Chapter 423 Attending a Classmate's Funeral

The sound of the ambulance sirens became louder and louder as they got closer. Mu Zhengguang turned off the video, took the phone from Xu's pocket, entered the password, 587126, and called Xu's parents separately, telling them that Xu was seriously injured in the car accident and asked them to hurry to Changyu City.

Since the two people did not completely believe what he said, Mu Zhengguang took a lot of effort to explain to them what had just happened.

"Why is Mu Zhengguang so calm?" Cui Yunqing couldn't understand Mu Zhengguang's series of actions: turning off the video, taking the phone from the pool of blood and corpses, calling Xu's parents to inform them of his injuries. All these things he did showed that his reason completely suppressed his emotions, and there was no sadness in his voice.

"It's not calmness, but numbness, but this numbness is only temporary. Have you prepared compensation for these people?" Yang Shuyu also had many doubts: In the last three minutes, Xu said too many words. She did not show numbness, but real calmness. Why? Why could Xu, who was far inferior to Xu Yingze, say such words at the last moment of his life?
Yang Shuyu was shaken and regretful because of these doubts: separation of life and death is a very serious lesson, Cui Yunqing's behavior is a violation of this lesson, and also a violation of Mu Zhengguang and Xu's personality!
"How much compensation is required?"

"For those who died, each person will receive 100 million, and for those who were injured, each person will receive 30. In Mu Zhengguang's regretful world, I will not allow you to arrange for him to face the death of others. For him, the death of the most important person will not be so painful for him."

"I see. Did your entry into the world of regret affect you?"

"No. What you see and hear are all my information projections, not my real body."

In the ambulance, Mu Zhengguang tightly grasped the blood-stained corner of Xu's clothes. He had just learned of Xu's death, but he had no intention of conveying the latest news to Xu's family.

Just a few minutes ago, Xu was still a healthy and complete person, but this sudden car accident brought her journey of this life to an abrupt end. Mu Zhengguang could not accept this fact. He recalled what Xu had just said over and over again, but the hatred in his heart did not diminish at all.

Mu Zhengguang realized that it was wrong to think this way. This idea completely went against what Xu taught him. He wanted to find something to do to divert his attention, so he sent a message to his counselor asking for five days off.

The counselor rejected Mu Zhengguang's application. But Mu Zhengguang had no expectations in the first place. Regardless of whether the counselor or the college leaders approved his application, what he was going to do would not change.

After arranging Xu's body, Mu Zhengguang took many photos of the body. He thought that maybe he would never see these photos again, but his uncle and aunt had not come yet, so these photos were for them to see. The photos were sent, and the death news was also passed on.

At night, Mu Zhengguang returned home in a daze.

Many things that happened today seemed so unreal, but there was indeed one person missing from the house. Xu was gone and would never come back.

The room was empty, which made people feel uneasy.

Sudden death is scary.

Mu Zhengguang sat on the sofa for a long time, calculating the time while waiting. If Xu's parents took the high-speed rail, they should be able to arrive in Changyu City before tomorrow. He was waiting for them to come, open the door for them, and take them to see Xu.

After an unknown amount of time, Mu Zhengguang felt that he could no longer endure and was about to fall asleep. He planned to find something to eat to stay awake for a while.

Mu Zhengguang walked into the kitchen. He didn't even turn on the light. He only caught a glimpse of the milk on the stove with the residual light coming from the living room.

In an instant, despair and powerlessness surged into his heart, and his heart full of resentment turned into grievance and unwillingness. He no longer cared whether the floor was clean or not. He just sat down, hugged his legs with his arms, rested his head on his knees, and cried bitterly until he was exhausted, and fell asleep on his side on the ground.

Late at night, Mu Zhengguang woke up from his deep sleep. He heard a knock on the door, then he got up in a panic, dusted himself off, and ran to open the door.

The door opened, and Mu Zhengguang suddenly felt relieved when he saw his uncle and aunt. His relief had an unexpected consequence: crying.

Mu Zhengguang regarded Xu as his family, Xu's parents, and he regarded them as people he could rely on. After experiencing the separation of life and death, in front of the people he could rely on, his sadness overwhelmed his reason and his emotions were out of control. Xu's mother was very surprised: Why did he cry more miserably than me?
On the way, Xu's father took great pains to stop his wife from crying temporarily, but now Xiaoguang was crying, and his wife also started crying, and he suddenly felt a headache.

Mu Zhengguang stopped crying before Xu's mother. When he calmed down, he was filled with self-blame: Aunt was already very sad when she heard the news of Xu's death, how could I make her even more sad because of me?

In the early morning, the three of them took a taxi.

After arriving at the destination, Xu's parents saw their daughter's body up close.

Mu Zhengguang heard his aunt crying again. His uncle didn't cry, but he was also shedding tears. Mu Zhengguang didn't cry. He took out his cell phone, played Xu's video, and comforted Xu's family.

"Uncle, aunt, this is Xu's..."

"If I had compensation..."

Xu's voice only lasts for 2/3 of the length of the video. In the last 1/3, Mu Zhengguang is holding his phone blankly.

Cui Yunqing was very dissatisfied with this scene: Xu's death only made Mu Zhengguang sad for more than ten hours? This was unreasonable. Was he numb again? Numbness is not calmness, and the "rationality" during numbness is not real rationality, but this kind of pretended rationality is also annoying. Maybe, at Xu's funeral, he will lose control again?

On May 5, Mu Zhengguang saw his beloved die in front of him.

On May 5, Xu's mother gave Mu Zhengguang a bottle of ashes.

Mu Zhengguang didn't want Xu's ashes. To him, the notes written by Xu and the plants planted by Xu were far more important than ashes. But Xu's mother insisted on giving them to him, saying that they were for a souvenir, so he couldn't refuse and had to accept them.

On May 5, Mu Zhengguang took photos of the notes written by Xu, and then packed them all and gave them to Xu's mother. Although they were important things, he felt that he was no longer qualified to keep them, not to mention that there were people who needed them more than he did. In his eyes, these things were old things that he had seen many times, and words that he could remember with his eyes closed, but in the eyes of Xu's mother, these were the only new fragments of her daughter's life.

Xu's textbooks, draft papers, and postgraduate entrance examination materials were supposed to be sold after graduation next year, but Xu's death gave these things other meanings. Mu Zhengguang also took photos of these things, packed them up, and gave them all to Xu's mother.

Mu Zhengguang copied all the pictures, videos, and recordings from Xu's mobile phone, computer, and tablet, and then gave these expensive items to Xu's parents.

On the train back to Qichuan City, Mu Zhengguang's schoolbag was filled with books, notes, and computers, and his suitcase was filled with Xu's clothes. These clothes were all sorted by him, whether outerwear or underwear.

Today, Mu Zhengguang doesn't want to be shy about anything anymore. When Xu was alive, he never helped her tidy up her clothes. After she died, he wanted to take this opportunity to satisfy his curiosity and possessiveness.

Xu's schoolbag and suitcase were also taken on the train, containing ashes, cups, towels, and some other daily necessities.

May 5, Xu's funeral.

At the funeral, Mu Zhengguang looked at Xu's portrait. The black and white picture was like a boundary, and the smiling face seemed to be looking forward to it. As he looked at it, he also smiled.

(End of this chapter)