After Lu Qingqing and the others left, the Yang family looked at each other. After a long while, the Yang mother seemed to snap back to reality, "Pfft! I thought they were going to pull some stunt, but they just showed up and left. Women are just unreliable when it comes to getting things done."
Yang Xiaoren nodded in agreement with his mother's words, a look of disdain on his face. "This woman should stay home and take care of her husband and children. Why is she out here messing around?"
Yang's mother looked at her son with satisfaction, nodding in full agreement.
It seemed she had completely forgotten that she herself was also a woman.
Meanwhile, Lu Qingqing, Gong Tishi, Li Yang, and the others were leisurely sitting by the roadside, cracking sunflower seeds.
"Will your plan work?" Li Yang asked.
"It has to work, whether it does or not," Lu Qingqing replied.
"If we can't find anything, we won't be able to bear the consequences," Li Yang said, still somewhat worried.
"Who said we have to bear the consequences? Don't we have him?" As she spoke, Lu Qingqing glanced at Gong Tishi beside her.
Gong Tishi was slightly taken aback. Was it really okay to scheme against him so openly?
After the group had chattered away and cracked a large bag of sunflower seeds, the funeral procession finally appeared on the mountain path.
The path was difficult to navigate, with many large, protruding stones on the ground, making it strenuous for the pallbearers.
Seeing this, Lu Qingqing leisurely spat out the last sunflower seed husk and subtly tilted her chin. Gong Tishi, without hesitation, charged forward.
"My wife, my wife! Let me see you one last time!" Gong Tishi, with all his might, rushed directly towards the coffin.
The sudden surge of force caught the four pallbearers off guard. With a few cries of "Ouch," the four stumbled and fell, and the coffin landed heavily on the ground. One end directly hit a round stone as large as a watermelon, and with a crack, it split open.
For a moment, everyone was stunned. Yang Xiaoren, who had followed to pay his respects, turned ashen. Inside the coffin were not one, but two corpses. The woman was, of course, Yang Xiaohong, and the other was a man with a large head and big ears!
So this was the reason the Yang family was unwilling to open the coffin!
Lu Qingqing did not involve herself in the rest of the affairs. She was only responsible for cleverly opening the coffin. As for why the man with the large head and big ears was in Yang Xiaohong's coffin, she believed the Nantou Police Station would soon submit a detailed report to the city.
Lu Qingqing had discovered in the Yang family's courtyard that it was a flimsy coffin, and there were only four pallbearers at the scene. Therefore, she deduced that the Yang family had spent the least amount of money on the funeral.
Indeed, how shabby!
Such a fragile coffin, and only four pallbearers. Lu Qingqing immediately thought of a way to open it: create an accident.
To this end, she deliberately placed many large stones on the mountain path that the funeral procession had to take. Four pallbearers were already struggling, and with so many obstacles, their steps would become even more unstable, making it easier for Gong Tishi to act. Furthermore, the round stone would serve as a tool to open the coffin. When one corner of the coffin heavily struck it, it would be more likely to break due to uneven force.
"You're really brave. What if there was nothing suspicious in the coffin? How would you handle the situation?" Hu Jia couldn't help but rub his nose after hearing Lu Qingqing's report.
"The Yang family refused to open the coffin, and I had no other recourse," Lu Qingqing shrugged indifferently. "Besides, I firmly believed there was something wrong with the coffin."
It had to be said that Lu Qingqing was confident.
"Don't worry, even if there's trouble, the boss will take care of it for us," Li Yang said with a foolish grin. Lu Qingqing shot him a look. "That's right. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in this position for nothing."
Hu Jia smiled without speaking. As the head of the Special Operations Team, he naturally had to be responsible for the actions of his subordinates. As Lu Qingqing's fiancé, he should be even more responsible.
However, Lu Qingqing's attitude towards him didn't seem very enthusiastic?
This made Hu Jia a little unsure of her thoughts. Did she really look down on him for not being smart enough?
Seeing Li Yang pestering Yu Yue shamelessly over there, Hu Jia decided to seek some guidance.
What they talked about, no one knew. Li Yang was usually boisterous, but on this matter, he was exceptionally "tight-lipped."
Before work ended, Li Yang suddenly gathered everyone. "To celebrate the addition of a new member to our Special Operations Team, let's all go out for a meal tonight! How about some giblets?"
"Giblets?" Lu Qingqing raised an eyebrow. "That's Yu Yue's favorite! Kid, you've got a lot of tricks up your sleeve."
Li Yang grinned sheepishly and scurried over to Yu Yue. "Yueyue, how about we have a couple of drinks tonight?"
"If you're not going, I think I can have three," Yu Yue's languid remark made Li Yang's face fall.
"How can I not go? I'm the one who organized this gathering!"
"Are you paying?"
Li Yang paused. "Well, with the boss here, it's not my turn to pay, is it?"
Over the years, Hu Jia had always paid. It was said that following Hu Jia meant feasting at everyone's expense.
"Are you ashamed?" Yu Yue gave Li Yang a sideways glance.
"Are you saving all that money for your old age?" Lu Qingqing chimed in.
"Isn't that right? It's for a bride price," Li Yang said, flicking his hair at Yu Yue. "I'm doing this for our future."
"Get lost..." Yu Yue exploded!
"Hahaha..." Lu Qingqing loved this scene the most. "You spend your boss's money every day. Aren't you afraid he won't have money to get married?"
"Don't worry, I do!" Hu Jia suddenly interjected.
"You have what?" Lu Qingqing instinctively asked.
"The money for our wedding, I have it!" Hu Jia replied.
Uh...
Lu Qingqing's smile froze on her face. I really have a big mouth!
Now, it was Li Yang's turn to laugh heartily. "Sister-in-law, you don't know, our boss is very rich. By then, forget about a dragon and phoenix robe, I'll get you two sets of golden robes."
What nonsense!
Are golden robes worn for weddings?
Lu Qingqing knew Li Yang's "sister-in-law" was intentional. Angrily, she gritted her teeth. "Yueyue, let's go shopping tonight. We can eat anytime. We don't have to eat this meal."
Yu Yue smiled sweetly. "Hehe. Okay. Let's go buy some qipaos."
Li Yang: "..."
"No, Qingqing jie, let's eat, let's eat..."
"My dear Yueyue, don't listen to that woman. She doesn't seem like the type to go shopping..."
Watching Li Yang scratch his head in distress, Lu Qingqing and Yu Yue burst into laughter.
It must have been a long time since there was such laughter in the office. This atmosphere was wonderful! Hu Jia watched the three of them making a fuss from the side. Although he didn't remember how the past few years had been, he understood his brothers, Luo Wenwu.
That kid was expressionless, but he had seen him smile several times in the past few days.
Indeed, the office had been too quiet for too long.
"Click..." A flash of white light, and Hu Jia captured this harmonious scene.
A camera? Or a bellows folding camera.
Lu Qingqing's eyes lit up. This was a Western contraption. She had only seen reporters from newspapers using them when she went to the city for meetings before.
"Qing, come, smile?" This was Li Yang's idea, saying that to draw closer, one had to start with the address.
Lu Qingqing was initially quite happy, but Hu Jia's address?
"I have a full name, please call me Lu Qingqing."
"Okay, Qing."
Lu Qingqing: ...
This person was toxic.
Forget it, I won't bother with him.
Seeing that Lu Qingqing was ignoring him, Hu Jia looked triumphantly at Li Yang, who, with great understanding, winked at him.
Yu Yue saw their interaction and understood everything. She gave Li Yang a hard pinch on the arm. "Just you wait. If this fake thing becomes real one day, you'll have a lot to deal with."
Li Yang grimaced in pain. He said "no, no" with his mouth, but his eyes were shining.
Make it real?
To be honest, he did have that plan.
After all, the boss was really getting on in years.
The key was that Lu Qingqing didn't seem to dislike the boss.
Li Yang was immersed in his self-感动 (self-moved/self-pity), while Hu Jia had already focused the camera. "Qing, I'll take a photo of you."
"Me, personally?"
"New recruits all get photos taken. Come on, lift your head, chest out, and say with me, 'Yi'..."