Chapter 80

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"Junran, you can't stay in the capital anymore."

Cao Junming's words made Xu Junran frown: "Big brother, what happened?"

Xu Junran immediately sensed something unusual. There was no reason for Cao Junming to suddenly want him to leave the capital, so something must have happened.

Cao Junming silently took out an internal reference and handed it to Xu Junran: "Take a look at this."

Xu Junran took it and glanced at it, his brows furrowing. It was an article signed by a familiar name, a renowned old revolutionary from China, criticizing certain current economic policies.

"It seems a storm is coming," Xu Junran said slowly.

Cao Junming nodded: "Yes, your article, if published at this time, will definitely cause a lot of controversy. So, you can't stay in the capital."

Xu Junran knew he was doing this for his own good and nodded: "Alright, I'll pay my respects to the family tomorrow and then go back to Quanzhou. When Wei and the others register the company in Lingnan, give my second brother a call."

Cao Junming agreed and then asked in surprise: "You have relatives in the capital?"

Xu Junran looked gloomy and said after a while: "I don't know. My mother left a letter asking me to pay respects at Jiugong Mountain."

He really didn't know, as his mother didn't specify whether the person he was to pay respects to was from her side of the family or his father's side.

Cao Junming knew that Xu Junran was a posthumous child, and both his parents were from the capital but went to Quanzhou in the 1960s. He comforted him a few times before personally seeing him and Lin Yuqing to the door.

The military guesthouse was not far from here, about an hour's drive. Cao Junming wanted to call a car, but Xu Junran refused. Today, he just wanted to walk with Lin Yuqing.

The moonlight was like water, gently falling on the streets of the capital. The streetlights flickered, and Xu Junran and Lin Yuqing walked hand in hand on the road.

"Junran, you're a man of great deeds. Don't be so impulsive in the future."

Looking at the injuries on Xu Junran's face, Lin Yuqing said with concern. In her view, even to save someone, Xu Junran shouldn't have put himself in danger.

Xu Junran nodded and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I made you worry."

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The next morning, Xu Junran got up early and looked at Lin Yuqing, who was still sleeping due to the "exhaustion" from the night before. A smile appeared on his lips.

The phrase "once tasted, always remembered" applies to both men and women.

Two young lovers who had just tasted the forbidden fruit naturally wanted to be together all the time and indulged in their passion. If Xu Junran hadn't been thinking about paying respects to his elders today, he would have wanted to do it twice more last night.

Men, in certain matters, never say no.

"Junran, are you leaving now?" Despite his carefulness, Xu Junran still woke Lin Yuqing. She opened her eyes and asked softly.

Xu Junran nodded: "I'll be back soon. Big brother has booked our tickets for tomorrow. Today, you and Brother Junwei can go to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce to register the company, and then leave the rest to them."

Lin Yuqing naturally followed Xu Junran's instructions, doing whatever he said.

After a simple cleanup, Xu Junran went out and took a bus to Jiugong Mountain Cemetery.

Jiugong Mountain is an isolated hill on the plain in front of the Western Hills of the capital, about 130 meters high, with a gentle slope extending northeast. There are nine buildings built in the formation of the Eight Trigrams, hence the name Jiugong Mountain. The Lingfu Temple, built by the monk Haiyun during the Yuan Dynasty, is located at the southern foot of Jiugong Mountain. In the early Ming Dynasty, it is said that the tomb of the eunuch "Gangtie" from the Office of Ceremonial was built here, with the Yanshou Temple built nearby, later renamed Baizhonghuguo Temple. It later became a place for eunuchs to retire and live out their days, with temples, farmland, and vegetable gardens.

After 1949, it gradually became a cemetery for high-ranking officials of China.

The letter left by Xu Junran's mother asked him to come here to pay respects. According to Mr. Yin Yue, his mother seemed to have learned something from the newspaper and then left this letter. Along with the letter, there was a jade pendant. At this moment, the jade pendant was strung on a red string and hung around Xu Junran's neck.

However, upon arriving here, Xu Junran suddenly remembered that this place was not just open to anyone.

Taking out the note left by his mother, it only mentioned that his elder was buried in the first tomb chamber, without specifying the exact number. With so many people there, he couldn't possibly pay respects to each one, could he?

More importantly, looking at the guards at the entrance, Xu Junran shook his head with a bitter smile. His mother must have thought it was still the same as in her time. Back when the Red Guards were rampant, anyone could enter. But now, it was not allowed for just anyone to come and go, as it was the resting place of the leaders of the party and the state.

The leaders of the party and the state!

Xu Junran's smile froze.

The next moment, Xu Junran felt his scalp tingle, his body stiffen, and a chill run down his back, as if he were about to be grabbed by something.

He had never felt this way, even when he discovered he had been reborn.

If he had felt a bit of joy at being reborn, thinking he could finally help his adoptive father make up for his regrets and change his fate, then the recent guess had left him at a loss. Especially after realizing who was buried in the first tomb chamber, he felt as if he had been hit by a falling pie from the sky.

Reaching out, he took the jade pendant from his neck and examined it for a long time, but he couldn't figure out what was going on.

What he had thought were ordinary parents had suddenly turned into descendants of the founding heroes. This was simply unbelievable.

Holding the token left by his mother, Xu Junran walked dazedly along the path to the entrance. At this moment, he had no more thoughts of paying respects to anyone. After discovering this secret, he suddenly felt that his arrival had uncovered more hidden truths in history.

"Bang!"

Unconsciously, Xu Junran collided with someone.

"Ouch!"

The person Xu Junran bumped into cried out in pain, clutching their arm and falling to the ground.