Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before Dragon Slaying

Chapter 1102 A man’s departure is silent (two in one, please subscribe!!!)

Although there is the factor of government control, such an outcome is a bit too sad.

Lu Mingfei and the others still remembered that Chu Tianjiao had said that Sasha had a younger sister, a girl with a bad record in life, and Sasha's mother, a woman who was hospitalized due to Alzheimer's disease and needed expensive surgery.

This man's life was hard enough. No one could heal his unhappy childhood, but he had to support his shattered family all the time. And there was no happy ending in the end...Sasha was by no means a good man in the secular sense. Even his act of assisting Vincent on the "Yamal" was tantamount to aiding and abetting evil. But who could ask him to be a good man? Life had never been kind to this man.

The time he spent as a seaman on the "Yamal" was probably one of the few relaxing and comfortable times in this man's life...but he could never go back. The ship was no longer there, and those comrades who had once been most familiar to Sasha and had fought side by side with him were almost all dead. Those beautiful Russian girls, the lights and shadows of the feasting and drinking, the magnificent and stunning polar scenery, and the high-spirited sailors' boat songs, were like a long and dreamy banquet that had ended and would never come back again.

"I sat down beside Sasha's bed. There was a chair with a thin layer of dust on it," Chu Tianjiao said. "It was late at night and the hospital was very quiet. Sasha was in an independent ward and there were almost no people passing by outside the corridor. There was only the sound of the drip dripping slowly in the room. I sat there for a very long time."

"The moonlight from Moscow poured in through the white curtains and fell on Sasha's face. It was a light white, and the scene was very peaceful." Chu Tianjiao said softly, "Although Sasha's face was wrapped in gauze and I couldn't see his expression clearly, I felt that he was so peaceful at that time, as if he had a very long sleep and was finally able to bid farewell to the painful memories in his life. He was able to look for his comrades who had spent so many years with him, and the cunning, sinister and charlatan captain. Maybe in his dreams he could even meet a beautiful Russian girl he loved."

Chu Tianjiao's face was filled with nostalgia. When he recalled the man named Sasha, he silently lit a cigarette. His eyes were unclear in the smoke. Everyone in the room just listened quietly... This time, even the most talkative Finkel did not interrupt him at an inopportune time. No matter how stupid a person is, he would not make fun of a man's sadness, not to mention that this sadness came from the friendship between men.

"I don't know how long I sat in Sasha's ward, maybe three hours, maybe four hours. I just remember that it was almost dawn when I left, and I just sat there quietly without saying a word." Chu Tianjiao said, "In fact, I had a lot to say to Sasha, but when I saw him like this, I suddenly didn't want to speak, because I knew it was meaningless to do so. Even if I said something, it would be too late, and Sasha wouldn't be able to hear it. All I wanted to do was to accompany him, even if it was only for a few hours."

Perhaps many times, a man's departure begins silently.

"Did you leave after dawn?" Chu Zihang asked.

"Well, I left at dawn. When I walked into the elevator from the corridor, I happened to meet two nurses on duty. When they passed by me, I heard them say that the guy in the ward in front was too pitiful. I have never seen a guy who has been hospitalized for so long and has never had any relatives visit him." Chu Tianjiao said, "The government only submitted his treatment and two years of hospitalization expenses to the hospital. Once this time is exceeded and the guy hasn't woken up, he will probably have to live in the morgue in the future."

"Why is this happening?" Aki Jude sounded somewhat sympathetic for Sasha.

"I didn't say much. I just paid Sasha's future hospitalization fees when I left the hospital. The nurse on duty handed me a form to fill out, and I filled in 100 years as the hospitalization date." Chu Tianjiao said, "The nurse on duty was obviously frightened when she received the form. After a brief shock, she asked me seriously if I was joking. I didn't say much, but handed her a card and told her how much the hospitalization fee for 100 years would be. Just swipe the card."

"The balance on that card once again shocked the nurse on duty. This time, she quietly paid for the 100-year hospitalization fee and returned the card to me respectfully. As I was leaving, I caught a glimpse of her making a phone call." Chu Tianjiao said, "Because Sasha was assigned to the hospital by the government and was related to the 'North Pole Ghost Incident', the government probably specifically told the hospital to report to them immediately if anyone came to visit Sasha."

"But none of this has anything to do with me, because I don't plan to appear in Sasha's life again, and the government can't find me." Chu Tianjiao said, "My client helped me investigate the address of Sasha's mother's hospitalization and his sister's address."

"It was a private mental hospital. The haggard woman had messy hair and sunken eyes. She was Sasha's mother. I just looked at her from a distance and didn't talk to her." Chu Tianjiao said, "I also found the nurse on duty and asked how long the woman's hospital stay would last. The answer I got was one year."

"The nurse on duty said that every year a man with a beard and scars on his face comes to visit the woman. He brings a big bag of macadamia nuts, which the woman likes. He stays for half a day each time and tells the woman some unrealistic jokes, which makes her very happy." Chu Tianjiao said, "Before leaving, the man will hand over a year's hospitalization fee for the woman at the front desk. The hospitalization fee for a psychiatric hospital is actually quite expensive. In addition, the labor cost of private hospitals is very high. For ordinary people, it is definitely a huge expense."

"Sasha is a responsible man." Chu Zihang said softly.

But that man will never come again, and perhaps the woman who is already suffering from dementia doesn’t know why the kind man who came to visit her every year, brought her delicious macadamia nuts and told her jokes, suddenly stopped coming one day... Or maybe the woman doesn’t care about these things at all, because the hospital said that her condition has become more serious over the years, and she often can’t tell the difference between dreams and reality.

"I also paid for the woman's hospitalization fees for a hundred years. The nurse on duty was also scared, but unlike the nurse on duty when Sasha was hospitalized, this girl told me that even if the woman's condition did not worsen, she would not live more than twenty years." Chu Tianjiao said, "I still gave the money to the nurse, and told her that if the woman unfortunately passed away one day, please use part of the extra money to hold her funeral, and write 'Sasha Rebalko's mother' on the tombstone. Before leaving, I went to a nearby store to buy a large bag of macadamia nuts, and asked the nurse to tell the woman that these were brought to her by the man who used to come every year, but he was very busy today, so he took one look at her and left in a hurry."

Jiude Yaji subconsciously wanted to ask Chu Tianjiao why he didn't let the nurse bring a bag of macadamia nuts for women every year, but was stopped by Ye Sheng who patted him on the shoulder. Looking at Ye Sheng's expression, Jiude Yaji understood what Chu Tianjiao meant.

What's important is not the macadamia nuts, but that Sasha and the woman are mother and son. Even if the woman receives macadamia nuts every year, the man will never appear again. For an Alzheimer's patient, maybe she will forget about it next year, but if there are only macadamia nuts every year, how lonely she will be when she suddenly thinks of the man. "After that, I went to find Sasha's sister. Her sister lives in an old apartment building in the eastern suburbs of Moscow." Chu Tianjiao said, "It's not a big town. The girl works in the only pub in the town. The pub and the apartment are separated by two streets. When I went there, I saw her sitting in a booth next to the bar, with a local hookah in her mouth."

"That girl has a pretty face and a tall figure, but her makeup is a bit too heavy. I ordered a drink at the bar next to her and observed her for a while. The girl just sat there quietly. I don't know what she was thinking. She also reacted calmly to the man who approached her, as if she was used to it." Chu Tianjiao said, "I thought that this girl who looks a bit world-weary would not be too sad even if she knew about her brother's affairs. However, I heard good news from the bartender. The girl is no longer a dancer and seems to go to the detoxification center in town regularly."

"I only stayed there for half an hour before leaving. Sasha couldn't change the lives of his relatives, so I had no reason to interfere with that girl's life." Chu Tianjiao said, "So I didn't leave her anything. I just bought her a financial security fund. Every month, a sum of money will be transferred to her account anonymously. She has no way of investigating the source of the money. The amount is not large, and it is definitely not enough for her to maintain her previous bad habits. But even if she leaves the pub, the money is definitely enough to maintain her normal living expenses."

"Before leaving that city, the last place I went to," Chu Tianjiao said, "was a flower shop."

"Flower shop..." Chu Zihang's eyes jumped.

"That flower shop has been open for a long time and seems to be doing good business. I also paid the boss a large sum of money and asked him to send someone to a ward in Chengnan Hospital every two weeks to bring a bouquet of flowers to a patient named Sasha." Chu Tianjiao said, "I left a long list of names on a piece of paper and asked him to send the flowers under one of these names each time. There were crew members of the Yamal that I investigated, girls that Sasha had contacted, Vincent, Sasha's mother and sister. In the end, I hesitated and didn't write my name."

"I don't know whether it's out of self-blame or regret, but I think if Sasha hadn't known me, he might have lived a happy life in the future." Chu Tianjiao looked at the ceiling and said softly.

"I don't think Sasha will regret meeting you." Chu Zihang suddenly looked at Chu Tianjiao and said, "Everyone has the ability to make their own choices. Sasha has always been forced by fate, but he has been making the choices he wants to make over the years, including entering Nibelungen and protecting you in the end."

"Once a man makes a choice, the word regret should not exist in his dictionary." Caesar also agreed with Chu Zihang this time, "regret is the best choice for a man."

"Maybe." Chu Tianjiao was silent for a moment, then whispered, "I used the remaining money that Vincent deposited in the Zurich Bank to buy a plot of land for Vincent in the Berlin Cemetery in Germany, and the rest was equally distributed to every crew member and their families on the Yamal. I didn't keep a penny. After doing all this, I left Russia and haven't been back in all these years."

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After saying this, Chu Tianjiao slowly put out the cigarette in his hand. The cigarette butt had burned out. After he exhaled the last deep puff of smoke, he showed a relieved expression, as if he was saying goodbye to a long past.

The silence in the room lasted for a long time. Lu Mingfei and Caesar looked at each other for a few seconds. Chu Zihang wanted to speak several times, but in the end he said nothing.

"Don't comfort me. These things happened many years ago. I got over it a long time ago. Every man has a thrilling experience when he is young." Chu Tianjiao suddenly smiled and looked at Chu Zihang. "Your life is more exciting than mine. Son, these classmates of yours are all great people. Remember to always cherish those who are loyal to you."

"Got it." Chu Zihang nodded slightly.

"So after leaving Russia, Uncle Chu, you came to this city?" Nuonuo asked Chu Tianjiao, "Because of the coordinates left in the 'Isle of Death'?"

"In fact, I also sent people to inquire in the capital and the Three Gorges, but I didn't get any useful information. After coming to this city, I found some clues." Chu Tianjiao paused and scratched his head a little embarrassedly. "Another reason is that I met my son's mother here. I forgot about everything in those years."

“Then Uncle Chu, you can’t leave, right?” Lu Mingfei pointed at the wall full of photos of Su Xiaoyan and said teasingly, “This is your main mission, Uncle Chu, right?”

"Although my status doesn't allow me to say this, but men are busy all their lives, isn't it normal for them to marry and have children?" Chu Tianjiao was not shy at all. He put his arm around Chu Zihang's shoulders and said, "A wife is the main task, and so is a son after he is born. With such a beautiful wife and such a smart son, who wouldn't worry more about them?"

Chu Tianjiao's expression was a little awkward, but he still didn't push away Chu Tianjiao's hand on his shoulder.

"Uncle Chu, how many times have you met Odin in all these years that you have lived in this city?" Lu Mingfei asked Chu Tianjiao.