In this world, people chase fame and fortune, how could Jiang Tangtang not know?
She had also experienced the coldness and bitterness of others, so she could understand Deng Bo's thoughts.
"Uncle Deng, I understand your situation. Don't worry, tell me the truth. I will never let you get implicated. I just don't want the bad guys to get away with it."
After a long time of persuasion, Old Man Deng finally agreed to give in. He sat down on a rattan chair next to him that had been rubbed to the point of peeling leather, and slowly told the truth that he knew.
"Remember the window on the right side of your house? That staircase is right opposite the second floor of my house. In the past, your grandfather would stand on the stairs and call me to play chess, and I could also see him from the second-floor window."
"A little over a year ago, I was standing by the window smoking a pipe. When I was about to finish, your grandfather came over to play Go. Look, the chessboard is right there."
Following the old, cracked fingers of Old Man Deng, Jiang Tangtang saw a dusty chess table in the corner.
She was very familiar with this table. When she was a child, her grandfather would come over to play chess and would hold her or her sister in his arms.
Time flies, and those memories flash before her eyes like a lantern.
"I know. My grandfather is very good at Go, so you often play against him."
Old Man Deng nodded slowly and then told the truth.
"Yes, your grandfather is more than ten years older than me. Our two families have lived in this area for decades. Logically, you should be my grandfather, but because our two families are related by ancestry, my generation is younger, so you are my uncle."
"I'm a heavy smoker, and your grandpa always forbids me from smoking. He says it's bothering his granddaughter, so I always finish smoking before calling him. Who knew that one day, I happened to see your grandpa running down the stairs, looking very angry. But I was smoking at the time, so I didn't see him. At that moment, I saw your brother, who was only five or six years old at the time. I just thought he was a child from one of your relatives. He suddenly ran down from upstairs. I didn't know what he was running for! He actually knocked over your grandpa's walking stick. Your grandpa's legs were not good to begin with, and he fell down from the upstairs, rolling down with a loud noise."
"I knew something was wrong, so I ran to your house and knocked on the door, saying I heard a noise. But when your dad came to open the door, he said your grandpa wasn't there. I didn't think to check on him at the time, so I went home half-believing and half-doubting. Maybe that's when I was seen by someone?"
Jiang Tangtang has listened to this story for the second time. Both times she listened to the same content, and she was holding back her tears.
It was his hypocritical father who disguised the whole thing, and the whole family was kept in the dark.
Tears instantly burst out of her eyes like a dam breaking, rushing to fall. She sniffed and wiped her tears with her sleeve.
"My child, if it makes you sad, I won't say anything. It won't make you sad, and it won't be good for your health. After all, no one knows whether it was an accident or not."
As an outsider, he had no intention of stirring up discord in other people's families. After all, he saw that the father was just a child and no adults were seen.
So, even if a child tells the truth, the judge will not believe that the child did it on purpose when making the judgment, right?
"No, Uncle Deng, you must tell me the truth. No one else knows this except you."
Seeing Jiang Tangtang's sincere eyes, Uncle Deng couldn't bear it and continued talking.
"Then the news came out that your grandfather had fallen to his death. Although I didn't sigh, I thought it was just an accident. Besides, it was a child who hit your grandfather. He was so young that even if I pointed it out, I couldn't do anything to him. Your father also knew that your grandfather and I often played chess, but he didn't suspect me. But since then, I have always paid attention to your family, especially your father. I always feel that he doesn't seem like a good person."
"Then one time, I was walking outside and saw the child again. I was wondering why there was always a strange child hanging around your house. I didn't recognize him, so I wanted to go over and ask him. But as soon as he got close, I smelled a strong odor of gasoline. You know that stuff has a strong smell, and you can't cover it up."
"Later, I heard your mother had died, too. Your father was crying so hard at the time, and no one suspected him. Not long after, he remarried, and the child actually came with the bride. I connected with them, and I knew he was coming right away."
"That girl was probably a mistress with an illegitimate child. Not long after, I heard that your two sisters had disappeared. I suspected your father was the one who did it. Then your sister came back and told her that you had run away with someone. But I just couldn't believe it. I watched you grow up, and I don't believe you were that kind of person. Where did you go?"
This question had lingered in Old Man Deng's mind countless times. He even suspected that she was secretly killed by her father because her surname was Jiang.
Then again, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. He felt that his idea was too horrible, so he never mentioned it.
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