Volume 2: The Church of Light Chapter 219 Offline (Part 2)
Now the living place is more spacious, but Amei gradually finds it difficult to fall asleep.
Occasionally, I would lie in bed, tossing and turning for a long time before falling into a deep sleep, only to suddenly wake up in the middle of my sleep.
After countless rainy nights, the owner of the manor suddenly fell ill one night and passed away before he could be rescued.
The master had six sons and seven daughters.
The year before his father's death, the eldest son chose to leave the manor and go to the city to develop, and never returned since then.
The second son stayed in the manor, but he contracted a strange disease and was bedridden all year round, relying on medicine to maintain his life.
Therefore, the affairs of the manor fell on the third son.
The other four and five children are younger and are still studying in the city.
At his master's funeral, Ah Mei saw the old yellow dog that his master had raised for many years being taken away. The kennel was replaced by a new, young and strong dog, which was the fighting dog that the third young master liked.
A Mei suddenly felt that it was time for him to take a rest.
He wanted to go back to that rainy night and sleep so peacefully again.
So he asked for his resignation from the Third Young Master, but the Third Young Master tried his best to keep him and even took out the old master's suicide note, asking him to take care of the Third Young Master.
There was no choice but for A Mei to agree to work for a few more years.
In recent years, A Mei has had less work, so he began to help train new people.
Among these newcomers, he met a girl whose face was as small as a tabby cat. She was dirty when she was first brought home, but her eyes were bright.
He was the girl's instructor, and the girl was very attached to him. Gradually, the two of them started dating. The third young master personally held a wedding for them, and the two became husband and wife.
A Mei once again felt the same sense of security and happiness as when he first slept in the doghouse.
A few years later, the girl became pregnant.
A Mei understood that he really should take a rest.
He resigned again, and this time, the Third Young Master did not refuse. He just asked him to help with one last mission and then let him retire.
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"Mission failed?"
In the ruins, Xu Shen and Liu Jichuan walked side by side, and the two followed behind A Mei in front.
Liu Jichuan told Xu Shen the story of A Mei.
Hearing Xu Shen's question, Liu Jichuan shook his head slightly: "No, the mission was successful."
He paused and said, "It was just that the mission was a bit forced. He left clues and was caught. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Later, he behaved well in prison and was released three years early."
Xu Shen nodded slightly.
"But after Ah Mei came out, things were no longer the same, everything changed."
Liu Jichuan sighed and said, "His wife died while on a mission. Under the management of the Third Brother, the manor acted radically and offended some people who shouldn't have been offended. As a result, it was wiped out and disappeared from the town."
Xu Shen was slightly stunned.
"For some reasons, his daughter was sent to an orphanage in the town. When Ah Mei was young, there were not many orphanages in the town. But now life is getting better and better, and the various facilities in the town are becoming more and more complete, gradually moving closer to the urban area, so his daughter didn't suffer much."
Liu Jichuan smiled and said, "After Ah Mei was released from prison, he took his daughter back, and now they live here."
He stopped and turned around to look at the small house he had walked out of earlier.
"That's the doghouse where he first squeezed in. The family had moved away a long time ago. He bought the land and now it's been built into his house."
"I heard that he slept in it, and it was very peaceful."
Xu Shen looked back. The cabin looked very shabby, but there was a white wild flower pinned on the door panel, which added a bit of liveliness and warmth.
The two continued to follow A Mei and his daughter.
At this time, passing the corner of the street, A Mei sent his daughter to an ordinary school in the town.
This is the only ordinary primary school in the entire town.
Those who study there are normal people with open eyes, not fog people.
The father and daughter said goodbye to each other at the door, but Xu Shen saw other people around who were driving to send their children to school, pointing at the two of them and whispering about something.
"After Ah Mei was released from prison, he took out the money he had saved, found his daughter, and opened her eyes. He saved the remaining money for his daughter's education," said Liu Jichuan.
Xu Shen nodded. No wonder the cabin was so shabby before. It turned out that the money was spent elsewhere.
At this time, the school staff at the door seemed to recognize A Mei and his daughter. He pulled the child and came to A Mei.
"Mr. Mei, please come with me. Our leader wants to see you."
Ah Mei was puzzled, but still nodded in agreement.
He checked the time and said, "We're almost late for class, let's get the kids to class first."
"The leader said he wants to meet you and your daughter." The clerk said again, but his eyes were indifferent.
A Mei's face changed slightly, and then, under the guidance of the staff, he took his daughter's hand and went to the office of the school leader.
"Mr. Coal."
The school leader was a middle-aged man with a big belly. He sat in a chair for a long time, which squeezed the fat on his belly into a ball, making it look like all fat.
He saw A Mei and his daughter, took out a document from the drawer, and tapped on it with his finger: "Mr. Mei, after the feedback from other parents and teachers, your daughter is not suitable for our school. This is the withdrawal letter, I hope you can sign it."
Ah Mei was stunned, and his daughter, who was about six or seven years old, also became nervous, as if she understood what he meant.
"Director, did you misunderstand something? My daughter has always been well-behaved in school and never makes trouble." A Mei said quickly.
As he said this, he quickly lowered his head to look at his daughter: "Xiaoqiu, did you fight with anyone at school? Did you curse at anyone?"
The girl saw her father's anxious eyes and felt wronged for some reason. She cried, "I didn't, I didn't curse, I didn't hit anyone, they beat me, cursed me, and cursed dad, I didn't say anything back, wuwu..."
The girl said this while wiping away her tears.
Ah Mei's expression froze, and his face looked a little ugly. He looked up at the director and said, "My daughter is very well behaved and will never fight with anyone. It's others who bully her. Director, you have to make the decision for us!"
The middle-aged man looked indifferent and said, "Your daughter did not fight with anyone, but according to other parents, they don't want their children to be in the same school with the child of a murderer. What your daughter said is indeed true, but the problem lies with your daughter. If your daughter was not here, the other children would not insult her or beat her. Instead, your daughter's presence has aroused the violent tendencies of other children."
"So, I hope you can sign that your daughter is not suitable for our school. Please choose another school."
Ah Mei's eyes widened, his fists clenched, and he said, "It's obviously their fault, why do they want my daughter to drop out of school?!"
"I've already explained the reason. Please sign it. Please don't waste our time, okay?" The middle-aged man said impatiently. He looked at his watch and reminded her, "I have classes later. Please cooperate."
Ah Mei was so angry that she was breathing heavily. She gritted her teeth and said, "I didn't kill anyone. I have accepted the judgment of the law. I have changed my mind. Even the chief judge gave me a chance. Why can't you give me a chance? My daughter is innocent!"
"It's your daughter's fault because she has a father like you. Mr. Coal, please sign. I don't want to hear other people at school talking about who is the child of a murderer. You don't want your child to be pointed at, do you?" The middle-aged man looked impatient.
Ah Mei's forehead was bulging with veins, staring at the middle-aged man in front of him, but a childish voice came from his side: "Dad, I don't want to study anymore, I don't want to study anymore, let's go home, okay?"
The middle-aged man was not afraid of Ah Mei's eyes at all, and said coldly: "Why, do you want to fight, do you want to go to jail again? Now the law is more perfect, and it is specifically for people like you. If you go to jail again, your daughter will not even be qualified to go to school in this life!"
A Mei woke up with a grim look on his face. He looked deeply at the middle-aged man, picked up his daughter, turned around and left, slamming the door.
"Be gentle, you can't afford to pay for the broken door!" The angry voice of a middle-aged man came from the closed door.
A Mei took her daughter and left the school.
"Dad, I don't want to study anymore. I don't like studying. I hate studying..." The girl cried in Amei's arms.
Ah Mei's eyes twitched, and his eyes were slightly red. He said, "Be good, Xiaoqiu. Be obedient, Xiaoqiu. Dad will find you a better school. No classmates will bully you anymore. You should study hard, okay?"
The girl looked up at Ah Mei and said, "Dad, why do we have to study?"
Ah Mei tried hard to hide the pain on his face, and forced a smile and said, "Because of studying, we can sit in their position and help more people like us."
The girl cried, "I don't want to help them, I just want to be with my dad."
Ah Mei wiped the tears from her face and tried to smile, saying, "Xiao Qiu is not being obedient. Do you remember what your teacher and the book taught you? We should help others. We should learn to help others. If everyone is willing to help others, no one will be bullied."
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Looking at Amei carrying her daughter home, Liu Jichuan stopped.
Looking at the backs of the father and daughter walking away, Liu Jichuan sighed softly and said, "It seems that they will have to suffer a lot in the future."
Xu Shen nodded slightly and said nothing.
"Do you think A Mei is guilty?" Liu Jichuan suddenly asked.
Xu Shen's eyes slightly changed, and he asked, "Why do you say that?"
"If he is guilty, what is his crime? If he is not guilty, Ah Mei doesn't seem to be having a good life."
Liu Jichuan said softly, "Over the years, the law has become more and more perfect, but the perfect system will eliminate some people. Picking up garbage to eat was not illegal before, but now it is considered an infringement of other people's property. If they want, they can sue you. Then how will the poor who can only rely on picking up garbage to eat survive?"
"They clearly did nothing, but were filtered out by the law. They did not harm anyone, but their means of survival became a crime."
A figure suddenly appeared in Xu Shen's mind. He was silent for a moment and said, "Maybe the law is not perfect enough. The real perfection is to take everyone into consideration."
Liu Jichuan smiled and patted Xu Shen on the shoulder: "It's not like you would say such naive words."
