west of the city [modern]

boom!

It was gunshots.

The four lips that hadn't touched were separated immediately, and both of them looked towards the direction where the gunshots sounded. There were a few birds on the branch over there flapping their wings and flying to the sky. Other than that, there was nothing unusual to see.

Hearing from my husband that the current situation is tense recently, and the gunfire might not be a good thing, Ru Yan's heart sank a little, and he pulled Jing Yuan up and ran out of the mountain: "Go quickly."

boom! !

Another sound, the bullet passed by Jingyuan's ear, causing burning pain, Jingyuan gritted his teeth and ran all the way without saying a word.

When he saw the city gate, Ru Yan was already exhausted, his throat was burning, and his legs were filled with lead, and he couldn't lift up.She couldn't run anymore.

Ah!

Ru Yan!

Ru Yan's mouth was so dry that she couldn't speak, and she didn't have time to look at the stone that tripped her, so she had no choice but to stand up, but she fell down again before she got up, and there were always many small scratches and blood on her calves. It is oozing out little by little, and soon it will form a meandering stream.

It hurts...she couldn't stand up.

Jingyuan was impatient, desperately trying to pull her up: Ruyan!Can't stop here!get up!

Suddenly a third shot rang out.

This time the bullet left a hole half a finger wide on Jing Yuan's thin shoulder.

Jingyuan!

Blood gurgled from between her tightly closed fingers, Jingyuan knelt on the ground with one knee, sweating profusely covering her wound, Ru Yan knew that she couldn't hold on when she saw the sweat on her eyelashes sticking to her eyes.They are all girls who have stayed in peaceful times for a long time and have never experienced strong winds and waves. How could they bear such pain!

What a joke, how could you die here!

Ru Yan gritted his teeth and stood up on the ground, put Jing Yuan on his back with his backhand, and ran away.

The wind whistled in my ears, but Ru Yan couldn't hear anything except Jing Yuan's voice.

Jingyuan's head rested on Ru Yan's shoulder, and his breathing became weaker and weaker. Ru Yan could only attract her attention by talking to her non-stop, trying to use this method in exchange for her sobriety.

Strangely, no gunshots were heard from behind, but Ru Yan did not dare to slack off, walking back step by step.After an unknown amount of time, the city gate finally appeared in sight, she turned her head slightly, and glanced at Jing Yuan's pale little face distressedly.

Her legs were already numb, but this was far worse than Jing Yuan's life.

Ru Yan: Jingyuan, wake up...we are going to enter the city soon...

Jing Yuan was dizzy, his body was hot, and he was muttering something.Ru Yan concentrated and finally heard a few words.

Never mind, let's go.

Ru Yan's tears fell down.

How can she ignore her.

Finally reaching the gate of the city, Ru Yan, who saw the security team, could no longer hold on and fell to the ground, laying the whole body under Jing Yuan to reduce her pain.Jingyuan had already passed out from the pain, and Ruyan was not much better. He lay on the ground hoarse and asked the security team for help: Brother, please, please take her to the hospital...

As soon as the voice fell, his eyes went dark, and when he woke up, he was already in the hospital, and his wife cried with joy when she saw her wake up.

The wife held her hand: your leg was almost disabled, do you know that.

Ru Yan froze for two seconds, then suddenly sat up from the bed: Where is Jing Yuan!

The wife sniffled and pointed to the bed next to her: Shhh, Jingyuan is asleep.

Turning his head and looking, Jing Yuan was indeed lying quietly on the hospital bed, breathing steadily, although his face was still a little pale, blood could already be seen on his lips.

Ru Yan: Her shoulders...

Seeing his wife shaking his head, Ru Yan's heart sank, and he was about to run over to remove the gauze from Jing Yuan's body, but was dragged back by his wife.

Wife: I mean Jingyuan is fine, why are you in a hurry?The bullet is out, Jingyuan needs to rest now.

It turned out to be like this, Ru Yan smiled embarrassedly, and lay back on the bed again.

Ru Yan: Hey!

The wife couldn't laugh or cry: Do you know it hurts now?Don't move, the carrion on your leg has been gouged out, and the bones are also a little deformed. The doctor just put on a splint to fix it. You'd better be honest, lest you won't be able to walk in the future and have to carry you.

After hearing this, Ru Yan suddenly became honest. Jingyuan's shoulder must be more serious than her leg, and it's hard to say whether it will be cured. She doesn't want to trouble Jingyuan in the future.

Wife: Open your mouth and take medicine to relieve the pain.

Ru Yan hurriedly took the water glass: I'll do it myself.sir?

The wife didn't know why, so she handed her an apple: I went to work.

Ru Yan was still thinking about the gunshots on the mountain, and felt that it was not a good thing. It would be better to tell the husband, but since the husband is not there, it will be difficult to handle.

Let's talk about it when the husband comes back, it's getting late, Jing Yuan is still sleeping, it's time for the wife to go back to rest.

Waking up in the middle of the night by intermittent crying, Ru Yan was terrified. At first, she thought it was a ghost in the hospital, but after listening for a while, she realized it was coming from Jing Yuan.Jingyuan's fever subsided, and he fell into a drowsy sleep, probably because of the pain.There is still some painkiller medicine given by my wife in the afternoon, let Jingyuan take it.

Ru Yan pushed Jing Yuan lightly, he didn't wake up, but the crying stopped for a while.She thought about it, and it was better to open Jingyuan's mouth.

However, the actual operation was much more difficult than imagined. Ru Yan didn't expect Jingyuan's mouth to be so tight, and it took him a long time to pry open a crack, barely able to insert the painkiller pill.

This process made Ru Yan sweat profusely, and she had to continue to think about how to solve the problem of feeding water. Just now, a little bit was spilled out, but she couldn't catch it in a hurry, and a small piece was wet on the edge of the pillow.

try again.

The leg pain caused the hand to tremble and accidentally poured too much water, and the water splashed down the corner of Jingyuan's mouth. Ru Yan was anxious, and leaned forward to catch it with his mouth, and somehow returned to Jingyuan's mouth.

Without leaking a single drop, Ru Yan heard Jing Yuan's swallowing sound, and when she recovered, she realized what she had done, and her face suddenly became hot as if on fire.

The room finally quieted down, and Jing Yuan's steady breathing reassured Ru Yan. Ru Yan took a deep breath and told himself that he had already kissed her before, and that feeding him water was nothing.

Back to bed tossing and turning.

can not fall asleep.

The next day, the husband came after hearing the news, and was relieved to see that the two were safe and sound. The student followed him and wanted to rush in, but was stopped by the teacher.

Jingyuan just opened his eyes this morning, and he was looking pitifully at Ruyan who was on the next bed, because the students were in the way, so Ruyan could only give her a look to let her experience it.

Mr. moved a chair to Ru Yan's bedside, with a serious expression: I heard Ma'am said you have something to say to me?

Ru Yan nodded: Shanyin should have been under our Chinese jurisdiction. Jingyuan and I shouldn’t have been shot there. Could it be that the Japanese army settled in the mountain without our knowledge?

Mr. narrowed his eyes: It's possible, I'll ask someone to investigate some other day.You said that someone was chasing and killing you, maybe the Japanese army happened to see it.Most little devils are naturally easy to kill, so it may not be on a whim, and I will tell you when the spies have results.Jingyuan, is it still hurting?

Jingyuan shook his head, a little confused: It seemed to hurt a little last night, but it stopped hurting later, and I don't know what's going on.Oh, the mouth seems to be soft, I don't know what it is.

Ru Yan straightened her body as if stepping on an electric switch, forcing herself to calm down.

Fortunately, Jingyuan didn't notice it, and asked again: Sir, can this hole in my bone still grow?

There was regret in the husband's eyes: It's hard to say, I heard from Lao Gao that it is not timely to send to the doctor, it can only depend on the nature of the person, and it may affect the future life.

Jingyuan's eyes widened when she heard this, and she burst into tears with sadness. Ruyan immediately hopped over on one leg and sat on her bed to comfort her: It's okay, at worst, I'll take care of you.

There were tears on the girl's long eyelashes: But your legs...

Ru Yan smiled: flesh wounds, they will heal soon.

Only then did Jingyuan stop crying, sniveling and tearing, and sucking his nose hard.

Jingyuan: Huh?What does it taste like.

Mr. and Ruyan looked at her suspiciously, and sniffed her too.

Ru Yan: How can there be any taste?

Jingyuan closed his eyes: It was a bit choking, like setting off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year.

The student couldn't figure it out, and imitated her and smelled it for a long time: no.

Mr. turned around: ...

He forgot that this brat was also here, and smiled and punched him: What on earth are you doing here, standing behind without saying a word.

The student was wronged to death: Didn't you stop me there? How dare I interrupt.

It seems that this is the case... The husband remembered it, but he still didn't show mercy: If you want to say something, say it quickly, the two girls are going to rest.1 minute for you.

Student: One point...!

1 minute is not enough!

The gentleman who disappeared outside the door came back again, poking the watch on his left wrist with his right index finger: there are still 50 seconds.

Two pairs of eyes stared at him in the room, the student was at a loss for words for a while, and the little time he had was wasted again.Facing Shang Jingyuan's gaze, the student thought about it, but finally said nothing.

After the door was closed, Ru Yan looked at Jing Yuan a little worried: Does he know about us?On New Year's Day, I guess he saw it.

Jingyuan didn't pay much attention, and took a bite of the pear that Ruyan handed over: If you see it, you will see it, anyway, he dare not say it outside.

Ru Yan: How do you know.

Jingyuan swallowed the delicious pear meat: As a teacher at the school, how could he spread rumors about the students.

Ruyan blinked.

I always feel that Jingyuan seems... to be smarter.

After Ru Yan was able to get out of bed and walk around, Mr. took the two of them back to the bookstore.The husband doesn't care too much about business matters, after all, the book shop is not the main property of the husband, and his wife has been taking care of them these days when they are hospitalized.Jingyuan's injury took a long time, and he barely lifted his arm almost when school was about to start.

When autumn comes, Ru Yan and Jing Yuan are going to school again.As soon as the two locked the door, they received a message from their husband, saying that considering the last semester, they transferred their student status to a girls' school not far away. It happened that the wife was an art teacher in the girls' school, so it was convenient to take care of them. .

The girls' school looks no different from the previous school, the campus is a bit smaller, probably because there are fewer students.There are girls talking and laughing everywhere, Ru Yan looked at the scene in front of her, and suddenly remembered what her husband said before: Sanyin is indeed stationed there by little devils, and I heard that someone informed the Kwantung Army there that they would go there to play, However, the request they received was to kill Jingyuan and leave Ruyan. I don't know why it turned into a result of almost double killing in the end.

Looking back now, Ru Yan still feels the hairs all over his body stand on end.

Who on earth has such a big enmity with them?Is it the boy who bullied them before?Because Jingyuan blocked their way in front of Ruyan?It doesn't make sense, young masters with families are very busy during the holidays, so how can they have time to pay attention to them.

Ruyan didn't tell Jingyuan about this, she was afraid that Jingyuan would be scared if he found out.

In fact, Jingyuan doesn't think so much, she is satisfied as long as she protects Ruyan, so at the beginning of the new school year, she decides to study during the day and learn kung fu with her husband at night.The master's kung fu is very powerful, one can fight against ten, and the enemy with a gun is counted separately.

In this way, Ru Yan will spend less time seeing Jing Yuan, not because she feels lonely, but because she is worried about Ru Yan's shoulder.There was a hole there before, and the doctor said that even if it healed, the newly grown bone around the wound would be very brittle, and it would take a hundred days to hurt the muscles and bones. Now it is only a month and a half since the shooting incident, and the inside may not even grow completely, let alone Can it bear the force.

But Ru Yan didn't want to stay in the house alone, so he went to his wife to learn art with his paintbrush.My wife has a high level of artistic attainment, I have never heard of it before, but Ru Yan only learned about it from the female students after she transferred to a girls' school, and she couldn't help but sigh that the husband and wife live a low-key life.

In the evening, Jingyuan met Ruyan on the way back. The husband sent her back in fear of something happening to Jingyuan. Seeing Ruyan made her feel relieved. Ruyan felt very sorry for this.The sky is short and the alley is deep, Ruyan knew what the master meant, so he took the main road on purpose.

The two walked hand in hand under the moon, and the moonlight shone quietly on them, quiet and peaceful.Jingyuan's hand is weak and boneless, and it is very comfortable to hold. Ru Yan likes to gently pinch the joints on her hand, and likes the feeling of them slipping through her fingers.

Ru Yan: Are you tired of learning from Mr.

Jingyuan paused, shook his head, as stubborn as a donkey, and saw Ruyan laughing: If you are tired, just say tired, and I can't tell you.

As soon as the words fell, Jing Yuan quickly replied: Tired.

Ru Yan was dying of laughter in his heart, only after being together for a long time can this girl be so straightforward, otherwise no one will see her brave side.

Ru Yan: I remember that you vomited after eating Yuanxiao during the Lantern Festival last year. Do you not like eating it?

Jingyuan was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Ruyan to ask this, so he was a little confused for a moment.She shook her head: no.I love to eat.

Ruyan puzzled: Then...

Jingyuan: I just can't eat the outer layer of skin.My mother likes to eat Yuanxiao stuffing. When I was four years old, she dug out all the stuffing and left a lot of skins. My father said that it should not be wasted, and he didn’t like it, so he stuffed it all for me.My stomach was swollen and I vomited all over. After that, I couldn't eat Yuanxiao skin anymore.

After hearing Ruyan's words, I felt uncomfortable.I knew earlier that Jingyuan's parents had sold their daughter cruelly, but I didn't expect Jingyuan to be treated like this at such a young age. Instead of complaining, Jingyuan seemed to be talking about something that had nothing to do with him, which made you say It was even more uncomfortable, and she decided to love Jingyuan well in the future, so that she could feel all her love.

Ru Yan: Then what do you like to eat?I'll make it for you another day.

Jingyuan blinked, and bared her teeth with a smile: Ruyan likes to eat everything he cooks.

What is this.Ruyan couldn't laugh or cry, and tapped her forehead.

Both of them were very tired when they got home, so they just changed their clothes, washed and went to bed, not wanting to do anything.Ru Yan got into Jingyuan's bed, admiring Jingyuan's surprised expression, and thought it was very cute.In the past, Jing Yuan took the initiative to cling to her, but today she clings to Jing Yuan, Ru Yan can guess how happy Jing Yuan is.

Even accidentally knocked over the small box on the table.

Ru Yan: Look at you, why are you so...huh?How do you keep your money here.

Jingyuan was a little flustered, and hurriedly put it away, but under Ru Yan's gaze, he consciously confessed: You count and see.

Ru Yan flipped the silver dollar inside with his fingers: 20 yuan?

Jingyuan: Well... At the beginning you said you wanted a perm, and it was just in time for Xilinmen to hold an event. I won the first prize to get the 20 yuan.I wanted to give it to you, but when you came back, you had already ironed it, so you didn't take it out.

Ru Yan thought about it carefully, when Jingyuan came back that day, he was a little cautious, with his hands behind his back, presumably it was the 20 yuan that he didn't take out.In this way, it made sense for the woman to come to the door and explain that it must be that Jingyuan won the first prize too ostentatiously, and was tipped off by the woman's subordinates, so the lion asked for four times the price.

Whenever she thinks about it, she has to say: Jing Yuan is a fool.

Jingyuan: I'm not stupid.

Oops, I accidentally said what I was thinking.Jingyuan's mouth was pouted high, and he looked like a child who was angry. No matter how you looked at it, Ruyan thought it was cute, and rubbed it in his arms: We Jingyuan is not stupid, but Jingyuan is smart.

Jingyuan: Bah, you are so fake.

Ru Yan: To be honest, you see, you can quickly learn what the teacher said, and you can also firmly remember the moves that the teacher taught you...

Jingyuan didn't listen to what was said later, but was very happy just looking at Ruyan.

Something big happened next January.

When the husband was instructing Jingyuan, his limbs suddenly twitched, and the autopsy results showed that he died of poison.

The person who poisoned must not be Jingyuan, the poison effect is chronic, and it is estimated that the time of poisoning was around twelve o'clock in the noon.At that time, Jingyuan was having lunch with Ruyan, and there were female classmates around to testify, so it can be concluded that Jingyuan is not suspected.

According to my wife, at twelve o’clock, my husband received an anonymous message and went out, and he complained when he came back that he didn’t see anyone, but someone smashed his head with a stone. The police guessed that the outer layer of the stone was coated with poison, and the poison passed through. Blood circulates throughout the body, eventually leading to death.

In other words, there is no way to start.

The wife cried until she fainted, Ru Yan and Jing Yuan felt heavy in their hearts, consciously keeping their filial piety for their husband.

The bungalow of Mr.'s house was covered with white cloths, and the students he taught came to mourn one by one, laying wreaths, lamenting the untimely death of Mr. Ru Yan and Jingyuan already regarded themselves as members of Mr.'s family, and kept thanking those who came.

Ru Yan never knew that the husband knew so many people, nor did she know that the husband was so respected. In her heart, the husband is a teacher, a brother, and the person who saved her and Jingyuan.

After standing all day, my back hurts.

The wife has been guarding beside the husband's coffin, her eyes are staring blankly, you dare not slack off, for fear that the wife will be emotional and do something unexpected.But she was too sleepy, so she had to talk to Jing Yuan.

Jingyuan: Ru Yan.

Ru Yan: Huh?

Jingyuan moved closer to her: someone didn't come today.

Ru Yan's mind is so blurred that he can't think: Who is it?

Jingyuan: Just that one, the one who likes you.

She refused to say the student's name even if she killed her. Fortunately, Ru Yan is very sensitive to the word "like" and immediately reacted.

Ruyan didn't care much: he may be busy, maybe he doesn't know about it.

Jing Yuan nodded, and the mourning hall returned to its previous silence.

The silence was terrifying.

But the student never came, and even the wife fully accepted the fact that the husband had passed away, and the student never appeared.Ru Yan often wonders, what is he thinking?He is clearly the master's favorite student, but he doesn't even come to see his mentor pass away?

Ru Yan soon knew the answer.

In mid-May, by chance, Ru Yan was informed that the student had long since ceased teaching. After careful questioning, it was found that the student disappeared almost at the same time as Ru Yan transferred to the girls’ school, and no one knew where he went.

Jingyuan didn't care much about her rival in love, and she was quite happy to hear that the student had disappeared, because finally no one would rob her of your words.

Ru Yan is not so optimistic, she always feels that there is a line behind it.

Jingyuan: What line is there?

Ru Yan: My husband told me that when we were in the mountains last year, the Kwantung Army received news that we would go to the mountains to play, and the request the Kwantung Army received was to kill you, that is to say, to keep me alive.Before that, we were protected by those who tried to bully us, so we were always safe. After the shooting, Mr. has been following us, so we are still safe.Judging from the purpose, this person really wants you to die, but also wants to keep me, so who would have such an idea?

Jing Yuan shook his head to express that he didn't know.She has a simple personality, and Ru Yan had expected this outcome long ago, and continued: On New Year's Day last year, the student proposed to me, but I like you, so you are the biggest obstacle on the way for students to want to be with me .If he wants to possess me, he has to get rid of you.

Hearing these words, Jing Yuan frowned, what likes to come and go and still possess, shouldn't it be that Ru Yan can be with whoever he likes.

Jingyuan: But, but...why did he kill Mr.

Ru Yan: Because Mr. is here, you are safe.And he wants you dead.

Jingyuan still couldn't understand: he was such a good young man when he first met him, wouldn't he do such a thing?

Ruyan knew that Jingyuan actually understood, but she couldn't accept such a thing. She pressed Jingyuan's shoulder and reasoned with her: Listen to Jingyuan, not all people are good people, and not all people are good people. The so-called beasts in clothes and hats are just like that on the surface.Now is the era of war. Some people resist the invaders for the future of the country, and some people go to the enemy country to save their lives. People are separated from each other. You will never know what a person is thinking.Promise me that everyone must be on guard, okay?

Jing Yuan hummed in a low voice, then raised his eyes to stare at Ru Yan: What about you?can i trust you

Ru Yan looked at her and shook his head: You can't completely believe me, but I can guarantee that I will never abandon you.

She wanted to laugh when she finished speaking, it was definitely the most unreliable word in the world, but for the sake of Jingyuan, she had to say it.

Jingyuan is still very uneasy: If I get lost, you will pick me up, right?

Ru Yan: Yes.absolute.

Jingyuan: I promise you, I won't trust anyone.

After receiving Jing Yuan's answer, Ru Yan smiled, stroked her cheek, and said: I love you.Jingyuan, I love you.

Jingyuan doesn't know much about love, but she thinks Ruyan is everything, and that's enough.

This last-word-like declaration has finally become a reality.

On a brisk autumn morning, Ru Yan received a notification from the police station that Jing Yuan had died.

It seemed that a thunderbolt fell from the cloudless sky, striking Ru Yan impartially.Jing Yuan in the police station was covered with a white cloth, and his face was sweet and peaceful under the white cloth.

Ru Yan's gaze never left Jingyuan, and her question seemed to be talking to herself: Where did you find her?

Police: In the back alley of Doumu Palace, someone was stunned and then strangled to death by suffocation.It's a pity, but please give me your condolences.

The back alley of Doumu Palace is the only way to go to Liji Jewelry, and today is Ru Yan's birthday.

Before I talked with my wife about Jingyuan participating in the Xilinmen competition for her, and my wife said with a smile: You say, Jingyuan, Jingyuan, Mr. really chose a pair of good names.

The implication is that as soon as you mention Ruyan, Jingyuan will go to fight for silver dollars.

Not long ago, Ruyan said that Li Ji's new jade bracelet was beautiful, but Jingyuan bought it yesterday without saying a word.And this time, he never came back.

She was the one who killed Jingyuan.

Ruyan asked someone to carry Jingyuan's body home, and stayed by her side for a moment. Now she finally understands his wife's feelings: losing a true love, life is worse than death.

She put away all the things in the room, and only took away the 20 yuan ocean in the box. Before leaving, she took a knife with her for self-defense.

As soon as he went out, the student was leaning against the wall and waiting.When he saw Ruyan, he immediately smiled: Ruyan!I went to the south a few days ago, and I just came back yesterday. How are you doing?

Ru Yan smiled calmly: Well, but I have to go.go somewhere else.

Apparently the students were a little surprised: somewhere else?Why?

Ru Yan said lightly: There is nothing worthy of my nostalgia here.

If he said that, he should understand.

Sure enough, the student immediately frowned, with a flash of light in his eyes, he still smiled and said: "Then I will accompany you."

Ru Yan sneered in his heart and walked side by side with him.When walking to the back alley of Doumu Palace, the students asked: Why do you come here?

I want Li Ji's jade bracelet.Ru Yan didn't even look at him, and walked straight forward.Walking to the middle of the alley, he suddenly stopped. The student didn't expect it, and bumped into Ru Yan by accident.

Student: Uh, right...you...

Looking down, there was a small knife stuck in the lower abdomen.Ru Yan's expression was so cold that it almost froze, and he looked at him without any emotion.

Ru Yan: You killed Jingyuan, right?

The student couldn't speak, his head was sweating from the pain, Ru Yan pulled out the knife, moved it up, and re-inserted it into the student's body.

You killed Jingyuan, you killed your husband, and you made your wife miserable, just because I like Jingyuan.I have doubted you for a long time, at first I thought you would not hate because of love, I don't think you are such a person, but I was wrong.That day in the hospital, when Jing Yuan said that he smelled gunpowder smoke, I should have thought that it came from your hands.You just shot Jing Yuan in the shoulder on the mountain the day before, and the gunpowder left an indelible evidence on your hand, I discovered it too late.

Ru Yan stabbed three or four times in a row, and his expression gradually became ferocious: This knife is for Jingyuan, this knife is for Mr., and this knife is for Huaxia. You did not hesitate to join the Kwantung Army to achieve your goal. I misjudged you.

The knife hit the vital point, and after a while, the student fell into a pool of blood and couldn't breathe anymore.

But Ruyan couldn't feel the pleasure of revenge at all.

Ruyan thought of Jingyuan's question again: If I get lost, you will pick me up, right?

He should have been torn to pieces.

boom!

Gunshots rang out behind him, and Ru Yan lowered his head, saw that his lower abdomen was bleeding, and then fell to his knees with a bang.

A few seconds later, the city was full of gunpowder.

Ru Yan didn't intend to leave Fengtian at all, she wanted to find Jingyuan after killing the student, but she didn't want her to die in the back alley of Doumu Palace.

Blood was flowing out of her body bit by bit, and her body was slowly getting colder.

A moment before she closed her eyes, Ru Yan was still a little bit unwilling. She was going to die anyway, and she should have died with Jing Yuan instead of being soiled by the students' blood.

The sky in Fengtian is very blue.

Jing Yuan, Jing Yuan.

Are you here to pick me up?

It was September [-], [-].