Chu Ming guessed well. Tang Long was indeed from the Tang family, the son of the late third master of the Tang family, and he and Tang Chong were cousins.

"I vaguely remember hearing my father mention it when I was a child. The third master of the Tang family was a great person, but it was a pity that he died young. It is said that..."

Lu Wan secretly glanced at Tang Long and did not continue.

There was a trace of bitterness on Tang Long's lips, and he sighed: "There has been a rumor in the clan that my mother poisoned my father, so my mother was imprisoned in the dungeon of the mansion for twenty years. I was also expelled from the mansion by the Tang family...

.But the truth of the matter is not like this!”

Tang Long suddenly stood up and slapped the table, roaring: "My mother is gentle and virtuous, and I have always been very loving with my father. How could she do such a thing!"

No son in the world would distrust his mother!

Chu Ming breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the wine bottle and filled it up for Tang Long, and then said: "I just heard what Tang Chong said, has Auntie..."

"Yes, mother passed away!" The dignified seven-foot-tall man choked with tears streaming down his face: "I just want to see her one last time, but I can't even do that..."

"That's unreasonable! The grievances of the previous generation should not involve the younger generation. Now that everyone is gone, they still don't let their son die. This Tang family is simply cold-blooded!"

How can a girl of such an age not be angry when she hears such a thing?

Chu Ming was silent for a moment and asked: "Will the Tang family have a ghost for my aunt?"

"Probably not -" Tang Long wiped away the tears on his face and calmed down his emotions: "In their eyes, my mother is a sinner, how can they be willing to perform a spiritual work for her?"

"Since there is no ghost, why not return her body to you?"

Hearing Chu Mingruo's words, Tang Long was stunned for a moment and then his face lit up: "Brother Chu, are you saying that my mother might still be alive?"

Tang Long, who was too grieved, had obviously lost his normal ability to judge. There was no need for the Tang family to direct and act in such a show. The person must be gone. The reason for refusing to return the body could only be that he didn't want others to see the body. In other words...

....In the past twenty years, the Tang family's treatment of Tang Long's mother was probably more than just simply imprisoning her.

"Brother Long, does Auntie have any coveted treasures or something like that?"

Tang Long trembled when he heard Chu Ming's words and lost his voice: "How did Brother Chu know?"

It seems to be true!

Tang Long heard a lot about Chu Ming after entering the city. At this time, he seemed to regard him as the last life-saving straw. He said without any concealment: "I also heard my father mention it when I was very young.

He and his mother were entrusted with keeping an ancient map, and they vaguely remember what kind of lost place it was..."

Lost place? Lost place!

Chu Ming was shocked! He had been searching for clues about the lost land, but he didn't expect to find out the clues from Tang Long today!

So the Tang family tried their best to obtain that ancient map, and even the death of the third master of the Tang family was related to it.

Chu Ming thought in silence for a long time before raising his head, staring at Tang Long with bright eyes and asked: "Brother Long, do you want to take revenge?"

Revenge? Hearing these two words, Tang Long was immediately shocked. He gritted his teeth and said, "Of course I do! I have thought about it all the time in the past twenty years! I want to find out the real cause of my father's death and restore my mother's innocence!"

"Well, I am willing to do my best to help you, but there is one condition. If I really find that picture, I have to take a look!"

Brother Chu also wants to get that picture? Where is this lost place?

Lu Wan was also curious about this, but she didn't ask any more questions at this time.

"Brother Chu...that picture is not important to me, but the problem is...I don't know where it is!"

"It's not urgent. We can look for it slowly. The most important thing is to find a way to put my aunt to rest first!"

After Chu Ming finished speaking, he looked at the sky outside and said, "Brother Long, please stay with me for the time being. We will figure things out later. As for aunt... I am afraid that the body will not come back, so we have to take it away."

Return to the ashes..."

What is the difference between a corpse and ashes? Tang Long was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening. He couldn't help but throw himself on the table and burst into tears.

He understood! The reason why the Tang family refused to let him see his mother for the last time was for the sake of reputation and face. His mother must have been tortured to the point of not being human in these years!

...

After Tang Long was settled, Chu Ming was not in a hurry to rest. He sat alone in the courtyard, thinking about what to do.

It shouldn't be difficult to retrieve the ashes of Tang Long's mother. The Tang family is a well-established family in Donghua City. As long as the news is released to create public opinion, the Tang family will not hold on to it for the sake of face.

The hard part is what to do next.

"Are you bothering me about Brother Long?"

Lu Wan came over. It was too late and she didn't go back. There were many rooms in the backyard anyway. Seeing the man's sad face, the girl stepped forward and asked softly.

Chu Ming nodded, reached out and took the girl next to him into his arms.

"I need your help with something-"

"Are you going to expose this matter?" The smart girl had already guessed the man's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will have people spread the news tomorrow morning, we at Tianxiang Tower are very good at doing this kind of thing!

"

It is really much easier for a man to have a virtuous wife. Chu Ming did not say any words of gratitude, but just hugged the girl in his arms tighter.

...

Under Lu Wan's instruction, all his subordinates were dispatched. Within a few days, the news spread everywhere in Donghua City that the Tang family had imprisoned and abused their daughter-in-law, and even after she died, they were unwilling to let her son's body be collected and laid to rest.

Although the Tang family's business is not as good as that of the Lu family's Tianxiang Tower, it is still very extensive. It still needs reputation and face. If the reputation of being insensitive is really established, who will dare to deal with it in the future?

The Tang family finally returned the ashes, and at the same time announced to the outside world that the grudges over the death of the deceased were over, and the grievances of the previous generation had ended, and Tang Long, the orphan of the deceased third master, was re-accepted into the family.

"Unexpectedly, the effect was even better than we expected. Not only did Brother Long get his ashes back, he was also re-accepted by the Tang family!" Lu Wan said in surprise.

There are still three days left for Donghua College's collective training day. She has been running to her sweetheart during these two days, hoping to spend a little more time with her before they say goodbye.

"The Tang family probably didn't get any useful information from Brother Long's mother, so they let Brother Long into the house."

"You mean... Brother Long may know the whereabouts of that picture?"

"It shouldn't be——"

Chu Ming shook his head. He believed in his own vision. If Tang Long knew about it, he would definitely not hide it from him.

"That's right, even if Brother Long doesn't know, he is the orphan of Mr. Tang San after all. Maybe he will find some clues inadvertently. The Tang family is using a dead horse as a living doctor!"
Chapter completed!