The modern me and the Republic of China her

Chapter 223
Lin Mi and Chris's carriage ran along the path west of the city for more than two hours, and suddenly stopped at the entrance of a village on the side of the road in the suburbs.

"Chris, is the carriage broken?"

Lin Mi stretched out his head and looked at the desolate scenery around him.

Chris took off a corner of the scarf, and replied indifferently:

"My father said that an old horse knows its way, and it should be home."

She took Lin Mi's hand, quickly got out of the car, and let the horse move freely.

Sure enough, the horse stopped at the entrance of the village for a while, then continued to pull the cart towards the village, and came straight to a low bungalow, raised its head and neighed.

The door opened.The old man who had just driven Chris's cart bent over and came over, seeing that the cart was empty, he seemed relieved, sighed and led the horse into the house.

Lin Mi asked in confusion: "The horse is gone, how can we go back?"

Chris said, "Don't worry, just hitch a ride."

The two walked to the intersection and stood under a conspicuous old tree.

When it was approaching the afternoon, a four-wheeled carriage heading into the city came out of sight. When Chris saw it, she pulled off her scarf and waved it at the car.

Not bad luck.This cart was for the cloth shops in the city, and it was full of cloth, leaving little space.

Unexpectedly, the coachman turned out to be a woman, and the two of them were relieved.

Chris negotiated a price with the woman driving the cab, and the man readily agreed to take them into town.

As they got closer to the city, the woman driving the car chatted with them.

"Ladies, how could you hitchhike a passing car there? You are so brave. You have to be careful in this age, there are a lot of bad men."

"We came out to play together, fell behind and lost our way." Chris was unwilling to disclose too much information.

"Well, you're in luck. It's dangerous to be late."

The driving woman freed up a hand and pointed to a pile of dirt in front of her.
"Tell you, this is the place where the eunuchs and maids of the Qing Dynasty were buried. If you pass by at night, it will be so green with ghostly lights—"

"Ah, don't say it, don't say it——" Lin Mi covered his ears, his feet trembling in fear.

The woman driving the car didn't care about her reaction. Not only was Chris not afraid, but she seemed to be listening with gusto.

"It is said that one of these graves is empty, and there are many treasures in it, but no one rushed to dig it, for fear of being cursed and dying."

Lin Mi was terrified, and she began to miss the warm bedroom at home.

"Chris, can you go to my house first?"

"it is good."

The carriage took them to Wenmo intersection where Lin's house was located.

Not long ago, the rickshaw that Gu Qilan and Chen Xing were riding in also happened to be parked at this location, only more than 300 meters away from Lin's house.

Lin Mi led Chris to the direction of home in a hurry, but the sole of her foot slipped, and she lost her center of gravity and fell.

"oops!"

"Suddenly, I felt very flustered. I have never felt this way before."

"Xiao Lin, don't be in a hurry, I'll help you."

Fortunately, she had a reliable partner, so she limped forward holding Chris's arm.

Gu Qilan and Chen Xing had already arrived at the gate of Lin's house.

What puzzled Qilan was that this time the situation was very different: he had been here no less than five times, only this time, there was no one at the door.

Even if the whole family is dispatched, there will always be guards at the door, right?
Chen Xing next to him suddenly said something surprising: "Could it be that all the gatekeepers have been killed?"

Qilan's hand trembled suddenly: his reaction was not as fast as that of a passerby.

The robbery at Tianjin Railway Station was just over three months ago.In the past few months, the Lin family has not really gotten rid of the conspiracy and calculations in the dark.

"Can you go in with me?"

Chen Xing looked at the door, spread his hands and said, "No, no, no key, it's an iron door."

Qilan grabbed his arm and said, "Today, even if you climb over the wall, you have to go in. I helped you once, and you have to help me once."

Chen Xing frowned, and kindly advised: "I don't think so, if my dream is real, you and I will be blown to pieces."

Just as he was talking, a gust of wind came, and the carved iron door actually moved——
It didn't even have a lock!

Qilan couldn't help saying, and moved forward to open the door. Chen Xing was afraid that he would be in danger, so he had to follow him into the door.

The huge forest house was dead.

Except for a few trees with fallen leaves in the garden, there are only a few clusters of wintersweet flowers to welcome them.

The first floor was empty.

Both Qilan and Chen Xing's hearts were suspended.

Every step was taken with fear, as if invisible bullets were flying towards them every minute and every second, killing them.

The two overcame the great fear in their hearts and slowly went upstairs along the marble steps.

A strange fragrance wafted from the tip of the nose.

Qilan sniffed, "Huh?"

Chen Xing shook his head and said softly, "What kind of meat is this grilled?"

In the living room on the second floor, there is a large dining table.

Qilan was very familiar with this table, he had seen it before when he was a guest for the first time.

There were several opened bottles of wine on the table, all of which were almost empty.

The plates, knives and forks on the table were messy.There were pastries, fruit, and plates of leftover roasts.

Obviously, someone threw a banquet here and ate quite a lot.

But what about these people?
Are they the guards and servants of the Lin family?

It is absolutely impossible, no matter how brave you are, you will not break the rules and eat directly in the master's living room.
The atmosphere is getting weirder.Chen Xing saw Qilan's hair standing on end like a frightened hedgehog.

Their eyes fell on the red marks on the floor in unison.

That was clearly human blood, wet human blood!

Apparently someone died and got disposed of again.
At this moment, Qilan had no time to regret his recklessness, and Chen Xing didn't have the heart to blame this companion who dragged him into danger.

Instinctively, they each took a knife and fork and put them in their pockets as weapons, and grabbed the wine bottle, as if there would be a fight at any moment.

Mr. Lin's study door is closed.They heard someone talking inside, and they crept closer—
The speaker's voice was low, and it sounded like a young man in his 20s.

"I've done the first thing you asked me to do"

"If you can't run today, you can make a big deal with him."

Chen Xing and Qilan stood on one side of the door. When the door opened, the two of them slammed down the wine bottle with all their strength on the person who came out of it.

This man was wearing the same uniform as the guards of the Lin family. He was tall and burly, and he was very stubborn after being bottled. He struggled on the spot and took out his gun to shoot—
Qilan raised his leg and kicked the pistol away, Chen Xing pinned the man down from behind, took out the fork in his pocket and stabbed it.

However, the strength was too weak after all, and the man had great strength, so he broke free again.

Qilan pointed the gun at him, "What is your background? You have the guts to sneak into the forest house and harm people?"

The man sneered: "Two skinny guys who can't even kill a chicken, dare to interrogate grandpa?"

There was no compromise in his tone, "I advise you to be sensible, put down your guns and get out, or you will die without a place to die!"

Qilan and Chen Xing were about to continue fighting him desperately, but they didn't want to hear a familiar cry from behind:

"Why is there no one at home!"

Lin Mi and Chris appeared in the living room.

The footsteps were getting closer.

Qilan didn't look back, but he could hear Lin Mi approaching along the corridor.

She obviously saw that the door was unlocked and the living room was in a mess, so she came to see the situation here.

He and Chen Xing turned their backs to her, but the man saw Lin Mi completely.

Lin Mi also recognized him: it was Wang Xin who came back from the south with his father this time, and stayed for less than ten days.

"Wang Xin!" Seeing his bloody head and fierce eyes, she couldn't help but take a few steps back.

"What did you do in my house?!!!"

"He's your mole."

When Qilan said this, his eyes still did not move away from this person, for fear that if he was not careful, the other party would catch a loophole.

(End of this chapter)