Chapter 16
When Wu Liang arrived at the agreed Cantonese restaurant, Jia Ruofei was already sitting in the private room.
Wu Liang glanced at his phone silently. There were still 5 minutes left before the agreed time. Jia Ruofei looked more formal and decent than he had thought. He probably attached great importance to this meeting.
Wu Liang slid out a trust card. After using it secretly, he looked at Jia Ruofei with a smile and said, "I'm Wu Liang, the company president's office secretariat and the person who called you yesterday."
Jia Ruofei got up quickly and shook his hand with a smile on his face.
After an awkward moment between the two, they ordered a good meal. Wu Liang planned to introduce Han Xu's topic.
When using the trust card yesterday, he had convinced Jia Ruofei that there was a job vacancy in the Foreign Affairs Office of company Z, and he had vaguely hinted that the company's president was surnamed, Han.
"In your eyes, what kind of person was Han Xu?" Wu Liang blinked his eyes.
Jia Ruofei replied without hesitation: "Xu Ge was my undergraduate roommate. He was very optimistic and had a sunny personality. He was also very generous, often inviting his friends to expensive restaurants. Usually, whenever someone was tight on money, they would borrow money from Xu Ge. He never refused "
"He was President Han's son, and naturally he would not be short of money. But Han Xu committed suicide because of depression. How could you say that he was optimistic?" Wu Liang asked, c.o.c.king an eyebrow.
"Xu Ge was a really bright person. I have never seen anyone as good as him. He looked handsome, learned well, played basketball well, and believed in justice. He was very popular in the cla.s.s, and many girls had a crush on him."
"It was fit to say that Xu Ge's personality was such that even if he changed girlfriends in a week, no one would say anything about him. The reason was that Xu Ge hated people who cheat."
"I remember one time he invited our friends out to dinner. One guy drank a lot that day, then boasted at the dining table that he was playing with two girls at the same time. He added that he enjoyed their company while it lasted and that until they broke up, the two girls didn't even know about the other's existence. "
"Everyone there felt jealous of this brother, thinking that he really had good luck. I didn't expect Xu Ge to be unhappy at the time. He just got up, settled his account and left."
"After that, I never saw that guy appear on any events sponsored by Xu Ge. When our cla.s.s organized events, Xu Ge hardly spoke to that brother." Jia Ruofei said in a half-bitter tone.
"According to this, Han Xu was a man of integrity, good academic performance, and good popularity in school. Why would he commit suicide?" Wu Liang asked, rubbing his chin.
"I don't know! To be honest, Brother Xu was a winner in life in our eyes and a leading actor in romance. His looks, character, studies, family background were all good, and he also had a good girlfriend. They were both each other's first love, and their relations.h.i.+p was sweet just like sugar. "Jia Ruofei also seemed to be full of
First love?
So what about Zhang Feng who attempted suicide back in Shencheng Middle School?
Gao Qi had clearly lied.
Wu Liang tilted his head and looked at him, "Maybe Han Xu's suicide was related to his girlfriend?"
"It's impossible. His girlfriend was our female cla.s.smate, called Gao Qi. She was very shy and introverted. At first glance, she is a very simple, gentle and kind girl. "Jia Ruofei shook his head.
"That might not be the case. There is no way for you, his roommate, to know about their relations.h.i.+p clearly." Wu Liang tapped his fingers on the table.
"That being said, I just don't think that Gao Qi was that kind of girl."
"Had Han Xu behaved abnormally before the incident? Did you hear about any argument he possibly could have had with Gao Qi?" Wu Liang asked.
"Xu Ge was no different from before, and I had never heard of him quarreling with Gao Qi. To talk about something unusual, Xu Brother seemed to be crying three nights before the accident."
"I'm a light sleeper. Even a faint noise can wake me up. Fortunately, he wasn't a noise-maker usually."
"I woke up that night, hearing a weak crying sound from Xu Ge's bed. I asked Xu Ge what had happened, and he replied that a bad nightmare had woke him up."
"Everyone has dreamt about scenes of the death of a loved one, and it was normal to feel distressed after a nightmare. I continued to sleep without thinking much about it. Later, during the investigation, I remembered this and came forward to inform them. The investigators said that it was a manifestation of depression. "
Jia Ruofei revealed a pained expression.
Face pale, he whispered: "This thing can't be erased from my memories. If I had asked Xu Ge a few more times that night and comforted him, things may have been different."
"So Han Xu committed suicide because of depression. Was it determined by your message?" Wu Liang was surprised.
"It's possible, but I don't know if other people knew about Xu Ge's depression."
"Can you try to recollect again carefully? In the days before you found Han Xu crying secretly at night, was there anything unusual about him? This matter is very important." Wu Liang urged Han Ruofei.
Han Ruofei frowned for a long time before he shook his head and said, "There was really nothing abnormal, not only did no bad things happen, there was even a happy event one week before Brother Xu's accident."
"Happy event?"
"Elder Brother Xu did not return to the dormitory all night. He had been in love with Gao Qi for more than a year, and him not returning for the night naturally meant that the two went to a hotel together to consummate their relations.h.i.+p."
"Didn't your roommates tease him about this? What was his reaction?" Wu Liang quickly asked.
"Xu Ge was decent. He usually didn't like to tell us about his progress with his girlfriend. We didn't want to make him feel uncomfortable, so we didn't ask."
Han Xu and Gao Qi slept together, he secretly cried some days later, and committed suicide after a week?
Wu Liang instinctively felt that there was something wrong.
But after asking Jia Ruofei several questions, he still couldn't find any answers.
"After Han Xu committed suicide, what did Gao Qi do?"
"She got too sad and quit school." Jia Ruofei sighed. "When she saw Xu Ge's body downstairs, she lost consciousness after crying for a long time. She never came to school again. It was said that her family did it for her. Suspension formalities. "
Wu Liang talked with Jia Ruofei for a while. Han Xu was closest to the cla.s.s leader Hao Xin. He then asked for the address of the counselor Dong Min's current work unit. After he could no longer obtain any more clues from Jia Ruofei, he then turned to Jia Ruofei's work.
What Wu Liang did not expect was that before he could make an excuse about the post, Jia Ruofei rejected him.
"I received your call yesterday. Until just before I came here, I wanted to take this opportunity to enter the Z company."
"The employment environment for businessmen is very ordinary. Being able to enter the foreign affairs office of company Z is a big opportunity, and future development is unlimited."
"Plus the price of all of this is just a talk about my roommate Xu Ge. This deal is really cost-effective."
"But after really sitting down and talking to you about Xu Ge's past, I suddenly realized that I was Xu Ge's roommate, his friend, his brother."
"Xu Ge was a good buddy during his lifetime. He died, and I also got the chance to get a postgraduate degree. I didn't have a low grade in my undergraduate. It is all because of Xu Ge that I received my PhD in Business from Shengcheng University. "
"And what have I done? I never talked about Xu Ge before, and I didn't want anyone to know that my success came from my roommate's suicide. Someone asked me about Xu Ge two years ago and I told them that I was not familiar with him. "
Tears slowly slipped from the corners of Jia Ruofei's eyes.
"Today, in order to find a good position in Xu Ge's father's company, I was willing to tell you what I know about Xu Ge."
"I'm eating a bun with Xu Ge's blood! I'm stepping on his corpse and running towards money!"
(T/N: Meaning he was taking advantage of Xu Ge even after death.)
"He was my friend, my brother! And what am I?! I'm just a f.u.c.king beast!"
Jia Ruofei clenched his fists tightly in anger and disappointment.
"If I really go to Xu Ge's father's company in this way, I will look down on myself. I can't be a human in this life."
"I have told you everything I know, and we will not meet again in the future."
"If there is anything else you want to ask about him, you can call me directly and I will tell you everything I know."
Jia Ruofei wiped his face with his sleeves and got up.
He walked away with an unwavering back.
Looking at his fleeting figure, Wu Liang was left speechless for a long time.
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