took a few red tickets from his wallet and handed them to the driver, and then Zhao Hao turned around and walked towards his villa, and he didn't take the crimson shirt in the back seat.

In the early autumn season, the rich colors on both sides of the road have been pasted with various black and white papers, and wreaths have been placed on the side of the road, and there are elegiac couplets written by people from all walks of life.

Shredded paper money poured on the ground, and a mournful song echoed in the air.

The pedestrians who came and went, whether they knew each other or not, were wearing a black cloth belt on their arms at the moment, and a big word was printed on it, these were all people who came to see off Zhao's father, and some were surprised and some were indifferent when they looked at Zhao Hao.

"Zhao Shao is back?"

"That's Zhao Gongzi, right? Didn't you say that he disappeared three days ago!?"

"Why are you only coming back now, this Zhao family is about to become a mess!"

"Hehe, these relatives of the Zhao family are really not on the stage, Uncle Zhao has only been gone for a few days, and he is discussing the division of the family property there, and now the real Zhao Gongzi is back, and now there is a good show to watch. ”

"Who said no, none of the people in it have become a climate, you see what time it is now?

Walking through a chaotic crowd, the sound of everyone's discussion was heard in his ears, Zhao Hao frowned and nodded with a few people who were familiar with it, and walked quickly to the front of the mourning hall that was temporarily built in the garage on the side of the main entrance.

Uncle Zhong, the old man in the company, had sharp eyes, and soon asked someone to bring a plain linen coat over, and after dressing neatly, Zhao Hao first knelt and kowtowed respectfully in front of the coffin containing the ashes.

remembered the days when his father and he depended on him in the past, and his strong arms held up a piece of heaven for him in the crowd, making himself a rich and noble family that everyone envied.

In the blink of an eye, he has grown up, but his father, who has always been regarded as dependent, died at this time.

Thinking of this, a burst of sadness came to his heart, Zhao Hao's eyes were red, hot tears continued to flow down, although there was no wail in his mouth, but the iron fist under the wide sleeves had already been tightly clenched.

"Father, I'm back, that is, after you, the child also encountered an assassination, but fortunately, with the blessing of the ancestors, our family's heirloom hides a great adventure, fortunately I got it, and now the child has some ability to protect himself, and his safety is no longer a problem.

Huh~!Don't worry, there are already clues to the murderer at present, as long as I catch the person who assassinated me, after touching the melon, it must not be far from the time to find out the person behind it.

Don't worry, father, the child is not ready to do things before he has accumulated enough strength, you once taught me, those who become big things are not informal, everything happens to be successful, it will become a situation in advance, and being too hasty is the biggest obstacle on the way to success, I keep it in mind here, you don't have to worry. ”

Zhao Hao was kneeling there, muttering to himself in a voice that only he could hear in front of Zhao's father's coffin, telling some private words in his heart.

After a while, he raised his head again, and when Uncle Zhong next to him saw this, he immediately came over to support Zhao Hao, and at the same time whispered in his ear.

"Young master, it's not early now, you should have sent the master on the road when you didn't come back before, but those relatives in your family have been hesitant and have other ideas in their hearts, so they have delayed the time, you see?"

When Zhao Hao heard this, a sneer suddenly hung on the corner of his mouth, patted the dust on his knees, and replied: "I'll go and see those relatives first, after all, I'll have to use them to make wreaths later, and everyone is in the room now?"

"It's all here, young master. Uncle Zhong lowered his eyebrows and replied obediently.

"That's good, Brother Hu, Brother Liu, you two come in with me to have a look. ”

Zhao Hao said, turned around and called the two elite bodyguards who had been guarding the coffin, these two people had been following his father for seven or eight years, and their relationship with Zhao Hao was very close, even in the previous turbulent week, they had never expressed the slightest dissent, and they were very trusted by Zhao Hao.

Of course, after this series of things, Zhao Hao himself no longer believes in others so lightly, whether the other party is really loyal to him or whether it is good to pretend to be good on the surface, it will be revealed one by one with the loss of time.

Walking into this familiar home, at this time, because of the large number of people coming and going, the originally clean marble floor has stepped on many footprints, and the tables and chairs in the hall are full of some old people, some of them are elders who have some relatives with their own families, and some are friends and peers who came to see off Zhao Hao's father, and tea and snacks are placed in front of them.

At this time, when I saw Zhao Hao walking in from outside, one by one they also had different expressions and different reactions, and Zhao Hao didn't wait for them to speak, so he took the lead in saying to everyone.

"All the uncles and elders are here? Today is the day of my father's funeral, and I will have to rely on each of you to help me later, something happened to my little nephew a few days ago, and I came back late today, so I asked you to wait for a long time, but fortunately, now I finally caught up." ”

Zhao Hao said, looked at the few elders present who were discolored because of his appearance, and continued: "Okay, it's not early now, if you delay it any longer, I'm afraid it will be dark, and I ask you uncles to go with me and accompany my father on this last journey!"

After speaking, Zhao Hao stretched out his hand, turned sideways, and made a gesture of invitation to everyone in the hall.

Seeing this situation, most of Zhao's father's colleagues in the shopping mall, as well as friends who had a good relationship, also got up and came one after another, walking towards the door one after another, and when they passed by him, they also offered their comforting words, as well as a few words of the scene that they needed help to open their mouths.

However, Zhao Hao's relatives and elders were a little hesitant, looking at each other, their faces were embarrassed, they seemed to sit there with their waists hunched over, and they looked a little reluctant to stand up.

"Hey, what's the matter? Let's leave now! What do you say about what happened before? It's not that you haven't discussed a chapter yet! It turns out that Haozi is back! Hehehe, it's good to come back, it's good to come back! In the past few days when you've been away, we, who are brothers, have been worried about you!"

A voice came from upstairs, and there was a slight embarrassment in the tone, the person who spoke was a young man, twenty years old, it seemed that he had just come out of the room, and behind him was Zhao Hao's father's study, Zhao's father used to like to stay in it to study work and literature.

"It's Haozi who is back!?hehe! Since we're back, we're relieved, our brothers were still discussing before, who should be the main send-off for Uncle Zhao, and now there's no need to discuss it, naturally Haozi is suitable!" A young man walked out of Zhao's father's study, his pockets bulging, as if he had something.

There were three or four people who followed, all of them were some descendants of Zhao Hao's old family, and when they came out, they saw Zhao Hao standing below, and they were all a little embarrassed, their eyes were erratic, and they didn't dare to look at him.

Needless to say, these people are also more or less taking something from them.

Seeing this, Zhao Hao's starry eyes couldn't help but narrow, a trace of gray light flashed in his eyes, and through the thick wall, he directly put his eyes into Zhao's father's study.

As far as the eye can see, the room is really a mess, with cigarette butts littered there, and smoke fills the air.

The shelves were filled with books and materials, scrolls were scattered, chairs were skewed, bookcases were open, drawers were in disarray, every box or more delicate object in the room had been moved, and some of the precious things that his father loved during his lifetime had disappeared, as if he had been a thief.

Seeing this, Zhao Hao turned his gaze again, and swept his gaze to other locations in the villa, but the situation in those rooms and the study was similar, there were traces of rummaging in the wardrobe, drawers and other places, and the shoe print soot fell to the ground, only his own room was a little better, and he didn't have much passivity, but at this moment there was a young man on his bed, asleep.

Due to the relatively small number of people in Zhao Hao's family, in addition to Zhao's father and himself, there are actually a few servants and bodyguards left in the entire villa, and those empty rooms are also guest rooms.

It can be said that except for a few meaningful souvenirs in Zhao's father's study, which are quite valuable, the most valuable things in the entire villa are not in these rooms.

Maybe in this hall, open the door and face the wall hanging this freehand landscape is more valuable, Zhao Hao once heard his father say, the painting is a Republic of China landscape master, that gentleman's surviving works are relatively few, and there are traces, his own family is he spent a lot of effort to buy from a friend.

In addition, all the valuable things of the Zhao family are placed in the safe in the basement, or they are stored in the bank, and these relatives of Zhao Hao from the countryside in front of him, although they all seem to have gained, in fact, there are not many valuable things.

But even so, it doesn't mean that Zhao Hao can tolerate them taking advantage of the fire to rob when he is not at home, this is not that he is stingy, but a matter of principle, what he likes, he can ask him if he likes it, but the behavior of taking it without telling him is a little unforgivable.

"Wait. Just as a distant cousin of the Zhao family, who was the leader, took the lead in walking past him with a smile on his face, Zhao Hao opened his mouth to stop him.

The cousin was stunned when he heard this, looked at him with a somewhat evasive look, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"The watch you have in your hand is a favorite of my father, and I want to keep it for a thought, so take it down and give it to me. Zhao Hao looked at the person in front of him expressionlessly, and stretched out his hand to go to the way.

"Hehehe, I'm sorry, Haozi, give it to you, give it to you. After being exposed in public, the cousin's face was a little unbearable, and after his expression changed for a while, he still handed over the watch with an embarrassed face, and ran out in disgrace.

"The jade pendant in your arms was a birthday gift from my father the year before last, and I can't take it away. ”

"That silver necklace in your pocket is the only thing my mother left for us father and son, take it. ”

"The fish and dragon paperweight you carry in your arms is not valuable, but this is a gift from an elder to my father, the meaning is greater than the value, exchange it. ”

"The golden pen you hold in your hand"

Zhao Hao looked at the only little cousin in front of him who was a few years younger than himself at this time, he should have been very excited, ghostly, but at this moment, a wheat-colored face was completely ashamed and couldn't raise his head at all, and Zhao Hao didn't want to worry too much when he saw this, so he changed his words.

"Since you like that gold pen, I'll give it to you, study hard after taking it, and come to me if you have any difficulties, you know?"

"Got it, Brother Haozi. The little cousin whispered.

"Go ahead, hide it, and don't let anyone else see it. ”

Saying that, Zhao Hao patted him on the back and let him out, looking at the group of relatives with different minds outside the door, Zhao Hao only sighed softly at this time, and he was funny and didn't know what to say.

"Young master, in the past few days since you were away, in fact, these people have been discussing that they want to inherit the master's career and property from the lawyer, and the reason why they haven't sent the master's coffin on the road is that they are arguing about this matter!"

Brother Liu, the bodyguard behind him, whispered in his ear very indignantly at the moment, staring at the people outside the door with a pair of tiger eyes, his eyes full of disdain.

When Zhao Hao heard this, his glasses narrowed, and there was no expression on his face, and after a while, he shook his head lightly and said painlessly: "This is human nature." ”

After that, he called the maid next to him, Sister-in-law Sun, and put a rod of objects in her arms into her arms, and asked her to put these things back in place, and then clean up the villa.

After it was over, Zhao Hao was just about to turn around and go out, when a somewhat vague voice came from his ears.

"Haozi!You're back?Ah~~~!It's good to be back, I'm worried about you in vain. ”

Zhao Hao turned his head and saw a young man stretching his waist down the stairs, his expression was a little sluggish, and his eyes were full of bloodshots, it was the young man who had slept in his room before.

"Brother Xun, it's you! Why, it looks like you haven't slept for a few days, right?

This person's name is Zhao Xun, and he is one of the few relatives in Zhao Hao's hometown who has a good relationship with him, and his temperament is relatively casual, but he is very sincere.

"But isn't it! In the past three days of your absence, I have been guarding Uncle Zhao every night, so it's strange that I can be in good spirits! Haozi, you have to compensate me well!" Zhao Xun said while wiping the corners of his eyes, and came to his side slowly.

"Really, you have been guarding my father's spirit for the past three days?" Zhao Hao asked.

"Nonsense! I don't believe you ask anyone else to go! Don't think about it, find a chance, you kid can treat me to a good meal! Brother, I have to make up for it!" Zhao Xun touched his stomach angrily and said.

"Don't worry, Brother Chong Xun, you have guarded my father's spirit for these three days, and I won't let you suffer! Eating or anything is a trivial matter, I actually had a plan in my heart before. As he spoke, Zhao Hao looked at Zhao Xun and continued to speak with a serious expression.

"I plan to invest a sum of money in our Zhaojia Village to help the people in the village set up a business, I haven't thought about what to do yet, but the factory director asked Brother Xun to do it, and it has been decided a long time ago. ”

"Really?" Zhao Xun looked over in disbelief, with a grain of eye feces on his confused face, and an expression that he had just been hit by a pie from the sky.

"Really, after today, Brother Xun, you can go back and discuss with your uncle, see what is suitable for Zhaojia Village, and then let's talk about investing money in detail." ”