If this was a novel or a movie with a main theme style, the next plot should be that Cai Meiwen and the mixed hair fought with the suspect, and finally brought the criminal to justice. They would be highly praised by the masses and the school, and become an excellent member of the Communist Youth League … Unfortunately, life was often not like this.
In real life, people who wanted to be heroes might not become heroes, but become the next victim of the criminal.
She only had one life, and she was just a third-year middle school girl. What were the chances of her winning against the real criminal with a small dog that had not received professional training? She was just looking for death.
In fact, after the dusk of the encounter with the suspicious worker, Cai Meiwen's life was completely peaceful, like a roller coaster that had reached its peak. Whether it was in the corridor on her way home from the evening self-study, or late at night at home alone, she did not encounter any situation that scared her. Even if there were occasional incidents, they were quickly proved to be misunderstandings.
She soon ushered in the high school entrance examination and entered high school. Taking this opportunity to change her environment, she also said goodbye to her former problematic self. Then there were three years of college entrance examination and five years of simulation. She was very busy.
Once at lunch, her parents happened to be at home. The three of them talked and laughed, and there was a dog under the table ready to pick up the leftovers.
As her prodigal son turned back, of course, her parents were more and more pleased. After removing the biggest worry, the family atmosphere improved a lot, and there was a lot more laughter. The family was happy every day.
They talked for a while about the school and the future college entrance examination. Although her parents wanted her to stay in the local university, she wanted to try her best to get into a better school within her ability.
It didn't matter if they had different opinions. Anyway, there was still a long time before the college entrance examination, and there was plenty of time to slowly discuss.
At this time, someone knocked on the door. It was a neighbor from the neighborhood committee. Her father got up and went to greet him. After Cai Meiwen and her mother greeted the guest, they cleaned the table together.
Cai Meiwen went back and forth to put the bowls and chopsticks into the sink, and wiped the table with a rag. Her mother washed the dishes in the kitchen.
The guest was talking, so there was no way for her to take a nap. She planned to go back to her room after wiping the table and read for a while until the guest left, but a few words from the guest caught her attention.
It turned out that a vicious case had happened in the neighborhood next door a few days ago. The victim was a female student. She attended the same junior high school as the other kids in the neighborhood, which was also Cai Meiwen's junior high school. When the victim's parents were not at home, the culprit used a homemade tool to break into the house and commit the crime. Then, he absconded overnight and was currently being pursued by the public security agency.
There was no information about what the murderer had done. The only thing that was known was that the police used the word "extremely cruel". They could only confirm that the victim had died on the spot.
In order to avoid causing mass panic, the public security organ did not publicize the matter. Instead, it asked the neighborhood committee of the neighboring community to go door to door to find the families with young girls in the community, reminding everyone to pay attention to safety in the next few days and not to let young girls be alone, in case the murderer was still lurking nearby and continued to commit crimes.
When her parents heard this, they couldn't help but sigh. A young girl with a bright future had withered just like that. How could they not wring their hands and sigh?
Cai Meiwen's heart suddenly throbbed, and she almost dropped the bowl.
She thought about the two nights and the dusk again. Even though it had only happened in a year or two, it felt like a lifetime had passed. Although the police did not say it explicitly, she had a hunch that the murderer might be the workmate she had met before. He knew that he had been recognized by Mixed Hair and remembered the smell, so he had no choice but to regretfully give up his original plan and find another target. Otherwise, the girl who had been killed might have been her.
After the neighbor left, her parents might have remembered her previous experience, but their pride as adults made them pretend to be ignorant and forget. Cai Meiwen wanted to bring the murderer to justice and seek justice for the girl she did not know, but what could she do? And to be honest, she was scared and afraid of revenge.
Death, for the innocent her, was a field that she had never come into contact with. She did not expect that her first encounter with death would be because of the death of a girl about the same age as her. The black wings of the Grim Reaper had once loomed over her head. It had been so close, only one step away from landing. If it had not been for some small luck, the one who had died would not have been that girl, but her.
To some extent, that girl had died in her place.
The scariest thing was that the murderer was still at large.
This incident had a huge impact on her heart. Fear and guilt made her hide in the house for a few days, not daring to go out. She did not go to school either. Whenever there were footsteps outside the door, she would scream nervously.
Her parents were very worried for her and did not dare to say that she was worrying unnecessarily anymore. They even took shifts with others and took leave, staying at home to take care of her for a few days. At the same time, they were also worried that the murderer would return.
However, her parents could only accompany her for a while. They were all working-class people, so what would they eat and drink if they did not go to work? They also did not have the money to buy a new house and move. Even if they did move, they could not do so easily. Moreover, because they had taken a few days of leave in a row, they had almost no leave to take for a period of time.
After her parents went back to work, she was the only one left at home. If she was alone, she might have stayed at home forever because of fear, but there was still Mixed Hair at home. No matter what, she had to go out for a walk.
When it was time to go out for a walk, even if she did not want to go out, Mixed Hair would excitedly pull her out to play and solve his physiological problems.
She trusted Mixed Hair. She could only trust it. After all, it had saved her more than once.
Since it behaved normally, then … there was probably no danger nearby.
After isolating herself for a few days, she finally tried to walk out of the house. It took a long time before she managed to overcome the fear in her heart. She went back to school and classes, and spent some time to catch up on the lessons she had lost.
However, this city, which was her hometown, still left a psychological shadow on her. It made her secretly make up her mind to go to a foreign university and usher in a new start in a new city.
At that time, her parents had not yet retired, and they were unwilling to leave their hometown because of their deep feelings for their hometown. However, in her vision for the future, there was definitely a place for Mixed Hair.
Unfortunately, people in that era lacked knowledge about pets. Although Mixed Hair was a small dog, it was only small in size. Neither she nor her parents knew that it was not small in age. At that time, pet feeding was not scientific. Leftovers that were high in salt or mixed with ingredients that were harmful to dogs were still fed to dogs. In addition, the pet medical industry had just started, and people did not have the knowledge of regular physical examinations for pets. All of these led to a shorter lifespan of pets at that time than it was now.
During the summer vacation when she received the admission letter from Binhai University, Mixed Hair died without warning. It might have died of old age or illness. Her parents could not tell for sure. They only said that it was fine when they walked the dog in the evening, but it did not wake up the next morning. Its body was already cold.
She happened to go on a graduation trip with her high school classmates to celebrate. When they returned, Mixed Hair had already been buried. She did not even see it for the last time.
Looking back, the high school classmates who went on a graduation trip together said that they would walk together for life, and that they would be friends forever. However, ironically, few of these classmates who had made vows of eternal love were still in contact with each other now. She did not even have a deep impression of them. She could not even remember their faces clearly. Although it was a little unfair to say this, her impression of them combined was not as good as Mixed Hair.
So, what was the meaning of this graduation trip?
Nothing was left behind. It did not keep the youth that was destined to pass away, and it did not keep Mixed Hair.
Until today, she still wondered if the murderer, who had never been caught, had returned and poisoned Mixed Hair, who had repeatedly ruined his plans, because of hatred.
If she had not gone on a graduation trip and stayed at home, maybe Mixed Hair would not have died. She had always been very careful and vigilant when walking the dog with Mixed Hair. No matter which strange man approached her and Mixed Hair, she would stare at his face. However, when her parents walked the dog, they were very casual. They always chatted with their neighbors and colleagues, and let Mixed Hair play by itself.
Of course, this was only a suspicion. There was no evidence. Maybe Mixed Hair had just died of old age or illness, and it had nothing to do with the murderer. But even knowing this, she could not suppress the regret in her heart. When she thought of her bad attitude and behavior towards Mixed Hair when it first came to this house, she could hardly breathe.
In her heart, she blamed her parents. She knew that she should not have done this. She just wanted to find a scapegoat because of her own regret.
The time they spent together was too short, and she was too busy with her studies. At first, she did not know how to cherish it, and after losing it, she regretted it.
She was successfully admitted to the ideal university, and there was no academic pressure. The summer vacation after her senior year of high school should have been a magnificent rose color, but it had long been dyed with a layer of gray haze.
Before the university officially started, and she did not even formally say goodbye to her high school classmates, she packed her bags and went far away to Binhai City. Because of the loss of Mixed Hair, she no longer felt safe in her hometown. No one could protect her, so it was better to leave this sad place as soon as possible.
Her parents were busy with work, and it was difficult to ask for leave. She refused her parents' proposal to send her to Binhai City, and carried a large and small bag to go far away, ushering in the next new stage of her life.
Since then, the trajectory of her life had been fixed in Binhai City. In Binhai City, she went to university, got employed, fell in love, got married, had a child, got divorced, and raised a child alone …
Cai Meiwen was well aware that the two deaths she experienced during her adolescence had a huge impact on her outlook on life and the world. It caused a certain degree of psychological defect in her, and she was paranoid and sensitive. At that time, she did not have the awareness to consult a psychiatrist, which also caused the failure of her marriage to a certain extent.
Fortunately, her failed marriage was not without its merits. At least it left her an incomparably precious product, which was Little Celery.
She could not imagine how she, who was once a problem girl and failed in her marriage, could give birth to such a perfect child like Little Celery. She was so much better than she was at that time!
So she especially cherished Little Celery, even more than her own life.
It was precisely because of her terrible experience that she was particularly vigilant and nervous when she heard the voice of Little Celery on the phone with a strange man. Instantly, she thought of the venomous gaze in the dark stairwell on the fourth floor. Regardless of the wind and rain, she immediately rushed to her daughter's side until she saw that her daughter was safe and sound with her own eyes.
She hoped that her daughter could grow up healthy and strong, and did not want her daughter to take the wrong path like her. In order to let her daughter grow up smoothly, she was willing to smooth out all possible obstacles for her daughter.
Such as death.
She could not control the death of human beings, but at least she could control the death of pets.
As a problem girl, even if she disliked the dog in the beginning, she eventually fell in love with the ugly mixed fur dog. As her daughter, it was natural that Little Celery would also like pets. She could understand that.
If her daughter wanted to raise a pet with a long lifespan, such as a turtle, or a koi or pigeon, which had limited interaction with humans, she would not have the heart to refuse her daughter's request. After all, as a mother, she knew her daughter's self-control. Her daughter would not delay her studies because of these pets.
If her daughter wanted to raise a cat or a dog, she might reluctantly agree. After all, cats and dogs had a long lifespan. If they were raised from a young age and carefully cared for, it would not be a problem to raise them for more than ten years. Maybe more than fifteen years. At that time, Little Celery would be an adult, and even have a boyfriend. Her outlook on life and the world had already been formed, and she should be able to bear the impact of the death of her beloved pet.
If it were other pets that were easy to raise and had a long lifespan, she could seriously consider it. But why did it have to be a hamster and a rabbit?
Whether it was her former family members or her current colleagues, there were people who had raised hamsters and rabbits as pets, so she knew a little about them. Hamsters and rabbits were not as easy to take care of as cats and dogs. Their vitality was very fragile. Theoretical lifespan was one thing, but actual lifespan was another. If Little Celery kept hamsters and rabbits as pets, she might have to experience their deaths when her personality was unstable during puberty.
Cai Meiwen knew her daughter's character well. Little Celery was too gentle and caring. Once she raised a pet, she would invest too much in it, and the more feelings she invested, the more pain she would bear when it was lost.
She absolutely did not want her daughter to be stimulated by the death of her beloved pet and develop a paranoid character like her. Instead of that, it was better for her to eliminate this possibility.
She knew that she might be a little overprotective, but she had no choice. She only had her daughter, and her daughter only had her. Her daughter had no father, so she could only pour double love into her daughter.
If this was paranoia, then she was willing to continue being so. This was her right as a mother.
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