Chapter 458: 458 Are you sure?
Chapter 458: Chapter 458 Are you sure?
Is this serious?
What is Qingzhu?
Others might not know, but Gu Beihuai is very clear.
“Are you sure?”
Qin Zhan nodded, “I wasn’t very sure at first either, but after observing that guy for a while, although they don’t embroider the image of bamboo under their clothes now, they all have tattoos — a section of bamboo!”
This gave Gu Beihuai a revelation.
It’s likely that due to their intense investigation recently, the leader of Qingzhu changed their symbol. Regardless of the change, it still represents the other party’s arrogance.
Not at all afraid of being discovered.
“Is it his individual action, or Qingzhu’s plan?” Gu Beihuai ate the hawthorn from Tang Chuxia’s spoon before turning to ask Qin Zhan.
Qin Zhan shook his head, “Not sure. It looks like an individual action, but someone also attempted to approach the Tang Family before!”
This brings up the suitor Xiuxiu liked in Tang Village back then.
And the murder case at the Tang Family’s doorstep.
These incidents don’t seem strongly related, but they all seem to be trying to connect with the Tang Family.
Tang Chuxia might not think too much about it, but Gu Beihuai believed it was a very troublesome matter.
There must be something about the Tang Family that makes Qingzhu’s people so concerned.
“Get ready, let’s go find someone!”
Gu Beihuai handed a can to Tang Chuxia, “I need to go out with Qin Zhan for a while, you head back first!”
Tang Chuxia didn’t care about losing the hawthorn; she cared about why she was being avoided during the investigation.
“Where are you going? Why can’t you take me with you?”
Tang Chuxia’s questioning was met with Gu Beihuai vigorously tousling her hair.
“Of course, we can’t take you with us because it wouldn’t be appropriate for you to be there. Be good and wait for me at home!”
Tang Chuxia: …
She felt that Gu Beihuai must be hiding something from her.
When she returned home, still pondering where Gu Beihuai was planning to go, she saw Father Tang fiddling with a chair in the courtyard.
“Dad, what are you doing?”
It’s no wonder Tang Chuxia was curious; Father Tang’s behavior recently was a bit odd.
Seeing it was Tang Chuxia, Father Tang beckoned her over, “Help your dad see if this thing is comfortable.”
Tang Chuxia simply sat on the chair; honestly, she felt nothing special.
“What’s the deal? Is there something special about this chair?”
Tang Chuxia really couldn’t detect any difference, which was why she asked.
Father Tang gave her a look, “Such a clueless child!”
Tang Chuxia: …
She couldn’t understand how just asking a question made her clueless.
“No, Dad, you acting like this makes me very suspicious. Are you nearing retirement age and have nothing to do?”
Otherwise, why would he be speaking like that?
Father Tang pointed to the chair, “This is for your mom!”
Tang Chuxia scratched her head, “Oh, it’s a gift for Mom!”
Father Tang snorted, “Isn’t that obvious? Your mom has always said her office chair is uncomfortable, so I thought of getting her a new one. Her birthday is approaching, and none of you remembered!”
Tang Chuxia was stunned.
Has it already come to Madam Tang’s birthday this quickly?
Counting the days, it indeed was.
“Then I should go prepare a gift for Mom too!”
Tang Chuxia didn’t want to be overshadowed by Father Tang.
Just thinking about how this year was Madam Tang’s forty-ninth birthday made her sentimental.
Although people in this generation married early, this seemed too early.
Her elder brother was born when Madam Tang was twenty, and although she was the youngest, she was born when Madam Tang was twenty-eight.
Her brother only had his first child at twenty-nine, which is impossible to compete with.
“By the way, isn’t Mom retiring next year?”
Tang Chuxia remembered that retirement was at fifty, and Madam Tang was forty-nine this year, which meant no more daily work next year?
Father Tang nodded, “Indeed, your mom will be retired and can do as she pleases!”
Tang Chuxia laughed, “Dad, are you especially envious?”
Father Tang admitted he was very envious, as he wouldn’t retire until fifty-five, which was still a few years away.
“Being envious doesn’t help; once my mom retires next year, I’ll take her traveling!”
Madam Tang spent her life revolving around family and children, it’s time for her to live for herself.
Father Tang wanted to say he would join too, but clearly, Tang Chuxia didn’t include him.
“By the way, Dad, there’s something I need to tell you. Wen Wenqing seems to be getting transferred; do you want to see him?”
After all, he was the unforgettable first love; surely he’d be reluctant.
But Father Tang immediately covered her mouth, “You brat, can you stop mentioning that woman at home? Are you implying I’m not miserable enough?”
Tang Chuxia removed Father Tang’s hand, “Dad, are you even afraid?”
Father Tang expressed, “Of course I’m afraid, I’m human!”
He just wanted to live well with Madam Tang now, without any entanglement with the past.
Tang Chuxia pouted, accepting Father Tang’s words.
However, many matters between Father Tang and Madam Tang need resolving, things she couldn’t help with, they must resolve them themselves.
Just passing on the message was enough.
Father Tang looked at the chair; who knew what he was thinking, before finally choosing to leave. Watching from the side, Tang Chuxia couldn’t help but pout, men!
Always valuing what they can’t have.
She hoped Father Tang wouldn’t regret it, as taking the wrong step might sever his link to this family in the future.
Tang Chuxia disdained Father Tang’s actions, while on the other side, Gu Beihuai and Qin Zhan arrived at Tianji’s headquarters and began to retrieve Qingzhu’s previous dossiers.
While reviewing the materials, they found that Qingzhu might have fundamentally changed.
This was noticeably different from the previous Qingzhu.
“Does it feel off to you?” Gu Beihuai held the document, watching Qin Zhan who was still searching, pinching his own chin, “I think Qingzhu is up to something!”
Without even looking up, Qin Zhan replied, “Brother Huai, they’re not just up to something, but something big. With so many deaths, something must be wrong. Look here!”
Qin Zhan handed a document to Gu Beihuai.
It contained a few photos.
The people in the photos were all deceased, but they all had a peculiar characteristic.
“The fifth day of the fifth lunar month?”
Because all were born on that day.
“I remember the old monk saying to Xiaxia before, advising her to be cautious on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, there’s a deadly calamity.”
If others heard this, they’d surely scoff, thinking why believe such nonsense when they’re not fortune-tellers?
But…
They had seen many phenomena beyond scientific explanation.
“The fifth day of the fifth lunar month, huh?”
Just what is Wu Yue planning?