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Chapter 1784: Like a Dream (First Update, Please Subscribe)
Everything was so hazy, even drowsy.

On that day, they followed the crowd to People's Street, People's Square, People's Palace, and even to the French Embassy, ​​where they expressed their protest against SEAs' atrocities.

Although I don’t know what the idea is, at this time, it’s best to hide your identity and just shout slogans with them.

Just like Hank and Erich directly pretended to be British, Ding Peiyun and Sun Chendong spoke Japanese, but what about Edward?

His appearance was a little peculiar. Although he looked very similar to an Asian, there were still some differences. However, in the crowd, almost no one noticed him. In order to avoid attracting attention, he kept backing away, retreating towards the edge.

Half a day later, it was finally over, but he and his friends were taken to the Polytechnic University by the crowd - they were invited there.

On the campus of the University of Science and Technology, Hank, Erich and others easily attracted other people's attention and could not run away. Although Sun Chendong and Ding Peiyun's "working people" skin color easily concealed their identities, Ding Peiyun's traces of makeup were so obvious that she was surrounded by several girls who were very interested in her eyebrows and other things.

In contrast, Edward was ignored. After having a free lunch in the cafeteria, Edward finally left the cafeteria and sat alone in the pavilion outside the cafeteria, wondering what to do now.

"You can't just abandon them and go away by yourself."

Although he didn't understand what was happening, the most important thing now was to leave here. This place was completely beyond his imagination.

At this moment, a clear voice came from the side and said to him:

"This passport is yours, right?"

Edward nervously touched his pocket and found that his passport had fallen out. Perhaps it had fallen out when he was taking out a tissue after leaving the cafeteria.

He turned around nervously in the direction where the voice came from, and saw a delicate and flawless face.

Her short hair was tied into two small pigtails, she had a tall figure, bright eyes like stars, she was gentle and charming, with a sweet smile and beautiful eyes.

Even though she was wearing a very simple white shirt, her gentle and virtuous temperament was completely different from that of others.

The girl stood there with a passport in her hand.

"you you……"

When Edward looked behind the girl uneasily, the girl looked at him curiously and said with a smile:

"Are you from SEA? I thought the people there were all fierce monsters, but I didn't expect you to be good-looking."

When she said it was good-looking, the girl's pretty face turned red. Seeing that Edward was still standing there with a nervous look on his face, the girl stuffed the passport into his hand and said:
"Put your passport away. It will be troublesome if someone sees it."

Only at this point did Edward come to his senses, or rather, he was sure that the other party would not betray him. He nodded and said.

"Thank you, thank you."

The girl, with a crescent-shaped smile, looked at the boy in front of her, sized him up, and said:

"Your name is Edward Albert, nice to meet you, my name is Zhu Lin."

"Hello, Miss Zhu."

Compared to vigilance, Zhu Lin was more curious. She looked at the boy in front of her curiously. In addition to being curious about him, she was also curious about SEA.

After all, it was a strange place that often appeared in newspapers.

Sometimes, people meet by chance, and a chance meeting will eventually end in separation. After learning that the girl was in her senior year of high school and would face the choice of joining the army or going to the countryside next year, and that her university would also be moving south, so she could not leave her mailing address, Edward could only express regret.

Looking at the boy who looked somewhat regretful, Zhu Lin smiled and said:
"Okay, you don't need to write the letter. If you have the chance in the future, you can come to the Polytechnic University to find me. I live in the staff quarters. By the way, you should leave quickly while no one is noticing."

Fortunately, he did not lose his camera, so he took a few photos of the girl, and the two of them took a few photos together.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, with the help of the girl, they finally left the Polytechnic University, and then found a few donkey rickshaws and headed straight for the airport outside the city.

After arriving at the airport, before they revealed their identities, the travel agency staff at the airport immediately called the police, not to arrest them, but to protect them. It turned out that the travel agency learned that someone had attacked the hotel and wanted to take these passengers to a meeting at the stadium. After the passengers hurriedly fled the hotel and disappeared, they immediately reported to their superiors.

The superiors were naturally very angry and immediately sent people to look for them. Unexpectedly, they arrived at the airport safely. In the airport, in addition to them, there were more than 50 other tourists from SEA, and Tang Shaohua was among them. They had just arrived here by plane.

After this incident, all the tourists dared not stay any longer and they all expressed their desire to end the trip. The travel agency staff also expressed their understanding and were willing to refund all fees.

However, as an apology, they invited the tourists to watch a performance in the city as compensation for the trip, which they certainly did not refuse.

Actually, there is no way to refuse because there are no planes today.

In this way, Edward, who finally arrived at the airport, returned to the city again, but this time their destination was the theater.

The lights in the theater dimmed, and Edward unconsciously held his breath. The heavy red curtain slowly opened, revealing the children lined up neatly on the stage. They were wearing colorful costumes, the girls had neat braids, and the boys had short hair. Everyone's expression was solemn and focused, completely unlike the lively and active children Edward remembered. "Wow..."

Hank sighed softly:
“It really looks different!”

A dozen children who looked no older than ten stood in the center of the stage, following the conductor's instructions. Edward opened his eyes wide - these children played in incredible unison, with every note being played precisely and the complex melody seemed to be handled with ease in their hands.

"Are they really only eight or nine years old?" Edward whispered to Ding Peiyun who was sitting next to him.

Although he can play the piano, he is completely useless when compared with these children at his age.

Ding Peiyun also lowered her voice:
"The program said these were students from the Children's Palace, aged between 7 and 10."

Edward shook his head, unable to believe it.

After the orchestra finished playing, a group of young actors came on stage. The music style suddenly changed, and the exciting rhythm sounded. The children immediately changed their formation and danced energetically. Their movements were uniform, and every turn and every hand raise was precise and in place, and they always kept a perfect smile on their faces.

Edward was equally amazed. The professionalism of these children far exceeded his imagination, and their concentration and discipline during the performance were like a well-trained army.

The performance lasted for more than an hour, and each show was more exciting than the last.

Seeing the wonderful place, Edward said to Comrade Jin from the travel agency who was sitting in the front row:
"These kids performed really well, they are really good."

Comrade Jin turned around with a proud smile on his face:

"Yes, they are the successors of the motherland, and naturally they are the best. Here, girls are trained to be versatile in literature and art from a young age. Boys are trained to be strong men from a young age!"

His words were spoken with a thick accent, but the pride in his tone was undisguised:

"There are children like this everywhere in our country. After all, they are our successors."

Comrade Jin was very happy with the praise from foreign friends. After all, this performance was specially prepared for these foreign friends.

This wonderful performance should be able to erase the previous unpleasantness.

At the end of the performance, all the young actors appeared on the stage and sang a magnificent chorus song. They stood in a neat square formation, with solemn expressions and a light in their eyes that Edward could not read - a complex emotion of reverence, pride and determination.

When the last note fell, the children saluted in unison, and the audience immediately stood up and applauded. The tourists also stood up and applauded. Edward clapped his hands, his eyes swept across those young but resolute faces, and an indescribable feeling surged in his heart.

"How was it, did you like our performance?"

Comrade Jin asked as they walked out of the theater. Although it was their first time meeting each other, he found that this young man seemed different from the others, but he couldn't tell what the difference was.

Everything here seems to be different from other places. In the past ten days, he has photographed many people with his camera.

Edward looked at the night view outside the window, his mind full of thoughts.

The city was neat and orderly, but lacked the hustle and bustle and chaos he was familiar with, just like those talented little actors—skilled but lacking the playfulness and unpredictability of ordinary children.

"What do you think?"

Edward suddenly spoke up and asked his friends around him:
“Are those kids really happy?”

The car suddenly became quiet, and the travel agency receptionist turned his eyes to them, as if waiting for their answer.

"The definition of happiness varies from culture to culture,"

Feeling the gazes of others, Ding Peiyun finally said:
"What may seem like an overly disciplined life to us may be taken for granted by others. Just like our parents, their emotions are restrained, and even almost imperceptible, and their emotions and pain are hidden behind simplicity and subtlety."

Ding Peiyun's answer made the travel agency receptionist nod in satisfaction. This is a very good answer!

Edward nodded. In fact, he was more inclined to replace his father with someone from here, because that was exactly how the people here made him feel.

As an outsider, he may never be able to truly understand everything here. But one thing is certain - this trip has indeed left him with an indelible impression.

As the bus drove through the brightly lit streets, Edward saw a group of young soldiers walking in a neat line, wearing uniforms without ranks, with their steps in unison and their expressions firm.

Edward looked at them, looking at them, and of course, looking at the people on the road.

The next morning, the trip finally ended, and the tourists hurriedly boarded the plane to Hong Kong Island and left this land...

(End of this chapter)