After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 70, Episode 0072: What can you do that won't succeed?

The story goes back twelve years. At that time, there was a bandit gang in the mountains not far from the Red Star Brigade. It was said that they were former members of the Army's unified command, and their weapons were more advanced than those of the People's Liberation Army.

Back then, after a bandit was wiped out, whether the bandits were killed on the spot or dealt with later, the list was always reported.

Because of Lin Yuexi's special status, just in case, everyone present had seen the list. The reason was that two of the top executives and several middle-level managers had run away, and the higher-ups suspected that some of them might be lurking nearby.

The patience of the enemy's special agents is sometimes truly admirable; they can remain hidden for years, decades, or even almost a lifetime.

With that kind of perseverance, what wouldn't you succeed at?!

Liu Huai rarely joined the group chat. "Li Wenjie, I remember the owner of this name shouldn't be the leader, but the third-in-command, right?"

His name sounds cultured, and Li Wenjie is indeed cultured as his name suggests. He graduated from Huang Na's Military Academy, where he was highly regarded by his superiors. After graduating, he joined the intelligence department of the military.

During the bandit suppression, we attached great importance to Li Wenjie. As a top-notch intelligence officer, it was standard practice for him to fake his death. Therefore, we confirmed his death multiple times.

And now someone is telling them that the person who has been dead for twelve years actually passed away just a few days ago.

Let's move the timeline back a bit.

Ren Yan also remembered the list, but when she was chatting with Aunt Wu and the others, she hadn't connected Old Man Li with the people on the list. She just thought it was an ordinary gossip about family matters in the countryside.

On her way home, she ran into Aunt Liu again.

At that time, Aunt Liu was squatting by the roadside, clutching her stomach. Her face was deathly pale, and she looked to be in a very bad situation.

Ren Yan quickly stepped forward and squatted down in front of Aunt Liu: "Aunt Liu, come on, I'll carry you to the clinic."

Aunt Liu gently nudged her, "No need, no need, it's just an old ailment, it'll be fine in a bit."

It turns out that Aunt Liu already had stomach cancer.

Fortunately, there was a skilled doctor named Gao in the village. A few days ago, on her way back from sending off Old Man Li to his funeral, Aunt Liu fainted from exhaustion and hunger. After examination, Dr. Gao diagnosed her with early-stage stomach cancer.

Unfortunately, for people in rural areas, whether it's early or late stage, once the word "cancer" is associated with a disease, it basically means death.

Because very few people can afford medical treatment, and even fewer are willing to spend that money.

The same situation applies to Aunt Liu's family. Old Mrs. Wang, who holds the power in the household, is unwilling to spend money to treat Aunt Liu's illness. Not only that, Old Mrs. Wang is also encouraging Li Jianshe to divorce and remarry, and has even started looking for a partner for him.

But Old Mrs. Wang never expected that Li Jianshe, who was always filial and obedient, would dare to defy her this time. He refused to divorce her and refused to give money to his wife for medical treatment. He said he would separate the family and then pay for his wife's treatment.

Wang Laotai was unwilling to give money to Liu Da Niang for medical treatment; she was even more unwilling to divide the family property.

This is exactly what's been going on at Grandma Wang's house these past few days.

“I don’t care if I die. My mother-in-law and the others don’t want me to live either. They all say they hope I die soon so that Da Wu’s father can have a place.”

“I endured all the hardships before, but now I’m dying. I couldn’t even protect my children while I was alive. If I die, they’ll be bullied to death by my mother-in-law and the others.” Although Aunt Liu’s words were not very clear, Ren Yan could guess what she was thinking after learning about her plight.

She no longer wanted to live; she only wanted to fight for her children's survival before she died.

In her view, separating from the family was the only way for her children to survive.

Putting aside why she didn't protect her child in the past, given the current environment, sometimes it's not a matter of whether she wants to or not, but whether she can do it, and whether reality allows her to do it.

The fact that she was now focused on making a living for her child touched Ren Yan deeply.

Aunt Liu absolutely refused to see a doctor, so Ren Yan had no choice but to carry her home.

She originally intended to tell Lin Yuexi and the others about Aunt Liu's situation after returning home, to brainstorm and see if they could help her.

Unexpectedly, about half an hour later, Liu's husband, Li Jianshe, came over and handed a palm-sized notebook that looked quite old to Leng Xingran, who opened the door.

"These are the things my father left me."

After saying this in a low voice, he turned and walked away, faster and faster, until he was even running away, as if a dog was chasing him.

The notebook appears to contain detailed accounts of the Li family's earnings over the years; it seems to be a very ordinary ledger.

Although the characters on it weren't particularly beautiful, they could never have been written by an uneducated person. Old Man Li had never been to school and had never been able to read a single character in his life.

Looking at the bottom right corner of the last page, where many people are used to signing their names, three words are written neatly: Li Wenjie!

To be honest, they hadn't thought much about it yet. Although they were all wondering why Li Jianshe gave them the account book, they didn't think about anything else. They just assumed that Li Jianshe wanted to divide the family property and asked them to help calculate the division of the property.

Liu Huai felt that the name Li Wenjie sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was, so he blurted out:
"I feel like I've heard the name Li Wenjie somewhere before, and it doesn't sound like the name of someone from the countryside."

Because of his words, Lin Yuexi thought carefully and then remembered the list.

Coincidentally, the name Li Wenjie appears above, and he is a very important person.

Even more coincidentally, Old Man Li had reportedly suffered a very serious injury twelve years ago and spent nearly half a year recuperating at home.

In the past six months, even his own son, Li Jianshe, hasn't seen him; only his wife, Old Lady Wang, has taken care of him.

Even more coincidentally, also twelve years ago, Old Man Li reportedly saved a person of high status in the county. The person, unwilling to endlessly owe him a debt of gratitude, offered Old Man Li a job to settle the debt.

That's how Li Jianshe got his job at the county furniture factory.

It was a coincidence, or perhaps it really was just a coincidence.

But if a bunch of coincidences come together, then it's definitely not a coincidence.