became ugly, and her rare good mood disappeared all of a sudden.

"I know! Stop it! ”

Zhu Qinglan waved her hand violently, and her tone became very rushed.

She tilted her head and signaled that she didn't want to talk about it.

If it were a weekday, the knowledgeable Lu Wu would also decisively give up this topic.

But this time, Lu Wu had already made up his mind, how could he just stop like this.

"No, you don't."

Lu Wu's reaction was more intense than Zhu Qinglan's, and the sudden increase in his voice made everyone in the cafΓ© look at him, but he didn't care at all.

"This is a high-risk industry, through professional training to obtain the qualification of the watchman, the survival rate within three years is 70%, but the marginal people who are forced to enter the industry without a license, only 30% survive the first year, and become veterans after five years, less than 1 in 10, the vast majority of people are either dead or disabled."

What Lu Wu said was the "common sense" that Zhu Qinglan had known for a long time, but she was also a little annoyed.

What does it mean to say this at this time? Does that mean I'm sure I'll be nine out of ten who can't survive? Sure to be injured or even killed?

Looking at Zhu Qinglan with an angry face, Lu Wu took a deep breath again, and his overly excited emotions were forcibly stabilized.

But that's not enough, now that the scars have been uncovered today, it's time to put an end to it.

"Sister Lan, yesterday, you lost again, on the river beach."

Zhu Qinglan was stunned, she hadn't told the other party about it, but Lu Wu said it to herself.

"Level 4 threat creatures, basically the threshold of professional watchmen, even if you stay in the city, you will encounter two or three cases every year, the ability of the water ghost is restrained by you, first injured and helped, and dragged to land, all the objective advantages are on your side, you still lose."

"I almost ......"

"Almost? Far from it! If Li Nianjun hadn't arrived in time, where would you have died! ”

"I won't, I'll at least be able to run away......"

got up angrily, and before Zhu Qinglan's words of rebuttal could be spoken, he was interrupted by Lu Wu again.

"No, you won't run, I know you, as long as there are those people behind you who need your protection, even if it's just a bunch of unsuccessful gangsters, you still won't run, where will you fight hard, you will desperately stop those water ghosts, and then ....... and then you will really die somewhere!"

Reality is not a legendary story of heroes who do not die, fledgling young heroes can also die among roadside monsters, in Lu Wu's opinion, Zhu Qinglan's "heroic" character is not suitable for this industry at all.

A cruel and beautiful real world that cannot be tolerated enough to survive with only will and courage.

Zhu Qinglan opened her mouth, half loud, but she couldn't say a word of rebuttal.

She was also very annoyed that she lost last night, but she didn't think much about it, what would have happened if Li Nianjun hadn't come, but now that she thinks about it, she is really a little afraid.

If Li Nianjun hadn't come, what Lu Wu said would have become a fact, and he might really die there.

Lu Wu took a deep breath, one of the purposes of that night's action was to make some money, but the real main purpose was to give the carefully selected opponent a chance for Zhu Qinglan to test the final test, but obviously, she was still far from passing.

This test is not only about strength, but more about a mentality and way of dealing with it, to see if she has the possibility of surviving alone in that dangerous world, and the final test result made Lu Wu make up his mind that he must prevent Zhu Qinglan, who is not strong enough and has a naΓ―ve mentality, from stepping into that world.

"Although Sister Lan, who is depressed because she can't realize her ideals, will probably be very uncomfortable, I am even more afraid of hearing about her death one day."

Lu Wu knew that for some reason, he was now carrying extra emotions.

He also knows that this kind of intense attitude with personal emotions is the most unsuitable for solving problems through communication.

So, he took a deep breath, tried to ease his emotions, and squeezed out a smile, but the nameless fire in his chest was still burning.

"Actually, Sister Lan, you can also try other lifestyles, such as my personal goal, which is to work from 9 to 5 to receive a salary, and then get off work for entertainment to pass the time, how safe and good it is......."

Lu Wu, who was talking to himself, didn't notice that Zhu Qinglan calmed down first.

"Ah Wu, I know you care about me, but can you calm down and listen to me."

The fat round face showed a slightly shy smile, although Lu Wu was emotional, and the words were ugly, but she understood him.

For her, who is used to being lonely, someone cares, and it actually feels very good.

"Xiao Wu, maybe you think that I just like to fight unevenly, hope to be a hero, and then come out without self-determination, and one day kill yourself......."

Lu Wu, who was holding his hands on his chest, nodded violently, that's what he thought, it's good that the other party can understand.

"Then you are wrong, actually, I am a very selfish person."

Lu Wu was stunned, but Zhu Qinglan lowered her head a little embarrassed and wrapped her fingers around her cheeks.

"........ you and I were both born orphans, but at least you have seen your parents, but I grew up eating hundreds of family meals, I have no one to teach, I am not as smart as you, I don't know as much as you, I don't know much about reading, and I always disappoint those who care about me, and make others angry, as if as my junior high school homeroom teacher said, I am just a useless waste, only fighting and smoking, and one day I will go to prison, for a while, I will really think so, so I will simply give up on myself, and be a waste who always causes trouble......"

obviously talked about her shortcomings, but the more Zhu Qinglan talked about it, the happier she became, as if it was a happy past.

"........ that time, I was in a bad mood and I beat up a strange thing, but I was thanked, the girl who was entangled hugged me, crying and laughing and talking non-stop, I still remember, she said 'thank you' forty-five times, thirty-seven times 'thank you so much sister'. To this day, she still texts me a lot, always calling me 'Sister-sama.' ”

Seeming a little embarrassed, Zhu Qinglan covered her face, but her cheeks were already red.

"At that time, I realized that I could be needed like this. I seem to have merit as a waste, I can see those strange things, I can beat up the bad things that cause trouble, I can help those who are in trouble, and every time I am thanked for helping, I feel very happy, I feel that I am also very special and different......."

Lu Wu was stunned, he never thought that Zhu Qinglan would think about this, in his mind, Sister Lan should be a stupid sister who is carefree overall, how could she have such a sensitive mind.

"So, it's not that I'm just helping people, it's that they're helping me, I'm being needed, and I'm worth living. Every time I was thanked, I wanted to shout to the head teacher in the past, 'Look, I'm valuable too, I'm not just a waste that just causes trouble for people.' ’”

Zhu Qinglan covered her cheeks thoroughly, and she had never told people what she was thinking about, which made her really unaccustomed to the rough branches and leaves in the past, but now, her forehead was hot and almost smoking.

"Awu is worried about me, and I'm happy, but this is the goal I chose in life. Regardless of the outcome, in the process, I feel alive every moment of the process, not wasting my life like in the past, and every day, I have a good time. ”

Zhu Qinglan smiled, the smile was not good-looking, the happiness that came from the bottom of her heart could be contagious, and it could even make the wood open.

"So, no matter how difficult it is, I'm going to try to keep going."

Lu Wu was completely stupid, he originally came to preach to Zhu Qinglan, but as a result, he was disturbed by the other party's heart.

The joy and firmness that came from the bottom of my heart made all means meaningless.

Lu Wu didn't even notice when Zhu Qinglan left, probably saying too much in his heart at one time, and he was so ashamed that he was completely embarrassed.

Finally, Lu Wu, who came back to his senses, looked at the empty seat, and only Zhu Qinglan's last question lingered in his mind repeatedly.

"I know I'm stupid and my qualifications are terrible, but it's my dream to be a watchman, even if I'm a rookie watchman for the rest of my life."

"Ah Wu, do you also have your own ideals, and do you also have dreams that you want to achieve at all costs? If you do, you might be able to understand me. ”

Lu Wu silently checked out and left, and when he walked out of the cafΓ©, he said a low murmur full of self-deprecation.

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, Sister Lan, I'm afraid I'll never understand what the Warden has to dream of, after all, I'm a ....... deserter who gave up everything to escape from that world."