The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle
Chapter 406 - 263 I Really Should Die_2

Among them was an elderly man wearing a domed hat.

"Elderly gentleman."

This man walked directly up to him, "Let me help you."

The elderly gentleman, wearing a hat, did not accept his offer, but gently said, "Do I look like someone who can't even climb the stairs?"

"Of course not, but respecting the elderly is something we should do," he said earnestly.

The elderly gentleman didn't speak and didn't let him help, just stepping up with a light step.

Su Qi narrowed his eyes.

This elderly gentleman seemed not to be an ordinary person, but in this world, the likelihood of encountering a superhuman was high, so it wasn't very surprising.

However,

he hadn't anticipated...

The man looked around, then after observing the seated passengers, noticed the youngest, Su Qi, and walked straight over to him.

"My friend, could you please give up your seat for this elderly gentleman?"

Su Qi paused, wearing sunglasses, and did not immediately speak.

"As a young man with a sound body, you should consider the elderly; he needs this seat more than you do," he said with heartfelt sincerity.

Su Qi slightly tilted his head:

"However... it seems that the elderly gentleman doesn't need it."

The elderly gentleman was leaning against the window, pulling out a pocket watch, calmly observing.

He shook his head, "Just because others don't need it, does that mean we can ignore the disadvantaged?"

"Just because someone doesn't scream for help, does that mean we shouldn't care?"

Su Qi listened quietly, turning his head, "I'm actually also part of the disadvantaged here, without any social or medical insurance. Besides the fare I paid to get on the bus, I have nothing."

He spoke the truth; how could he possibly have local currency, being someone who had just entered this instance? The bus ride was also arranged by the system.

The man was taken aback, listening to how pitiful the other sounded, and somewhat waveringly muttered, "But... fair is fair…"

Su Qi gently stood up, "No need to say more, you're right."

He gave up his seat.

The man scratched his head, deciding to prioritize the elderly, "Elderly gentleman, please take a seat."

However, the elderly gentleman adjusted his hat and ignored him.

"Elderly gentleman?"

"Ding Dong!"

The bus's announcement rang out: "We are approaching the Superpower Association stop. Please wait at the rear door if you are getting off."

The man's gaze froze.

He saw the bus stop afterward.

The elderly gentleman got off directly.

"..."

The man muttered, realizing he was getting off at this stop.

Meanwhile, Su Qi, wearing sunglasses, was coughing violently, then shakily reached out his arm, pulling out a white cane.

Like a blind person, he carefully got off the bus.

The man was stunned.

So the person he had been advising was actually blind!

A strong sense of guilt and shame overwhelmed him.

I truly deserve to die!

The bus's announcement sounded again, and without hesitation, he also got off the bus.

After all, this was his destination too.

"Wait, hold on."

He ran to catch up with Su Qi, hurriedly apologizing, "I'm so sorry, I didn't know you were disabled."

Su Qi's lips, visible below his sunglasses, gently curved into a mild smile, "I don't blame you, after all, I hadn't explained."

"No, it's all my fault."

He shamefully bowed his head, "Where do you need to go? I can take you there."

"The Superpower Association."

The man was surprised, "Are you also going to the interview?"

"Can't I?"

Su Qi: "You look down on blind people?"

"No, no, no." The man hastily replied, "I'm going to the same place, might as well come with you."

"Alright then," Su Qi smiled, "Keep this blind person company for a chat."

"Sure thing!"

This guy, his name was Du En.

He was a college student who often participated in social work and volunteered despite his poor family barely affording college. He often helped others.

He was also a fanatic follower of the Superpower Seven, worshipping their world-saving deeds and keeping the grand virtues of the Superpower Organization in his heart; he also possessed a character of moral goodness.

However, in Su Qi's view, a high moral ground wasn't a bad thing, considering it was something he lacked, but this guy was just too paranoid and naive.

But also easy to manipulate.

From him, Su Qi learned that to attend the Association's interview, you needed an invitation.

Besides, the invitation isn't about your talent or ability but is purchased with money.

A single interview invitation costs ten thousand local currency.

It probably took Du En half a year of working and saving to gather that money, and after purchasing the invitation, he couldn't even afford the bus fare anymore.

"Interesting, an organization that claims to save the world starts by filtering through money, not talent."

Su Qi reached out and suddenly felt his body, "Oh no."

"What's wrong?" Du En was startled.

"My association invitation seems to have fallen."

Du En's eyes widened, "How did it fall?"

"It seems..." Su Qi recalled but shook his head and didn't finish, "Never mind."

"How can we just leave it?" Du En seemed more anxious than Su Qi, "That's ten thousand bucks!! Let's hurry back and look for it! The interview is in twenty minutes, we must be quick, otherwise if we don't arrive on time, it will be invalid."

Su Qi sighed, "It's too late, it must have fallen on the bus seat. You called out in a hurry, and I wasn't paying attention..."

Du En froze.

Was it because of him?!

He was the very reason the other party lost the invitation, and a strong sense of guilt surged through him again.

But Su Qi didn't plan to give him a chance to speak and added another blow, "Sorry, I don't blame you, it's my fault for being blind, for not being able to see."

Su Qi, wearing sunglasses, his face pale, looked off into the distance:

"I also have a dream of being a superhero, and because of this invitation, I spent all my savings from a year, yet despite it being so close, I couldn't make it."

"It seems this is my fate..."

Talking about dreams with young people, and reality with middle-aged ones, is a surefire way to stir emotions.

Du En was instantly emotional, his eyes red, clutching the invitation in his arms.

He...he had caused the other person to lose something so important.

Moreover, the other was a blind person, poorer and more distressed than him.

"I..." Du En's inner hesitation was finally overcome by his kind nature, his hand trembling as he clutched the invitation, "Give me a second, let me go back and look for it."

He turned and ran off swiftly.

Yet he didn't go far, and after a minute, he ran back excitedly,

"Su Buxian, I found it, your invitation is found."

Su Qi had an invitation stuffed into his hand.

Next to him was Du En's happy voice, "It didn't fall on the bus, I looked back for a while and found it in the grass next to us, thankfully no one else picked it up."

"Is that so, that's great, thank you, Du En."

Su Qi also tucked away the invitation; a flicker crossed beneath his sunglasses.

He certainly didn't have an invitation anymore.

And this invitation was naturally Du En's; he had even staged a scene of finding the invitation just so he could accept it without any guilt.

The deep creases on it also indicated his inner turmoil and the magnitude of his resolve.

"Looking at this, I seem a bit inhumane," Su Qi muttered to himself calmly.

Looking at all the devouring worlds he had experienced, evil was everywhere.

Such pure souls were rare.

Purity is a very important trait.

The two continued walking forward.

Du En was all smiles, recounting various interesting stories as if unaffected by any emotion.

"We're here, up ahead is the Superpower Association."

Du En stopped, "You go in first."

"Aren't you coming?"

Du En rubbed the back of his head, "I...I'm waiting for someone."

"Didn't you just say many people dislike your approach, and you don't have many friends?"

"Ah, my mistake, I urgently need to use the restroom."

Su Qi: "You can also go inside, such a large association surely has a restroom."

Du En was scratching his head in dilemma, just about to make another excuse.

But Su Qi grabbed his arm: "Let's go."

Du En tried to break free but couldn't get loose.

"You two, please show your invitation."

Someone was guarding the entrance.

"Here..." Su Qi passed the invitation over.

"And you?" the person turned to Du En.

"I...I..." Du En stuttered, "I forgot my invitation..."

"It's with me."

At that moment.

Su Qi extended his hand, pulling out another invitation.

Du En's eyes widened.

Hadn't it been lost?