Chapter 49 Chapter Forty-Nine

Lin Nianzhen's eyes flashed a faint touch: "You care about Yuan Jia so much, she will be very grateful if she knows. Mr. Tong, please allow me to explain - my friend Yuan Jia is living a very happy life now, After going through many ups and downs in her life, she is very satisfied with her current peaceful life, and hopes to live like this forever... Originally, she didn't want to look back on past events and people, and she didn't want these things to disturb her. She has achieved the hard-won peace today. However, in her heart, there is always a doubt, which makes her uneasy from time to time. She realizes that if she cannot solve this question, she will never be able to obtain real peace in this life. And more The important thing is...she needs an explanation for the loss of her relatives. That's why she asked me for help after she learned that I had the opportunity to come to China."

A gust of breeze blew, Lin Nianzhen raised his left hand and gently brushed the hair floating on his cheek. "...the past life once brought Yuan Jia great trauma. She spent a lot of money and took a long time to recover and enjoy the joy of life again. Therefore, when the old things were brought up again, she Psychologically, she still has heavy shadows and concerns, worrying about being drawn into the vortex of emotions and fate again. So on the one hand, she wants to find the truth, and on the other hand, she deliberately keeps a distance from everything in the past. The meager wishes in the end... Mr. Tong, if my prudence makes you feel uncomfortable, it is really unavoidable, I hope you can understand."

Tong Minghai replied dully: "Ms. Lin, don't worry. We, we fully understand." Lin Nianzhen bowed slightly to him on the bamboo chair to express his thanks. The three of them were silent for a while, and Tong Minghai asked again: "Ms. Lin, apart from Zhang Huabin's whereabouts, the other thing Yuan Jia wants to know is the real cause of death of Yuan Jia's grandfather, Yuan Bohan, right?" ?” "yes." "Well, but it is much more difficult to find out about this matter than to find Zhang Naichi. Ms. Lin must have known that when I was in charge of this case, there were twists and turns, and there were always doubts in the end. To be honest, it has been so many years , I, like Yuan Jia, have always been worried about this. The Japanese suicide incident in Yiyuan at the end of last year drew our attention to this house again. In fact, before you came, Tong Tong and I Xiao restarted the investigation that had been interrupted for many years. And you provided the clue of Zhang Huabin, so we made many new discoveries..." At this point, Tong Minghai pondered for a while, then he emphasized his tone, "Lin Ma'am, we believe that the relationship between Zhang Naichi, Li Weilian, and Yuan Jia, as well as their relationship with the house of 'Yiyuan', is the key to unlocking Yuan Bohan's death, which cannot be avoided no matter what."

In the eyes of Tong Xiao and his son, Lin Nianzhen muttered to himself: "Li Weilian...he and Zhang Huabin work together...they are both in 'Yiyuan'..." Tong Xiao hurriedly said: "According to the results of our investigation, after Zhang Huabin arrived in Hong Kong in 1987, he first relied on part-time jobs and worked as a waiter in a small hotel to make ends meet. Until 1991, he entered the West Coast Chemical Company through Li Weilian's arrangement. Li Weilian himself had worked in West Bund Chemical for more than three years at that time, and was highly valued by the company because of his outstanding performance. Later, Li Weilian was promoted all the way, from the sales general manager of West Bund Chemical China Company to the general manager of the Chinese company, and finally the president of Greater China , Zhang Naichi has always followed him, and his career has developed a lot, and he has achieved the high position of product director. As for "Yiyuan", according to the investigation, in 2002, Li Weilian made the decision as the president of the Greater China region. Moved the headquarters office into 'Yiyuan'. Since then, 'Yiyuan' has become the office location for him and Zhang Naichi in Shanghai."

"It turned out to be like this..." Tong Minghai took over the topic: "That's right. However, Ms. Lin, one thing that puzzled us during the investigation is how did Zhang Huabin know Li Weilian? At least judging from their household registration and growth conditions in Shanghai, the two seem to be quite different. There should be a deep friendship. Yuan Jia has known Zhang Huabin since he was a child. He was fostered by Yuan Jia's grandmother shortly after his birth. However, Yuan Jia also claimed that he was completely unfamiliar with Li Weilian. However, all three of them had attended Huahai Middle School. study..."

Lin Nianzhen interrupted Tong Minghai: "Then Mr. Tong, have you found the answer?" Tong Minghai motioned to his son: "You tell me." "Okay." Tong Xiao had rehearsed it many times in her mind, and said with confidence, "Ms. Lin, let's make a long story short. According to our investigation, Yuan Jia was born in 1963. Her parents passed away shortly after she was born, and she was raised by her grandmother Zhao Azhen. In 1967, when Yuan Jia was four years old, Zhang Huabin, who was only one year old, was taken to Zhao Azhen by his father Zhang Guangrong for foster care. Until Zhao Azhen passed away in 1977, Yuan Jia and Zhang Huabin grew up together for almost ten years. 1977 Before the death of Zhao Azhen in 2010, Yuan Jia was entrusted to his grandfather Yuan Bohan, and Zhang Huabin was taken back by Zhang Guangrong, and the two children were separated. In 1978, Yuan Jia moved to "Yiyuan" with Yuan Bohan, and transferred to Huahai Middle School for high school. Zhang Guangrong also happened to find a job as a substitute teacher at Huahai Middle School. When the school year started in 1978, Zhang Huabin entered Huahai Middle School as a student of the teaching staff to study in the first year of junior high school. came together in a different way.

"As for Li Weilian, on the surface it seems that his background has nothing to do with these two people, but this is not the case. "Li Weilian and Yuan Jia are the same age, and they were also born in 1963. Both his parents came from prominent families in Shanghai before liberation. Before 1949, these two families had considerable industries in Shanghai. Li Weilian's mother's family and Yuan Bohan's family They are family friends. Before the liberation, the two families often came and went. We know that there used to be a group of servants in this kind of family. After the liberation, although the master withdrew from China, the servants stayed. And our investigation is It was from this angle that we found a breakthrough. Zhao Azhen, whose name suddenly appeared in the roster of servants, turned out that she was the nanny who brought up Li Weilian's mother! Later, people called her "Mother Azhen", as if It's also because that's what the master called her back then.

"After we continued to investigate, we found that at the beginning of 1963, before Li Weilian was born, his father was sent to Gansu. His mother raised two children alone in Shanghai, and she was about to give birth. When she was desperate, she asked her old nanny Zhao Azhen for help. The kind-hearted Zhao Azhen rushed to help without saying a word, and Li Weilian was born in the arms of the old nanny who had raised his mother. Zhao Azhen stayed at Li Weilian's home for several months until her own daughter was about to give birth. She just returned to Fenglin Bridge. The poor daughter died of dystocia, and Zhao Azhen welcomed her granddaughter—Yuan Jia with mixed sorrow and joy."

Tong Xiao stopped and didn't say much, but his mouth was dry.Picking up the purple sand cup and taking a sip of the incense slices, Tong Xiao secretly glanced at Lin Nianzhen.As the night grew darker, the street lights in the alley dimmed over the small courtyard, obliquely falling on her face, silently covering up the traces of years, making her look so chaste. "The fact that Zhao Azhen is the nanny of Li Weilian's mother's family also explains why Yuan Bohan's son fell in love with Zhao Azhen's daughter. Such two people who were originally of very different social classes got married because of their family's historical background, and because of their relationship after liberation. China's social environment and love each other, in order to have the opportunity to come together.

"...Later, when I was too busy, or when there were special arrangements, Li Weilian would be taken by his mother to Zhao Azhen at Fenglin Bridge, and asked Azhen's mother to take care of him. God. Of course, his situation is in temporary custody, which is different from the long-term foster care of Zhang Huabin. Li Weilian went to kindergarten and elementary school in Xuhui District, but the school management was very irregular during the "Cultural Revolution", and Li Weilian often had no classes to attend. At this time, his mother would also send him to Zhao Azhen. It seemed that his mother didn't like him very much and always tried to get rid of him.

"In short, combining these circumstances, we have every reason to believe that Li Weilian, Yuan Jia, and Zhang Huabin have known each other since childhood, and they grew up together under the care of Zhao Azhen's mother-in-law. In the autumn of 1975, Li Weilian took the lead in entering Huahai Middle School for junior high school. , he is already an older child, we don’t know if he is often sent to Fenglin Bridge. Three years later, in the autumn of 1978, Yuan Jia and Zhang Huabin also entered Huahai Middle School one after another. The three should be much closer than other children in the school. But the strange thing is that we interviewed many teachers and students of Huahai Middle School at that time, and everyone said that they had no relevant impressions. "But one thing is certain is that the relationship between the three children has never really been broken, otherwise Zhang Naichi and Li Weilian would not have met and worked together in Hong Kong until now, and Li Weilian would not deliberately choose 'Yiyuan' as the company's headquarters. Yuan Jia would not still be obsessed with finding Zhang Huabin's whereabouts after more than 20 years. "In 1981, Yuan Bohan died suddenly in "Yi Yuan", and Li Weilian was involved. At that time, Yuan Jia testified that she did not know Li Weilian. Now it seems that she was lying. Why did she lie? She and Li Weilian What happened between them? We believe that we must investigate everything between Yuan Jia, Li Weilian and Zhang Naichi before we can truly clarify the ins and outs of Yuan Bohan's death." Tong Xiao finished his long report.The small courtyard fell into silence again, and the night was getting deeper. The people enjoying the cool air in the alley had all dispersed, and there were occasional rustling sounds, probably the murmurs of lovers embracing each other hiding under a certain doorway.Tong Minghai asked: "Ms. Lin, do you have any opinion on the investigation results that Tong Xiao just mentioned? Yuan Jia... Has she talked about the past with Zhang Huabin and Li Weilian?" Lin Nianzhen raised his eyes, and said in a calm and eloquent tone: "Mr. Tong, I have never heard Yuan Jia mention these things. But since you have obtained the result through careful investigation, it must be the truth. If it is like what you said, back then Yuan Jia lied, so until today she still refuses to mention the past between the three of them, there must be a good reason. I don't recommend further investigation in this direction." Tong Minghai frowned: "If you don't pursue it, the truth about Yuan Bohan's death may never be revealed. Is Yuan Jia willing to do this?" "Yes, I think she is willing to do so." Lin Nianzhen replied very softly, but every word caught his ear, as if carrying a special power. Tong Minghai let out a long sigh: "Okay, then maybe there's nothing we can do to help." Lin Nianzhen nodded lightly: "Anyway, you helped find Zhang Huabin's whereabouts, which is enough to make Yuan Jia feel relieved. Thank you very, very much!" She raised her left hand again, brushing the broken hair blown to her forehead by the evening wind. "It's so late, I'm really sorry to bother you until now... I should go." Tong Minghai said with a gloomy face, "It's getting late, let Tong Xiao take you out." Tong Xiao and Lin Nianzhen walked out of the alley side by side. "Just send it to the intersection, and I can take a taxi myself." Lin Nianzhen said. Tong Xiao suddenly said: "Ms. Lin, something happened to Li Weilian. Do you know?" She stopped: "An accident? What's the matter?" "He...he resigned from the company because of the sex scandal." "Sex scandal?" "Yes, the video of him having sex with other people's wives was exposed, so... well, this matter is quite complicated and full of doubts. If you... oh, I mean, if Yuan Jia wants to know, we can Make another appointment, and I will talk about it in detail.” Lin Nianzhen was silent for a moment, then stared at the front and said, "No need. Since Yuan Jia denied knowing Li Weilian many years ago, I don't think she will want to know more about him." Tong Xiao returned to her small courtyard, and Tong Minghai sat at the table smoking a cigarette. "Hehe, I haven't smoked all night, so I can't hold it anymore." Tong Xiao sat down beside his father. Behind the white smoke, Tong Minghai's eyes were bright: "Oh! She's still like this..." "Her?" Tong Xiao smiled, "Dad, some things cannot be forced, we have to respect the wishes of the parties, right?" Tong Minghai snorted: "Respect? I really don't understand what's going on with these two people?" "Two people? Isn't it three?" Tong Minghai took a puff of smoke heavily: "I don't recognize the one whose surname is Zhang. Yuan Jia and Li Weilian both pissed me off enough at the beginning. Hehe, it's not over until today!" Tong Xiao pouted: "I think you really like being tossed about by these two people."