"The chosen one?" Huo Shaoheng shook his head in amusement. "You're really good at making things up."
"Of course! The chosen one!
! "Gu Nianzhi remembered the origin of the joke and laughed so hard that she could barely stand.
"Do you know that people often ask 'Am
(Am I the only one?) and so on. Then everyone got tired of looking at it, and when someone asked, they all answered:
Yes! (Yes!)
you! (Only you!)
unique! (You're unique!)
edition! (You're a limited edition!)
one! (You're the chosen one!)
Just like the old song from more than a decade ago, 'You're the electricity, you're the light, you're the only myth …' "
Gu Nianzhi blinked at Huo Shaoheng and almost started singing.
Huo Shaoheng quickly called for a pause. "Okay, okay, I know the joke. Let's study why Qin Baye had to buy that land back then."
Gu Nianzhi smiled and sat down opposite Huo Shaoheng. She sat cross-legged on the sofa and rested her chin on her hand. She suggested, "I think it's better to study why Qin Huichang and his wife never agreed to sell the land. Besides, we're here to investigate their colleagues, friends, and neighbors. Wouldn't it be better to start with this? "
Huo Shaoheng had a hunch that there must be a bigger secret behind why Qin Baye had to buy the land. However, for now, it was more realistic to investigate why Qin Huichang and his wife never agreed to sell the land.
He nodded. "Okay, we'll continue the investigation tomorrow."
Gu Nianzhi reached out and high-fived him in the air. She smiled and said, "Okay, we'll continue the investigation according to the list tomorrow!"
As she spoke, she turned on her phone again and sent Lu Jin a video invitation.
"Lu Jin" quickly accepted the invitation.
This time, "Lu Jin" was wearing navy blue pajamas. He was sitting on the bed and smiling at her. "Hello, Nianzhi."
Gu Nianzhi made a face. "Dad, is it a bad coincidence? Are you going to sleep? "
"I just went to bed. You're going to sleep too. It's late." "Lu Jin" said and asked, "Who's next to you? Is Mr. Peter staying with you tonight? "
Gu Nianzhi subconsciously shook her head. "No, no, he went back to his own consulate."
"Let him stay here with you." 'Lu Jin' seemed to be very reasonable this time. "I'm worried about you living alone."
"Huh?" Gu Nianzhi smiled guiltily and chuckled. "Dad, you're the best!"
She blew two kisses to the video call and quickly turned off the video call.
Huo Shaoheng looked at her with a half-smile and said, "Do I have a clear path?"
"Tsk! What bright path! Can't you see that my dad only treats you as a bodyguard? "Gu Nianzhi made a disdainful expression.
She got up from the sofa, stretched, and said, "I'm sleepy too. I'm going to bed. I don't want to eat dinner. "
Huo Shaoheng disagreed and grabbed her. "How can you skip dinner? We'll order takeout. "
There were no ingredients in the fridge, so he couldn't cook. He couldn't let Gu Nianzhi eat plain rice without any ingredients.
Gu Nianzhi yawned. "Then I'll go shower first."
While Huo Shaoheng was ordering food, Gu Nianzhi went to take a shower and almost fell asleep in the bathtub.
After the takeout arrived, Huo Shaoheng went downstairs to get it. He asked Gu Nianzhi to eat with him before sending her to bed. He went to the guest room.
Because he was worried about Lu Jin's surveillance cameras, Huo Shaoheng was very well-behaved. He didn't contact Lu Yuan, not even text him.
The two of them had been busy all day and were a little sleepy. They didn't talk all night and had a very comfortable sleep.
When they woke up the next day, they began to prepare to visit the second person on their list.
This person could be considered as one of the few remaining neighbors.
However, she was the only one who was still in the country. The other two had gone abroad more than ten years ago.
Back then, Qin Huichang and his wife lived in their own house. They had a small bungalow in the center of C City, where every inch of land was worth gold. It was located at the innermost end of the alley.
Now, the house was worth tens of millions, but it still couldn't compare to the land they had sold back then.
Their neighbor also had a small bungalow like this, and it was very close to each other.
However, the neighbor's old man was also very old. He was even older than the old man in the nursing home. He was almost 100 years old.
Gu Nianzhi looked at the list and sighed. "Why are they all so old …"
"The young ones weren't even born back then, or even though they were born, they were about the same age as Qin Suwen. They wouldn't know so much about what happened back then," Huo Shaoheng said as he led Gu Nianzhi deeper into the alley.
The two of them were dressed like regular tourists, wearing sunglasses and sun hats, SLR cameras on their chests, Apple Watches on their wrists, and Under shoes.
Under Armour's white sneakers.
When the two of them arrived near Qin Huichang's bungalow, they happened to see a recliner in the front yard of the bungalow next door. An old woman with a face full of wrinkles was lying on it with her eyes closed. Another middle-aged woman was taking care of her.
Gu Nianzhi looked at the old man lying on the ground, then looked at the information they had found. She was certain that this was the neighbor who was still alive.
It was great that they didn't have to think of ways to run into the house.
They could just stay in the yard and pretend that they were asking for directions and chatting casually.
Gu Nianzhi walked over first, raised her camera, and spoke in Chinese with a foreigner's accent. She said stiffly to the middle-aged woman, "Hello, I'm Grace. Would you mind if I take a photo of you? You match this ancient building very well! "
She pretended to be a Chinese tourist and even had an idea. She gave herself an English name, Grace, at the last minute.
The middle-aged woman chuckled and said, "How is this an ancient building? The foreigners don't know what's good for them. This is obviously a modern building! "
Gu Nianzhi: "…"
This person must be the architect. There was no doubt about it.
Gu Nianzhi pretended that her Chinese didn't work well. She smiled sweetly and said, "Okay, can you let me take a photo?"
"No." The middle-aged woman didn't show any mercy at all. "You can take pictures of these buildings, but you're not allowed to take pictures of people."
Fine, she was a middle-aged woman who cared a lot about her privacy.
Gu Nianzhi had no choice but to nod. She took the SLR camera and pretended to take a few photos in the yard.
Her lens was inevitably aimed at the yard next to the yard, which was the yard of Qin Huichang's bungalow next door.
The front yards of the two houses were only separated by a low wall. Standing in this yard, she could clearly see the yard opposite.
Gu Nianzhi gestured for a while and asked curiously, "The yard over there looks better! Can I go take a look?! "
The old man who had been sleeping opened his eyes and looked at her quietly for a while. He suddenly asked, "… What did you say your name was?"
"Grace." Gu Nianzhi looked back at him and tilted her head. "You're awake? What's wrong? Isn't that a good name? "
She stood in the middle of a cluster of blooming hydrangeas. She was slender and graceful, and her back was facing the direction of the sun. However, her eyes shone brighter than the sun.
The old man narrowed his eyes at her. It was as if he could see a little girl named Grace many years ago. She had stepped on a small stool on the other side of the yard and waved at her with a smile.
Especially her well-defined lips. When she smiled, there were faint dimples at the corners of her mouth. It was really too memorable.
After nearly a century, it was still deeply imprinted in her mind.
However, she didn't say anything else. She closed her eyes and went back to sleep.
Gu Nianzhi, "…"
She looked at the middle-aged woman next to the old man in surprise. "May I ask who this old lady is …?"
The expression on the middle-aged woman's face softened. She sighed and said, "Please don't mind her. My grandmother has Alzheimer's disease. She can't even recognize us family members."
Gu Nianzhi, "…"
"But she was talking to me just now …" Gu Nianzhi raised an eyebrow. "She doesn't look like it."
"Sometimes she will say something casually, but she will forget it after saying it. Please don't mind her." The middle-aged woman tucked the blanket on the old man and gestured for him to leave.
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This is today's second update: Chapter 1777, "Crossing the Clear Road".
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