beyond the horizon

The police circled around the Qixian office, and Waodele sat with Dalantai and two other teenagers with his head down.

He could hear the whispers of the policemen—the other two teenagers were easy to talk about, but he and Da Lantai had been in the juvenile detention center, so they belonged to the second entry palace.After they finished speaking, they also glanced at him. Wardler was not afraid, and stared straight back with his black eyes. That momentum made the police lose the wind, and he took the lead to look away.

Jail, Wardle pondered these two words.He was raised by nature and lived in the open air. There is nothing in this world that should make him afraid. Didn't he never be afraid when he was in the juvenile prison?

But sometimes being too fearless is not a good thing. If there is no fear, people will lose a lot of motivation to do the right thing.

For example, now, he just emphasizes that this has nothing to do with Hazab, but he does not defend himself at all, because he thinks it is useless.He was indeed at the scene of the fire that day, and he was indeed with Da Lantai and his gang. He could read the eyes of the policemen. They looked down on a child like him and didn't believe him.He is not even afraid of squatting in the classroom, let alone being misunderstood, so what is there to explain?

With a kind of anger that he hadn't noticed, he didn't admit it or deny it amidst the police's questioning. He just gritted his teeth and didn't know who he was competing with.

He just sat there, like a stone statue isolated from the world, his eyelashes were covered with frost and snow.I don't know how long it took, there was a small commotion in the office, and Wardle looked up.In the next second, his eyes widened, he stood up from the chair, and the metal chair legs scraped against the ground, making a harsh sound.

He never dreamed that Luo Yunxi would appear in front of him, not to mention that Luo Yunxi was followed by Hazabu.

Luo Yunxi was very eager to move away from the crowd. In the blink of an eye, he passed through the crowd and stood in front of Waodele.

It was noon, the sun was high, and the weather outside was very hot. Luo Yunxi's chest was heaving, his cheeks were flushed with the characteristic after strenuous exercise, and his whole face was covered with a layer of sweat.He came all the way.The car was parked outside the government compound, and Luo Yunxi ran uncontrollably almost as soon as his feet hit the ground.He ran across the front yard, up the six floors, and down the long, narrow hallway, his wounds still aching, but even so, Hazab could barely keep up.

He didn't want to be so reckless if he could.

He thought of the day when he first met the two children, and Wardler said that he would definitely leave. At that time, he was still full of confidence, as if he was bound to win, and opened the door to let them go.But at this moment, he felt that he was really going to lose them, lose everything.He will never allow such a thing to happen.

Luo Yunxi was a little shorter than Wardler, and the two stood facing each other, Luo Yunxi needed to raise his head to look at him.

"Wodele, did you do it?" Luo Yunxi took a breath and asked softly.The office was so quiet that a needle could be heard.

The teacher from Han is still the same as when we first met, thin and small, like a lamb, even the eyes that look at him belong to a lamb, and a spring will fall in the blink of an eye.Wardler isn't afraid to make eye contact with a wolf, let alone a sheep.

He was never afraid of Luo Yunxi.Fear makes people tremble, makes people cautious, and full of vigilance, and fear does not make people's eyes and nose sore.

"No..." He didn't speak for a long time, and when he opened his mouth, he realized that his voice was hoarse. The voice of this sentence was so low that even Luo Yunxi, who was close at hand, couldn't hear it clearly.

"What?" Luo Yunxi leaned over and asked.

"No." So Wardler repeated it again, and all the mixed emotions finally found a breakthrough.The wind blew across the field and into his chest, and a big hole was torn in his chest, and the wind whined.He didn't even care whether the police thought he was guilty, but he just wanted Luo Yunxi to know that he was not.So he said more loudly and solemnly like an oath, "Mr. Luo, I didn't do it. I have nothing to do with this matter."

"Okay." Luo Yunxi pressed his arm and looked into his dark eyes, "I believe in you."

After all, Luo Yunxi showed a comforting smile to Waodele.

But the atmosphere in the office did not change because of this episode, and more eyes fell on Hazab.They looked at Hazab suspiciously and anxiously, as if the answer to all these mysteries lay with Hazab.But what did Hazab know? He was even more at a loss than everyone present, but no one cared, they only saw the most convincing part of the story, and only believed the seemingly least effortful that ending.

"You are Hazab? How much do you know about your brother's deliberate arson?" one of the policemen asked Hazab.He may not have realized it, but his wording has already expressed his view on the whole matter-Wodele and Da Lantai are exactly the same in his eyes, so there is no situation of who is guilty and who is not guilty at all Well, Wardler would say that he didn't do it himself, he was just trying to quibble - which criminal in the police station didn't say that?Wardler is also one of them, but he is younger and more disobedient.

Hazab choked, not knowing what to say about this matter, he was at a loss.He has never been out of the grassland, and he has seen even fewer people. His thoughts are more transparent than clear springs when exposed to sunlight, and he can't tell what such words mean—whether he says "know" or " I don't know", which is quite a disguised admission of the fact that Wardler was involved in this matter.

"I..." Hazab's eyes stared at Wardler, and for a moment he even thought, or else he recognized it.

If everyone thinks that Wardler did it, then if he admits it, is it true that Wardler is innocent?

"I—" His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he spoke again with difficulty, the stupid words of guilt had reached his mouth, and he almost blurted out.

Luo Yunxi stopped him.

He jerked off Hazab's sleeve, looked at him sternly and firmly, as if he had seen through Hazab's dangerous thoughts just now, and said to Hazab, "Don't do anything stupid, Hazab."

At this moment, the gap in age and experience between them became a reality, within reach.

At this moment, Luo Yunxi was extremely calm. He still held Hazab in his hand, and looked at the policeman. With suppressed anger in his voice, he said, "Why do you ask such a question? Didn't you hear clearly just now, Wo? Dele said he had nothing to do with it—or do you have any hard evidence that Wardler had anything to do with it?"

Luo Yunxi had really changed, maybe he didn't realize it himself, the teacher Luo who grew up in Beijing wouldn't talk like this, he wouldn't be so reckless and aggressive.There was partiality in his words, and pure personal anger. This anger was a fire burning under the thick ice. Before the ice melted, it would break the ice one step at a time.

He has also become a prairie man now, living in a prairie way.The wind here is also strong, the snow is also strong, and the morals of the world are even fiercer. If you don't use your whole body to withstand it, no one will be able to protect you.

The police didn't expect that the little teacher would suddenly get angry. Seeing his face, it seemed as if he was about to jump up and punch him in the next second.

A bird landed on the window frame untimely, uttered a clear cry, and tilted its head to look around the room curiously.It doesn't yet know the seriousness of what's going on in this room, the way some people change their minds enough to change another's life.

"I have something to say."

At this moment, a voice came, and everyone hurriedly looked to see who was speaking, only to find that it was Dalantai who had kept his head down and remained silent.

Dalantai remained silent from the beginning to the end, making people forget for a while that his testimony could also play a decisive role.Da Lantai scanned the people in the room, and finally set his eyes on Luo Yunxi.

His eyes were fixed on Luo Yunxi's face, and he was satisfied to see the blood on the little teacher's face fade away little by little, turning pale.Da Lantai was so satisfied that he couldn't help laughing out loud—look, how arrogant this man was when he beat him up, and how scared he is now?

He hated Luo Yunxi, and even more hated Luo Yunxi's desire to protect.But the little teacher's eyes seem to be able to speak, every time he blinks, it seems to be saying please.

Da Lantai enjoyed the eyes of the little teacher. Luo Yunxi's face was pale, but his eye sockets turned red during the long stare. He seemed to be about to cry, and his eyeballs were covered with a thin layer of watery light, as if Just suppressing extreme anger and anxiety.Dalantai felt that the little teacher was like a helpless she-wolf deep in the grassland at this moment, while he was a hunter holding a shotgun, who could take away the life of the cub in its belly with just a light pull of the trigger.

He and Luo Yunxi looked at each other. He waited for so long just to let Luo Yunxi hear this sentence with his own ears.

"What's the matter, Wardle, didn't you come up with this idea? Why did you turn your face and deny anyone?"

Da Lantai grinned and said.

With a single word, everything is settled.

After a long time, Luo Yunxi couldn't get back to his senses. He thought, if he had known the result would be like this, then he would rather he hadn't come. What is more difficult to accept than disappointment is that he once brought Waldler such a momentary hope.

Hazab was talking to Wardler, and he couldn't hear what he was saying. The two boys' low-pitched conversation was drowned out by other noisy voices. He could only see their lowered heads close together. Director Li didn't care. Knowing when it arrived, the police were handing over some documents to the sick old man. After Director Li signed, he gave Wardle a tired look.

Wardler was distracted during the conversation with Hazab, and looked up to meet Director Li's eyes. The two of them didn't move for a while, and there were too many words rushing to their minds, but they would be dumb first.At this time, Wardler smiled at Director Li. This smile was without any resentment. It was so pure and abrupt, with canine teeth on his lips. child.Director Li's eyes moved slightly, but Wardler had already staggered his gaze and continued the conversation with Hazab just now.

Zhao Xiaoqin leaned next to Luo Yunxi and looked at him with worried eyes.She stretched out her hand and touched Luo Yunxi's shoulder, before she could speak, Luo Yunxi seemed to be frightened, slapped her hand away, turned her head to stare at her, Zhao Xiaoqin's hand stopped in mid-air awkwardly, and then It took a full two or three seconds before Luo Yunxi seemed to have regained his strength, his eyes softened slightly, he looked at Zhao Xiaoqin and said in a low voice, "I didn't expect it to be you, I'm sorry."

Seeing Luo Yunxi's attitude softened, Zhao Xiaoqin shook her head hastily, "I don't blame you, Mr. Luo, don't be too sad, I know—" She glanced at the direction of the two boys, and lowered her voice, "I know it's He lied to you, otherwise things wouldn't be like this. Don't worry, Mr. Luo, I, I will never tell anyone about it!"

Zhao Xiaoqin almost raised her finger to swear to the sky, as if she would show her loyalty to Luo Yunxi, as if she would never betray him.But Luo Yunxi just smiled softly, and he smiled very gently, as if he was moved by this ridiculous loyalty, but he said something completely different, he said, "Zhao Xiaoqin, how do you know that he lied to me, didn't you Did I lie to him?"

Zhao Xiaoqin raised her face, not understanding what Luo Yunxi was talking about.

"I'm so much older than him, and I'm his teacher, so naturally he will listen to everything I say, isn't it?"

Luo Yunxi finished speaking slowly, waiting for Zhao Xiaoqin's answer.Zhao Xiaoqin gradually understood the meaning of his words, and knew that he was not joking.Even after staying in the grassland for so long, that face has not been eroded by the wind and sand. It is as beautiful as the first time she met him in the teaching team. Except for movie stars, Zhao Xiaoqin has never seen such a face around him. good looking people.

No matter how free and easy Zhao Xiaoqin is, she is also a delicate girl. The relationship between Hazabu and Luo Yunxi may not be obvious to others, but she can see it clearly in these few contacts. Even if the relationship between the two of them is not clear, there is still something Something is wrong.She excused Luo Yunxi in her heart, and blamed that wild boy for all the faults, otherwise, what could have happened?That must be the case, that kid must have tricked the kind-hearted Teacher Luo. Teacher Luo is a well-known and excellent teacher even in Beijing. How can such a perfect person be stained with such stains!

Now, what she faced was still that pretty face, Luo Yunxi was still kind and patient, but what she said made her palms sweat.She frowned and stared at Luo Yunxi unwilling to admit defeat, trying to find a flaw in his expression, but the more she searched, the more she felt cold in her heart. His expression was clearly serious, and he was not joking with her at all.

Luo Yunxi wanted to see the back of Zhao Xiaoqin's hand, he hadn't pulled back just now, it looked like it was glowing red.

But this time, it was Zhao Xiaoqin who shuddered suddenly and pulled her hand back from Luo Yunxi's, and put her hand behind her back as if she was afraid that she was not hiding enough.She stared wide-eyed, unable to speak, and just stared at Luo Yunxi in a daze.But in just a few words, in her heart, this person has changed from a senior she admired and admired to a poisonous snake with bright patterns.

This time Luo Yunxi was really amused by her. It turns out that a few ambiguous words can change a person's attitude so completely in an instant.For some reason, he suddenly felt relieved, and his anger dissipated along with it.When he laughed, there was a very gentle line under his eyes, and the outstretched hand fell down, Zhao Xiaoqin's heart was so shaken, but before she could say anything, Luo Yunxi had already walked away.

He passed several people and came to Dalantai.Now everyone in the room was busy with their own work, no one noticed him, and Dalantai had suffered from him, even though he wanted to pretend to be calm, his back stiffened uncontrollably.Luo Yunxi raised his hand, and Dalantai suddenly closed his eyes, ready to eat his fist - this teacher was incredibly strong, beating someone was a real pain, but there was no pain from Dalantai's body, Luo Yunxi just Patted him on the shoulder.

When he opened his eyes again, the little teacher had already passed him and walked away.

"Wodele—what will happen to that child?" Luo Yunxi asked one of the policemen.

"Probably two or three years in prison, depending on his performance." The policeman was busy making records in his notebook, and answered without looking up.

"When will you take him away?"

"Tonight at the latest."

Hearing this, Luo Yunxi glanced out the window, the bird flew away at some point, and the sun was about to set.

They only had time for one supper.

The policemen were resting in another room. Zhao Xiaoqin and others left the Banner Government Building. Hazab had just gone out to heat the water. Only Wardle and Luo Yunxi were left in the room.At first, neither of them spoke, the food was already cold, and the plate was greasy with oil, and no one had an appetite at this time.

"Teacher, Hazab told me everything." Waodele broke the silence, and Luo Yunxi's last thing he couldn't say was suddenly revealed by him. He shook the chopsticks in his hand and knocked on the edge of the bowl.He glanced at Wardler, but Wardler just stared at a plate of stir-fry, which he sighed and put back on the table.

"I—" Luo Yunxi spoke hesitantly, he could talk nonsense to Zhao Xiaoqin like that, but he couldn't have the same attitude towards Wardler, he felt that he owed him too much.

"You don't want to leave him." Wo Dele didn't want to listen to Luo Yunxi's explanation, so he interrupted him directly. He stopped looking at the plate of cold dishes, and turned to look into Luo Yunxi's eyes, "You can't leave him behind , you have to swear." He said, looking straight from Luo Yunxi's pupils into his soul.

Wardler doesn't care about their gender, age, their identities, or any ups and downs that happened between them. He doesn't have that much time anymore. He just begs Luo Yunxi not to leave his brother behind.

He just wants his Khazab not to be left behind again.

Luo Yunxi thought of that transfer order, like a stick in his throat.

"Teacher, how are you?" Wardler asked softly.

"Okay." Luo Yunxi said, closed his eyes, and repeated unconsciously, "Okay."

Under his eyelids, a sour and humid heat quickly appeared, and he couldn't look at Wardler again. He was afraid that the rain would pour out and the river would burst its embankment as soon as he opened his eyes.The wind on the prairie will keep blowing, but they can only go so far this way.He kept his eyes closed until he felt a slight touch on his face before opening them again.Wardler's hand was moving away from his cheek, his fingertips were wet with tears, and a colorful silk bracelet was still tied on the boy's wrist, "Teacher, I found that you cry a lot. Are all Han Chinese like this, or only you?"

Ward laughed happily, this was the first time he had joked with Luo Yunxi.Luo Yunxi rubbed his eyes twice with the back of his hand, and said, "I won't leave him." This time he said it to himself.

The sky was completely dark.

Luo Yunxi sent Wardle out, and when he opened the door, he found Hazab standing by the wall of the doorway. He didn't know how long he had been waiting there. The kettle in his hand was no longer steaming.

He watched Wardler bend over and get into the police car, and there was another faint thunder in the night sky. "It's going to rain." He murmured to himself, and the policeman beside him heard him, thinking that he wanted to procrastinate a little longer, so he replied, "We have to go even if it's raining."

He took one last look at Wardler and turned to leave. Hazab just stood there, and he still didn't move until the flashing lights of the police car left for a long time.

The rain fell finely and densely, soaking Hazab's vision. In the blur, he saw a figure riding a horse, splitting the night, and quickly chasing the direction the police car left.

That was clearly Luo Yunxi.

Hazab's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and he couldn't believe what he saw. He opened his mouth in surprise, and tasted the cold rainwater between his lips.It rained harder and harder.That's definitely Mr. Luo, it can't be wrong, his horse is unskilled in riding, he wobbles and almost falls off, but he is still holding the horse's belly to urge the horse to run faster—it's too dangerous, what does he want to do? ?Does he still want to rob someone?

Before he had time to think, Hazab also ran to the stable.

Hazabu didn't know what Luo Yunxi was going to do, not even Luo Yunxi himself.When he turned to leave, he passed the stable in the backyard. The horse heard footsteps and looked over at him.It is really like the starlight of Wardler, Luo Yunxi thought, does the starlight know that Wardler will not come back?It must still be at home waiting for Wardler.

no.It cannot end like this.

There must be something else he can do.But what is that thing?He didn't know either, he just didn't want to see who left him again.

In the night rain, Luo Yunxi squinted his eyes to see the flickering light on the top of the police car. He was not skilled in horseback riding and could only roughly control the direction of the horse's running. Even so, he kicked the horse's belly hard with his heel to urge the horse to run faster , faster.The rain was wet and slippery, and he had to fall off the horse several times, so he could only rely on his hands to tighten the horse's mane, stretching his whole body like a bow.Perhaps the road conditions were bad, and the police car was driving very slowly. He followed behind in such a panic, but he was getting closer and closer.

He didn't know that Hazab was also following him, watching his back was wet by the rain, and his thin silhouette seemed to split the night with the thunder and lightning.Two torn hearts galloped one after the other in the wilderness of the rainy night, and 800 million gods looked down on them from the depths of the mountains. Is there a stone statue that shed tears for them.

Luo Yunxi staggered on the horse's back, he was about to lose his hold, but he couldn't stop.He knew that if he stopped, then this night would last forever for the rest of his life, and the rain would keep falling, just like the night when his parents sent him to relatives' house and turned away.He couldn't catch up with them back then, so now he can't stop.

The atmosphere in the police car was gloomy, and Da Lantai leaned against the window. He didn't expect the matter to end so boringly. He thought that the teacher would come to beat him up again, but he didn't say anything—he glanced at out the window, and then froze.

It was raining outside, and in the dark rain, something followed the police car all the way.He was terrified at first, but with the faint moonlight, he recognized that the silhouette was a person riding a horse.The shadow was getting closer and closer, almost at the same level as the police car. He looked around for a week. Several police officers had already fallen asleep, and Wardler was leaning on the other side of the car with arms folded and eyes closed. Only he noticed This is unusual.

He looked out of the window again, and the man on horseback was very slender and very recognizable. He was undoubtedly the little teacher from Han.The horse was very close to the vehicle, so close that Da Lantai could clearly see the little teacher's face through the glass.That face was wet from the rain, covered with water marks, and his eyes were like lakes smashed by the rain. He had never seen such a sad expression. That expression made the rain and thunder in the world almost solemn up.

The mud was churning, and the thunder was rumbling. He bent down on the horse's back desperately, and even stretched out his hand in this direction.

What is he trying to catch? Does he still want to stop this iron-skinned beast with one hand?

Da Lantai looked at Luo Yunxi and couldn't take his eyes off.

Why do you stretch out your hand, you obviously can't grab anything.

The next second, the little teacher's hand touched the window glass.The windows of the car were covered with black film, so the inside couldn't be seen from the outside. His hand was so close to Dalantai, almost touching the tip of his nose through a layer of glass.This is a very dangerous action, as expected, because of the unbalanced speed in the next moment, Luo Yunxi was pulled by the huge inertia of the palm, so that the whole person fell off the horse, fell into the muddy water, and rolled several times before stopping Down.

Dalantai almost subconsciously followed and got up.

Is he for Wardle?All this is just for your own students?

The movement outside the car was not transmitted to the inside of the car, but Da Lantai's movement alarmed Wardler.

"What's wrong with you?" Wardler asked, frowning.

"No, nothing." Da Lantai sat back on his seat.Wardler closed his eyes again, and Dalantai couldn't help but glanced back from the car window again. There was nothing but the silent darkness.