Chapter 59
Everything collapsed, everything was rotten. The person I trusted most besides Li Ying'an had his true face revealed. This sudden change was like a sharp blade that cut my neck several times. I was suffocating and couldn't breathe. Whenever I think back to the past, it becomes a kind of irony, mocking me.
I have been in this world for five years and have never felt so uncomfortable. It seems that since Xiaoju left, I can no longer bear it.
"I know you trust him the most. It's not you who caused him to become like this. You don't need to feel sad for him. Cut off this connection as soon as possible. People like him will be punished by the law."
Faced with my depressed mood, Li Ying'an comforted me earnestly, hoping that I could be strong and get through it.
I didn't let him down, and I didn't cry anymore. Instead, I nodded firmly: Wen Liangxi will definitely get his retribution.
From then on, Li Ying'an was my only friend.
In addition, Li Ying'an told me one thing, that is, Li Lan, who was in the hospital, suffered severe brain damage. God was kind to her and did not take her life. Unfortunately, due to brain trauma, she lost the ability to actively communicate and recognize, and has entered a persistent vegetative state and become a quiet vegetable.
This news was brought by Kiki.
On the way home tonight, Li Ying'an met Qiqi, who told him the news while crying.
Because vegetative patients need care from their families, Li Lan's case is a special one, and special cases naturally require special arrangements. After learning about Li Lan's family situation, the police took the initiative to propose and ask volunteers to take care of him, so there is no need to worry about hospitalization fees and artificial services for the time being.
But Li Lan's mother couldn't leave even a step. After all, Li Lan was her only daughter, and she had to wait for her daughter to wake up. So there was no one to take care of Huang Huang at home. Qiqi liked Huang Huang so much, so she simply gave Huang Huang to Qiqi's family.
Becoming a vegetative state does not mean that Li Lan is out of danger, but it is indeed better than announcing her death.
Not knowing whether to be happy or sad, I could only sigh reluctantly and clear out all the news I learned tonight, whether good or bad, so that I could ensure that my sleep tonight would not be disturbed by other things, and I could deal with everything that is coming tomorrow without being disturbed by distractions.
If my expectation is correct, the news of Sui Yusheng's disappearance should be passed on to Deng Yu.
As for Wen Liangxi, he will most likely go to comfort someone or be summoned by the police. After all, he had the best relationship with Sui Yusheng. His friend suddenly disappeared from the world, so he should be called to participate in the investigation.
I'd like to see how Wen Liangxi will explain it.
So the next morning, I went to the supermarket early.
Deng Yu was nowhere to be found in the supermarket...
I was really wrong. Deng Yu loves her children so much. Sui Yusheng’s disappearance must have been a big blow to her. How could she be busy with work again?
"Xiao Feng, didn't you go to visit Sister Deng's house?"
The woman who worked for Deng Yu was very surprised to see me. My colleagues all knew that I had a good relationship with Deng Yu, and my age was similar to Sui Yusheng, so they naturally thought we were friends.
I pretended to be ignorant and shook my head at the two colleagues present.
Seeing that I looked clueless, she immediately revealed her intention to gossip. She pulled me in close and said in a low voice, "Last night, the person in charge called and asked me to cover for Sister Deng, saying she had taken leave. I asked a few questions, and the person in charge told me that Sister Deng's child had committed a crime and was invited to the police station for a meeting, but she had disappeared."
These few words confirmed my guess last night. As expected, the police immediately locked on Sui Yusheng after learning about the confession. For them, Sui Yusheng's disappearance was just the most common case of fleeing from the crime. Perhaps a wanted order had been issued, but what they least expected was that Sui Yusheng had been killed last night.
Wen Liangxi, what kind of lie will you make up to get away with this?
The sounds in my ears had long disappeared, and the people and things around me seemed to be frozen in ice sculptures. Even I was in a daze. The only sound flowing here was the endless noisy sounds from the street outside the window.
The woman noticed my reaction. She probably thought I was still immersed in the news of our first encounter. Then, as if she took pity on me, she patted my shoulder and said, "Go check it out when you have time."
The slight trembling of my shoulders affected my neck. I stared out the window at the increasing number of people on the long street and nodded absentmindedly.
"Li Feng."
Teng Zheng's enthusiasm is well-known among me. His appearance makes everything in the store come alive. People are swarming around, and all the frozen objects melt in an instant.
He came running over, panting heavily, and then he slowed down beside me. He frowned slightly and told me what he knew: "I heard from my mom that Sui Yusheng disappeared because he was caught abusing a cat?"
Compared to the incident about Sui Yusheng, which has now been spread by who knows how many people, I am more curious about how Teng Zheng's mother knew about Sui Yusheng's disappearance, and I couldn't help but inquire about the relationship.
It turned out that Teng Zheng's mother and Deng Yu had attended the same high school. Although they were not in the same class, they chose the same major in the same school in college, so they gradually got in touch.
Originally, they weren't roommates, and after marriage and childbirth, women naturally tend to forget their schoolmates' friendships, leading to a gradual decline in their contact. However, ever since Teng Zheng's abduction, her mother has sought help through various channels, particularly online. Deng Yu, upon witnessing the situation, also offered assistance. This incident rekindled their connection, and Teng Zheng's mother learned that Deng Yu, despite starting a family, didn't want to have children, and their relationship gradually improved.
Now Sui Yusheng suddenly disappeared, and Deng Yu also posted on the Internet to plead for help, just like Teng Zheng's mother did before. Teng Zheng's mother happened to see it, so she came to inquire about the situation.
Only then did Teng Zheng learn about this from his mother.
"I never thought he would abuse cats. He works in a shelter. He's really letting a wolf watch the sheepfold."
It wasn't just Teng Zheng. Everyone's first reaction after hearing about Sui Yusheng's cat abuse seemed to be disbelief. Sui Yusheng's disguise was too good, so good that it was already somewhat deceptive.
"What about Wen Liangxi?" Teng Zheng asked. "Does he know about this? He and Sui Yusheng have such a good relationship."
When talking about Wen Liangxi, the first thing that comes to my mind is the scene last night when I saw Sui Yusheng being killed by him with a single knife. When I think about it now, I still feel cold all over and my scalp is numb.
I don't know what reason I should use to accuse the real murderer Wen Liangxi to Teng Zheng. I am an alien, but I don't want others to see me as an alien, so I can't expose myself yet.
So I shook my head slightly, without explaining whether I didn't know or confirmed that Wen Liangxi didn't know either.
But Teng Zheng probably thought I was speaking for Wen Liangxi.
"He really played everyone around in circles. It's a shame that Wen Liangxi and he are best friends, but he ran away without a trace and even got Wen Liangxi invited to have tea."
I turned back to look at Teng Zheng silently. If I hadn't had that impression last night, I might have been as indignant as Teng Zheng right now, but I already knew Wen Liangxi's character...
My arm was gently tapped. Teng Zheng raised the corner of his lip and looked me over. "You look so lifeless. Why don't you have the lively energy you used to have? What troubles have you encountered recently?"
Whenever I hear a joking tone from Teng Zheng's mouth, no matter what my mood is, I will roll my eyes at him in my heart.
At the same time, the haze in my heart also dissipated by a large margin.
This was the first time I saw the lively Teng Zheng since my last visit to the hospital. Thinking of why he was injured last time, the guilt suddenly hit me like the rising tide. Even though he is standing in front of me intact now, and he is more lively than the strongest rabbit, I still have to show more concern for him.
I approached him expressionlessly, stretched out my hand, and in his puzzled gaze, placed my palm on his belly, then slowly stroked from top to bottom and from east to west, searching.
I was looking for his wound, and Teng Zheng obviously misunderstood.
"You're sexually harassing me," Teng Zheng suddenly stepped back, the humiliation clearly written on his face. He crossed his arms and stared at me in horror. "Don't think you can do whatever you want to me just because we're close. I'm a straight man. You know what a straight man is? I like young girls!"
Before I could retract my outstretched hand, I heard Teng Zheng giving me a long speech and couldn't help frowning.
When I understood the straightforward meaning of Teng Zheng's words, I stretched out my hand and before I could retract it, I suddenly curled it up against my chest. After thinking about it, I quickly put it behind my back, for fear that Teng Zheng would misunderstand that I really had that intention!
Neuropathy.
You like little human girls, but I also like the calico cat beauties.
Even if I talk about others, I won’t talk about you.
The more I thought about it, the angrier I got, so I raised my leg and kicked him: I just wanted to touch the wound on your body, who would want to harass you!
"You care about me," Teng Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. After understanding what I meant, he even lifted up his clothes to show me, "My body is still very strong. Will it heal quickly?"
In the last second he was worried that I was harassing him, but in the next second he lifted up his clothes to show me without changing his expression. I was so shocked by the sudden change that I almost suffocated by the breath in my throat.
I took a quick look at him with a bad face, and it was indeed as he said that he was recovering quickly. The wounds caused by those blows had healed into scars in a short time and would disappear soon.
Seeing this, I looked around and immediately asked him to tidy up his clothes. He couldn't just show his belly and strut around in my workplace. What kind of place did he think this was?
I pressed my wrist and signaled him to put his clothes away: You didn't come to me just to tell me about Sui Yusheng, right?
"Not really," Teng Zheng said. "I was thinking of taking you to visit Aunt Deng's house when you get off work. It's my mom's idea. I thought it would be lonely on my own, and since you and Aunt Deng are colleagues and you get along well with her son because of work, why don't you go together?"
I didn't agree to Teng Zheng immediately, but thought about it -
Perhaps I can use this incident to get a deeper understanding of the situation from Deng Yu. Since Wen Liangxi was invited for tea, Deng Yu must be able to learn something from Wen Liangxi.
In this case, this trip is not meaningless. Even if I don’t hear anything, I can still listen to some gossip.
I promised Teng Zheng.
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