After grandma woke up, Yu Xin chatted with her in the ward for a while, and left with Xiaofang when it was almost dark. Lao Jin and his wife also went back temporarily, and I stayed here tonight as a family companion.

I didn't dare to say too much to my grandmother, but just reassured her that there was nothing wrong with her and let her relax and accept the treatment. I can't imagine what kind of mood she will feel when she learns of her real illness, and she must be very painful. Perhaps, at her age, she has seen through life and death, but if she didn't wait for Jiang Jiyou to come back one day in her life, how could it not become her biggest regret, and I have never heard a word of hatred for Jiang Jiyou in her mouth. Perhaps, this is the sincere affection of a mother for her son who will never change.

The door of the ward was pushed open again, and this time it was Chen Yi who came to see her grandmother, holding a bouquet of flowers in one hand and a fruit basket in the other. She came to me and my grandmother and said to her, "Grandma, I've come to see you......"

Chen Yi is a woman who is very good at talking, but she only dares to say such a sentence, because when she hides her grandmother's illness, she talks too much, and she will always let sensitive patients notice something.

Chen Yi peeled an apple for her grandmother, and then sat like this. Instead, her grandmother asked her, "Girl, how is your work lately, I haven't seen you on TV for a long time?" ”

Chen Yi smiled and replied, "Grandma, it won't be long before you see it...... I am now a media company myself, with two variety shows tailored for myself, and now I have signed broadcast cooperation agreements with two satellite TV stations. ”

"That's good, that's good...... You were born to eat this bowl of rice, it's a shame not to be a host! ”

Chen Yi held her grandmother's hand, and then nodded, but she still didn't dare to say too much, and she didn't dare to mention me, because I really didn't have many things on my body that could make people happy.

After being silent for a while, grandma asked Chen Yi again: "Girl, if grandma remembers correctly, your birthday is September 21, which is more than two months younger than our family Jiangqiao." ”

Chen Yi was a little surprised, and said to her grandmother with emotion: "Grandma, you can still remember my birthday!" “

Grandma smiled, her smile withered a little, and then replied: "Remember, the day I gave birth to you was in the morning, and your grandmother and I boiled porridge and boiled red eggs together...... More than 20 years have passed, and Huifen (Chen Yi's grandmother) has been gone for almost five years...... The years are really unforgiving! “

Chen Yi was in tears, not knowing whether she remembered her own grandmother, or felt sorry for her grandmother's current situation, or both.

Grandma clenched Chen Yi's hand, and said very sincerely: "Girl, your parents are more traditional and conservative people. As for you, don't take your career too seriously, find the right person, and marry a young man who can be worthy of you...... In this life, even if you don't have to worry about food and clothing, you are much better than ordinary people! …… If grandma had this longevity and could wait until the day you got married, she would definitely be happy for you. “

Chen Yi seemed to look at me subconsciously, and after being silent for a long time, he replied: "Grandma, there will be that day." It's not just me, but also Jiang Qiao, the day he gets married, grandma, you will definitely be happier. “

Grandma smiled and nodded, then closed her eyes. She is tired again, I can clearly see that her mental state is plummeting, and under the law of birth, old age, sickness and death, the strength of people always seems a little powerless, so at this moment, I am even more sad, and I dare not recall her ill-fated life!

……

Leaving the ward, Chen Yi and I stood in the long corridor of the hospital, and there were many cigarette butts on the garbage bin near the window. Chen Yi leaned against the wall and asked me in a low voice, "Jiang Qiao, has grandma noticed something?" What she just said to me was not particularly optimistic. “

I took a puff of cigarette and replied, "Everyone has a sixth sense, grandma has lived for so long, and she has seen so many births, old age, sickness and death, how can she not notice it at all!" The reason why she didn't say it was because she didn't want to put too much psychological pressure on us......"

Chen Yi's expression was a little sad, perhaps, he also remembered his grandmother's poor life......

After a moment of silence, she said to me, "That's right...... I've already had the damage to the burned house to an expert in the construction industry...... The burning is quite strict, and many steel building materials have been softened or even deformed, which is not enough to support the weight of the house, so it is necessary to tear down and rebuild...... Preliminary identification, if it is rebuilt, our side needs to be compensated in full, about 1.2 million upwards! “

I put my hand on my chest to not let myself feel too depressed by this huge compensation......

Chen Yi looked at me with a reluctant expression on her face, she patted my arm and said, "Don't worry too much about this money...... I can probably come up with 600,000 yuan here, and I can solve the rest of the money if I think of a way. "I'll go find Qiao Ye...... has been a friend for so many years, he has been righteous since he was a child, and he will help at this time...... Now the landlord recognizes you, and I will hand it over to you as soon as I get the money. ”

"You can try it with Qiao Ye...... I'll take care of the rest, and you can accompany your grandmother to Shanghai for treatment with peace of mind. ”

"Thank you......"

"Jiang Qiao, so many things have happened, have you ever thought about how to live in the future? ……”

I subconsciously raised my hand, took a deep puff of cigarette, and then squinted my eyes and replied: "How can I live, the rest of the days are to live for debt." ”

"Don't be so pessimistic, things will be solved one by one, and they will slowly get better."

"Maybe."

I slowly exhaled the cigarette from my mouth, only to see that the night outside was more psychedelic in the smoke, and I couldn't help but wonder about the future. Even if I can pay off my debts in the future, will my life be better for me?

There has been no qualitative change. At that time, I had a more distant time distance from Xiao Aihui. What I am most afraid of is that I have not really forgotten her because of the passage of time and the tribulations of life...... But why should I forget her, we loved so much!

……

After Chen Yi left, I was calm again, and I lay on the bench next to the hospital bed and tossed and turned. At about 9 o'clock, I took out my mobile phone and called Wu Lei, who was in charge of investigating the fire case at the Public Security Bureau, to ask him about the latest developments in the case.

Coincidentally, his house is not too far from Tulip Road, so I asked him to meet at the "Wutong Hotel". After tucking the blanket for my grandmother, I left the hospital for a while, and then drove the black Wrangler in Golden Autumn back to Tulip Road along the twinkling lights of the city.

Because it is summer, although it is already more than 9 o'clock, there are still many customers eating and drinking beer under the umbrellas outdoors, and the smiling faces render the texture of a peaceful and prosperous world, and only a small number of people are suffering.

Wu Lei is a man who looks very resolute, he is calm and determined sitting under the light, he is the same as me, smoking and drinking, the same habits, so that we do not have so much sense of distance, but like old friends who have been friends for many years. "Officer Wu, has there been any progress in the case?"

Wu Lei picked up the beer bottle and took a sip, his face didn't look very good, and he said to me: "I'm not very optimistic, the case has encountered resistance now, and the above may intend to simplify the handling ......"

My emotions suddenly changed so much that I spoke much louder: "How can this be, don't they all identify the gasoline in the combustion residues?" ”

Wu Lei sighed and replied: "If the above has the intention not to continue this case, it is easy to explain...... After all, the presence of gasoline is not the key and decisive factor in solving the case, coupled with the fact that no one was seriously injured in this fire, and the social attention is not high, the case was easily covered. "My girlfriend lost her eye in the fire, is that a serious injury?" "Jiang Qiao, you calm down first, there is a certain deviation between the heavy damage you understand and the heavy damage we understand...... Generally speaking, compared with real homicide cases, such cases will not invest too much police force, and they are easily swayed by relationships and interests...... Do you understand how I explain it? "I don't believe there is no justice ...... this society!"

Wu Lei drank the remaining half of the beer in one gulp during my accusation, and his voice was low: "The axiom is still there...... But the boundary between good and evil has become less and less obvious, just like someone crying soberly, and someone laughing numbly! ”

When these words came out of Wu Lei's mouth, I could see some clues throughout the whole society, but this is really not the world I understand, I will still see the sun and the city in close contact, the neon of the night illuminates the road we want to take, and it is by no means the greed and sinister of human nature...... But what is this qiē that I am encountering?

Wu Lei said to me again: "But Jiangqiao, from the other side, this is not a bad thing...... Because, the more difficult it is for me to investigate, the more suspicious Li Zishan will become...... Moreover, I received a strange call last night, and the other party asked me to stop investigating this case, close the case quickly, and make a shot of 500,000 yuan, such a big deal, it really shocked me, a little police officer......"

I looked at Wu Lei and waited for him to continue, because what he wanted to express to me was definitely not this matter, otherwise he wouldn't have even sued me for someone who wanted to buy him for such a ** thing, obviously he didn't accept the money. I don't have the power to influence his professional ethics, and I can't change his perception of justice and sinisterity, but I really hope that he can continue this case, and then give Xiao Ai and Qin Xing justice