Chapter 59 Chapter 59 "Comrade Hongguo, I will tell you everything I know...
Hongguo thought Professor Cheng's voice sounded firm, but when she saw him, she found that he was a little old man with half white hair. His ten years of experience in being sent down to the countryside made him look older than his actual age. He had run a hotel here for the past few years to recuperate, and he had regained some of his youth.
After everyone introduced themselves to each other, Professor Cheng asked why Yu Hai and his group didn't come. Hong Guo said that they checked out together in the morning, and the journey took two or three hours, so maybe she was delayed on the way.
Hong Guo said: "She is not in good health. She may have gone to the hospital or something else. There are many people around her, so it shouldn't be a problem."
Cheng Wusheng was very grateful to Hongguo and the others for coming. He said that the missing guest was a very important junior of his who worked in archaeology. Fortunately, the person has been found.
"She fell into an abandoned mine. Luckily, she had water and food in her bag. Otherwise, she would have starved to death. She was sent to the hospital and nothing serious happened. Thank goodness. You made such a long trip. As for how your names appeared on the notebook she left in the room, I'm not sure. I'll take you to the hospital this afternoon. Maybe you can ask her yourself and she'll be willing to talk about it."
Hongguo really admired the fact that a girl could stay in such a deep mine for several days.
Lao Jiao is a good cook, and anything stewed with old rooster tastes delicious. Plus, they have found a customer, so everyone is in a good mood. During the chat, Hong Guo asked Professor Cheng why he came to settle here?
This is a long story. If it were more than ten years ago, Professor Cheng would not dare to talk about it, but now the social atmosphere is open, and people can talk about anything, such as ghosts, gods, superstition and science.
Professor Cheng said that Xu Wenying, who was missing and found this time, was an adopted child by one of his former students. He always liked to borrow books from his home, and he especially liked books that recorded myths such as Shan Hai Jing, Huainan Zi, and Mu Tianzi Zhuan.
"She also told me a story. She said her parents went crazy and locked up her brothers and sisters in the mines one after another. Wen Ying was a precocious child, so she ran away before it was her turn."
The child ran thousands of miles and was adopted by a couple who were Professor Cheng's students. After Professor Cheng was demoted, the student's family secretly supported him. Later, the couple died one after another, but the child still sent him money and things and kept in touch. Later, the college entrance examination was resumed and many people who had been demoted before were able to be rehabilitated. The rehabilitation procedures for Professor Cheng were handled by that child.
Professor Cheng said: "After I was rehabilitated, Wen Ying asked me to come to her hometown and promised me that when the time was right, she would tell me a legend about her family. At my age, what else can I expect? It was only this promise that kept me concerned. I sold the house that was returned to me and settled here, waiting for Wen Ying to come back to see me one day. This place is really great, with spring all year round. I've gotten used to it and really can't leave."
A while ago, some miners reported that the mine was haunted, so Professor Cheng talked to Xu Wenying about it on the phone, and then Xu Wenying came back.
"She was worried and kept to herself in her room all day, or went out and disappeared. She suddenly disappeared for several days, which scared me a lot. I had no choice but to open her room. I was so anxious that I asked for her name according to the name written in the notebook."
Many of them could not be contacted, and the only ones who could be contacted successfully were Gu Changzong's family and Yu Hai, the boss of the deceased Lao Feng.
Hongguo found this story a little strange. The female comrade named Xu Wenying was already in her thirties, an adult, and there was no one to harm her. So how did she fall into the mine?
Anyway, the afternoon is almost over, it would be nice if people are willing to talk about it.
After dinner, Hongguo couldn't wait to go to the hospital to see Xu Wenying. Professor Cheng happened to be called to the police station to handle a complaint about a family hotel, so he had to go. Professor Cheng mentioned the name of the place and asked Lao Jiao to take him to the hospital.
Hongguo felt that Professor Cheng was deliberately sent away at this critical juncture.
When Hongguo, Changzong and others arrived, two comrades in police uniforms were standing at the door of the ward. Hongguo had a secret in her heart, and when she saw the men in uniform, she felt uneasy for no reason.
The door of the ward just opened, and a woman in her thirties with short hair and wearing a hospital gown came into the ward. She greeted people with a smile and said that the police officer at the door was there to protect her, and asked everyone not to be restrained.
Xu Wenying was calm and composed, and didn't show any signs of exhaustion from being trapped for days. This showed that he was a man with a good character and good physical fitness.
Xu Wenying's attitude was quite good. After greeting him, he didn't exchange pleasantries at all and went straight to the point: "There are some things I want to discuss with you. It's not suitable for a large group of people. Please send a representative who can make the decision and is well-informed."
Hongguo's heart skipped a beat. Even the police came to protect Xu Wenying. She felt that if she didn't say something this time, she would not be able to get over this matter.
Changzong definitely cannot go. Xiao Zheng and Shi Jinzhou know nothing, so it will be useless if they go.
Hong Guo said, "I will represent our side."
Lao Jiao didn't dare to look at Guizhi, and said with a smile: "If you need it, count me in."
Xu Wenying looked at Lao Jiao and said in a tone that would not brook refusal: "One is enough."
Lao Jiao lowered his head and took a step towards Guizhi.
Gu Changzong glanced at Xu Wenying who was giving orders, snorted, pulled Hongguo back a step, shook his head, and stopped her from going.
It is said that the people should not fight against the officials. No matter how powerful Changzong is, he cannot act arrogantly at this time. Hongguo still wants to live a good life. If the negotiation is successful this time, he can live a normal life when he returns.
Hong Guo smiled nonchalantly and said, "Chang Zong, their proposal is very reasonable. You are not good at speaking, so I must have been the one who talked. You and Xiao Zheng and Xiao Zhou should go back first. Otherwise, when Yu Hai comes back, they will talk to Yu Hai, and then we will no longer have the advantage."
Gu Changzong listened to Hongguo very much, but this time he frowned and struggled for a long time before finally nodding.
Xu Wenying gave them a way out: "Don't you want to go to the mine to have a look? Master Jiao will take you there."
Lao Jiao hurriedly pulled Guizhi out and didn't want to stay any longer.
Xiao Zheng didn't see Hong Guo and was surprised: "Brother Zong, are you sure we should go back first?"
Gu Changzong was in a bad mood and was too lazy to talk.
Lao Jiao covered up: "The other party is a woman. Some things are more convenient to talk to Hongguo. I will take you to the mine to have a look. If you are lucky, you can even buy a piece of jade that has been dug out.
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Only Xu Wenying and Hongguo were left in the ward. Xu Wenying asked Hongguo to go to the rooftop to talk. The two policemen were guarding the stairs and would not let anyone up.
This situation made Hongguo nervous.
Xu Wenying did not keep the secret. After today, they would either be kept under surveillance or become comrades and work together.
Xu Wenying said, "Let me start from the beginning, otherwise I'm afraid you don't understand. Before liberation, my family was an old landlord here, and it has been passed down for many generations. Regardless of wars or competitors who wanted to challenge our status, our family was able to continue to be rich from generation to generation, and became richer and richer."
"Until before liberation, men could marry several women, especially in my family, where one man would marry three or five. My father and his wife loved each other, but I was born to a concubine, and I have several half-siblings."
Hong Guo: "Then your family should be very prosperous. Even if there is a reckoning, you wouldn't be the only one, right?"
Xu Wenying: "Yes, even you have noticed something is wrong. I grew up in my own home, so it's even more strange. After liberation, we couldn't remarry, so my parents tried their best to have more children. I have several brothers and sisters, but I am the only one who is still alive today."
"What about them?" Hongguo was terrified.
"Thrown into the mines."
Xu Wenying recalled the fear of those years. Her brothers and sisters were thrown into the mine that had been passed down in the family for generations by their cruel parents. They were only fed food, and there was no foothold on the wall to climb. Without exception, her brothers and sisters either went crazy or died, and then the next one took their place. She knew that sooner or later she would be thrown in, so she ran away.
"It's not that my parents don't love their children. They firmly believe in the legends passed down from generation to generation in the family, saying that as long as you survive the test and climb out of the mine with your own strength, you can lead a good life with your family. I watched my brother and sister go crazy and die in the mine. Of course I didn't believe it. I hated those crazy parents in my heart. After I escaped, my adoptive parents treated me very well. They had a teacher and a lot of books at home. They were willing to lend me any book I wanted to read."
Xu Wenying turned around, looked at Hongguo and smiled: "In a small place like ours, the literacy rate is not high. I have never read any of those books. But after reading the books, combined with the outrageous things in my family, I suddenly realized that maybe my parents are not crazy. They have been successful for several generations. Only when there are a few outstanding people in the family can the whole family continue to be rich. And those powerful ancestors, without exception, became powerful after they climbed out of the mines on their own."
Even though she had guessed it, she didn't dare to mention it because that was the era when the Four Olds were being destroyed.
Until last year, there was a vicious case in which a young couple had their newborn child stolen by human traffickers. The child was too young and had already died when the traffickers were caught. The wife died of illness, and the man somehow found the trafficker's family and killed all of the trafficker's three generations and more than 20 people who were directly related to him and were scattered all over the place. Then the man ran to the cemetery where his wife was, but when he found her, she had been dead for a long time.
This case is strange in every way. Now the files are all paper files. Even if the police from all over the country cooperate, it is not easy to find the entire family of the human trafficker.
After investigation, it was found that the man went to Hongguo's hometown on a business trip in 1983 and experienced a bus accident, suffering minor injuries.
"After further investigation, we found that all the people in that car were either dead or had fled far away. It was at this time that I joined the security department. We also used tough measures to interrogate the two, but without exception, they all died suddenly in the interrogation room, and the autopsy could not determine the cause of death."
Hong Guo's chest heaved with anger: "After the first one died, you continued with the second one. Don't you think of human life as your own? Let me ask you, what law have they violated? Have they done anything against the law?"
Xu Wenying felt guilty, so he changed his approach and did not continue with the third one.
She admitted that she had taken advantage of Professor Cheng and contacted everyone who had experienced the car accident. After all, Professor Cheng was just an ordinary person, and some of them could not be contacted. In the end, only Hong Guo and Yu Hai responded and came in person.
Xu Wenying said: "When the miner was rescued, I was the first to know the news and rushed over. I showed great sincerity and even asked him speculatively if he came from another dimension. I expected his answer, but he looked at me expressionlessly. I gave him time to think about it, but he died very quickly after he came out."
It seems that you can't ask that question, or rather, once you have doubts, the other party would rather die than answer any questions.
Xu Wenying was terrified, which was why she didn't dare ask anyone who had experienced the car accident, for fear that whoever she asked would die.
But the matter needed to be investigated, so she thought of the abandoned mine in her family. After applying, she went down to the mine and stayed there for a few days. Unfortunately, she still found nothing. Jiang Hongguo was her hope for a breakthrough, so she showed her sincerity and hoped that Jiang Hongguo would also show her sincerity.
Xu Wenying said, "Comrade Hongguo, I have told you everything I know. Don't you have anything to say to me?"
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