Chronicle of the 70s-Chapter 411 - 384: Finale (Part 1)

Qin Miao, who killed his own biological father, went completely insane. When he was taken away by the police, he couldn’t stop laughing and wildly kicked Qin Shouhan’s corpse as if he had been completely liberated.

Li Xianglu couldn’t quite articulate her feelings after hearing this news. She despised Qin Shouhan; he was malevolent.

Due to some grudges from the prior generation, not only did he cause the death of Qin Xi’s mother, but he also repeatedly schemed to entrap everyone in the Qin Family as if anyone who wronged him deserved to die.

In fact, Qin Miao ended up like that largely due to Qin Shouhan’s influence. Originally, Qin Miao was not supposed to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Mr. Qin had arranged a job for him and he could have resigned to take the college entrance exam once it was reinstated. However, Qin Shouhan, who was far away in the countryside, wrote a letter asking his daughter to join Qin Xi and his son as rural educated youths.

After this incident, Mr. Qin, Qin Shen, fell ill and never recovered. Despite having been hearty and busy giving lectures at universities, he too passed away after three months.

It was right around the New Year, and Qin Xi and his wife were both staying in the capital’s courtyard house, so they did not need to travel everywhere.

Their transfer orders also came through.

The death of Qin Shen did not cause much disruption to the family. After the funeral, Li Xianglu began to pack.

Xu Wu had to take a long trip to Switzerland to retrieve some deposits and valuables from a safe.

Early on the seventh day of the new year, Li Huan also arrived. This was the first time he had shown up at the courtyard house after disappearing for over a year.

Mr. Qin and Su Yan did not seem surprised, nor did they ask where he had been. Although Li Xianglu felt some doubts, she trusted Mr. Qin and Su Yan more, so she did not inquire further.

After the fifteenth, a piece of news was published in the newspaper. It reported the cracking of a large-scale fraud syndicate. The previous major fraud cases in the country were all organized by this group. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

The leader was an elderly man named Qi from the Bay area, over seventy years old.

According to the newspaper, he was also involved in espionage, so he was taken into custody immediately.

Following that, Mr. Qin was also taken away by a mysterious group of people in black. He kept early and late hours for several consecutive days.

Subsequently, Mr. Qin and Su Yan seemed more relaxed, planning to take the twins and stay in Hong Kong for a while.

Initially, Li Xianglu was somewhat reluctant, but by mid-March, Qin Xi was about to take up his new position, and she had to start work. There were many arrangements to be made in the new place, and the living conditions would not be great, so she had no choice but to agree.

The twins were quite happy, especially seeing their great-grandmother packing clothes for them; they were thrilled. However, on the day of departure when they found out that neither their mom nor dad were coming, they started crying.

Seeing this, Li Xianglu felt much better, at least the children were still attached to her.

After sending away the twins, Qin Xi and his wife took a train to that northern county-level city, which was a far cry from the previous Huai County, with worse conditions. Though it was not far from Guanzhong, the soil and water quality were not as good, there was more wind and sand, fewer plants, and currently, the locals lacked a greening consciousness and still cut down trees, so the sandstorms in the area were getting worse.

One of the first things Qin Xi did upon arrival was to initiate large-scale greening efforts, negotiating with the Lu Family and coordinating with the local troops. Each spring, they would deploy for half a month to help plant trees.

Meanwhile, Li Xianglu became the youngest deputy manager at a bank in the city. Initially, some people thought this overly young woman got the position through connections, but after she demonstrated her business capabilities, everyone was utterly impressed.

Here, Li Xianglu encountered someone she had not seen for many years, Ma Lingling, the woman who had schemed and led to the assault on Lu Anna.

This woman’s hair was somewhat gray, and her face looked very old. She was limping, and her arm was bandaged and hung in a sling. Li Xianglu passed by her face to face.

But just a few steps after walking past, Li Xianglu heard a familiar yet strange voice: "Li Xianglu!"

Li Xianglu turned around and looked for a long time before realizing who this woman was. Ten minutes later, they sat down together.

Ma Lingling gave a silly smile as she looked at the still young and beautiful woman across from her, her face showing a mix of helplessness and despair.

Li Xianglu couldn’t believe this person was Ma Lingling when she first found out, but after she recounted a bunch of events, she finally believed that this was the once lively and cheerful Ma Lingling.

However, she never imagined Ma Lingling would end up like this. Looking at her leg, Li Xianglu thought that it seemed to be her own doing, but she did not regret it at all. If it wasn’t for her taking action, it could have been her and Anna who got hurt.

The two women sized each other up. Ma Lingling, lazy, lifted her good arm to tidy her falling hair and leaned back, smiling: "Do you know where I’ve been all these years?"

Li Xianglu shook her head as she looked at the aged face across the table.

With a sigh, Ma Lingling said, "You know, my hometown is around here. I was originally from here and managed to pass the exams to leave. After the incident, I secretly fled, thinking that once the situation calmed down, I would sneak off to Hong Kong."

Pausing, she sighed again looking at Li Xianglu: "Who knew, I was discovered by the man who abandoned me. He threatened me, locked me up, played with me for over a year, and then sold me deep into the mountains, where I stayed for five years."

Li Xianglu frowned but felt no sympathy for Ma Lingling, who was like a venomous snake. To show her sympathy was to await death.

Seeing that Li Xianglu did not respond, Ma Lingling continued: "I wanted to escape, but every attempt I made resulted in a beating, each more severe than the last. They not only beat me but also starved me."

Here, Ma Lingling suddenly laughed, her eyes staring wide as she became agitated: "Do you know why I managed to escape?"

At this moment, Li Xianglu sensed a dangerous aura. She slipped her hand into her pocket, ready to use a stun gun if Ma Lingling approached.

However, at this moment, the conference room door was opened and three or four people in police uniforms rushed in, quickly surrounding Ma Lingling.