After leaving the police station, Song Rui asked while driving, “What’s the situation with that girl?” He didn’t even mention the matter of sending Xu Yiyang to the hospital for an examination, and instead pointed to a signboard on the side of the road and said, “Look carefully, and tell me to stop when you see a pharmacy. I’m going to buy a cast and bandages.”
“What are you buying a cast for?” Fan Jialuo showed a puzzled expression.
“To tie up Xu Yiyang’s left arm. Just now, the police sent someone to ask the teacher at the school, so the school already knows about his broken hand. If they see him at school tomorrow without a cast, and his hand is already healed, guess what they will think?” Song Rui couldn’t help smiling as he spoke. In some ways, the young man was really clumsy. This clumsiness wasn’t due to a lack of intelligence, but due to his personality. He didn’t like to pretend, so he didn’t know how to deceive others.
He would say what he could say and do what he could do. If he could neither say nor do anything, then he would simply keep silent and wouldn’t make any excuses. People who had just met him could easily misunderstand him.
“I see. Dr. Song is very thoughtful!” Fan Jialuo suddenly realized and touched the head of the little boy in his arms, saying guiltily, “I’m sorry.” This apology was due to his negligence, and also because he failed to fulfill his promise. Long ago, he had resolved to protect this child, but in the end he…
Fan Jialuo didn’t know what words to use, so he placed his forehead against the child’s and let him feel it himself. Xu Yiyang closed his eyes, carefully crossed into his big brother’s inner world, and was overwhelmed when he was wrapped in his warmth. He was dragged into the vast sea of his big brother’s divine thoughts, which were full of his aura. He threw him up high and held him gently, allowing him to wander among the bright galaxy.
After a while, the little boy who was originally frowning giggled. He knew that he had been killed by someone once again today, and this belated realization certainly frightened him. But now, as he merged into his big brother’s divine thoughts and felt its unique warmth and security, he felt like he could die again.
“Feeling better?” Fan Jialuo whispered while stroking the child’s head.
“Mmhmm.” Xu Yiyang nodded happily, his eyes shining brightly.
“Then take a nap, and the injury will have healed by the time you wake up,” Fan Jialuo comforted softly.
“Mmmm…” Xu Yiyang’s voice soon became sleepy, and he fell asleep quickly.
Song Rui pointed to his forehead and said with certainty, “You just exchanged thoughts?”
“Sort of.” Fan Jialuo didn’t expect that he could even guess this, and his expression was a bit surprised.
Song Rui stared at the young man’s forehead for a while, then pretended to mention casually, “Only people who trust each other a lot can do this, right?”
“Of course. If there isn’t enough trust, it’s tantamount to suicide.”
“Then tell me, is it possible for us to exchange thoughts?” Song Rui deliberated his next words while turning the wheel. “I mean, not to exchange now, but later, when we have developed enough trust and friendship.”
He quickly followed up with, “We are friends, right?”
“Of course.” Fan Jialuo was still hesitant at first, but when he heard the latter question, he immediately gave an affirmative response.
Song Rui pursed his thin lips and smiled covertly. Although he also wanted to experience the sensation of exchanging thoughts with the young man, he knew that it would be presumptuous to make such a request. The probability of being rejected or resisted by the young man was 100%, but if he quickly made another request that wasn’t excessive, the probability of the young man agreeing would become 80-90%. This was the threshold effect and the combined use of hot and cold tactics, which played an excellent role in decreasing the distance between each other.
Before this, Song Rui never thought that he’d go to such lengths to make a friend. He originally disdained everyone, but he had to admit that the young man’s affirmation of their friendship truly made him happy.
He subconsciously straightened his tie, only to realize that he had already untied it to use as a sling for Xu Yiyang. What was even more amazing was that he didn’t feel sick when he had touched the boy.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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After confirming that Xu Yiyang had fallen asleep, Fan Jialuo said slowly, “Do you remember what I took from the thief? It was a kind of energy. After entering the body in an unknown way, it will lie dormant and wait to be awakened. If it’s never awakened, it will break away after the host’s death and enter the body of its next host. If it’s awakened, it will become a part of the host and make the host’s inner thoughts into reality. What awakens it is the host’s desire, an extremely strong desire that can also be said to be a wish. When the host’s desire for a certain wish breaks through the critical point, it is able to stimulate the mass of energy and make the wish a reality.”
Fan Jialuo glanced at Song Rui, and after seeing that he had accepted it, he continued, “For example, the thief’s wish was to steal money, so he grew a third hand.”
“I see. So what was Xiao Yanling’s wish?” Song Rui asked with interest.
“Probably…” Fan Jialuo’s expression was indescribable, “To be the princess of the entire universe.”
Song Rui raised his eyebrows, then quickly realized the issue. “That’s troublesome. Princesses are all superior and arrogant. They can’t be blamed, disobeyed, or even a bit neglected. Once a princess feels that she has been wronged, she will unscrupulously vent her discontent and anger. If this is her wish, then she will first make the people around her circle around her. First her parents, then relatives, and finally friends. In the end, she will make the entire world revolve around her. If her power came from desire, then as she grows up, this desire will only become stronger, never weaker. Greed is something that can expand infinitely, and she’ll grow from a princess to a queen. By that time, it will be bad, no, there’s no need to wait until then. It’s already bad now, as a child’s naive evil acts is often a million times more frightening than that of adult’s.”
Fan Jialuo nodded and said, “Dr. Song, your analysis is right. She has already started killing people.” He gently covered Xu Yiyang’s neck with his hand, emotion in his gaze.
“Then what are you going to do? You have already attacked her once and have a case on file at the police station, so I’m afraid it won’t be easy to approach her.”
“I hope her parents can take the initiative to send her to me. I’m afraid that even I won’t be able to deal with her if it’s too late.” Fan Jialuo sighed as he looked out the window.
Song Rui shook his head and remained silent. He knew that if the child’s ability could really dominate everything around her, her parents would never hand her over to anyone, because they too were greedy. But this matter was not important to him. What was important was that today he finally found a good reason to visit the young man’s home and take a glimpse into his private domain, which was a milestone in his progress.
Long live friendship…
Half an hour later, Song Rui followed the young man up to the 18th floor step by step. He wasn’t panting, and his legs weren’t sore. He merely said lightly, “Won’t you invite me in?”
“No.” Fan Jialuo habitually refused to let anyone approach.
“Then can you put the cast on?” Song Rui raised the bandages in his hand.
Fan Jialuo: …
“I’ll leave after putting on the plaster. Don’t worry, I have a physician’s license and guarantee professionalism,” Song Rui said solemnly.
“Please come in.” Fan Jialuo finally gave up struggling and pushed open the heavy anti-theft door.
Abnormally cold air rushed towards their faces, and the two eyeballs placed on the balcony immediately looked at the visitor and fired off a curse. However, Song Rui’s expression didn’t change. He first walked to the balcony, smiled at the frog, and then walked into the empty kitchen, looked around, and asked, “Is there a kettle? I need enough hot water to soften the plaster. I’ll also need a pot and a pair of scissors.”
For the first time, Fan Jialuo showed a nervous expression. “No, I have none of that.”
Song Rui stared at him and sighed silently. He didn’t express his doubts about the home that was completely devoid of life, nor did he pursue the root cause. He could accept any aspect of Fan Jialuo, be it good, evil, or even non-human… It didn’t matter. As long as he was still himself, nothing else mattered.
Song Rui raised his car keys and smiled. “Let’s go and take the kid to the supermarket.”
After waking up, Xu Yiyang, who was still a little sluggish, immediately ran to the entranceway to change his shoes. He was obviously interested in this activity, but Fan Jialuo carried him back, stripped off his clothes, and put him in the bathtub. He also moved the two spinning eyeballs in, and said in a deep voice, “Lie down obediently to heal. I’ll be back in an hour, so remember to do your homework when the injury is healed. I’ll check it later.”
“You are so strict with him!” Song Rui chuckled softly. This home was not cold and dead. On the contrary, the most vivid touch of color was right before his eyes.
“I’m doing it for his own good.” Fan Jialuo replied like any father who wanted his son to become a dragon.
Song Rui laughed again, feeling that this trip was not in vain. Different from his normal solemn appearance, he witnessed another Fan Jialuo, equally real but more adorable.
An hour later, Song Rui left behind a basin of warm water, an electric kettle, a pair of scissors, and a floor littered in bandages and several large packages of disinfectant wipes. The originally empty house was messed up by him, but Fan Jialuo’s lips hooked up in a silent smile while he cleaned.
Seeing the tie that Song Rui had randomly thrown on the ground, he bent down to pick it up and put it in the basin, murmuring, “I have to go to the supermarket tomorrow to buy laundry detergent.”
“Brother, I’m going too!” Xu Yiyang, who was lying on the balcony coffee table doing his homework, shouted quickly. Due to the considerable stimulation today, he surprisingly could speak more fluently now.
“Okay, you can buy whatever else you want. This house is too empty, and there are no chairs when guests come. Let’s buy a few chairs on the way. No, no, maybe we can buy a sofa, the very light kind. What was it called…” Fan Jialuo took out his phone and searched, and suddenly realized, “Ah, it’s a lazy sofa.”
He had no idea that this originally empty and temporary foothold had been arranged by him to look more and more like a real home.
Xu Yiyang said yes loudly, with a happy expression.
After supervising the child’s homework, Fan Jialuo took out his phone and logged into the parents’ group to check the “Today’s Homework Memo” sent by the teacher. After remembering something, he clicked into the group settings to see if Xiao Yanling’s parents were there. Sure enough, he found a member whose comment was “Xiao Yanling’s mother,” so he sent her a message: [You should stop that child as soon as possible.]
Wen Guiyun didn’t respond, but people in the group began to frequently @Fan Jialuo with an aggressive attitude. [I heard that Mr. Fan was arrested at the police station for maliciously hurting Xiao Yanling, right?]
[Yes, I have a surveillance video, let me show you.] A god-awful parent even posted the video of Fan Jialuo picking up the little girl and covering her head. Just looking at the surface, the scene was indeed terrifying.
[Oh my god! Why would he treat a child like that?]
[I heard that his Xu Yiyang fell down the stairs and broke his hand, and then lied that Xiao Yanling pushed him, so he ran to seek revenge against the little girl. If Xiao Yanling’s mother didn’t arrive in time, God knows what he would have done!]
[Yes, I also heard from the school teacher that everything was caused by Xu Yiyang’s lie, but Fan Jialuo also has psychological problems. No matter what, he can’t attack a child!]
[@Homeroom Teacher, there are such lying children and psychopathic parents in the class, does the school have any explanation? We absolutely refuse to allow such a person to stay in Class 4-2! Xu Yiyang must be transferred out!]
[Right! Xu Yiyang must be transferred!]
[@Xu Yiyang’s Brother, if you see our words, then come out and make a statement!]
[Parents, please calm down. I will communicate with Mr. Fan in private, and then we will publish our decision in the group. Parents, please wait patiently.] The homeroom teacher quickly came forward to ease the conflict, but Fan Jialuo did not care about their remarks at all. He just sent private messages to Xiao Yanling’s mother one after another. [You should know that your child is growing increasingly dangerous, right? At first it was a pet dog, then it was a fellow classmate, but what about the next victim? Do you know why she attacked Xu Yiyang? Just because he didn’t like her and wouldn’t play with her. Your child is already cruel to this extent. If you don’t want her to do wrong again, then bring her to me.]
These words seemed to have touched Wen Guiyun, and she finally replied: [Mr. Fan, we are sorry, but we can’t hand the child to you.]
[So, you are going to leave her alone?]
[No, no, we will educate her well, but we will not hand her over to a stranger. No parent would give their child to a stranger, please understand.]
[You can’t educate her now, her worldview has already formed and is unwavering.]
[No, she is still young, so she’ll get it.] This was the delusion that every parent would cling to.
Fan Jialuo sighed and said cautiously: [If you insist on keeping her by your side and you are incapable of restraining her temper and behavior, tragedies will happen one after another. Strict education and a child’s freedom-loving nature are in conflict with each other. Once you go against her wishes, have you thought about the consequences? Perhaps the next death will be in your home, then in school, and eventually in society? Can you bear the responsibility?]
[Mr. Fan, don’t be an alarmist. I know my child, and she wouldn’t hurt anyone. What happened today was just an accident, she didn’t do it on purpose! Besides, nothing serious happened to your child, right?]
Sentence after sentence of typical bear child-defending dialogue appeared in the chat, which made Fan Jialuo frown. He ruthlessly pierced the other party’s thoughts. [Ms. Wen, are you unwilling to hand the child over to me because you’re worried about her, or because of your own selfish desires? Selfish desires will explode when they’ve expanded to the extreme. I hope you can bear the consequences of that.]
He shook his head and sighed, no longer trying to persuade her, because he knew that no matter what he said, it would be useless, and the parents would not listen. After exiting the private chat interface, he made an even worse discovery—the parents in the group went from collectively crusading against himself and Xu Yiyang to enthusiastically praising Xiao Yanling.
One of the parents sent the artistic photos taken when Xiao Yanling was a model to the group one after another, and introduced: [This is the little girl who was victimized, Xiao Yanling, who was awarded as the third best student in the province for three consecutive years. She won first place in every exam, and won many awards for her drawing, dancing, singing, and playing the piano!]
[My girl praised Xiao Yanling to me as soon as she got home and said that she wanted to go to dance lessons with her. No matter how I persuaded her before, she refused to go because she was afraid of hardship.
[My boy also likes Xiao Yanling a lot, and said that he wanted to be her boyfriend when he grew up, making me laugh! As soon as he got home, he hurried to do his homework, saying that Xiao Yanling only played with children who got good grades. He has grown up a lot!]
[My child sits at the same table as Xiao Yanling, and his grades used to be low, but for this quiz he suddenly entered the top ten of the class. @Xiao Yanling’s Mom, it’s all thanks to your child, she is an excellent role model leading the way!]
[That’s why children should play with good children, so that they can be positively affected. They shouldn’t get in contact with gloomy kids like Xu Yiyang who can’t even speak, or they might learn something bad at that time.]
[@Homeroom Teacher, my child’s academic performance is very poor. Can you change her table next semester so she shares a table with Xiao Yanling?]
[I disagree!] The parents of Xiao Yanling’s current tablemates immediately jumped out to object.
What parent wouldn’t like a child who was beautiful, multi-talented, and had good grades? Seeing that they were vying for Xiao Yanling’s favor and strongly supported their children’s contact with Xiao Yanling, Fan Jialuo was deeply worried and thought long and hard before posting a sentence in the group: [Xiao Yanling is an extremely dangerous person, and disasters will always surround her. If you don’t want your children to encounter trouble, please keep your children away from her as much as possible.]
The parents in the group: …
After a while, the chairman of the Parent Teacher Association said sternly: [Mr. Fan, filming a few episodes doesn’t mean that you are a real psychic, so please be careful when you speak! We will submit a joint complaint to the school tomorrow asking your Xu Yiyang to transfer to another school! For the health and safety of our children, we will not tolerate the existence of psychologically twisted people like you!]
Fan Jialuo wrinkled his brows and was ready to explain further when he found that he had been removed from the group.
He was not a god, and couldn’t save everyone…
Stupid pitiful parents but what can they do….they are reasonable upto some degree but calling XYY gloomy and discriminating against him because he can’t talk is really well ver the top
Man these parents are retarded! That little girl obviously has problems and they know it yet they actually dare to say they’ll “fix it” hell no up to this point I’d honestly seek a monk if my child were to kill a dog and get even more worse I’d hope she’d gets cleansed
It’ll be good if Xu Yiyang gets transferred. He should stay far far away from that psychopath. I feel bad for those kids in danger but since they’re all brainwashed there’s nothing to be done
Ok, looking at it from an outsider’s perspective, if I were the parent of one of Xu Yiyang’s classmate…. I’d be raving at the moment. I mean, a reandom guy almost strangled (outsider’s POV) a baby girl and he has suffered no consequences? I’d be freaking out and scared for my child!
Thanks for the chapter!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I had like 30 chapters to catch up on and thought it would take me a long time… and now here I am, after binging all night, wishing I had another 30 chapters waiting for me qwq
Thanks for all your hard work! <3