Chapter 318 Time and the Wheel of Fortune

Chu Zihang arrived at Xinyu Internet Cafe a little later.

It was rare that he remembered the route after only following Lu Mingfei once. Although he and Lu Mingfei had agreed to come together next time last night, he thought about it and decided not to involve Lu Mingfei in this matter.

He didn't know that Lu Mingfei had already had contact with Kassel College in Portugal. He just felt that Kassel College was his own obsession or inner demon, and he always wanted to pursue the traces of that man left in this world.

He was actually quite happy that Lu Mingfei was willing to help him, but he didn't want to force his life to be linked to someone else's, this was his own path.

The door covered with game posters creaked, and Chu Zihang walked straight to the front desk of the Internet cafe with his bag.

In fact, Lao Lei's appearance was quite easy to recognize. Although his lazy appearance at the moment was different from the energetic young man in the photo, his small eyes were very obvious. The moment Chu Zihang's eyes met those small eyes, he realized that he had actually met Lao Lei before.

Lao Lei also came to the school during the Shilan Middle School anniversary celebration, and the two had met once.

Lao Lei was also stunned. As the administrator of the Shilan Middle School forum, he was certainly not unfamiliar with this boy who often swiped the forum. Moreover, Jiude Mai had once asked him to investigate Chu Tianjiao's affairs.

However, the surprise faded away quickly, and Lao Lei returned to his nonchalant expression. Without even looking up, he said, "Internet access is two yuan an hour, and if you're a member, you can get two yuan free if you top up five yuan, and ten yuan free if you top up ten yuan."

Chu Zihang shook his head: "I'm not here to surf the Internet."

"Well, I don't think you're here to surf the Internet. But the library is not on the same road as here. You have to turn right out of the Internet cafe and walk straight to the main road, and then..."

Lao Lei suddenly stopped talking, as if someone had paused the video halfway through, because he saw Chu Zihang take out a few pieces of paper from his bag, which were his student records.

"Where did you get it?" Lao Lei raised his eyebrows and asked, "Stealing things is not what a good student should do."

"I will put it back tomorrow." Chu Zihang said, "I just want to know an address, or tell me how I can join you."

"Excuse me, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand."

"Do you want me to tell you straight out?" Chu Zihang pointed out directly, "Kassel College."

"..."

The moment the words fell, the two of them suddenly fell silent, and the noisy sounds of the Internet cafe were completely blocked out by the two of them. Lao Lei raised his head and stared straight at Chu Zihang. Chu Zihang also looked at him. Neither of them blinked, and the flow of time seemed to slow down at this moment.

Seeing that the atmosphere was silent, Chu Zihang hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should be the first to say something to show his sincerity, but Lao Lei suddenly cried out like a rooster, and then covered his eyes.

"Ohhhh... Damn it! The cigarette ash is flying into my eyes!"

Chu Zihang: "..."

Watching Lao Lei frantically taking out a pack of wet wipes from the counter to wipe his eyes, Chu Zihang suddenly remembered that the man seemed to often behave like this.

Does it mean that everyone who can go to Kassel College has to be very thick-skinned?

From this point of view, Lu Mingfei is indeed more suitable to join Kassel College than himself.

Lao Lei wiped his eyes with a wet tissue for a long time, and then blinked frantically, forcing out two tears. The cigarette ash falling into his eyes was fake, and the real thing was that he felt an invisible huge pressure under the gaze of Chu Zihang's eyes.

It was just that he, a specialist in the executive department, couldn't stand being stared at by a young boy who hadn't even joined the academy yet. It was a bit embarrassing to tell others about it, so he found an excuse to avoid Chu Zihang's sight.

He threw the wet tissue into the trash can unhappily and looked up at Chu Zihang: "How did you know about Kassel College? Did your dad tell you?"

"You know him?"

Chu Zihang asked immediately, not noticing that his voice had suddenly increased by several tonnes.

The eyes of the people around were all focused on him.

Lao Lei was shocked. He waved at him and lowered his voice: "Are you crazy? Why are you yelling so loudly?"

"I'm sorry." Chu Zihang also realized his misbehavior and said apologetically, "I was... a little excited."

After that rainy night, the man seemed to have disappeared from this world. Everything about him was completely washed away by the heavy rain, as if he had never appeared in this world. Chu Zihang thought about asking his mother, but seeing her heartless and drunken appearance every day, he thought it was better to forget it.

The reason was the same as not wanting Lu Mingfei to get involved. Mom also had a new life, and this was her own path.

However, Lao Lei took the initiative to mention the man. He had been chasing him for several months, and this was the first time he saw the man's shadow flash past him. How could he suppress his emotions?

"To be honest, I don't know him." Lao Lei shrugged, "But your father should also have graduated from Kassel College."

Lao Lei is a senior hacker. When Jiude Mai asked him to investigate Chu Tianjiao, he first hacked into Chu Zihang's computer, and naturally found out that Chu Zihang had also been looking for Chu Tianjiao's whereabouts.

In fact, the academy has strict regulations that information about the mixed-blood world cannot be exposed to ordinary people casually. But Chu Zihang came to the door on his own. Although Lao Lei didn't know how he found him, he thought about it and felt that this should not be considered as his own initiative to expose himself.

Moreover, Chu Tianjiao's bloodline is "S" grade. Chu Zihang is his son, so his bloodline should also be between AB grades, and Kassel Academy should also have plans to contact him.

Since he has already found me, it shouldn't be a big deal if I give him a little hint.

The shadow that I finally saw slipped away from my fingers. Chu Zihang was silent for a moment and asked, "Can you tell me the address?" "Even if you know the address, you can't enter the college..."

The moment he looked up, Lao Lei suddenly saw the serious and earnest expression on Chu Zihang's face, and suddenly sighed:

"I can't tell you the address. But there is indeed an opportunity right now. It depends on you whether you can seize it."

……

Su Xiaoqiang ran through the light rain and mist with an umbrella. The golden dead leaves were blown away by the wind she brought. After walking a long way, she turned back and waved goodbye to Lu Mingfei in the distance.

"See you tomorrow," she shouted, waving her arms.

Her voice was like drops of water, gently falling in the winter rain mist.

The mist and rain are hazy, which is the scenery of early winter, and the dead leaves are flying like snow.

In November 2006, many things had not yet ended, and many things had not yet begun.

But time is still passing slowly. It is like an unstoppable river, flowing forward steadily. There is no obstacle that can stop it, and nothing can make it deviate in the slightest. It is still making everything that should come come, and everything that should go flow away.

This year, Lu Mingfei entered the first year of high school; Yuan Zhisheng joined Kassel Academy; Tachibana Masamune became the patriarch of the Snake Eight Families, terminated all cooperation between Yuanji Heavy Industries and Su Energy Group, and used all heavy industry equipment to dig the Red Well.

Caesar drove his Bugatti Veyron on the track in Monza, Italy. Due to an unexpected reason that deviated slightly from the plan, he did not meet the destined girl arranged by his family in Monza, the racing capital, as fate would have it.

Nono was struggling with a difficult-to-cut steak in the restaurant of the Prens InterContinental Hotel. To her right was a huge French window. If she looked down at this moment, she would just see Mans and Schneider walking out of the hotel door. She just passed by her future mentor, Mans Rundschneider.

Chen Wenwen was humming a song while writing the latest chapter of her novel in her room.

Chu Zihang was standing on the road opposite the Prens InterContinental Hotel, holding an umbrella. Through the hazy rain and fog, he watched the man in the scary mask pulling his wheelchair and staggering forward on the sidewalk.

This encounter happened a whole year earlier than it was destined to happen. Perhaps because of the rain, there were few people on the street. Chu Zihang stood at the traffic light on the zebra crossing, holding a shoulder bag containing Raymond's archives, staring at Schneider, and Schneider obviously noticed the child across the street.

The traffic lights flashed and cycled, and the two lonely eyes crossed the wide four-lane road, like two lone wolves meeting.

Schneider touched the Beretta pistol wrapped in his coat, and finally sighed softly and waved to Chu Zihang.

Chu Zihang carried his handbag, crossed the zebra crossing and came in front of Schneider.

"What's your name?"

"Chu Zihang."

"Chu Zihang... do you know my identity?" asked von Schneider.

"I know." Chu Zihang nodded.

Schneider lowered his eyes and examined Chu Zihang. He did not ask Chu Zihang how he found him. There were many things that he did not need to ask, nor did he need to know the answers.

"Your gaze is strange... Is there something in your eyes?"

"I wear colored contact lenses." Chu Zihang answered truthfully, "My bloodline has only been awakened for a short time, and I can't control my bloodline very well yet. Sometimes I can't control the activation of my golden eyes."

Schneider ordered: "Take off your contact lenses."

"Yes."

Chu Zihang took off his cosmetic contact lenses, and the moment he looked up, Schneider saw a pair of golden eyes that were ignited with flames. It turned out that he had been forced into a corner by these eyes.

"What grade are you in now?"

"Sophomore year."

"Second year of high school. Well, it's a little too early for you to join us now." Schneider said slowly, "But I remember your name, Chu Zihang. If you are sure you want to join us in a year, I will come to you again... Now you go back first. I will take a plane to leave this city soon."

"Yes, Professor."

Chu Zihang nodded silently to Schneider under the umbrella. After looking at each other for a moment, Chu Zihang crossed the zebra crossing with his shoulder bag and left. His figure disappeared in the misty rain of winter.

Mans came over with his suitcase, realizing belatedly that he had forgotten to take a piece of luggage when he went out, so he just went back to get it.

"Let's go." Mance, holding a cigar in his mouth, looked at Schneider's head tilted to one side, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Schneider shook his head.

"Nothing... just watching the rain."

……

(End of this chapter)