Faced with the doubts of the middle-aged woman, Ling Shu played with a cautious eye.
He did not say that he was here to pick up people, or not to pick up people.
"Sister, let's take a look first, is it convenient or not?"
The woman shook her head.
"Forget it, I'm a widow with no family here, it's unlucky, you don't want to come in."
Ling Shu smiled and stepped directly in.
"It doesn't matter, we don't mind. It's a new era, and everyone is promoting scientific democracy. We don't believe these superstitions."
When the child saw a stranger coming in, he quickly hid behind the woman, hugged her legs, timidly probed, and in his watery eyes, someone's shadow was reflected.
Ling Shu's heart moved, and a sentence popped up subconsciously: "This child, what's the surname?"
Woman: "Yes, you really are here to pick up someone. Last week, Miss He asked someone to send me a message saying that someone will pick up the child soon. It won't work. Hey, I've raised him since he was a baby, and now he's not a real mother, but just like a real mother!"
The more Ling Shu listened, the more he felt that the child had a lot to do with He Youan.
It is even very possible that the child is He Youan's child.
However, although He Youan was married, she did not hear that she and Liang Zhou had children.
Where did this kid come from
"Did Miss He ever say what kind of person came to pick up the child?"
Ling Shu bent down and played with the child for a while. He had no toys in his hand, but thanks to the skin, the little doll gradually relaxed his vigilance, and after a while, he was willing to snuggle up and play in Ling Shu's arms.
But when she asked this sentence, the woman suddenly became vigilant, her eyes wandering back and forth between Ling Yue and the two.
"Aren't you here to pick him up? Miss He is talking about two people, one surnamed Ling and the other..."
Ling Shu: "The other surname is Yue."
Woman: "Miss He said that one is called Yue Dingtang and the other is called Ling..."
Ling Shu: "Ling Shu."
"Yes, that's right!" The woman breathed a sigh of relief, for fear that she would admit the wrong person and let the bad guy in. "I just said that Miss He wouldn't lie to me!"
But these few words mobilized the doubts of Ling Shu and Yue Dingtang.
He Youan not only expected that she would have an accident, but also expected that Ling Shu and the others would find this place, and even explained to the woman a long time ago and let the child give them to them.
But why is she so sure that they will take the child away
Ling Shu suddenly remembered the relics He Youan had kept in the safe of HSBC.
Maybe there will be the answers they need.
But for now, let's take care of the kids first.
"What else did Miss He tell you?"
"I didn't say anything. She never saw the child. She only occasionally asked someone to send money to send a message. About the origin of the child, I have always kept it a secret. No one in the town knew about it. I thought it was me picking it up from the mass grave. The posthumous son who came."
Ling Shu said, "Is this child hers?"
The woman is not sure: "It should be, I really don't know, don't ask me, she just asked someone to tell me that you will come to pick up the child and give me another sum of money. To be honest, if Without the money she gave me, I really can't support this child, and I really can't bear him, otherwise, if you come here regularly to deliver something like Miss He, I can continue to help you raise this child?"
"How much did Miss He promise to give you?"
I don't know when, Yue Dingtang was already standing behind Ling Shu.
The woman seemed to be a little afraid of him, she pursed her lips when she heard the words, and calculated a number with her fingers.
Yue Dingtang took out a few silver dollars directly from his pocket.
"You take these first, we don't have too much with us now, and we will send them to you later."
Ling Shu squatted down and looked at the child.
The child's response is a little slow, perhaps because he has not seen strangers with the woman all the year round.
Given the situation of a woman in the town, the child is naturally safe enough to be placed here, and no one will come to the door, but such an environment is obviously not good for the child's growth.
If Ling Shu and the others hadn't come, in a few more years, this child would be older and his temperament formed, so he would be half dead.
This may be why He Youan wants them to take the child away.
"What's your name?" Ling Shu asked softly.
The child did not speak.
The woman said: "Why is this child called? He can't speak yet, and he is more dull on weekdays."
Ling Shu: "What's the pain, which pain?"
Woman: "What kind of hardship can it be, the hardship of enduring hardship!"
Weird name.
What parent would name a child like that
Even if He Youan died, no one could live in peace. They were trapped in a bureau, and now there are countless puzzles left.
She seemed to have settled Ling Shu's curiosity, and insisted that he untangle it a little bit.
Ling Shu really wanted not to be what she wanted, but his damn curiosity really made him leave without turning his head.
Why can't you speak, you can't even walk, you have to be held by someone, or you will fall.
Ling Shu simply picked it up, but he was very reluctant to bear a woman. He leaned on Ling Shu's shoulder and looked back, tears were falling, like a porcelain doll who couldn't speak.
The woman's eyes were also red, and she chased a few steps up, but she didn't dare to grab anyone.
"You, you go, I can't support you, you go with them, they will treat you well!"
In order to avoid ostentation, when Ling Shu and the others left Tangqiao Town, they stopped going to the bakery shop just now. If you don't look closely, you think it's a burden.
"What should we do now?"
When he returned to Shanghai, Ling Shu realized what kind of trouble he had brought back.
This is not a small animal, nor is it a decoration, but a child, a living child.
Raising a child doesn't mean letting go if you want to. Not only do you have to control what you eat, drink, and pull, you also have to teach him to read, read and write, and to be civilized.
Ling Shu had no problem supporting himself. He was dashing everywhere, and he didn't take it seriously when he was injured. When he went to the hospital, he was a hero again.
But now, he was dumbfounded.
Yue Dingtang sighed.
"You just hugged someone directly, and left decisively. I didn't even have time to stop him."
Ling Shu: "Isn't my heart softened for a while, He Youan is dead, if we don't care, this child will have to wait to die?"
Yue Dingtang said: "Have you ever thought that this might be another trap for He Youan? From the time she asked us for help, she pulled us into her game, and until now, although she is dead, the line she laid But it has been playing a role, even if you take the child away, it should be within her expectations."
Ling Shu said: "You mean, we have to do the opposite, so what should we do?"
Yue Dingtang: "Send someone to a labor camp."
Seeing that Ling Shu didn't say anything, Yue Dingtang made another stab.
"Sister Ling Yao should be back today."
Ling Shu shuddered and looked down.
The child had already cried dry, and slept quietly in Ling Shu's arms, with his thumb in his mouth, sucking and sucking, a good dream.
In the end, the child was temporarily placed in the Yue family.
Because the labor camp was too far from here, I went back and forth to the bank again and again, and it was too late.
It was Uncle Zhou, the old housekeeper who came to open the door. When he saw the child in Ling Shu's arms, he was stunned.
"Where did this child come from?"
"This is the illegitimate child of Yue Dingtang who was living abroad. The child's mother died. He brought the child back to raise him." Ling Shu said with a smile.
Uncle Zhou believed it to be true, and immediately became anxious, looking at Yue Dingtang and the child.
"Hey, why is it so sudden! Eldest young master and the others are not here, what should we do! I'll call to Nanjing to ask Miss San to come back!"
After all, he turned around and went to make a phone call.
Yue Dingtang had to stop him.
"Ling Shu is joking, this is not my child, but an old friend of ours. She died unexpectedly, and the child is temporarily handed over to us. When we are done, we will send it to the labor camp."
Uncle Zhou was suspicious: "Fourth Young Master, don't lie to me, this kid looks a lot like you!"
Yue Dingtang: …
If Ling Shu hadn't been holding the child, he would have collapsed from laughing now.
Rao is so, his face twitched slightly, and it was hard to endure.
Uncle Zhou was almost confused by them, and his imagination began to have plump wings.
"Do you have something to hide? Or his mother's status is too low to see the light, it doesn't matter, as long as you enter our Yue family, you will be the child of the Yue family, the eldest young master and the others will always find a way together, fourth young master, you can't let it go. The blood of the Yue family is flowing out!"
Yue Ding Tang was speechless.
Ling Shu's hands trembled, he couldn't hold it any longer, and burst out laughing.
…
The No. 7708 safe is an inconspicuous one among the many safes in HSBC.
Ordinary, the shape is no different from other safes.
But in Ling Shu's eyes, this safe contained He You'an's relics and what she wanted to say to Ling Shu and Yue Dingtang.
Even, this safe will be the key clue to solving all the mysteries.
When the two of them sat in the reception room and saw with their own eyes the bank manager took out the box from the safe and put it in front of them, Ling Shu's hand holding the key felt a little slippery.
Both want to open, and do not want to open.
This contradictory mood lasted until the box was placed in front of him for a full five minutes.
Ling Shu finally opened the box.
There was only a letter inside, and a thick stack of dollars at the bottom.
Ling Shu opened the letter.
The letter was written by He Youan in her own hand, with beautiful handwriting, no different from the signatures she usually gives to fans.
Mr. Ling, Mr. Yue Huijian,
When you see this letter, it means that I am no longer in this world.
I know that in your hearts, there must be many doubts, even resentment. You feel that I have no grievances with the two of you, but it is unjust to involve you in plain sight. Please two gentlemen see that I am in Huangquan now, and I cannot On the face of personal apology, allow me to come together with you in the future.
My surname is He, and my name is Youan. I was originally an ordinary woman. My elder brother, He Changan, and I grew up since childhood. My elder brother treated me kindly and taught me a lot. , but like a brother like a father. One day, the He family suddenly changed, and the elder brother went out and disappeared, and his whereabouts are unknown since then.
I searched hard to no avail, and I went to the place where he worked several times to find someone, but unfortunately I couldn't find any clues. I still don't believe it, because my brother is not such a person at all.
Until one day, my brother's friend came to visit.
It was after my brother died, I had already married into the Liang family, Liang Zhou was not up to his expectations, and was beaten to death for gambling debts.
Only then did I know that my brother was not missing, but died in an accident. He left work early that day and went to attend the reading club of progressive youth, but was hunted down and persecuted by Chen Wendong, who was beside Shen Shiqi, and finally died unexpectedly. Before his death, he trusted someone He left me a last word, let me live well, and told me that he met a woman outside two years ago and gave birth to a child.
Seeing this, you may have many questions. Yes, I suspected that my brother's identity was not simple at the time. He, along with my sister-in-law, may have other tasks on their hands. The obvious job is just a cover for them. The reason why the child is out is also because he is worried about involving his family. Even to me, he never showed the slightest hint of wind.
Shen Shiqi found me and cultivated me to become a movie star, not just because of my appearance. He knew my brother's identity and wanted to spy on me and imprison me. On the one hand, he regarded me as a plaything. I hope to find a breakthrough in me and dig out more secrets behind my brother.
But since I already know all of this, it is absolutely impossible to let it happen, what's more, when I know what my brother has sworn to protect, I am even more determined.
The deeper my relationship with Shen Shiqi became, all of my possessions were uncovered in front of him. He knew that I didn't know anything about my brother's past and history, so he gradually relaxed his vigilance against me, and I couldn't escape his grasp. To him, he also slowly let me know some things.
From this, I also discovered that behind Shen Shiqi, there is another Mr. Cheng.
This Mr. Cheng is more capable and more mysterious. Even Shen Shiqi is as gentle as a dog in front of him. I know that I can definitely get what I want from him.
Sure enough, I discovered Mr. Cheng's secret.
I think, with Mr. Yue's ability, you must have already learned some of Mr. Cheng's situation.
His original surname is Narita, and he has a single name and a palace. He is Japanese. He does business between Shanghai and the Northeast. The business is very big. He has both black and white in Shanghai and has his connections. Many people think that he has a close relationship with the Kwantung Army. , but in fact, he is the spokesperson of the Kwantung Army in Shanghai.
I got a piece of news from Mr. Cheng, a very important news. I want to send this news. Now that all the content of this news has happened, it’s okay to tell you, but I won’t mention it here, and then I’ll talk about myself.
At first, I just wanted to trace my brother's death and avenge him, but it's ridiculous, Shen Shiqi single-handedly cultivated me into a movie star, and the movies I starred in, there are many roles that expose social injustice and call on young people to make patriotic progress , I wonder if Shen Shiqi will regret it after he finds out
Regret is useless, he can only settle accounts with me in the underworld.
Maybe it's too deep into the play, and I have played too many roles like this, and I'm becoming more and more intolerable for Shen Shiqi and Mr. Cheng. There may be many people like them in this land, and it would be beneficial to reduce one or two.
So I made a decision to kill Mr. Cheng.
He Youan's letter was a bit long-winded, but it was more like her thoughts on where she wanted to write it, more like she knew that her death was approaching, and she looked back on the past and confided.
Ling Shu seemed to see such a woman in front of him.
She sat in front of the desk, holding her cheeks to think, and sometimes she wrote with a pen. It was bright and dark outside, and after the dark night, she saw the morning light again, the clouds opened and the clouds dispersed, the sun rose and the moon set, and a long letter gradually took shape.
At some point, Yue Dingtang moved his chair over to sit next to him and read He's suicide note with him.
There were two more cups of hot water on the table.
Ling Shu held the cup to warm his hands.
He continued to look down.