After Cheng Bin sent himself home and comforted Xu Lan, he had a private conversation with Cheng Feiyang. Although it is unknown what their conversation was about, I don't know whether Cheng Bin told his father the whole situation.
But just after the conversation, Cheng Feiyang sent Cheng Bin back. Xu Lan was still scolding Cheng Ran for being ignorant and the danger he might have to bear. Cheng Feiyang interrupted Xu Lan and asked her to cook a bowl of egg noodles for Cheng Ran.
After Xu Lan went to the kitchen, Cheng Feiyang was silent for a long while before he said to Cheng Ran, "You are such a grown-up now. I know you must know your limits when doing things... I know that you have been kind since you were young... and you have a sense of justice in your heart..."
"But justice must be done within our power. When you grow up and enter society, it's your choice what you do, and Dad won't control you. You did a good job on this matter, but... you should also know that we are still waiting for you to come home, and don't want to hear anything bad about you. In case something bad happens..."
Cheng Feiyang hesitated to speak, and finally said, "It's over now! I'll have some noodles and take a shower. Let's put your uncle's matter aside for now... You should get your mind back on track and make some adjustments. The high school entrance exam will be in less than two weeks... You promised to get into No. 4 Middle School..."
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That night at Jiang Hongshao's home, the father and daughter were talking on their own phones. Jiang Hongshao kept getting calls. Apart from her mother, they were all her aunts and uncles who took turns calling... Jiang Hongshao could only keep repeating that she was fine and doing well.
Li Jingping also had a quarrel with his wife, and finally he had to change the subject, "Okay, I have another call to answer... I'll hang up first..."
After both sides were bombarded with phone calls, Jiang Hongshao came down from upstairs and Li Jingping sat on the sofa.
"Sooner or later, the whole family will know about this... And that's just saying that you provided clues about the suspect... I only heard Liu Yue's general idea before... How did you and your... um, classmate, catch up with the criminal together? Can you tell me about it?"
Listening to Jiang Hongshao telling the whole details and process, Li Jingping was silent for a moment, and then said, "So, you... are the biggest contributors to this major case... What do you think of that classmate? He has such an idea before he even enters high school?"
After taking a shower and changing into pajamas, Jiang Hongshao held a cup of hot tea in both hands and said, "He... is very thoughtful... He is calm and mature beyond his peers. He is very interesting. You can always find many new things in him that make you think. Isn't this how friends should encourage each other to grow together?"
"You are fooling me!" Li Jingping glared at Jiang Hongshao who was laughing, and said, "... It's rare to find a peer who can get such an evaluation from you... This student is indeed a bit unusual... Before meeting you, he dared to chase the criminals alone, diverted the criminals' attention, and saved the hostages... Very smart... But putting you in danger is something that no father can tolerate."
Jiang Hongshao raised her beautiful eyebrows, "I wanted to follow him on my own initiative. Strictly speaking, it has nothing to do with him. Don't take your anger out on others."
Li Jingping glared, "What can we do? He started this matter first and dragged you into it. If there is any problem, of course he will be held responsible. Anyway, I have a very bad impression of him. Everything else is fine, but putting you in danger is the worst!"
"Dad... I'm fine..." Jiang Hongshao smiled, "Besides, I solved a big case! Aren't you proud of me..."
"I'm proud of you for so many things, and you're really brave for not missing one like this. As for me, have you ever thought about how many people in your family will blame your father for what he will suffer next..."
"This guy named Cheng Ran, that's his name, right... I'm really mad at him!"
Jiang Hongshao said softly, "Without him, the case cannot be solved. This major case in Shanhai may become a stain on you."
"So, I have to thank him?"
"That's fine..."
"I'm not grateful at all!"
After a pause, Li Jingping continued, "Anyway, you should be prepared for the consequences of this matter..."
"Yeah... I know..."
In the night, the girl responded softly.
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A new week has come again. This is also the last week of junior high school.
Almost as soon as he finished breakfast and put on his schoolbag, someone knocked on the door. Cheng Ran opened the door and saw Yu Xiao standing outside. He greeted Xu Lan, "Aunt Xu, we are leaving..."
After leaving the apartment building, Yu Xiao said to Cheng Ran, "What happened... I came to see you yesterday but you were not at home. What happened when you came back the night before yesterday? Your mother's voice was so loud that I could hear it in Unit 2... What happened to you?"
"No." Cheng Ran shook his head, "There was no news for one day, and I came back late..."
"If you really caught up with those people, then they..."
"He was a criminal, but he has been caught..."
"Yes!" Yu Xiao punched hard, "I knew it! I knew it!"
He bounced up when he excitedly punched. Cheng Ran was indescribably respectful at this moment. He put his arm around his shoulders again, "You are awesome! You are awesome! How could you be so calm at that time? Ah, you are so awesome now... Didn't you cooperate with your uncle to arrest someone... What did those people do? Tell me, this is a public security case, what kind of case is it... Will the newspaper report it? It would be awesome if you were in the newspaper! So exciting..."
"Hehe... I'll tell you about it someday if I'm interested..."
"Hey, you can't be like this. Once you get addicted, you kill without burying the person... That's not nice..."
The two of them walked out along the road and just saw the No. 22 bus carrying Yang Xia, Liu Ying, Yao Beibei and others had just departed.
Yu Xiao rushed over, but was still a step too late.
Liu Ying's father didn't drive her today, so she took a car with her friends in the courtyard. She saw Yu Xiao and Cheng Ran coming out of the door, and their car moved forward, crossing each other's paths.
Liu Ying looked at Yao Beibei with a complicated expression, "You mean to say that the poem that Cheng Ran read in my house was written by his cousin?"
You know, after that day, Liu Ying had a different view of Cheng Ran, and she even had a new respect for him. When she saw Jiang Hongshao and Cheng Ran together, although it was generally acknowledged that Jiang Hongshao was helping Cheng Ran to regain his face by holding hands, it was an indisputable fact that she and Cheng Ran worked on the bulletin board in the afternoon, and it was also a fact that Jiang Hongshao and Cheng Ran were close, otherwise how could a girl like her help you so much
So what exactly brought Jiang Hongshao and Cheng Ran closer together? Liu Ying thought about it carefully and it was probably the poem that Yu Xiao recited to him at that time.
Unlike others who had limited knowledge of Jiang Hongshao, Liu Ying knew that the poem would attract Jiang Hongshao...
This was probably the whole reason why she liked Cheng Ran. After all, even Liu Ying herself liked Cheng Ran even more.
However, I finally heard this fact from Yao Beibei.
"That's right!" Yao Beibei nodded heavily. "After that, Yang Xia asked him about it, and Cheng Ran himself admitted that it was his cousin who wrote it!"
"Yao Beibei, don't tell anyone." Yang Xia frowned.
"That's right. I said at the time that he definitely didn't write it! What's going on? Later he admitted it himself... Oh, this is terrible. Could it be that Jiang Hongshao was intimidated by Cheng Ran and became friends with him..."
"How about..." Liu Ying felt uncomfortable about being kept in the dark, which gave rise to a trace of revengeful psychology, "I'll go and remind Jiang Hongshao... If Cheng Ran didn't tell the truth, it would naturally be a deception to her."
Listening to Yao Beibei's agreement and Liu Ying's protest, Yang Xia said, "Don't say anything... Cheng Ran didn't want to hide it, otherwise he wouldn't have told me. If you tell Cheng Ran about this, wouldn't he think that I wanted to remind Jiang Hongshao? Then why should I do this? Do I care about them getting close? So don't interfere."
Liu Ying shook her head. "This has nothing to do with you. This has to do with Jiang Hongshao. Don't be fooled by Cheng Ran."
"As her friend, I have an obligation to remind her..."