The small silver bell made a crisp sound, jingled, and rolled on the ground all the way, and finally stopped at Xi Yunze's feet.

The little bell had apparently been smoked by the smoke of the fire, and its surface was stained with black stains, and its red rope was strung with it, a third of which had been destroyed by the fire, and the remaining half hung from the bell.

Longevity lock, Xia has had the custom of wearing longevity locks for children since ancient times, which means health and longevity.

The longevity lock is shaped like a lock, but it is also a bell that is capable of making a crisp sound.

Xi Yunze looked at the small bell at his feet in a daze, feeling that the blood was solidifying, and his body froze motionlessly, not coming back to his senses.

"What's wrong with you, sir?"

Lao Zhou's expression was tight, and he was good at observing words and feelings, and he immediately noticed that something was wrong with Mr.

Xi Yunze ignored Lao Zhou, squatted down tremblingly, and carefully went to get the little bell, as if the black bell that had been burned by the fire was a rare treasure.

"Mr. ......"

Lao Zhou had never seen a gentleman in such a demeanor, and he was shocked and suspicious.

He looked at the little bell, which looked a bit like baby jewelry, and vaguely realized something.

Xi Yunze carefully held the little bell in the palm of his hand, staring at it with his eyes, without blinking, he was really afraid that it was just an illusion.

This longevity lock is so familiar to him that he can even dream of it every night. It was the one that the lady personally put on for the child when the child turned one year old.

Healthy and long-lived, full of happiness.

After more than ten years, he finally saw this longevity lock again.

"Sir, this is ......"

Lao Zhou couldn't help but ask, he was also very excited at the moment, if it was really something on the young master, then everything was worth it after more than ten years of hard work.

Xi Yunze held the longevity lock tightly in the palm of his hand, turned around and strode out.

"Check, check it out for me. All the people who lived in this orphanage more than ten years ago, I want all their information. ”

......

Donghai City, in a retro garden-style building.

This kind of building is becoming more and more modern, and the international urbanization of Tokai City has become quite rare.

It is estimated that the whole city can be counted on one hand.

Moreover, this garden-style building covers a large area, at least tens of thousands of square meters, which can be called a treasure of historical and cultural significance.

In the mansion deep in the garden, Xi Yunze stood silently in a hall.

At this moment, it was already late at night, and he was the only one in the huge Chinese hall.

In front of him was an offering table with a portrait of a woman.

The woman looked young, she should have been in her twenties or thirties. He died at such a young age, and he was considered a short-lived person.

"Madam, after more than ten years, I finally found the clue of our son. ”

"I promised you that I would find him no matter what. To live to see people, to die to see corpses. ”

"Perhaps...... There will be an answer tomorrow. ”

......

Xi Yunze was very excited and apprehensive at the moment, and his heart turned over for a while.

After more than ten years of searching, I finally have a clue. He was afraid that although he found his son, it turned out that he was dead.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night, and Xi Yunze can't sleep at all.

Suddenly, he suddenly understood why he had a good impression of Lu Xiaohao.

Because Lu Xiaohao's eyes are very similar to his wife. It's all the kind of clear, very spiritual eyes.

If his son can grow up healthily, he is probably as big as Lu Xiaohao...... Xi Yunze thought so.

Xi Yunze stayed in his wife's mourning hall for one night, and stood silently for a night, until the sky was slightly white, and the morning dew had soaked his clothes, and Lao Zhou's news finally came.

I have to say that Lao Zhou's work efficiency is very high, and in just one night, he has made the information of the orphanage ten years ago very poor.

"Sir, all the information you need is here. However, due to time constraints, the information we found was not comprehensive. ”

"And you know, that orphanage belongs to that organization, and a lot of key information has been destroyed, and a lot of information has been lost for ten years. ”

Lao Zhou lowered his head a little ashamedly, not very satisfied with what he did this time.

Xi Yunze couldn't wait to take the thick stack of materials and read them page by page.

He only glanced at a lot of information, such as teachers, cooks, or administrators hired by the orphanage.

These people certainly have nothing to do with his son.

Of course, he was most concerned about the information of the orphans in the orphanage.

From the moment he found the longevity lock, he was sure that his son must have lived in this orphanage.

There are more than 270 pieces of information about orphans. But after careful comparison one by one, none of the information matched his son.

"That's all?"

Xi Yunze frowned slightly and said.

Lao Zhou smiled bitterly: "Sir, these are the materials that have been investigated by using the power of the entire Donghai City, and more detailed information is estimated to be difficult to find in a short period of time." ”

"And that orphanage, for unknown reasons, was destroyed by fire ten years ago, and a lot of information was engulfed in flames, and there is no way to check it. ”

Xi Yunze's brows furrowed deeply, and there was an indescribable loss in his eyes.

As far as the hope is great, there is disappointment.

The first documents could not contain information about his child, which was already a very bad sign.

"Keep looking, use all the manpower and material resources, I want the information of everyone in the orphanage back then, not a single one is missing. Xi Yunze said coldly.

"Yes. ”

Lao Zhou said respectfully, turned around and prepared to continue collecting information.

Of course, he knew very well how important this matter was, and he could not delay it for a quarter of an hour.

"Wait, the materials of that year have been burned, you can go to the surviving people in the orphanage to inquire. There must have been a lot of surviving administrators and orphans in the orphanage back then, right?"

"You can come to the door one by one and ask. Remember, everyone has to ask once, and don't let anyone go. ”

Xi Yunze said.

Lao Zhou took the order and left, and that afternoon, he came back with news.

"Sir, after investigation and inquiry, there were more than 1,000 orphans in that orphanage. Lao Zhou smiled bitterly.

Xi Yunze frowned when he heard this, there are more than 1,000 orphans, and you have found the details of 270 orphans? When did the people under him work so poorly!

Lao Zhou naturally understood the meaning of Mr. Wang's gaze, and said helplessly: "Sir, that orphanage was originally operated illegally, hiding filth and dirt, and a lot of information was not reported to the official. And the fire that year also destroyed a lot of materials. ”

"When the orphanage caught fire, some of the orphans died in the fire, some of the older ones ran away on their own, and some of the orphans disappeared completely, and there was no trace of them, so I guess the people from that organization took them away. ”

"But when most of them escaped, they were taken in by charitable organizations across the country. ”

"At the foot of that mountain there was an orphanage named Banyan Shu'er, which took in more than 100 orphans because of its proximity. ”

"The director of the Rongshuer Orphanage is an old philanthropist, and we may be able to get some useful information from her. Lao Zhou said.

"Let's go, go to the Banyan Orphanage. ”

Xi Yunze walked straight out, not wanting to delay for a quarter of an hour.

He only hoped that the heavens would have mercy and would hear from his son as soon as possible.