It was a blue-skinned notebook, without too many patterns and decorations, it was the kind of style that could be bought in any stationery store, there was nothing special about it, but the content recorded in it was enough to make people jaw-dropping.

Because of the handwriting, it clearly belongs to He Manzhou's father.

He Sheng.

After a year, he saw his father's things again, and still under such circumstances, He Manzhou couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Lao He's sudden disappearance back then was full of suspicions, and the things left behind were sorted out by He Manzhou himself. She didn't let go of even any trace of evidence, but unfortunately she didn't find any useful clues, and this codex disappeared with Lao He's evaporation.

With this dusty notebook, many emotions hidden by He Manzhou have surged again.

He Sheng is a well-known champion in the archaeological world and a well-known collector in the industry, and the Tianwentang Private Museum is run by He Sheng. Mr. He is full of peach and plum all over the world, but what really makes him look at the old man and learn that he has learned all his life is nothing more than three people, one is Shen Chuanyuan, the other is Gu Qi, and the last one is his biological daughter He Manzhou.

Several of them graduated from Z University taught by He Sheng, and after ending their student days, the senior brother Shen Chuanyuan entered the research institute and lived a busy and fulfilling life of scientific research dogs from 9 to 5. Gu Qi has a casual and chic personality, is too lazy to deal with people, and simply stays in school to engage in academic research, while He Manzhou is an art student in the Department of Chinese Painting, and he often holds a personal exhibition in his own museum.

The three of them regularly go back to private museums to get together, and He Sheng once said with a smile that his small museum is just the boundary of a courtyard house, but it has gathered the mainstay of today's antiquities appreciation world, and he is worthy of his life.

This is Lao He's happiest days, simple, busy and fulfilling, this elegant and introverted man is very stubborn, refusing to say anything, but He Manzhou can see that he is really happy during that time, every time the big guys gather in the small courtyard of the Tianwentang Museum to make hot pot, the smile on the corners of his eyes and eyebrows can't be hidden.

It's a pity that such a good time didn't last for many years, until last winter, He Sheng suddenly disappeared mysteriously.

It was near the end of the year, and there was a lot of snow in Z City, and it seemed that it had entered the middle of winter all of a sudden, and the smell of the New Year became stronger. The old people in the alley began to prepare New Year's goods, and every day was full and busy, and that time was also the time when the Tianwentang Museum had the largest workload every year.

For private museums, it is indispensable to sort and organize the exhibits at the end of the year, and the statistics of the number of exhibits, whether there is wear and tear, and the necessary maintenance and maintenance are also regarded as the regular work of the museum.

But I don't know why, He Sheng was surprisingly busy during that time.

Mr. He, who has always been able to coordinate all kinds of work, is abnormal, and even takes a long leave for the administrative work of Z University. He stayed in the office of the Tianwentang Museum day and night, and the three meals were only brought in by the assistant before he could remember to eat, and even his daughter He Manzhou rarely had the opportunity to see him.

Because he felt sorry for his father, He Manzhou wanted to help do something.

But the project He Sheng was researching at that time was very mysterious, and everything was done by himself, even to his biological daughter, he was reluctant to reveal too much of the inside story. Only a few times after his father fell asleep, He Manzhou casually flipped through the pages scattered on the desktop, and the codex was densely packed with maps and route plans, as well as many half-written calculus formulas, as if he was inferring to determine a specific location.

At that time, He Manzhou vaguely realized that there was a great significance behind this incident.

He Sheng's busyness lasted for a whole month, until the day before Chinese New Year's Eve, He Sheng, who had been closed off from the office, finally came out of the office. His hair was a little messy, and his eyes, which had been sleepless for days, were bloodshot, but the excitement and excitement in his eyes could not be hidden.

"Xiaozhou, Dad has made a remarkable discovery this time...... If I can succeed, this is the greatest achievement of the He family so far...... No, this is not just the achievement of the He family, this is a miracle! Xiaozhou, you wait for me to come back, and I will tell you. ”

Regarding his father's running from south to north, He Manzhou has long been surprised.

Not to mention that He Sheng often served as an accompanying expert to help the scientific research team conduct field investigations, not to mention that most of the exhibits placed in the private museum of Tianwentang were collected by He Sheng himself from various places. The nature of my father's work is like this, and the trip has become a last resort, not to mention that the uncles of the expedition team are He Sheng's old friends for many years, and they are all trusted acquaintances.

In He Manzhou's mind, this is just a short trip as usual.

At that time, she vaguely guessed that this hurried trip must be related to the recent deductions made by her father, but out of professionalism, archaeologists are probably reluctant to tell too many people what has not been confirmed, so as not to leak information and cause unnecessary trouble.

So she didn't ask much about how long she was going this time and where her destination was.

As He Sheng said, these things can be talked about in detail.

When packing his father's luggage, He Manzhou also joked with his father with a hippie smile, leaving only one sentence: "Lao He, then you go early and come back early, I'll wait for you to go home for the New Year, if you don't come, my New Year's Eve exhibition will be boring." ”

"Don't worry, Xiaozhou, Dad will be back as soon as possible. ”

At that time, He Sheng's rough palm patted He Manzhou's shoulder, which was quite relieved.

"This time I went to Wucheng, I will pass by M Province for a transfer, I remember that you like to eat brown sugar glutinous rice cakes there, and I will bring it to you when the time comes..... As for your art exhibition, Dad didn't attend on time, wait for Dad. ”

Lao He has always been true to his word, and every word he has said counts, and he has never had any no-show with He Manzhou.

But that time, he never returned, and never came back.

There are many doubts behind this incident, in order to avoid adverse effects, after Lao He disappeared, He Manzhou did not explain too much to the outside world, but only claimed that Mr. He went abroad for a vacation to recuperate after retirement. He Sheng's work in Z University came to an end, and the Tianwentang Museum was also managed by He Manzhou and his senior brother Shen Chuanyuan.

In this regard, there are not too many doubts on the Z side of the university, outsiders only think that He Sheng really has a bit of a scholar's style, and he can hide in the city, and he can let go of the false name.

But He Manzhou knew that his father's disappearance was not simple.

She still remembered the conversation between Li Ran and her of the expedition team at that time, the man who was not confused was holding a half-lit cigarette in his hand, and he seemed confused and blamed himself for the sudden disappearance of his old partner, and his words were mixed with sighs.

"Manzhou, I have been old friends with Lao He for many years, whether it is field investigation or field research, we have all acted together as a team, and we have been like this for decades, and we have never said anything to hide. But that time...... After arriving in Wucheng, Lao He insisted on dividing the troops into two ways, of course I and those old buddies disagreed, but Lao He didn't listen to persuasion, and we had no choice. ”

"Didn't my dad say where he was going?"

"I didn't say it, but then I thought about it carefully, that trip to Dock City, from the very beginning, Lao He was mysterious. You know that when we do inspections, there are always all kinds of unexpected situations in the process, sandstorms, wolves, storms, mudslides and even avalanches, the slightest difference in the pool will cause irreversible accidents. No one can predict these natural and man-made disasters, what we can do is to prevent them before they happen and consider all the consequences when determining the itinerary. ”

Looking at Li Ran's heavy expression, He Manzhou frowned slightly.

"I know these things, and my dad told me that the most important thing is to arrange the route in advance...... Uncle Li, so this accident happened because there was a problem with the itinerary planning?"

"There are indeed some problems with the itinerary planning this time, but the most important thing is that Lao He didn't give us the truth at all. Li Ran took a hard puff of his cigarette, "After the large army arrived in Wucheng, the itinerary changed, and there was no next move. I remember it was the twentieth, it was raining heavily that night, Lao He said that he was not feeling well, and he rested early, and we didn't bother him. The next day he didn't come for breakfast, so we went to look for him, and there was no one in the room, and the survey tools in the hiking bag were gone. ”

"How can you be ...... like this" He Manzhou was obviously a little stunned, how rigorous He Sheng usually was in her work, she had always seen it in her eyes, and it was impossible for her to make such a low-level mistake without saying hello to her teammates, and she would not recklessly choose to act alone.

Unless, he did it on purpose......

For such conjectures, Li Ran is obviously as tacit as He Manzhou.

"Well, who's to say it's not...... Girl, the final destination of that time, presumably Lao He deliberately hid from us, he didn't want to act collectively, the information that the expedition team came into contact with was all fur, and the things that were to be investigated were probably only known to Lao He alone - he was missing on that rainy night, you ask me where Lao He went, I really don't know. ”

The news brought back by the expedition team has always been remembered by He Manzhou.

The codex that recorded He Sheng's itinerary disappeared, and the colleagues in the expedition team said that they had not seen it, and after Lao He arrived at the destination, why didn't he act with everyone, but insisted on going alone, it became a matter for no reason

Where did He Sheng go at that time, what did he see? Why he didn't even bring his most trusted members of the expedition team, and ended up with no one alive or dead, no corpse, and it became a mystery that could not be guessed.

The more things backfire, the more significant it is.

But He Manzhou couldn't figure out any clue, a whole year has passed, and she is like a fly without a head, trapped in an impasse and unable to find any way out. In order to investigate his father's whereabouts and figure out what was hidden behind it, He Manzhou collected clues left by He Sheng, but there was no substantive evidence, everything was just inference.

Several uncles of the expedition team are worried about Lao He's affairs, and their friendship for so many years is there, but they will take the initiative to investigate whenever there are clues, but all the efforts of the big guys have only been exchanged for disappointment and failure again and again.

And now, the most important clue that was lost back then actually appeared in front of He Manzhou.

.......

"Sister Manman, is there anything wrong with this notebook?"

It wasn't until Luo Xixi's inquiring voice sounded that He Manzhou's thoughts were finally pulled back.

But after a few glances, she quickly closed the note, and after a year, the codex that disappeared suddenly appeared in the Tianwentang Museum, and was hidden in the blue and white cloud dragon beast ear bottle unknowingly.

There must be an ulterior secret behind this......

He Manzhou pursed his lips slightly, the pair of small dimples floated faintly, but there was no trace of a smile in his eyes, and some were just indescribably cautious.

Her instincts told her that there was a lot of fog behind this, and that the fewer people who knew about it, the better. Then she quickly sorted out her emotions, put the blue notes in her handbag, and carefully put them away, then smiled at Luo Xixi and explained casually.

"It's okay.,This is my previous book.,I said why I couldn't find it.,It turned out to be in the blue and white porcelain bottle.。 By the way, Xixi..... This matter is up to you and me, don't tell anyone else. ”