Chapter 458: Chapter 458: Dispute

"You know, come to think of it, my headaches have been getting much better lately. Especially these past few days, I don’t think I’ve had one at all." Mrs. Li thought for a moment, then smiled. "Now that you and your mother are back, Grandma is in a good mood."

Mrs. Li attributed all of this to Li Wan and Su Qing’s return. Her real daughter and granddaughter were what truly made her happy—unlike before, when the mere sight of that Li Yuan would put her in a sour mood. ’It must be some kind of unexplainable intuition,’ she thought.

Hearing this, Li Huan, who was nearby, said, "Even if your headaches are better now, you can’t let your guard down. Grandma, we should find some time to go to the hospital for a follow-up. Medicine is getting more and more advanced; maybe they can find a way to get rid of the root cause for good."

"Alright." Mrs. Li never argued with her granddaughter. "I’ll go get it checked out."

Now that her real daughter and granddaughter were both back, and with Li Wan about to get married, she wanted to spend as much time with them as she could. Naturally, she was paying more attention to her health than ever before.

That evening, while the family was having dinner, Su Qing learned that a wedding date had been set for Li Wan and Gu Xinsheng. It was on the eighth day of the first lunar month, an auspicious day for marriage. Li Wan said to Su Qing, "Your Uncle Gu’s house has been renovated, and we’ve prepared a room for you there. Since you’re on break now, your Uncle Gu thinks you should go take a look when you have time. If there’s anything you want to add or change in the room, just let us know. It’s going to be your room, and we want to make sure you’re comfortable in it."

Su Qing smiled and nodded, not wanting to refuse Li Wan and Gu Xinsheng’s kind offer. "Okay."

After dinner, Li Fenghuo pulled Su Qing aside and gave her a slip of paper with an address. "Qingqing," he said, "this is the physical address for the phone number you wanted to look up. Can you tell me if there’s a problem with this address you’re investigating?"

Li Fenghuo had absolute trust in Su Qing. He had a gut feeling that she was trying to uncover something.

"Eldest Uncle, I can’t confirm anything yet." Su Qing didn’t intend to hide the matter from Li Fenghuo, but with nothing certain yet, she couldn’t say much more. "Once I have confirmation, I’ll tell you everything. Is that okay?"

’If Tian Qiu really is the Qiutian I think he is,’ Su Qing thought, ’then this is definitely not something I can handle alone. I’m afraid that not only will the Beijing Public Security Bureau get involved, but Eldest Uncle’s side will have to intervene as well. After all, this concerns the national security of Hua Country.’

’No one could tolerate the Japanese running rampant on Hua Country’s soil, let alone coveting our national treasures.’

"Alright." Li Fenghuo nodded. "But remember, don’t do anything rash. Tell me immediately if something comes up, and whatever you do, don’t put yourself in danger alone."

Su Qing smiled. "Don’t worry, Eldest Uncle. I know what to do."

"Good." Li Fenghuo knew Su Qing was sensible, so he didn’t press her further. He was confident that with her character, she would never do anything malicious.

The next day, Su Qing took the medicinal herbs she had prepared and went to Mr. Gong’s house in Beijing. It was a residence with three successive courtyards. Mr. Gong and his group had been discharged from the hospital the previous day and were temporarily staying here, which made it convenient for Mr. Gong to treat An Zhihan.

The attending physicians were astonished by the rapid recovery of A Feng and the others. Unable to find any other explanation, they ultimately attributed it to the young men’s excellent physical constitution. Furthermore, since Mr. Gong was a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor who had been prescribing them herbal remedies, their speedy recovery didn’t arouse any suspicion.

"Miss Su Qing." The person who opened the door was A Feng, and he was overjoyed to see her. He knew that for his young master’s leg to heal, it required not only Mr. Gong’s medical expertise but also the herbs Su Qing had gone to great lengths to find in the mountains. Because of this, A Feng was deeply grateful to her.

"A Feng, how’s your recovery coming along?" Su Qing asked with a smile.

A Feng replied with a smile, "I’m mostly recovered. Thank you for your concern, Miss Su Qing."

Then, A Feng lowered his voice and said to Su Qing, "By the way, our Old Mrs. An has arrived. She’s staying here now, too."

"When did she arrive?" Su Qing asked.

"She got here this morning, not long ago," A Feng said. "She was supposed to arrive in Beijing around the same time as us, but they were apparently robbed in Guang City. Mrs. Lin was injured protecting Old Mrs. An, so they stayed in Guang City for a few days to let her recover before coming here."

"Robbed!" Su Qing was surprised by this turn of events.

"Yeah." A Feng led Su Qing into the courtyard. "She’s fine now. But... right now, Mr. Gong is arguing with Old Mrs. An over what happened to the young master."

Su Qing nodded. Even without A Feng telling her, she could already hear the sounds of an argument coming from inside.

"Lu Yunjuan, open your eyes and look at the terrible things those two ’good’ sons of yours have done!" It was the furious voice of Mr. Gong. "Wasn’t it enough that they harmed Zhi Han’s parents all those years ago? Now they’re trying to take Zhi Han’s life! What, are your two sons your own flesh and blood, while Zhi Han and his family were just picked up off the street?"

Old Mrs. An couldn’t believe that the moment she arrived in Beijing, she was hearing that her two sons had made a lethal attempt on An Zhihan’s life. She refused to believe it. "Cousin, nothing has been proven yet. This might not have anything to do with Li Zheng and Li Kang. They promised me they wouldn’t make things difficult for Zhi Han."

Old Mrs. An couldn’t bring herself to believe that her own two sons would make a move against An Zhihan again, much less hunt him all the way to the mainland.

An Zhihan, sitting in his wheelchair, looked at Old Mrs. An with eyes full of disappointment. "Grandma, then who do you think hates me so much that they’d want to see me dead? They even dragged Granduncle and his men into it. If it hadn’t been for the crowd of people who helped us this time, I’m afraid that by the time you arrived, you would have been looking at our corpses."

Hearing this, Old Mrs. An began to tremble. The thought of seeing the corpses of her cousin and grandson if no one had intervened sent a chill through her heart. Mrs. Lin, standing beside her, quickly steadied her. "Old Mrs., please don’t get too agitated. Mind your health."

Mrs. Lin then said, "Mr. Gong, Young Master, by rights, a servant like me shouldn’t speak out of turn. However, the Old Mrs. has been worried about the Young Master all these years. She never wanted what happened back then to occur. But you can’t favor the palm over the back of the hand—any misfortune to either side is like tearing out her heart."

Mr. Gong sneered. "So, you want to just let this slide and sweep it under the rug, just like last time? Let me tell you plainly, this matter is heinous, and it has already been reported to the Public Security Bureau. When they find out the truth, it won’t be something you can simply cover up by claiming ’family matters should not be made public.’"

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