On the streets of Sapporo, on a tree-lined corner, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle is parked in front of a short-term apartment.

"Book two rooms," Xu Changqing said to the waiter, "it's best to be next to each other." ”

The braided girl lowered her head embarrassedly: "It's too expensive, I can find a job by myself, and I should also give a place to live......"

Xu Changqing shook his head: "Sapporo is not a countryman. If you want to find a job, you must at least have an address that can receive email. As he spoke, he took out a stack of yen and paid the deposit.

Xu Changqing is very fluent in Japanese, and the waiter didn't notice that he was a foreigner. But the braided girl is too obvious. The waiter looked at her and asked, "If you are a foreign guest, please show your passport or other relevant documents?" ”

The braided girl shook her head in embarrassment, lowered her head, and did not speak.

The confused waiter turned to look at Xu Changqing, hoping that he could give an answer. Xu Changqing switched back to Chinese and asked the girl in a low voice: "Lost your passport?" ”

The braided girl bit her lip and replied, "I was a trainee at a small hot spring hotel in Abashiri before, and the boss withheld my passport. ”

Trainees, alas, are simply slavery in disguise in Fuso. Xu Changqing shook his head, took it in his arms, and handed the waiter an envelope: "The passport is inside." ”

The waiter looked into the envelope, where there was no passport, and only saw a stack of 10,000 yuan bills. He pinched the thickness, and it should have been almost 200,000. He may not be able to earn this money even if he works for a month, and his breathing suddenly becomes heavy. After hesitating for a moment, he asked Xu Changqing in a very low voice: "This young lady...... Is it OK to register in Fuso's name? ”

"Shirai Yuri, just write this name."

So I got the key to the house.

Specially cared for by the waiter, the room for two is located on the southeast corner of the 12th floor. Away from the elevated road next to it, it is larger than a normal room and has windows on both sides. The most special thing is that both rooms have a small shared balcony. You can visit your door whenever you want.

After settling down for a short time, Xu Changqing poured two glasses of wine and beckoned the girl to come out to enjoy the coolness.

"You're eighteen, aren't you? Some wine? ”

"Seventeen." The braided girl whispered.

"Only seventeen?" Xu Changqing hurriedly folded the two glasses of wine into a glass, "Minors can't drink, the juice is ready." ”

"By the way, you are only seventeen years old and came to Fusang to work?" He poured orange juice and asked, "I guess I'm still in high school at this age, right?" ”

The braided girl lowered her head, and two tears fell to the ground. first sobbed, gradually cried more and more sadly, and finally fell on Xu Changqing's shoulder and cried loudly.

"Okay, okay, it's okay, with me, you don't have to worry." Xu Changqing comforted her gently, borrowed her shoulder, and was full of gentlemanliness.

"My name is Milou......"

The girl began to sobble and tell her story.

Mi Lu comes from a small mountain village in the land of Bashu. Dad hasn't been back since he went to work on the coast. My mother had to farm alone and take her and her younger siblings to get sick from exhaustion. As the eldest in the family, she wanted to drop out of school and go home to help, but her mother wouldn't allow it. Her grades are really good, and she has passed the admission line of the city's key high schools in the middle school entrance examination. In that township junior high school, I couldn't even get into a few high schools in the town every year, and suddenly a key point in the entrance examination appeared, which almost shocked the principal's glasses.

To take care of her situation, the city has promised to give her a tuition waiver. But Milou thought further. Now that the tuition fee is waived, what will happen after three years? It takes a lot of money to go to college, and the family will definitely not be able to raise it. Besides, in order for my mother to rest, it is best to rent the land to someone else, but in this case, the cost of living is a problem. She gritted her teeth and studied in the city for more than half a year, and then found the head teacher to ask for a leave of absence. An eldest sister in the village who went to work in Fusang came back and publicized it everywhere, saying that she could save 100,000 yuan in just two years. Lakh! She calculated that it was enough for herself to graduate from college, and she could keep half of it for her mother.

"I didn't expect it to be a lie! When I arrived at the small hotel in Ezo, my passport was confiscated. Not a penny, just food and shelter. I have to work from morning to night, and I can only squeeze in the time to sleep to review my homework. I held out for a few months, but I couldn't make it through, so I had to find a chance to escape. I saved a lot of dried steamed buns beforehand and walked along the road. Anyway, there is a rest area, a water dispenser, and you can sleep on a stool. Later, I met Grandpa Fujita, who was very nice and took me in to work. But it didn't take long to meet the local thugs, alas......"

Speaking of the sadness, Mi Lu hung her head and sighed.

"How's your homework, haven't you fallen behind?" Xu Changqing asked.

When it comes to schoolwork, Milou's confidence immediately returns. "Absolutely not!" She suddenly raised her head, and there was a light in her eyes, "Even if I work twelve hours a day in a small hotel, I have to squeeze in two hours a day to read." Later, at Grandpa Fujita's ramen shop, the conditions were even better. I've been studying myself in the first half of my senior year, and you can test me casually! ”

"No, no," Xu Changqing smiled self-deprecatingly, "After graduating for many years, I forgot all my high school knowledge." Well, you can stay here for the time being. I still have some things to do in Sapporo. When I'm done, I'll find a way to send you back to China. ”

"I can go back to my country!" Miru was happy for a moment, and immediately lowered her head again, "But, but I don't have a passport......"

"Don't worry, I have a solution. Passport or something, a trifle. ”

"Really!" Mi Lu stared at Xu Changqing expectantly, her big eyes flickering, "Great, thank you, uncle!" ”

Uncle, uncle? Xu Changqing really wanted to hit the wall with his head: "...... Do I look that old? Even if he has a little beard, he's only 23 years old this year. ”

You are talking nonsense, you are obviously a thirty-one-year-old uncle, Xu Changqing's conscience jumped out and accused.

With a snap, conscience is beaten into a meteor in the sky. A string of brick-like big characters smashed over the face: Biological age! Biological age twenty-three, OK?

Seeing Xu Changqing's depressed look, Mi Lu hurriedly apologized: "Yes, I'm sorry!" So...... Big brother? ”

"This one seems to be too tender again...... Call me a senior, how can I say that I am also a senior who graduated from Wudaokou Vocational and Technical College," Xu Changqing touched Mi Lu's head, "Listen to the senior's words and concentrate on studying." Come," he stuffed an envelope into her hand, "your living expenses during this time." ”

Mi Lu shook her hand as if she was burned: "No, no, no! I saved some money while working at a ramen shop......"

"It's all Chinese, don't be polite to me," Xu Changqing couldn't help but say and pressed the money in her hand, "It's only 100,000 yen, which is almost enough for you to eat during this time." You have a black account now, don't think about working part-time, study your homework well. ”

This, this......

Mi Lu was moved to tears, and her words were knotted: "Senior, why are you ...... Why is it so good for me? Why is this helping me? ”

"How can there be so many whys in the world," Xu Changqing raised his glass domineeringly and touched Mi Lu's orange juice, "I'm a person, I can do whatever I want." Here, cheers! ”

As soon as you drink it, the transparent wine glass glistens in the twilight. At the feet of the two, the lights of the city are lit one by one, reaching the distant horizon.

Two days later, on the highway near Kukomaki, a group of police cars chased after a blue Subaru on the side of the road.

"Come out! Hand high! Get on the ground! ”

The policemen were like enemies, guns raised, and the people in the Subaru got out of the car.

A few of the Moxigan thugs got out of the car inexplicably, and were immediately pinned face down to the ground.

An old policeman with gray hair got out of the car and looked at the faces of the thugs one by one. The gangsters all had confused expressions, and the old policemen were similar, scratching their heads in confusion.

The young policeman standing next to him asked, "Minister Utsukai, are you sure he got off the bus at Kukomaki?" ”

"Absolutely, yes, the surveillance video of the ticket office at Ueno Station, the captain of the Big Dipper, the attendant of the car rental shop...... All statements are true. Xu bought a ticket to Sapporo, but got off at Kukomaki halfway through. What happened in between? Gotta find the train attendant quickly. Later, the old policeman began to talk to himself.

"The missing train attendant, the one named Mariko Nobuta, I heard that it's a beautiful woman......" The young policeman had a thoughtful expression.

The old policeman scolded his subordinates: "Sekine, give me some attention!" ”

"Hello! Yes, yes! ”

The old policeman shook his head and questioned the gangsters: "How did this car come about?" ”

"Yes, it's an exchange."

"Swap?"

So the thug recounted the beating he had been beaten two days ago, and finally said, "He took the motorcycle, threw us the keys to this Subaru, and said, 'That's it.'" We can't ...... it."

The old policeman slapped the roof of the Subaru: "Damn! This damn Xu Changqing was escaped by him again! ”

"It's a step too late!" The young policeman sighed.