Stand-in Relationship - Chap 30
Xu Chengyan died.
When He Yang heard the news, there was no reaction, but he patiently listened to the explanation from the person on the other end of the phone.
He Yang didn’t hang up until the person finished speaking.
Chi Yi came over and asked curiously, “Young Master He, what did Yanyan say?”
“It’s nothing.” He Yang took the wine glass on the table and said calmly, “A boring April Fool’s Day phone call.”
It’s just an April Fool’s Day prank call.
Find someone to collude with good lines and say it as true on the phone.
But today is April Fools’ Day.
He Yang put down the wine glass, looked at the cards on the table, and said to the others, “Continue.”
The game at the table continues.
It’s just that in this game, He Yang was a little absent-minded.
Obviously he had all the 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, “Go back.”
Chi Yi asked: “It’s all over, why should Young Master He just sleep here?”
Another person at the gaming table also said, “Yes, Xiuzhu is resting on the boat, won’t He Shao stay?”
He Yang just said lightly: “No need.”
He Yang turned around and left the houseboat and went back alone.
When he got back to the apartment, the room 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, he just lowered his head and loosened his tie.
Everything is still as usual.
One less person in the apartment doesn’t matter.
The next morning, He Yang came to the company.
There was a meeting in the morning, He Yang gave his cell phone to the secretary and said, “Wait for Jiang Lin to come over.”
“Okay.” The secretary nodded, and after He Yang left, he continued to sit back to work.
Not long after, Jiang Lin came over.
Jiang Lin was still holding a document and said to the secretary, “Where’s my brother?”
The secretary replied: “Mr. He is still in the meeting, about half an hour left.”
Jiang Lin responded and sat on the sofa to rest, ready to wait for He Yang to come out.
The secretary poured a cup of hot tea for Jiang Lin and went back to the desk.
But soon, the secretary saw that Mr. He’s cell phone was ringing from an unfamiliar number.
The secretary answered the phone, and when he heard the content on the other side, he was suddenly surprised.
So when He Yang’s meeting was over, he returned to the office and saw that something was wrong on the secretary’s face. Even Jiang Lin, who was next to him, was in a trance.
“What’s wrong?” He Yang asked casually.
“Mr. He, I just got a call.” The secretary handed over the phone and said slowly, “Mr. Xu Chengyan had a car accident yesterday—”
“And has passed away.”
He Yang cancels the afternoon job and bought a plane ticket to Anshi.
Jiang Lin also followed He Yang to the hospital.
Under the leadership 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.
Under the white cloth, the scorched marks on the corpse could still be seen faintly.
Jiang Lin looked at the corpse in front of him and couldn’t believe it.
“How is that possible…” Jiang Lin stretched out his hand almost tremblingly, and lifted the white cloth slightly.
It’s just that the corpse has been burned beyond recognition, and there is not even a complete piece of skin on the face.
Jiang Lin suddenly couldn’t figure it out.
A very good living person, he sent him a message yesterday morning, why is he gone today?
Jiang Lin opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he couldn’t say anything, and his throat was a little dry.
After a long time, Jiang Lin recovered his voice and said to the staff next to him, “My friend… how did something happen to him?”
The staff explained: “It was an accident on the hill road yesterday morning.”
The road on the other side of Xiaoshan Road is inherently unsafe, especially one of the corners, 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 tire slipped, and it rolled directly from the mountain road and fell to the bottom of the cliff.
But the neighborhood is relatively remote, generally no one passes by, and no one knows what happened.
But unfortunately, not long after the van rolled over, a fuel tanker also went up the hill, and it also rolled over at the same position and exploded directly.
It was also because the explosion of the oil tanker was so loud that no one noticed that there was a car accident on the side of the hill.
But the rescue came too late, and the explosion was too violent. The two people trapped in the van had no time to escape. Together with the tanker driver, 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, and they could have been rescued before the van exploded…” The staff felt a little regretful.
Hearing this, Jiang Lin felt uncomfortable.
The staff 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 charred backpack and a watch that was burnt to pitch black, but the phone next to it seemed to be slightly better preserved, but the screen of the phone was broken.
Jiang Lin’s eyes were red and he 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 family members of the other two deceased yesterday, this mobile phone should belong to Mr. Xu Chengyan, and we have already charged it.”
The screen of the mobile phone was full of cracks. Jiang Lin felt a little heavy in his hand when he held the mobile phone.
Yesterday morning, my sister-in-law still used this mobile phone to send messages to him.
But now, there is nothing left.
Jiang Lin lowered his head and couldn’t help wiping his eyes.
The staff stood quietly by the side, because they had seen a lot, and they were used to the various emotions of the family members.
The staff thoughtfully handed a pack of tissues to Jiang Lin. Seeing Jiang Lin’s sad look, he couldn’t help but raised his head and looked at another man in the room.
A tall man wearing a dark gray suit stood beside the corpse, but his face was indifferent.
The staff secretly looked at this cold-looking man. It was obvious that this man came to claim the body together, but the man didn’t say a word since he came in.
Even when he saw the bleak appearance of the corpse, there was no emotional fluctuation on the man’s face.
It’s as if the dead person has nothing to do with him.
The staff looked back and didn’t ask anything.
And the man stood beside the corpse and watched for a long time, and then he slowly stepped forward and came to the table.
He Yang looked at the things on the table and took the watch.
The watch is still a little dirty, the dial is broken, and the strap is cracked in the middle.
And the time of this watch is always stopped at half past ten.
The watch has been burnt to black, but He Yang still recognized it as a birthday present he gave Xu Chengyan before.
He Yang looked at his watch and suddenly shouted, “Jiang Lin.”
He Yang gently asked, “Is it April Fool’s Day today?”
Jiang Lin’s mood was still a little heavy, he remained silent, and after a while, he replied, “No.”
April Fool’s Day is over.
He also hoped it was an April Fools 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, so he couldn’t help but asking the staff: “The dead person…is it really Xu Chengyan?”
“Yes.” The staff nodded, “Although the surveillance camera on the driveway is broken, the surveillance camera caught Mr. Xu when he got into the car.”
At that time, the video captured by the surveillance was that Xu Chengyan got into the driver’s car, then went to the village, walked directly through the middle of the village, walked to the short road, and then went up the small mountain road.
Although there is no monitoring in the village, and the monitoring on Xiaoshan Road is broken, but through the monitoring in the town, it can still be judged that it is indeed Xu Chengyan.
And the final number of dead people can match the picture 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 accident scene, they found two bodies in the van.
Staff: “If you claim the body now, follow the procedure.”
Jiang Lin was about to respond when he heard the cold voice of a man——
“Not claimed.”
Jiang Lin was stunned for a moment, looked at the man subconsciously, and shouted in confusion, “Brother?”
He Yang looked at the cold body and said slowly, “He is 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 do the identification.” The staff said.
He Yang still said indifferently: “No samples, no provision.”
“Brother!” Jiang Lin on the side became a little anxious, and quickly pulled He Yang’s arm, and hurriedly said: “What’s the matter with you?!”
But the expression on He Yang’s face remained the same. Looking at this charred corpse with no skin, 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 refuses to claim it, the unnamed body will be handled by the police uniformly.”
“Do as you like.”
He Yang was still in a nonchalant manner and turned to leave.
When He Yang returned to the hotel, it just started to rain outside.
He Yang sat on the chair near the window and looked out the window.
From this perspective of the hotel window, you can see the entire ancient town.
He Yang listened to the sound of the rain, still looking indifferent, took out his notebook and started to work.
And Jiang Lin was still at the hospital, going through the body claim procedure alone, and didn’t come back until evening.
Jiang Lin took the formalities documents, and when he entered the room, he saw the man near the window.
The man is facing the laptop screen, he should be working on it.
Jiang Lin walked over slowly, looked at the man in front of him, and said, “I will go to the funeral home tomorrow.”
“Prepare to be cremated.” Jiang Lin’s voice was a little choked up.
But the man just raised his head casually and said casually, “I can’t see his face clearly, who knows if it’s him who died.”
Seeing He Yang’s attitude, Jiang Lin got a little angry and said excitedly, “But those things belong to my sister-in-law! The surveillance also captured it!”
“Than he’s really dead.” He Yang nodded, looked away again, and continued to work.
Jiang Lin looked at the indifferent man in front of him, and suddenly felt a little strange.
My sister-in-law is dead.
But his brother just sat here and didn’t react at all, he couldn’t see the slightest bit of sadness at all.
Jiang Lin couldn’t stay any longer, and silently returned to the room.
The next morning, Jiang Lin went to the hospital and then to the local funeral home to arrange the cremation of the body.
Everything is done by Jiang Lin alone.
Jiang Lin took the relics and confirmed the cremation time with the funeral home.
And He Yang has been in the hotel, working on his notebook, without even asking about the progress.
Jiang Lin told He Yang the time and location of the cremation, but He Yang just responded without raising his head, and didn’t say whether he would go or not.
On the day the body was cremated, it rained again outside.
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 members of the driver came to a large group, and everyone had a solemn expression on their faces and silently shed tears.
On Xu Chengyan’s side, Jiang Lin is the only one here.
Jiang Lin lowered his head, his eyes were already red.
The parting came too suddenly, and he wasn’t ready yet.
He was still waiting for his sister-in-law to come back to give him stamps, and he wanted to eat his sister-in-law’s cooking, and he also thought about being the best man when his sister-in-law and his brother got married.
But now, there is nothing left.
Even when it was cremated, his brother didn’t come.
Not worth it.
It’s not worth it.
He Yang didn’t go to the funeral home, but went to the B&B where Xu Chengyan stayed by himself.
The owner of the B&B still reserved Xu Chengyan’s room, waiting for the family to come to take care of the aftermath.
“That young man is a good person, it’s a pity…” The owner of the homestay still had a sad impression of Xu Chengyan.
“He’s tall and thin, should he still be a college student?”
“When he left that morning, he even greeted me and said that he would be back in the evening. Who knew something would happen…”
The owner of the B&B thought about it all the way and brought He Yang to the room.
When He Yang entered the room, he could still feel the breath of that person in this room——
The coat hangs on the coat rack, the pajamas are neatly folded and placed by the bed, and the mobile phone charging cable is still on the table.
On the table, there is still half of the water in the cup. It should be that the owner of the room has not had time to drink it when he wakes up in the morning.
He Yang remembered that Xu Chengyan was accustomed to drinking a glass of water every morning, saying that it would keep him healthy.
Yanyan is only in his twenties, but he always lives a retirement life.
He also likes to toss the flowers and plants on the balcony, and he buys more and more potted plants.
He Yang walked over, opened the suitcase in the corner of the room, and started packing.
There are not many things, He Yang put away his clothes and put the stamps in the suitcase.
But while tidying up the table, He Yang touched a wooden sign in the corner.
He Yang picked up the wooden sign and saw a line of words written on it—
[May Mr. be safe every year]
He Yang recognized it as Xu Chengyan’s handwriting.
This handwriting is as gentle as the owner of the room.
He Yang put the wooden sign in the suitcase and returned to the hotel with the relics.
He Yang put the suitcase on the wall at will, and didn’t care anymore, and went back to the table to deal with 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 the call from sister-in-law that day?”
He Yang asked casually, “What phone number?”
When Jiang Lin saw He Yang’s cold attitude again, he was 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 see if the phone was broken, but he accidentally flipped 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 into the record, he found that the call was not connected at all!
“Just this call! He called you when the accident happened!” Jiang Lin’s tone became more and more excited.
And He Yang also looked over, took the phone, and saw the call log.
He Yang frowned slightly, then took out his mobile phone and flipped through the records, only then did he see Xu Chengyan’s missed call.
But he was not impressed by the call.
“Maybe I’m 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 lin said more and more excitedly, “If you answer this call, my sister-in-law might have a chance to survive!”
If someone discovered the car accident at that time, or called the police, they might be able to save the person before the fuel tanker exploded!
Just a little bit!
“Why didn’t you answer the phone that day!” Jiang Lin almost shouted, as if to vent.
The expression on He Yang’s face turned cold, “Jiang Lin.”
“People are already dead.” He Yang’s tone was still so indifferent, “It’s useless for you to say this now.”
Jiang Lin was startled, some couldn’t believe that these words came out of He Yang’s mouth.
Xu Chengyan was his sister-in-law and had been together with his brother for five years.
Five years…
Jiang Lin suddenly felt a little sad.
His sister-in-law is so nice…
But for such a good person, his brother has this attitude.
Not even a single tear.
“Yeah…” Jiang Lin became a little dazed and whispered, “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 make a 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.”
