When I heard this, I immediately felt strange. His friend died, but he was not sad. Instead, he looked horrified. There must be something fishy going on.
When the police saw that the girl really knew the dead person, they immediately started to question her. They asked if the dead girl had been having some problems recently. I saw that the police were planning to close the case as suicide. But I didn't go out to make trouble. After all, it's none of my business. I don't care about things that don't benefit me.
Just as I was about to close my eyes and continue to sleep, a familiar voice suddenly appeared: "Ran Xi, what happened to Li Yu?"
When I heard this voice, I was startled and my eyes suddenly opened. I turned around and saw that it was Fatty Cao. Fatty Cao was fatter now. He was wearing a suit, with a big hair, a gold necklace, and a gold watch. He seemed to be doing well. His face looked more mature than when he was in school.
"Fatty." I stood up and yelled at Fatty Cao. When Fatty Cao saw me, he looked me up and down and frowned. He said, "Xiao Jiu, I didn't expect to meet you here. How have you been recently?"
When I heard what Fatty Cao said, I immediately felt something was wrong. I looked at myself. I was wearing cheap clothes. My hair was messy. I didn't get enough rest recently. I also had dark circles under my eyes.
Then look at Fatty Cao, wearing all sorts of gold and silver. You can tell at a glance that he is doing very well. But I didn't say anything. I just smiled and said, "I'm doing pretty well lately. It looks like you're doing well too."
"It's pretty good. The boss thinks highly of me. I'm dating his daughter and we'll be getting married soon." Fatty Cao said proudly.
"Who said I'd marry you? You're just dreaming." A woman came out from behind Fatty Cao. She looked to be in her twenties. She was average looking, but she looked quite elegant.
"Come here. Xiaojiu, let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend. Her name is Cheng Shuting. She is also my boss's daughter." Fatty Cao said to me with a smile while hugging Cheng Shuting.
"Hey, that's great. When you get married, call me. I'll give you a big gift." I said to Fatty Cao. I was happy for him to see that he found a rich wife.
"The people who came to the wedding were all well-known people in society. It's not appropriate for you to go. I'll treat you to dinner when I return to Chengdu." Fatty Cao said with a smile. But I understood what Fatty Cao meant. He obviously looked down on me. I sighed secretly. Fuck the society. I've been friends with Fatty Cao for three years, but now it's like this.
But I don't blame Fatty Cao. After all, this is society. And there is indeed a big gap between my status and his. He will definitely be very successful in the future. And I am just a small hoodlum in the eyes of people like them. It is indeed not appropriate for me to associate with them.
I smiled and said nothing. Seeing this, Fatty Cao asked the girl named Ran Xi, "By the way, what happened? What happened to Li Yu?"
Ran Xi, who was standing by, couldn't hold back any longer when he heard Fatty Cao ask this. He started crying and said, "Another death. Really. Brother Cao, do you think there really is a ghost? Otherwise, how could three people die in a row? I told you that day that I wouldn't play with the Pen Fairy, but you didn't believe me."
"These are all superstitions. They are all superstitions. There are no ghosts in the world. Don't worry. They must be coincidences." When Fatty Cao heard what Ran Xi said, his face turned pale. It seemed that he was comforting Ran Xi. But in my eyes, it was just comforting himself.
As soon as I heard this, I angrily asked, "You guys are playing with the Pen Fairy. Who told you to play with it? Don't you know that it could kill people?"
"Xiaojiu, why are you angry? Whether we play pen fairy or not has nothing to do with you." Fatty Cao frowned when he heard me say this: "I know what you do now. Isn't it just cheating people in the Buddha statue shop? What's the matter? We are old classmates. You still want to cheat some money from me? If you need money, just tell me directly. I will lend it to you. Why are you so distant?" He laughed after saying that.
"No. Playing with the spirit of the pen can really kill people. Tell me what happened." I immediately became anxious. I ignored Fatty Cao's sarcasm. After all, we have been brothers for so many years. I can't just stand by and watch him die. No matter how he looks at me, in my eyes, he is still the Fatty Cao who called me Brother Xiaojiu every day and the Fatty Cao who followed me every day and asked me to buy him instant noodles.
Ran Xi looked at me in confusion, not knowing whether to say it or not. Fatty Cao looked at Ran Xi and said, "If you want to listen to his nonsense, just listen. Anyway, I don't have time to listen to his nonsense. I'll go back to the car and sleep. Xiaojiu, if you really need money, just tell me. Hehe." After saying that, he hugged his girlfriend and turned around and left.
Not long after we walked, Fatty Cao started chatting with his girlfriend. Basically, he said that he was not familiar with a gangster like me. We had only met a few times before and had no interaction.
My hearing is pretty good. Listening to what Fatty Cao said, I sighed and gave this shitty society a middle finger. Society can really change a person. When I was in school, I wasn't as eloquent as I am now. Now I can even trick people into spending thousands of dollars to buy a clay Buddha statue.
I am not as good as Fatty Cao. At least he works a real job, while I just fool people every day. Although I also deal with rich people, the difference is really big. My status is not suitable for interacting with people like Fatty Cao. Of course, except for those customers who were fooled by me.
When Ran Xi saw Fatty Cao go back, she smiled awkwardly at me and said, "Brother Cao wasn't like this before. He used to be a very nice person. But later..." She stopped talking here. I smiled indifferently and said, "It's okay. I can understand. It's a shitty society. I've known him for a long time. If you trust me about this matter, just tell me. I will do my best to help you. If you feel that I'm a scammer, just turn around and leave."
Ran Xi glanced at me, hesitated for a moment, and sat down next to me. Don't ask me why there was an empty seat next to me. Usually, there aren't many people on the train unless it's a holiday. There were no people around me. At first, there were a few middle-aged people. They looked like the legendary social elites. But they kept mumbling something about the stock market. I got really annoyed with them, so I took off my shoes and socks, and started picking my feet. They were so irritated that they asked to change seats.
Ahem. I've strayed off topic. Ran Xi started chatting with me after she sat down.
It turns out that Ran Xi and Fatty Cao were childhood friends. They were not boyfriend and girlfriend, but just grew up together. Fatty Cao was not like this at first. He started looking for a job after graduating from Chengdu. But our shabby school and the big companies in Beijing didn't even look at him.