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    Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Head-up Rate (Seventeen)

    guilty person

    “Whose family?” Chu Yu picked up the card.

    “Meng Wen, that child, does she still have family members alive?” Zeng Zhicheng said, clasping his hands together.

    Chu Yu was silent.

    According to her knowledge, Meng Wen should have had a mother, but…it was so long ago that her whereabouts have long since disappeared.

    The grandmother who was the best to Meng Wen had turned into a handful of bones many years ago, and she really couldn’t think of anyone to give the money to.

    Zeng Zhicheng understood her silence. Her head lowered lower and lower, and finally almost sunk into her shoulders, turning into Meng Wen’s appearance.

    There was a snap, and the sound of flesh slapping against flesh was particularly obvious. Chu Yu raised his head suddenly, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of Zeng Zhicheng’s mouth.

    Her eyes were dull, but her hands kept slapping her face again and again until half of her face was red and bleeding, and she finally stopped.

    The dark and old living room was very quiet. Chu Yu slowed down his breathing and accompanied her silently.

    “I’m old and I don’t have the strength to repent.”

    After a long time, she finally said something.

    *

    Zeng Zhicheng locked the door. Chu Yu noticed that she did not glance at the sealed door today, and the fragrant mist that usually flowed out of the crack in the door also disappeared.

    She understood something immediately.

    “What should we have for dinner? I know there is a chicken noodle soup that tastes very good.” She gently hugged Zeng Zhicheng. Zeng Zhicheng was very thin, and his shoulder blades pressed against her arm. She seemed to have aged suddenly.

    His usual energetic look disappeared and was replaced by an ordinary, haggard old man.

    Zeng Zhicheng experienced the pain of widowhood for the second time in her long life.

    “I’m old and don’t want to eat.” She shook her head and staggered onto the passenger seat.

    This car was still the one Li Heru bought. It had a slightly higher chassis and was not friendly to the elderly. She was counting her money and preparing to buy another car.

    She played some soothing music and kept looking at Zeng Zhicheng in the rearview mirror. She leaned against the car window, her head swaying with the bumps, and her eyes were as calm as dead water.

    Half an hour ago, she said: “I want to apologize to Meng Wen.”

    The car drove towards the old school. It was already past the end of the day, and everyone on the set had already left. When the two got off the car, they caught up with the security personnel to close the door.

    “Sorry, I left something inside and I have to go in and look for it. Please give me the key and I will close the door for you.” Chu Yu said with a smile like a flower.

    The security aunt recognized her and immediately grabbed a bunch of keys from her pocket: “Hide it in the flower bed when you’re done. Tomorrow I will come and open the door.”

    “Hey, okay.” She thanked her repeatedly.

    Meng Wen usually likes to play outdoors. Chu Yu estimated the time and walked to the playground.

    It was getting late, and under the gray-blue sky was an empty playground. A faded and rusty pink elephant slide was set up there, with a headless girl sitting on it.

    “Aunt Chu!” Meng Wen recognized her from afar. She waved to her excitedly. Chu Yu turned on the flashlight and shined it at her: “Slow down and run!”

    She was very distinctive when running. Her hands did not swing back and forth like ordinary people, but she tightly held her head hanging on her chest, and her body was swaying due to lack of balance.

    Zeng Zhicheng’s body stiffened suddenly, and she clenched her fists.

    “Why are you here so late? And you brought your friends?” Meng Wen smiled.

    She couldn’t see Zeng Zhicheng, and she hadn’t listened carefully to her walking, so she didn’t recognize her for a while.

    Chu Yu suddenly didn’t know what to say. She looked at Zeng Zhicheng as if asking for help. Zeng Zhicheng took a deep breath and took a step forward: “Meng Wen, long time no see.”

    Meng Wen paused. The hand holding her head trembled slightly, as if she had been confirming for a long time. Suddenly, she turned around and ran back.

    It was over, Chu Yu’s heart tightened, and she immediately ran after her. Fortunately, Meng Wen’s calves were short, so she caught up with her in a few steps.

    Chu Yu hugged Meng Wen. This guy was small but very strong, and he was about to push her to the ground with a wave of his arms. Chu Yu had no choice but to shout loudly: “Wenwen, I am Chu Yu! I am Aunt Chu.”

    Only then did Meng Wen stop. Her tears fell to the ground like raindrops, leaving heavy spots on the cement floor.

    Chu Yu hugged her quickly:

    “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I didn’t think well. I should have told you in advance. Teacher Zeng came here to apologize to you, but if you are afraid, we can not see her, okay. ”

    Meng Wen’s sobbing stopped. She hung her head for a long time and stumbled: “Apologise?”

    “Apologise.” Chu Yu said warmly.

    To be fair, Zeng Zhicheng was just following the school’s instructions. Maybe she was too strict, but it was not a crime that would lead to death.

    The real culprit escaped punishment with a sick note, but the two innocent people were trapped in the shadow of that year for half their lives.

    “Can I talk to her?” Zeng Zhicheng suddenly spoke from behind her, and Meng Wen in her arms trembled.

    Chu Yu hugged her tightly and whispered in her ear: “You can refuse if you don’t like it. An apology is only called an apology if you are willing to accept it.”

    Meng Wen buried herself in her waist, and her hands tightened. After a long time, she finally moved away, saying in a low but firm voice, “No need.”

    “Teacher Zeng, let’s talk.” She turned to Zeng Zhicheng.

    *

    Chu Yu was sitting alone on the elephant slide. The sky was low and the stars seemed to be above her head.

    Zeng Zhicheng and Meng Wen didn’t go too far, and she didn’t listen to the intermittent words.

    For her, her mission is to save ghosts.It seemed unethical to interfere and inquire into their private lives, but nevertheless, she was forced to listen to many stories.

    Chu Yu stretched out his five fingers and looked at the stars through them.

    What is Li Heru’s obsession?Will she also leave after her obsession is completed?Like Ji Linlan, she completely lost the desire to continue to exist, so she disappeared silently.

    Although she doesn’t think so now, who can guarantee that people’s hearts will not change after many years?What’s more, she is very powerful and unlike ordinary ghosts, she can come and go with ease and with ease.

    Thinking of this, great panic suddenly arose in her heart.

    An uncertain and unknown anxiety about a stable life lingered in her heart. She looked in the mirror at others and feared for her own future.

    On the way back, Zeng Zhicheng finally closed her eyes tiredly. She looked like a traveler who had finally walked out of the desert after a long, long journey.

    Chu Yu breathed a long sigh of relief and re-planned his schedule in his mind.

    In a few days, I would find free time to spend time with Meng Wen, then concentrate on filming, go home to be with Li Heru, and take her to accompany Zeng Zhicheng on the weekends. She could let go of going to country T to track down Li Heru’s past. She could slowly find out about Li Heru’s story, so as not to offend her.

    It was the peaceful life she hadn’t had in a long time. She held the steering wheel and unconsciously beat her feet to the car music.

    *

    The next morning, the sun was shining, and Chu Yu was in a good mood. She fried eggs, cooked porridge, spread butter on slices of bread, and made a Chinese-Western breakfast.

    Li Heru was bleary-eyed, wearing pajamas and hooked his hands around her neck.

    “Kiss me.”

    Chu Yu placed a kiss on her cheek: “Eat first, the bread won’t taste good when it’s cold.”

    She snorted from her nasal cavity, grabbed a piece of bread and stuffed it into her mouth. Chu Yu chuckled. As soon as she sat down, she picked up a chopstick of crispy fried eggs and was about to put it in her mouth when the phone rang.

    “Is this Ms. Chu Yuchu?” There was an indifferent female voice over there.

    Chu Yu put down his chopsticks unconsciously: “I am.”

    “We are police officers from the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the xx District Public Security Bureau. I want to verify a person with you now. Do you know Ms. Zeng Zhicheng? ID number *”

    Chu Yu’s heart skipped a beat.

    When I drove to the downstairs of Zeng Zhicheng’s house, there were police cars parked downstairs and many residents watching the excitement gathered around.

    “I heard that the media was chasing her to make a movie, which drove her to the point of hanging herself.” Someone whispered.

    “I’ve seen this woman before. Didn’t she go to Zeng’s house several times? Which production crew she is from? Oh, are you talking about people nowadays? I remember that Zeng’s wife was also killed by the media. You think the media is so scary now!”

    People around were whispering, and their malicious eyes were focused on Chu Yu. She ignored them, crossed the cordon, and ran towards the unit building.

    Someone came to stop her, but she threw it away. There was a faint smell in the narrow stairwell, and people in police uniforms walked down from time to time. She took two or three steps at a time and almost ran up.

    “Ms. Chu? Okay, because you were the last person she saw yesterday, we have some questions to ask you. Don’t be nervous and speak slowly.” The policeman skillfully took out his notepad.

    Chu Yu looked at the empty living room. There was half a lonely rope hanging on the curtain rod in the living room, where Zeng Zhicheng hanged himself, an old lady who was so thin that she couldn’t even hold down the curtain rod.

    She covered her mouth, restraining herself from crying, and rushed into Ji Linlan’s former room. There was a faint scent left in the room, the floor was swept spotlessly, the light green curtains were drawn, and there were two pillows on the bed.

    Ji Linlan is no longer here.

    On the altar table, next to her portrait was a black and white portrait of Zhang Zeng Zhicheng, with their heads touching each other. There was an incense burner in front of the photo frame, and the incense inside had been burned to the bottom.

    There are various fruits and dried fruits on the table. They are all fresh and come in set bowls. The colors are bright and beautiful. It can be seen that Zeng Zhicheng put a lot of thought into the arrangement last night.

    Before she left, she personally arranged the funeral arrangements.

    “We came here after receiving a call from the community leader. The person in charge received a message from Ms. Zeng Zhicheng early last night. When he woke up in the morning and saw the message, he immediately called the police, but found that it was too late and there was nothing he could do. Please forgive me.”

    The police handed her a letter: “Your name and phone number are written on the letter. She should have left it for you. Please read it first. After reading it, please give it to us. We will keep the evidence.”

    The letter was very new, and there were two cards inside. One was given to her by Chu Yu, and the other was very old. It should be her savings over the years.

    -Life is full of seas, and it is not easy to meet a close friend. I want you to understand me, so I tell you this.

    I have been together with Linlan for many years. From classmates to lovers, and then to wives, we have been happy and sweet all the way, but there have been some quarrels, but very few.

    After Linlan left, I couldn’t sleep at night. I missed her so much that I couldn’t help myself. I prepared a rope on her first seven days and went to accompany her. She came back again. This was the second time she saved me. The first time was when we met.

    I am weird and rigid, not popular, and not liked. She never dislikes me, and I am very grateful.It’s just that life is unpredictable, and I often hate myself. Why can’t I die in her place?

    I feel so powerless and can’t save her. I don’t blame you, I just blame me for not being able to save her when she was still a human.

    Ghosts are a person’s second life. When I saw that both of her lives were gone, I had nothing to worry about.

    You can take the money and do whatever you want, but please bury me next to her. I left the location of her cemetery behind the letter. Please visit her often.

    There is a large amount of incense and paper money I bought in the storage room, which is enough to burn for a while. If it runs out, could you please buy some for me.

    She spends money lavishly, and no one will help her burn paper after I leave. Thank you for bothering you.

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