Deep in the Living

Chapter 2 The Lonely Man

Whistle rustle~
The ceiling fan in the classroom turned quickly, barely blowing away the summer heat, but the students' feeling of heat was increasing.

The half-month-long [National Day] is about to arrive, and there are less than two minutes left until the end of the last class.

Most of the students in Class 5 of Grade are already packing their schoolbags or looking out the window. After all, the "cultural subjects" currently being studied are not important to them.

but,

A boy whose desk was against the wall was still listening to the class attentively, his eyes rapidly switching between the blackboard and his notebook, trying to write down as much of the content as possible.

Ringing~
The bell rings.

The restless students left the classroom in groups of three or five, jogging and sprinting, as if they were worried about being left in the school.

This boy made sure that he had copied down all the notes before he began to pack up his books slowly.

at this time,

A shadow spread out, clinging to and covering the desk.

The boy instinctively clenched his fists and turned around quickly.

What caught my eye was a pair of hands of the opposite sex gently resting on the edge of the table.
Looking up along the white but muscular arm, a gentle and familiar smile quickly removed the boy's defenses.

The owner of the shadow is none other than Wu Wen, the current monitor of Class 5, Grade .

With a height of 1.7 meters and nearly perfect body proportions, coupled with her high ponytail, one can tell at a glance that she is extremely good at sports.

Today is the eve of the holiday, no need to wear school uniforms,
Squad Leader Wu was wearing a more casual summer sports outfit, a white T-shirt with a light-colored sunshirt over it, and tight sports shorts and white sneakers on the lower body.

After confirming the identity of the class monitor, the boy let down his guard and continued collecting books.

"Hey~ Luo Di, I'm planning to go out for two days during the holiday. Are you free?"

"No."

The squad leader who was rejected bluntly did not give up, but leaned closer and lowered his voice.
"It's not 'playing'. My family used connections to get me a chance to 'practice' in advance. You know this stuff. If we succeed, it will be recorded in our personal files, which will help us with the entrance exam next year."

Rody did not respond immediately, but continued to collect the books.

The monitor waited patiently.

After the last book was put away, he finally spoke, "Who are they?"

“If you include me, there are four of us in total.

Including a guy from our class who asked for leave, and a friend of mine from outside the school, who is a girl. Two boys and two girls, a balance of yin and yang.

Don't worry, they are all top students with outstanding sports performance and will never hold you back."

Practicing in advance was a very rare opportunity, so Rody nodded and agreed.

The monitor held her arm out in front of the other, nearly filling her entire field of vision, and pointed to the flexible metal bracelet on her wrist.

"As for the practice, it is expected to depart in seven days. However, I will contact you by phone the day before departure so that we can meet in advance, and then we will go together to purchase the necessary supplies for the practice."

"Ah."

At this moment, the school's radio announcement happened to sound.

≮All teachers and students are requested to swipe their cards and leave the school within fifteen minutes. The school will conduct a comprehensive inspection before the holiday. Those who fail to leave the school on time will be punished and sent to the school clinic for a comprehensive inspection. ≯
"Rodi, do you want to have a competition? Let's see who can reach the school gate first?"

"No."

The squad leader, who was already in running position, could only sigh, "Oh~ okay."

The two walked in the campus one after the other. No matter how anxiously the monitor waved in front of him, Luo Di always maintained a normal walking speed, as if he had calculated the time in his mind and was not worried about being left behind in the school. When he walked out of the school gate, the monitor had already got into a valuable private car.

Luo Di could vaguely feel that someone in the car was staring at him, but he seemed to have long been accustomed to this kind of stare and didn't care about it.

He then boarded the bus he was all too familiar with and sat in the last row by the window. Just as he was about to take a short nap, a loud special announcement came from inside the car.

hum~ hum~ hum~
First, three high-frequency, ear-splitting prompt tones are emitted, emphasizing the importance of the broadcast content.

"Tomorrow is the annual National Day, and all citizens will enjoy a 15-day holiday. Here is a special reminder, please enjoy the holiday while strictly abiding by the National Corner Safety Law.

People who are designated as regional service personnel during the holidays are requested to perform their duties well and corresponding holiday compensation will be given later.

Citizens must obey the "Corner Laws" in different areas when traveling during the holidays.

People who need to go to the suburbs should make necessary preparations in advance, show a medical certificate before leaving the city, and undergo a comprehensive psychological examination when returning to the city."

The first segment of the broadcast was in Russian.

Although Luo Di is of Chinese nationality, he can understand it completely, after all, Russian is included in the compulsory cultural courses.

Subsequent broadcasts were broadcast in four languages: Chinese, English, German and Italian.

According to Rody's original plan, he would stay at home throughout the holiday, but now he needs to consider "practice" and make changes.

≮We have arrived at the resettlement community No. 13. The car door will close in ten seconds≯

After getting off the bus with his schoolbag, Luo Di walked quickly to the deepest part of the community, where his home was.

There is a photo of a family of four hanging on the shoe cabinet at the entrance.

In addition to his parents, Luo Di has an older sister.

There was only a letter left on the shoe cabinet. His parents had taken his sister out on vacation, and he, a high school student with a busy schedule, was responsible for looking after the house during this year's National Day.

Instead of complaining, Rody was very happy.

What he likes most is to stay at home alone, and traveling is a very painful thing for him.

Take out the frozen beef and green peppers from the refrigerator and steam two large buns.

While cooking, Rody took out a beautifully packaged CD and a metal dumbbell marked 25kg from his bedroom and placed them in the living room.

hum~
The TV turns on and the CD player reads the disc.

The movie title "Friday the 13th PartⅢ" appeared on the LCD screen, and the BGM of the previous era sounded.

Luo Di held a steamed bun with shredded beef and green pepper in one hand and a dumbbell in the other.

Every bite you take will correspond to a dumbbell curl.
And during the entire eating process, Rody never took his eyes off the screen, even though he had watched this movie no less than thirty times.

That's right.

He has loved this type of movie since he was a child, and is particularly fascinated by the characters in it.

Unlike squad leaders, they have systematic special training.

Rody did not receive any guidance from anyone during his non-class time. He just wanted to have a body like the characters in the movies, so he performed physical exercises in the most everyday way.

His training program includes dumbbells, weighted squats, push-ups, and night running of more than ten kilometers every night.

He believed that as long as he persisted in this way, one day he would be able to obtain a body similar to those killers in the movies.

(End of this chapter)