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At this time, the old gentleman who hadn't spoken for a long time suddenly interrupted and said, "The place you're talking about is City S, right?"

Li Yi was surprised: "How do you know?"

The old man laughed and said, "I don't just know, I know the place too well, because my hometown is in S City. Are you two going to travel?"

Li Yi and Song Ci glanced at each other hastily, then nodded firmly.

The old man smiled even more happily, "Then you guys are really discerning. Let me tell you, not only is our city S beautiful, but there are also countless delicacies from mountains and seas..."

In the next hour, the old gentleman introduced to them some good tourist spots and local customs in S city, all aspects, very detailed and specific.

Song Ci and Li Yi listened attentively, even more seriously than in school.After all, their understanding of City S is still limited to a few words in books, which is far inferior to the in-depth understanding of a person who has lived in the local area for five or sixty years.If you want to live there, there is no harm in learning more about the local food, clothing, housing and transportation after all.

In the end, the old gentleman warmly concluded: "When you have any difficulties, just come to me. As long as I can help you, I can help you."

Although they knew that this was just a casual polite remark, Song Ci and the others were still very grateful, and they thanked each other twice before ending the long conversation.

The next morning, when Song Ci woke up from the jolt of the train, he was leaning on Li Yi's shoulder.

Sunlight hit his face through the car window, as if there were countless small tentacles stroking him, itching and very comfortable.

He gently sat up straight and let out a long breath.

Turning his head slightly, he saw that Li Yi was sleeping peacefully with his eyes closed, breathing evenly.

Outside the window of the car, there are rolling low peaks, covered with tall green trees, and surrounded by green belt-shaped rivers at the foot of the mountain.The morning breeze blew, and the river sparkled.Under the light of the pale golden sun, everything looks so vibrant, making people feel a strong...hope.

Yes, hope.

Song Ci laughed unconsciously.

Not long after, Li Yi also woke up.

He raised his hands and rubbed his sore shoulders, turning his head to look out.

Sensing the movements of the people around him, Song Ci withdrew his gaze from the car window, turned his head, and said, "Are you awake?"

"Hmm." With a slight nasal sound.

Song Ci handed over the mineral water given by the old man yesterday, there was still more than half of the bottle left, "Drink some water."

Li Yi took it and took two gulps, "Where are we now?"

"I just passed province b, and now I'm in province f."

Li Yi handed the water back to him, "Then it is estimated that we will be able to reach city g tonight. We will get off the train in city g, take a bus to city y, and then take a two-hour boat ride to city s."

The old man who just woke up smiled and said, "I know the route clearly enough, young man, not bad."

The old man stood up with the luggage beside him, and thumped his sore waist, "Oh, my old bones are about to fall apart after sitting on the ground all night. Are you hungry too? I haven’t eaten since getting in the car yesterday, come, let’s eat a bowl of instant noodles to cushion my stomach.”

As he spoke, he took out two boxes of Kang-Shi-Fu Braised Beef Noodles from his bag and handed them over.

After the old man said this, Song Ci realized that he hadn't eaten anything for a day and a night.

Before, because of the high mental tension, I didn't care about whether I was hungry or not, but now I relax, and the hunger suddenly surges up.

Song Ci was still a little hesitant, after all, they just met by chance, and they couldn't accept other people's gifts over and over again.

The stomach that had been hungry for a long time did not give the master a chance to hesitate, and immediately started to growl, as if shouting to protest the cruel abuse of the master.

They protested so loudly that Li Yi and the old gentleman beside them could hear them clearly.

"Haha, young man, don't be polite to me. People are iron, food is steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry. Here, hurry up, my arm hurts when I lift it."

Li Yi reached out to take the instant noodles, "Thank you, we will definitely return them to you when we arrive in S City."

The old man smiled indifferently, turned around and went to the bathroom.

After eating a bowl of instant noodles, Song Ci's stomach felt better.

At noon, the old man offered food many times, but Song Ci resolutely refused to accept it.

The old man had no choice but to give up.

At 08:30 in the evening, the train stops at the G City Railway Station.

The old gentleman no longer went with Song Ci and the others because he was going to visit his daughter who lived in City G.

The old man insisted on letting his daughter who came to pick him up at the station take them to the long-distance bus station in City G, so he was reluctant to say goodbye to them.

It was already ten o'clock in the evening when the bus to city y started.

Fortunately, Li Yi went to the convenience store next to the station to buy two catties of apples before driving, so they wouldn't be hungry again.

Although it was already ten o'clock in the evening, the temperature in City G was still very high.

Song Ci opened the car window, and the hot and humid evening wind blows in.He was very tired from the long journey, but he couldn't sleep.The same is true for Li Yi, looking at a newspaper he picked up in the waiting hall with the dim light in the carriage.

Suddenly, seeing something appalling, Li Yi's fair face lost all color in an instant, and his hands holding the newspapers trembled slightly, almost unable to hold the flimsy newspapers.

Song Ci leaned over and asked, "Is there anything interesting?"

Li Yi immediately closed the newspaper in his hand and threw it out of the car window.

The newspaper billowed in the night wind for a while, and finally landed on the road together with the flying dust.

A horrifying headline was written on the spread newspaper: The woman murdered her body due to domestic violence and surrendered under pressure!

Li Yi coughed twice in a cover-up manner, and said, "It's all nonsense junk news, it's not interesting."

Song Ci was noncommittal, took out two apples from the plastic bag, handed one to Li Yi, and kept the other for himself.Li Yi took the apple, but didn't eat it, but played with it unconsciously in his hand.

After a while, Li Yi tentatively said, "Since we want to forget the past and start over, it's better to do it thoroughly."

Song Ci was curious: "What kind of thorough method?"

"Why don't we change the name? We don't need to change the surname, just change the name. In this way, we can avoid a lot of unnecessary troubles."

Song Ci thought for a while, and felt that the idea was good, so he asked him, "Do you have any favorite name?"

Li Yi said: "I have always liked a character. The left side is the fire character, and the right side is the night character. When combined together, it is the 焲 character, which has the same pronunciation as my current Yi character."

Song Ci took a bite of the apple and asked, "Why do you like this word?"

"Although I don't know what the exact meaning of this word is, but the meaning I gave it is - burning night." Li Yi said: "I have always liked the dark night, thinking that the dark night can cover up all ugly things. And in the dark night The burning fire can bring hope to people and guide those who are lost."

"It's really interesting to hear you say that. You will be called Li Fan from now on, so what kind of name should I choose?" Song Ci thought for a while, and said, "I will replace Cixi with Cijiu. How about a welcome speech?"

"Farewell to the old and welcome the new, bid farewell to the past, welcome a new life, that's right." Li Yi smiled and stretched out his right hand, "Hello, my name is Li Fan, please take care of me in the future."

Song Ci also stretched out his right hand and held Li Yi's, "Hello, my name is Song Ci, please take care of me too."

In the n city women's prison, Xia Mobing was still awake.

The waist-length hair has been cut off and turned into ear-length short hair; the face that is always painted with exquisite makeup is now without makeup, and there are fine wrinkles at the corners of the eyes and eyebrows; The prison uniform was wrapped around the body without any lines; the arm of the right hand was wrapped with thick gauze, but the bright red color of blood could still be seen.

Even so, Xia Mobing is still the most beautiful female prisoner in this cell.

Xia Mobing raised his intact left hand and put a strand of hair hanging behind his ear, his face full of disappointment.

During the day today, sister Hong, the female prisoner in the same room, told Xia Mobing that although she had surrendered, she was very likely to be sentenced to life because of the seriousness of the circumstances.

Sister Hong's case was even more serious than hers, and she was also sentenced to indefinitely.

Sister Hong was the same age as Xia Mobing, and she was the eldest sister in this cell.

Back then, Sister Hong's husband cheated on her and she caught her in bed. The most ironic thing was that the person lying under her husband turned out to be her own sister.Sister Hong was so angry that she immediately fought with her husband, but she missed and pushed her husband down from the balcony on the fifth floor.Sister Hong's husband lay in the hospital for half a month, and finally rolled his eyes on a stormy night and died.

From the age of 25 to 45, Sister Hong spent her most beautiful 20 years as a woman in this dark cell.

But Sister Hong said that even though it was manslaughter, she never regretted it.She even felt that it was too cheap for him to just let that stinky man die like this. She could only wish to cut that man into pieces.

The only thing that worried Sister Hong was her daughter who was under two years old at the time.

After Sister Hong was imprisoned, her daughter was raised by her grandparents.

For 20 years, her daughter has never seen her.

Therefore, Sister Hong has been performing very well during her sentence, actively accepting reform, striving to get her sentence commuted and released from prison as soon as possible, so that she can visit her daughter before she dies.

Relatively speaking, Xia Mobing felt that he was much luckier than sister Hong.

At least, she has spent 20 years more than Sister Hong in that colorful world. She has suffered all the crimes she should have suffered, and enjoyed a lot of blessings she should have enjoyed. She has no regrets.

However, life imprisonment...

How many years can she live?

If it is calculated by living to the age of 70, she will stay in this prison for a full 25 years.Even if a commutation of the sentence can be won, it will be at least ten or twenty years later.

With her lively personality, how did she survive such a long time in such a lonely place?

Also, her son.

Song Ci has followed her to live a life of ups and downs since she was a child, and never lived a single day of peace.

It's not without guilt in her heart, but she can't help it, she can't bear loneliness.

For Xia Mobing, loneliness is simply the most terrifying thing in this world, and it is pervasive.

A window without light in the lights of thousands of homes is loneliness, the lights and festoons on the street during festivals are loneliness, couples in pairs on the road are loneliness, the empty seat next to the dinner table is also loneliness, and the other side of the double bed is loneliness. One side is even more lonely.

What Xia Mobing feared most in his life was loneliness.

Therefore, she took Song Ci to wander around different men, obtaining necessary living resources was one aspect, and more importantly, seeking companionship.Even though those men are not outstanding, some are heavy drinkers, some like to use hands and feet, some are jobless, and some are a combination of all the shortcomings of men.

However, talk is better than nothing.

Now, without her, Song Ci can finally lead a normal life.

In fact, Xia Mobing knew that Song Ci had planned to leave her a long time ago.

He secretly saved all the pocket money he gave him, and he secretly went out to do odd jobs in his spare time, serving dishes, washing dishes, and cleaning toilets. He did everything for a meager salary.

Only one day, when he has earned enough money, he will leave her.

Xia Mobing knew all along, but she didn't expose him.

She understood how much Song Ci longed to live a normal life.

Now, Song Ci finally got his wish and got rid of her.

She knows her son best, and Song Ci is the smartest child she has ever seen.

She knew he would be fine.

Xia Mobing just regretted that she didn't say "I love you" to Song Ci until the end.

She never said this sentence to him, and always thought that although she didn't say it, Song Ci must know it.Is there any mother in the world who doesn't love her child?Now, she started to get scared, afraid that Song Ci would not know how much she loved him.

When she took over the wrinkled him from the nurse, she fell in love with him unconditionally and forever.

A tear flowed down her cheek, meandering down, and sliding into the corner of her mouth, salty and bitter.

"Why aren't you asleep?" It was Sister Hong's sleepy voice, "Are you worried about going to court tomorrow?"

Knowing that Sister Hong couldn't see it, Xia Mobing quickly wiped off the tears on her face, "No, I'll go to sleep right away."

"Well, go to bed quickly, no matter how much you think about it, it won't help. From now on, your fate is already in the hands of others." Sister Hong turned over and continued to sleep.

Xia Mobing smiled.

When will her fate be in her own hands again?

Looking up, the square sky is still pitch black, not even a single star.

Xia Mobing closed his eyes and prayed silently: God, please bless my son with a safe life, free from illness and disaster.

Then, she lay down next to Sister Hong, and slowly fell asleep.