Master of Pretenders

?In spring, the situation in Shanghai became more and more tense, and gunshots could be heard in the streets from time to time.Fortunately, the Ming family lived in the relatively safe French Concession.Mingjing even asked Mingtai to take a long vacation at school, and dared not let him go to school.

Minglou and Ah Cheng are in the same school, and their homework is tight at this time, so the driver at home picks them up every day.Even so, the eldest sister gave thousands of instructions at the door every day, for fear that the two brothers would not come back after going to school.

One afternoon in April, the two had just walked out of the school gate when suddenly a figure ran from a distance, opened the door and got into the car with them.Just as they were about to call, the man suddenly said, "Ah Cheng, it's me!" Ah Cheng's eyes widened, "Ah Ping, why is it you! Where are you going? I'll take you home." Ah Ping's face was pale and his breathing was short "No, no, I can't go back, I'm injured." Ah Cheng was terrified, and said, "Then let's go to the hospital as soon as possible." After a moment, he told the driver, "Go home."

The car slowly drove into the Ming mansion, and Ming Lou ordered Ah Cheng to help Ah Ping get out of the car and enter his study, then turned around and called the Ming family's personal doctor.

In the room, Ah Cheng helped Ah Ping to lie down on the sofa, and asked nervously, "What's wrong with you? Why did you get hurt?" Ah Ping only said, "Someone chased me, and I sprained my ankle." Ah Cheng didn't believe it. "You are working in the factory well, why would someone chase you? Where is old man Huang? Why don't you go home?" A-Ping fell silent, and the two lines shed tears...

Minglou came in and said calmly, "The doctor will be here in a while, don't worry, my personal doctor is safe." Then he took Ah Cheng into the bedroom inside.Ah Cheng felt that he had gotten into trouble. After all, Ah Ping got into the family car because he knew him.Ming Lou comforted him, "You are not to blame for this matter. Are you sure that this friend is not a bad person?" Ah Cheng said, "I can't be sure about others. Brother A Ping and Old Man Huang are both very good people. Just like you, big brother." Okay." "That's fine. Ah Cheng, listen, I guess Ah Ping may be the Communist Party, and he has been suppressing the Communist Party everywhere recently. Therefore, we must not let others know about his presence here. Besides, it seems that something has happened to Mr. Huang. " Ah Cheng nodded vigorously, and then asked uneasily, "Where is Eldest Sister and Mingtai?" Minglou laughed at him, "Are Eldest Sister and Mingtai someone else? Let me tell Eldest Sister that Mingtai doesn't go to school now, and he can't go out." , I’m not afraid. Besides, the child is not easy to deal with, coax him to say that he is your classmate, and he will get a sprain on the way after school.”

Recently, the situation is chaotic. Der Spiegel told them more than once to go home after school, not to stay outside, and not to meddle in other people's business.What's more, the eldest sister reminded their brothers every month and month to study hard and not to pay attention to politics.Now, Ah Ping is lying here.Ah Cheng didn't know how Minglou would explain to his elder sister. "How to explain it? I don't know how to explain it!" "Then, will eldest sister get angry? Will she?" "Will it be something? Hit me? Ah Cheng, this matter can be resolved with a beating. That's not a problem." "Brother, then I'll go and tell Eldest Sister myself." Minglou sat down on the bed and snorted, "Go ahead and tell me, don't you know what kind of temper Eldest Sister is? I came back with you, I Can you say that I don't know about this, and you did it? Even if I really don't know, do you think Eldest Sister can forgive me?" "Well, what should I do?" Minglou sat up and straightened his back , "Ah Cheng, if you don't care about such things, you have to say that you don't know him the first time you see A Ping." Ah Cheng opened his mouth wide, "ah, but I know him, and, he He’s really not a bad person.” Cheng has never lied before, and his eldest brother and sister often teach him not to lie, so he has no way of understanding what his elder brother just said.Minglou knew that he had a serious heart, so he probably couldn't accept this theory. "Yes, I know what you said is true. Aping is not a bad person. So I will help you bring him back. When I bring him back, you have to face the eldest sister. Forget it, don't think too much, there is no flame that cannot be passed Shan, since I brought him back with you, I will definitely take care of him to the end. He is lying in our house now, and my eldest sister will definitely take care of it to the end. The big deal is to admit the crime of beheading first and then playing, and let the eldest sister vent her anger."

As soon as the sound of Mingjing's car engine came in, Mingtai rushed to the door and reported to his sister, "Brother Ah Cheng brought a classmate back. His classmate sprained his ankle on the road, and the doctor is seeing him." Mingjing pushed open the door, and Mingtai Lou and Ah Cheng immediately stood up nervously, but the elder sister ignored them. She looked at A Ping lying on the sofa, and exchanged pleasantries with the doctor.Ah Ping greeted embarrassingly, and called "Miss Ming." Ming Jing turned to look at Ming Lou and Ah Cheng, and said calmly, "You two come with me."

In Ming Jing's room, Ah Cheng nervously tugged at the corner of his clothes. "Which of you two will speak first?" "Sister!" Ah Cheng opened his mouth first.Ming Jing raised his eyelids, seeing his nervous little face flushed, "Ah Cheng, don't tell Eldest Sister that this person is your classmate. You have to keep Ming Tai in the dark about this." She turned her face to Ming Lou, "I'm not right. Why? What classmate wears such clothes to go to school? What classmate doesn’t wash his face for two days at school? What classmate asks the doctor to put a cast on his sprained foot? What classmate calls me Miss Ming? Are you two talking about it?” Ming Lou took a deep breath and said, "Sister, let Ah Cheng go out, let me explain." Ming Jing nodded, Ah Cheng looked at the elder brother, and the elder brother gave him a firm and comforting look, "Go, see Let's see how Aping is doing."

Ah Cheng closed the door gently, and Ming Lou told Ming Jing everything about what had happened. He wasn't sure what attitude the elder sister would have.He bowed his head and waited quietly for the result.Mingjing hadn't made a sound for a long time, and as soon as Minglou raised his head, the eldest sister said bitterly, "You guys really don't know the heights of heaven and earth!" Minglou hurriedly said, "Elder sister, I was wrong." Mingjing sneered, "Ming Da Young master, what is your crime?" Minglou gritted his teeth, "Please forgive me, big sister, for beheading first and then playing." "Oh, beheading first and then playing, you are smart enough to accuse yourself of such a trivial crime." Minglou didn't intend to back down , He sorted out his thoughts, "Sister, today's matter is nothing more than saving or not saving. If you don't save, Ah Cheng can only deny knowing this person at the first time. And Ah Cheng will never lie. Under such circumstances, how could he have such thoughts, even now he may not be able to say that he does not know Aping. Of course, I could also help him smooth things over at the time, expressing that he did not know him, and not bringing this person back. But elder sister, You know how my younger brother behaves. How can I do such a thing of treating a deer as a horse and seeing death. If I can do such a thing, how can you allow me to stand here? I have survived the family law once when I grew up. Isn't it because I lied to you? I haven't forgotten the feeling. Since I put him in the car and decided to save him, I can't send him home. He was hunted down, and there must be an ambush at home. Now everyone Martial law in the city, I am afraid that there are many eyes and ears in the hospital. Once in, is it not like a sheep going into a tiger's mouth? In desperation, I can only bring him back."

Ming Jing couldn't help admiring his younger brother's thoughtfulness, and only said, "It's easy to come back, but it's hard to leave! Forget it, the doctor just said that he had a broken ankle. It's been a hundred days since he was injured. Let him stay at home first. Leave." Let's talk about the matter later, maybe the situation will get better after a while." Ming Jing has been under a lot of pressure recently, and some people went to the factory to make troubles and arrest gangsters every three days, and she went around to mediate before calming down.Thinking of this, she sat on the edge of the bed a little dejectedly.Minglou squatted down, and pressed the elder sister's cold hand to his face that was hot from emotion just now, "Elder sister, I'm sorry. I caused you trouble." Ming Jing's heart calmed down, and he pinched his younger brother's face, "Grow up." Minglou felt embarrassed, "Sister, I'm an adult now, and I'm still pinching my face." Ming Jing said seriously, "You are also my younger brother, and you have to listen to me. I will remember your crime of beheading first and then playing it." , I will settle with you later!"