Lin Xi sat on the sofa, staring at the screen of her mobile phone.
Even though the reporter didn't say it, Lin Xi could tell that the person being interviewed was Wang Yunqiao. Because in the interview, she said that since Lin Yaohua was acquitted, he and his family disappeared without a trace.
She made inquiries from many sources and finally found Lin Yaohua's daughter who was studying at university.
Unexpectedly, the daughter spoke harshly to her and even beat her.
The comments below are even more fascinating.
"I think there must be something wrong here. If he is innocent, why is he running away?"
"It's strange that this person ran away. I think we should find him and ask him about it."
"Yes, since he is innocent, why would he take his whole family away from home?"
"Now that Wang is dead, there is really no evidence. It is not necessarily him who hit and killed the other party's son."
Lin Xi looked at the comments that were calling for her father to come out. They had finally returned to a peaceful life, but did it have to be disrupted by people like this
Why, why on earth.
These journalists, holding pens that can manipulate public opinion, want to provoke a judicial case that is set in stone. Obviously, the police and the procuratorate have spent so much time and energy investigating the case.
However, after reading the reporter's detailed writing style, these netizens immediately concluded that there must be an injustice in this case.
Lin Xi closed Weibo indifferently, opened the call log, and called Jiang Ying.
Beep...beep...beep...
Until she heard Jiang Yinglue's happy voice across from her: "Lin Xi, have you eaten?"
Lin Xi looked at the clock on the wall. It was half past ten. Parents always seemed to be most concerned about whether their children could eat enough when they were outside.
"I've had breakfast, but not lunch yet." Lin Xi said softly.
Jiang Ying reminded her: "It's been hot these days, so you should be more careful. You used to love drinking mung bean soup, but now your mother can't make it for you."
Jiang Ying missed her very much. When Lin Xi was in her hometown, she would definitely come home during the summer vacation.
Now in this place, there is no place to live, and the weather is hot, she can't bear to let the child suffer. Jiang Ying nagging: "Lin Xi, you have to eat on time. It's hot now. If you really don't want to read, you can take a break. We are so serious at ordinary times, it doesn't matter if we take a few days off."
Listening to her mother's voice, Lin Xi's eyes suddenly became hot. She bit her lip for a while and whispered, "Mom, I miss you."
After saying this, Lin Xi almost cried.
When you miss your loved ones, all the ups and downs linger in your heart.
Jiang Ying didn't expect her to say that, and choked up. To be honest, parents of their age are not good at expressing their love and longing for their children. They are better at nagging their children about trivial matters in life, such as whether they eat on time, whether they wear an extra layer of clothes when it's cold, and whether they have enough money to spend.
Jiang Ying was stunned for a long time and wiped his eyes at Lin Xi's sudden words.
"If you really miss your parents, come back."
Jiang Ying whispered.
Lin Xi hummed softly, and the two fell silent. Until the sound of the door opening came, Lin Xi looked up and saw Ji Junxing standing at the entrance. She immediately said, "Mom, I have something to do now. I'll call you later."
She hung up the phone, and Ji Junxing changed his shoes and walked in.
"Have you seen the news online?" Lin Xi stood up and asked directly.
Ji Junxing nodded slightly, "Don't worry."
Lin Xi: "I'm sorry, it's my family's business that has implicated you."
It was Lin Xi who went to ask Grandpa Ji for help, and that’s why he hired a lawyer to sue Lin’s father. These things couldn’t be hidden, and she didn’t expect that they would be used by someone with ulterior motives.
Ji Junxing looked at her expression and couldn't help but frown. He whispered, "Lin Xi, this matter has nothing to do with you. Your father didn't do anything illegal. The court and the procuratorate had already investigated it clearly. He was innocent and was released in court. So there is no such thing as being implicated or not."
"Does anyone care about the truth? They just need an outlet. They think that as long as it's related to money, no one is innocent. Because of Grandpa Ji's relationship, my father has a good lawyer, and they are certain that there must be an injustice here." Lin Xi clenched her hands tightly.
Sometimes she would wonder why such things happened in her life.
Why did the brother, who had a bright future, lose his life in his prime? To outsiders, this report is really ridiculous, but it is the pain of their whole family.
Even though ten or twenty years had passed, she could not forget the pain of losing her brother.
Ji Junxing reached out and hugged her, whispering, "Lin Xi, do you want to go home?"
Lin Xi was stunned. Ji Junxing gently let her go, looked into her eyes, and whispered, "It's not going to Hangzhou, it's your own home, your hometown."
When Ji Junxing returned to the Ji family, Ji Luchi was tinkering with his robot in the living room. The nanny brought over some freshly squeezed juice. The little guy turned around and saw Ji Junxing and Lin Xi pushing the door in.
"Sister Lin Xi." Ji Luchi stood up and ran towards Lin Xi.
Lin Xi looked at the slender little guy in front of her, who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, revealing his slender arms and calves.
Especially the calves, which have a slender and long look that is unique to young people.
"Chi Chi, what's wrong with your robot?" Lin Xi pointed at Ji Luchi's robot and laughed softly.
Perhaps influenced by Ji Junxing, Ji Luchi is particularly interested in robots. He has won the gold medal in a robot competition before, and now he is said to have started participating in international competitions.
Ji Luchi: "Sister Xiaoxi, don't worry. I'm just checking Bobby."
"You play with Ji Luchi for a while, I'm going to the study." Ji Junxing said in a low voice.
After Lin Xi and Ji Luchi sat down on the sofa, the nanny hurried to the kitchen and poured Lin Xi another glass of juice. The nannies of the Ji family have worked in the Ji family for more than ten years. Lin Xi used to come to the Ji family often, but she didn't come for a while. But now she saw her again, the nanny was very happy. After pouring her juice, she asked about her recent situation.
It's a rare day that Ji Xuanheng is at home instead of in the company.
Ji Junxing called him before and wanted to go to the company to meet him, but he didn’t expect Ji Xuanheng to ask him to come back directly.
At this time, Ji Xuanheng was wearing a thin cotton and linen shirt, and there was a faint scent of ink floating in the study. He had the leisure to practice calligraphy at home.
"How is Grandpa doing lately?" Ji Junxing asked after he came in.
Ji Xuanheng snorted lightly: "I won't go and see it myself."
Ji Junxing said helplessly: "You also know that Grandpa is very dissatisfied with me now."
He touched the tip of his nose. Ever since he refused the old man's request to go abroad, the old man no longer thought of him as the beloved grandson he used to be.
Ji Xuanheng had no objection to his son's choice. Besides, after learning more about the "Xiao Zheng Doctor" he had recently created, he found that it was a good thing for the people. The accuracy and efficiency of the artificial intelligence system were much higher than those of human doctors.
When he was at the golf club before, he ran into some old acquaintances. Unexpectedly, someone actually mentioned the "Xiao Zheng Doctor" developed by Ji Junxing.
He also said that he had a good vision and let his son enter this emerging industry early and lay out the AI industry.
Ji Xuanheng didn't flatter himself and told them that these were all Ji Junxing's own ideas. Ji Junxing didn't even want his investment.
"Are you coming back because of Lin Xi's matter?" Ji Xuanheng glanced at him.
The company's public relations department reported the news to the president's office as soon as it appeared, and Ji Xuanheng was the first to get the news. He didn't take it seriously, but just asked someone to keep an eye on it.
After all, they did nothing wrong in this matter. They were the ones who hired the lawyer for Lin Yaohua's case.
This lawyer is really good at handling criminal cases. He led his team to find the key evidence, which directly proved that Lin Yaohua was not guilty.
Ji Junxing nodded slightly, was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Dad, I want to ask you for a favor."
"What's the matter?" Ji Xuanheng asked.
"I hope this incident becomes as big as possible," he said seriously.
In today's Internet age, public opinion is like a pool of water. If you throw a stone into it, if no one stirs it up, the stone will sink. But if someone pushes from behind, the stone will create waves on the calm surface of the water, until it creates a storm.
After Ji Junxing met Ji Xuanheng, the online discussions not only did not stop, but became more and more intense.
Jiang Yimian couldn't help but call Lin Xi and ask her what was going on.
She asked, "This involves Master Ji's family. Shouldn't they have a team of lawyers? Can't they issue a statement?"
"Don't worry, the truth will eventually come out. It doesn't mean whoever shouts the loudest is right." Lin Xi comforted Jiang Yimian
Jiang Yimian still couldn't help but worry. She said, "Do you think our 'Doctor Xiao Zheng' was successful? Someone deliberately used you as an example to attack our team."
It’s not that Jiang Yimian is suffering from paranoia, it’s just that this incident is very similar to the previous plagiarism incident.
The target of public opinion that time was Ji Junxing. Fortunately, Ji Junxing produced evidence, and Jolian admitted that he was jealous.
The target of this concentrated fire is Lin Xi.
Jiang Yimian really couldn't help but think about it. Chen Mo and Xie Ang had a long phone call today, and they were both worried about Lin Xi. But Ji Junxing told them to just wait quietly and not to worry about it.
I originally thought Ji Junxing had a solution, but unexpectedly the public opinion became increasingly louder.
It seemed that this case was about to be classified as a wrongful conviction.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Xi sat on the balcony of her bedroom, looking at the starry sky outside.
Ji Junxing told her to wait patiently and he would resolve the matter.
Lin Xi chose to believe him.
When public opinion reached its peak and many netizens even flocked to the official Weibo account of Lin Xi's hometown government, someone suddenly posted the verdict of the case online.
The verdict clearly states that a witness used a mobile phone to record the conflict between the deceased and the defendant. The deceased was tall and burly, and he knocked the defendant to the ground under the influence of alcohol. But when he stepped forward and wanted to continue beating the defendant, he staggered, lost his balance and fell downstairs.
Finally, the back of his head hit the marble, causing death.
Afterwards, the official government blog of Lin Xi’s hometown, Ning City, finally came out to explain the situation.
The official blog clearly stated that when the first trial came out, the plaintiff appealed. The second trial was rejected and the original verdict was upheld. The plaintiff continued to appeal to the Supreme Court, and the Provincial High Court accepted the appeal, but ultimately rejected the plaintiff's request for a retrial because the evidence in the case was conclusive.
This case has gone through several rounds.
In the face of this evidence, public opinion began to reverse.
"I think the media only wants to make a big deal now, right? This case is clearly innocent, what does the prostitute want to do?"
"In foreign countries, people govern their countries through Twitter, and in my country, people try cases through Weibo. Yes, yes."
"When this news first came out, I said we should observe for three days. Sure enough, the situation has reversed. Just because someone hired a good lawyer, this person must be guilty. I give you full marks for your anti-rich logic."
Subsequently, a long Weibo post published by a Tsinghua student titled "My classmate Lin Zheng" once again attracted huge attention.
"We were classmates with Lin Zheng not that long. He only spent less than two years with us in our five-year medical student career. Because when we were in our sophomore year, Lin Zheng died in a car accident. This has always been a pain in the hearts of all the students in our class, and I think it is even more painful for Lin Zheng's parents."
"It's not easy to raise a college student, and it's even harder to raise a Tsinghua student. With his parents' earnest expectations, he grew up to be an outstanding young man and entered the best university in the country. However, a car accident not only took his life, but also took away his parents' happiness."
"Our whole class has been following the case of Lin Zheng's father. When the court pronounced Uncle Lin not guilty and released him, we were very happy for him. This good man who lost his son in middle age did not suffer an unjust accusation. But we did not expect that what happened next would develop into a situation that we could not predict."
"The family of the deceased repeatedly went to the village supermarket run by the Lin family to cause trouble, beat up Lin Zheng's parents, and even threatened that if they did not pay 300,000 yuan in compensation, they would not be able to stay in their hometown. Sure enough, a month later, Uncle Lin, who was acquitted, left his hometown under the coercion of the other evil forces. He did not abscond, nor did he feel guilty, but he had to."
"At the time, our class teacher, Professor Zhou, reported the situation to the local government, but the answer he got was that there was no solution because the son was gone. This sentence was so heartbreaking. May I ask where our deceased classmate Lin Zheng is? Wasn't he a child raised by his parents with great effort?"
At the end of this long Weibo post, the names of all the students in Class 01, 2007 of Tsinghua Medical School are signed.
Jiao Yang, Han Qu, Zhou Wenyuan, Xu Yi, Nie Wenwen…
And the last name is Lin Zheng.
No more, no less, exactly 23 people. These are the names that appeared when they first entered the school, and now they all appear under this statement without any omission.
Lin Xi looked at this long Weibo post, and she finally couldn't help crying. Although she had never met these classmates of her brother, after so many years since her brother passed away, each of them was still willing to stand up for this deceased classmate.
Tsinghua students came forward with their real names, and this time public opinion was completely reversed.
"I've really seen the media's ability to spread nonsense. It's really shown me how black can be turned into white. The parents raised a Tsinghua University student, but he was killed by a gangster."
"Fuck, I really want to swear."
"I feel so sorry for this family. Their son was killed by a gangster, and their parents were forced by the gangsters to the point where they couldn't even stay in their hometown."
"Are the police dead? Why don't you do anything about it?"
When the bedroom door was pushed open, Lin Xi looked up at the person at the door.
Ji Jun walked a few steps, sat down beside her, and asked softly, "Lin Xi, what's wrong with you?"
"Ah Xing, thank you." Lin Xi leaned in his arms.
Ji Junxing knew that she understood everything.
He whispered, "Lin Xi, I said I would take you home."
Public opinion is like a double-edged sword, sometimes it can hurt people, sometimes it can help people. Soon, netizens uncovered that Wang Qiangqiang's brother-in-law was the leader of Ning City's judicial organs. The police did not dare to intervene in the dispute between the Wang and Lin families for this reason.
Soon, the other party was exposed, and not long after, the official announcement began to investigate him.
A month later, Jiang Ying called Lin Xi and said excitedly, "Lin Xi, your aunt called me. She said our village secretary asked her to inform us that we can go home. She said that the Wang family will never bother us again."
The reason why the Wang family is so arrogant is simply because he has a large family and a brother-in-law who is a leader in the city.
Now that this person has been placed under double supervision, if the Wang family members continue to make trouble, others will also be imprisoned.
Three days later, Lin Xi prepared to return home.
"I want to go too." Ji Junxing hugged her and rested his chin on her shoulder. The always proud Young Master Ji actually spoke to her in this tone.
Lin Xi chuckled and agreed immediately: "Go, go, let my parents see who is the hero who can let them go home."
"Lin Xi, actually I should help you solve this problem. It's my fault that I didn't think it through." Ji Junxing said a little apologetically.
Because of his pride, he didn't want to rely on his family, and even when he started his own business, he worked hard with his entire team.
Lin Xi shook her head and looked at him: "Don't say that. My parents and I never thought about returning to our hometown. I have always wanted to improve myself, make money as soon as possible, and buy them a house. But I forgot that people will always be attached to their hometown."
Especially for people of her parents' age, no one wants to leave their hometown unless forced.
Standing at the entrance of the village, Lin Xi looked at the box that Ji Junxing was pushing. He brought it back last night, and it was full of gifts, including tea for her father and new clothes for her mother. Lin Xi said that there was no need to be so polite, but he said confidently that it was impossible for a future son-in-law to go to his father-in-law's house empty-handed.
The two were walking on the newly built road in the village, and they happened to run into an aunt they knew in the village. She smiled and called out, "Lin Xi, you're back with your boyfriend."
The aunt glanced at Ji Junxing and praised him, "You are so handsome, and so tall."
When Lin Xi got home, she found that Jiang Ying and Lin Yaohua were not at home. It was the neighbor next door who saw her and said, "Lin Xi, your parents have gone to the fields. I have the key. You can use it to open the door."
When Lin Xi went to get the key, Ji Junxing was standing at the door waiting.
Next to him was a red billboard with the words "Jiang Yingchao City" written on it. There was a small sign like this at the entrance of every small supermarket in the village. I remember when he first came, he was extremely thirsty, but he didn't want to drink the water in the village brigade secretary's office because there were tea stains on the cup that couldn't be washed off.
He turned around a few times and saw the red sign that said "Jiang Yingchao City" and then he came here.
The tree next to him, it was snowing heavily that year, and he suddenly ran to the Lin family to find Lin Xi. In the heavy snow, he stood there, watching the gate of the courtyard open, and the girl ran out in a bloated cotton coat.
And this window, he was sitting here, waiting for Lin Xi.
But she never showed up, and he was hungry and thirsty and almost fainted. Finally, his father came with a doctor and carried him away by force.
In fact, this place not only carries Lin Xi's childhood and growth.
It also carries the memories of him and her.
Lin Xi came back with the key and saw him staring at the small window of the supermarket. She asked, "What's wrong?"
"I'll be waiting for you there." Ji Junxing said with a chuckle.
Now that he thought about it, it was really stupid. He should have gone to find her with this time instead of staying here and waiting foolishly.
"I'm sorry." Lin Xi looked at him guiltily.
Ji Junxing touched her earlobe, raised his chin slightly, and said proudly: "How are you going to compensate me?"
compensate…
Lin Xi was stunned, but luckily Ji Junxing was just teasing her. He hugged her gently and whispered, "Lin Xi, I don't want any compensation. I just want you to stay with me forever."
"Although life is long, I have confidence." Lin Xi looked at him firmly.
She is confident that she will stay with him forever.
When they entered the house, Lin Xi saw that there were already chicks in the chicken coop in the yard. The fluffy little chickens chirped crisply in the chicken coop.
Although they had only been back for three days, Jiang Ying and Lin Yaohua were both diligent people and had already tidied up the house.
In the past few years, they have saved some of the money they earned in Hangzhou in addition to paying back to others.
A new household refrigerator has been added to the main room.
Lin Xi put down her things, looked at the time, and said, "Sit down for a while, I'll go cook. I can cook when my parents come back."
"I'll help you." said Ji Junxing.
Lin Xi didn't need his help at all. It was obvious that he had never done any housework since he was a child.
She entered the kitchen and found that the gas stove at home had not been replaced with a new one. She looked at the pile of dry firewood in the house and thought that her parents must have been making do with their meals these past two days.
Sure enough, when she opened the refrigerator, there was still a bowl of leftover noodles from the morning.
Fortunately, Jiang Ying knew that Lin Xi was coming back, so she bought some vegetables in advance and put them in the refrigerator.
So Lin Xi started washing and cutting vegetables and preparing to cook.
"What can I do?" Ji Junxing watched her busying around.
Although Lin Xi's family runs a small supermarket, her parents still farm. During the busy season every year, Jiang Ying doesn't want Lin Xi to help out in the fields, but Lin Xi is sensible and learns to cook.
She has good skills, but they are rarely used.
Lin Xi looked at him eager to help and said with a smile, "Why don't you help light the fire?"
But it was so hot outside, so she said, "Forget it, I'll do it myself."
"I can." Ji Junxing said immediately.
Lin Xi knew that he had never done these things before, so she simply lit a fire for him and told him to just add some firewood occasionally and keep the fire from going out.
"It's just a small matter." Young Master Ji said proudly, obviously a little unhappy with Lin Xi's serious look.
It seems like he can't even handle such a small matter.
Lin Xi had chopped the green pepper and shredded pork. When the fire started, she poured in the oil, then sprinkled in the green onion, ginger and garlic. With a sizzling sound, the pot began to emit a puff of smoke. However, when Lin Xi poured the shredded pork in, she felt that the fire was a little slow to burn, so she shouted, "Ah Xing, add some firewood."
"Got it." Ji Junxing's voice came from behind the stove.
Master Ji continued to add firewood to the stove. Lin Xi was frying shredded pork, but when she saw that the pot was not as hot as before, she asked, "Is the fire out?"
"No." Ji Junxing denied it immediately.
Lin Xi put the spatula next to the stove, walked around to the back and took a look, seeing that the stove was full of firewood.
There was no open flame in the stove anymore, only a red glow remained.
"Master Ji, don't you know that oxygen helps an open flame burn? You stuffed this place so full, do you think there will be a fire in it?"
Ji Junxing had an indescribable expression on his face. After a long while, he finally said, "I'm sorry."
As he spoke, he reached out and wiped the sweat off his forehead. His hands had just touched firewood and were stained with ash. After wiping his hands, a black spot appeared on his face.
Finally, Lin Xi couldn't hold back any longer and started laughing.
Fortunately, he was very smart, and with a little guidance from Lin Xi, he was able to light the fire very well.
Soon, Lin Xi finished cooking the last dish, and the door of the house creaked. Jiang Ying heard the movement in the kitchen and said to Lin Yaohua happily, "Is Xiaoxi back?"
Jiang Ying arrived at the kitchen and saw Lin Xi putting the dishes into plates.
"What are you going to cook when you come back? Call mom." Jiang Ying looked at her sweaty face and said with concern.
Lin Xi smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll do the same thing."
Jiang Ying was about to say something, but someone stood up from behind the stove, almost scaring her. When she saw Ji Junxing, whose face was covered in sweat and black dust, she was speechless.
"You're such a fool! How can you let others light the fire?" Jiang Ying complained in a low voice.
Lin Xi originally wanted Ji Junxing to wash his face after he finished cooking, so as not to get it dirty again. Unexpectedly, Jiang Ying came back before they finished cooking, and she saw Ji Junxing like this.
So Jiang Ying quickly got some water for Ji Junxing to wash his face.
When they finished cleaning up and eating, Lin Yaohua came back with a bottle of wine. Lin Xi looked at him and asked helplessly, "Would you like some wine?"
"It's okay to drink a little." Ji Junxing said immediately.
Lin Yaohua actually liked Ji Junxing's straightforward attitude. When he was about to pour the wine, Ji Junxing took the bottle and said, "Uncle, you should pour the wine."
Young Master Ji is arrogant, but he is not the kind of person who doesn't know etiquette.
When he is with elders, of course he is the one who pours the wine.
Then he poured half a cup for Jiang Ying and Lin Xi.
When he raised his glass, he said seriously: "Uncle, aunt, congratulations on coming home."
The word "home" seemed to touch the hearts of Jiang Ying and Lin Yaohua. They had not thought about it for the past few years, but when they came back, they realized how much they missed every tree and blade of grass at home.
Lin Yaohua nodded, somewhat touched, nodding desperately: "Yes, go home."
After returning home, Lin Xi looked at her parents and finally smiled with relief.
They all went home.
The author has something to say: I didn’t want to say much, but I will still say why I wrote this, because I want my parents to come home.
In fact, you may think this kind of online public opinion is ridiculous, but at this moment, it is the reality of the world. Remember the Tang Lanlan case? The police worked on the case for two years, the procuratorate worked hard for so long, and the government moved her household registration to protect the underage girl. But because of a reporter, her scars were reopened, and so many people began to question the police's handling of the case. They used only a keyboard to point fingers and comment on the world across the Internet.
I have always said that this book is a process of growth. Life is not only sweet, but also sour and bitter. Besides, you see, isn’t this chapter already sweet
Every time I take a leave, I will update a big, big, fat chapter. This chapter has 7,500 words, and when I take a leave, I will post comments and copywriting.
If you still get scolded for doing this, well, just do whatever you want.
This chapter will continue to send 200 red envelopes, 20 for the first and 180 for the last