his mermaid

***

Someone committed suicide in the old building in this alley.

The deceased was 50 years old, male.The job is to drive a taxi and has a 26-year-old son.

The son of the deceased found his father collapsed in the toilet, not breathing and his body was cold, so he called an ambulance immediately. When the ambulance arrived, he confirmed that his father was dead before the son called the police.

He couldn't believe that his father would commit suicide for no reason, or rather, he didn't believe that his father was dead at all.

The police were going to take away the body for an autopsy, and the young son knelt down and broke down crying, shouting to his father, "I'm sorry, why I didn't find out earlier, and so on."After he was a little more stable, he was also taken by the police to make a statement.

"The time of death was around 22 o'clock in the evening, and the time of taking the medicine was probably around 20 o'clock. When did you find the body?"

"It was past 2 o'clock in the morning, and I just came home from playing outside."

"What do you play? What do you do for work?"

"Singing at the bar."

"How did you find the body? What was the situation?"

"I couldn't open the toilet door when I got home, so I suspected that my dad was inside, because my dad and I were the only ones in my house... But no one responded after shouting for 10 minutes, so I kicked the door. Then, I saw my dad fall down. He was on the ground, and his body was very cold, especially his nose and mouth were breathless, and his expression was very painful."

Having said this in an extremely choked voice, Chu Quan buried his head in his arms, and then wept bitterly.

"If I had come back earlier, at least I wouldn't have gone out drinking that night, Dad might not have died...I really want to kill myself..."

"Calm down first." The police officer stopped asking, and waited until Chu Quan recovered slightly.More than 20 minutes later, another report came in.

"The cause of death was death from shock caused by taking a large amount of sleeping pills."

"That's the medicine my dad took for a long time."

"Did the deceased suffer from any disease?"

"My dad has cervical spondylosis. He also suffers from chronic insomnia. He always buys sleeping pills to help him sleep. He has been taking them for many years."

"Many years?"

"Maybe five or six years."

"We preliminarily concluded that it was depression suicide."

"Impossible, even if it is depression, it is impossible to commit suicide easily. How can you conclude?"

"Does your father have any friends?"

"A few, relatively few."

"Does he not like to communicate with people and is withdrawn?"

"……Maybe."

Chu Quan was a little speechless, and his father didn't make it clear to him that such a big incident had happened.

"There is another very important reason, your father was involved in a car accident, do you know?"

"I'm not very clear. My dad mentioned it and said he was not responsible."

"Your father is the defendant. He may not be able to bear the consequences of the case, so he aggravated his depression."

"The person who was hit rushed into the road by himself, my father is not responsible at all!" Chu Quan suddenly raised his voice and said excitedly.

"But we found out that your father doesn't have a driver's license for a large vehicle. This is already an illegal act. In addition, there was a car accident, which is even more troublesome. Moreover, one person was killed in the car accident, and another person was injured and disabled. The family members of the other party are likely to claim compensation to huge compensation."

"I didn't ask about these details. My dad just told me that something happened to him accidentally, but it was the other party's responsibility."

Chu Quan suddenly collapsed and lowered his head again.

"And about my dad's driver's license, I don't even know..."

Could it be that Dad really couldn't bear the blow of this car accident?If he had spoken out earlier, he would have borrowed money to pay back even if he tried his best.

Chu Quan stayed at the police station to take notes for a long time. He was a little mentally disturbed, and he didn't sleep at night, so he couldn't think calmly.

In the end, it was confirmed that it was a suicide, and Chu Quan was in charge of contacting the funeral home to drag his father's body away, let alone sleep.But he always believed that his father could not commit suicide easily. He has been prone to depression for a long time.The family members of the injured must have demanded huge compensation, so my father couldn't bear it.

Chu Quan suddenly recalled that his father often received an unknown phone call recently. As long as it was from that unknown phone call, his father would be very nervous when answering the phone, and even broke out in a cold sweat. It must be the family members who came to force him to lose money.It would have been nice if I had reacted earlier, why didn't I notice the strangeness of my father at all, why is he always not at home?

The more Chu Quan thought about it, the more he regretted it. After all, he lost a close relative, and few people can cheer up immediately.

Leaving the police station in a trance, the police still have kind people reminding him: Your father is gone, the money may still have to be paid, it depends on whether the family members there will continue to sue, you should pay attention.

This is a very realistic statement. Since those people can drive their father to death, they can also drive themselves to death.

Chu Quan went home to pack up his belongings, and found a box containing passbooks, real estate certificates, and car certificates.The other things were all piled up without even looking at them, the clothes were put together in sacks, and the sundries were put in boxes.According to the custom here, the relics of deceased relatives should be taken to be burned, or handed over to the funeral home, and they will handle them together.

The person left just like that, and the news spread quickly. In the morning of the second day, Chu Quan was in the mourning hall to rest for a while, when he received a call from a lawyer named Li Ao.

Hearing him say a bunch of terms that he didn't understand, Chu Quan was very resentful.Their father was forced to death by them, but they only thought about money.

"I don't have time to talk to you right now. If you want to sue, you can sue. I don't have any money to pay back. Get lost!" Chu Quan hung up the phone so arrogantly that he almost dropped his mobile phone. Chu Quan had already forgotten what the lawyer said just now .

Leo took a deep breath and said:

"His father just passed away, so he couldn't calm down and talk to us. But I obviously didn't mention the compensation at all, and on our side, there is no result on the exact amount of compensation. The first court session is still two days away. Who knew something would happen at this juncture."

"Should we continue to sue him? It stands to reason that compensation can be distributed from the estate of the driver who caused the accident."

"Go to the mourning hall to see them." Yao Chen turned and went.

In any case, the driver committed suicide ostensibly to avoid compensation.However, Yaochen and the driver who caused the accident hadn't even met each other, and he entrusted a lawyer to deal with it. Li Ao only had a few exchanges with him.It is impossible to say "force him to lose money", because the specific amount of compensation has not yet been determined.

Li Ao also thought about it. Jiang Yaochen also found several other law firms. If he didn't accept the case himself, or if he didn't achieve the result he was satisfied with, he would continue to find ways to appeal.He really seemed like the kind of benefactor who would force others to die, but he didn't know the amount of compensation, so it shouldn't be possible to call and negotiate.

"It's said that before the execution in prison, the prisoner will scare himself to death."

"I'll find out after going to see it, and find out who that father is."

"When I called, I felt that the other party was an honest person."

Almost no one came.Chu Quan was alone in the mourning hall, wearing loose denim harem pants, and the hat of the graffiti sweater covered him completely.The clothes seem to be in the style of American hip-hop, I heard that he is engaged in related music.

Chu Quan sat on the mat and wanted to rest, but he couldn't really fall asleep.

The coffin is written in italics such as the coffin of loving father Chu Rui, next to Chu Rui's portrait, probably seven or eight years younger than his death age, although it is black and white, it looks very energetic.Yaochen felt that the person on this portrait was unspeakably familiar, maybe this kind of middle-aged man is the face of the public.

After Yaochen and the lawyer approached, Chu Quan looked up at them.

"What are you doing, who are you?"

"I'm the lawyer Li Ao who contacted you this morning."

Li Ao handed out his business card: [LEO Big International Law Firm Leo].Chu Quan didn't take it, but said flatly: "I know you want money, but my family has no money to pay. It's up to you."

"I'm not here to ask you for money, I want to know the details of your father's suicide." Yaochen said behind the lawyer.

"Oh, who are you?"

"Families of the injured."

Afterwards, Chu Quan also spoke cooperatively about his father's work, his usual behavior, and his personality.As well as the cause of suicide and the process of discovering the body, just like when taking notes at the police station.When asked why his father committed suicide, he said that the police determined that it was depression, and then he suddenly raised his voice: "It's just a nice way to say it was depression, isn't it because you forced him to death?"

"Actually, the case has not yet been heard, and we don't know the amount of compensation awarded by the court."

"Isn't it just a loss of hundreds of thousands or one million? Can you imagine it." Seeing Yaochen's clothes, which seemed to be Armani suits, Chu Quan sighed suddenly, "It must be a lot, you are rich people, sure The lion will open its mouth wide."

"Your father caused trouble on his own, and he couldn't bear it. Isn't this a normal relief?" Yaochen said, looking sideways at the portrait.

Probably this is the legendary cold-blooded animal, Chu Quan almost rushed up with a fist, Li Ao stopped him, patted his back again, Chu Quan sat down on the ground again with his head supported.

"Actually, we haven't had much contact with your father. Mr. Jiang is very busy, and we haven't contacted your father. We asked our law firm to coordinate and handle it. We never mentioned the specific amount of compensation to him. I just told him that I have appealed, and your father's reaction was relatively calm."

"I don't know, anyway, my dad often receives a phone call recently, and then he has a breakdown. How do I know if it's you? Who else but you?"

Perhaps it was because his father's aging appearance in the past few years appeared in his mind again, and Chu Quan began to cry again.

"I haven't contacted your father. Maybe that call was made by another friend of your father. If you really want to investigate, you can go to the communication company to check." Yaochen explained, because he felt that this person was genuine in his heart In mourning, advise him to understand the truth and respect his father.

"Forget it, you guys get lost, even if you didn't force me, my dad is already dead. If only I found out that his depression is so serious..."

"Mr. Chu... I'm so sorry. We'll contact you when the details of the compensation are announced."

***

In the morning, the lawyer came to the company to discuss matters, and then went out with brother Yaochen.

Not to the hospital, but to a friend's funeral, he said.

In order to confirm the company's affairs, Yuhan also asked him when he would come back.Yaochen replied that it would take about two hours to get there, and it would take four or five hours to come back after staying for a while.So I won't come to the company again today.

At that moment, Yuhan made up his mind to go to the hospital alone.

The hospital where Gao Yuehui's brother lived.

After returning home last time, she told her mother about this matter, and her mother also asked her to visit to see what kind of person the other party was, and she could no longer let Yaochen be with anyone casually.

To visit a patient, you need to register the name of the family member and the patient, but Yuhan remembered which building it was, and said it was a friend of a friend, so someone took her in smoothly, not to mention that she was also very elegantly dressed, not like a sneaky social person.

When I arrived at the lobby of the bungalow, I saw the names of the patients who checked in, the nurses and nurses in charge, all hung on the blackboard at the entrance of the lobby, and there was a nurse registering something.Yuhan could tell at a glance who Gao Yuehui's elder brother was. His surname was Gao and his name was Gao Yueguo.

She pretended to be calm and said, "Well, I'm here to visit Gao Yueguo, I'm his friend."

Thinking that she might see the wound on Gao Yueguo's leg later, she was still a little scared.Seeing disabled people with amputations, Yuhan is the kind of person who will deliberately avoid looking at them, because it will cause psychological discomfort.Not long after, Yueguo came down the small elevator in the bungalow.

Fortunately, Yueguo's legs were covered with gauze, and there was a thin blanket covering them, so he couldn't see them. Yuhan breathed a sigh of relief.

Gao Yueguo's facial features are soft and delicate, and his nose is also very high.After seeing it clearly from the front, Yuhan felt that he even looked a bit like a TV star.

No wonder Brother Yaochen likes him, if he is a bad-looking person, he is even more unworthy of Yaochen.

Gao Yuehui is also a beauty among women, and their brother and sister look quite similar.

In the company before, she and Brother Yaochen stood together very well, they were both talented and beautiful.

"Your friend came to see you." The nurse pushed out his wheelchair and left temporarily.

"I'm Gao Yuehui's former colleague, my name is Huang Yuhan... Mister Gao, my condolences."

Yuhan was afraid that her bad attitude would scare him, so she didn't even think about her words, so she could only improvise.

"Xiaohui's colleague..."

Hearing his sister's name, Yue Guo's expression suddenly twisted together.

"Well, yes. Let's go talk."

Like pushing her mother's wheelchair, Yuhan familiarly pushed Yue Guo to the restaurant area. She found a place to sit down, and then a nurse came over and poured lemonade for her, and also prepared milk for Yue Guo.

"I'm really sorry that I only came to visit at this time."

"It's okay, I'm very happy to know that Xiaohui has friends who care about her in the company." Yue Guo forced a smile, but it's been a long time, and he has accepted the fact that his father and sister died.

"Mr. Gao, I heard that your father has also passed away. So, is there any financial difficulty in your family?"

Yue Guo forced a smile, and said guiltily, "Fortunately, there is no difficulty."

"Is there any compensation for the driver who caused the accident?"

"not yet"

Judging from his weak tone, one could tell that the driver had probably escaped, or the problem hadn't been resolved yet.Brother Yaochen spent a lot of money on dealing with Gao Yuehui and her father's funeral. Yuhan boldly guessed that her brother's medical expenses here must be paid by Brother Yaochen. It is impossible for ordinary people to come here to recuperate.

"Why did you choose to recuperate here? The cost of this nursing home is very high. You should know it?"

Yue Guo froze for a moment, then nodded slightly.

He didn't ask about the specific cost, and he had to go to the payment department of the hospital to inquire about it.Yaochen said he didn't care, so don't ask.

But when Yuhan came to visit, he couldn't lie, and soon, he knew how to say:

"Actually, I have a friend who has been helping me and helping me through difficulties. I will pay him back in the future."

Yaochen won't force him to pay it back, will he?Taking a chance, Yueguo wanted to save some face for himself.

"I know, the friend you mentioned is brother Yaochen, right?"

"Ah..." Only then did Yue Guo understand that they all knew each other, otherwise this girl would not have known that she was recuperating here.He was a little embarrassed, "Yes, you and Xiaohui are colleagues, so he should be your boss."

After he realized it, he found something wrong again.

"Brother Yaochen?" This title seemed very close.

The corner of Yuhan's mouth twitched, and she looked at him very formally: "Actually, I am Jiang Yaochen's younger sister."

"Ah..." Yue Guo opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, "Sorry."

It turned out that Yaochen had a younger sister, whom he had never mentioned. He almost never talked about his family, and he himself knew nothing about it.

I vaguely recalled that a few days ago, a girl came to look for Yaochen outside the hospital, and then left after saying a few words.Yaochen said that someone he knew came to take a look, so he made a little noise by the window.

A few days had passed since that incident, and Yueguo had completely forgotten about it.

"We are a remarried family. My father and Yaochen's mother are remarried couples, so I have no blood relationship with him."

Yu Han said calmly, "You don't have to feel embarrassed, because Brother Yaochen never mentioned you to his family."

"Hmm..." Looking at Yuhan's eyes, Yueguo simply nodded.

This person is different from his sister, he doesn't talk much, and is very docile, Yuhan felt it just now, she didn't get angry when she came over so aggressively.

Yu Han also said straight to the point: "Just now you said Brother Yaochen is your friend, helping you through difficulties, but you are actually dating, right?"

"No, it's not..."

"How long have you been dating?"

Knowing that it seemed impossible to hide it, Yueguo said casually:

"Not long."

Just got together last month.

"How did you hook up with brother Yaochen?"

It's not "hitting up", and he never thought about hooking up with anyone.It's so rude to ask.

Yueguo avoided Yuhan's eyes and didn't answer. He looked for the automatic button on the wheelchair, and the wheelchair began to move to one side.

"Wait, I'm not here to find fault."

Yuhan caught up and pressed the button back, and cut off the wheelchair.She once learned about wheelchairs for her mother, so she is very skilled in the operation of various wheelchairs. The moment she saw the Yueguo wheelchair, she knew how to make it automatically fold and move faster. This is a very high-end wheelchair. Brother Yaochen must have bought it too.

She bent down to block him in front of Yue Guo: "I want to help you, can you talk to me well?"

Yue Guo moved her hand away, and moved herself to the dining table, keeping a certain distance from Yu Han.

"I met him in college, we are in the same school..."

"Are you studying music too?"

"I'm from the piano department."

The piano department... Yuhan was taken aback. Didn't her mother say that Brother Yaochen would not associate with someone from the piano department?If you say that the man is uneducated, maybe you are talking about him.

Yuhan decided to make it clear with him.

"You can play the piano?"

"meeting."

"Sorry, actually what I want to ask is, were you still a healthy and normal person at that time?"

Playing the piano requires stepping on the pedals, and losing a leg is always inconvenient.

Even though it was difficult to ask this question, Yueguo replied, "Well, I only had a car accident this year."

"Did Brother Yaochen stay with you after you became disabled?"

"That's it."

Yu Han returned to the chair and sat down.

"Then you know Brother Yaochen likes the disabled, right?"

Yue Guo showed a look of surprise, it seemed that he didn't know, otherwise it wouldn't be such a natural reaction.

She continued: "Don't you have his social account? He made it public."

"What account is it? I don't surf the Internet much..."

"Maybe he hasn't sent it to you, I'll look for it."

It's impossible for Yaochen to tell the other party about this kind of thing, because if you say it, you can't get close.

Yuhan turned on the phone, but when he opened the ins, Brother Yaochen's homepage was emptied, and at some point, there were only a few recent photos left.

"No way, why did you delete it?" Yuhan muttered, turning off the phone in a hurry, and went to her photo album to see if it was saved.

"Is what you said true?" Yue Guo had a similar premonition, but he still couldn't believe it when he heard the third person say that to him.

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"That's it..." Yue Guo didn't want to answer, but responded to her out of politeness.

Seeing Gao Yueguo's expression, he knew that he had already started to waver.

Most people with disabilities will not accept people with devotee tendencies, because it is approaching with a purpose, not really liking.Gao Yueguo is definitely no exception, I'm afraid he still thinks that he and Yaochen are in a pleasing relationship, and it is necessary to tell him the truth, so that he will not be hurt even more when he finds out in the future.

"Also, it's okay to be gay, but few families accept their son being with a disabled person."

Yuhan took a sip of lemonade and continued, "What if brother Yaochen dumps you in the future and doesn't help you anymore, what should I do then? If I draw a clear line now, I can help you too. The association has friends who can help you apply for a relief fund, find a job for you, and arrange housing for you if it is really difficult. I know your family doesn't have much money. But don't get too involved with brother Yaochen, please. "

Before she knew it, Yuhan realized that she was the only one talking, so she stopped.

After more than ten seconds, Yueguo found a way to reply to her.

"Actually, it was Yaochen who liked me first, and even said that he wanted to live together."

"Yes, our family has seven or eight properties."

Yue Guo showed a surprised expression again.

"It seems that he didn't make it clear to you that it was a house given to him by his mother." Yuhan couldn't help but aggravate her tone, "Brother Yaochen still has to rely on his parents in many ways, you are spending his parents' money .”

After talking with Yuhan, my body began to feel uncomfortable for no reason, I sweated a lot, and the wound on my leg was more itchy than usual.

"Then what do you want from me?"

"You can refuse him, and you should think about it yourself, what if you break up with Brother Yaochen in the future?"

"Oh, I'll think about it."

Yue Guo said lightly that this would make her appear less vulnerable and able to bear the consequences of what she said.

Putting her hand on the button of the wheelchair, she was ready to leave at any time, but she was worried that Yuhan would intercept him, which she did just once.

"Do you like Brother Yaochen?"

"do not know."

"What do you mean I don't know? Is it because you are worried that you won't be able to find a partner in the future, and brother Yaochen showed affection to you, so you hung on him. ——ah, what are you doing!"

As soon as Yuhan finished speaking, Yueguo's milk cup splashed his face, and he put down the cup in horror.

There is no way to continue the conversation, only in this way.

But he didn't start hard, the milk hasn't been completely poured out, but just spilled a little on Yuhan's arm, but it has already wetted her chiffon shirt.

The wheelchair moved with difficulty, and Yueguo was about to leave.

"How can you pour milk on me without even apologizing?"

Yu Han stood up, her tone became fierce.

"No wonder mom said you were uneducated..."

Mother?Did Yaochen's mother say that he is not well-bred?He doesn't even know Yaochen's mother, so why should she say that.

If Xiaohui hadn't passed away, she would have stood up and yelled at Yuhan, scolded her away, and might even do something.His younger sister, who had been a strong character since she was a child, stood up for him, even before she died, she quarreled for herself.Yueguo realized how important he had lost, and how useless he was when he was alone. The wheelchair stopped, and he supported his head and began to cry.

"Why are you..." Yuhan suddenly picked up her bag, as if this would relieve her panic, "I didn't bully you, did I? I've told the truth since I came, and told you the truth."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to look down on you...I just came here..." She wanted to take out a tissue to comfort Gao Yueguo, and he picked up the milk cup again, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really didn't want to hurt you."

Yuhan kept waving his hands and apologizing, but suddenly the glass of milk was overturned on the wheelchair and spilled everywhere.

Maybe she stayed for too long, or maybe she went out too late, she didn't realize Brother Yaochen would show up.

Yaochen and the nurse walked in together, they didn't hear the conversation, they just saw the scene in front of them and thought it was an accident.

"Why are you here, what are you doing?"

Yaochen walked in very calmly, as if he knew that Yuhan would meddle in his own business and come to this hospital again.

"My mother sent me here."

"Mom asked you to come?"

"You really know how to choose the time. You came when I was away. Let me know next time, okay?"

"sorry."

The nurse comforted Yue Guo, and wiped the spilled milk with a towel.Finding that Yue Guo was not in a good mood, and asked him what happened, Yue Guo said nothing.

"Why did the milk spill over?" Yaochen also knelt down to comfort Yueguo.

"He threw it on himself...he even threw it on me."

The wet sleeves are the proof, Yuhan is also wiping herself with a tissue.She looked at Yue Guo with innocent and weak eyes. If he wanted to pretend to be a pitiful victim in front of Brother Yaochen, he was very successful.

"I'm telling the truth, he made it himself."

Yaochen and the nurse ignored Yuhan's existence together.

He has never lost his temper with Yuhan, and he has never disobeyed his mother. Even if he could see that Yuhan must have said something that made Yueguo feel uncomfortable, he could not scold Yuhan. If his mother knew, the matter would be even more troublesome .

He didn't want to do anything that would affect the harmony of the family, especially on his mother's side.

Yuhan took a few steps back.

"I'm sorry, Brother Yaochen, I'm leaving."

It's better to leave as soon as possible before it develops into a quarrel.

☆、Chapter 12