Her mind was full of chaotic thoughts, and He Manzhou was a little in a trance all the way back, so that she returned to the Tianwentang Museum located in the alley from the tall Baiyulou, feeling this kind of down-to-earth and people-friendly working environment, which actually made her feel like "back to her own world".

Luo Xixi was diligently studying the commentary written by He Manzhou yesterday, and when he saw He Manzhou, it was like seeing the people and the People's Liberation Army, and he greeted him with hope and enthusiasm.

"Sister Manman, why are you so late today, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Have you had breakfast, I bought you xiaolongbao, beef filling, and put it on your desk. ”

"There was something wrong when I came, thank you, I ate it. ”

He Manzhou thought about "The Ancient Picture of Shantao" in his heart, and after dealing with a few sentences without a match, he was about to talk about serious things straight to the point. Who knew that as soon as he looked up and faced Luo Xixi's big wet eyes, the earnest gaze, as if he was looking at a shining idol, he was stunned and frightened He Manzhou's words to his lips, and he forgot the words directly.

"Xixi, let's talk about something, don't look at me so directly, panic. ”

"I'll see what's wrong with the life-saving benefactor, I want to see what kind of immortal this is, and he actually writes the commentary so well!" Luo Xixi held his cheek with one hand and said more energetically, "Man, it is no exaggeration to say that when I received the email you sent me yesterday, I was almost moved to tears." People are slow workers and meticulous work, you can do good, not only the business level can play, the efficiency is also super high, really, just take out this commentary...... There is nothing wrong with it other than that it is too difficult to memorize. ”

He Manzhou is usually thin-skinned, not the kind of character who will care about trivial things, and of course he doesn't boast much, especially Luo Xixi's sincere praise, so he has to avoid the important and joke lightly, and quickly divert the topic.

"It's hard to memorize and write it yourself next time, it's not enough for you to choose. ”

"I'm disgusted, I am, moved!" Luo Xixi grabbed He Manzhou's hand, "When this exhibition is finished and the year-end bonus is issued, I invite you to have a big meal, and you can say whatever you want to eat." ”

"Okay, I'm not poor with you, just your little living savings, let's save up to pay off the credit card. Luo Xixi is just an intern who has just graduated, and Miss He is reluctant to let her entertain her if she really goes to have a big meal, plus she has something in her heart, He Manzhou is not in the mood to tease the poor anymore, so she asked directly and honestly.

"Xixi, how is the year-end inspection of the museum doing in the past few days, and has the registration form been done?"

These few sentences made Luo Xixi stunned.

Although He Manzhou is the person in charge of the museum, she rarely takes the lead shelf, which directly causes Luo Xixi, who is used to giggling with her, to not react for a while, and the good-tempered and easy-talking person in front of her is actually her direct leader.

Seeing that He Manzhou put away the joke, Luo Xixi also became a little serious.

"The first screening has been completed, there are basically no major problems, and the forms are stored on the computer at my desk in the office. ”

"Good. He Manzhou didn't say a word, got up and walked to the back room, "I'll take a look." ”

"Hey, Sister Manman......" Luo Xixi couldn't hold back, and his voice timidly stopped He Manzhou, "Is it Director Shen who wants to check my watch, shouldn't it, I did it very seriously, I almost checked the punctuation several times, I am so panicked if you are like this." ”

However, He Manzhou didn't say anything, leaving Luo Xixi with a meaningful back. The little girl looked inexplicably left in place and messy, she always felt that He Manzhou was a little weird today, and she couldn't tell what was strange, so Luo Xixi, who didn't dare to say or ask, held back for a long time, so she had to mutter.

"What's the hurry, I'm not done yet. That's right, Sister Manman, I brought you milk tea, a brown sugar pearl latte with half sugar, and put it on the table, don't forget to take it......"

He Manzhou didn't even look back, just waved his hand back in a chic manner.

"We'll talk about it later. ”

There are not many permanent employees in Tianwentang Museum, and only Luo Xixi and He Manzhou barely make up the number of clerical jobs, so the office area is also simple, and sometimes it is common for two or three people to use a computer together. Luo Xixi's computer password is her birthday, He Manzhou skillfully opened the computer and found the form she stored on the desktop. This worksheet is only a semi-finished product, there is no unified font size, and the remarks column behind many exhibits is still empty.

As the person in charge of the Tianwentang Museum, He Manzhou has an impression of all the exhibits, but for the sake of rigor, she still chooses to read the form from beginning to end.

However, she did not see any record of the "Ancient Map of Shantao".

"It shouldn't be......"

He Manzhou muttered in a low voice, she clearly remembered that the ancient painting had been placed in Lao He's office, Gong Xian in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties was good at ink accumulation, at that time, because of this skill, she was also very interested in this painting, and she had discussed with He Sheng whether this painting was a fake.

After Lao He disappeared, she stored the "Ancient Map of Shantao" in the museum's storage room, although it has not been exhibited publicly, but during the museum's annual inspection, there will never be any relevant records.

With heavy doubts, He Manzhou opened the folder and continued to flip through it.

This year, last year, the year before last......

He Manzhou's slender and beautiful fingers lightly clicked the mouse, and she flipped out the annual inspections, quarterly inspections, and even the antiquities registration form of the Tianwentang Museum in the past few years and read it again. But strangely, there are no words related to "Ancient Pictures of Shantao" in all the tables, as if this painting only existed in He Manzhou's imagination, and did not actually appear in the museum.

It's weird.

He Manzhou looked at the computer screen, and he didn't know how long he was silent.

In the midst of the lightning, a terrible thought suddenly drilled into her mind.......

Although I don't know which link is wrong, it seems that there is an invisible force lurking around her, which is tampering with people's memories little by little, trying to completely erase the traces left by Lao He. He Manzhou could feel that the invisible resistance wanted to bury something forever.

In the end, the truth is not enough to be called the truth, and it becomes merely the nonsense of those who are obsessed with it.

Evidence is not enough to be called evidence, and is reduced to a cathartic outlet for psychological comfort.

Maybe the so-called truth at that time was just like what Li Ran said - it was nothing more than "too much psychological pressure, and too much concern about Lao He, and I couldn't accept the facts for a while and hallucinated".

Counting the nine long winters, He Manzhou was stunned by his own thoughts and broke out in a cold sweat.

If you hadn't found Lao He's codex yesterday, hadn't seen those solid written records, and hadn't even met with Bai Yicong and made an agreement to crack the coordinates together....... Will she feel that this ancient painting is only the "more real" part of the dream, and not the real one?

If so.......

Outside the window, another gust of wind blew, and the sparse snow fell from the eaves, and soon melted into a puddle of water on the white stone floor, and the wooden window latticework was old, and the wind creaked through the hall.

He Manzhou bit the tip of his tongue, trying to restrain the panic and uneasiness in the depths of his heart, and forced himself to calm down quickly.

After sitting like this for a few seconds, she hurriedly stood up and walked into the courtyard, and said to the confused little girl, "Xixi, let me ask you something." ”

Watching He Manzhou check the form in a hurry, and walked out quickly, Luo Xixi's sensitive nerves were completely affected, so that he was scared just after opening his mouth, and his voice stuttered a little.

"How...... What's wrong, is there something wrong with my form?"

"Xixi, let me ask you," He Manzhou put away his usual giggle, his expression was very serious, "Did you see a landscape painting in this annual inspection, Gong Tao's "Ancient Picture of Shantao Words", which was placed in Lao He's office before, why was it not registered?"

"Nope...... Not really. Luo Xixi thought for a while and said quite firmly, "There is one thing in our Tianwentang Museum, and I have registered all of them." I didn't miss even the garbage in the porcelain bottle, and if there was such an ancient painting, I couldn't have been impressed. ”

"What about the relevant records, you deleted the previous records of "Shantao Tales Gutu"?"

"Don't wronged a good person, Sister Manman, the conscience of heaven and earth, what am I deleting it for. The statistical tables of our museum are open and transparent, you review it once, Director Shen will review it again, if it doesn't match it at the end of the year, everyone will have to work overtime, don't I delete these to find work for myself, I don't want to work overtime. ”

No matter how nervous Luo Xixi was, she realized that something was wrong at this moment, she thought about He Manzhou's words, and added in a low voice.

"And what...... What is "Ancient Pictures of Shantao", why have I never heard of it, are you sure this is an exhibit in our museum, shouldn't you be confused, Sister Manman?"

"No way, I remember last year's ......"

He Manzhou frowned, as if he was trying to think about something.

She felt that something was wrong with the Tianwentang Museum recently, first the codex that appeared out of thin air, and then the ancient paintings that suddenly had no records, which seemed to be interlocking, as if someone was contributing to something.

In the dark, He Manzhou could feel that some hidden conspiracy was invisibly approaching.

But those details were tightly wrapped around her like spider silk, leaving no room for a backhand, only tangled and entangled mysteries.

He Manzhou took a deep breath and reminded himself that he must be calm and not mess up in trouble. The internal problems of the Tianwentang Museum are not yet the time to be solved, at least when Shen Chuanyuan comes back. Rather than delving into who infiltrated the Tianwentang Museum to tamper with the relevant records, it is better to find the half of the "key" first.

So, where is the "Ancient Picture of the Mountains and Waves"?

If it wasn't in the museum, it wouldn't be in that old house.

Thinking like this, He Manzhou drank the half cup of boiled water that Luo Xixi had put on the table to dry.

"Forget it...... You get busy first, I'll go out. ”

"Hey, hey, Manman, where are you going?" Luo Xixi saw He Manzhou turn around and leave, a little anxious, "I can't finish Mr. Su's exhibition alone, the organization needs you......"

"The organization has given you this great task, believe in yourself. ”

He Manzhou replied casually, but after only a few steps, she suddenly turned around as if she had thought of something.

The winter sun carries the warm colors of Phnom Penh, and her smile is very unreal, like a filter with a layer of soft light.

"I've probably had a lot of things going on lately, and the Tianwentang Museum relies on you and Senior Brother. ”