Personality V: I will save everything

"Wuwuwuwuwu..." A low and suppressed cry echoed in the corner of the silent corridor.

Mike curled up into a ball, his head pressed tightly against the cold wall, his body trembling slightly.

Tears kept pouring out of his swollen eyes like a flood, sliding down his cheeks and dripping onto the ground, forming a small puddle of water.

(╥w╥`)

Mike just kept crying, as if he wanted to vent all the grievances and pain in his heart through his tears.

It turned out that he was severely criticized by Qiu Ke this morning for some things, and the criticism lasted for the whole morning.

At this moment, he was in an extremely low mood, his heart filled with sadness and sorrow.

At this moment, the forward passed by and heard Mike crying. He stopped and frowned at the figure huddled in the corner. He felt sorry for him. So he walked up and asked softly, "Don't you think what you said was a bit too much?"

However, Jake rolled his eyes disapprovingly and replied unhappily, "You don't think so at all? You don't know how horrible it is to let Mike into the kitchen!"

The forward was puzzled, frowning, staring at Jack, and asking relentlessly: "How terrible can it be? Can he blow the whole kitchen to pieces? I don't believe it!" After that, he curled his lips and showed a hint of disdain on his face.

Qiu Ke had no expression on his face, he just rolled his eyes silently (;一_一), seeming to feel helpless about the forward's questioning.

However, at this moment, the forward seemed to suddenly realize something, his eyes widened suddenly, and his eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets.

His mouth, which was already not small, opened even wider, as if it could fit an egg. He exclaimed in disbelief with a trembling voice: "Oh my God! Could it be... is this true?"

Hearing this, Qiu Ke nodded slightly and responded lightly: "Yeah, that's right."

These two simple words hit the striker's heart like a heavy hammer. In an instant, the striker was completely stunned, as if he was cast under a spell and couldn't move.

After a long while, he came back to his senses as if waking from a dream, took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly.

At this moment, the expression on his face became extremely complicated, showing shock, sympathy, and a hint of fear.

It seemed that he could finally understand what Jack was feeling at that time.

Mike, who listened to the entire conversation between the two people: ??(?′Д｀?)??

Crying harder.

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That's the thing. In recent days, Mike has been like an eggplant hit by frost. He is listless and listless, completely losing his former vitality and passion. Whether walking or doing things, he is always in a state of weakness, which makes people feel pity.

Qiu Ke, who had always been quite strict and even a little cruel to him, couldn't stand it anymore. Qiu Ke frowned and said helplessly:

"Okay, Mike, I know you've been dying to go into the kitchen, but you weren't allowed to before because you were worried you'd mess up.

But now seeing you so depressed, I decided to compromise. If you really want to try to go to the kitchen, it's not impossible, but there must be someone to supervise and guide you at all times. "

As soon as Joke finished speaking, Mike, who was originally dejected, suddenly turned his head as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

His eyes, which were originally dim and covered by dark clouds, suddenly became bright and dazzling like a bonfire that was instantly ignited, making it impossible to look directly at them.

There seemed to be countless sparkling little stars twinkling in those eyes, jumping happily, as if they were excitedly shouting in unison: "Wow, you finally agreed!"

The irrepressible excitement and joy surged out like a flood breaking through a dam, displayed unreservedly on his face; even the air around him seemed to be infected by this joy and trembled slightly.

Anyone who takes one look at him can clearly feel how eagerly and long he has been looking forward to stepping into the kitchen.

However, at this moment of high spirits, some bad memories suddenly emerged in Mike's mind like lightning.

His smile faded a little, and with a hint of barely perceptible embarrassment and shyness, he cautiously asked Qiu Ke: "Senior Qiu Ke, aren't you worried... that I will accidentally blow up the kitchen again?"

When he said this, his eyes were a little evasive, as if he was afraid of hearing a negative answer from the other party.

"Hehe!" Qiu Ke chuckled confidently, then stretched out a hand triumphantly and took out something from behind him like a magic trick - it was an enormous pot lid!

He held the pot lid high up, reflecting the dazzling light in the sun, like an indestructible shield. "With it, I'm not afraid at all!" Joke said confidently, looking like a brave warrior about to go to war.

Before he finished speaking, the two of them looked at each other, and then burst into deafening laughter at the same time: "Hahahahahaha!!!" The laughter echoed in the air for a long time.

They are family members who love each other the most, so how could there be any overnight hatred?

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Because the vital prosthesis was broken and had not yet been repaired, Jack had to spend most of his time sitting in a comfortable chair and reading books to pass the long waiting time.

At this moment, he was completely immersed in the fascinating book in his hands, as if the whole world was condensed between the lines. However, at a certain moment, a strange presence quietly approached and interrupted his concentrated thoughts.

At first, Jake didn't pay attention to this subtle change, and continued to stare at the pages of the book. But gradually, he keenly noticed that someone seemed to be standing quietly beside him. So, he subconsciously raised his head and looked away from the book.

"Are you going to the kitchen to prepare explosives again? Mike, are you preparing it again this time..." Joke murmured softly as he slowly folded the book in his hand in half, carefully pressing a crease with his fingers as a bookmark, and then slowly turned his neck to look at the person standing next to him.

But at the moment their eyes met, a trace of astonishment and embarrassment appeared on Jack's face - it turned out that the person standing there was not Mike as he thought!

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I recognized the wrong person. It turns out you are an acrobat. What do you want to see me about?" Qiu Ke said apologetically.

Although they were in two completely different worlds, surprisingly, the acrobat and Mike were like twin brothers, not only in appearance, but also in the same unique feeling they gave to Jack. It was for this reason that Jack made such a small mistake.

But if you want to say that it is exactly the same...well...Qiu Ke couldn't explain it clearly. He always felt that something was strange, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"Can you...can you come over and talk to me?" When the survivors first saw Joke, who seemed out of place in this world, they looked at each other, then gathered together and began to talk in low voices.

Everyone sat together, expressing their own opinions and making several bold guesses about the mysterious and strange Jake in front of them.

One point of view has attracted the attention of many people: looking at Jake's healthy and powerful limbs, could it be that he was not abandoned in front of the circus? If so, he must have received a good education, so that his every move reveals a kind of innate aristocratic temperament.

However, this speculation was dispelled when Qiu Ke took off his prosthesis in front of everyone.

This sudden change made everyone present dumbfounded, and all previous assumptions about his intact limbs collapsed in an instant. It turned out that he was still a disabled person after all, just as he had seen at the beginning.

Unlike the others who just made wild guesses, this acrobat had a strong urge deep in his heart - he wanted to go forward personally and find out the truth.

So he took firm steps and walked straight towards the figure.

"Actually, I was adopted." Jake said calmly, as if he was telling a very ordinary story. "When I was 13 years old, I was taken in by the owner of the manor where we are."

For Joke, there seemed to be nothing worth hiding. He told the truth directly without any hesitation.

"But, I'm sure everyone can guess that the owner of the manor is very different from the ones here." Jack paused for a moment, a faint smile appeared on his face, and then he said: "He is very good to me... really very good." As he spoke, he gently stretched out his hand and gently stroked the place where his amputated limb was.

"He not only customized a new prosthesis for me, but also patiently taught me step by step how to walk like a normal person. It felt like I was reborn. And, most importantly, he gave me respect that I had never had before." Recalling the past, Jack's eyes were filled with gratitude.

However, he then chuckled at himself, with a hint of bitterness in his words:

"But, you know what? Looking back on the past experiences of the acrobats, it seems like an illusory and hazy dream. When I finally woke up from this dream, I was shocked to find that I couldn't even put on the most basic clown makeup. It was as if all my memories of the past disappeared in an instant. I had no idea where to start from."

After saying this, Qiu Ke shook his head helplessly, his eyes looking a little confused.

"I don't know why I have changed like this, why I have no feelings towards the painful memories of the past, until later I understood that it was because I had reconciled with my past self and that experience could no longer hurt me."

Having said that, Joke glanced at the acrobat again, looked at his appearance, and then continued.

"I have let go of everything, but you seem unable to let go."

Joke's words completely ignited the acrobat's anger. He angrily grabbed Joke's collar and questioned loudly.

"Why should I let it go? My home is destroyed, everything is gone. You are in your world, you live a life of luxury, you have never experienced the pain of losing everything, why should you ask me to let it go?"

"Do you really know nothing?"

"What?" The acrobat was so angry that he didn't even know what Jack had just said. He only knew that Jack had just spoken.

"I'm asking you, do you really know nothing? Or do you not feel anything strange? Why is it that every once in a while, there are always one or two unwelcome people who disappear?"

"That's because they left the circus to look for other ways out, because they can't make money." This was what the acrobat's father told him in person. Because they were no longer welcome, they got less money, and they felt that instead of staying in the circus, it would be better to leave the circus and look for new ways out.

"Do you really feel this is true? Yes, you do have pocket money that Bernard gives you from time to time, but have you ever thought about it? Is that money really left for us performers? Didn't all that money go into Bernard's pocket?"

"You're talking nonsense!!!"

"Am I talking nonsense?"

Jack's question left the acrobat speechless, because he had never thought about these questions, or he always subconsciously avoided these questions. Now that Jack mentioned these things again, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have never seen Bernard pay the performers wages with his own eyes.

"I ask you again, Acrobat, have you ever really thought that those unpopular guys really just left the circus?"

"I........." The interpreter didn't know how to answer this question, but if they didn't leave the circus, then why did they suddenly disappear?

"Let me tell you the truth, acrobat. I was still with the Noisy Circus until I was 13 years old. But the reason I left there was not because I was adopted. It was not because Bernard was kind enough to send me to a rich family. Instead, I was sold by him for 30 gold coins."

"what?!"

"I was lucky to be adopted by a good family, but not all people who were sold are so lucky."