Chapter 2153

In the police car, listening to He Lijie's complaints, Gu Chen understood that ordinary people might not be able to empathize with the mental devastation of falling from the peak to the underestimation.

You know, He Lijie was also a working capital with two small goals.

But in just a few years, all kinds of blind expansion led to investment failure.

Coupled with operational errors, the capital chain continued to collapse, and now owes eight-figure debts. It can be said that the chances of such a comeback are almost slim.

Lu Weiwei also felt the same way: "In your situation, there are quite a lot of them in the whole country."

"In business, there are profits and losses. You have said it all. For the first 40 years, you have been living smoothly. You make money in everything you do. That is your luck."

"Luck is not on your side now, no matter how much you struggle, it's useless, and you don't need to be overly depressed, you have to continue living."

After a pause, Lu Weiwei also thought about it and said, "Why don't we choose a fine day and go to a nearby temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, where the place is quiet."

"I heard that many businessmen, who have suffered setbacks in business, like to go there to calm down."

Turning her head to look at He Lijie in the back row, Lu Weiwei also smiled and said: "The only one who can, can heal you in your situation, may be yourself. You can consider my suggestion."

"Thank you." After listening to Lu Weiwei's advice, He Lijie readily accepted it, but explained to the two of them:

"Actually, I've been there too. The temple, to be honest, can be regarded as a kind of spiritual sustenance."

"When I am happy, I will go there to burn incense and worship Buddha. When my business goes bankrupt, I will also go there to burn incense and worship Buddha to seek relief."

He Lijie sighed heavily, and He Lijie also laughed at himself: "I remember at that time, I sold the villa in Shanghai and just returned to Jiangnan City."

"I went to the temple to burn incense and pray to Buddha, and I met a fortune-teller. He said to give him 100 yuan, and he showed me my life's career."

"I said, give it 50. He smiled and complained. He said, why are you still negotiating the price? He said, I'm showing you a career, so you can see it right."

"So I asked him, can you see what I do first? I told him, I have no money now, if I want money, let alone 100, I will give him 200."

"Okay." Hearing that He Lijie had this kind of decompression experience, Lu Weiwei agreed and shut up immediately.

After all, for a capable person like He Lijie, he might give himself many ways to relieve stress, and he might have tried all of his suggestions.

At this moment, He Lijie continued to rub his cheeks, turned his head to look at Gu Chen and said, "Comrade policeman, do you have any cigarettes? I'm addicted to cigarettes again."

"I'm sorry, I don't smoke." Gu Chen's words immediately disappointed He Lijie in the back row.

He waved his hand, leaned back on the seat, and said with a wry smile, "It's okay. At first, I could still rely on smoking to relieve my worries."

"But later on, I found that I didn't even have any spare money to smoke."

With a heavy sigh, He Lijie also said with a wry smile: "If life is defined as a watershed by the age of 42, in fact, the first half of my life was really smooth."

"Do you know? My first pot of gold was when I just graduated. At that time, it was 20 years ago. I just graduated. You started your own training institution and also represented some educational products."

"And get results quickly, do well, and earn a lot."

"Then how much money did you earn on your first pot of gold?" Gu Chen is not in a hurry to leave now, so he simply chatted with He Lijie.

He Lijie closed his eyes and thought, and then blurted out: "A few million, then, I bought a house and a car in the second year, and I felt very floating and unreal."

"Because I dated a girlfriend at the time. She was an art student and liked music very much. Later, I used the rest of the money to open a music restaurant near her school and let her be the proprietress."

Speaking of this, it seems that he recalled the experience of the year again, He Lijie smiled gratifiedly, and said involuntarily:

"You may not believe it when I say it. When my music restaurant opened, it was well managed because of its advanced thinking."

"Since the first day, it has been very popular, and the restaurant is full every day."

"And this situation lasted for a whole year. Adding in the income from other industries, I earned nearly 8 million that year."

"It seems that you have a good business idea." Listening to He Lijie, within a few years of graduation, he bought a house and a car, and he still has 8 million cash in hand.

More importantly, He Lijie's industry is sustainable to make money.

Listening to Gu Chen's compliment, He Lijie also looked relieved, and continued to communicate with Gu Chen:

"Yeah, I was one of the top graduates of our class because I was good at market research."

"So I know that near the university, some atmosphere of bar music is often needed."

"It's also because I just graduated from college, and I know what students want? Because they need this kind of environment to be released. This kind of life has passed for about three or four years."

"At that time, it was when it was very easy for you to earn money, and you didn't take money seriously, and spent money lavishly, and when you spent money, you didn't even bat an eye."

"Because you think that if you spend today, you will earn money tomorrow anyway."

When he said this, He Lijie was taken aback for a moment, and then began to laugh wryly at himself.

Gu Chen looked at He Lijie, who kept shaking his head in the rearview mirror, but didn't answer.

Gu Chen knows that the current He Lijie just needs some listeners to hear how he has come through step by step over the years.

Especially He Lijie, locked himself at home for half a year, what is the difference between this and jail?

It can be seen that if the mood is suppressed for too long, if there is no outlet for release, severe depression will form.

And a serious listener can help He Lijie to release this depressed mood.

Therefore, both Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei are willing to spend time and give He Lijie enough opportunities to share.

He Lijie washed his nose and took a sip of mineral water before saying:

"At that time, when I was in my teens or twenties, I was very immature and childish, and even very arrogant and domineering."

"Can you imagine? A college student who just graduated, reached the pinnacle of his life in a few years and earned so much money, but he is still so young and has an immature face."

Sighing, He Lijie said again: "I sold my first car at that time, and then changed to a red sports car."

"Young man, you have achieved something, don't you have to show it off? Don't you just want to tell those of your age that I am better than you."

"So, since then, on the road outside my girlfriend's school, I often see a red sports car whizzing past those students, and that person is me."

"Looking at the envious eyes of those students, I feel so happy in my heart. I feel that these people will never be able to feel my mood at that time."

"Besides, at that time, I didn't know when so many friends appeared? In short, I always have three or four friends by my side."

"Then, they support you in all kinds of ways, and then say good things, say what you like to hear, and then, I take them to spend at night, and I pay for all kinds of expenses."

Taking a deep breath, He Lijie rested his forehead with one hand, as if he also felt worthless for his stupidity at the beginning.

Lu Weiwei said with a smile, "It's okay? Is it human? If I could have achieved what you achieved when I just graduated, I might be even more glamorous than you were then."

"You have the capital to float. You earned the money legally based on your ability. How to spend it is your own business."

"It's just that, at that time, if you start to distribute those wealth reasonably, maybe it would be better?"

There is also one thing to say, Lu Weiwei feels that He Lifeng has suddenly become a rich man from an ordinary college graduate.

That feeling was indeed somewhat unreal for him who had just graduated.

It is reasonable to say that it is blissful.

And He Lijie also nodded silently, and said involuntarily: "You are right, I also comfort myself in this way."

"I think, I just wanted to prove myself at the time, and I didn't want people to look down on me, that's the state."

"I think this may be caused by the shallowest inferiority complex in my heart."

"Because my family conditions were not very good since I was a child, when I was in school, I often did some work-study jobs."

"I came into contact with society very early and understood the cruelty of the law of the jungle in society."

"When my classmates were still playing card games in the dormitory, I had already started my own primitive accumulation."

After a pause, He Lijie also proudly shared with Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei:

"I'm not afraid to tell you that all the tuition fees for my university are earned by myself. With various scholarships, my small coffers are not bad."

"This also made it possible for me to start a business after graduation. Moreover, because my girlfriend is an art student, many of the college students I met later were from art schools."

"Many of them are hosts, including those in the TV industry, as well as those in the film and television industry, many, many."

"And the people I establish contacts with will have many business contacts later on."

"Then, through this carrier, I can get to know more people, that is, I have some contacts and resources related to the industry I will do in the future."

"I found that with the accumulation of those years and the wealth in my hands, it has become very easy for me to make friends. If I want to meet someone, I don't need to invite them, they will automatically come to make friends with you."

"That is, in the later years, counting from today, it should be seven or eight years ago. I started to set up my own film and television company, and became the kind of film and television investor in the eyes of others."

"Then you should be very familiar with the film and television industry, right?" Hearing that He Lijie has actually been in the film and television industry, Lu Weiwei still has a high regard for him.

He Lijie nodded silently: "That's right, it can be said that in those few years, I watched the industry go from being impetuous to returning to calm, from seeing it rise from a tall building, and then witnessing the process of its collapse."

"I invested in several film and television works and became the producer of these works, but the response was mediocre."

"I remember that the entire film and television industry at that time was a place where all kinds of capital gathered."

"As long as you are creative and have a team, you can get a lot of resources in this circle, because all industries are compatible."

"It's no exaggeration to say that when my company was the largest, including those artists and actors, there were nearly 100 people, and I wanted to support a team of nearly 100 people."

"That's a big company." Hearing what He Lijie said, Gu Chen also felt that this is indeed a film and television predator.

With this scale, when the film and television industry was the most prosperous, it should not be underestimated.

But at this moment He Lijie shook his head, said with a wry smile: "Too impetuous, I was really impetuous back then."

"You don't know, just take those few years as an example, from getting a project, to getting funding, to meeting the investor, the whole process may be done in just one drink."

"We don't even have a script, we just have a rough outline of the story."

"Isn't that painting big cakes?" Gu Chen interrupted directly.

He Lijie immediately nodded in agreement: "That's right, right, that's what people call painting big cakes now. Back then, the film and television circles painted big cakes, and they really liked it."

"Take us back then. At that time, we had received venture capital and investment. We didn't have an angel round. We just had an A round, and we got tens of millions of investment directly in the A round."

"Just feel, all of this doesn't seem to be real, it's a very illusory feeling."

"Of course, I also feel a little confused, because in that process, when you get the result too easily, you will be confused and even feel unreal."

"At that time, I thought I would become a first-tier film and television investor in China, and I felt that everything went very smoothly. I still remember that on the night when I got the investment, I directly distributed red envelopes in my team group crazily. "

"That night, I sent out many red envelopes in succession, totaling more than 30,000 yuan. I felt so happy, because I will lead the entire industry, and I feel that my talent can be realized anywhere and in any field."

While excited, He Lijie suddenly felt lonely.

It seems that the excitement just now just stayed a few years ago.

Lu Weiwei seemed to see some problems, so she asked him: "What happened later? The industry has been reshuffled, right? In fact, this is also the precipitation of the industry."

He Lijie smiled slightly, and nodded in response: "That's right, I was in the film and television industry at that time, and I was still at my peak."

"This kind of industry platform often invites me to participate in activities. I feel that I was very busy during that time. I was participating in various inside and outside circles, and various project exchange meetings."

"Just this film festival, I have participated in a lot, because every night, I go to various bureaus, running around."

[The problem of the slow update of the new chapters was fine, but later, the film and television company was forced to close down. "

Turning his head to look out the window, He Lijie also continued to think about it and said: "I remember, I never shed a single tear in front of my family."

"The day I shut down the film and television company, I just hid in the bathroom and shed tears silently."

"And all the tears I shed were not because of myself, I was sad for those brothers and sisters who used to work for me, who were forced to lose their jobs."

"I feel that I am so incompetent that I made these people unemployed and left my company. Even in my current state, it is at this moment that I truly recognize my ability."

After thinking for a while, He Lijie said again: "What is that sentence called? How do you say it? It's just...by luck..."

"The money earned by luck is lost by strength." Before He Lijie finished speaking, Lu Weiwei said the whole sentence directly according to his words.

He Lijie nodded slightly: "Yes, that's the sentence, it's really true."

At the end of the talk, He Lijie seemed to lose all energy, and he began to sigh.

Gu Chen also frowned, leaned back on the seat, turned around and asked He Lijie:

"I said, Mr. He, you have been in the industry for so many years, and you should have made many friends. Didn't you ever think about asking those friends for help when you were in trouble?"

Seeing that He Lijie remained silent, Gu Chen said again: "Could it be, haven't you asked anyone?"

"Rarely, or not at all." He Lijie said with a sigh.

"Why?" Lu Weiwei asked.

"Because I can't open my mouth." He Lijie said frankly with a frustrated face:

"To tell you the truth, for a person like me, only others ask me for help."

"Because of all the smooth sailing in the early years, I have achieved many achievements that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve."

"So, I'm a little flustered. To put it simply, in the impression of others, I am a role in the sky, which is unattainable for people."

"Therefore, I don't want them to see my downcast side at this time."

"Really, I don't want them to see me now. Although they may know my current situation, I just feel that I can't save face."

"Alas!" Hearing what He Lijie said, Lu Weiwei said angrily:

"Why do you say you have to? Is it really so difficult to save face and suffer?"

"Comrade policewoman." As soon as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, He Lijie looked up at her and said meaningfully:

"You haven't experienced these things with me. It may be difficult for you to understand the psychology of a person who fell from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the valley."

"To tell you the truth, I am a vain person. I had many friends at the beginning, it was because of my achievements and my career was on the rise."

"But what do I have now? I have nothing. The friends I had a good relationship with at the beginning were based on the fact that I have value to use. For them, they are people who can provide value."

"But now, I'm a loser with a lot of debt. It's too late for them to hide from me? How dare they contact me? After all, I'm carrying an eight-figure debt."

"That's right." Hearing what He Lijie said, Lu Weiwei suddenly understood He Lijie's embarrassing situation.

Gu Chen also saw that He Lijie was a little pitiful, so he asked casually, "Then after you moved your family back to Jiangnan City, those friends never contacted you again?"

"No, not a single one." He Lijie shook his head and sighed, but with a smile on his lips, he said again:

"After I moved back to Jiangnan City, I suddenly felt that it was because I hadn't lived with my family for such a long time."

"I'm always in the state of going on a business trip, and then, after living with my family for a period of time, I found that only at this time can I truly appreciate the warmth of family."

Smiling, He Lijie also withdrew his frustration, and couldn't help but sigh:

"Every day when the child wakes you up in the morning, all the haze in your mind will be forgotten in an instant."

"My previous family concept was very weak, including my children. I never attended any parent-teacher meetings until my children graduated from elementary school."

"It's all because of my mother. I haven't been there once. It's my family that has supported me until now, especially my wife. She has paid too much for me."

In the end, He Lijie covered his face with his hands, looking exhausted.

Of course, through the rearview mirror, Gu Chen could also see He Lijie's fatigue, which was due to his addiction to cigarettes.

"Then your wife, can she accept your situation now?" Gu Chen also asked casually.

He Lijie looked up, and said with a smile, "Of course, she knew from the beginning that she is my only wealth until today."

"Because we both graduated from school and got married until now, my only spiritual support."

"And, she's the only one I can fully confide in."

"That's not true." Hearing what He Lijie said, Lu Weiwei couldn't help explaining:

"Do you know how distraught your wife was when she called our police station?"

"She knew you were depressed, and knew that you might be overwhelmed. She cried and asked us to call the police immediately to find your trace."

"For her and the child, you, Mr. He, you are the whole of this family, and this family cannot lose you."

"Yes, I know." Listening to Lu Weiwei's narration, He Lijie seemed to feel very guilty, and said with a sob:

"At that time, the state of my wife and I was that when we saw something interesting, the next day, we directly started preparing to buy a plane ticket to fly there. It was such a state."

"But what about now? The current state is that when I pass by a Starbucks, I don't even want to buy a cup of coffee."

"Then, I can only pass by a canteen next to it to buy a bottle of mineral water."

Taking a deep breath, He Lijie tried his best to rub his face with his hands, and said with emotion:

"Maybe after a while, I will go to the United States and continue my business."

"Just like what you told me before, the driver who went to drive an online car-hailing car after the clothing business went bankrupt."

"To be honest, I can do it too. I can even wash dishes, or even set up a street stall to sell small commodities. I can do all of these."

"However, I can't save my face in China, because there are too many people who know me, and my face has been overdrawn over the years."

"Now if those people see me like this, they will laugh at me crazily. I definitely can't bear it."

"You don't need to care too much about these things," Lu Weiwei said.

"No, I care." He Lijie retorted directly.

Inside the police car, the atmosphere was suddenly extremely awkward.

Both sides paused for a few seconds.

And He Lijie also explained to Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei: "Comrade policeman, I am a person with strong self-esteem. Really, I also have a certain sense of shame."

"If those friends of mine at the beginning saw me who is down and out now, I might not be able to think about it."

"That's why, I moved back to Jiangnan City directly from the magic city where I lived for decades, just because I didn't want those acquaintances in the magic city to see me in despair."

"As for doing these things in China, I believe that I can't save my face. I have to change the environment, start again in a place where everyone doesn't know me, and then I can truly be free."

At the end, He Lijie cried again.

But this time, He Lijie didn't cry, he just kept crying.

But all of this was inadvertently seen by Gu Chen.

At the same place, a few days ago, Gu Chen helped a penniless Gao Fei, making him come back from the brink of a nervous breakdown.

Gao Fei is a person with nothing, he doesn't even know what a rich person looks like?

But now, at the same place, the person sitting in the back of the police car was replaced by He Lijie.

And He Lijie is a model figure for college graduates.

It can be said that since he graduated from university, he has been going smoothly.

During the peak period, there are two small goals for the amount of book funds that can be used.

He has real estate all over the world, as well as luxury cars, and even various enviable industries.

But now, He Lijie seems to be not as good as Gao Fei. He has nothing now, and he is even in debt.

Relying on various loans to maintain their livelihood every day.

What is Gao Fei's life like if he has never been in contact with the top rich people? Then he is lucky.

But when Gao Fei has been in contact with it and broadened his horizons, and let him go back to the trough and return to nothing, Gao Fei's psychological endurance may not be so strong.

Therefore, Gu Chen felt that Gao Fei had to be treated differently from He Lijie.

But both need to fully respect the choices of the two and provide them with help within their ability.

"Mr. He." Seeing that He Lijie's mood seemed to have returned to normal, Gu Chen asked him:

"It's okay to take you home now, right?"

"No." He Lijie shook his head directly when he heard the words.

Lu Weiwei frowned slightly: "Mr. He, at least you still have a home in Jiangnan City, and a whole family waiting for you, don't you want to go home?"

"That's not what I meant." Seeing that Lu Weiwei and Gu Chen didn't seem to understand what he meant, He Lijie said again:

"Comrade policeman, I have an unkind request."

"Tell me." Seeing that He Lijie still had some problems to solve, Gu Chen asked him to explain the situation.

And He Lijie also said slowly: "I want to go to a place and go home later, I don't know if you can send me there."

Hearing He Lijie's remarks, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei looked at each other in confusion, wondering what He Lijie wanted to do?

Lu Weiwei also asked him, "Mr. He, is that far away?"

"Not far." He Lijie shook his head.

"Alright then, tell me, where are you going?" Seeing this situation, Lu Weiwei agreed.

"Hejiaba Primary School in the west of the city." He Lijie said.

When Gu Chen heard this, he also explained: "I remember that place, there seemed to be an elementary school before, but that elementary school has been demolished long ago, and it has become a ruin."

"Really?" He Lijie turned his head to look at Gu Chen's speech, but still insisted: "So, you two, can you send me there."

"This..." Gu Chen was a little embarrassed, so he glanced at Lu Weiwei beside him.

Lu Weiwei has never seen such troublesome things before. She just felt that finding you, comforting you, and sending you home is the end of the mission.

According to the process, this is the case, but now He Lijie doesn't seem to follow the routine, and there are many thoughts in his mind.

You know, how much time would it take to send He Lijie to the ruins of Hejiaba Primary School on this late night, and then send him home?

Among other things, what is there to see in the ruins of the elementary school in Hejiaba? Still have to go there at night?

Thinking of this, Lu Weiwei also discussed the matter: "Can't we go during the day?"

"I want to go now." He Lijie continued.

He also saw the embarrassment of the two policemen, so He Lijie said again: "If you delay your work, you can choose to go back. I can walk there alone, or take a taxi."

He was also afraid that He Lijie would continue to do something self-harming. After all, He Lijie's wife called and said that He Lijie had severe depression.

For a depressed patient, Gu Chen would not feel strange doing anything out of the ordinary.

But if He Lijie chose to come to a hidden corner on the way and end his own life, then the police dispatch with Lu Weiwei might cause serious problems.

Thinking of a good person doing his best to send the Buddha to the west, Gu Chen still agreed: "That's fine, we'll send you there."

"Thank you then." Hearing that Gu Chen said, He Lijie also folded his palms together and bowed to Gu Chen.

Soon, Gu Chen started the car and started driving towards Hejiaba Primary School in the west of the city.

When the vehicle arrived at Hejiaba in the west of the city, the surrounding area was already dark.

This is a dam of a river. When the river comes here, it is intercepted by Hejiaba to raise the water level.

Because there are not many roads and buildings near Hejiaba, it looks very desolate.

But when He Lijie saw this, he got out of the car straight away and looked in the direction of Hejiaba.

"It's so late, what on earth is this He Lijie going to do?" Lu Weiwei was confused as well.

You know, from the moment he found He Lijie, he and Gu Chen were in the police car together, giving He Lijie all kinds of comfort.

He also listened to He Lijie's talk about his past, and this back and forth had already wasted a lot of time.

But now, He Lijie had to be sent to Hejiaba.

It seems that there is nothing here, and I don't know what He Lijie is thinking?

Due to the darkness around, Gu Chen simply turned the car around and pointed the front of the car at Hejiaba.

At this moment, due to the illumination of the light, a long shadow instantly appeared in front of He Lijie.

Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei also got out of the car at the same time and came to He Lijie's side.

"Mr. He, why did you come here?" Gu Chen asked him first.

He Lijie smiled slightly, and also explained: "This, Hejiaba, is my hometown."

"So you are from Hejiaba?" Hearing what He Lijie said, Lu Weiwei also suddenly realized, and then asked again:

"Then, the Hejiaba Elementary School you're talking about should be the elementary school you once attended, right?"

"Yes." He Lijie nodded slightly, and also voluntarily admitted:

"I graduated from Hejiaba Primary School. There are too many memories of me here. Back then, my parents died in a car accident. They were from Hejiaba, and they raised me together."

"It can be said that I grew up eating Baijiafan here, and there are many memories of me here."

"I even told the folks in Hejiaba that when I am prosperous, I will build a new school here so that children from the surrounding areas will come to Hejiaba to attend elementary school."

"But." Just as He Lijie finished speaking, Gu Chen also interrupted:

"But as far as I know, the building of Hejiaba Primary School has become a dangerous building due to disrepair and dilapidated teaching buildings."

"Later, after unified coordination by the local government, it was decided to demolish Hejiaba Primary School, and then put the primary school's site at Liujiaba upstream, where there is also a dam."

"That's right." He Lijie seemed to feel even more uncomfortable after hearing what Gu Chen said. He also sucked his nose and said involuntarily:

"At the beginning, I made a vow that I would build a new primary school in my hometown, Hejiaba, but I have been talking about it for so many years, but I have never acted."

Taking a deep breath and trying to calm down, He Lijie said again:

"At the beginning, after I graduated, I bought a car, a house, my own music bar, and even set up my own film and television company later on."

"In those years, I did make a lot of money. At the peak of the funds on the books, there were even two small goals."

"But I never thought about what I promised, I never even thought about going back to Hejiaba again."

Shaking his head, He Lijie seemed very regretful, and continued to choke up and said:

"But now, I have nothing and come back here in despair, only to find out that because I didn't fulfill my promise, the people of Hejiaba didn't continue to keep the dilapidated primary school, and agreed to the arrangement of the superiors."

"The old site of Hejiaba Elementary School was demolished, and then merged into Liujiaba upstream."

Taking a deep breath, He Lijie looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and said unwillingly:

"From then on, I became a joke, a real joke."

"Maybe in the eyes of Hejiaba people, I'm a liar, a person who doesn't know how to repay, I'm such a bastard, I can't even do this trivial thing well, I really deserve to be damned..."

He also heard He Lijie's various self-blame. At this moment, on the other side of Hejiaba, a flashlight suddenly shot.

The lights quickly passed over Gu Chen and the others.

Soon, Gu Chen noticed a tall and thin figure suddenly walking on the dam on the opposite bank.

Gu Chen could tell from his figure that this was an elderly man who was walking slowly with a crutch-like object in his hand.

He Lijie also stopped complaining at this moment, immediately stood up straight, and kept observing the situation on the other side with his eyes.

"Duk! Duck! Duck!"

On the Hejiaba at this moment, apart from the sound of flowing water below, there is also the sound of the old man walking with a cane.

Seeing the figure getting closer and closer, the figure suddenly stopped fifteen meters away from everyone.

Both sides look at each other.

Because the headlights of the cars remained the same, and the flashlights piled up against each other, everyone's sight was somewhat obstructed.

However, at this moment, the tall and thin old man suddenly spoke:

"Yes...is Lijie back?"

A vicissitudes of voice immediately made He Lijie's eyes shine.

At this time, He Lijie's lips trembled, as if he was also taken aback.

Seeing that He Lijie didn't reply, the old man on the opposite side confirmed again: "Is He Lijie back? Is it you? My child?"

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