Chapter 3 Zhuhai City, Xingchen Academy
As the sun rises, the stars are hidden, and a faint golden glow shines through the gaps in the orange leaves and reflects a shadow.
Autumn is around three or four o'clock, it is a suitable time, autumn is high and refreshing.
Bursts of cheerful laughter were heard, and a group of children were frolicking around a young man with medium-long brown hair in the natural shade of several large trees. During this period, bursts of laughter came from time to time, which made the corners of the old man standing on a three-story building next to the big tree pull a smile on his lips.
This is a small orphanage in Zhuhai, and most of the children adopted in the orphanage are disabled children who have been abandoned for various reasons and entered the orphanage through different routes.
And the rest are also poor children who have lost their parents for various reasons, or have no one to support them.
These children either find it difficult to accept another family because of changes in their families, or they find it difficult to find a family to adopt because of physical disabilities.
As time went on, there were more and more children in the orphanage, and although the state had financial subsidies, most of the time they were stretched, and the elderly director had to run around all day for it.
Fortunately, there are a lot of caring people in the society, through their donations, this orphanage is barely open, it has been last for nearly 30 years, the dean who was in middle age is now a white-haired old man, although healthy, but always old!
But looking at the laughing children downstairs, he knew that the children needed him, and he couldn't rest yet.
And maintaining such an orphanage for a long time has made him feel happy for a long time, and he can't remember how long he hasn't laughed so happily as he does now.
But the young man who came three days ago made the haze in his heart dissipate a lot, and there was a smile on his face from time to time.
This young man who is playing with the children is named Lin Fan!
According to him, he himself is a returnee, he inherited his family's assets when he was studying abroad, and this time he returned to China not only to worship his ancestors, but also to distract himself, and he will go back abroad after staying for a month!
There may not be time for the rest of the day.
And when he happened to learn that there was such a difficult orphanage like "Star Orphanage" in this bustling metropolis, he decisively donated millions of assets, not to mention, and stayed here as a volunteer for three days, saying that it was to enrich his life and increase his experience!
As for the origin of the young man and his statement, the dean has not heard or studied it deeply.
The old man is past the age when he has to break the casserole in everything and ask to the end, and he only believes in his eyes that have gone through decades of vicissitudes in the world.
In his opinion, this young man had no malice in everything he did to the orphanage, and that was enough!
As for where Lin Fan came from, what he did was not within the scope of the old man's consideration!
"Click!"
The office door opened, and a middle-aged woman who looked quite vicissitudes, with some gray hair on her head mixed with her neat body, walked in.
"Dean. ”
"Xiao Zhao is here?"
The middle-aged woman who came in was the cook and nanny who was in charge of eating and drinking everyone in the orphanage, and the children in the orphanage were all called Aunt Zhao.
Looking at the old man who turned his head and was still smiling, Aunt Zhao looked out and saw Lin Fan playing games with the children, listening to the children's laughter, she couldn't help but smile.
"This young man is so nice, not only donating to us, but also willing to volunteer, there are not many people like that now. ”
Whether it's a person or a thing, what I'm afraid of is contrast.
Think about the behavior of some so-called "caring people" before, although those people donated money, but they openly put the children's scars under the camera and tore them over and over again.
Although those children were very sensible and never spoke, how could she not know anything.
Every time those 'caring people' left, the suppressed crying that came from the toilet from time to time in the middle of the night always made her feel inexplicably sad.
If not......
"Alas!"
Looking at Xiao Zhao sighing, the old man seemed to think of something, and his eyes flickered.
"Don't think so much, we need to give these poor children a home. ”
"This is their last home!"
The old man's brows furrowed, and his fingers were a little white, but he still stared at her and said.
"I understand. ”
"Well, it's good to understand, there are some things, you know, we can't change...... Forget it, are you here for something?"
The old man obviously didn't want to continue this topic, although those people didn't do well, but with those people, this yard could continue to exist, otherwise, it would be too difficult to rely on some subsidies......
"Today, Xiao Lin has a lot of apples shipped over, and he has also delivered an order for milk supply for five consecutive years, which is the one that delivered milk to us this morning, and you need to sign it. ”
As she spoke, Aunt Zhao took out a few pieces of paper from her arms and put them on the wooden table next to the dean.
"If there is nothing else to do, I will go and distribute today's apples to the children. ”
"Wait, I'll go with you, this old bone has to be moved, it feels rusty for the past two days. ”
It was not the first time that such an order had been signed, and after signing the order, the dean stood up and went downstairs with Aunt Zhao.
The children who had just played the game were now sitting there obediently under the command of the youth.
A young man in casual clothes is moving out boxes of red apples.
Since the youth came, they had been given a glass of milk every morning and a big apple in the afternoon.
The conditions in the orphanage are relatively difficult, and things like milk and fruit are already very good things for the children in the yard.
You can only see it during the holidays.
And this big brother is kind to them from the heart, not only donating to them but also willing to play with them.
Naturally, they were willing to be close to him.
Children's hearts are the most sensitive, and the division between good and bad is naturally very simple.
In their eyes, Lin Fan is naturally a very good person!
Lin Fan, who didn't know that he had already accepted a bunch of good guy cards, was now taking out apples from the storage box next to him and handing them them.
"Click, click......"
As soon as the apple was handed out, the children who were tired of playing and a little thirsty couldn't wait to bite into it.
Suddenly, there was the sound of gnawing apples in the courtyard.
Some of the little ones were still muttering things like "so delicious" and "so sweet" while eating, with smiles on their faces.
"Hello Grandpa Dean, Hello Aunt Zhao!"
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With the appearance of the old man and Aunt Zhao, these children who were eating apples were all well-behaved greetings.
"Hey, good, good......"
The dean smiled and talked back to the children as he walked towards Lin Fan.
As for Aunt Zhao, she went back to prepare the children's dinner for the evening.
At this time, Lin Fan had already finished dividing the apples, and he was peeling off an apple himself, and there was a little boy with one arm standing next to him.
The child looked at the friends who were eating directly when they got the apples, and then looked at the apples in Lin Fan's hands, coupled with the sweet smell of apples that filled the yard, and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
But he still held back and waited for the big brother in front of him to peel off the apple.
Actually, it's okay if you don't have to cut it!
The child watched Lin Fan's movements blankly.
Lin Fan's hands were slender, and a fruit knife was held firmly in his hand, and with the movement of his hands, a long peel detached from the apple.
Hearing the children's greetings and the dean's voice, Lin Fan and the child turned around, Lin Fan handed the peeled apple in his hand to the boy, put down the fruit knife, looked at the approaching dean, and smiled: "Dean, why did your old man come over?"
"Come and see you, look at the children, my old bones are still moving when they can. ”
The dean strode up to Lin Fan's side, talking as he walked, his voice was loud.
The dean is also seventy years old, and the originally sturdy dean is now full of gorgeous hair, but he does not accept old age, and he still speaks and acts as he did back then.
"Hello Dean Grandpa!"
"Hey, Xiaofeng'er is good. ”
Seeing that the dean's grandfather was coming, Xiao Feng'er, who was next to Lin Fan, hurriedly said hello, and then ran to the group of children to play with a smile.
Nibbling on the peeled apple, his face was full of satisfaction, causing a burst of envy.
He knew that the dean's grandfather must have something to say to Lin Fan's eldest brother, so he left deliberately, and the children here are very sensible.
The two stood side by side, watching the children laugh in the sun, and involuntarily put a smile on their faces.
"Mr. Lin Fan, although I have said it many times, I still have to say, thank you!"
"I've bothered you this time. ”
The dean suddenly said solemnly, in the past few days, Lin Fan has not only donated money to the hospital, but also volunteered, took care of the children, and played with the children, and these old people have seen it.
He was sincerely grateful to Lin Fan for his help, if Lin Fan hadn't come over this time, it was estimated that he would have to make a painful choice.
"You can call me Lin Fan, I like to be with them, the children are very nice and sensible, I like them very much. Lin Fan said with a smile, he really likes these children.
Seeing them, Lin Fan seemed to see his former self.
Before being picked up by the master, my childhood was like these children, playing, playing, although poor, but happy.
"yes, my kids are good boys. The dean said with pride on his face, "In recent years, there have been children who have gone out to help our yard a lot, and they are also good children." ”
"With their help, I believe we will get better and better. ”
Speaking of feeding the children in the orphanage after going out, the old man's face was full of smiles.
"Still, I hope that one day we won't have a child here, and that's fine, this shouldn't be their home. ”
As soon as the words changed, the old man's face looked a little serious.
"yes......"
Lin Fan nodded, the children should be with their parents, not come to live in this orphanage, no matter how good it is, it is not a real home.
Seeing that the old man's face was not good, Lin Fan skillfully diverted the topic, and soon the chat with the old man became hot.
"Okay, the old man won't bother you,"
Standing there and chatting with Lin Fan for a long time, the old man left slowly, Lin Fan seemed to want to say something in the end, but he didn't say it.
It is estimated that the old man thought that Lin Fan might be a child who had been here before, but he didn't know why he didn't ask.
After all, it has been more than ten years, and there are too many children who have been here, Lin Fan is not of much significance, as long as the old man knows that he is beneficial to the orphanage and likes these children.
As usual, Lin Fan left the orphanage before the children were about to eat.
For Aunt Zhao's retention again, Lin Fan politely refused on the grounds of catching a plane.
Third floor, next to the window.
The dean looked at Lin Tian's back and disappeared into the darkness before turning around and going downstairs, ready to eat with the children.
Aunt Zhao looked at Lin Fan for the last time before going back, the courtyard door slowly closed in the groan of "squeak, squeak", Lin Fan walked to the end of the path, looked back at the door plaque of the "Star Orphanage" and then disappeared into the darkness without looking back!
After Lin Fan left, a figure wearing a peaked cap and a black backpack appeared around the orphanage, looked at Lin Fan who disappeared at the end of the road, and took out a mobile phone and called out.
"Mr. Wu, I found out that person was just a returnee volunteer. ”
"Yes, a rich second generation of rich, came to experience life, and now he is gone, and it is said that he will catch a plane to leave today. ”
"Even if you don't leave, you probably won't come back. ”
"That's right, this person won't spoil Mr. Wu's business. ”
"Okay, goodbye, I hope we can work together next time. ”
After saying that, the man hung up the phone, pulled out some equipment from the flower bed on the side and stuffed it into the backpack he was carrying, and disappeared here.
On the other end of the phone, in a high-rise building.
A young man sitting at his desk put down the phone and looked at the yellowed paper on the table with a fiery eye.
After reading it a few more times, he gently rolled it up and walked towards the office.
"Click!"
Walk to the back of the room, open the safe, and put the piece of paper in a pile of ordinary documents before going back to work.
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In the suburbs, in an ordinary house!
After making himself a table of rich delicacies, Lin Fan entered the bathroom.
"Boom la la ......"
The faucet turned on, and Lin Fan was busy in front of the mirror.
Skillfully took something off his face, took a wig off his head, and pulled it to shreds.
Throwing all the things into the toilet and flushing them away, after washing his hands, Lin Fan walked out of the room.
Slowly walked to the table, took out a quaint wine jug and poured himself a glass of medicinal wine with a strong mellow aroma.
"Tsk... Comfortable!"
Meimei smacked it, and Lin Fan picked up the chopsticks to enjoy the food on this table.
In the past ten years, in order to get rid of the old man's 'love package', Lin Fan insisted on self-learning home-cooked dishes in major cuisines after training.
Sunset.
Lin Fan stood shirtless in the open space in the courtyard, the moonlight was sprinkled, and the scars on the bare upper body were all over the body, and some were even fatal injuries that ran through the front and back, but the scars on this body did not match Lin Fan's delicate face, and even more inconsistent with the identity of the returnee he said!
Lin Fan stood barefoot on the ground, pinched out a strange handprint with both hands, his legs were slightly bent, an incense burner was placed in front of him, and a simple wine pot was placed next to the incense burner, and the incense burner was carved with a three-legged golden crow soaring into the sky, and a slender red incense stick in the furnace was ignited, and bursts of fragrance were emitted in the air with curling green smoke, which made people feel refreshed and happy!
Lin Fanjing stood on the ground, looking at his nose and nose, although his breathing was weak, the blood in the blood vessels between exhalation and inhalation was a "whooshing" sound, and even the sound of his heart beating was clearly audible!
With the burning of incense, the fragrance in the courtyard becomes more and more intense, and time passes slowly with the burning of incense.
In the middle of the moon, there was only a little incense stick left, Lin Fan suddenly took a deep inhale, like a whale swallowing the sea, this inhalation lasted for twenty breaths, and when the strange fragrance in the courtyard disappeared, Lin Fan opened his eyes, and the essence in his eyes flashed!
Looking at the incense sticks that had been burned into a pile of ashes, he sighed slightly: "Is the soul burning incense stick exhausted?"
This soul-burning incense stick is still handmade by Lin Fan's master, although Lin Fan can also, but the effect is difficult to reach the point of his master, thinking of his master, Lin Tian's eyes can't help but reveal a touch of hideousness!
Three months ago, after he finished his mission, he just returned and received a call from his master again, which was exactly the same as before, which made him hurriedly return to the No. 89 shelter built with his master, and he originally wanted to leave directly after taking his things, but who knew that he saw a scene that made him collapse.
The familiar old man turned out to be dead of anger, and there were only two Arabic numerals written in blood "15" beside him, Lin Fan opened the cabinet with grief, only to find that there was only such a wine jug inside.
Lin Fan looked at the wine jug on the ground, reached out and picked it up and looked at it carefully by the moonlight again!
He didn't know how many times he had studied this wine jug, and for the only special object left on the master's body, of course Lin Tian wanted to find out what it was, and the master actually died for it!
His master had never drunk a drop of wine, and when he died, he escaped to the shelter with a flask, which must have a big secret!
The flask is flat and looks like it is made of bronze, if it weren't for the quaint patterns that cover the entire jug, anyone who sees it will think it's just an ordinary flask!
At most, after using it to hold medicinal wine, it will be more mellow than ordinary wine.
After Lin Fan looked at it carefully for a while, he had to give up again, but he still didn't find anything, he didn't know how the master got this thing, it seemed that he was still dying because of this thing!
You must know that Lin Fan knows his master very well, and since his master accepted him, he only accepted orders from heaven and earth!
One is for the cultivation of the two masters, and the other is to give himself a sense of crisis according to his master, and he will let himself earn money to support the two of them in the future!
So this thing is definitely a windfall for his master, and it definitely died because of it!
There must be a secret in this, but he doesn't know it, and the old man may only get some vague information, so he doesn't leave unclear information for himself to disturb himself.
The old man took Lin Fan out of the orphanage to inherit his mantle, and not only had the grace of nurturing him, but also taught him!
After many years of getting along, they have long regarded each other as the closest people.
However, after Lin Fan saw the body of his master, the first thought in Lin Fan's mind, who had experienced many dangerous missions, was, escape!
That's right, it's to escape!
Without knowing anything, escape from this shelter before anything else!
Maybe it's not safe here!
To this day, he is still glad he made the decision.
Less than an hour after he escaped from the shelter with his master's body, in a dilapidated RV, Lin Fan could clearly see from the surveillance that a group of unknown people had brutally broken into the shelter, and after an indiscriminate fire suppression, they began to rummage around in the shelter that was about to become ruins.
From the walking posture and movements of these people, Lin Fan could only see that these people had good skills, but their experience was greatly lacking.
Similarly, these unfamiliar faces were difficult to bring some important information to Lin Fan.
So Lin Fan also did not hesitate to press the control button of the destruction device of the shelter, and mercilessly sent these people to heaven with the shelter!
But since then, Lin Fan has been caught in an almost endless pursuit.
Overseas, groups of skilled people kept hunting him down!
Maybe these people are afraid of something, although the people involved in it are good, but their experience is still much worse than Lin Tian's professional bounty hunter, obviously not a professional hunter like Lin Fan, this makes Lin Fan always find life in the siege and escape all the way!
And the tragic battle between the pursuit and the escape also made Lin Fan gradually find out some of the details of these people from their hands, and he also had some guesses in his heart.
Even in a fight, Lin Fan desperately injured and captured a person who was chasing him, and only under all kinds of torture could he confirm his guess!
Those guys who chased and killed themselves were related to the Huaguo and Guoshu families that the master had said before.
Wu family, Zhuhai Wu family!
With a delicate hand of controlling the crane and catching the dragon, based on the domestic national art circle, it also has a good reputation in the mainland, and the broken muscles and bones are idle in the eyes of the Wu family.
It can be regarded as a good existence in the Huaguo Guoshu circle, although there are very few people in the Huaguo clan who have joined an organization like this bounty hunter, but their strength is not weak, and Lin Fan also knows something about such a family.
Although Lin Fan is strong, he is only one person, and the master of the Wu family is not a vegetarian, coupled with the use of various weapons, under the continuous suppression of the Wu family, Lin Fan can only change his identity and keep fleeing, until now.
No one could have imagined that Lin Fan had fled to the Wu family's base camp, Zhuhai City!
The so-called darkness under the lamp is nothing more than that!
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