"-Ji Chunzao ran away from home."

Yan Jingxing learned the news three days later, and when he learned the news, he felt his chest start to feel tight.

However, it is true that the girl did not come to class for two days. She didn't seem to be at school at all, and she wasn't in the dorm.

That day, when Ji Chunzao was telling him, "I have to let it go!" After that, the two separated.

She didn't say exactly how she was going to do it. Even if Yan Jingxing opened her mouth to ask, she just replied: "Don't worry about leaving it to me, you just have to wait patiently!" The attitude is mysterious.

Yan Jingxing knew that the cause of this incident was a coincidence. He had gone to the office this morning to look for his uncle, but he saw a somewhat familiar figure of a parent at the door.

A middle-aged woman with gray hair, a thin body and a bag on her shoulder.

Isn't this the aunt of the Chunzao family?

He was startled, and subconsciously stopped in front of the office door and secretly looked inside.

"May I ask ...... you?"

She asked the teacher who greeted her.

"I'm Ji Chunzao's parent, did she come to school?"

"Ji Chunzao?"

The teacher turned to look at his colleagues.

"I know her, what class is she in?"

"It's a two-year class." Someone said, "But the head teacher, Mr. Gao, has not been ...... for the past two days."

The school has not officially released the information, and some teachers do not know the specific situation. But the gossip has already spread in the grades, after all, almost all the people who take classes in cram schools are from experimental middle schools, and there are several parties in the class.

When Yan Jingxing came to school the next day, he could feel that the atmosphere in the morning classroom was different from the past, and there was a kind of impetuous and restless atmosphere.

He heard all the students around him talking about the accident last night, and everyone said that Mr. Gao had suddenly gone crazy and injured several students, and now he has been arrested and put in a mental hospital.

"Yes, it's really not a coincidence, Mr. Gao is not here. What about the other teachers, have you seen her? ”

Several teachers who taught a class exchanged a few words with each other and quickly came to a conclusion.

"I didn't see her in class."

"I asked the students in the dormitory with her, Ji Chunzao, she hasn't come to school in the past two days."

"Is she staying at home and sick?"

"No, she's not home these days." Aunt Harumo replied, "That's why I came to the school to look for her." ”

There was a lot of discussion in the office, and the teachers' expressions became serious.

"She's not at school or at home, is she running away from home?"

Yan Jingxing, who was standing outside the office, heard the conversation of the teachers, and he turned down, his back against the wall, his heart pounding.

Spring algae she ...... Running away from home?

His first subconscious reaction was regret.

Obviously he already knew the danger, but because of that dream-if different opportunities come together, things will change earth-shatteringly, out of such a selfish idea, he didn't stop Ji Chunzao.

"Did you call the police?"

"Call the police?" Aunt Chunzao immediately shook her head, "No, she'll be back." I'm just here to ask, don't take it personally. ”

The teachers looked at each other as the middle-aged woman turned and left the office.

……

As soon as she went out, she saw Yan Jingxing, and her eyes immediately widened.

What happened at the entrance of the mall that day obviously left a deep impression on the other party.

"You ......"

"Haruzao, she's gone? Where did it go? ”

"Doesn't she hang out with you often, I want to ask."

Aunt Chunzao replied angrily.

"I guess it's to the beach. She often sneaks out and comes back wet after a long day of swimming, and I can't care about her. ”

"Even so, will she not go home?"

"Who knows, there was no before." The woman dropped a sentence and hurried away.

"I'll go find her!"

Yan Jingxing shouted behind her, but the other party ignored it.

……

"What are you doing here?"

Yan Jingxing was in the corridor and bumped into another acquaintance.

"That person just now is Chunzao's aunt."

The captain was holding a large stack of homework books and was about to bury her head. She poked her head out and looked in the direction of the woman's back.

"Did Chunzao do something again and was called a parent by the teacher?"

I thought you had broken off your relationship with Haruzao.

As if seeing through his thoughts, Xie Yuzhi added:

"The two of us are roommates, I haven't seen her for the past two days, and I thought I was going to go with you to find aliens again. But looking at your expression just now, you don't know why she didn't come to school, right? ”

Xie Yuzhi used a kind of "What is your mood now?" The inquiring eyes looked at him.

Yan Jingxing sighed, said, "I'll help you", took away half of the homework book that was piled up in her hand, and the two walked in the direction of the office again.

"I don't know, that's why I want to find her. Wait until school is over...... No, forget it, I'll just ask the teacher for leave today. ”

Xie Yuzhi glanced at his side face.

"Haruzamo, she's going to be fine."

"Huh? Why? ”

Yan Jingxing asked curiously.

"Instinct it. In my opinion, she is a special person. I don't have the good heart to help people casually, just like everyone who sees me will think that I will definitely achieve something in the future; I felt the same way when I saw her. ”

“……”

To be honest, Yan Jingxing didn't understand what she was talking about, was she praising herself? Looking at her calm expression, it probably didn't mean that.

"I see what you mean that day, aren't you going to continue to be friends with Chunzao? How do you feel that your evaluation of her is quite high. ”

"The two are not contradictory. No matter what kind of person she will become in the future, it still makes me feel unbearable to talk about 'aliens' all day long. ”

Xie Yuzhi put down the homework book on the desk where no one was around, and tucked the hair that fell from her ears.

"In short, I think if Ji Chunzao chooses to leave people's sight one day, it must be because he is disappointed in everyone. But now, didn't she meet you? So don't worry, she knows it. ”

Yan Jingxing didn't think that something would happen to her. Actually, what he really didn't like was that-

"The problem is that I treat her as a friend, but I don't say a word and I make a claim on my own. Don't you know that others will be worried? ”

Xie Yuzhi blinked, and then said:

"Maybe she's feeling the danger and that's why she doesn't want to involve you."

"Is it dangerous...... I know that, too. ”

Yan Jingxing held his chin and tried to put himself in the shoes of Chunzao to think about the problem.

Because of the vague memory encounter in his childhood, it became the biggest psychological obstacle for Ji Chunzao when he used his summoning ability.

But she said she didn't want to stand still, and that he must have been affected by his presence in the process—anyway, she finally mustered up the courage to take the initiative.

That's why you have to face it alone? But this ......

Isn't that too brave?

"Well, no, I still can't put my mind at ease. I'm going to find her. ”

When Yan Jingxing walked out of the office again, he had already made up his mind.

"I'm with you."

But what he didn't expect was the reaction of Xie Yuzhi beside him.

“…… Yes? ”

He looked at her strangely.

This person, saying that he didn't want to have anything to do with Chunzao, actually didn't let it go at all.

"Is this necessary?"

"This is my decision, not a discussion with you." The girl frowned, "I'll call a car to deliver it now, and we can go together if we stop by, but if you don't want to, we can also separate and find our own." ”

“…… I hope you'll give me a ride, thank you. ”

Yan Jingxing asked honestly.

"Good." Xie Yuzhi nodded with satisfaction, "Do you know where she is now?" ”

"I heard from Aunt Chunzao that she often went to the beach to play alone."

"I see, by the sea...... But that's too big, isn't it? ”

"I probably know where she went."

Yan Jingxing whispered.

The seaside is vast and free, and there are only a few people, so it will not affect the surroundings.

If Ji Chunzao is looking for a place to do what she wants to do, it is indeed the most suitable.

The problem is just like what the girl in front of her said, she only knows the two keywords "near Baiyue Town and by the sea", and the scope is still too large, and it is impossible to find it by the two of them.

However, what if...... If Ji Chunzao wants to be found by him, the answer may be the only one-

"Then we'll go now."

Xie Yuzhi clapped her hands, didn't ask much about the reason, and behaved very decisively.

Fifteen minutes later, the two junior high school students with their school bags on their backs had already left the school gate.

*

"It should be in that direction. If you follow the road, will you see a rest stop? It's around there. ”

The black sedan drove smoothly on the suburban road.

Yan Jingxing, who was sitting in the back row, pressed his face against the window, looked at the scenery outside the window and flew back, vaguely recognizing the familiar intersections and signs, and explaining the location and direction to the driver.

Xie Yuzhi did not sit in the passenger seat, but sat next to him, holding his schoolbag and closing his eyes to recuperate.

He occasionally couldn't help but turn his head to look at her.

The girl's eyes were closed and she sat upright, her thick eyelashes trembling slightly like butterfly wings, casting shadows on her eyelids on her snow-white face.

Xie Yuzhi's breathing was long and steady, and Yan Jingxing began to wonder if she was really asleep, and she looked like a statue carved out of jade.

"Is that the place?"

The driver confirmed with him.

"Yes."

Yan Jingxing took a deep breath.

Ji Chunzao was at the place where the two of them first met - he wasn't sure about the answer.

But he had nowhere else to go.

"Just stop here."

Xie Yuzhi slowly opened his eyes.

"I'll go down with him, so you don't have to come with me."

"But, miss......"

The driver hesitated to speak. Yan Jingxing naturally noticed that this time it was not the person who uniformed Teacher Gao last time, it seemed that Xie Yuzhi had more than one driver at home.

"Twenty minutes, just give us twenty minutes."

Xie Yuzhi put her schoolbag aside, pushed the door from the side of the co-pilot and jumped out of the car, her movements were very neat.

……

Today's sky was darker than usual, and in the distance, where the sea and the sky met, gray clouds were gathering, and the blue sky was obscured by haze, like a sign of an impending storm.

The rolling waters lapped against the reef like the wet tongue of a giant beast in the sea; In the whistling wind, the waves rose higher and higher, hitting the bedrock under the road, splashing a puff of water.

"The weather was not very good. Is it going to rain? ”

He set up the tent with his hands and looked into the distance, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Let's find her as soon as possible and leave as soon as possible."

The attitude of the captain is the same as always, as calm as if he will never be affected by the outside world.

The two walked along the guardrail on the coast, and Yan Jingxing silently recalled the scene of that day and determined the current location.

Is this it?

It's already some distance from the rest stop, and it's not there yet?

No, it seems to be running last time......

Or is it because you guessed wrong? This is more likely.

With a trepidation in his heart, he couldn't help but open his mouth to break the silence:

"In case the spring algae is not here......"

"You're saying you're not sure? We might run for nothing? ”

"I said 'maybe' at the beginning."

"That's terrible." Xie Yuzhi sighed, "It's a felony to waste my time. As punishment, I'll have the driver leave you here and leave you alone to figure out how to get back. ”

“……”

Yan Jingxing's mouth opened wide in shock, and then she saw her frowning slightly.

"I'm kidding."

"Don't be scary, I don't think the average person really can tell if you're joking."

He replied angrily.

"I just want you to relax a little."

There was no "laugh" in Xie Yuzhi's expression. She quickly changed the subject.

"She didn't run away from home for no reason, did she? Even if you find it, have you figured out how to convince her? ”

Yan Jingxing did not answer.

The captain didn't know the reason, but he knew it very well.

Will he be able to convince Harunzao to change his mind? Rather, can anyone really stop her from making up her mind?

Moreover, it was obvious that he had agreed with it before, but in Ji Chunzao's opinion, maybe it was inexplicable that he suddenly returned.

"If you can't find her here, do you have anything else in mind?"

"Hmm...... Maybe in the nearby forest? Do you know which mountain her parents disappeared from? ”

"You think the same as I do. However, if you want to organize personnel to search the mountain, it is another situation, and you must call the police first depending on the situation. ”

"Are you willing to make such a big deal about her......"

Although he knew that the girls around him didn't like this topic, Yan Jingxing couldn't help but sigh, it seemed that Ji Chunzao said at that time, "The captain classmate takes care of her like a mother" It was really not a casual remark.

"If you want to do it, you have to do it to the end. I don't like to give up halfway, that's all. ”

Xie Yuzhi stared at the undulating sea in the distance under the gray sky, and replied in a low voice.

……

A few minutes later, Yan Jingxing saw a figure that was too familiar to be more familiar.

Standing on the reef from such a distance, she was like a small black dot. But he still recognized her at first sight, and couldn't help but shout:

"Spring algae ——!"

He was a little agitated and immediately waved his hand in that direction.

The girl turned.

Every inch of her clothes danced in the oncoming wind, and her long black hair stretched back like a dark cloud falling from the sky.

Then, he heard laughter.

"Huh...... Hahahaha...... Hahahaha......"

The clear laughter was drowned in the sound of the wind and the tide in the background, and Yan Jingxing was frightened when he heard the laughter.

This...... What are you laughing at? What's weird?

"-I made it!"

Ji Chunzao put his hands to his mouth, shouted at the two people in the distance with all his might, and bowed down with all his strength.

"I ...... It worked! ”