"I'm not even fifty yet, so I can definitely work hard for a few more decades. There are people in their seventies who have just been released from prison and are still able to plant orange trees until they reach market. I may not be as good as them, but I still have some confidence in my tree planting skills."
Feng Gui patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, take your time. You seem to have some ambition now. If you can really get the nursery up and running, Xiaojun will be able to help you when he is discharged from the hospital."
"My own business won't tire him out."
Feng Xiao nodded vigorously: "I think so too. You said how hard everyone works now. If I had a family business, Xiaojun wouldn't be so tired in the future. He has such a weak body that I can only take care of him in the future."
"From now on, I'll be responsible for planting trees and raising flowers, and he'll go out and run the business."
Lying in his hospital bed, Feng Jun didn't know that his biological father and his uncle had already planned the rest of his life. If he had been desperate and confused some time ago, he undoubtedly had more hope now.
No one wants to die while they can live, right?
After Feng Gui and Feng Xiao left, Zhang Yifan said, "It seems that this longevity lock is indeed yours. Now let's send Si Xi to the capital. I hope Si Xi can find out the truth."
Xie Jing lowered her eyes: "That's right, I'm not that anxious. Tell Si Xi to be careful."
Zhang Yifan: "Don't worry, we're definitely taking care of it. Think about it, a golden longevity lock from so many years ago, is that something most people can afford? Who knows what dirty tricks are going on behind the scenes."
Zhou Jiyun: "We think so too, so there are many people who know the inside story now, but apart from the late Xie family, perhaps only the Liu family knows the most comprehensive information."
"Liu Liming and Xie Xuerong, they probably don't know much."
Zhang Yifan: "I guess so. Liu Liming is straightforward and reckless. If she knew too much, she would have exposed it long ago. The ones who know the most are probably Li Ercui and Mr. Liu. It's not easy to pry open their mouths."
"Especially Li Ercui. This old lady stays at the Liu family all day long. It's not easy to get close to her."
Zhang Yifan was a little confused after thinking about it. "There are indeed very few clues. Now, I don't know which one will be revealed first, Xie Jing's life experience or your parents' accident."
Zhou Jiyun sighed: "I don't know either, I'll just do my best. Actually, I guess Zhou Zhida was responsible for my parents' accident. My grandfather should even have evidence, but he won't say anything."
"The old man has a safe, and no one knows the password." Zhou Jiyun sighed again: "If I knew the password, I would want to open it and take a look."
Seeing Zhang Yifan lost in thought, Zhou Jiyun hurriedly stopped him: "I'll figure this out myself. After all, this is our family matter, and it's not good to involve you."
Zhang Yifan came back to his senses. "Okay, I suddenly remembered something. You said it's hard for people to keep a secret for ten or twenty years. They must have a way to vent, right? Otherwise, if they keep such a secret in their heart, they will drive them crazy sooner or later."
Zhou Jiyun was stunned: "What do you mean?"
Zhang Yifan: "What I mean is, does Zhou Zhida have his own cocoon? It's a place no one knows about except him."
"Also, even if Zhou Zhida did it, he couldn't have done it all by himself, right? He must have had accomplices. Has no accomplice come looking for him in all these years? Or did he kill his accomplice?"
Zhou Jiyun also fell into deep thought: "Now that you put it that way, I also find it strange. It's hard for a person to keep a secret unless he has a place where he can be completely himself."
Zhang Yifan: "I see. I've been keeping an eye on Zhou Zhida for a while now. This old guy seems to be very slippery, but he usually pretends to be serious. After work, he always goes back to your Zhou family's old house. He's not afraid of traveling such a long distance."
Zhou Jiyun said calmly, "He has to show off his face in front of Grandpa. If he moves out, how can he show off his face?"
Zhang Yifan: "You have money and a family, it's really... quite eye-opening."
Zhou Jiyun complained: "Xie Jing and I are both good people. We have never hurt anyone. Instead, it is others who are trying every possible way to harm us."
Zhang Yifan grabbed his cap and put it on. "Yes, someone is trying to harm you. I'm leaving now. I don't know how everyone is doing. I'll go back and gather some information."
After leaving Zhou Jiyun's house and carefully looking around to make sure no one was following him, Zhang Yifan returned to his base camp. As soon as he entered the house, he smelled the aroma of takeout: "Ordering takeout again?"
Liuzi: "Hey, if we don't order takeout, what are we going to eat? Boss, is Mr. Zhou spending money again today?"
"Hmm," Zhang Yifan nodded. "Alright, let's order takeout. We'll have a good meal tomorrow. We met Lao Feng today, so let's sort out the information we already know."
"Okay, I want to eat roast duck tomorrow." Yan Jinger wiped his mouth and asked, "What's the news from Old Feng?"
Zhang Yifan opened the box of rice and said, "Old Feng said that the quilt and the longevity lock belonged to Xie Jing. He was the one who picked Xie Jing up from the train station that year."
"He was careful and cut off a corner of the bag."
Liuzi gulped down his rice and said, "No wonder there's a corner missing from that quilt. It's because of this."
"Feng Gui said it was for self-protection. We won't pursue whether it's true or not," Zhang Yifan said, taking two mouthfuls of rice. "Now the important task falls on Si Xi. Now it's to find the source of the longevity lock."
Si Xi complained on the phone, "How can we expect any results in such a short time? I've only been to five jewelry stores today, and none of them make longevity locks of this style."
Zhang Yifan: "I think Sixi, you should go directly to the capital. Think about the craftsmanship, is that something that ordinary people can afford? Besides, there should be many experienced craftsmen like this in the capital."
Si Xi thought about it and agreed: "Okay, then I will go directly to the capital tomorrow. I didn't expect that now I have become an NPC helping the tadpole find its mother."
Yan Jinger: "Think about Mr. Zhou's financial power, are you still complaining?"
"No more complaints," Sixi's expression changed in an instant. "There aren't many clients as generous as Mr. Zhou. If we complete Mr. Zhou's commission, can we not work for the whole of next year?"
"Almost." Zhang Yifan threw the empty lunch box and said, "Let Sixi take care of Xie Jing. He's investigating one clue at a time. The rest of us at home will be responsible for investigating Zhou Zhihong and Lu Wen's accidents."
"Brother Fan, this is very difficult to investigate. We don't even have any clues." Liuzi was the first to object. This was not as good as Sixi's work.
Zhang Yifan kicked him and said, "Stop complaining. Didn't we find some clues before? Even though the clues are broken, as long as they are done, there will definitely be traces left. We just haven't found them yet."
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