Little Apple's Anger

"Little Apple is a good child, very sensible, very smart, and loves to learn. Alas, if it weren't for... if it weren't for her blindness... she would have had a very bright future."

Mentioning his niece, Li Sheng couldn't help but sigh. He even cursed God, thinking, "Such a good child, blind from birth, and then losing her mother not long after. God is truly blind."

However, his female colleague Liu Ying said, "To be honest, if you hadn't told me about Little Apple's situation before, I wouldn't have been able to tell she was blind when I first met Little Apple this afternoon. And at Professor Li's house, she seemed very comfortable walking and doing things. When we were talking, she could clearly judge the direction of the speaker, and she didn't even need help pouring water or getting things. She has a very strong ability to move independently."

Li Sheng said, "Little Apple has lived in that house for over ten years. She knows every corner of it very well, and sometimes she knows where things are even better than my brother. Moreover, her hearing is also very good. She can hear many sound details that ordinary people can't hear. So, if she's at home, there really isn't much difference between her and someone with normal vision."

Then, she laughed and said, "Technology is really advanced these days. My brother told me that Little Apple can't do anything without her phone and computer, and she's even posting cover songs on a website called Bulu Bulu."

Liu Ying laughed and said, "What do you mean by 'bulu bulu'? It's Bilibili, the Bilibili that young people use. 'Bulu bulu'? Are you blowing bubbles?"

"Ha! I deliberately misspoke, just to make you laugh," Li Sheng laughed.

Liu Ying added, "Little Apple should sing quite well. Judging from her voice, she has a great voice. Actually, if she's interested, we could try sending her to a more professional school. My aunt is a teacher at a music academy..."

"My brother found her a tutor when she was little, but Little Apple clearly prefers studying birds," Li Sheng said.

"Yes, that canary Little Apple keeps, is it named 'Gold Glitter'? It's so intelligent! Watching them interact, it's like they've come to life," Liu Ying exclaimed. "No wonder Little Apple says 'Gold Glitter' is her guide bird. I remember you told me that your niece can speak bird language and communicate directly with birds. But at night, when she asks 'Gold Glitter' to do some actions, it speaks directly in Mandarin. It feels like the bird has learned human speech..."

"That bird is really something else," Li Sheng remarked. "But it wasn't Little Apple's pet. A friend of mine went home for the New Year and asked Little Apple to take care of it. Speaking of this friend, he's quite the character too. Hey? Did I tell you about the time when my brother, Little Apple, and I went to the mountains and on the way back we picked up a barefoot, bald, big guy?"

Liu Ying asked curiously, "I've never heard of that. What barefoot, bald, big man?"

Li Sheng then vividly recounted to Liu Ying how he, his brother, and Little Apple had gone to the mountains to play last year, and how he had given Xiang Kun a ride on the way back.

"This guy's a real character. He went into the mountains alone, barefoot, like an ascetic. If we hadn't run into him, he probably would have walked all the way down without anyone daring to stop and give him a ride. I only met him once, but my brother and Little Apple are quite familiar with him. He's been to my brother's house several times. I heard that this guy is not only a great cook, but also a woodcarver. He gave Little Apple a Minion wood carving, and he also has wood carvings of computer parts. I've seen them too, and they're really impressive..."

The two chatted about this topic and soon arrived at their workplace.

The two work at the same municipal bureau, but in different departments. Tonight, Liu Ying is on duty, and Li Sheng is accompanying her.

But just as the two arrived at the office, Li Sheng's phone rang. It was his niece, Little Apple, who he had just said goodbye to not long ago.

"Little Apple, we just got to work. Your dad drank quite a bit, he should be asleep by now, right?... Huh?! What did you say? Where's your dad? What, why are you alone...? Go back right now and find your dad. I'll notify the colleagues nearby immediately. Don't worry about the rest... You've already called the police? That's good. Take care of yourself and go home right away! Leave the rest to the police, I'll be on my way too!"

Seeing Li Sheng's tone shift from relaxed to tense, worried, and anxious after answering the phone, Liu Ying, who rarely saw him like this, asked suspiciously, "What happened? Is it Little Apple... or has something happened to your brother?"

"I'll go over there and talk to you later," Li Sheng said as he walked out.

More than half an hour ago.

After Uncle Li Sheng and his girlfriend left, Little Apple sat on the sofa in the living room with her father and chatted for a while.

However, Professor Li Yang was so happy to learn that Li Sheng and Liu Ying had decided to get married that he drank a couple more glasses of wine during dinner. Since he doesn't have a high alcohol tolerance, he fell asleep while chatting on the sofa.

Little Apple then went to get a blanket, covered her father with it, and went back to her room to play on her phone. However, Sister Nana and Sister Zhen'er were having dinner with their families tonight, and Sister Xiao Bing and Uncle Xiang probably had their own things to do as well, so they weren't in the group chat.

A bird called "Gold Glitter" flew out of its cage at some point and landed on Little Apple's shoulder, chirping twice.

Little Apple tilted her head slightly and smiled, "You want to go out and play? Hmm, I know you're itching to go out, but Daddy's asleep now..."

Because Aunt Yang went back to her hometown for the Spring Festival, only she and her father, Li Yang, were at home during this period. Her father was busy with some things and preparing for the New Year, so he didn't have much time to take her to the park outside the community. She hadn't left the house for three days.

Little Apple and "Gold Glitter" whispered to each other for a while—of course, if anyone else were around, they would think she was talking to herself. Then she made a decision, picked up the birdcage that had never been closed, grabbed her phone, the Minion Wooden Carving, the "Lucky Coin," and her keys, and went out with Gold Glitter.

In the past, Little Apple would never have gone out alone.

Even though she is very familiar with the neighborhood, the small park outside, and the surrounding environment, and even though she has undergone Professor Xiang Kun's "Object-Sensing" training and is now able to walk in crowds without fear of bumping into people, she still won't go out on her own.

Because she knew that doing so would worry her father, Aunt Yang, and everyone who cared about her. And if she were to fall or get into trouble, it would make them feel guilty and remorseful.

She knew that it had been very difficult for her father to raise her, a blind woman, all by himself, and she didn't want to cause him any more trouble or worry.

Moreover, even though she had already used her "Object-Sensing" ability to make her hearing and smell play a good supporting role, allowing her to move freely in her neighborhood and the nearby park, she would still feel a little uneasy when she was alone.

But she wasn't alone today; she was also with "Gold Glitter."

Recently, she discovered that through her "Object-Sensing" ability, she had built a special communication channel with "Gold Glitter". She could not only understand what "Gold Glitter" wanted to express and make "Gold Glitter" understand her words, but also, to a certain extent, vaguely hear some voices through "Gold Glitter".

For the time being, she's unsure whether this is her imagination or something she can actually do, so she wants to find an opportunity to test it out and find out.

Anyway, with "Gold Glitter" by her side, Little Apple was quite certain that going for a walk or a short rest in the park next to the neighborhood would be fine.

She had previously told her future aunt, policewoman Liu Ying, that "Gold Glitter" was her "guide bird," and she wasn't just joking.

After leaving the house, "Gold Glitter" flew directly ahead, landed on a tree, chirped twice, and guided Little Apple.

She didn't use a white cane; she was very familiar with the surrounding area, and if there was a new obstacle in front of her, "Gold Glitter" would tell her. She could even tell where the obstacle was from the connection she had established with "Gold Glitter."

Little Apple arrived smoothly at her usual little park and sat on the long wooden bench she often sat on.

She wasn't wearing sunglasses, and along the way, strangers who saw her wouldn't have guessed that this beautiful young woman was blind. Apart from her gaze appearing somewhat fixed and her eyes looking a little vacant, she seemed perfectly normal.

Sitting on the bench, Little Apple let "Gold Glitter" move around freely. Then, holding the "Lucky Coin" that Xiang Kun had given her to practice "Object-Sensing" in one hand and the "Minion Wooden Carving" that she had actually used to establish a magical connection with "Object-Sensing" in the other, she began to try to connect with "Gold Glitter" and share its hearing.

Little Apple first felt that the details of the surrounding sounds suddenly became richer, and then all kinds of sounds disappeared instantly, as if she were in an absolutely quiet space. But the next moment, all kinds of noise swept in, as if a rock concert was being held in her mind.

Little Apple frowned instinctively, but she quickly got used to the sounds and found various pieces of information within them.

That's the sound of a car.

That's the sound of someone else's television.

That's the sound of people arguing; parents are hitting their children.

That's the sound of people drinking and playing drinking games.

That's a mouse... uh, it's the sound of someone kissing... Where did "Gold Glitter" go?

Although the sounds were chaotic and utterly devoid of beauty, Little Apple listened with great joy and concentration. This was a different kind of enjoyment from the usual sounds of birdsong; it was a feeling of soaring through the sky through her hearing.

That's awesome!

She is now almost certain that she can indeed obtain various sound information through "Gold Glitter," which is truly amazing!

She's now eager to share this with Uncle Xiang.

Just as she was trying to contact "Gold Glitter" to bring it back, some audio messages suddenly made her frown.

The sounds were somewhat unclear, but Little Apple quickly deduced from the information she heard that several men were abusing a girl who had lost consciousness!

Little Apple suddenly stood up, quickly walked out of the park, and then called back "Gold Glitter," asking it to guide her to the location of the sounds.

It was outside the park, by an artificial lake. It was quite secluded, with no streetlights, and completely dark. There were hardly any people around.

Led by "Gold Glitter," Little Apple stopped after walking a few dozen meters. Through her hearing and "Gold Glitter's" "information," she knew that the incident had occurred in a car, where three men were doing bad things to a girl.

Little Apple quickly picked up her phone and dialed 110 to report the incident. She quietly described her current location in very concise sentences—she knew the address of her home, the park she had just been in, the approximate distance she had traveled, and the surrounding buildings. She roughly knew where she was and how to describe her location so that the police could find her as soon as possible.

After hanging up, she called her uncle, who was also a policeman.

The reason she didn't call her uncle Li Sheng first was because she knew he was a policeman in the city bureau, and it was too far for him to come over. If she notified him, he could only notify his colleagues here.

After explaining the situation to her uncle, Little Apple originally planned to wait for the police to arrive.

But after only a few seconds, she couldn't hold back any longer, because "Gold Glitter" flew back to the car, and she heard the sounds from inside again, knowing that the bad guys had already taken off the clothes of the unconscious girl.

Clutching the Minion in her hand, Little Apple hesitated for a moment, then finally squatted down, groped around for a bit, picked up a small stone, and rushed to a distance of five or six meters from the car, throwing the stone with all her might.

With a loud crack, the rock struck the windshield, leaving only a small white mark.

However, the three young men in the car who were groping a girl were still startled.

The person in the driver's seat quickly turned around and sat properly, then turned on the headlights.

Under the high beams, the people in the car were surprised to see a pretty girl wearing a blue down jacket, denim skirt, thick tights, and ankle boots standing five or six meters in front of the car, staring straight at them.

Under the blinding glare of the headlights, the girl not only didn't raise her hand to shield her eyes, but she didn't even squint slightly. She just stared at them with her beautiful big eyes, directly into the light.

"Was it just me who saw it... or did you all see it?" the young man in the driver's seat asked blankly.

The two young men in the back seat released the disheveled and unconscious girl from their arms, looked at the lone girl standing in front of the car, and said in surprise, "She's quite pretty, a real beauty."

"Look at you, so timid! You don't think you've seen a ghost, do you?... Holy crap?!"

An object suddenly landed on the car's hood, startling the three people in the car once again.