Invade the World

  Chapter 60 Take her home

  Xu Xiangyang said to her sister, and ran back again.

  When he walked not far in front of Zhu Qingyue, he heard her humming an unknown little song, and the girl’s soft and sweet voice was blown away in the night wind.

   "Hey, student Xu, why are you walking back again?"

  Zhu Qingyue was looking at the road in front of her in a trance, until she noticed a person standing in front of her, and then raised her head.

  When she saw Xu Xiangyang's face, the girl's eyes were full of surprise.

   "Are you just sitting here alone? Is there no one to pick you up? Or is it too late?"

  Xu Xiangyang hugged his hands, his eyebrows frowned.

   "You are worried about me, thank you."

  Zhu Qingyue’s face showed a cheerful smile as always.

   "But don't worry, I was going to reply alone."

   "How do you plan to go?"

   "Take the bus."

  She shook her watch at him.

  "The last trip just passed in front of me. I will wait until the time is up."

  Xu Xiangyang thought of something and couldn't help but question:

  "When you were in the police station, didn't you fail to call and inform your home?"

"……you caught me?"

  Zhu Qingyue was still smiling, and she didn't seem to think there was a problem.

   "My mother is sick, and she is lying in bed now, so don't bother her. What happened tonight, wait until I get back."

"What about the rest?"

   "There are only me and my mother at home, my father..."

  When he mentioned his father, the class leader and classmate paused slightly.

  "He is currently working in a field. What's the matter, student Xu, why do you have to ask so carefully?"

   "I just want to confirm."

  He scratched his hair and found that his sister and Xingjie were walking here, and couldn’t help confirming again:

  "Are you really okay to go back alone?"

   "No problem, no problem, I usually go back alone." Zhu Qingyue waved her hand, "Just walk along the road with lights."

   "Obviously that happened just now?"

  The girl was silent for a while, then smiled and shook her head.

   "Student Xu is really worried, I said it's okay."

"I just……"

"What happened?"

  Sister Lian walked to him and asked curiously.

   "Student Zhu seems to have something to do with his family, so no one comes to pick him up."

"Yes?"

  Li Qinglian looked at the girl sitting there, then looked at Xu Xiangyang.

   "Then Xiaoyang, what do you mean?"

"I……"

  Lin Xingjie has been watching silently since just now, without saying a word to him; at this moment, it seemed that she finally couldn't bear it, grabbing Xu Xiangyang's sleeve and pulling him aside.

   "Xiangyang, what are you going to do?"

   Xu Xiangyang heard her muffled, and asked in a puzzled manner:

"What do you recommend?"

   "My advice is to leave it alone."

   Lin Xingjie’s answer was very cold.

  "Leave it alone..."

  Xu Xiangyang scratched his hair, feeling embarrassed.

  "I still feel a little worried. If Zhu can stay in the police station for one night, she will be fine, but she seems to be going home. In case she is caught by that strange possessor again..."

  "She is not the only one who stayed in the school. The possessed really wanted to attack them. Ordinary people can't protect them. Is it possible that every one of you has to take care of it at home?"

  Lin Xingjie feels her chest becomes tighter as she talks. She stared at Xu Xiangyang's face forcefully, as if she wanted to see the true thoughts of her friend in his eyes.

  In the eyes of the girl, Xu Xiangyang was a little overly concerned about Zhu Qingyue's attitude. This must be because, because—

  Xu Xiangyang did not answer immediately. He thought for a while, beckoned to Lin Xingjie, motioned for her to move closer, and whispered:

   "I have something to tell you, don't let my sister and classmate Zhu hear it."

  ……

  So, under the surprised gaze of Li Qinglian and Zhu Qingyue, they stood there again and began to whisper, leaving the two under the shade of the tree staring at each other.

   "I suspect that the possessor who broke into the school is probably eyeing classmate Zhu."

   "...Do you have evidence?"

"The evidence is the logic of that guy's actions. He initially attacked several girls excluding classmate Zhu, but according to what I saw through'telepathy', even Sun Xiaofang, who was close to the weird person, escaped. Here comes the question. Judging by the eccentricity's physical ability to fly over the wall, will it really be impossible to catch up with a few escaped girls?"

   "So I think, this possessed person who sneaked into the school probably did not attack humans at will, but has his own goal."

  It is speculated from the situation at the time that this purpose is likely to be him and Zhu Qingyue hiding in the bathroom.

  Based on this conjecture, Xu Xiangyang quickly came to the conclusion: He believed that the monster was looking for him, and Zhu was just dragged into the water by him.

  After all, he and Lin Xingjie were the ones who stepped into the haunted house at No.41 Anning Street. Up to now, I am afraid they are still being stared at by the ghosts of old people lurking in the dark.

  But something happened later that changed his mind——

"Just before the school door was closed, Zhu, me, and another boy were preparing to escape from the school. When we ran to the square at the school door, the possessor took advantage of the light to go out. Caught up with us in the dark."

   "I and Zhu Qingyue ran almost side by side," Xu Xiangyang made a running gesture with two fingers. He remembered this detail very clearly, because he was worried about Zhu Qingyue's fall, so he slowed down, "But as a result, the guy didn't pounce on me, but chose to pounce Zhu Qingyue down."

"……what?"

   Lin Xingjie's eyes widened.

  "Do you understand now? This matter is completely different from what I expected."

  At that time, Xu Xiangyang, who saw Classmate Zhu being attacked, naturally didn't even think about it and rushed to help; but when he recalled afterwards, he realized that the possessor's targeted actions were just the answer to his confusion.

  It’s just that he had a wrong idea at the beginning. The person being targeted was not himself, but probably the classmate Zhu Qingyue who acted with him.

   "But... why?"

  Lin Xingjie became puzzled, she couldn't help but once again quietly looked at Zhu Qingyue not far away.

  At this time, Sister Lian just received a call and was standing on the side of the road talking. She deliberately kept a distance from several high school students.

  Then she noticed that Zhu Qingyue, who had thought she would be bored and dazed by herself, had already taken out the notebook in her schoolbag, and in a noisy and dim environment, she began to do the questions seriously.

  Is this the real top student?

   Lin Xingjie remembered what Xu Xiangyang looked like when he studied hard every day.

   During this period of time living at the house of the two siblings, she almost regarded Xu Xiangyang’s sound of endorsing after washing up as a wake-up alarm clock, which was more accurate than a watch.

  In fact, with Xu Xiangyang’s help during this period, she has also been studying hard, so she can make rapid progress in her grades.

  Lin Xingjie doesn’t hate learning; but she still needs someone to supervise her before she can calm down and study.

   In the final analysis, she is working hard for the agreement with her friends, which is different from the two who took the initiative to participate in it from the beginning.

   Even if one day is able to apply for a university like Xu Xiangyang, Lin Xingjie will not think that she can achieve his level.

  She thought this way, the figures of the two of them started to slowly overlap in their minds now...

  I always feel a little uncomfortable, Lin Xingjie curled her lips.

   "Yes, classmate Zhu is just an ordinary person. Looking at her reaction in the classroom, you should not be able to see Xiao An... What's wrong with you?"

  Xu Xiangyang turned his back to Zhu Qingyue. He didn't notice this scene, and looked at the friend who suddenly started to daze.

"……nothing."

  Lin Xingjie turned her face and stopped looking at the girl who instinctively made her feel repulsive.

"Anyway, I don't know the specific reasons." Xu Xiangyang made his own speculation. "But, the man named Wang Yue just now told the police that there was more than one lunatic in the school, and there was an accomplice who had escaped. Is it? And it is very likely that this person cut the switch."

"If the possessor is actually controlled by this'accomplice' behind the scenes, everything makes sense. The reason why the monster will target Zhu-student is actually because this person is looking at her for some reason. "

   Lin Xingjie was silent.

  After a while, she let out a "ha", sighed, put her hands on her chest and nodded helplessly.

   "Okay, I get it. What you said makes sense. If the possessed person really came to Zhu Qingyue, you should look at her..."

"Right?"

  Xu Xiangyang's eyes lit up.

   "So, the result is still back to that question, how do you want to protect her?"

  Lin Xingjie snorted coldly, his tone sounded a little bit gnashing.

"Will you, should you..." She "will not" for a long time before she made up her mind to continue, "Say it in advance, I guessed it, but you...you shouldn't say you want to take her first Shall we stay home for one night?"

"what?"

  Xu Xiangyang was taken aback.

   "If you dare to say this, I will—"

"so I……?"

   "I will kill you!"

  Lin Xingjie opened her mouth, revealing a row of White Sensen's teeth, and made a threatening action of "bite down".

  "How could I say such things," Xu Xiangyang laughed, "Student Zhu, she obviously wants to go back to her home."

"……That's good."

  Lin Xingjie also felt that her thoughts were too exaggerated, and her cheeks were a little hot, so she turned her head to cover it up.

"so……"

  He turned his head to look at Zhu Qingyue, and found that she was actually doing homework there with peace of mind, as if everything here had nothing to do with her.

  Xu Xiangyang gave a dry cough, walked forward and raised his voice;

   "Student Zhu, I will take you home later, right?"

   "What did you say?!"

  Zhu Qingyue raised her head in confusion. Before she could speak, Lin Xingjie exclaimed in surprise.

  *

  As a result, Sister Lian had to decide in the end.

  She agrees with her brother's ideas. For Li Qinglian, protecting an underage girl who went home alone in the middle of the night was originally a duty, and since she saw it, she had no reason to ignore it.

  The four people walked along the road for ten minutes and arrived at the station.

  Li Qinglian received another call at this time. When she took out the phone, her brows and eyes were a little helpless.

   "Well, good, I see, I'll come over right away."

  She put down her phone and looked at the young people apologetically.

  "I have something to go back to my work unit. I will take you home first..."

   "It's okay, it's actually just sent here."

  Zhu Qingyue said quickly.

   "Our family lives next to the bus station. There are security guards patrolling the community, which is very safe."

  Li Qinglian looked at the class leader and classmates, and nodded slightly.

   "Okay, I'm leaving."

  She looked at the other two children again.

   "You two remember to go back early."

  "Good~"

  ……

  Sister Lian left in a hurry.

  Xu Xiangyang and Lin Xingjie did not listen to her. When the bus came, they got on the bus with Zhu Qingyue.

   "As a result, you still followed."

  Only a few people sat in the car, all looking at the window in silence.

   Zhu Qingyue in the front seat holding her schoolbag, watching the rows of trees passing by in the night outside the car window. For some reason, her expression looked a little nervous.

   "Since it is agreed to be delivered, let's deliver it."

   Xu Xiangyang replied.

  Lin Xingjie, who was sitting next to him, pulled down his hood in silence, covering her face, only one eye-catching black hair was exposed.

  ……

  Zhu Qingyue’s drop-off point is Qingjiang Garden.

  This is one of the most famous high-end apartment complexes in Jinjiang City. Even high school students like Xu Xiangyang who have never been in contact with society have heard of it.

  When Xu Xiangyang got out of the car following her, he felt a sense of a sudden.

  He had long heard that classmate Zhu had a good family situation; but when she was at the police station before, no one came to pick her up, which made him start to doubt the authenticity of the school rumors. After all, there was Lin Xingjie’s example.

   However, this time seems to be certain.

  The bus station is located at the head of the bridge. On one side of the bridge is the river bank and bend formed by the river flowing across the entire city, and on the other side is the apartment building area where Qingjiang Garden is located.

  The buildings standing side by side are like silent giants standing in the night.

  "……"

  Xu Xiangyang stood by the bridge and looked down. What you see is the dark river surface. The street lights on the shore not far away can only illuminate a small dim wave.

  He heard the sound of water surging and torrential currents.

   "But come here?"

  Before, Zhu Qingyue's greeting came. Lin Xingjie put her hands in her pockets, walked slowly past Xu Xiangyang, and patted his waist.

   "Let's go. Haven't you always wanted to know where this ‘Porcelain Doll’’s house lives?"

  Throwing aside these words, she walked forward on her own.

……Porcelain Doll?

  Xu Xiangyang was stunned for a while, then came back to her senses that she was talking about Zhu Qingyue.

  He couldn't help but sighed. In any case, it is not a good habit to give others a nickname.

  Xu Xiangyang can see that Lin Xingjie’s attitude towards classmate Zhu Qingyue has always been a little cold. Although this is not a special case, after all, she basically treats everyone except herself with the expressionless face, but if the class monitor and classmates who have always wanted to make friends with her knew it, she would probably feel sad.

  "Porcelain doll...Porcelain doll..."

   Xu Xiangyang murmured.

  I have to admit that this nickname is quite suitable for a delicate-looking girl like Zhu Qingyue, but he always feels that Lin Xingjie’s words have other meanings.

what is it then?

  He shook his head, stopped thinking, and followed the steps of the two girls in front.

  (End of this chapter)