There's a gust of wind coming from the south

Ancheng Bridge connects the junction of the old city and the new city.

It is said that bombs left during the Anti-Japanese War were dug out under the bridge hole, and the Yishui Park next to it used to be a special place for beheadings, so it is always said to be extremely evil here.

But these statements do not affect the scenery of Ancheng Bridge.The evening sun shines on the An River, sparkling.There are many reeds growing on the surface of the water, and the wild ducks swim freely in the river, which is quite a taste of the quiet years.

Shen Shi remembered that when he was in school, he always liked to skip class and read books under the bridge hole.

He doesn't like the atmosphere of the school. The teacher's voice is too loud during class, and the students' voice is too loud when class is over, making them very noisy.It is not as good as here, you can forget the time, and stay for most of the day.

"Wait a long time?"

Shen Shi turned his head in response, and the sun had just set, and Nanfeng stood in the red sky and looked at him.

"Ah, not long ago, I just arrived." Shen Shi was slightly taken aback, "Are... are you okay?"

"Okay, what can I do for you?"

In fact, it's nothing wrong, I just want to take a look at him to confirm his safety.

"Xie Wanyun is with you now?" Shen Shi casually picked up a topic.

"Well, she is paying attention to the house in Lincheng. It may not be easy for Ancheng to keep it."

"What about you, do you plan to go together?"

From Huang Mao, Shen Shi somehow knew that the purpose of the old snake to tie Xie Wanyun this time was actually for Nanfeng, and leaving Ancheng was undoubtedly good for him.

"I don't have any plans yet, I have to talk about it after graduation."

Shen Shi nodded, and said again: "Xiaotu went to school today and knew you were gone, so she made a fuss all day. I didn't let her come, and she's sulking at home right now. She asked me to give you this."

After he finished speaking, he took out a stack of square papers from his pocket and handed it to Nanfeng.

It was a portrait of Nan Feng, much better than Shen Shi's.Nanfeng saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

"Thank Xiaotu for me. Is she okay at home by herself?"

"It's okay, Huangmao is with you."

"Thanks to Huang Mao for what happened yesterday, I will thank you in person some other day."

"You can't go inside the school, what about your internship?"

"Don't delay, Mr. Wen said that he lacks an assistant, and I will help him sort out some copywriting materials for the time being."

"That's good, don't delay your studies."

"You care about my studies?" Nanfeng was a little curious.

Shen Shi smiled quickly, and turned his head to the side to see the wild ducks playing in the water.

"You are different from us. You should have a better future. When you go to a big city in the future, everyone will look at the diploma."

Nan Feng smiled: "Mr. An is not a good school."

"Then go to a better place." Shen Shi looked at Nan Feng, put away his casual look, "You will go further."

"Then I'll borrow your auspicious words."

"south wind."

"Huh?" He looked back at him.

"That day you asked me why I helped you..." Shen Shi paused, and said, "I always feel that we are alike in some ways, but different. I don't want you to end up like me."

He looked at An Cheng, who was gradually shrouded in darkness, and suddenly smiled: "Come on, tomorrow will be tomorrow as soon as the sun comes out."

Nanfeng wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say, so he nodded silently.

God, it's totally dark.

After bidding farewell to Nanfeng, Shen Shi went to Hexi by himself.

The Hexi district of Ancheng is not as good as the old city. Although it is currently dilapidated, it is also the first place to become prosperous.It is not as good as the new city, at least there are some signs of developing into a civilized new city.Adjacent to the crematorium and an abandoned coal factory, it is deserted during the day and even more so at night.

But Mouse just likes it here.First, this place is not a battleground for military strategists, it is clean.Second, there are three kinds of people here: the poor, the bad, and the dead, and they are easy to get along with.Rat used to be the worst of the bad guys.

Mouse's real name is Sheng Qingfeng, he is less than forty, and he was born as a thief king.There is a saying that "There is only what he doesn't want, and there is nothing he can't steal." He was also a man of the hour in Ancheng back then.But since he limped a leg, he seemed to have a sudden epiphany, and he stopped doing it completely.

Today's mouse lives in the Hexi District, opens a lock repair shop, and does part-time jobs such as changing window screens and installing anti-theft nets, which seems to be a bit of a retreat.

Although there are many villains in Hexi, they all have to sell his face as the former king of thieves.The day was too peaceful and stable.

Shen Shi quite liked this old man who had turned his back on the prodigal son, and had acquainted with him in the early years.

But since he had been working under the old snake, he didn't come here much.It wasn't until last time that a group of young people from Hexi ran to Le Wuyou to make trouble, that he figured out some of the previous things between the mouse and the old snake.

It was already nine o'clock at night when we arrived at the lock repair shop run by Mouse.Through the door, I could hear the Northeast-flavored sketches coming from the TV in the house.

Shen Shi patted the door several times, and when he was about to kick, the mouse opened the door.

Seeing Shen Shi, his original sinister expression instantly broke into a smile: "Ah Shi, why are you here?"

"Brother." Shen Shi nodded slightly.

"Come on, come in quickly!" The mouse turned sideways and put Shen Shi into the room.

The mouse's shop was full of things.There are not many people in Hexi, and there are not many customers who come to patronize.As a result, a thin layer of dust accumulated on the counter.

"Have you eaten?" the mouse said while moving a small stool for Shen Shi, and took out two wine glasses from the stained locker, "No one will use it for a long time, I'll wash it for you."

Shen Shi smiled: "It doesn't matter, the white wine just sterilizes."

"Good boy!" The mouse patted Shen Shi on the shoulder cheerfully, bit open the cap of the wine bottle with his teeth, and filled the wine glass.

The two of you had a cup and I drank a cup of mutton in a copper pot. The mouse didn't ask Shen Shi why he came here the whole time, but just stared at the TV wholeheartedly and laughed.The mouse didn't ask, so Shen Shi didn't worry about it, and just watched it with him.

In a blink of an eye, after three rounds of wine, two bottles were empty.

The mouse blushed from drinking, and excitedly took a coin from his pocket and threw it into the boiling copper pot.

"I'll give you the whole thing."

The mouse put its index finger and middle finger together, looked at the coin in the pot, plunged its hand into the boiling water suddenly, grabbed the coin out at an extremely fast speed, and threw it on the table.The movements are coherent and done in one go.

"How is it?" Mouse looked at Shen Shi with a smile.

"Your ability really hasn't dropped at all." Shen Shi compared his thumbs.

"The ability has not changed, but the usefulness has changed."

The mouse picked up the chopsticks and threw some cabbage into the pot, then compared it with his hands and said, "It used to be like this, picking locks. Now it's like this, repairing locks. The use has changed, and life has changed."

The mouse put the vegetables into Shen Shi's bowl, and still looked at him with a smile: "My brother is also capable, come to me as a locksmith, it's nothing more than picking and repairing locks."

"Brother who knows me." Shen Shi opened another bottle of wine, drank a few sips into the bottle, and said in a muffled voice, "I was young and ignorant, I picked the lock at the beginning, and now I want to fix it. "

"Hey, drink slowly, brother!" Although the mouse tried to persuade him, he didn't take the wine at all.

Seeing that Shen Shi finished drinking, he continued: "Do you know why my leg is lame?"

"I heard from the brother who ran to Le Wuyou that Mr. Hu originally planned to leave it to you to take care of it, but Mr. Snake used tricks to turn you off, and Mr. Hu even crippled your leg in public." Shen Shi poured the wine Putting the bottle on the table, "I know, they are also complaining for you, I didn't make things difficult for my brothers."

"You only heard half of this matter..." Mouse took a sip of his wine and said slowly, "I was the youngest among our brothers back then. Uncle Hu and the second brother both favored me, but in fact, they didn't have the heart to be cruel at the time .My leg was only injured, and it healed after a period of time. But I was so angry at the time that I became murderous. Just when I finally seized the opportunity and was about to make a move, a large truck carrying waste products suddenly appeared in front of me. There was an accident. The iron door on the car fell with a bang, hitting my injured leg, and it broke completely."

"That iron door...ha!" The mouse suddenly laughed, and continued after a long time out of breath, "That iron door was the first one I pried after my legs recovered, and I touched it after entering the house." 800 yuan, and I also drank the most expensive bottle of drink in his refrigerator. That door came here to smash me."

"Brother, do you believe in fate?" the mouse asked.

"I don't quite believe it."

"Then tell me how to solve my problem?" The mouse paused, and continued, "Anyway, I believed it at the time. When people do wrong things, God will always give you a chance first. If you don't repent, the punishment will definitely come. back."

The mouse looked at Shen Shi with a smile, but there was only seriousness in his eyes: "From then on, I will go ashore completely and quit. As for the old snake, please ask God to help me, anyway, what should come will come sooner or later."

"I have a question I've been wanting to ask my brother."

"Tell me."

"How did you break away from the past?"

The mouse dipped its hands in the wine, and drew on the table, saying: "I have a man who was famously ruthless back then. Later he met his other half and cut off his fingers in public to draw a line with the past. Ruthless! Everyone said Those who are arrogant are afraid of being stunned, and those who are stunned are afraid of dying, it has always been like this."

The mouse continued: "I also have a brother who left Ancheng with an excuse. Since then, he has changed his name and disappeared from the world. When I saw him again many years later, he was worse than that ruthless bastard, but at least he was clean from the past. , newcomers replace old ones, if there is no use value, no one will look for it."

At this point, the mouse got up and staggered out of the counter to carry out a balance.

With a whistling blow, the sky was full of smoke and dust.

He put the potato slices and carrot cubes on the table on each side of the scale until they were level.

"I am this, Wen. If you pay attention to fairness and reciprocity, you will be safe."

While talking, the mouse put a piece of raw radish into his mouth, chewed and said with a smile: "There are many ways, it depends on how I choose."

Shen Shi looked at the words on the table, and the mouse patted him on the shoulder again: "Back then, when I helped Uncle Hu fetch things, I was surrounded by people in the alley and beaten to death. It was my brother who dragged me home to escape the catastrophe. .You were still in school, right?"

The mouse hiccupped, and continued: "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten! To be honest, my brother, I'm so happy to hear you say it. I will help you if necessary."

"Thanks, brother."

With the words of the mouse, Shen Shi knew that this trip was not in vain.