CH 61

Han Lang’s counselor was very young, and he also graduated from this college. After graduation, he stayed at the school to work. He did not work as a subject teacher, but only supervised the students. When Shen Zhen contacted him, he seemed to be at a party. The sound of wine glasses could be heard clinking.

The counselor’s surname was Zhao, and he was twenty-six years old this year but Shen Zhen still politely called him Counselor Zhao.

“Is it Han Lang’s family?” Counselor Zhao spoke vaguely, seeming to be chewing something in his mouth. At the moment he couldn’t spit or swallow, so he just kept it in his mouth, “I already told everything to Han Lang’s mother this afternoon. I don’t have any more information here, if you still have doubts, I suggest you go to the police.”

“Please give me his roommate’s phone number.” Shen Zhen said.

The counselor seemed to pause for a moment, and then said after a while: “I don’t have it saved on my phone, sorry.”

Shen Zhen: “Okay, then I’ll hang up first, sorry for the trouble.”

Counselor: “No trouble.”

“We’ll go to his school tomorrow morning, do you know his dormitory number?” Shen Zhen asked Mama Zhang.

Mama Zhang nodded again and again: “I know, 305, Building Six.”

Han Lang’s college entrance examination results were very average, and he barely got into the undergraduate course. The school he attended was a very ordinary private university. The tuition fee was half higher than that of the public university. The school was not large, and it was in a small town outside the city.

Shen Zhen took Mama Zhang to Han Lang’s school early in the morning.

At this time, the breakfast shops near the school had already opened, but neither Shen Zhen nor Mama Zhang was in the mood for breakfast.

There was no key card when entering the school, so Shen Zhen and Mama Zhang could only enter together when the students came in and out.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a college girl in a light-colored sweater led them in. The girl was very talkative and asked Shen Zhen, “Are you an alumnus? I haven’t seen you in the school before.”

With those looks, he was very eye-catching, so why else didn’t she recognize him?

Although Shen Zhen was anxious, he still said politely: “My little brother goes to school here.”

The girl asked curiously, “What year?”

Shen Zhen: “Freshman.”

The girl thought about it, was there any handsome freshman this year? How come she didn’t know.

“Where are you going now?” the girl asked again.

Shen Zhen didn’t see any guide sign, and Mama Zhang also came to the school for the first time, so Shen Zhen said: “We are going to the sixth boys’ dormitory, but I don’t know which way to go.”

The girl said enthusiastically, “I’ll take you there. It’s not far, but very close. Our school is very small.”

The boys’ dormitory and the girls’ dormitory were in different directions, and there was a clear distinction. At this time, there were very few people coming out of the boys’ dormitory. Although it was 8 o’clock in the morning, all the people who  now had classes in the morning, and most of them were still sleeping.

Don’t know if Han Lang’s roommates before moving out were still in the dormitory.

“Just go in and register, I’ll go back first.” The enthusiastic girl sent them to the dormitory building.

Shen Zhen: “Thank you, I…..” He was about to offer to give the other party a tip for the hard work, but the girl quickly took out her phone instead.

The girl smiled and said, “Then let’s add friends on WeChat?”

Shen Zhen thought about it, and felt that it was also fine: “Okay.”

At that time he could just send a red envelope directly which was better than giving cash.

When they entered the dormitory, they needed to register with the dormitory auntie. The registration process was very convenient. They just need to write down their name and the number of the dormitory they want to go to, and leave their mobile phones.

Although the school’s tuition fees were not cheap, when Shen Zhen observed the dormitory rooms that were open, he found that the boys’ dormitory had eight people to a room. The girl just now said that the girls’ dormitory had six people to a room. There was also no air conditioning jiat a small fan and the water machine was outside the dormitory.

Shen Zhen and Mama Zhang stood at the door of 305. There was no sound inside, and it was after Shen Zhen knocked on the door several times did he get an answer.

“Who is it?”

“Dormitory check? So early?”

“Can you keep your voice down?”

It took more than a minute before a boy in his underwear opened the door.

When he saw Shen Zhen and Mama Zhang, the boy was confused: “Who are you looking for?”

Mama Zhang quickly said: “I am Han Lang’s mother, Han Lang is in the hospital now, we want to ask if you know anything…..”

The boy’s expression became a little unnatural: “How is he now? There is no danger, right?”

Mama Zhang: “He is still in a coma, but the doctor said there shouldn’t be any major problems.”

The boy in the dormitory who was still under the quilt said, “Auntie, we don’t know much about it. Recently, Han Lang usually only goes to the library after class, and he doesn’t hang out with us much.”

“Yeah, he seems to be doing research recently, and he’s very busy every day.”

Mama Zhang was at a loss.

Shen Zhen said to the boy who opened the door: “Are you free now? I’ll treat you to breakfast.”

This boy with an unnatural expression must know something.

Boy: “No need, I’m not very hungry now…..”

As soon as his words fell, his belly growled.

The others in the dormitory said: “Even your stomach can hear that you are lying, if someone treats you to a free meal, then just go.”

Although they were joking, their tone was slightly unnatural, as if they were covering up something.

The boy felt a little embarrassed after being teased, so he turned around and said to Shen Zhen, “Then I’ll get dressed first.”

The boy dressed quickly, a pair of trousers and a hoodie, put on sneakers, brushed his teeth and washed his face all in three minutes. Soon he walked out of the dormitory with Shen Zhen and Mama Zhang.

The boy was a little nervous next to Shen Zhen. He was only about 1.7 meters tall, about ten centimeters shorter than Shen Zhen. He said, “My surname is Zhou, Zhou Zihua.”

Shen Zhen: “My name is Shen Zhen.”

Zhou Zihua: “Brother Shen.”

They found the quietest restaurant near the school and entered a private room. The dishes were ordered by Zhou Zihua. There were soy milk, fritters, and steamed buns, as well as flower rolls and steamed dumplings. For breakfast, it was very rich.

“How is your relationship with Han Lang?” Shen Zhen asked.

Zhou Zihua was a little cautious, but still replied: “Alright, Han Lang is very nice.”

Shen Zhen asked again: “Do you know who has a feud with him?”

Zhou Zihua didn’t speak.

Shen Zhen suddenly said: “You don’t have to be afraid, just tell the truth. If you tell the truth, I can send you to study abroad, and I can help you with all the procedures necessary.”

Zhou Zihua looked up stupidly: “Huh?”

Shen Zhen: “Or if you want cash then that’s also fine, I can transfer it to your online banking or bank card.”

Zhou Zihua was even more dumbfounded.

Shen Zhen said, “One million yuan.”

Zhou Zihua: “…..”

Was he dreaming or hallucinating? Han Lang had always been very frugal. He usually refused to go out to eat hot pot, and ate in the cafeteria every day. When did he get such a rich brother?

If he was so rich, why did he still come to this crappy school?

Shen Zhen: “I didn’t bring a checkbook, so I can only transfer money to you, but it takes many transfers for one million yuan, and we can also go directly to the bank counter to do it.”

After Zhou Zihua finished his meal in a daze, he followed Shen Zhen to the bank in a daze.

Then he saw the balance text message on his mobile phone in a daze, and his whole person was completely dumbfounded.

“Let’s talk.” Shen Zhen took Zhou Zihua to the tea house next to the school, and Mama Zhang also looked at Zhou Zihua intently.

Zhou Zihua took a sip of water, and then he said with a little fear: “Han Lang got very close to a senior sister before, and everyone says they are dating. The senior sister has an ex-boyfriend who is a senior student, and now he is outside the school working on an internship. He has picked on Han Lang several times, and told Han Lang that if he gets close to the senior sister again, he would break his leg.”

“We didn’t take it seriously at the time. After all, it was just talk. I didn’t expect him to really dare to do it.”

Shen Zhen tapped his finger on the table: “Why didn’t you tell the police?”

Zhou Zihua said in a low voice: “Senior sister’s ex-boyfriend is the son of the school director. He said that if we speak out, the school will cancel our subject grades, and we will not be able to get a diploma in the future.”

Shen Zhen smiled: “There isn’t just a threat, is there?”

Zhou Zihua swallowed: “If you don’t say anything, you can apply to stay on for graduate school.”

Mama Zhang’s eyes were red. She grabbed Zhou Zihua’s hand and said emotionally, “What’s the name of that person? What’s the name of the person who beat my son?”

Zhou Zihua: “Sun Yun, his father’s name is Sun Changyang.”

Shen Zhen asked again: “And that senior sister?”

Zhou Zihua: “Lin Manman, she’s quite famous, she’s very pretty, and she’s also a rich second generation.”

Shen Zhen nodded, indicating that he knew: “Do you have her phone number?”

Zhou Zihua: “No, she is a sophomore, majoring in landscape architecture. You can ask around.”

Shen Zhen stood up, took Mama Zhang’s wrist, and said to Zhou Zihua: “You don’t need to say anything after you go back. After all, I only gave you money, and not the others. You have to weigh the situation yourself.”

Zhou Zihua repeatedly assured: “I definitely won’t say anything.”

He was not that stupid. The other people in the dormitory knew about this matter as well. If he said it, the one million yuan he got would definitely be coveted by them. One million yuan, how many years did an ordinary family like theirs have to earn this much? At worst, he would go back and drop out of school, and then go abroad to study. One million yuan was enough for him to go abroad to finish university.

Even if it was a bad university, it was still plated with the gold layer that was studying abroad.

“I called a taxi for you. You should go back to the hospital to see how Xiao Lang is doing.” Shen Zhen half hugged Mama Zhang, “I’ll handle this matter.”

Mama Zhang sniffed: “For that money, I…..”

Shen Zhen: “We’ll talk about the money when the time comes.”

What Mama Zhang gave him was worth much more than one million.

Mama Zhang was restless at this time, and she didn’t have the heart to think about the million yuan. After all, her salary was not low, and she still had a lot of savings. When the time came she could pay back the money in installments, the pressure was not too great.

It was very common for boys to fight because of jealousy over girls, but what Shen Zhen couldn’t accept was beating people nearly to death, and it was obviously not done by one person. Shen Zhen couldn’t accept the use of power to present a false appearance of peace.

And even if Han Lang woke up, and Zhou Zihua was the witness, it would still be very troublesome without evidence.

Although it was also a solution to fight violence with violence, Shen Zhen had no interest in finding someone to beat Sun Yun up.

Prison was a better end for him.

Shen Zhen stood at the school gate, holding a mobile phone in his hand, and called Qin Xing: “What time is the award ceremony tonight?”

Qin Xing’s tone was gentle: “It starts at seven o’clock, what’s the matter?”

Shen Zhen: “It’s nothing, I can be there in time, I have to take care of something.”

Qin Xing: “Do you need my help?”

Shen Zhen’s tone became gentle: “No, I can solve it, I’ll contact you later.”

After hanging up the phone, Shen Zhen looked at the school gate.

Where was the best place to start?