Chapter 15

Huang Canming and He Haiyu were obviously indifferent to Qiao Xi. Qiao Xi knew but didn't care. He never regarded them as like-minded partners, so naturally he couldn't talk about being disappointed. Taking care of them before was just incidental, and I never thought of any gratitude in return.

Qiao Xi, the client, didn't care, but Ding Lanyue and Liu Yifeng were very disappointed. Not to mention that the other party was also hitchhiking with friends, even if they were alone in the car, it would be excused. I really encountered an accident on the road. The other party was very skilled and it was easy for me to do anything alone.

The two of them tried to reason with He Haiyu and Huang Canming, but they didn't make sense and had a quarrel instead.

In front of Qiao Xi, Ding Lanyue and Liu Yifeng felt a little embarrassed for their friends and apologized to Qiao Xi on their behalf, hoping not to make the relationship too tense.

"It's not necessary, we're not traveling together." Qiao Xi bypassed them and continued walking forward.

Looking at Qiao Xi walking away, Ding Lanyue and Liu Yifeng looked at each other. After a moment of silence, Ding Lanyue said, "Do you think we are the same as them?"

Ding Lanyue and He Haiyu are roommates, Liu Yifeng and Huang Canming are also roommates, and Ding Lanyue and Huang Canming are high school classmates, so the four of them know each other.

The two girls wanted to travel, but were afraid of being unsafe. He Haiyu, who was interested in Liu Yifeng, asked Ding Lanyue to take Huang Canming's route and bring Liu Yifeng to travel together. This was how they made this unlucky trip to country T.

Liu Yifeng adjusted his glasses: "There are always some people who disperse while walking."

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On the morning of the 16th, local government staff delivered the ashes of Ma Meiying's grandparents in a palm-sized ceramic bottle. The person who registered the information was Liu Yifeng, so it was Liu Yifeng who went to collect the ashes.

Two living people were packed into such a small bottle in the blink of an eye. It may not even contain the ashes of the two people. The same batch of Chinese people were cremated together. No one can tell which pile of ashes is whose, just for psychological comfort. That's all.

Ding Lanyue felt sad: "What if Aunt Ma and Tiantian are not inside?"

The other three did not speak, and no one could guarantee that they would be inside.

Liu Yifeng held the small bottle, which was so light but felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. He hesitated and hesitated, and asked Ding Lanyue: "Do you think I am shirking my responsibility by handing it to Qiao Xi? I'm really not afraid of trouble, but I know how much I weigh. If I encounter any danger again, I may not be able to survive it. I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill Aunt Ma's last wish."

"Do you think she is willing to take over such a thankless job?" He Haiyu sneered, "I finally figured out why she didn't come forward that day. She was the first person mentioned in Aunt Ma's recording. She just didn't want to care about this. trouble."

Ding Lanyue stared at He Haiyu blankly, as if he didn't recognize her.

He Haiyu was confused: "Why are you looking at me like this? Is what I said wrong?"

"How could you say such harsh words?" Ding Lanyue murmured. She was obviously not such a person. Last year, a classmate with whom she had an average relationship became seriously ill, and she was the one who donated the most money in the class.

He Haiyu glared: "Am I being sarcastic? I'm just telling the truth. If you don't believe me, go try it and see if she is willing to take this hot potato?"

Huang Canming curled his lips and said, "Well, the person is right there. Go and talk to her and see if she is willing to bring a bottle of ashes back to the country. You have to go to Jincheng to find two unrelated strangers."

Liu Yifeng looked at Huang Canming, who looked disdainful, and then at He Haiyu, who was full of ridicule. A kind of fear arose spontaneously. At this moment, he suddenly understood the most terrifying thing about the end of the world - the rapid distortion of human nature.

He didn't say anything and didn't bother to say anything anymore. He had already said what needed to be said, so why waste his saliva anymore. Now Shui was very nervous and turned around to find Qiao Xi.

After the estrangement started, Qiao Xi took the initiative to part ways with them and go alone. When someone saw her alone, she was obsessed with him and rushed to be a good brother. In front of everyone, she slapped her with a stick and her face was swollen. From then on, no one came up to provoke her without a shrewd eye. She was happy to be free and leisurely, and took the time to organize her space and inventory her supplies.

Qiao Xi raised her eyes and looked at Liu Yifeng and Ding Lanyue who were walking towards them. Her eyes fell on the ceramic bottle in Liu Yifeng's palm. Heartbroken cries filled the gymnasium. She knew what it was.

Liu Yifeng was a little embarrassed to say it. He typed for a while before finally telling his purpose: "...If you don't want to go to Jincheng, please leave me an address. As long as I can go back, I will definitely find you and I will send you to Jincheng." "Cheng, if I don't come for a month or two," he smiled bitterly, feeling a little sad, "I'll have to trouble you."

Qiao Xi stretched out his hand.

Liu Yifeng hurriedly handed it over, and he knew that she was not hard-hearted. She had helped everyone a lot. No one in their group had benefited from her. Just saying that the solar power bank solved everyone's urgent needs.

Qiao Xi put the ceramic bottle into his backpack, actually putting it into the space to prevent it from being bumped and broken.

"Then do you want to leave me your contact information?" Liu Yifeng asked.

Qiao Xi refused: "No, I will try my best to deliver it."

When she returns to Beijing, as long as the situation is not too bad, she will definitely go to Jincheng, because she has a 60-foot yacht parked at the port of the local yacht club on the seaside, which is her birth year gift to herself.

But if the situation is dire, she won't take the chance. So I say try my best, not necessarily. The future was full of variables, and she couldn't boast more. But one thing is guaranteed, she will definitely bring her grandfather and grandson back to China.

Liu Yifeng and Ding Lanyue thanked him repeatedly, and Ding Lanyue immediately said that he would hand over the gold objects and money left by Ma Meiying to Qiao Xi. Since she was the one who escorted the ashes back to China, the thank you fee left by Ma Meiying must belong to her.

"You two can keep the cash, it may be needed later. Give me the gold item, and I will give it to their family as a reminder." Ma Meiying is sure that the gold item can be used as money in times of difficulty.

However, Ding Lanyue and Liu Yifeng insisted on not asking for money and receiving no reward for no merit. However, she rummaged through the entire bag, but there was no trace of gold bracelets, gold necklaces or more than 40,000 T baht.

Qiao Xi couldn't understand anything and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Ding Lanyue turned pale with anxiety and poured out everything in the bag: "Why is it missing?"

Liu Yifeng comforted: "Is it wrapped in clothes? Don't worry, look for it slowly."

I can't find it, my underwear has been shaken off, and if it's not there, it's not there.

Ding Lanyue was afraid that Qiao Xi would misunderstand that she was pretending, so she hurriedly explained with a pale face: "It's always been in my bag. I saw it before going to bed yesterday."

Qiao Xi reminded: "Maybe someone took it away while you were sleeping."

Ding Lanyue's face turned paler. She was not an idiot. They slept with two girls in the middle and two boys on the outside. Everyone's bags were placed between her and He Haiyu.

If outsiders can steal the gold and money in the bag, why not steal the entire bag? This is more likely to be done by one of our own people. Liu Yifeng slept on the same side as her, and it would be easy for him to feel it if he moved past her, not to mention Liu Yifeng was not such a person. But she couldn't say that He Haiyu and Huang Canming were not this kind of person. In just two days, the once familiar people had become extremely strange.

Ding Lanyue, filled with grief and anger, turned around and rushed back. Liu Yifeng, who also wanted to understand the key, hurried to catch up.

How could Huang Canming and He Haiyu admit it and refuse Ding Lanyue's request to search the bag?

He Haiyu's voice was sharp: "Who do you think you are? Are you a policeman? What qualifications do you have to search our bags!"

Ding Lanyue's eyes were red and she was so angry that her voice was unsteady: "If you are not guilty, why are you afraid that I will see them? Those are Aunt Ma's relics. If you want them, just openly express your willingness to escort them home. What does it matter now? No Are you still shameless if you want to be escorted but want something?"

In the face of survival, face is nothing. They just want to return to the country as quickly as possible. They are fed up with this precarious ghost place.

To send the ashes back to the country, that's four people, and that's not enough. They inquired about it, 20,000 RMB for a seat, a gold bracelet and a gold necklace, plus more than 40,000 T baht, which was almost just right.

The four people who made a big fuss attracted the staff, and the onlookers watched the excitement without thinking it was a big deal. In this case, packet searches are unavoidable.

The goldware was in He Haiyu's bag, and the money was in Huang Canming's bag. They insisted that it was theirs, and there was no name written on it. The public said that the public was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right, so why should they think they had stolen it.

"The money, bracelets and necklaces all belong to you?" Qiao Xi looked at the two of them with a half-smile.

He Haiyu's heart suddenly suddenly moved, and he leaned closer to Huang Canming, with a serious look on his face and an inward look: "It's our thing, what's wrong?"

"What a piece of shit you guys are! You despise gold as tacky and never wear gold jewelry. Huang Canming didn't exchange foreign currency." Ding Lanyue was furious, "Aunt Ma hasn't passed her first seven years yet, so be careful she comes back to you."

Their faces immediately turned pale.

Qiao Xi smiled and handed Ma Meiying's cell phone to the staff. The wallpaper on the phone showed Ma Meiying hugging Tiantian. The bracelets and necklaces on her wrists and neck were clearly visible. She played again Aunt Ma's last words about these things.

At that moment, everyone present didn't know what was going on. It was shameful to steal something, and it was a relic left by an old man, just so that the grandfather and grandson could return to their hometown. It was simply unconscionable.

Huang Canming, who revealed his true form in front of everyone, had his face green and red. Suddenly Huang Canming opened the distance between him and He Haiyu: "It was her idea, it was all her idea, she stole the things."

He Haiyu was stunned, and then his eyes were splitting: "You obviously told me that 20,000 yuan can buy a seat back home. These things are only enough for two people, so you asked me to bring them over at night. You also said that you would protect them along the way. I."

"Twenty thousand yuan per seat, what kind of seat?"

Compared with who stole whom or who instigated whom, everyone obviously cared more about their seats back home. Not everyone knows that there is such a transaction in private. Some people are narrow-minded and even claim that the staff are secretly selling tickets to return home.

In an instant, the target of public criticism changed from He Haiyu and Huang Canming to a staff member, and the public was simply excited.

Chaos, complete chaos.

The farce was stopped only after the arrival of the armed police. In order to appease people's hearts, He Haiyu and Huang Canming were asked to explain the situation in public.

In order to win the public's trust and stabilize the situation, the staff dug out the seller who was selling them a 'ticket to return home'. After careful questioning, they found that he was a liar. He had no car and no way to get one. He was just a liar. Holding a simulated luxury car key to cheat. It's a bad idea to make a fortune and run away as soon as the lockdown is lifted.

The victims who had been deceived by him and had already handed over cash or valuables jumped up on the spot and rushed to settle accounts with him. There were twenty-four of them.

In the end, the liar, He Haiyu, and Huang Canming were both punished to clean the smelly toilets. There is currently no condition to bring them to justice for fraud and theft. However, there is no rule without rules, and the atmosphere cannot be corrected without punishment, so punishment is replaced by labor, and the rest can only be discussed after returning home.

On the surface, this farce seems to have subsided, but in fact, there is a more undercurrent underneath. Everyone knows that spending money can buy a 'ticket' to return to the country.

Not everyone is in a hurry to return home. They want stability and are willing to patiently follow the embassy's arrangements. But some people are anxious. They are worried about their loved ones at home. They are afraid of this place where disasters are happening one after another. They are afraid that the later it gets, the harder it will be to leave... People who want to leave always have a reason to leave, and people who want to leave will always find a way to leave. .