Deep Sea Embers Chapter 89: What’s wrong with Nina

Seeing Nina running up the stairs briskly, Duncan didn't understand what was going on for a while, but just scratched his hair in confusion: "Why is this kid giggling..."

Then he heard Mr. Morris' voice from the counter: "Honestly, you are very different from what I think, Mr. Duncan."

"What's the difference?" Duncan raised one eyebrow, "What's your impression of me?"

While speaking, he walked out from behind the counter to hang the sign "Temporary Rest" on the door, and moved a chair next to the counter - after confirming that the other party was a visiting teacher, not a teacher. After ordinary guests, it is obviously inappropriate to let people stand.

"Thank you," Morris nodded and thanked, sitting in the chair and looking in Duncan's direction, with a gentle and refined smile on his face, "I haven't seen you, but I heard from some sources... Ni Nina's family situation. Excuse my rudeness, but from what I've heard rumors, Nina has an alcoholic, gambling, and cranky uncle who lives in such a bad family atmosphere that she even has few friends at school— —None of the other students would like to deal with her.”

Duncan was brewing coffee. After hearing Morris's words, his movements subconsciously paused for two seconds, and then he finished his work in a hurry. He returned to the counter with two cups of coffee and put one of them. To the old man: "I hope you don't mind that I only have this kind of bargain here - the best coffee in the downtown area."

He sat down opposite the old man, each holding a steaming cup of coffee, and the old dagger was placed between them, but it was obvious that neither side was paying attention to it for the time being.

"Strictly speaking... these rumors are true," Duncan said slowly, "I had a disease before, well, a more serious one - if the painkillers don't work, I can only rely on strong Alcohol numbs the nerves, it was a decadent period, and unfortunately it happened to be the key years of Nina's adolescence, and now it seems that this affects her more than I thought."

Morris watched Duncan carefully, and after a long time he said thoughtfully: ""Is that so? But I feel like you don't look like someone who has just come out of decadence - more like a gentleman who has never fallen into decadence, has always been positive and optimistic, and your wit and humor when you talk to people are not like being drunk by alcohol affected.

Speaking, he took a sip of the coffee in his cup. He didn't make any comments on the coffee. He just said casually: "I think I'm quite accurate in seeing people."

"Perhaps it's just that I adjust my mentality faster," Duncan laughed, his tone particularly calm-he had to admit that the old man did see people very accurately, but he believed that no matter how accurate his eyes were, he couldn't see his body So I didn't panic at all, "Nina is almost an adult, and I am her only guardian, so I have to show some sense of responsibility."

"...Anyway, it's a good thing for that kid," Morris gave Duncan a deep look, "She's at a critical stage in her studies, although many people say that after graduating from public high school, you can only go to Bolts are screwed in the factory, but they always overlook one thing: knowledge is a valuable asset in itself, and it will suddenly show meaning one day in your life, and that is often after you have not had the opportunity to return to campus. ."

The old gentleman said, shaking his head: "Unfortunately, most parents I have dealt with don't agree with this - their focus is on getting their children to graduate as soon as possible and find a job."

When Duncan heard this, he felt kind: he knew what the old gentleman said! When he was a teacher, he often told the students or their parents, but no one listened to him...

However, he soon restrained his mentality of "seeing each other". After thinking about his current environment, he shook his head slightly:

"Because this is downtown, Mr. Morris—your opinion is indeed wise and farsighted, but most people here really need to pay last month's bills ASAP, and you can't justify them doesn't look far enough."

"It's true, many people actually want to look far away, but the high walls in life will always block our vision from looking farther," the old gentleman sighed, "Sorry, I've been soaking in books for a long time. , you will always ignore the practical problems in life...you are a very good thinker, it seems that some of my worries are unnecessary."

"Worried?" Duncan frowned. "Speaking of which, is there something wrong with Nina at school recently? Her grades have declined?"

"Her grades have always been very good, but recently... she is indeed a little absent-minded," Morris considered her vocabulary, "she wanders in class, sleeps during self-study, and gets distracted during lab class— In chemistry class last week, she even set the lab bench on fire. It's never happened before...at least never with her."

Speaking of this, the old gentleman paused and added: "In the test two days ago, her grades did not drop, but if this situation continues, it is difficult to say her grades when she graduated. What's going to happen - While the options available after public high school are indeed limited, assembling machines in a lower town factory is not the same as maintaining a steam core in an up town church. As Nina's guardian, you should take this seriously ."

"Nina has been distracted in class recently?" Duncan frowned, "She didn't tell me about this..."

"Girls this age won't tell you too much," Morris shook his head, "I thought it was because of something at home, or because her 'alcoholic uncle' had recently What has affected her state at school, so she came to do this home visit, but now it seems...not the reason for this."

Duncan did not speak for a while, but seriously recalled whether Nina had behaved abnormally in front of him in the past few days, recalling Nina's daily routine, and Morris asked after a few seconds. Said: "You are the person who knows her best. Is there anything unusual about the child recently? For example, poor rest, poor health, etc.?"

Duncan pondered for a long time, and could only spread his hands: "...Ashamed to say, I can't think of an answer."

He couldn't think of an answer - he didn't even know Nina a week ago! How does he know how the child has changed recently compared to before?

Maurice's answer to Duncan doesn't seem too surprising. This is probably because he lowered his expectations for "Nina's Uncle" according to rumors before he came, so he just said a habit at this time. : "You should pay more attention to her - especially for girls of this age, material life support alone is not enough."

When Duncan heard this, a thought suddenly popped into his mind: "Could she be in love?"

Frankly speaking, this idea is more or less out of "Zhou Ming"'s experience as a teacher of the people...

Morris had a strange expression after hearing this. The old man gave Duncan a strange look: "It's a girls' school..."

Duncan thought about it for a while, and said with a serious face: "The girls' school is also possible."

Morris opened his eyes slightly.

This old gentleman, who has always been obsessed with academics, was shocked!

"Cough~IndoMTL.com~ Well, I just said it casually," Duncan knew that this topic might be a bit out of line when he saw the old man's reaction, and hurriedly coughed twice to interrupt the embarrassment, "I will follow up closely. What Nina talked about...she should be willing to tell me."

"Ah... oh, of course," the old gentleman reacted only then, he seemed to be still immersed in some kind of shock, and his speech seemed to be half a beat, "As far as I know... Nina is a Very frank and honest child, if you tell her well, she should not resist too much."

Duncan nodded: "What else is going on? Is there anything wrong with Nina at school lately?"

"It's nothing but distraction and a trance," the old man thought for a while, then shook his head, "I'm here today mainly to talk about this matter, and by the way, to learn about her real family situation... By the way, speaking of this, Nina's parents are because..."

"The accident eleven years ago," Duncan said. "The official record has this incident, the chemical plant on the Sixth Block leaked."

"So it is," the old gentleman sighed, "I remember this accident. My daughter and I happened to be near the Cross Street. When the chemical plant leaked, there was a lot of movement, and the affected crowd even rushed Arrived on the edge of Uptown... The investigation also said that there were many cultists taking the opportunity to make trouble that night, and they also destroyed the chemical plant..."

Duncan's heart moved, and he said casually: "Did there still be a fire in the lower city that night?"

"Fire? I don't remember any fire," Morris frowned. "You remember wrong?"

"...Looks like I remembered it wrong," Duncan said with a smile, pressing his forehead. "I should really stay away from alcohol."