This mission was relatively safe, but Lu Qingyan still felt uneasy along the way, as if something serious had happened.
Having no other choice, they sped up their return journey. Lu Qingyan rushed straight into the Zhu family's courtyard as soon as she entered the base.
"Grandpa!" Lu Qingyan called out, but after entering, she did not find any familiar figures. Even the familiar scenery had changed. The original elegance and tranquility had become vulgar and tasteless, and the flowers and plants she had planted had been completely destroyed.
Sitting in that rocking chair was a bald, slightly overweight middle-aged man.
"Oh, where did this little beauty come from?" the man said with a smirk, but he didn't move an inch.
"Who are you? What are you doing in my house?" Lu Qingyan looked at the person in front of her warily. At this moment, Zhu Jun also arrived.
Pan Qingbai had to go hand in his mission, and the others all went back to their residences.
"Your home? It's my home now," the man said lazily.
"What about the people who used to live here?" Lu Qingyan asked anxiously.
"Oh, you mean that useless old man? Of course he was kicked out. Even though he's quite old, he can't just stop working while he's alive. What era are we in now? What kind of retirement is he still living for? Don't think I'm heartless; the higher-ups have agreed to it."
Above? Right now, isn't that Pan Qingbai's father at the very top?
Lu Qingyan felt as if someone was choking her, making it impossible for her to breathe.
"Come on, brother, let's go find Grandpa first."
Grandpa Zhu was once a celebrity, and it only took a little inquiry to find out where she lived now. That place wasn't far from here, but compared to here, it was worlds apart. When Lu Qingyan saw Grandpa Zhu in front of that dilapidated little house, she almost didn't recognize him.
It's only been two or three days since I last saw him, but his already white hair seems even whiter, and his face, which was already full of wrinkles, seems to have even more wrinkles now.
"Grandpa," Lu Qingyan called out.
Grandpa Zhu opened his eyes with difficulty: "Xiao Ran, A-Jun is back."
This sentence seemed to have exhausted all his strength, even though he hadn't exerted this much effort when he spoke before.
“Yes, Grandpa. We’re back.” Lu Qingyan knelt down beside him, looking at his aged body, which was much thinner than before, and the more she looked at him, the thinner he seemed.
Grandpa Zhu raised his arm and left his last words: "Live a good life."
After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes.
"Grandpa, Grandpa..." Lu Qingyan called out again and again, as if that would wake him up. But Lu Qingyan also knew that she could no longer wake him up now.
Zhu Jun didn't speak or shed tears, but his eyes were already red.
"Haha," Zhu Jun laughed, "The Pan family, what a Pan family!" Zhu Jun laughed, tears streaming down his face.
He only went out for a short while, how did the house become like this?
"Xiao Ran." Pan Qingbai saw Lu Qingyan, Zhu Jun, and Old Master Zhu before he even reached the Zhu family home. He was about to go over and say hello when Zhu Jun punched him.
Pan Qingbai could tell he was furious, but he couldn't kill him right now. He just dodged while asking, "Brother, what happened? Tell me properly, can we not fight?"
"You won't let go? How can I vent my anger if I don't take action? Pan Qingbai, you're a real scoundrel!" Zhu Jun said through gritted teeth.
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