After exhausting myself to death

As the sky gets darker, Mutian Village lights up with dots of lights, bright and warm in the dark night.

Especially when looking into the village from a distance, the lights of the entire Mutian Village are melted together, like a rising sun. That was the first ray of light that appeared in this land that had been dormant for many years.

Since the solar panels were installed in the village, the villagers have fallen in love with walking around the streets.

After dinner, we gathered in twos and threes in a house, watched the lights on the roof turn on, and then chatted happily until late under the warm yellow light.

Shen Minghuan walked outside the village home and heard laughter coming from inside before he even got close.

Apparently, the village chief's house, which has the largest house, is popular with the party-loving villagers.

Shen Minghuan's knock on the door was perfectly covered up. He frowned in distress, wondering whether he should make a loud noise or turn off the power temporarily first?

Song Dazhi, who arrived late, rubbed his eyes and said, "Oh, it's Teacher Shen."

Song Dazhi's face wrinkled up in distress, "Teacher Shen, why are you waiting outside? They didn't open the door for you, right? Oh, Teacher Shen, you are such a nice person, don't be polite to them, come here Jean, ah yes, stand further away.”

Teacher Shen, a very nice person who had absolutely no intention of cutting off the power just now, backed away weakly. Song Dazhi cleared his throat - "You bunch of bastards, Teacher Shen is here, come here and open the door!"

The person inside came out angrily, "Well, you Song Dazhi, you still used Teacher Shen to lie to us...Ah, Teacher Shen, hello, hello."

Most of the parents will become polite when they see the teacher, and the villagers will even behave much more politely.

One second Song Dazhi was proudly holding his hands on his hips, and the next second he bent over sincerely and apologized again and again: "Uncle village chief, I'm not scolding you for being a bastard. You calm down and don't lift the stick. Teacher Shen is still here. Give it to me." Save some face..."

After some confusion, Shen Minghuan also sat in the village chief's house.

The villagers blinked at him, and for a moment Shen Minghuan seemed to see his group of students who were waiting for food.

The village elder said solemnly, "Teacher Shen, you treat me as your own family. You're welcome. If you have anything to say, please tell me. They have plenty of strength."

The villagers were used to Shen Minghuan asking for help from time to time with a bunch of strange things. Instead of refusing, they puffed up their chests proudly.

Shen Minghuan pursed his lips and said, "Actually, I'm here to say goodbye. I will return to Kyoto in the next two days."

"Ah?" The villagers shouted in surprise, and their expressions suddenly dropped, feeling indescribably depressed.

They were embarrassed to stay, and their expressions changed several times, and finally they could only hold back a few words: "Be careful on the road."

"If you don't mind, I'd like to take the kids with me."

Shen Minghuan's eyes were sincere: "Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, they need a wider sky. I will take good care of them. If you are worried, I will immediately start improving transportation methods when I arrive in Beijing. You can come often..."

Before Shen Minghuan finished speaking, Song Dazhi grabbed his hand excitedly, "Teacher Shen, are you willing to take them away? Thank you so much. You don't know how bad these bastards are at home. They usually only I’ll listen to you...but there’s no need to take care of them, let them take care of you.”

Shen Minghuan: "???"

Shen Minghuan showed a business smile: "In that case, uncles, please ask the children. If you are willing to go with me, come to me to sign up tomorrow. Keep your luggage simple, Kyoto is prosperous, there will be no shortage of things."

"By the way, village chief." Shen Minghuan looked at the embarrassed old man who was about to speak but could not speak. He smiled casually and gently: "If you trust me, could you please ask Wenwen what you think?"

Wenwen is the village chief’s granddaughter who goes to school in the city.

The village chief's tangled worries were unexpectedly solved by someone, and his eyes turned red instantly. He spoke incoherently: "Trust me, trust me, no trouble, Ming Huan, thank you..."

*

Ji Wangchen received news from the Flying Fox Group. The news came from Pei Shu and requested that it be sent back to the country intact as soon as possible.

Ji Wangchen stared closely at the news from Pei Shu and remained silent for a long time.

Without much delay, he quickly convened a meeting.

The meeting was full of people familiar with Shen Minghuan's matter, including Jiang Li and Gu Wenjing, who participated remotely by phone.

"Feihu saw Rice enter the room where Pei Shu was under house arrest and stayed there for a while." Ji Wangchen said with a sullen face, briefly introducing the news he had received.

"Les? Is Pei Shu okay?" Gu Wenjing asked anxiously.

Ji Wangchen sighed, "Of course Pei Shu said he was fine, but..."

He hesitated slightly, but decided to say it directly: "The Flying Fox members saw that there was blood on Les when he came out."

There was a clear "bang" sound from the other end of the phone, as if something had been accidentally knocked over, followed by Zhang Jingchang's panicked voice: "Teacher? Teacher, are you okay?"

"Gu Wenjing, calm down. I'm telling you this to cheer you up and find a solution together." Ji Wangchen sternly said, "Do you still want us to split our minds and take care of you?"

Jiang Li looked worried, "Old man Gu, Pei Shu can still deliver the news, and his life is definitely not in danger. The recent negotiations with Country M have gone smoothly, and we will definitely be able to bring Pei Shu back home safely."

Others also tried to comfort Gu Wenjing.

The rude old man even looked at Ji Wangchen accusingly, blaming him for saying everything without having any control over his words.

Gu Wenjing adjusted his mood in a short time. Except for his slightly hoarse voice, it was as if the gaffe just now did not exist. "Ji Wangchen, go on, what did Pei Shu say?"

"He said..." Ji Wangchen looked complicated.

The secret language was complex and the time was limited. The message from Pei Shu was very simple, with only five words translated.

——"Protect Shen Minghuan."

Everyone present was silent after hearing this.

After a long time, the rough old man whispered: "Pei Shu is a good boy, but we are sorry for him."

He was imprisoned for five years and suffered all kinds of torture and humiliation. He did not mention a word about his own suffering. Instead, he only thought about his compatriots.

Such a good boy, they failed to protect him.

Gu Wenjing was very calm, "Pei Shu will send back this kind of news, which proves that Rice's search for him must be related to Ming Huan."

"This is what I'm most worried about." Ji Wangchen raised his head, his eyes dark behind the lenses, "You still remember, M country spies threatened Ming Huan with something, but we still haven't found it yet."

Gu Wenjing's breath froze.

He suddenly remembered that he asked those students what Shen Minghuan cared about most, and the students said it was them.

He didn't take it seriously at the time. These students were well protected by Shen Minghuan. How could Country M have the ability to threaten that person with them?

He also thought that maybe it was Jiang Li, but Jiang Li was in Kyoto and had someone to protect him every time he traveled, and it was even less likely that he would be controlled by Country M.

But how could he forget that Shen Minghuan not only has teachers and students, he also has his own classmates and friends, such as...

Jiang Li's face turned pale. Apparently he had thought of the same thing as Gu Wenjing. His voice was trembling: "Ming Huan and Pei Shu are classmates."

Grandpa Sven quickly reacted, "You mean, Country M is using Pei Shu to threaten Shen Minghuan?"

Pei Shu endured physical pain for Shen Minghuan, while Shen Minghuan endured the humiliation and humiliation of spies for Pei Shu?

They are both the most dazzling talents of China's young generation, but they have a bad fate and are not taken seriously by others.

The rough old man's eyes were red and he gritted his teeth and cursed angrily: "Fuck Country M, it's really not something humans can do! These two kids..."

The old man's voice was choked and he was speechless.

It's completely unimaginable how these two people spent those long years. They were each other's pillars of support in their studies, and were each other's most solid companions. But now they are separated by vast distances.

That's all, but each other's existence turned into a sharp blade in the hands of the enemy. They could only lead their necks to be slaughtered, allowing the blade to cut through their skin inch by inch.

They are each other's weakness.

Support each other, but also drag each other down.

And these stories, they, who are supposed to be relied upon, are not aware of it at all.

Ji Wangchen quickly raised his glass to drink water and swallowed the sourness that surged into his throat. He closed his eyes and said, "The situation is already very clear. Lais suddenly went to find Pei Shu, probably just to get news about Ming Huan, and Pei Shu ...Pei Shu refused to say, so..."

"He may have known about Country M's plan, which would be detrimental to Ming Huan. That's why the news came out quickly."

"As for Ming Huan..."

Ji Wangchen drank another glass of water and said in a depressed tone: "The spies targeted him earlier than us. Pei Shu is still in country M. Ming Huan dare not act rashly."

I've been pretending to be crazy and acting stupid for several years, I've been working hard for several years, I've been submissive for several years...

The spy Xiao Xiao was not worth mentioning in his eyes, but Pei Shu was in their hands, so he could only compromise and wronged himself again and again.

Do they know that the other person is also suffering because of them?

Maybe he knows.

They are willing to go through all kinds of sufferings for each other, and they also accept what the other person has done for them, without resenting the other person or blaming themselves for it.

I only wish that the moonlight would always shine in the golden cup while singing and drinking.

So they are friends.

"Ji Wangchen." Gu Wenjing suddenly spoke, his tone sounded urgent and solemn, "Ming Huan wants to agree to a deal with Country M. He wants to exchange himself for Pei Shu."

He told the whole story about Shen Minghuan coming to him, "I don't know how he knew about this, but you must keep an eye on him and don't let him do stupid things."

Ji Wangchen replied solemnly: "I won't give him this chance. Just in case, Gu Wenjing, you should set off and come back as soon as possible. I have arranged people to protect you along the way."

The rough old man slapped the table, "If you want to be a hero, you have to ask us if we agree. These young people are so ignorant!"

"Isn't it appropriate to scold my students in front of me?" Jiang Li said angrily.

Their gags finally made the atmosphere less tense, and everyone laughed a bit during the discussion.

Gu Wenjing unconsciously rubbed the ring Shen Minghua gave him between his fingers, feeling extremely uneasy for some reason.

Shen Minghuan was serious about what she said to him. Can they really stop this man?

But he had powerlessly watched Pei Shu fall into the sea of ​​fire. He had already owed Pei Shu, how could he owe Shen Minghuan again?