Just as he closed the fridge door, he saw the Li family's old tortoise crawling out slowly from behind the fridge. It stretched out its neck and looked at him with its bean-sized eyes. It was probably very dissatisfied that it was woken up by the sound of the fridge closing.
"Why did you bring it into the house?" Li He asked his daughter. It was obviously her doing. Otherwise, no matter how capable the old tortoise was, it would not have been able to crawl into the house from the spring pool at the back.
Li Yi bit her hand and said, "It's your fault for not bringing me there."
She was still resentful in her heart. She was very angry with Second Brother Li who did not keep his word!
"Don't bite your hand. Your nails are all bald. If your mother sees it, she will beat you up again." Li He pulled her hand down and said, "Also, don't touch the old tortoise for no reason. It bites, and it hurts."
In fact, he was just scaring her. This old tortoise had already become a spirit, and its personality was very gentle. It never showed any signs of attacking people. Even if it was often annoyed, it would just shrink its head into the tortoise shell and stay motionless, letting the children play with it.
Occasionally, it would be carried by the children and hit into the water with a bang. It would even show its joy and swim around in the water.
"Hmph!" Li Yi was very unhappy that her father always used her mother to scare her. After a cold snort, she ran to the sofa, picked up a school bag, and poured out all the things inside. There were pencils, stationery box, paints, notebooks, everything that one could think of.
This was prepared for the start of school.
She rearranged all the things on the sofa and carefully packed them into her backpack.
She had to do this three or four times a day.
"I'll put it in the pool." Zhang Bing went over to pick up the old tortoise and went outside.
Dong Hao continued, "I have already contacted the police and told them about the suspicious points in the report. The police are very concerned and will look for a new breakthrough in the investigation."
"So, the police still haven't come to a conclusion?" Li He took a sip of tea, threw off the slippers on his feet, and sat on the sofa with his bare feet crossed.
When he realized that there was mud on his feet and wanted to put it down, it was too late. The color of the sofa had changed, and the yellow mud was on it.
He was afraid that He Fang would come back and nag at him, so he quickly found a rag and wiped the sofa.
Dong Hao also helped with the mop and mopped the ground. Sometimes, he pitied Second Elder Li!
So what if he was the richest man in the world!
He was still afraid of his wife!
He was even inferior to him!
Although he doted on his wife, if his wife dared to be insatiable and nag blindly, he would give her a good beating!
It wasn't easy for a man to earn money outside!
You're still being bullied when you come home?
That didn't make sense!
If you want to take a beating, then you can keep on blabbering!
As for Li He, he often felt sorry for himself. In this new era where there was no result even if he went to bed, it wasn't easy for him to stay clean!
"The person in charge of this case is Captain Wu of the Criminal Police Unit. He did tell me that, considering the opinion of our company, he will not close the case easily for the time being. He will continue to investigate seriously until the truth comes to light."
Dong Hao put down the mop and took Li He's muddy slippers to the door.
Li He said, "Don't let your guard down. Keep an eye on it. Let me know if anything happens. This matter is getting more and more complicated."
Dong Hao nodded. "Got it. Then Fu Dahai …"
Li He said, "Continue to give the contract to Fu Dahai. This is what we promised him. It has nothing to do with the case."
Since the case was already out, he wasn't afraid of alerting the enemy. Whether it was a ghost or a person, he would find out.
During the summer holidays, Li Lan didn't need any supervision. For the first time, he actively started to do his summer homework. He didn't even touch Go. It took him less than three days to finish the two books.
Before the couple could be happy that Li Lan understood the importance of cultural studies, he was taken away by Liang Henian. After that, he didn't go home every day. If he wasn't attending Go tournaments, he was at the Qiyuan. He didn't even go home at night. Li He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
Early in the morning, when he woke up, he received a call from Li Long. His grandmother was seriously ill.
He was shocked.
He Fang said, "I'll pack my things now. Let's go back together."
Li He shook his head. "You don't have to go back. I can do it alone."
"What if …" He Fang was a little hesitant.
"I don't think she'll make it." According to Li He's memory, the old lady should have passed away a long time ago. The reason she could live until now was probably because of him. For example, her living conditions had improved, and her hygiene had improved. All of these helped to prolong her life. But after all, old age, sickness, and death were the rules. Now, she probably couldn't make it.
He Fang said, "Then it won't be good if I don't go back."
Li He said, "You're my granddaughter-in-law. No one will blame you if you don't go back. Alright, you go back to school and your family. I'll take Zhang Bing back."
Dong Hao stayed to help look after the Gu family while continuing to investigate Guo Shengli's case.
He immediately asked someone to buy the plane tickets for the day. Fortunately, he managed to catch the evening flight.
When they arrived at the provincial capital, it was already 12: 30 in the morning.
"I thought you would come tomorrow." Li Long wanted to help Zhang Bing with his luggage, but Zhang Bing refused.
What a joke!
He couldn't let the boss's brother be the boss!
Zhang Bing said, "I'm just sleeping on the plane. I'm full of energy."
"How's Grandma?" Li He stood at the entrance of the airport and took a puff of his cigarette.
Li Long said, "She's probably in danger. The doctor doesn't think she'll die in two days. Uncle and the others have already prepared the shroud. They're just waiting for her to die."
"Why are you at the provincial hospital?" Li He didn't think his two uncles were that filial.
Da Zhuang answered, "Long Zi gave it to me."
He and Li Long had always been inseparable.
Li Long said, "I'm paying. What's there to be unhappy about? Otherwise, they'd still be hanging around in town. Who doesn't know the standard of the town's doctors? They only have a few tricks up their sleeves."
"What about Dad and Mom?" Li He suddenly thought of Wang Yulan and her parents. They would definitely come back.
Li Long said, "They'll be back by noon. You don't have to worry about them. I'll pick them up then."
Li He pinched the cigarette butt and threw it into the trash. He asked casually, "Where are the children?"
"Bring them all back." Li Long opened the trunk and let Dong Hao put the luggage in.
It was already past one in the morning when they arrived at the hospital.
The corridor in the ward wasn't very bright. To save electricity, there was only one light in the long corridor.
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