Chapter 99 Layer upon layer
Finding relatives is not as easy as it sounds, especially when the only clue is from such a distant time sixty years ago.
It is no exaggeration to say that in the past sixty years, people have replaced two wheels, which is no different from finding a needle in a haystack.
After much deliberation, Lin Guantang decided to first ask Sikong Tan about his investigation.
Although Lin Guantang had previously rejected Sikong Tan's proposal to find his relatives, he more or less understood Sikong Tan's style of doing things.
When he brings up something, he probably doesn't ask, "Do you want to investigate this?" but rather, "I've already investigated this or am in the process of investigating it. Do you want to know the relevant details?"
Lin Guantang asked in the middle of the night——
It's not a question of whether it's disturbing or not. Sikong Tan has been less and less contactable recently. When you send him a message other than a mission or an urgent matter, it depends on his mood when you can get a reply.
Even more casual than Huo Shizhen.
Huo Shizhen replied to messages very quickly. If there was no response within three minutes, there was no need to wait, as it meant he would not give any response.
But Sikong Tan is different. He can reply after two or three days. Many times he will directly let the system chat on his behalf, making it impossible to tell whether he is a real person online.
So after Lin Guantang sent the message to him, he didn't care about it anymore, but he couldn't let it go completely. He tossed and turned until dawn before he fell into a drowsy sleep. When he woke up, he saw the message sent by Sikong Tan.
Sikong Tan had only casually checked the system database, searching only for relevant clues in the Imperial Capital and District 35, and his search was also limited to the noble families.
To be precise, what Sikong Tan was actually looking for was: Are there any illegitimate children among the noble families who were abandoned intentionally or unintentionally?
During the process, he actually discovered that there were many illegitimate children of noble families hiding outside... This had nothing to do with Lin Guantang.
In short, the result was nothing.
Lin Guantang was mentally prepared for this, but he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
But he is very good at adjusting his mood. From another perspective, this result can more or less rule out his identity as a wealthy family's illegitimate child. There is no need to worry too much that if he really comes to your house, he will destroy the peace of other people's families.
But when he received gossip links and greetings from others, Lin Guantang found that it was a little too early for him to feel relieved.
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Following the issuance of the obituary, the inheritance was immediately distributed. The Yuan family was the most prominent family in Yuanshang District, so at such times, there were bound to be all kinds of people joining in the fun.
From inheritance distribution to family tree, from family tree to family history, there is a wide range of concerns.
One surprising piece of information was that in the announced distribution of the inheritance, a million Star Dollars were specifically allocated to "Xiao Lin."
Although this so-called million-dollar inheritance consists of a house, various calligraphy and paintings, books and other useful and useless, scattered things, the total estimated value is just a drop in the pool compared to the entire Yuan family's assets.
But since he had no connection with the Yuan family before, even if it was just a drop of water, it became somewhat conspicuous.
In the eyes of the Yuan family, Lin Guantang was able to get this inheritance because he and Huo Shizhen were together, and they might even have been engaged. But the old man knew that he would not be able to get married in time, so he divided some of the inheritance in advance as a gift.
Speaking of which, Lin Guantang, the grandson's companion, is more filial than Huo Shizhen, the biological grandson.
On the night when Mr. Yuan passed away, Lin Guantang cried bitterly for his death. He couldn't even walk and almost fainted. He was more heartbroken than the Yuan family's biological children. This was one of the reasons why the Yuan family accepted to give him some of the inheritance.
At least it's very face-saving.
Another reason, of course, is that no one wants to offend Huo Shizhen for such a trivial matter.
Lin Guantang didn't know how the rumor could spread to this extent, but when he thought back to what happened that night, he couldn't refute it.
There is no need to refute.
That's a million-dollar inheritance!
Moreover, the money was directly transferred to his account. Looking at the several extra zeros on the account after the refresh, Lin Guantang felt dizzy with excitement.
But what excited him the most, and made him accept the inheritance without hesitation, were the travel records and related video materials of the old man when he was around 20-30 years old.
Perhaps it should be said that he had anticipated that Lin Guantang would want these things, otherwise he would not have put them into the inheritance in advance.
These things were very useful to Lin Guantang, but they were dispensable to the other members of the Yuan family, so they let him take them away.
During the period recorded in these materials, the original old man had only one child, Huo Shizhen's mother. The materials inevitably recorded some parent-child time.
So the people called Yuan naturally thought that Mr. Yuan gave these things to Lin Guantang on purpose because he knew what happened to the other people in the videos. If they were kept in Yuan's family, they would be just waste paper that no one cared about. Huo Shizhen and his mother didn't care about it at all. After thinking about it, it seemed that it would be most appropriate to give them to Huo Shizhen's partner for safekeeping.
But in the eyes of the Yuan family, this almost meant that Huo Shizhen and Lin Guantang would get married, and some people even began to frown and consider whether they should attend the wedding banquet.
This feeling of being considered to be getting married before you have even been together is probably a unique one.
Lin Guantang only felt that the absurdity was funny, and he didn't feel any anger at being misunderstood... In fact, it wasn't really a misunderstanding.
All that stood between him and Huo Shizhen was an open confession and the decision to take the leap.
It is not easy to make this decision, but once you take this step, there will be no turning back, and there is no room for turning back.
So Huo Shizhen didn't care how long he had to wait, so he also felt it didn't matter if he spent a little more time thinking about it.
But marriage is still a long way off.
Compared to the misunderstanding of the Yuan family about the progress of his relationship with Huo Shizhen, another speculation is even more outrageous.
Then it has something to do with Huo Shizhen.
It is absolutely impossible for Huo Shizhen to reveal any information on social platforms. Discussions on the military academy forum and O Academy are in full swing, but there are no clues related to Huo Shizhen on public platforms for the general public.
If you search specifically using his name, you can only find various random and messy content. Even if you post related content yourself, the number of views will be limited to zero.
The same is true for the Yuan family incident this time. In short, there is no trace of Huo Shizhen in any discussion on social platforms.
The result of this is -
The Hara family suddenly gave Kobayashi a fortune for no apparent reason, and public opinion surrounding the matter became...
[Shocking! A newly minted internet celebrity is suspected to be the illegitimate son of a wealthy family, and his mourning skills rival those of legitimate descendants]
Yuan Boman's will is revealed, and the heir is revealed to be a mysterious internet celebrity...
[Kobayashi secretly went to Harakami District to inherit a million-dollar inheritance...]
…
Then Lin Guantang received cordial greetings from all parties:
Yuan Wenjun: Haitang, are you from the Yuan family? Why haven't I heard you mention it before? Or were you abandoned by the Yuan family? How could this be possible?
[Tian Ye]: Congratulations on finding your Yuan family [scatter flowers]
[Luo Fan]: What's going on? Sister-in-law, are you going to become my brother's brother?
[Shao Qingbai]: No way, you are from the Yuan family. If I remember correctly, Senior Huo’s grandfather is also from the Yuan family. Then aren’t you and Senior Huo married as close relatives?
[Jian Yinglai]: Although we advocate freedom of marriage, we still have to respect genetic inheritance. For the sake of the next generation, I suggest you reconsider your relationship.
[Wen Tiange]: The torture has begun. My lover turned out to be my long-lost relative. How could cousins not be orthopedic lovers? The latest large-scale orthopedic love drama about a wealthy family looking for their relatives is on stage this summer!
[Ding Ruize]: In fact, with the Huo family's wealth, it shouldn't be a problem to raise a few mentally retarded children... and love does not necessarily mean having children. Being a DINK is also good. My love bodyguard has the surname Ding. What does this mean? It means that your love is destined to be protected by my Ding family.
[Senior Sikong]: I've only been away for a few days, and the version has already evolved to this point, Haitang, you're truly a genius at disguise. Even I can't tell which version of you is the real one. It's decided that the content of our Intelligence Department's final exam will be the entire Haitang universe. What do you think?
[Senior Yin]: Do you like your cousin or your sister-in-law?
Lin Guantang: ...
Why is Yin Zhiyou also adding to the trouble?
Aren't you the one who knows everything best here, and—
[Haitang]: Isn’t Huo Shizhen older than you?
[Senior Yin]: So you still prefer the title of sister-in-law.
[Haitang]: Please just call me by my name, thank you for your cooperation [smile]
Lin Guantang looked through the private chats and felt the urge to block these people who were just watching the fun and making trouble.
He had already seen clearly that these people were completely immersed in their own imaginary art and were hopeless, so he might as well bury them together.
But it is also possible that the upcoming final exams are driving him crazy, so he comes up with all kinds of bizarre ideas.
Lin Guantang had seen some information about the final exam on Huo Shizhen's terminal. How should I put it? Even though it was not the final product, he could already imagine how painful the final exam of the Central Military Academy would be.
Wait, he seems to be a student of O College?
That's okay.
Just be crazy, it’s understandable that you are under so much pressure.
As for Lin Guantang, most of the key points of the courses had already been taught, so he had some free time.
I do have time to sort out the information I brought back from the Yuan family and see if there are any clues I'm looking for.
On the other hand, hair and blood were also provided to see if any results could be compared.
Although I am anxious, it is obviously not something that can be resolved in a short period of time.
The information brought back from the Yuan family was fragmentary and trivial, and Lin Guantang benefited a lot from reading it. However, as far as Lin Guantang wanted to find clues related to his own life experience, he found nothing. Even though a few key points were marked, they were still wavering between "really useful" and "too far-fetched".
The storage devices used for images and the like are also too old, and many of them cannot be adapted to current terminals. There are also some things that are mixed with secret codes and passwords and are from the 1960s, so it is quite difficult to decipher them.
As for comparing the big data of the entire empire to search, it will take some time to get the results.
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