The next day, their eldest brother, He Liping, took leave and went to Beijing.
But when they got there, they couldn't find his brother.
He Liping then realized that the reason her younger brother chose to take such an extreme path was because his mentor had a problem.
He Lixue's mentor, Liang Rong, had studied abroad. Even after returning to China, he maintained contact with his former friends and students.
He even helped the department translate a lot of foreign materials.
As a result, with more acquaintances, it's inevitable that a mix of good and bad people will appear.
The Beijing police arrested a spy who had been hiding, and among the contacts he provided was a bookseller who had helped Liang Rong buy books abroad.
Although Liang Rong was not involved in the espionage incident and his relationship with the bookseller was purely transactional, he was still implicated in the matter.
At the time, Beijing University was conducting a campaign of self-examination and self-criticism, and Liang Rong's incident was a huge stain on both his personal reputation and the university's reputation.
He was immediately suspended from teaching and then placed in isolation for investigation.
Make him confess his crimes.
Professor Liang is advanced in years and has dedicated his life to science. How could he bear such an insult?
Moreover, he was wrongly accused.
On the first day of the interrogation, he was so angry that he fainted.
Although he was saved, he suffered a stroke and lost control of half of his body.
Professor Liang returned to China despite his family's disapproval, and he divorced his wife to return without hesitation.
His wife and children stayed abroad.
He was all alone in the country.
He Lixue was his youngest student and also the one closest to him.
Because he had specially recruited the student, Professor Liang naturally took extra care of him. Over the years, although they were teacher and student, their relationship was like that of father and son.
This matter actually has nothing to do with He Lixue, after all, he was just Professor Liang's student.
But just as Professor Liang's condition had improved and he was barely able to walk with support, the outcome of his treatment came down.
He was labeled a bad element and was to be sent to the countryside for labor reform.
Given Professor Liang's physical condition at that time, such a result could have been fatal!
It was under these circumstances that He Lixue quietly submitted his application to withdraw from school, packed his bags, and went to the countryside with Professor Liang.
Before leaving, he sent letters to his family and his father's school.
He Liping inquired everywhere about the location where Professor Liang had been sent down to.
But at that time, the places where these bad elements were detained and reformed were kept secret, and he couldn't find out the details no matter how many people he asked.
This eventually aroused suspicion from the school, who wondered if he had any connection with Professor Liang.
Having already lost a younger brother, He Liping naturally couldn't do anything to bring trouble to his family, so he had no choice but to return home empty-handed.
She brought back neither her younger brother nor any news of him.
After this incident, the He family never mentioned their once most proud second son to outsiders again.
However, the whole family is trying to find He Lixue through various connections.
“In the last letter my dad wrote to Song Wen, he asked him to look around the surrounding villages for any news about my second brother. Who would have thought that you would run into him today?” He Lixuan said.
Shiyue hadn't expected things to turn out this way, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.
I can only say that fate plays tricks on us.
He Lixue is lucky enough to reunite with his family.
The area where they live is too far from the provincial capital, and transportation is inconvenient.
It takes them two hours to walk from the brigade to the commune, but at least the road is flat.
The Red Star Brigade was still a mountain away from them, and even further from the commune.
If He Lixuan hadn't been here, Song Wen probably wouldn't have even heard of this place, let alone come here to investigate He Lixue's whereabouts.
“I’ll go to the commune tomorrow and try to call Song Wen to ask him to bring my brother to the provincial capital. I believe my parents will definitely find a way to bring my brother back; they’ve been making preparations all along.”
He Lixuan brought the topic back, looking at Shiyue with a sincere expression.
Under these circumstances, Shiyue simply couldn't bring herself to refuse.
But she still tentatively asked, "Are you planning to steal your brother back?"
Judging from He Lixuan and his group's attitude, they didn't intend to tell the team, much less inform the Red Star Brigade that they were here.
“If they find out, my brother definitely won’t be able to leave. We absolutely can’t tell them about this,” He Lixuan said firmly.
Shiyue, however, still hesitated.
She didn't immediately agree, but said, "I think you should wait until your brother wakes up and ask for his opinion on this."
If I understand correctly, the Red Star Brigade said there were two bad elements. So who is the other one?
If you keep this from him and make decisions for him, do you think he'll cooperate when he wakes up?
If the other bad guy is Professor Liang, Shiyue thinks He Lixuan's idea might fall through.
If He Lixue had been willing to abandon Professor Liang, frankly speaking, even if he had dropped out of school and followed him, or even if he had later regretted it, the old man probably wouldn't be alive now.
If that person is Professor Liang, He Lixue will most likely still not be willing to leave.
Song Wen was just a low-level clerk working in a government agency, with limited influence.
Given his abilities, if he could find a car to secretly take He Lixue away, he would be taking an enormous risk.
It's clearly impossible for him to take both of them away at once.
Shiyue felt that rather than making a scene and having the plan fall apart because He Lixue was unwilling to leave, it would be better to patiently wait for him to wake up and then make a proper plan.
He Lixuan naturally knew that Shiyue's idea was correct.
He also realized that he was letting his concern cloud his judgment.
But no matter who saw his own brother lying on the ground like that, his clothes covered in blood, and unconscious...
He Lixuan felt that none of them would be much better than his current state.
Fortunately, Shiyue's words of advice helped him gradually calm down.
Seeing that He Lixuan was finally less agitated, Shiyue felt a little relieved.
Then he suggested, "Let's take turns eating, or it'll get cold. You can watch your brother's side for now, I'll get you some food."
Anyway, he can't eat now, so it's better to let him go and keep watch for now.
He Lixuan nodded in agreement.
Only then did the others return to the kitchen to eat.
Although the food was especially good today, the atmosphere in the kitchen was very oppressive.
Everyone was engrossed in their food, looking as listless as wilted eggplants, utterly devoid of energy.
Shiyue didn't deliberately try to get them to talk; she kept her head down, eating while thinking about her next move.
If He Lixue is only staying temporarily, it's unrealistic to expect him to stay in Chuxia's room indefinitely.
Even if they were cousins, they wouldn't live in the same room.
But if Chu Xia doesn't stay in that room, she'll have to squeeze in with herself.
Shiyue didn't want to live with anyone else either; she had many secrets, and it would be too inconvenient that way.
But besides the house where Yu Chuxia is currently living, where else can He Lixue live?
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