side by side

Inside the photo frame, there are indeed some mysteries hidden.

Liang Jixuan removed the casing, and the photo hidden inside fell out. It was a group photo of Liang Jiqing and the boy.That boy should be a student, about seventeen or eighteen years old, maybe he just got a stroke, he is tall and slender, standing next to Liang Jiqing, he actually took half his head off.He was wearing a light brown western-style suit, with slightly shaved shoulders, which were naturally sunken when they slid against the shoulder pads to the position of the arms.The boy's hair was no more than an inch long, and was shaved thinly and cleanly, and his body was smooth and attached to his ears.Standing beside Liang Jiqing, he smiled shyly and twirled a small dimple on one side. He was a very energetic and handsome young man.

The background of this photo is a university.Their positions blocked the key part of the school's name, and they could only see the word 'University' in the lower right corner, with a Christian-style spire above it.There are many church schools in Peiping, and this should be one of them.

Holding this photo, Liang Jixuan felt a little strange in his heart.The photo is quite ordinary, but...he flicked the photo frame, the location where the photo is placed is not unusual.

Liang Jixuan was frowning and thinking, when the old man Chen called out from outside the door, "Ji Xuan, have you finished watching?" Liang Jixuan realized that a long time had passed, and he answered loudly, "I'm sorry Old Chen, I didn't pay attention to the time, I'll come out right away!"

Full of apology, he tidied up roughly and put the photo frame back in place. As for the group photo hidden in the photo frame, Liang Jixuan took it away.Mr. Chen was pacing in the yard with his hands behind his back. He saw Liang Jixuan coming out of the room, and grinned. After waiting for so long, he didn't feel a little irritable, "How is it? Did you gain anything?"

"...It is true that there is one," Liang Jixuan said a little hesitantly, he took out the group photo from his pocket and handed it to Mr. Chen, "Mr. Chen, do you know this male student who is standing with my brother? And do you know where they took pictures?"

Chen Lao is not young, and his eyes are not bad. He took the photo and looked at it under the moonlight, "Oh, this young master is very beautiful. Hey, don't tell me he looks familiar. "Old Chen touched the back of his neck, "I know this place very well. I can tell it's St. Jordan University just by looking at the steeple."

"It's a very trendy place, and the students there are very good," Mr. Chen couldn't help but shook his head with a smile, "Well, speaking of it, our newspaper has stopped publishing again this time, and the reason seems to be the students in this school. What kind of 'Patriotic National Salvation Movement' did the students do? This news was personally followed by Editor-in-Chief Liang."

"This time the trouble was a little rough, it was full of blood," Mr. Chen lowered his voice, "the leading students were punished, and our newspaper office also received the punishment. No, it's a good day to publish There is no way to change the newspaper into a weekly and monthly magazine.”

Liang Jixuan nodded thoughtfully.

There was the sound of a "dong dong" gong outside the wall, followed by loud shouts. It was the businessmen who were carrying burdens and walking down the street, hawking breakfast food such as bean juice and coke rings.Mr. Chen covered his mouth and yawned. Liang Jixuan was really apologetic, "Mr. Chen is really sorry. You see, this disturbed you in the middle of the night. I went out to buy food. After you eat, hurry up and come back again." Go back to sleep."

"Hey, what's the matter?" Mr. Chen waved his hand, "You are also impatient. You don't want to buy this food. My old man has little food and a small stomach, so I can't eat it; I really have to make up for it, it just so happens that the newspaper office is closed these days, so I can still be lazy comfortably."

The sky turned pale, and the rising sun dispelled the night. Mr. Chen turned around and moved to his own room. There was a faint candlelight in the room at the northwest corner.Liang Jixuan was embarrassed to stay any longer, he thanked Mr. Chen again when he reached the door, but he didn't hear a reply, but the light in the room went out.

Liang Jixuan closed the door, and he decided to go to St. Jordan University first.

The weather in Beiping is also not very good. Like Yonghe Town, the light rain has never stopped.At this time Liang Jixuan was very grateful that before he left, he brought an umbrella, and the paper umbrella was opened, and the tung oil on the fresh paste diffused.Speaking of this umbrella, it was the one given to him by Uncle Fu at that time.

When Liang Jixuan came out of the alley, it was not yet daylight, but the street was already bustling with activity.A simple shed was set up, and it was filled with small tables and stools. This is a temporary storefront.Those who got up early sat down on the small stool, and the steaming hot bean juice was served immediately. The burnt ring was like fried liver with honey, sweet and salty, and Liang Jixuan couldn't help it Swallowing his saliva, he has been away from home for four years, he really hasn't tasted this home flavor for a long time, smelling it, the glutton in his stomach was amused.Liang Jixuan found an empty table and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, he felt something was wrong.He was dressed in western style, nestled in this small stool, it was indescribably inconsistent with the surroundings, Liang Jixuan suddenly felt a little regretful, he probably shouldn't just sit down so hastily.Just as he was hesitating, the owner of the store came over suddenly, and he brought a bowl of bean juice and fried liver coke rings on the table, "Hey Qingzi, you are alone today, that little thing didn't follow me." Are you going all the way?" The shopkeeper was a man in his forties, he pushed aside the empty stool next to him, sat down, and looked Liang Jixuan up and down, the shopkeeper clicked his tongue, "Speaking of which, you haven't come for some time Oh, look at you dressed like a dog today, what's the matter, what's the big event?"

Seeing that the shopkeeper mistook him for Liang Jiqing, Liang Jixuan quickly waved his hands, "I'm sorry, I'm not Liang Jiqing, I'm his twin brother and I'm Liang Jixuan." The shopkeeper shook his head disdainfully, "You can only joke once. Ah, every time you dress like a dog and pretend it’s not yours, is that interesting to you? This time it’s a novelty, and there’s a twin brother, don’t lie to you, Brother Du, don’t make trouble.”

"Hey, hey, yes, brother Du, I was wrong," Liang Jixuan gave a wry smile, and answered politely.Of course, he has to bear the "bad consequences" brought about by his brother's "bad deeds".

"Speaking of which, is the kid from my family all right? Is that kid Du Ruobai okay?" Du Ge asked twice, and the shop owner was very caring about this guy he had never heard of.

Liang Jixuan remembered the group photo on Liang Jiqing's desk, he was startled suddenly, and tentatively asked vaguely, "What can happen to him as a student."

"Hey, why are you keeping it a secret from me and you, Brother Du? Just a few days ago, didn't he instigate the event in Dongjiao Lane?" Du Ge lowered his voice, "I heard from my friends there, Did you see blood? Are you all right?"

"Hey...it's really not a big deal." Liang Jixuan was confused, but gradually got some ideas in his heart.

tbc.