Zong Haoqun died in a car accident two years ago.
He wasn't paralyzed from the lower body, but... He only had half of his body left.
In Tang Haixiang's tape, the "two living people" mentioned refer to Shenhuai and Haolin who are beside Haoqun. What Li Ying heard seemed to be a rolling sound, the sound of a wheelchair being pushed.
Two years ago, Haolin took Haoqun to travel on Pulian Mountain, a famous scenic spot in E City. At the same time, on that day, the Black Earth band successfully held a public performance, and many media came to interview it. The grand occasion was unprecedented, and this was also the first step taken by the band.
Tragedy begins the moment these two parallel lines intersect...
"Are you... are you kidding me? John, my brother is not human?"
"Of course...you have to leave him, otherwise you don't know what will happen!"
Hao Lin didn't react at all, Hao Qun was obviously alive and well, how could John say such strange words
That child has always been very well-behaved and sensible. Although he was a bit self-destructive in the days when the car accident happened, he has always...
car accident
Hao Lin's memory was instantly brought back to that day two years ago.
On that day, Hao Lin's doctoral dissertation was taken seriously. Her research and analysis of supernatural phenomena in many cities was quite thorough, and she gave people convincing answers from the spiritual and psychological aspects, and there are many proofs in it. . And she didn't completely deny the supernatural claims.
So, she took Artemisia Qun to Pulian Mountain to celebrate. Originally, it was planned to camp on the mountain for two or three days. Artemisia Qun was also very excited when he knew about this. Although he is still very young and doesn't understand some things, as long as his sister is happy, he will be happy as if it were his own.
Driving the car borrowed from a friend, just like that, she took Artemisia Qun along the mountain road to the camping site. There are several circular roads at the foot of Pulian Mountain, and most of the roads are uneven, and the car has been very bumpy.
Hao Lin felt a little inexplicably stuffy at the time, but he didn't know the reason. Haoqun was fiddling with the game console in his hands excitedly, with a very focused expression.
At this time the phone rang.
She put on the headset, connected to the phone, and asked, "Hello, who is this?"
"This is Dr. Zong Haolin's mobile phone?"
"Well, may I ask if you are..."
"Hello! I'm Lu Shenhuai, the head of the development department of Nuosolan Company. I may be a bit presumptuous... I have read your paper, and I appreciate your insights very much. I wonder if I can make an appointment to meet? I want to represent our company , talk to you, because our company needs talents like you very much."
Hao Lin remembers that Nuosolan Company is a well-known civilian technology development company in China. She is a scholar who studies the phenomenon of supernatural and strange stories, so she should not have any involvement in the business field.
"Minister Lu, you're like this... It makes me a little sudden..."
"Ah, I was being abrupt. But I..."
"Well, tomorrow, at four o'clock tomorrow afternoon, let's make an appointment to meet."
Currently, Hao Lin is still doing research mainly, and wants to be a freelancer. He is currently euphemistically called a folklorist, but he is actually very interested in supernatural phenomena. Because of her talent, she doesn't have to worry about funding, as she will naturally be sponsored, so there is no financial problem.
However, she mainly has a freewheeling personality and doesn't like to be restrained.
When we finally reached the top of Pulian Mountain, the sky was gray and there were not many people. The wind swept the fallen leaves on the ground, and the surrounding atmosphere was really uncomfortable.
that day...
Hao Lin suddenly woke up from her memory, she didn't want to think about anything at the moment, and immediately rushed towards the door. But Shenhuai didn't understand what was going on at all, grabbed the microphone and asked, "Hello? Is it John? What's going on?"
Le Zhe gritted his teeth to restrain his urge to smoke.
Now, he can't get in touch with anyone. I could only sit alone on the floor at home, scratching my head in distress, thinking about the phone call from the entertainment company just now. If you can't reply to them sooner, you will reconsider the suggestion of signing them.
Two years ago, the band finally had a chance to become famous. Originally, everything would go well.
However, on Pulian Mountain, it all came to an end.
He could have sworn he hadn't touched a drop that day. As excited as he was, he knew the bottom line. While everyone else was roasting, drinking beer, and partying, he just smoked.
After having fun, everyone got on the car together. He alone was absolutely sober.
In the process of going down the mountain, everyone excitedly recalled the high atmosphere during the performance and sang together. Originally, that night should be the day when their dreams set sail. But…
That damned downhill run at Pulian Mountain!
Near the ring road below the foot of the mountain, the downhill slope is very steep, almost at an angle of 45 degrees to the horizontal. When going downhill, even if you step on the brakes, the car will not stop. So he made the car go as slow as possible.
"It's not my fault... I obviously stepped on the brakes..."
The loud singing in the car covered up the whistling that could have been heard. The first person to notice the whistle was Li Ying, and immediately, a young figure appeared in front of the headlights.
At that time... it happened to be going downhill!
Hao Lin had a fight with Hao Qun that night.
Originally, he was very happy to set up the tent, but Hao Qun was in a bad mood because he was having trouble clearing the game while playing games, so he didn't want to show Hao Lin any good looks. Originally, Hao Lin tried his best to give in to him, but his complexion became more and more ugly afterwards, and he disliked everything he did.
"Sister... If you helped me buy that strategy magazine last time, I would definitely be able to pass the level. It's all your fault!"
It's fine to say the same thing once, but Hao Lin gradually became annoyed by his repeated emphasis. Hao Qun seemed to see that Hao Lin had been putting up with him, and was getting more and more aggressive. In fact, he is not such an ignorant child, but he just likes playing games too much. Hao Lin felt that he was going too far, so he finally said something serious: "Stop talking! Do you really want me to get angry?"
Hao Qun gave her a bitter look and said, "I hate you, sister!"
"Okay, you hate me, then stop eating!"
"If you don't eat, you don't eat!"
Haoqun played childish temper like this, left Haolin, and walked straight towards the foot of the mountain.
That was the only time in Hao Lin's memory that Hao Qun was so unreasonable. In fact, most children have this kind of situation once in a while, but... the only time Haoqun got angry, it got a tragic ending.
Le Zhe finally couldn't bear it anymore, and took out a cigarette from the shriveled cigarette case.
The flame of the lighter took three full blows before it came out.
At the moment when the flame and the cigarette holder were about to touch, his heart kept beating violently, as if he was not lighting a cigarette, but detonating the fuse of explosives.
Finally, when the smoke drifted out, the painful memory was displayed in front of him again.
Li Ying, who noticed the whistle, shouted, "There's a child over there!"
He swore he could swear any horror, and he hit the brakes as soon as he noticed the boy whistling in the middle of the road. But... the child happened to be standing on the downhill slope. Even if you step on the brakes immediately, the car will not stop immediately. The effect of inertia plus gravity made the child fall to the ground in fright at first, and then the tire hit his leg.
It just so happened that the slope was very flat, resulting in less friction, and the boy's lower body was firmly stuck between the tire and the road! He almost screamed, couldn't move, and the car couldn't stop, just like that... it kept sliding downhill!
Everyone in the car screamed in horror, but Le Zhe kept pressing the brakes firmly.
His heart was almost frozen at that time.
This slope has a length of nearly 100 meters. When the car finally stopped for a reason, everyone immediately got out of the car to check.
The child's mouth was already full of blood, and a strong bloody smell came from under the tire.
The part below his abdomen was firmly stuck under the tire. Because the child was relatively short, his legs were completely crushed by the tire, and his bones were definitely completely broken.
"Are you okay... Hey, hey!"
Everyone hurriedly lifted him out from under the tire, his entire lower body was already bloody. After all, he is only a nine-year-old child!
It didn't take long for him to stop breathing completely.
"Le Zhe... I, we killed someone, we killed someone!" Liu Zhiyuan was the most flustered, he almost burst into tears, while Li Ying had a dull expression on his face. Tang Haixiang was still calm, but his brows were also tightly frowned. Zhong Jianwen looked at Le Zhe, who was pale, and asked him with his eyes, what should I do
"Jianwen..." Le Zhe gritted his teeth and finally made a decision.
"What's wrong?"
"In the trunk... there's a snakeskin bag, right? Is it enough for a kid like that?"
"You... what are you going to do?"
The other four looked at him in panic, gradually guessing what he wanted to do.
"Also, I remember having a spare wheel."
Liu Zhiyuan was the first to object: "No, we have to call the police. Are we going to bury the body?"
"Call the police? What are you kidding!" Le Zhe pointed at everyone present, and said, "Think about it, how many people laughed at us when we proposed to form a band and give up our studies? We didn't ask for a penny from our family." , came out to wander around, watched people's faces, performed on the street and subway, step by step to today, finally let the media pay attention to us, and let the reputation of our black land spread! Do you know what it means to call the police? There are so many paparazzi now Shrewd, white can be written as black, and when the time comes in the newspaper, we will all be ruined! Don't talk about dreams, it will be very difficult to raise your head and be a human being in the future!"
What he said was true.
Every member of Black Earth gave up everything to form this band. We all know how hard it is to make a living in society. After this scandal was published in the newspapers, even if they were not held accountable in the end, they would definitely pay compensation, and their reputation would not be unaffected. And no entertainment company is likely to sign a tainted band and ruin its image. What's more, the driver... is still the lead singer, Le Zhe, and it's impossible to get rid of it, because the other four have all drunk, and no one can replace him as a fake driver!
After thinking for a long time, everyone finally agreed. No, it's not so much a promise as a default.
So, everyone started to help, changed the tire, put the child's body in a snakeskin bag, and put it in the trunk of the car.
According to the tourist brochure, there are two cliffs separated by a suspension bridge to the west of Pulian Mountain.
When they reached the edge of the cliff, everyone still hesitated. After all, it means crime!
Liu Zhiyuan finally said with an opposing attitude: "Le Zhe... Forget it, it wasn't our fault after all. Under the circumstances at that time, there was really nothing we could do. Each of us will testify for you, and then ask the police to help us keep it safe." It's a secret, isn't it all right?"
"The police may be able to keep the secret. What about the family members of the victim?" Le Zhe pointed to the trunk of the car and said, "The parents of this child will definitely sue us for compensation. I still understand the traffic law. Now it's not about how much money should be paid. In this society, where is there anything that can be concealed? I can guarantee that those reporters will write irresponsibly, and when the time comes, how to restore the truth of the matter? No one cares about the facts. The truth, those who gossip, prefer to see scandals!"
Yes, what he said was true. If they call the police, it will mean the ruin of their future band career. If they are already a well-known combination, then maybe there is a possibility of a comeback. But they are just little-known ordinary bands, and today is the first time they are being interviewed by the media.
This world is cruel. Even if we call the police, it is impossible for this child to be resurrected. His death... is not anyone's fault, we have to live! Conscience, social morality, can these things be used to live
The answer is, no.
Even if you live with a moral cross in the future, it is better than ruining your dreams and losing your financial source of life.
No one can refute his words anymore, because why don't they think so
It has been a dream for many years to form a band, hoping to become famous and succeed together. For this dream, we have lost enough. People around are waiting to see their jokes, but Li Ying's parents put down their harsh words and will never give him any financial support.
Everyone supported together, broke a dollar into two halves, and practiced hard, so that today is what it is.
Le Zhe opened the trunk of the car and dragged out the snakeskin bag. Then he walked onto the drawbridge.
"Don't blame me... I can't help it. If there is an afterlife, you can be reincarnated as a human... I owe you, I will pay you back in the next life!"
Then, Le Zhe threw the snakeskin bag into the rushing water under the suspension bridge...