Chapter 20: Save the psychopathic killer (20)
Director Lu sat very quietly in the black room. Compared to his initial alarm and anger, his current mood was abnormally calm. He knew that he had been frad, and the people who frad him were none other than his most trusted subordinates.
Apart from Secretary Sun, he couldn’t think of anyone else who could fake evidence proving that he leaked exam questions. And the one who could afford such a high price to buy Secretary Sun’s betrayal must be none other than the vice director Song Cheng Shi.
Lu Xu lowered his head and revealed a smile that was uglier than crying. This was truly like fighting a wild goose for an entire year but then ended up being blinded by said goose. In the end, he still underestimated the greed of human nature. Since Song Cheng Shi dared to do such things, then it was certain he had complete assurance that when Lu Xu fell, he wouldn’t be able to climb back out. Thinking back on how he also accepted nurous gifts and cash cards over the past few years, he was aware that this ti, unless there was a miracle, he would have to spend at least ten years in jail.
“…… Fortunately, Ban Ban is already studying hard and learning well.” Director Lu muttered a few words and then couldn’t help but worry: “I hope mother and father are okay.”
At this ti, he still didn’t know that the outside world had already changed to the point that everything was turned on its head. Furthermore, he didn’t know that because of these changes, his family went through much pain and suffering.
That evening, soone ca to tell Director Lu that as long as he confessed to his cris, they would consider lightening his sentence. They also told him that desperately struggling was no use, they had real evidence. Lu Xu very much wanted to say that the evidence was faked by his secretary. However, he currently didn’t have enough power or even the authority to see other people, much less make a counterattack. Even though it was like this, Lu Xu still felt a little uneasy. He subconsciously believed that he must not admit to his supposed cris, at least no that fast. Otherwise, his outco would probably be very bad.
Therefore, in the following days of investigations, Lu Xu used what could be counted as a gentle but firm attitude to express that it wasn’t he who leaked the questions for the city wide exam. It was very possibly done by his secretary. Director Lu did not ntion Song Cheng Shi’s na as he wasn’t sure if the police were Song Cheng Shi’s n. However, even though he said it like this, with regards to the practically already determined outco, everything he said was completely useless.
Within the past half a month, Lu Ban Ban had never imagined he would beco profoundly aware of the cruel reality that ‘without his father, he was nothing’. The family’s money stored in the bank was all frozen. From the beginning, there was not enough money to cover the costs for Grandpa Lu’s hospitalisation and operation. If not for Ren Zhu and Ning Xun, the young Lu Ban Ban would probably be in a tight spot.
Even though Ren Zhu spared no effort to help Lu Ban Ban, in the following half a month, Lu Ban Ban’s change was also astonishing.
The forr Lu Ban Ban was a confident and even arrogant bear child. He felt that if he claid second place, no one would claim to be first. No one was better than him and everyone should listen to him. However in the half a month in the hospital, he realised that not a single person would listen to him, he could only order around himself. In the ti when money was insufficient, Lu Ban Ban had also thought of borrowing money. The families of his several followers were all wealthy. Usually, when he wanted to buy sothing, these little brothers would always scramble to pay for him. However, just when he called them asking to borrow so money, not a single person was willing to lend him even a hundred dollars. Furthermore, a classmate who would always try to win his favour took joy in his misfortune and used a ridiculing tone to tell him:
“Your father is in jail. You still want to find to borrow money?! When you bullied before, was it not enough? I’d only lend you money if I were stupid! You and your father both deserve it!”
Lu Ban Ban threw his phone in fury. After a long while, he still struggled to crouched down and picked up his already dilapidated phone, afraid that he might have broken it. After all, he didn’t have excess money to buy another mobile phone.
Lu Ban Ban had now beco taciturn. He started to sell his collection of action figures and toys online bit by bit. In the first few days, Ren Zhu would buy take-out to give Lu Ban Ban and Grandpa Lu. However, on the tenth day, Lu Ban Ban stopped him.
“Teacher, buying take-out is too much of a waste of money. I’ll cook at ho.”
Ren Zhu silently looked at the young man who had lost more than 5 kg within ten days. After a long while, he then nodded his head: “Alright. Then you may as well also make my share. I’ll stay here to look after your grandpa.”
Lu Ban Ban firmly nodded. Then, that afternoon, Ren Zhu and Grandpa Lu received a sowhat scorched black and excessively salty bowl of noodles. Ren Zhu’s expression didn’t change as he added so hot water into the noodles and ate it. He then fed Grandpa Lu. “Next ti, rember to put a little less salt and add more water.”
At this mont, Lu Ban Ban’s gloomy and tense expression finally eased a lot. He held his right hand and humd in agreent.
Then, Lu Ban Ban silently sat by Grandpa Lu’s side and didn’t say any more.
Ren Zhu looked at Lu Ban Ban’s appearance and understood that it couldn’t go on like this. If the child continued down this path, his entire life would be ruined.
As a result, Ren Zhu got up and left, heading straight to Zhou Lai’s ho.
“Teacher Ren, you want to go comfort Lu Ban Ban?” Zhou Lai’s expression was very strange. He seed to be angry but also sowhat pleased. There was also so faint irritation: “His father committed a cri and was arrested. This itself was his father’s own wrongdoing. Why does he need comforting?! Is he very pitiful? If he is pitiful, then when my father was arrested when I was in Grade 3, I was even younger then, was I not pitiful?! I was 3 years younger than him at that ti. Do you know what he said then?”
Ren Zhu looked at the angry and sneering teenager in front of him. Zhou Lai said with a cold voice: “He said, your father is a bastard who deserves to go to jail. The father isn’t a good thing, so the son is also not a good thing.”
Ren Zhu lowered his eyes. He seed to be unable to explain anything for Lu Ban Ban. Feeling like this still wasn’t enough, Zhou Lai sneered again: “Afterwards, he brought his so called good brothers to bully for three years.”
“At that ti, I wanted to use a knife to stab him in the heart. Isn’t it just that his father is a director? My father also used to be a director, and he was much more powerful than his father. Why must he bully ? Did he think that just because he later apologised, I would forgive him? Why should I? I was bullied for a three years, a simple apology can make up for it? Now it’s good. His father was arrested. He’s now just like , isn’t that pretty good?”
Zhou Lai’s cold voice faintly trembled. If one didn’t listen carefully, they wouldn’t have discovered it.
Ren Zhu listened attentively so he noticed.
“Yes, his is like you, but his grandmother passed away due to stimulation. His forr little followers all started to ridicule him. His grandfather is now in hospital. His family doesn’t have enough money to cover the hospital expenses. He also started to learn to cook, but it seems like he burnt his hand. He really looks quite miserable. Now, perhaps he would also want to stab others.” Ren Zhu calmly said. “So, will you go see him? Go see his current pitiful and sorry figure.”
Zhou Lai fiercely raised his head. His sharp eyes appeared to want to see sothing from his class teacher’s expression, but he couldn’t make out anything. After an exceptionally quiet and dreadful long silence, Zhou Lai hoarsely said: “I’ll go. I want to ridicule and laugh at him. Then I’ll tell him how annoying he used to be.”
Consequently, Ren Zhu smiled and shook his head. After having experienced so much bullying and suffering, he could still be good and kindhearted. Such a good child, how could he be a homicidal maniac? Even if his expression was gloomy and his attitude was sowhat crude, this child honestly could be considered as a little angel.
So, after half a month of gloom, on the morning of the 16th day, Lu Ban Ban welcod the first classmate to visit him. When Lu Ban Ban raised his head and saw Zhou Lai expressionlessly carrying a large insulated lunch box, for the first ti his face revealed what seed to be a joyful expression. However, very quickly, his smile beca stiff.
“Congratulations. You’re just like .”
Zhou Lai’s words had never been so blunt and hurtful.
Lu Ban Ban wanted to be angry, but he soon thought of sothing and in an instant, annoyance and regret filled his face. However, he still felt very sad.
“Who are you showing that dead expression to? I heard that your cooking is very unpalatable. I started 3 years earlier so my skills are definitely much better than you. Your grandpa and teacher have already suffered enough. You should stop tornting their stomachs.”
Zhou Lai did not look at Lu Ban Ban. He reached out and opened the lunch box. Inside, there was a healthy portion of stir fried green vegetables, a bowl of mushroom chicken stew, a big portion of rice, and a bowl of congee. In one glance, it was evident that this was for Grandpa Lu.
Lu Ban Ban looked at the steaming lunch box on the patient table and swore that he would never cry again. He was then sad and also sowhat happy as tears stread down his face. He then said what he always wanted to but didn’t have the opportunity or the courage to say.
“I’m sorry ah, Zhou Lai. I previously bullied you so viciously and pushed all the bad things I did onto you. I also threw away your howork and slashed your books. I’m really really sorry! I was wrong, I shouldn’t have been like that to you! You’re already suffering a lot and I was still so hateful! I was wrong! Hit ! I’ll stand still and let you hit until you don’t feel angry anymore! Wu wu wu, now that I’m thinking about it, I feel that I was so wretched wu wu wu!”
Lu Ban Ban apologised and couldn’t stop crying. Only now did he profoundly understand how malicious and hateful the things he did to Zhou Lai were at the ti. Then, it’s too late for regrets.
Afterwards, he finally received a positive response from Zhou Lai that he had not received for the entire school term.
“Seeing you so ugly and crying to this degree, I forgive your ignorance at that ti.” Zhou Lai was standing straight but the corners of his eyes were slightly red: “Teacher once said that ‘one who doesn’t know is not guilty’. I believe that at that ti, you didn’t know how much suffering I was in. However, I will not be good to you. Although I forgive you, I still don’t like you very much.”
Lu Ban Ban broke into a smile. “It’s fine. It’s fine. I will persist. Later on I will properly show my fighting spirit to be your good brother!”
In the next half a month, Lu Ban Ban experienced the rough treatnt from Zhou Lai.
“Don’t look so miserable! Grandpa still wants to raise you! I don’t even have a grandpa to raise !”
“Oh oh.”
“Are you stupid? Don’t put too much oil when cooking. Stay further away from it, or you will be scalded!”
“Ah ah ah! I got burnt! You should have said it earlier!”
“Don’t worry about those people who say bad things about uncle. Uncle still hasn’t been sentenced. Back then my father was also going to be sentenced for a long ti, but he will be able to co out in five years. When he is released, I’ll be in senior high, just the right ti! Perhaps your father will be fine in a few days.”
“But it seems like my father really accepted gifts.”
“…… Oh, then we’ll wait together until senior high. Anyway, we’re not that young.”
When a person experiences a lot of suffering, it would always make then feel suffocated and in despair. However, once there’s soone else who is in the sa situation to face it together, they would always feel encouraged and not as sad.
At this mont, Ren Zhu was waiting for news from Ning Xun.
“The day after tomorrow is the final trial. I’ve already let people contact Lu Xu. Although he was in a very bad state after he found out about the news outside, he will still firmly cooperate with us helping him to reduce his cris. There’s now already information on the materials Secretary Sun faked. However, we don’t know where he put them for safekeeping. He and Song Cheng Shi are both cunning foxes. If they don’t plead guilty or reveal a hole in their story, then it’ll be very troubleso.”
When Ren Zhu heard this, after a long while, he suddenly said: “So, before the day after tomorrow, we need to find the original leaked exam paper questions that Secretary Sun forged? Moreover, it’s best to let him take the initiative to admit that he planted false evidence against Lu Xu?”
Ning Xun nodded and then raised his eyebrows: “Looking at your expression, I always feel that you seem to want to do sothing.”
As a result, Ren Zhu smiled: “Why don’t you guess?”
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Lu Ban Ban and Zhou Lai are so cute together (≧▽≦)
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