In the winter of 2000, Qiao Lin was still in the fifth grade of primary school, Qiao Nan had just entered high school, and Qiao Lu was still making the final sprint for the college entrance examination.

Qiao Nan's level 50 is almost the first session that created a new history of the second middle school. Especially in the experimental class he is in, he is even more proficient, several people take turns to sit at the top of the list, and it is difficult to distinguish the winner from the winner in every exam like a fairy fight. Students are under a lot of pressure, but for teachers, they love it.

Qiao Nan belongs to the category of being strong when he is strong, and he is still like a fish in water in the experimental class. And his good friend Xu Wei was not so lucky.

Xu Wei didn't want to enter the experimental class, but he was the principal who forced him in. In the experimental class, where the learning atmosphere was extremely terrifying, Xu Wei's lively and active nature was greatly suppressed. He became more rebellious, often deliberately gaging in front of teachers and classmates, and most of the jokes in the experimental class were made by him.

But he sent him to the experimental class, not to train him to become a comedian. At the flag-raising ceremony before the final exam, he Lao Tzu shouted again and again during the pre-war mobilization for the final exam, and criticized several naughty classmates by name, telling them to rein in their hearts and stop harming others and themselves. Among these classmates is his son Xu Wei.

Xu Wei stared at his old man's little hair that was still messy in the wind, and held a grudge from then on. How can he be ridiculed in public? No, he must think of a way to completely reverse the prejudice of others against him.

However, in a short period of time, his grades cannot be greatly improved, and he can only think of some crooked ways. There were also a few related households in the first experimental class, and they got together and came up with a clever plan - the papers for the final exam were all in the office of the head of the grade, and as long as they stole the key, they could steal the papers. Do it all over in advance, and get a high score at all.

In the end, it was Xu Wei who stole the key from his Lao Tzu's office. On a dark and windy night, they sneaked into the head of grade's office, and the two of them let out the wind while the two looked for the exam papers. They opened the key to the filing cabinet and found the volume of mathematics, physics and chemistry. In those years when they didn't have smartphones, they could only desperately copy down the inscriptions.

After some thrilling, Xu Wei and another related household copied all the major questions of mathematics, physics and chemistry, and put the volume back in its place, leaving no traces of the crime.

After returning home, Xu Wei secretly sorted out the questions he copied, and the next morning for self-study, he asked his good brother to solve the problems.

Qiao Nan flipped through it roughly and asked, "Where did you get this?"

“…… You don't care, it's copied from a cheatbook anyway. ”

Qiao Nan did not solve the problem first, but first corrected the problem that Xu Wei copied wrongly, and then solved it by dividing five by two. Xu Wei admired him and gave him a thumbs up: "It's still Qiao Gang Leader who is mighty." ”

Qiao Nan smiled and didn't pay much attention to it. After memorizing an English text, he suddenly said to Xu Wei, "Hey, you didn't ask me to do the final exam questions, did you?"

Xu Wei was frightened, but quickly calmed down: "How come? Don't guess...... But this is a secret book, and you are not allowed to tell anyone!"

Believe it or not, but Qiao Nan didn't pursue it further. When he was taking the math test, he quickly finished the multiple-choice questions, and when he saw the big questions behind, he was stunned for a moment.

Qiao Nan, who was struggling to write, stopped, and the math teacher was extremely surprised, so he asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Qiao Nan shook his head.

"Won't you do that?" The math teacher couldn't believe it, because Qiao Nan got a perfect score in math in most cases, although this final exam was difficult, but it wouldn't be stuck as soon as the big question came!

Qiao Nan shook his head again, but he just refused to write. He bit his lip and stopped. He secretly glanced at Xu Wei in the distance, Xu Wei was terrified, for fear that he would confess himself.

The math teacher was angry and slapped Qiao Nan on the head: "Write quickly! Don't write until the time again!"

Qiao Nan had no choice but to continue to solve it. After finishing the math test, Xu Wei explained to him in a babbling manner, but Qiao Nan didn't want to hear it, he only said one sentence to Xu Wei: "At least I won't report you." ”

When taking physics and chemistry exams, Qiao Nan had the same hesitation, which also attracted the attention of the teacher. In the end, he felt that he had already done these questions, which was indeed unfair to other students, and he couldn't overcome the hurdle in his heart after all, so he didn't write the last two questions in physics, and waited to hand in the papers.

As soon as the papers were collected, the physics teacher kicked him like iron could not be made of steel, and scolded him several times. Qiao Nan didn't explain anything, and he didn't rush home, but sat in the classroom for a long time, no matter how Xu Wei called him, he refused to agree.

The teachers in the experimental class all work in the same office, and Qiao Nan's abnormal performance in the final exam naturally caused heated discussions among the teachers. Li Lanzhi was investigating in the township below, and did not get the news at the first time. The head teacher, Mr. Lu, found Qiao Nan first and asked him what was going on.

It stands to reason that if you don't do two big questions, how many points will you have to lose? It's even more distressing than an adult deducting a year-end bonus. But Qiao Nan still didn't say a word, and confronted the teachers' collective questions with silence. Teacher Lu was about to be driven crazy, if it weren't for the presence of other teachers, she would have been furious.

At this moment, the math teacher was the first to notice the strangeness: "Xu Wei, this kid, did four big questions correctly? He can't be cheating, right? Usually he can't do a single question!"

"The chemistry volume is similar!Wait, how come Qin Zheng's is all right?"

The math teacher hurriedly confirmed: "Qin Zheng's math papers are similar, and there are forwards, these can't be colluding, right?"

The scores of several related households hit new highs, and they obviously carefully planned to stagger all the right and wrong questions. But even so, with the keen observation of Sherlock Holmes, the teachers discovered the secret.

The teachers broke out in a cold sweat, held back their anger, and looked at Qiao Nan again. Qiao Nan still lowered his head and didn't say a word, like a strong-willed underground party. But that maddening silence forced the teachers to want to beat him.

Teacher Lu still knew him very well, she knew that Qiao Nan wouldn't say anything, so she asked him to go back to the classroom and let the cheating students come to the office. She also kept an eye on it and called Principal Xu over first. As soon as Xu Wei entered the office, he saw Lao Tzu with a blue face, and he was immediately frightened, and he almost peed his pants.

The rest is pretty simple. Principal Xu became the commander of a certain army, or simply became the emperor, and in a fit of rage, he smashed everything he could at his son, shouting, "Don't stop me!

Seeing that he was really moving, the teachers instantly became his generals, or ministers in the court, and they pulled him one after another, persuaded him to calm his anger, and pleaded for Xu Wei...... Principal Xu shouted and broke his throat, and he didn't have the strength to beat his son anymore, but waved his hand and asked him to go to the principal's office to kneel and write for inspection.

After sending Xu Wei away, Principal Xu sat down in a chair in prostration, and asked, "He just said that Qiao Nan helped him write the answer?"

Teacher Lu was helpless, so he had to agree: "It should be...... But Qiao Nan didn't make a big mistake, right?"

Principal Xu kept knocking on the table, and finally called Qiao Nan into the office and asked, "Didn't you know when Xu Wei went to steal the papers?"

Qiao Nan said honestly: "I don't know, he said he went to the toilet." Anyway, when he was in self-study, he squatted in the toilet half the time. ”

“…… Then when he gave you the paper, you didn't guess it, it was the final exam question?"

Qiao Nan hesitated for a moment and nodded: "I guessed it." ”

"Then why don't you tell the teacher?"

"Xu Wei is a good friend of mine. ”

The answer was dignified, and Lao Xu was speechless. Fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys, a "righteous anger" is greater than the sky, and they don't care whether this righteous anger is good or bad. Lao Xu's heart fluctuated, and he said: "Do you know that if you don't report it like this, it can be regarded as aiding and abetting?"

Qiao Nan grabbed the seam of his pants and refused to speak again. Lao Xu knew his character well, so he said: "You are the same, write a copy of the inspection and hand it in!"

I thought he would be obedient, but after he was silent, he said, "I don't think I've done anything wrong. ”

The tone is flat, the attitude is calm, but there is no sign of compromise.

A room full of teachers was silent.

"Xu Wei did something wrong, but I can't betray my friends. My mistake was that I shouldn't have read the papers in advance...... Then give me a zero score in mathematics, physics and chemistry! ”

According to his level, even if he didn't read the test questions in advance, getting a perfect score was not a problem, so the teachers didn't think about it at all. He refused to admit his mistake, but demanded a zero score on the paper...... It's tricky, it's tricky!

Lao Xu talked bitterly for a long time, but he couldn't move him, and finally reluctantly called his father and asked him to do Qiao Nan's ideological work, at least to make him realize that the crime of covering up is very serious.

At that time, the business of the wonton restaurant was not easy, and Qiao Jianjun was running around to barely maintain its operation. During that time, he was under great mental pressure and had an unusually hot temper. He didn't even hear what was going on, he only heard that his son helped Xu Wei cheat. He was drinking in the store at the time, and he blew up on the spot.

Qiao Nan didn't finish the evening self-study that night, and skipped class and returned home. As an adolescent, he was often hungry and would go to his store to eat something as soon as he got out of school. And after entering the door this time, he obviously felt that the atmosphere was different, and for some reason, his father looked at him like an enemy. Before he could say "Dad", Qiao Jianjun took a few steps and slapped him hard.

There was a loud "pop", and Qiao Nan stumbled and hit the table. The movement was so loud that Jolene, who was drowsy in the back room, woke up suddenly. She ran out and saw her father whipping her brother with a feather duster. She hurriedly hugged her father from behind and cried: "Dad, you listen to your brother first, don't beat people first!"

Qiao Jianjun really withdrew his hand, pointed at his son and asked, "You all know that it is a final exam question, why don't you tell the teacher?!"

Qiao Nan was stunned, but after coming back to his senses, he stared at his father coldly, not even wanting to explain. His appearance once again angered his father. Qiao Jianjun shook off his daughter and waved the feather duster again: "Xu Wei has become a thief, and you are his accomplice;

Qiao Lin was so frightened that she cried and hurriedly went to the next door to call Lao Dong over. Lao Dong hurriedly arrived at Qiao's house, and only then did he persuade Lao Qiao to come down. Looking at Qiao Nan again, the right side of his face is already swollen, and there are a few red marks on his neck and hands, and he will not be able to cover it when he goes to school tomorrow.

Lao Dong was so distressed that he stomped his feet and said, "What's the matter? Are you going to beat the child like this? Look at what his face has become? What will I do when I go to school tomorrow?"

"He helped Xu Wei cheat, and he didn't admit his mistakes! If he goes to society, he doesn't know what trouble will happen!"

Lao Dong was afraid that he would do it again, so he told Qiao Lin: "Linlin, you go home with your brother first, and I'll talk to your father." ”

Lao Dong did this with deep meaning, if he let Qiao Nan go back by himself, then he would probably run away from home, let Qiao Lin look at him, he had to at least consider his sister's safety. Qiao Lin pulled her brother and walked out, Qiao Nan shook her off, and then glared at her father angrily, almost causing another violent beating.

Lao Dong didn't guess wrong, as soon as he returned home with his sister, Qiao Nan was about to run away from home. Jolene chased her down the hallway and grabbed her brother's clothes. This movement also made the neighbors out of the house. They saw the scars on Qiao Nan's body, and probably guessed that he was beaten by his father, so they persuaded him one after another. Qiao Nan was even more ashamed, went straight back to the house, went into her sister's room, and locked the door.

Li Lanzhi rushed back late at night, and only then did she hear about the riot at home. Although she also felt that her son was at fault, she complained more that her husband was too rough and should not treat the child like that. However, when she returned home, she couldn't open her son's door. In case he couldn't think about it for a while, he committed suicide inside...... Li Lanzhi thought about it and cried.

When the situation was out of control, Qiao Lu came back from school. She had the key to her room and could open the door, but she motioned for the others not to come in yet, she wanted to have a good talk with her brother.

Qiao Nan lay upright on the bed, covering his head with a quilt, as for who came, he didn't care at all. Qiao Lu also locked the door, sat next to him, lifted the quilt, and saw his red cheeks, and his heart was pinched.

"Qiao Nan, although I think you are also at fault in this matter, if it were me, I would also be very embarrassed, and I am afraid that I will choose to remain silent like you. ”

Sister's words made Qiao Nan cry again. He didn't know that he had done wrong, but no one understood his embarrassment and told him that they would make the same choice as him.

Qiao Lu took his hand and said, "I guess, you should think that this matter is not too serious, so you will turn a blind eye and pass." I think the same way, maybe this kind of thing doesn't need to be taken too seriously. So, I don't think you're an accomplice. I believe that if it really comes to the occasion of major rights and wrongs, your position will be firmer than anyone else's. If Xu Wei really did something heinous, you wouldn't sit idly by, would you?"

Qiao Nan felt that crying was very useless, but his sister's words made his tears fall non-stop. He stubbornly kept silent, just letting the tears flow. Qiao Lu patted him lightly on the back and said, "I heard that you took the initiative to ask for a score reduction, which can be regarded as a kind of self-punishment...... You've done this, and Dad really wronged you. You know, of the three of us, he expects the most from you. After beating you, he regrets it and worries about you. I'm not asking you to forgive him right away, I just think it'...... He was also a poor man. ”