C116

Chapter 116 - Old photos

I reacted and said into the phone, "I don't want his stuff."

"But the will says that some money and things will be left for you!"

"I voluntarily give up and leave those to his other children."

"He has no other children."

"Then give it to his ex-wife."

The other side of the phone went silent for a moment, then Lv Zhen's hoarse voice came over: "I'm his ex-wife."

"You?"

"Rong Hua and I are husband and wife. Three months ago, we had a divorce."

Lv Zhen softened her tone, "I think we need to meet. Even if you don't want the inheritance, you have to sign the waiver."

I hesitated before saying, "Alright, you decide on the time and place."

After hanging up, Dou Dabao asked me: "What's the situation?"

I sighed. "I saw my old man."

Dou Dabao opened his eyes wide, "Ah, then does he want to give you his huge amount of wealth?"

"Heh heh, I saw him in the morgue."

Dou Dabao was startled for a moment, then grabbed my shoulder and squeezed, "There's nothing more to say, I'll call the chartered woman and have her buy half a lamb. I'll cook dinner, stew lamb meat, and we'll get drunk."

I shot him a sidelong glance. "Bullshit, can she move half a sheep?"

"Then I'll go! Buy some wine while you're at it! "

The dishes beside Dou Dabao weren't done well, but the lamb meat was passed down in his family.

I had originally wanted to strike the iron while it was hot and see if I could make some big movements from Xu Jie's' Friendly boat ', but when the lamb came out of the pot, I only cared about eating meat with Dou Dabao and drinking wine. I drank so much that I forgot about how to return home.

Faintly, I felt as if I was leaning against a soft and warm embrace, muddle-headed said a lot of words.

In a trance, he seemed to hear Xu Jie say: "You're too tired …"

The next morning, I finished eating breakfast and drove directly to an office building in the southern part of the city.

They took the elevator up to the seventh floor and found Lv Zhen's law office.

A female clerk asked me what I was doing and led me into an office.

What made me a little surprised was that woman was also present. Sang Lan's father and Ji Yayun were both accompanying her.

When we meet again, the woman looks at me and hesitates to speak.

I just nodded towards her and Ji Yayun, not saying anything.

Behind the desk, a middle-aged woman with short hair and a round face looked at me. "You are Xu Huo? I am Lv Zhen. "Take a seat first."

I looked at her carefully. She was in her forties, not very tall, dressed in a black business suit. She had an ordinary appearance, but gave off a very capable feeling.

Lv Zhen picked up a folder on the table, took out two pieces of A4 paper, and gave them to me and the woman.

"This is a copy of Rong Hua's will. Take a look at it first, then check the contents with the original." Lv Zhen said.

I noticed that not only was her voice hoarse, but her eyes were a little swollen.

Forcing myself not to think about anything else, I looked down at the paper.

A handwritten will.

The content was very simple, it was to give the respective properties to Lv Zhen, me, and that woman.

Without real estate, the number of deposits was not big.

At the end of the will was written:

Xu Ronghua, XX.

He pressed a handprint on it.

After I finished reading, Lv Zhen took out another piece of paper from the folder and said:

"This is the original copy of the will. Please check it."

"No need." I shook my head and placed the photocopy on her desk. I took out a piece of paper from my bag and placed it on top of the copy.

Lv Zhen glanced at it, then looked at me. "This was left to you by your father, why wouldn't you accept it?"

I smiled. "I admit that he and I are father and son, but I can't accept a gift from a stranger."

"Strangers?"

"I only saw him in the morgue. He must not know what I look like. Is he not a stranger?"

Lv Zhen sighed, and said: "He's already dead, can't you forgive him?"

I shook my head. "There's no such thing as forgiveness. I'm used to spending the money I earn all these years."

Lv Zhen bit her lips and nodded, "Since you insist, then I will make other arrangements based on your declaration. However, there is one thing that Ronghua entrusted me to you before he died. He wanted me to hand it over to you no matter what. "

He opened a safe and took out a brown paper bag.

I frowned. "What is it?"

Lu Min shook her head. "He only asked me to give you the bag. I've never seen the contents."

I hesitated for a moment, then took the paper bag and untied it. I turned the bag upside down and emptied its contents onto the table.

"Clang clang!"

Hearing a crisp sound, I couldn't help but be stunned.

Inside was a key made of pure copper.

The key was covered in rust. It looked like one of those keys in ancient costume dramas, but it was a little different.

Along with the keys, there was also a photo, the photo paper had turned yellow.

Suspiciously, I picked up the photo and looked back. My entire body shuddered.

It was an old black-and-white photo, somewhat blurred.

The picture was of three people, two of them facing the camera, their faces barely visible.

The one on the far left was a young man wearing a dark long robe. He had his hands behind his back as he faced the camera, giving off a scholarly vibe. However, his lips were slightly raised and his eyes were slanted to the side, as if he was sneering.

In the middle was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties, wearing a matching Chinese pants coat. His appearance was average, but his eyes were very sinister.

His left hand was hanging at his side, hidden in his sleeve. His right hand was raised to his chest, and his thumb was on the ring finger, making a strange gesture.

The person on the far right was wearing a light shirt, but his face was turned to the side, showing only a third of his profile, as if deliberately avoiding the camera.

Behind the three of them was an old house that looked like a temple.

The whole picture was eerie and eerie, but what struck me most was the man on the far right.

Although I couldn't see his face clearly, the moment I saw him, I immediately thought of someone.

Di Family Mansion, the illusion in the rain, the 'crescent' that killed Di Jinlian in the water jar!

He wasn't dressed in simple clothes, but he had a strong feeling …

"Xu Huo, are you alright?" Ji Yayun asked softly.

Turning his head, he saw that other than Ji Yayun, the woman had also arrived.

Seeing that I turned my head, she quickly avoided my gaze and looked at the photo in my hands with Ji Yayun.

"Ya, why does this person look like you?" Ji Yayun suddenly exclaimed.

"Like me?"

Following her finger, he saw that she was referring to the person wearing a long robe on the left.

The woman looked at me and said carefully:

"I have seen this person's picture before. He is Rong Hua's father, and he is Xiao Fu … Xu Huo's grandfather seems to have passed away a long time ago. "

"Do you know the other two?" I asked.

She shook her head.

I picked up the key without looking at it and put it back in the brown paper bag with the photo.

"Why did he give them to me?" I asked Lv Zhen.

Lv Zhen hesitated and said:

"He only said that he would definitely ask me to give you this bag. He did not say why. But when he handed me the bag he said something very strange. He said: "Old Gramps really shouldn't have done this, not only did he harm me, he even harmed Xiao Fu."

My mind was in a mess. I could only say that I'll accept this item. If there's nothing else, I'll head back first.

Lv Zhen suddenly said: "Don't you guys feel that Rong Hua's death is strange?"

"Heh, that's strange …" I said those two words with a sneer and couldn't help but be stunned.

He picked up the will on the table and looked at the date … The will was made three months ago.

I asked Lv Zhen, "Is he sick?"

Lv Zhen shook her head: "When he asked for a divorce, I suspected it too, so I forcefully dragged him to do a comprehensive medical examination. He's very healthy."

"Then why did he make a will?"

Lv Zhen only looked at me and did not speak anymore. Her eyes were gradually covered with a layer of mist filled with grief and grievance.

My mind was full of questions, but I couldn't think. I could only comfort her with a few words and leave the law firm.

After we got in the car, I took out my phone. I wanted to meet up with Duan Chengfeng again before he left to see if I could resolve some of his doubts.

However, the owner was not in the service area.

When I got home, I wanted to ignore the picture, but I couldn't help but take out the brown paper bag.

But when I took out the photo and looked at it, I shuddered and sweated all over and almost cried out. The picture fell to the ground.

The 'temple' in the background had disappeared, and the entire background had turned gray and chaotic.

Not only that, the three people in the photo had all knelt down and their heads were gone!

Only three bodies knelt in the chaos with their bloody necks, just like the prisoners in the ancient execution grounds had their heads chopped off!

"Xu Huo, are you back?" Shen Qing's anxious voice came from outside the door.

Trembling, I quickly picked up the photo and stuffed it into my bag, along with the paper bag.

I opened the door and casually asked, "Don't you have the key …"

Without waiting for me to finish speaking, Shen Qing shouted loudly, "Come with me quickly, something big is happening!"

I thought something big had happened, so I didn't dare delay any longer. I picked up my bag and ran downstairs with her.

After opening the car door, she pushed me away, "I'll open it!"

Startled, I quickly gave her the key and got on the passenger seat.

Shen Qing is usually an old woman who can't stop her mouth at all. But this time, she drove without saying a word and even glanced at me from time to time.

The car didn't go to the city police station, but directly to the crematorium.

A cordon of security was set up outside the main work building, and when the car stopped, Ma Li and Guo Sen came over quickly.

I was stunned, got off the car, and went up to ask: "Li-jie, Captain Guo, what's the situation?"

Guo Sen and Ma Li each put a hand on my shoulder, Guo Sen opened his mouth wide, but turned his face to the side.

Ma Li strongly pressed down on my shoulders and said: "Little Junior, calm down. After obtaining the consent of the family, Xu Ronghua's corpse was brought here. Originally, they were planning to cremate it tomorrow, but they did not dare. But now, something has happened to the corpse … "