"Of course, you seem to be in a bad mood."
Seeing the lonely look on Su Ran's face when she woke up, Chen Yihan asked with concern, "Did something just happen?"
Su Ran took a deep breath, patted Chen Yihan's hand to indicate that she was fine, then looked at Li Hanmin who was still groveling in front of Chen Hao to introduce the layout of the restaurant, and said coldly, "Sister Yihan, do you remember that I told you Did you say that two presidents of Jiangnan University ended their lives in this restaurant?"
Chen Yihan nodded, "Remember, you told me during dinner."
"I just went to see one of the principals."
Su Ran briefly adjusted her mood and told Chen Yihan about the restaurant contracting incident that happened at Jiangning University thirty years ago, and how later because Li Hanmin refused to change his character, he killed Mr. Ji in revenge, and his uncle, Principal Li, went to Taking the blame for him.
After telling this rather long story, Su Ran let out a long sigh of relief. Having someone to talk to naturally helped her share some of the sadness she felt just now.
After hearing this story, Chen Yihan didn't recover for a long time. After five or six minutes, she couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Ji and Principal Li are really two people of high moral character. It's such a pity. "
Su Ran nodded and said bitterly: "It would be fine if the sacrifices of the two principals were exchanged for Li Hanmin to change his past. I didn't expect that Li Hanmin would go gambling again after finally gaining a good reputation. He made the same mistake and used the health of students in the school to achieve his goals."
"There are only zero or countless times of gambling. This kind of gambler will never change his life." Chen Yihan frowned and said: "He is driving himself to death."
"When Mr. Ji finally left, he asked me for a favor."
"Want you to stop Li Hanmin from selling the restaurant to Chen Hao?"
Su Ran nodded.
"Then you should already have a solution." Chen Yihan asked.
Su Ran sneered: "Li Hanmin would never have imagined that there are people in this world who can travel through time and space to witness his crimes with his own eyes. It's not enough to stop him from selling the restaurant. I must let him do it in public." , personally admit everything you have done!”
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Jiangning City.
Teachers’ Living Park in Jiangbei Provincial Capital.
"Hello, who are you looking for?"
The middle-aged man with slightly gray hair looked at the two young men and women at the door and asked. These two young men did not look like ordinary children in appearance or temperament, and he did not know who was coming. Who are you looking for?
"Hello, is this Mr. Ji Zhongji's home?"
The girl's words made the man stay where he was for a while, staring blankly at the two people in front of him, unable to make any reaction.
He hadn't heard anyone mention this name for thirty years, even though it was once famous across the country when he was a child. Even after Ji Zhong's death, there was a period of time when people often mentioned and missed him.
But after all, they are people who have passed away. Slowly, as time goes by, they begin to disappear in people's memories.
The girl coughed slightly again, bringing the man's thoughts back to reality.
"You two, do you know Mr. Ji?" The man quickly adjusted his mood and looked at the two young men again, a little confused.
The two of them are only eighteen or nineteen years old at most, and they look like they have just grown up. However, Ji Zhong has been dead for more than thirty years. It stands to reason that they have been forgotten by the times when they were born. How can they still know? his name.
The girl nodded, "My name is Su Ran. I am a first-year student at Jiang University. I have... a close relationship with Mr. Ji."
The girl's words made the man look even more confused, a one-sided relationship? You weren't even born yet at that time, right? Where does the chance of acquaintance come from? Such words are too false.
The man frowned, thinking that the girl named Su Ran might be here to cause trouble. He heard Ji Zhong's name from somewhere and found out where his home was, so he started talking nonsense.
Seeing the man's face, Su Ran knew that the other person most likely didn't believe what he said, so he had to explain: "It's like this, my friend and I, his name is Zhang Ziqing. We are not ordinary people, we can see Something that ordinary people can’t see.”
"Are you kidding? What kind of era is this? Are there any rumors about ghosts?" The man shook his head, guessing that the two of them were charlatans who wanted to deceive something.
Seeing that the man still didn't believe her, Su Ran sighed and said the last words, "I know how Mr. Ji died."
The man was about to turn around and leave, but Su Ran's words suddenly hit him in the heart like a heavy punch. He stared at Su Ran with wide eyes, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't know what to say. .
"The person who killed Mr. Ji that night was not Principal Li. The murderer was actually someone else."
After Su Ran said this, she looked at the middle-aged man in front of her, waiting for his reaction.
Sure enough, after listening to Su Ran's words, the expression on the man's face instantly turned into shock. After a while, he said in a daze: "You two, please go ahead and talk."
Su Ran breathed a sigh of relief. Since this sentence had an effect, it meant that Mr. Ji's family did not believe that the murderer of Mr. Ji was Principal Li.
This community is full of houses built by the government in the early years and allocated to university teachers for free, so it is considered to be very old now.
Because Ji Zhong was the principal before, the house he was assigned was larger, but the facilities and decoration in the house were visibly outdated.
"Boy, please take a seat and wait a moment."
The man brought the two of them to the sofa, poured them two cups of tea, and then motioned them to wait in the living room.
Su Ran nodded, "It's okay, you're welcome."
After the man put down the teapot, he turned and walked into the innermost room of the house. About ten minutes later, the door of the room opened again, and the man pushed an old lady in a wheelchair out of the house.
The old lady looked to be about eighty or ninety years old. She was extremely thin, her hair was graying, her face was covered with wrinkles, and she was wearing a pair of reading glasses with wooden frames.
Although she is very old, it can still be seen from the temperament of the old lady that she must have been a gentle and highly educated lady when she was young.
When the old lady came out of the house, Su Ran quickly stood up from the sofa, smiling, and pulled Zhang Ziqing, who was not about to get up.
"You're welcome, just feel free." The old lady smiled and waved her hand to the two of them, motioning for them to sit down.
The man pushed the old lady's wheelchair and stopped in front of them, and then introduced: "I haven't introduced myself at the door just now. My name is Ji Wei. Ji Zhong is my father. This is my mother, Ms. Lin Zhi. "
Su Ran nodded. When she saw the old lady coming out, she had already vaguely guessed their identities.
"I just heard that you two know the truth about my husband's murder that night. Is it true or not?" Lin Zhi asked first.
Su Ran nodded without mincing words, "Ms. Lin, the news report said that Principal Li killed Mr. Ji because of a long-standing grudge. Do you believe that is the case?"
Lin Zhi looked at the faces of the two people, and after being silent for a while, she shook her head, "Although the newspapers and the police station told me so, in fact, I have never believed it in all these years.
Although my husband and Principal Li have never been on good terms with each other, and Principal Li often targets him intentionally or unintentionally, my husband has never minded it. Instead, he often tells me that Principal Li is a person who can do practical things. If it were not for Li If the principal is in the school, he will be in a hurry to manage the school and cannot cope with it.
And contradictions are contradictions. Both my husband and I have had a lot of communication with Principal Li.
Work and life are one and the same. After work is over, in life, Principal Li is still a very careful and enthusiastic person, and he will not bring the unsatisfactory aspects of work into his daily life.
We both know Principal Li pretty well, so I know that he will not be the murderer of my husband. "
After listening to Lin Zhi's words, Su Ran was slightly surprised. She didn't expect that Lin Zhi believed in Li Chenglong because of this. Instead, it was the Jizhong family who had always had some grudges with Li Chenglong, and they were the ones who understood Li Chenglong best. .
"Ms. Lin, who do you think the real murderer will be?" Su Ran asked.
Lin Zhi shook her head, "I have been thinking about this issue for decades, but I never thought of anyone with a motive."
"We have suspected Chen Hao from Laolang Company before. I wonder if you have heard of this person." Ji Wei took over.
Su Ran nodded, "I know, that little gangster who did loan sharking and gambling, but now he is a big boss."
"Thirty years ago, Jiangda's restaurants were put up for tender. Among them, the fiercest competition with my uncle's Lexiang Group was Chen Hao's Laolang. So we suspect that Chen Hao deliberately retaliated after learning about the relationship between my father and my uncle. , killed my father."
Having said this, Ji Wei sighed, "But later, according to the police investigation, on the night when my father's accident happened, Chen Hao and his men were fighting with another group of people in the east of the city. It was impossible for him to have the energy to kill my father. , so his suspicion has also been ruled out.”
"Then have you ever thought about the fact that there is a third person present?" Su Ran reminded.
"The third person?"
Lin Zhi and Ji Wei looked at each other and said somewhat uncertainly: "You mean, Professor Li Hanmin Li?"
Su Ran nodded, "Yes, that's him."
"Professor Li is a good person. He is Principal Li's nephew. He has been with Principal Li since he was a child and was taught by Principal Li." Lin Zhi shook her head: "And after my husband passed away, in order to compensate for his uncle's crimes, Professor Li It's my fault. People come to our house to visit me during the holidays and bring some expensive gifts. Usually when my son is not at home, if something is inconvenient, Professor Li will take care of me. His character should be There will be no problem.”
"Is it possible that Li Hanmin did this just to repent?"
"Repent?" Lin Zhi was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Miss Su, you mean, the murderer of my husband that night was actually Professor Li?"
Su Ran nodded.
Lin Zhi pondered for a while and asked, "Then do you have any evidence to prove that he did it?"
Su Ran thought for a while and said: "There is no direct evidence, but we went back to that night thirty years ago and witnessed what happened with our own eyes."
"Go back thirty years ago?" Lin Zhi was stunned, wondering if she heard wrongly, "Miss Su, are you kidding me?"
"This Miss Su said that they can see things that ordinary people can't see." Ji Wei said in Lin Zhi's ear.
Lin Zhi was stunned for a moment, looking at the two of them up and down, a little doubtful, "Are you Taoist priests?"
Su Ran shook her head.
"Is that a psychic?"
Su Ran was speechless and explained: "It's hard to reveal our specific identities.
But we do have some ways to go back thirty years ago and see the truth of what happened back then. And just one day ago, I saw Mr. Ji's soul in the restaurant of Jiang University. He had been punished for sneaking up from the underworld. "
"Sneaking up? What punishment did he receive? Is it serious?" Hearing that Jizhong was in danger, Lin Zhi forgot that her legs and feet were inconvenient. She was so excited that she almost fell to the ground when she wanted to take two steps forward.
Ji Wei was so frightened that she quickly stepped forward and supported Lin Zhi, "Mom, don't get excited. Take your time."
"Ms. Lin, you don't have to worry. It's not too troublesome. It has been solved. Now Mr. Ji has returned to the underworld safely." Seeing Lin Zhi's reaction, Su Ran quickly explained: "Although the punishment for leaving the underworld without permission is still avoided. No, but the punishment is already very light now, and Mr. Ji will soon be able to embark on the path of reincarnation and be reincarnated again."
After hearing Su Ran's words, Lin Zhi calmed down a little and sat back in the wheelchair with Ji Wei's help.
"Since you two are psychic, can you let me meet my husband?" Lin Zhi looked at the two of them hopefully.
Su Ran pushed Zhang Ziqing, who was distractedly looking out the window.
Zhang Ziqing was a little helpless, "He had a chance when he returned to the human world before. As for now, at your age and condition, there is no difference between going to the underworld and dying."
Lin Zhi smiled calmly, "I'm already this age. There's not much difference between living a few more years and living a few years less. I'm still paralyzed in a wheelchair like this. The development of society has been out of touch with me. If I had died a few years earlier, It’s not a bad thing for me to still be able to meet my husband.”
As soon as Lin Zhi finished speaking, before Zhang Ziqing could reply, Ji Wei quickly lowered her head and said, "Mom, you can't think like that! Last time we went for a physical examination, the doctor said that all aspects of your body's functions are fine. There is no problem if you live for more than ten years!
Your grandson is in high school, and you still have the opportunity to see him get married, have children, and then have a grandchild! Qianqian and I also need you to steer the ship for us at home. You can't just leave! "
After finishing speaking, Ji Wei looked at Zhang Ziqing and Su Ran again, frowned and said: "You said you could see my father's soul and take my mother to the underworld, but how can you prove that what you said is true?
I am not too old now, and I am in good health in all aspects. If you take me to the underworld to see my father, then I can believe you. "
Zhang Ziqing shook his head and ignored Ji Wei.
"Why, you can't produce any evidence?" Ji Wei asked, "You're not really here to lie to us, are you?"
Su Ran shook her head, "When I saw Mr. Ji's soul yesterday, Mr. Ji asked me to bring you a message."
Ji Wei was stunned, "What are you talking about?"
"Mr. Ji said that thirty years ago, in order to save Li Hanmin from Chen Hao, he took over the debt of 5,000 yuan on behalf of Li Hanmin and signed an IOU with Chen Hao. However, that night, Mr. Ji had an accident. After he passed away, the IOU was gone.
Mr. Ji said that he had never failed to make a promise to others in his life, and he had never failed to repay any debt he owed. Now he is powerless, so he hopes that his family can pay back the 5,000 yuan on his behalf. Chen Hao settled his last debt in the world so that he could leave this world cleanly. "
After Su Ran finished speaking, Lin Zhi and Ji Wei remained silent for a long time, wondering what they were thinking.
"Okay, although I don't want to admit it, this does sound like what my father would say." Ji Wei sighed, "I have never heard that my father owed Chen Hao five thousand yuan during his lifetime. thing."
"Things all happened on the same day, and there were no contact tools such as WeChat and phone calls at that time, so the transmission of information would definitely not be timely. But if we can get the receipt of the five thousand yuan from Chen Hao, verify it Once you understand the authenticity of this matter, you should be able to believe what I say."
Ji Wei and Lin Zhi looked at each other. After they thought for a moment, Lin Zhi patted Ji Wei's hand and nodded to him.
"Then let me go with you to Chen Hao's Laolang Group to see that picture, the last item left by my father before his death."
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Old Wolf Group.
"Mr. Chen, there are three people looking for you outside. Who are they? Ji Zhong's son. They say they are here because of an old matter."
"What kind of cats and dogs can come directly to me upstairs? Why are you looking at the door! Get them away!" Chen Hao patted the buttocks of the female secretary who was sorting out documents with her back to him, without even looking at it. A look at the bodyguard who came in.
"Okay, Mr. Chen, I'll go right away." Seeing that Chen Hao was doing business, he was a little unhappy. The bodyguard nodded quickly and bowed and retreated.
"Wait a minute, what did you just say? Whose son is he?"
"Mr. Chen, he said he is Jizhong's son, but I have never heard of this Jizhong. Maybe he wants to use it to build friendship..."
Before the bodyguard finished speaking, Chen Hao's cup fell on him. The glass fell to the ground and broke into pieces. The hot water in the cup splashed all over the bodyguard, and the bodyguard did not dare to say a word.
Although Chen Hao is older now, the people who follow him all know what kind of person Chen Hao was when he was young. How ruthless and ruthless he was. One second he was smiling and chatting with you about everyday things, and the next second he was... I will put a knife in your chest and send you to see the King of Hell.
"You deserve to be called Ji Zhong? Have you never heard of it? Even when I see you, I have to respectfully call you Mr. Ji. I don't dare to call him by his first name. You have said his name three times now." Name, if it had been used when I was young, it would have been enough to kill you three times!"
The more Chen Hao talked, the angrier he became. He slapped the female secretary's butt again and said, "Go ahead and slap him!"
The female secretary curled her lips, swayed her buttocks, reluctantly walked up to the bodyguard, and gave him a soft slap.
"Didn't you eat? Hit me hard!" Chen Hao shouted angrily.
Seeing that Chen Hao was angry, the female secretary didn't dare to neglect him. She gritted her teeth and this time she summoned enough energy to slap Chen Hao, which made the bodyguard feel a little dizzy.
Seeing that the female secretary didn't dare to deal with him this time, and the bodyguard stood beside him without saying a word, Chen Hao calmed down and stood up from his boss chair.
"Go and invite Mr. Ji outside, please, please, and have a better attitude!"
"Okay, Mr. Chen, I understand!"
This time the bodyguard did not dare to neglect and hurriedly bent down and walked out of the room. At Chen Hao's signal, the female secretary cleaned up the broken glass on the floor and left with a pout on her lips.
"You three, our boss invites you to come in and chat." The bodyguard bent down and stood in front of the three of them this time, trying his best to put on a kind-looking smile on his face.
Seeing the different attitude of the bodyguard from before, Su Ran only felt a little funny.
She and Zhang Ziqing had naturally seen the scene in the house just now. No matter how bad Chen Hao was, at least Ji Zhong was still a person he was willing to respect.
The bodyguard led the three people to the door of Chen Hao's office and knocked gently.
"Please come in."
Chen Hao's voice came from inside. The bodyguard pushed open the office door respectfully and made an invitation gesture. After the three of them entered, he gently closed the door behind him.
"The presence of the three of them really brightened up my office! I'm really embarrassed that I didn't go down to greet them in person." Seeing the three people who came in, Chen Hao laughed.
Although it was the first time they met, Chen Hao felt an unreasonable sense of intimacy when he thought that they were related to Mr. Ji, and his tone of voice was not as serious as usual.
Ji Wei waved her hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen is too polite. You are now the president of Laolang Group and a well-known big shot in this city. After all, we should be the ones to visit you."
"Every big shot or not, they are all praised by friends in the industry. In addition, they caught up with the good times and were just opportunistic." Chen Hao touched his head, pointed at the sofa and said: "Come on, you three go first. Sit down, let’s not stand and chat.”
Ji Wei nodded and took the lead in sitting on the sofa in the middle. Zhang Ziqing and Su Ran sat casually on the sides.
After Chen Hao looked at the three of them for a moment, he focused on Ji Wei, "I just heard from my bodyguard that Mr. Ji is your father?"
Ji Wei nodded, "That's right, my name is Ji Wei, and Ji Zhong is my father."
