Rebirth: I Became Mr.President's Beloved-Chapter 1139: Tonight, I’m Here for Your Grandfather [The Mystery of Her Origins]
The guest room with tightly closed curtains shut out the night outside.
Once the door was closed, it turned into a completely enclosed space.
Yunqi Villa has a security system.
Moreover, the day after she checked in, Yuan Qin had already come over.
Tang Li leaned against the wall, looking at Ruan in front of her, a chill in her heart. The fact that Ruan could avoid surveillance to enter the villa and accurately locate her room could only mean his reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance abilities exceeded those of Yuan Qin.
She didn’t expect that after the drug bust operations in Country S, Kun would still dare to send someone north.
For Kun to send Ruan to find her, he must have known that Lai Wenyan didn’t take that batch of goods.
In just a few seconds, Tang Li’s thoughts were a whirlwind. Ruan entered the villa as if it was unguarded; if he wanted to kidnap her, it wouldn’t be difficult.
Realizing this, her heart beat faster.
Ruan sensed Tang Li’s wariness, slightly loosening his grip without completely letting go of her.
Then he clarified his intention: "This time, I’m here to see you, and it has nothing to do with Kun."
The look Tang Li cast at him silently asked.
Ruan explained, "Tonight, I’m here for your grandfather."
...Her grandfather.
Tang Shen?
Tang Li stared directly into Ruan’s dark eyes as he said, "Your grandfather Tang Shen, whose original name is Li Shen, was born into the Siamese Li Family and is the younger brother of former Prime Minister Li Hao."
Li Family...
In Tang Li’s mind, memories of Ruan mentioning the Chiang Mai Prefecture in the Siamese country flashed by.
And the Li Family was a prominent local Chinese family in Chiang Mai Prefecture.
The hand pressed on her mouth had been removed.
Ruan took a black-and-white photograph from his pocket and handed it to Tang Li: "This is a photo from the Li Family’s archives. It shows your grandfather Tang Shen and Li Hao. Later your grandfather went to the Mihesha River region, and all related photographs were destroyed. This is the only one Li Hao kept."
Tang Li had seen Tang Shen’s portrait.
Just a week before Tang Yin passed away, on the day she decided to send her daughter north to find her father, Tang Yin had thrown her father’s photo into the ashtray to burn.
——She feared that keeping the photo would lead to her daughter being disliked by Lai Wenyan in the future.
Tang Li took the photo from Ruan’s hand.
It was a family photo.
In the photograph, Tang Shen looked to be just in his early twenties.
Standing beside Tang Shen was a man in his early thirties. In him, Tang Li saw the shadow of Song Baiyan. It wasn’t that they looked alike, but the aura of a politician was vividly manifested in his every move.
Tang Li guessed the man’s identity; it should be Li Hao as Ruan had mentioned.
Some things can’t be lied about.
The man had been the prime minister of the Siamese country, so there must be related photos on the internet.
Of course, there was the possibility that the photo was synthesized.
If it was synthesized, why would Ruan set up such a scheme? Was it to trick her into willingly going to Northern Myanmar? Or like Meng Shu, did they want to develop her into their mole in Country S?
"Your grandfather studied at the Siamese Royal Police Academy but suddenly disappeared before graduation. That same year, in Northern Myanmar, a henchman named Tang Shen appeared. Later, relying on his talent for extraction, he gradually made a name for himself in the black market. Because of the complicated forces in the Golden Triangle, he didn’t get involved there but instead established himself in the Diannan and Mu County areas."
Ruan continued, "In the same October, Li Hao was reassigned as a senior superintendent at the Chiang Mai City Bureau, in charge of anti-drug operations."
Tang Li clenched the photograph, certain truths seemingly ready to emerge.
Her emotions were unprecedentedly chaotic.
All of this was as absurd as a resurrection.
If her grandfather was indeed an undercover agent, then what did Lai Wenyan do count for?
After the incident back then, why did the Siamese side not come forward to clarify and instead allowed her grandfather to bear the stigma for years?
And her mother, who lived under an assumed name, did not dare to claim her grandfather’s ashes until her death.
"Your grandfather met your grandmother in Diannan. At the time, your grandmother was just the daughter of a tailor. Considering his special identity and for your grandmother’s safety, he didn’t reveal his true family background to her."
"When your grandmother passed away, your mother was still very young. Your grandfather wanted to send your mother back to the Li Family, but your grandmother’s family didn’t agree. With their only daughter dead, your mother was their only solace. Therefore, your grandfather refused Li Hao’s proposal."
Tang Li wanted to question it but found herself unable to.
Ruan handed her a letter: "This is a letter your grandfather sent back to Chiang Mai after your mother was born."
Opening the envelope, besides the yellowing paper, there was a two-inch photo inside.
It was of Tang Yin, just a month old.
"Aware of the risk of this letter being intercepted, your grandfather didn’t dare to include a father-daughter photo."
Tang Li looked up again at Ruan.
Ruan, as if reading her mind, explained: "You bear some resemblance to your mother. When you became an actress, news emerged that you were fostered by the Lai Family, and you also have the surname Tang, causing the Li Family to suspect you were Tang Yin’s child."
In her previous life, she never entered the public eye. Until her death, the Li Family didn’t know of her existence.
Now, the Li Family had come for her early on.
Tang Li asked, "And who are you?"
"My surname is Li, and my single name is Ruan," Li Ruan didn’t hide his identity. "My father is Li Hao’s cousin, and is currently the governor of Chiang Mai Prefecture."
"That night, at the village, I mentioned the Li Family in Chiang Mai and saw no reaction from you; I guessed you were unaware of your own origins."
The mystery of her origins was long irrelevant to Tang Li.
She looked at Li Ruan, always curious about another question instead.
"When my grandfather was shot and killed, why did the Siamese country stand by and do nothing?"
Li Ruan was silent for a moment before speaking, "Your grandfather handed goods worth ten billion to Li Hao and informed him that he would soon trade with Sang Bo, a subordinate of Third Miss Lin. The transaction location was set on the Mihesha River, an area belonging to no-man’s land."
There, capturing someone didn’t require extradition.
And those goods worth ten billion had always been within the Siamese territory.
Tang Li recalled Ren Zhengxiong’s words that her grandfather died in this transaction.
Li Ruan paused for a long time, met Tang Li’s gaze, then continued: "At the time, Li Hao held a high position. He immediately formed an action squad to head to the Mihesha River before the transaction to capture Sang Bo. Unexpectedly, the action squad never returned, and a day later, news of Tang Shen being shot dead appeared on Li Hao’s desk."
In Ren Zhengxiong’s story, the Siamese action squad was never mentioned.
Just as Tang Li was about to ask what happened to the action squad, Li Ruan explained: "Five days later, within the Siamese border, twenty bodies floated up on the southern section of the Mihesha River. Their identities were confirmed to be all members of the action squad."
"Among them was Li Hao’s only son."
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The deepest hidden subplot in this story has finally been revealed!
Everyone should rest early after reading!
See you on the morning of the 4th!
