Apocalyptic Forecast - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Chapter 41

At seven in the morning, Huai Shi was awakened by his alarm clock.

However, having gotten used to sleeping and waking up naturally, he did not respond and it was as if he was trapped in a trance. It was not until he remembered that it was the day he was going to start schooling did his mood suddenly became heavy.

Going back into a cage, walking right into a trap…

A series of adjectives appeared in his head. Compared to his heavy mood, the pain whereby he was chased and cut by someone the night prior was a fart…

“Ah, I don’t want to go to school,” he wailed weakly and got out of bed.

The moment he turned his body, he felt his wound begin to itch alongside a dull pain that was the result of his muscles being strained.

Thanks to his developmental period and Crow’s medicine, the wounds he had suffered from the day before which would have taken an average person two or three weeks to heal, only took him a night to heal.

Even his scars had begun to fade. Perhaps after a while, the scars would even disappear?

Why not let himself recover for a few more days?

Then, he would have an excuse to take the day off and not go to school in a bloody way. Despite how shameful it may be, it was hard to say if the principal would be shocked until the point he had a stroke.

With a heavy heart, Huai Shi got up and went downstairs.

“Ah, you’re awake?”

In the restaurant, Crow was seen smiling like a good wife and mother as an apron hung in front of her body. “Breakfast and lunch are ready for you.”

Huai Shi looked at the test tubes on the table and could not help but roll his eyes.

Whose meals even looked like that?

“Why is there an extra one today? It’s different from the rest.”

Huai Shi picked up one of the extra slender test tubes and shook the thick dark green liquid in it slightly.

Then, with his greatly upgraded premonition that sensed danger, he felt through a slight chill that the liquid in the test tube was definitely not an oral solution. Not to mention, a normal person would most likely not be alive after drinking it.

“As they say, some eat feces as rice, urination as their side dish… This is for your meal…”

“Please say something appetizing!”

“Well, put simply, it’s made up of a few border substances and mineral toxins that were left in the original extraction… Ah, rest assured, it has been diluted to a safe level that ordinary people will only end up paralyzed. If you drink it, it might dissolve a few muscles and cause some damage to your heart as well as brain blood vessels.”

“…I think the only reason I’d ever drink it is because I’ve lived for too long?”

“Without destruction, there cannot be construction. I found out yesterday that you suffered a severe beating… Cough, after that exercise of yours and under subconscious stimulation, your development actually accelerated. It proves that at this stage, some stress and destruction will actually accelerate your rate of absorption… After all, the essence of anaerobic exercise is to tear muscles and wait for them to grow back.”

Having said that, Crow pointed at the measuring tape on the table. “If you don’t believe me, you can measure your own height.”

A minute later, Huai Shi was looking at the scale on the ruler in amazement.

One meter and eighty centimeters?

The results of his last barefoot measurement was only one meter and seventy-seven centimeters. That is to say that within two days, he had grown three centimeters higher?

“Not only in height but also weight. Your body fat percentage and blood have changed, but there is no laboratory equipment so you can’t see it yourself. After about two weeks, your height may become fixed. Then, a few small parts of your bones, nerves, organs, and muscles will be strengthened until they reach the theoretical limit of the average person.

“Based on the difference in ability, perhaps some aspects can be strengthened again. One scope is your two hands. The dexterity and sensitivity of your fingers will also improve.”

After Crow had finished speaking, she covered the Book of Fate with her wings and threw potions all over it. “However, before that, you still have to think about how to pay back the fee concerning next week’s potion materials.”

Huai Shi’s expression froze.

The mention of the heavy loan made him lose his smile.

It would have been nice if he could just swipe a card…

He sighed and pushed open the door. Crow waved at him from behind and said, “Be careful on the road, remember to take the medicine, and get along well with your classmates~”

‘God damn, get along?’

“Are you my mom?”

“Aye, you’re going to comply that easily?” Crow froze for a moment, she seemed shy. “If you want, you can just call me Ma. Cut repeating it, it’s a little embarrassing.”

“…”

Huai Shi almost stumbled while walking down the steps. He turned back and glared at her before he went on his way to school.

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The good thing about being an art student was that there were basically no courses in the first half of the third year of high school. Nevertheless, everyone was paying close attention in class and giving it their best before the end of the year. After all, the college entrance examination not only determined the life of a student. On the other hand, the professional examinations and individual school recruitments came before that.

Huai Shi only had to show up to class. Then, he could go to the music room, take it easy, and practice the cello. On occasional nights, he could also review his lessons on his own. He was practically free and not under any restraints.

Other students would still go for intensive classes outside. However, for the miser Huai Shi, he could not think about forking out tens of thousands in cash for tuition fees for three months.

He would do anything to save money!

Moreover, since he had passed the eighth level of ABRSM, he only had to wait for one more month to go to Jinling for his junior college entrance examination. How could he just burn so much money?

Throughout the past few years, his growth had been stunted. He had tried to be as timid as possible. However, he was not afraid of anything only when it came to the cello.

Even though he had become an Ascender, he had not changed his mind about his dream of looking for a proper job that was centered around the cello.

To dominate the world? To have a harem?

Compared with such things, he only hoped that he would be able to get a place in the golden hall of Vienna in his lifetime.

Thinking about it, he suddenly began having a few doubts as he tapped on the cello case behind him—should he cross out Crow’s shopping list first and save some money to buy a cello instead?

It did not have to be a master-crafted one worth hundreds of thousands or millions. Moreover, it was also good for him to say goodbye to labels for the meantime.

His mind was in chaos when he heard the voices of two acquaintances coming from in front of him.

“Oh, dad, just drop me here. If the other students see me, they will make a joke out of it.”

“Why would a dad sending his own daughter to school be a joke?” the helpless voice of a middle-aged man was heard, “Do you have enough pocket money? Dad has to work overtime these two days, so why don’t I give you some more?”

“Mom has given me some. Anyway, there’s nothing to spend on in school.”

“What she gave you is what she gave you, what I give you is mine, take it, take it…”

It genuinely sounded like a scene filled with filial piety between a father and a daughter, all warm and comforting.

However, the two people who were conversing sounded a bit off.

Huai Shi could not help but take a step back. He subconsciously wanted to back away, turn around, distance himself, and then hide behind a telephone pole.

Unfortunately, it was already too late for him to do so. The girl turned around and saw him. Her eyes were lit as she said, “Eh? Huai Shi is here too? I called you several times a few days ago but you didn’t answer…”

Huai Shi stood in place and turned around stiffly.

He then saw a girl dressed in a noticeable East Summer Special Needs School uniform. The uniform did not hide her beauty. However, beside her, Chief Fu of the special affairs office was seen with his eyes wide open.

Huai Shi squeezed out a faint smile with some difficulty.

‘Oh lord, both of you are family! No wonder… Obviously, with the surname Fu, why didn’t I think of it!’

“Oh, long time no see class monitor and…”

He smiled in embarrassment as he looked at Chief Fu behind Fu Yi.

“Uncle… Fu?”

“…”

The middle-aged man remained silent as he looked at Huai Shi, his calm expression a little frightening.

‘Uncle Fu is not going to say anything.

‘Uncle Fu does not want to bother about you.

‘Uncle Fu is accumulating his anger.

‘Uncle Fu wants to kill you…’

Fortunately, Uncle Fu finally calmed down, and his old face squeezed out a “civil” smile. “Xiaoyi, is he a student from your class?”

“Yup.”

Fu Yi raised her hand brazenly and patted Huai Shi’s shoulder. “Dad, this is the good buddy I told you about who taught me how to read music. He’s really great with the cello, and he’s also good at studying!”

“Is it?” Chief Fu smiled. “Then, be friendly with each other.”

He was obviously smiling. However, his eyes were reminiscent of the direct bus to Dongjiao Crematorium.

Fu Yi was still telling her dear father good things about Huai Shi when the latter panda covered his face and wept to himself. He wanted to say, “I am not, I never have been…”

“Do you two know each other?”

Fu Yi seemed to have finally noticed something. She tilted her head and looked at them, her single ponytail swaying obliquely.

Seeing Chief Fu’s face that was indirectly telling him, “If you dare say it, you will die”, Huai Shi whimpered for a long time before he said, “Uh… We’ve met a few times, a few days ago.”

“Is that right?”

Fu Yi did not have any doubts and instead believed it!

Seeing how discerning he was, Chief Fu’s face became a little more pleasant. He patted Huai Shi’s shoulder. “Be good children and go to school, alright?”

He especially emphasized the words related to them going to school.

Huai Shi felt as if his shoulder blade had been cut off by the old bastard. Looking at the school gate in front of them, Chief Fu’s footsteps halted and he smiled gently at his daughter. “I’ll just send you off here. Go quickly, I have to make a move first.”

Seeing a few classmates waving at her in the distance, Fu Yi nodded, waved to her father, and then ran toward her classmates. She left a smiling Chief Fu who had sent his daughter off, as well as Huai Shi who was being held in place by an iron grip.

Huai Shi cried silently as he looked at her move further and further away. He then looked back at the middle-aged man whose face was gradually becoming colder and colder. He could only squeeze out a soft smile and whisper softly, “Uncle Fu, please be gentle, it hurts.”

‘Uncle Fu’ did not spit out any blood. He looked up from the hem of his coat and then showed him his holster. With that, Huai Shi shut his mouth and waited for his trial.

After a long time, Uncle Fu took in a breath and asked, “You know my daughter very well?”

“Not familiar! Not familiar at all!” Huai Shi’s small head shook like a rattle-drum. “I’ve only met her a few times…”

“How many times is that? One or two?”

Chief Fu was not going to allow himself to be pushed around. After so many years, what evil tricks had he not seen before? Young Ascenders like Huai Shi had originally been a factor of social instability. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, when their hormones began to surge, they were like wild dogs. It was hard to tell if they would one day start raping and looting.

Especially with Huai Shi’s record from the day before. How could he rest assured when his daughter was in a school filled with such dangerous elements. He had wanted to transfer her to another school after seeing Huai Shi’s record.

“Boy, tell me honestly–” His hand was on the holster of his pistol, while his eyes were fixed on Huai Shi. “What is your relationship with my daughter?”

What other relationship?

It was nothing but a transactional relationship!

Your daughter can only play krypton gold, and it’s up to me to get diamonds!

What else could Huai Shi say? It could not be said that the two had a good relationship and had always been good friends. During the school’s last literary show, the two of them had partnered up for the program.

Not to mention, the outcome was pretty good at that time!

Such a question could only prove that Uncle Fu was unqualified as a parent. He did not even watch his daughter’s own program!

Moreover, they were used to being alone in the piano room for several nights of self-study and for rehearsals… If Huai Shi had other intentions in the first place, something would have already happened by then!

However, if he was accused by Chief Fu’s daughter, he would definitely be shot on the street?

Thinking about it, Huai Shi could not help but say, “Uncle, your daughter is really beautiful!”