Red dust kills beauty

47. 15 years ago①

After weeks of work, the booklet is finally ready.

The witch merchant was holding the small booklet, the corners of his bright red lips curled up slightly, not the usual smirk, on the contrary, I couldn't bear it even more.Even the sense of accomplishment of finally succeeding was ruined. I stuffed the picture book into his arms, and then turned and went upstairs.

Zhaoyao's confused voice came from downstairs: "What's wrong, brother, he doesn't seem very happy."

The witch merchant replied absently: "Huh? Isn't he always like that."

Me: "..." Sooner or later, I will be pissed to death by this scoundrel.

In addition, there is one more thing worth mentioning.

Before Ruan Xian'an returned to the Seventh District, he mentioned in a vague way that he made me pay attention to the bombing case 15 years ago. I have spent a lot of time investigating this matter.But when the situation has changed, and the things of that year were not very glorious, the traces were almost wiped clean.

The so-called big bang refers to the explosion of an underground research base located in the suburbs of Wuzhou 15 years ago. Many precious experimental data were lost in the explosion.

At that time, the research base obtained the mother liquid of the spiritual sea and recruited many children to carry out the "spiritual sea experiment". Among the participants was the young Fu Baixue.

There is also the father of the witch merchant. As a big chaebol in Wuzhou at that time, he was the biggest patron of this research base. On the day of the explosion, he brought the witch merchant there and met Fu Baixue there.

The witch merchant didn't have that memory, but after learning what I was investigating, he touched his chin and smiled softly: "It's really a fateful encounter."

Hearing the word "destiny", my eyebrows twitched: "What do you mean?"

Different from my attitude of killing Ivan and investigating the explosion of the research institute, even though they are both spiritual power users, the witch merchant's attitude towards these things is very indifferent.For him, instead of wasting energy on these people, it would be more interesting to lie on my bed and fill in pictures.

Because of his too unstable personality, I didn't tell him the truth. This person still thinks that I'm just pursuing these things for personal interest.So he said relaxedly: "Don't you think? 15 years ago, I met Mr. Fu when I was four years old, but I didn't know who he was, and he didn't know who I was. Maybe we were just in the hallway Passed by each other... But as the only survivor of that accident, we met again because of you more than ten years later... It's amazing, isn't it?"

As he spoke, he suddenly blinked: "Speaking of which, Zhao Zhao was born 15 years ago, right? There is one thing that I have been concerned about for a long time. He is obviously an orphan without father and mother. Why does he know his age?"

"..." I was stunned.That's right, because when I met Zhaoyao at the beginning, he swore that he was eight years old, and then year after year, I chose a birthday for him according to this age, and I just lived it.

But how did Zhaoyao know her age?It's clear... When I met him, he was a vagrant who couldn't even read a word. In a place like Shuilongpo, no one would teach him this! ?

"..."

We looked at each other in dismay, how could it be said that it was dark under the lights, Zhaoyao has kept such a big secret in silence, and none of us self-proclaimed smart adults have discovered it?

The witch merchant had a strange expression on his face, and he joked, "If Ah Zhao also came out of that laboratory, it would be funny—" His voice stopped abruptly, "...Why do I really think it's possible?"

I tried my best to recall Zhaoyao's reaction when I first talked about this issue.

It happened to be Zhaoyao's birthday at that time, we talked about it at the dinner table, Wu Shang and Fu Baixue said a lot, but Zhaoyao... Zhaoyao didn't say a word!

Why didn't he say a word?With his character, even if it's none of his business, he would still ask a few questions!

Probably suspected neighbors stealing the axe, the more I think about it, the more suspicious Zhaoyao's behavior was at that time.

The witch merchant told me not to think too much, Zhaoyao is not Fu Baixue, instead of thinking about it myself, it is better to ask the person directly.I think this is indeed the truth, so I went directly to Zhaoyao.

Zhaoyao is doing well in the Armed Forces Department now, but Qin Zhaojin doesn't dare to reuse the traces of the Self-Defense Forces on him, so he doesn't look as good as a witch merchant, and he is all dirty when he comes back.

After he took a shower and opened the door refreshed, he was startled by me sitting on his bed.

"Brother! You just stay in my room without saying hello. I'm taking a shower!"

He blushed and wrapped the towel around his waist again.

"OKOK, I was wrong." I was too impatient to pay attention just now, I raised my hands and turned around, "You change it, it won't happen next time."

There was a soft sound of dressing behind him, and after a while he said in a muffled voice, "Okay, turn around."

When I turned around, I saw a teenager in a T-shirt and gym shorts, looking at me with a pouty face.

Zhaoyao has really grown up and has begun to have the awareness of avoiding suspicion. I really can't treat him like before.

Although my reason told me so, I still felt a little sour in my heart.I brushed away the messy thoughts and asked him about his past.

"Azhao, tell the truth, do you have memories of your childhood?"

Now that I think about it, it's really strange. Zhaoyao is a child who doesn't understand anything. When I met him, he was eight years old. He barely had the ability to protect himself, but before he was eight years old?How did he survive when he was six, five, or even younger?

It doesn't make sense if someone adopts her. Zhaoyao is a very affectionate person. If there was someone who took care of him before, no matter whether the other person is alive or not, we would definitely listen to him.

The only explanation is that he was born with a little wolf and knew how to command it from the very beginning, which made him pass the weakest infancy.

Zhaoyao subconsciously took a step back when she heard my question.

I was stunned: "What are you hiding?"

But his reaction verified one thing, that is, he did have a memory when he was very young, otherwise he would not be so flustered.

Zhaoyao asked in a low voice: "Brother...do you already know?"

Although I didn't understand what he thought I knew, it didn't stop me from deceiving him, so I put on a confident expression and nodded calmly.

As expected, Zhaoyao was bluffed by me, and his expression was a bit embarrassed: "Then...then will you despise me?"

I was full of question marks, what disgust?Who do you dislike?What did this kid do before?

I firmly said: "Of course not, you are my youngest brother, the child I love the most, how could I despise you." As I spoke, I went to get the water glass on the bedside table.

"But..." Zhaoyao was full of confusion, "But I'm a dog..."

I squirted out a mouthful of hot water: "Puff cough cough cough cough cough... What are you talking about? Dog!!??"

Before Zhaoyao realized that I was lying to him, she quickly changed her words and handed me a tissue at the same time: "Ah, no, I mean wolf, it's all witch merchants who call Fenrir 'gouzi' and 'gouzi' all day long, I made a slip of the tongue just now..."

By wiping my face and mouth, I quickly sorted out the clues in my mind.

Zhaoyao doesn't look like he's joking, he really thinks he should be a dog—oh no, a wolf.

I know that he has always regarded Fenrir as his brother, and summoned Fenrir out to comb his hair and bask in the sun when he was free. Occasionally, when he passed by the flower hall, he could be seen sleeping in Fenrir's belly when he was still young... But There is no doubt that Zhaoyao is indeed a human being, at least his blood results show that.

So why, he thought he was a wolf?If he could explain it by being unclear when he was a child, he should have understood it by now.

I also remembered that many years ago, Ivan secretly came to Shuilongpo to investigate, and I was almost killed here.

When I went to rescue the two brothers who were trapped in the cave, Zhaoyao seemed to be one with her own wolf?I still remember his fur ears and his big tail on the back of his ass.

Zhaoyao's explanation at the time was that the injury was too severe, so she integrated the distributed strength into her body, so her form would change to a certain extent.At that time, I thought who didn't have a life-saving trick at the bottom of the box, so I didn't ask any more questions, but thinking about it now...

If instead of being born as a man, he was born as a wolf, it would make sense.Unlike the long growth period that weak human babies have to go through, animals face more cruel survival challenges. Fawns can migrate with a large team when they are born, and wolves can hunt hares when they are a few months old...

But here comes another problem. No matter how wolves adapt to the harsh environment better than humans, newborn wolves cannot do without the feeding of the group.So how did Zhaoyao survive?

I press the question for now, and continue to sort out along this hypothesis.

Then when I met him, the little guy's wild and unruly temper and the nickname "little wolf cub" in Shuilongpo also explained-this kid lived as a little wolf cub before.Many people in Shuilongpo may not be ignorant of this matter, such as the female Beta who lived next door to me at the time, but they chose to hide this from us outsiders, which is considered the unique gentleness of Shuilongpo people.

Unexpectedly, such a big secret was cheated out, and the brat still hid it very deeply.

"Listen to Zhaoyao." I stabilized my mind, "It's because you are young and don't know how to control your ability correctly. Fenrir is just the embodiment of your ability, you can release it, and you can take it back naturally. Are you Human, fully human."

"Impossible—impossible, brother!"

Zhaoyao became emotional. He shook his head vigorously, pointed to himself and said to me: "It is impossible for human beings to be born from explosive species instead of amniotic fluid! It is also impossible for someone to be born several years old. Completely skipped the growth period - I remember clearly, 15 years ago, I felt a riot of power, and then a violent tearing sensation, and I was 'born' abruptly - and then, I As soon as I opened my eyes, there was a violent explosion. Then, I fell into the water dragon slope..."

My head was covered by the explosion of this information, I sat there and thought calmly, oh, so it makes sense how old he was when he was born, Zhaoyao must have been able to hunt at that time .

"It's okay, there is everything in the great world, of course the example you mentioned is also true." I was completely enlightened, and I even had the mood to comfort him, "I was also born in an explosion, and I was so old when I was born... "

I paused.

strangeness.I obviously have no memory of my birth, so why do I feel like I was born in an explosion?

And, yeah, why did I just realize this—

If I am Ning Hongchen in my first life, why do I have an adult body when I open my eyes?Why am I so familiar with District [-]?Have I died more than once?

No, no, Ning Hongchen is the first life I experienced.Somehow, the only thing I am sure of is my "first birth".

What about explosions?If my subconscious is right, I was born out of a blast, where was the blast?I was born on the wasteland of Siberia, where there is snow as far as the eye can see, where there is no shadow of an explosion! ?

Even in the entire three districts in the same year, there was no such terrible explosion as the Wuzhou test base.

And, according to Zhaoyao's statement—even if we are injured and bleed, Fenrir can be injured and bleed as well—I... am I really human?

I forcefully suppressed the chaotic thoughts in my heart, not forgetting the most important thing: "So, you were born in that laboratory, right?"

"Brother, are you cheating on me?" The little boy finally found out, his eyes widened, and he looked at me in disbelief, his eyes were particularly aggrieved, "How can you do this!"

I knocked on the bedside table: "Say it quickly. Whether you are a human or a dog, you are my younger brother. If you are a human, you are my younger brother. If you are a dog, you are my younger brother. So tell me quickly."

"It's a wolf, not a dog!" He roared, and immediately flinched under my gaze, "It should be... I remember the teacher's power fluctuations, and I was hit by him and another force. was born."

Tsk, no wonder he didn't get along with Fu Baixue at the beginning, it was the revenge of premature birth.

I am a little concerned about another thing: "The so-called other strand..." Think about the "monsters" that survived that place, Fu Baixue is one, Zhaoyao is one, and Luo Hejie was killed by me in the mountain city Count one, and the other is a witch merchant.

We all know that an explosion is a collision of energy.I don't believe that Luo has that ability, so there is one of the remaining candidates.

"Fuck, it can't be Xiaoshang?"

He was only four years old! ! ? ?

"..." Zhaoyao was dumb for a moment, pursed her lips, nodded, then shook her head again: "I don't know."

I am incredible, what is "I don't know"?After this cross-examination, Zhaoyao has grown from an idiot in my heart to an acting emperor with a simple face and a fine heart. He even explained clearly about the time of birth, and Fu Baixue can remember the fluctuations when he activated his abilities for so many years. Is it too perfunctory to say I don't know?

"If you don't want to say it, just say it, and I won't force you." I said hypocritically.

"I really don't know!" He was in a hurry, "Although it's a bit similar, it's not exactly the same! Besides, it's just a matter of recognizing the teacher. If the second child's rotten person is another, isn't he mine?" Is Mom' gone?"

The boy's face was dyed crimson with shame: "—I don't want it!"

My pupils trembled, and I was dumbfounded. "

What do you mean by "just recognize the teacher"?What "my mother"?Hearing what he meant, did he already recognize Fu Baixue as his father in his heart?Good guy, does Lao Bai know that he quietly has a rival in love as his son?

There are also witch merchants... You retort so loudly, doesn't it mean that you have already decided this matter in your heart?

No wonder, no wonder you still listen to him even though you are so hot and disgusted with the witch merchant—I thought it was an inexplicable throbbing of youth, after all, the witch merchant is really good-looking—it turned out to be youth, but it was young Tadpoles looking for their mother's youth!

Zhaozhao, ah Zhaozhao, other people are thinking about ABO when they go to puberty, why are you so capable, and your mind is full of ethical dramas?

When I was still Ning Hongchen, my first thought when I saw the three of them in the same frame was indeed right——

The relationship between the three of you is so messed up!

Next chapter: 15 years ago②

This is an unsolvable endless loop.Even if I have tyrannical power, no solution is no solution.

...It turns out that this is the "fate" that cannot be changed.

?April [-]st

In the first volume, the relationship between Lianhua and Zhaozhao is not brotherhood, but maternal love! (shock

I'm pretty sure I did, but it was described as a vicious stepmother and hapless stepson.

At present, all that should be revealed is almost finished, and everyone should have a lot of guesses about the origins of these people.

In fact, there are quite a lot of things that are wrong with Zhaoyao, but "I" can't see it from the perspective of "I", and only mentioned a few vaguely, so everyone didn't notice that something was wrong.

As I said in the first volume, both Zhao Zhao and Lao Bai know more about Aning than Lianhua.Lotus is the one who really doesn't know anything.

The conversation at their first birthday party is detailed in a Beta friend of mine①