Lü Qingqing was speechless.
She really wanted to slap herself. How could she have forgotten that Hu Jia now had no memory of the two years spent with Mou Jixuan? To the current Hu Jia, Mou Jixuan was merely an enemy comrade who could be colluded with to provide false testimony.
Alas!
Then what was she arguing with Ouyang Wen about just now?
"Why did you think of asking him?" Hu Jia saw Lü Qingqing standing there in a daze.
"Oh." Lü Qingqing finally came back to her senses and told him about Sister Mou.
"Is 'Pearl Prefect also infatuated'?" Hu Jia asked in surprise.
"Yes, that's the phrase. Who is this Yi Kechi?" Lü Qingqing's heart was a little anxious now. She wasn't sure if Hu Jia knew this passphrase, as he had lost two years of memories.
"I really have no impression of this sentence, and I don't know who Yi Kechi is. Alas!" Hu Jia shook his head.
Hearing this, Lü Qingqing was also very disappointed. "Okay, then you should go to bed early. I'll go tell them."
"Alright!" Hu Jia continued to smile. After hearing Lü Qingqing leave and close the door, he quickly jumped out of the quilt.
Pearl Prefect also infatuated! It was "also" not "Yi."
He was too familiar with this sentence.
Lü Qingqing thought it was a prefect with the surname "Yi," but Hu Jia knew that the correct meaning of this sentence was "Regarding pearls, the prefect is also infatuated."
Hu Jia quickly wrote this down in his memo and decided to go see Sister Mou himself.
The reason he didn't tell Lü Qingqing the truth just now was that he was afraid.
Mou Jixuan knew about this matter, and he died.
If he told Lü Qingqing about it again, what if it brought disaster to her as well?
Therefore, dangerous things, I will do them!
...
Gathered in the room, Ouyang Wen and the others were frowning. "No wonder Xiao Jia doesn't know about the key's existence. How could we forget this?"
He was referring to the fact that Hu Jia's memory was still in 1921.
"Then is there a possibility that the key last appeared between 1921 and 1923?" Lü Qingqing analyzed. According to Wang Yangang's statement, they followed Mou Jixuan, so Mou Jixuan must have known about the key's existence.
And Hu Jia didn't know about the key's existence in 1921 because he wasn't familiar with Mou Jixuan at that time. But two years later, Mou Jixuan was murdered. Could it be that Sixth Master killed him precisely because he discovered the key was related to Mou Jixuan?
"This also explains why the other party has never killed Hu Jia and has kept him until now."
Lü Qingqing's words awakened the dreamers. Yes! In the past five years, how many chances did Sixth Master have to kill Hu Jia, yet he didn't act? It was very likely that Sixth Master still needed Hu Jia.
"Therefore, we need to find out what Hu Jia did during those two years and whether the disappearance of the key has anything to do with him," Li Yang concluded.
At the same time, Hu Jia next door was also thinking about this problem. What exactly did he do during those two years?
The city in sleep was so quiet, with only the ticking of the clock hands.
Gradually, as it got closer to midnight, watching the second hand tick by, Hu Jia's consciousness began to blur, and his head slowly drooped.
Ding...
"Huh? Why are you here?" Hu Jia looked at Li Yang, then shifted his gaze to Ouyang: "Did you bring him here?"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Judging by his attitude towards Ouyang Wen, he had returned to normal.
"Uh. Boss, do you still remember what year it is?" Li Yang asked, waving his hand in front of Hu Jia.
"Are you sick?" Hu Jia pushed his hand away, and then his eyes met Lü Qingqing's.
Seeing the unfamiliarity flash in Hu Jia's eyes, Lü Qingqing's heart tightened. Even though she had prepared herself mentally for so long, that unfamiliar gaze still made her feel uncomfortable.
"Boss, it's like this, there's something we need to tell you..."
...
The new week began, and outwardly, everyone seemed unchanged. If there was any change, it was Yu Yue's "change of heart."
Previously, she liked to have permed hair, wear qipaos, and sway her painted fans everywhere. Now, she simply tied her hair into a ponytail, dressed plainly, and walked around in cloth shoes.
"Oh, Sister Mou, are you airing out the quilt?" Yu Yue greeted Mu Chunya enthusiastically.
"Yes, it's a rare sunny day, so I'm airing out the quilt properly." Sister Chunya really liked Yu Yue. Although this young girl looked delicate, she was not picky when it came to work. She often helped her and was sweet-mouthed.
"Come, come, let me help you." Yu Yue immediately got to work.
As they pulled the quilt, they chatted.
"Sister Mou, you don't have a man in your house. This cotton batting is so heavy. It must be hard for you to hang it up by yourself."
"Cough, I'm used to it. My husband left too early."
"Don't you have any family? Siblings or anything?"
"No!"
Yu Yue smiled. "Then it's okay, from now on, consider me your little sister."
"Hahaha, I wouldn't dare to accept that." Sister Chunya laughed heartily.
"Having someone as diligent as you is my good fortune." Yu Yue laughed until she swayed.
This scene was observed by Li Yang not far away, who was full of admiration. Who said my Little Yue Yue only knew how to fan herself at home? Look how adept she is at integrating into the masses.
That's right, this was a plan devised by Lü Qingqing and the others. Since there was no way to learn about Mou Jixuan's past through normal channels, they would take a circuitous route.
Let Yu Yue become best friends with Mou Jixuan's sister first, and then gradually open her heart.
...
Meanwhile, Gao Liang had not been idle these past few days. His eyes scanned like radar, and he finally found someone suspicious in the judicial section.
That person was Luo Yu. He graduated from the training institute two years ago and was assigned to work in the judicial section. His mentor was Tong Hua.
According to Gao Liang's recollection, he encountered Luo Yu on his way back after obtaining the action application form from the judicial section that day. Although he didn't know when Luo Yu tampered with the action form, he was indeed the only outsider he encountered.
Ouyang Wen also investigated the incoming call Lü Qingqing received that day.
In that era, telephones required a switchboard operator for connection. The operator could only confirm that the call that day was made from the municipal bureau, but she didn't know who specifically made it.
However, coincidentally, it was a Sunday that day. Many departments only had skeleton staff on duty, and the person left in the judicial section was Luo Yu.
"Should we dig into his background?"
"No need. In a situation where the enemy is open and we are hidden, we will pretend to know nothing. Perhaps this small fish will lead us to a big one someday."
"Then when can I walk around with my head held high? You don't know, now that I walk in the bureau, no one talks to me." Gao Liang complained.
"Want to walk around with your head held high? That's simple, you can do it tomorrow." Ouyang Wen chuckled.
"Really? I knew Captain Wen was too good to me." Gao Liang was overjoyed.
"Don't celebrate too early. I'm just changing your workplace."
"Changing my workplace? To where?"
"The countryside."