Chapter 32: Confession
"Eighteen years ago, he was dead."
Life in the world, nine times out of ten is unsatisfactory, not to mention in this troubled world, I don't know how much helplessness is hidden.
Bai Chen was shocked, and with a "bang" in his head, he suddenly let go of Xu Shenghan's collar that he was holding, and pointed at Li Tang is scolding: "You fart!" Li Tang, you are not related to him, what kind of benefits did you accept from him, and you want to speak for him like this?! ”
"How long are you going to make a fool of yourself?" Li Tang suddenly raised his eyes and glared at Bai Chen, his eyebrows were tightly locked, he sat against the wall, his voice was calm, and his voice was very low, but it gave the listener another slap in the face.
Bai Chen gritted his teeth and stared at Li Tang for a long time before he looked away and squinted at the kneeling man.
The young body, the appearance of his early thirties, no matter who looks at it, it is just the appearance of his brother.
Eighteen years...... Is he really as Li Tang said, has been dead for eighteen years?
The black crow flapped its wings and landed on the windowsill of the ruined temple, its inky black eyes rolled around, staring at the three silent men inside, stopped for a moment, suddenly hissed, and flew away.
Awakened by this scream, Xu Shenghan's eyes moved, and he took a deep breath: "In this life, I have lost your mother and son, even if I die, it is not a pity." I never thought that after 20 years, I would be able to see you again, my wish has been fulfilled, and there is nothing else to ask for. What is owed to you can only be repaid in the next life, and it should be a cow or a horse, and there will be no regrets. ”
Bai Chen clenched his fists, trembling all over, but he couldn't do anything.
I thought that when I saw this man, I would kill him without hesitation, and if he was already dead, it would destroy his soul and make him disappear, which would be enough to relieve his hatred, but now that the person is in front of him, it seems that there is a resistance to prevent him from making a move.
Li Tang sat far away, and there were still red blood stains on the corners of his mouth--he was punched by Bai Chen--there was a faint pain, not pity Xu Shenghan, but just feel that if he wanted to be reincarnated as a human, it would also depend on his creation.
What is going to be told next will be a very long story, Xu Shenghan got up and walked a few steps, sat down on the Buddha platform, his expression was like relief after an epiphany, and it seemed that he was just dead.
"Twenty years ago, the Xu family was framed by villains, and the family fell into the middle. When the catastrophe came, none of my aunts and nephews were willing to come forward to help, and everyone was afraid of me......"
The dim yellow light poured in through the doors and windows of the ruined temple, full of soft brilliance. Xu Shenghan sat there, his voice low, telling the events of the past twenty years, as if he was just thinking about it.
More than 20 years ago, the Xu family and the Bai family were friendly, and when Xu Shenghan's generation arrived, the two families formed a family relationship.
The uncle and aunt who were attached to the Xu family's own family at that time suddenly fled faster than one another, not to mention the righteousness and squandering of wealth, and refused to give even a hot meal.
In desperation, Bai Jinmei sold her dowry, and begged for some money like her mother's family, so she persuaded Xu Shenghan to go to a remote and remote village, which is Guanlin Village. Bai Jinmei thought that as long as the family was safe, even if the days were bitter, for her, it would be sweet.
But Xu Shenghan doesn't think so, he is only in his twenties, and when he is in his prime and displays his ambitions, how can he be willing to be a reckless man in the mountains and countryside and end up doing nothing?
Leaving Guanlin Village, I drove straight into Night City and went to Night City, but I didn't expect it to be a point of no return.
"I met your father in Night City, Tang Qian." Xu Shenghan's eyes looked at Li Tang firmly, and when he heard the words "Tang Qian", he trembled all over, gasped, and looked at Xu Shenghan's eyes seriously.
opened his mouth, and it took a long time for a voice to come out: "He...... What kind of person is he? ”
At the time of the accident, Li Tang was just a young child, and he forgot everything in his memory except for the fire, and even the appearance of his father and mother in his dream was vague, and he only remembered that someone had called him gently: "Ning'er, Ning'er......"
"As his name suggests, your father is a benevolent and humble man, who originally served in the army and resigned as a businessman, but he is righteous and awe-inspiring, and he can't see a little dirty deeds."
But such a person didn't end well.
Of course, that's for later.
Under Tang Qian's care, Xu Shenghan got a position in Night City, became a teacher, and could be regarded as having his own income, thinking that in the future, he would take over Bai Jinmei's woman and settle in Night City.
But the good times didn't last long, God had no eyes, and the entire Tang family was burned overnight, and dozens of people were all buried in the fire.
Such a big case caused a sensation in the entire night city, and just when everyone was feeling sorry, the people who had suffered under Tang Qian came out one by one, spreading rumors everywhere, saying that the Tang family's case was because the late owner Tang Qian was unkind and sanctimonious, and offended many colleagues in private, so he was murdered.
It is impossible for Xu Shenghan to agree with such rumors, Tang Qian's personality, he knows it very well. But he is just a teacher, a humble speaker, how many people are willing to listen to his words?
However, thanks to his self-knowledge, what happened later.
In the past two years, all the detectives and police officers who took over the investigation of the Tang family's extermination case died mysteriously soon after, and there are rumors that dozens of unjust souls of the Tang family are doing the trick, and those who interfere in this matter will be haunted by the unjust souls and will not die well.
As the saying goes, three people become tigers, and there are many people who spread such rumors, as if it has become a fact, coupled with the continuous pressure from above, the Tang family's case has become an unsolved case, and no one dares to touch it, even today, it is a taboo.
No one is going to joke with their lives.
And the incident two years later completely changed Xu Shenghan's life.
Night City is a gathering place for the rich, and the children of rich families here either went to a private school when they were young, or they spent money to invite a husband to come to the house to teach and assist, and Xu Shenghan is such a teacher.
As for why, of course, it is because of the generous remuneration.
Xu Shenghan's student is a female baby, surnamed Li, called Li Xiaoman, yes, it is the daughter of Li Qiusheng, Li Xiaoman.
"Li Qiusheng?" Bai Chen interrupted Xu Shenghan's memories, he was not unfamiliar with this name, he only sneaked into the Li family mansion with Brother Sheng some time ago and took the soul of the young master of the Li family.
Li Qiusheng is not a horn to be messed with, even Bai Chen understands this very well, but he didn't expect that twenty years ago, Xu Shenghan and Li Qiusheng also intersected.