Chapter 24 There Are Surveillance Cameras Here, Let’s Go to the Alley

The sudden roar interrupted Brother Hao's hand reaching for the N97.

Zhou Rui looked back and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure running towards him.

Lu Xubo.

He looked fierce at this moment, and there were several boys following him.

Lu Xubo stood in front of Zhou Rui, tilted his head and looked at Brother Hao, fearless: "Who are you with? You came to No. 1 Middle School to cause trouble."

Brother Hao was actually a little afraid when he saw Lu Xubo and his gang were tall and strong, and they were aggressive.

He was okay at scaring good students, but he was just a gangster, and bullying the weak was written in his bones.

In addition, several boys behind Lu Xubo surrounded Brother Hao and Guo Sheng.

Zhou Rui sighed and took back the N97 in his hand with a little regret.

It was a pity that he was not robbed.

Hao Ge was timid but stubborn: "I'm with Bo Ge, students shouldn't be too arrogant, okay?"

Lü Xubo glared at Guo Sheng, then slapped Hao Ge's face and said: "I don't care who you are with, don't come to No. 1 Middle School to cause trouble, otherwise I'll beat you up every time I see you, get out of here!"

Hao Ge saw that the other side had many people and each one was taller than him, so he could only turn around and say fiercely: "Don't leave after school if you have the guts!"

Lü Xubo said disdainfully: "It's time to go home now, idiot!"

Zhou Rui felt a little sorry for not sending him in, and kicked him, and Hao Ge fell flat on his face, but he didn't dare to turn his head back.

Guo Sheng also wanted to run, Lu Xubo was someone he didn't dare to provoke in any sense, and the reason why he was afraid of Zhou Rui's three-pointer before was because of Lu Xubo, so how could he not be weak in the knees.

Hao Ge was slapped in the face and talked to, wouldn't he be slapped in the face?

Unfortunately, Guo Sheng was pressed down by Lu Xubo on the shoulder and didn't run.

Not to mention how desperate Guo Sheng was, Lu Xubo immediately turned to look at Zhou Rui and said in a deep voice: "Are you okay?"

Zhou Rui spread his hands and said helplessly: "It's okay, it's just that you ruined the good thing."

Lu Xubo thought that Zhou Rui said "good thing" means that he was going to fight two people, so he didn't think much about it.

Zhou Rui pointed at Guo Sheng and said: "This guy is usually not seen, but I didn't expect him to be so mean. For such a small matter, he actually asked people outside the school to block me. It really makes me look at him with new eyes."

Guo Sheng was surrounded by several tall and strong boys at this time, his face was ashen, but he didn't know that Lu Xubo's appearance was the real saver.

Zhou Rui saved him at the beginning, but he hated Zhou Rui.

Now that Lu Xubo saved him, he must hate Lu Xubo in his heart.

Some people, since childhood, are villains.

Lu Xubo said: "How do you want to deal with it, beat him up?"

Zhou Rui looked at the camera behind him and shook his head.

Since you have been reborn, don't use the methods of young people, so reckless.

"There are surveillance cameras here. Drag her to the alley and beat her up."

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Half an hour later, Zhou Rui sent Li Wenqian to the gate of her community.

Seeing Li Wenqian's hesitation, Zhou Rui "rubbed" her mushroom head and said, "Go back. Don't worry about the rest. I'll take care of it."

Li Wenqian nodded, turned around and ran into the community.

Zhou Rui watched Li Wenqian enter the unit door, then turned around and walked back, and then found Lu Xubo waiting in the alley.

The big group of people left before, and Guo Sheng gave them a lesson and let them go.

Lu Xubo was carrying a schoolbag across his shoulder, and his school uniform was a little loose. Looking at Zhou Rui, he felt a little strange.

In the first and second year of high school, the two had a good relationship, and could even be said to be best friends, often doing absurd things together.

But in the third year of high school, Zhou Rui chose to work hard, while Lu Xubo seemed to choose to stay the same, and gradually the relationship faded.

There was no such rigid breakup, nor any conflict or dissatisfaction.

Purely, just because they chose different paths, they naturally separated on two different tracks.

Zhou Rui glanced at Lu Xubo. Although he disrupted his good show, Lu Xubo did help him. He pushed Lu Xubo's shoulder with his fist and said, "Thank you for today."

Lu Xubo seemed a little uncomfortable with this kind of thanks. Young people rarely say thank you solemnly. He thought Zhou Rui had changed a lot.

"I felt that Guo Sheng was not right these days. He always stared at you during class. I didn't expect him to be so bold. He asked people outside to block you and wanted to steal your phone."

Zhou Rui didn't point it out. He really blocked him after school, but he was the one who led the robbing of the phone, although he was interrupted in the end.

Guo Sheng was lucky. He was only beaten up.

Thinking of Lu Xubo's family situation, Zhou Rui said, "Have you eaten? Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner."

Lu Xubo moved his mouth and followed him.

Lu Xubo was born in a working-class family. He only has an alcoholic father at home. If he goes home at this time, there may not be cold rice.

Zhou Rui didn't have much money, so the two sat at a wonton stall in the alley, and Zhou Rui ordered two bowls of wontons.

Tired office workers, greasy ground

The boss lady can wrap ten small wontons with a chopstick on the meat filling.

There may be no delicious food in the alley, but there is never a lack of fireworks.

There is another meal at my mother's house in the evening, so Zhou Rui himself doesn't plan to eat much. He ordered the big wontons for Lu Xubo and a bowl of small wontons that are almost all dough.

While wiping the table, Zhou Rui chatted casually: "How is Uncle Lu recently?"

When he was in the first and second year of high school, Zhou Rui also went to Lu Xubo's house. He was impressed by Uncle Lu who was "slightly drunk" 24 hours a day.

Lü Xubo moved his lips and whispered, "Drinking and causing trouble, detained for seven days, not out yet."

Zhou Rui paused.

Before rebirth, he and Lü Xubo had no more contact after the college entrance examination. The other party did not seem to be admitted to university or college, and stayed in Qinghe County. He never showed up at any class reunion after that, and basically disappeared from Zhou Rui's life.

Later, he heard that he seemed to have committed something and was imprisoned.

The wontons were served quickly. When the boss brought them, Zhou Rui suddenly said, "There are still 40 days before the college entrance examination. What are your plans?"

Lü Xubo, who was adding vinegar to the wontons, paused, and continued to pour vinegar without looking up:

"I know a friend who opened a car wash and auto repair shop on Jianguo Road. I agreed to go there to help after graduation and learn a craft."

Zhou Rui mixed the wontons: "Friends you know? Friends on the road, right?"

Lü Xubo hesitated, but still nodded, and then ate them with a slurp.

It was a bit hot, but he still ate it in a hurry.

In fact, he didn't taste anything in his mouth, it was all bitter.

Zhou Rui looked at him and drank the wonton soup in a disjointed manner.

Lu Xubo was not stupid, in fact, he was very smart, and even very sober.

He knew that missing the college entrance examination would be very troublesome in his future.

He also knew that going to the so-called "friends" for help was not a good way out.

Due to family reasons, he was actually much more sober than the so-called bad boys around him.

But being sober does not mean that he has the ability to break free.

Zhou Rui knew clearly that Lu Xubo was not unable to study, but that he did not have the environment.

When he was in the first and second year of high school, he occasionally studied, and even explained the questions to Zhou Rui, but after entering the third year of high school, Lu Xubo gave up completely. Even during the quizzes, Zhou Rui noticed that he simply slept through the exams for two courses in the afternoon.

The teacher would not care about such a student.

Lu Xubo gave up his studies, and the teacher also gave up Lu Xubo.

He would not bully people in the class, and never pick on things. Gradually, he became like a transparent person in Class 7 of Senior 3.

At the wonton stall, the two fell into silence.

Lu Xubo's situation can only be described as fate, and it is difficult to reverse the accumulated evil.

Zhou Rui said:

"Maybe you can consider going to a big city to try, such as real estate agents, salesmen, etc., who don't care much about academic qualifications. I think it is at least more reliable than helping out at a "friend's" auto repair shop. Of course, if you can pass the exam for a third-tier university or a junior college, it would be even better."

Lu Xubo frowned, finished the wontons in a few bites, wiped his mouth and said, "I'm leaving, bye."

Zhou Rui didn't say anything more, and smiled and said, "Be careful on the road."