Chapter 138: Can't You See the Scenery?
Kate. Gracie sat on the edge of the roof, his trench coat of fine material casually thrown on the rooftop, and now he was wearing only a very thin suit, shivering in the night breeze on the roof.
He looked at the brightly lit world below, at the frightened and worried faces, at the busy police and firefighters, and then he looked up at the stadium not far away, and the training ground next to it had been submerged in the night, and he couldn't really see it.
Suicide was an action he had planned for a long time.
He had the idea when he rolled out of Wall Street in a gloomy way.
He failed, lost a lot of money, his reputation was stinking, and no financial institution was willing to hire a manager who had lost a lot of money.
He used to live in a mansion, drive a sports car, have a blonde and blue-eyed sexy and beautiful girlfriend, live in the most prosperous area of New York, go in and out of various high-end restaurants and shopping malls, and never look at the bill when buying things.
Days like these are the reasons why he wants to study finance.
But that's all in the past.
When he failed, the house was repossessed by the bank because he couldn't pay the loan, and he sold the sports car to pay off the debt. The beautiful and sexy girlfriend saw that she was already destitute, so she ran away without hesitation.
He has nothing left.
I can't even find a job.
So he thought about death.
But he didn't want to die casually.
The world was so beautiful that he felt he had to enjoy life to the fullest before he died.
And most importantly, he is going to die in his homeland. Getafe, Madrid, Spain.
So he sold everything he could sell in the United States and exchanged it for money. Then he returned to his homeland.
I rented a house in one of the best apartments in Madrid, paid a month's rent and started enjoying myself every day.
It's like you're going to have all the fun you should have in this life.
But every day he still went out in bright clothes, making the people in the building think that he was actually working in a famous Spanish investment bank.
But who knew that in addition to the building, he would go back to various bars and linger?
Now he's all gone.
The rent is due tomorrow, and he can't pay a penny of rent.
When the time comes, he will be kicked out of the luxury apartment with a prize, and even the last remaining halo on his body will disappear.
But he didn't care anymore, he felt that it was time to say goodbye to the world.
He thought he had been crazy for a month. There should be nothing to be nostalgic for this world of flowers.
Unexpectedly, when he walked to the edge of the rooftop and was about to jump down, he glanced down.
Then he suddenly felt remorse.
He didn't want to die!
But if he doesn't die today, he will die tomorrow.
Because he was homeless. How can you survive if you have nothing left?
Kate. Gracie narrowed his eyes and looked north. Over there is bustling Madrid. But now there was nothing to be seen, everything was hidden in the night like a thick fog.
He felt someone approaching him, and he thought it was the firefighters again. So he waved his hand and shouted, "Don't come here!" Let me have a quiet time before I die! ”
Seeing his action, there was another exclamation below.
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Chang Sheng heard the other party's words, stopped, and then said to the Garcia police officer beside him, "Give me the things." Thank you. ”
The Garcia cop reacted to what he was going to do, and he exclaimed, "You can't be so much. Often! Boss, let me take care of your safety......"
"I'm safe, Mr. Police."
"But it's not safe where you're going......"
"I think it's more dangerous to wipe the glass outside the building than that. Don't worry. I know the measure, okay, give me the things, aren't you tired of holding it? ”
Police officer Garcia hesitated.
Chang Sheng said again: "Now I am a negotiator, have you ever seen a negotiator who shouts from afar?" ”
Police Garcia eventually gave up, handing over a case of beer to Chang Sheng.
Chang Sheng clasped his hands and walked towards the figure sitting on the edge with heavy steps.
"Didn't I say don't come here?!"
Kate. Gracie turned around angrily and yelled.
But after yelling, he was stunned.
He saw a man holding a box in both hands, standing about ten meters away from him.
"This rooftop is not your home, I came up to see the scenery." The person who came said.
After saying that, he swaggered over to Kate with the box. Gracie was two or three meters away.
Then he put the box down, and Kate. Gracie saw that it was a beer.
The other party disregarded the opening of the box, took out a can of beer from it, and walked to the edge of the rooftop......
Kate. Gracie's pupils narrowed.
And when the people downstairs saw another person who appeared on the edge, they couldn't help but exclaim.
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Chang Sheng did not go directly to the top floor, but went back to his home first, and the policeman who followed him felt strange, but he didn't ask much.
Chang Sheng dragged a beer out of his home and asked Garcia police to carry it for him, and then they went to the rooftop together.
Now he's standing on the edge of the rooftop, with a can of beer in his hand.
His feet were wiggling slightly.
Because just now he accidentally saw below, the dense distance between the human head and the seventh floor made him feel a little weightless and dizzy.
Fortunately, he quickly closed his eyes, otherwise he would have really fallen headlong......
At that time, this is the end of my own rebirth journey, and the book can also be renamed "The Journey of Failed Crossing and Rebirth".
Damn, I have a slight fear of heights......
Chang Sheng complained bitterly in his heart. But this is his willingness to be a negotiator.
He can certainly be a lobbyist in a safe place.
But in the plan of constant victory, he had to put himself in danger.
Always win than the eyes. Tilting his head slightly, then taking deep breaths, slowly and slowly squatting down, and then lowering one leg. Reach out.
There was another exclamation downstairs.
Then he slowly moved his buttocks, adjusted his position, and lowered his second leg again.
The exclamation was louder.
Finally sat down, Chang Sheng tried not to look down, but only looked into the distance, his eyes were deep, in fact, to hide his fear of heights......
In order not to look down, he even lifted the can. Raised to eye level, he picked open the jar.
Then I drank half a can in one go.
The alcohol melted into his blood, and finally his fear was a little lessened.
Just as he was thinking about how to speak, the person next to him spoke: "It's the first time I've seen someone with a fear of heights who chose to go to this kind of place to see the scenery." ”
Chang Sheng's already stiff body stiffened again. Then he slowly turned his head to look at the other party, and smiled: "Of course, this is dangerous for me, but the more dangerous the place, the better the scenery." Isn't it? ”
There was a tremor in his voice from nervousness.
"It's interesting to be a negotiator like you." Kate. Gracie said as he stared at Chang Sheng.
"I'm not an expert negotiator. I'm just here to see the scenery. Chang Sheng flatly denied it.
"So do you see anything?" Kate. Gracie asked.
Chang Shengji looked into the distance: "I saw a world of flowers. The traffic is busy, and the lights are full of flowers. Some people are drinking to drown their sorrows because they are out of love, and some people are hugging and kissing their other half. I also saw the family sitting happily around and finishing their meal, while the husband was scolding his wife for not cooking a good meal. The son is secretly digging things he doesn't like into his sister's plate, and the sister is complaining to his mother. Mom is complaining to her husband who complains that her cooking is not delicious: 'You have the ability to do it yourself!' ’……”
"It's not a heartwarming story." Kate. Gracie said with a frown.
"No, that's the warmth of the fun." Chang Sheng shook his head and said categorically. "It's the most ordinary life. But real, full of popularity, everyone lives like this, day after day. Such a life is considered by many critics to be dull and unexciting. But I think it's the best life. Because it is ordinary, it lasts, because it lasts so it is eternal, and because it is eternal, it is great. ”
Kate. Gracie seemed to be touched by Chang Sheng's words, saying, "But ordinary life is boring after too long." Otherwise, why do so many people say they want to live an extraordinary life? ”
"Of course, you can pursue the extraordinary, but the ordinary is the basis for your pursuit of the extraordinary. Without this ordinary life, you can't pursue it at all. ”
"Okay......" Kate. Pointing to the northern night, Gracie said: "There I saw a down-and-out loser who had lost everything he had and was ridiculed and ostracized...... Is this kind of life also great? ”
Chang Sheng glanced at the other party, and then nodded: "Of course." As long as he tries to live, it is great. ”
He remembered his previous life.
"A loser, who loses everything, is ridiculed, and that's okay. As long as he doesn't throw in the towel, there's always a chance to make a comeback. There are all kinds of people in this fancy world, and not everyone can be successful. But everyone is seriously trying to live on their own terms. That's what makes the world so appealing and loved. ”
As he spoke, Chang Sheng drank all his wine.
Then he reached for two cans of beer from the back box and pulled out two cans of beer, one for himself and one for Kate. Gracie.
"It's too boring to see the scenery without drinking."
Kate. Gracie hesitated, but took it.
Then Chang Sheng held the can in front of his eyes and unfastened the pull tab with his fingers.
Kate. Gracie lowered her head and opened the can.
Two "bangs" sounded one after the other, and then were blown into the air by the night wind.
"What if you're at the end of your rope?" Kate. Gracie took a sip of his wine and continued, "As it is now, there is no way. It's dead anyway, it's just the difference between dying early and dying later. ”
Chang Sheng shook his head: "I never believe in the saying that there is no end of the road, for me, as long as I live, it is not the end of the road." As long as you live, you have a chance, and if you die, you really don't have a chance. I'm a soccer coach, would you like to hear my 'Doomed' story? ”
"Please." Kate. Gracie held up the beer can in his hand.
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The leading policeman was below, looking up at this scene, and couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
"He really did it! I knew it...... Hahaha! ”
The policeman next to him came up and said, "Boss, the negotiator said that he is almost there...... Let's hold off the jumper for another five minutes......"
The old policeman glared at him: "Let him die!" I don't need any bullshit negotiators here! Tell him that I already have a guy here who is more professional and powerful than him! ”
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"You hit him?" Kate. Gracie was amazed at the victory.
"Yes, I hit him, or twice!" Chang Sheng ostentatiously stretched out two fingers.
When the wine was drunk, Chang Sheng's body language was much richer, and he gradually abandoned the initial fear of being helpless in the sky.
"Why did you hit him? He's a director! He can decide whether you live or die, you know? ”
"Nonsense, of course I know, but he's a slut, so he should be beaten! So I don't regret it at all! ”
"But you've offended Real Madrid...... Even if I don't watch football much, I know the name of this team, and in Spain you are offending one of the biggest forces! ”
"I'm afraid of a bird's feather!" Chang Sheng laughed. "Aren't I still here now? Want to do so much? Just punch someone when you want to! ”
"You're crazy......" Kate. Gracie shook his head and said helplessly.
"Thanks for the compliment!" Chang Sheng straightened his chest.
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Aunt Maria and Lemmon the porter also raised their heads and stared blankly at the scene on the roof, unable to say a word......
There are many others like them.
So much so that the scene was a lot quieter.
The firefighter crouched not far away, also staring blankly at all this in front of him.
Everyone couldn't understand why the suicide who was still emotional just now and didn't allow anyone to approach suddenly sat down with Chang Sheng and had a very warm conversation......