Chapter 842: Speak, What Has Happened?

The man seated at the head was on the verge of furious rage: "Could she have vanished into thin air? Are you trying to fool a ghost?"

At this, an elderly woman stepped forward: "Master, please calm your anger; matters have already come to this, and further argument is meaningless. Let us instead discuss what to do next."

The man's hand gripping the chair's armrest bulged with protruding veins: "I originally thought this would be a simple matter, never expecting to lose so many years and so many people, only to still gain nothing. I am beginning to doubt whether the intelligence we received earlier was accurate."

The woman placed her hand on the man's shoulder: "We have persisted this long; if we give up now, all our previous efforts will have been wasted. Besides, where there is smoke, there is fire. That person was an elder of the Xiao family; under those circumstances, he could not have lied."

"Yet over these years, our people have turned the Xiao family's affairs completely upside down, yet discovered nothing. Now that those people have had their nest raided by the Public Security Bureau, relying solely on our own men offers even less hope."

"That Jiang Huiwen was truly useless; she confessed everything upon the first interrogation by the Public Security Bureau. Fortunately, we have never exposed ourselves, or we too might have suffered disaster."

The man raised his hand and slapped it onto the chair's armrest: "I, Qi Xiaotian, simply do not believe it. Even if I must dig three feet deep into the Xiao family, I will unearth that treasure."

Upon hearing this person's name, Liu Chuxue's mind flashed back to the scene from the day of the family recognition ceremony; she remembered her grandfather had an old friend named Qi Xiaotian, and she could not help but look over.

One look was enough to confirm that the man was indeed the person she had seen on the day of her family recognition.

A thought immediately flashed through her mind: She was being targeted by an acquaintance, and judging by the conversation between that man and woman, they had been coveting the Xiao family's possessions for a very long time.

It seemed she would need to go to the courtyard compound first; for some matters, asking the old master directly would be the fastest way to get answers.

Since she had heard what she wanted to know, she quickly departed from this place.

After exiting the alley, she headed straight for the courtyard compound.

When she arrived, Grandfather Xiao was just preparing to go out for a stroll: "Chuxue, why have you come?"

"Grandfather, I have something to discuss with you."

Seeing his granddaughter's expression was extremely serious, he realized the matter might not be simple: "Come, let us go to the study to talk."

The grandfather and granddaughter entered the room one after the other.

Liu Chuxue greeted Miao Yiqiu, who was in the living room: "Greetings, Great-Aunt."

Miao Yiqiu stood up with a smile: "Have you eaten?"

Liu Chuxue did not lie: "Not yet."

Miao Yiqiu put down the needlework in her hands: "Then let Great-Aunt cook a bowl of noodles for you."

Liu Chuxue did not refuse: "Very well, then I trouble you, Great-Aunt. I will discuss some matters with Grandfather and come out shortly."

After entering the study, Grandfather Xiao gestured for her to sit: "Speak, what has happened?"

Liu Chuxue sat directly in front of the old master and lowered her voice: "Grandfather, regarding Qi Xiaotian who came to our home on the day of the family recognition banquet, how did you two come to know each other?"

Although the old master looked puzzled, he answered his granddaughter's question first: "Our two families previously lived on the same street. Later, for some unknown reason, the entire Qi Xiaotian family moved away. They were gone for several years; we did not meet again until after the victory in the War of Resistance against Japan. Why do you ask about him?"

Leaving aside the matter of her mental strength, she recounted everything that had happened that day in full detail: "Grandfather, I discovered someone watching his house from the shadows."

The old master stood up immediately: "Then how did you hear those words? Were you discovered by anyone?"

He feared greatly that his granddaughter had been discovered, for in that case, she would be in even greater danger.

Liu Chuxue naturally could not speak the truth: "Grandfather, as you know, not only is my eyesight keen, but my hearing is also sharp. Perhaps that person, in his fury, forgot to lower his voice. I climbed onto the roof from the neighboring courtyard wall and happened to overhear their conversation."