Monk Tian knows every word that makes up this line, but what does the combination of these words mean?
Monk Tian read it back and forth a dozen times, and seemed to understand what it meant.
But how is this possible?
In terms of age, Monk Tian is Lao Liu’s grandfather. Tian Monk was born in 1947, and Lao Liu was born in 1990. They are 43 years apart, two generations apart.
Monk Tian left the village in 1985, when he was 38 years old, and Lao Liu's mother was only fifteen or sixteen years old. Monk Tian had no idea what Lao Liu's mother looked like. When Monk Tian returned to the village in 2013, Lao Liu's mother had already abandoned her son and ran away for five or six years.
Lao Liu's birth year was February 1990. Going back 10 months, in April or May 1989, Monk Tian had a relationship with Lao Liu's mother?
At this time, Monk Tian was on his way to look for Tian Ruiwu. Even he couldn't remember where exactly he was, but he was definitely not in the village. Lao Liu's mother was probably in her early twenties at this time. Whether she was married or still in the village, Monk Tian didn't know.
In any case, Monk Tian thought that since he left the village, he had no contact with Lao Liu's mother at all, so how could he possibly give birth to Lao Liu with her.
"This is a lie. You are lying." After thinking for a while, Monk Tian said with certainty, "Lao Liu's mother and I have nothing to do with each other. Although it has always been a mystery who Lao Liu's father is, There’s no way it’s me. Why don’t you make a draft before you lie?”
Li Zhudao and Lu Kai still looked at him with compassionate eyes, but did not reply.
After Monk Tian thought carefully for a while, he said: "It's not like I haven't touched a woman on the way to find Xiao Wu, but in any case, there is no way she is Lao Liu's mother..."
Lu Kai interrupted and said: "I heard from the village cadre that Lao Liu's mother worked in other places when she was young. No one knows where she was or what kind of work she did. Later, it was said that she was married because she was pregnant. To Lao Liu’s father. Of course, in the end, it was discovered that Lao Liu was not born to his father. This is all for later, let’s not mention it now.”
Monk Tian still shook his head: "Impossible. I must have met Lao Liu's mother somewhere at that time. It is impossible not to recognize her. They are both from the same village. Calculated by time, I had only been away from the village for four or five years. It’s impossible not to recognize someone from the same village, let alone have anything happen to her and end up with no memory at all.”
Li Zhudao said calmly: "A girl has changed a lot. When you left the village, Lao Liu's mother was only fifteen or sixteen years old. Four or five years later, when she became an adult, her appearance and temperament may have changed a lot."
Monk Tian still shook his head like a rattle: "It's still impossible. Even if I don't recognize Lao Liu's mother, she should know me. There is no reason for her to recognize me but not tell me."
Li Zhudao still looked at him with eyes full of pity: "You have to ask yourself, what kind of women did you meet on the way to find Xiao Wu? Are they upright, good-natured women, or are they prostitutes? A pornographic place?"
Monk Tian claimed that he "didn't touch women" when he was looking for Xiao Wu, but he was a homeless man at the time. Who would a serious woman hook up with him? Most of them are doing "spending money".
Monk Tian's face was pale and he was still muttering "impossible", but he vaguely remembered one thing.
Once, after entering a "beauty salon" with dim yellow lights, the little girl burst the "safety equipment" while "working" because her "guy" was too big. He was very dissatisfied with this and had to pay extra for buying contraceptive pills.
This incident once became something he could brag to others about after drinking, so it still left an impression.
But when and where this happened, Monk Tian had no memory. He only remembered that he had not yet become a monk at the time. Because after becoming a monk, he never touched a woman again.
Neither Li Zhudao, Lu Kai nor Monk Tian knew that Lao Liu's mother had already known Lao Liu's "adoptive father" when she was "working" in other places, and they
We are still a boyfriend and girlfriend who have just been in a relationship for a short time.
At that time, Lao Liu's "adoptive father" was also working in other places, and he was doing a serious job. By chance, they met. Since they were fellow villagers and she had a good image and temperament, he began to pursue her, and things fell into place.
However, the "adoptive father" never knew that she was doing "this job".
After Lao Liu's mother discovered that she was pregnant, she also believed that he was the father of the child. So I decisively ended my "part-time job" and announced the "good news" to him.
At that time, his parents arranged for him to work at the toll booth through an "acquaintance" in his hometown, and the job was about to be implemented.
When it was a "double happiness", he quickly took her home to get married.
More than ten years later, she found out that Lao Liu was not his biological child. She also vaguely remembered a guest she had received who looked a bit familiar...
Monk Tian had traveled through mountains and rivers and slept in the open for four or five years. He had become dark, thin, and unshaven. Compared with his image and temperament when he was working as an accountant in the village, he was a completely different person.
Therefore, Lao Liu's mother did not recognize that the man was Monk Tian from the same village. Even if she recognized me, she wouldn't say hello to him, let alone introduce me to him as someone from the same village. She would just pretend not to know me.
Of course, Monk Tian was not called Monk Tian at that time.
When faced with questioning from Lao Liu's "adopted father" and his family, she certainly couldn't tell who Lao Liu's father was. Because she herself didn’t know who the person was at that time, and it was even less likely that she would reveal to them that she was working “this job” in other places.
Monk Tian's face was as white as paper, and the sweat on his forehead kept falling like raindrops, but he kept muttering "impossible".
After a long time, Monk Tian suddenly laughed: "You must have made a mistake, you must have made a mistake... How could I kill my own son..."
Li Zhudao was silent for a moment and had to ask: "How did you kill Lao Liu?"
Monk Tian was still smiling and talking to himself: "I have been fasting and chanting Buddha for half my life. How can I kill people? How can I kill people... You have made a mistake. You must have made a mistake..."
As he spoke, the smile on his face gradually disappeared and fell into silent silence, but from time to time he would shake his head and murmur "impossible".
Li Zhudao called out "Tian Hesheng" softly, but received no response.
Li Zhudao and Lu Kai looked at each other for a few times, and when they were wondering whether Monk Tian was abnormal, Monk Tian spoke again.
"At my age, I deserve to die. There is no point in living in vain..."
Then, Monk Tian told the story of the case one by one in the same calm tone, as if he was telling an unrelated matter.
On the night of the incident, after Lao Liu was knocked unconscious by Shi Ji with an iron rod from behind, Monk Tian was really shocked and stepped forward to stop him.
Shi Ji Mian Ruo Bingshuang ignored Monk Tian's obstruction and continued to hit Lao Liu on the head with an iron rod, but accidentally hit Monk Tian on the arm with the stick.
When Shi Ji saw that he had hit Monk Tian, he immediately stopped, threw the iron rod to the ground, and said, "If I keep him, I will die."
Monk Tian also knew that Lao Liu would probably call the police after he sobered up, but he never thought of killing anyone. He just thought that Shi Ji's purpose was just to knock Lao Liu out and then run away. Shi Ji's words made him react. Shiji wants to kill people and silence them.
Monk Tian was stunned when he heard this, and after some entanglement, he said: "If you kill someone here, the police will come to your door sooner or later. Should I tell the truth to the police then? Do you want to kill me too?" "
After Shi Ji was slumped for a moment, he raised his feet to walk out the door. Since you can't kill someone and silence them, you can only run away before Lao Liu calls the police.
But just as he took a step, Xiao Tan suddenly appeared at the door.
Xiao Tan glanced at Shi Ji, and in a blink of an eye he saw Lao Liu lying on the ground in the courtyard. He thought he was too drunk and fell asleep on the ground, so he complained in a low voice, saying that Lao Liu was a stinky old man, and he drank into a pile of mud. How should I help him back? As he walked into the yard, he faced Monk Tian again.
He said thank you to Lao Tian.
When he got closer, he saw blood pouring from Lao Liu's head. He couldn't help but screamed and squatted beside Lao Liu to check the injury.
Monk Tian stood up and made way for Xiao Tan. He was squatting here before, blocking Xiao Tan's view.
Monk Tian stood aside and said, "Lao Liu... fell down."
Xiao Tan didn't reply, and I don't know if she listened to what Monk Tian said.
Xiao Tan cried and turned Lao Liu over and lay on his chest. He was relieved to hear that there was still a heartbeat. But the portrait in Lao Liu's hand was exposed when he turned over. Xiao Tan was curious for a moment and pulled it over to take a look. Isn't this the uncle he saw when he entered the door?
Looking at the four words "Reward Notice" written on the portrait again, Xiao Tan was frightened and stopped crying. He glanced around and saw the bloody iron rod on the ground. He seemed to understand something in an instant...
Monk Tian coughed a few times and then called "Xiao Tan". Xiao Tan was like a kitten whose tail was stepped on. He jumped up and screamed and ran out of the gate. However, Shi Ji had already opened the gate. Blocked.
Xiao Tan turned around and ran towards the back door, followed closely by Shi Ji...
Monk Tian lamented over and over again, and also took steps forward, wanting to call Xiao Tan back and have a good talk with her, but he was even more worried that Shi Ji's attack was not serious or serious, and Xiao Tan would be hurt or even killed. Unexpectedly, his ankle was pulled by someone and he fell to the ground suddenly. When he looked back, he saw that Lao Liu had woken up.
Lao Liu wanted to get up, but he still felt groggy and weak. He could only lie on the ground and shout loudly: "Xiao Tan, run! Call the police!"
Monk Tian was lying on the ground and yelled, "You can't call the police, you can't call the police!"
