February 22, 2013.

The atmosphere of the New Year has not completely dissipated, and the smell of fireworks and the aroma of bacon wafting from unknown houses still wafts in the air.

Qiao Shan and Lin Chaoxi sat on the steps in front of the tower.

"It's almost time......"

"Hmm."

……

Lin Chaoxi pursed his lips, glanced at Qiao Shan, hesitated for a moment, and still couldn't help but whisper: "You say, if we really can't go back this time......"

Qiao Shan retracted his gaze from afar and looked at Lin Chaoxi.

Lin Chaoxi panicked suddenly, hurriedly staggered his gaze, lowered his head, unconsciously fiddled with his fingers to pick up his shoelaces, and explained: "I mean, what should we do if Pei Zhi really doesn't come......"

"It's coming!" Qiao Shan said suddenly.

Lin Chaoxi was stunned for a moment, looked at the mouth of the alley, and sure enough, he saw two figures walking slowly, it was Pei's father and Pei Zhi.

Qiao Shan and Lin Chaoxi stood up.

At this moment, the door of No. 284 courtyard suddenly opened, and Lao Lin ran out excitedly with the manuscript paper, looked left and right, and saw Qiao Shan and the two at a glance, and immediately ran over.

"I prove it! I've finally proven it!

！ ”

"Quick! Xiao Ji, help me see the process! ”

Lao Lin stuffed the manuscript paper to Qiao Shan and said excitedly: "Is there a problem with the last step?" I used ...... Uh, Pei Zhi? ”

At this time, Lao Lin saw Pei Zhi and Pei's father who were coming on.

……

Lao Lin looked at Qiao Shan in astonishment.

Qiao Shan nodded and said, "Seeing that you have been calculating, I didn't tell you that we should go back today." ”

Today is the recording time on the voice recorder.

"Master......"

Pei Zhi's expression was complicated, he lost the vigor he saw on the news on weekdays, he wore an ordinary casual clothes at this time, and took the initiative to say hello to Lao Lin, but his eyes involuntarily looked at Lin Chaoxi on the side, and when he saw that his expression was clear and indifferent, his eyes suddenly darkened.

Qiao Shan took out the voice recorder that he had prepared long ago from his pocket and pressed the record button.

"You're here?" Qiao Shan surging road.

Pei's heart tightened, looked at Qiao Shan, his mind flashed his life in the past six months, thinking of the previous "conversation" with the cheese Pei Zhi, the Adam's apple rolled, hesitated, and finally sighed and said: "...... Thank you. ”

As for what he thanks, only he knows.

"Have you thought about it? If I go back this time, I will never come back. Just like that recording, Josan said the same thing.

Pei Zhi closed his eyes: "I've thought about it......"

A hand reached out and patted Pei Zhi's shoulder.

Pei Zhi turned around and looked at Pei's father, tears in his eyes: "...... Dad, I'm sorry......"

Pei Donglai couldn't control his emotions for a while, patted Pei Zhi's shoulder heavily, reluctantly with encouragement, and said in a deep voice:

"Silly boy, it's okay......"

"When I go back...... Take care of your mom and take care of yourself......"

After listening to the recording thousands of times, this time it came out of Pei's father's mouth, Pei Zhi suddenly couldn't hold on anymore and hugged his father hard.

Qiao Shan turned off the recording and turned his head to look at Lin Chaoxi.

The eyes are facing each other, and time stands still.

……

……

Strawberry World.

The blood ripples faded, and a faint light lit up inside the dimly lit tower.

"Hoo ......"

Pei Zhi's body, who was maintaining the posture of smearing formulas, suddenly moved, and the look in his eyes changed instantly, as if he had become another person, and the stones in his hands were powerless to fall.

Qiao Shan turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone and looked at Lin Chaoxi and Lao Lin.

"That's it, you're back?" Lao Lin wondered.

From day to night, from outside the tower to inside the tower, the changes in space and time make everyone a little uncomfortable.

"It's not over yet." Johnson Road.

Pei Zhi finally came back to his senses and said emotionally: "Yes! It's not over yet!

！ ”

……

Smack!

The dim tower suddenly lit up.

Qiao Shan's hand hung down from the button on the wall, looked up at the warm light that had been newly installed, and then looked at the three people who were dazed, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but bring a smile.

Because it was dark before the crossing, and Pei Zhi hurriedly applied the formula, Lin Chaoxi did not carefully observe the inside of the tower.

Small kiosk

At this time, I realized that this place had changed at some point.

Newly renovated light bulbs.

There are a bunch of tools in the corner.

The perennial iron gate, which blocked the iron gate at the top of the universal tower, was also opened at this time.

……

Picking up a handful of hanging heads from the corner of the wall, Qiao Shan came to the wall, aimed at the smeared formula, and smashed it hard.

Collapse –

There was a dull and hollow sound, and the wall was smashed.

Reaching in and groping inside for a while, Qiao Shan found a dusty iron box from inside.

"It's ......"

Seeing Qiao Shan handing the iron box to himself, Lin Chaoxi took it a little dazed.

After returning from the crossing, some of Qiao Shan's enumerated movements, as well as the lights of the tower, all made Lin Chaoxi a little careless, and he was a little panicked in his heart.

"Don't be afraid, this is a letter from your mother." Qiao Shan said softly.

Mother's letter?

Written to me?

Lin Chaoxi looked at Lao Lin, saw that he was dazed, hugged the iron box and hesitated, but still opened it, only to see that it was indeed a folded paper inside, and the internal handwriting was faintly visible.

……

【I love you】

[Although I only glanced at you]

[I want to stay with you all the time, but I have to leave]

[You have no memory of me, I don't regret it]

[Don't have any imagination about me, imagination brings sadness]

[I'm just an ordinary mother...... Went to a distant place]

……

The letter was sprinkled with blood, and there was a press with a handprint, and two blank spaces.

Lin Chaoxi's eyes suddenly turned red.

Bang Bang –

Bang Bang –

A teardrop fell on the stationery.

Qiao Shan took a step forward, came to Lin Chaoxi, and gently held him in his arms, Lin Chaoxi couldn't control it anymore, hugged Qiao Shan hard, his body trembled slightly, and he let out a suppressed cry.

……

After a while, when Lin Chaoxi vented the sadness and longing in his heart, Qiao Shan patted Lin Chaoxi's back, looked at Lao Lin and Pei Yi, took Lin Chaoxi's hand, walked towards the stairs leading to the top of the tower, and said:

"Follow me."

Pei Zhi thought of the previous "conversation" with the cheese Pei Zhi, his heart moved, and he immediately followed.

Seeing this, Lao Lin naturally followed.

……

The tower is located in the Zhuan Zhu Alley, more than ten meters high, it does not feel high below, but to the top of the tower, looking at the lights of thousands of homes in front of you, listening to the sound of the waves not far from the east, you suddenly only feel relaxed and happy, there is a sense of floating in the world.

As the four of them ascended to the top of the tower, the dim light illuminated again.

In the center, the table that has been set up for a long time.

A modern toolbox.

Qiao Shan stepped forward to open the box, took out the cotton swab and the prepared potion from it, looked at Lao Lin, nodded, and motioned for him to come over.

He handed the letter to Lao Lin from Lin Chaoxi's hand.

"Erase the last blood...... Qiao Shan said.

"Trust me." He repeated.

……

After confirming it, seeing Qiao Shan's serious expression, Lao Lin stepped forward, took the cotton swab, dipped it in the potion, and gently smeared off the blood marks.

In a flash!

The lights of thousands of homes in front of me have turned into a little starlight!

The world in front of me began to blur and haze......