Return to the Road of God

Guan Hongze was told when he was very young that his parents divorced after he was born.

Less than a year after that, his mother passed away, so he didn't have any impression of this woman, and no one in his family would mention this former "official wife", and his father didn't like Guan Hongze either. When asked about that woman, Guan Hongze, who was good at reading words and demeanor, gave up after hitting a wall a few times.Compared with a strange woman, the kind and majestic father is the object of his attention.

...But he never thought that his mother loved Xia Xiaochuan.

Guan Hongze was startled by what he learned that night, thinking about it, his father liked his mother, his mother liked Mr. Xia, Mr. Xia also liked Sanyi Bai, and Sanyi Bai was pregnant before marriage, so Xia The family and the Bai family are going to join forces to rectify Xia Xiaochuan... The inextricable emotional ties make him feel extraordinarily complicated.

Guan Hongze suddenly discovered that his father was quite innocent in this relationship, because it was not Guan Linyun who wanted to attack Xia Xiaochuan, but an old man of Guan Tenglong's generation...

Is it because of Xia Xiaochuan's talent?That person's artistic ability made Guan Linyun willing to endure the shame of being cuckolded to protect him?He even did not hesitate to have a big fight with grandpa because of this?Guan Hongze was a little puzzled.There is also that strange "Bai Er", who has never been heard of since childhood, so he subconsciously believes that this person does not exist.

The next day, Guan Hongze asked Bai Qing to come out, and when he asked Bai Qing "Bai Er", Bai Qing was also at a loss.

"I've never heard anyone say that I only have an aunt, but my mother said that my aunt died very early." Tang Zhen said.

"When did your aunt... die?"

"It seems to be the year we were born. I heard that we got cancer..."

For a long time, their juniors thought that this branch of the Bai family was only Bai Junru, who was a round older than Guan Hongze's father. He had a son in his thirties, but his wife was weak. After giving birth, I rested for nearly ten years, and after my health improved, I started family planning... Afterwards, Bai Junru's younger sister died early, leaving no son or daughter. At that time, Bai Junru felt that the Bai family was weak and unfavorable for development. , his wife was pregnant again, he asked someone to find a relationship, paid a large sum of money, and secretly sent his wife back to the countryside, and gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins, Bai Qing and Bai Mu.

Therefore, Bai Qing and Bai Mu are 11 years younger than their elder brother Bai Ling, and their father is now in his sixtieth year.

"Don't you have any cousins ​​from far away?" Guan Hongze was still not reconciled, he always felt that "Bai Er" was a key person.

Bai Qing thought about it, but had no idea: "Why don't I go back and ask my brother."

"En." Guan Hongze knew that Bo Ling had experienced those things, but it's hard to say whether he still remembers them.

While thinking about it, Bai Qing murmured again: "It seems that someone has asked me this similar question..."

Guan Hongze was startled: "What?"

"Someone asked me if I knew someone called..." Bai Qing thought hard, and suddenly blurted out: "It's called Bai Changqing!"

Guan Hongze: "..."

Bai Qing remembered: "It's Ye Yufan, he asked me if Bai Changqing is my relative."

Guan Hongze's heart sank: "Are you sure Ye Yufan asked you? When did you ask?"

"Well, when he was still in Xili, he asked casually during a homeparty after the exam." Bai Qing confirmed.

Seeing that Guan Hongze frowned deeply, she asked again, "Why is your expression so serious, what happened?"

Guan Hongze shook his head: "No, go back and ask your brother."

After arriving home, Guan Hongze was restless.According to what Guan Fengming said that night, if Xia Xiaochuan really died of illness, and his mother and Bai Sanyi also died of illness, then there is no need to keep it secret.

The most important thing is that so many people died, which makes people feel strange.

Guan Hongze recalled what the American wrote in his diary recalling Xia Xiaochuan. When he came to China, he met a well-known art dealer. What kind of problem, to what extent should the problem be serious enough to allow Kashiwaji, who is a friend, to escape?

In addition, Ye Yufan is also investigating Xia Xiaochuan's matter, there is no doubt about it, he even learned the name "Bai Changqing" earlier than himself, how did he know?What is the relationship between him and Xia Xiaochuan?Also, why did Doctor Rui want to investigate Xia Xiaochuan?Are the portrait puzzles he asked Teacher Chong to analyze a year and a half ago related to Xia Xiaochuan?

—Wait, puzzles! "Impressions of Italy" drawn by SAFale is also a puzzle!He almost missed this important information!

A bunch of questions filled Guan Hongze's mind. He always felt that he knew a lot, but he didn't know anything. If those things could be found out so easily, would they be kept secret for so long?

When he got home, Guan Hongze first wrote a letter to the American named David, asking him who the art dealer he met back then, and just after sending it, he received a text message from Bai Qing.

"Brother has become so fierce." There are only seven words.

Guan Hongze's heart tightened, and he was about to ask Bo Ling what he had said to her, when a second text message came soon.

"Brother asked me how I knew about this person, and also asked me if I had heard what some messy people had said. I said you asked me, and my brother said, there is no such person at home."

Guan Hongze was completely speechless, thinking that getting information from the Bai family was probably as difficult as his own, and he had to find another way.

Guan Hongze: "Okay, I see, thank you."

Bai Qing: "You're welcome."

About half an hour later, Bai Qing sent another message: "Brother just came to see me again, he scolded me and asked me to keep a distance from you [crying]..."

Guan Hongze: "..."

Bai Qing: "Aze, I'm so uncomfortable [crying loudly]..."

Guan Hongze had no choice but to call her back, and Bai Qing was indeed crying, sobbing and said, "Brother is so strange, he seems to have been stimulated by something, very fierce, very fierce..."

Guan Hongze comforted her, and Bai Qing said again: "Is it because of Bai Changqing? I think he must know something, but he doesn't want to say it."

"Is it?"

"...Well, he has spoken to me several times before, but they were not so vicious. Aze, who is Bai Changqing? Why do you all ask him?"

"Uh, a painter." Guan Hongze quickly changed the subject and continued to comfort Bai Qing.

In a short while, she was coaxed into smiles by her delicate and mature sweetheart, and happily talked about other things, saying that Bai Mu skipped food all day and was kidnapped by her mother to a nursing home, and that Tang Zhen snatched Burberry's Limited bags, I talked for more than half an hour before hanging up the phone reluctantly.

Afterwards, Guan Hongze used his entire social circle in City A. Thanks to Tang Zhen's disclosure of his name, the matter of "Bai Changqing" became much easier to inquire about.

Soon someone gave feedback that Bai Changqing was indeed the second son of the Bai family and the younger brother of Bai Junru, but he committed a crime 20 years ago and is still in jail. The matter was suppressed, and only a few law enforcement officers knew about it.

The one who disclosed the news to Guan Hongze was a classmate in his Peiyou class, whose relatives all work in the judiciary.

"What happened?"

"It's been closed for almost 20 years, what else can I do, let's kill someone."

"..." Guan Hongze uncontrollably thought that the person Bai Changqing killed was Xia Xiaochuan, and he asked under tremendous pressure, "Who did you kill?"

"I heard it's a woman, but I don't know the details. I only asked my aunt because of soft talk..."

It's a woman, it's a woman... The woman is not Xia Xiaochuan.

As soon as Guan Hongze's heart was relieved, it rose to a height of half a foot - it was a woman!He almost forgot that his mother and Aunt Bai both died 20 years ago!Instantly shuddering...

"The crime of intentional homicide was sentenced to 30 years. I heard that the man performed well in prison, and his sentence was reduced. Counting the time, he will be out soon in the past few years."

The friend's words brought back Guan Hongze's sanity, he steadied his voice and asked, "Where is the prison?"

"Heshan Prison." It is a high-level prison in City A that detains prominent and well-known people before being convicted.

"Can I visit?"

"You think it's just random passers-by who go in to see it? Only relatives can visit!"

"..."

Guan Hongze hung up the phone, still thinking "Who did Bai Changqing kill?", unable to recover for a long time.But he didn't have time to entangle and be in a daze, the questions in his mind were about to explode, and he couldn't wait to figure out all those things!

He was actually very afraid, afraid that Ye Yufan would really be hurt by the officials because of Xia Xiaochuan's matter, especially after he knew that he had that kind of thought for Ye Yufan, this worry became more obvious.

He used to think that Ye Yufan's attitude towards him was "playing hard to get", but in fact Ye Yufan just wanted to investigate some things he wanted to know... Now Guan Hongze would rather that Ye Yufan was really "playing hard to get" to him!

A few days later, Guan Hongze contacted Kevin who was far away in Carter City.

In fact, he was not very close to Tao Sifei, an uncle. He had heard of the Tao family when he was a child, but because the descendants of the Tao family were all abroad, they didn't move around.

Because he was going to study in Xili, he was formally introduced by his father, which would allow him to have a care abroad.Apart from Bai Qing and Bai Mu's birthday party, Guan Hongze also asked him to help once, which was to meet Ye Yufan.

Kevin was also a little surprised when he received Guan Hongze's overseas call. When he heard that the other party wanted to inquire about Xia Xiaochuan, his voice was even more surprised: "Why do you ask this?"

"Because I was very curious about Mr. Xia's past, and I heard that my uncle is a student of Mr. Xia, so I made this call..."

Kevin said modestly: "I was able to learn painting from Mr. Xia because of your father's recommendation. I learned nothing for a few years, which is really insulting to the teacher!" He asked again, "Who did you hear about Mr. Xia? Yes, your father?"

Guan Hongze paused, and said, "No, it's my uncle."

"Oh, that silly boy Fengming, haha!" Compared to Guan Linyun, Kevin obviously has a better relationship with Guan Fengming of the same age. After asking a few words about Guan Fengming's recent situation, Kevin asked, "He told you what?"

"Speaking of this, I want to mention SAFale of the Royal Academy of Art. I don't know if uncle has paid attention to the news in this area. My uncle said that SAFale's painting style is very similar to that of Mr. Xia. SAFale is my alumni. We are all guessing his identity, so I'm very curious." Guan Fengming said these words calmly, half false and half true.

"So, I've heard about SAFale, but I haven't paid much attention to it. As for the style of painting, hey, I really can't see it. If I could see it, would I give up art and become a businessman?" Kevin smiled, his tone There is a hint of self-deprecation in it.

Guan Hongze felt a little regretful, and asked a few more questions, mostly about Xia Xiaochuan's past, how Tao Sifei felt when he was with him, what kind of person the other party was, and so on.

Kevin didn't hide it, and answered one by one, but they all sounded decent and official. In Tao Sifei's eyes, Xia Xiaochuan was just a talented artist who died young.

Kevin finally smiled and said, "Instead of asking me, you might as well ask your father. Brother Guan and Mr. Xia were good friends before. He must know more than me."

Guan Hongze thanked him politely, and hung up the phone, inexplicably feeling that Kevin was also trying to evade the "truth" of the matter.

And Tao Sifei, who was still speaking in a relaxed tone just now, did not have any relaxed expression on his face.