Chapter 433 Drawn Into Trouble (1/2)

GOR Chapter 433 Drawn Into Trouble

“I have always been able to see them… … I don’t know when it started. Perhaps that was how things were since I was small. It was only after I had grown older that I gradually came to understand that these ‘things’ that I can see, others cannot see.

“I had informed others of this before. However, as I have no evidence, no one was willing to believe me.

“Those ‘things’; I have always been able to see them, but… … they would never talk or communicate in any way with me.

“You cannot imagine what kind of life I have had.

“When I am eating in the dining room, I will see a ghost sitting beside me. When I am waiting for a cab beside a street, I will see ghosts wandering about.

“Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night, and when I turn my head, I will see a ghost fly by!

“And when I am standing before a mirror, behind me…

“No one believes me. Everyone thinks that I am a child who loves to lie for the sake of attention.

“My friends, my school teachers, none of them were willing to believe me!”

Will’s words were full of grievances.

When Qiao Qiao heard that, she regarded the pale little boy and gently rubbed his head before saying in a whisper, “What of your family members?”

“Family members?”

Will pursed his mouth to the side.

After hesitating for a moment, he slowly said, “My family member, you have seen him just now.”

“That fat man? Is he your father?” Qiao Qiao sighed and gently held Will’s shoulder. “Does he mistreat you?”

“He is not my father.” Will raised his head and looked into Qiao Qiao’s eyes, which were exuding traces of emotions. Then, he shook his head. “He is my Uncle Rosen.”

“Uncle? What of your parents?” Qiao Qiao frowned.

“… dead.” Will shook his head and his tone turned dispirited.

Qiao Qiao fell silent. Chen Xiaolian looked at her and shook his head.

“I am sorry.” There was an obvious expression of pity in Qiao Qiao’s face.

“It is fine.” Will sniffed hard. Although he appeared very much on the verge of crying, he instead held it back and wiped his eyes before whispering, “My parents left me when I was still very young. They tell me that my parents had gone somewhere far away to do something, but they ended up dying in an accident.

“My aunt adopted the young me. She treated me quite well, but she too died a few years ago.

“Thus, I have been with Uncle Rosen since.”

“Does he mistreat you?” Qiao Qiao frowned.

Will revealed a bitter smile before raising his head to look at Qiao Qiao. “Just now, when you three came up, I thought you had come to collect on debts. These things happen often in Uncle Rosen’s house. He owes quite a significant amount to many people because he loves gambling. When my aunt was still alive, we had a little bakery. However, after my aunt died, Uncle Rosen quickly lost the bakery.

“He is also very fond of drinking. Every time someone comes to collect on his debt, he would end up drinking quite a lot of beer. And after that, he would become temperamental…”

There was no need for him to elaborate.

Chen Xiaolian sighed.

It would appear that Will was a very pitiful boy.

Qiao Qiao, who was clearly moved, extended her hand to gently stroke Will’s curly hair.

It was at that moment that Soo Soo chose to suddenly jump down from the stone platform. She then walked to face Will.

The little girl looked at Will and pulled out a few pieces of candy from a small handbag. She handed the candies to Will.

Will looked at the jade like little girl with pink makeup on her face and his face suddenly turned red; he was at a loss at what to do.

“For you to eat,” Soo Soo said softly. “Actually, I am the same. My parents are no more, but… … my sister and oppa treat me very well.”

Will was dumbfounded and he turned to look at Qiao Qiao, moisture collecting in his eyes.

Soo Soo tugged Chen Xiaolian’s sleeve and whispered, “Oppa, he is really pitiful. We came here to find him; do we take him with us? Can we take him with us? Can we make him a member as well?”

Chen Xiaolian crouched down and looked at Soo Soo without saying anything.

Will, who was beside them, was puzzled. However, when he looked at the gentle expression on Qiao Qiao’s face, a hint of eagerness appeared on the little boy’s face.

“Will, I have something to talk to you about.” Chen Xiaolian sighed. He carried Soo Soo up and put her on top of the stone platform again before moving to face Will.

He was silent for a bit before slowly speaking up, “We… … came from overseas.”

“Mm, you people are Orientals, right?” Will revealed a look of curiosity. “I had heard of this before in Geography class.”

“Mm, we came from the far east.” Chen Xiaolian smiled and did his best to put on a look of gentleness. “We came here looking for you because we need you to come with us and help out with something. Simply put, we may require some help from you.”

“Help?” Will was stunned. “What can I help you with? I… … I am only eight years old. If, if you need a tour guide, I can bring you to check out the nearby sights, but… … are you people really not ghosts?”

“Of course not,” answered Chen Xiaolian with a smile. “You have already felt my hand just now and can feel my pulse.”

“But… why does it seem like the others cannot see you?” Will became somewhat nervous. “Just now, two pedestrians who were walking past us… … the way they looked at me was very strange. It was as though… … I am talking to myself here.”

Chen Xiaolian found himself in a bind and he clutched his head as he thought about it with a wry smile. “This… … is because… we… … mm, we have magical abilities. You can consider it as… … a type of spell? Magic?”

“Magic?” Will’s eyes suddenly lit up!

He suddenly jumped down from the stone platform and gazed excitedly at Chen Xiaolian. “You mean to say… … magic? Just like Harry Potter?”

Chen Xiaolian saw the fires of hope raging within the boy’s eyes.

He understood that line of thought.

This little boy known as Will was pretty much another version of Harry Potter.

Just like Harry Potter, both his parents had died; he was adopted by an irresponsible relative and subjected to certain abuses.

Additionally, he also possessed special abilities beyond the norm.

And then, a group of strange people had come knocking on his door claiming to know magic…

At that moment, the thoughts running through this boy’s head was not hard to guess. He was most probably waiting for Chen Xiaolian to bring him to a ‘certain’ magic school.

Honestly, Chen Xiaolian did not wish to shatter the hopes of this boy, who was beset by problems.

“Will, due to some reasons unknown to even us, you are very special – you see, you can see things that others cannot. You can see those ghosts, thus proving your uniqueness. I believe that there is a reason why you were born with this special ability.

“As for us, we are here to find you precisely for this reason.

“At present, I have no way of explaining too much to you. I can only tell you that we need you to come with us for a trip.

“This trip might be somewhat dangerous and some things that have never happened before may happen. However, that is also the reason why we are here.

“So, are you willing to follow us on this trip? I must make this clear, but it might be risky.”

Will’s hesitation was obvious.