Chapter 34 Chapter 34 It’s just Zhao You’s inner…

However, Zhao You’s inner panic was not noticed by his parents.

The master's wife didn't want to look at him. She breathed rapidly, trembled, and turned her face away.

Teacher Zhao didn't even blame him like she usually did. She just gritted her teeth and pointed at where he came from. "Go away. Don't you dislike our family? Go away, go away."

"Don't ever come back!"

Such words are more deafening than loud rebukes.

There was originally a gleam of light in Zhao You's eyes, but it completely dried up and disappeared in the silence, and along with his struggling heart, fell into the abyss of resentment.

Fang Shimian was shocked and wanted to come out to smooth things over, but Zhao You glanced at him as if he had expected it, and said in a hoarse voice, "Brother Mian, don't say anything."

He stood there, facing his parents, his back straight, and sneered as he said those treasonous words.

"Even if Zhao Shun is dead, what does it have to do with me?"

These words were like a club that completely crushed the sanity of Mr. and Mrs. Zhao. At that moment, they looked at their young son with hatred in their eyes. It seemed that the anger and self-blame that had nowhere to vent had found an object to attack at this moment.

The teacher's wife cried hysterically, "How can it be okay? He was looking for you! You killed your brother!"

There was too much noise here, so a nurse came over with a frown and pointed to the sign in the corridor prohibiting making noise.

The guy with the crew cut stood up, walked to the nurse and whispered something. The nurse looked over here again, sighed, and left.

Zhao You raised his head like a rusty machine and said very slowly: "Did I let him come out to find me? If it was because of me and I killed him, then why didn't the police come to arrest me? Why did they let me go!"

It was as if he wanted to vent all the pain that had been suppressed deep in his heart for all these years.

Zhao You walked closer step by step, like a devil crawling out of hell. There was even a smile on his face, but his eyes were filled with piercing hatred.

"Yes, it's all my fault. I admit it all. Call the police to arrest me! Kill me or skin me alive! Pay for your good son's life!"

"Why don't you do it? What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that I will die with resentment and come after your beloved Shun Shun to take his life?"

The glasses in Mr. Zhao's hand fell to the ground. He stepped forward, grabbed Zhao You's collar and slapped him hard. His gentle and elegant face was full of tears and his whole body was shaking. "You, beast..."

The master's wife seemed unable to bear such a blow and fell off the chair. Zhao Shun's uncle and aunt hurriedly shouted to help her and called a doctor.

Zhao You hung his hands and watched coldly, as if he was watching someone else's farce.

Teacher Zhao was obviously irritated by his son's indifference. He raised his hand to hit him again, but was suddenly pulled back by Fang Shimian. After several unsuccessful attempts, he looked embarrassed and said without thinking, "It's only natural for me to discipline my son. Go away!"

"I won't care about it anymore, but not today."

Fang Shimian gritted his teeth, not looking at Zhao You's expression, but staring at Teacher Zhao, "Zhao Shun's accident has nothing to do with Zhao You, you can't blame him for this!"

"Police officers must rely on evidence when handling matters. Isn't it normal for children to have a tantrum with their family? Just because Shun Ge got into trouble, does that mean Xiao You is unforgivable?"

"Even if he was wrong, he just left home after a quarrel. I want you to pay more attention to him. It's not Xiaoyou's fault that Shun Ge got into trouble."

"You and the teacher's wife always say that Zhao You has a bad temper, but you can remember what dishes Shun Ge ate a few more bites of before going to bed, but you can't remember Xiao You's birthday, or the time of his parent-teacher meeting, and you don't even know that he is allergic to the nightshade family."

Fang Shimian gently took Teacher Zhao's hand away, slowly stood over, and protected Zhao You behind him, with a mournful look on his face.

"He is your child too, isn't he?"

Teacher Zhao covered his face with trembling hands and bent his back as if he could not bear the burden.

"It's not his fault for his health."

Fang Shimian grabbed Zhao You, both of their hands were cold. Zhao You first shook his hand off, then immediately grabbed Fang Shimian's hand, holding it tightly.

"If he wasn't worried about Shun, why would he come here at this time? He disappeared for so long wearing this outfit, and there's blood on his body. Can't you see that?"

"Teacher, why, why did you only tell me that Shun Ge could not be found..." Fang Shimian's voice trembled, and his other hand touched Zhao You's thin autumn school uniform, and the rest of the words were swallowed by sobs.

Teacher Zhao hung his head and remained silent for a long time. He seemed to finally remember that he and his wife had long neglected their youngest son. He looked at Zhao You in despair and murmured, "Xiaoyou..."

Zhao You straightened his back, lowered his eyes and looked at Fang Shimian's hand holding his own, without saying a word.

This broken family relationship seemed to have been irreparable for a long time. Zhao Shun was too special and lovable, and the whole family's attention would unconsciously fall on Zhao Shun, who was born with a disability.

Zhao You's birth was actually an accident. After taking the medicine and not having an abortion, Grandpa Zhao and Grandma Zhao insisted on keeping him, which was against the couple's wishes. After giving birth to Zhao You, they felt even more sorry for their ignorant eldest son, so they could only make up for him with more effort...

Vicious cycle.

"Shi Mian."

Fang Shimian subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound. Huo Zhongshan was walking towards them with big strides. He looked at the complicated situation in the corridor and frowned slightly.

The teacher's wife was sent to the emergency room for examination by her uncle and aunt. In the corridor, Shi Mian protected Zhao You behind him as if he were protecting his own child, facing the dejected teacher Zhao.

Teacher Zhao usually cares about his reputation, but now that a real outsider has come, he can't say anything in his heart. He just slowly sits down on the metal bench where his wife just sat, rests his hands on his knees, and stares at the snow-white floor tiles of the hospital in a daze.

Fang Shimian subconsciously let go of Zhao You, but he was held even tighter. Fang Shimian felt a little pain from the pinch, but he still gently held back, as if to comfort him.

He said to Huo Zhongshan: "Brother Huo, can you ask someone to send me a thick coat?"

Naturally, Huo Zhongshan didn't need to speak for this matter. Ming Ke contacted someone to deliver the clothes within a few minutes and quickly put them on Zhao You's shoulders. Fang Shimian put down his raised hand and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ke."

Ming Ke's smile froze for a moment, "I dare not, I dare not."

Fang Shimian turned sideways to look at Zhao You's expression. Seeing that although his face was cold, his eyes were no longer extreme, his heart gradually settled down and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

And at this moment, the red light during the operation suddenly went out.

The door opened and two doctors walked out.

"The operation was successful, and the patient's condition is relatively stable and is eligible for transfer to another hospital."

Zhao You suddenly relaxed his grip on Fang Shimian's hand.

Everything that happened next was like pressing the fast-forward button. Zhao Shun was successfully transferred to Anhe Hospital. Teacher Zhao and his wife followed the hospital car. Only when Zhao Shun's condition was completely stable and he was no longer in danger of death did Grandpa Zhao and Grandma Zhao get the news and rush to Anhe.

The men who beat Zhao Shun were formally detained, but the police told Fang Shimian that those men really had no bad intentions. They were workers on a nearby construction site. They saw a child sitting on the bridge and Zhao Shun walking mechanically and repetitively not far away. They thought Zhao Shun was trying to scare the child, so they attacked him. Zhao Shun didn't say anything and behaved strangely, so those men didn't use any caution when doing heavy work, which led to Zhao Shun's head being broken.

They also didn't know that Zhao Shun meant well, nor did they know that he had a heart disease.

The most important thing is that the child who wanted to commit suicide was actually just sitting there playing at first. Before Zhao Shun was beaten, those people actually asked the boy, but the hateful thing was that he actually agreed to everything, which led to this tragedy.

When asked why, he said it was just for fun. When things got out of hand, he decided to jump off the bridge not to commit suicide, but because he thought he could swim and could escape if he fell.

After receiving a few mild reprimands, the boy had already been taken home by his parents and had completely distanced himself from the incident.

This case is really troublesome, and the police hope that Mr. Zhao and his family can accept mediation and issue a letter of understanding.

But Zhao Shun hasn't woken up yet. The Zhao family members are still angry and don't want to meet those people's families.

As a result, within two days, the incident fermented on the Internet and caused huge social controversy. The cause was that the daughter of one of the workers was so angry that she posted a video on the Internet, telling how her father acted bravely but now faces sentencing.

The worker, the brave man, the madman, the madman who was beaten is the descendant of a meritorious person...

The comments on the Internet are like a mountain that can crush a person to death. Mr. Zhao and his wife have never faced this before and were caught off guard by the overwhelming offensive comments.

However, this news was quickly suppressed, and information in this regard was listed as sensitive information in the past few days. It did not gain popularity and was naturally forgotten.

Teacher Zhao signed the letter of apology in a daze. Under the instructions from above, Zhao Shun's case was quickly resolved, the people on the Internet were blinded, and the couple's mouths were blocked. They could only cry to their sleeping son.

The video clip of Fang Shimian rescuing the little boy with swift action was edited and posted online. The authorities gave it a lot of traffic and used it as positive material to cover up the twists and turns involved.

The video was blurry. When rescuing someone, only the back of the head was seen. Only in the last few seconds, Fang Shimian turned his head and showed a little bit of his profile, and then the video ended.

This kind of ambiguous handsomeness and abrupt ending left people wanting more and sparked a small wave of discussion.

Both the Shanghai Municipal Government and Qihe Real Estate gave out symbolic bonuses, and Fang Shimian's face was blurred in the award-receiving video. Under normal circumstances, such a positive character would not need to be blurred. Netizens were extremely confused, and the official explanation was that Mr. Fang was unwilling to show his face.

But Mr. Fang himself was not aware of this.

I received a total of 80,000 yuan, and an additional 5,000 yuan in cash reward was given by Qihe Company at the employee recognition meeting.

Fang Shimian originally planned to send the money to the Zhao family. Zhao Shun suffered brain damage and has not yet regained consciousness.

But Fang Shimian was sitting beside Zhao Shun's bed, and he was almost beaten by Grandpa Zhao with his cane as soon as he brought up the topic. But Grandma Zhao hugged Fang Shimian and cried for a while.

The court ordered compensation, but those people had no money to pay, and the Zhao family did not ask for it. Medical insurance reimbursed part of the money, so there was always enough money to treat the child.

Fang Shimian worked the night shift these days, and he would take an hour during the day to go to the hospital to accompany Zhao Shun. After he came out of the hospital, he sat on the bench downstairs for a while, took out his mobile phone to check the balance on the card, looked at it for a long time, and transferred 100,000 to another account.

After a while, a phone call came in and the man told Fang Shimian that he had received the balance and asked Fang Shimian to come over and sign the contract again when he had time.

Fang Shimian asked him if he could sign now, and the man readily said yes, and that he was in the city right now. He sent Fang Shimian the location of a shopping mall, and the two agreed to meet there.

*

Everything seemed to happen quickly.

After signing the contract and walking out of the mall, Fang Shimian felt empty and confused. The sunlight made the large lawn outside the mall warm, and several families were basking in the sun under small blankets.

Fang Shimian also walked over slowly, picked a spot, and lay there with his head tilted back. The sunlight was so dazzling that he could feel the light even with his eyes closed.

He pulled down the hood of his down jacket, covering half of his face. The light was blocked out. Occasionally, someone would walk by him, making some rustling noises. Some very fragmented images began to play in his head. He already had a home, and one of the eternal lamps outside the Ksitigarbha Hall also belonged to him.

It seems that there is nothing else to pursue or regret in life.

If he could die painlessly and warmly on this winter afternoon and be buried in his own cemetery, he would even have more than 20,000 yuan left in his card, enough to buy an ordinary urn and end his ordinary life.

Grandpa and grandma should come to pick him up, hug him, touch his face, and praise him as the best child.

Maybe I'll help him scold his parents.

Then he will say it doesn't matter because he has grown up.

After the hat that was blocking the sun was pulled off, Fang Shimian couldn't open his eyes due to the strong light and could only see two blurry figures, one squatting beside him and the other standing in front of him.

"Caught a lazy rabbit."

The man's mellow voice carried a hint of teasing.

It was Huo Jun's voice.

Fang Shi managed to slowly sit up on the soft grass, squinting his eyes as he looked at the two brothers of the Huo family in front of him. He was unable to come back to his senses for a while.

The boy's eyes in the sunshine were slightly tired, his expression was one of defenseless doubt, innocent and fragile. He was wearing old clothes that he had found from nowhere, sitting blankly on the grass, his black hair gently blown by the wind, giving him an indescribable feeling.

Like a puppy lying on its belly, its black and moist eyes looking at you, confused as to why you don't touch it.

"Are you sunburned?" Huo Jun felt itchy and raised his hand to cover Fang Shimian's eyes.

Fang Shimian's vision was blocked. He looked up in confusion, but all he saw was darkness.

Fang Shimen, with his eyes covered by his hands, looked pale and weak, which was already fascinating enough. However, he still raised his head without knowing the consequences and showed his fragile neck to the two invaders. His Adam's apple trembled slightly, which was so touching that people wanted to bite it hard.

Hear him cry, let him beg for mercy...

In the darkness, Fang Shimian only heard a very cold voice, which said with a warning tone, "Huo Jun."

Huo Jun came to his senses, withdrew his hand immediately, the joking expression on his face faded, and he stood up and walked to Huo Zhongshan.

Fang Shimian was pulled up from the grass by Huo Zhongshan. He followed the two brothers for a while without thinking, and suddenly stopped and asked, "Why are you here?"

Huo Zhongshan also stopped and was silent for a moment, then raised his eyes and looked across the lawn.

Fang Shimian followed his gaze and saw the tall Hengshi Building, which was majestic and had clean curtain walls reflecting the dazzling sunlight. People could be seen checking in and taking photos across the street. He glanced at the large commercial complex next to it.

"Ha, what a coincidence." Fang Shimian smiled.

Huo Jun also laughed, "Ha, what a coincidence, we came down here specifically to catch you."

Fang Shimian: “?”

Huo Zhongshan took Fang Shimian into his car and considerately refused to let Huo Jun in.

"Go get some sleep, you still have to go to work at night." Huo Zhongshan touched Fang Shimian's head. He did not retract his hand after touching it, but slowly began to massage along the solar plexus.

Fang Shimian felt very comfortable being pressed, and indeed he closed his eyes and sighed softly: "It would be good to die now."

The car was very quiet. Huo Zhongshan heard it clearly, and his face suddenly darkened. He pressed hard as if to punish him, "Don't talk nonsense."

Fang Shimen groaned lightly when he was pressed, and did not pay attention to Huo Zhongshan's serious warning. He tilted his head slightly in the direction of Huo Zhongshan, and fell into a deep sleep soon after.

Huo Zhongshan was a little angry at Fang Shimian's indifferent attitude, but more of a nagging fear.

Human intuition is a very strange thing. Sometimes you can get a strong premonition without any evidence. He can feel that Fang Shimian seems to be a little more dull, and there is a very ethereal feeling. If the previous Fang Shimian was like a soft gauze, then he is now the shadow cast by the gauze in the sun.

Can't catch it.

It’s as if at some moment I was suddenly cut off from the world, and I was vaguely looking forward to the end.

This feeling made Huo Zhongshan fall into an inexplicable panic and irritability, as if something that he had been holding tightly in his hand suddenly felt empty. This was something that had never happened before. It seemed that something was slipping away and would disappear completely without any warning one day.

He is scared.

Huo Zhongshan's expression darkened. His slender hand slid down from the back of Fang Shimian's head and stopped at the back of the boy's fair neck. He stroked it, then opened his hand to hold the fragile neck, as if he wanted to completely control the man. He half-lowered his eyes to cover up the cruelty in them, and whispered like a lover in the ear, "Shimian, be good."

He doesn't like anything that is out of his control, including people.

Besides, he had already given Fang Shimian a chance to escape, but it was he who stumbled back in.

*

The destination is Anhe’s branch in the suburbs of Hai City, which is sparsely populated and quiet.

Today is the physical examination date scheduled for the Huo brothers, but Fang Shimian was on the examination list from the beginning. Huo Jun just glanced at it indifferently, smiled coldly, and knew what was going on.

Fang Shimian was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly forced to go for a check-up by the Huo brothers. He was still confused.

Originally, Fang Shimian was to be the last one among the three to do some inspections, but because he was not very cooperative and was not willing to do it, Huo Zhongshan asked him to be the first one to do it.

This forced Fang Shimian to follow the doctor's orders and speed up the pace, because if he hesitated and was unwilling, Huo Jun would knock on the door and loudly say that he wanted to come in to see Fang Shimian for an examination, saying that he was not obedient at all.

It’s not that he was afraid of him seeing it. We were all men and it was okay for him to see it. But this conversation, like that between a worried old father and a rebellious child, made Fang Shimian feel particularly awkward.

One of the examinations took the longest time. The doctor said openly that he was a mental health doctor and that this examination was just a routine inquiry and a formality. He told Fang Shimian not to worry or have any resistance to him, and just to fill out the questionnaire and treat it as a chat with friends.

After Fang Shimian came out of the examination, he initially suspected that he was the only one who had undergone this psychological examination, but then he saw that the doors of the two nearby consulting rooms were closed, and he felt relieved.

Probably just a routine check.

After completing the process, some physical examination reports were handed over to Huo Zhongshan.

Fang Shimian has been working the night shift these days, so some of his indicators are not within the normal range. He is also thin and slightly malnourished. The blood test and CT scan results are sent directly to his mobile phone in about two hours.

Regarding malnutrition, after asking Fang Shimian about his diet, the doctor suggested trying to change his dietary structure, and that he must change the situation where snacks were the main meals, and most of the time the main meals were instant noodles.

Not getting enough nutrition during the period of physical development can easily lead to developmental delay. Fang Shimian listened carelessly, and the two men behind him looked gloomier as they listened.

After Fang Shimian got in the car, he leaned his head back and fell asleep again. Huo Zhongshan was reading something on his phone and sending messages with a sullen face.

When Fang Shimian woke up again, he was in a room with simple decoration style. The bed was very soft, and there was a faint smell of incense in the room, the kind that could easily make people sleepy. The curtains were drawn and a small light was on in the room.

Fang Shimian lifted the quilt and sat up, took out his cell phone and took a look, there was a missed call.

But the more urgent thing is that there are only fifteen minutes left before I have to punch in for work.

He hurriedly put on his clothes and walked out. Outside was the living room. Huo Zhongshan was sitting on the sofa reading a report from his subordinates. When he saw Fang Shimian coming out, he put his iPad aside and said casually, "It seems someone called you just now."

"Uh... yes." When asked by Huo Zhongshan, Fang Shimian had no choice but to take out his mobile phone again. He clicked on the missed call and found that it was from the landlord.

But at this moment Fang Shimian was still thinking about going to work. Just as he was about to put his phone away, he heard Huo Zhongshan sitting on the sofa, looking at him and saying slowly: "Don't you want to call?"

Before Fang Shimian's brain could react, the landlord called again, and this time he had no choice but to answer the phone.

The landlord was very quiet. "Xiao, Xiao Fang, right? Oh, the house you live in is no longer available. My son is coming back from college and will stay in Haishi for a while..."

This is not good news. Fang Shimian listened in silence, then lowered his head and asked in a low voice: "Do you have any other houses nearby for rent?"

There was a sound of someone lighting a cigarette: "Ah, sorry, Xiao Fang, there is no more."

"How long will it take me to move out?" Fang Shimian lowered his head and slowly squatted down.

"The sooner the better. I'll transfer the penalty fee to you right away... Oh, no, no, I have something to do, so I'm hanging up now."

Fang Shimian looked at his black cell phone. He had a home after death, but he had no home when he was alive.

Huo Zhongshan waited for a few seconds. Fang Shimian still didn't speak to him, so he got up from the sofa and pulled Fang Shimian to sit next to him. "Is there something wrong with the house?"

Fang Shimian nodded and planned to clear out his things tomorrow morning and leave them at Xu Long's place first. Fortunately, he had to work night shifts these days, so he could find an agent to look at houses after get off work.

"What do you think of my apartment?" Huo Zhongshan leaned back on the sofa, his eyes fixed on Fang Shimian's clenched and pale hands, and said calmly, "This apartment is similar to where you live. It's close to where you work, and the rent is the same as your last apartment."

Fang Shimian shook his head.

"I originally used this place to entertain guests, just like a hotel, except that they come and stay for free. Now I want to make a profit from it, but unfortunately no one rents it. You can come and stay for a while, just as a favor to me, and find out if there is any problem."

Fang Shimian looked at Huo Zhongshan with suspicion, but his head was numb and he didn't know where to start for a moment.

"Shi Mian doesn't believe me?" Huo Zhongshan actually looked a little sad.

“I believe it.”

Fang Shimian lowered his head and didn't look at Huo Zhongshan's expression.

"Can you help me then?"

Fang Shimian paused for a while this time, and finally nodded when Huo Zhongshan put his hand on his shoulder.

Someone gently pinched her chin and lifted her up. A contract appeared in her sight. The man's deep voice carried a hint of indescribable temptation, "Sign it."

Fang Shimian picked up the pen, glanced at the title without reading the content, and started signing. He wrote his name more seriously than reading the contract.

Huo Zhongshan watched quietly, his eyes were extremely dark, and it was unclear whether he was happy or angry.

After signing the contract, Fang Shimian looked up at Huo Zhongshan and said, "Brother Huo, we have signed it. Do you want me to pay the rent to your card or send it via WeChat?"

Huo Zhongshan picked up the contract and looked at it without even looking up: "Do you have my WeChat?"

Fang Shimian wisely clicked on the scan code and said, "Brother Huo, let me add you."

After adding on WeChat successfully, Huo Zhongshan checked the time. The other party said reluctantly, "Someone will pick you up after work. Come back here directly from now on."

Fang Shimian was nodding when his chin was suddenly lifted by the man and he had to look into Huo Zhongshan's eyes.

"When you sign a contract in the future, you must read all the terms carefully. If you have any questions, come to me directly. Can you do that?"

The tone of this sentence was very strong and authoritative, leaving no room for negotiation.

Fang Shimian's throat tightened, "Yes, I can do it."

Huo Zhongshan let him go only after hearing the reply. He stood up, walked out, opened the door, and after giving a few simple instructions, he let the man in and led Fang Shimian out.

After Fang Shimian went out, he realized that this was actually the second-floor corridor of Yunjin Building 6. No wonder Huo Zhongshan said it was close to where he worked. It turned out to be in the same residential area.

The corridor was very dark. He saw a faint light coming through the door of the next room which was not closed tightly. This meant that there were other people living here today. It was indeed as Huo Zhongshan said, this was a place for people to rest.

Fang Shi couldn't help but think, if this is a place for guests to rest, why is the light so dim? Isn't it inconvenient? In such a dark corridor, two people can't see each other's faces even if they walk face to face.

And...are there any houses in a location like Yunjin that cannot be rented out?

The bodyguard drove directly from the special passage on the basement floor of Building 6 to the monitoring room, and Fang Shimian even arrived at his work station four minutes early.

At the same time, Fang Shimian's recent travel records and capital flows were all compiled into a private document and sent to Huo Zhongshan.

The man sat quietly in the leather chair in the study. Two transfers of one hundred thousand yuan were highlighted in red and magnified on the computer screen. An online meeting was still going on on another computer.

Several group executives were discussing reform measures, but they were secretly worried. Their boss remained silent, and no one knew who would be in trouble.