In terms of appearance alone, Xiao Shu does have a bit of a resemblance to this young man.

The difference is that Xiao Shu has a gentle and humble temperament, and this young man has a cold and arrogant temperament, like two completely different types.

"What Xiao Shu, I don't know!"

In just a few seconds, Lao Zhangtou regained his indifferent black face expression, and wanted to close the door after yelling.

With a lift of his elbow, Xiao Yi leaned against the door.

How could an old man in his seventies have the strength of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, the two secretly competed for two rounds, and Lao Zhangtou was defeated.

The old man's face turned pale, and he shouted angrily: "Do you want to-"

"Uncle, we are just passing by to meet the old man of the elders. Si Fengmian smiled, raised two bottles of wine in front of Lao Zhangtou, shook them, and after attracting Lao Zhangtou's attention, he smiled, "Drink?"

Lao Zhang paused, his Adam's apple slid and swallowed.

Si Fengmian raised his eyebrows and handed Xiao Yi a look: At least he is addicted to alcohol, Lao Zhangtou did not pretend.

Xiao Wei pursed his lips.

After hesitating for a while, the old man was at the door, and his eyes turned to Xiao Shu and asked: "Xiao Shu is dead, what do you have to prove that you are the son of Xiao Shu?"

There was a bit of a positive tone when questioning.

Xiao Wei frowned slightly, but was not asked, but reached into his pocket and quickly found a yellowed envelope.

"I have every letter you have given him. ”

Looking directly into the eyes of the old man, Xiao Wei spoke word by word.

The old man stared at him suspiciously, he didn't believe it all, his dark and cloudy eyes looked at him through the slit of his eyes for a moment, then he took the envelope in his hand, picked it open, took out the letter paper and looked at it, just by scanning it twice, he knew that it was from his hand, there was no doubt about it.

Stuffing the letter back, Lao Zhangtou folded the envelope and stuffed it into his pocket, then looked inside, and finally relented: "Come in." ”

Xiao Wei and Si Fengmian stepped through the door.

The adobe house was small, but it had three rooms, a living room, a bedroom, and a kitchen. However, because he has not come back for a long time, and the house is dilapidated and leaking everywhere, Lao Zhangtou did not clean up the bedroom after he came back, and only barely cleaned the living room and kitchen.

The living room, which is not spacious, faces a bed, a table, and two benches, and suddenly it seems cramped and crowded, and I feel suffocated even when I breathe.

But the old man closed the door.

"Didn't bring any snacks?"

As soon as the two bottles of wine were put on the table, Lao Zhangtou asked the brothers to sit on the bench, kicked a wooden stake to the side, sat down, and plucked the lid of the wine bottle to leave wine in his water glass, while muttering and complaining.

"Sorry, we were negligent. Si Fengmian put his attitude up, quite polite and well-behaved, "I'll make it up to you in the afternoon." ”

Lao Zhang glanced at him, paused slightly, and seemed to laugh mockingly.

That posture is to see through the essence of their troubles. And once they get the news, they will definitely not come to him again.

With his smile, Si Fengmian also sensed what he was thinking, and glanced at Xiao Wei stupidly. Thanks to Xiao Wei's strong psychological quality, he was completely uneasy at all at the ridicule of Lao Zhangtou, and his eyelids were not moved.

With Xiao Wei's big heart, Si Fengmian strangely calmed down, and that little bit of caution and guilt was quickly suppressed.

"Bang!"

He poured two glasses of wine and put the glass on the table.

He wiped his mouth, "This wine is good." ”

Si Fengmian sighed.

They specially selected the best wine in the store in order to satisfy Lao Zhangtou.

Lao Zhang turned his head, looked at Xiao Shun who was sitting on the side, and raised his eyebrows: "I have a little friendship with Xiao Shu, but what does it have to do with you being a son?"

Xiao said: "I haven't had a chance to understand him, I want to know his past." ”

Old Zhang was slightly stunned, and the vigilance and precaution that had been shrouding him dissipated a little, but he smiled and deliberately asked, "More than that, right?"

Xiao Wei's eyebrows twisted slightly, as if he looked at him strangely, not knowing why.

！！！

Si Fengmian was amazed by Xiao Rei's acting skills, and even muttered that Xiao Rei and Si Sheng were definitely not brothers and sisters!

"There are so many people who know Xiao Shu, are you looking for them one by one?" the old man laughed and poked, "You have also found this kind of place where the horned birds don't?"

Xiao Wei's face did not change, and said calmly: "Not everyone he knows has received so many letters. ”

Lao Zhangtou was choked by this reason.

Xiao Wei said again: "We are also here to travel to the northwest, and we stopped by to see his old people." ”

The old man frowned, as if he was hesitating.

After a long time, he simply picked up the bottle, filled himself with another glass of wine, and then drank it all with his head up.

This wine is very strong, but the people here seem to have a good amount of alcohol, not to mention an alcoholic like Lao Zhangtou, not to mention that there is no sign of going up after three glasses.

After drinking, Lao Zhangtou took a long breath and sighed, "What do you want to know?"

Xiao Yi asked, "How did you know him?"

"That's a long story—" asked the old man in disbelief, "that's what you're really asking?"

Xiao Wei said "um".

"Okay. ”

The old man waved his hand.

Without starting directly, he got up and went to the cabinet to dig out a plate of peanuts, put it on the table, and ate two before starting his story.

*

Xiao Wei really didn't know much about Xiao Shu.

In my memory, Xiao Shu has a gentle and elegant personality, loves antique calligraphy and painting, and is a good father and husband. However, he was often away from home, always had something to do, and he was away for a long time.

Xiao Wei doesn't get along much with him, even if the relationship between the two is acceptable, there is always a layer of estrangement, and the relationship is not intimate.

"Have you read all these letters?"

Old Zhang Tou turned the letter out and put it on the table, and knocked it lightly.

"Hmm. ”

Xiao Wei nodded.

Sighing, Lao Zhang lowered his eyelids, stared at the letter, and muttered after a long time: "It was Xiao Shu who found me, and I don't know how he found it......"

The information mentioned in the letter, Lao Zhangtou did not hide it anymore.

More than 40 years ago, there was a confidential project near the ruins of Loulan City, and hundreds of top architects were gathered. The project was later aborted, and all personnel were dismissed, and no one was allowed to disclose the information due to a non-disclosure agreement. However, not everyone is tight-lipped, so after more than 40 years, there are still some young people who know about this classified project and want to inquire about the project back then.

What's more, they want to unveil the "Loulan Plan".

Lao Zhangtou said: "Xiao Shu is one of the young people who want to investigate this project......

Xiao Shu heard about this project from nowhere, and became curious about this project, collected the names of some architects of the year, and then visited them one by one. Some are no longer there, some have moved away from their original addresses and are missing, and there are not many who can be found or confirmed.

After Lao Zhangtou was found by Xiao Shu, Xiao Shu played a trick and did not directly express his intentions, but wanted to be an apprentice locksmith and stayed in Lao Zhangtou's shop for a few months.

After ripening, Xiao Shu confessed.

Lao Zhangtou was furious and kicked Xiao Shu out of the store. However, that night, Lao Zhangtou suddenly fell ill and was found by Xiao Shu, who was wandering outside the store, and sent him to the hospital in time to save his life.

In the face of the life-saving benefactor, Lao Zhangtou really couldn't pull his face anymore, but in the face of the project, he refused to mention it - even if Xiao Shu had already determined his identity.

Xiao Shu was not difficult for a strong man, and left after confirming his intentions. But the two master and apprentice, after all, there is a bit of love, so the two often exchange letters.

And, in the letters, Xiao Shu often reported the progress of the investigation to Lao Zhangtou.

Seeing that he knew more and more, Lao Zhangtou would mention a few words in his reply from time to time, but what Xiao Shu didn't know, Lao Zhangtou would definitely keep it secret, and he wouldn't say a word.

intermittent communication, until Xiao Shu died-

"He called me before he died, saying that a group of people had discovered that he was investigating this matter, and he seemed to be being targeted, and he should be dying—" Old Zhang Tou shook his head, "I didn't take it seriously at the time, I just thought he was suspicious, and I didn't think that I hadn't received any more letters from him for more than half a year." When I called his unit to ask, I learned that he had died unexpectedly less than half a month after calling me. I still can't figure out if his death was really an accident or if it was the work of what he called 'those people'. ”

“......”

didn't think about the last turn, but when he got such news, Si Fengmian's eyelids jumped.

He subconsciously looked at Xiao Wei, who was sitting opposite.

Xiao Shun's brows were furrowed tightly, his expression was gloomy at some point, and his originally indifferent expression seemed to be covered with a layer of frost at this moment.

Si Fengmian's heart jumped suddenly, and he was a little restless.

After drinking another glass of wine, Lao Zhangtou tasted a peanut and glanced at Xiao Wei, as if he hadn't thought about the impact of his words on the minor, and said bluntly: "That's all you know." ”