Liu Lihai had no choice but to climb out of bed. He tidied up his clothes and hair, trying his best to calm himself down. He couldn't let others see him as a joke, could he?
Liu Lihai adjusted his mood before walking to the door to open it. When he pulled the door open, he was shocked. The people standing outside were the missing Gong Yue and Chao Zi. Liu Lihai hurriedly let them into the dormitory. After quickly closing the door, he asked them, "When did you guys come back?"
Gong Yue had lost a lot of weight, and Chao Zi had also lost his usual spirit. Moreover, the two of them didn't have their usual joking and joking attitude. They looked like they were young and mature.
As soon as Liu Lihai finished speaking, Gong Yue took over Liu Lihai's words before Chao Zi could. "We just came back." After saying that, she burst into tears. Chao Zi hurriedly held Gong Yue's mouth and said, "Grandaunt, don't cry. If others hear it, it won't be good for Brother Liu."
When Gong Yue heard Chao Zi say this, she indeed didn't dare to cry anymore. However, her tears continued to flow. Seeing this, Liu Lihai felt like a knife was being twisted in his heart. This was Xiri, that fearless princess. At this time, she actually couldn't even cry loudly. She didn't dare to.
Liu Lihai endured his grief and looked at Gong Yue. "Did you go home to see your mother?"
Gong Yue didn't speak, but her tears flowed even faster. She never thought that the love she insisted on would turn out like this. She also never thought that the father she relied on would be hurt by her love. In her imagination, her father was the tallest mountain in Lin County, the biggest mountain, and also the strongest mountain. How could he collapse just like that?
The cruelty of reality forced Gong Yue to grow up. She had no choice but to grow up. Whether she was willing or not, whether she wanted to grow up or not, she had to face it and accept the price of growing up.
Chao Zi continued Liu Lihai's words. "She hasn't been home yet. We came to find you to discuss something with you. I want to turn myself in. I was tricked by Shi Zhilin. That motherf * cker isn't a good person. On the one hand, he was forcing me to hurry up with the demolition. On the other hand, he was hinting to the owner of the food processing factory to delay the demolition. The longer he delayed, the higher the price would be. I had no choice but to ask my subordinates to capture him. I just wanted to scare him, but they beat him to death. I panicked and went to see Shi Zhilin to discuss what to do. He told me to stay calm and not panic. The fewer people who knew about this, the better. However, when I returned to the demolition site, the food processing factory was on fire. At the same time, I received a message from an unknown number, asking me to take Xiao Yue and run away. I found Little Yue and told her that I had killed someone. I wanted her to run away with me. Just like that, Xiao Yue ran away with me. However, ever since Little Yue found out that her father had been implicated because of this matter, she had been unhappy. After some hesitation, I decided to turn myself in. Although I guessed that it was related to Shi Zhilin, I didn't have any proof. However, this matter had nothing to do with Little Yue's father. Other than you, we have no one else we can trust. Little Yue doesn't want me to turn myself in, but I can't let her father take the blame for me. Now, we want to hear your opinion. You're Little Yue's brother. What do you think we should do? We'll listen to you. "
Liu Lihai didn't expect that Chao Zi didn't know the truth about the fire. However, the death of the food processing factory's owner was related to Chao Zi. If Chao Zi turned himself in, Gong Daojin would only be left with a financial problem. Currently, Gong Daojin's case couldn't be solved because it was related to the fire. Everyone believed that he was the mastermind behind Chao Zi's death. However, if Chao Zi turned himself in, what would happen to Gong Yue? Liu Lihai was also in a difficult position. He said to Gong Yue, "How about we go home and ask our mom?"
Gong Yue nodded. Liu Lihai called Xiao Zhou and asked him to send the car over. Xiao Zhou was worried about Liu Lihai. Since the election results were announced, Liu Lihai's phone had been turned off. He received a call from Liu Lihai and quickly drove to his dormitory. Liu Lihai stood in front of the dormitory and waited for him. He wanted to say some comforting words to Liu Lihai, but Liu Lihai seemed to be in a hurry to get the car and wasn't in the mood to listen to him. He swallowed all the words he wanted to say and handed the car keys to Liu Lihai. Liu Lihai asked Xiao Zhou to go back and rest. Xiao Zhou said, "Mayor Liu, drive slowly." Then he left. Liu Lihai watched Xiao Zhou's back disappear into the night and suddenly felt touched. At this time, Xiao Zhou was probably the only one who was still worried about him.
After Xiao Zhou left, Liu Lihai quickly asked Chao Zi and Gong Yue to come out of his dormitory. He took them straight to Gong Yue's house.
When Fang Yezi opened the door and saw Gong Yue, she pulled Gong Yue over and hugged her, crying bitterly. This was the home that Liu Lihai had been extremely envious of. This was the place that he thought was the symbol of the highest power in Lin County. Now, other than the mother and daughter hugging each other and crying bitterly, no one else would think of this home. Especially on this night after the election, who would think of the mother and daughter who were suffering?
"Mom, I've let you down. I've let my dad down. I'm really useless. "Gong Yue cried and beat herself.
When Liu Lihai saw this scene, his heart tightened again. But now was not the time to cry, nor was it the time to blame himself. Now was the time to make up his mind as soon as possible. Shi Zhilin would soon know that Chao Zi had returned to Lin County, which would be very disadvantageous to Chao Zi.
Chao Zi stood helplessly at the side and looked at Gong Yue. He had lost his usual carefree manner.
At this moment, Liu Lihai called out to Fang Yezi, "Mom." This call of "Mom" made Fang Yezi and Gong Yue stop crying at the same time. They raised their heads and looked gratefully at Liu Lihai. This time, it was all thanks to this child who wasn't her son-in-law. Without his comfort, Fang Yezi really didn't know if she could have survived. Now that her daughter was back, all was good as long as she came back safely. However, Chao Zi, who was by her daughter's side, gave her an incomparable headache. When she heard Liu Lihai call out to her, she quickly wiped away her tears and looked at Liu Lihai. Liu Lihai continued, "Chao Zi wants to turn himself in. What do you think?"
Fang Yezi looked at Chao Zi, then looked at Gong Yue. Actually, her impression of Chao Zi completely came from Gong Daojin. But now, Chao Zi was standing in front of her. In order to lessen Gong Daojin's crimes, he took the initiative to turn himself in. This made her see this boy in a new light. She looked at him gratefully and asked, "Aren't you afraid?"
Chao Zi called out, "Mom." But he couldn't control the tears that flowed from his eyes. He rarely cried. Even when so many knife wounds were carved on his body, he didn't cry. But when Fang Yezi, who refused to acknowledge him, looked at him with concern, he couldn't hold back his tears anymore. Moreover, if Gong Daojin's sentence was increased because of him, he would feel sorry for Gong Yue for the rest of his life. Although this girl was overbearing and willful, for him, she was willing to follow him regardless of everything. She even wanted to marry him regardless of everything. Just based on this, he had to turn himself in no matter what.
Liu Lihai was also moved by them. He felt his eyes moisten, but he still controlled his feelings and let Fang Yezi make a decision as soon as possible.
Fang Yezi hesitated for a moment, then turned her gaze to Gong Yue. Gong Yue didn't dare to meet Fang Yezi's gaze. She lowered her head and looked at her toes. On one side was the man she loved, and on the other side was her father. She was unwilling to give up either one.
Fang Yezi looked at Liu Lihai again. Liu Lihai knew that he still needed to make a decision. He said, "Chao Zi, you go. Xiao Yue and Mom have me. Xiao Yue will wait for you to come back. "
As soon as Liu Lihai finished speaking, Gong Yue ran to Chao Zi. She threw herself into Chao Zi's arms and hugged him tightly as she cried. As she cried, she said, "I will wait for you to come back. You have to think of me."
Chao Zi nodded his head heavily. At this moment, the stone in his heart was lifted. He wasn't afraid of going to prison again. As long as it was for the woman he loved, he felt that it was worth it. Instead of living a secretive life with Gong Yue, he might as well think of her openly in prison. Anyway, he had already been in prison for six years, so he wasn't afraid of another six years. However, he was extremely unwilling. He looked at Liu Lihai and said, "Shi Zhilin, that bastard. Is he acting like a dog now?"
Yes, now that Lin County had become Shi Zhilin's world, not to mention Chao Zi, even Liu Lihai might not be safe. Thus, Liu Lihai said, "Chao Zi, now is not the time to settle accounts. Moreover, we don't have the ability to do so now. So, hurry up and leave here. If Shi Zhilin finds out, you won't even have the chance to turn yourself in. "
This was the first time Liu Lihai had made a decision in this family, and he felt that he had to make the decision. He had to bring Chao Zi to turn himself in. He had to ensure Chao Zi's safety before Shi Zhilin made a move.
Chao Zi didn't complain anymore. He followed behind Liu Lihai and was about to leave. Gong Yue wanted to follow as well. Liu Lihai said, "Xiao Yue, you should stay and accompany Mom. Besides, it will be an eyesore if there are too many people. This is a critical period. We must prioritize safety, understand? Don't worry, I will think of a way to make Chao Zi and Dad get light sentences. "
Gong Yue nodded, and tears rolled down her face again. Chao Zi turned around and held her face. He carefully wiped her tears with his hand and said, "Silly girl, six years will pass in the blink of an eye. Don't worry, in six years, I will still be a good man. Moreover, in six years, won't we still be together? I will definitely treat you twice as well. "
Fang Yezi turned around to wipe her tears. Although Liu Lihai was very sad, this wasn't the time to be sad, nor was it the time to be lingering with each other. To him, this was indeed an ending that he hadn't expected. However, this was how politics was. Power lay in relationships. He already understood this point.
"Chao Zi, let's go." Liu Lihai said as he led the way out the door. He was still thinking about how he could help Gong Daojin and Chao Zi get light sentences. After leaving Leng Hongyan, Liu Lihai felt that the power behind him was much weaker. With his current ability, it was easier said than done to make these two people get light sentences. But at this time, no matter what, he had to give them confidence. Confidence was the most important pillar of support in this family.
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