Rebirth: He refused to Divorce Again

Chapter 102: Chapter 102: Racing Against Time!

Gu Qiaoqiao hadn’t cared at the time, but now she realized it was also a channel for sales.

As for transportation, there was no need to worry, as her younger uncle had two friends who were in the transport business.

So, as long as Uncle Gu made up his mind, there would be no problem.

After all, farming still depended on Uncle Gu and his wife.

At noon, Grandmother used the wolf meat she had received some time ago and had been reluctant to eat; she stewed it with potatoes and made fried flatbreads. Watching her younger cousin devour the food, Gu Qiaoqiao thought to herself that the days ahead would only get better.

After eating, Gu Qiaoqiao took her brother back home.

She had thought she would have to wait three more days, but unexpectedly, that evening, Uncle Gu hurried over.

Gu Qiaoqiao was also very happy.

After all, they had finally taken the first step.

The next day, everyone went their separate ways, Uncle Gu went to the village chief to discuss leasing some more land, and Gu Qiaoqiao accompanied her younger uncle to the city to withdraw money.

It couldn’t be helped; the money in the passbook could only be withdrawn in the city.

A week later, the Lian Family began preparing to set up large greenhouses.

Meanwhile, in Gu Garden in the Imperial Capital, Gu Qingfeng stared blankly at the information in his hands.

It was the investigation Uncle Gu had conducted.

Gu Qiaoqiao’s grandfather was named Gu Dashan, born on March 8, 1923, originally from Shandong…

His son was named Gu Kun, born on September 9, 1924, during the Chen Hour…

None of these matched.

“Do you have a photo?” Gu Qingfeng, still harboring a sliver of hope, asked Uncle Gu.

Uncle Gu shook his head, “Old Patriarch, I was just about to discuss this with you. I’m planning to visit Stone Town, as our people are already there searching…”

Gu Qingfeng nodded and instructed Uncle Gu, “Ask more about Gu Dashan’s youth, and make sure to get his photos from when he was young…”

He then sighed, “It’s a shame that the Qin family child also left us early, otherwise…”

Gu Qingfeng didn’t finish his sentence.

If Qin Zhipeng were still alive, he would definitely have paid a visit to inquire.

“Old Patriarch, if there’s nothing else, I’ll leave this afternoon…”

“Go ahead,” Gu Qingfeng said from his sickbed, taking a breath before asking Uncle Gu, “How many more days before I can be discharged from the hospital?”

“The doctor said at least half a month.” Uncle Gu, still concerned, advised, “I know you want to go to the Qin Family to inquire about Gu Dashan. To be honest, I went to the Qin Family…”

“What, you went to the Qin Family? What did they say?” Gu Qingfeng asked somewhat excitedly.

In a rush, the grudges of the past couldn’t compare to the matters at hand.

“The Qin Family was quite wary of me at first. Later when I mentioned you were very interested in nucleus carving and wanted to know the master behind it, Old Madam Qin finally said it was her granddaughter-in-law who carved it. Then I asked whom the child had learned it from, and the old lady said it was from her grandfather… What the old lady said matched what I found. As for the rest, it was hard to ask further…”

It was already somewhat awkward to visit, and asking too many details could arouse suspicion.

But it was known that Gu Qiaoqiao learned carving from her grandfather.

Now the most urgent task was not to inquire around but to personally visit Stone Town.

“Make sure to inquire thoroughly when you go to Stone Town…” Gu Qingfeng reiterated, uneasy.

Uncle Gu nodded solemnly, arranged everything here, and then left.

Meanwhile, at the same time, a man in his thirties deftly moved from the backyard to the front door of the main house of the Gu Family.

He had waited a week for this opportunity today.

The people of the Gu Family were all out.

He looked around, and there was no one in sight.

The adults and some elderly had all gone to attend the land leasing and spring farming conference.

Meanwhile, the others were either at school or at work…

The man took out a piece of metal wire, gently twisted it, and unlocked the door.

His movements were swift. He located the room where Grandpa Gu had lived, hurriedly scanned it, and then pulled out a camera from his backpack and began snapping photos.

Upon seeing that old wedding photo, he took several shots in quick succession.

Afterward, the man placed the camera back in his backpack and silently left through the backyard of the Gu Family…

At that moment, the river had not fully thawed yet. He quickly crossed the poplar woods along the riverbank, and on the other side, there was a bicycle parked.

After mounting the bicycle, the man sped towards the county seat.

Upon reaching the county seat, he rode into a small yard on the edge of town that he had rented temporarily.

There were two other people in the house.

They were the undercover contacts arranged by Uncle Gu, constantly searching for the eldest master of the Gu Family.

These undercover agents had been replaced several times over the years.

They had followed an important clue here, but unexpectedly found that the name and birth date were wrong, which is why they stealthily entered the Gu Family’s residence.

After discussing for a while, they decided it was not feasible to develop the photos there and needed to take them to the city. Thus, after returning the house keys to the landlord, they left.

Regrettably, they did not have a photo of the young master in his youth; otherwise, they could have easily confirmed his identity by comparing the photos.

The leader among the three was called Gu Lei, the second son of Uncle Gu. The one who entered the Gu residence to take photos was Liu San, and another was nicknamed Skinny Monkey.

As usual, after talking on the phone with Uncle Gu in Imperial Capital, they learned he would be arriving by train in the afternoon, asking them to wait for him in the city.

Thus, they hurried off to the city.

Meanwhile, after they had left, another person entered Stone Town.

He was about forty years old, his eyes gleaming with sharpness.

At this time, the Gu residence was still unoccupied.

He also knew all clues led here, and this clue held the highest possibility.

So, after receiving the lead provided by the inside contact, he too had soon arrived at Stone Town, stealthily entered the Gu residence, and swiftly began taking photographs.

He then left the Gu residence like a shadow.

The households in Stone Town were individual residences.

Especially the Gu residence, located on the edge of Stone Town, with a river at its back and a poplar forest across the river.

Thus, during the morning span, two people entered the Gu residence undetected.

And the man who left Stone Town boarded a black sedan waiting by the roadside and headed to the provincial capital’s airport.

By nightfall, the man had arrived in Imperial Capital and handed over the camera to Gu Cheng.

Gu Cheng didn’t delegate the task to anyone else and personally developed the photos before taking them to the North Mountain villa district.

He used the fastest speed.

Whether true or false, now it was all about time.

Meanwhile, Gu Lei had already left the film at a photo studio. Unfortunately, despite being in the city, it would still take two days to develop.

Gu Lei thought, since his father was also arriving in two days, there was no rush, so he and the others checked into a hotel in the city.

North Mountain Villa.

It was now 11:30 PM.

Ning Wanru gazed at that photo, her eyes filled with a cold light…