Chapter 217 Cyrus' Childhood
As he spoke, the man pressed the start button, and the instrument worn on Su Jinyi's head started instantly.
Silas frowned slightly as he watched the instrument start up, his hands clenched into fists.
Su Jinyi felt dizzy, and countless lights and instruments were wrapped around her head. Her vision began to blur, and the low hum of the machine sounded in her ears.
Suddenly, an invisible force surged from all directions, wrapping her tightly, as if to pull her soul out of her body. Her consciousness began to spin, as if being sucked into an endless vortex.
Su Jinyi wanted to make a sound, but the sound seemed to be blocked deep in her throat. As the last ray of light disappeared, she felt herself being sucked into an unknown abyss.
When she opened her eyes again, she found herself standing in a completely unfamiliar world. The buildings around her revealed an ancient and mysterious charm.
This should be Cyrus’ hometown. Could it be that he really just wanted to stop a fire for himself?
Just as she was lost in thought, a little boy suddenly rushed over and bumped into her.
Su Jinyi quickly reached out to support him, but was stunned when she met the boy's gaze.
"Cyrus?"
The boy didn't seem to understand what she said. He looked at her curiously and ran away immediately. Although Cyrus's face was almost burnt and could not be seen clearly, she could not forget those eyes.
Su Jinyi followed immediately.
The little boy ran into the house, shouting, "Mom, I'm back..."
A kind middle-aged woman came forward to catch him, picked him up, kissed his forehead lovingly and said, "Baby, what do you want to eat?"
"Salmon!" the boy said excitedly.
"anything else?"
"And... chocolate lava!" the boy said in a dilemma: "Is that okay?"
The woman had a loving smile on her face and touched his little head and said, "Of course you can."
"No sweets after dinner." A stern voice suddenly sounded.
When the boy saw his father, he immediately hid behind the woman and said cautiously: "Dad... I will only eat this once..."
"Just let him eat and ask him to brush his teeth clean." The woman pleaded for him.
Man: "Cyrus, does having a mother mean you have someone to lean on?"
"Yes! Mom is my support!" said the boy proudly.
"Okay, just this once." The man compromised.
"Thank you, Dad!" The boy excitedly rushed over and hugged the man's legs and acted coquettishly.
Su Jinyi stood not far away and quietly watched the happy family of three. This might be the happiness that Cyrus wanted...
Suddenly, the scene in front of Su Jinyi changed without warning. Her ears were filled with all kinds of noisy sounds, as if the world was in chaos.
The originally peaceful Cyrus's home suddenly caught fire, the flames soared to the sky, and it was terrifying. The people around were terrified, and no one dared to approach the sea of fire. The sirens of police cars resounded through the sky, and the screams of the crowd came one after another. These sounds suddenly pulled Su Jinyi back to reality from his confusion.
Su Jinyi's pupils suddenly shrank. Could this be the fire that Cyrus mentioned? !
She was anxious to find out what was going on, so she reached out to grab a passerby who was about to put out the fire, but her hand went straight through the man's body and missed.
Su Jinyi looked at his arm in disbelief. "How could this happen?"
Reluctantly, she tried to grab another pedestrian again, but the result was the same, her hands passed through the bodies of those people again and again, as if she did not exist in this world.
Seeing that calling for help was fruitless, Su Jinyi decided without hesitation to go forward to rescue the man herself. But when she ran for a distance, she was shocked to find that she was still standing there, without any sign of moving!
It was as if an invisible force was tightly binding her, isolating her from the outside world. Others could not see her, and she could not change the world...
At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared outside the door, and the police officers immediately stepped forward. The people who came were Cyrus' parents. They tightly protected Cyrus and carefully led him out.
But when the police took Cyrus, they found it was too late. Cyrus' head and left face were completely burned, with only a small piece of skin visible. His eyes were closed and his breathing was weak, as if he would die at any time.
"Dad...Mom..." Cyrus shouted desperately.
Cyrus' parents had also used up their last bit of strength. They desperately tried to send Cyrus out, but they themselves were left in the sea of fire forever. Their figures gradually disappeared in the flames.
Su Jin frowned and looked at the lifeless Cyrus. No wonder he was so crazy...
"Monster, go away! It's so disgusting..." Su Jinyi was once again attracted by the laughter of a group of children.
This is Cyrus as a teenager. He is wearing a tattered coat and a hoodie that can barely cover the hideous scars on his face, but the hideous look on his face can still be seen.
A group of children were surrounding him, laughing and tearing at his coat, trying to reveal the full appearance of the "monster".
Cyrus was so angry that he grabbed his hoodie with one hand and struggled hard with the other.
He grabbed a boy's arm and bit it hard with all his grievance and anger.
Suddenly, the boy's heart-wrenching scream was heard. Children playing in the distance heard the scream and ran over to help.
When Cyrus saw there were so many people around, he immediately let go and ran away, but they chased him relentlessly and only stopped when they forced him into a corner.
"Monster, run, why aren't you running away?" the boy said viciously.
Cyrus didn't know what he had done wrong to attract them, but he still refused to give in. "I'm not a monster!"
"You are not a monster, how can your face be so ugly? My parents even said you have no parents, you are just a monster!"
When he heard about his parents, his eyes immediately turned red and he bared his teeth like a little vicious dog, "I have parents, I'm not a monster!"
Suddenly a little boy threw a stone at him and said fiercely: "Die monster!"
As long as one person took the lead, the other children began to follow suit, picking up the stones at their feet and throwing them all at Cyrus.
He had nowhere to hide and was roaring in the corner like an abandoned monster.
When they got tired of smashing and felt it was meaningless, they dispersed. Cyrus buried himself in his knees, his body covered with wounds of varying sizes and depths.
The man in the corner had his shoulders trembling slightly, and his sobs were getting louder and louder. He didn't understand why he was abandoned by the whole world overnight...
Suddenly a pair of clean leather shoes appeared in front of him.
He wiped away his tears, made himself look more presentable, and then looked up.
But the hideous scar on his face didn't look any better after wiping away the tears.
The man in front of him was wearing clean clothes, as clean as his father.
"How old are you?"
Cyrus sniffed. "16"
"Want to make money?"
Cyrus nodded blankly.
The man smiled at him and stretched out his clean hands.
"Come with me, I will take you to make money."