There is music and music everywhere inside the mansion, while outside, all kinds of people are running for life in the cold night.
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Beishi is home to three universities in Beishi: Beishi University, Beishi University of Finance and Economics, and Beishi Academy of Fine Arts.
There is an old street between the three universities. There are usually many people there, but now that Christmas is coming, it is even more lively than before.
At eleven o'clock at night, an ordinary black car passed by the North Campus of the University of Finance and Economics and stopped at a parking spot near the entrance of an alley.
Young, energetic college students came and went in front of the car. Shen Yuan, who was sitting in the driver's seat, pulled the handbrake and unbuckled his seat belt.
When he was about to get off the car, he saw Pei Yi, the co-pilot, motionless and staring at the three o'clock direction opposite.
Shen Yuan took advantage of the situation and looked around.
A girl carrying a painting bag and a boy carrying a paint box were chatting and laughing as they came towards them.
He looks more youthful and doesn't look like a college student.
There are also many art studios nearby, and many high school students are training in the art studios for the entrance to the Academy of Fine Arts.
Shen Yuan narrowed his eyes: "What are you looking at?"
Pei Yi picked up the cigarette and lighter that Shen Yuan had placed there from the armrest box, lowered the window halfway, and lit the cigarette.
When the smoke lingered in front of his face, Pei Yi spoke softly, "Mei'er was training here back then. She had to paint very late every night. She was also like that girl, thin and small, carrying a painting bag."
Shen Yuan also lit a cigarette, "It must have been seven years ago when Jiang Wu was a senior in high school. You were a junior at University of Finance and Economics at that time, and you were still talking to Zhang Meihan..."
"Um."
Pei Yi reached out his hand outside the window and lit the cigarette ashes.
Shen Yuan yawned, "I said, you asked me to bring you here, not just to miss the past, right? Where are you going to sleep tonight?"
After smoking half of the cigarette, Pei Yi looked at the entrance of the alley, opened the door and got out of the car.
Shen Yuan followed.
At this point, it's colder outside than during the day.
Shen Yuan and Pei Yi both put on their coat hats and pulled their collars as tight as possible. They followed a group of well-dressed male college students into the old street.
As soon as he entered, Shen Yuan smelled the fragrance of snacks. He approached Pei Yi and asked, "Are you hungry?"
They had eaten in the evening, and after leaving Fu Chengyan's community, they randomly found a noodle shop.
Pei Yi shook his head, "I can't eat too much."
Shen Yuan nodded, "That's right. You haven't eaten or drank for two days in a row, and suddenly you eat so much messy food. It's easy for you to get stomach problems."
After a pause, Shen Yuan complained again, "But it has to be you. You have a broken leg, you don't eat or drink, and you can still run back from the border."
Pei Yi looked at the lively scene in front of him and did not answer.
The two of them walked in the street for about ten minutes, passed the busiest part of the old street, and arrived at a relatively remote area.
The reason why an old street is an old street is that many old buildings have been preserved and have not yet been demolished.
There are many old houses and shops here.
Pei Yi turned a corner and stopped in front of a "Ping An Pharmacy" store.
Shen Yuan asked: "Stay here tonight?"
Pei Yi turned his head and looked at the dilapidated three-story building opposite the pharmacy.
There is also a signboard on the second floor of the small building - "P1 Internet Cafe".
Even in the dark night, you can see the thick dust falling on the word art.
The closed rolling shutter door on the first floor was rusty and covered with various small advertisements.
Obviously, this place has been abandoned for a long time.
Shen Yuan stared at "P1" for a moment and then came to his senses.
P, Pei.
1. Yi.
"Damn it." Shen Yuan said in surprise, "Is this your place?"
Shen Yuan and Pei Yi met after graduating from college and did not know much about Pei Yi's life in college.
Pei Yi stepped forward, moved the rolling shutter door, and responded, "I made some money from stock trading in my freshman year, so I bought this small building here. I can live in it and do some small business. I also want to , in case of demolition in the future.”
Shen Yuan said, "This place will not be moved in the past three to five years."
"Crash-"
Pei Yi pushed the rusty rolling shutter door, but it only moved a little.
Shen Yuan put out the cigarette and went up to help.
After a while, the rolling shutter door was opened, but it was also locked. Pei Yi went to the side and picked up a random stone, smashed it a few times, and broke the lock open.
When the two of them entered, they were greeted by the cold and dusty atmosphere.
Shen Yuan took out his mobile phone and turned on the flashlight.
The first floor is a rest area with tables, chairs, sofas, and bookshelves.
The two of them continued upstairs.
The second floor of what used to be an Internet cafe was empty except for a few broken assembled computers discarded in the corner.
Going further up, there is a large flat-floor living room that has been opened up.
Kitchen, bathroom and bed are all available.
The bed was covered with a huge dust sheet.
Shen Yuan shook his cell phone from side to side, "If you plan to live here in the future, you'd better come with me tonight. It's too cold here. There's no water, electricity or quilt. You're not afraid of freezing to death."
"Right here." Pei Yi said, dragging his inconvenient legs forward.
Shen Yuan didn't understand very much, "It's really not bad tonight."
"This is where I belong." In response, Pei Yi walked to the bed, reached out and pulled off the dustproof cloth on the bed.
The bed was covered with bedding, pillows and quilts, but it had a strong musty smell.
Shen Yuan raised his hand to cover his nose, "This smell... we can't cover it anymore, throw it away."
Pei Yi went over and pressed the pillow, his voice still calm, "Outside, you are lucky to have such an environment."
Shen Yuan paused.
When I looked at Pei Yi again, I couldn't help but feel sorry for my friend in his eyes.
"But now we are in Beishi, and you can live as comfortably as you did in the past."
"Is it important?" Pei Yi looked at Shen Yuan, his beautiful eyes were empty and dead, "For me now, it's all about being alive, where I sleep, whether it's cold or not, whether it's hot or not, and whether the food tastes good or not. , it makes no sense anymore.”
Shen Yuan sat down aside, "Then what's meaningful?"
"Let Fu Chengyan be buried with Meier."
Shen Yuan sighed, "If you really believe that Jiang Mei was harmed by Fu Chengyan, then before you avenge Jiang Mei, you must at least take care of your body and accumulate enough capital."
"In the past few years, Fu Chengyan has been prosperous in Bei City. He is now worth hundreds of billions and has many bodyguards wherever he goes. It is completely different from the past."
Pei Yi closed his eyes, "It's getting late, you should go home quickly."
Shen Yuan could feel that he wanted to be alone now, so he got up and left without saying anything.
But half an hour later, Shen Yuan came back again.
He put down a mobile phone, a wad of money, and a new air-conditioned quilt next to Pei Yi.
Men showed pity to each other and never complained. Shen Yuan turned on the air conditioner and was casually covered by Pei Yi. He also said, "You don't want to go back to your aunt's place, and you don't want to go back to my house with me. I respect that. I just asked someone to pay the water and electricity bills for the house, and then you can fiddle with it yourself and call me if you have anything."
But when he was about to leave, Shen Yuan solemnly confessed, "I hope that it will be you who calls me personally, rather than someone calling the police and asking me to arrest you!"
"Don't worry." Pei Yi responded.
Shen Yuan: "Then you do what you say..."
"I will live seriously recently, and I also want to go abroad." Pei Yi interrupted him.
