When Liu Xiao arrived, the alley outside the store was already full of private cars. It seemed that his classmates were living a good life.
The LCD screen at the door said welcome to the graduating class of Wucheng Middle School, which looked quite formal.
The coffee shop is named Separation. It was renovated from an old blue brick house. The decoration style is similar to the name of the shop, which is unique and elegant. Behind the entrance screen, there is a square outdoor garden. The garden is a hundred square meters in size and is surrounded by a circular corridor. The second entrance is
It is a courtyard, two-story building, ancient and modern complement each other. It is said to be a coffee shop, but tea, drinks and meals are also provided.
At this time, two long tables had been placed parallel to each other in the garden. Four rows of chairs were arranged on both sides of the long table. The tables were filled with various fruit drinks. It seemed that Liu Xiao had arrived not too early. He was already sitting down.
More than 40 people were gathered in their own circles, chatting animatedly.
My eyes swept over every face. It has been 4 years. Their appearance has not changed much, but their temperament, clothing and the light in their eyes are completely different. Xia Junqin, whom I met on the road, was also there. Sitting next to her was an unsmiling man.
Liu Xiao didn't know who it was, it should be the person in the driver's seat just now.
"Liu Xiao is here!"
Someone shouted, and everyone looked towards the garden entrance.
Seeing Liu Xiao, some people had sincere smiles on their faces, some just glanced at him briefly and looked away, and some ignored him after taking a look at his outfit.
Lao Cai waved to him vigorously and motioned for him to come over and sit down.
Liu Xiao smiled and moved closer. Most of his best friends in high school were in this group.
"I was afraid that if you didn't come, I would make a series of fatal calls."
Lao Cai's full name is Cai Yongshun. With his good talk, he became famous everywhere. When he was in high school, a group of people climbed the wall in the middle of the night and went to an Internet cafe to stay up all night. As a result, they were reported, and the teacher killed the group of people on the wall.
Everyone was called their parents, but this one actually managed to get the principal to forgive him by relying on his sharp tongue.
"How dare you? For such a big battle, you must come to support it."
"Damn it, after four years in Qiantang, you almost disappeared from the world."
Li Lei on the side slapped Liu Xiao hard on the back, and said angrily, "Why, after you get along over there, you don't want the brothers from Wucheng anymore?"
"Don't dare, don't dare. You also know that my school is in the wilderness. It's not easy to get into the city, let alone ask a few of you."
In fact, many high school students are also studying in Qiantang, but they rarely move around. Qiantang has several university towns placed at different ends of the city, which is also strange.
Liu Xiao was also a troubled person in high school. He was praised and criticized in school. Fortunately, his grades were not bad, otherwise he would have been the subject of the dean's attention.
When former friends reunited, the topics started to spread instantly, from school to employment, from profession to gossip, and in the end, they all invariably returned to the original point of wandering.
Liu Xiao ordered a latte and quickly settled into it perfectly.
"You don't know that we were charged directly at the origin by a monster with four legs and four arms. They wanted to kill anyone they saw. I didn't know. There are more than 3,000 people in our community. We originally said we would fight them.
, but it ended up being useless after just one meeting. Oh, don’t mention it.”
A classmate who was still in Qiantang when he was wandering sighed.
"You guys in Qiantang are useless. At least we still had some fights with land octopus monsters. Seriously, I didn't want to brag. I even killed one with my own hands. That monster was covered in mucus and the blood it spurted was green. Really.
It’s so fucking disgusting that I still wash my hands five times a day.”
"You are all fine, but I am miserable. I am in Australia, and I face a bunch of shit-like meatballs with a group of foreigners. Foreigners are really not good people. When we usually meet, we always say hello, me, hello, everyone, we are here.
They formed a group there themselves, and then assigned us to rush to the front, and left all the dirty work to us. Because of this, I immediately stopped staying there after I came back from wandering. Damn democracy and freedom, it’s all bullshit.”
The person who spoke was tall and thin. Although he looked weak, he was a master of all five poisons when he was in school.
"I said you were staying well in Australia, why did you suddenly come back?"
"How is Australia over there? Is there any news about the Transformers?"
Someone asked immediately.
"Haha, you want to sell the information on foreigners who have transformed and those who have not returned from my set? If you have, I would have sold it on the platform, and it will be your turn."
"Tch! It's boring."
The tall and lanky man continued, "However, foreigners do have strong survivability. Labor costs abroad are particularly high, so they study and do a lot of work at home. Their hands-on ability in the wild and the use of cold weapons are far behind.
Above us, you are being charged by monsters, and we are actively looking for people to fight. But our human bodies are indeed weak. We can catch others by surprise at first, but we are soon killed by a bug called a sickle.
.”
"Hey, is it true what is said on the Internet? You can get meritorious service by killing aliens. One point is equal to one hundred thousand?" someone asked.
"It's true. This information is public in Australia, but it must be a metamorphosis." The tall and thin man replied. "But killing all aliens does not mean meritorious service. You must kill the metamorphoses among the aliens.
"
"It's not easy to kill a monster. You also have to kill the transformer. That's too difficult."
"It is said on the Internet that if you kill the alien transformer, you can become a transformer yourself. Is this true?"
"I don't know if it's true or not, but it seems to be true at the moment. Otherwise, how could the transformer come about? Transform it?"
"No wonder the non-returners are so popular now. People on the streets will look so ugly when they find out that I came back from the dead."
"Those who have not returned are not necessarily those who have transformed, and those who have transformed are not necessarily those who have not returned. Isn't there a post on the Internet that is very popular? It says that those who have transformed are eligible to return to the earth at any time."
"I've also read that post, so don't these transformers all become gods when they come back!?"
"That's not that exaggerated, but they are definitely no longer ordinary people. Now whether we in China can rush to the top spot with this wave depends on this group of people. We are eliminated in the game and have no chance.
Already."
"Now that I say that, is it possible that there are transformers among our group?"
"Hey, it's possible. Which of you is it? Tell me quickly!"
"Go away."
"Hey, it is said that our current achievements in China are barely in the top 10. We might fall out of the top 10 tomorrow."
Someone sighed, and everyone's face darkened at these words. No one wanted their motherland to show weakness at this time.
"That's not necessarily true. We have a large population base, so there must be a large number of non-returners and transformed people." Liu Xiao interjected.
"That's true, but let me tell you, becoming a metamorphosis is not a good thing. Now in China, there are many cases of bodies of metamorphosis and non-returners disappearing and being destroyed. People talk a lot, and information is so advanced now, it's too easy.
Someone with good intentions found out." Li Lei sighed.
"How do you know? Has anyone been arrested in your prison?"
Li Lei attended prison guard school and has been working in a local prison for a year.
"You are right. We have indeed arrested a lot of people, but they are not those who came to carry out assassinations. Those people are not under our control. We only arrest people who sell domestic information to foreign countries. These things have been seen as traitors in the past.
, now punished as a spy."
"What's the use of assassination? Others are living well where they started, so what are you afraid of?"
"You know what the heck, after the body on earth has been wiped out, do you think this person is still an earthling? This person's personal achievements do not belong to any organization on earth. To put it bluntly, he is a gangster."
"There is still such a routine? Who decided it?"
"The order of the galaxy is determined."
"That's no wonder. No matter how strong the Transformer is, he is just a vegetative person on earth, and it is not easy to kill him."
"So now we treat the non-returners and the transformed ones as treasures. If something happens to these two types of people under the rule, the local leaders will be absolutely doomed. Now the development of GDP is a secondary achievement, and the main political achievement depends on the local non-returnees.
Regarding the resettlement and protection of the displaced persons, let me tell you that those who are confirmed to be transformed persons will no longer be under the control of the local government. There are directly affiliated agencies that are directly responsible, and the local government can only take good care of those who have not returned."
"nnd, if I had known that I wouldn't be so brave at that time, I would have just found a place to hide and stay alive."
"Haha, who says it's not the case? I feel now that finding a good job is all nonsense. It's better to become a transformer at the origin, once and for all. Even if you die in the end, it doesn't matter. You can come back and continue to be beautiful, and the country will still support you.
you."
"Hey, I didn't seize such a good opportunity! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Not to mention, Liu Xiao also got a lot of practical information from the gossip of his classmates. Moreover, the information about the origin and transformation on the Internet seems to be quite accurate, and it should come from the explanations of some transformation people themselves.
The discussion became more and more heated, and the scheduled time arrived.
Buzz!
The electronic sound sounded.
In the meantime, Lao Cai stood in front of everyone with a microphone in his hand.
"Dear fellow countrymen, compatriots and comrades who have been tortured by Teacher Xu for four years, please pay attention."
Everyone stopped talking and turned to look at Lao Cai.
"Today is the first reunion of our *** graduating class from Wucheng Middle School in four years. I am very excited and also very nervous." As he said this, he even made a gesture of wiping away tears, which made everyone burst into laughter.
"The reason why we are together today is not only because we are destined to have spent the most painful three years together, but also because we have all experienced life and death not long ago, and have experienced the real life and death. Emotions make us human beings different.
Compared with other living things, friendship is the link between each other. Of course, love also counts. I don’t have much to say. We also arranged some small programs for today’s class reunion, but the main purpose is to let everyone talk about life and
Let’s talk about career and life, and don’t let each other’s feelings fade or end.”
"Should there be applause here?"
"Haha," everyone applauded.
Lao Cai nodded with satisfaction.
"There are still some students who haven't arrived, but no one's time is blown by the strong wind, so we won't wait. Those who are late will be punished. Everyone has the final say on how to punish them."
There was another burst of applause and cheers.
"Don't make cliques, everyone. There are names under each seat. Everyone! Follow my instructions and sit in the seat with your name. 3! 2! 1! Let's go!"
Everyone was obedient and stood up one after another, looking for their seats.
Liu Xiao found his seat and sat down.
At this time, he discovered that the boys and girls were actually separated. There were girls sitting on the left and right of him, but the seat in front of him was empty. It was obvious that this arrangement was carefully designed by Lao Cai and the others.
After everyone was seated, Lao Cai's voice continued to sound.
"Very good! Everyone is very obedient. I, Teacher Cai, am very satisfied!"
"Get out of here!" A crowd of people cheered.
"Okay! Let's start the first session now. Each group of six people will choose a group leader and group name first. The game session will be useful later. Let's start!"
Liu Xiao looked around and saw that there were also six people in their group. The seat in front of him was empty, but Xia Junqin was sitting on his right. She had brought her boyfriend, and there were exactly six of them.
"How do you say, how many of you, who will be the team leader?"
A former top student in the group spoke up.
"Bao Ningyu, you have always been the squad leader. Why, now you don't even want to be the team leader?"
Xia Junqin said with a smile. The man behind her seemed to be uninterested in everything and kept checking his cell phone.
"It's not impossible, but we have to ask for everyone's opinions. Liu Xiao, what do you say?"
Bao Ningyu looked at Liu Xiao lukewarmly.
"Just you."
Liu Xiao replied casually.
"Well, since everyone agrees, then I will be the team leader. I have also thought of a name for the team. It will be called No. 1 in the World."
Liu Xiao felt a chill, and now he wanted to strangle this guy Lao Cai to death. Why did he put such a guy in his team?
"Okay, let's call it No. 1 in the world. Our team has a huge advantage. With four men and two women, we can win the game for sure." Xia Junqin said excitedly, "My boyfriend is from the Qiantang Sports Academy, and he will definitely beat the competition instantly."
"Brother, what do you call me? My name is Bao Ningyu. I just graduated from Qiantang University." Bao Ningyu stretched out his hand very philistinely.
"Jiang Weihe." The man Xia Junqin brought said calmly, but still shook his hand.
"I will go to work in a foreign company soon. Brother Jiang will be employed there."
Jiang Weihe wears a brand name and has a handsome appearance. It is obvious at a glance that he has a good background, which also makes Bao Ningyu want to make friends with him.
"congratulations."
Jiang Weihe gave a perfunctory sentence, but nothing more happened. He obviously looked down on a young employee who had just joined the job, even though Bao Ningyu was a graduate of a prestigious university.
Seeing the other party's reaction, Bao Ningyu felt a little confused and did not continue to feel uncomfortable, but he was even more determined that Jiang Weihe must have some background.
"Bao Ningyu, that's good. He found a job in a foreign company so quickly. He deserves to be a top student."
Another girl in the same group said with envy.
"Everywhere, everywhere, everyone is just a mess."
When the employment issue came up, several people started gossiping, and Bao Ningyu did not hesitate to impart some of his employment experience to everyone.
There were only two people in the group who didn't listen to a word, one was Jiang Weihe and the other was Liu Xiao.
But the expressions of the two people were completely different. Jiang Weihe was as cold as ice, while Liu Xiao was smiling.
"Whose position is that? Team leader Bao, look who's name is written below?"
There were 7 empty seats in the audience, and Xia Junqin wanted to see who the empty seat was in her group. Apart from her, the other person in this group was a typical aunt-type girl. This sense of superiority made her feel very happy.
But this vacant seat always worried her.
When Bao Ningyu heard this, he reached out under the empty seat and took out the note.
There are three words written on it.
"Qi Dongxue."
As soon as he heard this name, Xia Junqin's face fell.
Liu Xiao had the same reaction as her.
He looked fiercely at Lao Cai, who was spitting on his seat, and really wanted to kill this guy with one arrow right now.
However, the eyes of the other two male classmates, including Bao Ningyu, really lit up.