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Chapter 209 A Letter from a Strange Woman
General Hong silently read the marriage news published by the Lin family in the newspaper several times.

All the wedding invitations were sent out in the circle in Beiping, but he was missed.

It stands to reason that the two are classmates of the Shipbuilding Academy, and they worked together in the same army until they were almost 30 years old. The friendship between classmates and comrades in battle should not be so weak.

The only possibility is that Mr. Lin is avoiding.

The day before the wedding banquet, there was a badly worn letter on the desk of General Hong's office.

It can be seen how many bumps and difficulties it has overcome to come to him.

The guard leaned close to his ear, whispered for a few minutes, and then retreated voluntarily.

General Hong dubiously tore open the torn envelope and pulled out two pages of paper with illegible writing.

The paper smelled of medicine, rouge, and a salty-bitter smell of dried tears.

Letter, from a strange woman.

She first briefly said that she was a maid bought by the Hong family from a foreign country, and she had never had the chance to meet General Hong.Don't feel abrupt when you ask him to read the letter.

There was no sign of the Miemen case.It was winter, and the child born to the young lady of the Hong family had just reached the full moon.

Hearing from the fortune teller that the child's fate was hard, the young mistress asked her and a nanny to take her to the temple to find a monk to ask for a lottery.

On the way back, there was a smell of smoke from a long distance away, and the nurse realized that something was wrong, so she stuffed the child into her arms, and slipped away on the pretext of shopping.

She hugged the young master and walked to the street corner, only to find that Hong's house was completely surrounded by soldiers in the army, and there were fires in all directions.

The child instinctively cried loudly. Seeing a young officer approaching, she could only unbutton her jacket, breastfeed in the street, and run away in the chaos.

She wanted to bring her child to her hometown to raise her, but her family was in a bad situation, which meant she was in a desperate situation.

The child was a handsome boy, yellow and thin due to malnutrition.

After much deliberation, she wrapped the little life in a black and blue cloth and threw it by the fire outside an army barracks, so as not to freeze to death in the snow.

She hid behind a tree and saw a cooking soldier carrying water and cooking pass by, picked up the child and coaxed and patted it...

As for later, in order to survive, she came to Peiping with a businessman, but was sold into a low-grade brothel unexpectedly.

At the end of the letter, she left her address, saying that she had physical evidence to hand over to General Hong, begging him to forgive her behavior, and hoping to help the child find relatives together.

The date written on the letter was half a year ago.

After reading the letter, General Hong was in a difficult mood.

"If the child is still alive, he will be 17 years old this year."

Although there were many doubts in his heart, he chose to believe what he had or not.

In his capacity, it would be too cheap to go directly to a low-grade brothel.

General Hong changed into a long black gown, brought a few plainclothes guards, and went to look for it by car.

The low-class brothel is located in a slum in the south of the city. A few old and decrepit women are soliciting customers in the cold weather with their stoves in their arms.

One of them, speaking with a soft southern accent, was taken aside by them.

She also seemed to have guessed who he was, took out a faded brocade bag from her close-fitting clothes, and skillfully fumbled out the items inside.

"Master General, Mu Mian has been dead for almost three months. Before she dies, tell me to give this to you. She and I are both from Fujian."

General Hong froze in place for an instant.

He is too familiar with the appearance of the brocade bag, it is a double layer of floral thread sewn by his mother.

He and his elder brother each have one piece of that object, which is a sapphire tablet handed down from the family.

He took out the one he was wearing, compared it carefully, and found that the size and shape matched.

However, the child has not been found, and the only witness is no longer alive.

According to the situation mentioned by Mu Mian in the letter, the child was placed next to the barracks. He thought that this was also a hopeful clue.

General Hong has been investigating the fire and the operator behind it.

He had a little confidence that Mr. Lin had also been to the scene, but suffered from lack of evidence.

Due to Mrs. Lin's face, he came up with a plan...

Before the wedding banquet, Lin Mi prepared a lot of food and took time to take it to the hospital.

Li Yan's injury has healed a bit, he can walk with a cane, and can basically take care of himself.

He knew that Miss No. [-] was going to have a wedding, so he wanted to visit her.

Lin Mi's figure gradually became clear under the sunlight.

"Li Yan, I'm here to see you. I heard from my father that your birthday is winter."

"Birthday? I don't have the habit of celebrating birthdays. Your concern is enough."

Lin Mi took out the candies and pastries from the bag one by one.

"This is Swiss chocolate, I tasted one, it's very delicious."

"Cream cake, jam bread, biscuits..."

She looked at him with a smile and found that he was not really happy.

"Why are your eyes so red..."

Li Yan turned his face away to prevent her from seeing the tears.

"Miss, I accidentally splashed some medicine, it's okay."

As soon as he finished speaking, his body felt a burst of warmth.

"Put on this woolen scarf, I gave it to you."

Lin Mi opened the last gift and wrapped him tightly.

"I'm getting married tomorrow. You're doing well in the hospital. I'll let the servants deliver the food and soup."

Li Yan choked up.

"Miss...can I...can I hug you?"

Lin Mi looked at him in astonishment, "Why not? I saw you when I was seven years old, and I regarded you as a good friend."

six years.She is 13 years old and he is 17 years old. The friendship is sincere without impurities.

The only regret is that he loves her, but she doesn't know it.

Li Yan gently hugged Lin Mi.

Her warm and soft body was very close, like the fire he had been given to warm him many years ago when he was a baby.

Thinking of all kinds of guests coming to the wedding banquet tomorrow, he was anxious to be discharged from the hospital before the wound healed.

"Miss, I will leave the hospital and go back with you tonight. I want to protect your safety."

"But you still need to rest. Or I'll pick you up and take you back to the hospital tomorrow night."

He replied softly: "Okay."

Mrs. Lin and Mr. Lin were very happy when Lin Mi picked Li Yan home.

In the corridor outside the window, Zhang Wenxuan supported Lin Yitang and saw this scene.

"Master Lin, don't be angry, it's not good for your health..."

He seemed to be really magnanimous, and kept walking without saying a word.

This night, the lights in Lin's house were turned off later than usual.

In the bedroom, Mrs. Lin turned on the bedside lamp, but she was struggling with that question in her heart.

Mr. Lin drew the curtains, and seeing that she still refused to turn off the light, he asked why.

"Do you remember that classmate surnamed Hong?"

"Can not remember."

"He graduated from the Shipbuilding Academy together, my neighbor in my hometown."

It's hard to guess what a woman is thinking, but Mrs. Lin can't hide things, her eyes and expression are full of horror.

Mr. Lin gritted his teeth, looked at her, and guessed who it was targeting.

"Tell me the truth, did you kill someone?"

He never deliberately lied to her, but the woman got the news from nowhere, and actually asked about the Hong family extermination case 17 years ago...

"Don't worry. I'm not involved."

"Really?"

"Want to look great tomorrow? Go to bed!"

Mrs. Lin turned off the light and pretended to fall asleep.But the picture of her husband hiding in the study was clearly displayed in her mind.

She secretly prayed: don't have an accident tomorrow...

　In the hot summer, babies pay attention to sunscreen and heatstroke prevention!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)