Crossflow

In early summer, Jingpu is already very hot.

In the afternoon, between the second and third classes, there was a big break that lasted 10 minutes. The boy at the front desk turned around and asked Tao Fengche if he wanted to go downstairs to play basketball together.He glanced at the scorching sun outside and declined the other party's invitation.

"Hey Tao Fengche, have you decided what major to apply for?" Yan Yi sat right behind him, poked his back with a pen cap, and pretended to casually ask this question that had troubled her for a long time.

The moment the pen cap was poked up, all the muscles in Tao Fengche's body tensed instantly.But soon, he realized that he was in school now, and the foreign object he felt was just a small pen cap, and he relaxed again.

"I haven't thought about it yet." He replied calmly.

This is of course a lie.

The old man always wanted him to study biopharmaceuticals, and he would go directly to the research institute at home after returning home.But he really has a headache looking at those microorganisms, and he would rather choose medicinal chemistry.But if Tao Fengche was really allowed to make his own choice, he would actually be more interested in finance.

But the old man disagreed.

The two had a big quarrel over this matter last night, and now Tao Fengche gets annoyed just thinking about it.

But these, of course, don't need to tell Yan Yi.

"Oh, that's it." Yan Yi was obviously disappointed when he didn't get the answer he wanted.

Yan Yi has a pretty face and is an omega. She has been held in the palm of her hand since she was a child, and has countless suitors, but an alpha like Tao Fengche is not interested in her at all, and even frequently rejects her advances. I have seen such a one.

Fortunately, Tao Fengche was also honest with the other suitors.

She quickly regained her strength, and softly warned: "No matter which school or major you finally decide to apply to, you will start enriching your resume this semester."

Now it is the second semester of the second year of high school, and after entering the third year of high school, they will start to apply for schools formally, and there is not much time left for them.

Before Tao Fengche had time to answer, the front table who was about to go out with a basketball in his hand made fun of him: "That's us, what resumes can't be done for him at home?"

"It's not that exaggerated." Tao Fengche smiled, the smile was shallow and didn't reach his eyes.

"Want to buy water?" His good friend Wang Yuan came over and called him, Tao Fengche nodded and walked side by side with him.

In the hot afternoon, a glass of frozen carbonated drink is needed to relieve the fire.

"Pull what?" When Tao Fengche walked to the door of the class, an extremely disdainful voice came from behind him.

The school is a small society. Even in this international high school where the students are either rich or expensive, the students are divided into three, six, and nine classes. The Tao family has been in business for generations, and they own a top three in the country. A pharmaceutical company with patents for the production of inhibitors, and he himself has excellent grades and looks, so he obviously belongs to the top batch of them.

There are many people who like him, but correspondingly, there are also many people who can't understand him.

This person's voice was a bit low, Tao Fengche heard it, but he kept walking and didn't look back.

This kind of villain who only dares to gossip behind his back is not even enough for him to give him a look.

"Cai Hong, what are you talking about?" Yan Yi glared at him.She knew that the other party liked her, but this was not a reason for him to complain about Tao Fengche behind his back.

But speaking of it, at a certain moment just now, why did you suddenly feel that the surrounding temperature dropped a little?Yan Yi recalled while sorting out the papers.

But the temperature of the air conditioner in the classroom obviously hasn't changed... It must be an illusion.

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The Tao family has a mountain in Jingpu. Bodyguards stand guard from the bottom of the mountain. The security is so tight that no mosquito can fly in. The ancestral house is located on the top of the mountain. It occupies an astoundingly large area. It is not so much a villa. It is more appropriate to say that it is a small manor.

The driver picked up Tao Fengche from the school gate and drove all the way up the mountain. It was 06:30 when he stopped at the gate of the main house, and the time card was just right.

The air was muggy and gloomy, and even the wind that blew with a wave of heat that looked like it was going to rain.Tao Fengche got out of the car, and the maid who was guarding the door opened the door for him, then took the schoolbag he had taken off and put it upstairs.

The central air-conditioner in the house worked diligently to blow cold air, which relieved Tao Fengche's depression very well.He changed into his slippers and walked to the dining room. The round dining table was empty.

He glanced at his phone subconsciously.

I've been so busy recently that I forgot the time, and it's the 24th again.

"Mister has gone to the old place." The butler reminded at the right time, "The food in the kitchen is ready, is the young master eating now?"

"Eat." Tao Fengche nodded.

The housekeeper's surname is Xu, and he is a beta over half a century old. He has worked in the Tao family for more than [-] years and actually watched Tao Fengche grow up.Even if Tao Fengche was unhappy, he would not vent his anger on such an old man who cared about him.

The dinner was not extravagant, the three dishes and one soup on the table were all ordinary home-cooked dishes, except for the ingredients and cooking methods, Tao Fengche was used to it a long time ago, he finished dinner in 15 minutes and wiped it clean Go upstairs to do your homework.

The other homework was fine, except for biology. He felt a headache as soon as he opened it. After thinking for three seconds, he still took out the answer and copied it down.

Let's turn over the book and memorize it before the exam, Tao Fengche has no psychological pressure on this.

The international school doesn't have a lot of homework, but it was already close to nine o'clock when all the homework was finished. Tao Fengche went downstairs to exercise as usual, and went upstairs to wash up an hour later. He also played a few games with Wang Yuan on the way. , he got off the assembly line on time, dried his hair and went to bed.

His sleep quality has always been very good, and the word "insomnia" has never been associated with him, but Tao Fengche was lying on the bed today, but he always felt a burst of upset for no reason.

The old man hasn't come back yet, but it's not uncommon for him to stay there overnight when he usually goes there. Anyway, he's in a bad mood every 24th, maybe he went somewhere to drink to drown his sorrows.Tao Fengche didn't take this matter to heart, and baked some pancakes on the bed for a while, then got out of bed and took a few quick steps, pulled open the curtains, and finally found the source of his insomnia—the heavy rain outside the window, the thunder There was a loud noise, and a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and it was as bright as day in an instant.

Tao Fengche subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

The Tao family occupies a large area, so the rooms are naturally large. Tao Fengche lives in a suite with its own bathroom, study, bedroom and cloakroom.There is a small balcony outside his study, and there is a whole wall of floor-to-ceiling windows next to the bed in the bedroom.The street lights in the manor stayed on all night, Tao Fengche stood by the window and looked out, he could vaguely see the bodyguards standing at the gate of the manor and patrolling the yard.

A pharmaceutical company, no matter how big its business is, would not use such tight security, but in the Tao family, this is indeed the norm.Tao Fengche was born at the end of the year. Although he is not yet an adult, he is not too young. He knows the secret business of his ancestors.

Growing up in such a family, Tao Fengche has always trusted his intuition very much.

Heavy rain can wash away many traces, and lightning and thunder are pure natural cover. Rainstorm days are never such a quiet day.

Now that the rain is pouring down outside the window, Tao Fengche always feels that something will happen.He thought for a while, reached out and opened the bedside table, and took out the pistol on his clothes.

Tao Fengche started touching guns at the age of five, and became very familiar with them. After disassembling and reassembling, the whole process took less than a minute.After loading the bullets one by one, Tao Fengche's mood had already become calm in this habitual movement. He took a deep breath, put the pistol under the pillow, and fell asleep on his side.

Keeping calm by dismantling firearms is not the only habit developed through years of training.Even in his sleep, Tao Fengche still quickly opened his eyes when he felt someone else's breath approaching.He had clear eyes, held the gun in his right hand, quickly pulled the safety catch, and then jumped up from the bed, the whole set of movements was smooth and smooth.

"Who?!"

"Master, it's me."

It's the butler Xu Song.

Tao Fengche visibly relaxed a little, pointing his gun slightly downward: "Uncle Xu? It's so late, what's the matter?"

He glanced at the wall clock on the wall, it was almost one o'clock.He was a little sleepy after sleeping for less than two hours.

Xu Song didn't speak, just stared at Tao Fengche for a long time without saying a word, there were some emotions in his eyes that Tao Fengche couldn't understand.

Xu Song has never married, and naturally has no children. Although he is a bit over the top, he actually treats Tao Fengche like his own child.

Because of this, he was a little speechless about what to say next.

It was too cruel.

But he has no other choice.

"Master, sir..." Xu Song considered his words carefully, and spoke slowly, each word hitting Tao Fengche's heart, "He had a car accident when he came back tonight, the driver He died on the spot, one bodyguard died and one was injured, and they are now being rescued in the hospital."