Chapter 170 – 1992-2020
When the finance profession class was over, Lian Qiao was already waiting outside the classroom.
He came to pick up RenDong for dinner.
Xu RenDong walked out of the classroom and saw the familiar figure at a glance and a smile like a newborn spring bloomed on his face involuntarily. The Monk on the side looked secretly amused and wondered if this young couple had realized that they really regarded this place as a university campus to fall in love?
On the way to the cafeteria, RenDong whispered to Lian Qiao.
“Did you find anything about those two corpses?”
“No, they are very like Little Apple with their necks gouged out. Not to mention whether the murderer was a human or a ghost, I suspect there are some key clues on the necks, so that’s why the three people’s necks were all hollowed out.”
RenDong subconsciously touched his neck: “There are clues on the neck…”
For some reason, he suddenly remembered Lian Qiao’s friend named “Koala Sauce”. Back then at the game show, Koala Sauce wore a cute little skirt and covered his Adam’s apple with a mask. He couldn’t recognize him as a boy at all.
As soon as he thought of this, he felt as if he had been separated from another world.
Those ordinary and beautiful lives seem to have been a long, long time ago…
Xu RenDong felt a little melancholy for a while. At this time, the three of them happened to walk to the entrance of the cafeteria when they suddenly heard a scream from above their heads.
“Be careful!”
RenDong raised his head subconsciously and, before he could see anything clearly, he was suddenly pulled aside!
“Oh!” RenDong was caught off guard and slammed into a warm chest. At the same time, he heard a loud bang and a huge window pane shattered at his feet!
“Fuck!” Lian Qiao hugged him tightly, his arms trembling slightly due to excessive force.
RenDong heard Lian Qiao’s violent and manic heartbeat in his chest and wanted to raise his head to say that he was fine but unexpectedly Lian Qiao pushed him away in the next second, and rushed up to the second floor of the cafeteria three steps at a time.
RenDong’s heart skipped a beat and he hurried to catch up. The Monk was dumbfounded by the sudden turn of events and when he saw RenDong running away, he came back to his senses and ran upstairs too.
Before RenDong reached the second floor, he heard Lian Qiao shouted furiously: “What the hell do you want?! You want to die!”
RenDong was taken aback. He saw Lian Qiao holding a young man by the collar, cursing furiously. The man was dressed in white, probably the manager of the cafeteria. At this time, Lian Qiao grabbed his collar and his toes were almost off the ground. He was so scared that his face turned pale and he repeatedly begged for mercy.
RenDong immediately noticed the empty window sill. Half of the window was missing and it seemed that it was the half window that fell and hit him in front of him just now. Fortunately, Lian Qiao reacted quickly, otherwise he would be hit in the head by the thick glass half as tall as a person. A bloody head would be a considered light injury if that happened, or possibly the brain may be directly smashed.
After a moment of fear, RenDong suddenly heard exclamations from the surrounding crowd.
“What are you doing!” “Don’t be impulsive! Calm down!” “Why are you like this!”
Only then did RenDong realize that at this moment Lian Qiao actually pinned the canteen manager on the window sill and grabbed his clothes to try to kill him by pushing him out!
“You know you’re afraid now? Why didn’t you take a look when you opened the window just now? Huh?” Lian Qiao lowered his voice, with a cold and murderous look in his voice.
Most of the canteen manager was outside of the window, twitching his hands and feet in fright, clawing at the window sill desperately. He was about to cry from fright and begged Lian Qiao for mercy tearfully.
And Lian Qiao not only showed no mercy, but even slowly tortured him, pushing him further bit by bit!
Lian Qiao didn’t want to scare him at all!
He really wanted to kill him!
The college students watching nearby were eager to try to save people but they were afraid that it would be self-defeating. RenDong pushed away the crowd and rushed forward, shouting: “Lian Qiao, I’m fine, don’t be impulsive, put him down first!”
Lian Qiao narrowed his eyes and glanced at RenDong displeasedly. RenDong’s heart skipped a beat at that glance and he actually had the urge to back away.
— because he sensed danger.
He actually sensed danger from Lian Qiao! So much that he did not dare approach!
Something is wrong. Something is wrong with Lian Qiao!
RenDong gritted his teeth. Instead of retreating, he stepped forward and grabbed Lian Qiao’s arm: “Come back! Don’t mess around!”
Lian Qiao’s arm was like a vise, pinching the canteen manager tightly. He squinted at RenDong, his eyes full of indifference: “What are you doing? It’s just killing an NPC, is there any need to be so angry?”
RenDong yelled angrily: “Fuck! Lian Qiao, please wake up! What are you crazy about! Let go quickly!”
Lian Qiao stared at him and then, as if suddenly remembering something, the muscles in the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.
Immediately, he let go. The wailing and howling cafeteria manager finally broke free and crawled back into the cafeteria on hands and feet.
The college students around were pointing at Lian Qiao and someone had already called 110 and notified the security. Lian Qiao lowered his head and remained silent.
RenDong was afraid that he would really provoke the police, so he hurriedly dragged Lian Qiao away. Turning around, he saw the Monk standing at the stairs, staring at Lian Qiao with a complicated expression.
RenDong was also in the same complicated mood. He dragged Lian Qiao and whispered “Let’s go” to the Monk. The Monk sighed and followed.
It was already close to meal time and the three of them walked towards the teaching building against the flow of people flocking to the cafeteria. RenDong found an empty classroom, closed the front and back doors, and pushed Lian Qiao on the seat.
Lian Qiao still kept his head down, like a pupil who did something wrong. He pursed his lips and said nothing.
Seeing this scene, RenDong felt familiar. He remembered that Lian Qiao lost control in the instance in Three People Make a Tiger. At that time, it was also because he sensed the danger. Like a tiger whose tail was stepped on, he burst into a murderous aura in an instant and he couldn’t stop it.
But this time, it seems to be different from that time…
He couldn’t say what exactly was different but RenDong always felt something was wrong.
The Monk stood aside with his arms folded and sighed, “Benefactor, what are you thinking? Why did you do that in public?”
Lian Qiao remained silent.
RenDong caught a glimpse of his hands under the table, fingers curled up slightly, pinching his pants uneasily. There was a sudden throbbing pain somewhere in his heart and he couldn’t help but take a step forward to stand in front of Lian Qiao.
“I’ll talk to him.” RenDong said to the Monk, “You go to eat first.”
The Monk showed worry, frowned and said, “I’m not at ease.”
RenDong smiled: “What are you worried about? You can’t be worried that he will do something to me?”
The Monk: “It’s not good. You have seen what he can do when he goes crazy.”
RenDong said: “No, no matter how crazy he goes, he won’t hurt me. You go.”
The Monk was unable to resist him, he had to leave with a sigh and closed the door quietly.
There was silence in the empty classroom. RenDong sat down next to Lian Qiao and gently raised his chin: “Raise your head and look at me. What are you doing with your head down? Now you know you’re wrong?”
Lian Qiao raised his eyes and the circles of his eyes turned red at some point .
“I’m sorry.” He started crying.
RenDong couldn’t stand his crying the most and his heart became soft.
But recalling what Lian Qiao did just now, RenDong still calmed down and asked seriously: “Why did you do that just now?”
“I… don’t know.” Lian Qiao avoided his gaze and his flickering eyes showed confusion and restlessness. “When I came to my senses…”
RenDong sighed.
It was the same as in Three People Make a Tiger. Lian Qiao suddenly lost control and didn’t know what he was doing. All the onlookers clearly saw his killing intent but he himself was terrified like a frightened little animal after waking up.
RenDong still doesn’t know the reason for Lian Qiao’s abnormal phenomenon. He even wondered if Lian Qiao had a hidden dual personality and that the violent personality would only appear when he was in danger?
A complex emotion of bitterness and sweetness appeared in RenDong’s heart and he couldn’t help lowering his eyes. Lian Qiao seemed to see through his mind, gently tugged at his sleeve, choked up and said, “If I become another person, you…would you…”
RenDong interrupted him, holding his fingers behind his back: “You are you. No matter what you become, I will love you.”
Lian Qiao stared at him with red eyes and suddenly grabbed him and hugged him tightly.
RenDong felt him resting his head on her shoulder, rubbing his neck greedily. This is Lian Qiao’s favorite little trick, acting like a cub, sniffing the scent of his lover.
Every time he rubs against him like this, RenDong’s heart always softens into a puddle of water. RenDong sighed, embraced him tenderly and used his body to give him the most direct comfort.
Therefore, he didn’t see that the man in his arms curled up the corner of his mouth and showed a sad and self-deprecating smile.
At three o’clock in the afternoon, Xu RenDong was supposed to make an opening report. He hurried, and finally made the opening PPT before three o’clock.
This was a challenge for him. For several hours, his attention was all focused on the computer, and he didn’t even drink a sip of water. After finally finishing the opening report, he had no time to check it, so he had to rush to the college building to attend the opening report meeting.
At this time, all the classmates gathered in the hospital building and everyone went in and reported according to the order of drawing lots. Everyone was a little nervous. After all, it was related to graduation. If the topic did not pass, it would have to be redesigned, which would affect the progress of the graduation thesis.
RenDong was not worried about the thesis. He has already recalled the content of his thesis back then and, as long as he collects and sorts out the relevant information, he can restore the thesis back to the way it was then seventy to eighty percent.
It was the final exams that made him anxious. The timing was really too close. He would finish all the final exams in one sitting tomorrow morning and participate in the defense in the afternoon. Then came the campus job fair.
Compressing the four years of college into four days… even if he is a superman, he would collapse and he is not superman.
“Let’s have something to eat first.” While queuing up to draw lots, Lian Qiao gave him a box of biscuits and a bottle of mineral water.
He had bought this from the vending machine next door. RenDong unpacked the biscuit package, only to realize that his stomach had been rumbling this whole time.
They originally went to the cafeteria to have lunch but they didn’t expect that kind of thing to happen. At that time, he was in a hurry to pull Lian Qiao away and so he forgot to eat. Later, he concentrated on writing his dissertation and now Lian Qiao helped him sort out the materials and notes so he also hadn’t eaten until now.
Thinking of this, RenDong felt a little guilty and said: “It’s over in a while. After that, let’s go eat something delicious.”
When Lian Qiao heard this, his eyes lit up and his brows curved: “Okay! What do you want to eat?”
“Well, what do you want to eat?”
Lian Qiao didn’t hesitate: “Hot pot!”
Hot pot? RenDong thought for a while, nodded and said: “Okay. The mini hot pot in the second canteen, right?”
“Yes.” Lian Qiao said with a smile, “Your roommate said that the mini hot pot in the window is very good and cheap, especially delicious!”
“Okay, then go eat hot pot.” After RenDong finished speaking, he heard a teacher calling him outside the meeting room.
“Xu RenDong——is Xu RenDong here? You’re next!”
RenDong got up and walked towards the conference room. After taking two steps, he was a little worried and turned back to Lian Qiao. He said, “You wait for me here. I’ll be back soon. You mustn’t leave.”
Lian Qiao nodded obediently: “I am here and won’t go anywhere. I will wait for you to pick me up to eat hot pot.”
RenDong felt that Lian Qiao was like a child at that moment and his heart was suddenly full of all sorts of tenderness that was hard to express. Unfortunately, the teacher at the door of the meeting room was already getting impatient and called him several times in a row, his voice getting louder and louder, saying that he would be disqualified if he didn’t come right now.
RenDong suddenly felt an urge – fuck the opening report, I don’t want to study anymore!
Lian Qiao tilted his head and his eyes sparkled: “What’s the matter? You can’t bear to leave me even for a few minutes?”
RenDong sighed softly: “I want to tie a rope around you, hold you, and keep you from leaving me even one step for even a few minutes.”
Lian Qiao was taken aback and a trace of extremely complicated emotions suddenly flashed in his eyes.
“Me too.”
The subtle expression on his face flashed and soon changed into a mischievous smile: “Don’t say such things here, it makes me want to kiss you so much.”
RenDong looked and saw all the college students coming to and fro, and couldn’t help but blush.
Lian Qiao pushed him and said, “Go quickly, it will only take a few minutes.”
RenDong sighed and finally took the materials and entered the meeting room.
However, after entering, he discovered that the group in front hadn’t finished their reports yet. More than a dozen experts lined up in front of the large conference table and a lonely student was sitting on the other side of the conference table, talking through their PPT. The few remaining students sat in the other row at the back, all looking down at their scripts with nervous expressions.
RenDong felt that he came in early but the teacher in charge of calling the number had already closed the door, so he couldn’t get out. Helpless, he had no choice but to sit down and wait, hoping that it would be over soon so that he could go out and have hot pot with Lian Qiao.
Fortunately, everyone’s reporting time was limited to five minutes. RenDong waited in the meeting room for half an hour before it was his turn to present. He finished the report cleanly and was unanimously approved by the expert group. The proposal was successfully passed but he couldn’t even wait for the expert group to sign it. After entrusting it to the proposal secretary, he hurried back to the waiting hall.
At this moment, there were not as many people in the hall as before. He looked around and the thing he was most worried about happened.
Lian Qiao was gone.
RenDong called his name and searched everywhere. Soon, the teacher responsible for maintaining order rushed to him and scolded him, telling him to keep quiet and not to yell about. RenDong ignored him and walked away with a cold face.
However, there was no sign of Lian Qiao in either the lounge or the bathroom. The uneasiness in RenDong’s heart became more and more intense. In a panic, he heard someone calling his name.
Looking up, it turned out to be his three roommates.
RenDong felt like he was grabbing a life-saving straw and hurriedly asked: “Have you seen Lian Qiao?”
The three roommates looked at each other: “Lian Qiao?”
RenDong: “It’s…my brother. You met when the school started. “
One of the roommates suddenly realized: “Oh, your brother. I saw him, he was still waiting for you here just now.”
RenDong’s face was overjoyed: “Then where is he now?”
The roommate thought for a while, and said: “An auntie with long hair came to get him and they left after a few words together. It seemed that they were going to the back mountain…”
Back mountain? Auntie with long hair?
Suddenly, the alarm bells rang in RenDong’s heart. He ran towards the back of the mountain, and couldn’t help thinking angrily: Didn’t you agree to wait here and not go anywhere? Lian Qiao, you big liar!
When I find you, I must tie a collar around your neck! Holding you all the time, so that you can’t leave me even one step!
