"The last ones left on duty yesterday were Liu Xuan and Zuo Jianhua."

On the way back to the classroom, Su Songyi was silent for a moment and then suddenly spoke.

"Do you think it could be them?"

Zheng Yuting hesitated for a moment and said softly.

"When I was a freshman in high school, I lived with them in the same dormitory for a year."

"I have put my wallet on the bed many times, but there is no money in it. I have never heard of anyone losing anything in our dormitory."

Su Songyi looked towards the playground in the distance, her eyes gradually losing focus.

"Hold on, wait a little longer, we'll be there soon!"

It was windy and cold that night, and Liu Xuan carried him on her back across the overpass in a hurry.

The fat man's steps were awkward and funny, but very steady.

When he was ill and hospitalized, he asked his classmates to visit him and pooled money to buy fruit and bread.

Although all these fruits and bread ended up in Fang Zhihua’s stomach.

Liu Xuan often asked him to borrow money with a shy face, but she would definitely pay him back on time.

He also likes to use his snacks and facial cleanser, but even if you buy fruit, he will always have his share.

On her birthday, this stingy fat man would also cut a large piece of cake for Su Songyi.

Su Songyi sometimes hates him, but she is also touched by his occasional kindness.

What happened in the past three years? Why do some people get better and better, while others get worse and worse?

"Don't make any noise for now. I'll ask them. I hope they won't do such a thing."

Su Songyi's thoughts were very confused, and she still had a vague expectation.

"I see."

Zheng Yuting nodded slightly, she could understand Su Songyi's mood as their friend.

During physical education class, the boys gathered on the playground to move around freely.

Wang Bin and Su Songyi played basketball for a while and had a great time.

Su Songyi went to buy two cans of Coke and threw one to him.

"Thank you, Boss Su."

Wang Bin opened the can, raised his head and poured it into his throat. His Adam's apple was rolling, filled with the smell of male hormones.

"Zuo Jianhua said that Liu Xuan was the last one to leave."

Su Songyi sat on the steps and said calmly.

Wang Bin sat down next to him and glanced at Liu Xuan, who was playing black games with the girls in the class under the shade of a tree, and his expression slowly turned serious.

"I believe he is not this kind of person."

Wang Bin said, lowering his head and looking at the can in his hand.

"Although he is a bit greedy for petty gains, he should still be able to distinguish right from wrong, and he is extremely cowardly. Look at how cowardly he is. How dare he steal class fees?"

Wang Bin kept talking, not knowing whether he wanted to convince Su Songyi or himself.

"I don't want to believe it either."

Su Songyi pulled the tab, and bubbles gurgled up, as if they were about to turn into stars in the sky.

Coke still tastes the same after all these years.

But the relationship between people deteriorates very quickly.

After class, Su Songyi took the initiative to find Liu Xuan.

"The class fee is gone, what do you think?"

Su Songyi said softly.

"Didn't the surveillance find it?"

Liu Xuan acted very calmly.

Su Songyi stared into his eyes, wanting to find something in those eyes.

After being silent for a long time, Liu Xuan looked a little unnatural.

"You think I took it?"

"You are the most suspect."

Su Songyi did not deny it.

"I'm poor, so I'm a thief, right?"

Liu Xuan looked at the teaching building in the distance and asked softly.

"You can go to the police and compare your fingerprints, won't you be able to find out?"

Su Songyi didn't speak, just glanced at his hand.

His index finger was red from the cold and obviously swollen. He went out without wearing gloves today.

"Liu Xuan, I will only ask you once, please don't lie to me, okay?"

Su Songyi thought for a moment, put her hands on his shoulders, and looked into his eyes, as seriously as ever.

"Look into my eyes and tell me, did you get the class fee?"

His voice was very soft and his speaking speed was very slow, every word echoed in Liu Xuan's heart.

"Please, tell me honestly!"

"If you admit it and return the money now, I can pretend that nothing happened and let me communicate with Zheng Yuting and the head teacher."

Liu Xuan looked into his eyes without any fluctuation. He opened his mouth, his lips trembling, wanting to say something.

The only door left in the darkness opened, and a faint light came in. This was his only chance.

Just go through it and you can turn back.

But he hesitated for a long time, but still said: "I didn't!"

Su Songyi was stunned for two seconds, looked at him for a while, then removed her hand from his shoulder and took a step back.

At this moment, Liu Xuan seemed to hear the sound of the door slamming shut in the darkness.

There is no more light, and the future is only dark.

In fact, there has never been such a thing as a way back.

"When I was cleaning yesterday, I went to the bathroom because I felt sick. Maybe the thief took advantage of this opportunity to get in and steal money."

Liu Xuan did not panic and acted surprisingly calm.

"Okay, I'll go talk to Zheng Yuting. If what you say is true, I won't let anyone wrongly accuse you."

Su Songyi nodded and immediately changed the subject.

"But, Liu Xuan, if you lie to me, you will no longer be my buddy."

Su Songyi finished speaking calmly, then turned around and left.

Liu Xuanpei stayed where he was, letting him go the opposite way to his own, like two rays that were drifting away.

At this time, if he reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes and told the truth, maybe things would turn around, but he didn't.

"Liu Xuan, if you lie to me, you will no longer be my buddy."

This sentence still lingered in Liu Xuan's mind. He lowered his head and thought of the past.

He knew that he was not actually such a generous and kind person, and carrying Su Songyi to the hospital was one of the few good things he had ever done.

The reason why he would do this is actually very simple.

He had suffered from acute appendicitis before. When he was tossing and turning in pain in bed, no one paid attention to him, and no one even sent him to the hospital.

Because he has experienced pain, he can empathize with it.

So that night, he carried Su Songyi on his back for a long, long time.

Because of this incident, people like Su Songyi who should not belong to his circle became friends with him.

He felt that he was lucky because Su Songyi was really excellent and took good care of him.

I am very lucky to have his friendship.

But now, he is no longer his buddy.

On the other side, Zheng Yuting was talking to Zuo Jianhua in private.

"You and Liu Xuan were on duty yesterday. Did anything happen?"

"Liu Xuan said he had a stomachache and went to the toilet. He was the last one to leave the classroom."
To be continued...