Chapter Thirty-Four: The Afterlife
@ζ’ζιη€Ό, coupled with new politicians and post-war development and expansion groups in various fields, there was an endless stream for a while. [No pop-ups. If only agents come, Hinti will send them back; Even if there is a big man, Mr. Fu only sees it symbolically.
In the evening, Xindi received a call from the guardhouse: "There is a gentleman surnamed Liang who wants to go up to visit. β
Manager Liang finally rushed back. When Mr. Fu heard the news, his eyes were a little vibrant. After a while, the sound of snapping footsteps came, "Old man! Manager Liang shouted and ran into the door, he didn't have time to take off his coat, so he just bowed, "How are you?" β
"Suddenly uncomfortable, alas. Are you, just back? β
"I came as soon as I got the call."
"I commanded it."
"Don't worry, it's all done, I brought it to you." Manager Liang opened the suitcase and took out a stack of documents.
Hinty glanced at the list of property details and transfer procedures.
Mr. Fu turned to Xindi and said, "Get us some tea." β
Hindy left playfully. The hospital has prepared a complete range of living utensils for important patients, and Xindi still can't help but be curious when making tea, and peeks into the house. She noticed that Mr. Fu and Manager Liang were whispering, and seemed to be deliberately avoiding her, which made Xindi a little lonely.
Manager Liang helped Mr. Fu up from the bed, and the old man coughed constantly.
Next, Hindy saw something shiny shaking, "Well, what's that?" Through the hidden door, I saw Manager Liang take out something from the inner pocket of his suit, which may be a small box, but he couldn't see it clearly.
Manager Liang handed the strange thing to Mr. Fu, who seemed to confirm it with his fingerprint, and then pressed something similar to a button, and then handed it back. Manager Liang took it back with both hands, sincerely afraid.
Then, Mr. Fu suddenly smiled. The laughter grew louder and louder, and then into some kind of creepy and strange emphasis. Manager Liang didn't dare to speak, but also laughed. Mr. Fu's throat was dry and hoarse, he couldn't make any sound, he seemed to be trying to sing some song, his expression was excited, as if he had seen heaven out of the soul of **. Manager Liang looked at a loss, he hugged Mr. Fu to prevent him from falling out of bed, but he was trying to squeeze out laughter and try to laugh with the old man, the scene was comical and unreasonable.
It wasn't long before they called Hindy over again, and there was no small talk for a word. Mr. Fu was full of interest, and there was an inexplicable sense of light on his face, could it be that this was a return to light. We chatted until one o'clock in the morning before Manager Liang left. Next, Mr. Fu begged Xindi to restrain herself, but Xindi couldn't help it, so he let him play with local materials for an hour or two.
This time, the old man was very happy, but it was too reluctant.
He gasped for air, sweating profusely on his forehead, but the skin on his face had a dry feeling of charcoal burning, and even the sallow color was rapidly fading.
The old man sat cross-legged, his head down, as if asleep.
Hindy wanted to serve him to lie down.
His shoulders shook suddenly, and he let out an inexplicable whining sound. Xindi leaned down, and she noticed that Mr. Fu was crying, and cloudy tears flowed down the deep wrinkles.
Xinti hugged the old man from the side as usual and massaged him to make him more comfortable.
He grabbed Hinty's hand, "Well, I saw them, they're back." Those eyes, how beautiful, they are looking at me, waiting for me to die. β
"It's time for you to rest. Manager Liang is really, he has to talk until so late. β
"Wait!" He jerked Hindy onto the bed and hugged her, his unshaven mouth in her ear: "That box, that box in the house......"
"You really want it, you want it again, didn't you just want to pass it."
"That box, that's all I gave you...... From now on, it's up to you. His expression was very serious, "You don't have to be bound by anything anymore, and nothing can trap you." Go ahead, take that box, and start your own world. β
Hindy smiled helplessly.
However, seeing the old man so serious and on the verge of death, she couldn't help but soften, her nose was sour, and she was sad.
The old man lay down weakly. When he fell asleep, Hindy couldn't sleep. There were so many things that happened, she went back to the rest room arranged by the hospital, trying to clear her mind, but her heart was upset, and she really couldn't think of a reason. Should I discuss it with Lei Yujian, but it's not dawn yet. She retrieved her phone and flipped through it boringly, reading the news of the day.
The media is very snobbish, and naturally there is no mention of the crowd outside Nakanoshima, and a large number of pages are about the invited fleet entering Osaka to repair and replenish supplies, preparing to enter the black hole area of the Central Continent. In one of the photos of Osaka's local welcome speech, Xinti saw the figure of Manager Liang, who appeared to be attending the ceremony on behalf of Mr. Fu.
Another piece of news that caught her attention was: a female corpse, about 40 years old, was found in the waterway of Osaka, with **** all over her body and no external injuries. Xindi was already familiar with the corpses in the waterway, but the size of the middle-aged woman in the photo, she always felt that she had seen it somewhere. After thinking about it for a long time, she actually remembered the housekeeper who had been missing for several days. Thinking of Mr. Fu's avoidance of talking about the disappearance of the housekeeper, she felt a little frightened. If this female corpse is the housekeeper, is her death related to Mr. Fu's sudden poisoning? Maybe after he came to Mr. Fu's side, the housekeeper was snubbed and hated, so she poisoned her, and was killed after being discovered. Mr. Kefu was poisoned several days after her disappearance. Of course, not all poisons are fast-acting, and may accumulate to a certain extent, or may take several days to set in.
She began to think crankily.
After another hour or two, it was time for dawn.
Manager Liang returned to the hospital and brought 4 young people in suits and leather shoes. He said to Xinti: "It's hard work, and they will be responsible for receiving visitors in the hospital in the future." Now, is it convenient to talk to you alone. β
"I'm looking for you, too." Xindi stood up and followed Manager Liang to another reception room.
Inside the house, Manager Liang was expressionless and bowed to Xindi: "Congratulations." β
"What to say."
"Mr. Fu chose you as his last woman." He sat down and pulled out the property details and the key to the bank safe from his purse, "These documents need your signature." As for the passbook, seals and certificates, they are all deposited in the Nippon Development Bank. The old gentleman has explained all this, and now it has been done. This is the key and cipher machine of the safe of the Japanese Development Bank, and I will hand it over to you here. β
It's a huge amount of money, but Hindy doesn't care, it's just a little weird. Didn't Mr. Fu say that the box was all for her, it seems that the squinting old man is still thinking about himself. But what matters now is not money at all, money has limitations. She wondered what it wasβwhat had Mr. Liang had received in front of Mr. Fu's hospital bed, so that he had no interest in the money and real estate.
"What a blessing." He still didn't have any expression, "Let's enjoy it then." β
"Manager Liang, you are really familiar with this aspect, can I ask you for another favor?"
"Please."
"Help me transfer what I can to Matritzer's name. May I? β
"Oh, hehe, I understand. This procedure is not difficult. Manager Liang let out a disdainful smirk, believing that Xindi was trying to avoid tax troubles and source of funds investigations.
"Alright, I can finally catch my breath. It's been a real drain on you. Manager Liang gave her a cigarette.
"Yes, Sir is really willful enough, and the demands are getting more and more excessive."
"With you taking care of you, the old gentleman can be so peaceful."
"It should have been the butler's responsibility." She pretended to complain and tried to ask for more information about Mr. Fu, especially the whereabouts of the housekeeper. As for the mysterious box, it is estimated that Manager Liang will not reveal it easily, he only needs to inform Lei Yujian and let him pay attention.
"Doesn't the old gentleman like you very much?"
"But the housekeeper should also come, where is she these days."
"I heard that she had something to do to go back to her hometown. Are you looking for her? β
"Nope. I didn't want to see her, I was just curious. β
"She's actually good-tempered."
"I don't think so"
"The old gentleman favors you, and it is inevitable that other women will be jealous. But now you don't have to worry about it, do you? β
What does this mean, Xindi thinks is weird. She wanted to know if the housekeeper was the dead body, otherwise there would always be an inexplicable sense of panic in her heart. She secretly speculated: No, after Mr. Fu has himself, he will kill the old female housekeeper. If this terrible speculation is true, didn't the housekeeper also take over the others before she came, "You said that Mr. Fu chose me as the last woman, and he had someone else to take care of him before?" I mean, before the housekeeper I met. β
"There have been two or three."
"Later, they all went back to their hometowns?"
"Well, I advise you not to inquire about them. Besides...... You've actually seen it all. Manager Liang leaned over, "Don't talk about this, can you do me a favor tonight?" β
"What?"
"Help me bring something to Lei Yujian."
She immediately thought it was the mysterious little box, "Well, I'm looking for him too." β
"Great. I really don't have time tonight, the old man has too much to do. He pulled an envelope out of his bosom and handed it to Hinty.
It turned out to be just a letter.
Forget it, find Lei Yujian first, and everything will be explained.