That's right, the old man was definitely talking about Qin Su asking about her family selling land.
Gu Nianzhi's palms were sweating, and the teacup in her palms felt like it was on fire, burning her palms.
Gu Nianzhi quietly placed the teacup on the coffee table in front of her and sighed softly. "… That's such a pity. This was also fate. Why couldn't they wait for another six months? … "
"Yeah, it's all fate." The old man nodded with emotion. "At that time, there was no news of the establishment of a special economic zone in the small fishing village of Z City. Who would have known that the higher-ups would make such a move? "
"We taught in the same school as him. His relatives all emigrated overseas in the early years. When the country was just founded, you know the situation at that time … In any case, he was the only one who decided to stay in China. His family left him the land in the small fishing village in Z City as a token of remembrance. It's not worth much. Who knew that he would sell it … Sigh … "
Gu Nianzhi's eyes flashed.
The old man didn't seem to think that Qin Huichang had a reason to sell the land.
"… Was it because your colleague was in urgent need of money?" Gu Nianzhi thought about what was written on the official website of the Qin Corporation's Private Hospital. It said that the founder of the hospital, Qin Baoye, had paid 30% more than the market price to buy the land.
It was also said that in order to buy this piece of land, Qin Baoye had not only sold all of his properties, used up all of his savings, and even borrowed a large sum of money from loan sharks to buy this piece of land from Qin Huichang and his wife, who had 'demanded an exorbitant price'.
Of course, the phrase "demanding an exorbitant price" was a hidden meaning that Gu Nianzhi had figured out. The official website didn't use such straightforward words to describe the original landlords, Qin Huichang and his wife.
He spent a lot of time describing how the couple tried to raise the price, but Qin Baoye refused to give up. He called them again and again, and finally, they agreed to sell the land.
It was obvious that this description was very derogatory towards Qin Huichang and his wife. It made the image of Qin Heye, the founder of Qin Heye, look even more majestic.
Gu Nianzhi's question was very sharp, and the old man's memory wasn't very good. He frowned and thought for a long time before saying, "I can't remember. I think so, but I also don't think so … "
Gu Nianzhi, "…"
If there was, there was. If there wasn't, there wasn't.
It seemed like there was, but it also seemed like there wasn't. What did that mean?
Huo Shaoheng coughed lightly and said, "Can you be more specific? There seemed to be. What was going on? I don't think so. What's the situation? "
The old man looked at Huo Shaoheng blankly, then at Gu Nianzhi. He had a feeling that there was money, but he couldn't remember why. They shouldn't be in urgent need of money …
After a while, the old man looked sad, and said in a low voice, "I'm too old to remember. I couldn't tell what was going on. There was only one girl in their family, and both of them were university professors. They also had their own house, so they should not be short of money. But I vaguely remember that they seemed to be short of money … "
Gu Nianzhi was also confused.
However, this old man was almost ninety years old. It was completely normal for him to not remember things that happened decades ago.
She wanted to try harder and see if she could guide the old man to remember more things, but Huo Shaoheng stopped her with a look.
"It's okay. If you can't remember, then don't think about it anymore. We were just curious and asked casually." Huo Shaoheng quietly changed the topic and pushed the small muffin on the coffee table to the old man to eat.
The old man took a small muffin and put it in his mouth to chew slowly.
He no longer had any teeth, and now he had dentures, so the taste was not very obvious.
Gu Nianzhi could only sigh and say, "That family was quite pitiful. A family of three died in a car accident just like that?"
The old man finished eating a muffin and wiped his hands with a tissue. He said, "Oh, that's not true. Their little girl survived. How old was she at that time? Anyway, it was quite tragic. Later, she was even adopted by an orphanage. "
Gu Nianzhi pretended to be surprised. "Oh? Really? It's been so long, you still remember? "
"How could I not remember?" The old man looked regretful. "I don't remember their family's situation, but I still remember their little girl. She used to be such a cute and lively little girl. She was a good talker and even learned ballet. When she was young, she wore a pink ballet dress and came to our office with her father. She called everyone 'uncle' and 'auntie' and made everyone so happy!"
Gu Nianzhi suppressed the excitement in her heart and quickly said, "A cute little girl? I like her very much too! Do you have any photos of her when she was young to show us how cute she was? "
The old man shook his head and said regretfully, "No. It wasn't easy to take photos back then. It wasn't like now, where you can take photos with your phone anytime and anywhere. She only came a few times. I still remember it to this day because she was so miserable afterward. Her entire face was destroyed by the fire, and she looked like a ghost … "
The old man's eyes were red as he said, "It was even published in the newspaper that year. It shocked everyone and caused a huge sensation in society. Many people went to the hospital to see this little girl and gave her flowers, clothes, and food. Our teaching and research office also organized several donations, but after we found out she had an inheritance, everyone stopped donating. "
Gu Nianzhi let out a long sigh. She thought to herself that she finally understood one of the key points …
Therefore, Qin Baye became even more suspicious.
She and Huo Shaoheng continued to accompany the old man and talk about other things until the old man was about to fall asleep. They said goodbye and left.
They left the nursing home with the members of the street volunteer team and returned to their neighborhood. Gu Nianzhi and Huo Shaoheng found an excuse to sneak away and made several detours before returning to the penthouse apartment in Xicheng District.
Gu Nianzhi rushed to the bathroom as soon as she entered and washed off all the makeup on her face.
This kind of thing was too damaging to the skin.
Gu Nianzhi's fair and tender little face was covered in small red rashes.
Huo Shaoheng took out a tube of ointment and carefully applied it to each of the small red rashes. He said, "Today's harvest is not small."
Gu Nianzhi nodded and laid on Huo Shaoheng's lap. She closed her eyes and said, "I finally understand. If Qin Baye really did it, why didn't they just kill Qin Suwen? "
"She was seriously injured in a car accident and ended up in their orphanage. Killing her to prevent future trouble is what a scheming person would do."
Huo Shaoheng also understood. He screwed on the cap of the ointment and put it in the small medicine box. He said calmly, "It's probably because the car accident that year became big news, and Qin Suwen became the target of public attention. If they killed her again, I'm afraid people would notice something was wrong and alert the enemy. "
"Yes, that's the reason!" Gu Nianzhi opened her eyes and looked at Huo Shaoheng. "You're thinking the same thing as me!"
Huo Shaoheng smiled slightly as he looked at Gu Nianzhi's fair little face, which was covered in a layer of white ointment. He didn't think it was ugly at all. Instead, he thought it was mischievous and cute.
Gu Nianzhi didn't look in the mirror, so she didn't know what she looked like. She sat up from Huo Shaoheng's lap and said excitedly, "So Qin Baye is even more suspicious!"
"We can basically conclude that he did it," Huo Shaoheng said in a low voice. "What we lack is direct evidence."
Back then, Qin Suwen was stumped by this point and chose to "stop the investigation," right?
Gu Nianzhi stood up from the sofa and walked around the living room. She began to reconstruct the truth they knew.
"… First of all, Qin Baye must have taken a fancy to that piece of land and wanted to buy it.
Then, he found the owner of the land and started negotiating.
Qin Huichang and the others definitely didn't want to sell it. Judging from his colleague today, they didn't lack money, but for some reason, they agreed to sell the land.
And it wasn't cheap, so I still subjectively think that Qin Huichang and the others must have needed money for something at the time.
After selling the land and returning to C City, according to the old man's memory, there should have been a car accident soon after. Qin Huichang and his wife died, and Qin Suwen was seriously injured and disfigured.
Then, she was adopted by an orphanage in C City. Then, the director of the orphanage in C City was exposed to have embezzled the orphans' property and was sent to prison. Five years later, he committed suicide in prison.
"The orphanage in C City was later purchased by the Qin Orphanage. Qin Suwen grew up in the Qin Orphanage … It wasn't until she went to university that the young General He mistook her for Qin Yaoguang because of a back view."
Gu Nianzhi paused and asked in confusion, "… Why is Qin Suwen's back view similar to Qin Yaoguang's?"
Huo Shaoheng stretched his long legs and sat on the sofa. His entire body happened to be backlit. He rested his elbow on the armrest of the sofa and supported his chin with one hand. He thought deeply and said, "To be able to make He Chengjian admit his mistake, the degree of similarity must be extraordinary."
Gu Nianzhi couldn't think of how similar it was, but she couldn't be bothered to think about it anymore. She said, "I'll ask Young Master He when I have the chance in the future."
As his son, he would definitely be able to tell how similar they were.
Huo Shaoheng glanced at her and said aloofly, "You treat He Zhichu as your consultant. If there's anything you don't understand, ask him."
"He's not just a consultant. He's my high adviser!" Gu Nianzhi blinked slyly. Seeing that Huo Shaoheng didn't like her mentioning He Zhichu, Gu Nianzhi changed the topic and continued, "Let's go back to the whole land purchase incident. We have some doubts that we need to solve."
"First, why did Qin Baoye suddenly take a fancy to that land? Was it just pure luck? He had just bought this land, and half a year later, it was enclosed into the special economic zone? "
"Second, why did Qin Huichang and the others agree to sell the land from not selling it? Did anything happen in between?"
"Third, why does Qin Suwen's back view look similar to Qin Yaoguang's? To what extent? Is this also a pure coincidence? "
"Look, we only listed three questions, and two of them are related to 'coincidence'. Tsk tsk … "Gu Nianzhi scoffed." Qin Baoye and Qin Yaoguang are really going to heaven. This kind of luck is simply the 'chosen one' … "
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This was today's first update: Chapter 1776, "The Luck of the 'Chosen One'.
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