Chapter 224: Scene 11 (Inverted V) Jiang Ruoshi, she is a heart...
"You're going to report me, right?"
"...What do you mean? After doing something like that, do you still want us, the victims, to cover for you?"
"No, that's not what I meant..."
"What do you mean?" The young, frail girl put her hands on her hips and glared angrily at the middle-aged woman, who was much taller than her. "Dean Jiang, we all respectfully call you Dean Jiang and Mother Jiang, but what about you? What have you done?!"
"I……"
"Not only do you withhold our food, but you also don't allow sick children to see a doctor. You also lock us up here and don't allow us to leave. You say you're doing this for our own good, but everything you do is clearly an attempt to kill us!"
"I really don't understand. Since you saved us, why would you do that?!"
The girl grabbed the silent woman's hand and said, "Dean Jiang, you're not a bad person. I know that, and everyone knows that. But why did you become like this?!"
The dim light shone on the woman's face, making it half black and half yellow. Fine dust appeared in the light, flowing down her cheeks like tears, or like a veil, allowing the girl to clearly feel her sadness, but she didn't know why she was sad.
"Dean Jiang, you came to me today specifically because you have something to tell me, right?" the girl asked tremblingly.
"I……"
"Dean Jiang, I don't think hiding the truth will be any better than letting us know the horrible truth."
"I, but, no, child, I..."
"...You want to infiltrate the Executive Bureau."
"You..." The woman's face showed a moment of surprise.
"I guessed it right." The girl said with a wry smile.
"I... I'm sorry, I know my choice may not be the best one, but for the future of mankind, I should do that." The woman lowered her head.
"'The best choice,' 'the future of humanity,' 'that's what we should do,' Dean Jiang, but what about you? You keep spouting these high-sounding words, but what about you? Have you ever considered how much you'll have to pay for this? Besides, how much information do you think you can get from there on your own?"
The girl said angrily, "If there ever comes a day when humans can overthrow them, it definitely won't be done by a few people!"
"It must, it must be done by all of humanity. It must be done by everyone working together, taking steps together, raising their arms together, together, together—!"
"Feel sorry."
The girl was embraced by the woman.
The woman's body was cold, but her embrace was warm. The girl couldn't help but shed tears while being hugged by her, soaking the woman's old suit jacket that was always neatly kept and exuded a faint scent of perfume.
"Sorry, sorry," the woman kept apologizing. She hugged the girl more and more tightly. "Sorry, sorry..."
"...I don't want to hear your apology." The girl buried her head in the woman's arms.
The girl's father often beat her because he was not satisfied with his work. The girl's mother was indifferent and turned a blind eye to everything. The girl's grandmother died innocently while working. When the girl returned to the empty home alone, it was the woman. The woman drove her car that always squeaked. In the red sun, she took off her sunglasses, waved to the girl, and said, "Child, come home with me."
So what is a woman to a girl?
The girl never called her "Mother Jiang" like other children did. Perhaps she was afraid of separation and loss. She didn't want the woman to become her closest relative, but she secretly longed for a woman's hug and touch.
"Sorry, sorry..."
"Have you made up your mind? Is there no room for change?"
"Um, sorry."
"..." The girl broke free from the woman's embrace. "Well, Dean Jiang, I wish you a safe journey and good luck."
No, no, no, don't say that!
“…”
"Goodbye." The girl smiled, tears streaming down her face. "Dean Jiang."
No, no, you grabbed her hand, you stopped her, why didn't you stop her!
"Well, goodbye. After I leave, you have to take good care of yourself and distribute those things to everyone. Well, goodbye, children..."
"Mother Jiang! No, let Mother Jiang go! She treats us very well! She doesn't skimp on our food!"
"Let her go! Let her go! She's been very kind to us!!"
"Mother Jiang!" "Mother Jiang!" "Mother Jiang, please don't go!" "Mother Jiang, please don't leave us!" "Mother Jiang!"
"Mother Jiang... Dean Jiang, Xiaozhe, did she really do that?"
“…Of course.”
“…”
“…”
The children shouted loudly and cried at the top of their lungs, and the tears flowed down Jiang Ruoshi's cheeks.
She took one last look back at the Red Sun Orphanage, the valley where the sun rises, and shouted, "Children! Children! I love you! I love you!"
"I... love... you... ah..."
"I know, I know! Dean Jiang! Dean Jiang! Wake up first, please wake up! Open your eyes and look at me again, look at me, I am Xiaozhe, I am Xiaozhe!"
"...I'm...sorry...Xiao...Zhe...Isn't it...very...hard...for...you...too...alone...all...these...years?"
"I'm not sad, I'm not sad. I'm very strong, Dean Jiang. I'm very strong. I'm living well!" The girl picked up Jiang Ruoshi, who was covered in blood in the mud and had no intact flesh. Tears burst out instantly. "You've lost a lot of blood, Dean Jiang. Are you in pain? Are you in pain?"
“It doesn’t… hurt…” The muscles around the corners of the woman’s mouth moved, but she didn’t smile in the end. “Xiao… Zhe… I… miss… you… so much…”
"Every time... I think of... you... I think of... your... laughter... and... your... looks... I... no longer feel... pain... I can... hold on......"
"Dean Jiang! Dean Jiang!!!"
"Please say... sorry... to... everyone... for me..."
"Dean Jiang, no, Dean Jiang, you will survive. Drink this bottle of medicine and you will get better soon!"
"No... Xiaozhe... ah... keep it... keep it... for me... it's not... worth it..."
The woman slowly closed her eyes, and her body turned cold again.
"Dean Jiang?! Dean Jiang!!!"
"I...failed...but...you...must...succeed...I...believe...in...you......"
"Dean Jiang!!! No!!!!"
"Why, you had a nightmare?"
“…”
“…”
"How long have I slept?" He Yuezhe was covered in cold sweat and looked at He Fangying.
He Fangying yawned, leaned back in the car seat, and replied, "Not long, just about twenty minutes."
"Aren't we home yet?" He Yuezhe climbed out of his pocket holding the nuts and sat next to He Fangying.
It was already dark outside, and except for the areas illuminated by the car lights, it was pitch black, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you.
The girl and the woman in the back row fell asleep, snuggling up to each other, with He Fangying and Jiang Ruoshi's coats draped over them.
"That road has been chosen as the venue for a car race, so we have to take a detour. But, tsk," He Fangying scratched her head impatiently, "you know where our house is. We can only get there by going over the mountain. Of course, we can't get there in a short time. It's estimated to take more than 20 minutes to get there now."
"Oh, then, how was your conversation?" He Yuezhe leaned on He Fangying's legs.
"Not very good," He Fangying glanced at Jiang Ruoshan who was driving nearby, "She just refused to cancel the operation."
Well, come to think of it, He Fangying is still alive, and she and Jiang Ruoshi have been close friends for many years, so what she says should have some weight.
"Hey, what's with that look on your face? I was serious, but she wasn't listening!"
"Oh, so what did she say?" He Yuezhe withdrew his questioning look awkwardly.
"She said that even if she didn't do it, someone else would. But she believed in herself more, so she thought it would be better for her to give it a try."
"The Executive Bureau is just a front."
"...What?" He Fangying's eyes widened. "What did you say? No, is this true? How did you know?"
"Really? The Executive Bureau is just a cover. Do you think, with their abilities, they wouldn't be aware that humans are trying to infiltrate them to gain information?" He Yuezhe said gravely, "That's just a trap they set to kill humans."
"If you go, you'll never come back." He Yuezhe looked at Jiang Ruoshi, whose expression was calm. "Then what about your children?"
"I don't care why you know my plan for now, but if I'm caught, the children will receive a generous compensation. They can use that money to live a good life."
"So, are you also the kind of person who thinks money is more useful than companionship?"
“…”
“…”
"Jiang Ruoshi, you are not that kind of person."
“…”
"Yes, Lao Jiang, the children like you so much. Once you leave, even if they get the money, they will be very sad!"
Jiang Ruoshi, as her name suggests, is a woman with a heart as strong as a rock.
Once she makes up her mind, she will never change it, which is why she will do anything to save these children.
"Yes, you're right, I'm not that kind of person." Jiang Ruoshi said calmly, "Then I won't go."
"No, Old Jiang, I think you're still more... huh?" He Fangying looked at Jiang Ruoshi suspiciously. "Old Jiang, you changed your mind so quickly. What? Did you suddenly come to your senses? Then you can't regret it!"
"I don't regret it." Jiang Ruoshi said, "I just feel that the tone of your little puppet's speech is somewhat familiar."
"Somewhat familiar?"
"Well, if it were her, she would say the same thing."
“…”
"I didn't listen to her before, and although I don't regret it, since God has given me another chance, let me spend more time with the children."
"Although she is no longer with us, she was so powerful and smart. One day, she will be able to hear what I say."
"Thank you, child, for your good luck and the east wind."
"I won't make you cry this time."
He Yuezhe and Jiang Ruoshi's eyes met.
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