sunk into the earth

Chapter 27

This week is a stolen time.Anything stolen has to be paid for, Zhang Chen couldn't understand this truth better, so whenever Cheng Sheng said something outrageous about "a lifetime", Zhang Chen could only remain silent.

Zhang Licheng was away from home most of the time, and when he came back, he didn't find that there was an extra living person in the house out of thin air.

Cheng Sheng was originally worried that Zhang Chen's father would drive him out if he found out that he came here, but Zhang Chen was not worried, and just said: "He doesn't come back very often, and he won't find out when he comes back. He only cares about himself."

The two of them don't stay at home very often. During the day, they occasionally come to repair the phone, and Cheng Sheng will go out to work with Zhang Chen. When they arrive at this grandpa's or grandma's house, they will be praised when they open the door: "Oh! , they are two handsome boys!"

In this short week, Cheng Sheng learned how to drive nails and twist pipes. He can't do complicated jobs, but he can run around with a ladder and a toolbox on his shoulders.Cheng Sheng didn't feel tired at all, it was a thousand times more interesting than his school lessons.

In the evening, the two of them sneaked out to the nearby park for a walk. The motorcycle was replaced with an album, and the two of them could no longer go for a ride, so they could only walk by foot.Fortunately, Yuncheng is such a big place, and it is enough to measure it with your feet. The two of them enjoyed it. If no one was around, they could hold hands secretly, and when the moon came out, they would hide under the dark trees and kiss.

The wind at the end of August is getting colder and colder. The two of them replaced their T-shirts with jackets and denim jackets, but they don’t like to dress well. Sometimes they kiss and kiss Cheng Sheng and they have to get into Zhang Chen’s clothes. They really got into it several times Going in, the two of them stuck together, staggering to the side like a big penguin.

When they got home, the two of them were tired of watching TV on the sofa, whether they were sitting or not, every time Zhang Chen would hug Cheng Sheng on his lap, wrap his arms around his upper body, and put his chin on his shoulder.

Most of the news is broadcast on TV, and every day they talk about Hong Kong's return to the motherland last month, and there are also news about the collapse of the black coal mine for a few days.Zhang Chen saw the face of the black-eyed reporter in the news. He was generous in front of the camera, standing in the rain without blinking, talking about the black coal mine boss illegally buying and selling mining licenses, how he was greedy for money and cut corners on protection measures, and how Force people to sign a contract of sale.

As soon as the scene turned to the mine in the rainstorm, Zhang Chen should be familiar with that place, but he was in a trance at the time and didn't pay attention to it. When he saw it on TV today, he realized that the scene was completely dark, even the people were pitch-black. The paint is one piece, and the face cannot be seen clearly.

The rainy and dark mining field has been stuck in Zhang Chen's heart, and he thought of Mingming and his mother. Zhang Chen never said it, but he really missed them.Later, Zhang Chen called the black-glasses reporter several times. The reporter actually published him in the newspaper despite the pressure from above, but there was no progress in the publication, and there was still no news from Mingming's family.

The reporter sighed to him, how can people who go out to work have the spare time to buy newspapers every day?He had expected that this would be a thankless and useless effort.

After speaking, the reporter kindly reminded him that the owner of the black coal mine who was beaten three times by him that day is now missing, and he may not go back to take revenge on him. The police are chasing him, so Zhang Chen should be careful.

Just as he said it, on the night after the reporter reminded him, Zhang Chen received a few sap shots at the door of his house.

There is an alley to the east of their house. He took a walk with Cheng Sheng at night. Zhang Chen felt that something was wrong when he walked through the alley. There was always a faint rustling sound behind him. Mindfully, he took Cheng Sheng, who knew nothing about the situation, to the front, and left his entire back to this dark alley.

Just as they were about to walk out of the alley, there was the sound of quickening footsteps from behind. Zhang Chen slammed his keys into Cheng Sheng's shirt pocket, quickly said "you go home first" in his ear, and pushed him out with all his strength. alley.

Cheng Sheng was pushed so hard that he almost fell to the ground. He staggered and stood up straight when he heard a loud "bang" from the dark alley behind him, as if his bones were broken.

Cheng Sheng was frightened by the sound and stood still in place.He had never seen such a posture before, he didn't know what to do, he was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, he frantically fumbled for the cell phone in his pocket, only to find that it was left at Zhang Chen's house.

The sound of "bang bang" beating was still heard in the alley, and someone inside scolded "little bastard and run away after beating someone?" Then there was the sound of you kicking and kicking people, but there was no Zhang Chen. sound.

Cheng Sheng panicked, and tremblingly touched an iron rod from the ground. He had never fought before, and the arm holding the iron rod trembled involuntarily.Just when he was about to rush back to the alley, a piercing siren sounded from behind, and a large group of people rushed into the alley.

There was complete chaos inside, with shouts and clanging of metal.Cheng Sheng slipped in, trying to find Zhang Chen, but when he looked up, he saw that the bandits and hooligans who were beating people fiercely with sticks just now were all handcuffed to the corner by a group of plainclothes policemen, while Zhang Chen leaned his head against the wall, breathing hard. .A man with black eyes next to him handed him a tissue and said, "I know that you're just going to bring someone to find you for being so angry. You've done a great job."

The headline of New Viewpoint the next day was "The Culprit in the Collapse of the Coal Mine." The reporter who wrote the report also mentioned the wife of the coal boss, saying that although she refused to be interviewed, she still revealed to the reporter that she was determined to divorce .

Cheng Sheng bought the newspaper and opened it on the coffee table.At that time, Cheng Sheng was carefully applying medicine to Zhang Chen's back, and the porridge was still gurgling in the kitchen pot. Cheng Sheng underestimated himself. He didn't know that his hands could do such trivial things besides typing codes, drums and guitar. .

Cheng Sheng clearly realized that he had been assimilated by this place, and he would become a native of Yuncheng in a short time, and he would have to cramp if he wanted to go out.Zhang Chen could clearly see it, so he kept urging Cheng Sheng to pack the luggage that he was going to take back to Beijing in two days, lest he stay here and not leave.

Cheng Sheng's "Don't you want to see me" was always choked in his throat, like a hard stone stuck in the middle, unable to swallow or spit it out, and his throat would be scratched if he moved casually.

August is finally coming to an end.In the past two days, Cheng Sheng packed his luggage consciously. Zhang Chen was watching from the side, but when he saw Cheng Sheng moving things from his home into the suitcase that only belonged to Cheng Sheng, the timer in Zhang Chen's mind Finally reached the finish line with a few faint beeps.He started to have a stomachache for no reason again, it hurt more than ever before, he had never felt such pain, but this time he forcibly resisted not taking the medicine, instead ran to the balcony to avoid Cheng Sheng, smoking one cigarette after another, After smoking more than [-] cigarettes without stopping, the butts of the cigarettes piled up in the ashtray like a pile of corpses.

Opposite the balcony is a residential building, but if you turn your head slightly to the left, you can see the declining steel factory in the distance.Zhang Chen lay alone on the balcony and looked at the steel factory building. This side was no different from his bedroom, and he couldn't see the big chimney of the steel factory. It was facing the leader's office.

Zhang Chen looked at it and found that something was wrong. The row of windows he was looking at was glowing red, as if it was on fire.

At this moment, the phone in the living room rang wildly, and Cheng Sheng called him from the living room: "Your phone is ringing, can you answer it?"

Zhang Chen suddenly had a very ominous premonition, he ground the last cigarette in the ashtray, and walked slowly back to the living room.The phone that almost jumped up on the coffee table was bright red, Zhang Chen looked at it, and an unexplained fear crawled up.He is most afraid of red, red is a disaster of blood and light, whenever something happens, Zhang Chen will always be splashed with bright red eyes, last time it was red lips and big red high heels, this time it was red telephone.

But he didn't have any time to hesitate, Cheng Sheng picked it up first, and passed the phone handle to Zhang Chen across the coffee table, as if asking for credit, as if hoping Zhang Chen would praise him a few words.

Zhang Chen answered the phone stiffly. The other end was very noisy. A man with a rough voice was afraid that Zhang Chen on the other side of the phone would not be able to hear him, so he yelled at him, "Zhang Chen? Can you hear Zhang Chen? I am You Uncle Wei."

Zhang Chen said, "Yes, what's the matter?"

Hearing the answer, the person on the other end of the phone became even more anxious, "Hurry up to the People's Hospital and put all the money in the house, all the money, something happened to your father."