After the Stand-in Shou Faked His Death

Xu Chengyan died.

When He Yang heard the news, he didn't react much, but he still patiently listened to the explanation of the person on the other end of the phone.

It wasn't until the man finished speaking that He Yang hung up the phone.

Chi Yi leaned over and asked curiously, "Young Master He, what did Yan Yan say?"

"It's nothing." He Yang took the wine glass on the table and said unhurriedly, "A boring April Fool's call."

Just an April Fool's Day prank call.

Get someone to collude with your lines and say it on the phone as if it was real.

But today is April Fool's Day.

He Yang put down his wine glass, looked at the cards on the table, and said to the others: "Continue."

The gaming at the table continues.

It's just that in this game, He Yang played a little absent-mindedly.

He obviously had good cards in his hand, but he still lost the game in the end.

After a few rounds, He Yang lost a lot of chips.

It was already one o'clock in the morning, He Yang got up and said, "I'm going back."

Chi Yi asked: "It's all over, why don't Young Master He just sleep here?"

Another person at the gaming table also asked to stay: "Yes, Xiuzhu is resting on the boat, so Young Master He will not stay?"

He Yang just said indifferently: "No need."

He Yang turned around and left the houseboat, and went back alone.

When I got back to the apartment, it was pitch black.

Turn on the light, there is no one in the living room, and the bedroom is still the same as when he left in the morning.

He Yang didn't care, just lowered his head and loosened his tie.

Everything is still the same as usual.

One less person in the apartment didn't matter.

The next morning, He Yang came to the company.

There was a meeting in the morning, He Yang gave the phone to the secretary, and said, "Wait for Jiang Lin to come over."

"Okay." The secretary nodded, and continued to sit back to work after He Yang left.

Not long after, Jiang Lin came over.

Jiang Lin was still holding a document, and asked the secretary, "Where's my brother?"

The secretary replied: "Mr. He is still in the meeting, there is about half an hour left."

Jiang Lin responded, then sat on the sofa to rest, ready to wait for He Yang to come out.

The secretary poured Jiang Lin a cup of hot tea, and returned to the desk.

But soon, the secretary saw that Mr. He's cell phone rang, and it was a call from an unfamiliar number.

The secretary answered the phone, and was surprised when he heard what was on the other side.

So when He Yang returned to the office after the meeting, he saw that something was wrong with the expression on the secretary's face, and even Jiang Lin next to him was in a daze.

"What's wrong?" He Yang asked casually.

"Mr. He, I just had a call." The secretary handed over the phone and said slowly, "Mr. Xu Chengyan had a car accident yesterday—"

"Dead."

He Yang turned off his afternoon work and bought a plane ticket to Anshi.

Jiang Lin also followed He Yang to the hospital.

Under the guidance of the staff, the two finally met Xu Chengyan.

It's just that Xu Chengyan at this time is already a cold corpse covered with a white cloth.

And under the white cloth, you can still faintly see the burnt marks on the corpse.

Jiang Lin looked at the corpse in front of him, and couldn't believe it.

"How is it possible..." Jiang Lin stretched out his hand almost trembling, and lifted the white cloth a little.

It's just that the body has been burned beyond recognition, and there is not even a piece of complete skin on the face.

Jiang Lin suddenly couldn't figure it out.

He was such a great living person, I sent him a message yesterday morning, why did he disappear today?

Jiang Lin opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't say anything, his throat was a little dry.

It took a long time before Jiang Lin recovered his voice, and said to the staff next to him, "My friend...what happened to him?"

The staff explained: "It was an accident on the small mountain road yesterday morning."

The road on the other side of the small mountain road is a bit unsafe, especially one of the curves, which has had several traffic accidents before.

In addition, it has only rained in Anshi in the past few days. When the van turned a corner, the tires slipped, and it rolled over from the mountain road and fell to the bottom of the cliff.

However, the vicinity is relatively remote, and generally no one passes by, and no one knows what happened.

Unfortunately, not long after the van rolled over, a fuel tanker also went up the small mountain road, rolled over at the same position, and exploded directly.

It was also because the explosion of the oil tanker was too loud that someone noticed a car accident on the small mountain road.

But the rescue came too late, and the explosion was too violent. The two people trapped in the van had no time to escape. Including the driver of the oil tanker, a total of three people died on the spot.

"If it had been discovered earlier, the two people in the van might have been rescued before the van exploded..." The staff felt a little regretful.

When Jiang Lin listened, he suddenly felt uncomfortable.

The staff member said again: "By the way, Mr. Xu Chengyan still has some relics."

Speaking, the staff pushed a small mobile table next to it.

On the table, there was a scorched backpack and a burnt black watch. The mobile phone next to it seemed to be in better condition, but the screen of the mobile phone was also broken.

Jiang Lin red-eyed and picked up the phone.

"We found this mobile phone near the accident site. Fortunately, the mobile phone is not broken." The staff said, "I asked the families of the other two deceased yesterday. This mobile phone should belong to Mr. Xu Chengyan. We have already charged it." electricity."

The phone screen was covered with cracks, Jiang Lin felt a little heavy in his hand while holding the phone.

Yesterday morning, my sister-in-law still used this mobile phone to send messages to him.

But now, nothing is left.

Jiang Lin lowered his head and couldn't help wiping his eyes.

The staff stood aside quietly, because they had seen a lot and were used to the various emotions of the family members.

The staff thoughtfully handed Jiang Lin a pack of tissues. Seeing Jiang Lin's sad appearance, he couldn't help but raised his head and looked at the other man in the room.

The tall man was wearing a dark gray suit, standing next to the corpse, but his face was indifferent.

The staff secretly looked at this indifferent man. Obviously this man also came to claim the body together, but the man has not said a word since he came in.

Even when he saw the dismal appearance of the corpse, there was no emotion on the man's face.

It was as if the person who died had nothing to do with him.

The staff looked back and didn't ask anything.

And the man stood beside the corpse and looked at it for a long time, then he slowly walked over to the table.

He Yang looked at the things on the table and took the watch.

The watch was still a bit dirty, the dial was broken and the strap was split down the middle.

And the time of this watch is always stopped at 10:30.

The watch was burnt black, but He Yang still recognized that it was a birthday present he gave to Xu Chengyan.

He Yang looked at his watch and suddenly called out: "Jiang Lin."

Touching the dial with his fingertips, He Yang slowly asked, "Is today April Fool's Day?"

Jiang Lin's heart was still a little heavy, and he kept silent for a while before replying: "No."

April Fool's Day is over.

He also hoped it was an April Fool's joke.

Jiang Lin put down his phone and took the backpack next to him.

There are still a lot of small things in the backpack, and the wallet and documents are still inside.

But Jiang Lin still couldn't believe it, and couldn't help asking the staff: "The dead...is it really Xu Chengyan?"

"Yes." The staff member nodded, "Although the surveillance camera on the driveway is broken, the surveillance camera captured Mr. Xu when he got into the car."

At that time, the video captured by the surveillance camera was that Xu Chengyan got into the driver's car, then went to the village, walked directly through the middle of the village, took a shortcut, and then took a small mountain road.

Although there is no surveillance in the village, and the surveillance on the small mountain road is broken, it can still be judged from the surveillance in the town that it is indeed Xu Chengyan.

Moreover, the final number of deaths can be matched with the pictures captured by the town's surveillance. In the surveillance, Xu Chengyan sat in the passenger seat and set off with the driver.

When the police finally dealt with the scene of the accident, they found two bodies in the van.

Staff: "If you want to claim the body now, follow the procedure."

Just as Jiang Lin was about to respond, he heard the man's cold voice——

"Do not claim."

Jiang Lin was taken aback, subconsciously looked at the man, and called out with some doubts: "Brother?"

He Yang looked at the cold corpse, and said slowly, "He's not Xu Chengyan."

The staff was stunned, and quickly explained: "These relics contain Mr. Xu's identity certificate, and the surveillance in the town can also prove that Mr. Xu got into this car..."

"If necessary, family members can also provide DNA samples, and the hospital can make an identification." The staff said.

He Yang still had a cold expression and said, "There are no samples, so I won't provide them."

"Brother!" Jiang Lin on the side became a little anxious, and hurriedly tugged He Yang's arm, and hurriedly said, "What's wrong with you?!"

But the expression on He Yang's face still didn't change, looking at this body that was so scorched that even the skin was gone, it was like looking at a stranger.

He Yang: "It wasn't Xu Chengyan who died."

The staff had no choice but to say: "If the family members refuse to claim it, the unnamed corpse will be dealt with uniformly by the police."

"As you please."

He Yang still had a casual attitude, turned and left.

When He Yang returned to the hotel, it just started to rain outside.

He Yang sat on the chair by the window, looking out the window.

From this perspective of the hotel window, you can see the whole ancient town.

He Yang listened to the sound of the rain, still with that indifferent look, took out his notebook and started working.

And Jiang Lin was still at the hospital, going through the procedure of claiming the body by himself, and didn't come back until evening.

Jiang Lin took the paperwork, and as soon as he entered the room, he saw the man by the window.

The man was facing the laptop screen, probably dealing with work.

Jiang Lin walked over slowly, looked at the man in front of him, and said, "I'll go to the funeral home tomorrow."

"Prepare for cremation." Jiang Lin's voice choked up.

But the man just raised his head casually, and said casually: "I can't see the face clearly, who knows if it's him who died."

Seeing He Yang's attitude, Jiang Lin became a little angry, and said excitedly, "But those things belong to my sister-in-law! The surveillance also captured them!"

"That means he's really dead." He Yang nodded, looked away again, and continued working.

Jiang Lin looked at the indifferent man in front of him, and suddenly felt a little strange.

Sister-in-law is dead.

But his brother just sat here, didn't react at all, and couldn't see the slightest bit of sadness at all.

Jiang Lin couldn't stay any longer, and went back to the room silently.

The next morning, Jiang Lin went to the hospital and then to the local funeral home to arrange for the cremation of the body.

Jiang Lin did everything by himself.

Jiang Lin took away the relics and confirmed with the funeral home the time of cremation.

And He Yang was in the hotel all the time, working on his laptop, without even asking about the progress.

Jiang Lin told He Yang the time and place of cremation, but He Yang just answered without raising his head, and didn't say whether to go or not.

On the day the body was cremated, it began to rain again.

When Jiang Lin went to the funeral home, he happened to meet the family of the van driver who also came to cremate the body.

The family of the driver came with a large family, and everyone had solemn expressions on their faces and silently shed tears.

But on Xu Chengyan's side, Jiang Lin was the only one here.

Jiang Lin lowered his head, his eyes were already red.

The parting came so suddenly that he was not ready yet.

He was still waiting for his sister-in-law to come back to give him stamps, he still wanted to eat the meal cooked by her sister-in-law, and he also wanted to be the best man when his sister-in-law and his brother got married.

But now, there is nothing.

His brother didn't even come to the cremation.

not worth.

Not worth it.

He Yang didn't go to the funeral home, but went alone to the homestay where Xu Chengyan stayed.

The owner of the homestay still kept Xu Chengyan's room, waiting for the family members to come to deal with the aftermath.

"That young man is quite nice, it's a pity..." The homestay owner still had an impression of Xu Chengyan.

"Tall and thin, he should be a college student, right?"

"When he left that morning, he still greeted me and said he would come back in the evening, who knew something would happen..."

The owner of the homestay read all the way, and brought He Yang to the room.

When He Yang entered the room, he could still feel the breath of life in this room——

There are coats hanging on the coat rack, pajamas are neatly folded by the bed, and the charging cables of mobile phones are still on the table.

On the table, there was still half of the water in the glass, probably because the owner of the room hadn't had time to drink it when he got up in the morning.

He Yang recalled that Xu Chengyan was used to drinking a glass of water every morning, saying that this was how he maintained his health.

Although he is only in his 20s, he is always living in retirement.

I also like to toss the flowers and plants on the balcony, and I have bought more and more potted plants.

He Yang walked over, opened the suitcase in the corner of the room, and started to pack things.

There are not many things, so He Yang put away his clothes and put the stamps in his suitcase.

But when tidying up the table, He Yang found a wooden sign in the corner.

He Yang picked up the wooden sign and saw a line written on it——

【May you be safe and sound all year round】

He Yang recognized it, it was Xu Chengyan's handwriting.

This handwriting is as gentle as the owner of the room.

He Yang put the wooden sign into the suitcase and returned to the hotel with the belongings.

He Yang casually put the suitcase by the wall, and didn't care about it anymore, and went back to the desk to deal with the work.

When Jiang Lin came back from the funeral home, he saw that He Yang was still the same as usual.

He Yang's face was still so indifferent.

It was as if Xu Chengyan's death had no effect on him.

"Brother." Jiang Lin walked over and couldn't help asking: "Why didn't you answer sister-in-law's call that day?"

He Yang casually asked, "What phone number?"

Seeing He Yang's indifferent attitude again, Jiang Lin became a little angry.

"He called you that day! You didn't answer!" Jiang Lin took out his sister-in-law's cell phone.

He originally wanted to check if the phone was broken, but he accidentally turned to the communication interface, and saw the call records of the last day at a glance. The last call was to his brother.

But when he clicked on that record, he found that the call was never connected at all!

"Just this phone call! He called you when the accident happened!" Jiang Lin's tone became more and more excited.

It was only then that He Yang looked over, took the phone, and saw the call log.

He Yang frowned slightly, and took out his mobile phone to look back through the records, only to see Xu Chengyan's missed call.

But he didn't remember the phone call.

"Maybe too busy." He Yang put the phone aside, "I forgot."

"What are you busy with?! You were playing outside with Chi Yi and the others that day!" Jiang Linyue said more and more excitedly, "If I answer this call, my sister-in-law might still have a chance to survive!"

If someone discovered the car accident at that time, or helped to call the police, they might be able to save people before the tanker exploded!

Just a little bit less!

"Why didn't you answer the phone that day!" Jiang Lin almost yelled, as if to vent.

The expression on He Yang's face turned cold, "Jiang Lin."

"He's already dead." He Yang's tone was still so indifferent, "It's useless for you to say these things now."

Jiang Lin was startled, and couldn't believe that these words came from He Yang's mouth.

Mingming's sister-in-law and his brother have been together for five years.

Five years...

Jiang Lin suddenly felt a little sad.

His sister-in-law is so nice...

But such a good person, his brother has this attitude.

Not even a single tear.

"Yeah..." Jiang Lin became a little dazed, and murmured in a low voice, "It's useless to tell you..."

His brother will always look like this aloof, indifferent to the people next to him.

"Aren't you going to bet with Chi Yi and the others when sister-in-law will come back?" Jiang Lin held the urn and said slowly, "Now sister-in-law is back."

Jiang Lin put the urn on the table and said coldly, "He's right here."

right here in this box.

There is only a cloud of ashes left, and it will never come back.

After returning from Anshi, Jiang Lin bought a cemetery for Xu Chengyan and prepared to bury him.

Almost all the aftermath was handled by Jiang Lin, and He Yang didn't know where to go on the first day he came back.

Probably mixed with Chi Yi and the others.

Jiang Lin didn't bother to take care of it anymore, he just arranged a cemetery for Xu Chengyan.

Jiang Lin stood in front of the tombstone holding flowers, looking at the black and white photo on the tombstone.

The young man in the photo is smiling, and looks a little green.

And this photo was from Xu Chengyan's freshman year.

Xu Chengyan left too suddenly, and he didn't leave any photos at ordinary times, only when he was a freshman, he could still find photos.

Jiang Lin leaned over slowly and placed the flowers in front of the tombstone.

There was no one else in the cemetery, Jiang Lin stood alone in front of the tombstone.

Until now, Jiang Lin still hasn't calmed down.

Sister-in-law just left suddenly, without even a decent funeral——

Because no one will come.

Xu Chengyan is an orphan and has no relatives, the only person closest to him is He Yang.

But now, He Yang didn't even take a look.

He didn't even come to ask where the cemetery was.

In the bar, in the private room.

He Yang squinted his eyes and half leaned on the sofa, a little lazy.

A person next to him came over and asked, "What's wrong with Young Master He? Haven't seen anyone these days?"

He Yang said unhurriedly: "I went to Anshi."

"Why did you go there suddenly? Is it fun?"

"It's okay." He Yang said casually.

Chi Yi was also in the private room, and asked, "Does Young Master He want to play with me tomorrow?"

"The newly bought villa has just been renovated, you can play casually, Xiuzhu said that he will go too." Chi Yi said, "When the time comes, call for the banquet as well."

The other person also nodded and said: "Yes, Young Master He called for a banquet."

"Yes, yes, I haven't seen a banquet for a long time! Shout out!"

A group of people is like watching the fun, anyway, Shen Xiuzhu will go tomorrow, so he wants He Yang to bring Xu Chengyan with him.

Obviously everyone knew that Xu Chengyan was just a double, but they just wanted to see how embarrassing this double would be in front of the real master.

After He Yang heard this, he said, "He won't go."

Chi Yi didn't take it seriously, and said casually: "Has Yan Yan lost his temper?"

He Yang: "Dead."

Chi Yi thought it was a conflict between the two, but He Yang said that Xu Chengyan was dead, and asked, "What's wrong? Is this a quarrel or did you get angry?"

He Yang: "He died in a car accident."

Chi Yi was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously said: "Is he really dead?"

The others in the private room were also surprised for a moment, and fell silent.

But soon, the private room became lively again.

"When did you die?" someone asked.

"He died that day on the first day." He Yang drank the wine.

At this moment, someone came to his senses, and immediately said: "Isn't that just the last day of He Shao's gambling? Strange!"

"En." He Yang responded.

"Did Yanyan die in a car accident?" The other person couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, "Be careful driving in the future, don't die."

Chi Yi answered, "You really have to be careful when driving, if you die suddenly one day, it's not worth it!"

Several rich second generations started chatting nonsense, and there was laughter from time to time in the box.

He Yang drank his wine, resting his fingertips on the armrest and tapping casually.

The matter of Xu Chengyan's death seemed to be just mentioned casually by him.

And other people also talked about other topics from the news of Xu Chengyan's death.

As for Xu Chengyan——

No one cares, and no one cares.

But at the end of the party, a rich second generation put He Yang's shoulders on his shoulders and couldn't help asking: "Young Master He, what about the bet you mentioned last time?"

A person next to him suddenly said: "The banquet is dead, so this game is not counted."

"That's right." The rich second generation nodded, and said with some regret: "It's actually dead..."

He Yang left the bar and returned to the apartment.

The apartment was still dark, and no one left a light for him.

He Yang won this bet.

That gentle young man remained on the fifth day forever.