[APH Mega Bu Ying Lu Zhong] Fools' Carnival

On the second day after leaving Los Angeles, the team found the first deserted town and stopped here.There are no high-rise buildings in the small town, so they parked their cars in an open space and walked along the main street, which seemed like sightseeing.The concrete road fell apart, revealing the brown soil underneath. The roots of the half-collapsed tree still gnawed on the ground unyieldingly. The small apartment behind it lost half of its body. The inside could be seen clearly from the outside, just like a house Matthew stepped on something as he walked through the rubble, and he looked down to see a tattered Teletubbies toy, green Dixie, who had been taken by some squishy baby in my arms.

The small restaurants and convenience stores were looted, and there were many remnants of the jewelry store. In the next few years, every tourist could pick up a souvenir from it, but Matthew and the others would not do such a cheap thing.Honda Ju continued yesterday's listless state. Feliciano failed to talk to him, and Francis muttered: "It's really not good..."

"Teacher, did you say something?" Matthew walked ahead and asked Wang Yao secretly.Wang Yao remained calm: "Some facts are unacceptable, but since he is Japanese, he has the right to know the truth."

"What does that mean..." "..." Wang Yao paused, "Japan's geological structure is very unstable, and at the same time, it is located in a volcanic and seismic zone. Earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions are just before Judgment Day." In a disaster-prone place, about two years ago, the Japan branch informed us that they needed to transfer urgently because the Japanese island was about to sink." Matthew's eyes widened: "Is this true?"

"Otherwise, the Japanese branch is lying. I heard that no one survived except Hokkaido Island, and most of the survivors were transferred to other places such as East Asia or Southeast Asia. This is not the first country to be destroyed by 'Judgment Day', In Africa, countless small countries are forced to unite. In the Middle East, every day, people use the guise of jihad to sow dissension. Even in Europe, countries have lost their independent power. They are like a group of children without a leader, standing in the dark. The United States is not as stable as it seems. You know, this country has always been a hotbed of crime, but now the law and order and criminal laws have become stricter on the surface. In fact, even the living area The self-defense force may be half of the mafia." After finishing a long paragraph in one breath, Wang Yao stared into Matthew's eyes, and lowered his voice, "It's because of you that I can speak clearly, you can see the dark There may be more dangers going north, all you can do is to unite and survive those bloated and dirty things in the last days." Matthew nodded in a daze.

"Look at other people. They may be stronger and smarter than you, but they are not as good at hiding and enduring as you. You will definitely suffer."

Matthew put his fists on his chest and gasped and said: "I see, thank you for telling me this." He turned to look at Wang Yao, who had already walked away as if nothing had happened, as if they had just chatted casually.At noon, everyone stopped to rest on the steps of the square. Their backpacks were full of useful things they picked up. It can be said that they now survive by scavenging.There were some good things among them. The two packs of chocolates were divided up by everyone. Matthew put his finger on his lips and licked the remaining candy stains. It was sweet, and suddenly remembered the snacks with Alfred when he was a child.

The big tree in the center of the square leans against the building, and the ground is covered with decaying branches and leaves, just like the footprints left by travelers, and Honda Chrysanthemum stares quietly into the distance.At this time, Ludwig seemed to have said a few words to him, and he actually replied in a low voice, but immediately next to him, Feliciano stood up and shouted excitedly: "No!"

The others couldn't help but stop what they were doing to look at them. Feliciano stood there blushing, his eyes blinked and tears rolled down his face: "Absolutely not! You will regret it...I know you will Yes!" He was trembling, but Ludwig sat there doing nothing.Francis felt a little bad: "Calm down first, and talk if you have something to say..."

Feliciano interrupted Francis loudly: "I sincerely regard Honda as a friend, so you must not give up! Although I joked before that the three of us should be together all the time...you shouldn't stay here!" He said, He choked up, and Honda Ju covered his face with his hands: "Aren't you even willing to give me this final destination?"

"No...this is not your home!" Feliciano staggered and was caught by Ludwig, "Luther, please say something..." Ludwig just said: "Everyone You have the right to choose." Feliciano lowered his head and wept uncontrollably. Faced with this sudden situation, the others were at a loss, after all, the three of them always had a good time.Wang Yao stood up: "I also think it's best not to force it, but hope is not lost. If you want, we can talk about this matter, and I will try my best to help."

Matthew's heart was pounding. He knew what they were talking about, but he had no right to intervene in this matter.Alfred turned his head sharply and asked, "What are they talking about?" Matthew shook his head, meaning he didn't want to say it.Matthew couldn't imagine losing his beloved hometown.Matthew has no so-called "hometown" concept. He has lived in Chicago for 18 years and has never even been to Millennium Park, let alone a sense of belonging. I'm afraid Alfred is similar, after all, he is a fool.The only thing that Matthew remembers deeply is the small attic and the beautiful dusk.

In the afternoon, they were not in a hurry to set off. Wang Yao sent Matthew and the others away and faced the three people from the "Rocket Parade" alone. They sat under the tree and talked.Wang Yao spread out the map of the United States, marked several places on the west coast, and said: "Here, here, and here, there are private airports. If you report my name, they should help. I said it before. , aviation is very dangerous, so you have to sign a certificate of life and death, and you will be responsible for the consequences. And the destination is suggested to fall on the border of South Korea. There are people I know who can take you to China. Many Japanese people in distress are in the northeast area Settle down, maybe your family is among them. There should be a mutual aid system among them, and they feel more at ease with their compatriots, what do you think?"

Honda Chrysanthemum stared at the map with a pale face. To the west of the United States is the Pacific Ocean, the largest ocean in the world. On the other side of the Pacific Ocean is Japan. The Land of the Rising Sun has already fallen asleep in the abyss of the sea.Honda Ju shook his head and said with difficulty: "I don't have the courage to take so many risks. If I go through all kinds of hardships and end up with nothing at the end, I'm afraid I can't bear it..."

As soon as Feliciano was about to speak, Ludwig suppressed him with his eyes. Ludwig said: "I understand, you don't dare to lose what you have. Don't force yourself to draw conclusions before Think about it carefully, what are you really longing for?" Honda Ju nodded indiscriminately, then fell silent.

Wang Yao glanced at the three of them, and continued: "Continue to move towards the north like this, we will part ways one day, I hope to do more things when I can. No matter what you decide in the end, I will first Everything is ready, please take good care of those tokens." Honda Ju bowed his head in thanks.Wang Yao paused, and then said: "It may be a bit redundant to say this, but personally, I still recommend you to try it. You are still young, and you can go back."

"Go back... have to go?" Honda Ju twitched the corner of his mouth weakly.Wang Yao explained: "The hometown is not made of the land. The soil and water are important, but the core is the people-the old man is there, and the hometown is there. But you won't be able to accept it for a while. , but the child who wants to go home, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, I want to send him back." Even though he knew that Honda Ju didn't like to be in contact with people, Wang Yao still stretched out his hand, like when he was treating children in the orphanage, he put his hair on his temples. He pulled it behind his ears and let the sun shine into his eyes.That hand touched Matthew and Ivan's cheeks like this.

Among the 23 children picked up in Chicago five years ago, five were aliens, which was beyond Wang Yao's expectations.He used to wonder if there was an invisible magnet pulling them together among the underage aliens. Maybe this was the best way for these weak children to survive.Yiren has a different person's radar, and his temperament is different from that of ordinary people. Even if he is singing and dancing in the lively crowd, Yiren also reveals an inexplicable loneliness. Lone whale.

Five children, their childhood experience and psychological state are worse than the other.The first step in Wang Yao's diagnosis of them is judgment ability, followed by communication.First, the oldest Francis, from whom the most objective information was obtained, was 19 years old working in a bar near his home at the beginning of "Judgment Day". He calmly fled to a safe place during the first earthquake place, but the only family he had -- his parents -- disappeared forever.He independently found Wang Yao here to reunite with the twins. At that time, he was injured a little, his forehead was bleeding, and what was more worrying than anything else was his eyes, which were so calm and showed a sense of indifference. He realized this The disaster was not over, he had no time to mourn, and he was anxious to find Arthur who might be alive.In fact he did.

The second, Arthur Kirkland, had just come of age.Both of his parents died, and he has since become dependent on the twins, and believes that it is his responsibility to protect them.His self-blaming personality puts him under extra stress and hinders the twins' independence.The reason why he couldn't have any intimacy with Wang Yao was probably because Wang Yao robbed him of part of his job.

The third person, Alfred F. Jones, was the most normal person on the surface, and Wang Yao also noticed the camouflage under the cheerful skin.Alfred is much sharper than he looks, and is very cunning. What he is best at is pretending to be stupid and pushing the blame. To be honest, he has caused a lot of trouble for Wang Yao's work.But usually he is quite likable, and Matthew can't do without him. He is the person who knows Matthew the best, but he is very tight-lipped.He seems to be keeping a secret for Matthew.

The fourth, Matthew Williams, was a very disturbing kid.He is very strong, but not mature enough. His ability is invisibility. It is said that he was awakened by a hide-and-seek when he was a child. Wang Yao thinks it is strange.Matthew should have a stronger power, but it has not been dug out or is hidden by him, based on his mental state - after talking with him several times, Wang Yao thought that he had a tendency to paranoid at that time, because There are often some subtle discrepancies in his narration, and he will freeze suddenly when doing things and then come back to his senses like a dream. In the most serious cases, he will talk to himself in the mirror.

Soon Wang Yao changed his mind, because he noticed that Matthew put a protective umbrella in his story, covering a certain person, a very important person, but Arthur and the others had no impression, in their eyes Matthew has never had many friends.So Wang Yao suspects that Matthew has a second personality. He has tried some inducements but has never seen that personality—it is not quite accurate to say that he has a dual personality. Wang Yao always feels that Matthew has an invisible soul behind him. Origins can be traced back to his childhood, Arthur in a corner of time that none of them noticed.

In all fairness, Matthew is a person who is easy to deal with, and the shadow of the perfect body of life can be vaguely seen in him.But just because he is gentle, there are very few people in his heart, otherwise he will end up miserable.Matthew still puts Wang Yao in a more important position just for ordinary conversations and ordinary life together, but this is based on Wang Yao's own personality charm and role. In fact, kindness is not enough to move people's hearts.Wang Yao is both a teacher, a doctor, a friend and a guardian (past tense) to Matthew. He will discuss with Wang Yao some things that he would not even say to Alfred. This is the breakthrough point of Wang Yao's treatment. .

As for the fifth person, Ivan Braginsky, the muddy water of this person is deeper than Wang Yao thought.Ivan has had prophetic dreams since he was a child. Before he was five years old, he couldn't tell the difference between reality and dreams. He grew up in a mental hospital.He started self-harming very early, otherwise he was not sure if he woke up, the dream had something so ugly that he couldn't bear it, he couldn't sleep, the doctor didn't know how to treat him, the only thing that could save him His person is his sister.During that time, as long as his sister was by his side, he could feel at ease. He learned painting from her sister and showed his talent in this area. Since then, painting has become one of his therapeutic contents.However, his paintings are very strange, which record real events that will happen soon. The doctors gradually discovered the abnormality, and it was the first time that Ivan told others what kind of dream he was having.

But this time my sister didn't believe him, she told him it was just an illusion.Ivan didn't want to argue, so he started to pretend, pretending that he had recovered, hiding those terrible dreams, and pretending to be a normal child, until his sister died in an accident and Ivan was admitted to the hospital again.This time he stayed until he was 16, and during that time he did many horrible things that would have sent him to a juvenile prison, such as encouraging a demented person to stick his hand into the stove.At that time, he didn't have a correct concept of right and wrong, and his whole person was in a state of indifference and ignorance, and he had no sympathy for those who hated him.

Perhaps tired of this kind of life, he began to pretend to be cured again, and finally got permission to leave the hospital.But not long after, "Judgment Day" came, and he was picked up by Wang Yao.He definitely doesn't have a good impression of his family, but his sister is very persistent to him. Unfortunately, he doesn't want to see the familiar faces when he was a child. She reminds him of that chaotic time.

The first thing Wang Yao needs to do is to gain Ivan's trust.At first glance, this person is very well-behaved and polite, but Wang Yao opened his eyes in a daze one night, and found that he had been standing silently beside his bed, holding a pillow in his hand—— Of course he didn't want to sleep with Wang Yao, as long as he used his strength at that time, he could suffocate Wang Yao to death on the bed.Wang Yao maintained a normal mind, treated Ivan neither alienated nor approached, moistened things quietly, and Ivan finally judged that Wang Yao was no threat to him.From then on, Wang Yao revealed his true thoughts to Ivan intentionally or unintentionally, just like revealing his fragile neck to a beast, and finally Ivan chose to believe him.

As long as Ivan's ability is there, he can't get rid of the bad mood, and treatment is useless for him. He needs more serious moral education and healthy social connections.Wang Yao asked him to get in touch with other children more, and the No. 1 choice was Matthew, who is harmless to humans and animals, and Ivan did have a higher affection for Matthew.Later, he slowly learned to communicate with others, although he always hated Alfred and did not take action.

Among the five problem children, Matthew and Ivan are the two most at risk.They are like a small boat floating in the vast sea, only tied to the shore by a thin rope, but one day they will have to make a decision, whether to climb ashore by themselves, or sail alone... Anyway, Wang Yao will go all out .

"Luther, was I wrong? I just don't want Honda to regret it in the future." Feliciano sucked his red nose and sat on the steps with his knees hugged.Ludwig also sat down, and said in a deep voice: "You are not wrong, you are advising as a friend. But no matter how good the relationship is, you can't make decisions for others. Besides, it is not good to force others, maybe inadvertently. In time, your kindness will bring pain instead."

"However, I do know... what will happen to a person if he loses his family." Feliciano's eyes were filled with tears, and the teardrops rolled down, "I really hate it, I just know how to cry, Can't do anything... If he really stays like this, he will be very, very lonely, even if we are with him, even if he finds a girl he likes, even if he starts a new family...Because , some things are irreplaceable, aren’t they?”

Ludwig sighed, and handed Feliciano a handkerchief: "I don't know what to say, I hope everyone will not regret it in the days to come. You too, I think you should be serious I can still show my skills, but I would rather you rely on me more." Feliciano wiped his nose fiercely, his eyes were red, and he said inarticulately: "This is a foul..."

"Obviously everyone is working hard to survive, why am I the only one who can pretend that I don't know anything...don't leave me..." Feliciano was out of breath, and tears welled up again.Standing in the distance, Honda Ju couldn't bear to turn his face away, tears were rolling around his eyes, he has never been good at making decisions, who can tell him what to do?

"It's really difficult." Francis glanced at the three of them from time to time, Ludwig was still instructing Feliciano, and Honda Ju was hesitating alone.Arthur hugged his chest: "What does this have to do with you?" Francis was ashamed: "You can't say that..."

"—However," Arthur turned his head unnaturally, "it will be inconvenient for us if they go on like this, we have to find a way. This is that... for our smooth travel." As soon as the words came out, Francis At the same time as Alfred showed a puzzled smile, Francis patted Arthur on the shoulder: "I understand you." Arthur slapped that hand away coldly: "What do you know about me? Hey! And What kind of expression do you two have..."

"Hush..." Wang Yao stopped the noisy three people with his eyes, and they turned their eyes to the opposite side together.Honda Chrysanthemum walked up to Feliciano at some point and sat down, lowering his eyelids: "I'm really sorry, I have caused so much trouble for everyone, but now it's all about giving up..."

"I don't want to apologize, I just want to know what Honda really thinks." Feliciano squatted and said hoarsely, "I have been friends with Honda for two years, but I always feel that I can't see you clearly. You are always careful, It seems that we are afraid of offending someone, but how can we get angry casually? When we want to get closer, the Honda will immediately retract into the shell. Whether it is sunny or rainy, isn’t it invisible? I like Honda very much. So I don’t understand how to be liked by Honda. Do you have friends now? If not, would you feel very scared? In that case, I will be very, very sad.” Ludwig hesitated to speak: “Ferry ..."

"I..." Honda Ju clenched his fists and swallowed the full "I'm sorry", "I'm this kind of person, is it annoying? I hate myself like this too. Everyone praised me since I was a child Sensible, but no one has ever said that they like me, so I can’t think of a way to stop everyone from hating me except being worried. Even if it’s a lie, Mr. Fei Li said that he likes me and wants to be friends with me. I am very grateful. So I don't want to lose you—"

"It's not a lie, it's true. I wouldn't tell such a lie!" Feliciano retorted hoarsely, "Don't you also want to be with us? Why do you want to think about it? I really mean it Treating you as a friend will tell you these words at this moment, telling you not to give up! I won’t cry for someone I don’t like!” There is actually a little anger and a lot of anger in this sentence. Seriously, Ludwig knew Feliciano meant it.Honda Chrysanthemum began to tremble all over: "If you say that, how should I answer?"

"You should say 'thank you'." Ludwig reminded softly.Honda Chrysanthemum raised his head as if awakened all of a sudden, his lips were pale and chapped, and he squirmed out a word: "Thank you." There was a bursting soreness in his chest, which made his hands and feet tremble.

"You're welcome." Feliciano stretched out his arms to hug Honda Ju, that body was so warm, Honda hugged back dully, and Ludwig stretched out his longer arms to embrace both of them.The foreheads of the three of them were pressed together, and someone said: "We all need to gain courage." Yes, we all need to gain courage.In the past, Honda Ju always felt panic, but this moment he is not afraid, maybe because the people around him are good enough, the confidence regains strength to the empty body, and the abundant emotion gushes out from the heart, shouting thank you and love you , cheers people up in one breath.

They patted each other's backs vigorously, and they let go almost at the same time. Honda Ju rubbed his eyes, took a deep breath as if reborn, and his whole body returned to blood, and said: "Well, sure enough... let's try again .”

"What?" Feliciano didn't hear clearly.Honda Ju's face turned red slowly, and his dark eyes sparkled: "That's right, can our trip not end so quickly? Also, just call me 'Ju' from now on." He spoke again, as if he had exhausted all his strength and almost fainted.Feliciano's eyes lit up, and he yelled excitedly: "Hey Luther, did you hear that? Honda... No, Ju said that he wants to continue traveling! We can talk and laugh together on the road again Laughed, Chrysanthemum is going home! Hey everyone..."

Real friends can always make up quickly after a quarrel, and even Alfred and the others couldn't help but let out a long breath when they saw the problem was resolved smoothly.Alfred ran over to give them high-fives: "It seems that we have reconciled, the lucky one will lend you luck! I wish you good luck, and get along well in the future!"

"Really, it's not worrying." Arthur turned around, and he didn't know who he was referring to, but Francis obviously felt that he was in a better mood, and Ivan clapped slightly, as if he had just watched a good movie For a small movie, Wang Yao looked like he had everything under control.Only Matthew stood there without saying a word. He looked at the three people who hugged each other and showed the same smile, and some dark little bubbles popped up in his heart, similar to "That's great" and "I'm so envious." I don't know exactly what I am dissatisfied with.

Maybe it's a pity for the beautiful soul who can no longer smile like that in the world.