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"you're awake?"

A male voice came from beside me, it was unfamiliar, but somehow familiar.

The language he spoke was definitely not the island language, but the amazing thing was that I could understand it.

Kato Megumi turned her head and saw a well-mannered, thin boy wearing black-framed glasses sitting next to her.

The boy's eyes fell on him, his expression gentle and with a carefree smile.

"We're still in evening self-study, why did you fall asleep? Be careful or the teacher will see it and ask you to write a self-criticism." The boy said jokingly.

Kato Megumi looked at him and felt that he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.

"Um, do we know each other?" she asked bluntly.

The boy was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Class monitor, you are so sleepy that you can't even remember your deskmate. I am Lin He!"

"Lin He?" Kato Hui was slightly stunned.

She quickly looked around at the scene.

This place looks very much like a school. The lights in the classroom are dim yet bright. The students are all doing their homework with their heads down, and she is one of them.

Kato Megumi looked down at the sportswear on her body. All the students wore this loose-fitting uniform.

This looks like a school uniform, but the island country doesn't have this style of school uniform, and I have no impression of this place at all.

Thinking of this, Kato Megumi couldn't help but frown slightly.

Chapter 363 Death and Rebirth

Kato Megumi didn't understand why she suddenly appeared here, as she was with Yukinoshita Yukino before.

The two were chased by a mustache policeman, and Yukino was seriously injured. She decided to stay and hold the enemy back, allowing Kato Megumi to escape.

Unfortunately, the gap in strength between the enemy and us was too great, and Kato Megumi was unable to escape in the end and was knocked unconscious by the man with a mustache.

But even if I was captured, I shouldn't wake up in a school in a foreign country.

This is all so strange.

Kato Megumi stared at the boy in front of her, about to say something.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from the corridor, breaking the silent atmosphere of the campus.

Everyone looked up and saw a middle-aged man with gray hair and a serious face walking towards Kato Megumi's table.

"Oh no, the teacher is here." The students reminded each other and quickly lowered their heads, pretending to be immersed in the ocean of knowledge.

The head teacher walked straight to Lin He and stood in front of him, saying worriedly, "Lin He, you should go home quickly."

The expression on the boy's face suddenly changed: "Teacher Zhou, what's wrong? What happened?"

The head teacher hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "I just received a call, your father is in trouble, go back and check."

"Ah..." Lin He's face turned pale and he was stunned when he heard that.

He stood up tremblingly and followed his head teacher out of the classroom, leaving the other students in the classroom whispering to each other.

Kato Megumi sat alone in her seat, and only came to her senses when the classroom door closed.

"Lin He..." Kato Hui chewed the name over and over again.

She didn't know why she came to this strange school, nor did she know who Lin He was, but her intuition told her that she had to follow him immediately.

Thinking of this, Kato Kei rushed out of the classroom decisively and chased after the distraught Lin He.

Kato Megumi followed all the way and ran out of the teaching building.

The streets at night seemed very deserted, with almost no people on the road, except for the flashing neon lights of tall buildings in the distance.

She saw her head teacher stop a taxi and get in with Lin He.

Kato Megumi did not dare to delay and quickly waved to stop another taxi.

"Master, please catch up with the taxi in front!" Kato Megumi said to the driver anxiously.

"Okay!" the driver responded and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.

Soon, the two taxis drove out of the downtown area one after the other and gradually disappeared into the night.

It was late at night and the city was as quiet as ever, with only the occasional chirping of insects.

Kato Megumi looked forward through the glass window and saw the taxi driving forward and finally stopping next to a very ordinary street.

A road sign with the words "Dingchang Street" stands not far away.

The tallest building in this area is only about ten stories high, and the houses are arranged very densely. It looks like an old urban area.

Teacher Zhou and Lin He both got out of the taxi, followed by the car that Kato Megumi was riding in.

"Here it is, a total of 20 yuan, do you want to scan it via WeChat or Alipay?"

"Uh......"

Kato Megumi thought to herself that something was wrong, as she couldn't understand a lot of what the driver said.

Fortunately, she had a red banknote with a face value of 100 in her trouser pocket, and Kato Megumi handed it directly to the driver.

“Can paper money be used?”

"Okay, and I'll give you change."

"No, thank you." Kato Hui watched Lin He and Teacher Zhou walk into a courtyard. Afraid of losing them, she quickly jumped out of the car and chased after them.

It was a row of three brick houses connected together. The door of one of the houses was wide open. Kato Megumi caught up with Lin He and Teacher Zhou.

"Why are you here? Why don't you stay in school? It's evening study time now!" Teacher Zhou saw Kato Megumi and scolded her with a stern face.

"I'm the class monitor and have the responsibility to care about every student." Kato Megumi explained reluctantly. Because of her nervousness, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

The head teacher looked at the time. It was almost ten o'clock in the evening. It would not be safe to send the girl back on the road at this time.

So he had to glare at Kato Hui with a warning, reminding her: "Don't talk nonsense, don't move around, and stay aside."

Kato Megumi breathed a sigh of relief.

She now had no idea why she had come here for no apparent reason and followed two strangers to this place. She could only pray that her intuition was correct.

"Um, squad leader, thank you..." Lin He said in a low voice.

He remained silent the whole way, and it was obvious that he was very worried about his father's condition.

Kato Hui shook her head and said softly, "You're welcome."

Lin He was the first to step into the house, followed closely by Teacher Zhou and Kato Megumi.

The room after entering the house can be considered as the living room. It is only about ten square meters and is crowded with people.

A middle-aged man lay motionless on the floor, while a middle-aged woman and a little girl fell beside him and cried bitterly.

"ah!"

Kato Megumi only took one look at the man and she screamed in fear and had to cover her mouth with both hands.

But the man's face was blue and purple, his expression was ferocious, his eyeballs were rolled up, and his tongue was sticking out. He looked extremely tragic, just like the people who were hanged on TV.

This was the first time that Kato Megumi saw a corpse. She immediately felt a sour feeling in her stomach and almost vomited.

The police and doctors were standing nearby performing the autopsy while inquiring about the situation at the scene.

"Dad! Woohoo, Dad..."

Lin He rushed over like a madman, crying heart-wrenchingly.

A medical staff member picked up a stethoscope to examine Lin and his father, and measured their heart rate with an electrocardiograph. The meter showed a flat line.

He checked the patient's breathing again, and finally shook his head and said, "The patient's heart has stopped beating, there is no pulse or breathing, it is asphyxiation caused by anterior strangulation. Please accept my condolences."

After hearing the doctor's words, Lin He collapsed to the ground.

"Dad, Dad, how could this happen?"

Lin He pounded the floor and cried loudly: "How could you just leave like this? Dad, can you open your eyes and look at me? Open your eyes and look..."

At this time, Kato Megumi finally came back to her senses from her shock.

She looked at Lin He holding his father's body in pain, and a feeling of discomfort rose in her heart.

She had never met this person before, but why did she feel heartbroken when she saw him like this?

At this time, she heard two middle-aged women whispering nearby.

"Why is there such a big cut on Lao Lin's stomach? Did he just have an operation?"

"You don't know? I heard that in order to pay off his debts, he sold 'parts' on the black market. He basically sold everything that could be sold."

"What? How can he survive then?"

"He chose to hang himself because he knew he was going to die, and he didn't want to burden his family."

"Did he pay off the loan shark he borrowed?"

"I heard that the debt has been repaid, but the family's assets have been drained out, and even the house has been sold."

"Oh, this family is really sinful."

......

Selling "parts"?!

Listening to the conversation between the two people next to her, Kato Hui felt very upset. She didn't expect that Lin He's father would commit suicide in order to pay off his debts.

"Student, please move aside. We still need to continue our investigation." A uniformed policeman blocked Lin He.

Seeing this, Teacher Zhou immediately walked over to Lin He, held his arm and walked aside: "Let's go into the room first and ask your mother about the situation. We'll leave this to the police."

After saying that, Teacher Zhou turned around and gave Kato Megumi a wink.

Kato Megumi understood, and she forced herself not to look at the dead body on the ground and walked to Lin and his mother.

"Auntie, I'm Lin He's classmate. Teacher Zhou and I are here to help you. Can you come in and tell us the details?"

She spoke at a leisurely pace and in a gentle and caring tone.

Lin and her mother raised their heads, their eyes red, and choked up as they said to Kato Hui: "My child, thank you and Teacher Zhou... I'm sorry for your trouble..."

"You're welcome. Please go inside first." Kato Hui helped her stand up. "We can talk about anything later."

Lin and his mother nodded and tried to stand up, but due to excessive grief, they were so weak that their legs went soft and they almost fell.

Kato Hui was quick to support her: "Auntie, be careful."

"Thank you...Yiyi, come to mommy soon."

Lin and her mother wiped away their tears, called out to the little girl, then took her hand, and with the support of Kato Megumi, they slowly walked into the bedroom.

Seeing this, Teacher Zhou also walked into the room with Lin He and closed the door.

The room was also small, with only a bed against the wall, and a desk and chair.

Kato Megumi helped Lin and her mother sit on the sofa.

Teacher Zhou asked: "How come Brother Lin was so good...and suddenly committed suicide?"

"Alas, the economic environment has been bad in recent years, and his business has become increasingly difficult. The store has been losing money. He couldn't get a loan from the bank, so he took the risk of borrowing from a loan shark. Who knew that his business would go bankrupt, and he was forced to pay back the loan sharks..."

Lin He's mother briefly told what happened. After that, she lowered her head again, covered her face and began to sob.

"How could this happen?" Lin He felt like he was struck by lightning after hearing this.

He never imagined that his father would actually "sell spare parts" in order to pay off his debts and eventually hang himself.

Lin He leaned dejectedly on the back of his chair, staring blankly at the ceiling with a confused look on his face.

His mother is a housewife, he and his sister are still in school, and his father has passed away. How should he live in the future?

At this time, Teacher Zhou came over and handed Lin He a cup of tea.

"Take a sip of water and calm yourself down. There will always be a solution to the problem. I will propose to the school to organize a donation campaign for your family, which should help alleviate some of the burden."

When Lin He's mother heard this, a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes. She quickly said to Teacher Zhou with gratitude: "Teacher Zhou, thank you so much."

"You're welcome. Lin He is my student. I'm just doing my best to help you." Teacher Zhou nodded slightly.

"You are such a kind person, thank you." Lin He's mother was filled with emotion.