Secret 1

Chapter 31: Southern Ming Warrior (3)
"That's right." Sun Tzuchu's face could not be seen clearly in the darkness, and he stretched out his hand to put on the tall armor and said, "Maybe this is the palace of the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

Everyone was taken aback by what he said, Ye Xiao took a flashlight to look around and found a staircase on the right.

There are actually three floors inside the palace!

Ye Xiao led the way up the stairs, and the other three followed closely behind, walking upstairs cautiously.

Where the flashlight shines, there is another deep corridor, but it is lower than the second floor.There were doors on both sides. Sun Zichu tried to push one, but it was locked tightly and could not be opened.He pushed it all the way, as if he was pushing Ali Baba's treasure cave, and he was convinced in his heart that this was the last of the Ming Dynasty, and maybe it contained the last treasure of Emperor Yongli.

Suddenly, a door was pushed open by him.

All four of them held their breath and carefully looked into the door.The light from outside stings their eyes.

It's a very spacious office, not the spooky back room downstairs.Although there is a lot of dust on the glass windows, you can still see the outside world.Ye Xiao walked quickly to the window, overlooking the square below from a height.But when I stood below and looked up, I didn't find any windows in the upper part of the palace, which seems to have been concealed.

The feeling of looking down here is completely different from looking up from the bottom.This is the angle of the ancient emperors inspecting the officials, and it is the style of the emperor's rule from the south.The square is spread under the feet like a huge carpet, and the modern buildings and ancient Greek buildings on both sides are facing each other like two Dharma protectors.Looking beyond the Suzaku Avenue outside the square, it is the eye-catching green "Central Park".You can even see a large area of ​​three or four-story houses on the opposite side of the park.Seen from the front from this angle, there is no taller building than this palace.No matter how far away is the mountains directly south of the city, the tour group entered this mysterious empty city of death from that direction.

Standing at the center of geography, politics and even religion in Nanming City, some kind of illusion kept floating in Ye Xiao's heart, which was slowly drawn out by the palace under his feet—no, he exhaled lightly, the hot air melted on the blurred glass, Like a cloud of white fog.

"GOD, this place is really luxurious!"

Yi Lianna looked at this office in surprise, it was more than 100 square meters in size, with the most advanced imported wooden floors under its feet, and wallpapers with gold patterns on the walls.The ceiling is also made into a Chinese-style "caisson", which is magnificent and depicts dragons and phoenixes, just like the specifications of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City.

On the right side of the office, there is a set of sofa and coffee table.Although it was covered with dust, Lin Junru sat down on his buttocks.This is an African buffalo leather sofa. It costs at least 20 US dollars to buy a set in the United States. It is worth sitting on so many dollars.

A Chinese ink painting hangs on the wall, a plum blossom blooming alone in the snow.Sun Tzuchu stood below and looked dumbfounded, because he actually found Shi Tao's signature!
In terms of the content and temperament of this painting, as well as the mounting material, it is indeed from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, not to mention the unique painting style of Monk Shi Tao.If it is really Shi Tao's authentic work, it can be auctioned up to tens of millions of yuan!I also thought of the reasoning about the word "Nanming"—monk Shi Tao was a descendant of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty.And the plum blossoms in this painting correspond to the couplet of "Counting the plum blossoms and tears of subjugation, two points of the moon and the heart of the old minister".It is the most appropriate for the "Nanming Palace" to collect such a masterpiece.

Lin Junru left the buffalo leather sofa and came to the spacious desk.This exquisite mahogany table is of high value, and the Taishi chair behind it is an antique from the Ming Dynasty.In addition to thick dust on the table, there are computer screens and telephones.She carefully sat on the teacher's chair, just facing the picture of plum blossoms by Shi Tao.

This is simply royal style!Li Ka-shing's office is nothing more than that, right?
In the upper right corner of the desk, there is also a small flag with a strange pattern drawn on it - a sword on the left, a spear on the right, and the sun and crescent moon in the middle.

"Sun and Moon Banner!" Sun Tzuchu walked quickly to the desk, looked at the pattern on the flag and said, "Sun and moon, don't they together form the word 'Ming'?"

"Sun Moon God Sect?"

But Lin Junru thought of "The Story of Yitian Tulong" and "Swordsman".

"Don't talk nonsense! Look at this flag - the sword and spear protect the sun and the moon, which symbolizes the determination to defend the Ming Dynasty to the death, which is also in line with the meaning of the word 'Nanming'!"

Ye Xiao also came back from the window: "This is also the Nanming police badge I saw in the police station."

"Police badge? I think it's not just a police badge, but also the flag of Nanming City, and it's also a basic symbol common to the whole city."

Elena also nodded and added: "Many cities in the United States have their own flags and coats of arms."

Lin Junru was still sitting on the grand teacher's chair, and leisurely raised her legs and asked, "The key question now is, whose office is this?"

"At least it's not yours!" Sun Tzuchu pulled her off the chair, "This is a priceless antique, you must break it!"

Lin Junru was so angry that he stared straight at him, but she could only walk aside obediently.Sun Zichu looked carefully at the desk, and opened a drawer. Inside was a file bag with the words "Budget for 94" printed on it.He hurriedly opened the file bag, only to find that there was not even half a sheet of paper, it was just an empty shell.He opened several other drawers, and they were all empty.There are only some office supplies in one drawer, among which there are two Parker signature gold pens, which are actually 24K gold, as if they were used by the boss of a large consortium or the head of state to sign.

Since there was no power supply and the computer could not be turned on, Sun Zichu frowned and said, "I guess the owner of this office is the ruler of Nanming City?"

"It's possible." Ye Xiao then shook his head again, "But now there is no evidence, we can't be sure."

"Let's go out and have a look."

Elena couldn't sit still anymore, she picked up the flashlight and walked out of the office.Ye Xiao and Sun Zichu also followed out, and Lin Junru was the last to leave, looking back at the magnificent house with infinite nostalgia.

The four of them returned to the dark corridor, and Sun Zichu pushed open another door, only to find that it was a toilet—the toilet next to the luxurious office is naturally reserved for the boss or the head of state.However, this toilet is also divided into men and women. Obviously, there is also a female secretary working here-or is the owner of the office a woman?
The toilet also has an external window, and the privacy is covered with frosted glass.Lin Junru and Yi Lianna couldn't wait any longer, and ran into the women's toilet together.

The two men stayed outside, and they looked at each other in the shadows, feeling a little embarrassed for a while.Sun Tzu leaned his back against the wall, taking deep breaths.

"You have something on your mind?"

"At this ghost place, everyone in the tour group has a lot of worries."

"No!" Although Ye Xiao couldn't see his face clearly, his eyes were fixed on his direction, "As soon as I came out in the afternoon, I felt something was wrong with you. When we were talking at noon, you also seemed absent-minded."

"is it?"

Sun Tzu smiled wryly, and turned his head to avoid Ye Xiao's gaze.

"Tell me, is it because of that person?"

In the corridor on the third floor of the gloomy hall, Sun Zichu only felt suffocated for a while. He understood who Ye Xiao said "that person" was, and nodded helplessly, "Yes, it's her—the mysterious girl you brought back last night."

"I guessed right, what are you thinking?"

Sun Tzuchu almost whispered into his ear, "Don't you think she looks like a person?"

"Who?"

"Twigs."

The air froze again, Ye Xiao's eardrum seemed to be stabbed by a golden needle, and there was a burst of tinnitus immediately...

Twig...twig...twig...twig...twig...twig...twig...twig...twig...twig...twig...twig...twig...twig...twig...

The name kept circling in his mind, and then turned into tiny Chinese characters like a password, crawling all over his eyes in the darkness.When he closed his eyes, he felt dizzy, as if the whole palace was about to collapse and bury him deep in the grave.At the end of the legendary claustrophobic palace, a certain shadow is piercing through the fog of time, whispering ancient songs and drifting over.

"impossible!"

Ye Xiao took several steps back again and again until the back of his head hit the wall.The severe pain made him open his eyes, only to see a dim figure on the opposite side.

"I also find it unbelievable." Sun Zichu walked up to him and made a slight gasp, "But it feels too similar!"

"Like what?"

Lin Junru suddenly appeared behind him, scaring Sun Zichu into a cold sweat. He turned around in panic: "Why is it silent like a ghost?"

"You sounded like a ghost just now."

Both she and Yi Lianna came out of the toilet, and turned on the flashlight to shine a light on Ye Xiao's face, only to find that his expression was very strange.

Ye Xiao hurriedly squeezed out a smile: "It's nothing, let's get out of here."

Before the words fell, there was a sound of footsteps at the other end of the corridor...

The voice pierced through the darkness, causing the hearts of the four people to suspend immediately.

"That armor came to life?"

Lin Junru said something tremblingly, and Sun Zichu responded immediately: "Shut up!"

Ye Xiao turned off all the flashlights, lowered his body and listened attentively.A flash of lightning gradually lit up on the opposite side, followed by two dark ghost figures.

Suddenly, the lightning flashed on their faces, and Irene gave a scream of terror.

Just as the four of them clenched their fists, they heard a familiar voice: "Why are you?"

"Qian Mozheng?"

Sun Zichu heard the voice, and quickly turned on the flashlight to shine on the other party. It was indeed Qian Mozheng and Tong Jianguo.

Everyone was very surprised that two groups of people going in different directions actually met at this place.

Looking at the clothes on these two people, they were all dirty and torn, as if they had just had a fight.Ye Xiao frowned and asked, "Where are the other three in your group?"

Tong Jianguo shook his head wearily and said, "I'm sorry, we got separated."

"What the hell is going on? How did you come here?"

"It's funny how it's all because of a dog!"

Afterwards, Qian Mozheng told everyone exactly what happened just now—except for the pistol hidden in Tong Jianguo's trouser leg.

When Qian Mozheng and Tong Jianguo fled to the end of the alley on bicycles, they found a high wall in front of them, and the wolf dogs behind them were chasing after them.In this desperate situation with no way to escape, Tong Jianguo did not pull out a pistol, but bravely stood in front of the wolf dog, staring straight into the dog's eyes.

But such a confrontation can only lead to the end of both parties. Qian Mozheng nervously searched for a way out, and found a downpipe nearby, leading directly to the roof of the third floor.He climbed up the downspout on all hands and feet, years of muscle building helping him.Tong Jianguo also climbed up immediately. Although the wolf dog followed behind, he was afraid of his pistol, let alone climbed the water pipe, so he could only watch them escape.

The two climbed over the high wall, and behind them was a dilapidated garden, where a Volkswagen made in Thailand was parked.Tong Jianguo performed his car stealing stunt, and the two drove the car onto the road.At this time, the wolf dog also made a detour to follow it, but the speeding car left it far away, and finally got out of danger.

But he was completely confused about the direction, so Tong Jianguo drove a few laps indiscriminately until he drove onto the wide Suzaku Avenue, and soon came to the square.They were all shocked by this place. Qian Mozheng rushed to take pictures, and when he came to the foot of the majestic "Nanming Palace", he found that the gate was opened a crack.

So, the two broke into the palace like this, walked up the stairs to the third floor, and met the second group.

After meeting, the two groups sighed endlessly. This bizarre experience made everyone even more worried. They heard the warning from the wolfhound last night. Maybe it will appear again at any time?
Ye Xiao still said solemnly: "What I'm most worried about now is, where are Yang Mou, Yu Ling, and Cheng Cheng?"

(End of this chapter)