"what is the answer?"

Boss Bai looked at the old man and asked his doubts.

…

The old man's eyelids drooped.

A deep sigh sounded.

Looking at the jade in his hand, a bit of confusion, loss and melancholy appeared on his face.

"grandfather……"

It was the first time that Boss Bai saw his grandfather's expression.

No.

It should be said that the grandfather he saw after seeing the separated jade balls was the grandfather he had never seen before.

"If you don't want to say..."

He didn't want the old man to be so upset.

The old man shook his head.

It’s not that he didn’t want to say it…

"...It's just some old things..."

…

An old story?

Boss Bai listened silently.

…

The old man pursed his lips.

I haven’t told anyone about this for a long time...

"I have a brother..."

"elder brother?"

Boss Bai couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.

"I do not know how?"

…

"Stop talking about you..."

The old man smiled and said, "Your father doesn't even know."

…

ah?

Boss Bai opened his mouth wide.

Even his dad doesn’t know?

"Why?"

he asked blurtly.

Could it be...

Many conjectures flashed through his mind instantly.

…

"Because he was very early..."

The old man said slowly, "I was only a high school student at that time..."

"He was hit by a car..."

"A lot of blood was shed."

"grandfather."

Boss Bai held the old man's trembling hand.

…

"I'm fine."

The old man showed a somewhat forced smile.

"...resuscitation failed...death."

"I still remember the way the doctor looked when he told us the news."

"I remember my mother crying."

"I remember the sound of my father's heavy punch hitting the wall..."

…

"We have been sad for a long time."

The old man lowered his eyes and seemed calm.

But his voice was trembling.

…

"In addition to being sad... I'm also very angry and disappointed with myself."

The old man folded his fingers together.

"I know, I'm not as smart as my brother..."

"This is something I never thought would make me..."

The old man took a breath and said, "I'm so angry with myself."

…

"grandfather?"

Boss Bai didn't quite understand, "My uncle's car accident... was it an accident?"

…

"Um."

The old man responded in a low voice, "It was an accident."

"My brother didn't pay attention to the traffic lights when he was walking and was hit by a speeding vehicle."

…

Boss Bai's doubts only increased, "Then..."

What was the reason for the frustration, disappointment, and anger that the old man mentioned before?

My uncle's car accident was just an accident, wasn't it?

…

The old man looked down at the jade in his hand.

"... By coincidence, I happened to pass by the place where my brother had an accident."

"I saw my brother lying in a pool of blood."

"...I saw my brother for the last time."

"My parents didn't even see my brother for the last time."

…

"Brother is seriously injured."

"I was panicked and scared at the time."

"My mind is blank."

"...It was a kind person on the road who helped call an ambulance."

"The moment I sat in the ambulance, I felt a little relieved."

"I thought as long as I got into the ambulance, there would be a doctor nearby..."

"Brother, everything will be fine."

"It's really a child's naive idea."

The old man smiled to himself.

…
To be continued...