Chapter 41: A Life-Long Friendship
"Is it related to me?" Rong Yuan knew it from their expressions. He said confidently, "You bet on whether the next person to come in is me."
"Yes, and no." Alan Neil glanced at Jin Yang and said, "Jin Yang made a bet with me. He said you will definitely come in five seconds." He raised his arm, pointed at the dial on his wrist and said admiringly, "To the second."
Rong Yuan looked at Jin Yang in surprise. Alan Neil looked around and said, "From the looks of you, didn't this happen in advance?"
Rong Yuan put away his expression, disdaining to explain such a stupid thing, and put the apple on the cabinet beside him. Jin Yang smiled modestly, took an apple, washed it, and peeled it while saying, "Of course not."
"Then how did you do it?" Alan Neil asked curiously. You know, there are many patients in this hospital, and people come and go, and the corridor outside is very noisy.
"I can tell by hearing it." Jin Yang glanced at Rong Yuan and said, "We have spent more time together than I have with my parents, and we are too familiar with each other. So no matter how many people are outside, I can tell who is Xiaoyuan just by listening to the footsteps." Jin Yang felt that this could be considered his special ability. It's a pity that he doesn't have this ability to identify other people by their voices, otherwise he would have a bright future.
Rong Yuan recalled that it was indeed true. Sometimes when everyone went back to the classroom after the break, Jin Yang would say something to him or hand him something without turning back when he walked by, and he never missed it once.
"You have such a tacit understanding with him, and he is willing to risk his life to save you." Alan Neil looked at the two of them, and his tone unconsciously revealed a bit of envy. "You two are what the ancient Z language calls a sworn brother, right?"
Thinking of the scene of the car accident, Jin Yang paused while peeling the fruit and his eyes were somewhat touched.
A trace of discomfort flashed across Rong Yuan's face. He said coldly, "You have learned Chinese quite well."
Allen Neil looked as if he had just finished something and couldn't bear to look back. He lamented, "Ah, Chinese is too difficult. When I was a kid, I suffered a lot under my father's hands in order to learn this language."
The red peels fell into the trash can in a row. The silver knife in Jin Yang's hand seemed particularly obedient. He rarely participated in the conversation, but only listened to Alan Neil talking about the incredible difficulties he encountered in learning Chinese. Rong Yuan occasionally interjected a few words, which at least kept the conversation going.
Jin Yang knew better than anyone how difficult it was to approach Rong Yuan. Over the years, because Rong Yuan was excellent in every aspect, there were people who wanted to stand by his side, but in the end they all gave up with a broken heart. He often felt that they could become friends only because they were still young at that time. Even so, sometimes Jin Yang still found it incredible when he thought about it.
So now, Alan Neil can chat with Rong Yuan, not because of his teacher status, but because Rong Yuan is grateful for his risking his life to save their lives, so they are a little closer. Just like the sarcasm just now, Rong Yuan usually keeps silent even if he doesn't like others, and rarely sneers, because sometimes a bad attitude can express intimacy better than a smile.
Jin Yang cut the peeled apple into small pieces, inserted a toothpick and placed it between the two of them. Rong Yuan took a critical look at it, then picked a piece and put it in his mouth, squinting his eyes with a little satisfaction.
Jin Yang smiled at his subtle change in expression and felt warm inside.
After that day, none of them mentioned the scene when Rong Yuan rushed to save them. Jin Yang knew that Rong Yuan didn't mention it because he felt it was not worth mentioning, because he never asked for others' understanding, gratitude or rewards. And Jin Yang was silent because he didn't know what to say.
The word "thank you" was light and fluttery, too light and shallow to express even a fraction of his feelings at that time.
Whenever Jin Yang thought of the scene at that time, he felt that his heart was filled with grief. He was older than Rong Yuan, and he had always taken care of him like a younger brother. Suddenly one day, he was protected by the person who had always taken care of him, and the other person made a life-or-death choice without hesitation. That feeling was inexplicably shocking.
A friend is someone you would die for.
——It’s more than just life and death?
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After comparing their faces with the Interpol database, the identities of the several people who were shot and arrested in the underground sewer of Tianhui Villa District were confirmed as Wild Wolf mercenaries. However, the only survivor, Parasa Brut, was too seriously injured to obtain a confession for the time being. Even if he wakes up, it is probably difficult to obtain valuable clues because the police strictly prohibit the use of torture.
Fortunately, the recent chaos in City A has finally begun to calm down, and people like Ouyang Rui who have long regarded the police station as their home can finally get a normal work and rest time.
Alan Neil recovered quickly after waking up, and returned to school two weeks later. However, because the final exams were approaching, not only was his oral class reduced to half, but even the number of students in the weekly interest activity class was much less, with many reasons, such as homework, class tests, teachers staying after class, going home to make up lessons, parents not allowing students to attend, etc. Therefore, Alan Neil often lamented the rapid loss of students, but he didn't know that those students who couldn't come to class were definitely more regretful than him.
Except for the fighting class.
The twice-weekly combat classes were becoming more and more intense, and the content was becoming more and more difficult, which was no longer something that the spoiled middle school students of No. 1 Middle School could bear. Coupled with the pressure of exams, several other students in the combat class dropped out one after another, and in the end only Rong Yuan and Jin Yang were still persisting - it was hard to say whether this was intentional by Alan Neil so that he could focus all his energy on teaching them.
Every time he attended class, Alan Neil found that Rong Yuan's progress exceeded his previous expectations. Sometimes he felt that the speed of improvement was even terrifying.
Rong Yuan also stopped his extracurricular activities , for no other reason than that his bank account finally broke through the 10,000 yuan mark, leaving only a few thousand yuan. However, Rong Yuan was not in a hurry, as money was no longer a necessary means for him to gain merit points. Without any additional expenses, this money, plus the scholarships and various competition prizes each semester, would be enough to support him until he finished high school, and he might even be able to save enough for college tuition.
Rong Yuan won the first place in the Chemistry Competition, and the notice for him to participate in the Olympic Winter Camp has also arrived. Because the intensive training time for mathematics, physics and chemistry overlapped this year, Rong Yuan only planned to participate in one, and wait until the finals for the other two. Originally, he wanted to participate in the physics training held in City A, but an unexpected change caused him to change his mind.
On the record of gains and losses in the "Book of Merits", it was written in black and white: [Indirectly caused Jin Ling to be innocently imprisoned, merit -870.] - Who is Jin Ling?
