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    Section 1 In front of the fortune-telling stall, a dry-looking old man was reading the palm of a teenage boy. The boy's friends were standing next to him, watching curiously.  "A broken palm print crosses the lifeline, and it matches your birth date, tsk tsk" the old man said slowly. He squinted at the boy, "You are born in the year of the white tiger. You are cruel and ruthless. You have been killing all your life. I'm afraid you are going to kill someone.  A big killing." After saying that, the old man closed his eyes and said nothing, looking like a master.  "No, you are wrong, sir." The companions of the boy next to him said, "You don't want to cheat money with such nonsense." The boy smiled helplessly, did not get entangled with the fortune teller, and left with his companions.  .  In his opinion, fortune telling cannot be taken as real in the first place.  He is a very quiet boy, with a shy smile. He is very popular and has a happy family.  With a gentle personality, he wants to be a doctor, just like his parents. In his opinion, putting aside all utilitarian factors, being a doctor to help others is a great thing.  In a more materialistic society, kindness and justice in human nature are always valuable.  ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ A quiet small town, far away from the bustling metropolis, its quiet and beautiful scenery always attracts many tourists from afar.  On the winding mountain road, a jeep was driving slowly.  "It's a rare holiday. The bureau is extremely busy with work." The man in the driver's seat said, with dark brown hair and a relaxed smile on his manly face. "I said, Claire, are you sure?  Have you brought all the things you need for the trip? " "Oh, please, brother." A beautiful girl sat in the passenger seat. She rolled her eyes, "You have asked me five questions since you got in the car.  Time, and" She pointed to the back, where there were all kinds of equipment, "Mr. Renfield, don't you think we are a little too well prepared?" "Well, we are prepared, right?  "The man smiled awkwardly. He knew that his sister was right, but as a soldier who had been on the battlefield, he was used to being prepared for possible accidents.  He was not driving fast. Although there were almost no other cars on the road, the roads in the mountains were always narrow and winding, so it took a while, until the sun had set slightly in the west, before they saw the little boy.  Street sign outside the town: Welcome to Nyo Town.  Soon, the vehicle drove into the small town. This is a typical American small town. Although it is not as prosperous as a big city, the infrastructure is fully equipped. Considering the population density in the small town, it is actually possible to live in a small town.  It is much more convenient and comfortable than in a big city.  "We have to find a place to live and then have a good meal." The man said. After driving for most of the day, fatigue was inevitable. He slowed down and looked at the roadside along the way, but soon he  Giving up, this town is not that small and it is obviously not feasible to try his luck like this. He parked the car in front of a grocery store and said to the girl, "I'll go find out." After that, he got out of the car and walked towards the store.  ¡°Bring me a can of soda,¡± Claire shouted through the open car window, ¡°want it without sugar.¡± His brother didn¡¯t look back, just waved his hand.  After a while, he returned to the car and handed Claire a can of soda. "The boss told me that it is the off-season for tourism, so the motel is closed. Maybe we can try our luck in the town center." Claire shrugged and said  No objection, then the man¡¯s cell phone rang ¡°Oh, damn, it¡¯s the office phone.  The man looked at the phone number and said, "Hello, I'm Chris."  " "Chris, I'm Jill.  "A female voice came from the other side of the phone, "Are you here?  " "Well, I'm looking for a place to live.  Chris held his cell phone between his head and shoulder as he drove. "I hope you're not here to tell me to cancel my vacation."  " "Oh, of course not.  In fact, Captain Wesker is considering applying for leave for others, but I guess the director will not agree to it.  "Gill said on the phone, "If you can't find a place to stay, I know one. There is a small hotel at No. 5 Hall Road. I stayed there when I traveled to Niao Town last year.  " Chris was about to ask more details, but Jill said: "No more, the captain is here. I don't want him to see me chatting during working hours. I wish you a nice day.  " Listening to the busy signal over there, Chris smiled helplessly and asked around while driving. It wasn't until it was almost dark that the two of them found the hotel that Jill mentioned on the other side of the town. A three-story apartment building  , it looks very old, but the yard in front of the building is very clean, and the lush flower pond with green ivy climbing walls makes it look very unique. Chris parked the car in the yard.Here, get out of the car with Claire.  "This looks good," Claire said.  "Yes." Chris nodded and rang the doorbell. After a while, the small window on the door opened, and a woman asked from inside, "Hello, are you okay?" "Hello, ma'am."  Chris said, "My sister and I came here for a trip, but we couldn't find a hotel. My friend told me to come to your place." After that, he stepped aside to let her see Claire standing behind him.  "Oh, okay." The lady said and opened the door. A very beautiful lady, estimated to be around thirty years old, is the most attractive age. Under her blond hair, her blue eyes are gentle and bright, "  It's the off-season, so most hotels are closed, but you can stay here, the rooms are very rich, and you can choose what you like. " "Thank you very much," said Chris, "I'll go get my luggage.  You can choose two rooms." When Chris returned to the building with the two people's luggage from the car, Claire had already registered and selected a room.  "The two rooms on the second floor face the courtyard. They have bathrooms, toilets, and TVs. They are very nice." Claire said. "Mrs. Royce said the rooms have just been cleaned up and you can live in them directly." "Thank you very much.  "Your name is Chris, Chris Rayfield, and this is my sister Claire Rayfield." "Joanna Royce, you can call me Joanna," the lady said with a smile.  .  "Mom, are there any guests?" A little girl came to the hall and stood behind Joanna. She was very cute, like an enlarged doll, and her bright blue eyes looked at the Chris brothers and sisters curiously.  "This is my daughter, Shirley." Joanna looked at the little girl and said softly. She took her daughter's hand and said to her: "They will live with us here for a while." "Really?  "The girl said happily, children always like to be lively. She looked at the Chris brothers and said sweetly: "Hello, my name is Shirley." "Hello, my name is Claire." Claire squatted next to Shirley.  She smiled and said that she had always lacked resistance to such a cute little girl.  Claire and Shirley got to know each other very quickly, so the two girls left together and went to unknown places. Chris could only carry the luggage upstairs alone. Fortunately, with Joanna's enthusiastic help, Chris was there.  Finished two rooms before dinner.  "Let's have dinner together tonight." Joanna invited them, "There are only two of us here, my daughter and I. There is a kitchen and dining room on the first floor. If you are willing, you can cook and eat with us." "Oh, that's great,  "Mrs. Royce." Chris said, "I like this, it feels like home." After a while, Claire and Shirley came back, and the four of them took Chris's Jeep and headed to the supermarket in the center of the town.  After buying a lot of ingredients, the four of us enjoyed a hearty and lively dinner together after returning to the apartment.  "I'll sleep with sister Claire, okay, mom." Shirley blinked her big eyes and looked at Joanna pleadingly.  Joanna looked at Claire, "Maybe that will cause trouble for you" "No trouble, no trouble." Claire said quickly, "Shirley is very cute." Chris shrugged and smiled helplessly at Joanna  For a moment, Joanna hesitated and nodded to Shirley, "Remember to go to bed early." "I will." Shirley nodded excitedly, then took Claire's hand and left.  Only Chris and Joanna were left in the hall. Chris and Joanna looked at each other and said nothing for a while. After a while, Chris said: "Although I have said it many times today, I still want to say  "Thank you very much, Mrs. Royce." "Call me Joanna," she said with a smile, "Actually, I'm very happy that you live here. It's usually just me and my daughter. It's too deserted.  I also saw that Shirley needs friends, she is very happy today." "Yes." Chris nodded, "Well, good night, husband" Chris returned to the room and took a nice dip.  Hot bath, large room, evening breeze blowing in from the open window, bringing the breath of distant mountains, making people feel relaxed from the heart.  Chris didn't watch TV and worked hard all day. After relaxing, he felt exhausted. He turned off the light and lay on the bed, listening to the faint laughter of Claire and Shirley from next door, and soon fell asleep.  Dark night enveloped the earth, and the town became quiet and peaceful, just like the distant and deep starry sky.  An ordinary and happy day has passed, everything seems so beautiful Section 2 Decorated in plain whiteIn the hall, sadness and silence dominated the people present.  There are two black and white portraits hanging on the wall. They are of a middle-aged couple. In the photos, they still have gentle smiles on their faces.  Wearing mourning clothes, the young man stood there blankly, his thin figure looking lonely and helpless.  He looked at his parents in the portrait, as if they were still looking at him with the familiar smile in his memory.  He didn't want to believe that his parents left without saying goodbye, leaving him alone.  He felt that his heart was grabbed by something cold, and with heavy pain, the originally bright world turned gray, like a portrait on the wall.  Some of the relatives and friends around him were sobbing and crying, which made the sadness in the mourning hall even more intense, but there was no trace of moisture on the young man's face. At this moment, he realized that it turned out that the heartache was so extreme that he could not shed tears.  ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ Chris feels great these days. In this small town far away from the hustle and bustle, he feels that he is completely freed from the irritability of daily work.  He got along very happily with Claire and Joanna, the mother and daughter. Shirley is a very cute little girl, which made Claire, as the younger sister, very satisfied with her wish as an older sister. As for Joanna, I have to say, she is a  A very kind and charming woman, faintly, Chris even felt that he seemed to have some kind of affection for her.  It¡¯s summer now and Shirley doesn¡¯t have to go to school, so Chris and Claire often take her with them when they go fishing or picnicking, and occasionally Joanna joins them.  Now, they are camping by a lake outside the town. Chris is taking Shirley fishing, while Claire and Joanna are sitting around the campfire chatting.  "Shirley is very happy. I'm really glad to meet you." Joanna looked towards the lake. Shirley was happily shaking the fishing rod under the care of Chris. "You know, I haven't seen you for a long time.  Shirley is so happy." Claire nodded without saying anything. As a woman, her thoughts were far more delicate than those of her brother Chris. In fact, during these days of getting along, she vaguely discovered that Joanna and her daughter were in love.  Life in the town may not be as easy as they thought.  Joanna hesitated, "I'm not a local. I met Shirley's father in my hometown eight years ago. I was still very young at the time. I fell in love with him and was pregnant with his child." She said slowly  , with nostalgia and a touch of sadness, "Then he left without saying goodbye and there was no news. At that time, I was very confused and didn't know what to do. Shirley had already been born. You know, how difficult it is for an unwed mother to take care of her daughter alone.  "Originally, I thought he would disappear from my life and never be involved again. Until three years ago, I received a call from his lawyer informing me that he had passed away and he left me a message.  A not-so-small deposit, and two properties he owned in the town, one where we live now and the other in the center of the town, which I later sold." Joanna's voice became softer and softer.  Reflecting the flickering firelight, Claire could see slight tears in her eyes, "I didn't know until here that he was married before he met me, and his wife was from the town" Joanna said  , with a choked voice, "I never thought that one day I would destroy other people's families." Claire didn't speak, just listened silently. She leaned next to Joanna and patted her back comfortingly.  Joanna smiled gratefully, wiped her tears, and continued: "Later, his wife took their children and left, while Shirley and I stayed. You know, in a small town like this  , people are always a little xenophobic, and many people in the town are Puritans, and they think I am a woman who has lost her morals." She shrugged slightly, trying to look like she didn't care.  "I'm not popular in this town. Women look down on me, and men often slap me, as if I'm a slut who can do anything. But I can tolerate all this, but Shirley is innocent.  , She is just a child, she is very obedient, although she never tells me, but I know that she is not doing well whether at school or outside, "Joanna said sadly, for a mother.  , nothing is harder than seeing a child living in pain, especially when the pain is related to herself.  "Although I don't know much, I think it might be better to move out of this town." Claire hesitated and said, "Neither you nor Shirley is wrong. There is no need for you to endure the malice of those people here."  "Yes." Joanna nodded, "I originally planned to sell the property here before Christmas and take Shirley away from here." "Mom, Mom." Shirley trotted over excitedly,  Chris followed her with the fish, and Shirley pointed to Chris' hand, "We caught several fish, and that one was caught by me.""Oh, really." Joanna quickly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then gently held her daughter in her arms, "My Shirley is the best." Shirley was very excited and didn't notice Joanna's  Strangely, just smiling happily in his mother's arms, Chris realized something, but did not speak.  The calm and relaxed life always passes quickly. It was another Sunday. Chris and his sister went to the supermarket to buy things, while Joanna took Shirley to the church in the small town to worship.  Chris was pushing the shopping cart while Claire was picking things from the list. At this time, Chris' cell phone rang.  "Oh oh oh, not the captain, not the captain, not the captain" Chris muttered as he took out his mobile phone. When he saw the number displayed, he breathed a sigh of relief. It was Joanna calling.  Claire looked at Chris's exaggerated expression and shrugged helplessly, which made Chris a little embarrassed. He smiled at Claire and answered the phone, "Hi, I'm Chris, what's the matter, Joanna?  "Chris, this is Joanna" Joanna's panicked voice came over the phone, which gave Chris a bad premonition, "Something happened to Shirley!" Chris' heart suddenly sank.  Go down, but the good psychological quality of a soldier made him calm down immediately, "Calm down, Joanna, where are you, what happened to Shirley?" "I'm in the church," Joanna said, with a cry in her voice, "  Shirley is missing!"
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