My girlfriend died in the past

Chapter 131 What is the pattern?
Seeing Zhuang Xiao lost in thought, Shu Die couldn't help but ask, "You find it strange too, right?"

Zhuang Xiao frowned and nodded, "Well, I always feel that there is a strong sense of disharmony, but I can't think of where the disharmony lies at first glance."

"After listening to An Shihong's story, everything in this room feels out of place." Shu Die complained suddenly.

"It's not that problem. It's just that even if I haven't heard the story of 'non-existent daughter', it still feels inconsistent." Zhuang Xiao raised his hand and pressed his forehead. "I feel like the words are in my throat, but I just can't say it."

He looked up and asked, "Xiao Die, you just said it was strange, what was strange about it?"

Small Butterfly
Shu Die pursed her lips and looked up at him. Seeing that his eyes were still fixed on the phones, she did not correct him, but pointed at the phone boxes and said, "Isn't it obvious? An Shihong's brain started to have problems in 1999, and his wife was about the same. Then his wife passed away in 2008, and he went to a mental hospital until now."

After a pause, she said in a faint voice, "Why are there so many mobile phone models that were launched after 08?"

"!!!"

Zhuang Xiao suddenly raised his head and clapped his hands, "Yes! This is it!"

That’s what’s weird!

After 2008, An Shihong has been hospitalized in the Fifth People's Hospital!
He even escaped in 2012! This shows that under normal circumstances, he would stay in the hospital and not be able to leave.

So the question is, why are there so many mobile phone models that appeared after 08?
There are four mobile phones here in total.

The decibel is Nokia N97, iPhone 5, iPhone 7PLUS, and iPhone 16pro.
Zhuang Xiao immediately took out his cell phone and called his mother.

It took a while for the call to be connected.

"What's wrong, son? Is the door closed?"

"It's closed."

"Is the Shu family girl still with you?"

Zhuang Xiao turned his head to look at Shu Die who was thinking with a cold face, "Yes, so don't say anything if you have any."

"Okay, okay, you're already getting angry before we've even talked for a few words." The mother on the other end was very disappointed. "You're almost 26, so tell me when you plan to find a partner? If you tell me, I'll definitely not be bothered by you."

"Can we talk about it later? I called you for something important." Zhuang Xiao said helplessly.

"Okay, okay, if there's nothing important to do, just don't contact your parents." Mom complained again.

"mom!"

"Okay, okay, tell me, what's the matter?"

Zhuang Xiao sighed and then asked, "Who's upstairs?"

"Your Grandma Lu."

"Uh-huh, how's Grandma Lu doing?"

"Old people have osteoporosis. He fell and broke his leg. It has just been fixed. Your father and I will take turns to take care of him. We are all retired anyway. It is not easy for your grandma Lu. She is so old and she is the only son in the family. But... Forget it. What else do you want?"

"No, I just want to ask Grandma Lu if she likes buying mobile phones." He didn't beat around the bush when talking to his mother Zhuang Xiao.

My mother thought for a moment and replied, "No, your grandma Lu is still using an OPPO phone from several years ago. It was the phone your dad replaced a while ago. At that time, I saw she was still using an old phone, so I just gave it to her. What's wrong with that?"

"It's okay." Zhuang Xiao began to ask indirectly, "What other relatives does Grandma Lu have? Otherwise, how can she live alone at such an old age?"

"No, we usually help each other. Besides, your grandma Lu was engaged in scientific research before she retired. Their research institute would visit her every New Year and other holidays. The retirement benefits are not bad. Why are you worried?"

Hmm? I got a new clue.

Zhuang Xiao hurriedly asked, "What research institute? How come I didn't know anyone had visited?"

"You rent a house outside every day and don't even have a home, so what can you know?"

My mother complained in disdain, "How would I know what research institute it is? Anyway, it's quite important. A city leader came to visit before. At that time, they wanted to arrange for your grandma Lu to go to a retirement home, but she didn't want to go, so the leader just let her go."

Zhuang Xiao curled his lips, "That's still not taking it seriously." "Who said not taking it seriously? The female director of their research institute came to see her a few years ago, bringing a lot of things with her." Mom said casually, "The female director said that she and her husband are from the same family, so she took good care of him. There was no charge for coming to the hospital today.

"Okay, hang up if you have nothing else to say. Your dad and I are busy here."

After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Zhuang Xiao to respond.

But at this time Zhuang Xiao no longer cared.

Because he found new clues!

Research institute? Female director?
Are you a relative of Grandma Lu’s husband?

What is Grandma Lu’s husband’s last name?
Of course her surname is An! After all, her son's name is An Shihong!
That person is from the An clan, and she is also the director of the research institute, and she is a woman.

Who could this be? It's really hard to guess~~
Sure enough! It's still related to An Lan!
I must see An Lan in a few days!

And the node of the "story line" that goes back in time should also be on her!

Zhuang Xiao raised his lips slightly, but when he turned around, he saw Shu Die staring at the mobile phone boxes and still thinking, so he couldn't help asking, "What are you thinking about?"

"I wonder why these four phones."

Shu Die frowned slightly, "Think about it, logically speaking, if you want to collect mobile phones, you either buy all the popular models of each year, or buy all the models of the same brand. But I really don't understand why you buy different brands and different years."

Zhuang Xiaoxu complained with dead fish eyes: "No, even if it's 'buy all the popular models of each year' or 'buy all the models of the same brand', these two are also quite weird, I still can't understand it."

"But I would buy all the new mobile phones of all brands and models that came out that year." Shu Die felt that Zhuang Xiao was being too picky.

Zhuang Xiao opened his mouth and said, "No, you are eating your phone? Why did you buy so many?"

"Collect." Shu Die said confidently, "Some people like to collect stamps, some like to collect games, so what if I like to collect mobile phones?
"When I was a kid, I liked collecting airplanes and trains, but my dad couldn't satisfy my hobby."

"Isn't this a bit of a waste of money?" Zhuang Xiao couldn't understand.

Shu Die's starry eyes were puzzled. "Really? My dad actually praised me for my hobby of saving money. I'm not a spendthrift like those second-generation entrepreneurs."

Zhuang Xiao: “.”

Damn rich people!

He took a deep breath to suppress the hatred of the rich that was gushing out in his heart, and then asked, "Then what do you think is the reason?"

"I don't know, but there must be some pattern among these four mobile phones." Shu Die pondered.

She couldn't figure out what the pattern was.

But her words were like an electric current passing through Zhuang Xiao's mind.

He suddenly looked up, "Xiao Die! Since you like collecting mobile phones, do you know when these four phones will be released on the market?"

Shu Die nodded, "Do you even need to ask?"

She raised her fair and delicate chin modestly, then raised her slender white fingers and pointed at them one by one. "Nokia N97 is from 2008, iPhone 5 is from 2012, iPhone 7 PLUS is from 2016, and iPhone 16 Pro is of course from this year. It was just launched in September, I think it was September 9th, and I just bought all the models and colors."

Zhuang Xiao no longer listened to what she said next.

Leaving aside Nokia N97, in which year were the other three mobile phones launched?
2012, 2016, and 2024!
What happened in these three years?

In 2012, Gu Shiyue died!
In 2016, Dong Weirui died!
In 2024, Shu Die originally died!

Is this... too much of a coincidence?

　Due to different timelines, some historical events will occur at different times, so I won’t spoil the plot!

　　good night!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)