Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 402: Long Conversation in the Courtyard ([-])

402 Chapter 4 A long conversation in the courtyard ([-])

A group of us hurriedly got into the car Xiu Xiu called.

When I got to the car door, I suddenly felt a little weak. I was indeed scared and nervous just now, but at that time I just felt cold all over my body. Now I started to tremble, shaking my head and getting in. Inside the car.

As soon as I entered the carriage, my heartbeat suddenly amplified. Some slightly heavy sounds sounded in my ears, "Plop, Plop, Plop, Plop." The beating frequency was very fast. I felt like my throat was beating along with it, and my eyelids were shocked. My face also seemed to be beating. I thought to myself that I didn’t feel it was beating so hard just after we were fighting together, so I quickly took a few deep breaths to calm myself down.

I looked at my little brother, and when he sat down next to me, he stretched out his strong arms to me and immediately surrounded my little body. Naturally, I shrank into his arms, and then tightly Put your other arm around him.

Leaning against him, listening to our two heartbeats gradually overlap, I gradually felt at ease.

The fat man sat down and asked, "Hey, girl Xiuxiu, why didn't you find someone to clear the way for you earlier?"

Huo Xiuxiu, who was sitting in the front seat, was also a little frightened. She was trying to restrain her trembling and said to him: "I didn't expect them to be so impatient. They didn't even have the desire to take a look at the situation. Besides, my grandma and I didn't either. Maybe bring a team of soldiers out at any time." As she spoke, she took out a lot of napkins and handed them to the fat man.

The fat man asked her: "Does Liu Lisun know your grandma?"

Huo Xiuxiu nodded.

Wu Xie wiped Fatty's wound, and the sting made him wince. It hurt, but he didn't care too much and continued: "Since this old boy dares to take such a risk and go against Laojiumen, it seems that he is really I really need this stuff.”

Wu Xie said: "Maybe he just wanted to snatch this thing back and send it back to the hotel owner."

I laughed and said to him: "You are thinking too well, right? You have seen his style of doing things just now. He seems like the kind of person who would take it back and give it back to the owner of the Crescent Hotel? He doesn't He would be so kind. If the owner of the Crescent Hotel wants this thing, it is simply not the outsider's turn to take action. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that there is a boss behind him."

Huo Xiuxiu continued: "Liu Lisun is a rich man. He is so rich that he doesn't know the concept of money. If he wants to get something, he will definitely want to buy it. Robbery is not his strong point. He must be forced to rob now. I think he must I’m afraid that if you take this thing away, he won’t be able to get it no matter how rich he is.”

As she spoke, Huo Xiuxiu looked at the jade seal that the fat man had stuffed into his clothes and said, "What on earth is this? A person like him would want it too."

Wu Xie and Fatty looked at each other without saying anything. I smiled lightly and said, "What, Xiu Xiu, are you interested too?"

Huo Xiuxiu hurriedly replied: "No, I'm just curious." She glanced at Yuxi again, and then smiled awkwardly.

After about 10 minutes, our vehicle entered a mysterious compound community. Soon the vehicle stopped. Huo Xiuxiu said to us: "We are here, let's get out of the car."

We all got out of the car quickly. Wu Xie looked around and said, "There are a lot of red flag cars in this courtyard, and there are a few courtyard houses at the end."

Huo Xiuxiu said: "Your injuries need to be treated. I will take you to the health center in the community first. Follow me."

When they arrived at the health center, they quickly gave the fat man a simple bandage, and then checked his and Wu Xie's injuries.

The area on Wu Xie's back where the steel pipe hit him was now a large area of ​​black and blue, and the area where the steel pipe head hit was the most seriously injured.

The fat man's head was broken, but fortunately it was just a cut by the thread of the steel pipe. It looked scary because he was bleeding.

After their wounds were disinfected and applied with medicine, Huo Xiuxiu took us through the community.

This courtyard is very big. We walked for a long time and Huo Xiuxiu took us into an alley. There were various trees planted around it, and they were all towering old trees. The branches stretched over the high walls into the courtyard. To be honest, The scenery is indeed good.

Wu Xie was fascinated and said, "I never expected that there is such an amazing scenery hidden in a certain community in BJ City. The winding alleys make it feel like you have entered some temple. It is really hidden in the city." ah."

Huo Xiuxiu looked at him with a smile and said nothing, and continued to lead us inside.

Until we reached the end of the alley, we entered a large courtyard through a very inconspicuous door.

The picture that came into view at this time was that there was a persimmon tree in the courtyard, a well under the tree, and some plants that looked very valuable at first sight. It looked like a well-off home.

There were tables and chairs in the yard, and Mrs. Huo was sitting in the yard, drinking tea leisurely. It was obvious that the old lady had been waiting here for a long time.

We were fearless anyway, so we walked in carelessly, but Mrs. Huo didn't even look at us.

As soon as she entered, Huo Xiuxiu called out softly: "Grandma, I'm back."

Mrs. Huo took a sip of tea and looked at her with concern and asked, "Are you injured?"

Huo Xiuxiu continued to act coquettishly: "No, grandma, don't you think I'm not doing well? Grandma, it was so thrilling just now." Then Xiuxiu told Mrs. Huo what happened.

Mrs. Huo then turned to us, and she said to us: "Fortunately, our Xiuxiu was not injured, otherwise I would have had to skin you. Don't stand still. You look tired. Sit down."

Wu Xie chuckled and said, "You won't light my lamp again after you sit down this time, right?" Mrs. Huo glanced at him angrily and said, "I, Huo Xiangu, won't do the same trick twice, and what else is it?" What, there is no need for me to deal with you anyway, I came to you because I am willing to admit defeat, lest you ruin my reputation, and I will take care of our business while your head is still hanging on your neck."

Huo Xiangu's words were very clear. She meant that the big trouble her brothers had just caused at the Crescent Hotel had nothing to do with her. I saw Wu Xie and Fatty looking at each other, and I guess they were already scolding her secretly.

However, Huo Xiangu's reaction is completely understandable. She probably just wanted to make things difficult for Wu Xie, and she probably didn't expect him to light the sky lanterns. Seeing that he has quite a stubborn temper, she just made mistakes and wanted to give Wu Xie some relief. , it was also a way to give himself some vent, but he didn’t expect that they actually destroyed the Crescent Hotel, snatched the auction items, and fought in the street just now. Even if he invited Wu Xie to the Crescent Hotel for a meeting, he had a purpose. , but I probably never thought it would be so earth-shattering and the consequences so serious. Thinking of this, I sighed quietly.

Both Wu Xie and Fatty understood that Mrs. Huo meant to break up the relationship with us quickly. Wu Xie felt that we all got what we needed anyway. The old woman had a perverse personality and didn't want to have much contact with her, so they just wanted to make a quick decision. Okay, so he went straight to the point and said, "Then are you willing to tell us?"

Old Mrs. Huo said, "Don't you just want to know why I paid such a high price for your style thunder?" She stood up and acted as if she was going with her, and then said, "This matter needs to be done." I wouldn’t say it to anyone else, but you are also a descendant of the Laojiu Sect, so you are not considered an outsider. However, please stay outside the door for the others."

Wu Xie immediately winked at us, and both the little brother and the fat man nodded. I just smiled lightly and looked indifferent, and Wu Xie followed the old woman into the side compartment.

The fat man asked us quietly: "Hey, what do you think the old lady would say to him?"

I looked at him and said, "Don't worry, let's take a rest first." Then I picked up my brother and found a shady place to sit down.

The fat man looked in the direction of the side compartment, then at us, and rolled his eyes helplessly.

I quietly asked the little brother: "Listen now or wait for Wu Xie to say it." I turned to look at him, and the little brother slowly turned his head to look at me, and his handsome little face came right in front of me.

The room that Wu Xie followed Mrs. Huo into was an old house. Except for rows of shelves and full of antiques, there were no other furnishings. It seemed that this was a collection room. Wu Xie felt that My face felt tingly as soon as I entered. It must be due to static electricity in the air. This is a room with constant temperature and humidity.

He saw that all the collections here were wrapped with newspapers. Mrs. Huo took him into the deepest part of several shelves. Wu Xie saw a steel wire against the wall that was used to hang calligraphy and paintings, but the one hanging on it was They are all patterns of style thunder.

Wu Xie counted seven in total, and there was a gap between two of them. It was obvious that one was missing, and it should be his own.

Mrs. Huo said, "This is the 'Eight Layers of Thunder'. Since you know the style of thunder, you should know what this is."

Wu Xie nodded, a little surprised, because he knew at just one glance that this was a masterpiece of style, and these seven drawings were actually the design drawings of a building.

It is a multi-story building. The structure of each floor is very clear on these seven sheets of paper. Moreover, this building is not an ordinary building. Its bottom floor is the largest, and then it shrinks layer by layer as it goes up. At first glance, It is like a tower, but because each floor is the structure of a building, it is much larger than the tower and more like the Mayan Pyramid of the Sun. Generally speaking, apart from towers, few ancient buildings are built that high, but it can be It can be seen that the top part is actually the structure of a tower. Only the bottom three floors can be called buildings.

However, they are all very common style mines. From the picture, you can roughly see that these buildings have a backlight design, just like the one I have.

Mrs. Huo said: "This is a drawing made in the 25th year of Daoguang's reign. The designer should be Lei Siqi. I have seven pictures here. They are on the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh floors of the building. The bottom The first floor should be here for you.”

Wu Xie asked: "Is there anything strange about this building?"

Mrs. Huo fiddled with these drawings and said, "It may not mean much to other people, but it has special meaning to me. The name of this building is Zhangjia Building. In the 20s, the drawings of this building began to appear abroad. In this world, he was acquired and returned to China. You know that Shizi Lei was an imperial designer and could not design buildings for the people. But if you look at the drawings here, they are completely in the style of private houses. Obviously, there is a difference between this Zhangjialou and Emperor Daoguang or Shizi Lei. what story.

At that time, I had a daughter who was working at the Cultural Affairs Bureau, and they had a project related to this building. At the end of 1978, they found this building in Guangxi.I remember it was January 1th. My daughter left for Guangxi to participate in an archaeological excavation. It was her first trip away from home and she stayed there for several months. "

The old lady turned to look at Wu Xie with a hint of desolation in her expression: "I have always wanted to use this opportunity to exercise her abilities, so when she came back, I was very happy to prepare to have a heart-to-heart talk with her. Unexpectedly, After she came back, her personality suddenly changed."

Wu Xie asked strangely: "Has it changed?"

Mrs. Huo nodded and said: "Yes, after she went to Guangxi, her personality suddenly became very weird. She used to be very cheerful, but after she came back, her personality became very gloomy and she basically stayed in her own room. Inside, I didn’t know what she was doing. I secretly watched her a few times and found that she was in the house and had been drawing something. At first I thought she was in love, but later I found out that she was not.

One time when she was on a business trip, I entered her house and when I saw those paintings, I realized something was wrong. "

She paused and continued: "Those are all pen sketches, and all the drawings are of a building, a very weird building.

I have a very strong intuition about many things in Dou. The building she painted, I felt something was not right at first glance. It had a weird shape, looked very uncomfortable, and even felt evil.

At that time, I thought she was crazy about the project. I had a good talk with her at that time, but during the talk, I felt that something was very wrong with her. Her whole state was very abnormal, and this feeling was very Indescribable.

At that time, she was nervous and not particularly focused. Later, I analyzed her performance at that time to others, and a friend summed up a description that made me feel very similar. He said that he felt like my daughter. There was another person hiding in the room, and she didn't want me to find out. "

Wu Xie couldn't help it anymore, because from what he heard at first, he thought that Mrs. Huo's daughter might be in love. It's normal for adolescent girls to fall in love. However, the more he listened, the more something seemed wrong. He asked, "Did she Is your boyfriend hiding in the room?"

Old Mrs. Huo shook her head and said: "Our courtyard is not accessible to ordinary people. If she hides someone in the room, we will definitely find it. Moreover, when she went out, I went in more than once. Inside I knew very well whether there was anyone, but I was very worried, so I sent someone to follow her and wanted to know what caused this change. But at this time, after she left home once, she never came back again. Until now.”

Wu Xie asked: "She is missing?"

The old lady sighed, nodded and continued: "In order to find her, I started to send people to investigate by myself. I checked through the Zhangjialou archaeological project back then, but after just checking, I found that this archaeological project was very It's obscure and unlike ordinary archaeological activities, because even through my connections, I can't get the information smoothly. And my daughter, it seems like she has never existed in this world, suddenly there is no trace at all, I spent They spent countless efforts but got nothing. We don’t know what happened to them after they went to Guangxi.”

She paused again and said: "Over the years, I have been collecting everything about this project. I collected these drawings from the market one by one. Up to this seventh drawing, it has been more than 20 years. I just hope that in my lifetime, I can find this building through these drawings and find out what happened to them."

(End of this chapter)