immature

Dazed until the end of get out of class, Xi Yan stepped on the bell and quickly ran out of the classroom and went downstairs.

But he ran out without thinking...without knowing where he wanted to go.Standing behind the rostrum, he hesitated for a moment, then on a whim, he raised his foot and walked over to the administration building.

Sure enough, the place where the blood was left just now has been cleaned up, and now there are only some traces left after being washed by the water.

It seemed that everything was going on as usual, as if not a single life had passed away here.

Xi Yan loves dogs, but he is not a "radical" animal protection person. He knows that the school is responsible for the students on campus. As long as stray animals have behaviors or even tendencies to harm students, the school must prevent problems before they happen.

So he didn't complain about the two security guards, he could understand the school's approach.

After all, some people love dogs and some people are afraid of dogs.

A pet dog not on a leash suddenly appearing on the side of the road can scare people who are afraid of dogs to death, let alone a stray dog ​​with unstable aggression, health and other aspects?

Xi Yan also didn't want to know whether the stray dog ​​that ran into the campus bit someone for self-protection or simply going crazy, he... just thought that the dog's life was not good.

Just like the cream.

Life is not very good.

It's just that whenever he thinks of Butter, Xi Yan always recalls what the driver who hit and killed Butter said.

He looked at the dark water stain on the ground, and murmured: "...Human life is precious."

The preparation bell has already rung.

The students who ran back to the teaching building from the playground or the cafeteria were in a hurry.

But Xi Yan didn't go back to the classroom, but walked back to the playground along the path, then walked down the stone steps, slipped around the outside of the playground, and walked at a slow pace for a while, just to relax.

... Although the class is about to start, Xi Yan really can't concentrate on listening.

But what Xi Yan never expected was that when he passed the fence, he saw another black and yellow puppy in the green grass.

A continuous black tile and white wall surrounds No. [-] Middle School on three sides, making the campus unique among the front and back alleys of Laurel Lane.

Outside the walls are the unique and authentic folk customs of the old city, and inside the walls are numerous students who have inherited the spirit of a century-old famous school. The unique geographical location and rich historical heritage make this campus look like a street school. The taste is simple and refreshing.

——The entire campus, only the side of the playground near the street is surrounded by a black iron fence.

From time to time, old men and women passing by for a walk stop and stand outside the fence, looking at the vigorous youth and freedom on the green field.

Xi Yan walked forward quickly.

Dogs are not like cats that can fly over walls.

Apart from sneaking in through the two main gates when the security guards were not paying attention, they could only come in through the fence.

At this time, in the haystack under the fence, a puppy was rolling carelessly in the grass, and beside it, two male classmates squatted together, feeding it ham sausage .

Xi Yan's heart softened, and his eyes immediately became hot.

He stopped, stood on the spot and blinked slowly, then wanted to get closer, and tease this innocent and lively puppy with the two male classmates who like dogs.

The trees are sparsely planted on this narrow grassland, and there is only one tree for several meters, and October is not yet the time for the trees to lose their leaves.

Xi Yan's sneakers stepped on the soft turf without many dead leaves, and did not make any obvious sound, so the two male students focused on feeding the ham sausage, and did not notice Xi Yan behind them.

——As a result, their conversation fell into the ears of Xi Yan who had no intention of "listening to the corner".

"Puppy...we...we didn't mean to tease you into school..."

"Yes, yes... At noon, I just wanted to see if you dared to run in from the main entrance of the school... Who knew you really followed us in? You are too small, and the security guards didn't see you..."

"Here, this is the ham sausage that I didn't give you for teasing you at noon. Eat it quickly, and get out of here as soon as you finish eating."

"We... we didn't know your mother was there, so... it should be your mother, right? It must have come in to look for you... You're still so young... I'm really... sorry..."

"From now on...don't go to school..."

Xi Yan immediately froze in place, relying on the few words that were pleasant to his ears, he immediately knew what happened.

What is going crazy, what is self-protection... what is bad life.

It's just that the mother lost her child, and she came to look for it even though she knew it was dangerous.

As for why this little puppy, who is still very playful and doesn't know what happened, came to the school...

... A male classmate who likes dogs.

Xi Yan closed his eyes, and the image of Butter trying to comfort himself before being euthanized appeared in front of his eyes.

Xi Yan's grandma has been obsessed with and nagging all the time in recent days, and it's how butter loyally and bravely pushed her out from the wheel, but later seeing that Xi Yan has been depressed, Xi Yan's grandma gradually stopped mentioning it.

Wenxia also comforted Xi Yan several times and said: "Yanyan, everything has a spirit. It protects what it wants to protect. It is braver and kinder than many people in this world. You have to be proud of it. It To stay with you and us is to hope that we will be happy? If we are happy, it will be happy, isn't it?"

Xi Yan's breathing was trembling, and he sighed softly, "Just because it's fun...just because you think it's fun..."

He clenched his fists and rushed forward.

That was Xi Yan's first fight in school, and he won't lose even in one fight.

All three of them failed to varying degrees. After being seen by the physical education teacher in class, the teacher mediated, and the teacher packed the three of them together and "twisted" them to the office.

In the office of the first class teacher in Lizhi Building.

Xi Yan stood under the edge of the wall, on the left stood the two senior one students who had been beaten by him, on the right was Jiang Shui who had heard the news and came from the senior two office upstairs, and sitting in front of him was the head teacher of the fourth grade of senior one—— That is, Zhou Jianye, the head teacher of the two male students.

After Xi Yan entered the office, he didn't say a word, even when he heard the two classmates say that he suddenly appeared and beat people indiscriminately, he didn't say a word.

——After all, it's hard to tell what is indiscriminate, and he did appear out of nowhere to beat someone.

Zhou Jianye put the thermos cup in his hand heavily on the desk: "Student, your head teacher, Mr. Jiang, is here too. Can you tell me why you went crazy and beat people in front of Mr. Jiang? Both head teachers are here , lest you say that I am protecting my shortcomings and favoring the students in my class——Teacher Jiang, don’t you think so?”

Zhou Jianye is a middle-aged man in his 40s and close to 50 years old. He is also the head teacher. He sits drinking hot water, but Jiang Shui is standing at the base of the wall with three students who are fighting and making trouble.

Obviously, Zhou Jianye had no intention of letting Jiang Shui find a seat to sit down.

Xi Yan sneered in his heart, he didn't know if this person would favor his classmates, but it was a bit self-reliant.

So Xi Yan casually dragged an idle swivel chair over, and slid it in front of the river with a clatter.

Jiang Shui was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't refuse, and sat down anyway.

Xi Yan stood against the wall again, looked down at Zhou Jianye and said, "There is no reason, I just want to vent my anger and want to hit someone."

As soon as Jiang Shui sat down, he heard Xi Yan say this, and then he frowned, and said seriously: "Xi Yan! It's class time! What kind of anger did you run to the playground to vent!"

"Look, let's see what kind of attitude this is!" Zhou Jianye snorted coldly, "Okay, tell me, what kind of deep hatred between seniors and juniors is worth skipping class to fight?!"

Before Xi Yan could speak, the two male students who didn't know what happened so far spoke first, wronged and anxious:

"No, Mr. Zhou, we don't know him at all!"

"Yeah, our session is physical education class, and we were free to move around on the playground, but he suddenly appeared, without saying a word, rushed over, grabbed my collar and punched me, directly hitting me Dazed, then... then I have to fight back and wait to be beaten!"

"Yeah, we can't help but fight back..."

The corners of Xi Yan's mouth curled slightly, but his usually beautiful smiling eyes were cold.

Yes, those with equal "status" can of course fight back.

What about those with unequal "status" and those who are not yet available?

Xi Yan suddenly remembered a popular video he had watched before. The video recorded a stray dog. It came anxiously under the call of several young people, wanting to stutter.

The young man kept burning his cigarette butts on it, laughing and mockingly saying, "Isn't it just stuttering?"

Xi Yan saw the dog's eyes through the video camera.

A dog's sense of pain is not as sensitive as a human's, but it still has tears in its eyes.

It was scalded with mottled scars from the high temperature, and the youths casually gave it a little food, but it held the food in its mouth but didn't rush to swallow it. Instead, it turned around and staggered away.

As the camera extended, it spit out the food in its mouth and fed it bit by bit to its young cub hiding under the wheel.

The video continued to be recorded, and the cheerful laughter of those young people clearly rang in Xi Yan's ears:

"Fuck, there's a fucking little one!"

"Come here, I'll give you some more, hahahahahaha."

"..."

In the video, the stray dog ​​moved slowly due to the pain, even though it was in pain, it still returned to the young man to beg for food despite the sound of calling despite the danger... Xi Yan vividly remembers it.

Butter still gave him comfort before he was euthanized, which Xi Yan vividly remembers.

Xi Yan also vividly remembers the scene where the stray dog ​​that came to the school to look for the child was finally secured and put into a black garbage bag.

——Those whose "identities" are not equal, and those who can't get it, deserve to be teased and bullied, and deserve to lose their lives?

"Well, I really don't know each other. I don't have any deep hatred with them—even if there is, it shouldn't be me." Xi Yan put on a mocking smile on his face, turned his head and glanced at the boy next to him, jokingly said, " The dog has a deep hatred with you two, you say yes."

"You bastard! What kind of rascal are you? You're beating around the bush here and pretending we don't understand you!" Zhou Jianye slapped the table and said angrily, "It's not that I'm partial to my students. These two kids did something wrong. What's wrong with meeting you, a little rascal? Teacher Jiang, look! Look at the attitude of your student! What does he think of the school as a place!"

Although Zhou Jianye was backing them up, the two students not only did not get tough, but were stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other with some guilt.

Jiang Shui's face was full of anger, and it looked like he was suppressing his anger, but he didn't know whether it was because of Xi Yan's beating-up or because of Zhou Jianye's inappropriate words.

However, Jiang Shui was not in a hurry to speak, but first silently observed the expressions of Xi Yan and the two boys, then took a deep breath, and asked Xi Yan in a serious tone: "I asked Li Wenrui these two days, you I've been in a bad mood lately, and I can understand and feel sorry for it. It's your fault for hitting someone for no reason—but I don't think you're that kind of student. Tell the teacher why?"

Xi Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he was stunned for a moment.

He thought of getting a punishment and forgetting about it. There is nothing to say about this kind of thing. People value different things. No matter how angry and dissatisfied he is, it is his own business. But it doesn't mean that everyone thinks that a dog's life is valuable.

He hit someone just now because of his emotions, there is nothing to refute, let alone talk about "right or wrong" in front of the teacher.

But Jiang Shui said... She knew about Butter.

Maybe... Maybe Jiang Shui could understand his current mood.

"I..." Xi Yan clenched his hands into fists, and his Adam's apple slid up and down. It took a long time before he finally spoke, and said with difficulty, "In the afternoon...the security guard killed a stray dog ​​that accidentally entered the school. The stray dog... came in to find its cubs."

Zhou Jianye frowned, waved his hands impatiently and said, "What nonsense!"

Jiang Shui looked at Xi Yan, then at the two boys standing aside who were at a loss, and said, "Go on."

Xi Yan took a deep breath, and just as he was about to continue speaking, he heard the two boys mumbling:

"You... are you doing it for this?"

"Its cub is... It is true that we got into the school... If this is the case... Yes, I'm sorry..."

"We didn't know that its mother would be beaten to death..."

Xi Yan fell silent, leaned against the wall behind him, and closed his eyes.

Hearing the words, Jiang Shui sorted out what had happened, and then breathed a sigh of relief: "If this is the case..."

"What?" Zhou Jianye understood now, but he interrupted Jiang Shui directly, with an expression of disbelief, and said, "No matter what, it's just a dog! You hurt you because of a dog Two innocent juniors! Skip class! Contradict your teacher! You are still here to justify yourself and justify yourself! You can think of such reasons, why, what does that dog have to do with you? You are so foolish when you think of our teacher Is it!"

That's just a dog.

Fortunately, it was a dog that was killed.

Xi Yan was stunned when he heard the words, he never imagined that he would hear such words from the teacher.

Leaning against the wall, he raised the corner of his mouth contemptuously at Zhou Jianye, and gave a cold snort.