C39 (1/2)
Time went back to 1994. Brain Nerve Research Center of a Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.
”My deduction is correct. You are the only one who can protect my daughter.” my dad excitedly said after hearing Shuyue's brainwave conclusion.
”Protect who?” Shuyue was confused.
His father simply told Shuyue what happened in the United States.
”I'm afraid that it will find us. I hope that if something happens, you can take care of my daughter.” My father suddenly knelt down.
”Me?” Shuyue subconsciously shook her head: ”I really can't do it, I've never raised a child before, I can't bring up a child! And I can't control your brain. You're a father to your mother. You should protect her yourself. ”
Shuyue said as she took out a cigarette from her pocket and lit it up.
”I'm afraid it's not safe for my daughter to stay with me. Her mother was an ordinary person, and the less she knew, the better for her. As for me … ”
Suddenly my father took a knife from his pocket and drew a line in the palm of his hand.
No blood.
In its place was some dark green mucus, which gushed out of the wound.
”How can this be!” Shuyue opened her eyes wide:
”Why are you telling me now? Definitely... There must be a way! ”I'll contact the United States...” Shuyue panicked.
My father shook his head and interrupted Shuyue: ”It's useless. To some extent, I am no longer human …”
”For the sake of my daughter, I must understand the history of our family. To find out the truth, I must go to Tibet. If she follows me, she'll be more dangerous, and I want her to have the same childhood as a normal child. ” my father whispered.
”But I …” Shuyue bit her lips. She knew just how heavy of a promise this was.
It was already afternoon by the time he left the Academy of Sciences. The two of them walked aimlessly towards the north for a long time.
They didn't say anything along the way.
At that time, Beijing was not as bustling as it is today. People who had just finished work rode their bicycles past by the roadside, and the streets were filled with ”yellow masks” and buses. The two of them had been following the spring breeze of reform and opening up in Beijing for more than a decade. The elderly could not change the habits of old Beijing.
However, the courtyard had long since been demolished, and what replaced it were courtyards and residential buildings. The small shops on the road, from the bookstore to the hairdresser to the photo shop, were all there. Unknowingly, the two of them walked to the altar.
The Moon Altar is not considered one of Beijing's famous tourist attractions. It has not collected tickets since the 1980s. There was a large open space outside the park. Many children were flying kites in the open space.
Shuyue stopped in her tracks and watched a kite fly up from the red wall. It didn't even fly two seconds before it fell heavily onto the ground.
”Your kite is broken into pieces, spin it, you can't fly, come on!” A little boy picked up the kite that fell off, while another little fatty beside him taunted him bluntly.
Shuyue looked at the kite that the little boy was holding. It was indeed quite old, the Dragon Bone Shelf had broken down a little, and the kite was unbalanced by the wind, so it naturally could not fly.
”The Great Braveheart is just spouting nonsense, let's ignore them.” The boy picked up the kite and turned to the other girl.
The little girl held the string in her hand and nodded. ”Little big brother, are you tired?”
”Not tired, let's do it again.” As the boy spoke, he wiped the sweat off his forehead and took his kite as he walked away.
Just then, the wind suddenly picked up, and the little boy immediately turned to the little girl and said, ”Quick! ”Now is the time. Release!”
The little girl lifted the spool with all her might, and the little boy ran wildly against the wind. Seeing that the kite was about to fly, the little boy tripped over something and fell down. The kite dropped to the ground again.
The little girl panicked and quickly ran towards the boy. Only after running did she realize that the little girl was a cripple.
Maybe because he felt Shuyue's strange gaze, the little boy immediately walked forward a few steps to stand in front of the little girl, and roared fiercely at Shuyue: ”What are you looking at!”
On the other hand, Shuyue was amused by his ferocious look, and was a little taken aback.
”Don't worry about her,” the little boy brushed the dirt off his hands, then turned to the little girl and said, ”In the future, big brother will take you to see a foreign doctor, you'll definitely be able to cure it!”
”Alright!” Bullsh * t again! A bicycle repairman like your father can still daydream! My mom said that dragons give birth to dragons, and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes. The little fatty provocatively snorted and ran off with the other children.
The little boy clenched his fists. Shuyue suddenly felt that this child's unconvinced gaze was very familiar.
”Little friend, your kite dragon bone is crooked, so it's not balanced due to the wind, so it can't be put away.” My dad walked over and took out two newspapers from his bag. ”Can I fix them for you?”
”Our kite is fine!” Although the little boy said this, he still handed the kite to his father hesitantly, ”It's broken. Are you going to compensate me?”
My father smiled. ”When I was younger than you, I could fly in a kite with a newspaper.”
My father patiently rolled the newspaper into a slender paper stick and replaced the crooked dragon bone with it. ”Try again.”
The little boy took the kite and said to the girl, ”Let's try it again. If it doesn't fly, then he will compensate us.”
The little girl smiled apologetically at my father.
”The wind is blowing! ”Run!” Shuyue suddenly felt a gust of wind blow against her hair.
The little boy immediately ran towards the distance, shouting, ”Release the line! ”Relay!”