Cheng Huasheng's mother's family was a well-known wealthy family in Hong Kong, and he was well aware of this as someone who was part of it.
Cheng Huasheng nodded in agreement, "Yes, even if those wealthy businessmen over there are just watching a horse race, the bets could be antiques from hundreds of years ago."
"The policies in Hong Kong are completely different from those here, Xiao Jiang, we can't generalize, can we?"
Jiang Ci smiled and said, "Policies change, and that group has fallen. Even if someone says we can do business again, I won't be surprised."
Cheng Huasheng and Li Ailian stared in disbelief for a long time upon hearing this.
Looking at the information coming from Wen Yun's side, it seems that the higher-ups intend to restart the college entrance examination.
Does that mean that universities will have to start recruiting students again?
Cheng Huasheng was not sure what the future would hold.
Jiangci said that in the future, China will be like Hong Kong, and Cheng Huasheng couldn't say anything impossible at this point.
"So we're just waiting for the moment when the other side reveals the imperial seal on their own initiative?"
"Not entirely. After all, we can't be sure who took the jade seal. What if someone sold the jade seal to a foreigner? We wouldn't be able to catch up even if we tried our best, let alone find out who killed Huang Zhiyuan and his colleagues."
Cheng Huasheng frowned.
Li Ailian asked, "Then what should we do? We're in such a passive position now."
Zhou Mingli: "But I think we are in a proactive position now."
Cheng Huasheng's brows remained deeply furrowed. Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, he spoke, "You mean, we can investigate by following the lead of someone covering up the disappearance of Huang Zhiyuan and his colleagues?"
Zhou Mingli nodded and said calmly, "While the jade seal that has been passed down through generations is certainly very valuable, the lives of Huang Zhiyuan and his colleagues are more important than the antique."
"While finding out who took the imperial seal is certainly one direction for the investigation, the fact that the murderer is involved and the case is vaguely described as revealing a guilty conscience. They may indeed hold high positions of power, but when they are burdened with the loss of lives, they become inferior to others."
If only one person died, it might be possible to cover it up quietly, but three people died at once.
If we find the families of these three people and conduct further investigations, we will eventually uncover some clues.
Li Ailian suddenly understood.
"Okay, I will tell Wenyun what you said."
Cheng Huasheng looked at the three gold bars and said, "Huang Zhiyuan said in the letter that these gold bars are your reward, and they belong to you."
"However, I will take this with me today and give it to Wen Yun so that he can find someone he trusts to investigate it."
"Even if we can't get these three gold bars back later, we will give you appropriate compensation."
In any case, they won't be allowed to suffer a loss.
Money was certainly important to Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli, but when they decided to bring it up, they no longer considered the three gold bars as their possessions.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli were quite frank, saying, "We didn't say we absolutely had to take the gold bar, but if there's any compensation, that would be great."
Who doesn't like money?
Cheng Huasheng laughed, "Alright then, I'll take this with me."
Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci escorted Cheng Huasheng and his wife downstairs.
They rode their bicycles and watched the two leave before turning around.
Before they even went upstairs, Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli both looked up at the third floor.
Bai Hua and her mother-in-law were startled when they suddenly saw Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli look up, and quickly went back to their own home.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli exchanged a glance, their suspicions deepening.
Jiang Ci frowned. "What does this innocent girl want?"
“They’re either wicked or thieves,” Zhou Mingli said calmly. “A fox will always show its tail eventually.”
Jiang Ci hummed in agreement. She glanced at her watch and exclaimed, "Miao Miao and Yang Yang should be getting out of school soon."
Zhou Mingli also decided not to go home, saying, "I'll go pick them up."
Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao had been waiting for their parents to pick them up for a long time; in fact, all the children in the kindergarten were waiting for their families to come pick them up.
The children don't get out of school too early now, around 5 pm.
Many parents were waiting outside the kindergarten early in the morning.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli didn't try to squeeze in. They waited for the parents to pick up their children and for the space to gradually become clear before they went forward.
All the children in the small class have been picked up, leaving only Zhou Miao and Zhou Yang.
The two children kept looking outside and even tried to run away, but the teacher held them back, one in each hand.
"Why haven't Mom and Dad come yet?!"
Zhou Yang pouted and put her hands on her hips, "You naughty Miaomiao, didn't you say that Mommy and Daddy would come to pick us up? It's been so long! Mommy and Daddy haven't come yet! Are you lying to me?!"
Zhou Miao was also flustered. "Mom and Dad said they would come. I didn't lie to you."
"But all the other kids in the class have left, and their parents haven't come yet."
Zhou Yang's little mouth was so pouting it looked like you could hang an oil bottle on it.
The kindergarten teacher couldn't help but laugh when she heard them talking. Taking advantage of her height, she spotted the rather eye-catching couple at a glance.
She smiled and said, "Miaomiao and Yangyang, your parents are here."
The two children's eyes lit up immediately, and they looked outside.
“Mom and Dad!!”
They quickly grabbed the small schoolbags the school had given them and ran outside.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli each picked up one of the children and carried them both.
Having been separated from their parents for so long, the two children missed Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli terribly. Zhou Miao snuggled up to her mother, hugging Jiang Ci's neck tightly and refusing to let go, her little voice gurgling, "Mommy, I missed you so much!"
Not to be outdone, Zhou Yang also hugged Zhou Mingli's neck, "Dad, I missed you too!"
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli exchanged a glance and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Jiang Ci kissed Zhou Miao's tender little face and asked, "How was your first day of school?"
Zhou Miao and Zhou Yang immediately started chattering like little birds.
"That's fun!"
"There are so many fun things to do at kindergarten! The teachers even teach us nursery rhymes!"
"We even played games with the other kids!"
"The teacher gave us two small backpacks filled with storybooks, and said that our parents should read them to us!"
Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao chattered away, their little mouths never stopping.
Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci held back their laughter when they saw that neither of them mentioned crying loudly in kindergarten.
It's good that the two kids are going to school.
They have freed up their time, and the children have a place to release their energy.
When he got home, Zhou Mingli didn't rush to cook. Instead, he went to the rooftop to collect the bed sheets he had washed that day.
Their house was small to begin with, and after washing the sheets, they would drip water everywhere when drying them, so Zhou Mingli moved the sheets to the rooftop to dry.
As soon as he arrived, Zhou Mingli saw the freshly washed bed sheets lying on the floor.
Zhou Mingli's face darkened, and upon closer inspection, he discovered a person lying on the bed sheet.
A familiar face.
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