Previous life.
The Ji couple were also prominent figures in Wanghai. They loved making friends and hosting banquets. All the guests who came and went in their home were equally respectable. Some of them were heroes who had experienced the ups and downs of the business world, while others were influential figures in the officialdom. They all welcomed the couple with a smile.
Everyone knew what kind of business the Ji family was in. While alive, they had many friends and even more enemies. In death, however, they treated everyone better, felt more at ease, even with their friends... or rather, especially with their "friends." A dead person wouldn't spill terrifying secrets, wouldn't pop up to expose their illicit affairs.
So today, the couple's funeral seemed to be crowded, but in fact no one cared whether Boss Ji was dead or not. They came here out of "past friendship" and looked sad, but in fact they just wanted to see with their own eyes a handful of yellow earth on the barren mountain burying the bones and secrets.
After the dust settled, the team walked back in a mighty procession. People were not allowed to look back at this time. The air was filled with a pungent fragrance, and it seemed that there were occasionally some unburned paper scraps blown by the wind, chasing people on this long road. However, this was an illusion, just a temporary hallucination caused by the scorching sun.
Because they couldn't look back, people's attention was focused on the front of the team, the orphan of the Ji family. When they came, he angrily interrupted the monk who was performing the ritual and asked him to stop chanting. But when they returned, he was much quieter, just lowered his head and remained silent, without shedding a single tear.
He seemed to believe that although his parents were buried in the earth, they still had their eyes open, and that there was still justice to be sought in this world.
When they returned to the Ji family's old house, the guests had probably dispersed, leaving the relatives looking at the young master with shining eyes, as if they wanted to pounce on him and share his food. Fortunately, Ji Yanghai had a teacher who pulled him out of the wolf pack.
There was a hammock tied to the coconut tree. Teacher Liu asked him to lie down on it and have a good rest under the shade of the tree. As long as she was there, she would not let anyone come to disturb him. However, Ji Yanghai couldn't sleep and didn't even want to close his eyes.
He stared at Teacher Liu, and only at this moment did he reveal his deep grievance: "My parents were murdered."
Teacher Liu squatted down, stroked his forehead lovingly, and said nothing.
With tears in his eyes and biting his lips, he raised his head and said, "I'm not crazy, and I'm not wrong. It wasn't a car accident."
"I know."
"They are all lying!"
"I know." Teacher Liu comforted him and said softly, "I really know. I have always believed in you, but you have to promise me one thing: you must rest and don't exhaust yourself."
"I can't sleep every day."
Teacher Liu's heart was broken. Words of comfort were on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't bring herself to speak. She felt they were too pale, too powerless. After a moment, she gritted her teeth and said, "Sleeping doesn't mean you've lost. It's just that you can't collapse before others attack you. You're still young, understand?"
Ji Yanghai looked at her stubbornly, and she continued, "Ah Hai, you are still young and have a future. You must study hard, eat well, exercise regularly, distinguish right from wrong, and most importantly, believe that there is justice in this world."
"Where is justice?"
"I'll ask for it for you."
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Teacher Liu actually didn't want to say these four words so easily, because it not only meant a huge and heavy responsibility, but also meant that she would let hatred take shape in the child's heart, becoming something that could not be dissolved or broken.
But now Ji Yanghai needs a goal in life, otherwise he can't hold on.
In fact, Teacher Liu already has some information and knows who might have done it, but there is no evidence at present. She doesn't want to say anything irresponsible, and she doesn't want to let a child who has just lost both parents face hatred and a potentially sinister enemy.
After the funeral, she found Wang Kai.
He was eating at a small restaurant he often went to. He had cooked several home-cooked dishes and seemed to be waiting for people to eat together. When he saw Teacher Liu coming, he was very surprised and stood up to greet him.
"Teacher Liu, why are you here?" Wang Kai said shyly, "Please take a seat."
There are not many restaurants in the small county town, and most of them are places run by acquaintances, so the choice is very narrow. When he saw Teacher Liu, Wang Kai did not think that she just happened to eat in the same restaurant, but that she came to see him specially... This kind of person is either often self-centered, or has something hidden in his heart and knows that he will be found.
Teacher Liu gave him a deep look, and without hesitation, he sat down and said, "Are you waiting for someone to eat?"
"Yes, but it doesn't matter. If you like, just pick up your chopsticks. They came late, and even if they came early, I would kick them out."
"Are they the twins from the Niu family and that brat from the Zhu family?" Teacher Liu suddenly asked, then raised her hand and said, "It's okay. I just came to sit with you. I'll be leaving in a moment."
Wang Kai was stunned for a moment, then smiled shyly and said, "You know everything?"
"I'm so disappointed in you." Teacher Liu sighed and said, "At that time, I prepared a letter of recommendation for you, hoping that you could go to school or learn a skill, which would be considered a proper path.
But you insist on hanging out with these questionable people. I heard you even tried to hook up with the eldest daughter of the Zhong family. Tell me, what are you thinking?"
"Emotions are always out of control."
Teacher Liu bluntly exposed the situation, saying, "Is it because you can't help yourself, or are you trying to take a shortcut?"
Wang Kai smiled and said, "It's all the same, all the same."
"Whether you want to achieve success overnight or work less is your personal choice. I have no objection, but I must warn you," Teacher Liu said. "Don't hang out with those frivolous people. Don't put yourself in a situation where there's no turning back."
Wang Kai was stunned for a moment and said, "You, there's something else behind your words."
"I'm sure you understand what I mean," Teacher Liu said calmly. "You're cunning and want to make a quick buck. I know there are some rumors about you in town, but I still believe you're essentially good, you just went astray."
"You might as well be more direct."
Teacher Liu satisfied him and got what he wanted: "On the night of October 16th, I saw you brothers get in a car and go all the way to Longshegou."
Wang Kai still looked confused. He dipped a chopstick in water and gestured on the table: "I did go to Longshegou, but I took the road on the right and went to the sand mine with Mr. Zhong and the others. Is there any problem with that?"
Teacher Liu stared at him and said, "Have you ever thought about what happened on the road on the left?"
"Why should I know?" Wang Kai touched his nose and said angrily, "Teacher Liu, I've always regarded you as my life mentor. If you want to guide me, fine, I welcome it. But you can't throw all the dirty water on me, right?"
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