[Tutor] Lick the dog until nothing is left

After dinner, Tsunayoshi and I walked out of the house under the teasing eyes of Aunt Nana.

Looking back, she saw that she was waving one hand, and she put the other hand around her mouth in a trumpet shape, and raised her voice with a smile on her face: "It's okay if you don't come back tonight, Gang-jun!"

I staggered, the toe of my shoe accidentally hit the raised stone slab, and there was a muffled sound.

The meaning in these words is clear and clear. I touched the cheek that was suddenly warm, and couldn't help but glance at Gangji's expression sideways, and my eyes just touched his reddened ears.

"Really... please don't say such things without authorization!"

Gang Ji straightened his body, turned around and pulled me up with an embarrassing face, strode away from his courtyard at a much faster speed than usual, and gradually slowed down after walking two streets. The point slowed down.

There was always a smile on my lips, maybe because seeing him look shyer than me, my heart relaxed a lot.

The sky in summer is always dark very late, although it is already seven o'clock, but the daylight still remains in the sky.The street lamps have been dutifully turned on, embellishing the half-dark night with continuous starlight.

We walked quietly along the long street, and there were passers-by passing by constantly rubbing shoulders. I observed carefully for a while, only to find that they seemed to be rushing in the same direction consciously. Filled with bright smiles, brisk footsteps rendered the atmosphere somewhat cheerful.

So I tugged on Ragangji's sleeve, "This is the direction to the Minami Shrine, is there any activity there?"

Hearing this, he followed my gaze and glanced into the distance, with some uncertainty in his tone: "Maybe..." After a slight pause, he tentatively asked, "Do you want to go over and have a look?"

"Eh?" I was stunned, "But what about the base?"

"Don't worry about this, I just told Johnny Er that we will go there early in the morning."

Tsuna-kichi smiled, turned a corner, and followed the direction of the crowd towards Nanchome.After walking a few steps, he seemed to find that something was wrong, he turned around and looked at me, and called out in a daze: "Xia ちゃん?"

Looking at his figure that suddenly stopped in the surging crowd, I suddenly felt a little dazed for some reason.Under the illumination of the street lamps, those clear eyes were filled with tiny dots of light like fireflies, and they looked extremely bright at first glance, just like the future he has walked out step by step all these years, always full of brilliance .

It is a kind of light that cannot be extinguished even in the dark, and I am born to be a light chaser, stepping on his footprints and working hard to move forward, toward the place where he is.

After such a short time, the night seemed to be much darker than before. The air in summer nights is always fresh, but at this time, there was not a single shadow of a star to be found.I raised my head and glanced at the dim sky, and suddenly said, "Maybe it's a rainy day today."

While I was in a trance, a figure flickered out of the corner of my eye, and it was Gang Ji who walked back to my side.He raised his head just like me, and the two of us looked up at the night sky together in the crowded street. The familiar fragrance of flowers mixed with the faint smell of pine wood was faintly coming from the nose, which was the smell that belonged to him in memory.

I looked away after not looking for too long, but Tsuna Kichi, who was originally indifferent to it, gradually plunged into it, the light and shadow in the brown eyes flickering, I don't know what I was thinking.

"Ah Gang has been very distressed these days." The sound broke the silence, and I reached out to cover his unconsciously frowned brows, trying to erase all his unhappiness at the moment.

Gangji was obviously taken aback, and looked at me subconsciously, the brilliance in his eyes was not completely faded, there were many emotions that I couldn't understand, just like I didn't want him to see through my heart, he was always in front of me Have reservations about me.

After staring at each other for a few seconds, he blinked his eyes lightly, and when he opened them again, they had returned to their usual softness.Tsuna-kichi bent the corners of his lips and touched the back of my hand between his brows, and squeezed my hand tightly into the palm of his hand with a little force, "It's nothing, Natsu-chan, don't think about it."

He denied it again.

But that's okay, I don't care.Because now I really can't help him more.

and so--

"If you encounter setbacks in the future... just touch here."

I raised the other hand that was hanging down, and lightly placed it on his chest. There was a weak but powerful tremor under the palm of my hand, which was the sound of his heartbeat.

For a moment, my whole heart became soft, and I only felt that everything turned into reality at this moment.

"Did you hear that voice?"

I raised the corner of my mouth and looked into his eyes that were as bright as clear water.

"I'm always with you."

Like the wind passing through my ears and the flowers blooming on the roadside, I am always here.Like the number of heartbeats, it gradually coincides with his life.

I look forward to the day when I can be honest with him and tell him what I think.

If there is still weakness in his heart, I hope that I can turn into a rock and support him until he finds the right answer and stands up again to embark on the journey.

If only he could trust me a little more, as long as he took a small step in my direction, it would be enough to make me regain the courage of the past.

It's a pity that such words can't be said now anyway.

"it is good."

A soft voice suddenly rang in my ears, and Gang Ji tightened his grip on my palm, with some kind of firm belief in his warm eyes, he nodded his head preciously, "I will remember. "

After a pause, he smiled slightly.

"must."

We took another step forward, this time we held hands and did not separate. We mixed among the crowd at a slow speed, and finally came under the brightly lit torii gate.

I looked around and saw that the lanterns needed for the summer festival had already been set up in the Nishiki Shrine, and the vendors along the side were also ready. Many shops had already opened at this time, and there was a lot of people around. The flow of people coming and going was uninterrupted, and Gang Ji and I were stunned in place by the enthusiastic look.

After a while, I found my voice again.

"Is it an illusion... This year's summer festival seems to be brought forward?"

It's a pity that he can't answer me this question, after all, we both just came back a few hours ago.

"Go in and take a look." Gang Ji made up his mind and led me in.

This kind of annual event is originally to promote traditional festivals. Apart from the fact that the process has remained unchanged for thousands of years, there is nothing new about the items sold.

Along the way, we passed three looping points and two water balloons, which made people unable to arouse interest. On the contrary, Gang Ji seemed to be in a good mood all the time, leading me to stop and go, asking questions from time to time. Is there anything I want, but I shake my head and reject it.

"I knew I would be able to catch up with the festival when I came back this time, so I brought that yukata back. No... I shouldn't have taken it away!"

I have a lot of resentment about this. I really didn't expect that the summer festival originally scheduled for August would be brought forward to this time, which completely caught me off guard.

Gang Ji couldn't help but smiled, and comforted me: "There's nothing you can do about it. If you really care about it, why don't we come back next year."

"But the new yukata won't be new until next year!"

I poked him angrily, Tsunaki seemed to be ticklish, and instantly shrank to the side, suddenly bumped into someone, and quickly stood up straight and looked over: "I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention eh—Kyoko ちゃん?! "

The sudden amplified sound frightened me, so I hurriedly looked over together, only to see a slender figure standing in front of a stall full of people.

Kyoko, with her long hair hanging loose and wearing an orange pink yukata, was looking at us in the posture of being hit, with a surprised expression on her face: "Agang-kun, Xia Li-chan, why are you here? ?”

I don't know if it's because Bingsheng is too young, or if there is a fate in the dark, after knowing that we have just come back and won't stay here for too long, Jingzi can't help but sigh, saying that she is also because of her relationship with her boyfriend. Friends will only show up here when they make an appointment, otherwise she didn't plan to come here.

From this, I had doubts, and asked curiously: "Why, isn't this a summer festival?"

"Because I also have important things to do."

After Jingzi said this, she blinked at me playfully, and I suddenly realized.It's just that before I could tease her, I saw that her gaze had already moved down and landed on the hand that Gang Ji and I were holding together.

She let out an "ah", and was a little surprised at first, but soon guessed what was happening, and smiled with a comprehension, with gentle warmth in her brows and eyes.

I was so embarrassed by her look, I couldn't help but look around twice, trying to change the subject, so my eyes naturally fell on the booth in front of me, and after taking two steps closer, a sweet and greasy aroma immediately filled my nose.

Bright red apples are strung on the top of the bamboo sticks one by one. Next to it is a pot of steaming sugar water. The boss wearing a sweat towel swiftly puts the bamboo sticks into the pot, and takes them out after standing for a few seconds. , the surface of the apples was covered with a thick layer of syrup, which was transferred to the rack and waited to solidify.

It was a stall selling candy apples.

"How about it? It looks delicious." Kyoko approached me at some point, and she always had a slight smile on her face when we met. She dutifully recommended this restaurant to me, which is said to be her An excellent apple candy store from a field trip.

I was a little moved by what she said, I don't know if it was an illusion, but when I went back to look at the finished apple candy on the shelf, it seemed to be much more delicious than it seemed at first glance, so I couldn't help but tugged at Tsunaki's clothes Jiao, when he looked over with a smile, he stretched out his finger and pointed to the booth, then retracted his finger and gestured with two characters.

"Two sticks." I thought for a while, "If you want to eat too, three sticks."

"Yes Yes."

Gang Ji touched his nose, let go of my hand without complaint, and walked forward to line up.

Seeing this, I breathed a sigh of relief for some reason, Kyoko on the side saw the right moment, took over Gangji's position, took my hand, and took me two steps to the booth next to me.

"Congratulations, Shirley-chan."

As soon as she opened her mouth, she made exactly the same opening remarks as the wind. After I was surprised, I couldn't help laughing, and half-truthfully complained to her: "Why do you say such things, it makes me seem to have achieved some great goal. "

"Because it really makes people feel happy." Kyoko bent her eyes, and the amber eyes were filled with a warm soft light, "As expected, Xiali ちゃん did it, this precious feeling finally has a destination, of course it is a A good thing to congratulate."

Is it really?

So this is something that makes people feel happy?

In my mind, I couldn't help recalling the conversation I heard outside the door that day. The smile on my face froze, and I subconsciously looked away, not wanting to have a deep chat with her on this topic.

Seeming to see my resistance from my avoidance, Jingzi quickly talked about other things considerately, and the one who talked most was herself. Occasionally, she raised her watch to look at the time on it, with a very serious expression on her face. The look of caring.

I remembered that she came here to wait for her boyfriend, and after careful questioning, I found out that the meeting place that the two had agreed to meet was in front of this apple candy stand, and I was shocked in place.

Normally speaking, in order to meet people better, don't you usually set the meeting place in a place with few people...

The corners of my mouth twitched, and I always felt that this date seemed a little unreliable, but looking at Kyoko's eyes with implied expectation, I finally said nothing.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd, accompanied by the voice of the woman shouting "Robbed!!", soon someone pushed aside the crowd and rushed straight towards our direction.

At a glance, I saw that this suspected robber was holding a shining blade. The sharp tip of the blade reflected a cold light under the light, and there were clear bloodstains on it.The surrounding tourists were frightened immediately, they all screamed and avoided the road, and many people even ran outside, the scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

As one of the most important festivals in Bingsheng Town, the summer festival attracted a considerable amount of people. At this time, some people panicked and retreated, and even other people who didn't know the truth subconsciously ran along.I was hit on the shoulder several times by people running in panic, one of which was so hard that it almost knocked me down.

After finally stabilizing my figure, I was forced to take two steps forward by being surrounded, and anxiously called out Gangji's name, but suddenly found that there seemed to be no one beside me.

Taking a closer look, Jingzi has been pushed into the center by the surging crowd, and her petite and slender figure is like a stone falling into the water, almost being swallowed by the blowing wind and waves.

Seeing this, I hurriedly squeezed through the crowd and walked towards her with difficulty. Just as I was about to get close, suddenly Jingzi was hit hard by a new guy rushing up behind me, and her body moved forward uncontrollably. He tilted to the side and was pushed to the ground in an instant.

I was startled, and couldn't help stretching out my hand in the direction where she was, but I heard a familiar voice suddenly ringing in my ear.

"Kyoko-chan——"

Tsuna squeezed sideways from the other direction, holding up two sticks of brightly colored candy apples, which looked a little funny in such a scene.

Because of my distraction, I accidentally tripped over the chaotic footsteps around me, staggered forward, and fell to the ground in a kneeling position, my knees rubbed against the rough stone slabs, and the sharp pain kept me going. In this position, he couldn't stand up for a long time.

Because his back happened to be facing him, Tsuna didn't see that I was not far from him, but as the flow of people gradually decreased, he could clearly see what he was doing from my direction.

After Kyoko was knocked to the ground, she lay there without moving again. Seeing this, Tsuna dropped the candy apple in her hand in a hurry, strode to where she was, held her head with one hand, and gently Gently lifted her up and kept calling her name, but there was no response.

I stretched out my hand to support the iron support of the booth next to me, closed my eyes and took a while. After the pain subsided a bit, I gritted my teeth and stood up, and walked very slowly towards where they were.

"Kyoko-chan, Kyoko-chan! Wake up!"

Gang Ji's terrified voice soon fell into my ears. It was the emotion I had rarely seen him express in these years.

But soon I shook my head, a little complaining that I was thinking so much at this time, so I walked forward again and stood directly beside Gangji.

"Is Kyoko okay?" I frowned and looked forward, trying to figure out the current situation.

Hearing my voice suddenly, Gang Ji turned his head, his eyes were full of panic and fear, even his face was extremely pale.

"Kyoko ちゃん she..." He opened his mouth, his voice seemed to be slightly trembling, and at the same time, he stretched out the hand that was supporting the back of Kyoko's head towards me. Slowly slide down the gap between the fingertips.

She bled a lot.

My pupils shrank suddenly, and I squatted down to check the injury on the back of Jingzi's head, and found that there was a stone protruding from the place where she fell. Fortunately, the stone was not sharp, but even so, the condition of the wound It was also particularly terrifying, as the oozing blood stained the surface of the stone.

The wound on my knee was pulled, and I frowned in pain, gasped silently, and looked down, only to find that a layer of skin had been scraped off, and dark red blood oozes from the inside.

I glanced at Tsunaki, and found that his attention was all on the unconscious Kyoko, and he didn't notice anything wrong with me.

It was as if he had seen a nightmare scene, and his expression was very different from the past.My mind became extremely clear and calm at this moment, I took out my mobile phone and called Bingsheng General Hospital, and at the same time contacted Kusakabe, and told him what happened at the summer festival.

After doing all this, I stood up again and said softly to him: "Don't worry, the ambulance will be here soon."

Gangji nodded slowly, and forced the corner of her mouth to bend towards me, "I heard... Thank you, Xia Li."

I was taken aback for a moment, only to see that he had already stood up from the ground holding Jingzi in the next second, "This place is not easy to lift up on a stretcher, I'll take her downstairs to wait."

Gang Ji raised his foot and walked out while talking, and stopped suddenly after taking two steps, turned around and looked at me, his expression seemed a little uneasy.

"Natsu-chan wait for me here, okay? I'll be back soon."

But... her boyfriend is nearby, he should be here soon, you don't need to do this kind of thing.

And if you just move it around like this, wouldn't it be bad?

I opened my mouth, and finally softened my heart to the fragility he showed at the moment, and nodded in a very small way.

As a result, Gang Ji breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had received some guarantee, the expression on his face couldn't help but relax a little, he smiled at me slightly, then turned and left.

I watched his back disappear under the torii gate, and for some reason, I felt a little depressed. My eyes fell on the discarded apple candy that was covered with dust and mud for a long time.

The flustered and terrified expression on his face when he hugged Kyoko was repeated in my mind, which made me feel even more uneasy.This sense of uneasiness comes from the feeling he brings to me, which makes me feel that I am still an outsider even though I am very close to him.

And his unwillingness to confide his heart in front of me has always been on my heart, making me realize again and again that I still haven't really entered his heart.

Obviously caring about her so much...

I closed my eyes.

That being the case, why are you with me?

Or, if I am the one who fell here today, then I can get the same treatment as Kyoko?

I really... don't want to compare at all.

But he never told me his real thoughts on this matter, so that I couldn't stop the random thoughts in my mind.

What I wanted was obviously very simple at the beginning, I just wanted to be with him.

But now, I can no longer control the direction of this relationship, nor can I control my heart.Keeping silent may be the greatest tenderness he can give me, but I am not satisfied.

Maybe Fran is right. I really don't have the qualities that attract him, and I can't be his light. I don't know what else I can do except wait for a long time and accompany me day after day.

According to the Buddhist scriptures, the reason why people feel pain is because they pursue the wrong things.

So, am I wrong?

But if you haven't tried to get to the end, who can know that the real result must be wrong?

Suddenly, a trace of cold raindrops fell on my forehead, and I came back to my senses, realizing that my premonition before coming was correct.

It's raining.

The originally small raindrops gradually grew larger at a speed visible to the naked eye, and my clothes were quickly soaked and hung heavily on my body, which was very uncomfortable.What's more, the rainwater slid down the skin, and when it touched the wound on my knee, it caused an unspeakable pain.

I brushed back the strands of hair sticking to my forehead, and looked down at the time displayed on the phone screen.

It turned out that 10 minutes had passed before I knew it, but Gangji still didn't come back.

I looked at the rain curtain with a thin layer of smoke, and stretched out my hand towards it.

Even the wind is warm on summer nights, but now that the rain falls on my fingertips, there is a cold sting.

Walking down the long stairs step by step, I took one last look at the Minami Shrine shrouded in mist and rain, turned around and left without looking back.

When I just walked out of the seventh chome, the phone buzzed for a while, I took it out and saw that it was a call from Tsunaki.

"I'm back." He on the other end of the phone paused unnaturally, and asked hesitantly, "Xiaちゃん... isn't there anymore?"

"Yes."

I stretched out my hand to catch the falling raindrops, and gently tugged at the corner of my mouth.

"I'm not here anymore."

...I'm already, not here.

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