After Zhou Mo's explanation, the driver finally stopped playing songs, didn't even say a word, and drove quietly.
I knew that I was too pretentious just now, so I said to the driver: "Master, I made a mistake just now. I shouldn't yell at you directly. I should explain the reason to you clearly."
The driver sneered and said: "It's okay, it's okay. Just make it clear. Besides, my wife is also from Dongshan County and happened to be visiting my mother-in-law's house. I won't charge you for the toll."
After many twists and turns, we finally arrived in Yunlong County at 12:30 in the evening.
I know it's very late now, and Xiaoyun has probably gone to bed, so it would be inappropriate for me to disturb her again.
I have no choice but to find a hotel to stay in the county now and contact Xiaoyun early tomorrow morning.
I have been away from Dongshan County for more than two months. The changes in the county have been quite big. It was immediately made more spacious, and even the uneven buildings have undergone an overall transformation.
I think all of this is due to Jiang Tao. He really changed Dongshan County.
The hotel where Zhou Mo and I stayed was also newly opened, and the decoration was very good. Even in the city, it was not inferior to ordinary hotels.
Although we are a couple, we still rented two rooms.
Lying on the bed in the hotel, I was not sleepy. As soon as I closed my eyes, I would think of many scenes of working with Jiang Tao.
Including the day I left Dongshan County, he stayed up all night just to see me off.
But I never imagined that that would be the last time I saw him!
When I think of this, I feel extremely uncomfortable. The feeling cannot be described in words.
It wasn't until early in the morning that I fell asleep for a while.
The alarm clock at six o'clock in the morning woke me up. The first time I got up, I called Xiaoyun, and she had already woken up.
I told her that I had arrived in Dongshan County and made an appointment to meet at a place.
After briefly washing up, I went to wake up Zhou Mo.
Two months later, I saw Xiaoyun again, and she was not much different from two months ago.
She looked a little depressed, probably still in grief over the departure of County Magistrate Jiang.
We went to the hospital together without much exchange of greetings.
In the morgue of the hospital, I saw Jiang Tao's body. He was lying quietly in the morgue, covered with a layer of white cloth.
I thought I would cry when I saw Jiang Tao's body, but I didn't.
I kept looking at his remains, my heart felt as gray as death, and my heart felt as if water had stopped.
Because at that moment, I seemed to see myself, maybe lying quietly in the hospital morgue soon.
Maybe there will be some of my close friends around my body, maybe they will shed tears, maybe they won't, maybe no one will come to see me.
But after a few years, no one will remember that we existed. Perhaps the only thing that can prove our existence in this world is the great achievements we have left behind.
Jiang Tao left behind his great achievements, but what about me?
At that moment, what I thought most about was that I must do something before I die that will be remembered by the world after I die.
But is it really necessary?
I stayed in the morgue of the hospital until Jiang Tao's body was taken away and his life was about to end in the Wanwan Crematorium.
I remember clearly that the wind outside the hospital was very strong that day, but the rain was not heavy.
Not many people came to say goodbye, there was no farewell ceremony, no memorial service, everything was as quiet as if nothing had happened.
Yes, very quiet, very quiet
We followed Jiang Tao's body to the crematorium and saw Jiang Tao for the last time. When we saw him again, he had become that little box.
The moment I saw his urn, I finally couldn't help crying.
From the hospital morgue to the crematorium, I never shed a single tear.
But at this moment, I really couldn't control it.
Because of that moment, I really believed that Jiang Tao had left this world forever.
I hid in a deserted corner and cried my heart out.
I feel that I have endured too much, and the separation of life and death at this moment is like two sharp knives stuck in my heart, causing a crack to be cut in my heart every time I breathe.
This world is really too cold and heartless.
Why do good people never live long and bad people live for thousands of years?
I covered my face with my hands, squatted in a deserted corner, and cried loudly
Until, the cell phone in my pocket rang.
After being in a daze for a long time, I took out my cell phone from my pocket. It was An Lan calling.
I wiped away my tears and calmed down my emotions before answering her call.
"I arrived in Chengdu and just got off the plane."
An Lan's kind voice came from the other end of the phone, which relieved my almost collapsed mood.
I suppressed my grief and said to her: "An Lan, I am in Yunnan now and will come back later."
"What's wrong with you? Why do I feel like there's something wrong with your voice?"
I didn't expect that she could tell something was wrong with me through my voice.
Then if I tell her that I don't love her anymore and I'm really with Zhou Mo, will she also notice that something is wrong?
I was stunned for a moment before replying: "An Lan, Jiang Tao passed away."
"What?!" An Lan's surprised tone came next.
She hurriedly asked: "When did it happen? He looks so young!"
I took a long breath and said, "Young man, about my age, has esophageal cancer."
I could clearly hear An Lan's heartbroken lament coming from the phone, and then he said to me: "What a pity. County Magistrate Jiang is such a good person. This is too hard to believe."
"Yes! When I heard the news, I didn't believe it. But when I saw his remains, I really couldn't help it."
"Don't be too sad. Birth, old age, illness and death are a human cycle. Although he is still very young, at least he has left his footprints in this world."
I stood up, sniffed, exhaled a long breath, and said, "An Lan, what do you think if I have such a day?"
Before I could finish speaking, An Lan interrupted me and said, "Don't talk nonsense. You are doing well. You still have a long life. As for me and our daughter, please stop thinking nonsense. Do you hear me?"
"Yeah." I replied simply, but I felt very uncomfortable in my heart.
"Okay, you go about your business first, I'll wait for your return in Chengdu."
"Yeah." I still said a single word, and then ended the call.
I was still frozen in place until I heard footsteps coming from behind me.
I looked back and saw Zhou Mo walking towards me. She also looked sad.
"Is it the call from An Lan?"
I nodded to her, and she paused and asked, "Has she returned to Chengdu?"
I nodded again, and she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't be sad. I know what you are thinking now. Don't think of yourself. If you believe in medicine, you must also believe in yourself."
"I'm just afraid of what might happen"
"There is no such case. Have you seen the Guanyin pendant around your neck? I went to the temple to ask for it. It can protect you."
I forced a smile and said nothing more. Now probably all I can do is resign myself to fate!