Although it is winter, when night falls, the east road of Shida that slopes to the north is crowded with students from nearby schools. Men and women hook shoulders on their backs, filled with spring love that is not enough to release, and even the night over the whole city looks very decadent. There is too much energy in college life and nowhere to vent, so they flock to various restaurants and hostels in twos and threes to enjoy the rare leisure and excitement. However, the excitement is theirs, and many people like Lao Zhang have nothing. Their bustle and hustle and bustle made Lao Zhang feel desolate.

The two of them shivered from the cold, and finally found a storefront and picked up a remote location to sit down. Half an hour later, a pound of liquor in front of him entered Lao Zhang's stomach. He said that he always thought that he was a good young man with ideals and sentiments, but his female classmates always sneered at his appearance and wallet, and his face was full of disdain. During college, no girl wanted to have a relationship with Lao Zhang, who was not good-looking. It wasn't until I became a network administrator that I found a girlfriend with the help of the boss's wife. From then on, Lao Zhang felt that life had become colorful, thinking that he had finally found the romance and casualness that belonged to his lover. For this reason, for two months, Lao Zhang gritted his teeth and did not send money to his family, and secretly bought several boxes of condoms. However, the condition proposed by the girl was that Lao Zhang should first find a decent job. This stumped Lao Zhang.

Just today, the girl immediately proposed to break up after knowing that Lao Zhang had not found a suitable job. Speaking of this, Lao Zhang pointed around and shouted: "It's all spending money to support other people's wives, just like me, haha!" ”

Zhao Weiyang knew Lao Zhang's sadness, and he didn't use any condoms he bought. In the surprised eyes of the surroundings, Lao Zhang spoke surprisingly again, and scolded a foul word: "Good women are called dogs!" ”

Zhao Weiyang knew that Lao Zhang was drunk, but Zhao Weiyang also knew that Lao Zhang told the truth that was suitable for him, and he really wanted to be a dog, even if it was a lowly pug. However, he didn't even have that chance.

After a while, Lao Zhang seemed to suddenly sober up and said: "For so many years, I have guessed the beginning but not the ending. Zhao Weiyang was silent.

When checking out, Lao Zhang stubbornly stopped Zhao Weiyang, and he muttered: "I invite you this time...... That's all for the money...... I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future...... Weiyang, seize all the opportunities in the future...... Find the right person, don't be like me......"

But when he walked out of the store, Lao Zhang collapsed on the ground, and Zhao Weiyang couldn't hear what he was saying at all.

When Zhao Weiyang carried Lao Zhang back to the basement he rented (not far from the Ziyun Internet Cafe, which was the little nest of love that Lao Zhang was once proud of, but Lao Zhang hadn't even touched the girl's hand), it rained heavily, and only a white expanse was left between the sky and the earth, and nothing could be seen. Because the weather is very cold, there are still fine snowflakes in the rain, and when they fall on the body, it looks even colder. Lao Zhang's voice seemed to be rotten, revealing a musty smell. He called the girl's name over and over again on Zhao Weiyang's back. Perhaps because of the cold, his body kept shaking, fluttering like a leaf about to wither in the autumn wind.

After covering him with the quilt, Zhao Weiyang called Huang Tian and asked him to come over and take care of his cousin.

The next day, Zhao Weiyang specifically found Huang Tian and asked him about Lao Zhang's situation. Huang Tian said that after Lao Zhang woke up, he kept crying, and there was nothing else.

Zhao Weiyang told him about the situation that day and told him to keep an eye on Lao Zhang, he always felt that Lao Zhang was a little abnormal.

One night three days later, Huang Tian ran over and said that something had happened to Lao Zhang.

It was still raining that night. However, there was an extremely bright fire ahead.

When Zhao Weiyang and the others rushed to the basement where Lao Zhang lived, the rain was still very tight, but the fire was burning very strongly, and there was no sign of extinguishing it. Because it was an illegal building and there were no fire hydrants nearby, the firefighters quickly ran out of water on the fire truck. The onlookers were lamenting: "No help, no help." ”

Zhao Weiyang and the others stood under the street lamp not far away, and they could clearly feel the temperature of the flame scorching their skin. The landlord smiled bitterly and said that it was Lao Zhang's room that caught fire first, and no matter how others shouted, he didn't come out, just laughed there. Zhao Weiyang didn't know why Lao Zhang chose to go to a dead end, he shouldn't look so vulnerable.

Huang Tian collapsed to the ground and kept blaming himself: "If I hadn't left, there shouldn't have been these things." ”

Through the flying rain curtain, Zhao Weiyang saw a red flamingo flying in the raging flames, which was screaming for a long time. After a long time, the voice finally turned hoarse and fell silent. This rain is holy, but it still does not fill the injustices of the world; This flamingo was once so strong, but it still has to be consumed by the flames. On this cold and rainy night, tears are weak, and a pair of hands is helpless. Zhao Weiyang watched a friend die in the fire, but there was nothing he could do.

The proprietress of the Ziyun Internet Café also came in the rain and sighed vigorously at the flames.

She knew that Zhao Weiyang could talk to Lao Zhang on weekdays, and kept saying: "I'm also kind, how do I know that I have become like this." ”

Zhao Weiyang had no choice but to comfort her. After all, Lao Zhang's fragility can't push anyone's head. If a person's life is meaningless, any blow can make him lose the courage to live. This can't blame others, and he shouldn't blame others.

I don't know how long later, the fire was finally extinguished by firefighters, and the ashes in one place were still smoking. The people around them dispersed because there was no bustle to see—Lao Zhang's charred body had already been carried away. Zhao Weiyang and the others stood there for a long time, and they were all sad in their hearts.

At this time, 110, who was belated, began to find Huang Tian to make a record. Huang Tian explained what happened tonight clearly, and was told that there was nothing wrong. A few people looked at the mess and knew that everything was over, so they finally slowly turned around and walked towards the dormitory.

The night sky after the rain shone with some morning light, and a bright moon shone with white light, as miserable as Lao Zhang's face last night. The whole world seems to have gone out again in the dormitory building, and only the light bulbs in the hall on the first floor are lit by themselves, making the whole building more and more dark. A gust of wind blew, and the treetops of the poplar trees shook a little, and the surroundings were quiet again. Zhao Weiyang thought of Haizi's proverb: "What should be obtained has not been obtained, and what should be lost has long been lost." ”

Back in the dormitory, there was a dead silence all around. In the end, the roommates who had lamented Lao Zhang's misfortune had fallen asleep. Because of the thought of Yuqing, Zhao Weiyang couldn't sleep anyway.

The fires that kept flashing in Zhao Weiyang's mind silently announced the departure of a person.

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