……

The next day, in the morning.

Building B, one classroom.

Except for Zhang Chai and Zhu Hongchang, the other students were listening attentively.

After the second class, Zhang Chai called Zhu Hongchang out of the classroom and came to a secluded corner together.

"What the hell is going on?" Zhu Hongchang was puzzled.

"Maybe I've found a way to hide." Zhang Chai said seriously.

"What?!" A look of surprise appeared on Zhu Hongchang's face, and he hurriedly asked, "Where is the hidden way out?" ”

Zhang Chai pointed to his eyes, briefly said his guesses and encounters, and then said, "So, I want to ask you to help do an experiment!" If it succeeds, it means that my thinking is correct. ”

Zhu Hongchang hesitated for a moment, and said in fear: "Then will I be in any danger?" ”

Zhang Chai asked rhetorically: "If you refuse to do this experiment, when the time specified in the mission has passed, do you think you can survive by chance?" ”

Zhu Hongchang was a little dumbfounded, and reluctantly agreed: "Okay then......"

"OK, look me in the eye and don't move." Zhang Chai reminded while staring at Zhu Hongchang's eyes, trying to urge the strange power in his body.

In just a few seconds, Zhu Hongchang's expression became sluggish, and it was obvious that the hypnotic ability had taken effect.

……

……

At noon, the sun hangs overhead like a big fireball, and the dazzling sunlight makes it difficult to open people's eyes.

On the road, the asphalt seemed to have been baked by the sun, and with the heat wave coming to his face, Zhu Hongchang, who was walking on the sidewalk, couldn't even breathe.

"! What the hell is the weather...... Alas! I'm so unlucky today, ......" Zhu Hongchang wiped the hot sweat on his face, sighed from time to time and cursed constantly.

Ten minutes later, Zhu Hongchang came to the door of a rental house, unlocked the door with a key, and walked into this simple rental house of only more than 30 square meters.

"Hongchang, have you found a suitable job when you go out this time? In the morning, the landlord came to me to ask for this month's rent, and our son's tuition fee will also be more than 500, what are you going to do? In the small living room, a middle-aged woman in her forties walked over lightly and asked Zhu Hongchang in a low voice.

"Are you finished?" Zhu Hongchang's face was full of impatience, he sat down on the shabby small sofa, glanced at the middle-aged woman with a bit of anger, and roared fiercely: "Work, work, work...... Damn it! Is it so easy to find a job now? If you hadn't made Lao Tzu angry last time, would I have been fired from the company? That little rabbit cub is also not worrying, don't study if you study poorly, what kind of study do you have to make up! All the is asking for money! ”

The middle-aged woman was sprayed by Zhu Hongchang with a spit on Xingzi, and she wiped her face helplessly, "Hongchang...... We don't have much money left in our family...... You can't find a job anymore—"

Zhu Hongchang interrupted annoyedly: "Okay! Li Yanxia! Are you finished? Alas! I'm hungry, you go to the kitchen to cook! What are you doing standing stupidly? Go on! ”

Li Yanxia didn't dare to talk back, sighed, and silently turned around and went to the kitchen.

……

In the evening, Zhu Hongchang, who was drunk, was full of alcohol, half-lying on the sofa, holding a belt in his hand, snapping a few times, and constantly slamming the little boy who was kneeling on the ground and crying.

"People say...... Children from poor families study well, what about you little bastard? Who the taught you not to study well?! The more Zhu Hongchang spoke, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but get up from the sofa, raised his belt high, and smacked the little boy who was kneeling on the ground fiercely.

"Ah...... Whining...... Father...... It hurts...... "The little boy clutched his head with both hands, crying profusely, and his clothes were torn by the belt, revealing his tender skin, which was covered with red marks and bruises.

It didn't take long for Li Yanxia, who was going home after shopping, just about to change into slippers, but saw this shocking scene, she hurriedly rushed over and dragged the little boy away, but she was accidentally hit on the right cheek, and her eyes were almost hit by the belt.

"Shhh Zhu Hongchang, you're crazy! Don't hit my son!! Li Yanxia protected the little boy, turned her head to glare at Zhu Hongchang, and screamed with hatred.

"Good...... If he is your son, is he not my son? Lao Tzu taught his son a lesson! …… You're protecting this little bunny, aren't you? Father...... I'm going to smoke with you today!! Zhu Hongchang, who was so drunk, his eyes were red, and he was holding his breath to the extreme, he didn't think about it, he lifted the belt again, and frantically jerked the mother and son in front of him.

Li Yanxia knew in her heart that Zhu Hongchang was drunk and crazy, and reasoning had no effect, so she had to turn her back, hug the little boy in her arms tightly, and silently endure the severe pain caused by the belt pumping.

……

Late at night, in a rental house, in a slightly larger room.

Zhu Hongchang, who was lying on the bed sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes, rubbed his eyes, and then pushed Li Yanxia, who was already asleep next to him, "Hey, Yanxia!" Wake up. ”

Being woken up halfway, Li Yanxia felt a splitting headache, she opened her eyes in a daze, and said blankly: "...... What's the matter? ”

Zhu Hongchang stroked his wife's hair and said guiltily: "Yanxia, you know that I don't drink well...... Don't worry about the previous thing, I promise to drink less in the future, don't be angry with me, okay? ”

Li Yanxia snorted and turned over, looking like she didn't want to pay attention.

Zhu Hongchang was anxious, and hurriedly said: "To be honest, I didn't get nothing when I went out during the day, do you remember Lao Liu?" Lao Liu found me a way to make a lot of money! ”

"Lao Liu?" Li Yanxia turned her head and frowned, "How many of your fox friends are good guys?" ”

"Hey! Don't say that, Lao Liu! Zhu Hongchang said with a smile: "Lao Liu, this person is the most righteous, seeing that I am in trouble, no, he immediately found a way for me!" Don't worry, I promise to make a lot of money this time, so that you and your son can live a good life. ”

Under Zhu Hongchang's confident assurance, Li Yanxia barely squeezed out a smile and said "um" helplessly.

……

Two days later.

Zhu Hongchang, who had a blue nose and swollen face, returned to the rental house angrily and threw the undershirt on his body to the ground.

"Hongchang! How did you get into a fight? Seeing this, Li Yanxia, who was sweeping the floor, hurried over to check the injuries on Zhu Hongchang's face.

"Whew......" Zhu Hongchang took a breath, rubbed his hair very irritably, and said with a sad face: "I, I know that Lao Liu is not a good thing, he tricked me into gambling and lost all the more than 1,000 yuan on my body...... And ......"

"And what?" Li Yanxia suddenly had an uneasy premonition.

"I also borrowed tens of thousands of dollars from money lending...... All...... It's all lost......" Zhu Hongchang said with remorse.

"Tens of thousands of yuan......" When Li Yanxia heard this, she almost fainted in fright, she was so angry that her body kept trembling, slapped Zhu Hongchang fiercely, and said in a trembling voice: "How can you gamble...... How can you do this, you madman...... That's tens of thousands of dollars!! ”

Zhu Hongchang knew that he was wrong, covered his red face, and lowered his head stupidly, "I...... I can't help it...... I'm not thinking about this family! But I'm lucky...... Unlucky! But don't worry, I just found my former colleague, that Manager Xin! Do you remember? Manager Xin, he promised to arrange a job for me, guaranteed to earn money, and returned the tens of thousands of yuan! Don't believe it, Manager Xin says yes, but people don't have to say it! ”

"Guaranteed...... It's a guarantee again......" Li Yanxia laughed miserably, and suddenly roared viciously: "Zhu Hongchang! Why don't you die!! ”

"I still want to live a long life...... Yanxia, I promise this time...... Not to mention the guarantee, by all means! You're sure to make money! Let me tell you, your good days are still to come......" Under Li Yanxia's resentful gaze, Zhu Hongchang became more and more weak-hearted, and after dropping these words, he didn't dare to stay longer, and ran out of the rental house as soon as he slipped away.

……

At night.

Zhu Hongchang looked excited, and returned to the rental house excitedly, and while changing into slippers, he couldn't stop laughing: "Hahahahaha!" It's been posted! I said that Manager Xin was a good person, and he gave me 60,000 yuan directly, and paid back all the money I owed! Moreover, Manager Xin also arranged a job for me to earn a lot of money...... Yanxia!? Why don't you turn on the lights in the house! ”

When Zhu Hongchang turned on the light in the living room, he saw that under the dim incandescent light, Li Yanxia and the little boy were lying on the ground horizontally and vertically, with black blood remaining on the side of their mouths, and a bottle of pesticides next to their hands.

The smile on Zhu Hongchang's face froze, staring at the two corpses on the ground, his body pressed against the wall, and finally fell to his knees weakly.

……

After reading some of Zhu Hongchang's memories, Zhang Chai sighed in his heart, and couldn't help but take a few deep breaths.

Zhu Hongchang's experience is simply too tragic, if Zhu Hongchang could come back one step earlier, or stay to comfort his wife, then Li Yanxia would not have committed suicide with her son by taking poison, and the tragedy would naturally not have happened.

In other words, what he wants to do now is to use his hypnotic ability to create a good memory for Zhu Hongchang and end the biggest regret in Zhu Hongchang's heart, so as to verify the truth of the hidden way of life.