Xiao Dong touched the pocket on his body, took out his mobile phone, pressed it a few times, and called it.

"Hey, have you arrived?" As soon as it was connected, the other party's somewhat anxious tone came from the mobile phone first.

"Well, I'm already downstairs with you, are you off work?"

"I just got off work, and you called when I got home, you wait, I'll come down immediately!"

"Well, good. Xiao Dong hung up the phone, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, although he was far away from the place where he worked before, he always felt that a pair of eyes were watching him.

Beep, two sounds, the door opened, Chen Xiaodong dragged the suitcase with the sound of opening the door, and saw a tall and thin young man walking out of the hallway.

"How is it, are you hungry?" Chen Bin smiled and took Xiao Dong's suitcase and pulled it upstairs.

"Don't you say it, I'm really hungry, and I haven't eaten much at noon. Xiao Dong touched his stomach and followed Chen Bin into the corridor and said.

They were all young men, and they didn't long walk up the stairs to the door of Chen Bin's room. "I know you're coming, I just came back from packing dinner, and we'll cook for myself when I'm on vacation, and I've been with several customers today to see the house and delayed. Chen Bin said as he opened the door and put the suitcase into the small room.

"It's okay, you're busy with work, don't worry about me. Xiao Dong also followed into the house, sat on a stool in the living room, and lifted the fast food on the table, "Spicy chicken, chili beef, cousin, did you give a bonus?"

Chen Bin rented a one-bedroom house, the house is not big, but it is cheap, because the whole building has no elevator and no air conditioning water heater, the buildings in this community are basically the same, the highest is only eight floors, and Chen Bin lives on the eighth floor, because it is relatively high, so it is cheaper, he works in a real estate company, as a salesman, the basic salary is not high, mainly by buying a house to get commissions and bonuses.

"Yes, this month's performance is not bad, especially in the past two weeks, I have bought 4 suites in a row, all of which are large bedrooms. Chen Bin happily gestured with his hand, "Oh, by the way, what's your situation?" I haven't asked you on the phone. ”

"That's it, I was going to only do it for a month or two, so I can't always borrow money from you, right? Chen Xiaodong took out the lunch box as he spoke, and handed a pair of chopsticks to Chen Bin.

"Do you have any plans? I have a colleague who knows someone who is engaged in decoration, are you interested? Chen Bin took the chopsticks and took out a business card from his pocket, "It may be that the salary is relatively low at the beginning, but the prospects for the future are still good." ”

"Forget it, if you don't do it well, the person introduced by your colleague won't be able to hang up on face, I'll go to the employment agency tomorrow to see if there is a suitable one, you don't have to worry about work." Xiao Dong knew that Chen Bin was not easy, because Chen Bin, who had a high school degree, had a probationary period of 3 months longer than others, and in the end, it was Chen Bin's hard work and dedication that allowed him to stay, the threshold of real estate salesman is quite low, everything only depends on performance, so like Xiao Dong, he belongs to the lowest level of society and the bottom of the pyramid.

"I think you still learn technology, you are still young, learn more and do more to let yourself have more weight, in the future will have the opportunity to choose more rights in life, we have no diploma, no technology, no business acumen but we can learn, because of this we have to work harder than others, a little more desperate, even if it is far away from that goal, even if it is slower than others, it doesn't matter, but we are still approaching the direction of that goal, eat one bite at a time, the road has to go step by step, down-to-earth is true, those step by step, ethereal are existing in myths and stories。 ”

Chen Bin didn't eat a mouthful of food with chopsticks in his hand, but just used his hands and chopsticks to cooperate with the actions described in the words he just said to Chen Xiaodong, but his eyes never left Xiaodong, he really hoped that Chen Xiaodong could learn something and have a stable income and career in the future, instead of going to the construction site to work as a temporary worker, and his temporary income was always trapped at the grassroots level.

"Cousin, I know that you are for my good, I can understand what you say, but from the time you brought me here to the present, which thing on my body was not bought for me, clothes, mobile phones, and even daily necessities were bought by you for me, but I have grown up, I can't rely on you to help me with everything, at least I will take care of myself, otherwise I don't even look down on myself, rest assured, I won't go to the construction site as a temporary worker, tomorrow I will go to see what better work there is, it is best to learn while working, and find those professional skills training." ”

Xiao Dong doesn't want to burden his cousin anymore, he can have a little income, and then take time out of his spare time to learn something, it doesn't matter and the social circle is already a good way to develop for poor boys who have just entered society, and hard work and hard work seem to be their only way out.

I don't know how much time they chatted, how long they had that dinner, Chen Bin still didn't convince Chen Xiaodong, the night outside the window gradually shrouded in, and the buildings and streets in the community were also lit up, illuminating the whole city, in this world, there are always such a small group of people, open the newspaper, it is their news, turn on the TV, it is their news, the streets and alleys, talk about their news, as if the world is prepared for them, they can call the wind and rain, omnipotent. Our goal should be to strive to become this small group of people, but the realization and dreams are often cruel, in this "city that never sleeps" I don't know how many young people who have left their hometowns are working hard for their dreams, and how many people have forgotten their original dreams, which is also what Chen Bin is worried about and expecting, which is also the real situation at the bottom of the society in reality.

The lights of the city are gradually dimming, the lights in the buildings in the community are getting less and less, Xiaodong has fallen asleep at night, he has not forgotten what happened today, but he just doesn't want more people to know, because he knows that the more people involved, the more disadvantageous, it is a burden to himself and Chen Bin, anyway, he wants to stay away from this mysterious event.

But often in such a big city, there are always some people who have just begun their night life, no matter how late the street food stalls, barbecues, small bars on the corner, nightclubs are always overcrowded, from a distance, even the highest building in Ping'an City also reveals a hint of bright spots, a slightly chubby middle-aged man with a cane facing the window, looking into the distance through the window, but his eyes have not left a direction, because the station is relatively high, a condescending with a little mystery, a dark black suit, plus the blue wrench ring on the big female finger looks very magnificent, he turned the ring on his finger, as if thinking about something, in the middle of the night in this kind of building is very quiet, there is a bleak atmosphere.

The sound of messy footsteps broke the tranquility of this building, and as the sound got closer and closer, the middle-aged man with a cane took the lead in speaking: "Have you sent anything out?" However, still facing away from a young man approaching him, he saw the young man half-bow, "It is estimated that the people over there will do it tonight, but this person may not be able to get out of Ping'an City, and there is no news of the stinger." ”

"No news is the best news, and if you're lucky, you two will have to protect him with all your might in the future. The middle-aged man lowered his tone in the last sentence, "Boss, why does it have to be him?" the young man asked rhetorically in a tone of contempt.

"Remember what I just said, there are some things that you will understand later, okay, the plan can be started tomorrow, and this will be the last time we will meet. The middle-aged man finally turned around, a pair of black eyes stared directly at the young man, the cold air forced people's complexion without a trace of gentleness, and it was very serious.

"Yes, boss, is it worth it just to get out of it like this?"

"You have too many words, and what you want will naturally be given to you. The middle-aged man's tone was even louder, filling the room, and a majestic and calm posture made people tremble.

The young man exited the room and disappeared into the city in less than a minute, taking no trace with him, like a star in the night sky that disappeared into the vast starry sky.

The sky gradually lit up, as if someone smeared a layer of pink on the pale cyan sky, and there were countless golden lights hidden under the pink, and suddenly there seemed to be a sound, the pink clouds were washed away, and the sky suddenly expanded, and the dazzling light seeped into Chen Xiaodong's bedroom through the glass window, he opened his sleepy squints, stretched his waist hard, the sun's light shone into his room, shining on his cheeks, he squinted and looked out the window, the sunlight outside the window was very dazzling, touched the mobile phone at the head of the bed and shook it, and suddenly woke up like a dream "Oh no, I'm going to be late, I forgot to set the alarm clock, it's really a waste of firewood, and my cousin doesn't call me when he goes to work. ”

Chen Xiaodong put on his clothes in a panic, and was completely stunned the moment he opened the door, the hall was in a mess, and there were still drips of blood on the ground, as if a thief had entered the house and it was more like the scene of a large fight, and he didn't know it at all. What is even more confusing is that there is a piece of paper pressed under the small wooden box on the table, and a pile of money next to it, and on the left side of the wooden box is the black bank card that Wang Dayong wants to give him.