"Thank you, thank you, thanks to you this time," the chemistry teacher kept thanking under the bridge, and at the same time, according to the agreement, he drew a wad of money from the brown paper bag and handed it to Zhang Heng, and said with anticipation, "Can I still find you in the next transaction?" ”

Zhang Heng looked at the little boy in the back row.

The latter thought about it and gave a string of phone numbers, "Call first, whether anyone picks up or not, hang up immediately, call a second time after half an hour, don't say extra words inside, don't reveal your identity, the meeting place is still here, so just say the time." ”

"Okay, okay." The chemistry teacher said in a loud voice, and stuffed the brown paper bag into the innermost part of his jacket.

"Good luck with you." Zhang Hengdao started the car.

The figure of the chemistry teacher kept moving away in the rearview mirror until it was completely submerged in the darkness.

"Luckily, I earned 4,000 euros in one night." Zhang Hengdao took out 10 200 denominations from the pile of money and gave them to the little boy.

The latter frowned, "You don't owe me so much money." ”

"It's not money I owe you, it's a share of this job."

"I don't want it, it's your credit, I didn't even get out of the car." The little boy said.

"The knowledge you gave me along the way on how to track with modern information systems is worth all the money."

"But I kind of regret it now."

"Why?"

"Because you don't look like a good person, why are you so skilled in dealing with those Albanians, don't you have a little fear in your heart, how did you put down four people by yourself? Where did that gun come from, how do you know that threatening them with Jonathan they'll let us go, have you done something similar before? Did you really lose your ID, or did you want it? ”

"It seems that you have a lot of questions about me, what would you do if I couldn't give an explanation that you were happy with? Call the police, or just drive me away. ”

The little boy snorted, "I'll drive you away so that you can go to those Albanians and become real criminals, don't even think about it, I'll keep an eye on you." ”

"Yes." Zhang Heng took out another thousand from the two thousand orimes, "This month's rent and arrears." ”

The little boy finally took the money this time, and at the same time did not forget to add, "There is also food expenses, which will be calculated with you at the end of the month." ”

"Okay."

Zhang Heng went to the parking lot to return the car, and then took the bus back to the residence with the little boy, but it rained halfway, and the two people who didn't bring umbrellas were drenched in cold, and it was almost 12 o'clock when they returned home.

The two went to take a bath first and changed into clean clothes, but there was no sleepiness anymore, the little boy simply boiled a pot of black tea and asked Zhang Heng, "Do you want a cup?" ”

"How much?"

"Do I look like such a stingy person?"

"I don't know, are you?"

The little boy rolled his eyes and stuffed the brewed black tea into Zhang Heng's hand.

"I'm sorry, I haven't been with you for too long, and I haven't had time to get to know you yet."

Waiting for the tea in the cup to cool down a little bit, Zhang Heng tasted a small bite, the taste was very ordinary, and the sweetness after bitterness was not obvious, it should be a big road product bought casually in the supermarket.

The little boy poured himself a cup, then took a cushion and put it under the window, took off the slippers on his feet, sat down cross-legged, stroked the little crocodile in one hand, picked up the teacup in the other, drank the steaming black tea, and let out a sigh of satisfaction.

The raindrops hit the glass with a pleasant ticking sound, winding into tiny water lines, and for a long time the two of them did not speak, just drank the black tea in their hands.

Until Zhang Heng broke the silence, "You persuaded Jonathan to give up and accept the reality, why don't you accept the reality yourself." ”

"Huh?"

"As you said, you're fighting a war you can't win, so why do you have to fight again."

"Why am I answering your question?" The little boy squinted, then moved his buttocks, changed his sitting position, and stretched his legs apart and twice without hesitating the image.

"Idle is idle anyway."

"Ha, don't try to talk from me, 01 has training in this area, I got an A+, why don't you tell me first, why did you spy for the Black Nest."

"Because...... Do they look more like winners? ”

"Yes, if you only work for the winners, you can never lose, that's the logic of the smart," the little boy scoffed, "but do you know what's wrong with the smart, they're sometimes too smart...... Forget it, let's not talk about me, let's talk about you, you can try to continue to make up the story of your parallel universe, I'm about to forget what the world was like twelve years ago, come on, see how many memories you can evoke in me. ”

"Well, it's not that different, you know, people still care about their own things, and people will always care more about their wallets than the big political, economic and messy news, and they'll speak up for the weak online, and they'll shout for justice, but that's about it...... On the contrary, it is you, and you have changed a lot after 12 years. ”

"yes, where have I changed?"

"At that time, you were really the same as your ID, you looked like a tomboy, the whole person was like a tight bow, always trying to prove something, I can't imagine what you are like in ordinary life."

"Hmph." The little boy took another sip of black tea.

"But I'm glad your heart hasn't changed much, you could have done otherwise, hiding kindness and justice under that cold exterior."

"Do you know that even if you say so, I won't charge you less rent?" The little boy said with a straight face.

"You invited me to drink black tea, I have to do something."

"Well, unqualified, your lie is full of loopholes, I can't bear to watch you perform it again." The little boy paused, put the empty teacup on the windowsill, and picked up the little crocodile on his lap.

"It's okay to tell you...... When you are a kid you always have a lot of ideals, when you are a teenager you will feel that you are the master of the world, you see something wrong and you want to change it, put all the misplaced bricks in place, clean up the dust on the desktop, then you really want to make the world better, but when you are older, you will find that the world is not like this, people do not pay attention to right and wrong.

"In the adult world, all you care about is profit, you see injustice, you see what is wrong and needs to be corrected, but everyone is silent, no one resists, everyone tells themselves, the world is like this, I should follow the rules and endure those injustices, because the price to pay for changing it is too great, I can't do it alone, my voice is too small...... So the world sometimes looks like a magical black comedy.

"I mean, I understand the rules of the world, I understand that everything is about interests, but this does not mean that right and wrong do not exist outside of interests, what is right is right, what is wrong is wrong, this is not some kind of dialectical relationship at the philosophical level, I think Kurochao is wrong, they may be the final winner, OK, I admit it, but it's a pity that victory does not mean justice, and since I know that they are wrong, I will continue to fight, 01 will continue to fight, Even if no one wants to stand by our side. The little boy said seriously.