I'm not a theatre god

"morning."

Chen Ling sat down on the stone chair in the courtyard. He naturally took out the newspaper that Chu Muyun was reading and started flipping through it at will.

Chu Muyun looked at him with empty hands and said helplessly: "Can't you buy one yourself?"

"I don't have any money."

As Chen Ling spoke, his eyes scanned every article on it.

After two days, there were less and less stories about him and the train entering the city in the newspapers. Most of the pages were filled with entertainment articles. For example, the famous female singer was revealed to be a mistress kept by another chamber of commerce boss. , or the conflict between teachers and students in which middle school has expanded, leading to dissatisfaction among parents, etc...

Chen Ling flipped through it for more than ten seconds, but didn't see any useful news, so she could only put it back on the table.

Without Wen Shilin, this newspaper would indeed be worthless.

"Do you need me to lend you some money?" Chu Muyun thought for a while, "Without money, some things are really not easy to handle."

"No, someone will send me a salary soon."

Hearing this, Chu Muyun was slightly startled, and he said in surprise: "Give you a salary? What kind of job have you found? You're not really a reporter, are you?"

It had only been two days since Chen Ling entered Aurora City, and the idea of ​​becoming a reporter only came up yesterday morning. In one day, she couldn't even submit a resume to a newspaper.

"Not yet." Chen Ling glanced at the time, "But he should be coming soon..."

"who?"

"Wen Shilin."

"Wen Shilin? That stubborn reporter?" Chu Muyun couldn't help but ask, "What kind of ecstasy soup did you give him in one day?"

Chen Ling smiled and said nothing.

Tuk-tuk-tuk——

There was a slightly urgent knock on the door.

Chen Ling and Chu Muyun looked at the door at the same time, and then looked at each other. Chu Muyun's expression was a little strange.

"Don't tell me, he's coming now."

"Don't believe it? Take a gamble?"

"What bet?"

"One gold coin."

"Okay, deal."

Chu Muyun stood up and walked to the door. He did not rush to open the door, but asked calmly: "Who?"

"Hello, Doctor Chu. I am Wen Shilin, a reporter from Aurora Daily."

Hearing these words, Chu Muyun knew that his money was wasted, but he still didn't understand how Chen Ling made Wen Shilin so attentive?

"Reporter?" Chu Muyun paused for a moment, "I don't remember making an appointment with the reporter today, and it's a bit too early now."

"I'm very sorry, but I'm here to see your caregiver Lin Yan... He left some things with me, and I want to hand them over to him in person."

Lin Yan...

The moment the name rang out, Chu Muyun seemed to have thought of something and looked back at Chen Ling.

"...Okay, come in."

Chu Muyun opened the door and saw a plainly dressed reporter standing outside the door with a document bag under his arm. The thick dark circles under his eyes looked like those of a panda, but his eyes were extremely bright and he looked extremely excited.

"First meeting, Divine Doctor Chu." Wen Shilin extended his hand.

Chu Muyun shook his hand politely. He turned around and said, "He's right there. You can go directly... eh?"

Before he finished speaking, Chu Muyun froze on the spot... Chen Ling, who was reading the newspaper leisurely a second ago, was sitting there weakly without knowing it, with bandages all over his body and plaster on his hands. A bleak cold wind blew. Passing through the courtyard, the haggard figure stared blankly at the rockery in the distance, with lonely and melancholy eyes.

The corners of Chu Muyun's mouth twitched slightly. He didn't know which scene Chen Ling was acting in.

Looking back at Wen Shilin, sympathy and guilt flashed across his eyes when he saw this scene. He remained silent at the door for a long time and walked straight towards Chen Ling.

"Lin Yan..." Wen Shilin called softly to the trance-like figure.

Chen Ling was shocked. He turned around and saw Wen Shilin, a flash of surprise flashed across his face, "Mr. Wen? Why are you here?"

"I'm here to deliver something to you." Wen Shilin put the document bag on the table, "Yesterday you left in a hurry, so I picked it up for you, but it must have been too chaotic when you ran away, so this thing is a bit broken. I checked and the key documents are still there.”

Chen Ling looked a little complicated and nodded slightly, "Okay, thank you."

After saying that, he withdrew his gaze and sat there alone in silence, as if he didn't want to pay attention to Wen Shilin anymore.

The courtyard suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Chu Muyun leaned against the door and pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose. Although he could not understand what happened between the two people, it did not prevent him from being an audience. His eyes were full of curiosity and amusement. .

Finally, Wen Shilin couldn't help it anymore. He sat down on the stone chair in front of Chen Ling and pondered for a moment.

"Lin Yan, who is the boy in that photo...?"

Chen Ling's pupils shrank slightly, and he turned back to look at Wen Shilin.

"Don't get me wrong." Wen Shilin said immediately, "There is damage at the bottom of the document bag. It was the photo that floated out on its own... If it offends you, you don't have to say anything, but you know, I'm a reporter. , maybe I can help you."

Although Wen Shilin said "You don't have to say", the words "I want to know" were almost written all over his face. He sat leaning forward slightly, waiting seriously for Chen Ling's answer.

Chen Ling looked at him for a long time, her expression relaxed a little, and after hesitation, she slowly spoke:

"He...is my brother."

"Brother." Wen Shilin nodded. He had guessed this possibility last night, "But you don't seem to look alike?"

"Not my biological brother." Chen Ling's eyes flashed with memories, "Back then, Dr. Chu and I went to the seven districts for free clinic tours and saved a child from the second district. The child had a pitiful background, but was extremely sensible. I think he Having no one to rely on, I took him in for a while.”

"Later, after the free clinic ended, Dr. Chu and I returned to Aurora City. The child came to the city without an identity, so we left some money for him to live a good life... The child and I got along very well. Later, we often exchanged letters and he recognized me. As an elder brother, he is naturally my younger brother.”

Wen Shilin looked back at Chu Muyun in confusion.

Chu Muyun didn't expect that even if he was eating melon, he would be involved. He pushed up his glasses silently, "Yes, that's a good boy."

Wen Shilin continued to ask, "What does that sentence behind it mean?"

"...His heart was taken away."

Chen Ling seemed to recall some painful memories, "About half a year ago, I lost contact with my brother. I was not in good health at the time and had no time to go out of the city, so I entrusted Dr. Chu to go to the second district for me, but... I only found him. body."

"There is no heart in the corpse?" Wen Shilin said immediately, "Is that supposed to be organ trading? I have interviewed residents in the third district. The law enforcement in the seven districts is extremely low. There are many such things. The third district is pretty good. ... There seems to be a place called Bingquan Street in the Second District, which is very rampant in this area. "