Brother 010, I miss you.

  Yang Qiong watched as the teacher left, then pointed at the door and cursed "idiot" before pulling Bo Long down to sit back down. "Let's keep chatting, it's fine."

  I was staring at her from behind. This girl is a bit too awesome, and in the university campus, I've been seeing girls smoking for these two days, I really don't know what's good about it, why girls want to smoke, now girls smoking and fighting seem to have gradually become a trend, girls are often more awesome than boys, Yang Qiong is a typical representative of this kind of girl. Unruly and untamed. Except for her female body, everything else is male characteristics.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  "Sure enough, it's the same old plot. Within five minutes, our class teacher and department head arrived. Yang Qiong was impressive, smiling as he watched them come in, then stood up and walked out. Bao Long hesitated for a moment before following him out. After everyone left, the room suddenly erupted into chaos, with people saying all sorts of things."

  The woman in front of me turned around and looked at me, "That guy, you two are very close, huh?"

  I nodded "Mm-hmm, what's up."

  The girl smiled and said, "Not bad, daring to chase after Qiong Jie. You really have guts."

  "What's wrong with Yang Qiong?" I asked curiously.

  The girl thought for a moment "It's also true that you are all here for the third time, and even if I tell you, you won't know. Qiong Jie is really famous in our college."

  "What's the method of far-reaching arrow?"

  That woman looked at me and said, "In the past, during my sophomore year, there was a girl who, along with one of her friends, fought over a man. Qiong Jie and that girl went to the dormitory of the girl from our school, locked her in, and then stripped her naked before beating her up for more than two hours. It's said that Qiong Jie even broke her high heels during the fight, and the girl's face was all bruised and swollen. Later on, she couldn't bear to stay in school anymore and dropped out by herself. When Qiong Jie was beating her, someone recorded a video of it, which was later posted online on our college's BBS forum. It said that if you steal someone else's husband, this is the price you pay. Because of this incident, even the police came to find Qiong Jie."

  I'm looking at this girl and thinking "Is she for real?"

  "Really, Qiong Jie is quite formidable now. Generally, girls don't dare to mess with her, and boys who dare to provoke her are few. The girl she beat up even knelt down and begged for mercy, but Qiong Jie still hit her. However, Qiong Jie is a very righteous person, never bullying others, nor allowing others to bully her friends. In the girls' dormitory, Qiong Jie is number one.

  But it seems like Qiong Jie has a strong background, so nothing happened. Later, the school just gave her a symbolic punishment, and then Qiong Jie apologized. What happened next, I don't know, but anyway, it was all settled.

  If someone else were in that situation, they would probably have been expelled already. But if it's Yang Qiong, I think she would just get scolded a bit. Your friend is lucky to have gotten away with it. If the same thing happened between him and someone else, there would definitely be serious consequences.

  The girl smiled again, "I rarely see people who dare to mess with Qiong Jie. She's not someone ordinary people can handle. Your friend really has guts, but our Qiong Jie is actually a very good person. And she's a very direct and straightforward person, never beating around the bush or pretending to be something she's not.

  Finally, congratulations to your brother for getting together with Qiong Jie."

  "Are they two? Do you think it's okay?"

  "Will it work?" The woman looked around and said in a low voice, "I'll tell you, if Qiong Jie didn't like that guy, didn't have any feelings for him, just because he went up to chat with her, everyone would know his intentions. Qiong Jie had already gotten rid of him half a month ago. A sophomore came to our class door to pursue Qiong Jie, and she directly told him to get lost. That guy was talking nonsense, and Qiong Jie threw a stool at him. He's really annoying. Now that Qiong Jie is like this with that guy, it at least shows she doesn't dislike him. But whether they'll succeed or not, I don't know. And if anyone dares to mistreat her... Cough cough, I won't say anything else. As I said before, a smart person like you will understand the underlying meaning." The woman smiled again, "Sixty percent chance of success, maybe. Tell your friend to work hard."

  I was surprised after listening, and it's true that I had never understood these things before. Dong Ge is really not a good person, such serious personal matters were not written in the notebook, isn't this harming Bo Long? There are only more than 10 third-time supplementary students in our class, Bo Long and I are the only two boys, the rest are all girls. When we first came to this unfamiliar place, it was great to meet someone who could chat with us, and I was very happy about that.

  "Why aren't you talking?"

  "It's nothing," I smiled and asked, "What about Yang Qiong? What's her family background like?"

  "I don't know either, her dad should be from the Education Bureau. I'm not clear about anything else. Her mom seems to be quite formidable too, she's been influenced by her mom since she was a kid, anyway, I just heard it from others, I'm not sure what specifically"

  I nodded, pretending I understood.

  At noon, I didn't see Bao Long, so I ate something by myself in the cafeteria and went back to the dormitory. When I arrived, there was no one in the dormitory. Bao Long must still be getting scolded. Pangzi Tao might be discussing studies with the teacher again. Dong Ge, we asked him to go buy some stuff, just a few sticks, it shouldn't take so long.

  I was feeling a bit down and had nothing to do, so I went over to Dong Ge's bed, opened up the computer, and started messing around with it.

  Found the porn video he had hidden for a long time, thinking about Dong Ge's perverted nature, really makes me want to laugh. Dong Ge is indeed also a very interesting person. After watching some porn, I thought of Lin Yifei and Hui Xu's conflict, after all, everyone used to be brothers.

  He took out his phone and dialed a number for Xiao Ge. The call connected quickly. "Shabi Liu"

  "Damn it, black calabash, how have you been lately?"

  "It's okay, not very used to it, but no big deal."

  I thought "Did you have a fight with Lin Yifei?"

  Xiao Ge smiled and said, "What do I have to quarrel with him about? He's the one who yelled at me and wanted to break off our friendship. You know what kind of temper he has. It's just that I want to socialize and ran all the way here to Shen Lin's place to hang out with Zhao Guang Yu, but didn't go hang out with him instead. That's why he's angry. Hehe, no big deal, he'll be fine in a couple of days."

  "When I heard him call me today, it seemed like something was up, anyway he didn't sound very happy"

  "It's okay, he'll be fine later on. He gets angry for just a moment, I know him so well after all these years."

  "So what's your plan?"

  "It's already come to this, so I'll start from the bottom. Zhao Guangyu is quite considerate of me, it's a bit dangerous and tough, but there's still pay. Once I've made some progress and things are better, I'll have the ability to help Lin Yifei. When that happens, I'll go back to Zhao Guangyu's side, or maybe develop in this direction instead. Or if I go back now, it would be like being stuck with him at Yue Dian, eating his food and drinking his drinks, and still having to watch the face of the real boss, the crab. If you were me, you wouldn't want to go back either."

  "Just tell him then"

  "Can you communicate with him? Never mind, just wait until I have the ability to make it up to him. I'll give him a good apology. Okay, okay, let's tell him, our brother Fei, sharp tongue but soft heart, whatever he says is fake. Never mind, don't bother about it anymore, you just take care of yourself and that's enough."

  "What about Minister Yang and Zhao Qianya? Neither of their phones can be reached."

  "Minister Yang called me two days ago, he and Zhao Qianya went to Beijing for a private university, anyway there are many private universities on that side, it should be JL. Zhao Qianya has met Minister Yang's parents, as for Minister Yang, he had already passed through Zhao Qianya's family long ago. The two of them planned that after graduating from university, they would get married." Xugong said here, his voice suddenly became softer "Yuanyuan never came back, previously there was a phone call, he said he wanted to make money well, make enough money, come back and buy the place on the edge of the bald head, leave it for himself. After dozens of years, it will be used anyway, sooner or later."

  I remembered Xu Chen's bald head, that smiling face, holding a cigarette, holding a sign, and chatting with us. In the blink of an eye, it was again the bald man holding a knife, standing beside us. His face was covered in blood, and finally, it was the bald man in that room filled with the smell of medicine, telling us, "I'm tired. I want to sleep."

  I don't know why, but my eyes suddenly felt sour. I suddenly thought of the background picture on my phone, it was us brothers, hugging Fei Ge's neck, smiling and sticking out two fingers, a bald head. A photo from many years ago, suddenly, I found that our group photo, seems to be only this one. Fei Ge, dead bald head, Yuan Yuan, me, Hui Xuan, Chen Yang, Xiao Chao. No one else. It's also the only one that can be kept now, with the most people, and it was taken by Xi Yu for us.

  Xu Chen, was a brother of ours from high school days. I knew him for six years, from freshman year when I didn't understand anything, to my 17th year when I graduated from high school. In the end, he died of stomach cancer. It feels like a dream. Habitually lit up a cigarette and took a drag.

  "Alright, don't think too much about it."

  I smiled and said, "If only this were a dream, how great that would be. I always feel like if I open my eyes, the bald guy will be lying next to me, surrounded by many empty bottles, that would be wonderful."

  "What's past is past, I went back home recently and visited his grave, had a drink with him, then saw his parents at night. The bald guy has gone, but his parents are still around, from now on we'll consider them as our own parents."

  "I'll go back and visit him sometimes, have a drink with him." I started tearing up. "Baldy, this whole life, he's never even had a proper relationship, always wearing tattered clothes. It seems like his whole life has been for others, for us to get into the police academy, for us to participate in every fight, no matter what happened, he's always been there for us without fail. For his parents, for his sister, struggling in society, making money. Saving up for his sister's dowry. So that we wouldn't be sad for him at the end, so that we wouldn't be separated from him, so that we wouldn't go to prison, he risked his life with Du Rong. All these years, it seems like I've never seen him do anything for himself. Nor has he ever thought about what he's done for me." I wiped away my tears and smiled again "I'm in college now, how come thinking about this still hurts so much?"

  "Alright, let's talk about something else." Xuge's voice was a bit subdued, and it was clear that he was also feeling uncomfortable. "Liu'er, I'm hanging up, Zhao Guangyu has something to do with me, don't make the old lady suffer anymore, think of good things, the bald guy is fine, he just went to a faraway place, wait for him, he'll come back." Then, the sound of Xuge's sobbing came from the phone again.

  I didn't say a word, hung up the phone, and lay down on my bed, took out my mobile phone, looked at the desktop background, and looked at the dead bald head in it. The smile of the bald head was still so bright. I've used this background for a long time. Every time someone sees my mobile phone and asks me who these people are, I say they're photos of our brothers from before. Then, I'll introduce them one by one, and every time I introduce the bald head, I'll say, "This brother is doing real estate, selling houses." Life is good, standard middle class, no matter who I'm introducing to, I always say that.

  I muttered to myself on the phone, and tears began to flow. I've told myself countless times that I couldn't live in memories. It's all over, it's all over, but every time I think of those people, it hurts so much that I'm about to die. I stared at the bald head on the screen with a dead gaze.

  "Brother, are you doing well now? Now that it's cold outside, wear more clothes and don't always be so careless."

  "Brother, you should leave some hair, bald heads are warm in summer and cold in winter."

  "Brother, your sister and Shenyang's matter has been settled, don't worry, I'll take care of her, I'll make sure they live a good life together. I swear on my life, as long as I'm alive, I'll make sure Shenyang treats your sister well every day. If Shenyang dares to wrong your sister, I'll bring disaster upon his whole family."

  "Brother, I haven't gone back home yet, been busy with school stuff, didn't go back to see Dad and Mom, you're not mad at me, right? If you are really mad, I'll apologize to you. When you come back, I'll accompany you for a drink, it's okay if you want one, three or ten, I'll apologize to you, don't be mad, after things here at school settle down and everything is normal, I'll go back to find you."

  "Brother, why is your phone always turned off? I pay your phone bill every month. It's been three months in a row now. Remember to return the money to me next time we meet."

  "Brother, I'm here, everything is so unfamiliar to me, and there's no more happiness like when we were together. Those carefree days are gone. I feel like I've lost my support, you and Fei Ge, Xu Ge, none of you are by my side, I'm really not used to it. Actually, I'm not happy at all."

  "Brother, wait for me, after a while, I'll go back and find you, then we can continue drinking. Sell more houses and make more money. Wait for me, wait for me, once things are settled here, I'll go back and find you. Then, brother, let's drink together again with all our might. Today, Fei Ge called me, I know he's unhappy, but I understand him, he won't say anything even if he has something on his mind. I asked him, but couldn't get an answer out of him, it's better to pretend to be stupid. Brother, what should I do? Please bless them and let them all be healthy and happy, don't let anything happen to them, okay?"

  My tears just kept flowing down. Then I threw my phone aside, lay on the bed and burst into loud wailing sobs.

  I was crying, and an arm wrapped around me, holding me up. I didn't say anything, nor did I care who it was, I just buried my face in his chest and cried. For so long, every time I'm alone and bored, I like to hug a pillow and have a good cry, because it's simple - crying is healthier. After I finished crying, I told myself not to live in memories of the past, they're all gone, I want to be happy, I'm Wang Yue, only living for emotions, as long as you smile, nothing is serious. I don't know how many times I've warned myself with these same words.

  I cried for a long time, and my snot and tears stained Dong Ge's clothes. Dong Ge didn't say anything, he just quietly hugged me, not speaking, letting me cry.

  Slowly, I lifted my head, wiped my eyes and smiled at Dong Ge "Dong Ge, you're back."