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In order to test the strength of the police in the United States, Hong Kong, and Mainland China, the United Nations placed three rabbits in three forests to see who of the three police officers could find the rabbit first.

In front of the first forest was the American police. They first spent half a day in a meeting to formulate a combat plan and strictly divided the work. Then they sent special forces to quickly enter the forest to conduct a carpet search. As a result, the meeting was delayed, the rabbit ran away, and the mission failed!

Then it was the turn of the Hong Kong police. They sent more than a hundred people and dozens of police cars to line up outside the forest. The leader used a loudspeaker to shout: Rabbit, Rabbit, you have been surrounded, come out quickly. Surrender... Half a day passed, but there was no movement. The Flying Tigers entered the forest and searched again, but found no results. The mission failed!

Finally, there were only four Chinese policemen. They played mahjong for a day. At dusk, a man entered the forest with a baton. Within five minutes, he heard the screams of animals coming from the forest. A Chinese policeman came out, smoking a cigarette and talking and laughing. Behind him was a bear with a bruised nose and swollen face. The bear was dying and said not to fight anymore, I am just a rabbit...

In a physiology class, the female teacher said after finishing the class: "Students, who still doesn't understand?" Please raise your hand to ask a question, and the teacher will answer it for you."

After a while, a male classmate raised his hand and asked the female teacher seriously: "Teacher, when a man and a woman have sex. Is it more comfortable for men or women?"

The female teacher thought for a moment and said, "When you pick your nose with your hands, is it more comfortable for you?" The male student thought. Well, my nose is comfortable! Just sat down.

The female teacher then asked: "Students, if anyone still doesn't understand anything, please raise your hands and ask a question, and the teacher will answer it for you."

After a moment of silence, it was the man again. The classmate raised his hand and asked the female teacher: "Teacher, when a man and a woman have sex, is it more comfortable to wear a condom or not to wear a condom?"

The female teacher immediately replied: "Excuse me, when your nose is itchy?" "Is it more comfortable to dig with gloves or without gloves?" The male student thought, "Well, it is more comfortable without gloves" and sat down again.

The female teacher then asked: "Students, if anyone still doesn't understand anything, please ask a question and the teacher will answer it for you."

The female teacher asked two questions. , the same male classmate stood up again and asked: "Teacher, why can't a woman have sex when she has her period?"

The female teacher said with a slight displeasure: "Then when your nose bleeds. Are you still picking your nose with your hands?" The male student thought, um, that's right!

The female teacher then asked: "Students, if anyone still doesn't understand something, please take the time to ask."

After a while, the male student raised his hand again I asked the female teacher: "Teacher, since women are more comfortable than men during sex, why do women resist when men rape women?"

At this time, the teacher was furious and slammed the table. Said: Damn it, someone came up to you when you were walking on the street and wanted to pick your nose, are you willing?

A woman took counterfeit money to buy breakfast. The vendor was annoyed: "Sister, you gave me counterfeit money." Forget about the banknotes, at least they are printed. This banknote of yours is actually a painting! To say the least, forget about the banknotes. You can draw a ten-yuan one or a five-yuan one. Why don’t you do it? Let’s draw a picture worth seven yuan! Seven yuan, just seven yuan. At least it has to be drawn in color. You have to use a pencil. Forget it, black and white is fine. You can’t draw with hand paper! It feels so bad, even if you use it! You have to use scissors to cut all the edges of toilet paper. This one is torn by hand. The raw edges are too exaggerated. OK, I can tolerate the raw edges, but if you tear it into a rectangular shape, this triangular shape is too unreasonable. ...

One afternoon, my classmate was working very boringly at China Construction Bank. A poorly dressed lady (a psychopath) came to his window and gave him a note asking to withdraw money< /p>

The note clearly said: "Comrade XX is hereby sent to withdraw RMB from your bank." Then there were several zero yuan signatures at the end, which were ***C.P Central Office***

My classmate originally wanted to call the police, but seeing that the mentally ill woman was very serious, she decided to send her to the security guard (I guess the security guard was also very busy).

Sure enough, the security guard said to the woman: "If you want to withdraw money from this note, you must first go to the police station opposite and ask the station chief to stamp it. After he stamps it, you can come back and withdraw the money, and it will be no problem." ”

The woman walked directly to the police station without thinking (this security guard is really extraordinary, I usually look down on him).

About ten minutes, when the number of customers in line slowly increased, the woman came back happily, holding up the note, and said: "I heard that the office procedures have been simplified, and there is no need for approval from the director. You can withdraw money directly by clicking on it.”

As soon as I heard this, I couldn’t help but sigh that there are really experts in the police team, and I sent him back in one sentence.

My classmate and the security guard were a little stupid at the time. There were many people in the business hall. They were afraid that her mental illness would affect the normal order, so they had to call the supervisor on duty.

The supervisor chatted with the female patient for a while and asked her what she was using the money for. The female patient said: "Withdraw money to buy bread, cakes, food, and clothes." The supervisor pointed. Pointing to a place not far away, the woman happily left again.

The security guard went to ask for advice. The supervisor said to the female patient at the time: "We are a China Construction Bank, and you can only withdraw money here if you build a house. If you withdraw money to buy food, it must be grain." I have to go to the Agricultural Bank of China to buy clothes and other things, and to withdraw money, I have to go to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China!”

My classmate admires him from the bottom of his heart, he is a supervisor after all!!!!

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After a while, the lady came back. And brought the answer from the Agricultural Bank of China: "The people from the Agricultural Bank of China said that this is the Agricultural Bank of China, and only farmers can withdraw money. I am from an urban area. The people from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China said that ours is a public bank here, and only men can withdraw money. Mothers and fathers can only withdraw money." No. He said I was a bitch and wanted to withdraw money from China Construction Bank."

My classmate, security guard, and supervisor were stunned. . .

The supervisor fainted, and the deputy supervisor quickly called the monitor on duty for instructions. After the squad leader asked about the situation, he asked the deputy supervisor to hand the phone to the woman and said: "Now that the reform has been carried out, CCB has become a joint-stock bank and is in line with international standards. The payments are in US dollars and pounds, and the money you withdraw is in RMB, so you have to go to Take it from the People's Bank of China."

First Company

Boss: Tutu, are you busy at work today?

Tutu: Not busy.

The boss said to Tutu when he got off work: You don’t need to come tomorrow.

Rabbit: Why?

Boss: Because you can’t do much for the company, that’s why you’re not busy. What does the company want from you?

The second company

Boss: Tutu, are you busy at work today?

Tutu: Very busy.

The boss said to Tutu when he got off work: You don’t need to come tomorrow.

Rabbit: Why?

Boss: Because you don’t do things in an organized manner, that’s why you are busy all day long. What does the company want from you?

*The third company

Boss: Tutu, are you busy at work today?

Tutu: Not bad.

The boss said to Tutu when he got off work: You don’t have to come tomorrow.

Rabbit: Why?

Boss: Because you are irrational in doing things, that’s why you are “ok” and not “ok”.

What does the company want from you?

*The fourth company

Boss: Tutu, are you busy at work today?

Tutu: I just finished my work.

The boss said to Tutu when he got off work: You don’t have to come tomorrow.

Rabbit: Why?

Boss: Because your work efficiency is too low, can’t you just check it after you finish it? What does the company want from you

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*The fifth company

Boss: Tutu, are you busy at work today?

Tutu: I have finished some of them and checked them, and now I am doing other things.

The boss said to Tutu when he got off work: You don’t have to come tomorrow.

Rabbit: Why?

Boss: Because you lack a systematic way of doing things, why don’t you do some things together? What does the company want from you

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*The Sixth Company

Boss: Tutu, are you busy at work today?

Tutu: I have finished my work and am helping others.

The boss said to Tutu when he got off work: You don’t need to come tomorrow.

Rabbit: Why?

Boss: Because you have no plan for doing things, don’t you plan what you want to do tomorrow?

What does the company want from you?

*The seventh company

Boss: Tutu, are you busy at work today?

Tutu: Today’s work is done, and tomorrow’s work is also done.

The boss said to Tutu when he got off work: You don’t have to come tomorrow.

Rabbit: Why?

Boss: Because you don’t consider the overall situation when doing things, won’t you help your colleagues share their worries? What does the company want from you

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The Eighth Company

Boss: Tutu, are you busy at work today?

Tutu: I’ve finished today’s and tomorrow’s work, now I’m helping my colleagues.

The boss said to Tutu when he got off work: You don’t have to come tomorrow.

Rabbit: Why?

Boss: Because you are too pushy, your help may cause laziness or pressure on others.

What does the company want from you?

*Ninth Company

Boss: Tutu, are you busy at work today?

Tutu: Wait a moment, I will think about it before answering you.

The boss said to Tutu when he got off work: You don’t need to come tomorrow.

Rabbit: Why?

Boss: You are arrogant and you keep trying to frustrate me when I ask you questions. What does the company want from you?

*The Tenth Company

Boss: Tutu, are you busy at work today?

Tutu: I...I...don't know...how to answer you.

The boss said to Tutu when he got off work: You don’t need to come tomorrow.

Rabbit: Why?

Boss: Because you don’t even know if you are busy or not, what use does the company need from you?

*The Eleventh Company

Boss: Tutu, are you busy at work today?

Tutu: Damn it, I resigned~~~~~~~~~~

Boss: Hey! If you have personality, our company will not let you go~~~~~~~~~~~

Beijing college entrance examination essay topic: "The drizzle and wet clothes cannot be seen, and the idle flowers fall to the ground and are silent" is a poem from the Tang Dynasty Poet Liu Changqing's poem "Farewell to Yan Shiyuan". Someone once understood this poem this way: 1. This is a beautiful artistic conception that praises spring. 2. The idle flowers and drizzle express the unknown loneliness. 3. Not being able to see or hear does not mean doing nothing. It is a calm way to live in the world. 4. This kind of artistic conception is no longer suitable for today's world...Write an essay based on your opinion. You can draft your own topic and there is no restriction on genre. The word count is over 800.

The zero-point composition:

Midsummer, night, late at night. Jingshan Mountain peaks.

There are people on the mountain, two people, a man and a woman.

These two are the two most famous killers in today's martial arts world. The man's name is Qiu Xiaoyu, and the woman's name is Ye Xianhua. They are known as "Xiaoyu Xianhua" in the world. The poet Liu Changqing once described these two terrible killers as "Invisible in drizzle and wet clothes, and idle flowers falling to the ground to hear no sound". The drizzle wets the clothes, and what wets the clothes is blood; when idle flowers fall to the ground, what falls to the ground is human heads. These two murderers come and go without a trace. If they want to kill you, you will be dead before you see their figures or hear their voices.

Qiu Xiaoyu received a post three days ago, naming Ye Xianhua to be killed. After the event is completed, not only will he have three million taels, but he will also be able to play the role of Cao Xueqin in the "Dream of Red Mansions" talent show! But killing Ye Xianhua is much more difficult than killing Bill.

No one in the world knows Ye Xianhua’s martial arts background, character and temper, but everyone knows Ye Xianhua’s story. Ye Xianhua has a pair of charming big eyes. It is said that she once stared at Zhao Wei and Gao Yuanyuan without moving, and she was only seventeen that year. Ye Xianhua's voice is as gentle and intoxicating as an oriole. Legend has it that Lin Chiling's body was numb for a whole year after hearing her speak. Do you think she will die? Ye Xianhua's light kung fu is unique in the martial arts world. He leaves no trace on the snow and makes no sound when he lands on the ground. He claims to be better than the Green Winged Bat King Wei Yixiao. Someone saw her stealing Liu Xiang's Olympic ticket on the highway last week. Liu Xiang chased her for 10,000 kilometers and finally collapsed from exhaustion. Most people would be scared to buy diapers after hearing Ye Xianhua's story, but Qiu Xiaoyu did not buy them. Qiu Xiaoyu is not an ordinary person.

He knows that killing requires not only skills, but also character! Qiu Xiaoyu is very calm. He is trimming his fingernails with a nail clipper. His fingers are long and strong. He wants the other party to lose his composure first. When masters compete, no mistakes are allowed. The one who loses his composure first will reveal his flaws. Fatal flaw! Therefore, Qiu Xiaoyu said nothing and just played with her nail clippers quietly. Unexpectedly, Ye Xianhua had so much free time that she put on lipstick and sprayed perfume leisurely. Qiu Xiaoyu had no choice but to strike first and said: "You know why I came to find you."

Ye Xianhua said gently: "Before we take action, can't we talk first?"

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "I'm here to kill, not to chat."

Ye Xianhua said: "Are you sure you can kill me?"

Qiu Xiaoyu said: " I never do anything I'm not sure about."

Ye Xianhua said: "I want to remind you something."

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "You tell me." p>

Ye Xianhua said: "Bai Xiaosheng made a list of killers. My little girl is ranked first on the killer list, and you are only second. Can you really kill me?"

Qiu Xiaoyu said : "I also want to remind you of something."

Ye Xianhua said: "You tell me."

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "In terms of killer strength, I am ahead of you. , it’s just that Bai Xiaosheng used a text message voting system in that ranking, and the number of Chinese ‘nymphomaniacs’ was too large for you to win the first place.”

Ye Xianhua’s expression changed, and she said, “I want to remind you even more. You, my fan club is called ‘Pollen’, not ‘Nyakuza’!”

Qiu Xiaoyu said: “Finally, I want to remind you that all of your ‘Pollen’ are nymphomaniacs. Yes, we have digressed."

Ye Xianhua said: "Aren't you afraid of trouble when we fight like this?" Qiu Xiaoyu said: "You don't have to worry about trouble anymore. There is only one person in the world. People are never afraid of trouble, dead people!"

Ye Xianhua said: "So you have to force me to take action?" Qiu Xiaoyu didn't answer, he didn't need to answer.

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "Show the weapon!"

Ye Xianhua said: "I use the knife."

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "You use the knife "Where is the knife?"

Ye Xianhua said: "I am the knife!"

Ye Xianhua smiled sweetly and suddenly took off his clothes. All that was left was a lace bikini and black stockings. Ye Xianhua's face was breathtakingly beautiful, and coupled with such a figure and such clothes, she was full of a primitive allure. Her eyes can speak, her charming smile can speak, her hands, her chest, her legs... every inch of her body can speak. She knew that any man who was not blind would definitely be fascinated by her now. Qiu Xiaoyu is a man, and a man who is not blind. But now he seemed to be blind and completely indifferent. He knows that a beautiful woman is like a knife. When you are intoxicated, the knife will go into your chest.

Qiu Xiaoyu muttered: "I just want to ask you one thing."

Ye Xianhua smiled sweetly: "Please tell me."

Qiuxi Yu said: "It's such a big summer, are you afraid of mosquito bites if you wear so little?"

Ye Xianhua was silent for a long time, and said quietly: "You must have thought I was spraying perfume just now, right? Let me tell you , I sprayed Liushen toilet water!"

Ye Xianhua added: "But this is not an ordinary Liushen, it is a potion that I specially refined. It is colorless, odorless and non-toxic, but it will slowly spread in the air. , People who smell it will be paralyzed and unable to move."

When Qiu Xiaoyu looked at it, she suddenly felt that her body was numb and could not help but break out in a cold sweat. Ye Xianhua added: "You think I'm talking nonsense to you because I'm scared, and you think I took off my clothes to seduce you. In fact, this is all to delay time for the potion to spread around you."

Qiu With a calm expression on Xiao Yu's face, she said, "Aren't you afraid of the power of the potion?"

Ye Xianhua said proudly: "The lipstick I put on at the beginning was the antidote, so I can still move freely."

Ye Xianhua forced Qiu Xiaoyu and asked: "Do you still think you can kill me now?"

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "I can."

Ye Xianhua said: "You can't move but I can move, but you can kill me. Isn't that funny?"

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "It's funny, but you must Will be killed by me.

Ye Xianhua said: "Why was I killed by you?" "

Qiu Xiaoyu suddenly asked: "Can flying knives kill people? "

Ye Xianhua said: "It seems possible. "

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "Do I have any hands? "

Ye Xianhua said: "Indeed. "

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "Do I have a knife in my hand? "

Ye Xianhua said: "You seem to only have nail clippers on your hands. "

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "That's enough.

Ye Xianhua said: "Is that enough?" "

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "I have hands and a knife, and I can kill people. "

Ye Xianhua said: "Nail clippers can also kill people? How ridiculous! "

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "There used to be seventy-three people in the world who thought my nail clippers were ridiculous. "

Ye Xianhua said: "What now? "

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "Everyone is dead now, killed by this knife. Ye Xianhua said: "Can you still move your hands?" "

Qiu Xiaoyu said: "Do you want to try it? ”

The smile on Ye Xianhua’s face gradually solidified. Suddenly, she took action! One move, the “Fake Nine Yin White Bone Claws”, hit the Qiu Xiaoyu Tianling Gai. She had practiced this move for seven years and four years. Months and twenty-nine days later, she was completely confident that no one could resist this move. But this time she was wrong. The "pirated Xiao Li Flying Knife" was inserted into her throat until she died. She didn't believe that a nail clipper could kill her! Three hours later, the potion's effect gradually faded, and Qiu Xiaoyu could finally move. Said: "Although you are already dead, I still want to tell you two things. First, I always use a nail knife to trim my fingernails in order to adjust the synchronization rate between my hand and the knife. To put it bluntly, it’s about the feel. Second, my real purpose of killing you is not for money or fame. " While talking, Qiu Xiaoyu found Liu Xiang's Olympic ticket from the pocket of Ye Xianhua's clothes.

Qiu Xiaoyu said firmly: "I love Beijing and I want to watch the Olympics! ”

My husband is going on a business trip for half a year, so the good wife packed her luggage. After finishing, she affectionately handed her husband a pack of condoms and said: If you really can’t bear it outside, remember to wear condoms. After hearing this, the husband said excitedly: If your family is not well-off, you should use theirs.

A certain man saw an advertisement: No surgery, no hospitalization, your genitals will become bigger and thicker easily! He was very happy and sent money immediately. A few days later, I received the package and opened it eagerly.

It turned out to be a magnifying glass!

What if it takes five minutes? When the world comes to an end, what do you want to do? The husband replied enthusiastically: I want to have sex. The wife gave him a look and said quietly: What are you going to do with the remaining four minutes?

The secret of diagnosing a woman’s affair : I’m absent-minded at work, I’ll slap my husband when I get home, I don’t care about my children’s studies, and I often use too much salt in cooking to prevent my husband from having sex once every half month.

On the morning of the wedding night, the groom woke up and found the bride bursting into tears. He was surprised and asked, "Honey, why are you crying?" What to do next!

An old man took the bus to Gaojia Village for errands and asked the waitress: “Not yet?” Why are you so anxious, old man? I will scream when I climax!

My wife came home from playing mahjong until early in the morning. In order not to wake her husband up, she took off her clothes in the living room and then went into the bedroom when he woke up. I was so angry when I saw it: That's too much! You lost everything?

A couple came to a wishing well. The husband bent down, made a wish and returned a coin into the well. She also wanted to make a wish, but she accidentally fell into the well when she bent down. Her husband was shocked, and then smiled and said to himself: How wonderful!

An AIDS patient wrote a couplet before his death: The upper line is: live for a few bars, die for a few bars, and fight for a lifetime for a few bars; the second line is: suffer a few losses for a few bars, fail for a few bars, and finally die for a few bars. The horizontal line: unlucky for a few bars.

A lady ordered stir-fried whip flowers while eating. When she was picking up the vegetables, she accidentally dropped it between her legs. The lady was shocked: This thing is really powerful! After it was cooked and chopped, it still came out. Know the way!

A young man saw a beautiful woman on the bus with her collar opened very low, revealing his love. He jokingly said, "It's really a place where peach blossoms are in full bloom." After hearing this, the beautiful woman lifted up her skirt. Said: 'There is still a place where you were born and raised'!

My son has to sleep with his mother every night. His mother said: When you grow up and marry a daughter-in-law, you also sleep with your mother? The son replied: Yes. Mom said :What should you do with your wife? My son said: Let her sleep with her father. After hearing this, my father said excitedly: This child has been sensible since she was a child!

A man and a woman were having sex, and the woman suddenly jumped out of bed and ran away. He went into the kitchen and grabbed a handful of rice from the rice vat, came back and sprinkled it on the man, and said angrily: "Don't be embarrassed here, go back and feed the chicks before coming back!"

The rooster is on a business trip. A month later, when I came back, I heard that the quails had come back without incident, and the rooster was suspicious. Two days later, the hen laid a quail egg. The rooster was furious, and the hen hurriedly explained: Damn, she was born prematurely!

The village woman reported the case. : That’s so embarrassing! I was raped last night. Pol.ice asked him what that person looked like? I didn’t see clearly, but he must be a newbie, because he couldn’t find a place for a long time, and I helped him in in the end. .

The fox fell in love with the rabbit and asked him to drink beer. The rabbit was drunk and the fox took the opportunity to rape the rabbit. After a few days, the fox asked the rabbit to drink beer again. The rabbit said: 'Hey! I won't go! I won't go!, My butt hurts after drinking beer'

The girl came home in the middle of the night and was attacked by seven thugs. In times of danger, an aunt stepped forward and rescued the girl from being raped, radio interview, aunt Yan: In fact, I didn’t think about anything at the time. I just thought that this good thing would not come cheap for that little bitch!

The butcher PC was caught and fined 4,000 yuan and issued a receipt. One day the butcher couple discovered this On the receipt, I only recognized 4,000 yuan but did not recognize the word 'P C'. I asked the butcher: Why is the 4,000 yuan fine? The butcher replied: I am punished by pouring water into my meat!

One day a drunk man took a taxi home and stopped a 110 patrol car with his hand, and shouted: Even if you are 110 kilometers away, Isn’t it necessary to write it in such big words!!!

A certain gentleman was drunk and accidentally entered the women’s restroom to vomit. It happened that a woman was urinating. A certain gentleman said angrily: ‘I said I wouldn’t drink, so why did I still pour the wine? ? The woman stopped suddenly when she heard the sound, but unexpectedly she choked out a fart. Jun heard the sound and was furious: "Who the hell opened another bottle!"

Two dwarfs went to fool around, and the other finished quickly and listened to the next door All night long, 'One, two, three, hey, one, two, three, hey...'. The next day, A said to B: 'You have a great body!' B: 'I've been busy all night and didn't even jump on the bed!

A gangster broke into a house and raped a woman, but she resisted to the death. When the husband came back from the field, he saw his wife being held down by the gangster. He picked up a shovel and slapped her angrily. Then he heard the wife curse: "Damn it, I resisted for a long time, and you slapped her with a shovel." Went in.

A child found the body of a woman by the river, so he called the police and reported: A woman by the river was beaten to death, with two big lumps on her chest, and a knife between her legs that caused a lot of bleeding. She was probably dead. It took too long and hair started to grow on the cut area

A car driver was often punished by the traffic police and hated the traffic police very much. His wife persuaded him: Let’s have a child named Traffic Police in the future. You are angry. If you don't forgive him, beat him up. If you still hate him, call the traffic police!

A grandfather took his grandson to take a bath and saw each other naked. The grandson looked at the grandpa and asked: Why is the hair white on the top but black on the bottom? Grandpa replied: The things we encountered above are all nerve-wracking things, but the things we encountered below are all happy things!

The driver sent the leader to attend the cultural party. When the leader entered the venue, the driver was stopped by the security guard! The driver said: The leader and I are in the same system. The security guard said: Jiba and Dan are also in the same system. If Jiba goes in, can Dan go in?

A female kindergarten teacher accidentally led a student to swim. A YIN hair was exposed, and a student asked: Teacher, what is that? The female teacher pulled it out cruelly and said: Thread. The ant and the elephant got married, but the elephant died within a few days. The ant was very sad. , while crying and scolding: My dear, why are you walking ahead of me? I don’t have to do anything else in this life, just bury you!

Tang Monk traveled west and met a female demon. She had big breasts and fat buttocks, so she wanted to have sex. When she saw this, the succubus exclaimed: Elder! My little girl may have trouble having sex because of her menstruation!

The camel and the elephant met on the road. The elephant said strangely: Hey, it’s so strange that your breasts are on your back.

Luotuo was unhappy after hearing this and said: Damn it, get away, I won't talk to the thing on my face.

The director and the driver went to watch the show together. When they got to the door, the security guard asked the director He went in and stopped the driver. The driver said angrily: He and I are in the same system, let me in. The security guard also had to be unreasonable: JJ and Eggy were also in the same system. If Chicken entered, Eggy would not be able to enter. driver:. . . . .