[Pacific Rim] Blue Turquoise

The rumbling sound gradually approached, and the ground shook more and more. It seemed that the ground above the head would collapse in the next moment, and fine smoke and dust fell down one after another.The crowd grew restless.Several young girls were already crying.

The pale-faced girl with a sharp chin lowered her face, her pale eyebrows hidden under the shadow of bangs slightly twisted, her eyes half-closed.She was suddenly held by someone's hand, and the boy's slightly worried face suddenly magnified in the field of vision - in the dimly lit air-raid shelter, a pair of beautiful brown eyes shone under the lens.

"It's alright."

Zhou Lan was taken aback, and slowly shook his head.

He suddenly burst into a gorgeous smile like fireworks, and the corners of his lips twitched, "That's good."

Lowering her eyes to look at the handkerchief in her palm, she suddenly remembered that the boy did not understand Chinese.Just because the moment she entered the class, she spontaneously used the English that she knew well in her previous life, so she forgot that the boy and Ingrid spoke English together.

How can you be too demanding on him in terms of Chinese etiquette?

It was so stupid.

Recalling the appearance of the boy standing in front of her without hesitation, he couldn't help but smile slightly.

The ear-piercing sound of mechanical collisions came from above the head continuously, and then gradually, gradually became stronger.

Boom--!

Zhou Lan could imagine how violent it was, so that she couldn't stand still, and fell down with the dense crowd.

Seeing that a tragic stampede was about to happen, Zhou Lan was pulled into his arms by one hand.Not long ago, she was in this embrace, so she was naturally very familiar with it.

"Be careful."

A bit of a complaining tone.

A fair face suddenly flushed with smoke.

God is sorry, she has never been in the arms of a man other than her original father. Although it was an accident, she broke it twice in a row today!

Oops, I really don't have the face to see people...

Zhou Lan silently covered her face in her heart.

The outside gradually became quieter.

People looked at each other, and I don't know who made a timid voice, "But... it's over?"

"We, escaped?"

After the dead silence, someone tentatively opened the door of the air-raid shelter and looked out. A distorted ecstasy instantly appeared on a still young face!

"The monster is dead! Dead!"

He turned his head and cheered enthusiastically.

The lively scene afterwards, I don't think I need to talk about it.

A faint smile crept onto the corner of Zhou Lan's mouth, she closed her eyelids a little tiredly, and silently breathed out in her heart, "After all, I still haven't died yet."

Thank God.

Let her love life as much as ever.

After that things were very simple.

The two returned to the school dragging their bodies that were almost collapsed—perhaps it could only be called a ruin.

After the monster died, Zhou Lan knew that she had to rush to the scene as soon as possible, but since the young man didn't discover her secret as she expected, she should continue to hide it.

In order not to show his feet, he followed him back.

Seeing the two people come back in disgrace, some teachers who were organizing the rescue couldn't help showing joyful expressions, and even the head teacher who usually treats students with a serious smile also smiled sincerely.

As soon as Zhou Lan stood still, he was hugged tightly by the person's body before he came back to his senses.She couldn't help but smiled wryly, "Ingrid, I'm fine."

The girl's light golden curly hair, which was as soft as a lamb's hair, fell on Zhou Lan's neck, and her pair of blue eyes were foggy and flickering with worry.

— with a look of sincere concern.

Zhou Lan let out a long breath, and said weakly, "Ingrid, I don't blame you."

The girl's worries disappeared in an instant without leaving even a shadow, and she narrowed her eyes happily, bending into a pair of crescent moons,

"That's good."

Zhou Lan couldn't complain.

Ingrid held up the hem of her skirt and twirled gracefully in a small circle, and jumped to help.The British-style round-toed leather shoes made a rattling sound when she kicked them out.

How can there be such joy...

Zhou Lan paid attention silently.

From a distance, I saw the young man who just followed the class teacher past with a distraught face, staggering back, his eyes were faintly red,

—— "Zhou Lan, Professor Dott has passed away."

what?

Zhou Lan froze in place, she pursed her lips uneasily, looked at the young man with worried eyes, and the deep grief in her heart swallowed her whole like a tide.

That ghostly professor was never seen again.

After only a few encounters, Zhou Lan suddenly realized how cruel and decisive the separation between life and death is.

The boy's eyes were red, and he choked with sobs hoarsely: "I have decided that I will inherit Professor Dort's legacy and enroll in the Hunter College."

——"I want to study monsters."

— "I admit I'm crazy about them, but I don't like them at all."

He turned his head to look at Zhou Lan, his eyes softened a little, "Before I leave, there may be something for you, please don't refuse."

She was startled.

Before she could react, the young man's slender arms wrapped around her neck, and when she put them down, she only saw a thin moon-white thread wearing a soft blue stone, which was quietly sticking to her chest.

The boy suddenly smiled at her, "This piece of blue turquoise is my birthday present from my mother. It's not worth much. Now I'm giving it to you. It should be repaying the grace of saving my life."

"Is your life only worth a broken rock?" Zhou Lan said half-jokingly.

"Ah." He scratched his head in distress, "but I don't have anything better."

"alright."

Zhou Lan burst out laughing, "I was just joking."

The young man nodded ignorantly.

Three years later.

Located in the depths of a certain street in the slums of Hong Kong, at the door of an inconspicuous shop, stood a slender girl with waist-length black hair lying flat on her back, and her eyes were cold and indifferent under her bangs.She raised her hand and pushed open the wooden door.

The creaking sound echoed in the narrow shop. The rich middle-aged man behind the counter raised his head, pushed his silver-rimmed glasses, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.When the familiar figure came into view, he showed a sincere smile, "Is Alan here today?"

The girl shrugged her shoulders gracefully, and said casually, "Could it be that Uncle Zhang doesn't welcome Ah Lan?"

The middle-aged man hastily waved his hands and said repeatedly: "How could that be?" He took a step across and walked to the many bottles and cans. He didn't know what to do, and then a mechanism was activated, and a long and narrow passage gradually appeared.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang." The girl nodded politely, turned around and walked into the passage familiarly, and the doors behind her were also closed.

Walking in, the purpose of entering is an extremely busy scene, people come and go, there are grotesque monster limbs everywhere, and the air is filled with the pungent smell of disinfectant.

As soon as Zhou Lan's eyes turned, they landed in the direction of the terrace.

— There stood a figure.

Hannibal turned around slowly, Zhou Lan couldn't help walking over quickly when he saw this.When she came to him, she pursed her lips, but said nothing.

The old man snorted softly, "What's the matter, tell me quickly."

Zhou Lan was startled, and then smiled softly, "I really can't hide anything from you, I really have something to do. Ingrid told me three years ago that she was going to the Hunter Academy, but I didn't actually hold it against her. Great hope."

"But she passed the test. Not long ago, she graduated. Soon, she can become a real ranger driving a mech."

She stopped and licked her lips, as if she had made up her mind.

—— "I want to be that kind of person too."

The old man cast his sharp knife-like eyes over him!He sneered and said, "You also want to be a ranger? Stop daydreaming."

"No!" Zhou Lan retorted hastily, "I just want to do something...to do something for the world." She suddenly choked up, "I know I'm not an ordinary person, so, must, must do something What……"

"Ha! Is this the pressure you imposed on yourself? Then I can tell you clearly now." He raised his lips mockingly, "——you with such a purpose are nothing but a waste!"

The old man threw over a piece of light and fluffy paper, which rustled to the ground.

He strode away in disgust.

"I originally prepared this for you, but now it seems that you are not worthy of this."

"Go or not, it's up to you."

Zhou Lan knelt down on the ground, bowed her head and picked up the piece of paper.

That is an address.

Following her movements, the sapphire around her neck slipped out soundlessly, hanging on her chest and shaking gently.

— The light is dazzling.

【End of Volume [-]】

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