If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon

Chapter 924 Obedient Child

"He's been found. Well, he's here with me now. Can his sister answer the phone? Yes, the freshman."

In Chicago's Lakeside Park, Lin Nian stood on the edge of the lawn and looked down at the bright sunlight in front of the toes of his shoes. There were ants crawling in the gaps between the spliced ​​stone slabs. Everyone passing by on the stone slabs brought a slight In an earthquake, ants walk in a labyrinth of ups and downs like getting lost.

"Hello, hello? Is the brother on the other side there?"

An unusually energetic girl's voice came through the phone. Lin Nian closed his eyes slightly, as if being dazzled by a small mirror held by a girl having a picnic on the lawn in the distance, "This is Lin Nian."

"This is a freshman, Xia Mi." The girl on the other end of the phone seemed to have been purged by Lin Nian's executive-style tone, and answered in the same serious tone.

"Your brother is in my hands." Lin Nian lowered his head to avoid the direct sunlight, looking at the figure of a group of young people doing aerobics on the lawn of the park in the distance.

The whole world is so high-pitched, noisy, blurred in a brilliant halo that can hang a rainbow with just a little water.

There was a silence on the other end of the phone, and then there was a faint conversation.

'Then what, senior sister, do I need to prepare a ransom to get my brother back? '

'Um?what are you saying?What ransom? '

Then there was another flurry, Lin Nian didn't say anything, looking at the figure in the distance who was clumsily following aerobics in the sun, his hands and feet were not very coordinated, he even tripped over his left foot and fell to the ground with his right foot, Since it is grass, there should be no pain from the fall, and I got up ignorantly and continued to dance with the person in front, still so clumsy.

"Is nothing wrong?" Chu Zihang's voice sounded from the other end of the phone.

"Nobody died."

"That's okay." Chu Zihang directly skipped the topic after getting the answer, "We are already at the hotel, when will you arrive?"

"It takes about half an hour by subway."

"Can't get a taxi?"

"Why take a taxi when there is a subway?"

"Well, let's open two rooms first to store our luggage. I checked the suite you booked, and there is only one big bed room that can only accommodate two people. It just so happens that you and Su Xiaoqiang can live together. The remaining two rooms are me and Lu Mingfei will live together, and the freshman will live with her family. Lu Mingfei and the others said that they are a little tired after flying for a day, and they are going to rest in the hotel room in the afternoon, and you can come over anytime."

"Understood." Lin Nian said.

Whether in the executive department or in normal times, Chu Zihang is always someone who can arrange everything properly. The position of president of the Lion Heart Club has never been qualified by the brainless force. In Kassel College, he is second only to Kai The person with Sa Gattuso's leadership ability is Chu Zihang.

As for Lin Nian, he was never suitable for leading others. He was always a separate factor outside the group. Some people in the Lion Heart Club even joked that Lin Nian's Lion Heart Club number could be set to the root number 3.

There was silence on the phone for three seconds, but no one hung up.

"Anything else?" Chu Zihang asked proactively.

"Give the phone to that freshman named Xia Mi."

Lin Nian took the mobile phone out of the shade and walked into the sunlight. The other end was messed up for a while, and then the familiar, slightly cheerful voice appeared again, "Senior brother, is there anything else you can do with me?"

Lin Nian wanted to say to that cheerful voice for a moment, nothing happened, but your brother was almost beaten to death, why are you still so heartless?
But the last sentence was still not uttered. Under the sun, Lin Nian stepped on the lawn and stopped in an outdoor artificial pit, where many young skateboarders were swinging around. The sound of the ground was endless, and a pair of blue eyes reflected all this, as if looking at some strange toy, full of curiosity.

If the boy squatting by the pit is 5 years old or younger, then all his curiosity and ignorance will be attributed to the cuteness of the child, as well as his love and curiosity for the whole strange and magnificent world like a pile of gems, but if This phenomenon appeared in a boy in his early 20s, and things suddenly became intriguing.

"Your brother, do you have some problems with your head?"

Lin Nian never turned a corner when he asked questions, perhaps because he inherited Chu Zihang's strengths.

"That's my older brother, not my younger brother." The girl named Xia Mi corrected Lin Nian's mistake, "It seems that I don't need to bother senior brother to take a photo to see if you can find the right person. Anyway, thank you brother for your help. I found him."

"Need to speak to him?"

"Ah, no need, no need, he doesn't like talking very much. Brother, if he doesn't talk to you or answer you, don't be angry, he never communicates with strangers."

"Do you still dare to bring him out like this?" Lin Nian asked.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's my fault for not being optimistic about him. There were too many people before, and he disappeared as soon as I lost my eyes. He won't look for me if he gets lost, but plays like a child."

It seems that there is indeed a problem with the head.Lin Nian's idea was also aimed at the two brothers and sisters, "What disease does he have? Will he have any sudden symptoms?"

"Brother, have you heard of the disease 'Dissociative Disorder'?"

"No."

"A mental disorder caused by mental factors. It was also called hysteria by people in the past. My brother has some congenital problems since he was a child. My family took him to many hospitals in big cities, but nothing can be done."

"At the beginning of his illness, he would intermittently understand nothing like a child, his IQ and cognitive ability became very low, and he would have memory impairment, but at least he was awake most of the time before, But it will be much worse when the condition becomes serious later on." Xia Mi's voice was no longer as high as before when he told these stories, it was very calm, and he couldn't hear too many ups and downs of emotions.

"Can it be cured?" Lin Nian asked while looking at his back.

"Maybe there will be a solution in the future. Medicine is always improving." Xia Mi's tone gradually rose again, "Please also trouble brother to take care of him and bring him to the hotel. Thank you, brother Lin Nian."

"I don't think you should bring him to Chicago. Enrollment is a very short matter, and Cassel College doesn't allow it." Lin Nian said half of the sentence, and then shut up.

He felt that he was suspected of double standards if he continued to speak, even though Xia Mi on the opposite side would not notice it, he still did not continue.

"I actually don't agree with him coming along, but there is no way he insists on coming. My family is too compliant with him. My original plan was that I would stay here one more day to play with him after I came to Chicago. One day later, my family members will come up and take him away, but now it seems that he can play enough." Xia Mi's words contained a sense of helplessness.

Lin Nian on the other end of the phone didn't want to listen to this anymore, and was a little inexplicably irritable. Before the other party wanted to continue talking, he hung up the phone.At this time, he also walked behind the boy in the white T-shirt.

Xiawang?It's called this name.

Lin Nian looked at him, the boy was much shorter than him, his short black hair was warmed by the sun, and the back of his neck and back were exposed underneath. The slight bulge has a kind of skinny beauty. Compared with the "brother" in Xia Mi's mouth, he feels that the child in front of him is more like the girl's "sister".

Yes, he looks so slender, and the skin exposed under the T-shirt is as tender as new growth, but some bruises after being beaten are so deep.The willow eyebrows on the top of those blue pupils made people think that a slender ink pen gently drew a sense of fragility on that white and tender cheek.

He probably has all the things that girls dream of. If Lin Nian hadn't carefully observed the rise and fall of his chest and Adam's apple when changing him in the clothing store, otherwise he would really think that this is a delicate girl.

Xiawang is indeed like a girl's name.

Lin Nian was standing behind him, and he was completely unresponsive and wary, just squatting there, probably tired from jumping around on the lawn to the music of aerobics before, it would be best if he honestly hugged his legs and curled up in the sun In the place, the hair with soft bangs hangs in front of a corner of the pupil, swaying with the wind.

It is reminiscent of a cat basking in the sun in the afternoon, lying on the ground as if growing out of the ground, she will never move her nest unless you push her, quietly enjoying the most beautiful things in the world, blue Maotong looked curiously at everything passing by.

"Xiawang." Lin Nian called his name, "Let's go."

The boy turned his head and looked up at Lin Nian. Lin Nian and the sky were reflected in his blue eyes at the same time, like a mirror.He nodded obediently, then stood up, holding Lin Nian's hand.

Lin Nian paused, and looked down at his wrist, which was cool, delicate and soft, reminding him of when Su Xiaoqiang was holding him, so naturally, the only difference was that after holding him, Su Xiaoqiang would talk a lot, The child spoke very little, like a timid schoolgirl.

He was very obedient, but he wondered if the boy followed the group of black people into the bridge hole so obediently before, and it was thanks to him that he was a boy. It was the possibility of going along that bored him himself.

Lin Nian tilted his head slightly, lowering his eyes.What on earth was he thinking? The other party was just sick.

But will the so-called 'dissociative disorder' disease that the new student named Xia Mi mentioned affect the physical development?Can this boy be 1.6 meters eight?Lin Nian felt that the freshman named Xia Mi must have falsely reported his height. The boy was about 1.6 meters tall at most, and even Su Xiaoqiang was half a head taller than him. Being held by Lin Nian was really like his young brother. Just like when Lin Xian was holding him who hadn't reached the puberty stage.

He is leading this child named Xiawang. Let’s call it a child. As he walks forward, he can notice from the corner of his eye that the child is still looking back at the young skateboarders in the pit galloping back and forth on the curved track. Same, look back three times at one step, keep your eyes on.

Lin Nian walked forward for a certain distance, then stopped, turned to look at him, and the other party turned his head back, staring at him like that, probably without saying anything.

What's so fun about skateboarding?Lin Nian didn't quite understand.

But in fact, just like when Lin Xian didn't understand what was good about playing basketball, he felt that this kind of game was boring and childish.

He said flatly, "I'm in a hurry."

Xiawang turned his head to look at Lin Nian, then lowered his head and stopped looking back at the artificial pit, and walked away.

Just like what Xia Mi said, he is indeed very silent, and it is true that he does not like to talk to strangers. Except for asking his name under the bridge hole, he and Lin Nian have not had any effective communication, whether it is from walking out of the bridge hole, or Go to the clothing store to change clothes, or make a phone call in the park.

Lin Nian looked at Xia Wang who looked like this and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything. Suddenly, his eyes noticed something bright again, so he swept slowly into the artificial pit.

Under direct sunlight, there was the sound of a skateboard accelerating in the artificial pit. It was a blond girl with a baseball hat on and an off-the-shoulder T-shirt stepping on a blue skateboard and accelerating towards the ramp as if no one else was around. Performing a difficult flip, the side board stagnated, and a happy laugh was made, and the people around cheered and applauded for its gorgeous and perfect movements.

What are you mixing with?Lin Nian really wanted to say that.

Several black figures passing by crossed in Lin Nian's sight, and the blonde girl by the pit disappeared out of thin air in the blink of an eye, leaving only the blue skateboard sliding down the slope, sitting and wandering in the artificial pit. .

No one was surprised, as if she never existed, but the skateboard still made a grinding sound as it slid.

Lin Nian turned his head and walked forward. After a few steps, he stopped.Xiawang who was led by him also stopped.

Lin Nian raised his head for a few seconds, then lowered his head, turned around and led him to the artificial pit, picked up the blue skateboard, and asked, "Do you want to try?"

Xiawang nodded, there was an illusion, Lin Nian felt that he nodded and then tapped hard to shake that beautiful little head off his fragile neck.A sense of happiness that is palpable.Just like a child who goes shopping with his parents and agrees to buy toys.

But he was just a stranger, why did he listen to him so much? In fact, Lin Nian was well prepared that he would completely ignore him and run around playing around.From the moment he was picked up from the bridge hole, he seemed very docile, making Lin Nian feel like he picked up a cat that ran away from home from the trash can. Look at the blue pupils. If there is a breed, it must be Braddo El cat.

"10 minutes." It's not like he was defeated by those blue eyes, Lin Nian simply felt that it didn't matter if he was delayed for a while, and he wasn't in a hurry anyway.He let go of Xiawang, then turned around and took out his phone, edited a text message, probably for Su Xiaoqiang, telling the opposite party that they might be late.

But before he finished editing the text message, he heard a "boom" behind him.

Turning his head to look, he saw the child lying sprawled on the ground. Not far away, the blue skateboard flew out, and then slid back along the ramp. When he was about to cause the second "fatal blow", , Lin Nian stepped on the skateboard with one foot.

I only left my sight for a few seconds, what are you doing?
The boy stared at Lin Nian, and Lin Nian looked down at the boy.

"It hurts," the boy said.

Can it hurt to hit the back of the head hard on the slate?
Lin Nian silently looked at the aggrieved boy lying flat on the ground and staring blankly at the sky and his own face. For the first time, he felt that the sun with his hair roasted was a bit scorching.

(End of this chapter)