At night, there was a large group of people standing on the campus, but they were all quiet. Six or seven meters away, Hua Shao and I were still muttering, and Hua Shao told me that he had thought carefully that if we really wanted to kill Old Ghost Chen, or have a broader prospect, we couldn't rely on these students.

"It's okay for them to make a fuss around in school, but once they go outside, they can only be slaughtered."

"What do you mean?"

"We have to absorb some social forces."

I was silent, in fact, I didn't know that Hua Shao was right. If you want to gain a firm foothold in society, you can't rely on these students alone, after all, their main business is still studying, and they are not doing this professionally.

And once something happens, the parents of these students come to the door, and the consequences are not something we can afford.

However, if you want to absorb social forces, how can it be so easy? Although we have a little bit of a record, in the end we are still just a bunch of student cubs, and it is too difficult to convince those old fritters outside to follow us.

Hua Shao whispered in my ear for a while, and I looked at him suspiciously, saying really?

Hua Shao nodded heavily: "Yes!" ”

I was silent for a while, and gradually calmed down a little, and decided to try the way I did it, so I walked back to the crowd and announced that tonight's action was canceled, and everyone went back to rest.

The moment I gave the order, I felt that many people were relieved, obviously they didn't want to go against Hu Feng. And Lele grabbed Hua Shao's collar and said viciously: "What kind of pillow wind did you blow with Weizi, and he listened to you like this?!" ”

Hua Shao gently patted Lele's shoulder: "What is the pillow wind, why don't you even use words, I call it 'Advice', okay, you can go too, see if Weizi will listen to you." ”

Lele knew that he didn't have the ability to spend less, so he could only sigh helplessly.

In this way, a vigorous and mighty action was canceled before even the school gate could be released, and everyone returned to the dormitory. In the end, only a limited number of people were left in my dormitory, listening to me tell what happened tonight, and hearing that Hu Feng was so arrogant, Lele went out several times, saying that he was going to kill the gourd baby, but in the end he was stopped by me.

"In a few days, in a few days." I said, "Go to sleep." ”

Lying on the bed, my whole body hurts, and I keep recalling Hu Feng's arrogance and ferocity, Li Jiaojiao's mother's bitterness, and of course, Li Jiaojiao's grievances and tears.

Tonight's Li Jiaojiao is so distressing, one of the things I regret the most is that I brought her to the Haitian Hotel, she was originally a carefree girl, but now I am afraid that my heart has been clouded.

The next morning, after two classes, I went out of school with Hua Shao and Yang Fan, and took a three-jumper to the residential area near the slum street, which was full of bungalows to be demolished, and small alleys ran through it, and Sister Xia's home was also here. Last time, I was chased by Brother Turtle and others in this alley.

The alleys crisscrossed the city, and the three of us turned left and right to come to one of the bungalows.

The door was ajar, and we stood at the door and looked, and there was a middle-aged man in his forties sitting in the courtyard, who was the turtle brother we had fought before. There was a large basin of dirty clothes in front of Brother Turtle, and he was sitting there washing with his hands, wiping the sweat from his forehead with his arms. And there was a faint voice of a woman scolding the street in the hall, as if she was disgusted that Brother Turtle couldn't make money, and this family was about to be unable to survive.

"I have been married to you for more than 20 years, and I have not had a good life! I'm so old, do you still want to force me back to my parents?! ”

The woman scolded and scolded, but Brother Turtle didn't say a word, still rubbing the clothes in front of him, an old face full of wrinkles looked even more decadent, and the hair on his head seemed to be a lot whiter.

I looked at Brother Turtle, and a sadness spontaneously arose in my heart.

Every industry is like a pyramid, some earn a lot of money, some have successfully entered the well-off, some have mixed food and clothing, and some can't even afford to eat. It's the same in the mixed society, there are people like Chen Laogui who come and go with BMW Mercedes-Benz, and there are also Brother Turtle who have to be scolded by his wife when he washes clothes at home. Brother Turtle, an old ruffian who has been wandering all his life, has almost no strengths, and he can't do anything except fight, he was brilliant when he was young, and he will only fall into such a miserable realm when he is old.

Before, he could barely get some oil and water from the slum street, and although his back was punctured, he could still mix a mouthful of food. Since the land was snatched away by me, now I can't even eat, so I can only do shallow work at home.

There was a constant sound of scolding and scolding in the hall, and Brother Turtle was always washing his clothes without saying a word, I couldn't bear to look at it, and when I was about to step in, Hua Shao suddenly pulled me. I also heard the sound of hurried footsteps, and the three of us quickly hid behind a telephone pole next to us.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and a man with a scar on his face appeared at the mouth of the alley. I've seen him, one of Brother Turtle's brothers, and he was the one who chased me in the alley before. Now, this man looked anxious, obviously something was wrong, he ran directly to the door of Brother Turtle's house, but he didn't go in, but stood at the door and whispered Brother Turtle.

Brother Turtle wiped his hands and walked out, asked him what was going on, the man was sweating profusely, rubbing his hands and said anxiously: "Brother Turtle, my mother is hospitalized urgently......

"How much does it cost?" Brother Turtle asked without hesitation.

"A thousand!"

"Wait." Brother Turtle immediately returned to the house.

But after a while, there was more violent scolding in the room, accompanied by the sound of pots and pans falling to the ground, and the woman inside shouted: "No, not a penny, you have driven me to death!" ”

After a while, Brother Turtle walked out with a decadent face, and said to the man at the door: "Brother, I'm sorry, I really can't take it out......"

"It's okay, Brother Turtle, I'll think of other ways, you and your sister-in-law must not be angry." Although the man said this, he was so anxious that tears were about to fall.

"I'll figure it out with you, and we'll borrow it elsewhere." Brother Turtle took his hand and was about to leave.

After the telephone pole, Hua Shao gently touched my arm and handed over a piece of money. I nodded, understood, and walked out with the money......

In the alley, Brother Turtle and the man had already walked out more than ten meters, and I shouted: "Brother Turtle! ”

Brother Turtle and the man turned around and saw that it was me, and they both had shocked faces. Brother Turtle clenched his fists directly, and his face, which was still decadent just now, also showed a hint of fierceness, as if an elderly male lion suddenly encountered a strong enemy, and the hair all over his body exploded: "What do you want to do?!" ”

I walked over and handed the money to Brother Turtle. Brother Gu looked surprised, obviously not understanding what I meant, I said, "Don't talk so much about it, it's important to cure the disease." ”

Brother Gu understood, looked at me gratefully, and said, "Then let's talk about it later, I'll go to the hospital first." ”

After saying that, Brother Turtle and the man hurried forward, and soon disappeared into the alley. Hua Shao and Yang Fan also came to my side, Hua Shao crossed his arms and said, "I hope this money is not spent in vain." ”

I sighed and said that white flowers are white flowers, and I can't see death without help.

And he said, "I will make up the money for you, and I have no cash with me." ”

Hua Shao brought poker, so the three of us squatted at the mouth of the alley to play cards, and after about an hour, Brother Turtle came back, walked up to us, and said thank you.

"You're welcome." I said leisurely, "It was your money." ”

"......" Brother Turtle looked speechless.

I pulled Brother Turtle over and said don't talk nonsense, play cards with us first, and the four of us can play upgrades. Brother Turtle's cheeks trembled slightly, but he still squatted down to play cards with us.

Brother Turtle and my family, after playing for a while, I kept saying that Brother Turtle's cards stink, and he always put cards with few flowers. Brother Turtle was told five or six times, and finally couldn't help it: "You can't even hold the cards, and you still say me?!" ”

Because I have one arm hanging from it, I can only play cards with one hand, which is really inconvenient. I was so angry that I threw the cards on the ground, saying that I couldn't hold the cards, and I could still clean you up!

Brother Turtle also shouted angrily: "Don't you just rely on the large number of people, if you have the ability, let's go head-on." ”

"Heads-up?! You're sorry, I only have one arm! ”

The four of us were noisy, although we kept bickering, but the atmosphere was still quite happy, and Brother Turtle's originally sad face gradually had some smiles.

I played until the sun went up, and I threw my cards on the ground and said okay, let's go to dinner.

Hua Shao and Yang Fan both stood up and said let's go.

Brother Gu also stood up, but did not move, and said, "You go, I won't go." ”

I looked back at him.

Brother Gu exhaled, looked at me and said, "Wang Wei, I know you are a good person, last time we were hospitalized, it was you who settled the money for us, and the nurses told us." And this life-saving money, thank you very much, I will definitely pay you back later. ”

I still looked at him and didn't speak.

Under my direct gaze, Brother Gu lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Wang Wei, I know what you came to me for, I also heard about what happened last night...... But I'm really sorry, I'm already planning to quit. You see, I'm old, I can't fight anymore, and I don't want to fight anymore. So, you're looking for the wrong person......"

"Money, I'll pay you back."

After Brother Turtle finished the last sentence, his eyes also dimmed, and his face became dim, looking like a middle-aged old man who had been crushed by life. After saying that, he turned around and walked towards his house step by step.

"Stop!" I suddenly screamed.

Brother Turtle didn't stand still, and still walked forward.

"Do you remember the scar?!" I say.

Brother Turtle's body shook suddenly, and his feet seemed to be immobilized, and he stood still.

The alley was silent, only a cool breeze kept blowing, and leaves flew and fell in the air.

Autumn has finally arrived.

I looked at Brother Turtle's back and said, "Thirty years ago, you were only seventeen years old at that time, but because your family was poor, you stopped going to school early, and at that time the society was relatively chaotic. You set your sights on Scar, who was already famous at the time, and one night while he was dancing in the ballroom, you stabbed him in the ribs......"

"It's all in the past." Brother Turtle's voice was old and weak, and he obviously didn't want me to say any more.

"After killing the scar, you quickly became popular in our town, and successfully won over a group of brothers, with enough courage and ruthlessness, to occupy your own place, and live a free life every day. At that time, who didn't know your turtle brother's name? ”

"Don't say it......" Brother Turtle's body began to tremble slightly.

"It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and soon you encountered a severe crackdown, and you were also arrested, and the sentence was ten years. By the time you come out again, society will have already changed, and the old gang of men will have long since dispersed, leaving only a dozen brothers who have been in prison as you. You tell them, don't do this anymore, let's find a job and live in peace. ”

"It's a pity that when you were young, you just fought, you didn't learn any skills, and you were in prison for ten years, and you didn't know anything when you came out, so you could only do some superficial physical work, and you were scolded half to death by the master and the leader every day. Later, you got married again, and your wife scolded you every day for being unproductive, saying that you couldn't make money and couldn't even raise children......"

"You are aggrieved, you are helpless, you are in pain, you are confused...... And those old brothers of yours are all in a similar situation to you, because you really don't know anything but to fight, so they have found you again, hoping that you can take them back out of the mountain. You promise to come down and decide to pick up your glory again.

However, ten years in prison have worn down your spirit, exhausted your guts, and made it even more difficult for you to move forward in this era of prosperity and money, and after one failure after another, you can only retreat to this desolate slum street to suck the blood of those merchants who are also in need. Of course you are unwilling and unwilling, but what can you do? This is not our time. 'That's the most you've ever said to your old brothers......"

"I told you not to say it!" Brother Turtle yelled again, his body trembled more and more, and his shoulders trembled.

"Especially now, you have been robbed of your territory by a group of sixteen or seventeen-year-olds, so that you don't even have the last place to stay. Looking at this group of high-spirited teenagers, you can't help but think of those long afternoons thirty years ago, when you were also so high-spirited, and with a knife in your pocket, you dared to go all over the world to find the scar that has been famous for a long time......"

I walked over step by step, until I walked in front of Brother Turtle, and Brother Turtle's old face was already covered with tears.

I reached out and handed him a rusty, old knife.

Seeing this rusty knife, Brother Turtle's eyes showed a hint of confusion.

I flipped the knife over, but the other side was as smooth as new, with a cold glow.

"It's just a little sharpening......" I said softly: "No matter how old a knife is, it is a knife after all, and if you walk on the whetstone, you can regain its original sharpness." ”

As I spoke, I looked up at Brother Turtle: "I think, you are the same." ”

I took Brother Turtle's hand, gently put the knife into his palm, and said softly, "Brother Turtle, can you still fight?" ”