Chapter 32 Better than retirement
If you say that Lao Niu has a rough life, it will be quite difficult.
He was born in a poor family and had never studied much. He worked as a soldier for several years and came back after many twists and turns to become a policeman. Although he was not rich and powerful, he was considered to have achieved a well-off life. He was very satisfied with his current state, and the only thing he was worried about was the child who should have been born back then.
At that time, he had not returned home for several days when handling the case. The neighbors yelled again, saying that they were investigating a murder case, but two policemen died. The old cow's wife Hu Wenjuan immediately couldn't stand and sat on the ground. The six-month-old child was gone.
Lao Niu is diligent, serious in his work, and has a good popularity. But because of that child, his wife hated him for a long time. Lao Niu never defended or refuted, and he lowered his head to listen to whatever his wife said. But many times, as soon as he drank, he cried like a child and muttered: "I miss my son, I'm sorry for my wife!"
More than ten years have passed, and he has gotten used to it. Occasionally, outsiders ask where the child is studying, how good his grades are, etc., and he laughs: "Oh, I don't have a child yet!"
Over time, he even learned to laugh at himself: "My wife and I are both in the 50s. At our age, who can be DINK like us? We are both very avant-garde!"
But Tong Tong knew that every time he was invited to eat meat, the old cow would always stare at him with a strange expression: "If my son survived, he would grow like this, right?"
Tong Tong didn't want to listen to his nagging, and every time he interrupted him impatiently: "If you don't have a son, I'll be your son, and I'll give you a care for your old age and see you off!"
A half-joking and half-serious sentence actually came true so quickly.
Tong Tong squatted outside the ward, pulling his hair regretfully. If he didn't say "Salary for Elderly" at the beginning, but said that he made a lot of money, took him to eat delicious food, and took him to travel around, wouldn't it be good? Why did he have to say "Salary for Elderly" so unlucky?
Most of Niu Changqing's colleagues recognized Tong Tong and advised him to go back to school to review soon. But Tong Tong insisted on going to the ward to see him. The doctor said that it was not time for visiting, and he was in a hurry. They were in a stalemate, and Hu Wenjuan came. She was slightly fat, her hair was twitching, and there was no blood on her face.
Even so, when she saw Tong Tong for the first time, she still issued an order to expel her guests: "The college entrance examination will be in three days, and you can't help here, so go back to school soon! Come again after the exam."
"No." Tong Tong said stubbornly: "It's fine if I don't know, but I know. I must look at Uncle Niu and leave. You all hide it from me, it must be quite serious."
"The visiting time has to be waited until the afternoon. Don't waste your time, be obedient, and come back after the college entrance examination."
Tong Tong didn't like "waiting". In his opinion, all "waiting" was a bit unlucky, so he refused to leave. As a result, Hu Wenjuan held on the railing on the wall and said, "Tong Tong, don't do this, I'm a little dizzy."
She had been guarding the hospital, and was frightened and was afraid. Her physical condition must be not much better. Tong Tong helped her and asked her to sit on the chair. She drank a few more sips of water before she recovered. She said helplessly: "Why are you so stubborn!"
Tong Tong refused to leave, Hu Wenjuan could only tell the truth. Niu Changqing was hit on the head, not only bleeding a lot, but also had the most serious brain stem bleeding. He was almost rescued on the day of the car accident. If his family and friends had not insisted on rescuing, his funeral would have been almost finished now.
Niu Changqing did not have a car accident during work hours. That day he met several police friends. On the way home, he drove his own car and was hit by a speeding off-road vehicle. His ragged Xiali was almost knocked into scrap metal, shivering in a corner of the road, and could not move.
Hu Wenjuan said: "It was already nine o'clock at that time. The weather was very good. There were not many cars on the road. The car caused the accident did not escape. It was an ambulance called by the owner. He was very generous in compensation. As long as we were willing to reconcile, he would definitely compensate according to the highest standards. But I have no children and depend on Lao Niu for life. If he had any problems, what would it be for me to ask for money?"
"Aunt Hu, is that driver drinking?"
"He didn't drink, he was very sober. He bought a new car and speeded up on a whim. He was so regretful that he knelt in front of me and kept slapping himself in the face. I really wanted to kick him to death, but seeing his appearance, he couldn't even get out of fire."
Hu Wenjuan is usually a very fierce person. Tong Tong has been scolded by her several times and is a little afraid of her. But now she seems to have lost her soul, and Tong Tong is also sad with her. He asked again: "Aunt Hu, Uncle Niu is driving very steadily. Did he encounter this when he offended someone in the case?"
Hu Wenjuan shook her head: "His colleague has analyzed it a long time ago, and it is unlikely. First of all, the license is from another place, and Lao Niu has never been to that place. He is just a small police officer and has never caught a serious offender. Who will take revenge? Secondly, if you really want to take revenge, the other party will probably choose a quiet moment in the night, and after the collision, it will escape directly, so that Lao Niu will wait for death on the spot. Instead, like this person, he will be sent to the hospital and compensate, but I don't know what to do."
Tong Tong thought about it and found that the man's attitude of admitting his mistakes was so good, and he looked very similar to Zhang Yongming. How did God arrange it? Why did they suffer a lot and let them encounter such a conscious perpetrator?
This is definitely not a lucky thing, but what is the reason?
Tong Tong took a long time off and didn't go back at noon. His head teacher, Teacher Meng, was also anxious. In the afternoon, she hurried to the hospital. It seemed that she had arrived. Hu Wenjuan recognized her and started to wipe her tears as soon as she saw her. Teacher Meng hugged her and comforted her softly. Hu Wenjuan reminded: "Be careful too."
Teacher Meng nodded: "I can."
Tong Tong didn't care about these small details. He finally got what he wanted and was able to go to the intensive care unit to look at Lao Niu. Lao Niu looked so miserable that he was wrapped like a mummy. I heard that his head was deformed, but there was a thick bandage wrapped around his head. Tong Tong didn't see it, so he did not leave any psychological shadows.
The nurse said that he had not escaped danger yet, and the best result was to become a vegetable. Tong Tong's hands and feet were cold, and he gently held Lao Niu's hand. Thinking of the past, tears couldn't stop flowing down.
"Uncle Niu, wait for me, I will definitely get into college..." Tong Tong choked and said, "I won't cause trouble anymore, I will take good care of Aunt Hu... When I graduate from college, I will definitely respect her..."
The old cow's eyelids moved slightly, and a drop of tears rolled down his cheeks.
Tong Tong didn't dare to stay too much. He was afraid that he could not control himself and cried loudly in the ward. After walking out of the ward, the June sun was still bright. Tong Tong bathed in the gentle sunshine of early summer and felt like he had a nightmare. Why was a very good person, a strong old cow, lying there unconsciousness?
Teacher Meng asked some questions with the police present, and then pulled Tong Tong back to school. On the way, she kept frowning, as if thinking about something. Tong Tong broke the silence and said, "I didn't expect that you were so close to Uncle Niu, and you came to see him specially."
"He and I are..." Teacher Meng shook his head and changed the topic: "Because you don't worry, I learned a lot about your situation with him, and I became familiar with you."
"I used to think that he was too busy with control and laughed at him as a Pacific policeman. He couldn't control me after he could."
Teacher Meng ignored his sadness and was still thinking hard. She murmured: "You just said in the hospital, why did the driver who caused the accident be so active in compensation like Zhang Yongming. Why? You could sue Zhang Yaoyao at that time, but Zhang Yongming impressed you with sincerity, so you did not continue to pursue the accident. What about the driver who caused the accident? Was he also afraid that the Niu family would sue him, so he agreed to the compensation so happily?"
"...Isn't this normal? No one wants to go to jail!"
"No, I just asked the police. He is a small business owner who is on the verge of bankruptcy. His child needs a considerable tuition fee every year when studying abroad. This compensation is probably not enough for him to lose all his money. Why did he pay so actively? It seems... it is not his money? What makes me feel most unreasonable is that he said he bought a new car and couldn't hide his joy, so he drove on the road. But how could he buy a new car in his current financial situation? If his personality is really so arrogant, how could he kneel down to Director Hu and beg for mercy? Why is he so like a person who has never done bad things before?"
Tong Tong was confused when he heard this, but he still couldn't hear anything wrong. Teacher Meng's expression became even more serious, and she shook her head frequently: "I always feel that this is not an accidental crime."
Speaking of this, she hurriedly blocked her mouth and said, "I'm just guessing, don't forget to think about it. As for the cause of the accident, the police will always investigate it clearly. Chief Niu was seriously injured, so you must be very sad. But what is the most important thing right now? You won't know, right?"
"Of course I know, I will definitely do well in the exam!"
As simple as Tong Tong, he didn't even think about Teacher Meng's mumblings. He still remembered Hu Wenjuan. Her face was very bad, and she didn't know if she had a good meal? So he said to Teacher Meng: "Teacher, you go back to school first! I'll buy some food for Aunt Hu, and then go back to school to study."
"Well, go and go back!" Teacher Meng felt a little relieved, because Tong Tong didn't care about what she said just now. But the more she thought about it, the more she became chilling. She vaguely felt that the danger was approaching like her.
After Tong Tong left, Hu Wenjuan felt more and more uncomfortable. She was not lying or sitting, and she didn't want to leave the hospital. She wanted to call her colleagues to help, but Tong Tong came back. He ran out of breath and handed her a cold crust and a hand-catcher pancake: "Aunt Hu, you must have not had dinner, right? I only have some money left, I bought some casually, you can just eat it! You have to eat so that you can have the strength to take care of Uncle Niu."
Hu Wenjuan's eyes were sore. How great would it be if she had a child like Tong Tong? Although she was a little strict with him, he was a sensible and good child after all, right? Taking care of him for so many years is a great good thing. It seems that doing good things will still be rewarded.
Hu Wenjuan didn't expect that the blessing of doing good deeds did not end here. On the day of the college entrance examination, she felt so uncomfortable that she couldn't help but go to the hospital for a checkup. When she had a B-ultrasound, the doctor asked, "How old are you this year?"
"It's forty-five years."
"well……"
"What's wrong?" Hu Wenjuan was completely disappointed and thought she was suffering from a terminal illness when she was young. The doctor was her acquaintance, and she thought the doctor was regretting her.
Chapter completed!