Chapter 9 Chapter 8 Sudden Departure

As if to confirm Xiao Yuhua's words, the Xiushan Sub-bureau's fund-raising housing plan was officially launched this summer. Because the husband and wife are in the same unit, according to the level of Yang Qian and Mu Xin, they can only buy a house with a construction area of ​​130 square meters.The cheap price is that there is no real estate certificate, that is to say, there is only the right of residence and no right of transfer.However, this does not affect everyone's desire for real estate such as houses - anyway, what people without a house need is the right to live in a house, and people with too many houses will always have channels and methods to transfer them. The rules and regulations must not be difficult for them.

Together with the basement, the total house payment is 400,000 yuan, and the down payment is 200,000 yuan, which is naturally paid by Xiao Yuhua and Yang Chenglin. At the dinner table that night, Yang Qian was not at home, and Xiao Yuhua said every word with a gun and a stick: "Isn't the money we have saved all these years to make the children live better? Look at the house you are renting now. My first My eyes are sad. Now it's finally over, I can have my own tile to cover my head." While eating, Mu Xin didn't raise her head, but secretly slandered: How could she stay so long even if she felt sad at the first glance?Aren't you rich?Why don't you pay for a better house for your son?

Xiao Yuhua continued to sigh: "400,000 is not too much, but for your father and me, it didn't fall from the sky after all..." Mu Xin continued to remain silent—what's the point of accusing Sang and scolding Huai?I just don't understand what you can do to me? Xiao Yuhua finally couldn't hold back any longer, and still opened his mouth: "So Mu Xin, your family should always express it? I heard that you still send money to your mother every month? So it's still a daughter who is caring. I have never seen Yang Qian filial piety. I pay a penny." When Xiao Yuhua was smiling, Mu Xin could only sigh inwardly.

"Eat, eat." Yang Chenglin came to be a peacemaker again. "You can eat by yourself, we are talking about the house." Xiao Yuhua glared at his wife, then looked at Mu Xin, pretending to be embarrassed, "Mu Xin, you have seen that you have to pay 200,000 yuan. We just bought it at our hometown before. The house is tight..." "My mother didn't save much money. She was not in good health. I gave her 500 yuan a month to buy medicines. The antihypertensive medicines are quite expensive now, but she still has rheumatism," Mu said. Xin looked at Xiao Yuhua calmly, "Mom, is it okay to write Yang Qian's name on this house? And in the future, we will pay you living expenses every month, which is a treat."

"That's not necessary. We can still get the money to buy vegetables." Xiao Yuhua frowned. "It's not a matter of whose name is written on the house. If you want to say the head of the family, you should also write Yang Qian. I think everyone They are members of the family, and they should contribute to the biggest thing in the family right now." "So, Mom, how much do you need from me?" Mu Xin put down her chopsticks and looked at Xiao Yuhua squarely. The tone of her speech was no longer a chat, but a negotiation. She knew it was too blunt, but could she do it without bluntness?She is not a professional actress, and she can't laugh when she wants to cry.

Xiao Yuhua was obviously aware of this too, and his face darkened suddenly: "Mu Xin, what do you mean? It seems like I forced you to do something." She angrily shook off Yang Chenglin's attempt to poke her arm: "It is said that the birth of a son is to prepare a wedding house. We know this, and we have long wanted to buy a house for Yang Qian. He didn't want it himself. He said that he is going to the grassroots now. It’s not stable yet, so it’s better to go back to the urban area and buy it again. But now that you have such an opportunity to buy a cheap house, of course you have to work hard. But when other people get married, the man buys the house, the woman decorates it, or the man buys it. House, decoration, the woman buys appliances. When it’s our turn, what do you think is the right thing to do?"

"Mom, do you think this is okay? I'll write you an IOU. If the decoration needs 100,000 yuan, I owe 100,000 yuan. I earn a little bit. If necessary, I can go out and find a part-time job. I will always earn enough." Said When saying this, no one saw that there was something deep in Mu Xin's heart that was firmly sealed by a layer of ice.The chill was still ascending slowly, meandering all the way, gradually reaching the heart, and a sharp stinging pain came out all at once with a "click".It hurts and it's cold. "It doesn't make sense. We will never let our daughter-in-law go out to work part-time in order to pay off our debts." Yang Chenglin frowned and interrupted the conversation between the two, "Don't talk about useless things when eating!"

It's a pity that he hasn't had much right to speak at home for many years, and speaking once in a while can only be self-defeating.Xiao Yuhua raised his voice without even thinking about it: "Who said it's useless? It's not one or two yuan, it's 400,000 yuan! After the decoration, I bought furniture and appliances, and I couldn't get it without 500,000 yuan! Are you printing money? You speak so generously? How much money do you have left after buying the house in your hometown?" "Isn't there two sets after buying it? It's impossible to sell another set! Anyway, they won't go back, it's a waste to keep it there, and it's troublesome to rent it out." Yang Chenglin also became a little irritable.

"Sell the property before I'm dead!" Xiao Yuhua was furious again, "I think it's a good idea to write an IOU. Everyone should have a sense of ownership of the family, and no one can escape responsibility." She turned her head to look at Mu Xin, her words were still so righteous and sounded impeccable: "You young people tend to spend money lavishly, just treat it as I saved it for you. We will return it to you after a hundred years!" Mu Xin couldn't help showing a sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth: "A hundred years later", since you have only one son, Yang Qian, and all your property will be left to this son after a hundred years, is it necessary to write this IOU; "Help you Saved", it sounds nice, am I, Mu Xin, a waste of money, I still need you to help me save money; "Return it to you", since I said that the money was borrowed in my name, Mu Xin, and Where did the word "you" come from?Since I borrowed it, I should return it to me. What's the matter with Yang Qian?If you are capable, ask your son to write you an IOU!

She didn't say these words, but turned around and went back to the house to get a pen and paper, and waved an IOU: Here is a loan of 100,000 yuan for Ms. Xiao Yuhua's house renovation, which will be repaid in succession in the future. After finishing writing, he slapped Xiao Yuhua in front of him. Xiao Yuhua was a little angry: "What's your attitude?!" Mu Xin smiled: "Very pious attitude, I will definitely pay back the money." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xiao Yuhua to speak, Mu Xin picked up her bag and rushed out of the house. Xiao Yuhua could only yell angrily behind Mu Xin: "Look at your temper, you will slam the door, don't come back if you have the ability!"

As Mu Xin walked away quickly, she thought coldly: I rented the house and signed the contract, so you told me not to come back?What dream? As expected, the only place Mu Xin could stay that night was the dormitory of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. But coincidentally, as soon as I got out of the car, I heard someone behind me shouting: "Xiao Mu?" Mu Xin's whole body trembled, and he turned his head stiffly. Sure enough, he was able to avoid the evil spirit, but not the evil spirit——in the car not far away, the person poking his head out of the driver's seat was Lu Bingtang. Seeing Mu Xin turn around, Lu Bingtang smiled happily, and while beckoning Mu Xin over, he asked, "Working overtime so late?" "I'm going to see my brother," Mu Xin stood beside the car, pointing to the newspaper building next door, "he lives here, and my sister-in-law is back from a business trip tonight, so we agreed to have a get-together." His thinking started to be a little confused, not at all the sobriety he had when he dealt with Xiao Yuhua just now. Lu Bingtang was stunned for a moment, and looked at the building next door in disbelief: "Your brother is at the newspaper office?" "Yeah, he specializes in party and government affairs, maybe you still know him. His name is Chu Hangsheng, and it is said that he even went to the city bureau for an interview." Mu Xin swore to the sky, mobilized his five senses, and made his expression look as happy as possible. Be a little more lively. "Oh, I seem to have a little impression." Lu Bingtang was perfunctory, and his mind was turning in circles, thinking that since Mu Xin's name and surname did not seem to be fake, he waved his hand, "Then you go, I just said Get off work and go home." There seemed to be some regret during the speech: "I wanted to buy you a cup of coffee. Since you have something to do, I will make an appointment next time." Mu Xin smiled and replied, "Okay, see you next time." After speaking, Lu Bingtang drove away.Mu Xin broke out in a cold sweat and stood there in a daze for half a minute.I wanted to go to the temporary dormitory behind the city bureau compound, but suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I saw Lu Bingtang's car stop at the intersection, and the intersection was clearly green... Without any hesitation, Mu Xin walked towards the direction of the daily office Go, take out your mobile phone and press Chu Hangsheng's number while walking, the call is connected, the first sentence is: "Brother, do me a favor..." Five minutes later, as Mu Xin expected, the black car at the intersection restarted until Chu Hangsheng picked up Mu Xin at the gate of the newspaper office until it disappeared. Mu Xin, who had been scanning behind him from the corner of his eye, was relieved, and thought with a wry smile: Is this a battle of wits and courage between two policemen? Think again: When did the world become like this?The beasts are in uniform, the good people are restless, the big world, the safe G city, but, at this night, there is no place for him to sleep peacefully. Except for Chu Hangsheng. How could he always appear when she was at her worst, and how could... be a safe haven for a married woman like her when she was desperate? "A married woman"... Smacking these four words, Mu Xin could not help but smile wryly as she followed Chu Hang's voice upstairs. Chu Hangsheng didn't know what had just happened. He just took out the quilt in the guest room, brought a glass of water, and adjusted the light of the desk lamp to a soft brightness, as all big brothers should do.When Mu Xin went to wash up, he sat by the bed in the guest room, having a long conflict in his heart, thinking whether he should ask Mu Xin what happened. If she was his own sister, he thought he would ask.Because if he was really an older brother, he would never have the heart to see his sister's frustrated expression but remain indifferent.He should know what happened, he should be her reliance in this city, and he should not only give her a roof to escape, but also give her a spiritual habitat. However, he is not. He was just her big brother next door in her youth, he had no blood relationship, and he should even be avoided.What separates them may not only be the barrier of identity, but also ten years of alienation. He can only keep silent. Thinking of this, he sighed, stood up anyway, patted the soft Xia Liang quilt beside him, and prepared to leave.However, the moment he got up, he saw Mu Xin leaning against the door - he didn't know when she came back, maybe it was because her steps were too light, or maybe it was because he was too absorbed in thinking, he just saw in astonishment She stood there without saying a word, looking at him peacefully.However, why, he always felt that there was some kind of compassion in her eyes? Chu Hang was confused: Is this look in pity for his loneliness, or her own escape? "Brother, what happened?" She looked at him and said slowly. Chu Hang was stunned—who should ask whom? "Why don't you have any feminine products in the bathroom of your house - face cream, perfume, toothbrush, nothing. How can there be no trace of a house with a hostess?" Mu Xin stared at him, "Don't tell I don't have many chances for her to live here. Even if she doesn't have the chance, she should always prepare her daily necessities... Unless, you never plan to let her live here. " The question hit like a boulder, Chu Hang closed his eyes for a moment, and then raised his head to look into Mu Xin's eyes. "Tell me, how are you doing?" Mu Xin's eyes were much sharper than Chu Hangsheng could imagine, she bit her lower lip, and repeated, "How are you doing?" "I can't tell if it's good or not," Chu Hang replied slowly, "We are divorced." It was Mu Xin's expected answer, but the moment he said it, Mu Xin still felt that something "clicked" and shattered in his heart. The old dust spread out one after another, and more sorrow than imagined instantly overwhelmed her.She didn't know, those sorrows, self-pity stemming from sympathy, or irreversible passing by? That night, she, or Chu Hangsheng, probably lost sleep. In the morning, when Mu Xin left, Chu Hangsheng had already left the house early. She only had time to see a note on the dining table: It is raining today, and there is an umbrella at the door.There is bread in the fridge.I went for an interview and won't be back tonight.The key is on the shoe cabinet, remember to lock the door when you leave. Did not meet, but a lot less embarrassing.Holding the cold set of keys in her hand, Mu Xin was somewhat hesitant: Is it appropriate for a married woman and a divorced man to live under the same roof? While pondering like this, he took the umbrella from behind the door, looked up at the window, and sure enough, the sky was cloudy.In the past, Yang Qian never cared about the weather, and no one reminded her to take an umbrella when her mother was not around.It is because she is used to "being prepared" for self-care that she always has umbrellas and police raincoats in her office.Seconded to the Municipal Bureau, because it is a temporary job, so these spare parts are naturally not available.Fortunately, she doesn't pay attention to the weather anymore, and there is such a note. Mu Xin's eyes were a little sour—these cares were never experienced in her youth, but Chu Hangsheng, how could such a meticulous and thoughtful person get divorced? When thinking of this, Mu Xin suddenly smiled wryly—what qualifications does she have to feel sorry for Chu Hang?He's divorced, but still lives his life in order, with a successful career and a clean house.And her?Her marriage is still there, but she doesn't want to go back to that home.She seems to have everything, a stable career, a handsome husband, is about to buy a house, and will have a car and children in the future... But why, she still feels that she is walking on a dead end step by step? She never thought that she would be as strong as herself, and walk through the hardships of her youth and the panic after her father's death, thinking that she could bear all the sorrows, but at this time, she would also feel hopeless. Isn't she a dog's tail grass that never admits defeat?She is the daughter of a commoner family, longing for a prosperous life, and sometimes has fragile pride, and uses loftiness to cover up her inferiority complex, but no matter how sensitive she is, she never gives up halfway... She has to persist all the way to complete her studies, get a job smoothly, support her mother, How could she not go on with the marriage? But... how else could she change? The premise of tolerance is to meet someone who can be tolerated, and the basis of forgiveness is that the other party's unintentional mistakes are enough to be forgiven, but Xiao Yuhua, is she such a person? Of course, perhaps, Xiao Yuhua's motivation is nothing more than her infinite love for her son - in her heart, her son is the best boy in the world, and there are not many girls who are worthy of him; A little bit of grievance, let alone suffering in the backcountry with the daughter of a laid-off worker; her son could have had a better choice, but she just wanted to express her injustice... She just loves her son, just because of love. Because of love, right? ... The distance from the dormitory area of ​​the Daily News to the Municipal Public Security Bureau was only a few hundred meters away. Mu Xin thought about it all the way, but still couldn't figure it out.The weather is sweltering, making people feel unspeakably depressed.She looked up, but couldn't find where the sun was.When walking into the office building, I heard people chatting next to me. One said "It will be cooler after it rains", and the other replied "Hurry up, let it rain, it's so stuffy and hot." Mu Xin still couldn't bear it. I kept thinking: Does Yang Qian need to go out to work today?Does he have an umbrella?Where's the raincoat? The whole day, Mu Xin was absent-minded in front of his seat. She has been thinking: How can we solve the problem in front of me?How can I make up for my impulsive falling out with Xiao Yuhua? But the more she thought about it, the more her head hurt. She shook her head and was about to resume her work.At this moment, the phone rang suddenly, and she looked down: it was Yang Chenglin. "Mu Xin? I'm Dad, are you at work?" Yang Chenglin's voice was still very kind, and Mu Xin's nose was sore all of a sudden. "Yes, Dad, I'm at the work unit," Mu Xin replied, and hurriedly added, "I'm at the Municipal Bureau." "I know, I'm at the gate of the Municipal Bureau, can you come out for a while?" The mobile phone signal seemed to be poor, and Yang Chenglin's voice was a little broken. "Okay, I'll be right there." Mu Xin hurried out with her mobile phone, only to find that the sky was a bit scary when she got out of the office building, and the wind blew the branches of the trees.Yang Chenglin stood on the side of the road outside the gate, raised one hand to block the flying sand and rocks in the strong wind, his figure seemed a little lonely and helpless. "Father, it's going to rain, let's go in and talk if we have something to do." Mu Xin stepped up to meet him, she didn't forget that Yang Chenglin had just been discharged from the hospital. "I won't go in, I'll just say a few words and then leave," Yang Chenglin coughed, "Mu Xin, I apologize to you on behalf of your mother. She's not a bad person, but sometimes she has a bit of a mean mouth. As a son like Yang Qian, we don't care about money or not. Anyway, this thing is something outside of the body. If you don't bring it with you, you won't take it with you when you die. Besides, if you don't give it to your son, who will you give it to? Your mother is just stubborn. Be careful..." "I know, Dad," Mu Xin's eyes were sore, "I'm not right, no matter what you say, you shouldn't lose your temper. Don't worry, I'll go home after two days of work. I asked for sick leave a while ago, which delayed a lot of work .” "Are you used to living in the dormitory?" "I'm used to it. It's safe to be in the compound." Mu Xin looked up at the sky, a little worried, "The sky is so cloudy, I'm afraid it's raining, Dad, go back quickly. Have you brought an umbrella?" "I've brought it." Seeing Mu Xin's reasonable attitude, Yang Chenglin heaved a sigh of relief, and patted his bag with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm leaving now. I was optimistic when I came, bus No. 88 Transfer to the shuttle bus at the entrance of Youth Park, and the terminal is right in front of our house.” "It's going to rain soon, let's take a taxi." Mu Xin hurriedly said. "It's not that fast. It will take a while to rain depending on the weather. Besides, the rain in summer will be over in a while, and it won't last long." Yang Chenglin waved goodbye with a smile, and Mu Xin looked at his back with mixed feelings. It looks too thin in the cloudy day with the wind blowing.Mu Xin's heart softened suddenly, because she inevitably realized: This old man should cherish his children and this family so much that he came here to be this lobbyist. Soon after returning to the office, the sky was completely overcast. Someone reached out to turn on the fluorescent lamp. Mu Xin looked at the worsening weather outside the window. She picked up the phone and dialed Yang Qian's cell phone number worriedly. After dialing many times, no one answered. Qian asked anxiously, "Who?" "It's me, where are you?" "The detention center," Yang Qian complained, "it's bad weather, and we still have to detain prisoners." "Criminal?" "Yeah, murderer!" Yang Qian said angrily, "Don't worry about me, we have a car, so hurry up and go home. It's going to rain, don't come back tonight, just sleep in the dormitory." Mu Xin guessed that Yang Qian still knew nothing about his running away from home. Thinking about Yang Chenglin's plea, he didn't mention it, but just sighed: "You must pay attention to safety." "Understood. Zhang Le came back after completing the formalities, so I hung up!" There was a beeping sound from the receiver, and Mu Xin was in a daze for a while, but at this moment, he heard disorderly footsteps coming from the corridor.I vaguely heard someone shouting from room to room. Mu Xin got up, and before he reached the door, he saw the director push the door in and hurriedly called out: "All the gay men at home are going out with me to save people. It's raining too much outside, and some people have been drowned." Can rainwater flood people?Mu Xin's eyes widened, and she also walked out.Before he could go out, he was dragged back by the director: "The lesbians stay here." "I can help." Mu Xin said hastily. "What can you help? You don't even look at how heavy the rain is! Just stay here and don't go anywhere!" The director ran out of the office building after leaving the words. In the lobby of the first floor, seeing the pouring rain outside, he was stunned. It has only been half an hour since Mu Xin returned to the building, and the rainwater has already filled the huge parking lot in the yard.The rain poured down, smashing puddles on the ocean-like water surface.A woman who was in a hurry to pick up her child from the kindergarten gritted her teeth and trudged towards the gate with an umbrella. When she stepped on it, the water reached her knees.Looking from a distance, the umbrellas of the people in the water have been blown up by the wind, the rain poured down mercilessly, everyone's clothes were already soaked, and the supposedly hot summer was extremely cold at this moment. Just at this moment, Mu Xin's cell phone rang, and when she picked it up, it was Xiao Yuhua's voice that she least wanted to hear: "Did your father go looking for you?" "Yes," Mu Xin replied, "Dad left half an hour ago and said he was going to take a bus." "Did you ask him to take the bus in such a heavy rain?" Xiao Yuhua's voice rose instantly, "Didn't you watch the news? It said on TV that the low-lying place on the other side of the central square has become an artificial lake! Hurry up and have a look Is your dad still at the bus stop, stop him quickly!" Hearing this, Mu Xin was also stunned: Yes, Yang Chenglin just left, is he still at the bus stop?His umbrella looked useless in this kind of rain.Without further ado, Mu Xin hung up Xiao Yuhua's phone, turned around and rushed out without holding up her umbrella, which was useless anyway.The moment he ran out of the office building, when the rain hit his head and face so hard that people couldn't open their eyes, Mu Xin suddenly thought of fear: Could it be that the sky is leaking? When Mu Xin finally trudged to the gate of the Public Security Bureau, she widened her eyes and took a breath of air through the rain that kept flowing into her eyes—is this the bustling street in the past, or the roaring Yellow River? The usually neat and wide road in front of me suddenly disappeared, and there was water everywhere, overwhelming the sky, and it was hard to tell where was the road and where was the green belt.It happened to be the off-duty time and the closing time of the nearby kindergartens and elementary schools. Although the surrounding shop eaves and bus stops were already crowded with people sheltering from the rain, the road was still full of howling ghosts and howling wolves.The strong and young child didn't grab his mother's hand, and was submerged below the surface of the water when a wave rolled in.The young mother screamed, and regardless of whether she had the strength to stand firm in the increasingly turbulent flood, she threw away the umbrella that had long been useless in her hand and jumped into the water. The figure had already grabbed the young mother's arm and threw her to a slightly higher place behind her. Then she jumped into the deeper water with agility, grabbed the little girl who was struggling in the water, and dragged her out of the water with a big hand. A few seconds later, Wang Yangzeguo, who might have swallowed her life.Then Mu Xin heard a vague but powerful shout from behind: "Less comrades back off, gay men go forward, first save those stalled private cars, someone is trapped in the car!" Mu Xin looked back in the pouring rain, and saw a blue figure quickly spread in the rain—they didn't wear raincoats, and they probably didn't have time to put on raincoats, but rushed into the water in short-sleeved duty uniforms.At this time, the sewer manhole cover in the middle of the road was probably washed away by the flood, and a vortex began to form in the torrent. A bus broke down not far from the station. The door was opened. Someone wanted to wade to a safe place, but Unexpectedly, as soon as I took the first step, I was swept in by the roaring water waves.The people behind were crying and howling in fright, and hurriedly stopped and returned to the car.The figure who had saved the little girl just now rushed under the bus again upon hearing the sound, but before he swam over, a jeep with the engine still on had already bumped past all the way, and everyone only had time to see the figure who was caught in the water just now His figure was swept under the wheels of the jeep again by the waves... Mu Xin's eyes widened instantly, her breathing was choked, and she stood like a stone sculpture in the torrential rain. A life just like that disappeared from her eyes.Mu Xin couldn't help shivering, she didn't know if it was fear, or she was shivering from the cold rain, she just subconsciously hugged a small tree beside her that wasn't exactly thick, watching the growing rain in front of her The wheels of the broken down private car were spread over little by little until the roofs of the cars parked in the low-lying areas were submerged.She opened her mouth wide to breathe hard, and the cold rain poured into her mouth, nose, eyes, and ears mercilessly... She stared closely at the figure not far away who first started to save people, but when he turned back, For a moment, I was surprised to find that it was actually Lu Bingtang? Lu Bingtang also saw Mu Xin at this time—he was invisible at first, and he was busy saving people in the vast ocean, so he couldn't notice anything else.But he couldn't help taking a distracted look at the more and more blue figures running out of the courtyard behind him, and shouted loudly to remind them not to forget to join hands and line up in a human wall before going to save people.It was at this time that he noticed Mu Xin who was holding a tree shaken by the flood not far away. He trudged there without thinking, grabbed Mu Xin's arm, and Roar: "It's so dangerous, what are you doing out here?" The rain was too heavy, and his voice was weakened by the sound of "crashing" rain. Mu Xin trembled and didn't know how to answer him. Lu Bingtang simply grabbed Mu Xin's hand tightly and shouted: "Hold on to me!" Mu Xin was terrified and could only obey. The next second, Lu Bingtang half-dragged and half-hugged her to the slightly higher roadbed on the side of the road.Mu Xin hugged Lu Bingtang's arm tightly, staring fixedly at the surface of the water in front of him with spray, foam and even shoes floating in it. He could still hear the voices of the police shouting to each other. For the first time, he felt , unexpectedly, what Lu Bingtang gave her was no longer disgust and fear... That day, after all, Mu Xin failed to find Yang Chenglin under the bus stop sign crowded with countless people.She got there with the help of her colleagues, but she couldn't tell whether she was lucky or worried and was dragged by her colleagues all the way back to the compound of the Public Security Bureau—fortunately, it was because Yang Chenglin didn't get drenched in the torrential rain Rain; I am worried because I don’t know whether the bus that Yang Chenglin is taking can reach Youth Park safely, whether it is troublesome to transfer, and whether he can get home safely? So, in the following three hours, Mu Xin received countless condemning calls from Xiao Yuhua, and the last call was almost hoarse: "Mu Xin, remember, if something happens to your father, I want you to be buried with him!" However, in such an anxious atmosphere, Mu Xin didn't even care about anger and grievance. She was really scared. If something happened to Yang Chenglin, how would she explain it to Yang Qian? Said that this matter had nothing to do with me——is it possible?If it doesn't matter, why did Yang Chenglin come to the Municipal Bureau before the heavy rain?If he honestly confessed that he was here to persuade the family to make peace, then what exactly caused the family to fall apart? Thinking of this, Mu Xin's heart has completely changed from ups and downs to hanging in mid-air and unable to get down.She could even feel that the chill brought by her rain-soaked clothes was not even as good as the freezing fear in her heart. She finally couldn't sit still, and hurriedly packed her things and ran out again, but in the hall on the first floor, she ran into Lu Bingtang, who was drenched all over, and stopped her: "Where are you going?" "My father-in-law is missing, I have to find him." "Where are you going to find it? At this moment, the police said that more than a dozen people had been washed away by the water, and the water outside was still high. Are you going to save people or die?" Go to the office!" "But I can't just watch like this!" Mu Xin was so anxious that she wanted to stomp her feet, and her tears were about to fall, "My wife can't be contacted, what can I do? If it wasn't for me, the old man wouldn't have to wait until it rained." run out……" "Mu Xin, calm down." There were people coming and going in the hall, Lu Bingtang was inconvenient to say anything, so he could only yell at him in a low voice, "Listen to me, you are like a headless fly when you go out now, where do you find it? You see, no one at the bus stop means he just left. How many buses broke down on the road, didn’t you see? There are so many private cars that were washed away by the water, like time bombs one by one, who might hit someone. Be quiet, wait here for news, if he is okay, you can always call home, and there will always be a reply; if there is something...it is too late for you to go out now. " After all, Lu Bingtang was used to unexpected situations. Mu Xin gradually calmed down and had to admit that he was right.She wiped her tears, turned and went upstairs, walked to the corridor on the second floor, and could still hear a clear alarm call from the door of the command center—— "Is it missing by the moat... It's not sure yet, just wait, report the missing person to the police station in 48 hours, and we will notify you in time if there is news." "Shibei District Public Security Bureau? Please send a notice to each police station, as long as the body of the victim is found, it will be sent directly to the funeral parlor. There will be a place for the east and west, so that the autopsy will be more concentrated..." "Yes, I know you have difficulties, but the funeral home's car is too busy... You can use a police car, remove the seats, and put the body in the back..." ... Mu Xin was stunned. This is Mu Xin's feeling again after Yang Qian was injured, this is indeed a battlefield where there is no gunpowder smoke, but the closest to death. However, it was also when natural disasters came, when he had to face death directly, and had to watch the panic that was greater than harassment in the workplace, Mu Xin's outlook on life was subverted again on this day-what is good and what is good? Evil?Who is the good guy and who is the bad guy?Between hell and heaven, is there a true 38th parallel, a watershed?To put it in a big way, behind the blue police uniform, who in the eyes of paranoid people see serious privilege thinking, brutal and brutal torture, and even disregarding human life, there are always people pleading for the people; A sensible woman, isn't it only today that she sees clearly that a person who she has already identified as a beast risked her life to save a passer-by whom she has never met before? In other words, in the vast world, who can use a facial make-up to cover them up?Do heroes have little selfishness and evil in their hearts, and do villains have hidden advantages and benefits?What you deny completely is often not because it does not exist, but because you have not yet known the more comprehensive world. No one is a God who sees the fire in the true sense, so no one is qualified to make a final decision with the passion of righteous indignation. At the age of 28, Mu Xin felt for the first time in the past two years of his police career, those responsibilities, missions, nobility, and responsibilities other than pressure, discomfort, embarrassment, and grievances. Although the idea came in a hurry and the feeling was still vague, she thought, maybe, she understood something, but the rain was too heavy, she was too cold, her thoughts were frozen, and she needed a little sorting out. At eight o'clock in the evening, Xiao Yuhua called again - by this time, Mu Xin was already a little numb. When news of death came one after another, she had to believe that the three-hour torrential rain had indeed damaged the drainage system. The severely unhealthy city has become a Shura field.Therefore, when she took a deep breath and pressed the answer button on her mobile phone, she was ready in an instant to face a bad news that she was fully prepared for. However, no matter how anxious Xiao Yuhua's voice was, it didn't sound like the heart-piercing one just now: "Mu Xin, your father has fallen ill again. Where are you? What should we do? His heart is not feeling well!" Mu Xin was stunned, and it took a second to react: "Dad is home?" "I'm back. I walked on the road for more than three hours, and I finally came back. But I fell ill after speaking half a sentence. I just gave him a pill, but his face is so pale now. , what should I do?" Xiao Yuhua's voice was full of tears, "120, yes, I have to call 120, but the rain is so heavy, can 120 come?" "Mom, wait, I'll find someone to help!" Mu Xin put down the phone and dialed the 110 command center of Xiushan Public Security Bureau: "Meng'er, do me a favor!" ... The police car from the police station arrived at Mu Xin's house 10 minutes later. The accompanying policeman was Zhao Xuhui. His phone was always connected to the mobile phone of the doctor in the emergency room of the hospital. He followed the doctor's instructions and sent Yang Chenglin to the hospital along the way.Everyone was tense on the road, and Mu Xin kept calling to check on the rescue situation.Zhao Xuhui on the phone kept saying, "Miss Mu, don't worry, it doesn't seem to be that urgent, the doctor is still in the rescue." After saying it many times, Mu Xin gradually felt that Yang Chenglin was a lucky person, and there should be no serious problems.When the flood gradually receded, Mu Xin rushed all the way to the police car of the Market Bureau that was about to drive to Xiushan, and hurried to Xiushan People's Hospital.But she never thought of it anyway—she only had time to see Yang Chenglin's face slowly covered by a white cloth. Mu Xin froze at the door of the emergency room in an instant. She watched in disbelief as Xiao Yuhua rushed towards Yang Chenglin's body with a sobbing cry. The sharp wailing echoed fiercely through the corridor.Mu Xin's legs softened, and she slid and sat by the door of the emergency room, staring blankly at the sad faces of all the people not far away, she thought, this is not true, this cannot be true, this must not be true, right? However, reality is not self-consolation after all—Xiao Yuhua saw Mu Xin when he turned around, and rushed over without thinking.Her face was full of tears, her expression was ferocious, and her eyes were full of hatred. She clutched Mu Xin's collar tightly, wishing to crush her to ashes: "What did you say to him? How could he become like this after seeing you come back? He only said that he had looked for you,多一句都没来得及说就往下倒，这一倒就再也回不来了！你到底做了什么事刺激了他？啊？你告诉我啊！他不是你亲爹，可是他把你当亲闺女！你就是这么对他的？你活生生要了他一条命！” 肖玉华几乎疯了，她死死扼住穆忻的喉咙，大声问：“你说啊，你到底说了什么，你做了什么？！” 穆忻的眼泪终于大颗大颗地滚下来，她一点都没有反抗，她只是泪眼朦胧地看着肖玉华，再越过她的肩膀看见不远处颓唐地坐在地板上的杨谦，他低着头，她看不清他的表情，她想告诉他，杨成林对她说的最后一句话是：你妈她心眼是好的，你们小俩口，也要好好过。 可是，如今死无对证，肖玉华绝不可能相信穆忻的无辜。正如她从不相信与自己一起生活了三十年的老伴居然会说没就没！ 所以，那是真正刻骨的仇恨，让肖玉华的双手越攥越紧，直到穆忻感觉呼吸困难。可是那一瞬间穆忻也麻木了，她甚至想不起来要掰开肖玉华的双手，她的脑海中翻来覆去只有一件事，那就是——杨成林不在了，对她那么好的杨成林不在了，如果杨谦不信任她，再没有人能信任她…… 终于，走廊上在这时传来杂乱的脚步声。哭得昏头昏脑又被扼得喘不过气的穆忻似乎从中听到杨谦一跃而起的惊呼声，紧接着有人抓住肖玉华的胳膊，使劲将她从穆忻身边拉开。肖玉华顺势滑坐到地板上，放开嗓子号啕大哭！ The scene was chaotic. 最后，还是护士拿来镇定剂，肖玉华才在注射后渐渐睡去。穆忻被杨谦扶着，在很长一段时间里大脑中都是一片空白。 直到听见杨谦问：“到底发生了什么？” 穆忻苦笑，沙哑着嗓子答他：“什么都没发生，爸来找我，说妈脾气不好，人不坏，让我和你好好过日子。我也有错，我答应过了今天就回去和妈道歉，以后一家人平平安安地过日子……” “那他怎么会死？”杨谦眼神空洞，“你说，他为什么会死？” 穆忻难以置信地抬头，愣愣地看着杨谦，下意识地答：“真的，就说了这些，就这些。” “就这些？他回家后说了句'我去找过穆忻了'，说完就往下倒，如果没有刺激，他至于吗？他的心脏本来就不好，你知道的。你怎么忍心再跟他吵，刺激他……” 穆忻看着杨谦的脸，只觉得自己的血凉下去，再凉下去，沿血管一路延伸，上溯至心脏，瞬间冰封。 过了很久，她才慢慢地，几乎是一字一顿地咬牙回答：“昨天，你妈说她掏钱给咱买房，要我写欠条。我答应了，但心里不舒服，所以躲出去。今天你爸来找我，向我道歉，我也道歉了，为我昨天的脾气不好。然后，他离开。再然后，下暴雨。再再然后，就到了这儿。” 她的眼底一片冰凉，全身无力地颤抖着，却还在强自镇定：“杨谦，你还想知道什么？你不相信什么？” 杨谦咬紧唇，眼睛里布满了血丝，他死死盯着穆忻，周身浮现出他们结婚两年来，甚至相识五年来穆忻所从未见过的寒意。在那一瞬间穆忻似乎终于有些明白了：纵然曾经肌肤相亲，纵然曾许诺天长地久，然而这些远远抵不过亲人的一条命！ 那是血浓于水的依恋，是横亘在他们面前搬不掉的山！那是二十四小时前还和蔼地想要帮她说话、心疼她的老人，转眼就没了呼吸！ 可是偏偏，杨成林什么都没来得及说。所以，没有人能证明他曾经历了什么：是水中跋涉的辛苦，还是获得理解的释然；是几十公里的劳碌，还是终于踏进家门的兴奋……人们只知道，杨成林最后专程跑去见面的，是离家出走的儿媳妇，那么，即便她未曾杀人，却也已经是最大的犯罪嫌疑人！ 而仇恨的心许多时候比法律的审判更可怕——法律规定要有证据、案发地点、作案工具等才能定罪，而仇恨，它不需要佐证，只需要恨！ 那是单纯的归咎，无从辩解，无法开脱，你身处其中，像被一张大网牢牢缚住，可是你钻不出来，也没有人想要救你出来。因为在一个消逝的生命面前，人们需要这张网，去锁定他们认同的逻辑。 那天，穆忻是带着最后的希望问杨谦：“杨谦，你相信我吗？我没有伤害你爸爸，是雨太大，他——” “别说了，让我静一静！”杨谦突然大喝一声，抱头蹲到地上，他的声音在夜晚空荡荡的走廊上孤绝而凄厉，他哽咽着说，“我没有爸爸了……” 穆忻终于泪如泉涌。 她记得，多年前，也是一个深夜，在家乡的肿瘤医院里，她和妈妈一起给爸爸穿上寿衣，然后打开病房的窗户等待灵车到来。那是寒冬，冷风肆无忌惮地吹进来，她都不觉得冷。因为她全部的意识都退散了，她只是伏在病床前，最后握上父亲开始僵硬的手，绝望地告诉自己：穆忻，你没有爸爸了…… 夜深了，走廊上仍亮着惨白的灯光。穆忻靠坐在墙角，杨谦抱头蹲在不远处。他们没有说话，也无法再继续刚才那个至关重要却完全无解的话题，甚至没法看彼此的眼睛——失去亲人的悲伤，在那个夜晚，将他们彼此的命运，冲向未曾预料到的相反方向。 直到，完完全全，背道而驰。