I collect cultural relics in the human world

Chapter 97
The old man did not move. Fan Yu opened the door. There was a courier at the door. He handed in a bouquet of flowers.The pink petals are soft and delicate, rolled into graceful curves, and have a rich fragrance, just like a bouquet of fresh lilies.

"Is this Mr. Li Qingli? Please sign for it."

Fan Yu looked back at the old man and saw that he still didn't respond. He took the initiative and took the flowers and wrote his name on the recipient's place.

"I didn't expect anyone to send you flowers."

"It's my son-in-law."

"Deng Lin?" Fan Yu blurted out.

"The work in your community is really meticulous." The old man took the flowers and put them on the small table, feeling a little better.

Seeing this, Fan Yu pretended not to care and asked, "I heard from Nurse Wang that he hasn't been here for a long time?"

"He is very busy," the old man really didn't care, and said slowly, "They say a son-in-law is a son-in-law, and I, as a son-in-law, am more filial than a son."

"Li Jiahui has good taste." Fan Yu added, feeling a little regretful about mentioning this name again.

"Forget it," the old man waved his hand and began to chase away the guests, "I have answered all the questions and I have given you the photo album. Can you let me go to dinner?"

"Hey, of course, we are the ones interrupting." Fan Yu quickly stood up, and Lao Chaofeng also stood up, but He Si did not move.

After waiting for a while, Fan Yu lost his composure and went over to pull her over: "Xiao He, we have been disturbing Mr. Li all morning. Is there anything else?"

He Si still didn't move, staring at the bouquet of flowers. After all, Lao Chaofeng helped the girl with a serious face: "Let's go, we'll talk about it later."

"Let's go, brother Chu will buy you a bunch of flowers." Fan Yu also knew that He Si had seen something, so he planned to make a break to coax Li Qingli out before turning back.

He Si finally stood up, and the three of them took Li Qingli to the elevator. They excused themselves from taking the elevator because they had somewhere to go, and watched Li Qingli disappear into the elevator door as it slowly closed.

"What did you see?" Fan Yu asked immediately, unable to wait to return to the room.

He Si was still in a daze, as if she wasn't sure whether her vision was correct: "Did anything happen when you took the flowers?"

"What will happen to the flowers?"

"Did you see the turtle again?" Lao Chaofeng was also a little anxious.

"It's not a turtle," He Si seemed to be thinking carefully about her words to describe what she saw. "Flowers...are those flowers real flowers?"

"Isn't it a fresh-cut lily?" Fan Yu was confused, "Uncle Qin, what kind of flower did you see?"

"Lilies, flowers."

He Si opened the photo album in her hand, pointed to a photo on it and asked the two of them: "How does it compare with this flower?"

The two heads came together - in the photo, Li Jiahui was holding her father's hand, her hair was delicately combed into a Chinese bun, low on the back of her head, dotted with a few lilies, noble and elegant.She has gentle eyes and a smile on her face, walking towards her happiness accompanied by her father - this is the photo of her wedding day.

"Just because of this hair flower, isn't it too far-fetched?" Fan Yu looked puzzled.

But Lao Chaofeng was different. He asked again: "Are you seeing fake flowers?"

"I don't know if it's a fake flower, but it looks exactly like this flower."

"Is it really Li Qingli and we were deceived by his acting skills?" Fan Yu thought for a while and said, "No, his last words may have used the power of cultural relics. Let's go and have a look in the room again!"

As Fan Yu said this, he turned back and walked back to Li Qingli's room, but heard He Si say, "Wait a minute."

"What's wrong!" Fan Yu was most afraid of hearing these two words, so he hurriedly turned around again, but He Si didn't speak, her eyes still fixed on the photo album.

Fan Yu had no choice but to turn his head over again, and the photo album had turned to a page, which showed the groom wearing the same lily corsage. Fan Yu's tone became dissatisfied: "Isn't this Deng Lin? What's wrong, when we got married? Can’t the groom be present?”

"That's this one." He Si moved her finger and pointed at the vast sea in the lower right corner of the album. It looked like two people were on their honeymoon.

"Tianyaohaijiao, I have seen this photo before, what's wrong?"

"This is the photo I saw in my dream." He Si said with certainty.

"Didn't you say before that you couldn't see clearly in your dream? You can only confirm that they are a man and a woman. It could also be a father and a daughter."

He Si shook her head and said in a heavy tone: "This is the one, I won't get it wrong."

"What does this mean?" Fan Yu was a little confused, "Does this mean anything? Are you still looking at flowers?"

"The Jiahui Bush is as beautiful as Deng Lin," Lao Chaofeng finally said, "It's not Li Qingli, it's Deng Lin."

"That's not right, just because their names sound easy to pronounce?" Fan Yu still disagreed, "Don't forget, the person we saw in the dream was an old man."

However, Lao Chaofeng is no longer obsessed with Li Qingli: "It may be the effect of cultural relics. We haven't determined what the object is this time."

He Si immediately agreed: "Yes, Lin Huan turned into Magu in the portrait last time when she used the power of cultural relics."

"You mean... the ability to speak magic is also the ability of a certain legendary old man. When Deng Lin used this ability, he naturally transformed into his appearance?"

He Si did not agree immediately, but Lao Chaofeng nodded.

"Then I will send someone to find Deng Lin immediately."

"He is in his prime, and he has the ability to follow his words. Although I don't know how far he can use it in reality, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with."

Fan Yu knew what Lao Chaofeng said made sense, and added: "Find the person first, and then make plans for the rest."

After Fan Yu finished speaking, seeing that He Si was still looking at the photo album and remaining silent, he joked a few more words, trying to liven up the atmosphere: "That person came from the moon, Xiao Jiu is obviously the Golden Crow, and he came from the sun. One thing brings down another, I think there is still a chance, it will be even better if Xiaojiu can't understand human speech."

He Si still didn't speak, Xiao Jiu seemed to feel the master's emotions, and did not argue with Fan Yu.Fan Yu looked at He Si and then at Xiao Jiu, knowing that there was something else, and asked resignedly: "If there is anything else, tell me quickly."

"Every time I see that old man, he looks a little older."

What He Si said was so confusing that even Lao Chaofeng didn't understand it, let alone Fan Yu, but the picture in her mind became clearer than ever before.

He Si thought of Lin Huan and Jiang Huai. At that time, Jiang Huai was the last line of defense for Lin Huan's increasingly crumbling heart, so every time she took revenge, Jiang Huai would have an extra scar on his back. This is the power of cultural relics on the user. The backlash caused.

Those abilities are not gifts from God, but come with a price.From this point of view, the old man they met might not become the cultural relic itself like the last case - he was the manipulator of the cultural relic, and the price he paid was old age.

"What you mean is that the old man is Deng Lin himself. What we see is his old appearance." Lao Chaofeng finally understood. Fan Yu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he realized it - unexpected and reasonable. middle.

"It seems that this trip is not without success, at least the suspect has been identified." Fan Yu comforted himself, "Let's go, I'm hungry, let's chat while we eat."

"Oops!" He Si whispered again before getting on the elevator.

"What's wrong?" Lao Chaofeng looked unhappy: "I think what He Si means is that we have just met Deng Lin himself."

"When was he also in the nursing home?"

"When we were walking back with Li Qingli just now, he called someone."

"You mean Lao Li? No one responded at that time."

"Yes," He Si began to explain hard, "At that time, we all thought that Li Qingli had recognized the wrong person because of his dementia. Now that we think about it, he shouted with certainty, but the person ignored us. Maybe it was because he recognized us and didn't dare to Show up. And do you remember what the nurse said, an old man came to see him recently and said he was his former colleague."

"That Old Li...is Deng Lin the old one?" Fan Yu felt that this explanation was a bit forced. "Is it just a coincidence? Is it really a mistake?"

"No," He Si shook her head firmly, "I saw the little turtle at that time."

"What?" Fan Yu was furious, "You're just saying it now?"

"I only thought it was Li Qingli's relationship at that time." He Si's voice became lower and lower, and she obviously knew that she was indecisive and made a mistake.

"What should we do now? Knowing that we have found his father-in-law, he must be hiding this time. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find him."

The elevator door finally opened at this moment. Lao Chaofeng looked at the bright sky outside and walked out first: "It's okay, he can still kill people, and you will meet again."

"Uncle Qin, these don't seem to be comforting words." Fan Yu complained.

"Yes," Lao Chaofeng did not refute him for the first time. "We may have to split up. You need to find the old Deng Lin first. I have to go back and study what kind of cultural relics have the ability to follow words."

"I just..." He Si said, pointing to her mobile phone, "I may have to go back to the hotel first to find someone."

"I'll go back with you." Lao Chaofeng said and pointed at Fan Yu, "I'll leave Fan Chu to worry about Deng Lin."

"Don't you eat lunch?"

"Next time." The voice was lost in the wind, and the figure had disappeared.

"Hey, let's go." Fan Yu sighed lonely and regretfully, preparing to find Xiao Lin for today's lunch, and then set out on the road to find Deng Lin again.

He Si was also hungry, so of course she did not go to the wooden pagoda again, but returned to the hotel with Qin Jian.As soon as the man showed up in front of the cafeteria, questions came from behind him.

"He Si, where have you been?"

He Si wanted to ask with a straight face what does it have to do with you, but she thought of the last scene she saw in the mirror gallery. She was hanging on the platform with a strand of silk thread. At the critical moment, it was the young master in front of her who saved Zeng Bin. In a sense It was considered to have saved myself, so the tone of my last words was quite polite: "Walking around, who knows you might get lost."

Deng Chensha had thought about it many times before coming, and was preparing to fight He Si's "What does it have to do with you", and then talk to her about the rights and wrongs of the two of them today, but He Si's careless words just missed the mark. Neither soft nor hard, the temper that had been brewing all morning came back. He stretched his neck and temporarily changed his words: "Then why don't you call a few senior brothers? It's too nonsense."

"Yes, He Si, you've been missing out a lot lately, and you've really been acting a bit nonsense." Han Jun followed closely.

"Brother..."

Before He Si finished speaking, Han Jun began to mutter again: "Do you know what happened after you got lost? Someone actually wanted to jump off the building! Thanks to Mr. Deng for being fearless in the face of danger, moving forward bravely, being brave and righteous, and sacrificing himself for others. That’s why no lives were lost.”

He Si frowned and wanted to laugh. She always felt that the idiom used by her senior brother was quite like Fan Yu's style. Before she could explain it, she heard Qin Jian's voice.

"It's all my fault. I went to stroll around the wooden pagoda and happened to meet He Si. Thinking that she was a professional, I kidnapped her to explain it to me."

"This is..." Han Jun obviously also thought of the influential figure who appeared with He Si on the campus network a few days ago, and he didn't dare to speak at all.

"Hello, I am He Si's friend, my surname is Qin."

"Hey, Qin...Qin..." Han Junqin couldn't figure out the reason for a long time, so he had to change the topic, "I am Han Jun, He Si's senior brother, let's have dinner together."

"Okay, senior brother, please go first." After Qin Jian finished speaking, he bowed slightly and stretched out his right hand to signal Han Jun to go first, giving Han Jun enough face.

But Han Jun couldn't move away. He looked at Qin Jian and instinctively wanted to use honorifics: "You go first."

He Si knew the temperament of the two of them, and this excuse would take a long time, so she simply grabbed Qin Jian's hand and walked into the restaurant to eat first.Han Jun stood there dumbly, while Deng Chensha's eyes were dim and unclear.

However, precisely because of Qin Jian's relationship, Han Jun and Deng Chensha were at the same table during the meal, far away from He Si and the others, allowing He Si to eat the meal without any distractions.

After half-filling her empty stomach, He Si thought about the things in the morning, Zeng Bin's jumping off the building, the melting of dreams, Li Qingli's Alzheimer, flowers and turtles, and the final lock on Deng Lin.

"Tell me, what cultural relic caused this series of events?"

Qin Jian wiped his mouth and said leisurely: "I can't see through it."

"I remember you said Lin Zexu."

"I was ordered to go to Guangdong to investigate the Haikou incident."

"Yes, this is it," He Si took a sip of her drink and asked, "Could it be this document."

"I've thought about it too, but I can't explain the giant turtle."

"Are you still leaning towards the bronze turtle?" He Si asked again, "Or, what is that document about? Is the turtle related to this matter?"

"In the 18th year of Daoguang's reign, Lin Zexu was appointed as the Imperial Envoy by the Qing government. He controlled the Guangdong navy and went to Guangzhou to ban opium. The "Manuscript of Going to Guangdong to Investigate and Handle the Haikou Incident" was drafted before departure."

"Humen eliminates cigarettes?"

Qin Jian nodded.

"That really has nothing to do with the turtle. It would be nice if the old man came here on a tiger." He Si poked at the watermelon on the plate, her little face twisted into a knot.

Qin Jian found the person in front of him looking unhappy and musing very cutely, so he couldn't help teasing her: "It's better to be a turtle, the tiger is more scary."

"Hey, forget it," He Si shuddered upon hearing this, her eyes suddenly brightened, "By the way, you seemed to have said before that this cultural relic might be related to the Yincheng Wooden Pagoda?"

"It's just a guess. Liu Rui went to investigate, but there is no conclusion yet."

"Do you know what treasures there are in the wooden tower?"

Qin Jian was not someone who liked to show off, but when facing He Si, he could not help but seek the recognition and admiration in her eyes. He said mysteriously: "This wooden pagoda is amazing. There are two stars enshrined in the pagoda." Not to mention the tooth relic of Sakyamuni Buddha, it is said that there are three treasures guarding it."

As expected, He Si took the bait, came over and asked, "It's more powerful than Sakyamuni's relic. What kind of treasure is it?"

"Fire-avoiding bead, water-avoiding bead, dust-avoiding bead."

(End of this chapter)