Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 485 Trouble
The heavy rain outside the window was still there, the two of us were silent, the room was filled with smoke, and there was no sound for a long time.These smokes are like blurred illusions, in which many fragments flashed. Grandpa disappeared, left his hometown, worked hard, and then went bankrupt, went to fight, and betrayed his conscience in the choice of life and death again and again.

I suddenly felt that I was like a person who had been splashed with ink, already completely black.After a long time, I made a decision in my heart, looked at the tofu, turned around and went back to my room.

Nothing happened in the second half of the night. The next day, the weather gradually improved, and the repair team was repairing the road, which would not be open to traffic until around six o'clock in the afternoon.I remembered what Ah Xiang said about the hot springs in Hall No. [-], so I made an appointment with Miss Gu, and the two entered Hall No. [-].

This is a pool of hot spring water under the rock, and the door was built outside according to the situation. It is very bright during the day, and there are no people around.We checked it carefully, but we didn't see any difference.I thought to myself: Maybe we think too much?But for three years in a row, it seemed a bit too strange that the hot spring hall followed the dead before and after the middle of the year.Could it be that there is a problem with the Feng Shui of this place?But, hasn't that feng shui master changed his game?

Just when Wen Min and I were about to give up, I suddenly discovered a strange detail.

This hot spring water flows out slowly from the cracks in the rocks, but when the water flows out, I suddenly find that there seems to be some red light flashing in the cracks, as if something is stuffed inside. .

I looked around and saw no one around, so I grabbed Wen Min who was about to leave, pointed to the slit in front, and explained the situation to her just now.Miss Gu is also a very curious person, we both looked at each other, without saying a word, we leaned in front of the slit and peeked in.

Looking at it, I saw a red thing stuffed inside, and I couldn't tell what it was, but the red color was orange-yellow, magnificent like a sunset, and it was unforgettable at first sight. I guess it was not an ordinary thing inside. Even if you say to civilization: "Pull the stone away and see."

Wen Min asked in surprise, "What if someone finds out?"

This place is for hot springs, so there are no cameras inside, only outside the door. No one knows what we did inside.I said, "Who knows we made it, just say it broke itself."

Wen Min shook her head, showing helplessness, and said: "You, you always do things unreasonably." Even so, she herself was eager to try.The two of us found a decorative antique downlight on the platform not far from the side, one for each of us, and chiseled it with the pointed part of the front.After a few clicks, the slit became bigger and bigger. At this time, Miss Gu and I could see clearly that behind the slit was a basketball-sized fusion zone, which was filled with hot spring water. A small red fish half finger long was swimming.

The body of this fish is smooth and fusiform, and its scales reflect the rays of light under the light. It wanders leisurely in a small world. When it sees us, it seems to be curious.

Gu Damei was surprised: "What kind of fish is this? How could it survive in this rock crevice? And it's still in warm water?"

I thought about it, and suddenly remembered some strange stories that Wei Nanjing mentioned before. There was a saying of "fish in the stone". rare.

I thought to myself: Could it be that this fish in the stone is the crux of the whole Longpan Mountain?Is it good or bad?Hearing what I said, Wen Min said, "According to what you said, this fish is a thing with aura. I also heard the old people say before: the mountain gathers spirit energy, and the small mountain produces ghosts. The fish in the stone is here. This place probably absorbed a lot of Longpan Mountain's earth energy, if it is taken away, this place may be peaceful in the future."

I said, "Since that's the case, it's better to kill him directly."

Wen Min hurriedly stopped him and said, "No way. If you kill something with aura rashly, you may cause disaster." I was amused for a while, and said, "When did you start to pay attention to these things?"

Wen Min glared at me, her beautiful eyes seemed angry and angry, and said: "Who can blame this, it's not all you, following you, I saw a dozen zongzi, can you not be superstitious?"

When she said this, it reminded me of the weasel spirit in Yinyang Liubu Village. I thought that these particularities must not be ignored, and this fish in the stone is really rare, and I know very little about it. Gui, it's really a pity to kill it like this, so I said to bring it first.It's not too late to figure it out and think about how to deal with it.There is a viewing fish tank not far from the hot spring. We made a small fish tank, scooped up the hot spring water, and caught the fish in the stone.

In the afternoon, the road down the mountain was finally cleared. After such a big incident, no one here wanted to stay any longer. Except for us, the rest of the tourists also drove away.When going down the mountain, we met a group of people surnamed Shi. Shi Wei, whose finger was broken, seemed to have returned to normal, and gave me a vicious look.Shen Li said worriedly: "Brother Chen, they will definitely retaliate against you afterwards."

I shook my head, and said to myself: I have done all kinds of heartless things in the past two years. Once people become dark, they will not be afraid of anything. Let him come here.If he dares to play tricks, I dare to kill him!
Thinking of this, he ignored Shi's family and drove all the way back to SZ city.

It was already night when I got back to the shop, the boat was exhausted, I put the fish in the stone on the table, and then I didn't care, it was too late, the three of them ate some instant noodles, washed in a hurry and went to sleep.

The next day, Miss Gu received a call, saying that there was a big case at BJ's side, and she had to go back to fight the battle, so she rushed to the plane that afternoon and left.

Tofu was still in low spirits. I remembered the decision I made the first day in the palace. I was so cruel that I dragged Tofu in front of me. The two sat down at the tea table. I said, "Xiaodou, let's have a good talk."

Tofu said: "I also happen to have something to tell you."

I smoked a cigarette and said lightly: "You talk first."

Tofu let out a long breath, lowered his head, and said, "I said before that I want to accompany you to find a solution to the curse. No matter how dangerous it is, I'm not afraid. But now I realize that I can't bear it. I'm not afraid of death. But I... am going to collapse. No one can tell what will happen in the future. I am very afraid that one day I will be forced to go on the same path and face the same choice. Old Chen, I'm sorry..."

I interrupted him, but I breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I understand. In fact, this is why I want to talk to you. Xiaodou, for more than ten years, we have no relatives. We support each other and share weal and woe. Brothers who have broken bones and tendons. No matter what paths we each take in the future, this friendship will not change."

Tofu was surprised, raised his head suddenly, and said, "Old Chen, what do you mean?"

I said: "I know what my future looks like, I can't go back. But you can still go back, leave here, live your own life, forget about the experience of these two years." I Take out the card prepared in advance, put it on the table and push it to him: "The cost of this shop is half of yours. I will return it to you in a while. This card only has 10 yuan in it. Running outside, the business is not well taken care of, and if I keep some capital for myself, I can only give you this little."

The one-eyed dragon heard it from the side, and was very anxious. He asked me, "The head of the family, what are you doing? Did he make you angry? There is no need to separate the family."

I tilted my head and said, "Old Zhang, don't worry about this matter, I've made up my mind."

Tofu raised his head, and our eyes met for an unknown period of time, maybe very short, maybe very long, and finally he nodded and said: "I...give me a while, let me calm down, I will Time to come back and find you."

I said, "If you come to visit my brother, I welcome it. If it's someone else...then you'd better not come again."

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Tofu didn't respond to my last sentence. After a moment of silence, he went upstairs to pack his things and left that afternoon.I don't know where he took it. Although I have a phone call, I haven't contacted him again.But I think, no matter where it is, at least it is better than following me.

If the future is really dark, let me go alone.

The Shi family's revenge came very quickly. That afternoon, a group of punks who came out of nowhere suddenly rushed into my shop, smashing it with iron bars in their hands.You know, I am an antique shop, and the things inside are mixed, and if you drop a real one, it will cost tens of thousands or even 10,000+.

Cyclops was envious at the time, so he picked up a chair and started a fight. I'm not a vegetarian, two against six, two groups of people beat me to death.If it weren't for the opponent's bare hands, it would not be difficult to deal with them, but it's a pity that these people are holding iron rods and steel pipes. As the saying goes, one inch is longer and one inch is stronger, and we can't get close to them.At that time, there were many people watching outside. Of course, no one dared to rush in to help. I was anxious at the time, and my heart was dark. I buckled the throwing knife on my wrist, just as I was about to shoot at one of the wrists. Suddenly, a group of police rushed in.

I had to quietly put away the flying knife.

(End of this chapter)