Xue Menglong, forty-five years old this year, his friends like to call him Lao Xue, and the students respect him as Teacher Xue.

He usually doesn't smile, looks old-fashioned and serious, like the kind of person who is very difficult to deal with, but his neighbors, colleagues and students all know that he is actually a good person who is old-fashioned and warm-hearted, and often does good deeds in obscurity, such as sending warmth to the lonely and widowed elderly, filling up meal cards for students with difficult families to buy study materials, and borrowing money and things from friends and neighbors......

He's such a nice guy.

It is said that good people have good rewards, so Xue Menglong has a happy family, both of them are alive, his wife is gentle and virtuous, and he has a pair of particularly promising children.

As a teacher who receives a salary of several thousand yuan a month, he not only has to bear the cost of his children studying abroad and the normal expenses of his family, but also has to do good deeds, Xue Menglong's burden is not light, so he has to go out to earn some extra money every time he has a long vacation, it is said that he goes to the big city to tutor the children of those rich families, and I heard that he can earn hundreds of dollars an hour-

As for whether it's true or not?

Whatever, anyway, everyone knows that Lao Xue is a good person.

During the National Day holiday, Lao Xue went out again, but this time he came back earlier than everyone imagined, he used to come back on the 7th, and this time he came back on the 4th.

"Hey, Lao Xue, why did you come back so early this time?" a neighbor asked, "Did you come back for which student's business?"

In the memories of the neighbors, if Lao Xue came back early after going out, it was usually for the sake of the students.

Xue Menglong's interest was not high, but he still nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"Lao Xue, you are really a good teacher. The neighbor doesn't remember how many times he's said this, but he still doesn't get tired of saying it.

"It should be, it should be. Xue Menglong also replied modestly as usual.

The sun is about to set, and the pale red sunset hangs in the sky, like a colorful smile, revealing the quiet dusk of the town.

Xue Menglong dragged his slightly tired body to push open the big iron gate and walked into the small courtyard, his wife was choosing vegetables in the yard, and after hearing the sound, he looked up and said, "Eh, why are you back?"

After asking, she quickly got up and wiped her hands on her apron, went up to take the briefcase in her husband's hand, and patted the dust on his body for him.

"I had a student's parents who had been working outside the home for a long time, and when I heard that they had come home the day before yesterday, I thought about going to visit them before they went out, so I came back early. Xue Menglong explained.

As a wife, she obviously understands and understands her husband, she has no objection to this, just nodded and said: "It's okay to come back early, go wash your hands and change your clothes, and you can eat in a while." ”

Dangdang~

When the couple was about to walk back into the house, there were two not-so-heavy knocks on the big iron door behind them.

"I'm going to open the door. ”

Xue Menglong turned around and opened the big iron door, and an unfamiliar but impressive person appeared in front of him, because they had only seen it for the first time this morning.

With a smile on his face, Liu Yanbo asked very friendly, "Teacher Xue, don't you invite me in to sit down?"

A variety of changes flashed in Xue Menglong's eyes, surprised, panicked, angry, and clear...... In the end, everything calmed down, and he got out of the way and said, "Boss Liu, please go inside." ”

After Liu Yanbo walked into the courtyard, he took the initiative to greet Xue Menglong's wife and said, "Hello sister-in-law, I am Xiao Liu, a friend of Teacher Xue, who has been traveling here for the past few days, and I heard that he is coming back today, so I came to visit and disturb me." ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Xue also greeted warmly: "Look at what you said, what's the disturbance here, come into the house and sit." ”

Liu Yanbo responded with a smile, walked into the hall with Xue Menglong, and put the two gift boxes he bought in the town on the wall.

"Xiao Liu, you haven't eaten yet, have you?" asked Xue's wife.

Liu Yanbo shook his head shyly, his smile still the same.

"Then you talk to Lao Xue first, and I'll go stir-fry. ”

After his wife left, Xue Menglong slowly lowered his face, but his tone was quite stable: "Boss Liu, are you following me?"

Liu Yanbo lit a cigarette and asked, "Teacher Xue, are you sure you want to talk now?"

......

The sun has set, the sky will not be dark, after dinner, Liu Yanbo and Xue Menglong walked side by side on the road, towards the empty field not far away.

They drank a little, but it didn't make them impulsive, and they all seemed to have an inexhaustible patience, waiting for the other to bring up something that should not have been brought up in this peaceful town.

In this season, the fields are bare, without the exuberance of spring, unobtrusive, and not colorful; There is no warmth of summer, no interest in shaping, no moodiness and changeable. Now it's all honest, just like some people, whether they want it or not, they have to give the final answer.

The field has an end, and at the end is a small stream with a small wooden bridge that leads deep into the mountains.

Xue Menglong wanted to walk into the mountains, but Liu Yanbo was unwilling, he stopped, sat on the wooden bridge casually, and said with a light smile: "Teacher Xue, you should understand that since I can appear in front of you alive, it means that no matter where we go now, the ending that belongs to you will not change again." ”

What does this mean?

The meaning is very simple, after Liu Yanbo left from the Yunhai Forest Farm in the morning, in the deep mountains and old forests of Galu Mountain, someone wanted to kill him, and he survived-

It is usually not easy for people to survive, so they will always cherish their lives more, and naturally they will not easily let go of anyone who wants to kill him.

"Boss Liu, I don't think you're a policeman, right?" Xue Menglong also stopped, and sat next to Liu Yanbo.

Liu Yanbo lit the first cigarette after the meal, shook his head and said, "I'm not." So I can't figure out why you want me dead?"

Xue Menglong smiled, his smile was complicated, a little helpless, and a little regretful, but in the end he said calmly: "Because although you are not a policeman, you are not a drug dealer either." ”

Liu Yanbo said "Huh", but he didn't look surprised, pursed his lips and chuckled: "It seems that we all need to reintroduce ourselves, so I'll come first..."

"My name is indeed Liu Yanbo, and my hometown is indeed in Xiangnan, but now I am from Haishi, and I came to Nanzhao Province this time because of the female policeman whose identity was discovered by you. ”

The time for the showdown has arrived, so what's the use of hiding it?

Xue Menglong also seemed to be relieved, and sighed: "What a wrong step, a wrong step!"

"My name is Xue Menglong, I am a middle school teacher, and I am also a drug dealer. Of course, I think Boss Liu, you should be interested in my other identity, right?" Xue Menglong asked himself: "Yes, I am the real cave master. ”