This sentence made me dizzy. I calmed down and quickly told the story exactly as if arguing. Although my words were not smooth because of my impatience, the overall meaning was correct. Cao Shi should be able to
Listen clearly.
After listening to my story, Cao Shi looked at me in surprise, rolled down the window, threw the cigarette butt out, and then said, "No, Master Tian, what you said is different from what we know. It's completely different."
"Old Cao, what do you mean?"
"I'm afraid you don't know yet. Master Mian is not dead, and Lao Luo was rescued from the secret room."
I was dumbfounded for a long time and stammered: "Old Cao, you...don't...don't be joking..."
"Master Tian, I should tell you not to joke."
I seem to have understood what kind of situation I have fallen into now. Wei Mian is not dead and Lao Luo is rescued. These circumstances clearly put a huge blame on my head.
There was another period of silence, and Cao Shi kept smoking silently. I wanted to speak several times, but I didn't know what to say when the words came to my mouth. After a few minutes, I asked him: "What do you know about the situation?"
Yes, tell me."
Cao Shi looked at me with an indescribable look, slowly turned the lighter in his hand, and after a long time said: "Master Ba asked the three of you to go to the house in the east of the city last night. He didn't want this to happen."
No one knows, including me. But he couldn’t sit still until dawn and didn’t see you come back, so he asked me to take someone over to take a look. When I arrived, Master Mian collapsed in the passage outside the secret room door.
, his face was covered with blood, and Lao Luo was locked into a secret room and could not come out..."
"Wait!" I originally wanted to listen to Cao Shi calmly, but when I heard this, I couldn't help it: "You mean, Lao Luo is in the secret room? Wei Mian is outside the secret room?"
"yes."
Cao Shi's expression was solemn, but what he said was simply nonsense. I couldn't help but feel angry, grabbed Cao Shi's collar, gritted my teeth and asked, "Did you see it with your own eyes?!"
Cao Shi did not break away, but said in his original tone: "I saw it with my own eyes. Not only me, but also everyone who went with me saw it. After Lao Luo came out, his eyes were red. He said that as soon as he entered the secret room with his front feet,
The iron door was locked from the outside, and Master Mian's head was opened, leaving him with only one breath left. He is still being rescued, but he regained consciousness once and only said four words."
"What?"
"Uncle Tian harmed me."
I weakly let go of Cao Shi and fell into the car seat like a puddle of mud. Everything Cao Shi said was from the opposite direction of the truth and was extremely detrimental to me. Wei Mian was injured, Lao Luo was locked up, and I
I took the box and disappeared without a trace... If I had no evidence to prove my innocence, I would be charged with an extremely serious crime, be cast aside by others, and receive severe punishment.
The terrible thing is that I really can't produce any evidence in my favor.
After Cao Shi said this, he stopped talking. I sat in the dark for a long time, and my mood calmed down strangely. At this time, being angry, complaining, feeling wronged, and arguing were the most irrational things to do. I didn't do anything for him.
I explained myself and asked Cao Shi: "Old Cao, do you believe I can do these things?"
"I dare not not believe it, nor do I dare to believe it completely." Cao Shi sighed: "First, you don't know the use of that box, so there is no reason to take such a big risk to betray Master Ba. Second, if you deliberately harm the old man,
After Luo and Master Mian, they will take the box and disappear, making it impossible to contact me. However, people like Lao Luo and Master Mian will not lie, and framing you will not do them any good. I really don’t know what to believe.
who."
"What about the old man? What did he say?"
"Master Ba is so angry that there are still many people looking for you everywhere in Jiangbei. Master Tian, I want to hear you tell the truth with my own ears. As long as you tell the truth, don't worry. No matter how you answer me, I will never be embarrassed today."
You, I will definitely let you go." Cao Shi lit up the lighter and held it in front of me: "Did you do this?"
The slightly jumping flames reflected Cao Shi's face. I couldn't see his expression or guess his thoughts.
"Old Cao, what I just told you is all the truth."
"Okay, I believe you for once." Cao Shi extinguished the flames, took out a stack of money and handed it over: "Find a safe place to avoid the limelight."
I shook my head. Some things can be understood without being taught. I knew very well that if I ran away at this time, people would be even more suspicious. Cao Shi forced the money into my hand and said, "Ba Ye is angry. I
I don’t want you to run away and get into trouble now. However, I hope you can come back in person and explain everything to Master Ba. Remember, if you come back, I will still treat you as Master Tian. If you don’t come back, I can only treat you as Master Tian.
You are a white-eyed wolf."
After Cao Shi left, I stood alone in the wilderness at a loss. I thought about it carefully. Except for the people under the old man, I could hardly find any friends in Jiangbei, and I didn't know where to hide to avoid the limelight.
It wasn't until dawn that I thought of Uncle Fang.
Uncle Fang is the old man's old friend. He quit working in the past two years and went to the countryside to live a clean life. This person's relationship with me is a bit different.
Although the old man has now established a solid foundation in Jiangbei, he is not a native of Jiangbei. More than ten years ago, the largest underground force in Jiangbei was Xue Longtou's father, Xue Jinwan, and the old man went there with a few of his associates.
Jiangbei and Xue Jinwan were competing for territory. This invisible battle was very cruel. At the beginning, the old man was at a disadvantage because he was single and weak. I was only five or six years old at the time, and it was a burden to stay with the old man, so
He asked Uncle Fang to take me to the countryside to live temporarily.
Uncle Fang took me with him for three years, and it wasn’t until the old man completely defeated Xue Jinwan that he took me back to Jiangbei. Because of this, my relationship with Uncle Fang is better than that with other old guys. After Uncle Fang washed his hands, I arrived
I visited him twice in the countryside. It should be no problem to stay for two days during this extraordinary period. I have already made plans. The wind in Jiangbei must be very tight these two days. The old man will send people everywhere to look for me. I will take shelter in the countryside, and then
Go hide in a neighboring city for a few days.
I didn't dare to stay too long in Jiangbei, so I took the first bus to the countryside, and waited until noon to see Uncle Fang. He was very happy and cooked some farm dishes for me to eat. I was really tired, and I just threw away my rice bowl.
I fell asleep with my head covered. This small farmhouse in the countryside of Jiangbei was the only place where I felt safe at the moment, so I slept relatively soundly. When I opened my eyes again, it was already dark. I groped for the light cord next to the bed.
, turned on the light and wanted to get some water to drink.
As soon as the lights came on, I was immediately startled: seven or eight people surrounded the old man, standing quietly in the middle of the room.
When I saw the old man, I felt like there was something stuck in my throat, and I couldn't say a word. In just two days and three nights, the old man seemed to have aged ten years again. The white hair on his head was slightly messy, and there was nothing in his eyes except
Anger, and an almost despairing sadness.
I was taken back to Jiangbei and imprisoned in a small dark room in the backyard. At this point, there was almost no room for recovery. I could not find any evidence. It was difficult to reverse the situation that the old man knew with words alone. The situation that was cast on me was
The injustice has become an ironclad case and cannot be overturned.
My mind was in a mess. I was recalling the events on the day of the incident, trying to find any loopholes in the details. I was also wondering how the old man would punish me. About two hours later, the door of the cabin was opened and the old man came.
"Dad! I..." I felt sour in my heart. I stood up and wanted to walk to him. The two people behind the old man immediately came up and held me down unceremoniously. At this moment, I realized that I
I am no longer the young master of the Wei family, but a traitor who betrayed the old man. In their eyes, since I can kill Wei Mian, it will definitely be detrimental to the old man.
"Let him go." The old man said coldly, and the two men pushed me back again before returning behind the old man.
"You guys get out."
The two guys looked at each other and said cautiously: "Master Ba, this..."
"go out!"
The boy turned around helplessly and closed the door. The old man and I were the only ones left in the room. Although I had done nothing wrong, I always dared not look directly into the old man's eyes. In any case, the box was lost from my hands.
This thing is too important to the old man. I feel that he has tolerated me for more than 20 years, but this time he will never tolerate me again.
But even if I am punished, I will tell the truth. Whether the old man believes it or not, I must say that human quality and ability are two completely different concepts. Others can regard me as someone who can do anything.
I'm a useless loser, but you can't treat me like a scumbag who doesn't recognize your relatives.