Finally, school was over and Zhang Heng returned to the community with his schoolbag.
However, he did not go home immediately as usual. Instead, he went to another unit where the college student lived.
Although the college student covered his face last night, Zhang Heng recognized him from his clothes.
His Adidas sweatpants and the Underground Man T-shirt betrayed his identity, exactly the same as the one Zhang Heng saw in the convenience store.
Zhang Heng didn't think that the college student was targeting him last night.
He didn't tell anyone that he planned to go to the river bank and drove his grandfather's car. In addition, the route he chose was relatively remote, and he didn't encounter many cars along the way. It wouldn't be easy for the college student to follow him.
Not to mention, the college student had to sneak under the pier while he was standing by the river bank. Zhang Heng was more inclined to believe that the college student arrived earlier than him last night. The college student hid under the pier after seeing him stop the car. Then the question was, why did the college student sneak to the river last night? What was his relationship with the three drowned children?
Why was the college student so frightened when he saw him, even risking his life to jump into the water?
The answers to these questions could only be answered by the person involved.
Zhang Heng knocked on the door of the college student's house, but there was no response.
At this hour, the college student's parents should still be at work, but the college student was at home.
In Zhang Heng's impression, the college student basically stayed at home after being picked up from the mental hospital. Other than going out to buy cigarettes, he usually didn't go out. What's more, he had just swum in the river last night. There was no reason for him to run around.
So Zhang Heng knocked harder on the door.
After a while, a weak voice finally came from inside, "My parents aren't back yet. Come back later."
"I'm here for you," Zhang Heng didn't beat around the bush and said straightforwardly, "I know it was you last night. We have to talk."
As soon as his voice fell, he heard a clanging sound from inside. The college student must have bumped into something. The latter's voice came from the other side of the door, with a hint of panic. "I don't know what you're talking about, but wait a minute. I'll open the door right away."
Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows and put his ear to the door.
After listening for a while, he turned around and walked down the stairs. He walked out of the building and walked around to the west side. He looked up and saw that a window on the second floor belonging to a college student was open. A figure was carrying a schoolbag that looked like it belonged to a Sailor Moon girl. Her back was facing him.
The figure was clinging to the windowsill, and his body had basically flipped out of the window. One of his legs was on the air conditioner, and the other was trying to move off the windowsill.
However, he didn't seem to exercise much, and it was a little strenuous for him to do this. Zhang Heng looked at him for a while, wondering if he had a cramp in his leg. For the sake of his safety, he had to give him some advice. "You can move your foot a little to the left first."
However, when the college student heard the voice behind him, he was scared out of his wits and almost fell from the second floor.
He stopped climbing through the window and hurriedly climbed back. However, he was probably a little anxious. The leg that he used to step on the outdoor window obviously didn't exert any strength. Instead, he stepped on nothing.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, someone supported his back.
At some point, Zhang Heng had already climbed to the second floor and was now beside the university student.
The college student looked scared out of his wits. "I don't know anything, I don't know anything," he kept mumbling.
When Zhang Heng saw that, he immediately flipped into the student's house, pulled him out, and closed the window. Fortunately, the process was short, and no one in the neighborhood saw him.
After that, Zhang Heng took out the newspaper about the three drowned children and threw it in front of the college student who was almost paralyzed on the ground. "Tell me, what do you have to do with this?"
As soon as the college student saw the headline of the news, he knelt on the ground, kowtowing hard and begging, "Please let me go. I know I'm wrong. I've been cooped up for too long, and I want to go out and get some fresh air."
Zhang Heng frowned. Although this guy did look a little crazy, he was actually quite sober and logical. After listening to Zhang Heng's explanation, he immediately wanted to escape through the window, and before he escaped, he even lied to Zhang Heng. If Zhang Heng hadn't heard his footsteps moving to another house, he might have been deceived.
"What the hell happened?" Zhang Heng asked.
However, no matter what Zhang Heng said, the college student only begged for mercy. He even took off his pants as he pleaded. It seemed like he wanted to squat in front of Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng was about to say something when he suddenly heard the sound of a key being inserted into the lock in the living room.
For some reason, the college student's parents had gone home early today. Knowing that he couldn't stay here any longer, Zhang Heng had no choice but to leave through the window. Before he left, Zhang Heng glanced at the college student's face, and he was a little surprised.
The latter's face did not show any relief after being rescued. Instead, the fear in his eyes intensified. It was just like last night when he desperately ran under the pier. Every pore on his body was tense, but this time, he seemed to have nowhere to run.
Unfortunately, Zhang Heng couldn't say anything to him because the door was slowly opening. Zhang Heng took advantage of the last moment to jump out of the window, stepping on the air conditioner and landing on the ground. He carried his schoolbag and walked a few steps before looking back at the window.
He saw a woman there. It was the college student's mother.
She smiled at Zhang Heng downstairs, as kind as all the neighbors in the community. After that, she closed the window and drew the curtains.
So Zhang Heng could no longer see what happened in the house.
…
Zhang Heng returned home and threw his schoolbag into the bedroom.
Grandpa happened to walk out of the yard at the same time. He was carrying a basin of vegetables that had just been pulled out of the ground. There was still some dirt on them.
Zhang Heng took out a bottle of yogurt from the refrigerator and asked, "Do you know what happened to the college student's family?"
"What college student?"
"The one with mental problems."
"Oh, him. What a pity," Grandpa said. "He was a good seedling. He majored in mechanical engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology. He should have been able to become an engineer and do research. It's a pity that he went crazy."
"How did he go crazy?" Grandpa shook his head.
"I heard that he encountered a relationship problem. His first girlfriend broke up with him and married someone else. At such a young age, he couldn't get over it and suddenly went crazy. At the most serious point, he would come out with a kitchen knife and slash anyone who came close to him. His parents had no choice but to send him to a mental hospital for treatment. After he came out, he was finally able to control his emotions, but he was also ruined." Grandpa shook his head and said regretfully.
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