"Hey, really? He's already the Chief of Staff of the Northwest Military Region, how could he possibly neglect his own mother? And there's no way he wouldn't come back to see her!"
His words startled Aunt Xu so much that she jumped up from her chair. "What? What did you say? How is that possible? Wasn't he dead? We all thought he was dead, that's why we didn't come back to see his mother!"
"No, impossible! I watched Dong Guangming grow up; he's not that heartless! That child is incredibly filial! Unless he's dead, he would never abandon his mother!"
See? Even an old woman in the village understands this principle, so his guess was correct...
"Oh? That's strange. He works for the Beijing Municipal Government now, and hasn't come back in all these years? That's odd. By the way, where are Widow Wang's family?"
Aunt Xu was completely disoriented. If she hadn't watched Dong Guangming grow up, she wouldn't be so certain. But it was precisely because she had watched the child grow up and had a good relationship with Widow Wang that she found it so hard to accept.
“Cui Cui and her sister fled the famine together. After they settled down in the village, Cui Cui married into the Dong family. Hua Hua, Hua Hua, alas! She's long gone, so she has no family to rely on.”
Xiao Che's eyes lit up; finally, Wang Hua was mentioned!
How did Dong Guangming's aunt pass away? Did he have any siblings?
When he asked about Wang Hua, Aunt Xu's eyes were filled with sorrow, and her eyes welled up with tears.
Her aged eyes were fixed on Xiao Che.
"Nephew, what exactly do you want to ask?" She was old, not stupid. Xiao Che was asking about Dong Guangming's family matters, whether openly or subtly. She didn't believe there wasn't something fishy going on!
Xiao Che smiled wryly upon hearing this. He really was a shrewd old man. It seemed he had no choice but to tell the truth; otherwise, if the other person was wary of him and told him seven parts truth and three parts falsehood, where would he go to complain?
He took out his military ID to show her.
“Aunt Xu, I am also a soldier. I was ordered to come here for a secret investigation. Our conversation today must not be known to a third person.”
Aunt Xu was illiterate, but she recognized the national emblem, so she believed it at a glance.
His expression turned serious. "Comrade, you asked. Although I love gossip, I know what I should say and what I shouldn't say."
Xiao Che also straightened his attitude: "We found out that there are some problems with Comrade Dong Guangming's identity. You have also noticed, right? He used to be kind and upright, and it was impossible for him to abandon his elderly mother. But what about him now? He hasn't come back for so many years, and he didn't even come back to see his elderly mother one last time."
So, I came here to check if he has any brothers who look somewhat like him.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Xu's face turned pale, and she fell silent for a moment.
Xiao Che wasn't in a hurry, only saying, "We suspect that the original Dong Guangming was killed and replaced during a mission..."
Upon hearing this, the person on the other end jumped to their feet, their eyes practically bulging out of their sockets!
Xiao Che looked at her quietly, without saying a word.
Aunt Xu gritted her teeth. If what this soldier said was true, then Guangming's death was too unjust! Cuicui waited for her son for so many years, only to die alone and destitute, her eyes never closing in peace. It was truly tragic!
Her eyes sharpened, and she made up her mind. She then began to recount the events of that year.
"Hey! It seems you guys are really sure he has a problem before you came here. Actually, I've had this question in my mind for years too."
If you're talking about a brother who looks somewhat like him, I actually know one…
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