Hong Kong Film: Jimmy? Please call me Councillor Li

Chapter 225, Lang Shenwenyi

Cheng Lang continued.

In his confession about the murder, Tong Hing said that he saw himself and Zhan Qiao being intimate that day and was worried that their relationship would affect their immigration plans.

So he went to confront Zhan Qiao. During the argument, he accidentally pushed Zhan Qiao down, and Zhan Qiao was impaled in the heart by exposed steel bars in the abandoned building, resulting in her accidental death.

It was all an accident. At the police station, Cheng Lang saw Tong Qing, who was filled with remorse and self-blame, and he wanted nothing more than to rush in and beat the guy to death.

Even if you kill him, Zhan Qiao can't come back to life, so what's the point?

Because Tong Hing killed Zhan Qiao, there was no way to immigrate. His special status meant that this incident was likely to be used as a case study, and peanut set meals, which are usually hard to find on Hong Kong Island, were also mentioned.

He'll most likely try it.

After hearing Cheng Lang's words, Li Jiayuan felt incredibly conflicted, filled with self-blame and guilt. He had never imagined such an accident would happen.

In his original plan, Zhan Qiao was supposed to be alive and well, living abroad.

However, she still could not escape her fate of death, and it came sooner than expected.

Li Jiayuan suddenly felt a pang of regret. If he had taken Zhan Qiao away back then and prevented him from meeting Cheng Lang, would this have prevented this from happening? At least he would have saved a life.

Zhan Qiao's death not only affected Cheng Lang, but also left Li Jiayuan feeling very uneasy. As a transmigrator, he clearly had the ability to prevent Zhan Qiao's death, yet he still let Zhan Qiao follow the same path.

This was his dereliction of duty; things shouldn't have turned out this way.

Li Jiayuan closed his eyes, repeatedly recalling everything that had happened during this period. When he opened his eyes again, there was only determination in them.

He is not a saint and cannot care for the world. This incident was an accident, an accident that no one wanted. It is meaningless to take responsibility for Zhan Qiao's death.

What he should do is try to prevent this from happening again, instead of sitting here blaming himself.

But with Zhan Qiao dead, he was bound to be punished by the system. No matter how much he planned, he couldn't have foreseen the unexpected changes.

“The person is dead, and no matter what, they can’t come back to life. What you should do now is to pull yourself together, live your life well, and look up to their spirit in heaven. Do you think they would want to see you like this?”

Li Jiayuan's words finally brought a glimmer of light back to Cheng Lang's dejected eyes.

During this time, Cheng Lang did not go home. He drank and slept in various bars, trying to numb himself.

His reason for coming to the company was simple: he wanted to talk to Li Jiayuan. In Cheng Lang's heart, Li Jiayuan held a very important position, which was why he was willing to come to the company in this manner.

He didn't even want to see his family, but he came to the company.

Seeing that Cheng Lang had taken his words to heart, Li Jiayuan breathed a sigh of relief. Cheng Lang had released three albums, and the response to them was quite good.

He didn't want such a trump card to continue to decline due to setbacks.

Ruan Mei came in, carrying a bowl of takeout wontons. Li Jiayuan pushed the wontons in front of Cheng Lang. He could tell from the smell of alcohol on Cheng Lang that this guy hadn't eaten for a long time.

Cheng Lang stared at the bowl of wontons, his eyes reddening.

"Brother Yuan."

After a helpless sigh, Li Jiayuan got up, went to the safe behind his desk, and took out a stack of Hong Kong dollars as thick as a brick, placing it on the table.

"This money is enough for you to give Zhan Qiao a grand funeral, and make it beautiful."

"You two were not destined to be husband and wife, but seeing her off on her final journey will be enough to make you grow old together."

Cheng Lang's expression turned dejected again.

Cheng Lang's loyalty +7%

[Received the title of Loyal Minister] The system broadcasted in his mind, but Li Jiayuan was no longer in the mood to pay attention to such things. Zhan Qiao's death was a lesson that made him calm down and reflect.

Cheng Lang left with Li Jiayuan's money. Zhan Qiao was still lying in that cold wardrobe. He was a refugee who had fled from Vietnam and had no family or friends.

Of course, no one will bury him. The dead cannot be brought back to life. Yuan Ge is right. What he should do now is to pull himself together and help Zhan Qiao with his funeral arrangements.

When Cheng Lang returned home, everyone was waiting for him: Cheng Hong, his father, Aunt Shufen, his brother Abao, and Shen Wenyi.

Cheng Hong has already reported it to the police. Anyone would be scared if such a grown person suddenly went missing for four or five days without any news.

When Cheng Lang returned, his hot-tempered father was furious. He went up to him and started cursing, scolding him for not being home or replying to messages for so many years, making his family worry.

Aunt Shufen pulled Cheng's hot-tempered father back. If it were before, the already tense father and son would inevitably have quarreled, but now Cheng Lang had no mood to quarrel at all.

He simply apologized to everyone, went back to his room to get his things, and refused to say what he had been doing these past few days when asked by everyone.

In the end, even Cheng's father didn't dare to say anything to him anymore. Everyone could see that Cheng Lang had an emotional problem and didn't dare to provoke him any further.

As Cheng Lang's closest brother, A Bao, and Shen Wenyi, who cares about Cheng Lang the most, both saw a faint sadness in his eyes.

Ah Bao knew that Zhan Qiao wanted Cheng Lang to immigrate with him, and he thought that Cheng Lang was upset because Zhan Qiao had left.

He intended to quietly go up and comfort him, but when he went up, he found that someone had already taken over his job, so he left with a smile.

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"Brother Lang, you... everyone is very worried about you."

Shen Wenyi wanted to ask where Cheng Lang had been all this time, but she stopped herself halfway through her sentence. They were just friends, and Cheng Lang didn't even mention his sister Cheng Hong, so what was the point of her asking?

Cheng Lang looked at the stars in the sky, as if he were looking at Zhan Qiao in the sky.

"Are you wondering where I went?"

Shen Wenyi stood next to Cheng Lang and nodded.

Cheng Lang breathed a sigh of relief. Although he hadn't gotten over Zhan Qiao's death, he had come to terms with it and there was nothing he couldn't say.

Zhan Qiao's new home is very nice. It's quiet there, and no one will bother her anymore. She can visit him during holidays.

"Zhan Qiao is dead."

Shen Wenyi was still pondering Cheng Lang's whereabouts over the past few days when she received such devastating news.

Zhan Qiao is dead...dead?

This was so sudden. Shen Wenyi wasn't prepared at all. No wonder, no wonder there hadn't been any news from Lang Ge for so many days. He must be very sad.

It is precisely at times like these that you need someone by your side.

Seeing that Shen Wenyi didn't speak, Cheng Lang sat on the wall of the rooftop.

"I'm sorry I scared you. Let's not talk about this. How are things between you and Ah Jun? Are you doing okay?"

Shen Wenyi shook her head calmly.

"We've already broken up, and I don't like him."

Cheng Lang remained silent. He and Gao Tianjun had been friends for many years, and Wen Yi was a good girl, but as an outsider, he couldn't say anything about matters of the heart.

Perhaps sensing that the atmosphere was not quite right, Shen Wenyi changed the subject.

"Brother Lang, what are your plans for the future?"

(End of this chapter)