After a day's work, Zhong Xin tiredly walked home. He corrected his glasses, slowly lifted his heavy feet, and tried to walk on the sidewalk where pedestrians walked at night.
Congested traffic and noisy crowds lay in front of him, and even the sea of people on the way home made him feel a little sleepy. He felt that his energy was as low as the battery of his mobile phone at this time, and every step he took was squeezing his thin body.
There's not much energy left in it.
It's another day where he leaves early and comes home late. Today's breakfast is rice balls bought on the way to work, and dinner is casual. And judging from the progress of the project, he may have to work overtime this weekend.
In fact, the project should have been completed on schedule, but Party A’s need to turn over the topic as quickly as the summer weather makes the work never-ending. The so-called benefits promised by the boss are like a mirage. This year is nothing more than a mirage.
It's like sprinkling a handful of chopped green onions on top of the already-stale flatbread I drew last year.
But what could he do? He had no choice, and he didn't have the guts to give up the burden.
Zhong Xin has long passed that age. He has a family to take care of and a five-and-a-half-year-old daughter. A man like him does not have the right to give up easily.
He stood on the sidewalk with the crowd, waiting for the traffic light to turn from red to green. After a day's work, even the forty-second countdown seemed precious. Only at this time could he allow himself to accept the moment with peace of mind.
rest.
What happened next happened in just a split second.
Red and yellow balloons floated out from the roadside and landed in the middle of the road. Almost at the same second, a fully loaded truck came from one direction of the intersection with a low engine roar.
A little girl ran towards the middle of the road chasing a balloon, seemingly unaware of the approaching danger.
Maybe even before he realized it, Zhong Xin's body moved without permission.
Maybe that little body overlapped with the image of his daughter in his mind, or maybe it was just an instinct. He rushed towards the girl without thinking.
Just push her away.
He rushed to the other side of the road before the truck. He made a visual inspection and felt that the distance should be fine. He was very good at sprinting, and in high school he represented his class and won the sprint championship at the sports meeting.
But maybe he was too tired today, or perhaps time had smoothed the edges of the former champion. The truck came faster than he expected, and he only had time to protect the little girl with his body.
The briefcase fell to the ground, the screeching sound of brake pads resounded through the street, and the exclamations and screams of pedestrians were engulfed in all directions.
Zhong Xin closed her eyes, and the last thought that came to her mind was that she wanted to see her daughter.
He thought it would definitely hurt.
But nothing happened.
Two seconds later, Zhong Xin carefully opened her eyes and found that she and the girl in her arms were covered in a huge shadow. After a brief silence caused by shock, applause and cheers rang out from all around.
Zhong Xin raised his head and saw the truck hanging above his head with all four wheels off the ground. A tall and tall figure was floating in the air, holding the heavy steel vehicle above his head with both hands, smiling brightly at him.
"You have been selected, sir." He said and paused, "Uh, wait a moment. Let me put this thing down first."
This is easier than Jiangbei thought at first.
In just five days, I didn't go out specifically to look for them. I just took a look around while flying around every day to do Superman's daily routine. Jiangbei had already found quite a few potential members.
After all, unlike the previous recruitment radar to find core members, now we are only searching for candidates with the potential to be included as non-staff. After the conditions were relaxed, the number of people who met the conditions was surprisingly not very few.
Although Jiang Bei actually had to play the role of Superman due to personal reasons at first, now he has to admit that some of his concepts and understanding of the world have changed to a certain extent because of this.
Contu City has never been a community with a good reputation.
In fact, most cities are similar. It seems that any jungle built with steel and concrete is destined to be cold, merciless and warm. Everyone has done their best to take care of their own life, and no one has the mind to pay attention to the things of others.
.
This was actually the case for Jiangbei in the past. He has never been a helpful type. His limit is not to harm others, not to cause trouble, and not to take advantage of others. In addition, he is also like most people in this city.
He will mind other people's business, and even if there is injustice happening in front of him, he will just be a silent passer-by.
Then he met Xiao Qi and had to put on a cloak in order to survive.
After that, the city began to change.
People are no longer indifferent, they no longer only care about themselves, and sometimes they will lend a helping hand even to strangers. More and more people are getting used to looking up at the sky, hoping to see that inspiring figure when they are lucky.
At the same time, as a superman, Jiang Bei also began to see a side of this city that he had never known before. He saw its passion buried under steel, its passionate heart that was covered up, and its still-unknown side even today.
Some people are willing to risk their lives to save a child they have never met.
Many times, change goes both ways.
When we left Zhong Xin and took off again, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening. Jiangbei waved goodbye to the enthusiastic people and flew into the night again.
The last blue blip is still marked on the radar.
That will be his last stop today. After recruiting this person, he can almost call it a day. He will go back to train in the evening, take a shower, have some midnight snacks, and play online games with Xiaoqi for a while. It will be a fulfilling day.
It’s over again.
The coordinates of the last light spot were nearby. He flew close for a moment and landed at an office building.
Shen Xuejia exited the office, locked the door, and walked along the corridor toward the elevator.
At this point, she was almost the only one left on the entire floor, and there might even be only the night security guard left in the entire building besides her. Her colleagues had gone home from get off work a few hours ago, and she also had special needs. The situation is that I am so busy now because of a form that needs to be submitted tomorrow.
The lights went out.
One after another, the lamps flashed and extinguished along the corridor. It was as if a black mist started to swallow up from the end of the corridor, swallowing the entire corridor into the darkness little by little.
Shen Xuejia was startled.
power cut?
Whether it was an illusion or not, she felt that the environment had become colder. A gust of cold wind blew from the end of the darkness, as if someone was blowing it on her neck. The permeating chill made her hair stand on end.
A strong sense of uneasiness occupied her brain. She raised her collar, turned around and quickened her pace to leave, but before she could take a step forward, she heard some strange sound coming from the darkness behind her.
Baby's laughter.
Fear seemed to surround her with layers of darkness, and the heavy air made her almost breathless. She turned her head stiffly and widened her eyes, and her pupils clearly reflected the figure that squirmed out of the darkness.
thing.
At this moment, the fear almost broke through the upper limit and turned into a shrill scream that broke out of her mouth.