Chapter 084 Goodbye Mom
Wei Chenglin is missing. In today's parlance, it's called a loss of contact.
The school leaders were "criticized" by Song Minjia and deeply felt that there were omissions in the school's work, so they immediately mobilized all their forces to find Wei Chenglin. Judging from the final surveillance, Wei Chenglin climbed out of the courtyard wall on the southeast side of the school, entered the alley of the "Xinxin" Internet café, and then disappeared.
Almost everyone concluded that Cheng Lin must be hiding in an Internet café to play games, but rummaging through the Internet cafes around the school, there was no trace of him. In that era when he didn't need his real name to go online, he didn't need to use his ID card at all, and he could live in an Internet café all the time, so the police could not judge his location on the Internet through his ID card.
What's worse is that his mobile phone has been turned off, and no one can get through to him. So, he ran out of school in the morning until nightfall, and there was no news.
Zhao Yanfen couldn't take care of the business in the store anymore, so she sat in the principal's office and washed her face with tears. Min Jia's heartless voice echoed in her ears, wondering if her son really jumped into the sea, lay on the rails, and had a car accident...... She didn't dare to think about it, but her crying grew louder and louder.
When Wei Chenglin's grandmother heard the news, she also rushed to the school, sat at the door of the principal's office and wailed. When the second middle school student heard the mournful cry and the tight "Oh my eldest grandson", they shook their heads and sighed - this is really fatal.
So, the rumor of "Wei Chenglin has met with an accident" once again swept every corner of the second middle school, although the students wanted to be sad, but their eyes shone with excitement, and they were not afraid of making things bigger at all;
The rumors spread unimpeded, and it was not until they flew into the sixth class of high school that they were refuted. Qiao Lin slapped the case and glared angrily at the gossiper: "Wei Chenglin is fine at all, are you cursing him? Who will give me nonsense again, don't blame me for being unkind!"
Under the influence of Teacher Meng of the aerobics team, Qiao Lin's aura is getting stronger and stronger, and she has a kind of momentum to control the overall situation. A few boys said a few words of "Qiao Woman's anger" and stopped talking nonsense.
Jolene sat down angrily, puzzled, and said to herself, "How much magic are rumors? Why are people so fond of rumors? Even if what they say is not true, rumors are enough to drive people to death!"
The two sworn friends persuaded her to dissipate her anger, but Qiao Lin said worriedly: "Cheng Lin will definitely not kill himself, but others are very stupid, if someone encourages him to do bad things at this time, he won't really retaliate against society, right?"
No one could say for sure, and when the class bell rang, they were silent. Qiao Lin turned her pen and prayed that Wei Chenglin would come back soon.
Until the next night's self-study, Cheng Lin still didn't have any news. Under Li Lanzhi's persuasion, Zhao Yanfen walked home with her mother-in-law and came back to school tomorrow. They were depressed, haggard, and destined to have no sleep all night, Li Lanzhi really couldn't bear to look at them again.
In fact, Li Lanzhi's mood was also extremely bad, she was not only worried about Wei Chenglin, but also remembered her son. She sat on the sofa tiredly, quietly rubbing the family photo, wondering where the kid in the photo was now?
The cold war between their mother and son has lasted for a long time, and although Qiao Nan doesn't call home, Li Lanzhi knows that he will learn about the situation at home through Qiao Lin every few days. He is stubborn in his mouth, but he still misses his family in his heart. Li Lanzhi felt a little comforted, and involuntarily called her son, but he didn't answer.
Li Lanzhi shouted into the bathroom: "Qiao Lin, when was the last time you spoke to your brother?"
Qiao Lin spit out the toothpaste and replied loudly: "The day Sun Ruiyang leaves!"
"That's been three or four days. Li Lanzhi pondered and asked again, "What did your brother tell you in the end?"
Jolene finished washing up and walked out of the bathroom, her big eyes turned around twice before she remembered, "'Assembled'!"
"......" Li Lanzhi was speechless, and asked again: "Except for this sentence!"
"He said there was a task, and nothing else could be said again. ”
Li Lanzhi suddenly became nervous: "It won't be a special forces training......, right? You won't lie to me, will you?"
"Lao Fang, who is Lao Fang?"
Li Lanzhi said: "It's okay, your father's comrade-in-arms, you don't have to worry about it." ”
Lao Fang told her that the training camp started around November, which was equivalent to hinting to her that she still had some time to think about how to stop Qiao Nan. The most direct way Li Lanzhi can think of is "overseas relations", she asked Lao Fang, Qiao Nan's aunt and sister are overseas, so Qiao Nan will be brushed off in the political trial, right?
Lao Fang explained: "In this special situation of your family, overseas relations are probably useless?...... Even if you investigate carefully, Qiao Nan's aunt has not obtained the right of permanent residence abroad, and she has been active in the domestic cultural circle, her works are in line with mainstream values, and she is a benchmark figure in contemporary Chinese literature, especially if there is no sign of Westernization in her thoughts, these were investigated clearly when Qiao Nan applied for the military academy; ”
Lao Fang finally smiled and said, "Teacher Li, you know too little about Qiao Nan. He loved it, and he was very good. Even if he has overseas connections, he can be admitted exceptionally. He's so good that you can't bear to stop him?"
Li Lanzhi didn't answer Lao Fang, she was confused, but she was still very determined-compared to the special combat team, Qiao Nan deserves a better path and a better choice. The family has been sorry enough for him over the years, and as a mother, she is often heartbroken. Previously powerless, but now, she must pave the way for her son. Even if he will hold a grudge against himself, he will understand it as time goes by.
After all, he's a good boy who understands things, and always has been.
I don't know what mission my son went to, and he lost contact with Wei Chenglin. The Wei family downstairs couldn't sleep, and Li Lanzhi upstairs also stayed up until dawn with his eyes open.
Early the next morning, classmates who had a good relationship with Wei Chenglin found Li Lanzhi and said that they had thought about it all night and thought of where Wei Chenglin might go. Their "Brother Ma" once mentioned a nightclub, saying that he would take them to see it sooner or later, I wonder if Wei Chenglin will go there?
In fact, yesterday they "confessed" Brother Ma's address, a dilapidated car repair shop at the junction of urban and rural areas, but there was no one inside, so Li Lanzhi and they were looking forward to it in vain. Since Brother Ma didn't go home, it was possible to go to a nightclub and have a good time. If Wei Chenglin goes to him, it is very likely that he will be with him.
Li Lanzhi hurriedly contacted the police and told them about the "Night Owl" nightclub. The police quickly found the address, which was not too far from Ma Ge's house. Without further ado, they were all ready to go to Wei Chenglin.
They didn't guess wrong, Wei Chenglin was indeed in a nightclub. After Brother Ma brought him here yesterday, he saw what it means to be magnificent. Brother Ma said that the wine here is arbitrary, and he is a buddy with the boss and will not take his money.
It was rare for Wei Chenglin to meet such a generous friend, and in a bad mood, he drank in the dark. He vaguely remembered that he had a lot of confidant words with Brother Ma, including the pain of losing his father, the bitterness of being bullied by his classmates, and so on. Ended up yelling "all fucking bastards" twice, and I don't remember anything.
When he woke up the next day, Wei Chenglin had a splitting headache and a dry mouth. He looked around and found himself lying in a dormitory converted from a warehouse. This room has two single beds and appears cramped. There was only a small ventilation window, no sunlight came in, and the room was dark and damp. He saw a bottle of mineral water on the table, and regardless of whether there was an owner or not, he drank most of it.
After drinking the water, he regrouped his thoughts. After escaping from school yesterday, he had nowhere to go, so he had to go to Brother Ma, who had nothing to do, so Wei Chenglin invited him to play games in an Internet café. After playing the game, I came to the nightclub. It was only one day now, but Wei Chenglin felt that it had been a long time.
He turned on his phone, and in an instant, his hand was numb when it vibrate. Mom made countless phone calls and sent countless messages, and she must have been worried that something was broken. Wei Chenglin felt guilty, and was about to call his mother back when Brother Ma suddenly walked in.
"Did you sleep well?"
"Well, it's good, thank you Brother Ma!"
Brother Ma asked with concern, "Are you in a better mood?"
Wei Chenglin was still very depressed: "What a fart! How can it be good." ”
Brother Ma took out a cigarette, handed it to Wei Chenglin, and said with a smile: "After smoking this cigarette, the mood will be better." ”
Wei Chenglin took it and held it in his mouth very skillfully. Instead of rushing to smoke, he went through the messages his mother sent him. Mom and Jolene posted the same content, that is, Min Jia testified for herself, and the school rehabilitated herself.
Wei Chenglin was very surprised, spit out the cigarette, clamped it in his hand, and couldn't understand: "Why did Min Jia testify to me?"
Brother Ma sneered with a kind of transparency from people who came over: "I must have lied to you to go back." Who in this world will stand on the side of the poor students?"
Wei Chenglin was still full of hope, but Brother Ma poured a basin of cold water on it, and his hope was shattered all of a sudden. He laughed at himself: "yes, I was too naïve. If Sister Qiao Lin testifies to me, I can believe it, Min Jia, I haven't spoken to her since I was in high school, so why should she help me?"
At the end, he looked up to the sky helplessly and sighed: "In order to trick me into going back, they really thought of all kinds of ways!"
"Are you depressed? If you are depressed, hurry up and smoke your cigarette!" Brother Ma stared at Wei Chenglin, but there was a hint of weirdness in his smile: "After smoking, keeping it will make you forget all your troubles, and you will be happier than a fairy!"
Wei Chenglin was just about to put the cigarette in his mouth, but the mobile phone rang again. When he looked at it, it turned out to be a message from Jolene, "If you don't come back, I won't talk to you again."
Although such a threat had long since ceased to work, Wei Chenglin still felt a tense heart. His hand trembled, the cigarette did not hold steady, and he fell to the ground at once, into a small puddle of water, and could no longer smoke.
Brother Ma suddenly jumped like thunder, picked up the cigarette, and reprimanded him: "Do you know how expensive this cigarette is?
Wei Chenglin was taken aback: "Isn't it just a cigarette? I'll pay you!"
"You can't afford to pay!" Brother Ma jumped to his feet in a hurry, and his green tendons burst. He turned around several times and said, "If you want to pay compensation, follow me to the provincial capital! Anyway, if you stay in the port city, you will be in trouble." It's better to go around the provincial capital and make some money by the way. If you're lucky, you can make a lot of money!"
As soon as he heard about making money, Wei Chenglin's eyes lit up. Mom spent 100,000 yuan to let him go to school, and he was going to die of distress. Wouldn't my mother be happy if she could earn a little bit back?
"Yes, but...... I don't have any money to travel, and I don't know what to do in the provincial capital. ”
"Don't worry, I'll pay for the journey, and when I get to the provincial capital, you just listen to me. We two good brothers, can I still make you suffer?"
Wei Chenglin didn't hesitate to go with Brother Ma, and the moment the car left the port city, he sent a message to his mother: "Goodbye Mom, don't worry about me, I'll be back in a few days." ”