Chapter 166: Determined

The day soon arrived, and Ji Huayan dressed up carefully and followed Jilianshan to the place where the relics were received.

When she received the relics, she cried uncontrollably, which attracted everyone's respectful and sympathetic looks. She felt proud and pleased with her acting skills.

After the solemn ceremony, she was led to meet the chief.

Just as they arrived, a soldier came out to greet them. His eyes stopped on Ji Huayan and he asked in a friendly manner, "The daughter of martyr Zhou Zhiyong?"

Ji Jin Shan quickly replied, “Yes.”

The soldier just noticed him, and as if he remembered something, he said in a lighter tone, "Please come in, the leader is waiting inside."

He saluted and led the two men in.

As soon as she entered, Ji Huayan was stunned by the solemn atmosphere inside and acted obediently. There were many people in the museum, most of them were soldiers, they stood straight and were serious, but most of them looked at Ji Huayan with sympathy and friendliness.

Some even came up to shake her hand and expressed their concern in warm voices. She used all her strength to appear grief-stricken.

Although she couldn't understand it, the stars on these people showed that their positions were not low. Turning around, she saw a look in Ji Nianshan's eyes that was very comforting.

Feeling proud, she raised her head even higher.

The two were led to the innermost part, and when they got closer, they found that an old man with fierce eyes, square face and extraordinary aura was surrounded by everyone. He was patting a young man on the shoulder and laughing, and it seemed that he liked the young man very much.

Chen Yan was also standing nearby. When she heard the noise, she turned around and frowned when she saw Ji Huayan.

There was also a petite woman in a plain dress standing next to the young man, and the two figures looked familiar.

"Chief, the family of martyr Zhou Zhiyong is here." the soldier reported.

The old man looked over, his tiger eyes carrying a majesty that no one could ignore. Ji Huayan felt as if she was being seen through, and her breath caught in her throat. What made her even more suffocated was that the two familiar figures also turned around. Who else could it be but Zhou Nuan and Gu Xiyue?

The smile on her face froze.

Yuan Lao Hu was also examining the woman in front of him, with a look of deep dissatisfaction in his eyes: Is this the daughter of his old friend? Why is she dressed like this?

It was no wonder that he was dissatisfied. Ji Huayan wore a pink dress and red lipstick today, which made her look very young and pretty, but it was obviously not suitable for today's occasion. But Ji Huayan only thought about how to make people's eyes light up, and didn't think about this at all.

"Are you Zhiyong's daughter?" Yuan Lao Hu frowned and scolded rudely, "Why are you dressed like this? Don't you know that you are here to pick up your father's relics today?"

Ji Huayan was startled, and Ji Nianshan then realized that what she was wearing today was inappropriate. He had been preoccupied with his thoughts and had not noticed what she was wearing at all.

He couldn't help but glared at her fiercely, and said with a smile, "The child is ignorant, please don't bother with her, Commander. Commander, do you still remember me? Ji Nianshan, I was a comrade-in-arms with Zhiyong before."

Yuan Lao Hu glanced at him and said, "You are the one who brought back Zhiyong's last words. You are the only one who survived in the company?"

Ji Nianshan wiped away his tears with a sad look, "Yes, if it wasn't for Zhiyong, I might not have died. Everyone died, but I refused to leave and vowed to fight the enemy to the death. It was Zhiyong who pushed me out and protected me at all costs. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have a second life. I only left a last word that I wanted to eat coarse steamed buns. I, I am really ashamed..."

"So I adopted his only child, hoping that he can rest in peace in heaven."

His voice was choked with sobs, and everyone felt uncomfortable after hearing it. They all sighed, and Chen Yan also looked sad.

Yuan Lao Hu frowned, "Since you were going to fight the enemy to death, how come you didn't get hurt at all? I heard that you didn't have any injuries when you found the troops."

Jinianshan was a little flustered, but he quickly suppressed it, "I, I was also taken care of by the locals, so I looked fine, but in fact, I suffered internal injuries, and now I still feel pain occasionally."

Yuan Lao Hu stared at him for a long while, and only withdrew his gaze when he saw cold sweat on Ji Nian Shan's forehead.

"It's a good opportunity for you to meet Gu Xiyue, my favorite student, and his lover Zhou Nuan."

His tone was full of approval, and the look he gave Zhou Nuan was filled with undisguised fondness.

Yuan Lao Hu didn't know why, but as soon as he saw Zhou Nuan, he felt that she was very kind and that she was very similar to the same person.

Ji Nianshan thought that Gu Xiyue appeared here because of his former military identity, but he didn't expect that he was actually Yuan Lao Hu's right-hand subordinate. It seemed that Yuan Lao Hu valued this beloved disciple very much, and he was immediately dissatisfied with Ji Huayan's uselessness.

If she takes down Gu Xiyue, then the one standing next to Yuan Lao Hu might be her. Then, what kind of resources will she want?

Ji Huayan received the gaze of Memorial Mountain, and then glanced at Zhou Nuan who was standing next to Yuan Lao Hu, feeling very unhappy.

Wasn't this woman arrested by the police? Why is she still here? She's stealing her limelight. How shameless!

How could a woman who killed her family be liked by Yuan Lao Hu? !

She laughed dryly twice. "I know Sister Zhou Nuan. She is a very nice person and I like her very much. But I heard that she got into trouble recently. How is it going now?"

Yuan Lao Hu said "Oh" and looked at Zhou Nuan with concern, "What happened? Do you need my help?"

Zhou Nuan smiled faintly and was about to speak, but Ji Huayan interrupted her, "Uncle Yuan may not be able to help. This matter is quite serious. Sister Zhou Nuan's mother and brother died downstairs of her house. The police have intervened, and Sister Zhou Nuan actually had the mind to come out. They died because of you."

"Miss Ji is really well-informed." Zhou Nuan said indifferently, "Although it's a pity, their deaths have nothing to do with me."

"Sister Zhou Nuan is so heartless. It's obvious that they died downstairs of your house to avenge you because they were desperate because of you. I heard that they drank poison mixed in tea and died miserably. They couldn't even close their eyes. Why are you looking at me?"

She looked at him straight in the eyes, and Ji Huayan cried out guiltily.

Zhou Nuan's tone did not change, as if she was not affected by her words at all, and her expression was very calm, "Ms. Ji knows so much. People who don't know would think that Miss Ji saw it from the side. How do you know that they died from drinking the poison mixed in the tea? Could it be..."

Ji Huayan's heart skipped a beat, her face was flustered, and she felt even more guilty. "I, I heard that. And I heard that there were marks of strangulation on He Rongsheng's neck. She must have been killed. She only had conflicts with you after she came to Haicheng. Maybe you thought that she and her son were a burden, so you wanted to kill them and put an end to it all!"