Chapter 7, Go to Yunnan

Wu Jiayi furrowed her brows tightly, as if she had encountered some issues. After glancing around to ensure no one was paying attention, she quietly said, "Indeed, some problems were discovered last night."

I put on my clothes and, while dressing, I mischievously said to Wu Jiayi, "So, was it you who undressed me last night? Did you also help me take a bath? Hey, was there anything else?"

"Do not just stand there and speak without understanding the pain; go down and try it yourself." I glanced at the people around me who were sleeping and lowered my volume a bit.

"It was only after that that it came to be." Wu Jiayi fixed her gaze on me, speaking each word deliberately

This second point is rather difficult to articulate. Wu Jiayi quickly swallowed what was in her mouth and said thoughtfully: "I always feel that your grandfather should not be buried anywhere, or perhaps he is not dead at all"

To be honest, the second point she summarized indeed surprised me somewhat. Even with a thousand possibilities, I would never have thought of this aspect: "How to put it?"

My grandfather has been dead for over forty years, so how can this be blamed on him again

This time I didn't intend to argue with her; my father is someone I have never really understood: "What should I do next?"

There are two suspicious aspects: firstly, the collapsed coffin lid, which has many scratch marks on its outer side

Speak about it

Regardless of whether your grandfather is alive or dead, isn't this all caused by him

It is impossible! I almost shouted it out with my breath

Wu Jiayi shot me a glance, took a deep breath, and the flush on her face, which had arisen from the argument, gradually faded away. She picked up a banana and took a fierce bite out of it.

What you said makes sense, but Uncle and the others used to pay their respects here! Suddenly, I felt my mind was in a turmoil, and it was only at this moment that I realized this matter concerning the fates of several families might be far more complex than we had imagined

Wu Jiayi still shook her head and said, "You have only been here once, how do you know they are commemorating here?"

It was told to me by my father

Without a moment's hesitation, Wu Jiayi resolutely said: "Let's go to Yunnan!"

Wu Jiayi shook her head and murmured, "I also can't make sense of it, which is why I brought it up. Just as you said, the outer side of the coffin board is the soil layer; how could there possibly be scratch marks? Moreover, I have examined those scratch marks closely, and they are all parallel, with widths that closely resemble fingerprints"

What? Scratch marks? What scratch marks? The outer side of the * picture * book coffin board is soil, how could there be scratch marks? I don't quite understand what Wu Jiayi means; it feels like what she is saying is quite contradictory

Alright, let's not argue anymore. The two of them seemed to be harboring a lot of anger about what happened last night, but upon reflection, they couldn't pinpoint what exactly was bothering them; perhaps it was simply that things did not go as they had hoped: "What happened over forty years ago, regardless of right or wrong, has already occurred. Even if we argue until our faces turn red and our necks strain, or until the sky falls, we still won't solve the problem"

"Quickly, let's go!" After saying this, she picked up her bag and stood up to leave

So your grandfather did not participate

Wu Jiayi handed over the peeled apple: "With you here, how can I possibly go down?"

Seeing her like that makes me want to laugh. Truly, regardless of how mature a woman is, when she acts coy, she is just as childlike as a little girl. "So, what is the second point you discovered?"

All the mistakes are on your grandfather

"You really are unreasonable." I took the apple and suddenly recalled what happened last night, so I quietly asked, "Was everything alright afterwards?"

Go find my father? In a moment of panic, I lifted the white sheet and was about to get out of bed, only to suddenly realize that I was wearing nothing but a pair of briefs: "Where are my clothes?"

Your father may not know himself, or he may not want you to know about this matter

Wu Jiayi counted on her fingers and said: "According to two points. First, think about it: if your grandfather was indeed buried there, someone must have helped him open the coffin again, and there would definitely be traces on the coffin lid, but there are none. Second, there are no burial items in the coffin. You mentioned before that your grandfather left Yanling with his books and something happened, so how could there be no burial items in his coffin? Therefore, from these two points, it is clear that your grandfather never entered that coffin"

I raised the cushion behind me slightly and shook my head, saying: "It is highly unlikely. If that were the case, it should have existed before the burial. However, before the burial, my uncle and the others would certainly have discovered it; how could it have been allowed to remain? If it appeared only afterward, that would be even more impossible."

Wu Jiayi was also a bit anxious, lightly pounding her right fist on my leg twice: "What can I do! The marks up there are clearly new, the red moisture in the soil hasn't even had time to seep in! Who knows what kind of nonsense your grandfather is up to!"

Wu Jiayi smiled and took out a brand new set of sportswear from her bag: "Here, just bought it."