why do you like me

053 The truth

Cheng Jing got the news in the morning.At that time, he and his grandfather had finished breakfast, packed up their things and stood in the yard, waiting for Jiang Chuan to come over and go to the Internet cafe to fill out volunteers together.

Seeing the caller number, he thought he was being summoned, but the person on the other end of the phone said in a low and indifferent tone: "Comrade Cheng Yumin hanged himself at four o'clock in the morning."

Cheng Jing's head buzzed.

The backpack in his hand fell to the ground with a snap, and the old man poked his head out of the room when he heard the sound, and came over to ask what was wrong.Cheng Jing picked up the backpack and said to the old man calmly, "Thank you for your care during this time, if..."

"No need." The old man waved his hand and patted him on the shoulder a few times, "Kids, take good care of yourself."

Cheng Jing looked at the old man, nodded and walked out of the courtyard.The alleys are narrow and long, with no sunlight, and the street at the end is bright.Cheng Jing paused, the phrase "Comrade Cheng Yumin hanged himself at four o'clock in the morning" rang in his ears, his eyes were dazed, and he forgot to breathe.

After walking a few more steps, he would be able to bathe in the sun, so he didn't move for a long time.After an unknown amount of time, the light dimmed, and a shadow squeezed into Cheng Jing's eyes.Panting, Jiang Chuan ran over, kissed him on the cheek, and then ran to the gate of the courtyard to say goodbye to the old man.

When the kiss fell on the cheek, Cheng Jing tugged on the strap of the backpack, as if pulling a little tenderly.He turned his head, looked at the windy Jiang Chuan running in front of him again, and said calmly, "Let's go and fill out the application."

Jin Min, Jiang Li and the others already knew about the scores.At this time, consolation was futile, so Cheng Jing chose to avoid it.He felt that he should keep it a secret, at least to make the elders happy for a few more days, but since Jiang Chuan didn't do this, it's pointless to say more.

When the two arrived at the Internet cafe, Nan Xichi was already sitting there.Cheng Jing put down his backpack and turned on a computer next door.Today is the last day to fill in the application form. He has spent a lot of thought to make Jiang Chuan less irritable and guilty, and spend his time on choosing a university and a major.

Nan Xichi leaned against Jiang Chuan and said, "I've made a lot of money this year. Both of you reported it to him. The gold content is incredible."

Cheng Jing tapped on the keyboard silently, forked off the page at the last submission, turned off the phone, walked to Jiang Chuan, and asked, "Have you filled it out?"

"It's almost there." Jiang Chuan checked the information again and submitted it after confirming that it was correct. He sat on a chair and put his hand on Cheng Jing's waist, saying, "I don't need to be separated from you."

Cheng Jing smiled, and suddenly grabbed Nan Xichi's arm with one hand to block him from other people's sight, bent down and kissed Jiang Chuan's face.

Nan Xichi: "..."

Nan Xichi shrugged and put his hands on his hips helplessly, making himself look bigger.

Cheng Jing let go of Nan Xichi's arm, squeezed out of the small space, and picked up the backpack on the table.Jiang Chuan also turned off the computer, and Nan Xichi said, "Are you two going on a date, or are you going to hang out with me, this light bulb?"

Jiang Chuan didn't care.It's just that Cheng Jing didn't go anywhere during this period of time. He hoped that Cheng Jing could go out to relax.So he looked at Cheng Jing and asked expectantly, "Would you like to find a place where no one is around?"

Cheng Jing hung the backpack on his shoulder and walked out of the Internet cafe with Jiangchuan Nanxichi.The morning sun suddenly disappeared, the sky was gray-blue, and the three of them walked across the pedestrian street.At the intersection of no one, Nan Xichi turned and went into the convenience store to buy breakfast, and Jiang Chuan asked Cheng Jing if he wanted something to eat.

"I'm not hungry." Cheng Jing looked at him, "Jiang Chuan, my father hanged himself."

"Huh?" Jiang Chuan didn't hear clearly, and leaned in front of Cheng Jing, "What did you say?"

Cheng Jing looked at the boy who finally showed the brightest expression these days because the two of them applied for the same school, and said again: "My father committed suicide at four o'clock in the morning today."

The bright expression froze instantly.

Cheng Jing said: "This matter will not be made public, and Dad will not have a funeral, but I am going back to see him off for the last time. Jiang Chuan, thank you for your care."

Cheng Jing turned around to take a taxi across the road, but Jiang Chuan pulled him back to the side.The boy's expression was frozen, his eyes showed some hesitation after being shocked, and he asked, "Who told you?"

Cheng Jing showed him the call records in the morning, but Jiang Chuan still couldn't accept it.He always felt that there was something wrong, but he couldn't tell.He stared at the fixed number, snatched the phone and called back.

Cheng Jing looked at him: "It's useless, you are irrelevant, they won't tell you."

Everything was as Cheng Jing said, the phone was transferred several times, and the other party hung up coldly when they heard that it was someone who was not important.Jiang Chuan's other hand kept pinching Cheng Jing's wrist, tightly, as if he forgot to let go.Cheng Jing was about to pull it out, but Jiang Chuan said, "Can't I go with you, as a friend?"

Cheng Jing: "They can only be immediate family members."

Jiang Chuan: "Then I'll see you off."

He turned his head to find Nan Xichi, Cheng Jing said, "Don't tell the third person again, so as not to cause trouble again."

Nan Xichi walked over while eating two rice balls with grilled wings.Jiang Chuan said he was going to send Cheng Jing back to N City, Nan Xichi was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Can I go back? Is your father out?"

Afraid of something, Jiang Chuan really wanted to take out a tape to seal Nan Xichi's mouth.

Cheng Jing nodded calmly.To some extent, Cheng Yumin did come out.

On the way to the train station, Cheng Jing and Jiang Chuan were silent.No matter how heartless Nan Xichi was, he could sense something was wrong right now.Cheng Jing and Jiang Chuan sat side by side in the back, while Nan Xichi in front quietly took out his mobile phone and sent Jiang Chuan a message: Has Cheng Jing been summoned?

"Shut up!" Jiang Chuan couldn't bear it anymore.

At the train station, Cheng Jing got off the car and walked to the ticket hall. Jiang Chuan grabbed him and said, "I'll go."

If Cheng Jing goes, he will only buy one ticket.If he goes, he can buy two.

Cheng Jing glanced at him, and Nan Xichi beside him said indifferently: "Just let me see you off as a couple, buy tickets quickly, don't delay me going back to take a nap."

Cheng Jing's ID card was in the backpack, and Jiang Chuan took the whole bag away, and went to line up to buy tickets.Nan Xichi didn't know what happened, but felt that the atmosphere was not right, so he bought platform tickets and went back after the two of them got on the bus.

The three of them entered the waiting room. Jiang Chuan took the ticket to exchange for mineral water. Cheng Jing saw the newspaper rack in the bookstore and went over to check it.Nan Xichi felt a headache when he saw the words, so he wandered into the specialty supermarket next door.

Entertainment News, Society News, Legal News...Morning News, Evening News, Weekly News...Cheng Jing read carefully, not missing every page.

When he was under investigation, he knew the reason why Cheng Yumin was arrested.The news that came out was not unexpected to him.But he didn't understand that with Cheng Yumin's performance and status, this matter would not be resolved only by death.

Cheng Yumin couldn't hold it anymore?Or... is there another secret?

Cheng Jing flipped through a daily newspaper expressionlessly, and turned to the page of the legal column.He rarely regrets everything he does.He will make a pros and cons analysis, not escaping the worst outcome.But if time could go back a few minutes, he hoped he hadn't thought about getting the information he wanted from the newspaper.

Because that truth was not what he wanted.

Underground casinos, money laundering, "principals"...the entire page is about the illegal gambling activities run by Cheng Yumin, a fallen corrupt official more than ten years ago.The reason why the fire that year, the fire that made Nan Xichi terrified until he was a teenager, was quietly covered up... Cheng Jing pursed his lips and put the newspaper back in place with trembling fingers.

The phone rang, but Cheng Jing didn't respond, but Jiang Chuan had already followed the sound.The lights in the bookstore were cold white, but Cheng Jing's complexion was even paler.Jiang Chuan glanced at the newspaper shelf and frowned: "You see, these are not just making you suffer."

Pull Cheng Jing to leave.

Cheng Jing stared at him in a daze: "You told me about the casino last year, that Xi Yun was... the 'principal', right?"

"Well, Xi Yun is the 'head teacher', most people don't know his name." Jiang Chuan felt strange, "Why do you remember this?"

Cheng Jing continued to ask: "Where's Nan Xichi, where has he been?"

Jiang Chuan had one foot in the bookstore and the other outside the store. Now he turned sideways, pointed to the specialty supermarket next door and said, "Are you looking for him?"

Cheng Jing shook his head mechanically, his usually calm eyes couldn't hide his sadness.There was nothing in my mind, and the old man's voice suddenly came out: "Guishui wounded official... fleeting years bring evil... Yin Shuhai water rushes to Sihuo..."

A nerve somewhere behind the ear began to throb, and it nearly brought tears to his eyes.Cheng Jing endured, looking at Jiang Chuan with red eyes, her voice was very low, as if she couldn't bear to crawl out of her throat: "Jiang Chuan, the 'principal' is my father."

Jiang Chuan gave the newspaper a hand, "What?"

Cheng Jing didn't know why she was sad.Ever since he heard the phrase "Comrade Cheng Yumin hanged himself at four o'clock in the morning.", he has been controlling his emotions.There was no content in his head all the time, and all reactions became instinctive.

Needing Jiang Chuan to fill in his volunteers today was the only thought in his mind.Before he even had time to talk about his plans, he pretended to apply for the same university and the same volunteer as Jiang Chuan.

Volunteering is complete.

But the fate of the two people changed completely.

Cheng Jing took back her backpack from Jiang Chuan's hand, controlled her urge to take medicine, and said, "Jiang Chuan, my father is involved in money laundering transactions and used his authority to open an underground casino. Xi Yun is his subordinate."

There was no one in the bookstore, his voice was hoarse and weak, but Jiang Chuan heard it.Cheng Jing continued: "You guys didn't set that fire on, maybe it wasn't your father either..."

The author has something to say:

I forgot to explain a detail, the previous grandpa fortune teller said that Cheng Jing's "marriage is difficult", which means that Cheng Jing will not marry a woman, and the marriage is also a fraudulent marriage, so the word is "difficult".

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