Chapter 78: My heart felt like it was suddenly pinched
Within a few seconds, Jian Ning withdrew her hand.
"There's nothing wrong. Your health is improving. Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Xiao Heqi said: "I'm a little out of breath."
Jian Ning guessed: "It may be that your company is too boring. If you go back in the afternoon and open the window, let the air flow. My medicine will definitely be fine."
She put down the vegetable basket, went into the house, poured water into the radishes she had picked in the morning, rinsed them twice, and took them out to dry in the sun.
Just in time to see the back of Xiao Heqi leaving.
She hummed a sun-growing ditty and dried radishes leisurely.
Chen Qian was very fast and sent over the contact information of the remaining few people that night.
Jian Ning called one by one.
"Hello, hello, is this Chen Zhao?"
Opposite was a middle-aged woman's voice: "This is Zhaozhao's old number. Are you Zhaozhao's former classmate?"
"Auntie, I am her former classmate. I would like to talk to her about something. Is it convenient?"
After two seconds of silence on the other end, the middle-aged woman said in a serious tone: "Zhao Zhao left last month, I'm sorry."
Jian Ning's heart felt as if someone had suddenly pinched it.
Her mouth was slightly open, but she was like a mute, unable to make a sound for a long time.
It took a while before I found my voice.
"Sorry, I disturbed you."
The other party: "It's okay. Zhao Zhao's cell phone hasn't rang for a long time. You were the first one to call. Is there something wrong?"
Jian Ning thought for a while and finally decided to tell the matter.
Time seemed to stretch infinitely during this call.
The atmosphere is like a person drowning in a rubber bubble, sticky and suffocating, trying to escape but being stuck everywhere.
There was a little boy's voice calling "Mom, Mom" on the other end of the phone.
The middle-aged woman asked the child to stop making trouble, and then said to Jian Ning on the other end of the phone: "We all knew what you said before. But we are just rural people. We wanted to go there and make trouble. We spent thousands of yuan in fares and made trouble. As a result, Zhao Zhao was imprisoned for a few days, and all her online posts disappeared. We spent all our savings on Zhao Zhao’s treatment. Last month, Zhao Zhao made a fuss about coming back from the hospital, but she jumped after she came back. Reservoir.”
The woman cried as she spoke. She said with great pain: "This child has been sensible since he was a child. He didn't even hesitate when he left, for fear of becoming a burden to us. We don't need to worry about studying. He passed the exam so well." ”
"Zhaozhao's father works in Zhoucheng, and she has a five-year-old son at home. If I make trouble again and get imprisoned, no one will take care of the child."
"Classmate, can you understand? It's not that I don't want to, I just don't dare."
Jian Ning took a deep breath and said, "I understand. Please take care of yourself. Goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, she raised her hand to wipe the mist from her eyes.
This is the natural sense of moral empathy that normal people have, even if the opposite person is a stranger she has never met.
She exhaled and went on to make the second call.
"Classmate, we don't want to mention this matter anymore."
The third call.
"I'm sorry, I don't want to cause any more trouble to my family."
The fourth call.
"This has never happened before, don't lie!"
The fifth call.
The other party was silent and hung up directly.
Jian Ning made several calls in succession, but all ended without success. She was not discouraged at all. She moved her finger to the next phone number, pressed the numbers on her mobile phone, and dialed the number.
After confirming that the other party was herself, she communicated the situation.
The other party was also silent for a while.
Jian Ning waited patiently. After more than ten seconds, the girl asked in a choked voice: "Are you telling the truth? Are you willing to help us?"
Jian Ning said firmly: "Yes, I want this matter to be known to the public. A pest like Su Shijian must get the retribution he deserves."
The girl smiled bitterly, "Retribution? I don't believe these two words for a long time. I have never done any bad things, but retribution fell on me."
She gritted her teeth and seemed to be angry: "But Su Shijian's retribution has not come yet!"
Then, she coughed twice and was a little out of breath. "I took the money they gave me to treat my illness, but it was impossible to cure it. I can testify about these things, but..."
"I don't have much time, classmate. If it weren't for the call you made tonight, I might have died quietly in this rental house in two days."
"I'm not afraid of death, so I'm not afraid of retaliation anymore. I also want to see the so-called justice before I die."
Jian Ning's heart was lifted, "So, where are you? I'll have someone pick you up. Come and stay with me. It's safe. I'm in Beicheng."
"No need." The other party refused directly, "I am not in Beicheng and have returned to my hometown. You can't come forward in this matter, it will bring you trouble. I have no father or mother, and I grew up on the food of hundreds of families in the village. As long as you can I am satisfied if my voice is not muffled.”
Jian Ning asked: "Can you give me your address?"
Although her vegetables are not a panacea, they still have certain benefits for the body because they contain spiritual energy.
But the other party still refused.
"I can't be sure whether you are a good person or whether the Su family wants to completely eradicate you. I'm sorry."
Jian Ning understood, "I understand, let's add WeChat, okay?"
The other party agreed: "Okay."
Please...you...collect 6...9...books...!
After hanging up the phone, Jian Ning added the other party's WeChat account and chatted briefly.
Then, Jian Ning continued to call.
Some people couldn't get through on the phone, and some people were still hesitating, feeling that they had no power and power and couldn't defeat Su Shijian.
Fortunately, two more people were willing to step forward.
She added the WeChat accounts of those two people.
From a list of 28 people, it is already pretty good to find three people willing to come forward.
Putting herself in their shoes, Jian Ning would also have concerns if she were them.
One of them, who happened to be in Beicheng, said that he could come over and chat in person tomorrow. Jian Ning made an appointment with him on the time and place.
We have an appointment to meet Yunxuan at 12 noon tomorrow.
The food at Huiyunxuan is expensive precisely because of its extremely private environment.
It is just right to set the place of communication there.
The next day, Jian Ning left early for Huiyunxuan and sent a message to the other party on the way as a reminder.
When we arrived at Huiyunxuan, the other party did not reply.
Jian Ning frowned and called immediately, but she was told that the phone was turned off.
She is not an impatient person, even if she encounters this situation, she is very calm.
Who knows, the other party may have just run out of battery, or may have encountered something else.
She waited a little longer, and when it was half past twelve, she called again, and the call was finally answered.
"Hello, I'm already at Huiyunxuan."
The voice on the other side was trembling, "I'm sorry, my mother has something to do today, so we won't go there."
Jian Ning is not a fool. After a little thought, she can understand.
She said: "Okay, let's make an appointment another day."
After hanging up the phone, she ordered three dishes and started eating.
If you can't finish the food, ask someone to pack it up and bring an extra meal with you so that you can still eat it when you go home in the evening.
When they went out, they met a group of people walking towards them. Xiao Heqi, who was surrounded by people, raised his eyes and saw Jian Ning as well.
The corner of his mouth curled up: "Looking at your expression, who owes you fifty million?"
The people next to him knew what was going on and said, "Mr. Xiao, he has met an acquaintance, so I won't bother you and let's go over first."
One by one, they walked around Jian Ning and walked into Huiyunxuan.
Jian Ning pursed her lips, not interested in talking.
Xiao Heqi rarely saw frustration on her face and smiled, "Tell me, what difficulty did you encounter?"
Jian Ning said calmly: "What's the use of saying it?"
Xiao Heqi imitated her usual tone of coaxing a three-year-old child, and said slowly: "If you don't tell me, how will God help you get your wish?"
(End of chapter)