Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 258 Missing
No one knew exactly when my uncle disappeared, until my father found out that the jade he kept in the secret compartment was missing, he was shocked, as if he had aged ten years in an instant, scolding his uncle for being useless, not a thing , sooner or later die outside.

Later, when his father was alive, Zhuan Rui once saw, under the light, his father looked at the photos of his uncle before, and was silent.

The Zhuan family has a great career, and there are many factions inside. The head of the family is not as stable as Mount Tai. Some brothers in the family are always eyeing the position of the head of the family. Every heir selected by the Zhuan family has lived under heavy pressure almost from birth. Rui is like this, and so is Zhuan Rui's father.Therefore, although he didn't say anything, his father had a very deep affection for his uncle. After his grandfather died, his uncle was still lawless. To a certain extent, his father condoned him.

Therefore, with the disappearance of my uncle, one can imagine how hard Zhuan Rui's father was hit.

This matter, until his father passed away, Zhuan Rui didn't figure out the way of it.

Why did my uncle turn against his father?

Where did my uncle go when he disappeared?What did you do?Is it life or death?

What does that piece of jade have to do with my uncle's disappearance?
Where did the jade bi come from?

What does it mean?
Zhuan Rui's father kept silent about these questions, and never raised them until his death, which became a mystery in Zhuan Rui's heart.After inheriting the position of Patriarch, things were entangled with things, and there was no need to investigate these things of the previous generation. I didn't expect that after 20 years, I would see this piece of jade again.

My eyelids twitched, and I said: "When your uncle disappeared, Yu Bi also disappeared. Do you think that the remains in front of you belong to your uncle?"

Zhuan Rui shook his head, with a fierce look in his eyes, and said sinisterly, "No, even this piece of jade is not the original one."

Tofu let out an expression of sudden realization, and said, "I see, what you mean is that there are many pieces of jade? But, how do you know that this corpse is not your uncle? Could it be that you still know your uncle?" skeleton?" Zhuan Rui frowned, pointed to the photo in my hand, and said, "First, the photo is wrong. Second, my uncle has practiced bone shrinking skills, and his skeleton is thinner than a woman's. The sub-bones don't match at first glance."

After finishing speaking, he probably felt that talking to tofu would lower his IQ, so he looked at me and said meaningfully: "I think the number on this jade bi is probably some kind of number, maybe it represents some special meaning, maybe It represents the code name of a certain operation. This person should have been with your grandfather back then, it seems... the ghost king Chen Siyuan has a big secret in him."

I couldn't help but wonder, if it is true as Zhuan Rui said, assuming that this jade bi represents the code name of a certain operation, or has some special meaning, then does it mean that Grandpa also joined this operation?Did Zhuan Rui's uncle also join in this action?
Grandpa disappeared 14 years ago, and Zhuan Rui's uncle disappeared 20 years ago. That is to say, this action took longer than I thought.

What is hidden behind this Yashan treasure hall?
The corpse in front of us brought us countless doubts, his identity?His purpose?Judging from the identities of Grandpa and Uncle Zhuanrui, those who were able to participate in the Yashan Palace operation were not ordinary people. I believe that the people in front of them are definitely not ordinary people. It seems that we must re-evaluate the cause of his death.

Gu Wenmin said: "It seems that only by finding other missing people can we solve this mystery." I nodded, and everyone turned their eyes back to this side hall. The position in front of the bones is still shrouded in darkness. Determined to touch this side hall thoroughly, and find out the real cause of death of this person.Everyone gathered and moved forward with the lights. After a few steps, Xiao Jing suddenly grabbed my arm nervously and said, "Then, that person is gone."

"Who?" When I saw her appearance, I probably had never experienced this before, and I was too scared. Hearing this, Xiao Jing pointed behind us, and everyone turned around to look at her. Zhuanji was shocked and said, "Xiao Jing Why is the clock missing?" Zhong Gong is not a person who will neglect his duties. We have been studying the corpse for a while, but he disappeared without a trace. Forget it.

Now, the crowd didn't bother to search the side hall anymore, and hurried out to the corridor, only to see that the two sides of the corridor were dark, and opposite was the lush vegetation with teeth and claws.When I looked up, I couldn't see the sky, there was a black mist shrouded above, there was no light from the sky, and I couldn't see the slightest trace on the ground.

Where did Zhong Gong go?

Gu Wenmin pointed at the dirt opposite her with sharp eyes, and said, "Look." Looking in the direction of her finger, she saw a scratch obviously made by a weapon in the black and damp soil. A dagger, apparently left by Zhong Gong.

Zhuan Rui's face darkened, he stared at the depths of the vegetation, and without saying a word, he gestured to everyone.

Xiao Jing asked nervously: "What are you guys going to do? Are you planning to go in? This...the forest is dark and gloomy, what if, what if there are snakes?"

Gu Wenmin frowned slightly, and said softly: "Why don't you wait for us here."

Xiao Jing shook her head violently and said, "No, if I stay here alone, I will definitely be arrested."

Zhuanrui was worried that his subordinates would not have the time to chat with Xiao Jing, so he gave me a cold look and said, "Your woman, you can deal with it yourself." Tofu gloated and said, "Your woman, you yourself It's over, we're going to save people." Gu Wenmin shook his head helplessly, showing a look of resignation, and after a while, several people walked into the dense vegetation with weapons in their hands, leaving Xiao Jing and me at the end.

Xiao Jing lowered her head, wrung her fingers and said, "I'm useless, I'm sorry." When I raised my head, my eyes were already a little wet, and I suddenly felt that one head and two were big, although I had already made a decision in my heart, I recognized Miss Gu , but I can’t leave Xiao Jing a woman alone, let alone she came with me, I can only say: “It’s dangerous to stay here, and only by following the big army can I be safe. This time it’s my fault, I shouldn’t Bring you here with a soft heart, don't worry, I will protect you."

I turned around and pulled Xiao Jing away. She paused, tears welled up in her eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "I've already felt it."

I was a little puzzled by her sudden tears, and couldn't help but say, "What?"

Xiao Jing smiled wryly, and said: "The person you really love is her, right? You took care of me all the way, but you always discussed with her about anything, and her eyes were even more... I couldn't get in at all. I sighed, and said: "Xiao Jing, I'm sorry, I can't delay you any longer, it's my fault, but I will bring you out of here safely, trust me."

Xiao Jing smiled wryly and said, "This is your answer to me? I am only your responsibility... There is no love anymore, right?"

"..."

"I understand." Xiao Jing wiped away her tears, and trotted ahead of me to catch up with the large troops ahead.Gu Wenmin probably saw the tear stains on her face, she looked surprised, and immediately walked to my side, whispering: "Did you make her cry?"

I said, "We made it clear."

Gu Wenmin was taken aback, and said, "What?"

"Tell her that I have changed my mind, the person I love is you, and I am an irresponsible bad man."

Gu Wenmin pursed her lips, looked around, couldn't help a smile on the corner of her mouth, and said in a low voice: "Then I am the bad woman who made you bad, don't feel guilty, push all these mistakes to me Come on." I looked at her solemn appearance, couldn't help smiling, patted her on the shoulder, and was about to speak, when suddenly I heard Zhuanji's voice suddenly coming from the front: "Hurry up, shoot!"

Gu Wenmin and I were talking in the back, lost our vigilance for a while, and didn't know what we found in front of us, but fortunately we both reacted quickly, Gu Wenmin immediately raised the gun, I pulled out the machete, and looked at the machete. Looking forward, I can only see a piece of wild grass and strange trees within the visible range, and the rest of the place is pitch black, and I can't see anything clearly.

shot?Where to shoot?
Tofu apparently didn't notice either, and said, "Chihuahua, why did you shoot?"

Zhuanji obviously didn't expect that Tofu had secretly nicknamed him Chihuahua, his eyes popped out in anger, and said, "Why is my brother a local tyrant and I a Chihuahua? I am also a local tyrant!"

Gu Wenmin coughed dryly, and said, "These two people seem to be focusing on the wrong things." I was almost pissed off by Tofu, thinking that this Zhuanji is also unreliable, and now it's time to discuss whose nickname is better time?I quickly interrupted the two of them and said, "Don't talk nonsense, let's shoot, what are we shooting?"

Zhuan Ji seemed to remember just now, his expression changed and he said, "I know what dragged Zhong Gong away. It's a snake, a big snake."

Tofu said: "Snakes? I've seen dragon snakes, horned snakes, and red-crowned snake kings. I'm really not afraid of snakes. Bigger ones are good. Call them to eat grilled snake meat."

Zhuanji curled his lips and said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to eat that snake after seeing it." As he spoke, he fixed his eyes on the dark place in the southwest, as if there was something hiding there.

(End of this chapter)