Chapter 121 121 Dedicated Maintenance
Su Xiao insisted on going back, firstly because she was indeed feeling somewhat disappointed, and secondly because she felt that Shang Ziming was not suitable to stay in the small warehouse to help her with work anymore, as she would feel uneasy about it.
So, the planned overtime work came to nothing.
Shang Ziming looked at the small figure walking ahead, his brow furrowed slightly. He felt something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.
Despite the short journey, Su Xiao had already composed herself.
After entering the educated youth compound, she smiled and waved goodbye to him, "Brother Mu, thank you for today. Good night, see you tomorrow."
"Good night." After watching her leave, Shang Ziming felt a little annoyed. He reached into his pocket, but didn't find what he wanted, so he turned and walked towards Fang Minghao's house.
"Brother Mu." Fang Minghao and Cheng Jiulang were both inside the room. They were talking about something, and Fang Minghao looked at him with a strange expression.
Shang Zimu, however, had no interest in investigating further.
"Brother Mu, why are you back so early?" Cheng Jiulang's tone carried a hint of barely perceptible eagerness.
Shang Ziming frowned again, and said casually, "Hmm, do you have any cigarettes? I'll have one."
Upon hearing this, Fang Minghao and Cheng Jiulang were both taken aback and asked nervously, "Brother Mu, what happened?"
Did they know that Shang Zimu had quit smoking several years ago because of his cough?
"No?" Shang Ziming said coldly, his sharp gaze fixed on Fang Minghao's pocket.
Fang Minghao paused behind Cheng Jiulang, "No, Brother Mu, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, it's just that Auntie has already given instructions..."
Shang Zimu: "Give it to me."
Fang Minghao shuddered, and hesitantly began to grope around, jokingly saying, "Brother Mu, tell me, what's wrong? Tell us, and we brothers will give you some advice?"
“Yeah, Brother Mu,” Cheng Jiulang chimed in, then hesitated, “Could it be Xiao Xiao…”
"Hmm? What does this have to do with Xiaoxiao?" Shang Ziming looked at Cheng Jiulang with unfriendly eyes, which startled Cheng Jiulang into immediately silencing him. He then looked at Fang Minghao, a glint in his eyes, "A girl's reputation cannot be compromised in the slightest."
Fang Minghao seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this, and his eyes dimmed slightly.
Sure enough, what Xiao Jiu said was true. Brother Mu really treats Xiao Xiao differently. He cares so much about her reputation that he can't even say it to his own family in private.
Fang Minghao was still lost in his own thoughts when Shang Ziming changed the subject, "I just met with Elder Hua."
"real?"
Where?
The two were now truly excited, their eyes gleaming as they looked at him.
“It’s true, at the breeding farm.” Shang Ziming smiled slightly; he was also very happy about this.
"A breeding farm? I checked the records, there's no one with the surname Hua there."
"Perhaps they changed their name intentionally."
Shang Ziming's eyes darkened. There must have been several hands involved; he wondered what the inside story was.
The group did indeed find the files in the southern part of the city, which included the address of Hua Lao when he went to the countryside.
So they came, but when they checked, they found no such person.
The group was depressed for several days, but since they were already there, they couldn't leave immediately. They could only continue working while searching for someone else to investigate.
In fact, they had visited the farm undercover a few days ago, but they only saw a few people from afar and did not find anything unusual.
It's also because Mr. Hua's appearance has changed so much, with white hair and a white beard, that he looks so different from the gentle and refined middle-aged man described by Mr. Qin.
Indeed, after more than a decade and a half of trials and tribulations, how could things not have changed?
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