When he got up early the next morning, Lu Xin packed himself up and went out.
He did not go to the company. After all, he had taken leave before, but it had not been canceled yet, and this time it was paid leave.
In addition, he had something in mind that he wanted to ask for certification, so he went directly to Crimson Moon Orphanage next to the Guard Department.
Document 003 made him have many doubts in his heart.
For example, Old Director, such as the person named Chen Xun, such as whether they are dead or alive, and what happened to them...
And the person who knows these things is undoubtedly Teacher Lu.
As I slowly climbed the stairs, I heard the sound of reading coming from above.
"Looking forward to, looking forward to, the east wind is coming, the footsteps of spring are approaching..."
The sound of reading can't actually be considered loud, because there is obviously a long sound that belongs to children, and it is a bit unclear, and you can even distinguish a few listless voices. You don't have to look at it to know that among the people reading at this time, there must be a few drowsy little guys who are just looking forward to getting through this lesson quickly so that they can go out and play with glass balls.
Lu Xin knows this very well, because in his memory, he was like this back then.
What does the arrival of spring have to do with me? Whether there is meat in the lunch dish is a big deal...
Since they were still in class, Lu Xin stood in the corridor next to the security guard, waiting silently with his hands in his pockets.
"I came back very quickly this time..."
The security uncle carefully picked off a dead leaf from the potted plant, then unfolded the newspaper and read it at leisure.
"The job is done early."
Lu Xin glanced at the lonely little flower on the potted plant and answered casually.
Suddenly something happened in my mind. When did this security guard come to the orphanage?
If you don't think about it seriously, you won't notice it. If you recall it carefully, you will feel a lot of doubts.
Lu Xin has clear memories of studying in an orphanage as a child, of being educated by Old Director, and of fighting with Teacher Lu. However, such memories are a bit confusing, like a movie with many scenes cut out.
For example, he couldn't draw a complete line in his previous memory and remember everything clearly.
Later, when he left the orphanage, it became even more chaotic.
He didn't even remember how he left the orphanage, but some incomplete memories told him that he seemed to have a memory of walking on the street in a daze, and then there was a memory of his current family appearing and starting to live with him.
After his family appeared, his memory began to become complete.
He remembered that he had attended Satellite City No. 2's free high school, and that he had joined the workforce.
But if we count further forward, there is almost a year's gap in the middle.
The memories of that year are the least. Even if I try hard to recall, there are only sporadic fragments.
The strangest thing is that before I saw the document named "003" yesterday, I didn't even think about taking the initiative to recall it.
Even now, he just forced himself to remember.
Regarding the current orphanage, Lu Xin only remembers that after living with his family for a long time, he returned to the orphanage one day and found that there was another person he knew in the place that should have been destroyed, and that was Teacher Lu who grew up with him.
At that time, she was not very old, but she had already begun to work hard to support several orphans in the city.
This security uncle was already working here at that time.
According to Teacher Lu, the orphanage received funding from kind-hearted people, so it was re-established.
It was also because of these kind people, Teacher Lu and several children at that time that we survived the most difficult period.
However, you can't always count on well-intentioned people to support you.
Lu Xin remembers that when the orphanage began to lose funding, life became very bad.
But fortunately, I had already started working at that time, and I could make some money to subsidize life in the orphanage.
It was also because these memories began to become clearer that Lu Xin thought of a question.
During that time, the orphanage didn't even have food to eat. Where did the money come from to pay the security guard?
He tilted his head and looked at the security uncle, wondering whether he should ask these questions...
The only thing I'm not sure about is, if I ask, what will happen if the security uncle asks someone to supplement his salary?
"You step aside..."
Just as Lu Xin was thinking about this problem, the security guard looked up at him.
"Huh?"
Lu Xin was a little surprised. "What's wrong?"
The security guard looked up at him from behind the newspaper and said, "You are standing by the window like this, and your shadow has covered my flowers."
"Oh..."
Lu Xin blushed and moved to the side, letting the sunlight from the window shine in and shine on his small potted plant.
I muttered in my heart, "Such a little flower is really longing for sunshine..."
While he was thinking about it, the security guard stood up, picked up a small hammer, and knocked on a piece of iron next to him.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
This is the bell for the end of get out of class.
The classroom above was quiet for a while, and then there was a roar.
"I'll go up first."
Lu Xin pointed upward, and the security guard just waved his hand impatiently. "Go to hell."
When they followed the stairs to the fourth floor, a group of children running around met Lu Xin head-on. One of them had a red nose. As soon as he saw Lu Xin, he ran over and said with his hands on his hips, "Uncle Lu, did you pick up the glass ball we had last time?"
Lu Xin shook his head. "No, why should I pick up your glass ball?"
"Oh."
The little bastard agreed and said, "When will you marry Teacher Lu?"
"What?"
Lu Xin is confused. Why do children nowadays think so fast?
"I heard that getting married will give you sweets."
The little bastard said confidently, "If you don't marry Teacher Lu, how can we eat sweets?"
"Ah this..."
Lu Xin finally reacted, touched his head with a smile on his face, and said, "I'll buy it for you next time."
"Ahem..."
There was a cough not far away.
Suddenly, the child who was asking for candy and Lu Xin, who was promising to buy candy for the child, were shocked at the same time.
The child ran away with a "whoosh", and Lu Xin stood up straight as if nothing had happened.
"It's good to be back."
Teacher Lu looked at Lu Xin for a while, then smiled and said, "Let's eat here at noon."
Lu Xin nodded and said, "Okay."
He stepped forward and pushed Teacher Lu into a small room opposite the office.
Here is the kitchen. There is a bag of potatoes on the floor, noodles pressed by a machine, an induction cooker, a few large-looking pots, etc.
Teacher Lu washed his hands, then turned the wheelchair, fetching water, washing vegetables, and picking vegetables in the narrow kitchen, with quick and familiar movements.
Lu Xin helped her put on her apron, then squatted aside to help.
For lunch, I made a rice bowl with shredded potatoes, with a lot of eggs broken into it, and cooked in a spicy and sour vegetable soup.
Sour potato shreds are the way to go, but when making a big pot of rice, you definitely can't make it sour.
So the potatoes in the orphanage were all aggrieved and had to be boiled.
There are currently twenty-three children in the orphanage. Teacher Lu is very skillful in breaking the eggs into pieces, saving them from fighting.
However, during this period, Lu Xin knocked two more eggs into the pot and got two more portions.
Teacher Lu glared at him, but acquiesced to his extravagance.
When a group of children lining up and holding large porcelain jars had finished their meals, Lu Xin and Teacher Lu also entered her office. By this time, it was already an hour later, and in another hour, they were ready to attend afternoon classes.
Because the rice was a little undercooked, Lu Xin took a steamed bun leftover from yesterday, broke it into pieces and put it into the soup.
While eating, he said naturally, "When I went to Main City this time, I thought of some things from the past."
Teacher Lu also ate silently and nodded. "Yes."
Lu Xin gave a piece of egg in his bowl to Teacher Lu and said, "Then I felt something strange. I still remember the Director Wang when we were in the orphanage. In my impression, he was particularly good. During that time, people were starving outside and everything was in chaos, but he protected us very well. I even remember that there was meat in the meals we ate at that time."
"I also remember that he has been teaching us, saying that the world is too chaotic now, but the most terrifying thing is not how many people have become madmen, but the remaining people who have abandoned all culture and will become more terrifying people than madmen."
"I remember, he watched cartoons with us and old movies he stored on the hard drive..."
As he said that, Lu Xin couldn't help but laugh, "I still remember that one time I found a hidden folder..."
"As soon as we opened it, he rushed in and chased us all over the corridor with a broom..."
"..."
"Yes, when we asked him why he hit someone, the dean's face turned red, but he just refused to explain..."
Teacher Lu also laughed, and at the same time tears dropped into the vegetable soup.
Lu Xin stopped eating, used his own spoon to scoop out the tears, and poured them aside.
Then he looked at Teacher Lu and said, "So the dean is actually a good person, right?"
Teacher Lu slowly wiped the tears on his cheeks and said, "Of course the dean is a good person."
"He is the best person in the world."
"..."
Lu Xin The expression on his face disappeared, and he didn't know what to say.
Teacher Lu was silent for a while, then whispered, "But he is also the most terrifying person in the world."
Lu Xin slowly stuffed a piece of steamed bun into his mouth without asking any questions.
Just waiting for Teacher Lu to tell myself.
"Actually, I have known for a long time that you will remember it one day."
Teacher Lu After a while, he spoke softly, his voice trembling slightly. "Sometimes I envy you because you can forget what happened at that time, and sometimes I am really scared that you will think of those things again... I know that what you have left in your memory before is the good side of the dean. In fact, that is good. He also... does have a good side..."
"After all, if you don't see it with your own eyes."
"No matter how many people tell me, when our dean puts on that white coat, he will become..."
"I won't believe it if it becomes like that..."
"..."
Hearing the fear in Teacher Lu's voice, Lu Xin felt particularly uncomfortable.
There is a feeling of emptiness in my heart.
He subconsciously held Teacher Lu's hand, wanting to comfort her.
But she didn't expect that Teacher Lu seemed to be electrocuted, and she suddenly shrank back in fright, almost falling over.
"Actually, you don't have to be afraid of him..."
Lu Xin The comforting words he had just prepared stopped only halfway through.
He saw that Teacher Lu's eyes looked at him, full of fear that Zangdu couldn't hide.
"Sorry, sorry..."
When he noticed the astonishment in Lu Xin's eyes, Teacher Lu reacted fiercely.
She apologized anxiously and kept saying, "Don't misunderstand me. I'm not. I really am not. Don't..."
As she spoke, she subconsciously reached out her hand, as if she wanted to hold Lu Xin's hand.
But it can be clearly seen that her movements are hesitant, as if her will is forcing her to hold Lu Xin's hand.
"I know, you are not to blame for what happened at that time..."
"But I still can't help but be afraid. I'm sorry, I couldn't control it..."
"..."
Lu Xin slowly retracted his hand, his thinking a little strangely confused.
He suddenly realized a problem...
It turned out that Teacher Lu was not afraid of the dean, but himself.
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