Time always flies by as a teenager grows up.
In the blink of an eye, the little boy who went to the orphanage at the age of three and only knew how to cry has grown up and become a primary school student.
Although I still talk about wanting to find my mother over the years, at least I don't cry anymore. I just occasionally dream about my mother, and I still wake up with tears in my eyes in the morning.
However, he was soon loudly mocked by A-Wang, and then the boy who had spitefully attacked A-Wang, who had been mocking him, dragged A-Wang away to wash up, had breakfast together, and went to school together.
Life is meant to be like this; not the happiest, but it continues carefree.
"Brother A-Wang, the final exams are tomorrow, I'm so nervous!" Fifth-grader Jiang Mingxi, her face contorted in a grimace, huffed and puffed as she followed behind A-Wang, carrying her heavy schoolbag. Always a chatterbox, she continued, "What am I going to do? I don't think I'll get a perfect score. My deskmate, you know, that idiot Gao Le, he'll definitely laugh at me. Last time he laughed at me for only getting 52 points, he's so annoying!"
A-Wang is three years older than Jiang Mingxi, and is in the most passionate age of his life.
I absolutely don't want to say another word to that elementary school kid.
I just felt ashamed.
He's a middle school student!
You're an adult now.
A really pretty girl transferred to their class tomorrow, and he's planning to go collect some protection money from her.
He casually brushed Jiang Mingxi off, saying, "If he laughs at you again, I'll beat him up."
Jiang Mingxi said uneasily, "But last time you got into a fight, your homeroom teacher called you to the school. Fighting is wrong."
A-Wang rolled his eyes. "Getting 52 points is wrong too, why did you even take the test? You're so young, yet you're so good at double standards."
Jiang Mingxi puffed out her cheeks, huffing and puffing, "This is different! Did I want to get a 52?"
A-Wang retorted, "Did I fight because I wanted to? Unless the other person deserved it, would I hit him?"
Jiang Mingxi choked.
There was no way to refute it.
As they were talking on their way back to the orphanage, four men with gloomy expressions suddenly appeared from across the street. They moved extremely fast, and as soon as they reached them, the four men drew their daggers and stabbed at A-Wang.
A-Wang, probably from too many fights, reacted extremely quickly; the first person swung a dagger at him—
"Grass!"
With a startled cry, she threw her schoolbag at the person who had come, then turned and ran.
Four men, who had come prepared, immediately drew their daggers and gave chase.
Jiang Mingxi turned pale with fright. The moment A-Wang threw his schoolbag, he almost collapsed to the ground with weak legs.
By the time they realized what was happening, A-Wang had already run far away, with the four men hot on his heels. Passersby craned their necks to watch in the direction they had run, whispering among themselves.
Jiang Mingxi's heart was pounding so hard that she couldn't hear what the passersby were saying. After regaining her senses, she threw down her schoolbag and chased after A-Wang in the direction he had run off into.
He ran incredibly fast.
Faster!
Faster!
Faster!
My chest is aching from running so much, how come I still can't catch up!
Hurry up, Jiang Mingxi!
Huffing and puffing... Jiang Mingxi ran all the way out onto the road, but still couldn't see A-Wang.
Where are they?
Where did they go?
Jiang Mingxi frantically wiped away her tears and turned her head around, searching everywhere, "Brother A-Wang! Brother A-Wang, where are you? Where are you!"
Why couldn't he run faster!
Just as Jiang Mingxi was completely lost, dazed and frantic, searching aimlessly through the alley like a headless fly—
"%...&*@#￥%"
"@#￥%...&?"
"@#￥%...&"
Several incomprehensible, but clearly angry voices came from the alley. Jiang Mingxi immediately spotted the four people who had just drawn their knives at A-Wang.
Coming from across the alley, the four people chatted as they rummaged through the trash cans and cardboard boxes...
Are they looking for someone?
They didn't find Brother A-Wang either?
them...
In the instant that Jiang Mingxi's mind raced, she saw a large basket to her left.
The large basket was upside down, and through the hole, one could see a dark blue school uniform and a pair of sneakers with orange trim.
Brother A-Wang!
Brother A-Wang is in the basket!
Those four people didn't even spare a shabby doghouse by the roadside; they searched like a carpet, and they were sure they would uncover the bamboo basket where Brother A-Wang was hiding.
Jiang Mingxi jolted awake, and almost without thinking, turned and ran outside, calling out as she ran, "Brother A-Wang, wait for me!"
"!@#￥%..."
"￥%...&!"
Jiang Mingxi took off running, and right after, the four people exchanged a few words and rushed towards him.
Run!
Run out!
Run out and you can save Brother A-Wang!
The Xiaoxi is the best, the best, it can definitely do it...
Jiang Mingxi encouraged herself mentally while gritting her teeth and running as fast as she could.
run!
Run!
The footsteps behind were getting closer and closer...
A-Wang, squatting in the large basket, watched as Jiang Mingxi, that little fool, was about to be caught like a chick by the pursuers. Angrily, he cursed, "Why are you meddling in other people's business!"
That's what they say.
But he still flung open the bamboo basket and shouted at the people chasing Jiang Mingxi, "You stupid dog, your grandpa's here!"
Hearing the noise, the four people who had run out stopped abruptly, turned around, and headed towards A-Wang with furious expressions.
Jiang Mingxi also heard the noise, abruptly stopped, panting heavily, and turned around to look.
Turning his head, he saw that A-Wang was already surrounded by the four people.
In a panic, Jiang Mingxi turned and rushed to the alley entrance, grabbing a passerby. "Uncle, could I borrow your phone? My brother has been beaten up, and I need to call the police!"
A passerby had just seen four adults surrounding a middle school student, but he didn't want to cause trouble. Who knew who these people were? What if he called the police and they retaliated against him?
She pushed Jiang Mingxi aside and walked away quickly.
Jiang Mingxi almost fell over from his push, and quickly turned to a passing auntie and said, "Auntie, can I borrow your phone for a moment? My friend..."
The woman frowned, glanced warily into the alley, and waved her hand, "I didn't bring my phone."
He quickly left as well.
I asked seven or eight passersby, but none of them were willing to lend me their phone.
Jiang Mingxi cried in despair, wiped away his tears, and was about to refuse to lend the money anymore, as he wanted to go help his brother A-Wang.
" Jiang Mingxi? What are you doing here? Crying again? You can really cry, you must be the reincarnation of the God of Crying. Tomorrow I'll tell the whole class..." Gao Le happened to be riding by on his bicycle and saw Jiang Mingxi crying, so he immediately mocked her.
Jiang Mingxi glared at him fiercely, then turned and rushed into the alley.
Gao Le was stunned for a moment, then looked in the direction Jiang Mingxi had left.
At a glance, I saw four people surrounding and beating someone in the alley.
It seems to be... Jiang Mingxi's brother A-Wang?
"Damn it!" Gao Le shouted at Jiang Mingxi, "Come back here! What were you doing over there?!"
Jiang Mingxi ran away without looking back.
Gao Le gritted his teeth, pedaled his bicycle, and headed towards the nearby police station.