Chapter 1: Rebirth
Where is this? Lin Jixin's eyes widened.
Above his head, through the thin mosquito net, he could see the bare ceiling, and a faint crack that lurked in the depths of his memory, all too familiar.
This rift, from childhood to adulthood, has been seen for more than 20 years, and every time he wakes up from his sleep, the first thing he sees is it.
And the plaster that stuck to the hole on the old yellowed mosquito net, which he put on with his own hands.
When was the last time you lay in this familiar position? He struggled to recall, seventy or eighty years? It seems to be more than ...... The memory was too far away for him to remember.
What's going on?
He closed his eyes, and in his ears, there were still reverberating explosions, screams, unwilling screams, roars, and deep despair and sadness that could not be dissolved......
Dream?
Taking a deep breath, he opened his eyes again.
In front of me, the rift was silently still, still clear.
No, not a dream!
He suddenly reached out and put his fingers together, delicately pinching the mosquito flying overhead, watching it vibrate its wings desperately at its fingertips, his expression calm, but nervously chuckling from his mouth.
After a while, he got out of bed calmly, turned his head slightly, and the floor-to-ceiling mirror of the old-fashioned wardrobe reflected the young face of a young man, who was still pale from malnutrition because of years of hard study.
Getting up and walking into the living room, on the table, the pile of books spread out clearly showed the subject he needed to study - tenth grade.
10th grade?!
His heart tightened, he didn't look closely, hurriedly grabbed the key on the table, pulled a vest casually, and ran out with his slippers by the door.
Turning around the old-fashioned residential apartment, the dazzling sunlight immediately rushed to his face, and in the golden sunlight, he saw a small supermarket not far ahead, with sporadic customers coming and going from time to time.
He tilted his head, squinted, and breathed happily in the bright sun.
As far back as he remembers, the supermarket would be reduced to ashes the week he had the biggest turning point in his life. Now, it's all in time!
Now that he was sure, his heart settled down, and he turned around and went back into the house.
After washing up unhurriedly, rearranging clothes, rummaging through wallets, and changing into sneakers, I calmly walked out of the house.
The beef brisket noodles on the corner of the street were still so delicious, Lin Jixin asked for a big bowl, added a spoonful of red pepper, sat at the door of the store, shone in the scorching sun, watched the bustling flow of people on the street, and gulped down.
I don't know what the road is for, when the long-lost beef fragrance appeared in his mouth, tears suddenly poured out desperately, obviously full of happiness and joy, but the tears could not be suppressed, he raised his head, hugged the bowl, and let the warm and slightly astringent liquid run wild on his face.
"Boss, what time is it today?" Finally finished eating the noodles and put down the bowl, he asked.
"November 10th." The middle-aged male boss was eager to shrink down the table, obviously intimidated by his previous madness-like performance.
He frowned, although he couldn't remember the specific time, but he was sure that the turning point in his life was at the end of this year, and it was already November 10th, and there was definitely not much time, maybe it would be these days.
After sitting with a frown for a few moments, he finally had some ideas and checked out and walked out of the small shop.
Walking along the street, about half a stop later, a medium-sized bank appeared in view.
That's it.
If I remember correctly, tomorrow afternoon, there will be a bloody incident in front of this bank, in which robbers single-handedly shot the financial manager of a certain company and two junior employees with pistols, causing two deaths and one serious injury, and robbing a huge sum of 3 million yuan.
Because it was a world-renowned large company that was robbed, and the robbers were committed in public on the bustling streets, the matter was once in a uproar, and the police also issued a huge reward, but the reason why Lin Jixin can remember it so clearly is mainly because of the special blessing of the day, November 11, Singles' Day.
The location of the incident was very close to his residence, and the huge bounty was on the side, so he had curiously studied the image of the robber published on the Internet, according to the video records, the robber should have robbed the money and walked straight along the path not far from the bank, and then passed the pedestrian bridge on the side street, and then went around into a nearby unmanned alley without surveillance.
With a vague impression, he walked around the neighborhood until he finally found the alley.
This is the alley between two high-rise buildings, dark and narrow, few people pass by, Lin Jixin walked in, all the way only saw some discarded garbage and debris, at the end of the alley is a secluded street, under the shelter of rows of green shade, only an old man slowly soared away.
Turning back again, Lin Jixin walked very slowly, observing as he walked, and when he returned to the street in front of the bank, he already had a clear idea in his head.
Hopping on the bus, he went to a large supermarket far from his residence, calculated and bought a lot of things, completely emptying his wallet, which was not too thick.
Such a big supermarket, there are countless customers coming and going every day, and the things he needs are mixed with all kinds of miscellaneous things, even if he can't do anything, no one will suspect him through the clues afterwards.
It was already dark when the matter was done, and he returned to the residence with a bag of things, and after a brief tidying up, he went to bed early.
The next day, he woke up early, went through the details of his actions in his mind again, made sure that there would be no problems, and closed his eyes and rested boredly.
Although he has experienced far more terrible and intense things than today, this time is different, and now he is just an ordinary high school student.
Feeling that the time was about the same, Lin Jixin brought the things that were ready for the Lu and came to the small alley that was optimistic about the Lu yesterday.
Not long after he was ready, he heard several faint gunshots in the distance.
It's coming!
Standing up alertly, he cast his gaze on the half-palm-sized mirror above the side of his head.
The position of the mirror has been adjusted a long time ago, through it, Lin Jixin, who is standing at the first corner of the alley, can clearly see the entire road at the entrance of the alley, the mirror is very small, and it is placed in a high place, it is difficult to be found, so that he can monitor the alley without worrying about being discovered by the people entering the alley.
Soon, a man hurried into the alley.
It was a robber, the same as in the video, a blue plaid shirt and a briefcase, Lin Jixin recognized it at a glance.
As the robber got closer and closer, when he was about to turn, he pulled his hand, and a taut rope immediately bounced on the ground at the turn.
The rope was painted as gray as cement, and the robber looked around carefully, never dreaming that there would be a trap under his feet, and kicked it, and immediately came to gnaw on the mud, and the briefcase fell far away.
Lin Jixin rushed out from the corner.
The robber's reaction was not slow, although he fell all the meat, he immediately looked up at the place where the footsteps came from, and reached into his arms.
He screamed miserably, and then his wrist shook violently, and the pistol raised into the air was kicked away.
The robber finally understood that this was definitely a premeditated burial, but what he couldn't figure out was how anyone could know his whereabouts in advance.
Then, with a sharp pain in the back of his head, he lost consciousness with a stomach full of doubts.
If it weren't for the fact that this body was too weak and worried about the opponent's gun, he wouldn't have made a boring trap like "chili water".
Humming a song, he put away the baseball bat in his hand, picked up the pistol and briefcase a few steps away, poured most of the money in the bag into his backpack, stuffed the pistol into it, put away the mirror above, and then poured a bottle of mineral water on the robber's head, and when he groaned, he turned away - he didn't want the robber to fall into the hands of the police, and the black pot had to let him continue to carry it. As for the little money left, it is also to prevent the other party from running away without funds.
Almost an hour later, he appeared in front of Yucai Middle School.
This is an ordinary middle school with average teachers, average management, and basically everything is mediocre - including the name of the school - is similar to Lin Jixin's current situation: thin and ordinary, carrying a schoolbag, and looking down on ordinary students.
Now that the sun has risen overhead, and there is more than one class, fortunately, the school management is not strict, and after waiting for a while, there are bustling students who go out of school to buy things during the recess, and Lin Jixin took the opportunity to enter the school.
With a vague impression in his mind, he walked into the classroom under the gaze of the students.
"What are you doing in my place?" tentatively came to an empty position, and before he could sit down, an ordinary-looking female student happened to walk into the classroom and immediately yelled at him in dissatisfaction.
Lin Jixin got up with a headache, this naΓ―ve body didn't have any ability, and before his return, his perverted brain even surpassed the most advanced computers, and he could easily recall the experiences of his life without any details.
Fortunately, most of the students were in their seats, and after another trial, he finally found his place.
As soon as he sat down, a student approached him: "Why is it so late?" β
This is a sworn friend in middle school, and then the relationship between the east and the west faded away, after so many years, Lin Jixin can still vaguely recognize him, but he can't remember his name, so he can only smile: "Something." β
"Be careful," the classmate cautiously reminded, "Lao Zhang has asked a few times." β
Lao Zhang? Lin Jixin's mind turned sharply, it should be the current head teacher Zhang Zonglin, bishop mathematics, less than forty, young and strong, more serious, strict teaching, most of the students are afraid of tigers, compared to the category number of "four-eyed field chicken" and "iron palm invincible", "Lao Zhang" is already a title that can be put on the table when students talk in private.
It is precisely because he is so strict that he is almost harsh, so Lin Jixin is quite impressed by this head teacher, and he remembered it at once.
After a casual two-sentence perfunctory, a classmate who couldn't remember at all hurriedly ran into the classroom and shouted at him from afar: "Lin Jixin, Teacher Zhang called you over." β
This should be a class cadre, Lin Jixin remembered the classroom he had just left, obviously to report to Zhang Zonglin.
Too lazy to bother with this little kid, seeing that the dead party around him had slipped back to his seat with interest, he got up and walked out, passed by the dead party, and swept the textbook on the table with a glance, and there were three big characters written crookedly on the cover, Sun Xueqiang.
The door of the teaching office was open, and Lin Jixin knocked lightly on the door twice.
Several teachers inside looked at him together, and Zhang Zonglin, who was sitting on the leftmost desk, said to him, "Come in." β
He walked a few steps and stood in front of Zhang Zonglin.
Zhang Zonglin grimaced, and his serious eyes came through behind the cold lenses: "What's the matter?" β
Lin Jixin responded lightly: "I'll apply." β
Of course, work or something is a casual remark.
When he was studying under Zhang Zonglin, he was also extremely disgusted with Zhang Zonglin's style, but he was no longer the ignorant teenager he was at the beginning, and he had long understood that Zhang Zonglin's various performances were actually just hatred of iron and steel, so he no longer resisted.
Zhang Zonglin was stunned, and his tone softened a lot: "Then you can't skip class casually......"
And then it must be an education that teaches the young outlook on life and the world.
Lin Jixin hurriedly intercepted: "I want to support myself!" β
Seeing that Zhang Zonglin was a little embarrassed, he bowed his head slightly: "I'm sorry......"
Then he looked up at Zhang Zonglin: "Teacher Zhang, I know that you are for my good, but I am not destined to be a good student." β
Zhang Zonglin would have thought that everything in front of him was actually acting, his expression softened completely, and he sighed: "The teacher knows that it is not easy for you to live alone, if you need to, you can always ask me for help, but how to say that you are all students, you must ask me for leave first if you have something......"