Super Soldier in the City

The few people at the table stopped to look at Zheng Mingrui and the phone, listening to him say, "Boss, I could get through just now, but now I can’t."

"What’s up with this woman?" Dumb Guy widened his eyes, suddenly standing up and saying that, although he’s not usually the impulsive type, he couldn’t wrap his head around Skinny Monkey’s girlfriend not showing up for his last journey.

The brother next to him gave him a little tug, signaling him to keep his voice down, while Li Yifei frowned and said, "Maybe she’s on her way but can’t get a signal. Everyone, sit down!"

With Li Yifei’s words, Dumb Guy snorted lightly and sat down, and Zheng Mingrui also hung up the phone and plopped down, saying, "Yeah, what if she’s passing through a no-signal area, getting angry would be wrong. Skinny Monkey’s girlfriend is probably the saddest right now; they were about to get married!"

The group fell silent, including Li Yifei. Skinny Monkey’s parents and girlfriend are difficult to face, after all, they are alive, while Skinny Monkey is lying in the cold coffin.

"You’re right, I’ll go to the intersection to greet her!" One brother couldn’t stand the atmosphere, stood up and left. Zheng Mingrui also took his phone and said, "Let’s go together. Boss, you guys stay, I’ll inform you when she arrives."

"Okay." Li Yifei nodded, watching Zheng Mingrui and the other leave. Their table seemed very quiet and oppressive; the few people there carried an aura of hostility, which naturally kept others away, whereas at other tables... though they came to mourn, they ate and drank without delay, some even smiling with a few drinks in.

Li Yifei couldn’t blame these people. They were strangers, just having a connection with Skinny Monkey’s family, and showing up was already a gesture of kindness; some even brought money, but it ends there. The person is dead, how could they not have a meal and a drink? Hence, the people at the other tables contrasted sharply with Li Yifei’s group, none of whom had the heart to touch the food on the table.

The crowd dispersed, and some relatives of the Yang Family stayed to help with the aftermath. Li Yifei and others couldn’t help much here, different places have different customs, and though Skinny Monkey’s parents and sister remained grief-stricken, they had to accept the reality that he was gone.

Li Yifei and the group stayed until about three or four o’clock in the afternoon. It had been more than three hours since they tried contacting Skinny Monkey’s girlfriend, during which Zheng Mingrui went to the intersection twice to wait, once for half an hour, another for just five minutes before returning to tell Li Yifei, "Boss, I’m going to the city to find her. Whatever the reason, I have to bring her here. Skinny Monkey’s last journey must include the woman he loved!"

"Maybe she genuinely has other commitments, or is overwhelmed by grief!" Li Yifei said lightly.

"That’s why I want to bring her here. If she doesn’t come today, Skinny Monkey will be ashes tomorrow, and then what’s the point of coming?" Zheng Mingrui said agitatedly.

"They weren’t married or engaged, she’s allowed not to come." said Li Yifei.

"They were deeply in love, why shouldn’t she come? Boss, don’t stop me, I must understand this! Before Skinny Monkey died, he kept mentioning his girlfriend, which means their relationship was fine, so her not coming is just not right!" Zheng Mingrui grew increasingly agitated, not just him but also Dumb Guy. They understood Li Yifei’s words but couldn’t accept them, especially regarding their deceased brother.

"I’ll go ask Uncle and Auntie what they think!" Li Yifei did not authorize but turned to enter the house. In fact, the people inside the house also heard their words outside. Seeing Li Yifei come in, Skinny Monkey’s mother wiped her tears and weakly said, "You... don’t have to go. If she wants to come, let her, if not, then forget it, Yang Yang is gone, don’t drag her."

"Auntie, is there any hidden truth in this? Yang Yang is gone, shouldn’t she come to say goodbye?" asked Li Yifei.

Skinny Monkey’s mother shook her head, saying, "There’s nothing hidden!"

Skinny Monkey’s sister chimed in, "It was our family’s brother who was reaching for something beyond himself. If my brother wasn’t capable, she wouldn’t be with him. Now that he’s gone, of course she doesn’t want to be connected with misfortune."

This saying... Li Yifei nodded slightly and said, "How about this, I’ll have a comrade go check it out. Sis, give me an address. If she still wants to meet, we’ll bring her over. If not, then let’s just clarify the situation."

"Okay, I’ll give you the address!" Skinny Monkey’s sister agreed. His parents wanted to speak but held back. After Li Yifei noted down the address, Skinny Monkey’s sister continued, "Brothers, you are all his comrades-in-arms. I don’t know your names, but my brother mentioned you many times. Every time he talked about the army, he would mention you. Sis knows you were his good brothers, so it’s troubling you with this matter."

"It’s not a bother, Sis. Your words make us feel even worse." Li Yifei hurriedly said.

"Right, when you go, pay attention to her attitude. My brother has given her many things before, like jewelry and whatnot... We’re not asking for them back, but the car that cost over a million, we need it back. That’s not unreasonable, right?" Skinny Monkey’s sister said.

Not unreasonable, Li Yifei nodded and said, "The car was bought by Yang Yang, right?"

"My brother bought it, but the car owner’s name might not be his. We don’t really know about that. My brother was pretty independent-minded, we didn’t intervene much. But for sure, the car was bought with my brother’s money! Song Shuang was just the one driving it." Skinny Monkey’s sister said.

"Okay, I’ll have someone find out. Uncle, Auntie, is there anything else you want to give instructions on?"

"Not much, what his sister said is right. Those things like jewelry, we won’t take them back. They were gifts from Yang Yang as a boyfriend to his girlfriend. We can’t ask for them back, but the car... After all, it’s worth a lot, and it was bought for work and marriage, now that the marriage can’t happen, we must take the car back!" Skinny Monkey’s mother hesitated and said. After saying, she added, "It’s not quite right to do this!"

"It’s nothing, it’s sensible. If they were married, it wouldn’t be good to do this. Now they aren’t even engaged, how could you give so many things away." Li Yifei nodded understandingly at the rational angle. Then he immediately asked, "Auntie, wasn’t it said Yang Yang bought a house? Whose name is on the property documents?"

"It’s Yang Yang’s!" Skinny Monkey’s mother said.

"Oh, that’s good. The house is settled, right? Later it needs to be transferred, some proof needs to be issued." Li Yifei said.

"That’s not urgent... Sigh, he’s gone now. Even if we’re living in that house, it’s uncomfortable!"

"Well, transfer it first to avoid trouble later, but don’t rush over these few days!" Li Yifei said, then further asked, "Sis, I’ll let someone go find Song Shuang, let’s not hurry. Maybe she’s overwhelmed by grief, maybe there’s something up."

"We can understand, and some families have sayings, like not having your husband die before crossing the threshold, it’s still taboo. We wouldn’t want to hamper a fine girl." Skinny Monkey’s sister said.

Li Yifei nodded further, instructing Zheng Mingrui and Dumb Guy to find the person, while he and the other three stayed behind, the people arranging matters gradually returned. Among them was Skinny Monkey’s childhood friend, now living in the city, driving a Honda Camry, bringing a carload of paper money. After unloading, he scanned around and couldn’t help asking, "Song Shuang didn’t come?"

"No. Do you know her?" Li Yifei happened to be nearby and replied.

"Yes, Yang Yang’s girlfriend, we’ve had meals together a few times." said Skinny Monkey’s childhood friend.

"Hmm, they know about the funeral but haven’t showed up!"

"Really..." Skinny Monkey’s childhood friend frowned slightly. He didn’t know Li Yifei, but he knew Skinny Monkey’s comrades weren’t ordinary, each looking rather unapproachable. Hesitating, he said, "Brother, let me mention something. It’s not necessarily accurate, just a reminder."

"It’s quiet here, say it!" Li Yifei turned and walked to the corner, the other followed and whispered, "Yang Yang and I were good friends, but I don’t have a good impression of Song Shuang. Granted we often eat and drink together, but since Yang Yang got with Song Shuang, these drinking occasions have decreased. Even when there were, he rarely brought Song Shuang."

"Why’s that?" Li Yifei asked.

"Well... let’s not bad-mouth people behind their backs. That lady wasn’t very... decent before, but Yang Yang liked her, so we couldn’t say much. Still, it felt uncomfortable, so we hardly interacted. Plus, the first few times, she was out of place with our group, Yang Yang knew naturally, so he didn’t bring her when hanging out. But she doesn’t seemed to realize, a few times she found out and showed up fussing." Skinny Monkey’s childhood friend said.

Li Yifei nodded slightly, and said, "Everyone has some past, as long as they can change."

"Afraid she didn’t change, there were things I couldn’t tell Yang Yang directly but twice I saw her come out of a downtown hotel with a man, no intimate actions, so I didn’t mention it. After all... that’s not exactly anything." at Skinny Monkey’s childhood friend said.

"Meeting friends from work or such is always possible, indeed that’s nothing extraordinary!" Li Yifei nodded slightly, seeing the other hesitate with a kind of embarrassed smile and said, "Brother, don’t take offense, we all hoped they were well, it’s not right to speak based on mere hearsay. Just a word since Yang Yang treated her so well, cared so deeply. We comrades saw it clearly, now he’s gone, her absence bothers me, which is why I mentioned some words earlier!"

"I understand; I also feel unsettled!" Li Yifei said.

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