Chapter 21: Farewell
This is the first time Sugisawa has done the work of burial, so he has done it with extra care and meticulousness, Uncle Liu's appearance before his death is very familiar to him, and he does not need the photos provided by Lingju as a reference to deal with the makeup. Uncle loved to laugh before his death, and Sugisawa gently helped Uncle Liu's stiff face to adjust the curvature slightly, which was the same as the uncle in the store and he said goodbye at the end.
Sugisawa didn't cry when he recognized Uncle Liu, he didn't cry when he looked at the bruise on the head of the old man's trousers, and Sugisawa didn't cry when the old man finally parted and disappeared into the world, and when he finished dealing with all the makeup of the uncle, Sugisawa didn't control his tears at the moment, and the big tears slipped from his eyes.
When Sugisawa Hai's parents died, this old man provided a lot of help to himself, Sugisawa was still in junior high school at that time, he was originally a day student, but no one took care of him after that, and then he went to stay, but he still had to go back during the winter and summer vacations, and Sugisawa also knew that he would definitely think of sad things when he went home, so he took turns to let him go to his own house to live, among which Uncle Liu was also alone at home, so he always took the initiative to let Sugizawa go to his house to live, Sugisawa did spend a lot of time at his uncle's house.
In high school, Sugisawa Hai relied on his own efforts and accumulation, and was admitted to the High School Affiliated to the National University of Fine Arts in the imperial capital, so he has been staying there and has not come back, but in fact, he still has a deep affection for his uncle during those winter and summer vacations.
Uncle loves to laugh and is very kind. Usually he is reluctant to eat a good meal at home, when Sugisawa lives in his house, he is always worried that Sugisawa will not eat well and affect his development, there will always be a meat dish on the dinner table to help Sugisawa Hai supplement nutrition, Sugisawa Hai proposed to ask for a living expenses was also rejected by the uncle, always smiled and said:
"Uncle, I also have to eat, you can't eat much, and there will be a place to use the money after you keep it."
Uncle always kept those meat dishes and almost didn't use chopsticks, leaving all of them to Sugisawa Hai.
Sugisawa Hai recalled all the things he had and couldn't hold back his emotions anymore, leaving the mortuary, squatting in the corner of the wall alone and twitching, the warmth and touching that the uncle and these leaders brought to him in his childhood, he has always been hidden in his heart, and these touches and warmth have always accompanied Sugisawa Hai's growth.
Wu Yumiao walked out of the mortuary room gently, silently squatting next to Sugisawa and did not disturb him, Wu Yumiao knew very well that people needed someone to accompany him at this time, but he definitely didn't want someone to disturb him at this time.
This is a rare time when Sugisawa Sea shows vulnerability, he is usually used to camouflaging himself with strength, in his opinion, fragility and cowardice can't solve anything, only when he continues to be strong, it is possible to protect what he wants to protect.
The farewell ceremony at two o'clock in the afternoon finally came, and Sugisawa cooperated with the staff to put Uncle Liu's body from the mortuary into the hall of the farewell ceremony.
In fact, there were not too many people who came in the afternoon, and Uncle Liu did not have very close relatives alive, only these neighbors came. Looking at the kind old man who usually greeted him, the hearts of everyone lying in the cold coffin at this time were an indescribable feeling, life is so impermanent.
Uncle Hu, who greeted Sugisawa Sea yesterday morning, also came to Uncle Liu's farewell ceremony wearing a rare formal suit, usually this lively uncle loves to wear young people like trendy sportswear, loves to run and exercise, Uncle Hu said that this can make him younger, exercise and exercise can also live longer, Uncle Hu and Uncle Liu are decades of leaders, usually the two always love to laugh and mix a few words.
At this time, the old man, who was usually very strong, sat on the chair brought by his son with the support of his family, and said:
"Lao Hu, you said that you left so early, you let me usually quarrel and no one can quarrel, if my sister-in-law dares to quarrel with her, it is estimated that my bones will be dismantled by her. No one chattered anymore, it's boring. Now you are satisfied, maybe you can see your son, and every day you are nagging your son in my ear. Indeed, Liu Zhi, this guy is much more promising than this one in my family, my family knows how to eat and wait for death, and it doesn't make me worry about it every day, it's all spoiled by theγγγγγγ β
Uncle Hu saw Sugisawa Kaido on the side:
"Xiaoshan, your Uncle Liu was also blessed when he left, and you were a high-achieving student to help him tidy up his appearance. When I leave one day, I won't bother you Uncle Hu to help Uncle Hu clean up, just come and see Uncle, I know that you are a very kind-hearted child, and your Uncle Liu didn't hurt you at that time. β
Sugisawa hurriedly blocked Uncle Hu's mouth and didn't let him continue to say some depressing words:
"What do you say, Huber, you are in good shape."
"Haha, old and old, it's now the world of you young people. It's not easy to accompany you Uncle Liu, he, not only loves to praise his son, but also loves to praise you, after the news of your admission to the National Drama University came, your Uncle Liu had to pull me to drink, and the two people who drank didn't know how to go back. β
Sugisawa endured the sadness in his heart and nodded towards Uncle Hu.
watched the leaders come to mourn one by one, and at almost 4 o'clock in the afternoon, several people wearing police uniforms came to Uncle Liu's farewell ceremony.
These people Sugzawa Hai has also seen before, these are the comrades-in-arms of Uncle Liu's son, and they are the anti-narcotics policemen guarding the front line of drug control.
The leader is a middle-aged man with a short beard who has not had time to repair it, this is the captain of the anti-narcotics team called Geng Liangdong, and he is the most familiar one among these people, this is an anti-narcotics policeman who has been working in anti-narcotics for almost 20 years, and he is also Liu Zhi's master.
Geng Liangdong came to the old man's coffin and took off his hat and bowed deeply to the old man, and then the people behind him also took off their hats and bowed deeply to the old man.
This is the father of their closest comrade-in-arms, so they also treat the old man as their own father, and as long as they have time in life, they will visit the old man and provide him with help within their ability.
Geng Liangdong was a little surprised when he saw Sugisawa Sea on the side:
"Kosugi?"
Sugisawa squeezed out a smile towards Geng Liangdong and said:
"Uncle Geng, it's me."
"When did you come back, don't you tell your uncle, are you okay lately?"
"I just came back recently, and I haven't had time to tell Uncle Geng, Uncle Geng's work is also very busy, so I didn't bother rashly, it's been good recently, and I opened a makeup shop here in my hometown."
Geng Liangdong gently patted Sugisawa Hai's shoulder and said:
"It's all good, it's all good. It's so big in a blink of an eye, if there is anything uncle to help with, just say that you can often come to hang out, your aunt mentioned you a few days ago, come to eat, rest assured that your aunt's craftsmanship has improved a lot, and it is still rare not to cook rice. β
"Haha, okay. Uncle Geng also pays attention to safety when he goes on a mission. β
After exchanging a few words with Sugisawa, Geng Liangdong left with someone.
Once when Sugsawa Hai lived in Uncle Liu's house, Geng Liangdong moved to a new home, so he called Uncle Liu and Sugisawa to go to the new home for a meal together. Because Geng Liangdong and his wife Kuang Cuixia are both front-line policemen who rarely eat at home, so they rarely cook, and when Sugisawa and Uncle Liu went to their house for dinner, the rice was not cooked at all, and the memory of the four of them eating raw rice was recalled in Sugisawa's mind.
Geng Liangdong may have mentioned this matter out of good intentions, hoping that Sugisawa can think of some happy things and interesting pasts, and not be so sad and sad.