Similar to the surrounding areas of many metropolises, the suburbs still live a quiet and peaceful life, and the living conditions of the people in this era are good, but there is still relative poverty.

The late night brings out the tranquility of the suburbs, and the scattered houses do not seem to be chaotic, but more charming.

However, while most people are sleeping, there is a small single-story room with lights on, which is the residence of a 16-year-old boy.

Under the pouring of lights, the teenager flipped through the pages of paper books, which were extremely expensive and precious in this era, while those that were digitally imaged were very cheap. But this does not mean that the living conditions of the teenager are rich, which can be seen from the poor decoration of the house.

The books in the boy's hands have been yellowed, even if he is well preserved, he still can't resist the erosion of time, yes, these books are handed down from his ancestors, they are books about economics.

Even at the end of the 21st century, the economy is still a commonplace topic, but with the integration of the world pattern, the reduction of territorial disputes between countries, and the economic development has reached a relative saturation point, people are more likely to learn from a hundred years ago, hoping to find something from economic reform.

But not all teenagers read books on this subject like the teenagers in front of them. At the age of 16, it is the age of youth ignorance and thrill-seeking, and few young people can calm down and read books.

This boy is different, he still reads a book until late at night, and it can be seen from his slightly frowning expression and often looking out of the window that he does not like this kind of life very much, and he also longs to be like a teenager of the same age, to seek happiness on his own impulse, but unfortunately, he can't.

The accidental death of his parents and the cynicism of his uncle are the reasons why he insists on trying to get ahead.

Before he was ten years old, his family was well-off, and his parents were still alive and well. At that time, his uncles were all local small entrepreneurs, relatively wealthy, and took good care of the teenagers, and often came to his house.

Until he was ten years old, his parents died in a car accident, and his uncles seemed to have discussed it, but they only helped with the funeral, and never contacted the teenager again.

The living conditions of the teenager deteriorated, so he had to move out of the metropolis and take his parents to the suburbs, where the pace of life was not so fast, and the price level was not high, so he settled down, and six years passed.

The lonely young man, with the help of the people in the same district, lived a barely made life, he would from time to time look through the ancient books left to him by his parents, and sometimes he would go outside to borrow the kind of digital visualization books, relying on self-study to know the words and grow knowledge. He also has a 7-year-old brother, but the younger brother was sent abroad to live with his grandmother since he was a child, and when his parents died, the younger brother was a baby and knew nothing about it. And the grandmother didn't know why she didn't come to his parents' funeral. The boy and his brother hadn't seen each other for a long time, and the boy couldn't afford to go to his brother.

During these six years, his uncles came to look for him only once, asking him for the assets left by his parents, but the boy had already hidden them and lied that he had burned them.

The memory was intermittent, and the boy looked out the window again, and at this moment, a bloodstained face suddenly appeared outside the window.

The boy was startled and hurriedly took a few steps back to stand against the wall, but suddenly saw this face slide down the window, and there was a "poof" crashing sound outside the window.

It's people! The boy reacted immediately and hurried out the door.

When I came to the window, I saw a girl in long sleeves and soaked in blood lying on the ground, and behind her back, a throwing knife with two fingers wide was inserted, and the bright red blood soaked in her clothes.

The young man had never seen this battle, and suddenly took a few steps back and turned around and wanted to enter the house to call the police.

At this moment, the little girl seemed to have discovered the teenager's, and shouted with an extremely faint breath: "Help me, hide me and don't call the police"

The boy listened several times before he could hear clearly, and he walked up to the little girl like a frightened kitten, hesitated for a moment, but when he saw that the latter's face was even more wrong, he quickly picked her up. The little girl's weight is not heavy, but very light. But since the little girl's wound was on her back, the boy couldn't let her face up, so he had to pick her up upright, and hold the little girl's hips with his arms, so that her limbs were wrapped around his body like koalas.

The little girl seemed to feel the boy's movements, and suddenly felt a trace of anger, and tried to open her eyes to break free, but when she saw the young man's eyes as clear as clear water, a trace of blush rose on her pale face, and she closed her eyes and fainted.

The boy was about to carry the little girl into the house, but he remembered the blood stains outside the window, and immediately turned back, and covered the bloody place nearby with gravel with his foot, and then quickly entered the house and closed the door.

At this time, the young man's body was also stained with blood, he hurriedly opened the entrance to the basement and closed the lights and curtains on the first floor, and carried the little girl to the basement, where he hid his parents' relics, and no one knew that such an ordinary country cottage had such a secret place.

Looking at the injured little girl, no matter how stupid the boy was, he knew that she must have met a bad person, and fled here after being seriously injured. The little girl's wound was not fatal, to be precise, she was only traumatized, and what made her so weak was excessive bleeding.

The young man thought about it and knew that this must be the aggravation of his injuries caused by running all the way! He can't care so much, the most important thing at the moment is to stop the little girl's blood and save her life, it's too late to call an ambulance, so he can only save her here!

At the end of the 21st century, the level of family medical care was no weaker than that of hospitals a century ago, and the little girl suffered only recoverable trauma caused by cold weapons, which was a great blessing in misfortune.

Just as the boy was treating the little girl, a man in casual clothes came and took him outside.

The man looked around, sniffled, looked a little puzzled, and muttered to himself: "No, that killer can't escape that far, the smell of blood will be cut off when it comes here"

He shifted his gaze to the only house in front of him, and then probed around quietly before pacing towards the main entrance of the house.

Since he had been living alone for six years, the boy's basic medical skills were not bad, and the little girl's injuries were quickly contained, but the bleeding was excessive, and the latter still seemed very weak.

The boy changed his clothes and washed his flesh and gas, and the doorbell rang.

"Anyone else coming at this late hour?" The boy frowned, his eyes glancing at the sleeping little girl, as if he understood.

Feeling his heart beating a little faster, he came to the first floor and closed the entrance to the basement, took a deep breath and tried to be more natural, kindness made him not let the little girl fall into the wrong hands!

It took a long time for the door to be opened, and the boy tried to make himself look like a person who had just been woken up, and looked at the man who was more than a head taller than him outside the door with sleepy eyes, and said, "Who are you so late~~~"

With a big yawn, the boy rubbed his nose, and his heart seemed to beat a little faster.

The man saw the door open, and it was a teenager who came out, but his first reaction was to observe the room, and then he heard the young man's somewhat lazy words. Looking inside through the open door, the man didn't notice anything unusual, so he said to the boy, "Little brother, did you see a little girl just now?" ”

"Little girl?" After the boy finished yawning, he pursed his lips, trying not to show his flaws, "What little girl? I just fell asleep and didn't notice, who are you looking for? ”

With a hint of doubt in the man's eyes, he asked, "Asleep?" I just noticed that the lights in the house here are on~~ You're lying! ”

The young man's heart tightened, he didn't expect to reveal a flaw, since the little girl was attracted by her own lights, there was no reason why the people chasing her didn't notice, but the young man's mind turned quickly, and he quickly replied: "I set up a delay light, I usually read very late, sometimes I fall asleep on the table, this is not a big fuss, but uncle, you visit in the middle of the night, I think you are a little strange." ”

The young man's words quickly turned passive into active, and the title also secretly changed, although I don't know if this can divert the other party's attention a little, it always hurts to try.

Sure enough, the man had a smile on his face and said, "I call you brother, you should call me brother, how can you call me uncle?" Can you please let me in and sit down? ”

As he spoke, the man seemed to be pacing into the door, but the young man quickly stretched out his hand to stop him, "No, I have a communicator in my hand, as long as I press a twist, I can automatically call the police, if you dare to trespass, I will sue you for trespassing." ”

At the end of the 21st century, the protection of personal safety is still quite in place, and the words of teenagers are not bluffing.

The man took a step back and raised his hand, and the reaction of the young man in front of him changed quite a bit, causing the man to be strongly suspicious.

Just when the boy thought that the man was going to compromise and leave, the latter quickly pinched his wrist and pinched it hard, and the communicator in the boy's hand slipped off in response.

The boy was frightened, and he was busy trying to break free, but he couldn't move his wrist, and he was about to shout, but the man covered his mouth.

"Don't move, I know you must have seen that little girl, I have no ill intentions, as long as you sue me where she is, I won't hurt you." The man dragged the boy into the house, and only then did he let go of his mouth.

The boy hurriedly bit the man, but the man obviously expected it, so he easily dodged it, and unloaded the boy's arm in three or two blows.

"Ah~~" the boy shouted in pain.

"Don't be afraid, it's just a dislocation, it's not a big deal, you have to tell me where she is, and I'll take it back for you." The man said relaxedly, not caring at all about the young man who was in pain.