The foreign guests visited for a week, exchanged contact information with King Xie privately, and kept friendly contact all the time.
King Xie was depressed for a long time, which made Xie Guanze always wonder if he was being bullied by some foreign guest, so he deliberately asked other teachers who were receiving him at the same time, but he heard that they had a good conversation, and they still kept in touch in private, so this is the result of longing. Ill
Xie Guanze wanted to find an opportunity to chat with King Xie, but before they had time to talk, something happened in their community.
What happened was Jingjing, the canary in old Chen's house downstairs.
"What's wrong?"
When Xie Guanze found out about this, it was Engineer Chen himself who called to inform him. At that time, he had just picked up King Xie from get off work, and he had already booked a romantic restaurant on the water, and wanted to have dinner and chat together.
"Jingjing is dead." Elder Chen said with a sad voice on the other end of the phone, "It's all my fault. I didn't discipline my daughter well. It's me..."
He sobbed and blamed his own daughter, and his daughter screamed on the other end of the phone: "Dad, what do you mean, you are blaming me!"
Then Mrs. Chen's yelling and Engineer Chen's cold reprimand made the phone a mess.
"I'll come right over and take the king with me."
Xie Guanze hung up the phone, looked at King Xie, and said apologetically, "I can't eat today's dinner, Jingjing can't."
King Xie was also shocked. Although his tone of voice disliked the weak canary, he still cared very much whether it was a bird of the same family.
"Let's go and have a look together."
King Xie immediately took out his phone and called, more concerned than Xie Guanze.
After getting in the car, King Xie kept urging the driver, and he couldn't care less about his sullenness.
When they arrived at Engineer Chen's house, Xie Guanze and the two saw that their door was still open, and Engineer Chen was holding a palm-sized wooden box, and saw Xie Guanze waving at him: "It's good if you come, help me to set up a cemetery, I will I want to send Jingjing to bury her."
In that wooden box, it looked like Canary Jingjing's corpse.
After all, they came too late, and they didn't even have time to see the last remains.
When Engineer Chen mentioned this topic, Chen Xing and Mrs. Chen would curse and cry madly, causing Xie Guanze a headache.
In a fit of anger, Engineer Chen waved his hand at Xie Guanze, walked out and slammed the door, took out the key and locked the mother and daughter inside, allowing them to knock on the door and cry.
Xie Guanze and King Xie looked at each other, and asked after a while, "What's going on?"
"It's all my fault. I raised my daughter. She was spoiled and jealous." Engineer Chen stroked the wooden box in his hand, and his voice became hoarse as he spoke.
Xie Guanze watched him sink into memories without disturbing him, silently waiting for his mood to subside.
Before he knew it, Xie Guanze turned his head to look at King Xie. He was even in a trance, imagining Canary as King Xie, and then his heart ached.
Do not! How could the king die? Parrots can live for decades, but the king has just grown up and has a long lifespan!
But canaries are also long-lived birds, Jingjing is younger than Dawang, how could she disappear so suddenly...
Engineer Chen finally opened his mouth and talked about the bad things in his family.
At first, the whole family was happy when Jingjing turned into a human form. It was like they had a daughter in their own family, and Chen Xing had a younger sister. They got along very happily.
But people are afraid of comparison.
Especially when Jingjing went to pet university, she chose the grooming class. Her plan was to be a pet groomer. She worked hard and studied hard, and her grooming became more and more beautiful.
In contrast to her, Chen Xing, who entered the rebellious period of youth, skipped classes at school and fell in love early.
The same is about self-grooming, what Jingjing got was her father's praise, what Chen Xing got was her parents' scolding, Chen Xing's psychology became more and more unbalanced.
Jingjing is a docile canary, facing Chen Xing's unreasonable troubles and anger, she is still docile and bears it. However, Mrs. Chen is partial to her own daughter, so naturally she has no heart to really scold Chen Xing. Only Engineer Chen, the more he compared the two daughters, the more he disliked Chen Xing.
This kind of unpleasantness reached its peak after Chen Xing failed the college entrance examination.
After the results of the college entrance examination came out in June, Chen Xing imagined that Jingjing, who was about to graduate, would go to work directly after learning her favorite makeup technique, but Engineer Chen forced her to repeat the study, and even signed up for a closed management residential school. School.
No matter how much Chen Xing cried, Engineer Chen refused to compromise. In the end, Chen Xing ran away from home, went to reunite with his boyfriend who had a puppy love, and secretly rented a house together to live their little days outside.
When her daughter disappeared, Mrs. Chen took her anger out on Jingjing and called her a goblin, which caused a lot of discord and conflicts in their family.
Engineer Chen turned his anger on Mrs. Chen, thinking that she didn't teach her daughter well, and she could only do beauty treatment and play mahjong all day long.
Jingjing was caught in the middle, in a dilemma. She thought that as soon as Chen Xing came home, all the conflicts would subside, so she turned back into a bird, searched day and night, finally found Chen Xing, and then notified Chen and his wife to bring their daughter back together.
Jingjing's idea is to give her owners a surprise, but as a pet, her instinctive animal nature makes her not understand human's concept of love and marriage, nor do she understand how parents interfere with their children's feelings.
After seeing their 15-year-old daughter cohabiting with her puppy boyfriend privately, the Chen couple became even more angry.
That night, the Chen couple forcibly dragged Chen Xing home. The conservative engineer Chen couldn't accept it, so he locked his daughter in the room and beat him up. No matter how Mrs. Chen persuaded her, it was useless.
Mrs. Chen beat her daughter and scolded her indoors, but Mrs. Chen thought that Jingjing had "ruined" Chen Xing, so she beat Jingjing violently in the living room. He grabbed her by the hair, beat and scolded her, and threatened to throw Jingjing away and never want her again.
"Jingjing is gentle and timid. After being beaten and threatened by my tigress, she became depressed. Whenever I was not at home, she would turn back into a bird shape, hiding in the cage and not daring to come out. I never knew it. "Engineer Chen regretted it too late.
During the summer vacation when Jingjing was most seriously ill, Engineer Chen happened to be in the final stage of the project he was in charge of, and he was prone to accidents if he was not careful. He almost lived in the laboratory, came home very late, and left very early.
And Jingjing was in school at that time, and the time of school and school was staggered with him, and occasionally greeted, Jingjing was silent, but always smiled very politely and said anything, Mrs. Chen and Chen Xing forgave her and treated her very well. it is good. Engineer Chen believed Jingjing's words, so he didn't know what terrible things his wife and daughter, who were at home all summer vacation, did to Jingjing.
Even though he changed back into a bird shape and hid in the birdcage, Chen Xing, who was kept at home by his parents and stared at him all the time, did not forgive Jingjing. The water was deliberately mixed with sour water, causing Jingjing to suffer from diarrhea.
After her hair was plucked by Mrs. Chen, the feathers on Jingjing's crown were almost bald. After suffering from depression, she plucked her hair frantically as soon as she changed back into a bird shape.
Coupled with Chen Xing's deliberate abuse and Mrs. Chen's indifference, Jingjing finally fell down.
"It rained heavily last night. I originally planned to live in the laboratory, but Jingjing suddenly flew into the laboratory in the rain and died in my arms... She must have known that she would not survive, and wanted to see me for the last time... "
Engineer Chen's tears fell into the wooden box in his hand. When he came home, he came back specially to take the photos he had taken together before, and to take the toys Jingjing once liked. happily.
Xie Guanze and King Xie were silent for a while.
At this moment, Xie Guanze was deeply moved.
Your temporary emotional venting may be a fatal shadow to others and pets.
The contradictions of the Chen family have always existed from the beginning to the end.
Engineer Chen has always been dissatisfied with his wife and daughter. The wife is idle, the daughter is rebellious and disobedient, and Engineer Chen is strong and conservative. The family has never communicated well, and the conflict will only deepen.
Jingjing was just a gangster who detonated the bomb buried among the Chen family ahead of time, but unfortunately she herself became a victim.
After a long silence, Xie Guanze said calmly: "Do you know that the "Crime of Cruelty to Pets" has been promulgated?"
As the coordinating department of human and pet relations, since he knew about this matter, even if he was a neighbor, it was impossible not to take care of it.
Knowing people, knowing face but not knowing heart, he never knew that Chen Xing, who would call him brother in a sunny way, would be so cruel to his pet bird.
If King Xie made her unhappy one day, would Chen Xing also secretly attack the King
The three views of minors have not yet been finalized. In many cases, there is no particularly clear concept of right and wrong, and everything is done according to preference. There is no correct concept of illegal crimes, and if they are not corrected in time, sometimes the consequences are more terrible than adult crimes.
"I know." Engineer Chen's voice became indifferent, "I called you here for this purpose. Just now Chen Xing himself said that she abused her intentionally. I want to hand her over to you, and everything will be dealt with according to the law."
Xie Guanze took a deep look at Engineer Chen, and he realized more and more that there was a reason for Chen Xing's rebellion, it was because of his parents and family.
However, many parents think that it is the teachers who have not educated well, and that games and the Internet have harmed their children. They have never thought that the most profound influence on their children is themselves.
"You are also responsible for this matter."
"I know." Engineer Chen said with his head down, "After I bury Jingjing, I will turn myself in. I will accept whatever responsibility I have to bear for this matter."
Xie Guanze nodded: "The new pet cemetery has been established, and I will help you arrange it."
Where there is life, there is death. After pets collectively become spirits, new pet owners continue to appear, and at the same time, short-lived pet owners continue to die.
Not every human being is willing to accept that their family's neighbors are animals, so thoughtful businessmen use their brains to build a pet cemetery and contract cremation business.
After the establishment of the pet cemetery, the human pet coordination department intends to cooperate with them, preparing to cremate and bury unclaimed stray pet owners in a unified manner to avoid epidemic diseases.
Xie Guanze, as a department representative at the time, went to visit the pet cemetery. The pet cemetery was made in a more western style, more like a garden-style cemetery in Europe. There was a lawn all over the ground, and the tombstone was lying on the ground. It was a small piece, and the ground under the tombstone was a small pet. The tomb is small and exquisite.
After Xie Guanze made contact in front of Engineer Chen, he specifically showed Engineer Chen the conditions of the pet cemetery.
When he heard about the cremation, Engineer Chen was a little reluctant at first, but considering the germs that may be produced after the animal's corpse is transformed, if it affects the surrounding humans, the dominant humans in the society may angrily destroy the pet cemetery.
Seeing that Engineer Chen had compromised with the cremation, Xie Guanze nodded and settled his mind.
"Take Chen Xing away, and send it in today." Engineer Chen took out the key to open the door. Chen Xing behind the door was tired and hoarse. When he saw his father, he screamed: "Isn't she just a bird? You You want to send me to jail!"
Obviously, Chen Xing overheard their conversation at the door.
"Old Chen, how could you do this, Xing Xing is a daughter!" Mrs. Chen was terrified, looking at Xie Guanze with a cold face, she subconsciously pulled Chen Xing behind her.
"Shut up!" Engineer Chen scolded angrily, "A loving mother has many failures, and you have taught her to be a good daughter!"
Xie Guanze frowned, and wanted to say something, but Engineer Chen fired again, interrupting his words.
Engineer Chen looked at his daughter coldly, his eyes were full of disappointment, dissatisfaction, and disgust.
"Jingjing is just a bird? Then aren't you an unfilial daughter? How good are you? How filial are you?"
"When your dad and I were out in the rain, did you think about giving me an umbrella? When I was working overtime to earn your tuition, did you think about whether I had a stomach attack or not? Ah? You know your dad and I have joints. Yan, every time it rains, is it uncomfortable to go downstairs with joint pain?"
"Do you know how many people your father and I found for you in the re-reading class, and how many good things they said? You know that when you ran away from home, your mother and I looked for you everywhere at night. We didn't sleep all night and rushed to the experiment the next day. I almost poured sulfuric acid on my hands? Do you know how sad I was when I beat you and you, an old man, crying? You are justified in rebelling, you are justified in abusing pets, you are the king of heaven, everyone can get used to it looking at you?!"
"You didn't teach me to be like this!" Chen Xing pushed his mother away, walked up to Engineer Chen and pointed at his nose, screaming hysterically, tears streaming down his face.
"Have you picked me up from school? Have you ever attended my parent-teacher meeting? You know that the whole family is involved in parent-child activities at school. My mother has always been the only one in my house. My classmates even asked me if I was a single-parent family! Would you rather Believe in the words of teachers and classmates, but never in me! Even if you believe in that bird, you don’t even believe in me!”
"Snapped!"
Engineer Chen slapped his daughter on the face, Chen Xing covered his face and looked at his father in disbelief, Mrs. Chen screamed, hugged her daughter and started crying.
"Why are you beating her? You might as well kill me if you beat her! What's wrong with her, no matter what she is, she is your only daughter!"
Engineer Chen's face was exhausted, and he seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. He didn't look at them, turned around and looked at Xie Guanze and said, "Xiao Xie, take them back. I'll be there as soon as I finish my work at the cemetery."
Xie Guanze looked at Chen Xing. Chen Xing seemed to have been stunned. He stood there with a dull face. He didn't cry, make noise, or speak. When he was taken away by Xie Guanze, he cooperated very well. Mrs. Chen refused even if she wanted to stop her. Honestly followed Xie Guanze back to the pet department of the police station to register.
That night, both Chen Xing and Mrs. Chen honestly pleaded guilty, and were arranged by the pet department to serve their sentences as volunteers in a pet care center.
Compared with stray pet shelters, pet care centers have a completely different atmosphere.
In the stray pet shelter center, there are pets who have not been transformed, and there are pet owners. Most of the services are pet owners. Due to the shadow of the past, pets are somewhat repulsive to humans.
In pet care centers, most of them are human beings.
They don't send their pets to the nursing home because of abandonment. The owners who seriously consider letting their pets go through the last journey of life comfortably are caring, warm and caring. Most are for more professional services, veterinarians, and other pet companions.
Pet senior care centers charge for human beings, and many human owners would rather pay to live there, wanting to see their pets for the last time.
Some do not have the conditions to stay, and they will take time to visit every day, keep in touch with their pets every day, and ask the doctor about their pets' health.
When Xie Guanze and King Xie brought Chen Xing over in person, they happened to see a human in the corridor asking the pet doctor how his budgerigar was doing. Hearing that the condition was not good, the elite-looking man burst into tears on the spot .
Although his budgerigars are worthless and common in breed, he hatched them himself from eggs. A parrot with a fledgling plot treats him as his own father from the first time he sees him when he breaks his shell.
The average life expectancy of budgerigars is relatively short, only 7-10 years, and some can be raised for 12-20 years if they are well-raised. Unfortunately, he was only raised for 11 years.
Chen Xing's tone was puzzled: "Isn't it just a bird?"
The elite man glared at Chen Xing with tears in his eyes: "What do you know! Xiaohu is my son!"
Chen Xing fell silent.
At this time, a nurse rushed out of the ward: "Who is Mr. Chen? Chen Xiaohu is in critical condition!"
"Little Tiger!" The elite man ignored Chen Xing and hurriedly followed the pet doctor into the ward. After a while, his heart-piercing cry came from inside.
Chen Xing bit his lip, looked deeply into the ward, and kept turning his head until he passed here.
They were all bird pets, and they all happened to be surnamed Chen. Chen Xing seemed to be touched by something.
Xie Guanze didn't say anything, after handing over to the pet doctor's staff, he quietly watched their arrangement.
Because they were serving their sentences as volunteers, Chen Xing and Mrs. Chen both changed into prison uniforms. The striped prison uniforms made both of them have shameful expressions on their faces at the same time, and other humans also knew their identities. Contempt and guard look.
Mrs. Chen quietly approached Xie Guanze to intercede: "It's fine for me to wear a prison uniform. My Xing Xing is still a child and underage. Can she not wear it?"
"I have to be responsible for the mistakes I made." Seeing that Mrs. Chen was still trying to explain, Xie Guanze said indifferently, "From the criminals we have received, many criminals started from abusing pets at the earliest, and became more and more cold-blooded and more and more serious. Don't take life seriously, abuse pets, abuse people, hurt people, and kill people. Do you hope that she will really go to prison when she grows up?"
Madam Chen shut up.
Xie Guanze knew that, because of the significance of the prison uniform, neither mother nor daughter would have a good time during the three years in prison.
Whether it's humans who love pets, pet doctors, or pet people who come here to retire, they will express suspicion, fear, and malice towards them, and may even secretly seek trouble and deliberately make things difficult for them.
But this is the meaning of coming here to serve a sentence as a volunteer. Only when you see death at close range and see the malice of others, can you know where you are wrong. In this process, what is punished is not only the body, but the most important thing is the mind.
This scale will be grasped by the psychologists and police officers here.
"Let's go." Xie Guanze took a deep look at the mother and daughter, and nodded goodbye to the staff from a distance. He needed to go back and receive the engineer Chen who surrendered.
He left work early to pick up Xie Dawang, and now Bai was early, and for the Chen family, it became overtime again.
Engineer Chen arrived as scheduled and told Xie Guanze that he had sent Jingjing to be cremated and ordered a tombstone.
Xie Guanze took notes calmly, and said earnestly: "Go to a parenting class, how to be a parent also needs to be learned."
Engineer Chen let out a long breath: "It's my fault. I didn't teach my children well. When I have a more obedient pet, I can't help but compare."
The pet grows up too fast and becomes sensible too fast, so fast that he can't wait for his children to grow up, and he is eccentric.
My daughter is an old man, she was spoiled too much when she was a child, and her selfish and arrogant character was cultivated by her own lack of education as a parent.
He understands now, but unfortunately, it was too late and he paid an innocent life...
Engineer Chen is guilty of negligence, Chen Xing and Mrs. Chen are guilty of pet abuse, and the positions of the two parties are not in the same place. Engineer Chen is arranged to be a volunteer at the pet workstation, and he does not need to wear prison uniforms, but he must receive a large number of pet people every day , the workload is heavy and extremely exhausting.
The family served their sentences in different places. Engineer Chen did not contact his wife and daughter even if he had the opportunity. When he arrived at the pet cemetery to inform him that Jingjing could be buried, he asked for leave to watch Jingjing's burial. He was alone and no one asked.
When a prisoner asks for leave while serving his sentence, there must be a police officer watching over him. Xie Guanze volunteered to go over.
Before leaving, Xie Guanze thought about it, and asked King Xie to pick up Chen Xing's mother and daughter at the pet care center.
Engineer Chen didn't know about this, or he didn't care if he knew.
When they arrived at the pet cemetery, Xie Guanze did not disturb Engineer Chen, but stood far away, watching.
The one containing Jingjing's ashes was replaced by a ceramic jar, palm-sized and very delicate.
After the urn goes down, the tombstone that has been made will be placed at that time. Xie Guanze was very surprised to see the tombstone being carried by.
On the tombstone, Engineer Chen insisted on putting a photo of the two together. It was a group photo of Jingjing holding her in the palm of her hand when she first arrived at Chen's house. Jingjing, who was still a chick at that time, snuggled into his hand and rubbed her head against his thumb, very intimate.
The epitaph was written by Engineer Chen himself: "Daughter Jingjing, Dad loves you forever."
Just as Chen Xing came over, he happened to see this scene, and fell into a deep silence.
Engineer Chen turned his head and saw his wife and daughter. He turned his head expressionlessly, with resistance all over his body.
Chen Xing paused, did not dare to walk over, and stood with Xie Guanze, watching from a distance.
After the tombstone was placed, Engineer Chen sat cross-legged on the ground, took out a bottle of mineral water, poured two glasses, spilled one on the ground, and drank the other by himself.
He smiled gratifiedly: "Jingjing, it's just us father and daughter now, let's have a good talk..."
Out of the corner of Xie Guanze's eye, he saw two lines of tears streaming down Chen Xing's face...