Chapter 25: The Orphan's Grievance
In the dean's office, Jiang Lu sat obediently on the sofa, crossed Erlang's legs, and listened to the dean's chatter.
"Did you hear me clearly?"
The dean asked sternly.
"Hear me."
"Then repeat what I just said!"
Jiang Lu pursed his lips, and after pondering for a while, he shook his head solemnly: "There is a true meaning in this, and I have forgotten to distinguish it." ”
“......”
The dean sighed, "When will you grow up?" ”
The sudden heaviness made Jiang Lu feel serious, and his expression became a little solemn: "You... Diagnosed? ”
"Confirmed?" The dean's brewing emotions disappeared suddenly, and he said strangely: "What is the diagnosis?" ”
"Oh... Scared me. Jiang Lu breathed a sigh of relief: "Your tone, I want to support the orphan." ”
“......”
The dean took his hands and stood on the balcony again, with his back to Jiang Lu, and sighed, "You just let me save some snacks." ”
"Although I am an exorcist and can live longer, but I am old after all, how many years can you live a stable life with me?"
The dean said earnestly:
"Do you know why Xiao Li asked for leave?
He was cursed by unknown origins, but I didn't realize until I had a seizure, and I thought I could provide a safe environment for you and your children, but now it seems that if you don't rely on yourself, you may not be safe even under my nose.
A few years ago, the major exorcist organizations didn't choose you, so you shouldn't have any illusions anymore, learn some crafts with peace of mind, even if I die, you can eat without my care, and now in this world... Alas. ”
This is already a commonplace topic between them, if they heard this before, Jiang Lu would still have some contradictions in his heart, but now it is not what it used to be, and it can be said that he wants to laugh, and it can be said that he has no psychological burden.
So he didn't say anything like usual such as "Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi", "Fallen genius", "Anyone with dreams is amazing" and other things to refute, but asked: "When will Xiao Li set up a banquet?" I don't know him well, so can I do it less? ”
Hearing this, the dean turned his head suddenly, blew his beard and glared: "What kind of table do you set up if you don't die?!" ”
"Then what are you mentioning him for?" Jiang Lu was a little strange: "It's just a curse, ghosts can run around outside the safe zone these days, what's the big deal about being cursed?" ”
"You're still comparing?" The dean was speechless.
Jiang Lu shrugged: "That's not it, I just think it's an accident, and I can only blame him for running around." ”
The dean was silent.
Aren't you too?
Seeing that the dean didn't speak, Jiang Lu asked instead, in order to alleviate the embarrassment, "Then has his curse been solved?" ”
"Nope." The dean shook his head and said helplessly, "I can't see the source of the curse, and I've invited my former teammates from the guild to see it." ”
Jiang Lu said "oh": "Then what do you think?" ”
"What do you think?"
"I can't do it myself, so I have to invite my former teammates, don't you feel that you can't get over your face? I'm embarrassed if I were you. ”
The dean chuckled: "Of course not, that's my best friend, we used to enter the spirit realm together, and now he is the mainstay of the Chishan Branch, he..."
Halfway through speaking, he suddenly realized that Jiang Lu's purpose seemed to be not pure, and his smile gradually disappeared.
"You go ahead and tell me why he won't be teammates with you and he'll be the mainstay in the future." Jiang Lu's face was full of curiosity: "Just came, who tried his best and who committed crimes in this wave?" ”
"Fuck off!"
......
After Jiang Lu came out of the dean's office, he went straight to the activity room.
It's not that his conscience found out, it's just that because he uncovered the dean's scars, he was ordered to work honestly, otherwise he won't be paid this month.
There were more than a dozen children playing in the activity room, and Jiang Lu said hello to the caregiver who was taking care of the children.
"Busy, Aunt Zhang?"
Aunt Zhang is almost fifty years old this year, and she worked as a nurse here in her early twenties.
Even after Jiang Lu became a nurse, he still maintained the habit of calling Aunt Zhang when he was indecided.
"Xiaolu, why did you come here today?"
Aunt Zhang was a little surprised, handed the children's book in her hand to the child to read by herself, and then pulled Jiang Lu aside and asked in a low voice, "Did you make the dean unhappy again?" ”
"I'm mad when you say that!"
Jiang Lu feigned anger: "Can't I think you're working hard to help you?" ”
"Ouch, I'm so happy."
With the blessing of Jiang Lu's charm, even though she knew that there was a lot of water, Aunt Zhang still smiled from ear to ear: "I will be satisfied if you have this heart." ”
Aunt Zhang smiled, her face was full of wrinkles, Jiang Lu clearly remembered that Aunt Zhang had always been a very beautiful aunt in her impression, and she didn't know when, she was quietly old.
Just when he was a little emotional and was about to let Aunt Zhang take a rest and take care of the children by himself, Aunt Zhang suddenly coughed violently.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Lu asked with concern.
Aunt Zhang coughed while "coughing, coughing", and waved her hand urgently: "It's okay, the season has changed recently, the weather is not good, it may be a cold, Xiao Li seems to have a cold, and he didn't come to work today, you should also pay attention to wearing more." ”
Speaking of this, Aunt Zhang's breathing became a little heavy, and Jiang Lu hurriedly helped him to the chair and sat down.
"I'll go get you some cold medicine." Jiang Lu was a little worried when he saw her like this: "I'm afraid it's the flu." ”
Aunt Zhang nodded, leaning on the backrest with an overworked look: "Okay." ”
The orphanage is equipped with a special infirmary, and Jiang Lu was just about to go to get the medicine, but suddenly heard someone laugh strangely.
He stopped, looking strangely in the direction where the laughter was coming from.
Except for a few children who noticed Aunt Zhang's strange appearance and leaned over to care for her, the children in the activity room were still playing.
But there was only one child, with his hands behind his back, sitting obediently in the corner, staring at Jiang Lu with a weird smile on his face.
The corners of his mouth were almost as high as his earlobes, and his eyes were almost bent into a slit.
This expression, even Jiang Lu felt a little crazy inexplicably.
The Happy Valley Effect?
Jiang Lu narrowed his eyes.
No, it seems to be called the Happy Bean Effect?
I still don't think it's right, but I can't remember what the word is.
That's what it means, anyway.
The child is clearly inhuman.
However, for the sake of insurance, to rule out the possibility that people are already more individual, he still asked:
"Aunt Zhang, who is that?"
Aunt Zhang looked in the direction pointed by Jiang Lu, and then complained: "Ah Feng, don't you know?" ”
"Uh..." Jiang Lu finally didn't say, "I'm asking about the kid next to Ah Feng."
Can't ordinary people see it?
The child seemed to be quite excited when he found that Jiang Lu seemed to be able to see him, and immediately got up, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly towards Jiang Lu.
His legs did not bend his knees at all in the process of walking, as if he was stepping on stilts, and he approached in a daze, which was indescribably strange.
Jiang Lu watched him walk towards him, looked at Aunt Zhang solemnly, and then walked quickly towards the activity room.
Seeing Jiang Lu retreating, he became more excited, the shaking amplitude increased, and the speed of walking became faster and faster.
Jiang Lu quickened his pace, and he also quickened his pace, narrowing the distance little by little.
It wasn't until Jiang Lu walked to the now empty kitchen that there was no way to retreat, and the little boy suddenly pounced, and the whole person fell in front of Jiang Lu.
His chin rested on Jiang Lu's stomach and looked up, his smile becoming more and more bewitching.
"Got you, you're the next ghost! Giggle cluck..."
Jiang Lu looked left and right, and after making sure that no one would come, he pinched the little boy's neck and showed an even more hideous smile to the little boy whose laughter was solidified:
"Everyone is an orphan, you pretend to be your mother's orphan! Specialization, huh? ”