armyinform 【10】
【10】
In the following days, Xiaojie has been living in Ed's house.Because of his cheerful and simple personality, he quickly integrated into this 'strange' family.Whether it's Deyi (Ed's son), who likes to drink and play mahjong, or Neil (Ed's daughter-in-law), who often goes out to gossip and play mahjong, he likes Xiaojie very much.
Even Tress gradually became friends with Xiaojie while playing video games with Xiaojie.
"You kid, the level of video games is getting better and better." Tres took out the newly bought game card with some excitement. "Let's play this breakout game together!"
"Okay, I'm looking forward to it!"
Insert the game card, the game is an action game, players can pick up items in the horizontal version interface in groups of two, and then keep moving forward to attack the enemy in front of them.
"Okay, Xiaojie, go and attract his attention, I'll attack from behind!"
Tres still admires Xiaojie's bravery and tactics in the game. This is far from the usual image of a good baby, but it also makes him look much more pleasing to the eye.
"it is good!"
"I'll show you how good I am!"
When the two cooperated to solve a huge BOSS and pass the level, they put down the handles and high-fived each other.
"yeah!"
Sometimes the friendship between teenagers is so simple and pure.
The two sat at the table, eating the watermelon Ed brought just now, and were still discussing the game just now, but Xiaojie's cell phone vibrated again.
"Huh? It's Qi Ya." Xiaojie glanced at the phone, then put down the watermelon in his hand, and wiped his mouth.
"Qiu?"
"Yeah, my best friend. Tres, let me introduce you too."
"...No need, I'm afraid it will be a little embarrassing."
"What's so embarrassing." Xiaojie ran to Tres and hooked him.
"You are so familiar, why didn't I find out before." Although feeling embarrassed, Tres still paid attention to Xiaojie's mobile phone screen.
He only saw that he pressed to connect to the video, and then a silver-haired boy appeared on the other end of the phone.
"Hi, Qiya!" Xiaojie shouted excitedly to Qiya, "I'll introduce you to a friend, this is Tres, a new friend I just met."
"Well... hello." Tres scratched his head and turned his face sideways.It was the first time he was introduced by others.
"...Ah, hello." Qi Ya was also taken aback.Unexpectedly, there was no video call after a few days, and after meeting again, Xiaojie met new friends, and they were friends of the same age as them.
Looking at the way the two of them hooked their shoulders together, Qiya recalled the happy time when he was with Xiaojie before.But now, the people around Xiaojie are no longer himself, which inexplicably makes him feel a little uncomfortable. Although friends may part ways one day, Xiaojie is his first friend...
However, seeing Xiaojie's happy expression now, at least it made Qiya very relieved.Even if they didn't travel with each other, it's enough that Xiaojie can still keep such a smile.
"Hey, Trace also likes playing games very much. If you meet someday, you can play video games together!"
"Eh——is that so?" Qi Ya became a little absent-minded, and his original good mood was completely diluted. "Well, let me introduce you to the new friend I met with Alluka."
Kiya turned his head and shouted to the boys sitting in the hotel living room. "Dell, Qila, Jack, come here!"
Hearing that several boys with different hair colors walked into Qi Ya.
"what happened?"
"The green-haired one is Del, the red-haired one is Qila, and the black-haired one is Jack. They are the friends I told you about when I was traveling."
"Yeah, which one is the Xiaojie you often mention? The blue-haired one or the black-haired one?" One of the boys leaned his head and looked at the camera.
"The one with black hair is Xiaojie." Qi Ya replied.
Seeing a group of people surrounding Qi Ya in a very lively manner, Qi Ya's face was a little unhappy as several people approached the camera, but then he laughed at what the other party said.
[Qi Ya also has so many good friends. ]
This recognition made Xiaojie a little lonely, but then he was more sincerely happy for Qiya.Although they no longer travel together, they are still companions apart from each other, and that will never change.
"Is Qiya also a hunter?" Tres asked Xiaojie curiously.
"Yeah, he took the hunter exam with me."
"Wow, cool! Sure enough, I should have taken the hunter exam when I was 12 years old." Tres sighed again that he didn't take the hunter exam earlier.
"Well, is he also a hunter? Xiaojie." Hearing the conversation between the two, Qi Ya asked curiously.
"Yes, Tres passed the hunter exam this time."
"Senior, hello!" Tres saluted funnyly towards the other end of the phone, which also made the friends around Qi Ya laugh.
"This guy is really interesting." The few people started talking to the phone screen, and even Ya Lujia came to see it.
"I didn't expect Chiya's younger sister to be so cute?" Tres opened his mouth exaggeratedly, while Alluka giggled.
The conversation this time was almost all conversations between Tres, Kiya's friends and Alluka.They seemed to hit it off very well, a few of them were able to extend from a few words to the most recent life, while Qi Ya and Xiao Jie listened with gusto.
"After the trip is over, let's meet Xiaojie and Tres together." In the end, Yalujia and the others even exchanged mailboxes with Tres.
"Yeah, I think they are really two interesting people." Qi Ya's friends also took out their mobile phones and memorized the mailboxes of Tres and Xiaojie.
"Okay, but I'm going on a mission in the future, and I don't know when I will come back." Tres scratched his head helplessly, "I'm really looking forward to meeting you when I come back that day, so don't miss it."
"Then it's an agreement." Several people made an appointment with Tres.
Seeing that it was late, both of them prepared to wash up and go to bed, but only Xiaojie and Qiya were left in front of the screen.
"I didn't expect them to steal the limelight." Qi Ya shook his head.
"Well, it sounds very interesting." At this moment, only Xiaojie was left in the room, and Tres went to take a shower.
After hesitating, Xiaojie suddenly spoke. "Qi Ya."
"Ok?"
"Are you happy now?"
"...Why did you suddenly ask this question?" Qi Ya looked at Xiaojie puzzled.
"When I asked Qiya before, you said you were happy with me, and now Qiya looks the same."
Xiaojie seemed to have let go of a stone in his heart, and felt a little relieved.
"Seeing how happy Qi Ya is now, I feel very satisfied."
"Huh? Why are you saying such shameless words again? (mouth)" Qi Ya's face flushed, he was the worst at dealing with such embarrassing words. "Stop talking."
"Why, I'm just saying what's on my mind."
"It's embarrassing (O)." Qi Ya didn't seem to want to continue this topic.
"Qi Ya." But Xiaojie still leaned closer to the camera, looking at the face on the inside of the phone screen, and looked awkwardly at Qi Ya to the side.
He clenched his fist, let it go, and clenched it again.
"Good night." Xiaojie grinned, and then hung up the phone with the same "good night" sound from Qi Ya.
"Little Jie, something must have happened again." After closing the phone, Qi Ya murmured to himself.
From getting along with Xiaojie before, he knows that Xiaojie is a person who likes to help his friends share the responsibility, and even bear it alone.And now he is obviously hiding something from himself, so even now that he knows that something must have happened to Xiaojie, Qiya also understands that he can't ask Xiaojie anything.
"Looks like I have to call Leorio and the others to ask." Although Qiya didn't expect Xiaojie to say anything to them, as long as Xiaojie contacted them, at least he would leave some clues for him.
Even though he was still traveling with Alluka, he might not go to Xiaojie, but if he could give him some advice, or find out something, that would be great.
Qi Ya doesn't like the way Xiaojie is worried about other things. If there is trouble, he will want to help Xiaojie solve it.
After Xiaojie ended the call, he was packing his backpack.In a few days, he will leave Ed's house and go to Del City alone.
He took out Rodel's herbs from the bag, and Xiaojie's expression was full of determination.
"Xiaojie, I've finished washing, and it's your turn." Tres, who walked out of the bathroom, happened to witness the scene of Xiaojie making up his mind.
"Ah, okay." Putting things into the bag hastily, Xiaojie ran into the bathroom.
"..." Glancing at the direction Xiaojie left, and then at Xiaojie's bag, Tres shrugged and ignored the matter, blowing his hair.
……
A few days of happy time passed quickly, and after Ed was very reluctant to let go, Xiaojie came to the airport with the wave of Tres.
"Xiaojie, if you still want to take risks after you come back, you must come to me." If it weren't for the special circumstances and the lack of self-protection ability, Ed would really like to go with Xiaojie.
"Well, although we've only known each other for a short time, I'm committed to you as a friend." Tres lightly hit Xiaojie's chest with his fist.
"En." After taking two steps back, Xiaojie waved to the people behind him. "I will contact you again!"
"Definitely!" Ed looked at Xiaojie's back, and suddenly cried, "You must come back again, Xiaojie! I'll wait for your call—no, text messages are also fine!"
"OK!"
Glancing at Grandpa on the side, Tres muttered.
"It's an exaggeration for you to make it feel like parting from life and death."
"What do you know?" Glaring at his grandson angrily, Ed was still looking at Xiaojie's back until Xiaojie's figure completely disappeared into the crowd.
"So worried about him, why don't you go with him?"
"Do you think I don't want to?" After leaving that sentence, Ed turned around and strode out.
Come on, a few more strings of information were obtained by Tres.Even if he doesn't want to care about this matter, judging from the performance of the two of them recently, it seems that it is a matter of life and death.
So in the taxi, Tres pretended to be chatting with Ed about the Dark Continent.Of course, it was just talking about how dangerous it was, and he was talking about how dangerous it was, but it was scary enough for Ed who didn't know it.
"Unlike those of us who have special skills and professional understanding of protection, ordinary people in those places can't die even [-] times." Tres shrugged.
"Could it be that someone protected you when you went?"
"Otherwise, how capable do you think I am as a 14-year-old boy?" Well, it seems that I am humble enough.Tres gave himself a thumbs up from the bottom of his heart.
"It's really okay for you to go..."
"There is a problem. Didn't you let me go?" Tres propped his chin. "If you don't let me not go."
"...Then, what if I let you go with a condition?"
"Hey, protect Xiaojie, right?" Tres turned his head to look at his grandfather, and smiled wickedly. "Give me some specific explanation, and I'll make a decision based on the situation."
It was only then that Ed realized that he had been fooled, and the grandson might have already noticed something.No, he hit his grandson on the head with one fist.Then I balanced the relationship, and after returning home in silence, I briefly explained the matter to Tres.
Of course, since V6 set foot on the Dark Continent this time, once it gets it, it will be handed over to it, so Ed repeatedly emphasized that he can live for 4 years, and Xiaojie can live for 1 year. I hope his grandson understands whether his grandfather can live It's been a long time, look at this matter and turn a blind eye to this matter, let Xiaojie bring back the longevity food.
Of course, it wasn't that he wanted to extend his own life, the main thing was that he wanted Xiaojie to live longer, so it was nothing more than using family affection to confuse his grandson.However, he also concealed the fact that Xiaojie would turn into a girl to get close to the fourth prince, in case Tres went to Xiaojie after he disagreed.Anyway, he didn't know Xiaojie after he became a girl, and it wouldn't be too late to tell him after he was willing to protect Xiaojie.
"Then do you know, if the higher-ups find out and I hide it for him, what will happen to the entire Hunter Association? What will happen to me?" After hearing what happened, Tres narrowed his eyes and looked at Ed with an expression on his face. Rarely serious.
"Let's not talk about whether Xiaojie can obtain abilities through the mind pot. If he has the ability to get close to the fourth prince and get a ticket to the Dark Continent, but as long as he is found to leave the team privately to find longevity food, no matter hiding or being killed, as long as he If he is discovered, then Ka Jinguo will not have trouble with V5 just because of him."
Tres continued:
"To put it bluntly, King Kajin is here for glory. What he wants is to leave his name in the annals of history. As for the actual benefits and benefits, it is secondary."
"So when the time comes, Xiaojie may act alone, let's leave alone."
"Then we can't let him come back alive." Tres said decisively: "Humanity has brought back the five major disasters before. If he brings back any new disasters this time, he can only get rid of him."
"But you can't be sure that he will bring new disasters!" Ed immediately stood up.
"But how can you say no?"
"Anyway, let me tell you, you can't touch Xiaojie, and you can't tell the matter!"
"I won't say anything, because it's hard to say whether he can walk into the Dark Continent alive." Tres played with the apple in his hand. "But as long as he gets there, I can't sit idly by."
"What do you want then?"
"I beg you, Grandpa, don't be too naive or too human. Once the Hunter Association even V6 is investigated, whoever is responsible will be unlucky." Tres frowned and said: "And every hunter They have different abilities, and this conversation between you and me may be learned by others one day in the future, do you understand what I mean?"
"But how did they know that Xiaojie went to the Dark Continent, including his possible escape in the future?!"
"Only because he can go to the Dark Continent."
"what?"
"If he can go to the Dark Continent, it means that he is very important to the fourth prince, at least not the kind of character who can be killed casually, so he is gone, don't you think the fourth prince will want to see people in life and death? Dead body?" Tres took a bite of the apple.
"Once he thinks that Xiaojie's bones are gone, how will Xiaojie come out without the guidance of the gatekeeper? Did he die inside? Or did he swim back and secretly hide in the boat and follow us back? And who knows if he sneaked out? Bring disasters back? Do you think disasters must be visible to the naked eye? Have you forgotten what I told you about immortality? Some disasters may be invisible and terrible diseases!"
"..."
"And as long as he is discovered, it means a thorough search. When someone else discovers his memory, it will implicate everyone who knows about it. So when that time comes, I have to deal with it in advance He, no one can find memory in the dead."
"Tress..." Ed stared blankly at the grandson opposite. "Since when did you become like this..."
"What happened?" he asked suspiciously.
"Then...be realistic and calm."
"Oh, it's Grandpa, you are too naive." Tres looked aside noncommittally.
In fact, he still has room for this matter, that is before Xiaojie disappears from the team.If Xiaojie didn't search for longevity food alone, but found it with others and kept it privately, he might not take the initiative to confess it.
Because in case Xiaojie finds it and hides it, even if it is discovered, it will be a matter for the fourth prince. If V6 is not involved, everything is easy to say.But if Xiaojie chooses the stupidest way to search alone, he can only tell the whole story first.
It's also about... protecting the home.Even if he wanted his grandfather to live, he didn't want him to die so quickly.
"But do you understand..." Ed lowered his head and said with a wry smile, "Do you understand the meaning of the word friend?"
"That has to be about the matter. If you talk about the disaster that may be brought back, then the severity of this matter is already related to all mankind. People who don't obey discipline and want to go wild—" Tres actually It didn't feel good either, so he put the apple aside. "I have to stand on the hunter and my duty, get rid of it. Even if it's a friend."
"That's why I said you don't understand the word "friend." Ed raised his head and looked at Tres. The expression on his face was Tres's incomprehensible mood.
"You don't know right from wrong, grandpa."
But Ed didn't continue talking to him, but stood up and went back to his room.
"It's really unreasonable." Looking in the direction of Ed's room, Tres also lay on the sofa sullenly.