sincerity of lies

It was Ji Xun's turn to look forward.

The pines and cypresses on both sides of the cemetery are tall and straight like guards, and Huo Ranyin's standing posture is even taller than the pines and cypresses.

If a person with a difficult childhood grows up by chance, he will inevitably go to two extremes.

Be those people, or, beat those people.

"Ranyin's parents died of a gas poisoning incident." Ji Xun looked at Huo Ranyin, but spoke to Yu Cisheng, "Ranyin was 8 years old when the incident happened, so he is already vague about the situation at that time, Mr. Yu Do you remember anything more clearly when you were 12 years old?"

Yu Cisheng seemed surprised.

"I was very young at that time, and I don't remember many details, but..." Yu Cisheng said, "I will try my best to think about it. What do you want to know?"

"When did the deceased die of gas poisoning?"

"At night." Yu Cisheng said, "It was morning when I was discovered."

"That is to say, they slept at night, closed the windows, but did not turn off the gas, resulting in the death of carbon monoxide poisoning due to gas leakage?" Ji Xun said.

"In addition to not turning off the gas, I also turned on the air conditioner."

This is a new detail that Ji Xun does not know.

But on second thought, it makes more sense.

Huo Ranyin mentioned that when his parents died, it was Chuxue that year. Xu Chengzhang and Huo Qiyu were in good condition, and they probably had the habit of turning on the air conditioner. The air conditioner further reduced the air circulation in the room, leading to the final tragedy.

"Since the gas leak happened at night, why isn't Ranyin at home?" Ji Xun said.

"Mr. Ji, don't you really know? You know. But you have to get an answer from me again and suffer twice." Yu Cisheng smiled faintly, "I'm afraid this is the rigor of people like you."

"You want to say that Ranyin left home because of another domestic violence." Ji Xun said bluntly, "Then, he went to... your house?"

"No." Yu Cisheng replied.

"Then where did he go?"

"I heard later that he hid overnight in the dollhouse under the slide in the community."

"It was snowing that day..." Ji Xun whispered, "If you have a good relationship, it should be a very simple matter for him to ask you for help."

"If you were placed in Huo Ranyin's environment, would you ask your friends for help?" Yu Cisheng asked.

Then, without waiting for Ji Xun's answer, the albino twirled the umbrella lightly.

The shadow that quietly fell from the umbrella also rotated, covering his face.

"Everyone has a weird sense of self-esteem, especially children."

After this conversation about the case of Huo Ranyin's parents ended, Ji Xun stood there for a while, making sure that he had adjusted his emotions before walking towards Huo Ranyin.

"It doesn't really have to be a choice."

While Huo Ranyin was meditating, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind. Turning around, he saw Ji Xun walking beside him.

Ji Xun reached out and took the appraisal report that Huo Ranyin had been holding onto for a long time, and took it into his hands.

He knew what Huo Ranyin had been struggling with during the few moments of silence.

But it doesn't matter, not everything can be chosen in the first place.

When you really can't make a choice, just put it aside gently.

After Ji Xun took it away, Huo Ranyin chased after him, read the report for a while, and finally let out a foul breath.

"Let me present a bouquet of flowers." Huo Ranyin said.

These cemeteries are all prepared.

Even though he usually entrusted someone to take care of it, and the left and right sides of the tombstone were clean, Huo Ranyin specially took water and a cloth to wipe off the dust on the tombstone, put incense on it, and presented a bouquet of flowers.

Afterwards, Ji Xun and Yu Cisheng burned incense and bowed.

After sorting out the tombs of my parents, I naturally went to my grandparents and uncle to take a look.

The cemetery I bought at that time was quite large, and I invited my husband to do some Feng Shui. Naturally, several monuments were not placed together, and Huo Shanyuan's tombstone was still inside.

Several people moved forward again.

After walking for a while, I saw Huo Dongwang's monument first, and then I saw a small tombstone not far from Huo Dongwang's tombstone.

This tombstone is extraordinarily small, it is a whole circle smaller than what Huo Dong looked at, the most important thing is, there is nothing on the tombstone.

"Whose tomb is this?" Huo Ran was slightly confused and asked the staff.

But the staff didn't know, they just said a little embarrassed: "I had this monument when I came here to work, it must be from the Huo family, right?"

In the Huo family's cemetery, the Huo family members are naturally buried.

If the direct descendants of the Huo family don't know about it, how can an outsider know about it?

Although this paragraph was not directly stated, it seemed to be projected from the blinking eyes of the staff.

"Is it a relative you don't know?" Ji Xun guessed, "A collateral?"

"No, probably not." Huo Ranyin shook his head, "This cemetery only buries immediate family members."

"This should be the girl from your mother's generation who died young." Yu Cisheng said suddenly.

Everyone's eyes focused on Yu Cisheng.

"I heard it from my father in the early years. When your father sold the shipyard, he had contact with my father. Later, my father investigated your shipyard." Yu Cisheng said, "Maybe I found it by the way. I vaguely remember He talked about it at the dinner table."

Naturally, a huge deal has to go through a thorough investigation.

The time when Xu Chengzhang sold Huo's shipyard was when Huo Shanyuan passed away. At that time, Yu Cisheng was 8 years old, and he was at an age where he didn't understand, but he could still hear about the family situation.

Huo Ranyin and Ji Xun looked at each other.

They were surprised at first, and then immediately thought of Lao Hu.

According to the timeline, since what Huo Ranyin must have seen was not Huo Ranyin's mother or Huo Ranyin's grandma, is it possible that what Lao Hu saw was...the nameless person buried in the unnamed stele?

"Have you seen your grandfather's household registration book?" Ji asked Huo Ranyin.

"I've seen it. The only children are my uncle and my mother." Huo Ranyin said affirmatively, but then he frowned, "However, in the early years, the household registration management was not as strict as it is now. It is possible that my grandfather moved from Fuzhou to Qinshi Misregistration occurred when the household registration book was changed... Do you know her name? How did she die?"

The last two sentences were Huo Ranyin's question to Yu Cisheng.

"I don't know." Yu Cisheng said, "Even if I have heard it, I have forgotten it. But I can ask my father for you later. Maybe he still remembers something."

Indeed, it’s just a small thing I heard at the dinner table when I was 8 years old. I can still remember it so far. It’s already a very good memory, so I can’t ask for too much.

"It's troublesome." Huo Ranyin said.

"Records may be missing, but as long as the person existed, the relevant contacts of the year will still be remembered. Ask the relatives of the Huo family in Qinshi." After all, it has been too long, and Ji Xun did not pin all his hopes on Yu Cisheng's father body, he mused, "Or go to Fuzhou to have a look."

Huo Ranyin hummed.

Huo Ranyin did not forget the ocean-going ship that disappeared in Fuzhou, which Lao Hu once worked for and belonged to Huo Shanyuan.

Anyway, I have to find some time to go and have a look.