Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s

Chapter 483: Chapter 476: The Melodramatic Truth

Uncle Mu, as previously mentioned, was an elite member of the military intelligence, highly regarded by his superiors at the time. Logically speaking, the young and promising Uncle Mu should have had a smooth and successful future ahead of him. However, fate did not smile upon him, as his immediate superior was entangled in factional strife.

The outcome for this superior was naturally a loss, and as his protégé, Uncle Mu could not escape unscathed either. Fortunately, his superior had made some precautions; he entrusted his only daughter and his wealth to Uncle Mu, who took them to the United States, while he himself met an inevitable death.

As for why Uncle Mu later did not contact Grandpa Mu and Grandma Mu, it was because he was still under surveillance by the intelligence agents. He dared not return to his homeland, nor did he dare contact his parents, fearing he would bring trouble upon them.

Grandpa Mu also was a formidable figure. He sensed something amiss and took the opportunity to covertly sell off his assets and move to Hong Kong. He thought that by going to Hong Kong, he could shake off those pursuers, but who would have thought that these people would follow him to Hong Kong years later, by which time Xiulian had already gone to the Mainland to marry He Xuewen.

Thus, Mu Xiuzhu did everything possible to bring Grandpa Mu and Grandma Mu to the United States. Due to the tight surveillance, there was no time to contact Xiulian. They planned to reach out to Xiulian after settling down, but the outbreak of ten years of chaos in China cut off all communications with the outside world.

However, Mu Xiuzhu never gave up and kept asking around for information on He Xuewen. What he discovered, though, was news of the downfall and demise of the He Family. Grandpa Mu and Grandma Mu fell seriously ill upon hearing this and have not fully recovered to this day.

Fortunately, Mu Xiuzhu never gave up. He gradually gathered information about He Family Wine back in the country and learned that He Xuewen might still be alive. It was through unraveling the threads that he finally found Xiulian. However, upon learning of Xiulian’s trials, the two elderly and Uncle Mu were consumed with self-reproach.

Uncle Mu and the others stayed at the Huangyuan Hotel, while Xiulian, wishing to spend more time with her daughter, stayed at Sisi’s house.

As for Uncle Mu’s experiences, Sisi always felt that Xiulian must have concealed some important matters, or perhaps Xiulian herself did not know everything and Mu Xiuzhu hadn’t disclosed everything.

The most dubious part was that it was merely a factional struggle at that time. Even though Mu Xiuzhu took his superior’s wealth and daughter to the United States, and the superior died, logically, the matter should have ended there. So why did the intelligence agents continue their relentless pursuit?

They even followed from the Mainland to Hong Kong, not letting up for over a decade. The intelligence agents couldn’t possibly be that idle.

Unless Mu Xiuzhu had something they needed, something of great importance to them.

With this thought, Sisi was suddenly alarmed. Could it be that the danger has not been resolved even up to now?

Who knows if those people are still around?

Sisi, who had a restless night, looked pale when she got up in the morning, startling Granny Zhao. Granny Zhao hurriedly made her some brown sugar egg water to drink, but no one thought much of it, assuming Sisi was just overwhelmed with emotion upon seeing her relatives.

Mu Xiuzhu and Grandpa Mu came over early in the morning and during breakfast, Sisi glanced at Mu Xiuzhu several times, unsure of how to broach the subject.

Tian Xinhua wasn’t home these past two days, as she was away at a meeting in the province and wouldn’t return until tomorrow. Without anyone to discuss with, Sisi was left to worry on her own.

How could Mu Xiuzhu not notice his niece’s peculiar behavior? After finishing the millet porridge, he smiled at Sisi and said, "Ah Nan, let Uncle take you to work."

"Thank you, Uncle. That would be great!" Sisi was startled at first but then became happy at the idea. She could take the opportunity to ask Mu Xiuzhu on the way to work.

"Do you have something you want to tell Uncle?" Mu Xiuzhu asked as soon as they drove out of the County Committee Building.

Sisi gave a dry laugh. This uncle truly lived up to his reputation as a military intelligence elite, seeing through her intentions immediately. After some thought, she decided to be direct: "Uncle, the issue with your superior back then was more than just picking the wrong side, wasn’t it?"

Mu Xiuzhu’s eyebrows arched, and he looked at his niece with new respect. He smiled and nodded, "Correct, there are other reasons."

With this confirmation, Sisi’s mind was at ease. She then asked, "Does it have to do with something very important that Uncle possesses?"

At this moment, Mu Xiuzhu genuinely admired Sisi, not expecting his niece to have thought of this angle. She was indeed worthy of being Mu Xiuzhu’s niece!

Sisi shook her little tail proudly: This lady has watched so many melodramatic dramas in her past life, I could guess it with my eyes closed!

Mu Xiuzhu looked at Sisi with even more affection and laughed, "Right, there’s something very important."

Sisi muttered to herself, why can’t you just say it all at once? Do I really have to ask a question before you’ll answer?

Mu Xiuzhu: It’s more fun this way!

Sisi was frustrated: Playing with me like a dog!

Sisi had no choice but to keep asking, and Mu Xiuzhu didn’t seem to have any intention of hiding anything, she recounted the entire matter truthfully.

After listening, Sisi felt that art does indeed imitate life!

But life is even more convoluted than art!

Let’s put it this way, the version that Mu Xiulan mentioned earlier was actually the official one, but the real twist came after the death of her senior, which was nothing short of miraculous.

Her senior did indeed back the wrong horse, but his death wasn’t warranted; what really killed him was a treasure map in his possession, said to be the funds raised by a King Fan of the Tang Dynasty for a rebellion, naturally in a considerable amount, presumably quite a lot.

No one knew where this treasure map originated from, but in the end, it fell into the hands of Mu Xiuzhu’s senior. And this senior’s adversary also learned of the treasure map’s existence, coveting that treasure.

In the official version, after the senior’s demise, Mu Xiuzhu really did take her senior’s beloved daughter and became fugitives, but the falsehood was that the senior didn’t die at all; he faked his death.

The senior had a good plan, sending his favored student away with his daughter, who was carrying the treasure map, to a foreign country while he, after feigning death, escaped to the United States to find Mu Xiusheng. Once things settled down, he would return to the Mainland to seek the treasure and then lead a life akin to a fairy tale.

Only, wishes are beautiful, but reality is cruel!

Due to the war, Mu Xiuzhu didn’t feel safe upon reaching the United States, so he thought of taking the senior’s daughter to Switzerland, as he didn’t know the senior wasn’t dead, so the senior had no idea where they went.

As a result, the senior couldn’t find Mu Xiuzhu in the United States. He lost contact with Mu Xiuzhu and his daughter. The senior wasn’t a good person to begin with, and suspecting based on his own deceitful nature, he thought Mu Xiuzhu had learned the secret of the treasure map, killed his daughter, and went into hiding.

Therefore, the angry senior sent several loyal subordinates to search for Grandpa Mu and Grandma Mu in Hong Kong, hoping to force Mu Xiuzhu to show up. Similarly, the senior’s rival also had people following them, so at that time, there were actually two groups tracking Grandpa Mu and Grandma Mu.

That’s the truth of the matter, in short, it’s a melodramatic story of a fallout between master and disciple and a struggle over a treasure!

"Uncle, is your senior still around?" Sisi couldn’t help asking.

"He got killed by me," Mu Xiusheng said indifferently.

Such a cool, tyrannical, and dazzling CEO uncle!

Sisi gazed at Mu Xiuzhu with admiration shining in her eyes, totally impressed.

"All the people in the know have been killed by me, now no one knows that I have the treasure map. Ah Nan, you don’t have to worry," Mu Xiuzhu added with a smile.

Sisi patted her chest, it’s better that they are all dead!

Only the dead can be truly safe!