Chapter 70
Ye Songming was born in a rural area. He was the only child in his family. Although the economic conditions were not good, his parents did their best to support his education. He has always been very filial and motivated.
After graduating from a medical university in Xiangcheng, Ye Songming wanted to take the postgraduate entrance examination to a better school. While preparing for the exam, he worked in Sun Yuanan's clinic to accumulate clinical experience. As a result, I failed the postgraduate entrance examination for two consecutive years.
Ye Songming worked in the clinic for two and a half years. In July 2017, he left Xiangcheng and returned to his hometown. Ye Songming no longer mentioned the postgraduate entrance examination. After a few months, he raised money and opened a small clinic in the county town.
Five years later, Ye Songming's clinic was on the right track. In addition to himself, he also hired two other doctors to run the clinic. The revenue was stable and the clinic had a good reputation. He also brought his parents to live in the county town.
Until two years ago, he was driving on the highway late at night and encountered a truck driver who was driving while fatigued, and died in a car accident. The parents were heartbroken so they closed the clinic, gave up the lease on the house and moved back to their hometown.
Before arriving at Ye Songming's hometown, Chen Pu verified with the local police that there was nothing strange about Ye Songming's death and it was just an accident. The driver was of clean record and was a native of Henan. He had been driving for ten hours straight when he fell into a doze and ended up losing a life. The driver himself was also seriously injured and was filled with remorse.
After Chen Pu and Li Qingyao got off the train, local police drove them to Ye Songming's hometown in the town. The road is difficult to walk on. When we reach a dirt slope, cars can no longer drive through and we have to walk. There are bumpy loess roads everywhere. According to the two policemen, there are not many people left in the village now. Not only is the transportation here inconvenient, but the conditions are also rather difficult. So it is quite sad that Ye Songming was able to go to university from the mountains, but died young, leaving behind a lonely old couple.
When they arrived outside the Ye family's yard, the police shouted and someone inside responded. Two old men received them.
The Ye family has three red brick houses, one living room and two bedrooms. The group sat down in the simple and old living room. Ye's mother brought them tea and Ye's father offered them cigarettes, but the police politely declined.
Although the two old men were polite, they both gave people a sense of decadence. They were actually only in their fifties, but looked like they were in their sixties or seventies. Their hair was gray, and it seemed as if all their energy had been drained away long ago.
The local police explained the purpose of Chen Pu and the other man's visit, saying that the clinic where Ye Songming used to work had some patient information that might be related to the case, so they wanted to come here to look for clues. The two old men remained silent.
At this time, it is natural for Li Qingyao, the well-behaved girl who is deeply loved by middle-aged and elderly people, to appear.
Chen Pu glanced at her, and she understood and said, "Uncle and aunt, we took the train from Xiangcheng overnight. We heard that you were at home, so we rushed over as soon as we got off the train. We came so suddenly and caused trouble for you."
The two old men hurriedly said that it was okay and that the police comrades were the ones who had worked hard.
"Then let's just chat. By the way, when Ye Songming came back from Xiangcheng, how do you think he felt?"
Both old men were stunned for a moment.
Li Qingyao immediately knew there was hope.
Ye's mother wiped her tears and said, "I remember very clearly that Song Ming was very depressed in the first few months after he came back. He was unhappy all day long. He must have encountered some difficulties outside. But he was a sensible child since he was young. He would not talk to his parents when he encountered difficulties."
"Who said it wasn't? To be honest, I was about the same age as him back then. I couldn't tell my parents about any difficulties I encountered at work. Auntie, Ye Songming didn't tell them because he was afraid you would worry. This is filial piety. But... do you know what it was because of?"
Li Qingyao's few words comforted the two elderly people. Looking at her and Chen Pu again, they were not only police officers, but also young people of the same age as their son.
Ye's father showed hesitation, but thinking that the person was dead, there was nothing to hide. He said: "In fact, at that time, we suspected that... he didn't work in the clinic at all, but was deceived into a pyramid scheme fraud group."
"Why do you feel that way?"
Father Ye recalled a night seven years ago.
Ye Songming had been home for less than a month. That night, Ye's father prepared a plate of peanuts and a plate of edamame, and drank some wine while watching TV. His mother went out to visit relatives.
During that period, Ye Songming often locked himself in his room. When he came out to go to the bathroom, his father called him, "Come here and have a drink with me."
Ye Songming walked over silently, filled a glass for himself and drank it all in one gulp.
Father Ye knew that his son was unhappy recently, so he didn't try to persuade him to drink less. He asked, "Are you really not going to take the postgraduate entrance examination?"
"No more exams."
"It's been two years since we took the exam. It would be a shame to give up. Just stay at home and prepare for it. Your mother and I can afford it."
Ye Songming shook his head, smiled bitterly and said, "I don't have that ambition anymore. Haha, a scholar is useless."
Later, Ye’s father said, son, what difficulties have you encountered? Although your parents are not capable of helping you solve them, it is better to speak them out than to keep them in your heart.
At that time, Ye Songming lowered his head and smiled again. Ye's father couldn't describe what kind of smile it was, but he could clearly feel that although his son was smiling, he looked extremely sad.
He said, Dad, I helped others and did some bad things, and more than one. At first, I thought the consequences were not that serious. It was just a normal gray area thing that anyone would do. Later I realized that those things might have ruined innocent people’s lives. But I... just can't open my mouth and say these things. Do you think I'm too selfish and useless?
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Li Qingyao asked again: "Uncle Ye, what other belongings does Ye Songming have? Can we take a look?" She didn't even use the word "relics" to avoid upsetting the old man.
Father Ye opened the door of another closed room and said, "His things are all in there, you can look around."
As soon as Li Qingyao and Chen Pu walked in, the first thing they saw was seven or eight silk banners on the wall, which read "Skillful Doctors and Kind Heart", "Healing the World", etc., and the names of the patients were all signed.
Ye's father said with red eyes: "Song Ming in our family has not been a very smart child since he was young. But he can endure hardships, study hard, and is kind-hearted. He said to me, Dad, I have little experience and my medical skills are not great, but as long as I treat every patient with my heart, I will definitely be able to run the clinic well.
The banner was about an old lady who had a fever but felt quite energetic. She didn't take it seriously and came to the clinic to get some medicine. Song Ming was responsible and insisted on measuring the person's blood oxygen, blood pressure and blood sugar. As a result, the blood oxygen level was only in the seventies. The old lady didn't understand and refused to go to the hospital. Song Ming finally snatched the old lady's cell phone to contact her family and asked them to send her to the hospital. As soon as the person arrived at the hospital, he was taken to the emergency room. The old lady managed to save her life. This banner was sent by the old lady’s daughter. ”
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