Society owes me a brother

In the evening of early summer, the magnificent sunset glow dyed the whole sky red.A cool breeze blew in with car exhaust.Pedestrians gathered on both sides of the road were exquisitely dressed and looked indifferent. They looked down at the watches on their wrists from time to time, and their demeanor was filled with a kind of indifference that only belonged to big cities.

When the green light came on, Lu Chi quickly walked across the zebra crossing following the turbulent crowd. Just as one foot stepped on the steps across the road, the flashing yellow light turned into a red light. Several long queues of cars roared past at the intersection. For a moment, it was as if the still picture had been fast-forwarded.

Lu Chi looked back at the speeding traffic, and walked two steps closer to the building wall next to the sidewalk. Rows of high-rise buildings rose from the ground, and the bottom two or three floors were mostly rows of luxuriously decorated luxury shops.It was evening, the glass on the window was shining brightly, and the crystal chandelier in the store was shining like a dream. Through the goose yellow light, Lu Chi could clearly see the models and accessories in the window, as well as the reflections on the glass. The figure that came out——

It was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, with a tall and thin body typical of northerners, fair complexion, deep-set eyes, wearing a brand-new blue and white school uniform, and carrying a black schoolbag.The school uniform is wide and big, and the words "Yanda Affiliated High School" on the chest are very clear under the reflection of the glass.Behind the young man was a background of endless traffic.Pedestrians coming and going leave blurred figures on the glass, and the sound of car horns one after another fills the ears-it is a symphony unique to big cities.

Lu Chi sighed slightly. It has been almost a week since he came to Yanjing, and he is still not used to the fast pace and indifference that are commonplace in big cities.

Passing by unfamiliar pedestrians, Lu Chi recited the English text in his heart while walking forward until he reached the end of the sidewalk and turned left, then turned left at the next intersection, and walked 200 meters to the sidewalk. alley.The more you go in, the more remote and dark it becomes, and in the end there are not even street lights.Only the incandescent light was shining from the window of a grocery store at the end of the alley, making the surrounding environment even more dilapidated.Perhaps in the eyes of many people, such silence is a bit scary.But in Lu Chi's view, this environment is closer to the remote and backward mountain village where he grew up.Even the slightly muddy and wet ground after the rain has an impatient familiarity.

Lu Chi walked into the grocery store with his schoolbag on his back, and the painted door creaked. The old lady who was sitting inside listening to the radio stretched out and looked out. When she saw Lu Chi, she immediately showed a kind smile: "Yo , the top student is here again? Do you still want instant noodles?"

Lu Chi responded, and stood still in front of the counter: "Two packs of old Yanjing spicy instant noodles, and a piece of ham sausage."

The old lady quickly took out two packs of instant noodles and ham sausage from the shelf, but she couldn't help muttering: "Grandma told you, although this instant noodles are delicious, they are not good things. There are preservatives in them." Yes. Even if you like to eat, you can’t eat too much. Serious people have to eat and eat vegetables, you know?”

Lu Chi smiled, took out three yuan from his pocket and handed it over.The old lady quickly took the money, took out two dime coins from the biscuit box under the counter, and handed it to Lu Chi—this is why Lu Chi likes to take two extra steps to buy instant noodles in this small grocery store The reason for this is because the old Yanjing spicy instant noodles cost [-] cents a bag, which is [-] cents cheaper than other grocery stores.Two bags are two cents.

Just for the two cents, Lu Chi would rather walk a few more steps after school every day than spend an extra twenty cents at the convenience store in the community.

The old lady put Lu Chi's two bags of instant noodles and a ham sausage in a green plastic bag, and when handing them to Lu Chi, she asked by the way, "Have you got your monthly exam results yet? How are you doing?" "

When Lu Chi heard the words, he sighed again.I couldn't help but think back to what Teacher Sun said when he called him to the office this afternoon.

"...The results of this monthly exam have come down. It can be seen that your knowledge is not very extensive. You have not mastered the study points of the second semester of the second semester of senior high school and the third grade of senior high school, and you are not very familiar with the competition questions. But this is also understandable. After all, the high school you were in before and the high school affiliated to Yanda University have different learning progress. Our school requires students to master all the knowledge points of the three years of high school at the end of the first year of high school, and start comprehensive review and sprint from the second year of high school. You The monthly exam happened on the first day of the transfer again... But that's okay, it's a good idea for you. It seems that you still have a solid grasp of the basic knowledge of the first and second semesters of senior high school, it's just the progress of your studies. Almost... I don’t have any good advice on this point. I can only rely on you to read more books and do more questions. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask the teacher. You know the offices of teachers in various subjects, so come here more often Run. Let me make a book list for you first. You can buy a set of these books yourself, or you can borrow them from the library..."

Feeling that the schoolbag was several kilograms heavier than usual, Lu Chi sighed again, and forced a smile: "It's not very good..."

There were only a few courses in total, and none of them passed.This kind of result is simply unbearable for the elementary school bully who is used to taking the first place in the exam!

Seeing Lu Chi's strong smile, the old lady understood instantly, and comforted with a smile: "It's okay, it's just one exam. If you fail this time, you can take the next exam. Anyway, you students in the High School Affiliated to Yanda University only need to ensure that you pass every exam. It will definitely be no problem to enter a key university..."

The old lady's voice fell, and Lu Chi only felt a pain in his chest, and he was shot again.

Not wanting to discuss this topic anymore, Lu Chi lowered his eyes slightly, and suddenly glanced at a small and exquisite bottle in the counter, which was pink and tender, similar to insecticide, and it was written "anti-riot self-defense sprayer" on the bottle typeface.

"What is this?" Lu Chi lowered his head and tapped the glass counter with his slender index finger.

The old lady took a look at Lu Chi's movements, and immediately smiled and said: "That's anti-wolf spray. It's used to deal with perverts. Aren't the street lights in this alley broken? It's too dark to come and go at night, and there is always some confusion There are rascals and hooligans scurrying around, and some little girls get off work late and feel scared, so they buy one and take it with them. You don’t need it when you’re a young man, right?”

Lu Chi knew that he didn't need this for a young man. He just thought of his younger sister Lu Miaomiao, who was only in the second grade of elementary school——His sister is so cute, what if someone targets her?Or buy one just to be safe.

"Grandma, get me one!"

"You really want it, this bottle costs 30 yuan!" The old lady looked at Lu Chi in surprise.Although she was not familiar with this young man, she could tell that the child's family background was not very good.People who don’t hesitate to go one extra stop just to save a dime, are they willing to spend 30 yuan on anti-wolf medicine?

Thinking of this, the old lady couldn't help persuading: "Actually, this thing is useless. It's just for psychological comfort. Think about it, if you really encounter robbers, they will be taller than you." , maybe you still have the murder weapon in your hand. Don’t tell me if you can’t beat him, if he snatches the anti-wolf potion and sprays you... come on, you’ve made him complete.”

The old lady's words made sense, Lu Chi tilted his head and said, "It's okay, I'll take a bottle."

Seeing Lu Chi's stubborn appearance, the old lady was speechless for a moment.However, she and Lu Chi only had a relationship on three sides. She had persuaded everything that should be said and persuaded.

The old lady brought Lu Chi a bottle of anti-wolf medicine, and taught him how to use it.Lu Chi took out two ten-yuan ones, one five-yuan one, one two-yuan one, two one-dollar ones and two fifty-cents ones from his pocket, and stuffed them all into the old lady, leaving only [-] cents in his pocket. !

The old lady who watched shook her head.Lu Chi took the newly bought instant noodles, ham sausage and anti-wolf agent Shi Shiran out of the grocery store.

There are no street lights in the dark alley, only the cold moonlight and the lights of every house can barely cast some shadows. Lu Chi went around in the cobweb-like alley and took a shortcut to go home, still reciting mathematical formulas in his heart.A vague cry for help suddenly came from a distance.

Lu Chi's footsteps paused slightly, and he stood there and listened for a while, but he didn't hear any more movement.Lu Chi frowned and continued walking. Before turning out of this alley, a very high-pitched and piercing voice suddenly came, "Get out! Don't come here!"

The voice was shrill and hoarse, with a weeping voice, a broken hysteria.

Lu Chi's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked around.However, the doors of the houses on both sides of the alley were closed, and there was no response at all. Some even turned off the lights.

Lu Chi's heart sank, thinking of what the old lady in the grocery store said just now, a string in his mind suddenly tightened.He took out the anti-wolf agent from the plastic bag, opened the outer package and ran towards the direction of the sound.

It was completely dark at this moment, there were no lights in the alley, and it was pitch black. Lu Chi quickly lost the source of his voice, and what was worse was that he lost his way after running around like this.

Lu Chi stood there and listened for a while, panting lightly, his gaze inadvertently glanced at a shovel placed at the door of a nearby house.Lu Chi's heart moved, and he picked up the shovel and turned it upside down in his hand - although he didn't have the force value of that kid Lu Heng who knocked down a dozen of them by himself, but who grew up in the Northeast, who still knows how to fight?

Holding anti-wolf agent in one hand and a shovel in the other, Lu Chi immediately felt safe.He cleared his throat, swears deliberately, and shouted in a Northeast accent: "Fuck, who is it? What about the howling at night? I'm going to call the police!"

It seemed that he heard Lu Chi's yell, and there was another "Help—" in the alley. Halfway through the yell, someone covered his mouth, but this yell provided Lu Chi with an accurate position.He ran towards the direction of the sound, and when he passed several houses with bicycles or motorcycles parked in the courtyard, when it was obvious that someone was there, Lu Chi stopped, put the anti-wolf agent in his pocket and squatted down, picked up a few The stone was smashed in the direction of the glass, and only a few "bangs" were heard, and several glass shattered in response, and there was a burst of cursing inside, someone opened the door and rushed out of the house, and immediately saw Lu Chi's shape. Dazed for a moment, he hesitated for a few seconds, then grabbed the stick and shovel in the yard and rushed out without saying a word.

Lu Chi yelled, "Call the police first and let's go together", and ran away.When he ran a few steps away from the corner of the alley, he stopped again and threw a few stones into the alley—he was afraid that someone would hide behind the wall and beat him with a sap.

Sure enough, at the moment when the stone was smashed, a gust of wind rushed towards his face, and a black shadow appeared in front of Lu Chi instantly, holding a half-meter-long iron rod in his hand.Lu Chi, who had been prepared for a long time, picked up the anti-wolf agent and sprayed it at the man's eyes, and then shoveled down another shovel on the man's shoulder.Hearing a miserable howl, the man covered his eyes and stepped back a few steps, and the iron rod in his hand fell in response.

Suddenly, the girl's excited cry for help and the man's cursing came from the dead end. There seemed to be other struggling voices. Lu Chi tightened his heart and said immediately, "We have already called the police. The police will be here soon, and the neighbors will be here soon too." ..."

The alley suddenly became quiet, and after a while, two black figures flashed from the dead end. The two glanced at Lu Chi who was holding an iron bar, and then at the man lying on the ground. They were about to come over. There was a sudden commotion behind Lu Chi.

The two men paused, and immediately turned around and ran away, regardless of their companions lying on the ground.At the same time, the abducted girl fell to the ground and cried bitterly.

Lu Chi felt relieved, knowing that the danger was basically over.The whole person vented immediately, and before he had time to catch his breath, someone grabbed the collar at the back of his neck.

A pungent voice cursed behind him, "Little brat, did you smash the window of our house?"