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Chapter 509 Real World 2: Saito Hajime is Back! (14)

Saito Hajime was once a child prodigy in Qihe County, Handong Province.

The pride of Huaji Village, Jiaomiao Town.

She was intelligent and sensible from a young age.

She was a good student and a well-behaved child, never causing her parents any worry.

After the college entrance examination, I was admitted to a top university in the capital, where I studied a job that was guaranteed upon graduation.

He was hailed as the reincarnation of the God of Literature.

After graduation, he even got a job at the cultural relics protection institute in the neighboring city. In the eyes of his fellow villagers, their village might produce a department head in twenty years!

But three years ago, all those beautiful dreams collapsed.

The local government attracted a large investment project.

However, Saito Hajime discovers that there happens to be an ancient tomb from the Song or Yuan dynasty there and wants to stop the project's destructive construction.

Unfortunately, nobody paid attention.

Saito Hajime's report went unanswered.

He went to great lengths to help others, but was criticized for not understanding the bigger picture.

The cultural relics bureau was already in a weak position in this era and had little say.

Just when he was feeling down, a group of people claiming to be from the International Association for the Preservation of Antiquities approached Saito Hajime, offering to fund the rescue excavation of the ancient tomb.

Of course, having been in this industry for so long, Saito Hajime had his doubts about their identities, but when they produced the relevant department's approval, he was completely reassured.

Saito Hajime quickly led the association to the tomb passage.

However, when Saito arrived at the scene the next day, he found that the ancient tomb had been completely destroyed, the stone tablets containing precious historical information had been smashed, and a large number of Yuan blue and white porcelain pieces had been stolen.

The tomb owner was exhumed, mutilated, and left to rot like trash.

He only found out later.

The instructions and the identity are both fake!
Those people are international tomb raiders who specialize in robbing tombs!
This incident caused a huge uproar.

Saito Hajime was accused of assisting in tomb raiding activities and was imprisoned for three years.

Saito Hajime behaved well in prison and was released six months early, but he disappeared just a few days after his release.

Disappeared without a trace.

Saito Hajime's father, Qi Enze, and mother, Liu Huimei, had finally been looking forward to their son's release from prison. This blow almost crushed them.

His health is deteriorating day by day.

The villagers were spreading rumors that his son had stolen treasure from an ancient tomb, kept the treasure for himself, and then sold it after being released from prison and fled.

There are even rumors that after Saito left, he went abroad with a foreign tomb raiding group, leaving his elderly parents to fend for themselves.

Saito Hajime, disloyal, unfilial, inhumane, and unjust, became an absolute negative example for educating children in Huaji Village and even Qihe County.

From wanting to learn from Saito Hajime to never learning from Saito Hajime.

At first, Qi Enze would argue with them, insisting that his son was definitely not that kind of person.

However, some old men pointed their fingers at him and cursed him for raising an ungrateful traitorous son.

After several arguments, Qi Enze fell silent and stopped arguing.

Because he knew that no matter what he said, no one would believe him.

People will only believe what they want to believe.

Saito Hajime is a grave robber!

A shameful traitor who sold cultural relics abroad!
In the first two months after her son went missing, Liu Huimei spent almost every day in tears.

She didn't believe her son was dead, much less that he had fled abroad.

However, after they reported it to the police, there was no news for two months. Every time they went to the police station, there was no progress.

His son, Saito Hajime, seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth, leaving no trace whatsoever.

The police even searched their home several times, and they suspected that Saito had fled to avoid punishment.

Liu Huimei fell seriously ill and remained bedridden, her face pale, and it seemed her days were numbered.

The elderly couple were born in the countryside and spent their entire lives farming and working odd jobs. They finally managed to raise a high-achieving student, Saito Hajime.

But before he could repay his family, Saito was imprisoned, so he didn't have much money for medical treatment.

We've borrowed from all our relatives and friends, and now we're completely broke.

Recently, land in Huaji Village is to be expropriated to build a resort.

Qi Enze thought it was a good idea; this would alleviate their immediate crisis.

However, the price offered by the Shanshui Group in Jingzhou City was extremely low.

This is practically a way to fetch beggars!
Qi Enze flatly refused.

Liu Huimei was even more opposed, saying she would rather die than have her son come back and not be able to find his way home!

However, the Shanshui Group was extremely powerful and ignored Qi Enze's demands.

“They’ve come again,” Liu Huimei said, her face pale.

"Those bandits!" Qi Enze gritted his teeth.

"They didn't do anything to you, did they?"

"I'm going to settle accounts with them!"

"Cough cough!" Liu Huimei coughed violently, even coughing up blood.

Qi Enze had no choice but to return, quickly pick up the medicine, and slowly feed it to him.

"I'm feeling better," Liu Huimei asked, her face pale. "Son, is there any news?"

Qi Enze goes to the police station almost every week to inquire about Saito Ichi's whereabouts.

However, I received the same reply every time.

No news yet, just wait for notification.

Qi Enze sighed, "Still no news."

He might really be

"No!"

Instead, Liu Huimei grabbed Qi Enze's hand and said in a trembling voice, "You have to believe in your son, he won't be in any danger!"

"He will definitely come back!"

"He must have some reason that forced him to leave..."

"How could you possibly doubt your son!"

As she spoke, Liu Huimei coughed again.

Qi Enze quickly helped her up, but then noticed the dark red blood on Liu Huimei's palm.

He closed his eyes in anguish.

"How much longer can I hold on?" Liu Huimei asked, forcing herself to endure the pain.

Qi Enze wiped the sweat from her forehead and whispered, "The doctor said your illness is almost cured."

"Old Qi, we've been husband and wife for so many years, you don't need to lie to me anymore. I know this body won't last much longer."

Liu Huimei gripped Qi Enze's arm tightly.

"After I die, you must find our son. He... he would never leave like this. He must still be alive!"

Qi Enze was a man of few words. He had a lot to say, but in the end, he only said one sentence.

"You should focus on getting better; we'll find a solution."

Liu Huimei responded with a pale smile.

Clang!

Suddenly, the sound of breaking glass came from the yard.

"Qi Enze!" a gruff voice rang out: "Come out here right now!"

"Don't hide behind your sick, dead wife, damn it!"

"Coward!" "Get out here!"

"Here we go again!" Qi Enze's face turned red with anger. "This is outrageous!"

"Don't go out." Liu Huimei quickly grabbed Qi Enze's arm: "Don't get into a conflict with them."

"They're just a bunch of thugs!"

Qi Enze's eyes were red: "I don't believe they can really demolish our house!"

He grabbed a rolling pin and stormed out in a huff.

Outside the courtyard, an excavator was parked at the gate, completely blocking it.

"Oh, you've even brought a weapon!"

Four or five burly men sat crookedly in the courtyard.

The bald man in the lead noticed that Qi Enze was holding a rolling pin.

I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You worthless bastards, how dare you trespass on private property!" Qi Enze glared angrily.

Upon hearing this, the bald, burly man's face darkened: "Old Qi, watch your mouth!"

"Don't toast and you'll be fined if you don't eat!"

He wore a gold chain around his neck, had tattoos on his face, and a watermelon knife tucked into his waistband.

He was the contractor for the resort project.

Brother Long is rumored to be a ruthless man with a history of killing.

Upon seeing the gleaming blade, Qi Enze's momentum immediately weakened.

His legs trembled as he yelled, "Get out of here right now, or I'll call for help!!"

"Who are you calling me?!"

Brother Long burst into laughter: "Aren't you going to listen to what our Boss Gao's connections are like!"

"Go and call someone! See if any fool will come to your aid!"

Qi Enze's face turned even uglier.

Seeing his cowardly appearance, Brother Long disregarded Qi Enze even more.

The old man was so thin that he would fall over if the wind blew him down.

There is no threat at all.

He looks like an honest person, the easiest to bully!

"Start demolishing from here!"

Brother Long pointed to the door, where a plaque with the four faded characters "Jinbang Timing" (meaning "Passing the Imperial Examination") hung.

"I have the utmost contempt for those who are good at studying!"

"However, I heard your son got arrested for tomb raiding!"

Brother Long burst into laughter.

"Should I ask the guys inside to take good care of your son?"

"Don't dismantle it!" Qi Enze suddenly came to his senses.

That was a plaque given to his son, Saito, who was the top scorer in the college entrance examination in Qihe County.

They are their hope, and the witness to their happiest times!
Qi Enze rushed forward, but was pushed away by Brother Long.

"Yo!"

"The old quail wanted to rebel."

"Don't do anything, let me teach this guy a lesson."

Brother Long pinned Qi Enze down with one hand.

But he knew his limits, so he only kicked him in the thigh a few times.

But the movement was too big, and the watermelon knife at his waist fell down.

He pulled and shouted at the same time.

"What are you looking at? Smash it!!"

The excavator roared to life, but it only took one scoop.

The courtyard wall that once bore the sign "Successful Candidate in the Imperial Examination" collapsed.

Along with it, the light in Qi Enze's eyes also collapsed.

Gone.

All is gone.

Home is gone.

My son is gone too.

All is gone.

Brother Long kicked Qi Enze twice, but seeing that Qi Enze didn't move, he lost interest.

He walked onto the ruins and stepped on the plaque that read "Successful Candidate in the Imperial Examination."

"You tell me, what's the use of being good at studying!"

"it's so funny."

"Hahahahaha!"

Brother Long turned his head and was talking and laughing when he suddenly felt a pain in his chest.

He slowly turned his head.

"Bastard!" Qi Enze's eyes turned red, and he almost bit his lip until it bled.

He picked up the watermelon knife that Brother Long had dropped and, like a robot, plunged it into Brother Long's chest.

Fresh blood spread out like mist.

The moment the henchmen saw the blood, they screamed, "Something's happened!"

"Qi Enze has killed someone!"

In an instant, they scattered and fled.

Brother Long wanted to say something, but he quickly collapsed to the ground.

A pool of blood seeped out.

Enraged, Qi Enze plunged a knife into the heart.

Brother Long walked away in a ferocious manner.

He never imagined, even in his death, that this old quail would suddenly turn on him.

Qi Enze suddenly came to his senses and saw his hands covered in blood, the broken courtyard wall, and the thug lying on the ground without making a sound.

He got it.

Everything is irreversible.

"Old Qi, Old Qi," Liu Huimei's weak voice rang out from upstairs.

"what happens!"

"What's going on outside?"

Qi Enze opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Thump thump thump, clang clang clang!
Outside, the sounds of gongs, drums, and firecrackers rang out one after another.

It's just like when Saito became the top scholar in Qihe County back then, and the villagers presented him with a plaque.

The noise grew louder and louder, and it also grew closer and closer.

"Old Qi, come out quickly!"

"Your son is back!!"

(End of this chapter)