230: C230 Tribute to the Dead

C230 Tribute to the Dead

Soong Shiyan stood in front of a pile of ruins, looking around at the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery. Sorrow and guilt could be seen on her face.

After half a year, she finally defeated the great guilt in her heart and came back to the place where her grandmother lived when she was still alive. Although she hadn't even spent a single night in there, she would still be able to see everything happen in the coming decades.

Low, dilapidated tiled buildings, the mud in front of the door was potholed with rain, and moss crept between the tiles of the eaves. The house was surrounded by scraps, as well as a thin, earthen yellow dog, and finally a blaze that was both scorching and dazzling …

That day, Grandmother's appearance brought a glimmer of hope to her hopeless life. However, it was precisely because of her arrival that her innocent grandmother ended up dying miserably in a sea of flames. That was why her grandmother's home turned into ashes.

Thinking up to this point, Soong Shiyan couldn't help but sigh heavily.

Seeing this, Tiankui curiously looked around and asked, "Where are we?" Why do you look so depressed? "

Soong Shiyan's experiences, as well as the hardships she had experienced, were something only she knew and could experience for herself. At first, she didn't plan to tell Tiankui, but then she wanted to find someone to talk to. After a long period of hesitation, she quietly explained, "This is the family that took me in back then."

"Then how did it become like this …?" Tiankui hadn't finished her sentence, but she had already understood the reason behind it, so she stopped in time.

Soong Shiyan turned around and looked at Tiankui with a bitter smile on her face. Her tone was bitter as she said, "That's right, you guessed right. It was because they accepted me that these innocent people suffered so much. What you said back then was correct, I'm indeed a jinx. "

Tiankui saw the heaviness on Soong Shiyan's face, but didn't know how to comfort her. She was slightly regretful that she hadn't said those excessive words to Soong Shiyan back then.

"On that day, it was because of my good intentions in taking me in that my grandmother's home became a ruined wall, and my grandmother was buried in a sea of fire. All of this was due to Yan Duoya! " Soong Shiyan's eyes were empty, but her tone was filled with intense anger as she said, "But now, I can't even find my grandmother's corpse."

Two clear streams of tears flowed from Soong Shiyan's empty eyes. When she finished speaking, her voice was choked with sobs.

She had already sent someone to the police station to ask about it. At that time, she ran away with Xiaohu at night, plus Grandma didn't have any relatives in this world anymore, so the police didn't care too much about this body. They didn't even take notes on the body, and they didn't even know where to put Grandma's body.

Tiankui sighed and patted Soong Shiyan's shoulder. Just as she was about to say something to comfort her, she was interrupted by a high-pitched female voice.

"You are?" A middle-aged woman with slightly black skin walked up to Soong Shiyan, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

Hearing that, Soong Shiyan looked at the middle-aged woman with a puzzled expression.

The middle-aged woman smiled and explained, "I live there, it can be considered as Mrs. Chen's neighbor." With that, the middle-aged woman pointed to a small two-story building in the distance.

The outskirts of the city was somewhat remote, perhaps it couldn't even be considered a suburb. It couldn't even be compared to a few towns and cities, so most of the residents here lived alone. If they were closer, perhaps Grandma wouldn't have died and wouldn't be in her current situation.

Soong Shiyan squeezed out a smile and said to the middle-aged woman, "I'm her distant relative."

"A distant relative? "All I know is that Old Lady Chen only has one grandson and a pair of missing twin daughters — I've never heard Old Lady Chen mention it before. She even has distant relatives!" The middle-aged woman sized up Soong Shiyan and said doubtfully, "However, hearing you say this, I feel that you and Old Lady Chen are still a little similar — but since you are Old Lady Chen's relative, why don't you come and walk around?"

Hearing this, Soong Shiyan's expression turned stiff. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue, "Our families aren't very close, and I rarely go to A City, so I don't really get along with them."

"No wonder — Old Mrs. Chen has been dead for half a year and you still haven't heard from her," the middle-aged woman continued. "Half a year ago, a fire broke out in Mrs. Chen's house in the middle of the night. We were asleep and we were separated by a distance, so we didn't even hear her cry for help. The next day, he got up and saw that all that was left was a pile of ruins. When the police came, they only found Mrs. Chen's body in the ruins. Mrs. Chen's grandson disappeared after the fire. The police said it was arson, but Old Lady Chen also passed away, and there was no one at home, so this case was dropped. "

Soong Shiyan became a little dazed after hearing that. She looked at the middle-aged woman and asked, "Then do you know what the police did to her body?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged woman continued, "There are not many people in Old Lady Chen's house, and her corpse is not even in human form. She can't even donate it to the medical academy for research. I've lived here for more than twenty years, and I usually help Mrs. Chen take care of Xiaohu, so we can be considered to have a closer relationship.

Soong Shiyan's eyes lit up when she heard this. She had only wanted to ask about it because she was lucky. She hadn't thought that this middle-aged woman would actually know about the whereabouts of her grandmother's corpse. She looked at the middle-aged woman and asked somewhat eagerly, "Then where did you bury her?"

"It's not far. Old Mrs. Chen has her own small plot of land, so I'll bury her there. I'll take you guys there!" With that, the middle-aged woman led the way for Soong Shiyan and Tiankui.

Crops had been planted in the fields nearby, but this small wasteland was overgrown with wild flowers. Amidst the weeds stood a lonely grave, not even a tombstone. However, the nameless grave contained a person's entire life.

Seeing this, Soong Shiyan's eyes couldn't help but turn red. For some reason, her heart always hurt, causing her to almost be unable to breathe. This feeling was as if he had heard the news of the death of his loved ones. Soong Shiyan crouched down and hugged her head. She tried her best to endure it, but she still started to sob.

"Grandma, I'm sorry!" Soong Shiyan sobbed softly.

"After that fire, Old Lady Chen's grandson disappeared. If you're willing, then go find his whereabouts!" The middle-aged woman looked at Soong Shiyan and sighed.

Soong Shiyan nodded. Of course she knew where Xiaohu was. However, it was hard to explain these things to this woman, so she didn't intend to.0

Just as the middle-aged woman was about to leave, she suddenly thought of something and turned around to look at Soong Shiyan. She said to her, "In this lifetime, the thing that Old Madam Chen cannot let go of is her two missing daughters. Even though the chances of finding them were slim. "If you have the chance, young lady, you must bring them to Old Lady Chen's grave so that she can rest in peace."

Soong Shiyan wiped her tears away when she heard this. She raised her head to look at the middle-aged woman and asked, "Then do you know what the names of her twin daughters are?"

"I'm not sure about that. After all, I've only been married for over twenty years. Old Lady Chen's twin daughter's age is about the same as mine. Old Lady Chen didn't mention their names to me, so I'm not too sure either – however, old lady Chen's husband's surname is Jing and his grandson is called Jing Chen, you should know that right? "

"Jing Chen?" Hearing this, Soong Shiyan was slightly surprised. At that time, she only knew that her grandma's surname was Chen. Before even knowing Xiaohu's name, her grandma had already died and she had fled with Xiaohu. He never expected that Xiaohu's real name was Jing Chen, and his grandmother's husband's family was related to him by blood.

"Yeah, don't you know? Although they are distant relatives, they should at least know about this, right? " The middle-aged woman looked at Soong Shiyan doubtfully as she asked.

Hearing this, Soong Shiyan nervously smiled and said, "I'm a distant relative of Grandmother's. I don't know much, so I don't remember much."

After listening to Soong Shiyan's explanation, the middle-aged woman finally gave up. She was busy working in the fields, so she left quickly.

Soong Shiyan looked at the lonely grave in front of her, and said to Tiankui with a firm tone, "I will definitely find my grandmother's twin daughters, so that my grandmother can rest in peace in the netherworld."

"Alright, I'll help you!" Tiankui looked at Soong Shiyan and said with a resolute expression.

Soong Shiyan was about to say something when her cell phone rang.

Soong Shiyan took out her cellphone and saw that it was a call from her housekeeper. She was somewhat surprised. Normally, the butler would never contact her. Why would he suddenly call her today? With that in mind, Soong Shiyan picked up the phone.

"Hello, Miss Jing Sung." On the other end of the phone, the butler spoke with some urgency.

"Butler, what happened?" From the anxious tone of the butler's voice, Soong Shiyan knew that something bad must have happened. Thus, she asked somewhat worriedly.

"Xiaohu has a high fever. He is in a daze and has been talking about you. It seems like he misses you — Miss Jing Sung, why don't you come back and take a look?" the butler said.

"I know." With that, Soong Shiyan hung up the phone. Her expression didn't look too good.

"Xiaohu is sick," Soong Shiyan said sternly. "I want to go back to C City to see him."

"Xiaohu? "Who is Xiaohu?" Tiankui said, puzzled.

"Grandmother's grandson." Soong Shiyan sighed as she looked at the small grave.

"Let's go. We're going to C City now." Seeing Soong Shiyan's worried expression, Tiankui asked.

Hearing that, Soong Shiyan nodded her head and the two of them walked quickly to the car parked at the side of the road.

Soong Shiyan turned around and looked at the lonely grave. She thought to herself, Grandma, don't worry. I will bring Xiaohu back to see you in a few days! Also, I will definitely help you find your missing daughters!

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