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Jun Yao breathed a sigh of relief after deciding to apologize when she got home that night.

She was finally able to focus her attention and concentrate on her work.

They quickly found Chen Fudi's house and saw him chasing after his child, feeding him rice cereal in the courtyard in front of the house.

She was dressed simply, but she looked radiant.

Unlike Chen Da and his family.

Some died, some fell ill, and the situation was chaotic.

Chen Fudi was originally chasing a three-year-old child all over the yard.

Upon suddenly seeing Jun Yao and his two unfamiliar faces, Chen Fudi instantly became alert.

His expression darkened, and his facial muscles tensed, giving off a "keep away" vibe.

"I do not give interviews!"

Like a frightened bird, Chen Fudi put down the rice cereal in his hand before Jun Yao could even speak, picked up the mischievous child who was running away, and tried to hide inside the house.

Jun Yao watched her retreating figure and sighed softly, "But you can't hide forever. If this isn't resolved, people will come looking for you. Human curiosity and voyeurism are more terrifying than you think."

Chen Fudi paused, hesitating.

A few seconds later, she turned around, her face contorted with rage.

Why are you all so curious about other people's affairs?

"What does this have to do with you?"

"Legends are just legends!"

"What house can truly stand for a hundred years?"

"The house will collapse in a few years..."

Jun Yao interrupted her, "What about the family that died? Did they all deserve to die? Even if you think Mr. and Mrs. Chen deserved to die, what did Chen's younger brother, who was born after you, do wrong?"

"What does this have to do with me?!" Chen Fudi's eyes reddened. "They all died in different accidents! They weren't murdered! I don't know what they did wrong, but I'm no longer part of their family, so none of this concerns me! Don't bother me anymore!"

Jun Yao said indifferently, "As long as the key issue is resolved today, no one will come again."

Chen Fudi was stunned.

Her gaze refocused on Jun Yao, and she looked her up and down.

But her astonishment quickly turned into a sarcastic and skeptical laugh.

"You?"

"Easy for you to say!"

"How can you solve this?"

Jun Yao cut to the chase and asked, "Do you know Chen Lianxiang?"

"Lianxiang?" A crack appeared in Chen Fudi's expression. "What does this have to do with Lianxiang?"

Junyao did not answer her.

She asked, enunciating each word clearly, "Chen Lianxiang, who is she to you?"

Chen Fudi's expression turned strange.

But she put down the crying and struggling child in her arms, looked at the somewhat messy living room, hesitated for a long time, and still extended an invitation to Junyao and the others.

"Please come inside and sit down to talk..."

Chen Fudi brewed them a pot of tea.

Junyao took a sip and found it bitter, so she put the cup down.

Chen Fudi, however, seemed to have no time to pay attention to these details. She nervously rubbed her hands together and looked at Jun Yao with curiosity.

"How did you find out about Lianxiang?"

Jun Yao replied steadily, "I've met you."

Chen Fudi, clearly not thinking much of it, said absentmindedly, "Oh, you've been to the old house, haven't you? I didn't expect they still had Xiao Lianxiang's photo there..."

"Tell me Lianxiang's story," Junyao said.

Chen Fudi began to recall.

"Lianxiang is my uncle's daughter, my cousin."

"Because her birthday is the same day as mine, before I was adopted by my current parents, she liked playing with me the most among all her cousins."

"But the problem arose in the year I was adopted out."

"That year, the weather was bad, the harvest was poor, and everyone struggled to make ends meet."

"In order for all the children in the family to survive, my biological parents gave me up for adoption to their distant cousin."

"And not long after I moved away, Lianxiang accidentally drowned after falling into the river..."

Jun Yao frowned deeply upon hearing this.

Drowning?

However, there were no traces of a water ghost on Chen Lianxiang's body.

Junyao couldn't help but ask, "Who said she drowned?"

"My dear grandfather," Chen Fudi sighed, "He said that Lianxiang hadn't come home for dinner, so he went looking for her everywhere... When he finally found her, he discovered she had fallen into a ditch and was already dead."

Junyao: "Your grandfather really likes Lianxiang?"

Chen Fudi shook his head.

"Lianxiang is considered mischievous at home and is usually not very obedient."

"My uncle's family has always lived with my grandparents. Lianxiang grew up under their very noses and was beaten the most."

"But she has a carefree personality; even though she's often beaten, she's always cheerful."

Recalling the past, Chen Fudi felt both joy and sorrow, and for a moment he choked up and could not speak, unwilling to say more.

But Junyao felt that the clues in her mind were about to connect.

It's like a jigsaw puzzle that's been scrambled.

She gradually pieced together the original appearance.

Jun Yao pressed further, "So, your grandfather was the first person to discover Lianxiang's body. He was also the one responsible for collecting Lianxiang's remains, right?"

Chen Fudi didn't understand what she meant, and just blankly replied, "Yes..."

"Lianxiang didn't drown," Junyao said with certainty. "So, your grandfather lied back then."

"What?!" Chen Fudi's eyes widened.

Jun Yao: "Lianxiang's death had another cause. Where is her grave?"

"Grave?" Chen Fudi's eyes were almost overflowing with sadness. "She didn't have her own grave... In our area, girls who aren't included in the family genealogy don't have their own graves. She was probably buried somewhere in the back hills back then. Over the years, no one has ever paid their respects, so it's probably lost."

Junyao became even more certain of her hypothesis.

She looked at Chen Fudi.

"Haven't you gone back?"

Chen Fudi seemed frozen in place.

After waiting several seconds, he said, "Where? Uncle Chen's house? That's not my home anymore..."

Her tone was soft, but she still couldn't hide her grievances.

Junyao took her hand. "Let's go back."

Chen Fudi withdrew his hand in alarm. "What problem could I possibly solve if I went? Besides, people would just laugh at me..."

"Lianxiang is there," Junyao said. "And she's probably waiting for you."

Chen Fudi was instantly terrified.

Junyao did not comfort her.

Tears slowly welled up in Chen Fudi's eyes.

"Who...who are you people?"

Wanlin, who had been silent all along, finally spoke, "Don't worry about who she is. Go back and check on her; you won't lose anything."

Wanlin wasn't wearing a mask at the moment.

His stubble-covered face was clearly more convincing than Jun Yao's beautiful, porcelain-doll-like face.

Wanlin added, "We will ensure your safety."

A tear fell from Chen Fudi's eye.

"fine."

"If it really is Lianxiang there..."

"She won't hurt me."