Chapter 063 The Sixty-third Melon
Even Zhao Pingsheng gasped in shock after hearing these words.
It's so weird and so scary, no wonder John said the Siboro family is a cursed family.
Butler Wilson sighed, "Since the master was alive, we have been looking for people to break the curse. We even asked MI6 to help investigate to see if there are any family enemies plotting against our family. The servants in the family have also been interrogated many times. When each family member died, we also asked detectives to look at the body. But no matter how hard we tried, the final result was still the same."
John put his hands in his pockets. "Do you still dare to take over this case?"
Wang Laoshi couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
Although Wang Laoshi did not believe in any curse, the facts about the Xiboro family were so bizarre that they could not be explained by common sense.
He lowered his voice and said to Gu Xicao, "Boss, I think this order is profitable and can make a lot of money, but it is too dangerous. Let's just forget it."
Eliza heard Wang Laoshi's words very clearly. She bit her lip and looked at Gu Xicao with reluctance on her face, but she did not beg Gu Xicao. Instead, she said, "If you are really scared, I can understand."
Gu Xicao tapped the table with her fingers, thought for a moment, and picked up the family photo on the table. "Is this photo a family photo of your grandfather and his children?"
The photo is in black and white, and the background seems to be a British castle. A gray-haired old man is sitting on a chair, surrounded by his many children.
The old man wore a huge ring on his thumb.
The ring had a silvery luster and a strange shape, and looked completely unsuitable for an English duke.
"Yes, what's wrong?" Eliza asked puzzledly.
Gu Xicao said: "If I'm not mistaken, your grandfather got this ring from India, right?"
Eliza was stunned for a moment, with a thoughtful look on her face. Wilson helped answer: "Miss Gu, it's like this. Duke William went to India in his early years and worked in that country for a while. He brought back many antique treasures, among which this ring is the most important. It is said to be a sacred ring of a local tribe in India. It is said that whoever wears this ring can bless his descendants with eternal wealth."
Eliza's mind raced, her face turned pale, "Could it be the curse on this ring?"
Wang Laoshi slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, I see. Your grandfather must have done something bad in India, so the Indians created this curse to harm your family!"
Gu Xicao held his forehead and looked at Wang Laoshi helplessly, "You are really good at talking."
Eliza did not get angry, and said frankly: "I can say that my grandfather went to India to make a fortune. All the British people in that era went to India for this purpose. But my grandfather has a kind character. Even if he is greedy for money, he would not do anything too immoral. In fact, he has donated to several Indian schools and has a good relationship with Indians. No one has any reason to retaliate against him like this!"
"Neither this nor that, so what's going on?"
To be honest, Wang really suspected that it was Eliza's grandfather's own fault.
India is a very weird place, and you can't tell what weird and supernatural things there are.
Gu Xicao leaned back on the sofa and said, "If you put aside the curse and the enemy and think about other things, this matter might have been figured out long ago."
Zhao Pingsheng was keenly aware of Gu Xicao's hidden meaning, "Miss Gu, do you mean this was man-made?"
"That's right. And the person who did this had the motive of killing all the people in Miss Eliza's family so that he could inherit the property of the Siboro family."
Gu Xicao said: "Mr. Zhao, Miss Eliza, you two are both people who roll around in the world of fame and fortune, so I don't need to say anything extra."
Zhao Pingsheng and Eliza looked at John in tacit understanding.
John didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He crossed his arms and made a large sweep of his right hand in the air, pointing at Gu Xicao: "You don't really believe what this crazy woman said, do you? Yes, if Eliza died, I would be able to inherit all the property of the Siboro family. But think about it, I wasn't even born when the Siboro family suffered this incident. How could I have done this? Moreover, so many people died before and after, and MI6 and so many detectives have investigated. If I really did something, could I have kept it secret from those people?"
Eliza and Wilson looked thoughtful.
Wang Laoshi also felt that although this grandson was really annoying, what he said made sense.
Gu Xicao said, "You can't do it, but I didn't say you did it yourself. If your grandfather had been planning this decades ago, then you would be able to take advantage of it now."
John's eyes flashed with panic.
He still held on and sneered, "I don't know what you are talking about. My grandfather is a good friend of Duke William. Eliza's mother is my grandfather's daughter and my aunt. How could our family do anything to harm the Siboro family?"
"That ring."
Gu Xicao pointed at the ring with her finger and said, "As long as you do something with the ring, you can easily destroy a family."
Zhao Pingsheng hesitated and asked, "Is the ring poisonous?"
He felt it was a bit absurd to say this, what kind of toxin could remain for so many years, etc...
"It's nuclear radiation!" Gu Xicao revealed the mystery swiftly. "The ring is made of radioactive material. I believe you all know that after the explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, local residents suffered from nuclear explosions, causing countless deaths and injuries. The survivors also suffered from cancer, leukemia and other conditions due to nuclear radiation, and countless people died young. This is the case for those who are in contact with it at a distance. If someone takes radioactive material as a ring and wears it every day, not only will he be affected, but also the people around him will be affected."
Nuclear radiation?!
Nowadays, although people don’t know much about the dangers of nuclear radiation, they all know that it is very scary.
Eliza's mind buzzed. "If that's the case, then it explains why my father was the last to get into trouble. When my grandfather was alive, my father liked to travel and was often not at home. So, that's why he survived to the end, right?"
Gu Xicao nodded slightly, "That ring is the culprit. It's a good thing you didn't bring the thing with you when you came to Hong Kong this time, otherwise I wouldn't have come."
Eliza looked pale and had difficulty breathing.
Wilson hurried over to pat her on the back. Eliza waved her hand and said, "Uncle Wilson, make a quick call and have professionals come to our house to take the ring for inspection. Also, send everyone in the castle to the hospital for examination."
"Yes, I understand!" Wilson knew the seriousness of the matter. He looked at Zhao Pingsheng, exchanged glances, and then went down.
"Elisa, can you hold on?" Zhao Pingsheng walked to Elisa, put his hand on the drawer, and asked with concern.
Eliza glanced at his hand, took a breath, and nodded slightly: "I'm fine."
She had experienced too many family members leaving her, and her heart had long been trained to be very strong. She turned her head and looked at Gu Xicao: "Ms. Gu, even if the ring is made of nuclear radiation material, what does it have to do with John? Besides, my mother is also John's aunt!"
"Miss Eliza, can Indians get nuclear radiation materials at will?"
Gu Xicao crossed her arms, "The person who can get this thing is not an ordinary person. Apart from Grandfather John, no one else has this ability and no vested interest. Who else could it be except them? As for your mother, let me be honest. For rich people like you, there should be many people who kill siblings and even parents for the sake of family property. A mere daughter is too small compared to billions of pounds of property."
"Fuck, you are simply slandering me!"
John was furious. He pointed at Gu Xicao and walked closer, "You'd better take back what you said."
Gu Xicao leaned back, "If I don't, then what?"
"Then don't blame me, it's all your fault!"
John pulled out a wooden pistol from his suit pocket. His movements were so quick that before Wang Laoshi could react, the mouth of the pistol was already aimed at Gu Xicao.
“Don’t move!” Eliza reacted faster than John. She had a wooden stick in her hand. She stood up, trembling all over, but her eyes were full of anger and hatred. “Did your family really do this?!”
John was shocked and furious. When did Eliza get the wooden warehouse?
Eliza pulled the trigger and asked John in a shrill voice, "Did Grandpa do this?!"
"Eliza, there is a reason for this. I didn't know it before..."
Facing the entrance of the wooden warehouse, John became frightened. He lowered his hands that were holding the wooden warehouse. Seeing this, Gu Xicao picked up the chair under him and smashed it down on John's wrists.
The wooden branch immediately fell to the ground. John reacted with a pain and rushed over to pick up the wooden branch. Wang Laoshi slid and pounced directly on the wooden branch, picked up the wooden branch with his backhand and faced John.
With wolves in front and tigers behind, John was frozen all over.
An hour later, a call came from London, saying that the ring really did detect extremely high levels of thorium-232 radiation. Most people would feel unwell after just one day of contact, not to mention the damage to the body caused by long-term contact.
"Did they really do it?" After hearing what Wilson had told her, Eliza sat on the chair with a pale face, "Why, why?"
"Miss Eliza, my condolences." Gu Xicao handed her a handkerchief. Eliza looked up at her. She had an extremely pale yet tenacious beauty, like a night-blooming cereus blooming alone on the edge of a cliff.
Eliza took the handkerchief, wiped her tears, took a few deep breaths and cheered herself up, "Thank you, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would die without knowing the reason."
"Miss Eliza is so polite. It's getting late. I think we should go now."
Gu Xicao looked at her watch. It was time for Lin Yuan to finish school.
Eliza said, "Please wait a moment. Here is what you have."
She took a brown paper briefcase from Butler Wilson and handed it to Gu Xicao.
Wang Laoshi asked curiously, "What is this?"
"This is my idea. Miss Gu said that Mr. Zhao had already paid her, so she refused to take any more money. Then this house will be given to Miss Gu. Don't worry, we have never lived in this house."
Eliza said.
Gu Xicao suddenly felt that the briefcase in his hand weighed tens of millions of pounds. "This is too expensive. Is it inappropriate for me to accept it?"
"Just accept it, Miss Gu." Zhao Pingsheng said, "Eliza is like this. She doesn't like to owe favors to others. Only if you accept the house will Eliza feel at ease."
"Yes, take it. Compared to the help you have given to our family, this house is just a drop in the bucket." Eliza's eyes were sincere. "Besides, after I return to my country to take care of some things, I will consider returning to Hong Kong to live. Then I may have the opportunity to trouble Miss Gu."
Since the other party had said this, it was difficult for Gu Xicao to refuse.
When she was in the car, she was too embarrassed to open it. It was not until she got home that she and Lin Yuan opened the briefcase. There were several documents in the bag, one of which had the address written on it - No. 18 Jardine's Lookout.
Lin Yuan tilted his head curiously and asked, "Sister, why didn't you write your workplace?"
Gu Xicao said: "Silly child, all the luxury houses are in one building, where does the unit come from?"
"Mansion, sister, you have a mansion?!" Lin Yuan was surprised: "Aren't mansions very expensive?"
It is expensive, but compared to billions of pounds, it is nothing.
Gu Xicao put away her briefcase. The people on Eliza's side were very careful in their work. They took her to transfer the property the next day and accompanied Gu Xicao and Lin Yuan to visit the mansion.
This mansion is truly worthy of its name, built on the mountain and facing the endless sea view.
Just walking around this mansion, Gu Xicao's legs were about to break. Miao Yu said with concern: "Miss Gu, I see you are tired from walking around. How about we stop here today and I will ask the driver to drive the car over?"
"Okay." Gu Xicao nodded slightly.
Miao Yu took people to call the driver.
Gu Xicao and Lin Yuan walked out of the two doors, which were quite grand. After they came out, Lin Yuan whispered to Gu Xicao, "Sister, I still feel unbelievable. Are we going to live here in the future?"
"Do you want to?"
Gu Xicao asked back.
Lin Yuan thought about it and shook his head firmly: "I don't want to. Although this place is beautiful, it is very empty. I am afraid of seeing ghosts."
Gu Xicao was amused and patted Lin Yuan's head. "Then don't worry. Sister doesn't plan to live here. Although our house is small, isn't it also cozy?"
"Why does the person in front look familiar?"
Gu Xicao turned around and saw the person coming, and the smile on her face faded a little.
It's true that enemies always meet.
I didn't expect to meet Wang Xueli and Li Yali in a place like this today.
Wang Xueli and Li Yali were both wearing Chanel haute couture and carrying Hermès bags. They walked over and looked Gu Xicao up and down.
Li Yali smiled and said, "Why, Master Gu, after you've read your fortune, they don't arrange a car to take you back?"
"Yali, don't be so direct. They are from the mainland. They may not know that it is difficult to get a taxi to the villas on the top of the mountain." Wang Xueli said this and smiled with her hands covering her mouth: "Oh, sorry, there are no villas in the mainland, can you still afford to eat there?"
"Ms. Wang," Gu Xicao gave her a cold look, "You talk as if your family was born rich. Didn't your ancestors all sneak their way to Hong Kong? You might as well go back and ask your elders if they could afford to eat in the past!"
"you!"
Wang Xueli was embarrassed when Gu Xicao exposed her shortcomings and became angry immediately.
Li Yali held her back, "Shirley, what are we talking to her about? She's just a fortune teller. Fortune teller, please move aside. Why are you standing in front of someone's mansion? You can't afford to live in this villa even if you work hard for the rest of your life."
After she said this, Wang Xueli and others burst into laughter, as if it was a very funny joke.
Although Lin Yuan didn't know them, he knew they were trying to embarrass his sister, and he immediately said angrily, "Don't be so self-righteous. This villa belongs to my sister."
"Your sister, listen to it everyone, it turns out that the big liar's brother is also a little liar, hey, who is the owner of this villa, do you know it? Just brag about it here," Wang Xueli said with disdain, "This villa belongs to the British Baroness Eliza, what does it have to do with you."
“Beep, beep, beep—”
The stretched Rolls-Royce drove up to the door and honked.
Miao Yu got out of the passenger seat and looked a little puzzled when she saw Wang Xueli and the others, but she quickly walked towards Gu Xicao and said, "Ms. Gu, the car has arrived. We can leave now."
"Miao Yu?" Wang Xueli recognized her and was stunned for a moment. "Aren't you Lady Eliza's assistant? Why are you here?"
Miao Yu then recognized Wang Xueli, "It's Miss Wang. I was assigned by Miss Wang to help Miss Gu with the house transfer. Do you know me?"
"House transfer? Which one?"
Wang Xueli's face turned black and she asked anxiously.
Miao Yu pointed to the villa behind Gu Xicao and said, "It's this house. What's wrong?"
Wang Xueli didn't say anything and her expression was very ugly.
Gu Xicao smiled slightly: "I'm so sorry, this house just happens to be mine, and I don't have to do anything to save it. It was Miss Eliza who insisted on giving it to me. Please make way for me. I'm exhausted after visiting houses all day."
She took Lin Yuan to the back seat.
Wang Xueli and others' faces turned green.
Gu Xicao received a call from Lin Qianshi the next day.
Lin Qianshi came up and apologized: "I'm so sorry, I heard that Wang Xueli made things difficult for you."
"You are well-informed." Gu Xicao teased, "But you don't have to apologize in a hurry, because I didn't suffer any loss."
A laugh came from Lin Qianshi's side. "I know, but I think it's because of me that you have been brought into this misfortune. I want to express my apologies."
"How do you express it? Give money?" Gu Xicao asked back, raising his eyebrows.
Lin Qianshi smiled and said, "If you want, you can, but I don't think you are a person who only loves money."
Gu Xicao: “…”
"You know me so well, what? Do you want to pursue me?"
Gu Xicao went straight to the point.
Lin Qianshi was drinking coffee over there. He choked when he heard this and coughed a few times. "Ms. Gu, stop joking. I'm several years older than you. It's okay to be your brother, but it's not appropriate to be your boyfriend."
"I think so too. Great, just tell me what you want to do."
Gu Xicao leaned lazily on the sofa chair and spoke with the microphone between her legs.
Lin Qianshi kept it a secret and said he would come to pick up Gu Xicao tomorrow.
Gu Xicao was a little curious, but the next day, when she looked at the amusement park in front of her, she fell silent. She took a bite of ice cream and turned her head to look at Lin Qian, "Mr. Lin, isn't it a bit too old-fashioned for you to bring a girl to the amusement park?"
"This is a new building of our company. I want to come and experience it myself, but I feel that I can't handle it well enough alone, so I invited you to come." Lin Qianshi was very honest.
Gu Xicao sighed, "So I'm just playing with you. Don't you have any other friends in Hong Kong?"
Lin Qianshi thought about it, tilted his head and said, "Isn't it strange for two men to come to the amusement park together?"
That really hits the nail on the head.
Gu Xicao rolled her eyes.
Now that I'm here, what else can I do?
Anyway, she doesn't have to pay for it and she can still have fun, so why not?
"My son, my son is missing!"
As soon as the two entered the amusement park, they saw a couple at the entrance arresting people and questioning them.
"Have you seen my son?"
The staff came over to help: "Sir and Madam, please calm down. We have a lost children center here. We can broadcast the news to the whole amusement park. How old is your son and what does he look like?"
The couple's eyes were red, and the husband wiped away his tears and said, "My son's name is Qiangqiang, he is nine years old this year, he was wearing a green sweater and black pants. Just now he said he didn't want to ride the roller coaster and wanted to rest in the restaurant bar, so we asked him to wait there, but who knew that when we got off the roller coaster, he disappeared."
"Yes, girl, you must help us find our son as soon as possible. My son is very well behaved and won't run around. Oh, maybe he encountered human traffickers!" The wife became more and more scared as she spoke, and her whole body was shaking.
People around were talking about it.
The staff member quickly comforted them and said, "Please wait a moment, we will announce it right away."
Gu Xicao and Lin Qianshi also came over to watch.
Soon, announcements were heard throughout the park: "Little Qiangqiang, you are nine years old... Your parents are waiting for you at the Lost Children's Center. Please come as soon as you hear this. Anyone who sees Qiangqiang, please help take him to the Lost Children's Center."
The broadcast sounded five or six times, and everyone waited for more than ten minutes. More and more people gathered around, but there was no news about Qiangqiang.
Gu Xicao looked around and heard people talking: "Hey, the child hasn't shown up for so long, could he have been kidnapped?"
"No way, it's only been a short while, who knows, they might be on the way."
"I knew you didn't know right away. This amusement park isn't very big. If anyone had seen Qiangqiang, they would have brought him here long ago, or there would have been news. Now there's no news at all. It's obvious that he's missing."
The discussion was quite loud, and anyone who wanted to listen could hear it.
The couple's faces became increasingly ugly.
The staff also became nervous. This amusement park had only been open for a short time. If a child got lost, it would undoubtedly be reported on TV, and the amusement park would have to close down.
Liu Suxiang almost cried when she thought of this.
She would rather not die than have the child die.
"You have informed me so many times, why hasn't my son shown up yet? No, you must immediately block the amusement park and not allow anyone to enter or leave!!"
The husband couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and said.
Liu Suxiang was stunned for a moment. "We can't make the decision on this. How about this, I'll report it again, okay?"
"Notify, notify. If notification was useful, my son would have appeared by now!"
The wife was furious, "It's all your amusement park's fault. Why didn't you send more people to watch the children?!"
Liu Suxiang had no place to complain. The announcement at the entrance of their amusement park had repeatedly told parents to keep an eye on their children. But this couple had the nerve to blame them for abandoning their children to ride the roller coaster!
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