The sun is blazing, and the summer heat is breathless.

Near noon, the academy was bustling with apprentices who had just finished class, and the road leading to the cafeteria was clogged with hungry young people. The summer heat and crowds make the streets feel extremely hot.

On the other side of the Theory Building, in the opposite direction to the crowd, a teenager in a Theory Department uniform and a gloomy girl can be seen walking together.

Lizzie muttered quietly, and her voice was full of fatigue, "I think if we just want to talk about something, we can wait until everyone in the classroom has gone to the cafeteria, and we don't need to find a place to 'talk quietly', right?"

The bright sunlight was so bright that Lizzie couldn't open her eyes, and she hated walking in such a fierce sunlight, but because she couldn't help Jon, who claimed that there was something she had to tell her, she had no choice but to follow Jon and let him walk around the academy with her.

"No, no, maybe Miss Leinster, you don't know because you haven't been in the academy for much time, but the classroom is not a good place for a secret conversation. ”

Jon, who was walking ahead, glanced back at the groggy Lizzie and said in a gentle tone.

"After all, it's not wise to go to the cafeteria for lunch in such weather, it's too hot," he said, pointing to the bright sun in the sky, "so many people choose to stay in the classroom at noon for a simple lunch - like a sandwich - and then take a nap." ”

Indeed, as he said, Lizzie had noticed a few apprentices taking bread in metal lunch boxes from their bags, and they began to feast on these simple foods with a glass of cold water. The sweltering summer air makes many people feel irritable, and that's just one of the countermeasures.

There are probably no more than ten people left in the classroom, and in an enclosed space like a classroom, where sound is deliberately amplified, even whispers can be amplified to the extent that people around them can hear Cheng dù clearly. It is true that a space designed for educational purposes is not an environment for conspiracy.

"That's true, but what kind of confectionery shop in a small shopping street do you have to go to under the scorching sun...... It's not necessary to say something to me, right? It's really different from the outside, and you're the one who would make such an unexpected mention of yì. ”

Lizzie glanced at Jon and sighed in surprise. Contrary to her, who didn't sweat a drop, Jon's clothes were already stained with sweat. Fine sweat covered his forehead, and occasionally large drops of sweat flowed down his face, giving his body a little more sweat-soaked marks.

Looking at Jon, who had been tossed by the heat, Lizzie pursed her lips and said tentatively, "Isn't it, in fact, you like that dim sum shop very much?"

Generally speaking, the customer base of the shops in the academy is differentiated, and the shops that are popular with girls, such as the confectionery shop, are rarely visited by male students alone. Maybe it's a shame to go to a store where you go to such a party - after all, it's not surprising that you have such a reaction.

"I'm just following the idea that it's better to do the work in preparation than to regret it later. However, Lizzie's inquiry was resolutely bypassed by Jon, "That dim sum shop is a great place to talk, and we don't have to worry about being overheard." ”

When he said this, there were still a few beads of sweat the size of beans on his head, and his expression was as calm as ever, so that it seemed that he was telling the truth. Lizzie also expected such a reaction from him, muttering "That's ......" indifferently, and slowly walked behind him to the small shopping street.

The so-called shopping street is actually a street consisting of two rows of four-storey low-rise buildings, and you can see shops selling food and daily necessities everywhere. The dim sum shop where Jon is taking Lizzie is conspicuous, with the sweet scent of butter and sugar in the pre-loved décor.

"It's a nice shop and the coffee and black tea taste great. Jon looked at the sign placed in front of the store, pushed open the door of the dim sum shop, and in an instant, the smell of freshly baked dim sum came to his face, "It is worth mentioning the store manager's special cocoa cake, which is a highly praised product." ”

The interior of the confectionery shop is decorated in the same style as the outside, and a variety of decorations with a medieval style are perfectly decorated throughout the store. An old-fashioned gramophone creaks and crunches the cover disc, playing classical music in a slightly out of tune.

Since it was a meal, the dim sum shop that didn't serve a full meal was quite deserted, and the young manager and staff were chatting near the counter. With the sound of "jingle bells", a small bell hanging by the door announced that a customer had entered the store.

After simply explaining the order to the store manager who greeted the two of them with an expression of "It's amazing to have customers at this time", Jon led Lizzie to a separate seat in the corner of the pastry shop. The cheap furniture was clean, and there was an embroidered scarf on the table.

"Well, Jon, we should be at what you call 'a place to talk'. Once she sat down, Lizzie asked Jon in a deep voice, "You've been selling off the road for so long, now it's time to open the skylight and say something." ”

Jon was right, the dim sum shop at this time was indeed a good place to talk, and there were no other customers in the empty room except for the two of them. The music played by the gramophone is the best cover, as long as the voice is lowered and the voice is spoken, it will not be heard by anyone.

Jon leaned back in his chair, letting his sweaty body adjust a little, and when he heard Lizzie's question, he smiled and said, "Wait a minute, it's not too late for the store manager to prepare our order - or Miss Leinster, you just waited a little and couldn't sit still?"

"No, it's not, I'm still patient. Lizzie frowned visibly, "It's just that I thought you were in a hurry to find me, so I came here with you." But if you just want to invite me to this shop for a snack, I don't think there's any need for that. ”

Jon sat up straight suddenly, resting one of his hands on his knee, and the usual laziness on his face was revealed, "Okay, okay, I didn't want to you off. Actually, I certainly didn't invite you to lunch - I do have something to tell you. ”

As he spoke, his eyebrows were inadvertently raised, perhaps amused by Lizzie's expression of changing his face, and there was a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"The girl you talked to this morning -- Mio Dustad...... Well, what do you think of her? friend, or companion, or whatever?"

As soon as Jon said this, Lizzie guessed what he wanted to say. For this reason, she had to lament once again the difficulty of interpersonal communication, and she would rather cut through the mess quickly than deal with these things that could cause trouble.

"It's not a friend, at most it's just Cheng Dù of a classmate who knows the name. And there is one thing I must correct your statement...... It's not that I'm talking to her this morning, it's just that she found me unilaterally, and for some reason she always has to find a topic to talk to me. ”

Lizzie answered Jon's question as plainly as she could. This wasn't an excuse, and the classmates like Mio who had spoken a few words to her might not even be acquaintances—though the only people in the class whose names I knew were Jon and the little girl who was chattering.

This is the easiest and most effective way to deal with it, but the truth is that often when she refuses to get involved, the trouble has already broken through the defenses she has prepared in advance. Listening to the information revealed in Jon's words, she vaguely felt that she had been pulled into the whirlpool of interpersonal chaos.

"I see, that's good. After listening to Lizzie's explanation, Jon seemed to reluctantly let go of some of the worries in his heart, "There is a reason why she is isolated in the class, you only recently joined the class, you may not be aware of the problems, if you rush to get involved......

"I'm not interested in interpersonal disputes between you. ”

Lizzie interrupted Jon with a wave of her hand, making it clear that she was not interested in the topic.

"I didn't come to the academy to struggle with relationships, and I appreciate your reminder of this, I think I know how to deal with relationships. The interpersonal disputes that arise between you are your problem, and I have no interest in and do not intend to get involved in them. ”

Then she changed her tone and said, "Relationships are one thing, but I don't think you should be in such a hurry to find me, do you?" Jon, do you have anything else you want to say to me other than the nagging little girl Mio Distad?"

Jon was stunned for a moment by Lizzie's beating, and it took him a while before he reacted and said, "Although Miss Mabel said that you have been bedridden all year round due to physical reasons and are not good at interpersonal communication, sometimes I really don't know whether to say that you are ignorant of the world or overly sharp......"

It seemed that it was finally time to get to the point, and Lizzie watched Jon silently.

"Okay, let's get straight to the point"

I saw that the young man took a deep breath, leaned forward slightly across the table, and said with a little urgency: "Recently, I heard from some people that you are investigating the matter of Hank Danvers's seniors. I'm sorry, but could you please stop investigating it?"

"I'm sorry, no. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lizzie replied immediately, leaving no room for bargaining: "Just as you act with your principles, I must have my reasons for deciding that I am going to do something." So I'm sorry, but if you don't have the reason to convince me, I can't accept your proposal. ”

With that, Lizzie's eyes narrowed slightly, silently waiting for Jon's reaction.

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