The next morning, Fang Shi left the inn, had a casual breakfast, and went straight to the slum west of the city. The traffic environment in Xichuan City is slightly worse, especially in the slums. It wasn't until half-past eight that he reached his destination in the west of the city, Thirteenth Slum, a hillside-like terrain full of simple wooden and tin houses.

The roads in the slums are narrow, only two or three meters wide. Fang Shi's eyes were calm, he walked quickly, and from time to time he looked at the simple door numbers on the shantytowns on both sides, according to the clues provided by Shi Yongning, his mother's current address was No. 2695 in the 13th district, and it seemed that there was still some distance away.

At this time, the slum had long since woken up from its sleep, and it was noisy. The men walked briskly in twos and threes, starting to get busy with their day's life, the children innocently running and playing, the steamer of the breakfast shop on the street spewed out white mist-like vapors, and the air was filled with a slightly complicated smell.

Dressed in a suit and leather collar, Fang Shi walked in the slums and looked a little out of place, and most of the passers-by along the way would cast strange eyes, some envious, some curious, and some hateful......

Suddenly, Fang Shi, who was walking quickly, slowed down his steps, frowned slightly, and found that the three fifteen or sixteen-year-old teenagers behind him seemed to have their eyes on him, and they had been following him for more than a hundred meters. He knew that in such a dirty and messy slum area, the security environment was also worrisome, and if he guessed correctly, the next three people had already listed him as prey.

Seeing Fang Shi stop, the three teenagers also slowed down, as if they realized that they had been discovered, but their faces were unscrupulous, obviously in their minds, this slum was their territory.

Fangshi turned. He beckoned to the three teenagers and motioned for a few people to step forward.

The three of them were slightly stunned, and they all showed some hesitation, obviously they didn't understand the intention of the man in front of them, and actually took the initiative to provoke them. However, a few seconds later, the three teenagers still walked up with confidence, and the person who seemed to be the leader sneered and said wantonly: "Boy, look at you as an outsider." This is our territory. Protection money is required. ”

"Really?" Fang Shi's eyes were slightly cold, and his eyes immediately erupted with a cold murderous aura.

The leading young man's face changed, his body trembled slightly, and his body unconsciously took two steps back. His face was full of fear. And the two thin teenagers beside him immediately became more vigilant and jealous. Let's be honest. At best, they can only be regarded as gangsters, just relying on the strength of the crowd to oppress others, and they usually only make small fights. Don't dare to do something too out of the ordinary. After a short eye contact with Fang Shi, the three of them immediately realized a dangerous attack, judging that they still had some eye for those dangerous characters, obviously the man in front of them was not something they could shake, and their hearts immediately retreated.

Fang Shi still has some understanding of the young man in front of him, after all, he was also a similar bad boy in those days of self-abandonment, they are still very different from those real hei elements, to say that it is okay to make a small fight, if you really encounter something bloody, you will retreat nine times out of ten, and the three in front of you, a look can be frightened, naturally belongs to the kind of people who are not deeply involved in the world.

"Don't follow me, understand?" Fang Shi snorted coldly, with a hint of indescribable chill.

The three teenagers nodded subconsciously.

Fang Shi Hanmang retracted slightly, turned to leave, and at the same time reminded kindly, "It's okay to learn more useful things, there is no future in being a gangster." ”

The three of them watched the back of the departure, their faces were slightly complicated, and in the end they left with a disappointed face, as for Fang Shi's reminder, they would soon be left behind, everyone understands the truth, but after all, there are only a few people who can really restrain themselves.

More than ten minutes later, Fang Shi stopped in front of a bungalow made of wooden planks, and the side of the wooden door was painted with red paint and neat words - No. 2695, the chimney behind the wooden house was emitting green smoke, and the people in the house seemed to be cooking, and a woman's voice faintly came, "Xiaobao, don't run around!" ”

Hearing the sound, Fang Shi was slightly stunned, it was a very familiar but somewhat unfamiliar voice to him, it was his mother's voice, she used to call him in the same tone, warm and warm, but everything seemed to have gone away with the wind, thinking of the woman in the house, his mood was very complicated, and his mood began to fluctuate slightly.

After standing still for a few seconds, Fang Shi took a deep breath, calmed his mind slightly, and walked briskly towards the wooden house.

The door of the wooden house is ajar.

As soon as Fang Shi approached the wooden door, a small figure burst out of the door and slammed into his lap. The little figure was a little boy of four or five years old, his face was a little dirty, and he sat on the ground due to the reaction force, he glared at Fang Shi with big black eyes, and then cried directly.

"Xiaobao, what's wrong?"

A familiar voice was heard in the room again, with a hint of concern.

Fang Shi kicked down and helped the little boy up with a slightly complicated expression, and from his mother's tone, he had already vaguely guessed some answers in his heart.

Faced with an unfamiliar pair of arms, the little boy was visibly repulsed, struggling and crying out loudly, with some fear in his voice.

"What do you do......"

A woman walked out of the room, and was about to loudly scold the young man who touched the child, but as soon as she spit out two words, her expression froze instantly, and her face was a shock that could not be concealed, looking at the familiar and somewhat unfamiliar face, her body gradually trembled slightly, her lips trembled slightly, and she spit out two words intermittently, "Shi ...... Head ......"

The two words seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and it was extremely difficult to say them.

Familiar voice, familiar name, that's the voice of his mother calling him!

Fang Shi tried his best to control the emotions surging in his heart, looking at the slightly unfamiliar face, compared to five years ago, his mother has changed a lot, it is the traces of time, the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes appear clearer, it seems that he has aged for ten years all of a sudden, and the pictures of memory in his mind are surging rapidly, and the scenes coincide with the woman in front of him, there are laughter, warmth, and sadness......

I remember five years ago, when he knew that his mother was going to remarry another man, he had a deep feeling of betrayal in his heart, in his subconscious, his mother should belong only to his father, only to him and his sister, and he could not accept that there was another man in his family life. At that time, he and his mother seemed to be separated by a chasm, but with the passage of time and his growth, the gap gradually became shallower, until at this moment, when they met again, the gap seemed to disappear in an instant. (To be continued......)