It's not that he's targeting anyone in particular, but he's worried that if someone targets him, he won't be helpless.
Why not just imitate the model of other detective agencies and set up a studio?
Gu Changzheng thought about it more and more and felt that this was a good idea, so he decided to start working on it as soon as he returned to the provincial capital.
The couple walked forward while talking, and soon arrived at the small courtyard where Shu Aiguo lived. Before Lu Huaijiao even went in, she greeted them with a smile.
"Grandpa Shu, are you home? I've come to visit you."
Not long after she finished speaking, a young woman she didn't recognize walked out of the courtyard.
This is Shu Aiguo's granddaughter, named Shu Yuming.
Shu Yuming is the daughter of Shu Aiguo's adopted son. Shu Aiguo never married, but he had an adopted son and an adopted daughter, and they both had their own children.
This way, when Shu Aiguo gets old, he will have his grandchildren to keep him company, and he won't be too lonely.
Lu Huaijiao had never met Shu Yuming before, but Shu Yuming had met Lu Huaijiao. She was a little surprised to see Lu Huaijiao suddenly, as if she hadn't expected to see her in this place.
"You're looking for my grandfather?"
Shu Yuming asked.
Lu Huaijiao nodded.
"Is Grandpa Shu home? I just got back and would like to visit him. Is that convenient?"
In front of outsiders, Lu Huaijiao is very sensible and polite. Her words and actions are impeccable.
"It's convenient, but my grandfather hasn't been feeling well lately, so I might have to trouble you to come to the room." Shu Yuming opened the door and ushered Lu Huaijiao and Gu Changzheng inside.
When the couple heard that Shu Aiguo's health was not very good, they couldn't help but glance at each other.
They both saw worry in each other's eyes.
Shu Aiguo is not young. When the elderly get sick, their resistance is not as good as that of young people, and their recovery will be slower.
I wonder how Shu Aiguo is doing?
Lu Huaijiao was quite worried.
They followed Shu Yuming through the courtyard and into the house, arriving at Shu Aiguo's bedroom on the first floor. Seeing the thin old man lying on the bed, Lu Huaijiao's eyes stung with tears.
"Grandpa Shu..."
She walked quickly over, stopped by the bed, and softly called to Shu Aiguo, who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed.
Shu Aiguo wasn't asleep; he was just feeling unwell, so closing his eyes would make him feel more comfortable.
After hearing Lu Huaijiao's voice, he slowly opened his eyes. His cloudy eyes lit up when he saw Lu Huaijiao.
"Is that Xiao Huaijiao? You've come back from outside." The old man said, trying to sit up, but he didn't have the strength and couldn't sit up on his own.
Lu Huaijiao rushed to help, and together with Shu Yuming, they helped Shu Aiguo sit up, leaning him against the headboard and placing a blanket behind his back so he could sit up halfway.
Even with such a simple action, Shu Aiguo was already panting heavily, and an unnatural redness appeared on his thin face.
This is very distressing to watch.
"Grandpa Shu, what happened to your body?"
Tears welled up in Lu Huaijiao's eyes: "It's only been three years, how could your health suddenly deteriorate so much?"
In fact, when she called Shu Aiguo a few months ago, he was in very good health and had a strong voice.
How could my body have become so severely depleted in just a few months?
She certainly didn't believe that the old man's voice on the phone earlier was an act.
No one can fake being healthy; faking illness is possible.
But Grandpa Shu's current state is definitely not an act.
It's a pity that Lu Huaijiao wasn't a medical student, otherwise she could have examined Grandpa Shu and seen what was going on.
"I'm fine."
Fearing that Lu Huaijiao would worry, Shu Aiguo spoke first to comfort her.
"Don't worry about me. It's inevitable for old people to have some health problems."
Shu Aiguo's words were simple, but his physical condition was actually not as simple as he made it out to be.
Although Lu Huaijiao wanted to agree with the old man and tell him not to be sad, she couldn't deceive herself when she saw Shu Aiguo's gaunt face.
She chatted with Shu Aiguo at the Shu family home for a while. Seeing that the old man was a little tired and dozed off several times while speaking, she stood up and said goodbye to the old man with Gu Changzheng.
Shu Aiguo nodded and took out a bag from the bedside table drawer. Inside the bag were some information about Lu Zhengde that he had collected some time ago.
"I was going to send it to you, but my body suddenly gave out..."
Because the matter was of great importance, Shu Aiguo did not share this information with anyone else.
Lu Huaijiao never expected that even in her current state of illness, Shu Aiguo would still help her investigate Lu Zhengde.
Her eyes reddened.
"Grandpa Shu..."
"Go back quickly, and bring the child over for me to see another day when you have time."
Shu Aiguo waved for her to leave.
Lu Huaijiao hummed in response, her voice thick with nasal congestion, clearly in pain.
Gu Changzheng felt bad for her too, so he came forward, took his wife's hand, and gently squeezed it.
"Honey, let's go back first, and come see Grandpa Shu again tomorrow."
"Um."
Lu Huaijiao nodded and left with Gu Changzheng.
Shu Yuming saw them off to the door. When they reached the courtyard, Lu Huaijiao still pressed for details about the reason for Shu Aiguo's sudden serious illness.
To be honest, Shu Yuming wasn't entirely sure why his grandfather had suddenly fallen ill.
“I was working outside at the time. My dad told me that my grandfather had fallen ill from exhaustion after returning from his trip.”
Are you tired after going out?
Lu Huaijiao frowned, still feeling it was unlikely.
The severity of the old man's illness seems more like the result of a chronic ailment that has been accumulating for many years. It seems unlikely that he would suddenly fall ill out of the blue.
She felt a vague unease, but because she was a layman, she couldn't make too many judgments about the old man's illness.
The only hope right now is that the old man can get better soon.
Lu Huaijiao sighed and told Shu Yuming to take good care of the old man. She then said goodbye to Gu Changzheng and left the Shu family's courtyard.
The two walked together toward the alley entrance.
When I came, my steps were light, but when I went back, my steps were incredibly heavy.
It felt like a heavy stone was pressing on my heart, causing me great discomfort.
"Fourth Brother..."
She turned to look at Gu Changzheng beside her, opened her mouth as if to speak, when she heard Shu Yuming's heart-wrenching cries coming from the Shu family courtyard not far from them.
"grandfather!"
The heart-wrenching cry made one's heart skip a beat, and the next moment, her eyes were already filled with tears.
He turned and hurried back to the Shu family courtyard he had just left.
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