Chapter 158

Xie ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Chang’an died, Xie Chang’an came back to life, and immediately afterward, Xie Chang’an died again—

After ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍that, Xie Chang’an remained half-dead.

Inside ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Ning City Train Station, Xie Chang’an sat in the Waiting Area with empty eyes. His left hand held the Red Saber he had only recently finished breaking in, while his other silver-white Tang Saber hung from the handle of the twenty-four-inch suitcase beside him.

One ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍person, one suitcase, two sabers—this was all of Xie Chang’an’s belongings.

Xie ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Chang’an slightly raised his head and looked at the Station Display Screen above him. At present, the train he had purchased a ticket for, bound for Spring City, had already been delayed by thirty-one minutes. He might need to wait several more hours, or repeat what he had done last night—Change His Ticket.

The ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍boy beside Xie Chang’an complained in dissatisfaction, “What the hell… Why are they all canceled…”

In reality, not all the train services had been canceled. Xie Chang’an silently added in his heart.

—Just like the train he had currently bought a ticket for.

But because far too many services had been canceled, many people had no choice but to temporarily postpone their trips, or, like Xie Chang’an, change their tickets to other trains with the help of the staff. Based on what Xie Chang’an knew at present, there should be more people canceling their trips.

Inside Ning City Train Station, quite a few people were already discussing the matter:

“What exactly happened? Why were so many trains heading south suddenly canceled?”

“I heard there was a Ground Collapse in the south.”

“A Ground Collapse? An earthquake?”

“It doesn’t seem to be an earthquake. If it were an earthquake, the news would definitely report it. There’s still no movement from the Central News Station, so it should have been caused by some other problem.”

“This situation really is unsettling. Have you asked around to find out exactly which Railway Route was affected?”

“It seems to be near Spring City?”

“Spring City? Then the impact really is quite large.”

…

The words of the surrounding passengers pierced Xie Chang’an’s deliberately composed heart like waves of demonic sound. For some reason, a powerful sense of unease surged in Xie Chang’an’s heart at this moment. It was a fear he had never felt before.

His intuition kept warning him to stay away from this place, to stay away from Spring City.

However, Xie Chang’an also kept warning himself inwardly: He could not run away. He absolutely could not run away. The orphanage director, the sisters, Lingxue, and the younger brothers and sisters at the Orphanage were all waiting for him to go home. As long as everyone was together, everything would be fine.

Thus, Xie Chang’an’s mind gradually settled down.

Xie Chang’an raised his head and swept his gaze over the train passengers around him. Although most people felt uneasy about encountering this matter, people still had to live. Some passengers’ companies would humanely allow them to postpone their trips, but some companies would not.

Spring City was one of the leading Transportation Hub Cities within the Federation.

The fact that a nearby railway section had suffered a Ground Collapse, to the point of affecting the normal operation of train services, was something that could convince the vast majority of people. Although the doubts of smart people would soon turn to “Why hasn’t the Railway Bureau repaired the railway yet?” most people were ordinary people.

Among the remaining smart people, some quietly refunded their tickets, while others, like Xie Chang’an, urgently bought tickets to Spring City.

Xie Chang’an had not originally planned to go home this early.

Summer Vacation was very long, and he had only recently finished an extremely long commission. At this moment, Xie Chang’an still had not prepared small gifts for his younger brothers and sisters, nor had he saved up a sum of money to donate to the Orphanage.

Although everyone at the Orphanage might not care very much, Xie Chang’an still wanted to do his part. Xie Chang’an had not brought back anything valuable during Winter Vacation, so during Summer Vacation, he wanted to bring back some gifts and some money.

But what appeared earlier than these worries was Gu Lingxue’s deadly barrage of calls.

Last night, Gu Lingxue had specially called Xie Chang’an several times.

The first second Xie Chang’an picked up the call, Gu Lingxue shouted seriously, “You! Hurry up and get back to Spring City! Ling You’er, Song Xiaoran, Ji Qing, and the others are all in Spring City right now! If you dare miss this meeting, you can go die!”

At the time, Xie Chang’an had been completely confused. “Huh?”

“Today—no, tomorrow, you have to buy a ticket! The earlier the better!” Gu Lingxue continued shouting. “I’ve had enough of you. Weren’t you the one who said you wanted to get along better with Song Xiaoran and the others? The opportunity is right in front of you now! Are you going to seize it or not?!”

Xie Chang’an said sheepishly, “…I am.”

“Very good! Then do it now! Immediately! Buy the ticket!” Gu Lingxue said with righteous confidence. But after thinking of something, she added, “If there are any other problems, we’ll talk after you arrive in Spring City. After finishing my previous commission, I now have an explosive surplus of both time and money!”

That sounded… as though she was explosively excited too?

The more Xie Chang’an listened, the more amused he felt, but he still answered softly, “Okay.”

He would return to Spring City first. Everything else could wait until later.

Under Gu Lingxue’s suggestion, Xie Chang’an successfully planned his itinerary for the next day.

But what Xie Chang’an absolutely had not expected yesterday was—

He had gotten stuck directly on the first step of going home.

This was already the third time he had changed his ticket, and he had been waiting bitterly at Ning City Train Station from 9:45 a.m. until 2:48 p.m. If the successful ticket change earlier had brought him back to life, then Xie Chang’an’s heart was now dead beyond death.

Whether he could board a train today depended entirely on luck…

Just as the light in Xie Chang’an’s pupils gradually disappeared, Gu Lingxue’s greeting suddenly arrived: 【What’s going on with you? Didn’t you say you reached Ning City? Why haven’t you arrived in Spring City yet? Can you arrive in Spring City on time today or not? Give me a definite answer!】

Xie Chang’an: 【Crying.jpg】

Xie Chang’an: 【I want to go back quickly too, but the train services keep getting canceled. I’m almost about to change my ticket for the fourth time now, sob sob sob.】

Gu Lingxue: 【? What’s going on?】

Xie Chang’an: 【I heard the passengers say that there seems to have been a Ground Collapse near Spring City, affecting the Railway Routes to the south. The Railway Bureau has been coordinating repairs and urging citizens not to travel south during this recent period.】

Gu Lingxue: 【Bullshit.】

Gu Lingxue: 【Damn it. You absolutely have to pretend you didn’t see that last message!!!】

Gu Lingxue: 【I came home by taking that very collapsed route. How could I possibly not understand the situation? Although it did indeed happen near Spring City, it doesn’t affect the operation of the Railway Route at all, and the damage caused by the collapse was very small.

And—if only one route had a problem, how could it affect so many train services?!】

Xie Chang’an: 【Is that so? Then do you know what the reason is?】

Gu Lingxue: 【I don’t know. I spent the whole day going out to have fun. When I go home tonight, I’ll ask my father and the others whether they know anything.】

Xie Chang’an: 【…】

Xie Chang’an: 【Then what should I do now?】

Gu Lingxue: 【Keep waiting at the train station. Try your best to return to Spring City today. If something really has gone wrong, it definitely won’t be long before even the trains can’t be taken. Are you expecting cars to be faster than trains? Or do you not plan to go home? Eh—not coming back is fine too.

If the situation is serious, you might as well hide outside for a while.】

Xie Chang’an: 【No, I have to go back. (Serious.jpg)】

Gu Lingxue: 【Then keep enduring! Hurry up and move that damned mouth of yours. Talk to the staff more! There is definitely a train that can return to Spring City today. Hurry up and ask which stations that train will pass through!!!】

Looking at the enlarged, bolded words Gu Lingxue had sent, Xie Chang’an hurriedly replied: 【Okay, okay, okay.】

Although his heart was still uneasy, the situation was indeed much better than before.

There was definitely one train that could return to Spring City today. He simply did not know which stations it would pass through. For some reason, this sentence felt like a mind-calming spell, making Xie Chang’an feel incomparably at ease.

His eyes wandered around the station, searching for a staff member he could ask.

But when Xie Chang’an locked onto the figure of a staff member, he discovered that the boy who had been sitting in the waiting seat beside him earlier was currently harassing a Station Attendant in a careless manner. “Miss, didn’t you say there would be a train to Spring City? Why hasn’t it appeared yet?”

“If this keeps going, my patience will reach its limit, and I’ll start gnawing on people at random.”

After hearing this, the Station Attendant did not know whether to laugh or cry. She crouched down and gently comforted the child. “It might be because it was delayed for too long at the previous station. If you’re hungry, little friend, you can go with your parents to the Commercial Street on the second floor and eat something first.”

“This is a special situation. When the train passes through the station, the broadcast will play three times. Remember to listen carefully to the broadcast announcement when the time comes.”

The boy clicked his tongue in disgust after hearing this.

For some reason, when Xie Chang’an saw this movement of his, the alarm in his heart began ringing wildly. Xie Chang’an had a feeling that the boy before him would do exactly what he had said, like an Aberrant, and bite into the Station Attendant’s head.

—Xie Chang’an could even imagine that scene.

Xie Chang’an’s heart was instantly filled with shock and suspicion.

He trusted his intuition. It was precisely because of his sharp intuition that Xie Chang’an had been able to react to the attacks of Aberrants or enemies in countless close-range battles. Although Xie Chang’an had also been misled by his intuition in daily life before, it had never failed him in battle.

But this time, Xie Chang’an could clearly sense this: his subconscious had treated the boy as an Aberrant.

What a strange situation. Xie Chang’an silently frowned.

This was something he had never encountered before. Even when he encountered the Infected, Xie Chang’an had never so directly treated the other party as a fierce, ambitious Aberrant. Yet this matter held true with the boy…

Xie Chang’an fixed his gaze on the boy not far away.

The boy had Short Crimson Hair and Blood-Red Eyes, and his appearance made him look like a middle school student. He wore a black mask, and his speech was often muffled and unclear, requiring someone to listen patiently to understand what he meant. However, because he was a child, most people chose to tolerate him.

Xie Chang’an fell silent. “…”

For some reason, he suddenly had the feeling that disaster was about to fall upon him.

One had to know that the last red-haired boy with a terrible temper he had encountered had caused him to be isolated by his classmates for a very, very long time. Even now, Xie Chang’an still had not been able to free himself from the negative effects brought by the Campus Cold Violence from back then.

Xie Chang’an’s heart could not help trembling.

At this moment, the red-haired boy noticed Xie Chang’an’s gaze.

He turned his head with a strange expression, then saw Xie Chang’an standing there foolishly. The boy immediately waved at Xie Chang’an with novelty. Since he had been caught on the spot, Xie Chang’an simply waved back.

So interesting, Red Heart thought with a smile.

He just wondered what Big Brother would taste like if he bit into him… He really was a little hungry right now…

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