Chapter 112: The Fool
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"Did you hear anything about the recent incident?"
"There's been a lot of going on lately, which one are you talking about? The habitual jewel thief who hasn't been caught yet? That pistol mysteriously lost in the police station? Or is it the murder case in the south of the city that has not caught the murderer so far? β
"What I wanted to tell you is that it seems that even the ring that the mayor spent so much effort to give to the new lady was lost inexplicably......"
The two women walked slowly along the side of the street, discussing in low voices. Flash Dance.
"But compared to what you just said later, I don't think it's all that funny to see the new lady who has been so angry that her nostrils smoke......" One of them looked left and right for a moment, and whispered in a low voice, "Since some children have acquired those strange abilities, although we are no longer afraid that 'Six Fingers' will dare to break in without scruples, but-"
"Shhhh The other person hurriedly covered her mouth, "There are some words, you just know in your heart." There are a lot of those dolls who have abnormal hearing, so be careful to get yourself into trouble...... At this juncture, what do those big people do not pay attention to the 'lesser of two evils'? No one will ...... for the slightest grievance of a little person like you and me who has limited contributions."
"Yo, two aunties, good morning." As soon as the two of them were halfway through their words, a young man who looked ruffian with his hands in his pockets jumped down from the second-floor balcony on the side of the street with a big grin, "What do you say with a mysterious face?" β
"No, nothing." The two women waved their hands one after another. Since the "gift" began to gradually awaken among the few children in the town, it has become almost a consensus among adults to stay away from these minors, who are almost unfettered in emergency situations.
"Oh, it's nothing." The young man had a bit of a sloppy stubble on his face. He squeaked his young wrists, then took two steps forward with his hands, rummaged through the woman's basket with disgust on his face for a while, and suddenly scolded harshly, "So you went to the vegetable market early in the morning, just for these rotten radishes and cabbages? What a slamming door. Flash."
"Youβdon't turn so hard......" The woman couldn't help but try to dissuade the few seasonal vegetables that she had barely grabbed when she got up in line in the early morning.
"What are you yelling about!" The half-grown young man pinched two fresh-growing carrots in one hand, and pushed the loud woman hard with the other, "Early in the morning, what are you two secretly discussing downstairs in my house?" I wonder if anyone is going to sleep at this point? I can tell you, give me a clear mind, go to the Tao, do you know what it means? Now who are you useless old things to cover to pick up some leftovers to eat? I can tell you, you really Lao Tzu, be careful that I go to the police station to accuse you of being a 'six-fingered' spy, and come all the way to hurt a high-ranking person like me!" Look at those strips that don't have much except for a broken gun, whether they help you or help me! β
The adults who got up early to work passed by in twos and threes, and their eyes only hurriedly swept over the women who were embarrassed to the ground, and they didn't dare to stop for this.
The remaining leaves were scattered all over the ground, and the young man laughed sharply in the midst of the abuse, crushing them all with his feet.
"You guys! It's all because of our existence that we can live so hard! You still dare to yell at Lao Tzu! I call you yell! The young man became more and more excited, and seemed to be about to run the woman who was lying on the ground and apologized repeatedly, but was held down from behind by a pair of equally small hands.
"Okay, what are you doing?" Barbara tightened her freshly draped coat and said in a slightly threatening tone, "You also know that it's early in the morning, and you're more noisy than these aunts." How? Wait until the more grumpy brothers and sisters upstairs are woken up by you, see if you are having a good day today! β
The young man gave her a blank look, snorted coldly, wiped the soles of his shoes stained with green vegetable juice on the scarf of the fallen woman, and turned away with a pile of unclean mouths.
"Alright, you can get up first." Barbara yawned, "Remember to stay away from here next time." β
Since she sees herself as a child favored by the gods, she can still preside over this point of justice. Flash Dance. What's more, she has never liked the gangsters who are obviously useless but are used to using the abilities of all the "talents" to save face.
A lot of times, it always doesn't hurt to be a little low-key. Barbara, who has more or less a little bit of schooling, understands this.
Accept the gratitude of the two aunts with a smile on your face, and then take a few potatoes along the way. Barbara waved at them and bounced down the street.
When passing by the familiar school, she subconsciously stopped, and almost habitually walked in with a few peers in school uniforms, but was stopped by the security guard at the door with a flattering face.
"What, you-" The security guard squatted down, and after confirming that it was her, his voice trembled slightly, and he immediately changed his name, "You...... Why did you suddenly want to come to school? β
Barbara was stunned for a moment, only to remember that she was no longer a student here.
The young talents in the city once held a small meeting in private, and after a simple discussion with the big people, they easily achieved the goals that countless children once aspired to.
- No need to go to school.
The proposal sounded so tempting that Barbara raised her hand in agreement, almost in a daze, amid the cheers of her kind. Half a year has passed, and she suddenly regrets it.
It's not a bad thing to learn something useful, right? At least this way, she won't be repeatedly deceived because she doesn't understand the trading rules of the black market.
Perhaps after a while, whether it is the "Six Fingers" or other ordinary humans, they will finally realize that the "gifted" who is currently deified by them is essentially just a physical mortal. At least with her Barbara's level of intelligence, she doesn't have the ability to be self-taught.
Probably because of her lack of experience, Barbara didn't realize anything when she watched the policemen, led by the familiar kind-hearted lady at the head, angrily enter the small building where she was located, where many "gifted people" were happy to gather.
"The mayor's new wife is hospitalized with injuries?" In just half a day, from the street to the end of the street, all the men and women, the elderly and children, were discussing this matter with a frightened face.
"yes, didn't you say she lost a valuable ring? I heard that she searched all the big and small surveillances, and finally couldn't find a reasonable explanation, the ring seemed to disappear out of thin air...... If it were in the past, I am afraid that many people would think that it was haunted. β
"So, is itβ"
"Who else could it be? Everyone knows that. No, after all, the mayor's wife was also a wealthy lady in the past, and she had just married us, and she didn't understand the situation in the town, so she actually dragged people to the place where the children lived early in the morning to ask for an explanation, and the result was ...... Alas. β
"I heard that in addition to her, there were also several policemen who were dragged up?"
"It's not just that it's hurt...... the eyes of the person who spoke were a little sneaky, "I heard that there are already a few people who can't be rescued, I really don't know how this matter can end." β
"How else can it end? Not to mention being killed, does anyone really dare to catch those monsters? β
"Naturally, no one dared, I heard that there was no murder on the spot, or because a few of them were slightly easier to speak, they stood up and calmed the situation temporarily......"
"Yes, in the face of these little things, we don't even have a way to restrain them...... The days will be long, and the days to come will beβ"
"Shhhh Be quiet, look at that, will it be ...... too"
Barbara craned her neck, trying to avoid the inquiring gaze with fear.
The conscience of heaven and earth, she didn't plan to make such a big thing.
Only a few days later, when the thirteen-year-old Barbara wandered like a walking corpse, wandering the ruined streets of buildings and human wreckage like the end of the world, she also had a trance-like thought that if she had the heart to turn herself in at that time, things might not have come to this point.
Or, sooner or later, things will come to this point, it's just that she lit a seemingly inconspicuous fuse first.
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"Compared to the conflict that followed, the events she witnessed that morning could be regarded as a 'rehearsal'." Shi Yin stared at the expression on Gu Lan's face that was gradually stiffening, "You've already guessed what will happen next, right?" β
ββ¦β¦ Between ordinary humans and us, completely turned against each other? Gu Lan's eyes flickered.
"Some of the 'gifted' who are still young believe that they have been threatened in this incident. In order to maintain the various preferential treatment obtained so far for a long time, and even extort again, someone suddenly put forward a proposal. Shi Yin paused deliberately, "Since the ultimate means of human beings to deal with them comes from the arms in their hands, then in order to protect themselves, they should destroy some of them first." β
"They succeeded?" Gu Lan's face was full of incredulity.
"In terms of results, at least partially. They used their immature abilities to completely destroy the police station. As if knowing what she was thinking, Shi Yin smiled very lightly, "Don't worry, although they are not a group of morally sound children, they also do not have a bad personality that will become a scourge to the world...... At least not all of them are that radical. The group of children managed to control the number of people affected by the operation as much as possible, and with the exception of a few police officers who were on duty at night who were slightly injured, the incident itself did not have particularly serious consequences. β
"I'm waiting for your 'but'."
"Well, 'but'," Shi Yin took a deep breath, "during the conflict, a child actually pulled out a gun that had just been stolen from the police station in front of those policemen. After the incident, many people grabbed this point, and immediately began to spread messages, and this action, which was glorified by the upper echelons as an 'accidental incident brought about by violent law enforcement at the grassroots level', had already been carefully planned in advance. β
Looking at Gu Lan, who bit her lip and didn't speak, Shi Yin sighed and continued: "I know that there is a saying among you humans, 'If you are not of my race, your heart will be different'. We are alien to you, can ordinary humans trust you from the bottom of their hearts and treat you as if you were your own kind? Just like this time, once the situation around you has stabilized because you have kidnapped me, you will temporarily lose the value of use to the 'brother army', and no one can say what they will do. β
"Just your brain?" Gu Lan shot back stiffly, "Let's finish this annoying story first." β