NOVPUBHan Qinghua smiled and said, “Third Brother, do you think I am different? Principal Fan is really amazing. He taught me so many things that no one has taught me before. He opened up a literacy class in the labour camp and I attended every single one of his courses.”
Han Qingsong asked slowly, “Then, what do you think of what you did?”
Han Qinghua smiled so hard that he showed his white teeth, “Of course I was…wrong.”
“That Principal Fan, does he think he is right or wrong?” Han Qingsong continued to ask.
Han Qinghua scratched his head, “Well, he said that he was right, but he was also wrong.”
“What did he mean by that?”
Han Qinghua shook his head, “He didn’t elaborate, so I don’t understand either.”
“Actually, why was he sent to a labour camp?” Han Qingsong asked again.
Han Qinghua thought for a moment and shook his head, “Third Brother, it’s really hard to explain. Those two years were very chaotic, so there was really no need to commit a crime to be sent in. As long as people with different opinions disagreed with each other, a fight would just break out whenever. For students and teachers to fight, there really didn’t have to be a reason— simply wanting the kids to study hard was a crime itself. Plus, if the Worker Propaganda Team fights against government officials, they will be locked up and labelled as criminals randomly. On the surface, they were merely freedom movements, but to put it bluntly, they were just excluding dissidents and depriving themselves of power.”
Han Qingsong looked at him, “It seems that you have learned a lot.”
“Haha, Third Brother, you should communicate more with Teacher Fan when you have time. He is really amazing and says things that I can’t even start to understand.”
Han Qingsong, “If someone like you, who has been to school more than me, is unable to understand, then I would have a harder time comprehending.”
Han Qinghua laughed and said, “Third Brother, I see that you can also joke.”
Han Qingsong said calmly, “I never joke. Remember that now that you’ve changed your ways, you will not be spared if you do it again.”
He was the one who provided information to Zhao Jianshe and asked him to get his henchmen to steal Lin Lan’s money back then. Although it seemed like an ordinary theft case, if Lin Lan and Dawang weren’t calm when things happened and if Han Qingsong hadn’t returned home in time, who knows whether the situation would have worsened? After all, there have been countless home invasions that ended in rape and then murder.
Although Han Qingsong didn’t tell this to his brother openly, it didn’t mean that he didn’t have a clear conscience. He had always been a man of action since his own actions always spoke louder than his words. He would not say anything about the first offence and would actually give the man a redeeming chance. Instead, he directly sent his brother to the labour camp to get involved with the punishment activities and repent.
If the child truly knew where he went wrong, then Han Qingsong would give him a chance; if he hadn’t repented or had any other ideas, then he would naturally not remain light-hearted.
Naturally, he would not arbitrarily say whether Han Qinghua had improved nor would he doubt anything rashly. His first reaction was to observe out of professional instinct.
Anyone who harboured evil thoughts and committed evil deeds against innocent people, regardless of whether he was their father, son or brother, was the enemy of the common folk!
