Ling takes Kaoru to Pude's residence in the second circle. This is a private villa surrounded by water, and it doesn't look much different from the other houses in the circle, and it is impossible to tell that this is the residence of the top manager of the second circle. Ling and the others entered the courtyard through the bridge in front of the main gate, and saw that Pude had already met them at the gate. Ling parked the car and got out of the car with Kaoru. At the same time, another car drove in, and out of the car was a handsome man dressed in a military style. After seeing Ling, he came up to greet him warmly.

"Isn't this Ling? It's been a long time, but today I heard my father say that you would come, and I came back to have a drink with you! ”

"Yes, Henry. Long time no see. I'm bothering again. ”

"Why! Come inside, it's Thursday, and I'm going to have you get something to eat. The man who was called Henry as he spoke walked with Ling towards the main house. And Zhuge Xun followed behind and casually observed the entire villa. The air here is really fresh, even on the border of the Red Moon, there is very little air like this.

"You're back, Henry." Pude was holding a cigarette pouch at the door and preparing to greet Lingtong Zhuge Xun.

"Yes, Father. I heard from you that Ling would come, so I rushed back after I finished my work. It seems that the time is just right, and Ling has just arrived? ”

"I accompanied Kaoru to visit the second circle managed by Pude, so I came a little late. By the way, Kaoru, I'll introduce you. Ling introduced Zhuge Xun.

"This is Henry, Pude's eldest son, and he is also the top manager of the second circle, and it is usually Henry who handles the affairs of the second circle. Henry, this is my new friend, Zhuge Xun. ”

"Luckily, you're the god man your father mentioned who can manipulate youkai?" Henry looked at Zhuge Xun with great admiration.

"Where, actually, it's nothing."

At this time, a little girl ran out of the back room, ran to Ling's side and hugged Ling very affectionately.

"It's Alice, it's nice to see you again, the little princess has grown up again." Ling squatted down and stroked the girl's head. And the girl happily snuggled into Ling's arms.

"Alice, Ling has just arrived, let him rest." Henry wanted to pull away his daughter.

"It's okay, I like Alice a lot anyway." Ling picked up little Alice.

"Alas. Okay, but Alice can't trouble Ling. Otherwise, Daddy will send you home. "Henry can't do anything about this daughter of his own.

"By the way, Alice, I'll introduce you to this new friend." Ling pointed to Zhuge Xun who was standing aside.

"Ahh......h

The atmosphere was so awkward. Kaoru even wondered if she had scared little Alice somewhere. Henry on the side hurriedly explained: "Mr. Zhuge is really sorry, Alice is born with autism, except for her own family and Ling, she is afraid of any stranger, and she is also afraid of you when she meets you for the first time." And...... This kid was born with no way to speak......"

"That's right." Zhuge Xun looked at the little Alice who had been coaxed by Ling with pity.

"Alice, his name is Zhuge Xun, he is a good friend of Ling, and he is also a good friend of grandpa and father, and he will be a good friend of Alice in the future, so he will not hurt Alice." No matter what everyone said, little Alice just didn't want to look at Zhuge Xun again.

"Now, Alice, I'd like to give you a little gift. I hope you like it. Zhuge Xun conjured a flower out of thin air and gave it to Alice.

Here, the robot servant at home reminds you that the meal is ready, and everyone is invited to eat.

The meal was very rich, and everyone was very happy to eat the unique specialties of the second circle. After eating, Henry asked the nurse to take Alice out to play, because there were little children who were not talking about anything.

"Please wait a minute." Zhuge Xun called the nurse and little Alice who were going out. "In return for dinner, I'd like to give you something in return."

"Mr. Zhuge doesn't need to be so polite." Pudd and Henry said at the same time.

"Can I ask Ling to help me hold Alice? And blindfolded her, because what happened next didn't want her to see. Zhuge Xun rummaged through the backpack he was carrying, and finally found a small glass bottle.

Although Ling didn't know Zhuge Xun's intentions, she still did it. Little Ace likes to be close to Ling, so he doesn't rebel, and everything goes well. After little Alice was blindfolded, Kaoru said to Pudd and Henry:

"Next, no matter what happens, please don't do anything. I don't mean it, trust me. ”

Pude looked at Henry for a moment, nodded to Zhuge Xun, and showed his trust in him.

Next, Kaoru slowly stretched a hand towards Alice's slender neck, and at the same time, Alice began to struggle with the blindfold, but was hugged fiercely by Ling.

I saw Zhuge Xun's hand choking Alice's neck, and at the same time, white gas was wrapped around his hand. And Alice shouted in pain, it was a heart-rending sound, and several times Henry wanted to come up to stop Zhuge Xun but was stopped by Pud.

Zhuge Kaoru gradually tightened his hand, and Alice's voice became quieter and quieter. At this time, Zhuge Xun aimed the small glass bottle prepared in advance at Alice's mouth, and suddenly tightened his hand holding Alice. Alice stopped screaming and fell calmly into Ling's arms. And a black mass jumped from Alice's mouth into the glass bottle, and seeing what came in the bottle, Zhuge Xun closed the lid of the bottle. And ask Henry to bring some water and feed Alice.

"How did you get back?" Pud looked at what was happening in front of him...... What the hell is Zhuge Kaoru doing, why is there a black mass coming out of Alice's mouth.

After a while, Alice, who was unconscious, woke up and blinked at the adults gathered around her.

"Master...... Father? Father...... Father? Wing? Wing! "When little Alice saw her favorite Ling, she threw herself into Ling's arms and sprinkled her coquettishness." Hey, I can talk! Dad, Alice can talk. ”

"What's going on?" Not only Pude and Henry were puzzled, but even Ling didn't know how Zhuge Xun did it.

"Actually, it was successful, and the cooperation between Pud and Mr. Henry also gave me confidence that it would be difficult for ordinary parents to bear to let their children suffer like this, and give up treatment. In fact, Alice was not born unable to speak, but was 'entangled' by this kind of thing. Zhuge Xun shook the vial in his hand and the black thing inside.

"It's a bug called a 'sound eater'. This bug loves the cry of small children, especially babies. Generally, there are more places where women give birth, once they enter the baby's body, they will live in the vocal tract, devouring the sound, and there is no harm to people other than the host, but when this insect grows up and matures, it will pierce the host's vocal tract, leave the host's body to find a different match, and then find a new host.

However, because of the current environmental problems, this insect is almost extinct, perhaps because the environment of the second circle is better than other places. That botanical and botanical garden probably has trees that this bug likes.

"Can this bug live that long? According to Mr. Iris, didn't he stay in Alice's body for eight years? Why can't the doctors check it out, I'm not questioning Mr. anything. Henry asked puzzled, because after learning that Alice couldn't speak, Henry also took Alice to see many doctors, but they all said that it was born.

"I understand Mr. Henry's doubts. This insect is actually a small monster, but because it is not well known, it is only regarded as a bug, in fact, if you release it from the bottle, you will not be able to see it, it can only be seen if it is locked in glass. That's why little Alice is so avoidant of me, because this bug is afraid of me. And to drive it away, it is only possible to catch it alive during the peak of the host's activity after eating meat, and if it dies in the host's body, the host will not be able to speak for the rest of its life.

Also, the lifespan of this insect is actually only three months, and the host will die after three months, but the growth of the insect is inhibited because of the unique eating habits of the second circle. ”

"I see, thank you, sir, for curing Alice."

"Grandpa?" When little Ellis saw Pudd's tearful eyes, he wiped them away and said in incoherent words, "Grandpa...... Actually, Ellie...... Si has been ...... Think...... Be ...... Mouth to grandpa and ...... Dad said...... I'm ...... Enjoy...... Hello guys! ”

"Alice, my sensible daughter!" Henry picked up Alice and pampered her.

"Thank you." Pude sincerely said words of thanks to Zhuge Xun.

"It's fine. At least Alice won't hate me as much as she did just now. Kaoru put the bottle in his backpack, and he didn't know when the bug might be used.

"Hahahaha. Also, at least Alice is not so hiding from Mr. Zhuge now. The grown-ups were joking.

Afterwards, Pud motioned for the nurse to take Ellis out to play.

After only Pude and his son, Ling and Zhuge Xun were left in the room, Henry opened his mouth and said, "Ling, Mr. Zhuge , in fact, I came back this time to discuss some things with Ling. Because I heard something. ”