like electricity

On Wednesday lunch break, Jiang Shou and Zhuo Shuang, who finished their lunch, were on their way back to school.

The mobile phone in Jiangchou's pocket vibrated, it was the courier who sent a text message saying that the things he bought had been left at the school concierge.

The gatekeeper of the school is an old man with gray hair and a little deafness, Jiang Shou had to repeat it three times before he could hear his name clearly.

"Jiangchou... Jiangchou, isn't it? So sad, so sad, why would parents have such an unlucky name." The old man muttered, "Here, sign it and take it away."

Jiang Shou took the courier upstairs, the corrugated cardboard box was narrow and long, and the inner and outer layers of tape were wrapped tightly, it was quite heavy in the hand.He originally planned to stuff it into the schoolbag and open it after school, but he was a step too slow and was caught by Wei Zhixun who came to watch.

"What did you buy? Open it and have a look."

Wei Zhixun is just a curious baby, he pestered Jiang Shou to see the true face of this thing.

Jiang Shou originally wanted Zhuo Shuang to help him persuade Wei Zhixun, but Zhuo Shuang also stared at the things in his hand, "Open it, I also want to see what you bought."

If Wei Zhixun was the only one who said he wanted to see Jiang Shou and could refuse, now that even Zhuo Shuang said so, he had no other choice but to open it.

He looked around the classroom and found that no one was looking at them, so he waved to those two people, "Come closer."

When Zhuo Shuang and Wei Zhixun approached,

He used the key to cut open the tape wrapped around the box, and took out something wrapped in bubble wrap.

"The packaging is so tight, is it so shameful?" Wei Zhixun didn't expect it to be so complicated, "Is this considered excessive packaging?"

This last layer of packaging is the most difficult to remove. Jiang Shou removed layer after layer—the seller actually wrapped four layers of bubble wrap—and then exposed the true appearance of this thing in front of them: the black stick It looks like a flashlight at first glance.The thinner end has an anti-friction plastic handle and an orange opening to adjust the power, while the thicker end has no light bulb, replaced by a few smooth metal contacts on the top.

Most boys have watched a lot of gunfights and gangster movies, and Wei Zhixun is no exception.He weighed this thing in his hand, "It should be a toy with low power, but it is quite imitative. Why did you buy this all of a sudden? Buy it for your sister to prevent perverts?"

Jiang Shou glanced at him strangely, "Simulation? It's the real thing, it knocks down a dog in five seconds, that's what the seller told me."

"I rely on."

Wei Zhixun put all his hands on the switch, and immediately threw it on the table in a hurry when he heard that it was such a dangerous thing.

"Electricity doesn't kill people." Jiang Miao thought he was worried about this.

What does this have to do with being dead?Wei Zhixun covered his mouth, lowered his voice, and said with a guilty conscience, "Jiang Xiaochou, how dare you bring this to school. Where did you buy it? Is it illegal?"

"Taobao."

Wei Zhixun suspected that he regarded himself as a fool, and had the evidence, "Is this thing sold on Taobao?"

"Yes, I just need to find it."

Jiang Mou seldom buys things online, so she doesn't know much about the twists and turns, so she just entered the word "electric baton" in the input box with the mentality of trying it out.There was no result, he didn't think much and planned to quit the client, but the response speed of the old Android phone that Jiang Suqing eliminated was really too slow, and he just stuck on the main page for a long time.Just in these ten seconds, he saw the keyword of electric shock self-defense in the input box, so he searched it again by accident.This time, there was a result. He scrolled down and found that in addition to the outdoor adventure multi-functional all-in-one flashlight, there was also a store with no pictures of the actual product and a monthly sales volume of 31.He clicked on the main page of the store and found that the product introduction only had two sentences.

— is what you want.Contact the owner for a private chat.

He contacted the owner directly according to the picture, and the owner readily sent a bunch of electric batons of different models and specifications.He picked for a long time, and picked the second-lowest power, which is said to be able to bring down a dog in five seconds.

The efficiency of the store was faster than he thought. The order placed on Monday night was received today.

"Forget it, I don't want to know." Wei Zhixun, a good law-abiding citizen, defeated his exuberant curiosity for the first time, "Hurry up and put it away, it's not good for others to see it."

Jiang Choi picked up the electric baton on the table and said without looking up, "I was going to put it in my schoolbag, but you guys made me open it."

Wei Zhixun laughed dryly, "Isn't this...I didn't expect you to buy such a thing."

After speaking, he crazily spurned in his heart what he was so curious about.It's all the fault of Jiangchou's little classmate who behaved too peacefully in the past two months, he almost forgot that this is the evil star who held Zhou Zezheng in a dark alley and beat him up.

"Are you planning... to seek revenge on the guy who beat you?"

Jiang Shou applied the medicine prescribed by Dr. Pei for two days, and most of the scary red marks have disappeared, but if you look carefully, you can still see some traces.

"It's not seeking revenge, I'm going to have a good talk with that person." Jiang Shou was busy repacking the electric baton, but didn't see Wei Zhixun's surprised eyes.

Wei Zhixun wanted to know which one of them was crazy, and which one had a good talk about the use of dangerous and prohibited items such as electric batons?

Zhuo Shuang, who had been silent until now, said suddenly, "Show me."

Jiangchou hesitated for a moment, but still handed the things over.

"Well, it's true, no problem." Zhuo Shuang pushed the switch, "Look."

Wei Zhixun's scalp tingles just looking at the purple arc between the poles. Even if he is ridiculed as a coward, he doesn't want to continue getting along with these two dangerous elements for a second.

"I'm leaving, you two take it easy..."

Zhuo Shuang turned off the switch and threw the things to Jiang Miao, "This is what you said you can handle well?"

Jiang Shou didn't have enough confidence, "Yeah."

He did well in the midterm exam, Jiang Suqing gave him a few hundred dollars as a reward, but he ended up using it for this kind of place.

But this was the best way he could think of to deal with it - if he went to negotiate with Xie Shun empty-handed, any fool would think that the result would be just another beating.

He needed a bargaining chip to make Xie Shun fear him, a bargaining chip that was easy to get, would not hurt Xie Shun's life, and was sufficiently deterrent.

"Do you know how to use it?"

Jiang worry shakes his head.Isn't this thing effective as long as it touches the human body?

Zhuo Shuang smiled, "Do you want me to teach you? I happen to have learned a little bit about self-defense."

He nodded hesitantly, "Yes."

"If you're a girl, then I wouldn't recommend you to use this move, because the opponent is an adult man, and the girl might be deprived of her weapon if she doesn't have enough strength. If you are...you can't show this kind of trick in the first place , you have to observe, be on guard, wait for the opponent to strike first, and then catch him by surprise." Zhuo Shuang tapped the socket of his elbow, "Human joints are very fragile, if you want to kill with one blow, let the opponent lose the ability to attack later, It's best to start here."

Jiang Mou noticed the changes in her body during this period: Adam's apple became more obvious, growing pains became more frequent than before, and 1.5 cm was a normal error in the last measurement, so this time 2 cm can only be used He did grow taller to explain.

This is a ritual that every teenager must complete to become an adult, and after being so late, his transformation has finally begun.

"The most important thing is, don't panic, stay calm."

He really wanted to ask Zhuo Shuang if he had already guessed something, but he couldn't ask because Zhuo Shuang was telling him with words and deeds that he was keeping his promise that day and waiting for the day when he was willing to confess.

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Xie Shun didn't go out to play cards that night.When Jiang Shou came back, the lights in the living room and kitchen were on, and the noise of people inside could be heard through the thin door panel of the master bedroom.

For the past two days, Jiang Suqing has been on the evening shift, and she doesn't get home until after eleven o'clock every night. When she comes back, she washes up and sleeps after taking off her make-up. At most, she asks Jiang Shou through the door if she has finished her homework and whether she has enough money—if Not like this, the scars on Jiang Shou's face would not be so easy to get away with.

He took out something from his schoolbag and knocked on the door of the master bedroom.

There was no response the first time, but the second time Xie Shun yelled and cursed, "Get away! I don't want to talk to you."

He turned a deaf ear to Xie Shun's scolding, "Uncle Xie, I have something I want to talk to you about."

Knocking on the door for the fourth time, after a burst of hurried footsteps, the door was swung open, revealing Xie Shun's drunken face.

He stared fiercely at Jiang Shou, and threatened in a hissed voice, "I don't want to beat you today, so don't make trouble for me."

The strong smell of alcohol hit his face, Jiang Shou raised his head, and suddenly met those bloodshot eyes, and the memory of the pain in his mind instantly revived.

do not be afraid.He gripped the electric baton in his pocket even harder.do not be afraid.

——This person has no way to hurt me.

"I have something to tell you." He said neither humble nor overbearing, "It's the incident last weekend."

Xie Shun's eyes turned around on his face, and he sneered, "I have nothing to say to you."

"But I have something to say."

"You are fucking shameless, right?!"

Xie Shun was enraged by his repeated refusal to buy it, and slapped him high.

"You forced me to beat you, little bastard."

The sharp slap fell with the sound of howling wind.

It's just three things, last time he was caught off guard by Xie Shun, this time he said nothing to let him touch him again.

What Zhuo Shuang said echoed in his mind.It was enough in a moment, he was calmer than he thought, pulled out the electric baton in his pocket, pushed the switch, and smashed it towards a certain point.

In the next second, Xie Shun backed away with a roar, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt flesh.

"What did you do?" Xie Shun covered his arm and stared at the thing in his left hand in surprise, "You fucking use this thing against me?! You little bastard, I will definitely kill you !"

Xie Shun cursed harder and harder, but Jiang Miao could tell that he was afraid of the thing in his hand.

"Uncle Xie, let's have a good chat."

When Xie Shun was almost done venting, Jiang Shou continued to speak.

Xie Shun panted heavily, "I have nothing to say to you, I'll wait for you, you little bastard, and I will definitely show you good looks."

Jiang Shou looked at him sadly.He didn't want to make such an ugly scene at first, but Xie Shun didn't cooperate, and he repeated it again and again, so he had to find some means to defend himself.

"Uncle Xie, I didn't tell anyone about you beating me. Neither Xie Yaoyao nor my mother, you can still be your good father and husband in front of them."

Xie Shun sneered, "I don't need you to be hypocritical."

Jiang Shou ignored him.He had heard Xie Shun quarreling with his mother - no matter how fierce their quarrel was, Xie Shun never touched her.

If not, he didn't want to keep a secret from this man at all.

"I hope this is over. I'm sorry for disturbing your life and my mother's life."

This sentence is true.He often wonders if there is something wrong with him.

Jiang Suqing has a new family, why does he bother her?

"I will move out in two years, at most two years, and I don't want to cause trouble for you. You can continue to pretend that I don't exist, but I don't want to have a third time for what happened last week."

He is not yet an adult and cannot be independent yet. When he becomes an adult and can live independently, he will definitely not add any burden to him and Jiang Suqing.

Xie Shun didn't speak for a long time, and finally raised his sentient arm, "Get lost."

Looking at the door that slammed shut in front of him, Jiangchou suddenly fell down on the cold tiles.His palms were covered in cold sweat, and even his breathing was trembling.

His bet was that Xie Shun didn't want other people to know about it. Judging from Xie Shun's reaction, he should have won the bet.From now on, even if Xie Shun finds himself disliked again, he will not beat and scold him casually like last week.

He knew that he had always been insecure, but there was nothing he could do. He knew that Jiang Suqing loved him, but this love was separated by more than ten years. For her now, he was just a sudden extra burden.

It would have been nice if grandparents hadn't died.If they hadn't died, he wouldn't need to depend on others to live in such fear and anxiety every day.

He wants a simple and stable life, and if possible, he wants to stay by Zhuo Shuang's side all the time.

That is his light.