Solved James Lowe's big problem.

In the following week, Dean made several trips with the band Good Morning, recording songs, signing a contract with a small record company called "Christen" for the production and distribution of "Tears in Heaven", and entering a state of waiting for release and sharing. (the details are related to the work)

In addition, Dean got a signing fee of 1,000 dollars, plus the balance of Amazing day 3,800 dollars, and the original remaining 1,000 dollars, and the deposit reached an unprecedented 6,600 dollars.

After earning such a sum of money in just a month, Dean is very satisfied, and now he doesn't have to let his uncle take care of him.

"Save more than 2,000 and buy a brand new SUV."

In addition, in addition to running with the band this week, he spent his spare time practicing target shooting, fighting, summoning shadows, and hard training in the mountains and forests near his home, which has achieved certain results:

Shot Lv0 (25→50/100)

Fighting Lv1 (65→75/200)

Shadow of the Past Lv0 (6→8/100)

Physique: 11.5→11.6

Power: 10.5→10.6

Sensitivity: 11.5→11.6

……

At the beginning of June, the mass memorial service finally arrived.

The sun was so strong that it was already unbearable at nine o'clock in the morning.

Nevada State High School, which had been closed for a long time, reopened its doors.

Cars of all kinds were parked at the school gate, and the crowd walked through the green courtyard in front of the school gate and entered the spacious school auditorium.

Dean and his friends sat in the highest row at the end of the auditorium, and as far as the eye could see, the more than 500 seats were full of people, and the aisles, seats, and the spaces in front of the stage were also full of people.

Men and women, young and old, wear black or blue suits, trousers, and long skirts, and do not say a word.

Holding a picture frame in his arms, there are young faces full of vitality, but trapped in the picture frame and lifeless.

The customs of the United States and the Celestial Empire are different, and the posthumous images are mostly in color rather than black and white.

The mayor of Las Vegas stood in the center of the podium, Ms. Lanzi, the new principal of Nevada State High School, the chief of the Las Vegas City Police Department, the camera crew, and related people stood not far from both sides of the stage, 35 white candles burned quietly on the table behind them, and 35 color photos hung in a wreath of white chrysanthemums.

"We have now identified the cause of this tragedy, three people who are so insane that they have a grudge against society that they have taken aim at this group of lovely children, a true tragedy, at the wrong time, in the wrong place. I hereby strongly condemn their horrific acts! ”

There was a slight commotion under the podium, and some of the bereaved people got up from their seats in emotion, their faces flushed and roaring in anger.

"But the three criminals have been punished and sent to hell, and they can no longer do evil in our world!" The mayor's tough words put an end to the uproar, "Now let us calm our anger a little and remember the innocent people who lost their lives, twenty-five young children, and ten outstanding adults." They lost precious lives, missed birthdays, graduations, weddings, in a city that was supposed to be inhabited by good and decent people like other cities in the United States. ”

"Diego Weaving..."

"Emily Brown..."

…

"Our esteemed principal... Ulysses Crowe. ”

Thirty-five names, and every time they landed, there was a cry from the seat.

Dean turned, and Rust put his arms around Britney, whose eyes were red, and sniffed.

"Here, Las Vegas, I want to offer deep love and prayer on behalf of the people of the nation, knowing that words cannot express the grief in your hearts or heal the wounds in your hearts. I just hope that you understand that you are not alone when you are in sorrow... Our sky has fallen, and the whole country is crying with you, and we are all holding our children tightly. ”

In the audience, the husband hugged his wife and his relatives leaned on each other.

"We will give everything we can to soothe your hearts. We will gladly share your sorrows. ”

The mayor paused, wiped the corners of his eyes,

"Las Vegas — You're not alone."

The audience echoed louder.

"Your tears have not been shed in vain. In heaven, they live in a God-given edifice and receive the thoughts of their families. ”

The mayor's voice changed.

"There's a girl at Nedava High School who survived the Lake Mead incident, but who lost many of her best friends and was devastated... She is one of you, she has the same experience as everyone else, she has found a song in order to heal her grief and get out of the haze of the past, and in this difficult time. ”

"Now, I hope that her singing will also bring a little comfort to everyone, so that we can be silent and turn our grief and longing into strength."

Then sad music came out of the background.

People quietly pricked up their ears.

Caroline, who played the guitar, walked from the backstage to the center of the stage.

Dean's eyes lit up.

She changed out of her usual youthful and energetic vest and hot pants, and did not deliberately put on a black dress, but a simple denim dress, revealing snow-white slender calves and forearms, no powder on her face, and her pale facial features under the candlelight were delicate and small, with a kind of quiet and cold beauty.

Familiarly, the music sounded.

The greetings are full of affection and touching.

Classic songs have a charm that touches people's hearts and resonates with people.

Every time Caroline sings "Do you remember my name, if I met you in heaven." ”

There was a muffled sobbing from the seats.

An emotional resonance invisible to the naked eye permeated the crowd.

When Caroline finished singing the last line,

"I have to be strong and persevere, because I know that I don't belong in heaven."

"I don't belong to heaven."

……

The auditorium was silent for a full minute.

The people were silent for a long time, not even noticing Caroline's quiet bow and exit, and not a single one applauded untimely.

But Dean knew she had succeeded.

The gray-haired old man sitting in front of him glanced at his granddaughter's photo, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and a smile of relief appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The grief on the faces of many of the participants felt as if they had been washed away by heavy rain.

At first, his eyes were moist, his emotions were uncontrollable, and tears poured out of his bank.

But when they wiped away their gloomy faces, they also wiped away their sorrows and their mood became lighter.

The mayor re-entered the microphone and exaggeratedly wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, letting out a long sigh of relief.

Putting on a show at a memorial service is a very dangerous arrangement, and the slightest mistake can turn a solemn ceremony into a farce.

But that girl's performance, as she had shown before, was just right.

"After listening to this song, I don't know if you have the same thoughts as me, the dead are gone, and we can only take care of our health and reunite with our relatives in heaven in the future."

"You have to be strong."

"That's what life is all about, and there's more to life than sadness. It also shows us the bright and beautiful side. ”

The audience quietly shifted their attention.

The mayor continues to adjust the focus of this memorial service,

"In the aftermath of the Lake Mead incident, the medical workers who participated in the rescue, volunteers from all walks of life, the families of the strong victims, and the Las Vegas police officers who have not closed their eyes for days have set an example and brought hope to everyone!"

The mayor accentuated his tone in the last sentence, and exchanged a tacit look with the LVPD director who was not far away,

"God bless Las Vegas! Seven brave men at the scene of that horrific attack stood up with determination to protect their classmates, teachers, loved ones, and even strangers. ”

Di An's head jumped, and a sense of foreboding swelled up.

"Las Vegas is a city of heroes! They were born here with the beauty, courage, and faith of Vegas. Overcoming their fear of death, they worked together to fight three dehumanizing demons, blocking the cold muzzles of guns with their flesh and blood, saving countless lives. ”

The mayor spat on it.

These people will reverse the bad effects of this accident and save his job!

"It's a miracle!"

"The vast majority of them gave their precious lives for this."

"But we can't let these noble sacrifices be erased by time."

"Now, let's read their names together and make them go down in history."

"Bobby Smith."

"Poppy Smith!"

At first, there were sporadic voices in the audience, but soon, the sad atmosphere was swept away, and the mountains and tsunami came.

A loud wave echoed over the seats.

Rust, Liam, beside Dean, shouted red-faced.

He waved casually in response.

These sacrificed "warriors" are just his fear of exposing his superhuman skills, and the only thing he points out from the male dead is that they are all honest and good students.

"Am I giving them an honor for nothing?"

Naturally, the deceased could not take the stage.

But his father, a man in a black suit and a black tie holding a posthumous photo, rushed to the podium, hugged the mayor, received the certificate of honor, wore the shining medal on his chest, held up his son's photo, wiped his tears, and shouted excitedly.

"I know, my Poppy has always been a hero! I'm proud of him, Bobby, you're so good! ”

"Jeff Brown!"

"Kenny Taylor!"

The cheers are getting louder and louder!

After crying just now, the parents who had vented their grief waved their hands frantically, shouted, cheered, applauded, and a few came out of their seats, stepped onto the podium, and hugged the hero's family members affectionately!

A memorial service inadvertently turns into a commendation meeting.

"Cole Davis."

"Cheston Thomas."

"Our Headmaster, Ulysses Crowe."

"Dean, are you ready?"

At some point, the radiant Caroline appeared behind her, wrapping her hands around Dean's chest.

Dean turned to look at the door slightly anxiously, his face completely devoid of his usual calmness.

He is extremely uncomfortable with this atmosphere of being "in the limelight", he doesn't want to be a celebrity, otherwise wouldn't he live under a magnifying glass in the future?

"Dude, don't be modest, you saved everyone's lives, and you deserve it."

Rust encouraged,

"Go up, this is a precious opportunity, after today, many well-known universities will give you the green light!"

Britney envy,

Liam, Carty, and Noah, blocking the entrance to the gate, said with a grateful face,

"Don't try to escape!"

Shet!

"The last of the last! There is also a hero who not only saved everyone's lives, but also defeated death and became a living legend! He's sitting among you, and he's Dean Lew from Nevada State High School, 11th grade! ”

"Dean Lew, where are you, come up!"

Dean was pushed out of his seat by the crowd.

A white aunt in the front row turned around and pointed her stout hand at him,

"Chinese?"

"Give everyone a long face!"

The crowd was full of discussions, and the response was particularly enthusiastic among the sparsely populated Asian Americans.

"Dean, well done!"

"Don't be shy, lad, get up there!"

Dean's face stiffened.

Enthusiastic hands stretched out from his seat, flapping and propelling his body, and he was like a raft in the middle of a fjord, pushed to the podium by the rapids.

Holden Ford was one of them, with an appreciative smile on his lips, applauding the helpless, finally somewhat "high schooler" teenager as if he were seeing an old friend.

……

"Dean Lew, on behalf of all the teachers and students of Nevada High School, as well as the people of Las Vegas, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you!" The mayor opened his hands and gave Dean a warm hug.

The more I looked, the more grateful I became.

The Lake Mead Beach incident, coupled with the suicide of billionaire James Lowe, brought pressure from all sides at the same time, and his political popularity also fell to a freezing point.

It was this kid who suddenly appeared to attract the attention of the public and share the attention.

It's a pity that he is an Asian and is destined not to take this path.

Otherwise, you can leave a business card and talk about it afterwards.

"Because of the extraordinary courage you showed before committing violent crimes, and the remarkable performance you performed in saving dozens of lives. On behalf of the City of Vegas, I would like to award you the Civic Courage Award, as well as the prize money. ”

The mayor and the director of the LVPD stepped forward at the same time, handed Dean a certificate of honor, and wore a medal on his chest.

Dean took the certificate, looked over the shoulders of the two, and noticed the new principal, Ms. Lanzi.

Beside her, Ms. Christen nodded at him with a smile on her lips.

"Now, what do you want to say to everyone?" The mayor patted him on the shoulder, "What drove you to stand up in that situation. ”

Dean stood in front of the microphone and looked around.

Similar classmates, strange parents, a pair of fiery eyes, with curiosity, kindness, encouragement, and gratitude.

But there are also a lot of doubts, unbelievable?

An Asian bravely stepped forward to face the murderous thugs and saved whites, blacks, Latinas...

It's almost like nonsense.

These gazes are like flames.

Dean's lips moved, but his throat seemed to be stuck, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Until there was a rush and encouraging applause from below.

Dean took a deep breath and his face regained his calm,

"I was scared, I saw death beckoning to me, but before I died, a thought suddenly crossed my mind - to be a hero for a minute or a coward for life?"

Dean's calm gaze scanned the audience, and the scene was silent,

"People should always be brave for themselves in this life, I want to live."

"I tried to fight, so I survived."

"But I'm sorry that I couldn't save more people, so I donate this prize money to all the families of the victims."

"I hope you can also live well with this courage and blessing!"

Di Anxin said that the group of people was most likely implicated by him and died.

But after today, he's done with everything he needs to do.

Bang!

The system vibrates.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to take the stage to receive the award, the attribute jumped suddenly-

Spirit: 13.1→13.2.

Dean stepped down to the applause of a crowd.

"People should always be brave for themselves, wonderful feelings. Let's give a round of applause to the brave Dean! ”

The audience applauded thunderously.

"But I want to correct him, child, you don't need to blame yourself, you have done a great job, we should apologize!"

……

"Man, good job, no stuttering at all."

Noah took the certificate from him in praise, and then a group of people leaned their heads and looked at it curiously,

Rust put his arm around Dean's shoulders, looked at his stunned face, and smiled with relief,

"After just now, I finally felt that you were a normal person, not omnipotent. If you go up and give a brilliant speech, I'm sure you're an alien in human skin! ”

"It's good to be on stage for the first time, and the first time I performed with a band on stage, I almost cried nervously in front of dozens of listeners."

"You're great!"

Caroline sat on the other side of him and kissed the side of his cheek excitedly, her eyes flashing with joy, "Especially the phrase 'a hero for a minute or a coward for a lifetime', like a lyric, I love it to death!" ”

Dean smiled, his gaze sweeping over the group of companions, his eyes regaining composure.

"I'll go out and take a breath!"

The mayor on the stage began another round of passionate speeches, which attracted most of the attention.

"Huh?" Caroline tugged at his arm and hesitated, looking down at her toes, "Ms. Jones, Principal Lantz, and the Mayor all asked me to stay after the show." ”

"It's a rare opportunity, you go and accompany them first, and see you in the warehouse in the evening." Dean slapped her face in understanding, "Rust, lend me the car keys." ”

"Man, don't run away, the parents will thank you in person later."

But Dean shook his head, took the key from Rust's hand, and pushed the door straight away.

……

Out.

As soon as the scorching sun shone outside the auditorium, his tense cheeks relaxed, and he suddenly felt much more relaxed.

It's not his home field.

He strode towards the school gate.

"Man, don't leave in a hurry."

A familiar voice came from behind.

Dean turned around and looked, his pupils shrinking.

Handsome black-haired police detective.

Holden Ford.