Eighties Sweetheart Wife
Chapter 414: The Truth of That Year?

Chapter 414: Chapter 414: The Truth of That Year?

Gu Chao cried out in disbelief, "Aunt Qian, Qu Limei?"

Gu Huai’an nodded, his eyes slightly dark, "Yes, it’s her."

Old Master Gu’s brows furrowed tightly. So, in that operation, Qu Limei was both in the know and a participant?

How could this be?

Did Old Man Qian know about it?

At this moment, a wave of unspeakable anger surged in Old Master Gu’s heart.

Gu Chao and Gu Jin had both been stunned into silence.

Gu Huai’an didn’t keep them in suspense, continuing, "This operation was a secret, yet Qu Limei still learned the truth from Old Master Qian’s Qian Yingchen. Faced with the prospect of eight hundred thousand taels of gold and antiques, she immediately had ideas.

Back then, she wanted to take the children and go abroad with Qian Yingchen, only she hadn’t mentioned it to Qian Yingchen yet.

She went to find Qian Cheng, and for reasons unknown at the moment, the two of them teamed up. Qu Limei made the psychotropic incense, having Qian Cheng carry it as a precaution.

They got in touch with the two groups through special channels.

The ambush was arranged in the small village of the cowherd boy.

The intention was to have the operation team completely wiped out.

Unfortunately, Grandfather, you insisted on retracing our steps, so they enacted their second plan.

The people who rushed down from the mountain were mostly bandits.

The rest were coerced or deceived.

The attackers were the bandits and Dieter.

Of course, Qian Cheng wouldn’t personally go after his own uncle.

As for the consequences of the operation’s failure, he and Qu Limei had considered those too.

At the time, they planned to take some of the gold and antiques and go straight abroad, as they had already contacted a foreign cargo ship specially intended for this purpose.

With gold and antiques in hand, as well as foreign currency,

if the plan succeeded, they would be able to live a good life abroad.

Thus, the person Qian Cheng wanted to kill was you, Grandfather."

Old Master Gu had long anticipated this.

Yet hearing it still made his heart tremble.

Gu Chao and Gu Jin exchanged glances.

They couldn’t understand why Gu Huai’an was being so straightforward. Shouldn’t he have kept this a secret?

At this point, neither of their minds could comprehend.

It wasn’t that they couldn’t think, but that the more they heard, the more perplexing it became.

"This brings us to Su Miaolan.

She is Su Miaolian’s cousin, who had studied abroad in her early years and returned in ’43. Due to her progressive thoughts, she joined the newly established Security Committee in Beidu and was then assigned to the operations team as a health worker.

Her real identity was unknown to Su Miaolian, since when Su Miaolan came back that year, she tried to persuade her cousin to leave the Qian family and become an independent woman, to stop fighting with Qu Limei out of jealousy and losing her sense of self. Also, in that same year, under Su Miaolan’s influence, Su Miaolian donated all her dowry to the front lines.

By the year ’49, Su Miaolian and the third mistress had already left the Qian family.

Qian Yingchen did not know his wife’s maiden name, and naturally was not familiar with Su Miaolan. Since Su Miaolan belonged to a different department, even if they met, she did not reveal her family background.

A mission is a mission, personal feelings are personal feelings, and besides, her cousin had left the Qian family. She didn’t see anything wrong with that, so of course she wouldn’t voluntarily disclose her identity.

Moreover, Qian Yingchen was very capable, a scholar returned from studying abroad. He was also an internationally renowned financier. The bank he established revitalized the economy of the rear areas, and he had made significant contributions to the country. He could not be neglected for personal reasons."

Originally, once the mission was completed, everyone was to return to their posts, but who would have thought that Qian Cheng had already turned rogue. Dieter, who was unaware of this, had also been summoned by Qian Cheng.

At the moment Qian Cheng raised his weapon at you, Grandfather, he was spotted by Murong Feng, who decisively wanted to shoot Qian Cheng. At the same time, Su Miaolan also saw this scene. She threw herself at Qian Cheng, who, noticing Murong Feng aiming a gun at him, ran away in panic. It was then that he saw the approaching Su Miaolan, and on the spot, Qian Cheng shot and killed her.

The shooting, counter-attack, dodging, and the outbreak of a flash flood almost happened simultaneously. In the blink of an eye, everything changed.

Both Su Miaolan and Murong Feng were sacrificed, and in the chaos, Qian Cheng was hit in the head.

Murong Feng became the scapegoat, and it was Qu Limei who leaked his family’s information.

This brings us back to Qu Limei. At the time, no one knew about these events, as they were wiped out by a flash flood.

But with Su Miaolan’s sacrifice, many things followed. Since the Su family didn’t have many people in Beidu, Su Miaolian had no choice but to go to Qian Yingchen to inquire about the situation.

At that time, Qian Yingchen had not yet donated the Qian family estate. This was a place familiar to Su Miaolian, who entered through the main gate and happened to overhear the conversation between Qian Cheng and Qu Limei.

Qian Cheng was playing dumb, having seen all his earlier efforts in vain and worried about being exposed, he thought of a way out. But he was unwilling to let go and regretted it, feeling that it was Qu Limei’s instigation that gave him the idea, otherwise, he wouldn’t have had to play dumb now.

The two of them lowered their voices and started arguing in the side room.

For Su Miaolian, it was like a bolt from the blue. She couldn’t believe that Qian Cheng had killed her cousin. After all, she was a dignified member of a family known for producing fragrances and was able to keep her composure. She left the Qian estate quietly.

However, Qu Limei still learned that she had visited.

Qu Limei wasn’t sure whether Su Miaolian knew or not.

That very evening, she borrowed two men from Shangguan Yunqi and captured Su Miaolian. They poisoned her to silence her and smashed both of her hands. Afterwards, they arranged for Loo Zhiguo to harm Su Miaolian.

Controlled by Loo Zhiguo, Su Miaolian could not leave the house, and they registered the marriage unilaterally.

And under Qu Limei’s instruction, Loo Zhiguo brutally beat and tortured her.

What I found out was that at the time, Qu Limei worked in the archives. She altered the relevant files and records.

Unable to speak or write, and being controlled and tortured, Su Miaolian wanted to report the situation but had no way to speak out.

As for why she wasn’t silenced, that’s currently unclear. Aside from a full confession from Qu Limei, there seems to be no better way.

All of this, I learned from Su Miaolian herself. But, without evidence, her word alone is of no use.

However, we could start with the death of Qian Cheng. Su Miaolian suspects that Qu Limei was behind his death."

With this, Gu Huai’an essentially reconstructed the scene of the events that had taken place back then.

However, there are still many doubts here, and sadly, they cannot be investigated in a short period.

This requires a significant amount of time, effort, and even manpower.

After Gu Huai’an finished speaking, the room fell into silence.

Afterward, several people went to see Old Master Gu.

Gu Huai’an said, "Grandfather, if everything Su Miaolian said is true, you must seek justice for Su Miaolan.

Murong Feng and Su Miaolan have died, but truth and justice cannot die. We must ensure that Murong Feng and Su Miaolan did not die in vain.

And Qu Limei—were she and Qian Cheng also assuming another identity? How did they contact Dieter and the bandits? Who connected them, and how much does Qian Yingchen really know?

As someone close to him, could Old Master Qian truly be completely in the dark?

Is there another layer to all of this?

Grandfather, now that you’ve stepped down from your position, I’ll hand over my people to you to investigate thoroughly and give them a resolution.

Moreover, you still have many things to take care of, like how to arrange for Murong and her family and even Su Miaolian and her daughter. All these need to be properly managed..."

With such complications, it would already be quite an accomplishment to uncover the truth in three to five years.

With other matters occupying Grandfather, naturally, he wouldn’t entertain other thoughts for the time being.

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