Chapter 113 Chapter 113 (Catching Bugs) "Cry, cry...
Lin Lin was already anxious. If she hadn't held Cheng Jing's hand, she would not have been able to stand steadily. After she pressed him against the wall, she leaned half of her body against him to avoid falling down due to the shock.
Now it’s all right. The stimulation is getting more and more intense. Before Gu Xiumin could finish her words, her eyes went dark and she fell down.
Fortunately, Cheng Jing was close and he put his arms around her waist. However, because she fell so suddenly and they were too close to each other before, Cheng Jing was dazed. When the person fell, he subconsciously tried to hold her up, but because he was in a daze, he didn't care and instead failed to hold her up, he fell down with her.
So Lin Lin, who fainted, didn't know that she fell down with Cheng Jing...
The posture of falling down was a bit awkward, just up and down.
Even more unfortunate was that Gu Xiumin's sharp scream attracted people outside the alley to come in and take a look. As luck would have it, they happened to see two men and women lying on the ground...
hiss!
This is going to be lively!
"No, no, you misunderstood. There is really nothing going on between her and me!" How could Cheng Jing not see that? He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he waved his hands repeatedly, trembling and not knowing how to explain.
However, no matter how angry Gu Xiumin was, she knew that this was not the time to hold him accountable. Instead, she yelled at him, "Didn't you see that the person had fainted? Why don't you send him to the hospital right away!"
It's definitely anger.
Who in the family doesn’t know that my brother likes Lin Lin?
It is because of this that my parents are so opposed. After all, in their eyes, my brother is the best and most outstanding son. How can they explain that such an outstanding son would marry a woman who is older than himself and divorced?
But no matter how unwilling she was, she finally gave in a little after her brother's insistence.
Even she went down the steps to accept Lin Lin's advances, saying that she was introducing her to an outstanding gay man.
But Gu Xiumin didn't take it seriously.
With her brother as her partner, she would never lack suitable men for marriage, so she just wanted to use this incident to ease the relationship between them.
Everyone hopes that a harmonious family will bring prosperity.
Since their brother insisted on making the request, wouldn't the whole family be in chaos if they didn't accept it?
Originally, she wanted to use the matchmaking to ease the relationship, but it didn't matter if it didn't work out, because she had no plans to get married for the time being anyway.
Even this time when she came to buy meat buns, she was planning to bring one for Lin Lin. After all, she couldn't watch the whole family eating meat buns while she was watching, right?
Although I never said it, I still considered her as a family member in my heart. But this idea only stopped at that point!
Regardless of the relationship between the two, she saw them holding hands and pressing against the wall. They even hid it from her brother and others. Who would believe them if they said it was okay?!
But now is not the time to pursue this. The person has already fainted. She can't make a big fuss and wake him up to give her an explanation, right?
Of course, we should rush him to the hospital, so that if something goes wrong, it won't be blamed on her.
After Gu Xiumin said this, she asked the people around her to help, and they carried the person all the way to the health center without borrowing a cart.
Jiang Shuangshuang received the news an hour later.
Cheng Jing had been gone for two hours. No one knew where he had gone and no one knew where to look for him.
The furniture piled outside had not been moved yet, and Jiang Shuangshuang even thought that if he didn't finish, he would just sweep the floor and leave.
He didn't do what he promised and I don't know where he is going.
This person is really unreliable!
Just as she thought before, her eldest brother lost his mind when he met Lin Lin. There is absolutely no future in working under such a person. It is better to make plans early.
But what she didn't expect was that such a big incident really happened in these short two hours.
The person came to the family compound specifically to bring a message, saying that the police had already gone to the hospital and that the family must be present together.
"Are all the people from the Public Security Bureau here?" Feng Sanxi was surprised. It was common for the brigade to be noisy and noisy, and many of the quarrels even turned into physical fights.
But no matter how noisy or noisy they were, they were never noisy enough to require the police to come.
In her impression, if the Public Security Bureau is involved, then this matter is too big!
I couldn't help but feel a little worried, "Do you want to go? Or let my second brother go..."
"It's okay. I'm tired after teaching for so long. Let's go over and see if it's hot... let's go over and see." Jiang Shuangshuang really didn't worry that he would cause any trouble. No matter how big the trouble was, she wouldn't be the one to deal with it. She would just go over to see if there was any excitement.
But although you can want to enjoy the fun, it's not easy to say it directly in front of outsiders. After all, he is your uncle, so you have to do some things to save his face.
After all, she had just arrived and had to make a good impression.
After finding out the place, Jiang Shuangshuang took the two siblings of the Feng family to the clinic. As soon as they entered the door of the clinic, they heard shouting sounds inside, and the voices were very foul!
But what this person cursed was quite interesting. He was cursing the person himself for not involving his ancestors. In other words, if it didn't involve the Cheng family, then what did it have to do with her?
Just listen to it for fun. After all, Cheng Jing does deserve to be scolded.
After standing at the door and listening for a while, Jiang Shuangshuang got the general idea and said to the people beside him, "Just say that he will capsize sooner or later. No matter whether he has that intention or not, who wouldn't think badly if they find out?"
She really didn't think that Cheng Jingzhen and Lin Lin were together.
Not to mention whether Cheng Jing really has this idea, but she is sure that Lin Lin definitely would not have this idea!
If they could succeed, they would have done it long ago.
It's obvious that Comrade Lin Lin doesn't like him at all. She likes the male protagonist, the military officer with no heir, and she's even expecting to have three children in one night!
But is there such a misunderstanding in the novel?
Jiang Shuangshuang didn't remember it very clearly, but she thought that it was probably not the case, because if it weren't for her, Cheng Jing would not have met Lin Lin today, and such a misunderstanding would not have happened.
I just don’t know if it will affect the original plot of the novel.
If it really affected her, she could only say sorry and continue watching the fun.
"Cleaner Cheng was beaten so badly..." Feng Sanxi took a breath. It was really terrible. Cheng had injuries on his face, and it was obvious that he was beaten. But he was too proud to say that he accidentally bumped into the wall.
As a result, the wound on his face had not healed yet, and now it was injured even more. His whole face was swollen like a pig's head. At this moment, he was being beaten by a young female comrade, and there were two older comrades standing by, kicking him from time to time.
I have to say it's pretty miserable.
But he really deserved it. How could a married gay man not be beaten up when he was caught by his girlfriend's family for having an affair?
If it were her brother, then...
Forget it, let’s not make this analogy. Her brother is not such an eccentric person, and her sister-in-law is not as boundless as Comrade Lin.
"Alright, alright, just beat him up to vent your anger. You won't be able to escape if you really hurt him." The public security comrade nearby advised. They had also tried to stop the fight after arriving, but after hearing the cause of the incident, they loosened their grip and felt that the man deserved a beating.
When other military comrades were out on a dangerous mission, his partner was held by another man. If he wasn't wearing a uniform, he would have wanted to kick him too.
But you can't really beat the person to death, otherwise the matter will be difficult to resolve. Since the fight is almost over, just start to persuade them and separate the people from both sides.
It was precisely because of this that Cheng Jing finally had the chance to speak. He covered his swollen face with one hand, his eyes squinted into slits, and shouted: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, hiss... I told you it was a misunderstanding, Lin Lin and I are not as bad as you think..."
The people watching the excitement laughed sarcastically, "You still say it's okay, but how can it be okay when you call each other so affectionately?"
Cheng Jing yelled angrily, "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense! Her last name is Lin and her name is Lin!"
"……"So that's how it is. I thought, how can I have the nerve to continue calling out in such a way after being beaten like this?
But then again, even if they weren't calling each other intimately, the guy's sister saw with her own eyes that they walked into a dead end and leaned against the wall together, hugging each other!
"Then why are you hugging someone else's partner?"
"I didn't hug you!"
"Did you hold hands with her?
"I, I..." Cheng Jing didn't come up with an answer for a moment, but because of his pause, the people around him started to make a noise.
"Listen, he's really holding hands with his girlfriend!"
"Catch them. Shameless people like this should be arrested and locked up."
"It's really embarrassing. How can you be obsessed with other people's wives when you can't find a wife yourself?"
"Hey, this guy has a wife." Someone who knew the inside story said, and even suggested, "Comrade Public Security, you must contact the man's wife and give her the news. Don't let her be kept in the dark."
"Yes, yes, yes, tell me which unit his wife works for. I'll go and report it!"
"You are not allowed to go!" Cheng Jing panicked when he heard this. He and Wen Huiyun had been at odds over Lin Lin's matter, but from beginning to end he never admitted that he and Lin Lin had any close relationship. If Wen Huiyun knew about this, it would be even harder to explain.
Although Wen Huiyun has made up her mind to divorce him, he always feels that there is still a chance for them to save their relationship before the divorce. After all, divorce is not a pleasant thing, and he has never done anything ugly to let Wen Huiyun down. As long as she can understand him, they can continue to live together.
But if this matter really got back, given Wen Huiyun's personality, she would probably divorce him immediately!
I panicked and couldn't think straight. I said subconsciously, "Lin Lin and I really have nothing to do with each other. She asked me to keep something a secret, but it's not that Lin Lin and I have a secret affair!"
"What's that?" Gu Xiumin glared at him and raised her fist at him, "If you don't explain it clearly, I'll beat you up again!"
Her brother had gone on a mission, and besides her, the only people left at home were her elderly parents. She had been acting so fiercely since she entered the hospital, simply to let people know that even if her family didn't have an adult man who could handle things, they wouldn't allow others to bully them.
So she acted really fierce and her attack was really heavy, otherwise she wouldn't have beaten Cheng Jing like a pig.
And compared to the possibility that the two of them were really together, she actually thought that it was just a misunderstanding, otherwise how sad her brother would be when he came back?
And it's not nice to hear your partner cheat on you.
She also didn't want those unpleasant words to fall on her brother, so she was fierce but didn't hit him directly. She just wanted to give him a chance to explain, if he could explain it clearly, that would be good.
But Cheng Jing's next words made Gu Xiumin furious!
Without even thinking, she took off her shoes and smashed them on his face, yelling at him hysterically, "How dare you, you bastard, slander my brother like this? I'm going to kill you!"
What did Cheng Jing say?
What else can he say?
He had no other choice but to tell everyone the truth.
Although Lin Lin had warned him not to say anything before, he felt that things would become more complicated if he didn't say anything, and it wouldn't be a bad thing for Lin Lin if this matter was told to others.
After all, the person who can't have children is her partner and the one who takes care of the family!
Their son's brother is infertile, so the one who is really wronged is naturally Lin Lin. If Lin Lin follows him, she will have to bear the price of being childless for the rest of her life. For this reason, the family should be nicer to her!
The words had already been spoken, so Cheng Jing stopped trying to hide them. Instead, he spoke well of Lin Lin, "Lin Lin knew that your brother was infertile, but she preferred to be harassed by you and helped him keep this secret. What grounds do you have to scold her?"
The more she spoke, the more excited she became. She felt that she was right. She choked and shouted as if she was afraid that no one could hear her, "She dragged me into a dead end because she was afraid that others would hear about it. If you hadn't been so agitated, I would have thought about keeping it a secret for your brother for Lin Lin's sake!"
"Ahhh you bastard, I'm going to kill you!" Gu Xiumin was really furious. The person she admired most in her life was her own brother. If it weren't for her brother's hard work, how could she have transformed from a country girl into a city dweller with a stable job?
Girls of the same age got married and had children for various reasons, but only her brother comforted her and told her not to be anxious, saying that whether to get married or not was up to her and she shouldn't force herself to do something she didn't like because of other reasons.
And now her most admired brother was slandered by this bastard. How could she bear this? If it weren't for the public security comrades nearby, she would have wanted to beat his teeth out!
Cheng Jing was frightened by her ferocious look and stepped back repeatedly. He did not dare to shout loudly at this moment. He said aggrievedly: "I am not lying. Don't you know whether your brother has been injured?"
Why does he always run into these bad things? No one believes him even when he tells the truth. He really feels so aggrieved.
At this moment, he happened to see Jiang Shuangshuang next to him, so he ran over quickly and hid behind her to complain, "Sister-in-law, you really have to believe me. If I tell even one lie, let God strike me with lightning!"
Jiang Shuangshuang glanced at him calmly and said, "You'll really get struck by lightning there."
“…I really didn’t lie!”
"Are you really sure that humans can't have children?" Jiang Shuangshuang had read the novel, and the names of the hero and heroine matched, and the names and deeds of the supporting characters also made sense, so she was sure that this was a story of traveling through a book.
The intention of this book is reflected in its title – “A Woman Rushed Thousands of Miles to a Place Where She Was Disliked; A Woman Married a Second Time and Had Three Children in One Night.”
Is this infertile?
This is particularly fertile!
She got pregnant with triplets overnight, and that wasn't all. If she remembered correctly, she was also pregnant with drab twins. The heroine gave the Gu family five children. How could she not have children?
So let Cheng Jing be struck.
Because of Jiang Shuangshuang's question, Cheng Jing hesitated.
Thinking back to what Ma Jie said before, he was not sure whether he was infertile or it was difficult to have a baby. But even if it was difficult to have a baby, the probability was not high. Otherwise, why would his cousin break up with him?
He didn't want to admit it but he had to admit that Gu Yuanwei was indeed a very capable person. If it weren't for some unacceptable reasons, Ma Jie's cousin would never have chosen to break up with him.
And this reason is definitely infertility!
If there was still a chance, I wouldn't give up so decisively.
Thinking of this, Cheng Jing was certain again. He raised his neck again and said, "I didn't lie. Otherwise, you can ask Lin Lin when she wakes up. She will definitely prove that I am not lying..."
"He's lying."
However, before Cheng Jing could finish his words, he was interrupted by a voice from the direction of the ward. The person who spoke was Lin Lin who had just woken up.
Lin Lin was dizzy for more than an hour.
The doctor checked her repeatedly but couldn't find anything wrong. Finally, he concluded that the shock was too great and she would slowly wake up.
But this slow down is really not short.
Maybe deep down in her mind, she just doesn't want to wake up.
She was afraid that everything she would face after waking up would be what she least wanted to accept, such as Gu Yuanwei's difficulty in having children and Gu Xiumin running into her and Cheng Jing together.
These two things are what she least wants to face.
Subconsciously, she knew that once she opened her eyes, she would have to face all of this, so she didn't want to wake up at all, but she had to wake up...
Because if we continue to make a fuss, there will be no way to end it.
Fortunately, she woke up in time. After hearing what Cheng Jing said, she refuted him without thinking.
The fact that Gu Yuanwei had difficulty in having children should not be made public.
Once she makes trouble, those who want to laugh at her will probably burst into laughter, right?
In the eyes of outsiders, she has been an excellent person since she was a child. What she hates most is failure and becoming a laughing stock in the eyes of others.
Especially after experiencing a failed marriage, she didn't want to go through it a second time, so even if this was true, she couldn't admit it in front of so many people!
Almost in an instant, Lin Lin made a choice in her heart.
If you have to give up, give up someone who is unimportant.
She thought, Cheng Jing cared about her so much, no matter what happened he would be willing to stand by her side, even if something bad happened it didn't matter, she would compensate him in the future!
So she continued speaking a few seconds before she finished the previous sentence, "He and I live in the same compound, and he has been pestering me all the time. After he found out about Gu Yuanwei and I, he wanted to break us up, so he just found a random reason to slander him. I..."
"Linlin, what are you talking about?"
Compared with Lin Lin's calmness, Cheng Jing was almost dumbfounded at this moment. He looked at the person in front of him in disbelief. It was obviously the same as before. In his eyes, Lin Lin was so excellent and so sacred, as if God had cast a layer of light on her. Every time his eyes fell on her, he couldn't bear to look away.
But this time...
He seemed not to understand what Lin Lin said. He clearly understood every word, but when they were put together it felt like a knife stabbing him hard.
Lin Lin avoided his gaze and continued, "This time too, he and I had an argument at the state-owned hotel about Gu Yuanwei. I didn't want him to slander Gu Yuanwei in front of so many people, so I led him into a dead end. I didn't expect that he, he actually wanted to..."
Some things will only make people guess if they are not explained too clearly, just like she is now in the middle of saying something but suddenly finds it difficult to continue speaking, which will make people around her fill in the blanks on their own.
"This guy is so mean, he must want to bully you in a place where no one is around!"
"Of course. He has a wife but still wants to get involved with lesbians. His mind is too dirty."
"I thought so. When I entered the dead end, I saw him pressing down on the lesbian. No wonder she fainted from the shock. If we hadn't shown up, who knows what would have happened."
"In order to cover up his own mistakes, he threw dirty water on the leader of the other party. Such a person should be dragged out and shot!"
One after another, the criticism was completely directed at Cheng Jing.
Putting aside the issue of whether he can have children, the Gu family reacted so strongly and Lin Lin testified for him. In the eyes of people who didn't know the truth, they naturally believed what Cheng Jing had just said and thought that Cheng Jing had been pestering other women and was therefore throwing mud on others.
"Catch him! Send him to jail!"
"Yes, yes, yes, public security comrades, arrest him immediately."
"He must be arrested. Who knows if he will commit crimes again in the future? With him hanging around outside, how can any girl feel safe when she goes out?"
"This kind of hooligans should be shot, otherwise they will definitely make mistakes if they are released."
"I didn't...it's not like that...I, I didn't bully you..." Cheng Jing stared at her, as if hoping she would prove his innocence.
Lin Lin did speak.
She couldn't make a big fuss about it. If she did, she would get herself into trouble. She bit her lip and said weakly, "Forget it. I...he and I have been neighbors for many years. For the sake of our elders, I don't want to make a big fuss about it. Besides, nothing happened..."
She walked over to Gu Xiumin, grabbed Gu Xiumin's wrist and put it on her arm. "Sister, you came just in time. Nothing has happened yet. Maybe I'm thinking too much... You can't convict him based on something I imagined."
"How can you just let it go like this?"
"You are too soft-hearted, girl. You are letting the tiger go back to the mountain."
"But she's right. How can you convict someone if nothing happened? If I had known..."
This is indeed the case.
Nothing has happened yet, because the only thing that Lin Lin's words can prove is that Cheng Jing slandered Gu Yuanwei for being infertile. As for the other things, if there is no clue and the person involved does not pursue the matter, it will end up in nothing.
The public security comrade gave a few words of instruction, and finally waved his hand to disperse the crowd, "Alright, alright, don't gather here, those who need to see a doctor should see a doctor, those who need to work should work, don't stay here and cause trouble."
Lin Lin didn't know when Cheng Jing finally left. She just breathed a sigh of relief. Just when she was about to speak to the people around her, her arm was suddenly shaken away.
Gu Xiumin's eyes looked particularly strange, even with a hint of fear.
But she said nothing. She just looked at her deeply for a few seconds, then helped her parents leave.
Lin Lin actually knew what she was thinking, but she had no choice but to say it. She even knew that even if Gu Xiumin noticed something was wrong, she would not say anything.
After all, this matter concerns her brother's reputation. How else could she say it? Following Cheng Jing's words, she said that her brother really couldn't have children? Even if she had doubts in her heart, Gu Xiumin would not say it.
Gu Yuanwei did hide it from his family, but there was one thing he couldn't hide.
That is, he was indeed injured, and the injury was serious.
Cheng Jing's previous words probably reminded Gu Xiumin of something, so he looked at her like that. He must have guessed that what she said was a lie.
But what can she do...
Fortunately, everything is over. She will slowly explain to Gu Xiumin and will also find ways to make up for it. When she realizes that everything she does is just because of the importance of the matter, I believe they will understand.
Does Cheng Jing understand?
He didn't understand. He didn't understand why Lin Lin described him as a scum who bullied women?
What do you mean it hasn't happened yet?
Was she telling everyone that he would force himself on her in a dead end?
How could he!
He is not that kind of scum at all!
She was such a wonderful person in his heart, how could he possibly...
But the best person in his heart described him as a bad guy with no conscience.
Obviously his original intention was for her.
In the end, she stabbed me in the back. It really hurt...
It's more painful than fighting with my younger siblings.
It hurt more than when the three people from the Gu family beat him.
He could hardly stand up straight in pain and wanted to cry loudly.
"Go ahead and cry. No one will laugh at you no matter how loud you cry."
Cheng Jing raised his head and realized that he had arrived outside the high wall of his family compound without knowing when, and there was a lotus pond in front of him.
It was just that because it was the wrong season, the view of the lotus pond was awful, making his eyes sore and almost making him cry.
Next to him were his younger brother and sister and the two siblings from the Feng family.
He held back his tears and asked in a muffled voice, "Why are you here?"
Jiang Shuangshuang didn't answer him, but continued with what she had said before, "Anyway, we've already laughed. Even if you cry louder, it won't be as funny as what happened in the hospital."
Cheng Jing shouted, "You keep talking!"
Jiang Shuangshuang rolled her eyes at him and said, "They can lie so well, why can't I tell the truth?"
Cheng Jing was stunned. "You, you believe me?"
He thought everyone would believe Lin Lin, and if he was not the person involved, he would believe whatever Lin Lin said.
Because... because how could such an excellent person like her lie?
But you will only know this when it happens to you.
It turns out that Lin Lin is not as good as he thought. Isn't she also a liar? She said that he slandered Gu Yuanwei, but what she said was not slandering him?
It might even destroy him.
He didn't dare say that this matter would definitely not spread, but if it spread to the commune or the compound, how would he live his life in the future?
Did she really not consider him at all when she said these words?
He was also sure that if this matter really got out, no one would think that Lin Lin was lying. She and he both knew who to believe.
But what he didn't expect was that his sister-in-law actually believed him!
Even the Feng siblings did not look at him with disgust. They continued to behave as usual, which clearly showed that they felt he had not done anything so disgusting.
"You are a coward with a cowardly heart but no courage. You have been a bootlicker for others for so many years, how could you have the courage to do what she said?" Jiang Shuangshuang didn't say whether she believed it or not. She would never trust him.
The reason why I think he didn't do it is simply because no matter how bad Cheng Jing is, he wouldn't be that bad. Also, if you are too excited, you should watch with your eyes wide open and not follow the people around you to make a fuss, then you will discover a lot of truth.
Why was Lin Lin having such a blast while the three members of the Gu family remained silent?
Think about how I yelled at them before. If I was really right, I would have rolled up my sleeves and beat them up instead of standing there silently.
After all, Lin Lin is the future daughter-in-law of the Gu family. She was almost bullied and even had her eldest brother's reputation slandered. Who can tolerate this?
It's obvious that Gu's sister has a hot temper, so wouldn't that just add fuel to the fire? Shouldn't I just beat her up first without caring about anything?
But they didn't say a word and just stood there stupidly.
I guess he noticed something, but chose to keep silent for the sake of his elder brother.
Lin Lin's appearance made the puddle of water muddy, but it was not difficult to wash off the dirt on her body. It all depended on whether Cheng Jing was willing to do so.
Even though he looks hurt now, he has been such a hard-core bootlicker for so many years. Who knows if he will turn around and feel sorry for his sweetheart when she helps him out?
So Jiang Shuangshuang had no intention of intervening at this time, and it was not difficult to explain this matter clearly. Cheng Jing was an adult who was almost thirty years old. If he couldn't even do this, he might as well go back to his hometown to grow sweet potatoes. So he had to take care of his own affairs. Whether he was willing to fight with Lin Lin to the end to clear his name, or was willing to continue to be a bootlicker and bear this stigma, it all depended on his own choice.
Jiang Shuangshuang picked up a branch and poked the surface of the lotus pond, and actually saw the shadow of a black carp in it. She thought about making some bait and going fishing when the weather was good.
But now is not the time to go fishing. She urged: "You haven't finished your work yet. Don't be sad here. Hurry up and move!"
"..." Cheng Jing was so sad that he wanted to cry, but after she interrupted him, he couldn't shed tears.
Forget it, forget it. If you can’t cry anymore, just waste your energy. It would be best if you are exhausted and fall asleep right away.
Thinking of this, he patted his butt, stood up, and struggled to climb over the high wall to continue working.
The three people who stayed behind continued to stay by the lotus pond. After they were sure Cheng Jing had left, Feng Erchuan spoke up, "Do you want me to do something?"
"I'm sorry to trouble my brother-in-law again. There are some things I really need you to do." Jiang Shuangshuang really didn't have the intention to help Cheng Jing, but she couldn't really ignore this matter.
Because everyone nominally knows that Cheng Jing is Comrade Cheng's brother, the stigma carried by Cheng Jing will not only affect himself, but also the entire Cheng family.
She didn't stand up for him in front of Cheng Jing because she felt that he was unreliable and didn't want him to get confused and take the blame for Lin Lin.
Don't say it's impossible.
A licker licks nothing, and sacrifices himself, but who knows if he will sacrifice others? What she wants to do is to remove the stigma from Cheng Jing before he can open his mouth!
Of course it would be best if he could wake up on his own, but if not she wouldn't mind peeling off the skin off him.
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