Monday, 29 March 2004, rain

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I just got out of the evening self-study.

I was going to go home with my classmates, but when I walked outside the school building, it happened to be raining.

We didn't bring umbrellas, we waited for a while, and others were picked up by our parents one after another; In the end, only Zhao Lei and I remained.

I waited a little more with him, until it was nearly ten o'clock in the evening; The rain showed no sign of stopping and we decided to brave the heavy rain to go back.

The school was a long way from the bus stop, and we were drenched in soup on the way.

It's dark today, there are no people on the road, and the lights on the side of the road are broken, and it feels a little gloomy; But don't be afraid, I'm not alone.

After a long wait on the platform, we waited until the last train; There were only two people in the car, Zhao Lei and me, we found a place to sit down, Zhao Lei joked, this is my two "special car", that is the queen driver of my two.

I smiled at him and gave the driver a sneak look, but luckily, the driver didn't show any displeasure.

Zhao Lei was still talking on the side, I was a little tired, I didn't want to listen much, so I went to see the scenery outside the window.

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When the bus stopped at the traffic light of Nanhua Street, I saw a familiar figure coming out of a small hotel; The lights outside were too dim, and the rain was too heavy for me to tell if she was my sister or not; But both the silhouette and the back are very similar.

Is it my sister? If so, why is she here at such a late hour? What did she go to that hotel for?

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When the needle end of the syringe pierced Lin Xu's arm, the man on the bed frowned slightly, but there was no sign of awakening; In the dark, the liquid in the syringe seems to have a certain concentration, and some of it is viscous and slightly inclined in the tube.

Finally, as the liquid is gradually pushed into the man's muscles; A swelling pain shattered the man's restless dreams.

Lin Xu woke up abruptly and yelled; Sit up straight; The first reaction is to look around, and then to his arm in a panic; Obviously—in a small space, there is no one but yourself; And the arm that he was persecuted in his dream did not have any pinholes.

"Dreams?" He wiped the sweat from his face.

The summer heat is already unbearable; What's more, it is in a "box" with closed windows and closed doors. The electric fan next to it was still spinning, and the fan blades were a little shaking, blowing a little crazy hot air.

Lin Xu felt a little chest tightness and shortness of breath at this time; Hurry up and pull back the curtains on the bed and open the window.

It was already dawn outside, and it looked like another night had passed.

Busy going into the bathroom to wash off the sweat of his body; Put on the quick-drying shirt that you washed when you took a shower yesterday; The man packed some things into his backpack and went out.

Along the way, I greeted the neighbors; Passing by the crowd of morning exercises, I bought some soy milk fritters while eating when I passed through the roadside stalls.

Today, he had to fix his cell phone, the only thing he could do with the outside world over long distances.

When the sun rises high enough to kick the moon down; The streets and alleys began to scramble with all kinds of sounds of opening the road - the jingle bells of bicycles, the tweeters of electric vehicles, and the beeps of various small and medium-sized vehicles; Together, they form a deafening and disorganized symphony; Make the already hot summer even hotter.

Lin Xu hurriedly let go of a person who was racing against time and boarding the bicycle pedal; I almost hit an electric car in the back; The owner scolded dissatisfiedly, and then hurriedly continued to hurry.

"I'm sorry!" Lin Xu apologized; Cross the non-motorized lane and walk towards the bus platform.

After waiting for more than half an hour, he finally squeezed into the No. 48 bus; The car stopped and stopped, and after another hour or so, I arrived at the destination - Xinkang Paradise.

It is said to be a paradise, but in fact, it is a square platform where small vendors and small shops gather, and it has nothing to do with amusement parks or other entertainment projects; The reason why it was chosen is such a lofty name; That's because it's nice to have an open wild hill behind this "paradise".

In the early years, the wild hill was the territory of other flower farmers, and after the relocation of those flower farmers, not only did they not remove the flowers, but also left a lot of seeds; Later, it was learned by the city garden management unit, and it was not taken back, and by the way, those flowers and plants were taken care of, thus leaving the well-known beauty in Dragon City - as long as a little money, you can go in and have a good time.

All kinds of flowers and flowers and trees on the wild hills in the distance are blooming beautifully, and they are magnificent like concubines competing for favor in the harem.

Lin Xu didn't care about the strange land, just walked towards a small shop in the north.

As soon as he entered the store, the boss greeted Lin Xu very familiarly: "Yo, brother, is it bad again?" Obviously, Lin Xu is a frequent customer of this store.

"Well, boss, can you still fix it?" The man took out a mobile phone from his backpack that had been stepped on and could no longer be flattened and handed it over.

The boss rolled his eyelids and said with a smile: "You are thinner than 'love crazy'." ”

Lin Xu blushed and smiled embarrassedly.

"It's not me saying, brother, it's time to change your phone. I just received a few second-hand ones, they are in new condition, and the price is authentic. Why don't I show it to you? "Recommended by the owner.

With that, the boss took a few mobile phones from under the counter.

"No, no...... I just want to fix it......" Lin Xu pinched the bag in his hand.

"Still repairing?" The boss shook the phone, which was almost broken: "I don't have to fix it, really." ”

Look at the piece of iron that was already like an irregular pancake; Lin Xu subconsciously pinched the bag again: "That...... Well, find me the cheapest one. ”

After the old mobile phone that had accompanied him for seven years finally stopped, Lin Xu walked out of the store with the newly bought cheap second-hand goods.

He was a little dazed and planned the next thing - should he go to the police station or not?

Speaking of which, the police in charge of his area of security, under his repeated harassment, have long left a deep impression on him. He was a little embarrassed to bother others again, but this time there was evidence, right?

Lin Xu thought as he walked.

After passing through the dense small stalls, I finally sighed and walked towards the bus stop.

As he walked, his eyes flashed by something, and Lin Xu felt a burning pain in his eyes, and immediately closed his eyes, and then opened them again.

He looked around inexplicably, wondering whose mirror might have twisted at a certain angle and reflected the bright light back to himself; I didn't think much about it at the moment, and walked with my head down.

However, before he had taken a few steps, another blinding beam of light shone on his eyes; In a burst of pain, he subconsciously closed his eyes and opened them again—the beam was gone.

Lin Xu took another step, this time before he could start, it was the light again.

The man was a little annoyed and covered it directly with his arm, thinking that whose bear child was so unqualified. However, when his gaze peeked out from the shadow of the crook of his arm, he swept over several people.

Those people in different clothes were doing different things on their hands, but their eyes were glancing at themselves consciously or unconsciously.

Are you overly sensitive? Or are you really being stalked by?

Thinking about the half palm print in the shower room, he felt that the second possibility was more likely.

If it is the second, what is the purpose of these people? I have no money and no power, and the money I earn from the customer business I received from a small advertisement is not enough to eat a few meals for myself.

Lin Xu's brows furrowed.

Seeing that those people began to walk casually towards him from near the bus stop, Lin Xu subconsciously took a few steps back, turned around and walked in the opposite direction to Shicai.

His spirit was tense, but on the surface, he was silent.

His eyes unconsciously glanced behind him when he walked, but he didn't dare to turn his head back for fear of startling the snake.

Which way to go? Let's go to a crowded place!

After making up his mind, Lin Xu squeezed towards the "snack street" where people came and went.

However, after only a few steps, the blinding white light of Shicai shone again; This time, though, it's not the eyes, it's the chest.

Lin Xu vaguely sensed something, looked up and looked into the snack street, there was nothing wrong with the dense crowd, but this snack street seemed to be a dead end, and the end could be seen at a glance.

The beam tapped on his left shoulder again.

What is the meaning? Also, who is helping him?

Lin Xu's thought was only a matter of a moment, and then he put aside all doubts and immediately turned away - in any case, since someone secretly helped him, then he should not be a bad person.

Left shoulder, is it for him to go out and walk to the left?

Lin Xu buried his head and glanced at the big road on the left side of the snack street—the road leading to Yeshantou.