Chapter 1 The only way to live
At dusk, an aristocratic primary school in England ended.
Xiao Keer came out of school with her schoolbag on her back. But what was different from the other children was not her outstanding appearance among a group of foreign children, but her expression was flustered, and her steps were cautious, she buried her head very low, and her petite and delicate face was hidden in her collar.
And because she was in the middle of the crowd, almost no one recognized her.
But the crowd will eventually disperse, and she will gradually expose herself.
Slowly, as one child after another was picked up by their parents, only Xiao Keer and a few sporadic foreign children were left walking on the way home.
At this time, Xiao Ke'er's keen six senses told her that someone was following her.
It must be those people again. Xiao Ke'er thought with some fear.
She tried to restrain her fear, but her heart was beating faster and faster, and her whole body was shaking with fear.
Xiao Ke'er quickened her pace, but the people behind her seemed to have also quickened her pace.
This road is rarely crowded, especially near dusk, and there are few pedestrians. But it was the only way she could get home.
Xiao Ke'er knew that it was not a way to keep walking fast like this, so she ran quickly when she felt the farthest away from the people behind her.
Sure enough, as Xiao Ke'er ran, the people behind him were also not hiding and tracking, and they also rushed forward to chase Xiao Ke'er.
Gradually, Xiao Ke'er was a little physically exhausted, her forehead was covered with a layer of fine beads of sweat, her legs were as heavy as lead, and her breathing began to become short.
There was some blackness in front of her eyes, and Xiao Ke'er glanced back at the back. The distance between her and the man was gradually closing, and she was about to catch up.
Xiao Keer was very scared and didn't know what would happen if she was caught, but she clearly realized that if she was caught, the consequences would be unimaginable.
After all, the thoughts of the mother and daughter are not ordinary evil, although Xiao Keer is young, her mind is very clear, and she can clearly see right and wrong.
At this moment, she saw a car in front of her, and a person next to the car was crouching down to check the chassis. It seems that the car should have broken down.
But Xiao Keer was like seeing a life-saving straw, and she couldn't care about her physical exhaustion. She ran as fast as she could.
The person looking at the chassis is a middle-aged man, this car looks like a rare luxury car, and he should be the driver of this car. After seeing it, he patted the dust on his hands, and just as he was about to get into the car, Xiao Keer immediately ran to him, grabbed his arm, and said with a crying voice in his voice: "Uncle, please save me, I'm about to be caught by the bad guys behind!" ”
The man looked behind her, and sure enough, a man dressed in black was approaching her.
But the man was a little embarrassed, sighed, and said to Xiao Ke'er: "Little girl, it's not that I don't save you, I really don't know how to save you." I'm just the driver. ”
"But......" Xiao Ke'er was a little desperate, and at some point, tears gradually welled up in her eyes.
The people in the car watched all this silently, and when he saw Xiao Ke'er's tears in his eyes, somehow, his heart was inexplicably a little painful.
So he opened the car door and said to the man, "Uncle Liu, let her get in the car." ”
"Yes, young master." The man known as Uncle Liu hurriedly said to Xiao Ke'er: "Little girl, hurry up and get in the car, but you must not provoke the people inside, otherwise it will not be as simple as being caught." ”
Xiao Keer hurriedly nodded and got into the car.
It was too late, and the man in black had just caught up, and the car had started.
Xiao Ke'er took a heavy breath, and saw that the person couldn't catch up, so she slowly calmed down.
So she reflexively looked at the person next to her and thanked her, "Thank you." ”
As a result, what caught my eye was a cold and handsome side face, with the coldness of a teenager. At a young age, he has the temperament of a king.
The young man also turned his head to look at Xiao Ke'er, but he was deeply attracted by her eyes.
Xiao Keer's eyes are beautiful, clear and translucent, without any impurities, like two fine gemstones.
And her dress looks a little shabby, although the sweater is clean, but the fabric is very old, there are some open threads hanging balls in several places, and there are vague traces of sewing on it. But this does not affect her beauty, and it is not difficult to see that this is a rare beauty embryo. Moreover, she does not have the inferiority complex and cowardice of ordinary children from poor families, but exudes a kind of wealthy and luxurious temperament.
At this time, Uncle Liu said to the young man: "Young master, let's go back to the elite first?" ”
"Yes," the young man replied, and then asked Xiao Ke'er, "Where is your home?" ”
Xiao Keer was obviously a little resistant to this topic, but after thinking about it for a few seconds, she replied: "My home is not in the UK, my home here is just my foothold, and there is no one in the family." Can I go with you right now? ”
"This, young master, look." Uncle Liu was very surprised when he heard this, the elite was heavily guarded, and he usually couldn't even fly a fly into it, let alone a big living person.
The young man didn't hesitate for a moment, and said to Uncle Liu, "Take her with you." ”
"However, the rules of the elite cannot be changed." Uncle Liu had the courage to remind the young man.
"Don't worry, I'm in control." There was no trace of emotion on the young man's face, but it made Xiao Keer inexplicably reassured.
"You can't trust others so much in the future, otherwise you will suffer a big loss." The boy slowly turned his head and looked at her with an extremely serious expression, his bony hands crossed on his knees, as if everything was under control.
"But you are my savior, and I ......" Xiao Ke'er stopped talking a little. The boy didn't speak, but still watched her patiently, waiting for her to give her a reason.
After a while, her lips trembled slightly, and her hands grasped the corners of her clothes, as if she had made up her mind. Then he said slowly: "I'm really desperate, my stepmother always sends bad guys to arrest me." This is already the fourth time. After speaking, Xiao Ke'er's big eyes were full of tears.
The boy saw that she was about to cry, so he pinched her chin and made her look up at himself: "Crying is not the solution to the problem, if you want to become stronger, you can only rely on your own efforts." I ask you, do you want to be stronger? "It's a beautiful sound, it tugs at the heartstrings.
Xiao Ke'er nodded heavily.
"If you want to become stronger, take back your worthless tears first." The young man's face and Xiao Ke'er's face were very close to each other, and even the heartbeat could be heard very clearly.
After Xiao Ke'er heard the young man's words, she slowly controlled her emotions, and the tears that were about to come out gradually sank.
"Very well, the next step is to improve your own strength. The place we are going to is called the Elite Training Camp, which is a place that specializes in cultivating multi-faceted talents. There, there will be endless hard training. Can you persevere? ”
After hearing this, Uncle Liu in the front row opened his mouth into an O-shape, this is not like the style of the young master, he would say so much to a child. even made an exception to let her enter the elite.
Xiao Keer did not know that the elite training camp is on a global scale, and every five years in each country, a few of the most promising children between the ages of 5 and 7 will be selected in the orphanage, and then 100 winners will be selected to enter the elite training camp and train until they reach adulthood. After training in elite training camps, children can generally achieve great things. And the hardships they have endured may be unimaginable to ordinary people.
"Well, I can, I'm not afraid of hardship." Although Xiao Ke'er's voice was crisp, it was extremely firm.
The corners of the boy's mouth raised a subtle arc.
After driving some distance, the car came to a building. The building is not independent, but one after the other, immense.
It's a little dim, but it's not uncomfortable.
Xiao Keer got out of the car and followed the boy into the building.
There are a lot of people coming and going inside, and it looks like there are a lot of them. But all of them are in a hurry, and they look extremely serious.
Further inside, there is the training base. I saw that there were many children of all kinds training inside.
The boy led her to the place where she was registered.
"Hello young master." Several people in charge of registration stood up respectfully and greeted the teenager when they saw him coming.
"You take her to register, and she will be a trainee in the elite training camp in the future." The young man spoke expressionlessly, but his tone revealed an attitude that could not be questioned.
"Don't embarrass us." One of them cautiously begged the boy.
The young man didn't pay attention to his words, but still said to the man with a blank face, "Don't you listen to me?" I'll take care of it. ”
The man was frightened, and hurriedly nodded and went to prepare.
So Xiao Keer also walked over.
"Little girl, what's your name?"
"Xiao Ke'er."
The man still had his head bowed, and the pen in his hand did not pause at all.
"Age."
"12 years old."
When the man heard of her age, he was so startled that the pen almost slipped out of his hand.
The elite training camp only allows children aged 4-7 to come in for training, because this age is a period of positive development, and memory plasticity is very strong. But a 12-year-old's bones are already almost formed, and it will be difficult to train. If you want to make a difference, you must be able to endure hardships.
The girl in front of her is delicate and delicate, and there is no guarantee that she will make a difference.
Xiao Ke'er saw a hesitant look on his face, and thought about the conversation between Uncle Liu and the young man in the car before. She also knew a rough idea.
Thinking that she would face a serious challenge in the future, she bit her lip a little nervously, then raised her head and said to the man with a firm look: "Uncle, I can persevere." No matter what difficulties come my way, I will overcome them! ”
The man saw that Xiao Ke'er said so, plus the young man's promise. had no choice but to let her enter the elite training camp.
After entering the elite training camp, Uncle Liu called a female instructor over. "In the future, this child will be a trainee here, you take her to tidy up."
"Okay."
Then, Xiao Keer changed into training clothes and cleaned up her bed. I started training quickly.
By the time Xiao Ke'er ran into the team, almost everyone was ready.
She saw the instructor looking at her with sharp eyes, and apparently already knew that she was a trainee who had been inserted through a relationship without any training.
Then, the coach pointed to an empty seat at the back of the team and said to Xiao Keer: "You go and stand in that position." The tone revealed that he didn't care, but Xiao Ke'er didn't care. After standing up, she looked at the children, who were shorter than herself, and suddenly felt a little unnatural. But still stood there silently.
Everyone first went to run 50 laps around the running field, and then returned to the team after the run. Seeing that they were all ready, the instructor gave the order.
Xiao Ke'er looked at the huge running field and couldn't believe it.
If you really run 50 laps around this running field, it will be tiring to death, Xiao Keer stopped a little.
But when I saw that the children had already gone running, I also mustered up the courage to run.
It was easy at first, but the further back on, the more tired it became. The hands and feet were as heavy as lead. The legs, in particular, are sore and numb. I don't want to lift it up even more.
Xiao Ke'er's head was dizzy, and her perspective was a little blurred. But she still gritted her teeth and persevered, after all, she had to keep her promise and would persist in solving any difficulties she encountered. If she couldn't even keep running, what reason did she have to face him?
Three steps, two steps, one step, and finally completed all 50 laps. Xiao Ke'er sat slumped on the ground, gasping for air.
Unexpectedly, before it was a minute, the instructor issued another order: "Everyone do a hundred more push-ups." ”
I saw that the other children were still as easy as if they hadn't run those fifty laps, and still easily completed the next task.