Chapter 2007 - 2007: The Eve Before School Starts 1
Involving the nation is no small matter.
Although Lu Jiang was not responsible for this matter, he always prioritized national interests. If an innocent person were taking their savings abroad, he naturally wouldn't interfere, but this was Chen Aiguo plundering the assets of the country and even those who were wronged and fell into trouble back then. He couldn't stand by, so he cleanly hung up Huo Beiting's call and dialed Zhao Anbang.
Since it was not work hours, he called his home phone.
Unexpectedly, it was Grandpa Xu who answered. Lu Jiang pondered for a moment before telling the elderly man the results of Huo Beiting's investigation. "Although Xiaoxue and I have great respect for you and Grandma, Xu Lei is involved in something serious. I must inform Old Zhao to seize this opportunity and apprehend this person, lest we lose track of Chen Aiguo's whereabouts."
"It truly is sinful; your aunt wasn't wrong! I, Xu, have failed in parenting!" Learning that his eldest son had long unilaterally severed ties with him and his wife, Grandpa Xu's already chilled heart felt as if it plunged into an ice cave. He blinked his stinging aging eyes, "Comrade Anbang is working overtime; you can call him later. Xu Lei indeed is still in Huaibei City. He doesn't believe we've long lost our gold and jewels, and probably intends to take over the old house and compensation funds, thinking he can't get the gold and jewels."
Lu Jiang felt somewhat comforted, as he feared Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu knew their son was involved in criminal activity yet chose to shield him. When it comes to family ties, it is rare to remain impartial.
"Alright, I'll call him immediately to prevent Xu Lei from catching wind and escaping."
Grandpa Xu snorted, "He probably feels that Huaibei City and the Northwest, Southeast are miles apart. There's a lack of communication between places, unaware of what he did in the Northwest, while still thinking about the stash from back then. That's why he dares to show up boldly. He hasn't achieved his goal and doesn't feel we know his background, so he won't leave right away."
"That's the point, but caution is paramount." Only when he's caught will everyone feel secure.
On this matter, Grandpa Xu couldn't help but agree with Lu Jiang, "Alright, I won't chat with you any longer. Talk to Comrade Anbang; solve this early so that your aunt and I can have a few years of peace."
After hanging up, Grandpa Xu finally let out tears he had held back for so long.
Seeing the murky tears roll down his old partner's wrinkled, coppery face, Grandma Xu became urgently resentful, "Did Xu Lei commit another sin? You've been miserable for so many days, and yet you're still this sad now."
Grandpa Xu held her equally withered hand, narrating slowly without the slightest hint of concealment.
"Twenty years, it turns out he's been estranged from us for twenty years, and we only know now. To think we've been thinking about him all these years, prioritizing him whenever there's something good. Good riddance; he deserved to be caught. Anyway, they're all a bunch of bad thieves. Fortunately, our previous daughter-in-law and grandchildren are not among them."
Mentioning the former daughter-in-law and grandchildren, Grandma Xu couldn't help but be concerned, "Have you asked about them? Whether they really smuggled to Hong Kong as that girl said, or if they are still in the Northwest region?"
Grandpa Xu slapped his forehead, "Ajiang didn't say, and I forgot to ask."
"Let's wait a little while. After Ajiang and Comrade Anbang finish discussing the official matter, we should call and ask him carefully." The son may be a disappointment, but Grandma Xu's only hope is that the grandchildren are upright and live well, untainted by their father's shameless depravity.