No. 8...
Even though the person standing on the podium was completely different from what he remembered and had undergone tremendous changes, Lu Xin still recognized his identity from his appearance and the way he felt about him.
I remember people who liked to put hair gel on their hair when they were very young, people who cried when they were beaten, people who always liked to complain to teachers and guards but no one paid attention to them.
Number 8 who is similar to myself in age.
Although Lu Xin kept wondering on the way back whether this mysterious visitor was a classmate from an orphanage.
But when I actually saw him, I still felt a little surprised.
The classmate from the orphanage that he had always wanted to find actually appeared like this?
In addition, the feeling is different from when I saw No. 7 and No. 2 before.
After such a hurried journey, Leng Buding saw No. 8 in Crimson Moon Elementary School in Qinggang. Lu Xin also felt an indescribable sense of closeness in his heart, but for some reason, there was always a warning sign in the sense of closeness...
For a moment, looking at No. 8 standing on the podium and giving a serious lecture, Lu Xin didn't know what to say.
"Lu Xin, you... you are back..."
In the middle of my heart, a trembling and slightly surprised voice suddenly sounded from beside me.
Lu Xin turned around and saw Teacher Lu.
She had just come down the special stairs. She seemed to be in a hurry and was slightly out of breath.
At this time, I was looking at Lu Xin with surprise and joy, as if a drowning person had grasped the straw all at once, eager and relaxed, but also embarrassed to come forward because I felt a little guilty.
Next to her stood the old security guard from the primary school, his expression also a little panicked.
Lu Xin was silent for a moment, glanced at the sister next to him, and motioned her to stare at No. 8 in the classroom.
Then he turned around slightly, walked towards Teacher Lu and the old security guard, and walked with them to the other side of the hall.
Then he glanced at the classroom and said, "What's going on?"
"You mean Xu Jing, right?"
Teacher Lu saw Lu Xin asking her so calmly, so he hurriedly replied, "I, I don't know either..."
"He, he suddenly appeared like this..."
"He said that he happened to pass through Qinggang on a business trip and remembered the place where he lived when he was a child, so he came to take a look..."
"..."
As he said this, a strand of hair on Teacher Lu's forehead was wet with sweat. He looked up at Lu Xin, his eyes seemed a little anxious and a little scared. "He, after he came, he acted very normal, but I clearly remember..."
When he said this, a flash of fear flashed in his eyes, but he thought of something and did not continue.
"Remember that he was killed by me before, right?"
Lu Xin continued her words and said, "I also remember that I tore his chest open."
"..."
Teacher Lu fell silent for a moment.
He couldn't tell whether the look in her eyes was fear, worry, or guilt.
Lu Xin lowered his head and glanced at her eyes.
There is no need to borrow Mom's ability, he can also read the various complex emotions in Teacher Lu's eyes.
The fear came from suddenly hearing myself speak so frankly about the past.
Worry is because you are afraid that you will lose control of your emotions and do something unpredictable because of these things.
If you feel guilty...
...Lu Xin It's a bit hard to understand, Teacher Lu, why do you feel so guilty about yourself?
"Are you... are you okay?"
While Lu Xin was thinking about this problem, Teacher Lu mustered up the courage and said:
"Last time, last time you talked about the past and left..."
"I really regretted it at that time. I knew that the way I acted at that time hurt you."
"Actually, I actually didn't want to... but, but I couldn't help it..."
"Later, I went to where you lived to look for you, but there was no one at home..."
"..."
At this point, she couldn't speak anymore. She just raised her head and looked at Lu Xin with shame.
Lu Xin's heart suddenly became enlightened.
It turns out that the guilt in Teacher Lu's eyes means this...
Is she worried that her fearful reaction when she faced her last time has stimulated her?
"I was on a business trip."
Lu Xin shook his head and explained softly, "There happened to be some lively people coming down from above, so I went to Black Marsh City. Later, I came back and stayed for a while, but because of some other things, I was busy all the time, and within a few days, I went to the south again..."
Hearing him mention "South", Teacher Lu had no other reaction.
The old security guard suddenly raised his head and glanced at Lu Xin, but soon he reacted and lowered his head again.
"Right..."
As he said that, Lu Xin suddenly smiled and said to Teacher Lu, "I have met many people from my past when I went out these few times."
"I met Little Seventeen at Central City, and then I met No. 7 and No. 2. I didn't expect that No. 8 would go back to Qinggang directly. This is pretty good. You see, in such a small place, there are already four of us..."
"Four?"
Teacher Lu was listening quietly, but suddenly felt something was wrong, and suddenly raised his head to look at Lu Xin.
Lu Xin nodded subconsciously.
Suddenly he realized that Teacher Lu couldn't see his sister.
He didn't want to scare Teacher Lu, so he fell silent and thought of something else to say.
"So..."
Teacher Lu saw Lu Xin's appearance and didn't ask any more questions. She was silent for a moment, and she said softly, "You came back in the middle..."
"Then... why didn't you come over to see me when you came back?"
"..."
Lu Xin was stunned for a moment, and suddenly didn't know how to answer.
The last time I came back from Black Marsh City, it was actually quite a long stay.
Even though I'm busy, I don't necessarily have a few days to spare.
But he really never had any intention of visiting the orphanage, and he never thought about it.
Even when I came back this time, if I didn't know that someone came to Crimson Moon Orphanage, I would probably...
He used to love coming here.
But ever since he talked about the previous events with Teacher Lu, he suddenly lost a lot of desire to come over.
Even want to hide.
Teacher Lu looked at Lu Xin's silent look and seemed to suddenly understand.
She tried her best to put a smile on her face and said, "It's okay, you are busy with work, I understand..."
"Because I also want to see what's wrong with me..."
Lu Xin looked at Teacher Lu and explained directly without covering up, pointing at his head and smiling, "I told you last time that there seems to be something wrong with me here, but I promised you that I will work hard to cure myself..."
After a pause, he put down his hand, looked at Teacher Lu calmly, and said, "I feel much better now."
"Really."
"..."
Lu Xin said it calmly and the smile on his face was sincere.
But when Teacher Lu listened to his words, he suddenly lowered his head slightly, seeming very sad.
The old security guard on the side looked obviously confused, and his eyes only glanced at Lu Xin very carefully.
Haven't you already told them that you are much better now?
Lu Xin felt the sadness in Teacher Lu's heart, and the fear that he tried hard to hide but still couldn't hide.
He was a bit hard to understand.
Moreover, I felt a slight sense of frustration in my heart, and my smile was no longer so full.
"Aren't you much better? You are fine..."
After a while, Teacher Lu raised his head and smiled at Lu Xin.
Lu Xin You can see her slightly moist eyes and the happy smile on her face.
You can even be keenly aware of how hard she is trying to control every muscle on her face to express a deceptive expression of happiness and confidence. To accurately describe it, it is like a magic show that has long been exposed and is still trying its best...
"Before, you didn't know how worried I was, and how... a little scared."
Teacher Lu smiled and said, "But now, it will be good if you come back, then Xu Jing him..."
"Xu Jing..."
The second time I heard Teacher Lu mention the name Xu Jing, Lu Xin noticed it.
Is this the name of number eight?
"It's okay."
Thinking in his mind, Lu Xin smiled at Teacher Lu and said, "I'll be back and nothing will happen again."
Teacher Lu seemed slightly startled, and then nodded vigorously.
"Ding Lingling..."
The electronic bell rang. This was the end-of-school bell that Lu Xin personally selected. It was crisp and loud.
With a bang, there was the sound of desks and chairs being pulled and kicked from the other side of the classroom, and then a group of children rushed out of the classroom.
Many people raised their arms and shouted when they rushed out. Suddenly they saw Lu Xin and Teacher Lu. They immediately suppressed the shouts that reached their throats. They slowed down their pace. When they reached the door, they suddenly accelerated and rushed out.
"Oh, I was in a daze during class, but I felt refreshed after class..."
Behind the children, No. 8's voice sounded, seemingly helpless. "If you don't have good basic skills and don't study seriously, how can you get into junior high school? When you leave the orphanage, will you line up one by one to work in a factory?"
"Don't rush to play, do the homework I assigned first..."
"..."
Listening to his voice, several children who had stopped to talk to Lu Xin and Teacher Lu also ran away.
"Alas..."
Lu Xin and the others looked up and saw No. 8 wearing a white shirt, suit pants, and black lace-up leather shoes.
He had a suit jacket draped on his arm and his hair was neatly combed.
His image is elegant and handsome, and he seems to have the melancholy temperament of a star in old movies.
While shaking his head helplessly, he walked out of the classroom and extended his hand to Lu Xin from a distance, with a smile on his face.
"No. 9, your name is Lu Xin now, right?"
He smiled elegantly and sincerely, and shook hands with Lu Xin: "It's been a long time since we last met..."