Time slowly entered the eve of the graduation exam. This is the last night of evening self-study, after which everyone will enter the battlefield of the graduation exam. The ordinary class will graduate, enter the society, and work, and the promotion class will still have to go through 2 months of study and then enter the more cruel entrance examination. Due to the fact that the purpose of the college entrance examination is to enter the university, the students in Du Ping's class are not as afraid of the graduation examination as the ordinary class. Du Pingping even believes that in the terrible situation of the ordinary class recently, the exam is one thing, and the possibility of entering the social life of unknown fear is also a very important aspect.

All the students were still studying hard that night, as if the next day was just an ordinary mock exam. Suddenly, the corridor outside the classroom was filled with a singing voice that seemed to be accompanied by a guitar, singing "Goodbye Youth".

“…… I can't keep anything, I can't get anything back

Youth will eventually come to an end

What I gain, what I lose

Life must be said goodbye after all

Goodbye youth, that unbridled happiness

Goodbye youth, that endless sorrow

In this moment, it felt so close

In this moment, yet so far away

I can't keep anything, I can't get anything back

Youth will end after all......"

For a while, everyone stopped their study and work, and everyone held pens in their hands and quietly listened to the simple, simple, and endlessly sad song. On this side of the corridor is the preparatory class, and on the other side of the corridor is the general energy class. Although after this day, everyone's life trajectory will not be repeated and replicated, but the kind of injury at this moment is the same. Everyone stopped their own learning process, and just just followed this simple song.

The student sitting at the door suddenly stood up, walked to the door and opened the closed classroom door, and a clearer voice flowed in.

“…… What I gain, what I lose

Life must be said goodbye after all

Goodbye youth, that unbridled happiness

Goodbye youth, that endless sorrow

In this moment, it felt so close

In this moment, yet so far away

Ah, goodbye youth, goodbye youth

Ah, goodbye, youth, goodbye, goodbye

If one day I'm leaving

Please keep me in the memory

……”

That simplicity, that sadness, actually made some of the sentimental girls in the class cry quietly. No one had the idea of continuing to study, and Hoshino-san, the beautiful woman in the class, walked out of the classroom and returned to the class with a guitar after a while. After a simple tuning, the song "Snowflake" was sung.

“…… Ever-expanding shadows juxtapose on the red brick road

Walking side by side with you in the middle of the night

Always hold hands tightly as long as they can be by your side

I was so moved that I almost cried

The wind is getting cold

There was the taste of winter

The street is also coming soon

The season that can be close to you is coming......"

The echo of the preparatory class completely ended everyone's plan to continue studying that night. Although it is the same life, everyone has their own different life feelings. Some are friendship, some are love, and some are youthful ....... At this moment, the song expresses this deep emotion. Several senior classes take the corridor as the middle boundary, and you and I express the moving, sad and wandering of their lives one by one.

Du Pingping didn't have any rush to fight songs, just sat quietly in his place, only wandering in the corridor or beautiful, or sincere, or true love of all kinds of songs. Although the singers of these songs may not have that beautiful voice and beautiful accompaniment, at this moment they are singing all by themselves, singing with their own touching and youth.

I don't know when, Ken Okawa, who has the best relationship with Du Pingping in the class, has already stood by Du Pingping's side, and put a guitar that has been used by countless people into Du Pingping's hands.

Ken Okawa's eyes were full of anticipation, "You can sing a song too! I'm sure everyone wants to hear your song." ”

Du Pingping's eyes turned around, and sure enough, many classmates around him cast expectant glances, even including the straight man Zimu who had always been hostile to him. Du Pingping took the guitar, and for a moment he didn't know what he should sing.

Okawa Ken seemed to understand Du Ping's situation, and said with a smile, "I can sing whatever I think, just to hear your singing." ”

What's on my mind right now?

A song with a simple rhythm and voice slowly sounded in Du Pingping's ears, and Du Pingping began to pluck the strings slowly.

"The sun walks in the sky

We're on the road

Walk in the direction you go

Far away from being reached

A place where you can't stay

Encounter on the unknown road

You know where you're going, no matter what the cost

Take everything you have, or put it down and find out

I run on my lonely path

As a result, there is no end and no hope in sight

There are too many flames to cool my ideals

Still burning, I'm still faithful

What to say is the tip of the iceberg

What to say that the defeat is like a mountain

Even if I lose the whole world

……

Even if I lose the whole world

Hope you see ...... too."

The song was heard out of the classroom and throughout the hallway, and everyone listened silently, as if they saw a lonely and strong boy walking on an empty straight avenue with a lonely guitar on his back.

To be honest, Du Ping at this time was moved by his singing. I have been walking on the road of continuous progress, although my heart is full of endless dreams, but there will also be a deep wandering for a long time. I always want to find a sheltered harbor, but I can't calm the pride in my heart. Is it really worth it, I always see the end and hope. But even the cold of the iceberg can't cool down your pursuit. Maybe this is the inner self, unwilling to be ordinary of his parents. I always want to get the whole world, but I am always afraid of losing the whole world.

…………………………

The graduation exam is planned and arranged by the Ministry of Education, so it will not be held at Tachibana High School. Of course, Tachibana High School is also one of the test centers for the county's graduation exam, but only students from other schools are taking the exam here.

In the morning, I came to the gate of the school early, got on the bus arranged by the unified arrangement, and the vehicle slowly drove to this important place in everyone's life. Although it seems to be always great and important, in fact, except for the different schools and teachers who invigilate the exams, there is actually no difference from the daily mock exams. The end of the three-day exam, for many senior high school students, is a process of waiting for the end. Although the grades have not yet come down, the students in the regular class have already started to plan to find jobs on their own. Many graduation parties have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and although the preparatory class continues to work hard in life, there are also many who occasionally attend the reunions of their former classmates. The campus of Tachibana High School has also become a little deserted due to the fact that there are two-thirds fewer students in the third year of high school.

Although he is also a student of higher education, due to his special situation, Du Ping is now out of the group of higher education students and begins to slow down his own affairs. That is to say, Du Ping did not choose to continue to do those mock questions in the college entrance class, but made some preparations for further education. For example, the house near Jingluo Imperial University, there are some related items. Miyako is a very releasing wife, and in just a few days, she has already obtained several copies of the information on the units that are sold or rented near the Keirok Imperial University. If there are no accidents, Du Ping's college life, personal independent life, and young couple life with Miyako will all start in the unit building at this time. I didn't think there existed anything, but after careful study, I still found that going to school is still a very complicated project and work.

At this time, an invitation to a banquet from a local magnate in Tibetan and Malaysia was delivered to Du Pingping's home. It was an upscale banquet attended by many celebrities, and the theme of the banquet was that a great photographer from Tibet and Malaysia had just finished his exhibition of photographs that had traveled around the world. Return to Tibetan Horse, in order to draw a successful end to this great and glorious event. So everyone held such a high-end banquet. And as the organizer of this banquet, they hope that Du Ping can participate in this banquet. A stylish, well-cultured banquet with noble attendees.

If you don't count the dark banquet on Surf Island, which was based on death and blood, then the only banquet Du Ping attended was the banquet in the birthday scandal at the beginning of the Yuo Mishima incident. To be honest, from the perspective of a traditional otaku, this kind of banquet is dehumanizing. Du Ping used to be a fake otaku, that is, the kind of people with social phobia. So Du Fair was not happy to participate in such a meeting, especially after the Surf Island incident.

"Do I have to go?"

Miyako tenderly offered a kiss of encouragement to Du Ping, "Yes, dear! you are their important guest!"

Du Ping couldn't help but believe, "Really?"

Judging from the invitation card in Du Ping's hand, this is a banquet held by a world master of Tibetan and horse photography. is actually an insignificant little supporting role in it, or the supporting role is not just a passerby A and B used as a background.

Miyako, "Yes, not everyone gets invitations from them." They are anxiously waiting for you, waiting for you to show up and get to know you. ”

It may still be the aftermath of the Surf Island incident, and Du Pingping is feeling that he is slowly being accepted and absorbed by an invisible stage of domination.

Miyako continued to encourage, "This is a very, very important opportunity in life. Many people who have worked in large companies and large enterprises all their lives are looking forward to such an opportunity to be recognized and accepted by the circle that can really influence their life. Now the opportunity is right in front of us, and we should cherish it!"

Du Pingping was helpless, "Okay! ”

Now that you have chosen the direction you want to move forward, you must persevere, no matter how hard it is.

Du Pingping's bitter look immediately caused Mimiko to laugh for a while.

Miyako, "Don't worry! If you really melt in, you'll find that it's a very sincere, ridiculous, and friendly existence!"

Du Pingping, "In the TV series, aren't the rich all guys who like to fight for power and profit?"

Miyako, "It's just an exaggeration to adapt to the audience in the TV series. Even if there is, it's a kind of helplessness for the ass to decide the head. The rich hold each other, and the poor tear each other apart. If you don't understand this, then you are not a person in this circle at all, or you have not entered or dissolved. ”

Du Pingping, "The ass determines the head? The rich hold each other and the poor tear each other apart?"

Du Pingping heard two more very interesting sentences. If you think about it carefully, it is also very interesting and very connotative.

Miyako, "Yes. Life is like this, where you are, you have to make what choices. It doesn't matter who you change. In particular, those who hold power, how can they easily give up their power when they have tasted the delicious taste of power? Therefore, it is necessary to fight each other. But people who will only make enemies everywhere will not exist in this circle for long. Only those who know how to help others will survive longer. Take, for example, the matter of owing money. When a person is already in debt and can't afford that money. The poor often threaten each other, beat each other, and attack each other, but the rich may do so by supporting him. Make his life successful, and naturally he can pay off your debts. ”

"Is that so?"

Miyako kissed Du Ping, "If you don't believe it, can you observe it yourself!"

Although Du Ping is already very interested in this class that has opened its doors to him, he still has a kind of entanglement that only social phobia can have.

"But I still don't like this kind of place and environment full of strangers and people." ”

Miyako smiled, "This is life. What you want, you have to give. Rest assured, now you just aren't used to such occasions. Once you get used to it, you might even fall in love with it. ”

"There's no way I'm going to fall in love with it!"

Miyako, "Don't be afraid, dear. History tells us that it was just a normal and simple social activity. ”

Du Ping still can't believe it, "Normal and simple social activities?"

Miyako was very sure, "Yes!"

Du Ping could not have imagined a huge banquet, and it was evident from that it was a simple and normal social event. But Miyako told Du Ping that this was helpful to his life, and that it was a necessary, inevitable way and means to open the door of a circle. Now that we've got this entry circle, don't give up such an important opportunity in life because of timidity.

Du Ping chose to listen to Miyako's opinion, so Miyako was packed up according to their standards into the kind of beautiful and beautiful men who seem to be detached from human beings that only appear in movies. This change made Du Pingping even less fond of such activities.

…………………………

The feast is not dark, it is daytime. The venue is not a grand hotel, a hall, or a main hall, but a villa with a garden as large as a park. It's already spring in April, and all the lawns here have turned into that refreshing green, exuding a strong aroma of grass. It can be said that the meadow alone is a very beautiful place. Now this place is arranged as a banquet venue with freedom and vitality like a buffet banquet.

Sure enough, it was an artist's banquet, and the whole banquet was designed with great care and artistic style. The white tent is set up with alcohol, fruits, snacks and other food for guests to use freely. On the grass all over the lawn, there seem to be random photographs of different scenes, people, and expressions.

In the warm, lovely sunshine of the best season, people can interact with each other casually, enjoy the photos of different locations with wine glasses in hand, or listen to beautiful music in the casual venue.

At the door of the villa, luxury cars are constant. Men and women in Western-style dresses kept getting out of the car and walking in one after another. The axles of Du Ping and Miyako stopped at the door of the villa, and immediately a boy dressed in a neat waiter's costume came over and helped them open the door. He got out of the car, took a number plate from the boy, and handed him the keys to his car. The two entered the villa with the invitation in hand.

Entering the banquet, Miyako first took Du Ping to meet the owner here, an old man called Utada Ken by Miyako, a very influential local gentleman in Tibetan horses. The reason why he uses the word "Haoshen" is because he has several powerful enterprises, and he has been funding several politicians who have made great achievements, and is a local predator with economic and political influence. Shrouded in a lot of aura, he seems to be a very terrible guy. But the reality is that he is a man with black hair, strong spirit, and a loving face. With an energetic face of less than fifty years old, you probably wouldn't have believed him at all if no one introduced him.

The two beauties snuggled up to him one on the left and the other on the right, and he talked and communicated with all the guests who came to visit him with grace, generosity and decency, giving everyone the warmth of spring.

Mimiko came to him according to Du Pingping, and before he was introduced, he had already taken the initiative to come over and hold Du Pingping's hand.

Ken Utada smiled kindly, "Fair Du, very good lad! I've heard of you, and I admire what you've done for Kuroda-sama in surfing." I'm really glad that you're here this time. ”

Ken Utada is a person who is the focus of attention, and his initiative, cordiality, and enthusiasm to shake hands and communicate with a strange young man immediately attracted the attention of many people who have been paying attention to him. The men began to communicate with each other cautiously, with strange, surprised glances between them. Of course, there are also people who seem to recognize Du Pingping, and when they see Du Pingping, they show a kind smile to Du Pingping.

This is a class field, a hierarchical circle, although different classes and different circles meet here, but there are not many people who really know who Kuroda-sama is and who Du Ping is. People who know also don't go around promoting the idea of it. This asymmetry of information naturally draws small circles and subdivided hierarchies within the big circle.

Utada Kenji communicated with Du Fair and expressed his great pleasure at Du's arrival.

Ken Utada, like a friend, as if he were a junior in his own family, patted Du Fair on the shoulder and suggested, "Have fun! Don't be too restrictive. ”