[R18] Global College Entrance Examination – “Global College Entrance Examination” Chapter 134 [English]

Chapter 134 Lao Yu┃You can tell me whatever you want.

Qin Zhu scratched You Huo’s palm with his fingers.

He took away the brown wallet and handed the old photos hidden in the wallet to Wu Li: “You said you have seen a group photo of the research team. Are these people?”

Wu Li took it and said in surprise after just one glance: “Where did you get the photo?”

“Mr. Lee kindly provided it.” Qin Jiu asked: “So, the researchers are indeed the ones in the photo?”

“Not just these, I’ve seen more people. This may be a group photo of the core staff.” Wu Li identified them one by one. When she saw Uncle She, she paused slightly and sighed softly.

“Core personnel…” Qin Zhu repeated softly.

“Of course, I’m just guessing. Because these people are in several different group photos, that’s why I can recognize them so quickly.”

Wu Li’s finger stopped at the center of the photo.

There was a man whose face had been burned off by a cigarette butt, leaving only a circular burnt spot.

“Didn’t you perm this?” she asked.

“Of course not.”

Qin Zhu and Youhuo also asked Lee, and the other party admitted confidently: “I got a perm, what’s wrong?”

But when asked who this person was and why he had to be burned off, Lee became confused again.

He grabbed the photo and vaguely recognized it for a moment and said, “I don’t know, I don’t remember. But I get angry when I see this scorched spot.”

“It’s all he, it’s all his fault.”

…

Then Lee muttered this sentence over and over again.

Judging from this reaction, the way he looks now is more or less related to the person who was burned off.

“In the photos you’ve seen, are there any people with similar body shapes to this person?” Qin Zhu pointed at Jiaoban.

The man was slightly fat and not tall.Judging from the neck and hanging hands, he must be a bit old.

Wu Li wanted to shake her head, but suddenly stopped and said, “Ah, there is one.”

“Who?”

“It should be the leader of the entire research team.” Wu Li said: “I have only seen he in one photo, and he is also in the middle position, the only one sitting. I cannot rule out that it is because he is older than the other he people, but I tend to believe that he is the leader.”

“Do you have any photos?” Qin Jiu asked.

“No, I was lucky enough to see the group photo. There was no way I could have taken a secret photo.”

This was expected. Qin Jiu nodded: “Can you describe what he looks like?”

Wu Li: “…”

In the eyes of the rational and objective Ms. Wu, people are just walking anatomy diagrams. Describing such a subjective and emotional thing as appearance is not within the scope of her function.

She was silent for two seconds and then added: “But I remember he’s appearance. If I can really see him, I think I should be able to recognize him.”

Qin Zhu nodded and said, “That’s enough, thank you.”

“It should.”

Qin Jiu got the photo back.

In the group photo, the woman who looks like You Huoxiao is standing next to the burnt spot from the cigarette butt. Even when taking the photo, she does not show a smile.

Is she always like this, even with her family?

Qin Zhu couldn’t help but think.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he put the photo into Youhuo’s hand.

Youhuo looked down at it for a while, then finally turned the photo over and placed it on the coffee table in front of Lao Yu.

Ever since Wu Li mentioned the research team, Lao Yu has never said anything.He wrung his hands very hard and was always in a state of high tension.It wasn’t until Youhuo pushed the photo in front of him that his face turned pale.

Even Yu Wen noticed something was wrong.

“Lao Yu? Lao Yu, what did you do?” he patted Lao Yu on the shoulder.

The other party didn’t respond at all, still looking at the photo blankly.

Yu Wen followed and looked over, then froze.

Because he saw Youhuo’s mother in the photo, the woman he should call aunt.

This aunt was in poor health all year round and died young.Yu Wen only met her when he was very young, and all his impressions of this aunt came from photos, because there were many photos of her in Lao Yu’s photo album.

Lao Yu often said that when he was a child, he and his brother had the best relationship.

Every time he hears this sentence, Yu Wen will ask: “What happened next?”

Mr. Lao Yu said: “She is particularly promising.”

He didn’t answer the question, and Yu Wen automatically understood that his aunt was too powerful later on, so she was alienated from his father, who was not a very powerful alcoholic.

Later, he died.

Yu Wen has actually always wanted to know what the method of “being particularly promising” is.

Now… he finally understands, and the photos in front of him are proof.

What did Sister Wu just say?Oh, it’s the people in this photo who formed a group to design this harmful examination system.

His aunt is one of them.

That old man…

Yu Wen looked at his father blankly.

Lao Yu couldn’t sit still in You Huo’s silence. After a long while, he finally spoke with difficulty: “Xiao Huo…”

He hesitated to speak, opened and closed his lips several times, and finally said dejectedly: “Forget it, in this case…what do you want to know? Ask.”

Youhuo was quiet for a moment and said quietly: “You can tell me whatever you want.”

Just this sentence made Lao Yu feel depressed.

After a long time, he said hoarsely: “Okay, okay. I’ve been holding back for so many years, so I might as well say it all.”

“I have indeed… known about this system for a long time. The time estimated by Dr. Wu just now is actually a bit different. As far as I know, the real start of this project can be traced back to the past 20 years, which is about the same age as you. Your mother is very powerful and was a core member at that time.”

“Didn’t I always say that I was a soldier? I served in the army for a total of six years. The first two years were normal service, and the next four years were transferred to the research center of this project. I was not involved in the project. I just stood guard and patrolled the night. I had very few things to do and was quite leisurely.”

Lao Yu held a corner of the photo with his fingers and was a little lost in thought while talking.

At that time, he felt that having anything to do with this project was something to be proud of, and his sister, who was directly involved, was even more awesome.

When did everything change?

It seems…it started from the day he noticed something was wrong with his little nephew’s eyes.

Was Youhuo 4 or 5 years old at that time?

He can’t remember clearly, but it was very small anyway, so small that it seemed like he would die young if he got sick or injured.

Because of this, when he learned that Youhuo was involved in the project, his reaction was so big.

He felt horrified and extremely angry.

What makes it even more difficult for him to accept is that his sister should be aware of this…

Not just informed, but perhaps even an enabler of it.

Because the other party said very calmly: “Objectively speaking, this does no harm to the child itself. This operation is not invasive and is essentially the same as wearing a smart watch. You just can’t accept this method and concept for a while.”

Lao Yu couldn’t understand why she could “objectively speaking” about her own children, as if she was just talking about a certain experimental mouse.

At that moment, he felt that he had never known this sister.

The siblings had their first real quarrel.It was said that it was a quarrel, but in fact, his sister was always calm, and he was the only one who was excited.

Because the calmer the other person is, the more unfamiliar and scared he feels.

When he was young, Lao Yu was even more reckless than he is now, doing things based on impulse.

He can’t convince his sister, and he can’t accept the other party’s approach.What’s more, whenever he looks into his little nephew’s eyes, he has nightmares all night long.So he quickly went through the formalities, retired from the army and returned home.

He thought angrily: “He’s not my son again, why am I worrying so much!”

It turns out that he is really a worry.

Even if he leaves that place and no longer comes into contact with anything related to the project, he will still keep thinking of that little nephew.I was so annoyed that I went out with some friends to drink and talk nonsense.

This is how Drunkard Lao Yu was called out.

Old Yu sometimes thinks that blood relationship is really a magical thing.He is just an uncle. He has taken care of Youhuo for a few years at most. Why do you worry so much?

But he would also think that even his uncle would feel sorry for him. How could his sister be so hard-hearted?

Maybe it was because of the closeness and distant fragrance. In the next few years, he lost contact with his sister. Because of the confidentiality of the project, he could not see her and Youhuo, nor could he receive information from them.

After a long time, he thought about it and seemed to understand sister he again.

For her, the birth of her son turned her life into a mess.Her husband left, her work was delayed, her energy was low, and her body was left with various root causes of disease, and she was never truly healthy again.

She probably really doesn’t have that deep affection for this child.

But understanding does not mean agreeing.

Lao Yu still rejects this approach.

The siblings, who once had a close relationship, have slowly become relatives who have only seen each other for several years.

He has his own family and his own son.But every time he saw Youhuo, he couldn’t help but feel guilty.

He actually doesn’t know what he has to feel guilty about, but he just can’t help it.

The older the child gets, the more indifferent he becomes, doesn’t talk much, and doesn’t like to get close to people, because many people are afraid of him.

Others don’t know the reason and are inexplicably afraid.But Lao Yu knew it, so the more scared he was, the more he felt sorry for his nephew.

The more distressed I feel, the more I am afraid that You Huo will one day know the whole story, that there is something hidden in his eyes, that… the person who advocates this is his mother.

For a long time, this became Lao Yu’s biggest worry.

Finally one day, this happened.

Lao Yu will always remember that day.

He’s sister leaned on the hospital bed and said to him in her usual calm tone: “…the things in Youhuo’s eyes can be taken out after he reaches adulthood, depending on the needs. I know what you have been thinking, but it is best not to interfere with that process. The current development of the system is slightly… beyond expectations. It is difficult to say what will happen if there is too much interference.”

She said: “I may not be suitable to be a mother. I couldn’t help but bring my resentment and disgust towards his father to him at first. It’s really hard to like him purely. I’m not an emotional person to begin with. I may be more enthusiastic about the results of the project than children. Do you know why I want he to become a systematic learning object? Because I think… if he is a key part of the results of the project, will I be more patient, take better care of him, and like him more?”A little.”

“But later I found that I thought too simply. Because as time went by, even I was afraid of looking into his eyes. Sometimes when he stared at me for a long time, I would wonder whether he was looking at me or the thing in his eyes was looking at me.”

After she finished speaking, she was quiet for a moment, then turned to Lao Yu and said, “I know you feel sorry for You Huo, but you’d better show less emotion. From now on -”

This sentence could not be finished in the end because they saw the person standing at the door.

Until now, Lao Yu doesn’t know how much Youhuo heard back then.

He only remembers that he was shocked and covered in cold sweat, and he also remembers the cold, bloodless face of young You Huo.

That moment became a constant theme in his later nightmares.

If possible, he would like to go back to that time, covering Youhuo’s ears and blocking his legs.

So many years later, when You Huo was removed from the system and his memory was completely disturbed, Lao Yu was actually happy.

Because he will forget those things.

***

“In the past two or three years… I actually knew that you still had unfinished business, and I also knew that someone here would try to drag you in. I have been trying to avoid this, dragging you to crowded and lively places, and asking Yu Wenduo to follow you. But I didn’t expect that the system would drag us in too.” Old Yu said: “Uncle thinks more selfishly, just not wanting you to come to this ghost place again.”

He paused and then added: “This is also what your mother meant. She regretted realizing the problems with this project, so she told me to take good care of you. If you are injured or lose half of your life, I will not be ashamed to see her when I go down.”

Until this moment, he still insists——

He will still modify it when telling the ins and outs, omitting some and skipping some.

He still hopes that Youhuo will never think of those things, so that in his memory, his mother is just cold by nature, not good at expressing, and unsmiling…

It’s not that I don’t like him.

Lao Yu thought, he, this drunkard and reckless man, can’t actually help much.

The only thing he can do is probably be a poor and worried uncle.