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No matter how peaceful the prosperous times, some things are bound to exist, such as beggars, such as thieves, because there are always those who want to get something for nothing.

Xu Taiping is accustomed to seeing all kinds of life, so for him, a beggar with maggots on his legs will not cause any fluctuations in his mood, he looks at everything in this world indifferently, sometimes even when someone dies in front of him, he may not necessarily blink, although he is changing little by little, but in the face of strangers, he is as cold-blooded as ever.

Early the next morning, after Xu Taiping washed up, he came to the school gate early and opened the school gate.

Jiangyuan University not only has a large number of boarding students, but also a lot of students, by 7 o'clock in the morning, there are already a lot of people coming and going at the school gate, some people want to go inside, go to class, some people want to go out, go to breakfast.

At this time, the security guards of the security department must pay special attention to maintain order at the entire school gate, so as not to have any crowded stampede incidents.

Xu Taiping was holding a toothpick in his mouth, he had just eaten a meat bun, a fritter and an egg and a bottle of soy milk from the breakfast stall, and the blood was digesting the food, so the whole person was a little lazy.

At this moment, among the crowd of students, there was a person who caught Xu Taiping's attention.

It was a very old, but very old woman, who was not very old because she was in her thirties at best, and said that she was old because although she was only in her thirties, her hair was all gray, and her clothes looked very old.

She was carrying a travel bag that was not too big, with kettles, bowls and other things hanging on it, and she was holding a photo in her hand, which was a photo of a child, because it was dozens of meters away, Xu Taiping didn't see the child's appearance clearly.

The woman kept holding the photo and asking the students around her, and the students around them shook their heads.

Xu Taiping walked over, and when he got closer, he heard what the woman was talking about.

"Have you ever seen this child, have you ever seen this child?" The woman asked the people around her mechanically, there were many people at the school gate, and some people stopped to listen to her question, so the school gate was extremely crowded all of a sudden.

"Sister, this is the school gate. Xu Taiping walked up to the other party and said, "If you want to find someone, you can go out a little, there are too many people here." ”

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. The old woman apologized again and again, and then was about to walk to the side, but she seemed to think of something, and said to Xu Taiping with the photo in her hand, "Brother security, have you ever seen this child?"

Xu Taiping glanced at the person in the photo, and the photo was a seven or eight-year-old child, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and he looked very cute.

The old woman had been looking for her children for so many years, and had asked countless people, but the answers were the same, she had never received the answer she wanted, so much so that now she never expected any answer, she asked the question as if it were a routine, and there was no disappointment.

"I've seen it. Xu Taiping said suddenly.

The old woman had already turned around at this time, and when she heard Xu Taiping's words, her body trembled slightly, and then she turned around again, picked up the photo, and said, "Brother Security, have you really seen it?"

"Really did. Xu Taiping nodded.

This old woman was not ecstatic, because in the past few years of looking for her son, she has encountered a lot of scammers, some people want to cheat her money, some people want to cheat her body, there are too many cheaters of all kinds, her money has been cheated, and her body has naturally been cheated by others, so she looked at Xu Taiping's eyes at this time, somewhat vigilant.

"I saw it yesterday, and it's here. Xu Taiping pointed to the gate and said, "Although it doesn't look very similar to this child, your photo should be three or four years ago, right?"

"Really?!" The woman's cloudy eyes suddenly brightened up at this moment, and none of the so many liars she had encountered along the way could accurately say that this photo was taken a few years ago, only Xu Taiping could see it at a glance.

"What did I lie to you. Xu Taiping said, "But the child I saw yesterday is a beggar." ”

"Beggar?" the woman grabbed Xu Taiping excitedly and said, "Please, big brother security, tell me, where is he?"

"I don't know. Xu Taiping shook his head and said, "He came once yesterday, and then left, and he hasn't been here before." ”

"Came once yesterday... Came once yesterday. My little treasure, my little treasure!!" The woman's whole body spun around in place excitedly.

"Your child was abducted?" Xu Taiping frowned and asked, as a person who has been drifting on the rivers and lakes all year round, Xu Taiping can easily judge this woman's situation.

"That's my little treasure. The woman exclaimed excitedly, "Big brother, will he come today?"

"I don't know. Xu Taiping shrugged his shoulders and said, "I've only seen him once, maybe he will come, maybe not." ”

"Then it's still possible!" the woman clenched her fists in excitement, and she said, "I'm going to wait for him here, I'm going to wait here!"

"Don't stand in the way, you can stay anywhere else. After Xu Taiping finished speaking, he turned around and left.

He didn't have the interest to help people find their children, because there are too many lost children in China every year, thousands, he is a killer, a Jianghu person, not a philanthropist, not a hero, this society is operating according to the rules that he has passed down for hundreds of thousands of years, Xu Taiping has no interest in changing, and he has no ability to change.

He turned and walked back to the guard room, then sat down in his chair and looked out.

The old woman walked to the edge of the school gate, then put her bag on the ground and sat down on it.

This sitting is a morning.

Xu Taiping went around the school in the middle, and when he returned to the security room, it was already noon, and the woman was still sitting there, holding a piece of bread in her hand, and seemed to be eating lunch.

At this time, although autumn had begun, the weather was still very hot, and the woman was sitting in a place without any shelter, and the whole person was directly exposed to the sun.

Xu Taiping frowned slightly, walked out of the guard room, and walked to the side of the man.

"You're sitting here, it's easy to get heat stroke, go to the other side, it's backlit on the other side. Xu Taiping pointed across the road and said.

"No, thank you, big brother. The woman wiped the sweat from her face and said, "I'm sitting here, I can see more clearly, but the other side is too far away, I'm afraid that if I don't pay attention, I will miss my little treasure." ”

This big door, if someone walks by, they will definitely be able to see clearly, where can they miss it?

Although Xu Taiping knew this, he also understood the woman's thoughts at the moment, he looked at his watch, it was already twelve o'clock at noon, it was the most poisonous time of the day, the sky was cloudless, the weather was good, but for people under the sun, this weather was not good.

"Let's go into the guard room and wait. Xu Taiping pointed to the security room and said, "It's right next to the door, if someone comes, you can see it clearly." ”

"Really, really?" the woman looked at Xu Taiping nervously and excitedly.

"Hmm. Xu Taiping nodded, turned around and walked back to the guard room.

He is not a compassionate person, but there is still a soft place in his heart, and that place once belonged to his parents.

Xu Taiping lost his parents at a very young age, so in the face of the woman in front of him who was obsessed with finding a child, the soft place in his heart was still touched.

The woman cautiously followed Xu Taiping into the guard room.

There was a cool breeze in the guard room, and the sight was particularly good.

"Sit down, I'll go out for a while. You wait for me for a while. Xu Taiping said and walked out of the security room.

The woman sat nervously in her chair and looked out the window.

About five minutes later, Xu Taiping walked into the guard room with a bag.

"It's fried rice and soup, you eat it first. Xu Taiping handed the bag to the other party.

"No need, big brother, I'm already grateful to Dade if you let me stay with you, how can I still eat your food. The woman shook her head excitedly and said.

"I've bought everything, are you still letting me eat it?" Xu Taiping said, placing the bag on the table next to the woman.

The woman hesitated, but opened the bag and took out the lunch box.

"Thank you, big brother, thank you very much. The woman's eyes are filled with tears, she has been on this journey to find her son for nearly four years, because of an accident four years ago, her child was abducted, because of this fault, her husband and in-laws have left her, and her parents have also lost their grandson and died of depression, she is really just a lonely person now, she has tasted the warmth and coldness of people along the way, and everything Xu Taiping has done now makes her have mixed feelings.

Xu Taiping didn't speak, he looked at the students walking by in bright clothes outside the window, and felt a little emotional.

Wait until the sun sets.

"Director Xu, Lao Zhao is back, please have dinner in the evening, let me ask you, are you free. Chen Wen pushed the door in and asked, then saw the old woman in the security room, and asked in surprise, "Who is this?"

"A friend of mine came to her son. Lao Zhao, please?" asked Xu Taiping.

"Oh!" Chen Wen nodded, and then said, "Seven o'clock, Fulong Hotel, let's go together in a while." ”

"Well, okay!" Xu Taiping nodded and said.