scapegoat

"Did you smell smoke?"

When Xiao Yang said this, Lang Zhongming realized that something was wrong.

He ran over to open the door to have a look, but when he touched the doorknob, he shrank back: "It's so hot!"

Xiao Yang hurriedly found a piece of clothing and threw it over: "Wrap it up and open the door."

Lang Zhongming tried, but the door was locked from the outside.

He simply took off his coat and tried to knock the door open with his shoulder.

However, the wooden door had swelled open due to the heat, jammed the door frame, and could not be opened.

At this time, both of them realized what happened——

Lang Zhongjin was so ruthless that he wanted to set fire to them.

Originally, the fire outside was not too big, and they turned on the heater inside and did not notice the temperature change.

Now that there is a delay, the best escape time is missed, and the room starts to get stuffy, accompanied by billowing smoke that leaks in, making people uncomfortable and flustered.

Xiao Yang dug out a lot of clothes and threw them over: "Block the door!"

Then he opened the window to let in as much air as possible.

However, in order to prevent burglary, anti-theft window frames were installed outside the windows, and it was impossible to go out at this time.

The worst thing was that both of them left their mobile phones in the living room downstairs and didn't bring them up. The Lang family's house was a single house in a remote location, not to mention neighbors nearby, and there was no one passing by.

From the window, there was already thick smoke billowing from downstairs.

Xiao Yang realized that no one would come, and if he tried to save himself, he would have to wait for death.

He hurriedly went to the toilet and turned on all the faucets, wet a few towels and distributed them to Lang Zhongming. He also used them to cover his nose, and at the same time threw the towels in the sink to soak for later use.

Lang Zhongming was still banging on the door, but the door was stuck firmly and remained motionless.

Xiao Yang took off the shower head from the bathroom, pulled it to the door, and poured cold water on the door from an oblique direction.

"Go to the sink and get some water to splash!"

At this time, I couldn't take care of anything else, Xiao Yang yelled at Lang Zhongming, and Lang Zhongming hurriedly obeyed.

Fortunately, this is the second floor, and the place where Lang Zhongjin lit the fire was probably at the door downstairs, so the situation is not too bad.

The two of them poured water on the door for a long time. The wooden door was built for a long time, and it was not that thick. It was finally soaked at this time.

Lang Zhongming slammed it hard again, and the door finally broke open, and the others fell out with the whole half.

There was already a sea of ​​fire downstairs, and the stairs were also on fire. Fortunately, there was only a lot of smoke upstairs, and I could still run down.

Lang Zhongming ran back to the toilet, wrapped Xiao Yang in a soaked towel, and rushed down with his arms around him.

The road at the gate has been blocked by fire and thick smoke, but the small window leading to the backyard is not equipped with anti-theft facilities-there is an electric grid in my backyard, but I don’t need this.

The window couldn't be opened at this time, and Lang Zhongming wanted to use the method just now to knock open the window, but he couldn't find a nearby water source.The kitchen and bathroom are far apart, and there is a thick smoke zone between them.

Xiao Yang immediately found Lang Zhongjin's toolbox by rummaging through boxes and cabinets.Lang Zhongjin is a sculptor, and he has a lot of things in his toolbox.

Lang Zhongming took the tool, and in desperation, he had extra strength. He found a good angle to pry a couple of tools, and pried the whole window frame out.

After the window was broken, Lang Zhongming hurriedly climbed out with Xiao Yang first, and then followed him to the backyard.

There was fresh air in the backyard, and Lang Zhongming didn't feel so flustered, so he remembered something: "Finally... I didn't take my phone..."

Xiao Yang glanced at him like an idiot, and threw two mobile phones and his precious video camera from his arms: "I took it."

Just now, Lang Zhongming was still prying open the window. He saw the sofa and coffee table lying on them, and picked them up.

When Lang Zhongming got excited, he immediately hugged him tightly.But he was still sensible, and let go of Xiao Yang before he got disgusted.

They then called the firefighters, who put out the fire and knocked out the power grid to get them out.

Lang Zhongming suffered a little scratches and burns because he hit the door, so it wasn't a big problem. Xiao Yang was fine, he just smoked some cigarettes and needed to recuperate for a few days.

The two got into the ambulance, and their hanging hearts finally fell.

In the car, Xiao Yang was too tired to speak, but Lang Zhongming kept laughing: "You saved me again, hey, Xiao Yang, you saved me again..."

Xiao Yang didn't want to talk to him, so he just let Lang Zhongming be there alone.

The matter finally came to an end, he just wanted to sleep well.

A few days later, the two were discharged from the hospital together, but their home was burnt to ruins, and they had to be sent back to their original wedding room by Molly and Ke Chen.

Ke Chen and Mo Li have been living in another house since they got married, but the wedding house here is vacant, and now it can just be lent to Lang Zhongming and Xiao Yang.

Too many things happened in the past few days, butler Gong didn't want to stay anymore, he had resigned and left, completely ending his employment relationship with the Lang family.Xiaofeng moved over with him, and now he cooked a table of dishes to welcome the two of them back.

Lang Zhongjin was arrested and was supposed to be given a heavy sentence, but when the police found him, he was already delirious and his mind was obviously not right.

After all, Lang Zhongming was his elder brother, and he couldn't bear to push him too hard. Naturally, he would not reveal his brother's mental state when he set the fire. When asked by the court, he could only explain clearly.

The specific penalty has not yet come down, but I am afraid that he will consider his mental state.

Lang Zhongming is not in good spirits these days, but at least he is a social person with many years of experience, and his ability to bear is still very strong.

Xiao Yang suffered, he didn't think about it in a hurry, and accidentally rescued him. Now he is pestered by Lang Zhongming every day, and he is almost bored to death.

This evening was also the same, just after he got out of the hospital and arrived at his new residence, Lang Zhongming was more reckless than in the hospital. After eating, he took Xiao Yang's arm and insisted on watching TV together.

With Molly around, Xiao Yang was too embarrassed to refuse, so he could only follow along.

After 8:[-], Molly and Ke Chen got up to leave.Xiao Yang also wanted to go into the house to sleep, but was held back by Lang Zhongming.

"Sit down a little longer."

Lang Zhongming persuaded him with a smile, and pulled him back to the sofa.

"Xiao Yang, do you know what I think about you right now? I think...you are like a Bodhisattva, save me suddenly, save me suddenly...it's amazing!"

Xiao Yang interrupted his nonsense: "It's so disgusting that I'm going to spit out my prison meal."

Lang Zhongming was overjoyed, and leaned over, put his head into Xiao Yang's neck and laughed.

Xiao Yang subconsciously wanted to push him away, but suddenly felt the skin on his neck cool down.

Lang Zhongming was crying.

"I'm sorry...Xiao Yang...I'm sorry..."

A muffled voice came out, bringing out a slight tremor.

Xiao Yang sighed: "You might as well say thank you."

Lang Zhongming said half a word of thanks, but choked up.

After a long delay, he began to toss the words "thank you" and "sorry" upside down again, crying and saying them over and over again.

Xiao Yang remembered that the last time he saw Lang Zhongming cry was when he was very young.

This person looks fierce and tough, but he is actually very fragile sometimes.As long as he doesn't become vicious, Xiao Yang can't help but treat him like a younger brother.

Xiao Yang withdrew the hand that wanted to push him away, and stood there motionless, waiting for Lang Zhongming to vent.

That night, Lang Zhongming hugged enough money at once, and cried out all his uneasiness.

The next morning, he was that Mr. Hongsheng Lang who couldn't even bend down while standing.

No matter how many accidents there are, life still has to go on.

They couldn't stay at Ke Chen's house forever.

Lang Zhongming remembered that their family still had a rough house, which was much smaller in size, and it was a row house in the community, not as comfortable as the original single house.

But now that there is less land in City C, there is no way to rebuild the original house. The original house has to find a way to deal with it, and it will not be repaired in a while, and it will not be able to live in people.

After careful consideration, Lang Zhongming decided to renovate the small rough house and live in it for a while.

In addition, Lang Zhongjin's final penalty came down. Although it was arson, considering that he has mental problems, he cannot be punished directly.

Lang Zhongming voluntarily claimed to be his guardian, fined a sum of money for ineffective guardianship, and then sent Lang Zhongjin, the perpetrator himself, to a mental hospital.

After work one day, Xiao Yang offered to go see Lang Zhongjin.

Lang Zhongming also wanted to confirm the condition of his brother, so he drove to the mental hospital in the suburbs together.

The two found Lang Zhongjin in a room full of toys.

He, along with several others, is happily playing with a plastic mini-excavator.Several people had childlike expressions on their faces, which didn't match their adult figures at all.

The doctor told them that Lang Zhongjin looked like this every day after he was sent, just like a child.

But they did nothing to check what was wrong with him.It can only be guessed that after being frightened, the spirit returned to the safest childhood.

Lang Zhongming looked at his younger brother and remained silent.

He once promised his grandfather to take good care of his younger brother and make him happy for the rest of his life.

Now it's like this... it can be regarded as done.

On the way back, Lang Zhongming answered a call from Ke Chen, and then kept his face sullen.Xiao Yang didn't say anything, just kept silent all the way.

When he arrived at the place where he was temporarily staying, Lang Zhongming didn't get out of the car.

Xiao Yang knew that he had something to say, so he didn't rush out.

"Ke Chen just said..." Lang Zhongming cleared his throat, "Zhong Jin may be pretending to be crazy."

Xiao Yang paused and said, "What does that matter."

It really doesn't matter much.That's the only way it can go.

Lang Zhongming lowered his head and asked in a soft voice: "You said... does grandpa really know that Zhong Jin did these things secretly?"

Xiao Yang turned his head and looked out of the window: "I probably don't know, Lang Zhongjin thinks too much. He is the most obedient. Grandpa is old, so he can't tell."

Lang Zhongming nodded: "That's right."

Xiao Yang didn't think so in his heart.

The words that the old man told him before he died, how could they protect Lang Zhongming?It was simply for the good of his little grandson that Xiao Yang was asked not to care about the Lang family.

The old man probably saw many things, but he chose to protect Lang Zhongjin and didn't say anything.

It's just that time has passed and the situation has changed, and he has already been buried, so he can't protect so much anymore.

Lang Zhongjin's spoiled temper and distorted personality were originally caused by the Lang family themselves. Now, no one can bear the consequences for him. Only he himself is in the mental hospital and enjoys it for the rest of his life.