UD | Chapter 16 – Suspecting She’s a Fraud

The old man lay frozen for a few seconds, a hazy memory surfacing in his mind—someone had once told him they would deliver his letter.

He had thought it was just a dream.

He never expected someone would actually come.

His emotions surged as he grabbed the moment of clarity.

“Do you know where Xiaolian is?!”

“Yes.”

容乐英 looked at him. “Give me the item. My high-speed train leaves in an hour. I need to go now.”

“Grandpa, don’t get excited—wait, who are you? How do you know my grandfather is looking for Grandma Shen?” the young man, Guan Qiyu, studied her up and down, suspicion flashing in his eyes. “Are you a scammer?”

After all, many people knew about his grandfather searching for his first love, and quite a few had tried to trick them with false information for fame or money.

This girl could easily be one of them.

She answered honestly, “My name is Rong Leyi. I was commissioned to deliver a letter for your grandfather to Shen Honglian.”

“Who commissioned you?” he asked sharply.

“Your grandfather.”

Guan Qiyu turned to the old man. “Grandpa, when did you commission her?”

The old man was momentarily stunned, then immediately became agitated.

“Yes, yes, I commissioned her!”

He turned to her urgently. “Little girl, where is Xiaolian?!”

Guan Qiyu: “???”

You don’t even know where she is and you’re sending someone to deliver something?

Are you playing around?

Rong Leyi replied calmly, “Shen Honglian is in Chenjia Village, Maan Town, Hukou County, Tongzhou City.”

Guan Qiyu froze.

That address… felt familiar.

The old man was shocked. “Xiaolian is in the neighboring village of her hometown?!”

Yes—that was her hometown area. They had searched there before, but never found her.

Guan Qiyu’s suspicion deepened.

Rong Leyi could roughly guess their reaction. They had likely been there before but found nothing.

That meant one thing.

She was probably already dead.

“If you don’t believe me, you can send someone to accompany me,” she said.

It was easier than explaining endlessly. She could simply take someone as proof. Otherwise, even if she delivered the letter, they might demand photographic evidence—and she wouldn’t even know how to “prove” it.

After finally getting news of his first love, even if it was a scam, the old man still wanted to see it with his own eyes.

In the end, under persuasion, he gave the letter to her and asked Guan Qiyu to go with her.

Guan Qiyu immediately booked the same high-speed train.

But because it was last-minute, only business class seats were available.

To prevent her from running off with the letter, he even upgraded her ticket to business class so he could keep an eye on her the whole way.

Rong Leyi didn’t know his thoughts at all. She was just happy she didn’t have to pay for a comfortable seat.

She had barely slept last night and was exhausted.

“Please wake me when we arrive in Tongzhou. I’m going to sleep for a bit.”

“Alright,” Guan Qiyu replied.

“Thanks.” She closed her eyes and fell asleep almost instantly.

She’s pretending to sleep to lower my guard. This scammer is experienced.

Guan Qiyu immediately took out his phone and secretly snapped a photo, sending it to Tang Chengyun.

He also explained the situation, asking him to contact local police to escort them to Chenjia Village.

Even if he looked young and easy to fool, he considered himself quite sharp.

He was extremely satisfied with his own caution.

On the other end, Tang Chengyun recognized her instantly.

Why was Rong Leyi with Guan Qiyu?

And judging from the background… they were on a train.

Where were they going together?

A message followed, and after reading it, his brows furrowed tightly.

She knew Shen Grandma’s address?

And his grandfather had actually asked her to deliver a letter?

When did they meet?

How could a normal university student know something they had spent decades unable to find?

Then he remembered what she had once said.

She could see ghosts.

Could it be… she was planning to deliver the letter to the ghost of Shen Honglian?

After a long silence, he made a call.

The sudden ringtone startled Guan Qiyu.

He glanced at the sleeping Rong Leyi, then quickly got up and walked to the restroom to answer.

“Hello, cousin…”

“Are you on the train to Tongzhou?”

“Yes. Grandpa asked me to follow her.”

He then repeated everything that had happened in the hospital.

After finishing, he concluded firmly, “I think she’s a scammer. Help me contact the police over there and arrange someone to accompany us.”

“I’ll keep an eye on her the whole time. I won’t let her lose Grandpa’s letter.”

A pause.

“Alright. I’ll arrange for someone to meet you at the station and take you directly to the village.”

“Okay.”

After the call ended, Tang Chengyun reviewed Rong Leyi’s file again, but still found nothing unusual.

“Boss, I found an important lead,” another voice suddenly came.

Li Yingzhe rushed in.

“Before Bao Laosi died, he met the ex-wife of a former housekeeper of the Rong family…”

“She’s his ex-wife.”

……

“This hospital is way too crowded…”

Zhang Yan waved her hand in front of her nose, disgusted by the mixed smell of disinfectant and other odors in the narrow corridor.

“Public hospitals are like this,” Rong Mingda comforted her softly. “Bear with it, Yan Yan.”

Suddenly, Zhang Yan felt a chill on the side of her head and pushed him away.

“Stay away from me.”

Ever since that day when Rong Leyi spoke, she had started feeling this strange coldness whenever she got close to him.

It terrified her.

Rong Mingda forced a smile and stepped aside.

They were in an elevator anyway—there wasn’t much distance he could keep.

There are no ghosts in this world, he told himself.

But even he didn’t fully believe it anymore.

Ever since that incident, he often felt as though something was pressing on his back, weighing heavily on his shoulders.

Sometimes, it even felt like something was tightening around his neck.

They had no choice but to come to the hospital today because Rong Leyi hadn’t returned home.

They needed her to admit she had lied… apologize… and obediently come back home.