Chapter 738
Dad Pan picked up a piece of snow peas with chopsticks and chewed slowly, as if he was weighing what to say and what to swallow.
After a moment, he swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "I ran into an acquaintance at the memorial service. He happened to be from the hospital. He said he was sent to the emergency room at around 11 o'clock at night. His forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he kept saying that he had a headache and was rolling around in pain.
There was only one doctor there at the time, and his two sons called around to try to find connections and even got the director of the hospital to come.
When he was taken there, he was still breathing, but his consciousness was unclear and he was talking nonsense.
My friend heard a few words through the emergency room door, like "wood," "how dare you," and "storage room," over and over again. It was quite creepy.
Su Miao's heart moved, and she thought of the plaque wrapped in red cloth in Chen Degui's arms. Could it be that Sun Zhicheng had met Chen Degui before he fainted?
"After several hours of rescue efforts, he still couldn't be saved. He had been the director for many years and had many students and former officials. His sons now work in the court and the procuratorate, so he's a well-known figure.
The news was announced yesterday, and quite a lot of people attended the memorial service. They didn't disclose the details of what happened, just saying it was a sudden illness."
Su Yuanzheng drank a sip of wine in silence. The wine slid down his throat, leaving a spicy warmth.
"What a coincidence! Chen Degui had just taken the plaque back from him when he disappeared..."
The fat boy continued, "Dad, I remember that Director Sun used to be quite a big shot.
He was very successful in the officialdom and served as the Director of the G-Security Bureau for many years. If he had not retired due to health reasons, he would probably have been promoted. "
"Oh, isn't he a real character? He's cunning and cunning, Yuanzheng. Do you know why I didn't find your family's story strange? I thought Sun Zhicheng had done more than just this one incident. There were so many families he robbed back then.
But it is precisely such cruel people who are most likely to gain power. Over the years, Sun has been very tough and has offended many people.
When he was cracking down on speculation and profiteering, he had many people in trouble. He claimed to be enforcing the law, but secretly pocketed a lot of money. At that time, people said he was a living devil.
I retired ten years ago and still have high blood pressure and diabetes, but they're not completely gone."
Su Yuanzheng nodded. He used to work in a factory and was law-abiding, so he had never had any dealings with the public security department. However, he had heard of such a person and was terrified when talking about him.
Father Pan looked at Su Yuanzheng and Su Miao with a complicated look in his eyes:
"In my opinion, it's most likely that Chen Degui went to him to ask for the plaque, and the two of them couldn't reach an agreement, so they had a quarrel and that's why this happened."
"Chen Degui went to ask for the plaque, and Sun Zhicheng gave it to him? If he cared about the plaque, he wouldn't have returned it so easily. If he didn't care, he wouldn't have been so angry that he had a cerebral hemorrhage." Su Yuanzheng said with some confusion.
Pan Ma shook her head and said, "Sun's been involved in a lot of dirty work. Chen Degui has been hanging around with him for years, so he might be holding some shameful secrets. Later, their relationship became mediocre. They argued for a while, but later they maintained a superficial friendship."
The illness of the Chen family's grandson is a death warrant. What can Chen Degui not do for his grandson?
I'm afraid they have found Sun Zhicheng's weakness and are forcing him to hand over the plaque, otherwise he will reveal all the dirty deeds.
Sun Zhicheng's two sons are now the backbone of the unit, and his grandson will definitely join the unit in the future. If the incident really gets out of hand, it will affect their careers. They will just have to hand over the things obediently."
Father Pan snorted coldly, "Sun Zhicheng has been a sinister man his whole life, but in the end he was forced into a corner by Chen Degui, a cripple whom he always looked down upon. No one would be able to swallow this.
I guess he was so angry and anxious that his blood pressure shot up and he never recovered."
Su Yuanzheng frowned: "If that's the case, how can the Chen family get this plaque..."
"Not clean?" Pan's father waved his hand and said, "Sun Zhicheng and Chen Degui conspired to steal your ancestral plaque. It was not a good thing to do. Now one is dead and the other is half dead. It can only be said that retribution is not good.
Do you know how Chen Degui's leg became lame?"
Even Pan's mother didn't know what Pan's father was talking about.
Pan Ma stopped peeling oranges, and Little Fatty stopped chewing his ribs. Suddenly, several pairs of eyes turned to him, asking in unison, "Why are you lame?"
Father Pan looked around before speaking slowly:
"It's all about Sun Zhicheng. Something happened with his iron fist, and Chen Degui took the blame for it, resulting in a beating. Later, Sun Zhicheng used his connections to smooth things over, and even gave the Chen family a good sum of money.
It was a huge sum of money. At that time, even having enough to eat was a problem. But three years as a county magistrate, 100,000 silver coins... In short, neither of them was a good person."
Su Miao was now conflicted. Was she essentially helping the bad guys? But she really wanted to get her ancestral plaque back.
Pan Ma saw what she was thinking and comforted her:
“Although Chen Degui’s character is average, he married a good wife who is sensible and has raised his sons and grandsons to be very upright.
Chen Jianjun has been serving at the grassroots level for many years. He is very diligent and a good comrade who has withstood the test of the organization. His son is also very outstanding.
In the past, the situation was turbulent and many things were a mess, and it was impossible to figure them out no matter how you looked at them.
It would be a shame if this outstanding young man's life was cut short because of the mistakes of the older generation. You don't have to feel any psychological burden. It's a good thing that you can get the ancestral plaque back now."
After dinner, Mother Pan took Su Miao to the bedroom to see the gifts she bought.
She took out a neatly folded shawl from the closet. It was red and gray plaid, and felt fluffy and had the unique softness of cashmere.
"Miao Miao, do you like this plaid shawl? My sister brought it back from Hong Kong. It's made of pure cashmere, fashionable and warm. I guess it will still be snowing in Beijing when school starts, right?
Bring it with you when you go to class, and put it on if you feel cold while sitting. I know you young girls don't like to wear too bulky clothes, and this shawl is just right.
And this pearl necklace, made of seawater pearls, each one is very symmetrical, try it on."
Su Miao put on the necklace and the shawl, looking extremely beautiful. Pan Ma's eyes were full of satisfaction and love.
"Godmother, I really like these two gifts. Thank you. I brought you a gift too..."
Before Su Miao could finish her words, the sounds of quarreling and throwing things could be heard outside, which seemed particularly abrupt in this joyous environment.
Pan Ma pointed to the ceiling helplessly and said:
"The people on the top floor are quarreling again. They started quarreling before the New Year. There are so many people at home during the New Year holidays, so the quarrels are even more intense. There is no peace for a single day."
As soon as he finished speaking, the quarrel upstairs became more intense, mixed with the suppressed crying of a woman, which was intermittent and made people feel nervous.
Su Miao and Pan Ma exchanged a glance, neither speaking. On such a festive occasion, such cries seemed particularly harsh.
Suddenly, a shrill scream pierced the air, followed by a loud "bang" from downstairs.
It was as if something heavy had fallen from a great height, hitting the ground and shaking the windows.
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