After Zhang Jisheng came back, he told us that he had booked a flight for the next afternoon, but he did not go back to the Zhou family's old house with me and Xiangyu. He said that he had something very important, and he packed up his things that afternoon and talked to us briefly.
After saying goodbye, he left in a hurry.
His series of strange actions made me believe even more that Xiangyu heard the warning in the enclosed building about being careful about Zhang Jisheng. Xiangyu probably felt the same way, although neither of us said it out loud.
In the evening, Xiangyu said that she was going to the night market to see if there was anything suitable to buy. She wanted to bring some gifts to my grandma and asked me if I wanted to go with her.
I made an excuse that I wasn't feeling very well yet and wanted to go to bed early, so I didn't go with him.
Actually, I wanted to take this opportunity to have a good chat with Andrew.
Xiangyu was not very excited to see us, so she dressed up beautifully and went out alone.
Not long after Xiangyu left, Andrew looked at me and said: "Zhou, it seems that we have the same purpose and want to talk to each other."
I looked at Andrew and said expressionlessly: "Then let's stay at the old place."
"No problem." Andrew still looked cheerful and made a "please" gesture to me.
I nodded politely and walked forward.
Although in the enclosed building, when Xiangyu disappeared, Andrew really tried his best to find her, and from Xiangyu's words, I could also hear that when I was in a coma, Andrew would never leave me and did his best to find her.
He tried his best to fish me out from the bottom of Poyang Lake.
However, that jade belt buckle is a knot in my heart. Before I leave, I want to find out whether Chen Mo's father's death has anything to do with him.
At night by the lake, the temperature dropped much faster than in the city. We sat in the small hall and opened the large window facing the lake. The wind kept pouring in, which was very refreshing.
The only drawback is that the wind is too strong and the fire in the charcoal stove keeps swaying, so the water boils very slowly.
"What do you want to say? Let's get started." I was not polite. As soon as I entered the door, I found a place by the window but not facing the wind and sat down. Then I started to fill the tea cups and find something to do for myself.
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Andrew looked at me, smiled slightly, found a seat diagonally across from me and sat down, squinting his eyes and staring at me for a long time.
Just watch as much as you want, and I'll see what tricks you, a foreigner, want to do.
I slowly brewed old Pu'er tea and remained silent.
"Hahahaha, Zhou." In the end, it was Andrew who broke the depressing atmosphere first, "Everyone, please relax, it's nothing special, just treat it as a casual chat between friends."
"So what does Professor Andrew want to talk about?" I said, handing over a cup of freshly brewed Pu'er tea.
"Zhou, I think you have always been hostile to me. We used to be a cooperative relationship, not opponents." Andrew took my tea cup and said with a sincere face.
I don't know if this foreigner is sincere or if he is a cunning person at the highest level. Anyway, I can't figure out this face.
"We didn't bring anything out from the bottom of Poyang Lake, which is very unusual, and I just received the latest news this morning. This small stone piece at the bottom of Poyang Lake is probably hidden in Shentang Bay in Zhangjiajie, Hunan." Andrew said.
Here, I stopped, took a sip of tea, and then looked at me, probably wanting me to express my opinion.
In the morning, Lao Miao Zhu just told me that the astrolabe of the Yufu tribe is not hidden in the ancient city at the bottom of Poyang Lake, but in Shentang Bay. At that time, Xiangyu just pushed the door open, and it stands to reason that Lao Miao Zhu's voice was so low.
, and there is a certain distance, so it is impossible for her to hear it.
But in the evening, Andrew already knew that the astrolabe was in Shentang Bay, and he got the news in the morning.
The coincidence between the two makes me have to doubt Xiangyu's behavior.
"Even so, so what?" I asked.
Andrew may not have expected that I would ask this question. His face was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he said: "Zhou, don't look at our cooperative relationship with emotions. You know, in the final analysis, I am looking for these small stone pieces.
Fame and wealth, I want to use them to reach the top of the archaeological field, but you are different, you may be better than
I need these things more. We are mutually beneficial and win-win, what's wrong?" Andrew put the empty tea cup in his hand on the tea tray and said in somewhat broken Chinese, "Besides, I have been honest from the beginning.
Yes, don’t you think that I’m actually easier to get along with than some other people who have hidden agendas?”
I knew there was something in Andrew's words, but I didn't know whether he was referring to Zhang Jisheng or Xiang Yu. Anyway, I understood the words clearly.
"Now that I've said it, I won't beat around the bush," I said, taking out the jade belt buckle I had prepared in advance, placing it on the low wooden table, looking into Andrew's eyes and asking
He said: "Then let's ask Professor Andrew to see if he recognizes such a thing?"
I think a person's inner activities will be expressed through his eyes, so I focused all my attention on his eyes at the moment, not wanting to miss any clues.
However, there was no obvious change in Andrew's eyes, but there seemed to be a trace of doubt. Then he picked up the jade belt buckle, observed it carefully in his hand, and said, "How come you have this thing?"
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"You're shocked, aren't you? Why is your belt buckle in my hand?" I looked at Andrew and said in a very unfriendly tone, "If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing but yourself. Skynet will not leak anything."
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"Zhou, what are you talking about? How could this thing be mine?" Andrew looked at me with a puzzled expression.
"Why are you pretending to be stupid? Look, this belt buckle is still stained with the blood of the people you killed. Now you know you are scared, right?" I stood up, half-bent, and grabbed
Andrew said a little fiercely with the wrist of the hand holding the belt buckle.
Zhou, I really don’t know what you are talking about, but I’m sure you have misunderstood me.” Andrew took his hand away from my palm and looked at me angrily and said.
"Then tell me how I misunderstood you." I glared at Andrew fiercely.
"Zhou, please wait for me. I will show you something. Then you will understand that you must have misunderstood me." Andrew said, got up and left the small hall.
Seeing Andrew leave, I stood up and walked to the window sill, letting the night wind flow into my clothes, trying to calm down.
I cursed myself secretly: It's useless. It was obviously Andrew who did something wrong. Why was he so calm and calm, but I was so excited that I was sweating all over.
After about two or three minutes, Andrew came back. He pulled me and sat down again.
I was still angry, so I didn't pay much attention to him, but I sat back down at the low wooden table.
Andrew felt in his pocket, took out something, and placed it next to the jade belt buckle on the table.
I was dumbfounded when I saw them. They were two identical belt buckles.
What on earth is going on? Could it be that I really misunderstood Andrew?
"This thing was given to us by our captain when we entered Wawu Mountain. He said that there were many evil spirits in Wawu Mountain and this thing could ward off evil spirits. Later I found out that this thing was originally used to resist evil spirits in the ancient temple.
Radiation," Andrew said.
"Radiation, what radiation?" I felt like I had been completely taken in by Andrew, and the aura of interrogating him just now was gone.
"You have been to Wawu Mountain and entered the ancient temple. Don't you know that there is an unknown radiation in the abyss surrounding the ancient temple? This radiation can change a person's gender. A great man
If you are unfortunate enough to fall in, you may have turned into a little lady when you are fished out," Andrew said.
I understand, he is talking about the abyss where Wang Zhishui fell into. If this is the case, will Wang Zhishui still be alive?
Andrew looked at me, paused, and continued: "This thing looks like a belt buckle. Later, after I came out of Wawu Mountain, I asked someone to sew it into my belt. Every time I entered these weird areas
, I will wear this belt."
At this time, I seemed to notice a problem inside, so I asked: "So, the photo you showed me last time with my grandparents was not your first time entering Wawu Mountain."
"Yes, that was my second time going into the mountains. It was almost twenty years since I first went into the mountains," Andrew said.
Twenty years, I am naturally very sensitive to numbers. As soon as Andrew mentioned this year, my subconscious immediately told me that there might be information that I am interested in.
"Then when you first went into the mountains, do you still remember which year it was?" I asked.
"It seems like it was the summer of 1989." Andrew seemed to be thinking about it, and then said after a while.
I was born in 1989, and they also entered Wawushan in the same year. There must be some connection between them.
"Then when did you enter the mountain for the second time? Was it in 2007?" I asked again.
"Yes, did your grandparents tell you?" Andrew didn't know whether he noticed the change in my demeanor or didn't want to interfere too much with me. After he answered my question, he picked up the purple clay pot on the charcoal stove and started brewing.
It’s tea.
In 2007, that was the year my professor and I encountered a strange phenomenon in the ancient Zhuyin Temple on the seaside, and finally dropped out of school due to illness.
I started to feel a little dazed, and I felt that the Yintang area on my forehead was particularly sore and swollen, as if a big stone was pressing on it.