——"Because he is worried that his only son will be laughed at by others for marrying a disabled person as his wife, which will affect you and your Jiang family. Because he knows you well enough and he knows me well enough. He knows that I don't want to be a burden to you. He
I also know that only death can make you give up on me."
——"How many dehumanizing things did your father do behind your back? When something happened to my dad, he not only refused to help, but also distanced himself from the relationship. After my dad committed suicide in prison out of fear of crime, I know that the world is in trouble, but Uncle Jiang and my dad have been through life and death.
My comrade, not only did he not help me, he also tried to kill me. How could he be so cruel?!"
In the car going home, Jiang Hao repeatedly thought about these two sentences from Xiao Tianai. Xiao Tianai spoke about this past event in an almost accusatory tone and attitude, which was enough to prove how terrible his father's actions were.
It made her hate it.
If what she said was true, he himself would not be able to understand and forgive his father.
The Jiang family and the Xiao family are family friends. When Jiang Zhizhong and Xiao Shi were young, they joined the army together, went to Vietnam to fight together, and worked hard for the country together. The two of them were like brothers, sharing weal and woe and anger.
Men go out to protect their families and the country, while women raise their children at home. In the family compound of the military region, Jiang Hao and Xiao Tianai's families are opposite each other, and the two children have played together since they were young.
The turning point of the matter was just ten years ago. Suddenly one day, in the middle of the night, the sound of a police car suddenly came from the family compound. The police knocked on the door of Xiao's house and took Xiao Shi away.
Jiang Hao will never forget that scene. Uncle Xiao looked as if he was dead. Aunt Xiao and Xiao Tianai kept wiping away tears, holding Uncle Xiao's hand and saying, "Take care, take care."
At that time, crazy rumors spread in the family compound, saying that Xiao Shi must have been embezzled and bribed, but no one came to confirm this.
At the beginning, Jiang Zhizhong ran around anxiously, but after visiting Xiao Shi in the detention center, Jiang Zhizhong became silent.
Aunt Xiao didn't say anything and just stayed at home all day long. This is something Jiang Hao has never understood. When something happened to her husband, the wife just stayed at home and did nothing. She was surprisingly calm.
At that time, Jiang Hao had been accompanying Xiao Tianai. When he asked her, she would cry because she didn't know anything.
Soon after, news came that Xiao Shi had hanged himself in the detention center.
In the middle of the night, Aunt Xiao cried like crazy, and then she became stupid. Not long after, one night, she committed suicide by swallowing two bottles of sleeping pills.
Xiao Tianai always thought that her mother was resting in her room because she was too sad about her father's death. Until dusk, she thought about how her mother could bear it without eating all day, so she went to knock on the door. There was no response for a long time, so she
The more I thought about it, the more something was wrong, so I quickly went to the other side and asked Jiang Hao to kick the door open.
Everyone found that people were already stiff.
At that time, Jiang Hao also asked Jiang Zhizhong what crime Xiao Shi had committed. Not to mention the report, there was not even a little news. It was only rumored in the family compound that Xiao Shi committed suicide out of fear of crime, but no one knew about the specific crime.
You know, that's weird.
Jiang Hao's heart was extremely heavy. He held the steering wheel with both hands and put his right foot on the accelerator, constantly increasing the speed. Ten years later, he discovered that Xiao Tianai didn't know everything. It turned out that his
His father, Jiang Zhizhong, did not do anything. They all lied to him, or in other words, they were all hiding it.
Of course, this matter did not involve him. Whether he knew about it or not was secondary. However, ten years later, he accidentally discovered that the matter also involved Jiang Zhizhong's personality and character, and he had to find out clearly.
He has always regarded his father as a role model, a goal, and a hero. He did not allow his former lover to use words like "dehumanizing" to describe his father.
More importantly, he thought he knew Xiao Tianai very well, but he didn't know that she actually hid many things from him, such as the "suicide" that year and the bullet casing.
He wanted to find out everything about Xiao Tianai, both publicly and privately.
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The Jiang family, Jiang Zhizhong and Lin Caiyin were eating, when the harsh sound of brakes came from outside, and they were all startled.
Lin Caiyin put down her chopsticks and walked over to look, "Who is outside? Isn't it some drunk who just recklessly broke into someone else's courtyard?!"
Just as she was about to open the door, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, almost hitting her.
"Oh my god, Ah Hao, why is it you? What happened to you who is so angry?"
Jiang Hao pulled Lin Caiyin, but his eyes were fixed on Jiang Zhizhong, "Dad," he walked over quickly and asked straight to the point, "Why did Uncle Xiao die ten years ago?"
Jiang Zhizhong was stunned for a moment, and even the vegetable leaves on his chopsticks fell down.
Lin Caiyin said: "Ah Hao, why did you rush home to ask about this matter? It's been so many years and it's none of your business. Your Uncle Xiao died miserably and you have a good relationship with your father. Why do you need to ask again?
Did your dad make him sad?"
Jiang Hao said nothing. He looked directly at his father with a questioning attitude.
Jiang Zhizhong picked up the vegetables again unhurriedly and ate them as if nothing had happened.
"Dad, please tell me quickly." Jiang Hao asked.
Jiang Zhizhong turned to look at him and asked, "Why did you ask me about Uncle Xiao today? Did Xiao Tianai say something in front of you?"
He knew his son better than his father, and he could see the reason for the matter at a glance.
Before Jiang Hao could speak, Jiang Zhizhong smiled faintly, "Tell me, what did Xiao Tianai tell you? ... It's okay, just tell the truth. Is there anything else that we, father and son, can hide?"
Jiang Hao took a deep breath and said: "Xiao Tianai suddenly disappeared in the capital back then. We all thought she committed suicide because of her thoughts. Did you want her to do this? What did you threaten her with? And Uncle Xiao, when he
What crime was committed?"
When Lin Caiyin heard this, her heart went cold, "What, what, this Xiao Tianai still dares to mention these two things in front of you?...Old man, have we underestimated that girl too much? I'm just saying,
I shouldn't have indulged her in the first place, but now I'm fine. Not only does she push the envelope, but she even complains to try to sow discord between us and Ah Hao. She's so vicious."
Jiang Hao felt even more confused and asked his father closely, "Mom, Dad, tell me the truth. The reason why I want to find out the truth is not that I miss her, but that this is my job and I have to deal with it."
Find out everything related to her."
Jiang Zhizhong frowned. Jiang Hao was telling him in a roundabout way that he was investigating Xiao Tianai. He didn't ask because he knew that this was an order from his superiors and Jiang Hao couldn't tell anyone. These things needed to be kept confidential.
.
"Dad, tell me quickly."
Lin Caiyin sat Jiang Hao down and gave him bowls and chopsticks, "We were eating and talking. These things are all connected together. We can talk for a long time."
Looking back on the past, Jiang Zhizhong couldn't do anything but sigh. He felt regretful and very sad. He never thought of the despair in the eyes of his old comrades in prison. He felt sad and felt sad for Xiao Shi.
"Ah Hao, it's not easy to love that girl. Ever since the day she came back, your mother and I have been worried, afraid that you would fall into trouble again, but fortunately you didn't. You have really grown up and have a family.
With responsibility, you can be more independent. I hope you can calmly listen to what I said, then go home calmly, have a good sleep, go to work tomorrow, and then go to your workplace to sort things out."
Jiang Hao nodded. His father's caution made him feel more and more serious about the matter.
"Your Uncle Xiao did not commit suicide out of fear of crime. He was just a scapegoat, and he did it willingly. Ten years ago, he took annual leave to travel to Jiangnan with his wife and daughter. There was a car accident there, killing someone. The car
It was driven by Xiao Tianai, and she chose to escape at that time. Their car was stopped at the exit of the city. The traffic police saw blood on the front of the car and received a report from the crowd, so they arrested Xiao Tianai. Xiao Shi
He is also a powerful person in the capital, but when he goes to other places, his power is reduced, and it is inconvenient for him to come forward directly, so he went to Governor Wang over there..."
Speaking of this, Jiang Zhizhong sighed heavily, "Xiao Shi just told Governor Wang that he hoped that he could come forward and ask the police over there not to embarrass Xiao Tianai too much. After all, he can take care of more things there, but,
Governor Wang misunderstood Xiao Shi's meaning. In order to curry favor with Xiao Shi, he directly suppressed the matter and told the family of the deceased that the murderer had not been found, so he released Xiao Tian'ai."
"That car accident received a lot of attention at that time. It killed someone and then escaped. This was an extremely bad crime. The police department broadcast the investigation of the case every day, but they were all vague clues. Paper can't stop the fire.
, not long after Governor Wang was dismissed, he was involved in the car accident."
"Xiao Shi knew he couldn't escape, so he persuaded Xiao Tianai to surrender, but that girl, huh, went to the police station the next day to report her father, saying that her father Xiao Shi was the driver who hit and killed someone. She is really good at it.
You are confusing right and wrong. You obviously killed someone with your car, but you actually said it was Xiao Shi, who was her biological father. In all my life, I have never seen such a white-eyed daughter."
"Unfortunately, Xiao Shi loved his daughter so much that he actually admitted in grief that a high-ranking official became a criminal who escaped in a car accident overnight. However, the incident happened so suddenly that no one dared to interrogate him. I
The reason why he knew this was that he told me during the meeting in the detention center. He trusted me, so he told me the truth. He asked me to keep it secret, but he didn't want his daughter to do whatever he wanted after escaping the crime.
An old comrade-in-arms and brother for so many years, he knows me, and if he talks about it, I will definitely help him."
"Silly, I asked him if it was worth sacrificing his reputation and future for a daughter like this. He said it was. Everything he did was for this daughter. He couldn't bear to see his only daughter go to jail.
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Hearing this, Jiang Hao felt a panic that sent chills down his back, and he was afraid.