WTO accession

Chapter 24

When Teng Cuo returned to the apartment, the setting sun in the city dyed half of the sky red, and he stood in the neighborhood watching the sunset with his pocket in his pocket.When the twilight gradually fell, the street lights came on, and there was a small stray dog ​​sniffing around by the trash can. Teng Cuo looked at it after seeing the sky, and stared at it for a long time.

As the darkness subsided, some parents came out and shouted that the children who had played outside until now went home to eat and do their homework. The old man sat on a rocking chair, and some began to take a walk at night. Several young people walked past Teng Cuo with their shoulders crossed. , discussed to eat barbecue.Teng Cuo turned his head and looked at their backs, feeling a little eager for some reason.

He is like a lonely ghost, a passer-by in the world.He can't integrate into any light and warmth, can't learn, and has no chance.

After entering the door, the room was dark and eerily quiet.Teng Cuo walked around barefoot, turned on all the lights, and turned them off again. He held the TV remote control, but in the end he still didn't turn it on.He ate a lot of candy, and he didn't stop until his throat hurt.

He took off his clothes and climbed onto Xiao Guo's bed.Xiao Guo should still be "working" in the bar at this time, but the pillows in the bed are filled with the smell of Xiao Guo's body, very light, just the smell of soap, which Teng Cuo likes very much.

In the middle of the night, Chen Qi's message came in. Peter had already been to Xianfang Pavilion, and met sister Pei at the back door.The anti-narcotics police and special police rushed up from the dark, but they intercepted a drive-by seafood, so they could only pretend to check the KTV around, and returned in defeat.

Chen Qi sent a photo of sister Pei, which was taken by him on the spot, and it was a bit blurry.Teng Cuo looked at the photo in a daze, feeling the blood rushing back and forth between the temple and the heart.He replied after a while, asking Chen Qi to go to Xianfang Pavilion with him tomorrow.

Then he wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, smelling the smell of Xiao Guo, curled up like this and fell asleep.

He couldn't remember the last time he fell asleep smoothly and naturally without any medicine, but Teng Cuo liked this bed and its smell.He even had a dream, and what he dreamed of was a long time ago.

He dreamed that when he was young, he was with his aunt with his younger brother.Auntie said that your dad was doing business in a big city. When he asked what kind of business it was, Auntie held the needle and replied that it was a business of buying and selling women.

The aunt tied her arm with a rubber band, and said: "You don't know, your mother was sold by your father."

At that time, Teng Cuo was still called Nan Zhuo, and Nan Zhuo asked, "Why did he sell my mother?"

"Money!" Nan Xiujuan looked obsessively at the needle in her hand and said, "How can I support you if you don't have money?"

The veins and blood vessels protruded from her arms, which looked stiff.Nan Zhuo squatted by the table, his younger brother lay on his back, very obedient and quiet.Nan Xiujuan raised her head to enjoy, while Nan Zhuo used her fingernails to dig the mud on the ground without even raising her head.He didn't know what it was, but many people in Qihe Village did this kind of thing, and he was used to it.

Later, Nan Xiujuan died, she died quietly, she closed her eyes and still held the needle in her hand. In the two weeks after her death, Nan Zhuo and her younger brother ate all the food available at home.One night when he heard some movement in the house, he got out of bed to look, and found that several mice were eating Nan Xiujuan's body. White bones had been exposed under those sharp mouths, and the smell was everywhere.Nan Zhuo was not afraid, walked over and held down a mouse's tail, and looked carefully.

That year, Nan Zhuo was ten years old, and he carried a mouse to the stove.But when he was tiptoeing to find the pot, he remembered that adults said that eating rat meat might kill people. He didn't want to die, and he didn't want his brother to die, so he let the rat go again.

After that, the two children waited for their father on the mountain in the village. They lay on the ground for four days.When they started grazing, Nam Hong-joo came back and saved people from starving to death.

On the third day after Nan Hongzu came back, Nan Zhuo's younger brother died.

On that day, midsummer is approaching, and the rain is pouring down, covering the mountains and plains with flowers blooming like brocades, and the intoxicating aroma is wafting everywhere.Nan Zhuo ran past Wen Xi like this, his younger brother was lying in the pond at the foot of the mountain, and he had not moved for a long time.Nan Hongzu stood on the hillside, roaring like an animal.

Nan Zhuo dragged his younger brother out of the pond, not daring to cry.

Then many things happened in Nan Zhuo's life, in fact there were good things in it, but for some reason he didn't dream about it.When he came out of Qihe Village, Nan Hongzu was shot, and then he stood in the orphanage, watching a woman named Chen Fangyi sign a contract with the director, saying that she wanted to adopt him.

Nan Zhuo was taken away, he had no luggage, and followed the woman empty-handed.

Later, the woman sold him again.

Teng Cuo has not recalled this past event for many years. He once thought that he would not care anymore, but he was inexplicably sad, so sad that he cried in his dream, from dream to reality.When he opened his eyes, his face was full of tears, his eyes were sore, his nose was completely blocked, and he curled up sobbing until he convulsed.

It was very dark in the room, it was already early morning, and the stars that lit up the night appeared outside the window, and the noisy city fell silent.Waking up alone in the dark feels really uncomfortable, like stepping from one dream to another without any motivation to get up.Teng Cuo's hands and feet were a little hot, he was very tired, and his body had never been so lazy.

Teng Cuo lay on his back with his eyes swollen from crying, his life became meaningless in the silence. There are so many people in this world, but no one cares about him.

However, the sound of opening the door sounded, Teng Cuo sat up suddenly, and a few seconds later, the light in the living room was turned on.Xiao Guo walked in and paused when he reached the door of the bedroom.

Xiao Guo's voice was very soft: "Xiao Zhuo?"

He saw Teng Cuo sitting on his bed, hugging the quilt.The curtains were not drawn, and Teng Cuo became a dim shadow under the snow-white moonlight, just motionless, but Xiao Guo still knew that he was looking at him.

Xiao Guo smelled of alcohol on his body, and the temperature was as cold as an autumn night.He was actually in a mess. He had contacted Jue Ting an hour ago. The deal between Peter Xiao and Xianfang Pavilion was raided, but the container was full of seafood, and the police returned empty-handed.The time and place of the second transaction is still unknown. His current task is to stabilize Teng Cuo. If there is no successful arrest in a short period of time, Teng Cuo will be summoned for questioning soon.

Then he saw Teng Cuo jump out of bed quickly, and rushed towards him in a child's posture.He opened his arms to follow Teng Cuo, only to find that Teng Cuo was not wearing anything.

The creamy and white body made it impossible to find any blemishes, trembling in Xiao Guo's embrace.Teng Cuo just stuck to Xiao Guo like this, buried his face in Xiao Guo's chest, and tightened his arms so tightly that Xiao Guo even felt pain.Xiao Guo's body blocked the light coming from the living room, Teng Cuo stood in the darkness, hugging the man from the light, tears wet Xiao Guo's clothes.

"Xiao Zhuo?" Xiao Guo didn't stretch out his hand, but asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with you?"

Teng Cuo was silent for a while, and said: "...I had a dream."

His voice was very hoarse, nasal after crying.He strangled Xiao Guo's ribs with his arms, and he could touch the gun at Xiao Guo's waist when he went further down. Xiao Guo straightened his body a little, Teng Cuo obediently changed his posture, and hung his arms around Xiao Guo's neck.

"Brother Xiao," he said in a very soft voice, "you hug me."

He seemed to be begging, with trembling shoulders, he tiptoed to rub Xiao Guo's side neck vigorously, and said over and over again: "You hug me, Brother Xiao, you hug me..."

Xiao Guo raised his hand and put it on Teng Cuo's long hair hanging down his back.Teng Cuo showed his incomparable sincerity and dependence on him in the posture of a baby. Xiao Guo only needs to lower his eyes slightly to see everything.The person in his arms was slender and slender, his shoulders were not too broad, but his waist and crotch were too narrow, in comparison, only the shoulders could barely show a man's muscularity.

He picked up Teng Cuo and walked into the dark bedroom.Teng Cuo kicked him to prevent him from going to the bed over there, so Xiao Guo finally put him on his own bed.

"Brother Xiao," Teng Cuo refused to let go, "Come up and stay with me—is that okay?"

Tonight's Teng Cuo was not quite right, he was lying on the quilt, with black hair scattered, his body was covered with moonlight, and his expression was extremely fragile.He is indeed stunning in the world, his pale and transparent skin makes people think that he is wrapped in white gauze, and his lips are as red as roses.

Xiao Guo wanted to squat down beside the bed, but Teng Cuo grabbed his collar to prevent him from moving.In the end Xiao Guo compromised, patted Teng Cuo's hand, stood beside the bed and took off his coat, and he skillfully rolled up his gun in his trousers and kicked it under the bed.And Teng Cuo just looked at his face intently, paying no attention to his movements.

Then Xiao Guo lay down on the bed and covered the two of them together under the quilt.As soon as he came up, Teng Cuo moved over and hugged him tightly.

"Xiao Zhuo," Xiao Guo pushed back the hair covering Teng Cuo's face, "Is it a nightmare?"

Teng Cuo looked up at him and asked slowly, "Brother Xiao, do you remember that I told you that I won't live long?"

He sounded very sad, Xiao Guo nodded, shook his head again, and said: "Don't think about it."

Teng Cuo also shook his head and said, "It's true, I have a hunch, I won't live long."

Xiao Guo hugged him with his arms through the quilt, and said: "Then your feeling is wrong."

Teng Cuo raised his hand to touch his side face, the temperature in his palm was very high, but his body curled up in Xiao Guo's arms was extremely cold, soft and unfathomable.The two were clinging to each other, strangely without desire.

"If I die," Teng Cuo said, "you just forget about me and find someone to live with, okay?"

"You won't die." Xiao Guo couldn't restrain the panic in his heart, he asked: "Xiao Zhuo, why did you say that? Don't say that."

Teng Cuo used his fingertips and eyes to trace the man's dark eyebrows little by little, and said: "We will all die one day, Brother Xiao, you promise me, you will forget about me when I die, and find someone to live with."

Xiao Guo said, "I can't promise you."

Then he asked: "Xiao Zhuo, do you want to tell me something?"

Teng looked at him wrongly for a moment, then shook his head.

He can't say, he can't say anything, he has unfinished business, but he wants to live happily and healthily without burden.

Xiao Guo looked at him deeply, and said: "Okay, then don't talk about it."

He pressed the hand on Teng Cuo's back heart again, Teng Cuo smiled softly, raised his hand to smooth Xiao Guo's frown, and asked: "You are so good to me, do you feel more guilty, or do you still feel guilty?" like me?"

Xiao Guo said, "I still like you."

When he said this kind of thing, he always spoke slowly and his voice was very low, because he was not very embarrassed.Xiao Guo stretched out a hand and grabbed Teng Cuo.Teng wrongly held the past, as if holding the past for many years.

Teng Cuo touched Xiao Guo's burning ears with his other hand, and said, "Me too."

"I was really happy when the two of us were together in high school," Teng Cuo said with half-closed eyes. Sugar kisses me..."

Xiao Guo said: "Then you kiss back."

"I still have sugar in my mouth," Teng laughed wrongly, "It's always sweet when I kiss..."

Xiao Guo also laughed, but at the same time he felt the tip of his nose sore.He put his arms under the quilt and hugged Teng Cuo tightly.

Teng Cuo also hugged him tightly, Xiao Guo lowered his head and saw the tears streaming from the corner of Teng Cuo's eyes.

Teng Cuowei was in his arms and said: "Then we separated, I was in pain, but now that we meet again, I don't feel pain anymore. I'm very happy, really, Brother Xiao, I'm very happy."

Xiao Guo's Adam's apple slid crazily, he didn't reveal too much emotion, and said, "Me too."

"Brother Xiao..." Teng Cuo opened his eyes, "I am not afraid of death, but before I die, I must think of two people, one is Uncle Teng, and the other is you. I care about you in this life You two."

He looked at Xiao Guo with bloody and tear-red eyes, and asked urgently, "You know that?"

Xiao Guo's voice was trembling, he said: "I know."

Teng Cuo didn't suppress his crying, he cried and said, "It's enough for you to know."

The light coming through the window stretched his tail feathers, Teng Cuo held Xiao Guo's face and kissed his lips.This kiss was calm and gentle. They often kissed like this when they were young. The love that did not need to be proved by passion was contained between the lips. It was just soft and close, like the warm embers after the gorgeous fireworks.

Teng Cuo's tears were licked off, and when the two separated, he stopped crying, and his face was covered with half-dried tears.He looked at Xiao Guo with a smile, and there were no tears in his eyes.These beautiful eyes are extremely calm, which can be called tranquility, and some people may think it is like the dawn.Xiao Guo always thought of this look in the future, Teng Cuo had never looked at him like that when he was an adult, it was the afterglow of the sunset under this person's concealment and candor, it was the clarity and authenticity after the intimacy faded away.

"Brother Xiao," Teng Cuo asked hoarsely after a long time, "What will it be like in the future? Are you still a bartender?"

"Well," Xiao Guo said, "you go to work every day, and then come to Maoyan to find me."

"No," Teng Cuo shook his head and said, "Brother Xiao, you can't take me with you anymore. I won't be there by then, so you can't count me in. I'll ask again, and you say it again, it's your own." In the future. After I leave, will you still be the bartender?"

"Then I don't want to do it anymore," Xiao Guo leaned forward and pressed his forehead against him, "Without you."

"Think about it," Teng Cuo trembled, "I have to go."

Xiao Guo pursed his lips tightly and did not speak, Teng Cuo slowly lowered his head, closed his eyes and curled up his body, curling up in Xiao Guo's arms.This is his only safe space in this world, this warm and quiet night seems to have turned into a miniature eternity, Teng Cuo didn't speak any more, Xiao Guo's hands were slowly arranging his hair.

After a long time, Xiao Guo softly called "Xiao Zhuo".

Teng Cuo didn't answer, he fell asleep, and fell asleep under Xiao Guo in this oppressive and twisted posture, with a lonely and innocent expression, like a child.

Xiao Guo also closed his eyes, he was very tired, hugged Teng Cuo, and fell into a deep sleep.He fell into chaos and had a dream at the dawn of time.In the dream, Teng Cuo cried and kissed his forehead, choked up and said goodbye to Brother Xiao.

He opened his eyes, his arms were empty.He got up and looked around, it was still early, but Teng Cuo had already left.

Last night Teng wrong was abnormal and he needed to report it, Xiao Guo first picked up the gun that was thrown there last night from under the bed, stood beside the bed and closed his eyes.In the darkness, he kept seeing Teng Cuo, obviously with a peaceful smile, but he could clearly feel that Xiao Zhuo was very sad.

Xiao Guo closed his eyes for a while, and heaved a sigh of relief when he opened them again.He wanted to contact Jue Ting, but when he turned on his phone, he saw a message from Tan Yanxiao ordering him to evacuate immediately.

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