Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 678

Chapter 678: Chapter 552: Old Man Zhou’s Death

"Old Man Zhou has passed away; he was just buried not long ago."

Not only was National Day incredulous, but even Mother Zhang and Mr. Zhang, who had just returned from visiting Sister Zhang, suspiciously eyed their second son, Zhang Guoqiang.

"The old man loved money so much, and yet he died because of it. They say it was on a dark and stormy night, when the sky was pouring rain..."

Mr. Zhang tapped Zhang the Second’s head with a long pipe, "Get to the point."

"Good hit, did you think you were storytelling?"

Zhang the Second rubbed his head and grinned at Lin Juhua, who was snickering beside him, then smiled at his parents, "Actually, it was a stormy night. Two hoodlums heard that Boss Zhou had gone on a long trip, and Zhou Linan was also visiting his aunt’s house that day, leaving only the old man at the Old Zhou Family. They had long heard that the old man was quite wealthy. With the rain, it was the perfect time to steal some food stamps and money. They figured one old man wouldn’t dare fight back.

It turned out they somehow found two gold bars, got too excited, and were discovered by Old Man Zhou. The old man picked up a long knife and swung at them.

Wearing so little in summer, one of the hoodlums got a bloody gash on his back and fought back. The two young men ended up beating Old Man Zhou, leaving him in a bloody mess.

Old Man Zhou cried for help for a long time, but maybe it was the heavy rain or the large courtyard, the neighbors couldn’t understand. In short, by morning no one went over to help.

By the time Zhou Linan returned home, it was already the next evening, and Old Man Zhou was dead. But the old man was still of sound mind, even using his blood to write who did it before he passed. Zhou Linan saw the writing and immediately asked the neighbors to report it.

Then came the funny part: the two hoodlums couldn’t read. They thought no one would know what they did that night. After dividing the spoils, the one with the wound, worried about being found out, ran to his elder sister’s house nearby, while the other one went home to sleep. Only after they were caught did they realize the old man left his name."

Mr. Zhang shook his head repeatedly, "He spent his life greedy for wealth, only to lose his life over it."

"Money is a good thing, but ill-gotten gains shouldn’t be taken; karma will get you, see?"

Mr. Zhang looked amused at his wife, who was about to seize the opportunity to lecture the children again.

"Mom, you see how dangerous it is living alone. Why don’t you and Dad come with us? Once summer arrives, you have everything open except the courtyard gate, it’s quite dangerous."

Mother Zhang waved her hand dismissively, "Go, go... You’re not even old yet and already more nagging than your father."

Lin Juhua chuckled, glanced at her husband, and quickly changed the subject, "Mom, why did you and Dad go out for so long this time? Is Sister Zhang doing well?"

Mother Zhang pointed at the package on the ground, "Open it and see. We didn’t stay even one night at your aunt’s place. We left for their county town that afternoon. We walked along the way toward the provincial city, seeing the sights. We stayed two nights at your elder brother’s place in the provincial city. He seemed well, so we just got back today."

Zhang the Second exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, you two really know how to enjoy yourselves. I was planning to go to Sister Zhang’s house this weekend if you didn’t come back. Everything went smoothly on the road?"

Mr. Zhang rolled his eyes at him, "Beijing, Mongolia, which places haven’t we been to? Trouble in the provincial city?"

"Right, right... What made you two decide to travel this time?"

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