Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

Just like Lu Weiguo said.

The next day, at Qian Yunshan's funeral.

Apart from a few members of the Qian family, not a single person went to offer condolences.

Cremation is not the norm now, so Qian Yunshan's body was placed in a coffin in the courtyard of an old house.

On the contrary, the Qian family and his mother-in-law's family were all unwilling to leave his villa.

They argued over how to divide his remaining assets.

As for Qian Yunshan's partners in officialdom and business.

At this moment, everyone was trying to avoid it, running as far away as possible.

They dared not contact each other.

Instead, Zhao Kaishan and Lu Baomin, who had come to conduct research and visits, lost interest while sitting in the office.

"Your young companion is quite something. He said Qian Yunshan would die, and he really did? Is he actually Old Mrs. Chang's apprentice? Can he predict the future?"

Lu Baomin took a sip of tea, looked at Zhao Kaishan's report on the county's development, and casually joked.

"Stop messing around, Brother Lu. He shares your surname, and you even protected his family. That's why you two are related."

Zhao Kaishan clearly knew Lu Baomin before, and he spoke very casually when he was angry.

"Don't talk nonsense. That was all Mrs. Chang's scheme. It has nothing to do with me. There are so many people in the world who are the same. Do you think I know them all?"

"But this kid's got something going for him. Check the family tree; he might actually be a relative beyond five degrees of kinship."

Once you're beyond the fifth degree of kinship, the relationship is like that of strangers next door; they're not really relatives at all.

"Haha, Brother Lu, you're something else. I knew you'd improve. You never miss a single opportunity. But do you really think Qian Yunshan's death is related to that kid Lu Weiguo?"

The police results came out overnight, didn't they? The murderer was caught; they're just waiting for him to recover and for the final verdict.

Zhao Kaishan got up and poured tea for Lu Baomin.

A full cup of wine, a half-full cup of tea.

However, since both of them used ceramic water tanks and poured in hot water, they weren't too particular about it.

"But what about that wild animal from before? Some people say it was a tiger, some say it was a cat, and I even felt it was a spirit."

Why doesn't anyone care how it came to be? Is it really just a coincidence? Does Qian Yunshan seem to be caught in all sorts of bad luck?

But who knows! This old man is truly ruthless, embezzling state assets and arbitrarily arranging affairs for his own relatives.

He emptied out the entire state-owned factory, along with those grain depots that caught fire.

"The fire started as soon as I arrived to inspect; they're really daring! Isn't there something fishy going on here? Please reply."

Investigations, visits, and cross-city reviews.

There was no room for sentimentality whatsoever, and their arrival was too sudden.

There was also Zhao Kaishan, an inside man, who was quick, accurate, and ruthless, and could investigate a great deal of information.

"Yes, I never imagined he could be so greedy. If it weren't for that kid Lu Weiguo's reminder, he wouldn't have been able to get so much cheap coal."

And who knows how many more people will freeze to death this year.

"You don't need to take his side. I'm investigating you, not the people! But you've got a really clean backside, kid. Teach me how you cleaned it up."

The two exchanged jokes and laughter after Lu Baomin's banter.

"Let's go. No one's going to pay their respects. We should go on behalf of the president and vice president. Let's go buy some wreaths. We'll go first. If we're late, people will be more concerned."

The tradition of "when a person dies, the debt is wiped out" is a tradition of this era.

Lu Baomin packed up the evidence he had gathered and decided not to continue the investigation.

Moreover, he believed in Zhao Kaishan's abilities, and the biggest obstacle was already gone.

If he can't resolve the remaining issues, he's not fit to be the top leader at the county or city level.

I was just curious about his family, and I thought I'd like to meet with Lu Weiguo before I left.

Logically speaking, he indirectly helped Lu Weiguo and protected his family. Hearing that the kid could hunt, he should at least extort a bearskin cotton-padded coat for his grandson.

. . . . . . . . . .

"Shall we go?"

Outside the funeral.

Xiong Laoda and Huang He were pulling and tugging at each other.

Xiong Laoda wanted to pull Huang He inside, but Huang He knew Lu Weiguo's plan.

He was a participant, and he was afraid he would get entangled in Qian Yunshan's charlatanry.

"Why not? It's a good opportunity to see who else comes. That old bastard has embezzled far more than that. If I can get some more, I can make my way in the south!"

"That's still not enough?" Huang He was dumbfounded.

The money he received in the past few days was more than he had ever seen in the first half of his life.

"Duh! You're such a sly old fox, no wonder you can only do that unprofitable black market stuff."

Boss Xiong complained and forcibly dragged Huang He to the funeral.

Since death is a serious matter, after kowtowing three times, he was, after all, someone who followed Qian Yunshan.

He was also familiar with the Qian family, so he mingled among them and listened to their gossip.

Where else could analyst Qian Yunshan hide the money?

The saying "when a person dies, the monkeys scatter" is perfectly exemplified at this moment.

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In contrast, Lu Weiguo...

Inside the tent, a large iron pot of boiling water on the warm stove made the room misty.

The temperature is just right, like a fairyland.

The unfinished snake soup and fresh wild boar meat were all stewed together.

Lu Weiguo and Officer Liu sat on either side.

They drank and chatted.

"You really didn't do it?"

Old Liu looked suspicious and began to doubt Lu Weiguo's identity.

"Look, you have all the witnesses and evidence. Don't frame me, you need to produce the proof."

Lu Weiguo rolled his eyes at Lao Liu.

This old guy got promoted like a rocket, and now instead of thanking him, he's starting to doubt him!

"Tch! Get lost! Don't you know what happened with the lynx?"

"I don't know, ask Director Zhao!"

Lu Weiguo's words effectively shut down Lao Liu.

I don't know what the relationship is between Director Zhao and Lu Weiguo.

Originally, we were supposed to investigate and collect evidence, and analyze the inexplicable issues in the testimonies.

But Director Zhao used all his connections to close the case overnight.

Including Liu Jia, Director Zhao didn't know what he said.

Aside from admitting that she was the one who killed the person, she wouldn't say anything else.

Even the border guards got involved, completely ruining the testimonies and statements.

"You bastard, you're Zhao Kaishan, you're Director Zhao, and you even know the border guards. Rumors are circulating that you're related to Leader Lu, who's here to investigate."

Is it true?

"If you hadn't told me, you really wouldn't have been very considerate."

Old Liu continued to probe for information.

However, Lu Weiguo just smiled and neither refused nor explained!

Let Lao Liu guess as he pleases.

Using someone else's coattails as a pretext is a common tactic in officialdom and business in later generations.

Even if they're exposed, they can just deny it. It's all your own guesses, not what he said.

After a long pause, Old Liu finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Okay! You're awesome, but watch out from now on. I'll be keeping a close eye on you. Now that I'm in charge, don't cause me any trouble."

"You old bastard, you're so ungrateful! Just you wait, see how I'll make you pay!"