clown face

Shen Tao's heart was shocked, he looked at Zhuang Chuming in disbelief, and blurted out cursing: "What are you talking about!? You don't even know what happened, what right do you have to talk nonsense here?"

Zhuang Chuming said nonchalantly: "I'm not a party, isn't that obvious? But it's because I'm not a party that I want to question it. It's not me today, but anyone who has dealt with criminal cases all year round will have the same Frankly speaking, I don't want to offend you at all, whether it's offending your feelings or offending your hatred, and I don't want to persuade you not to hate Mr. Tang Anyao, because it has nothing to do with me. But I am used to based on the existing facts Make a reasonable and logical inference with the evidence, Mr. Shen, have you never suspected that there is a problem with the starting point of your revenge all these years?"

"Shut up! Tang Anyao, why do you let an outsider dictate the matter between us? Tell me, do you dare to deny what I saw with my own eyes? I saw it with my own eyes when you set fire to it. Do you dare to deny it? What?" Shen Tao shouted desperately, got up from the ground, and rushed towards Tang Anyao again.

Tang Anyao didn't let him beat him this time, but wrestled with him, twisting his hand behind his back with great strength, panting: "Calm down, Taotao, calm down!"

"Why should I be calm? You have no remorse for killing my father, I will not let you go, bastard! I will never let you go for the rest of my life..."

Zhuang Chuming walked over and punched Shen Tao in the face without warning, successfully making him shut up in pain, Tang Anyao said angrily: "Zhuang Chuming!"

"Sorry," Zhuang Chuming said solemnly, "Mr. Shen, you are too excited to continue communicating. I am doing this for your own good. Can you promise to talk properly?"

Shen Tao turned his face away, the corner of his mouth was already swollen, he glared at Zhuang Chuming angrily, spit on the ground, and gave a bah.

"Very good, it seems that you have calmed down." Zhuang Chuming said, "Let me continue the topic just now, put aside your prejudices over the past ten years, and let's talk about the evidence. Mr. Shen, what reason do you have to believe that Tang Anyao is an arsonist? "

"I saw it with my own eyes!" Shen Tao squeezed out the words through his teeth.

"To what extent is seeing with one's own eyes?"

"You think this is a court? I'm your witness for cross-examination? What a joke! Tang Anyao, do I have to answer this idiot's silly questions here?" It is also an endless dead end with you!"

Tang Anyao hugged him tightly and sighed: "I beg you, okay? Even if you hate me, you can't deny that I treat you well. For the sake of those good things, I beg you to cooperate with him, okay? "

Shen Tao paused, turned his face away, and remained silent.

"Mr. Shen, what I really want to say is that if you don't cooperate, we will meet in court, but then I will interrogate Fei Wenbo together. I will work hard for what you two did together. I think the sentence will be 15 years. question."

Shen Tao became more angry and struggled. Tang Anyao had to tighten his grip again, and shouted: "Zhuang Chuming, are you enough! Don't provoke him anymore."

Zhuang Chuming shook his head and said: "Seeing you like this, I really think you deserve it. Forget it, I am a person who pays attention to professional ethics. Let's continue, Mr. Shen, what kind of level of what you just saw with your own eyes refers to?" ?”

"I saw him arguing with my dad. He dropped something, and my dad scolded him. He said he would take me away no matter what. Dad disagreed, so Tang Anyao beat my dad," Shen Tao frowned, "But My dad still disagreed, he said Tang Anyao should never be delusional unless he died. Then, later, a fire broke out, and the whole house was in chaos, and my dad couldn't get out..."

"Did you see Tang Anyao holding the tinder to light the fire?"

Shen Tao's eyes became confused, he shook his head, and quickly said: "It's been too long, I can't remember, but who would it be if it wasn't him? Otherwise, why did it catch fire? Why is everyone else fine, only my father didn't run away?" Come out? Why was he quietly sent abroad by Tang Anbang afterwards, not because of a life lawsuit, why did the Tang family deal with him like this?"

"What about you?"

"Ok?"

Zhuang Chuming asked, "Where did you go afterwards?"

"I was sent to my aunt in Australia."

"Where were you between your father's accident and your aunt picking you up?"

Shen Tao frowned, he tried his best to remember, but found that he didn't remember anything, so he could only say: "It's been too long, how can I remember."

"What about your father's funeral? Do you have any memory?"

Shen Tao suddenly realized that this important link was also blank, and his expression could not help changing slightly.

"How did your aunt pick you up? How did you adapt to the new environment in Australia? Do you remember what kind of room you lived in and who accompanied you?"

Shen Tao is not stupid, he has vaguely realized something from these questions, and his body can't help trembling slightly.

Zhuang Chuming looked at him and said further: "You have no impression, let me tell you. After the fire, you learned that your father died, so you suffered extremely serious psychological trauma. For a time, you closed yourself off and did not communicate with the outside world. Tang Anyao Every time you appeared, you reacted extremely strongly, and even had the tendency to self-harm. Tang Anyao didn’t dare to approach you, and Tang Anbang didn’t want his younger brother to be affected by you, so he ordered someone to send you to your aunt in Australia, while Tang Anyao was sent to Europe .”

"You don't remember? It's okay. I have the record of your hospitalization. If you want, I can even show you the video of how the psychiatrist treated you." Zhuang Chuming said softly, "Maybe you think I'm just talking nonsense. But why should I waste my time telling you nonsense? As I said, I always make inferences from the evidence."

Shen Tao shook his head nervously, and forced a smile: "Even if I really lost my memory, so what? I still remember what happened when the accident happened. In this room, Tang Anyao beat my father..."

"And then?" Zhuang Chuming asked, "After the beating, he followed your father back to his room and set fire to it from outside? Wouldn't that mean the whole house would be set on fire? You must know that the entire Tang family lived here at that time, Is it necessary for Tang Anyao to risk losing his family because of the conflict with the housekeeper?"

Shen Tao trembled violently, as if he was unbearably cold, Tang Anyao hugged him tightly, and said distressedly: "Tao Tao, don't do this, don't be afraid, I never blamed you."

"There is also an investigation report for the fire." Zhuang Chuming said indifferently, "The fire first started in the utility room next to the servant's room on the first floor. That room was full of curtains, curtains and other fabrics that had been replaced for many years. I don’t know why, but according to the report, it should be caused by a servant smoking in it, and the cigarette butt was not stamped out. After the utility room was burned, it quickly spread to the two adjacent rooms. Unfortunately, that The two rooms are adjacent to the kitchen, and the Tang family was very trendy at that time, and they had already used liquid fuel, so the result is predictable, bang!"

Shen Tao looked at Tang Anyao blankly, and Tang Anyao said in a hoarse voice: "When the fire broke out, I looked for you everywhere, and you stayed in your room stupidly without moving. I hugged you and ran quickly, and you kept crying and said you wanted to find your father But it was too chaotic at that time, I thought your father would run out by himself, but I didn't know he didn't. Taotao, you blame me and I admit it, but don't hate me, I never want anyone to die..."

Shen Tao shook his head and said: "No, you are talking nonsense, I don't believe it, I don't believe it, you are talking nonsense, my father was killed by you, I hate you, my father was obviously killed by you, don't argue..."

"Taotao!" Tang Anyao said with restraint, "I've been looking for you, but I'm afraid, I'm afraid you will think of these past events after you recognize me, and I'm afraid you will hate me because of it. You pretended to have amnesia in front of me, and I knew there was something wrong , but I'm still very happy, I think it's true, we meet again like two strangers, everything has time to start again..."

"Your father's body was later found under the bed. He was still sleeping when the fire caught fire. He had difficulty breathing because he inhaled too much smoke. He probably wanted to run out, but he suffocated to death not long after he fell under the bed," Zhuang Chuming said. , "These are all recorded, Mr. Shen, maybe it will be easier for you to say that, your father didn't suffer much when he died."

Shen Tao's eyes widened, and he shed tears blankly. He asked Tang Anyao: "Where was he buried? I was afraid of revealing my identity, so I never dared to go to his grave."

"Don't worry, I will bury him in a beautiful place, I will take you there, if you want to go, I will take you there..."

Shen Tao ravingly said: "He bought me a clown doll when I was young, I remember it, where did it go..."

"It was burned in the fire, but it's okay, I'll buy you a new one, Taotao, I'll buy you a new one..."

Shen Tao gently broke free from him, slowly squatted down and hugged his head, and said in a low voice: "I want to be alone, you all go."

Tang Anyao looked at him worriedly, Zhuang Chuming tugged at his sleeve and asked, "Is he not wearing a lighter?"

"No."

"Then let's go," Zhuang Chuming said, "Although I'm not a psychiatrist, I also know that for an adult, we should give him some space at this time."

Tang Anyao looked worriedly at Shen Tao who shrank himself into a ball, tried his best to suppress the desire to hug him, and finally nodded.

Three years later.

Director Tang Anyao, who had been quiet for a while, jumped onto the headlines of the entertainment section again, this time because his new movie "The Face of the Clown" had a box office of over one billion in its first week of release and became the center of attention.This film is different from his previous films, which are obscure and beautiful, but unexpectedly simple and humorous. Through the life of a comedian who specializes in playing funny roles on stage, this film shows the rise and fall of the entire Hong Kong society for half a century, and the rapid changes.In the film, the comedian who has been hit hard by life and has been struggling to live in poverty is naturally Tang Anyao's queen actor Zhou Jinghui. This time his performance is so difficult, not only because he has been acting from youth to old age, but also because Tang Anyao is in this film. The narrative style in the film has changed, emphasizing the rascal and street spirit of small people. In the film, Zhou Jinghui wears a slack shirt and big underpants, just like an ordinary low-level person who was born and bred and ran out of the streets.

This film that makes people laugh and tears is deeply touching, but apart from the warmth of the plot and the simple picture, there is also an important supporting male role played by Fei Wenbo.Fei Wenbo was once brought to court by Tang Anyao for committing perjury, defamation, infringement of reputation rights, and even suspicion of homicide.The murder failed in the end because Shen Tao, who was thought to be dead, was actually kidnapped by Tang Anyao's enemies, and he later came back in good health.

However, capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot escape. After Fei Wenbo was convicted of various other crimes, he lost his family and property, but fortunately he pleaded guilty with a good attitude, Tang Anyao withdrew the lawsuit, and the judge gave him extrajudicial grace. He was only imprisoned for one and a half years. Received parole with reduced sentence.When he was desperate, it was Tang Anyao who saved him again, and for some reason chose him as the supporting actor in his new film.For various reasons, although there are different versions circulating inside and outside the circle, in any case, one of the most eye-catching facts is that Fei Wenbo's performance in this movie is remarkable.Even harsh film critics have to say, it seems that director Tang has a bit of ability to turn gold into gold.

As usual, Tang Anyao didn't respond to any rumors. Even when asked why he used Fei Wenbo to repay his grievances with virtue, he just said, "He is suitable for this role." "That's all.It is undeniable that despite so much negative news, Tang Anyao's status as a first-class director has not been shaken. The media dubbed him "Mount Everest", which means that despite the cold wind against the current, he will not fall down.

During the celebration banquet, Tang Anyao only showed his face before leaving early.He is still unwilling to have more contact with Fei Wenbo, but Shen Tao feels very guilty about Fei Wenbo. If he doesn't support this person, Shen Tao will probably feel that he owes him something for the rest of his life.Tang Anyao didn't like that Shen Tao cared about anyone else besides him, especially Fei Wenbo, who was able to sacrifice himself at a critical moment. When Tang Anyao thought of these things, his teeth itch with hatred.

Although he avoided left and right, he met Fei Wenbo face to face when he left.Both parties smiled politely and nodded, Fei Wenbo came up to toast, and said truthfully, "Thank you, Director Tang, for giving me this opportunity."

When it came to acting, Tang Anyao naturally did not give in. He smiled and toasted, and replied: "It's your own efforts."

Originally, everyone was well aware of the conflict between the two, and they would not have contact if they could not contact each other, but for some reason, Fei Wenbo became bolder and asked again: "Director Tang, I don't know if Taotao has been to our drama?" Cinema?"

Tang Anyao narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "I'll take him to see it, don't bother you."

"Really?" Fei Wenbo smiled and said, "I thought he still didn't want to see you."

Tang Anyao took a deep look at him, put down his wine glass, turned around and left without saying a word.

It has been three years since Fei Wenbo talked him into thinking, but Shen Tao still can't let go of the knot in his past.He used the movie "The Clown's Face" to express his humble and helpless love for him so thoroughly, but to this day, he himself is not sure whether Shen Tao will watch it or not. After watching it, he will Will not be moved, will not come back.

Tang Anyao sighed.

He called Zhuang Chuming at the door, and Zhuang Chuming had a similar taste with him. After these three years, they had already become close friends.Tang Anyao said the moment the phone was connected, "I don't think he will watch my movies anymore."

Zhuang Chuming replied impatiently: "It's none of my business."

Tang Anyao ignored him, and continued to ask: "Have you watched my film, isn't what I express in it clear enough?"

"I don't have time to watch it." Zhuang Chuming said, "Director Tang, my time is counted in minutes. If you talk about such nonsense, I will ask the secretary to send you the bill."

Tang Anyao said, "What should I do?"

"It's very simple. Tell him that you did hear his father calling for help, but you deliberately didn't save him. I can guarantee that he will hate you to the bone and come back immediately."

Tang Anyao snorted coldly and said, "Then you can represent me in the lawsuit again?"

"Well." Zhuang Chuming said, "No matter whose lawsuit I represent in the end, I will get a lot of money, which is very good."

Tang Anyao was silent.

Zhuang Chuming laughed happily a few times, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, and asked, "Hey, you won't be right? Did you really deliberately not save his father?"

Tang Anyao walked and looked ahead, suddenly, he stopped, and he saw a familiar person wearing a beige windbreaker, standing there waiting with a suitcase beside his car.

Tang Anyao's throat tightened at that moment. He was afraid that he might be wrong, so he blinked vigorously, and when he realized that he was right, his eyes instantly became hot.

"Tang Anyao, did you hear what I said?" Zhuang Chuming yelled on the phone.

"I heard that," Tang Anyao looked at the person in front of him, smiled slowly, and said, "I don't remember what happened so long ago. I only know that people have to look forward. What do you think?"

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