Chapter 28 The Bear Stuff That Can’t Be Given Away
The first day back to school was uneventful and the class time ended quickly.
Luo Wei took the steam bus near the school and stopped at an intersection in the west district.
The old house was a bit far from the school, so he needed to change buses and take another bus to go home.
While waiting for the bus, Luo Wei looked around boredly, and his eyes were suddenly attracted by something.
In the glass window of a corner shop, a half-human-high teddy bear doll was quietly placed there.
As if possessed by some mysterious force, Luo Wei walked over, paid for the stuffed toy, and bought it.
On the bus, young men and women kept glancing at Luo Wei, who was holding a large stuffed toy, and joked with each other, then burst into laughter.
Luo Wei glared at them.
What are you looking at? Can boys buy stuffed animals?
And I didn't buy it for myself...
Luo Wei had actually wanted to buy such a doll for Helena for a long time. When he saw it, he bought it.
However... the trust between the two of them must have been shattered since the battle three days ago...
Helena probably just wants to kill herself now, so it would be a waste of money to buy it...
Luo Wei silently looked into the eyes of the teddy bear and sighed helplessly.
If you can't give a gift, just treat it as a way to satisfy your own guilt...
Back at the old house, Luo Wei placed the teddy bear on the sofa.
One person prepared dinner.
Of course, there was no legendary feast, it was all a lie to the teacher. Luo Wei chewed the vegetable salad silently, and it tasted like chewing wax.
But while he was eating, he suddenly felt that the atmosphere in the room was a little bit off.
Luo Wei stood up suspiciously and observed the furnishings in the room.
The chair...was it originally placed here?
The curtains seemed to have been drawn.
The window was half open, and a cool breeze blew Luo Wei's hair.
Someone has been here.
It's Helena!
Luo Wei suddenly became nervous. He put his hand into the shoulder bag that he never took off and touched bottle after bottle of medicine.
"Helena?"
His voice echoed in the empty old house, perhaps due to a lack of confidence, with a slight tremor.
"Come out, brother sees you."
"Stop hiding!"
The old house was still dead silent, with only his own voice.
Luo Wei frowned slightly. Just when he suspected that his memory was wrong and he was actually scaring himself...
Suddenly, a strange rustling sound came from a room on the second floor.
Luo Wei immediately took out an antique revolver from his backpack and ran up to the second floor.
"Helena? Is that you?"
He raised his pistol and searched the corridor cautiously.
The gun in his hand was bought on the black market two days ago because one of his alchemy achievements was the [Mithril Bullet].
But in fact, [Mithril Bullets] have no effect on creatures like Helena, and he feels a bit self-deceiving by carrying this gun with him at all times.
But having a gun in hand can at least give you courage.
Luo Wei checked each room one by one, and soon found that the noise came from the bedroom where he and Helena had slept.
He took a deep breath, gripped his revolver, and kicked open the bedroom door.
Several strange black tentacles disappeared from the window.
Luo Wei quickly ran to the window, and then saw a twisted black shadow quickly rushing into the bushes in the distance.
Although it was just a glance, it disappeared immediately.
But Luo Wei still saw her current horrific state.
The filthy, twisted flesh and blood and the exposed broken organs were combined in a way that made one's scalp tingle. Black tentacles, black tentacles, large and small, were entangled and wriggling on the bloated body. Except for her vaguely recognizable human upper body, or the chest cavity upwards, Luo Wei could hardly recognize that it was his sister, Helena.
Helena's pollution is even deeper...
There are even signs of completely discarding their human appearance and becoming completely twisted monsters.
It seems that the battle three days ago did have a great impact on her.
Luo Wei stared at the woods in the distance until the last bit of movement completely disappeared, then he slowly closed the window.
The revolver was placed on the table, and his palms were sweaty.
The old house returned to its original quietness and safety.
A question suddenly arises.
Helena did not attack herself this time, nor did she try to kill herself.
Even... he ran away quickly after being discovered by himself.
"What is Helena... going to do? What is... going through her mind?"
"Is there another sinister plan?"
Luo Wei, like a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder who couldn't get an answer, searched the old house in a frantic manner.
There are quite a few dangerous items in his house, such as the medicine that poisoned Teacher Yves Saint a few days ago. But no matter how he searched, those dangerous items were all there, and it was obvious that they had not been touched.
Even the food was not less, considering Helena really loves to eat.
"Could it be...she just wanted to come and see me?"
This result seemed a bit absurd to Luo Wei. He looked at himself in the mirror and shook his head violently, trying to put the idea behind him.
How could it be possible? She treated herself so badly, torturing herself in every way possible. How could it be such a simple and innocent thought?
Luo Wei admitted that he felt a little complicated just now.
Especially when I saw her miserable state and the moment she hurriedly ran away without even looking back...
After three whole days of hiding in the wild, I shouldn't have anything to eat. Or maybe I'll eat mice, rabbits , or even wild dogs?
Would sleeping outdoors bring back memories of her childhood? It was early spring in St. Karen, and it was still quite cold outside. Would she curl up and shiver from the cold?
No! What on earth was I thinking?
Luo Wei looked at himself in the mirror and wanted to slap himself to wake himself up.
She was the monster that killed herself!!
Are you a masochist, Rowe?
There must not be any trace of sympathy, and she must not be viewed with human logic!
Otherwise, if you are not careful, you will be doomed.
Your life is your own.
Luo Wei tried hard to prepare himself mentally, and it was not until a long time later that he finally calmed down.
That's it, I'm the man behind the legendary Sheriff Ramones, the mysterious investigator walking in the darkness, the man determined to save the world.
No emotion.
Back to the restaurant, I ate the rest of the salad alone.
Read the newspaper.
Turn off the lights and go to bed.
The huge, empty old house fell into dead silence again.
Only a faint sense of loneliness lingers in it.
…
"Huh? Xiao Wei, did you not sleep well last night? Why do you have such big dark circles under your eyes?"
In the office, Eve looked at the listless Luo Wei with some concern.
"It's okay... maybe I studied too late yesterday." Luo Wei smiled bitterly and shook his head.
As he spoke, he closed his notebook which was densely filled with various information and tucked the newspaper inside.
"You really do look like a detective." Yiweier smiled and handed Luo Wei a cup of hot water. "So, does our little detective have any clues?"
"Teacher, you said you've had some dealings with outsiders from that cult?" Luo Wei looked at her curiously. "Do you know where they usually hold secret gatherings?"
"Those rats in the slums' stinking sewers, they don't know anything..." Yves narrowed his eyes in thought. "Finding the cult's gathering location isn't easy. The police have been investigating for a long time."
Suddenly, her tone changed, "But..."
"But what?" Luo Wei asked quickly, "Do you have any other ideas?"
"The teacher's home is over there, don't you know?" Eve looked at him with amusement.
"You actually live in that kind of place?" Luo Wei was shocked.
He looked Teacher Yves up and down. His teacher was impeccable in both her dress and manners. He didn't expect that such an elegant and decent woman would live in that kind of place.
"You always talk about making money... Are you short of money?" Luo Wei looked at her strangely. "Are you in debt to a loan shark?"
"What nonsense are you talking about." Evelyn rolled her eyes at him unhappily.
After chatting for a while, the two got back to the point.
"Teacher knows more about the dark side of St. Karen than you think~" She blinked, "After living there for so many years, I know a few places that would suit those guys' needs to hide from the police."
Luo Wei slammed the table and stood up, "Then what are you waiting for?"
