Ten Days End

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Chen Junnan rode his old bicycle, whistling as he passed through the alley deep in Baihua.

He passed the shoe repair stall that had been open for twenty years on the street and found that the old man was different today than he was yesterday.

He picked up a flat wooden board from somewhere, dipped a brush in shoe polish, and made a sign for himself.

From today on, he was no longer the "Uncle Zhao who repairs shoes at the intersection" as people called him, but "Shoe Repair Zhao".

How in line with the sign of old Beijing?

Like Xiaochang Chen, Fried Tripe Feng, Tea Soup Li, Wonton Hou, Burger King and so on.

In the future, one day, a "Shoe Repair Zhao" will appear among the signs that people pass on by word of mouth.

Wait, Chen Junnan thought to himself, "Burger King" doesn't seem to be a local brand.

"Da Nan..." Shoe Repair Zhao put the sharp needle in his hand through the leather shoes, without raising his head, and called out carelessly.

"Hey!" Chen Junnan hurriedly stopped his bicycle and got off the bike. "Isn't this Uncle Zhao? Have you eaten?"

"My man, I've been sitting here for so many years. Every time you pass by, you pretend not to see me. Aren't you afraid that I will pick on you?"

Shoe repairman Zhao lowered his head, looking straight at him from where his reading glasses couldn't cover his eyes.

"How can I do that!" Chen Junnan smiled and took out a small bottle of Erguotou from the front of his bicycle. "You are so impatient. Am I not testing your eyesight? I brought you a bottle of Erguotou and deliberately passed by here! Who would have thought that your eyesight is so good."

"Erguozi..." Uncle Zhao's eyes lit up instantly, "You little bastard...give it to me so I can take a look!"

"Hey! You have it!" Chen Junnan smiled and handed the Erguotou to Uncle Zhao, "I have something to do, so I'll get off first."

After saying that, he got back on the bicycle with a curse, thinking that today was a bad start. He lost a bottle of Erguotou as soon as he went out.

He also said that he would give it as a gift later... What should I do?

He whistled, and the car turned from Baihua Shenshen Hutong to Xinjiekou South Street, then passed Qingyang Avenue and bypassed Wuhou Temple, and turned left when he saw Inner Mongolia Street, and finally took the right road.

It is said that if you just ride along this road for another half an hour, and then turn to... Chen Junnan thought he should take a taxi.

After arriving at the destination, Chen Junnan found that the market in front of him seemed a bit crowded. He could only park the car at the intersection, turn over, and walk in with a swagger. Not long after, he saw an old acquaintance.

"Sister Shu Hua!" A very young girl held the hand of another girl and said timidly, "It was that boy who stole my hair... I'm going to go back and tell my mother..."

"Wu Xuan! Don't be afraid!" Shu Hua pulled the little girl behind him and walked forward with momentum, "I'm here! I'll get it back for you!"

The expressions of the two little boys in front of him were also different.

One of the little boys stretched out his hand and kept pulling the other little boy: "Xu Jiahua... Don't steal other people's things... Give it back to them..."

"You are stupid!" Xu Jiahua turned his head and said to him, "Zheng Yingxiong, don't you want to make friends with them? This is the fastest way!"

"But...but..." Zheng Yingxiong always felt that something was wrong, but the little sister named Shu Hua had already walked over with an angry face.

At this moment, two hands pressed the heads of the two little boys.

"The fastest legs." Chen Junnan said, "Can't you talk to them nicely when you want to make friends? You robbed things when you were young, what are you going to do when you grow up?"

"Hey?" Xu Jiahua was stunned, "Big Devil Chen Junnan!"

"What "Chen Junnan", learn something!" Chen Junnan said, "Call me brother! And what does "Big Devil" mean?"

Xu Jiahua made a face at Chen Junnan, ran to Shu Hua and returned Wu Xuan's hair flower to her, and then pulled Zheng Yingxiong away.

"Two stinky boys. "Chen Junnan looked at their figures going away and murmured, "Aren't they from Quanzhou Street? Why are they playing in Bolan Street?"

"Because the uncles in Bolan Street asked us to find someone recently, they will often treat us to dinner." Shu Hua smiled and said to Chen Junnan, "Wu Xuan has gained weight recently."

"I... I don't..." Wu Xuan was a little embarrassed and covered her belly, "Sister Shu Hua, don't talk nonsense..."

"Looking for someone... Ha..." Chen Junnan smiled, "Come on! Got it, go play quickly."

The two girls nodded and ran away hand in hand.

"Hey... Chen kid!"

Chen Junnan paused, turned his head and saw that an acquaintance was actually selling socks in the market.

"HeyHuh?" Chen Junnan said with a smile, "Old Lu!"

"Chen boy! Come and take a look! Are you short of socks recently?"

Chen Junnan was interested when he heard about socks, and walked forward to take a closer look.

The stall was full of short flesh-colored stockings.

"......?"

"Which pair do you like? I'll give you a discount!"

Chen Junnan felt that he had to change his words. He was not only confused every day in the "End of the World", but also here.

"Hey!"

While Chen Junnan was stunned, several fierce men slowly walked over. They felt that Chen Junnan did not look like an ordinary passerby, and they could not help but be on guard.

"Hiss! Chen boy, be careful!" Old Lu hurriedly lowered his head, "Those people are in charge of this market!"

"Oh, okay, you go ahead, I'll go and meet them."

He waved to Old Lu and turned to look at those people.

"Hey?" Chen Junnan smiled, "What advice?"

A young man who looked stupid walked up to him: "You idiot, where are you from?"

After hearing this, Chen Junnan paused slightly: "Man, are you sure you want to chat like this? Can't you just talk nicely?"

"I'll beat you up..." the young man yelled, "Are you deaf? Who are you talking to?"

Seeing that he couldn't understand what he was saying, Chen Junnan shook his head, took a step forward, stared at the young man and said word by word:

"Listen man, I'm your mother, I'm half your father."

The scene was filled with gunpowder in an instant, and several fierce men also shouted. Even Lao Lu behind him picked up the thing at hand with a nervous look on his face, ready to yell at any time when he saw injustice, and I'll leave after throwing the bench.

At this moment, a thin young man with long hair coughed behind the crowd, and the men quieted down and made way to both sides.

"Brother Jiu!"

The young man nodded and walked slowly to Chen Junnan. Chen Junnan felt that this man seemed to have some status and was considered a person of some importance. Moreover, his tattooed arms...

"Mr. Chen?" The young man lowered his head and picked up a cigarette and lit it for himself.

"Mr. Chen..."

"Mr. Chen?" The man exhaled a puff of smoke and asked again.

"Young Master Chen Junnan."

"Yi Jiachan, you are finally here." The young man smiled and stroked his hair, "Come with me, he has been waiting for you for a long time."

"You look pretty good with tattooed arms." Chen Junnan went up and put his arm around the young man's shoulders, "What do you mean? What's the situation now?"

"Haha, you'll know when you see him."

Chen Junnan greeted Lao Lu and asked those local tyrants to take good care of his stall. When passing by the arrogant young man, Chen Junnan even imitated him and said: "What the hell is wrong with me~Are you from the same family~?"

The man dared not to speak, and he had no idea that he was actually A Jin's friend.

They walked through the entire market and came to the deepest hall. The house was filled with smoke, and tall men with tattoos walked around. This scene made Chen Junnan feel a little uncomfortable.

In the hall of the hall, Qiao Jiajin was burning incense to Guan Erye.

"Old Qiao!" Chen Junnan was instantly overjoyed, "Hahaha! It's you, damn!"

"Handsome boy!" Qiao Jiajin was overjoyed, but he still carefully lit the incense, then ran over and grabbed Chen Junnan's shoulder, "Haha! After so many days, you are here! Finally found you!"

"You have a wide network of contacts!" Chen Junnan also laughed, "I have been looking around for ten days, and I have no idea where your Bolan Street is."

"We have a lot of people." Qiao Jiajin said with a smile, "I miss you so much, handsome boy."

"So do I!" Chen Junnan smiled, "By the way, I have prepared a gift for you!"

"Gift?"

"Hey!" Chen Junnan smiled and reached into his pocket, clenched his fist after searching for a long time, and slowly placed it in front of Qiao Jiajin.

Qiao Jiajin stared at Chen Junnan's hand with curiosity, watching him slowly open it.

There was nothing in his hand.

"Uh..." Qiao Jiajin paused, "Handsome boy... what is this gift?"

Chen Junnan was silent for a few seconds, and then said, "My most sincere miss!"

"Hahaha!" Jiuzi laughed out loud behind him, "Ah Jin, your old friend is quite interesting."

"Ha...haha..." Qiao Jiajin could only laugh awkwardly, and quickly reached out to close Chen Junnan's palm, "Handsome boy, let's talk about business first, come with me!"

"No, old Qiao, why don't you believe me?" Chen Junnan said as he was pulled into the house, "I want to say that I actually prepared Erguotou for you before I came, do you believe it?"

"Believe it, believe it." Qiao Jiajin said.

"So what is itWhat's the matter?" Chen Junnan asked.

"I don't know the situation either, let's go in and talk together."

The two pushed open the door of the office in the house, and Chen Junnan saw a familiar figure again.

Chu Tianqiu was sitting on the sofa in the house, drinking tea with a complicated expression. His formal dress was completely out of place in this hall.

"Xiao Chu...?"

"Okay, you two are finally here." Chu Tianqiu put down the teacup, raised his head and said, "I have something to discuss with you."

After hearing this, the two came to the table and sat down, not knowing what he meant.

"Originally, I wanted to live my own life and didn't want to have anything to do with people from "there." Chu Tianqiu frowned and said, "But I went to the hospital yesterday... The results of the examination... forced me to re-examine this matter."

"What's the matter?" Chen Junnan didn't quite understand, "What does this have to do with the hospital? "

"Let me tell you straight... I guess you guys have discovered these ten days..." Chu Tianqiu sighed, "Almost everyone has settled down here... Even some people we don't know "there" have found their home here."

"Yeah." The two nodded.

"But he hasn't shown up." Chu Tianqiu said, changing the subject.

The two paused slightly after hearing this, their expressions slightly disappointed.

"With his ability... If he really came here, it wouldn't be that no one has seen him for ten days." Chu Tianqiu took a deep breath and said, "You've been looking for him, right?"

Chen Junnan laughed and said, "Hey... How is it possible... I'm happy to take revenge, how can I be so hypocritical... Xiao Chu, you underestimated me..."

"I heard that you haven't been to Bo Lan Street in these ten days, but you're looking for someone every day." Chu Tianqiu said, "Who are you looking for? "

"I..."

"You know that Bolan Street is there, so Qiao Jiajin must be there, so there is no need to rush to find him." Chu Tianqiu said again, "But you never saw his land here, right?"

The two people's eyes were extremely complicated at this time. They were worried and anxious, but they didn't know what to do.

What attitude should we take to face him?

He had told countless lies, but kept the most precious promise.

He killed countless people, but saved all living beings.

Good and evil, right and wrong, good and evil, cause and effect seem to be entangled in him.

"So I wonder, does he not want to come back... or can't come back?"

Chu Tianqiu slowly took out a box from his arms, put it on the table and slowly opened it.

Inside, there was a frozen eyeball with cold air.

"This is the last item from "there", but I don't know what to do, so I hope to discuss it with you two. ”

“This is…”

Chu Tianqiu said as he pushed the box in front of the two of them:

“A ‘life-long’.”

“Life-long…long…?”

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The “new world” is still bustling with people.

Countless people are busy with their lives here.

They flow endlessly in this eternal little world, and they are also endless.

They are busy with their lives, can see the road ahead, and don’t want to complain.

Many people with special memories did not wait for the lingering earthquake in their memories on the second day, so they could only wait for the annihilation of the tenth day in anxiety.

They held hands and stood trembling on the street, and finally waited for the sky.

The moment the first ray of sunlight on the eleventh day jumped out of the horizon, it warmly sprinkled on many unbelievable and crying faces.

From this moment on, their lives will no longer stay within ten days, but will only flow forward forever.

It was not until that moment that people finally believed it.

The long, entangled, painful, nostalgic, yearning, sad and happy, eternal ten days, from this moment on -

completely ended.

(Ten days, the end.)