Chapter 45: Reunion

Chapter 45: Reunion

Zhang Haixias corpse sat silently in the Dongs living room. He was no longer alive. His life had broken away from the world and was heading towards reincarnation.

Zhang Haiqi wiped the paint from her hands and came to stand in front of Zhang Haixia. She squatted down and touched his cheek. He looked as if he was merely sleeping.

Time. She couldnt count the number of times she had sent her children off.

Lets go home, Shrimp, she whispered to Zhang Haixia.

This child had been quiet and obedient since he was little. Other than spoiling Zhang Haiyan, he had never caused any troubles. He always looked at Zhang Haiqis eyes during class or when he was about to fall asleep. He never fought to be her favorite child. He only observed and recognized what his mother needed.

The flowers by the bed had never withered and the children she brought with her had never been lost. The neighbors had never complained and they had never burnt food.

When Zhang Haixia was around, everything worked precisely like clockwork.

Zhang Haixia was afraid of losing that kind of peace and happiness, so he guarded everything firmly.

Zhang Haiqi placed her forehead against his. Her childs forehead was as cold as a northern winter and not at all warm like a Xiamen summer.

She picked Zhang Haixia up and walked towards the backyard. She buried him in the cemetery amidst the numerous tombstones. Each one was another farewell. There were countless times when she thought she had gotten used to it.

Truth was, she never liked this kind of moment, no matter how long she had lived.

Zhang Haiqi stood in the cemetery for a long time that night, listening as the wind blew past the tombstones. It almost sounded like people were crying all around her.

When Zhang Haiyan woke up, he was lying naked and face down on a bed.

He tried to think about what happened earlier. Most peoples imaginations would run wild if they were in his position, but he immediately thought of Zhang Haiqi.

Mother. He muttered to himself in a daze. He saw Zhang Haiqi reading the newspaper on the sofa opposite the bed, ignoring him.

Zhang Haiyan felt pain on his back and arms, but when he looked back, he found that there was nothing there.

Mother, what happened to me? What did you do to me? With that said, he pulled the nearby blanket over to cover himself.

I helped re-treat the wounds on your back, Zhang Haiqi said.

Zhang Haiqi obviously didnt expect him to believe her, so she didnt bother explaining it. Its fine. Youll believe it someday.

If the Zhang family is so powerful, wouldnt they send people from other archives to seek revenge after the South Sea Archives was wiped out?

We havent been able to contact the Zhang family in two years, Zhang Haiqi said. But there have been several times in history when weve only contacted each other again after more than ten years. The Zhang family will enter a state of silence from time to time. You cant count on them.

Argh, the bosses are really capricious. Zhang Haiyan ate some bread, feeling uncomfortable eating without blades in his mouth. For me, Mother is the South Sea Archives, so youre the boss. What are you planning to do, Mother? Should we avenge Haixia?

Mo Yungao has been managing his forces in Beihai for many years. The way he does things is very mature. He isnt like ordinary warlords who just want to collect taxes for a few years and then leave after occupying a place. Thats why the coalition military government is so focused on appeasement and wont specifically stimulate him. Since theres only the two of us, itll be very difficult for us to deal with a city full of soldiers. Besides, there are many ethnic minority masters around him, Zhang Haiqi said. But he spread the plague in the South Sea, so no matter how I look at it, I feel like hes doing some experiments. What he really wants to do hasnt been revealed yet, but Im worried hell

Youre worried hell spread the plague in China?

Zhang Haiqi nodded. His purpose is unknown, but this Mo Yungao is behaving pervertedly. If we dont investigate this matter, Im afraid it wont be a simple matter of revenge.

When we reported the Flower Reef case to the top, didnt the Archives continue investigating it at the time? Zhang Haiyan had been thinking about this question for a long time.

Zhang Haiqi looked out the window. The Zhang family shut the case down.

Why? Since the Zhang Family monitors strange occurrences, why stop investigating such a strange thing? This northeastern gang is too willful.

Zhang Haiqi didnt speak. She actually knew that there was only one possibility for the Zhang familys interference with the investigation: the case was shut down because it had something to do with the Zhang familys patriarch.

We have to rebuild the Archives and get rid of Mo Yungao. He already knows of the South Sea Archives existence, so logically, he cant be left alive anyways. But the two of us arent strong enough right now. We must go to Changsha first and find someone to help us.

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TN Notes:

(1) Phnom Penh is the capital and most populous city in Cambodia. Wiki link here.

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Tiffanys Notes: The part where Zhang Haiqi described what Haixia was like when he was a child hit me right in the feels. ()

And I wonder who they can possibly look for in Changsha( )