Chapter XXIV
"You're saying he came to you to avenge his sister?" Zheng Yuan felt a little out of breath: "So it was the 'dean' who killed his sister?" ā
The boy didn't answer, but Wang Shiqi intervened first: "Gu Tianqing mentioned to me about his sister, he said that his sister committed suicide, and there were many not very good rumors before her death. Wang Shiqi parked the car on the side of the road with one foot of the brake, and looked through his notes with his hands and hands: "Are you sure he didn't lie to you?" ā
That's what he said. I believe in him. The boy bit his lip: "His sister is not the first to die there. ā
***
He had met Gu Tianyu once, at the "Criticism Conference". The monthly "Criticism Conference" is a ghost door for all the students in the center, and each person is rated 100 whole points, and in a month's time, instructors, supervisors, and even your classmates can deduct points for any reason at any time and anywhere: hiding food, stains on clothes, not liking to speak, loving to talk too much, and shouting slogans loudly enough......
On the 5th of each month, all the students gather in the playground, below 80 points, write and check and read aloud publicly, below 70 points, punish 100 times for copying the code, cancel three meals a day, less than 60 points, circle the playground 20 times, 100 push-ups, below 50 points, and confinement alone in a small black room for three days.
Gu Tianyu was the first zero-score student - tried to escape, three times, refused to study, eight times, against the instructor, fifteen times, disobeyed discipline, every day.
He was small, shrunk at the back of the line, and only a hazy silhouette could be seen through the cracks, but even so, he could see the fair-skinned and tall shadow that belonged to the girl. "I'm not convinced." She said that her voice was a little hoarse, but it was very beautiful. The instructor snorted and walked over, and the whole row of people shrunk and lowered their heads, and she was the only one who turned her face to meet the other, and then he finally saw the girl's raised face clearly, and her unusually bright pupils burned with a provocative fire, which was the most beautiful eye he had ever seen.
Syllable! A slap landed on her cheek, and the two fires flickered and returned to their original positions: "I don't accept it." ā
The second slap was flicked, using an iron folder board.
"I'm not convinced." - Smack!
"I'm not convinced." - Smack!
"I'm not convinced." - Smack!
The crisp sound of flesh and metal echoing through the dead silence of the playground. Every time it sounded, his eyelids jumped unconsciously, and he was going to be deducted points at the beginning, and he couldn't close his eyes, and one of them finally bleed, and the splattered blood foam rose to a boy's pants, and the big man of one meter eight didn't hold it, and he opened his throat and cried: "It's not my fault!" I didn't mean to! Don't punish me! Don't punish me! ā
Gu Tianyu was carried away in the end. When he returned to the house, he passed by the bloodstains, and couldn't help but look down, there was a little milky white embedded in the black-brown sand, and it was half a tooth.
Not long after that, she committed suicide.
***
"If she knew you were coming to her, she would be happy, at least there were still people in the world who were thinking about her." He said to Gu Tianqing, his heart was surging with complicated feelings, and the two small fires seemed to be burning in front of him again, burning his eyes.
"Why are you crying?" Gu Tianqing asked, he was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that something was wrong. The tears were salty and heavy, the wound was dull and painful, and the pain led to more tears, and he couldn't breathe, so he could only stretch out his hand towards the void: "Help me!" Fast! ā
The hurried footsteps quickly approached, and some hands held his face, uncovering the gauze layer by layer. The darkness was refreshed by the light, one after another, until it was blinding. The back of his eyelids was blood-red, and he shuddered as he lifted a slit in his eyelids and applied them to a shadowy silhouette.
Even in his absolutely blurred vision, he received the other party's urgent concern. He resisted the urge to cry, and pointed to the cabinet with trembling fingers: "There's medicine there, help me flush it." ā
Gu Tianqing took his collar to watch him finish rinsing, and helped him dry his face. His hands shook as he re-wrapped the gauze. He smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "I'm sorry to scare you, right?" ā
āā¦ā¦ OK. Gu Tianqing's voice hesitated, and there was a little more pity in it: "I shouldn't have told you this." ā
"It's fine. I was just...... I know your sister's suffering, I know ......" The voice choked again, and Gu Tianqing hurriedly intercepted his words: "Don't cry, otherwise your eyes will hurt again." ā
He nodded meekly, feeling Gu Tianqing's hand stop above his eyes: "Do you want revenge?" ā
He froze. Revenge, these are two words that never appear in the dictionary of his life.
Gu Tianqing's revenge plan is arson.
"I'm going to burn this place," his voice was firm and calm, leaving no room for turn, "burn this place, and you won't be able to harm anyone else." ā
"However, there are a lot of students living in the building," he said, a little worried: "Will there be any deaths?" ā
"Don't worry, I've looked into it. At this time of the day, everyone gathers in the cafeteria to eat, the main building is empty, and it only takes half an hour to pour oil and fire on each floor. ā
He took the initiative to sign up to help with logistics for half a month, washing cars and brushing shoes for the instructors, and familiarizing himself with the location of diesel fuel and cotton yarn storage. The only time to wait is for the dean to appear.
He wanted her to see the hell he had built burned to the ground.
"But what can I do?"
"Save some things for me, it's more convenient for you here. Also, help me keep an eye on when she's back. He nodded hesitantly, Gu Tianqing took a step back, and there was more doubt in his voice: "You won't ...... Don't want to, right? ā
"I didn't."
"It's your mom after all."
"I said, I don't have such a mother."
"There's a lot to be gained by reporting me."
"I won't."
"You will."
"No, it won't."
The other side fell silent, as if the person had left, but he knew no, he could feel Gu Tianqing's gaze scouring back and forth on his face, like a big cat's tongue, itchy and dangerous.
He straightened his back, "I swear, if I betray you, I'll be the same for the rest of my life." ā
"Like now? What is it? ā
"That is, to be locked up forever, never to see the sun."
He reached out, and waited a few seconds for his knuckles to finally wrap into the warm palms of his hand, and he knew they had formed an alliance.
***
His eyes were re-examined on Tuesday, and the doctor's sister said that the recovery was good: "Take good care of it, and you should be able to see things next time the dean comes back." ā
"Is the Dean coming back?" He pressed his beating heart, praying that the other party would not see anything unusual.
"Yes, this trip is really long enough, I went outside to tour the lecture to promote our center, I heard that the response is super good, and there is no need to worry about the source of students next year." The doctor was still babbling about something, he couldn't listen to it anymore, he wanted to go back and tell Gu Tianqing quickly.
When she came for the second time, Gu Tianqing brought a small burden.
"Guess what?" A coarse mass of fabric was stuffed in, a little stiff, and the strong smell of smoke mixed with sweat and body odor made him hide his face in disgust.
"You're picking up trash?"
"Are you stupid, this is the instructor's uniform. When the time comes, I'll wear this and go out. ā
"You stole the instructor's clothes?!" He couldn't hold back his shouting, and was covered by Gu Tianqing: "Don't worry, I'm big, and the old man guarding the door can't recognize me." He turned and hid his things under the bed. Remember to keep it a secret for me, and I'll bring you something to eat next time. ā
He licked the lollipop in his hand and kicked his foot at the end of the bed: "I have something for you too." ā
He gave Gu Tianqing a gouache painting. 18X14, not much bigger than a slap, on it is the face of Gu Tianqing that he has touched with his fingers and imagined in his mind.
"You drew this?" He couldn't hide his surprise when he heard the other side, and he was so happy that he fell down on his back and rolled: "I didn't expect it, I can draw with my eyes closed." ā
"That's amazing, and this hand." Gu Tianqing's rare tone was brisk: "Practice hard, maybe you will become a famous painter when you grow up." ā
He was stunned for a moment, and his tone fell: "If you are here, it is impossible." ā
Gu Tianqing stopped talking. He sat in silence, desperately sucking the sweetness in his mouth, until he was sour and bitter, and then mustered up the courage to open his mouth: "Otherwise, you can take me away too." ā
"You?" Gu Tianqing's voice suddenly rose: "Are you kidding?" ā
"Seriously. ā¦ā¦ My eyes will be healed immediately, I'm 16, and I can do anything as long as I can get out of here. He groped over and grabbed Gu Tianqing's hand accurately: "Please!" IāI'm going crazy here! ā
"Where can you go if I took you away? What can you do? Your mother won't let you go, and she won't let me go. ā
"She won't, she has done so many bad things, she must not dare to call the police. As long as I go out, I will sell paintings, work part-time, make posters, and I can live no matter what. His heart was crossed, and he groped and knelt down: "Brother, please ......"
He begged for a long time, but Gu Tianqing only promised him before leaving, saying that he would consider taking a look.
However, before he could think about it, another disaster had already crept in.