Chapter 379 I, Chen Chuan, have been timid, afraid, and defeated. But I have never retreated.
"Actually, I've never been happy. I just love to smile."
——Chen Chuan
Ten years ago, there was a restaurant on the first floor of a villa in the old overseas Chinese villa area on Qidu Island, Zhengming District, Dongzhou City.
A long rectangular Chinese-style table that can accommodate eight people is placed in the middle of the restaurant, with a family of three sitting only on the south-facing end. There is a sumptuous six dishes and one soup on the table, including chicken, duck, and fish, which is strange.
The dishes were neatly prepared and tasted delicious, with no trace of chopsticks being touched.
"As long as you have the ability to survive one day without any financial help from us, then you will be qualified to come and talk to me about independence and freedom!"
A middle-aged man in a casual suit sat on an expensive leather seat, pointing his index finger at the dining table with a cold face, and spoke word by word to a big boy sitting on his right.
"I..." The big boy blushed and tried to retort.
"I don't understand at all now, what independence and freedom do you mean? Spending my money and going against my will again and again, right? Do you feel that by listening to me, you have lost yourself. The only way is to resist.
Me, can you find your sense of existence?
"This is false independence! Rootless freedom! Unreasonable resistance!"
The middle-aged man slammed the table, not listening to the older boy's fragile explanation, and summarized the conversation on his own.
The big boy was crying, biting his cheek, swallowing mouthfuls of saliva up and down his Adam's apple.
The middle-aged woman sitting next to the boy obviously plays the role of mother in the family.
She frowned and complained to her husband: "Why are you so mean when you talk to your son? He is still a child?"
The middle-aged man stared at the boy who lowered his head, and his tone did not soften: "He is already eighteen years old and an adult. I want to tell him that reality and truth will be harsher than what I say!"
"enough!"
The big boy pushed open the table and chair with a bang and stood up, craning his neck and loudly saying: "One day, I will definitely prove to you that I can succeed without you!"
His voice was hoarse and choked, and there were tears in his eyes, but his eyes were firm.
The middle-aged man felt a little soft when he saw his son's expression, but he still taught him a lesson with a straight face: "When the time comes, how will you prove your success without stepping on my shoulders?"
"you!"
The big boy bit his lip and turned around and ran out of the villa.
.....
My name is Chen Chuan, and I was born in a merchant's family, with good clothing and good food. My parents are not around all year round, so they use money to make up for their company.
So, I have a lot of money and a lot of friends.
When we first came of age, we went to the most expensive nightclubs in Dongzhou every day, drove the most expensive sports cars, and dated the most beautiful Internet celebrities. Such a life was really free and happy.
But every time I wake up from the hotel after being drunk, even though there is always a beautiful woman leaning on me, my heart is still as empty as when I was a child, feeling empty and missing something.
That boy.m
No, that man...
Chen Chuan recalled that the first time he met Chen Shu was during his last year of internship at the police academy. At that time, they were assigned to a police station in another place.
In the cafeteria of the police station, the other party walked up to him with a calm smile, put the fast food plate full of dishes on the table, and casually sat across from him, eating hot dishes while speaking fluently in Dongzhou local dialect:
"Brother dei, how many drinks are you going out for on the weekend?"
Then on the weekend, Chen Shu took him and several other fellow villagers from Dongzhou to the busiest street in the area, where they found a busy roadside stall and had beer and barbecue.
Several people ate, laughed, and had a pleasant evening.
This was an ordinary night. There were no distinguished VIPs, no beautiful sisters, and no Mr. Chen Chuan and Chen, who came from a prominent family and paid the entire bill.
Some of them were just four police trainees who were in their last year of internship at the police academy, complaining that the school sold them to the local police station for 10,000 yuan each.
Near the end, Chen Shu, who organized the bureau, paid the order, and then sent a group message to the temporarily formed WeChat group to collect payment.
Chen Chuan asked cautiously: "Will everyone do it together?"
Cheng Mian, who would become famous as the "Fan King" in the future, looked disdainful at this time: "How can you be considered a big boss with a monthly salary of 500 yuan?"
This kind of contempt made Chen Chuan, who was accustomed to flattery, feel a little novel, and he felt as if he had truly integrated into the circle.
Young Li Meng also echoed: "This way everyone is not stressed and can get together more."
Chen Shu smiled and said: "You won't spend all your salary, right? It's okay. You can forget it this time. You have to treat us to milk tea when the salary is paid at the beginning of the month."
Afterwards, in a luxurious single apartment not far from the police station, Chen Chuan, who was lying alone on the bed and smacking his lips around the evening's drinking party, suddenly woke up.
It turns out that what he lacks is not only companionship, but also equality.
...
Hospital.
Chen Chuan opened his eyes, and what greeted him was the white ceiling, white curtains, and white walls.
He remembered that he was chasing one, oh, no, two criminal suspects in a wilderness, and then he fell and fell unconscious.
He wanted to move his body, but found pain everywhere in his body.
I don’t know if anyone was caught in the end... Chen Chuan stared at the ceiling above his head in a daze, feeling a little lonely.
I don't know how long it took, but with a "bang", a group of people in police uniforms rushed into the ward, and Xiao Ran's ward suddenly became noisy.
The person taking the lead is Chen Shu.
He came over, pulled a chair from the side and sat next to Chen Chuan. He smiled and said, "Chen Chuan, thanks to you this time, we captured everyone."
Also here this time is Cheng Mian, the long-lost "rice king". He is now the deputy director of the municipal bureau's legal affairs detachment and is responsible for the city-wide review of bail pending trial.
He stood at the end of the bed, holding on to the guardrail of the bed with both hands, with the same disdain as in the dream: "How are you arresting me? You just killed the person! Be careful, there will be trouble for you later."
"You killed someone?"
Chen Chuan was stunned and struggled to get up, but Chen Shu, who was sitting beside the bed, pressed him gently with his hands and lay down on the bed again.
Li Meng, who was already the deputy captain of the Criminal Division, now gave a rare consolation: "The other party is a murderer, and he also assaulted the police. It is disciplinary for Chen Shu to kill him."
Chen Shu's eyes dimmed at first, and then he looked at Chen Chuan seriously, with an appreciative smile on his face: "You are still recovering from your injuries, so don't worry about these trivial things. Just remember one thing, if there is no such thing as this action,
Your Chen Chuan investigation will definitely fail to catch anyone."
"Yes, yes, if you weren't still lying on the bed now, Chen Shu, the on-site commander, might have to take off his hat."
Cheng Mian continued to deliberately sarcastically say, "I don't know who it is, but they talk about safety this and safety every day, but in the end they send their brother to the point of a gun. Tsk tsk, this is really safe!"
Chen Shu touched his nose and felt a little ashamed.
Li Meng, who was originally feeling a little guilty, was happy to see Chen Shu being defeated.
Chen Chuandong, who was lying on the hospital bed, looked around and looked around. He felt much calmer. He felt even more relieved after learning that the policeman who was with him was also fine. In the end, his eyes stayed on the blue sky outside the window.
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I kept chanting in my heart:
"I have been timid, afraid, and defeated. But I have never backed down.