1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 842 Tell me, what happened?

The man at the head of the table was on the verge of exploding in rage: "Do you think she can just vanish into thin air? Are you kidding me?"

At this moment, an elderly woman stepped forward and said, "Sir, please calm down. Things have already come to this point, there's no point in arguing any further. Let's discuss what to do next."

The veins on the man's hands, gripping the armrests of the chair, bulged: "I originally thought it would be a simple matter, but after so many years and so many people involved, I still haven't gained anything. I'm starting to doubt whether the information I received before was wrong?"

The woman put her hand on the man's shoulder: "We've persevered for so long. If we give up now, all our previous efforts will have been for nothing. Besides, there's no smoke without fire. That man is an elder of the Xiao family. He couldn't have lied under those circumstances."

"But over the years, our people have turned the Xiao family's place upside down, but they haven't found anything. Now that the police have raided their hideout, we probably have even less hope of relying on our people alone."

"That Jiang Huiwen is really useless. She confessed everything as soon as the police interrogated her. Luckily, we haven't shown our faces. Otherwise, we would have been in trouble too."

The man raised his hand and slammed it on the armrest of the chair: "I, Qi Xiaotian, refuse to believe it. Even if I have to dig three feet into the ground in the Xiao family, I will dig out that treasure."

When Chu Xue heard this person's name, the scene of the day she was reunited with her family flashed through her mind. She remembered that her grandfather had an old friend named Qi Xiaotian, and she couldn't help but look over.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the man was indeed the same person she had met on the day of the family reunion.

A thought flashed through my mind: they've been eyeing this place by someone they know, and judging from the conversation between the man and woman, they've been eyeing the Xiao family's things for a long time.

It seems she'll have to go to the compound first; it's faster to ask the old man directly about some things.

Having heard what she wanted to know, she quickly left.

After leaving the alley, we headed straight for the courtyard.

When she arrived, Grandpa Xiao was just about to go out for a walk: "Chu Xue, what brings you here?"

"Grandpa, I need to talk to you."

Seeing his granddaughter's serious expression, he realized that something might be amiss: "Come on, let's go to the study to talk." The two of them went into the room one after the other.

Chu Xue greeted Miao Yiqiu in the living room: "Hello, Auntie."

Miao Yiqiu stood up with a smile: "Have you eaten?"

Chu Xue didn't lie: "Not yet."

Miao Yiqiu put down her needlework: "Then Auntie will make you a bowl of noodles."

Chu Xue did not refuse: "Okay, thank you for your trouble, Auntie. I need to talk to Grandpa about something, and I'll be out in a bit."

After entering the study, Old Master Xiao gestured for her to sit down: "Tell me, what happened?"

Chu Xue sat down directly in front of the old man and lowered her voice, "Grandpa, how did you two meet Qi Xiaotian, who came to our house on the day of our family reunion banquet?"

The old man looked puzzled, but still answered his granddaughter's question first: "Our two families used to live on the same street. The day after tomorrow, Qi Xiaotian's family moved away for some reason and were gone for several years. We didn't meet again until after the victory of the War of Resistance. Why are you asking about him?"

Aside from the matter of mental strength, she recounted everything that had happened that day: "Grandpa, I discovered that someone was watching his house from the shadows."

The old man stood up abruptly: "Then how did you hear those words? Was anyone discovered?"

He was terrified that his granddaughter would be discovered, which would put her in even greater danger.

Chu Xue naturally couldn't tell the truth: "Grandpa, you know that I not only have good eyesight, but also good hearing. Maybe that person forgot to lower his voice because he was so angry. I climbed over the wall of the neighboring courtyard onto the roof and happened to hear the conversation."

(End of this chapter)