Tomb Raiders I Can Hear Antique Talk

Chapter 387
The gray old army overcoat, the same gray cotton cap with ear protection, and the thick scarf that covered most of the face and only showed the eyes.

"Why are you? Is it Mrs. Huo who wants to take things back?"

Xiao Ran greeted the other party half-jokingly, the person who came was Mrs. Huo's security captain...or the squad leader of the security guard, the chief bodyguard, whatever.In short, he was the master who played with his Guan Shandao privately and almost crippled himself.

He had the impression that this person was always serious, so Xiao Ran had a bad taste and wanted to tease him.

The visitor was startled when he heard the words, and after confirming that Xiao Ran was only joking, he still shook his head solemnly and replied: "Madam didn't mean that..."

Alas, this person is so boring, he always has a dead face. Although he has never shown his face in front of him, Xiao Ran still thinks that this person must have a poker face. ID photos can be used as portraits.

His gaze subconsciously shifted downwards, and then he froze.The chief bodyguard wore a black gauze armband on his arm.

There was a "buzz" in Xiao Ran's head, could it be that Mrs. Huo is gone?Why?Because he, a person who does not belong to this world, had contact with Mrs. Huo, so the direction of the story changed?
Based on the time of the original story, Mrs. Huo still has at least 20 years of life to live, and there is still a fateful end waiting for her. How could it end like this?
This feeling is like running to someone else's house and suddenly an expensive vase falls and breaks. Although it cannot be said that it is my responsibility, I always feel frightened.

"Mrs. Huo asked me to come... to report my death, and Deng Bo is gone..."

Seeing Xiao Ran staring at his black veil, the chief bodyguard spoke first.Hearing this, Xiao Ran was somewhat relieved, he was a little preconceived just now, and actually ignored that the bodyguard was wearing a black gauze on his left arm.

Dumbledore, the old man whose life was extended by the bone-piercing nail, but also tortured for a long time, unexpectedly left so suddenly.I just met him a few days ago, and learned the truth about many artifacts from him, and because of him, by chance, I got the Shenxing No Feather Arrow.Thinking of it this way, Xiao Ran couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

The bodyguard continued: "Deng Bo is an old man of the Huo family. He has never married and has no descendants. Mrs. Huo asked us to wear mourning for him for seven days, and we will treat him as a gift."

Xiao Ran sighed and said: "Mrs. Huo is very righteous. Deng Bo has already lived a long life. It is a joy and death. Mrs. Huo has arranged the affairs of the funeral so thoughtfully. He will definitely smile."

The bodyguard nodded, paused and said, "Actually speaking, it can be said that Deng Bo asked the old lady to bring you a sentence..."

When Xiao Ran heard it, he was a little confused.I and Deng Bo only met once, even if I came here to bring a message, it should be for his second uncle.

The bodyguard took out a photo from his arms, handed it to Xiao Ran, and said, "Deng Bo has lived in the Huo family's old house by himself for so many years, and we are the only ones who visit him from time to time. You are the last new face he saw before he left. And there are With the method you gave, he lived very comfortably in the last few days. He said that this is fate, let us leave this to you. Before Deng Bo left, he kept repeating a sentence..."

Xiao Ran took the photo, it was an old photo that had turned yellow, and there were two people in it, their faces were not very clear.One of the older men, supposed to be Dumbledore, was sitting in a large recliner under a blanket.Another younger person stood beside him. From his figure and face shape, there was an indescribable sense of familiarity.The place where the photo was taken was the small courtyard of the Huo family's old house.

Staring at the photo, he asked, "What did Dunbur say?"

"Dun Bo said that he has appraised treasures for so many years, and he is proficient in all the unique skills of making fakes. But in the whole world, there are absolutely no two antiques that are exactly the same."

Xiao Ran was staring at the photo, when the bodyguard suddenly mentioned antiques, he raised his head and asked, "Huh? There are no two identical antiques? What do you mean? He didn't say anything else?"

The bodyguard shook his head and said, "No. Deng Bo was already unconscious before he left, but he kept repeating this sentence, saying that he would tell the descendants of the Xiao family that there are no identical antiques in the world."

Deng Bo's words reminded him of his father Xiao Changfeng, who was also incoherent and illogical.Maybe Deng Bo just wanted to condense his lifelong knowledge into one sentence to teach him, or maybe Deng Bo was completely confused and thought Xiao Ran was someone else.

Xiao Ran solemnly stuffed the photo into his inner pocket, expressing that he accepted the relic.The chief bodyguard didn't have anything else to say, so he turned around and was about to leave.But just two steps away, he came back and asked Xiao Ran: "There is one more thing that I almost forgot. The old lady also asked me to ask you one thing. She asked if the rest of her life will be in the water?"

Hearing this question, Xiao Ran couldn't help but tremble all over.According to the normal story line, Mrs. Huo did die underwater in the end.But should he disclose the matter to Mrs. Huo in advance?

He really didn't know how to answer, he frowned and thought for a while, and came up with a foolish answer of "everything depends on fate".But before he could speak, the bodyguard raised his hand to stop him, and said, "The old lady said, there is no need to give an answer, just let me see your reaction. The old lady asked me to give this to you. It's a secret elixir made by the Huo family, which can cure all kinds of poisons, and he also said that please take care of yourself, and see you later."

Xiao Ran's car was suddenly stopped, as if someone had suddenly gagged his mouth with a rag.But when he saw the bodyguard solemnly handing over the box, and Mrs. Huo's rare "goodbye by fate", his heart suddenly felt a little warm.

He took the box, and the bodyguard didn't say anything else, got into the car and left without looking back.Xiao Ran watched the jeep drive out of sight all the way before knocking on the door.

"Today everyone, why are they all talking..."

While muttering, Xiao Ran returned to the bedroom.He originally wanted to chat with Yau Jiukuo, but it could be seen that Xiao Changfeng had already fallen asleep. He was afraid that he would have too much fun chatting, that Tulu would not talk in his sleep at night, or that Yau Jiukuo would let him practice at night, so he had no choice but to give up.

He was leaving early tomorrow morning, so Xiao Ran quickly washed up and got under the covers.Thinking about the various arrangements for tomorrow, the smiling faces of the folks, and the next adventure...

And Yingzi, I don't know if I can see Yingzi this time when I return to Gangyingzi... Thinking about it, Xiao Ran slowly fell asleep.

He dreamed that he was back in the old building where he lived with his parents again, the sun was shining brightly, his left and right hands were held by his parents, and his heart was warm.He raised his head, facing the sun so that he couldn't see his parents' faces clearly, he could only feel his parents' love surrounding him like the sun, filling his heart with unspoken irony.

Strange, every dream seems to be the memory of the owner of the body, why he can never remember the appearance of his own world, his real parents, and his previous life...

In his dream, he actually started to think. He suspected that while he was sleeping, the owner of his body, the real Xiao Ran, was constantly expanding his realm of consciousness, trying to replace him with his own memory.

Thinking of this, the world in the dream also became hazy, and the parents had disappeared at some point.The old tube building in front had become the Huo family's old house. He pushed open the dilapidated gate and saw two people in the yard.

Dun Bo was sitting on the recliner with his head down, because he was bent over, so he seemed to be lying on his knees.Behind Dumbledore, a young man was holding a nail in one hand and a hammer in the other, beating on Dumbledore's back.

"Boom...boom..."

The nails were hammered into Dun Bo's spine inch by inch, accompanied by the crackling sound of the bone cracking, making Xiao Ran shudder.

The young man seemed to have sensed Xiao Ran's arrival, the movement of his hands stopped slightly, and then he tapped more quickly.The knocking sound intertwined with the bone cracking sound, the young man seemed to be crazy, he raised his hand and kept knocking, Xiao Ran was so frightened that he wanted to shout, but he couldn't make a sound at all.

"Who are you... who are you..."

Xiao Ran murmured and asked the young man, the young man stopped when he heard the words, and slowly raised his head to look at Xiao Ran.He was grinning, with an almost evil and crazy smile on his face, and his face gradually became clear...

"Xiao Ran!"

Xiao Ran turned over and fell off the bed, his whole body was drenched with sweat, the early spring morning was still a bit cold, he couldn't help shivering.

There was a constant knock on the door of "Dong Dong", and the voice of the second uncle calling him.Father had already packed the bedding and left the room.

He shook his head and slowly remembered that at the last moment in the dream, what he saw was his own face.

(End of this chapter)