"The Chosen One?" Huo Shaoheng shook his head in amusement, "You are really good at making mistakes."
"Of course! The chosen one! The chosen one!" Gu Nianzhi remembered the origin of this joke and laughed so hard that he could hardly stand.
"You know people often ask 'Am I the only one' on the Internet? Then everyone gets tired of it. Whenever someone asks this question, everyone replies:
Yes! (Yes!)
Only you! (Only you!)
The unique! (You are unique!)
The limited edition! (You are a limited edition!)
The chosen one! (You are the chosen one!)
Just like the old song from more than ten years ago sang, 'You are electricity, you are light, you are the only myth...'. "
Gu Nianzhi blinked at Huo Shaoheng and almost started singing.
Huo Shaoheng quickly called a timeout, "Okay, okay, I know the plot, let's study why Qin Baye had to buy that piece of land back then."
Gu Nianzhi smiled and sat down opposite Huo Shaoheng, sitting cross-legged on the sofa, resting his chin on his hands, and suggested: "I think it would be better to study why Qin Huichang and his wife never agreed to agree to sell the land. And we are Wouldn't it be better to investigate the couple's colleagues, friends and neighbors?"
Huo Shaoheng intuitively felt that there must be a bigger secret behind why Qin Baye had to buy the land. But for now, it was more realistic to investigate why Qin Huichang and his wife never agreed to agree to sell the land.
He nodded, "Okay, let's continue investigating tomorrow."
Gu Nianzhi stretched out his hand, made a high-five gesture with him, and said with a smile: "Okay, we will continue the investigation according to the list tomorrow!"
With that said, she turned on her phone again and sent a video invitation to Lu Jin.
"Lu Jin" quickly accepted the invitation.
This time, "Lu Jin" was wearing a navy blue pajamas, sitting on the bed, smiling at her, "Better hello."
Gu Nianzhi made a face, "Dad, is it unfortunate? Do you want to sleep?"
"I just went to bed. You have to go to bed too. It's very late." "Lu Jian" said, and then asked: "Who is next to you? Is Mr. Peter staying with you at night?"
After thinking about it, he shook his head subconsciously, "No, no, he will go back to his consulate general."
"It's better to let him live here with you." "Lu Jin" seemed to be very reasonable this time, "I don't feel comfortable if you live alone."
"Ah?" Gu Nianzhi smiled guiltily and said hey, "Dad, you are so kind!"
She blew two kisses to the video and quickly closed the video call.
Huo Shaoheng looked at her with a half-smile, and said, "Have I crossed the path?"
"Tch! What a clear path! Don't you see that my dad only sees you as a bodyguard?" Gu Nianzhi looked disdainful.
She stood up from the sofa, stretched, and said, "I'm sleepy too. I want to go to bed. I don't want to have dinner."
Huo Shaoheng disagreed and grabbed her, "What if we don't have dinner? Let's order takeout."
There was no ingredients in the refrigerator, so he couldn't make it. He couldn't let Gu Nianzhi eat white rice without vegetables.
Gu Nianzhi yawned, "Then I'll take a shower first."
While Huo Shaoheng was ordering food, Gu Nianzhi went to take a bath and almost fell asleep in the bathtub.
After the takeout was delivered, Huo Shaoheng went downstairs to get it, asked Gu Nianzhi to eat together, then sent her to bed and went to the guest room.
Because he was worried about Lu Yuan being monitored here, Huo Shaoheng still behaved himself and did not contact Lu Yuan or even send a text message.
The two of them had been busy all day and were both a little sleepy. They didn't talk all night and had a very comfortable sleep.
After waking up the next day, they started preparing to visit the second person on their list.
This man is one of the few remaining neighbors.
But she is the only one who remains in China, while the other two left the country more than ten years ago.
At that time, Qin Huichang and his wife lived in their own house. There was a small western-style building in the center of C City, where land was scarce, at the far end of the alley.
The house is now worth tens of millions, but it is still not comparable to the land they sold back then.
Their neighbors also have small western-style buildings like this, very close to each other.
However, the neighbor's old man is also very old, even older than the old man in the nursing home, who is almost a hundred years old.
Gu Nianzhi looked at the list and sighed, "Why are you so old..."
"The young man was not born yet, or even though he was born, he is about the same age as Qin Suwen and would not know so much about what happened back then." Huo Shaoheng said, leading Gu Nianzhi into the depths of the alley.
The two of them were dressed like ordinary tourists today, wearing large sunglasses and sun hats, SLR cameras hanging on their chests, Apple watches on their hands, and white Under Armor sneakers on their feet.
The two of them came to the vicinity of Qin Huichang's small foreign-style house, and happened to see a deck chair in the front yard of the small foreign-style house next door. An old woman with a wrinkled face was lying on it with her eyes closed, and another middle-aged woman was lying on it. Take care of her.
Gu Nianzhi looked at the appearance of the lying old man, and then looked at the information they found, and was convinced that this was the neighbor who was still alive.
It's great, they don't have to find ways to get into other people's houses.
Just in the courtyard, just have a casual chat as if we were asking for directions.
Gu Nianzhi walked over first, holding a camera, speaking Chinese with a foreign accent, and said stiffly to the middle-aged woman: "Hello, I am Grace, do you mind if I take a picture of you? You are a perfect match for this ancient building!”
She pretended to be a Chinese tourist and had an idea to temporarily give herself the English name Grace.
The middle-aged woman laughed loudly and said, "How can this be an ancient building? Gringos don't know the difference. This is obviously a modern building!"
Gu Nianzhi: "..."
This person must be the architect, that's right.
Gu Nianzhi pretended that she was not good at speaking Chinese, smiled sweetly and said, "Okay, can you let me take a photo?"
"No." The middle-aged woman was not merciful at all, "You can take photos of these buildings as you like, but no one is allowed."
Yes, she is still a middle-aged woman who pays great attention to personal privacy.
Gu Nianzhi had no choice but to nod, and pretended to take a few photos in the yard with his SLR camera.
Her camera inevitably focused on the courtyard next to this courtyard, which was the courtyard of Qin Huichang's small Western-style building next door.
The front yards of the two families are only separated by a low fence. Standing in this yard, you can clearly see the yard opposite.
Gu Nianzhi gestured for a while and asked curiously: "The yard over there is more beautiful! Can I go and have a look?!"
The old man who had been sleeping opened his eyes, looked at her quietly for a while, and suddenly asked: "... What did you say your name was?"
"Grace." Gu Nianzhi looked back at him and tilted his head, "Are you awake? What's wrong? Isn't that a bad name?"
She stood in the middle of a clump of blooming hydrangeas, standing tall and graceful, with her back to the direction of the sun, but her eyes were shining brighter than the sun.
The old man looked at her with squinted eyes, as if he saw a little girl named Grace many years ago, standing on a small bench from the other side of the courtyard wall, smiling and waving to her.
Especially the pair of clear-cut rhombus lips, and when she smiles, there are shallow pear dimples at the corners of her mouth, which is really impressive.
Nearly a century later, it is still deeply imprinted in her mind.
But she said no more, closed her eyes and fell asleep again.
Gu Nianzhi: "..."
She looked at the middle-aged woman next to the old man in surprise, "May I ask this old lady...?"
The expression on the middle-aged woman's face softened, and she sighed and said, "Don't mind, my grandmother has Alzheimer's disease, and even our family members can't recognize her."
Gu Nianzhi: "..."
"But she was talking to me just now..." Gu Nianzhi raised his eyebrows, "It doesn't look like it."
"Sometimes I say something casually, but I forget it after I say it. Don't mind." The middle-aged woman tucked the blanket on the old man's body and made a gesture of seeing off the guests.
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This is the second update today: Chapter 1777 "Crossing the Ming Road".
Remind everyone of monthly tickets and recommended tickets!
PS: Thank you to digital book friend 20170619031021981 for the 10,000 starting coins rewarded yesterday.
Hey guys, little angels~~~
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