"Hand in Hand Travel"

Author: Lu You

Chapter 34: Tomb Rat Island (1)

At 7:30 a.m. on July 23, 2017, I rode my bicycle to work at Zhengning Law Firm as usual.

I bought a cup of soy milk and two corn buns at the steamed bun shop on my way to work. I hung my breakfast on the handlebars of my bicycle and planned to take it to Zhengning Law Firm before eating it.

Half an hour later, I came to Zhengning Law Firm......

Zhengning Law Firm is on the second floor of a building on Huagang Road, with transparent floor-to-ceiling windows that can see the clothing store and passers-by downstairs, and a black and white vertical signboard hanging on the outer wall of the entrance on the first floor.

I walked up the concrete staircase, with white non-slip tiles and earthy mahogany handrails......

I walked into the door of Zhengning Law Firm, and there was a pot of blue-green lush rich bamboo, with thin bamboo leaves and golden bamboo branches in the corner of the room. There are also two pots of large-leaved evergreen next to the wall.

"Gao Qidao, are you back so fast?" asked Uncle Gao Changhe while sitting on a chair. I put the soy milk and buns on the computer desk, "Hmm. ”

"Did you have a fun trip to Thailand this time?"

"I had a lot of fun traveling to Thailand. ”

"Have you ever met a Thai beauty?"

"Nope!"

"I look at your red face, I feel like you're in love. ”

This...... Uncle can see that he is worthy of being a master of reconnaissance and has a strong ability to observe.

My uncle, Gao Changhe, is fifty-two years old, with short haircuts, tan skin, a black suit, and shiny leather shoes. He was my dad's biological brother.

After I graduated from college, I couldn't find a job all of a sudden, so my uncle asked me to work at his Zhengning law firm, sorting out files and cleaning. In any case, I am very grateful to my uncle for giving me the opportunity to work, after all, this is my first job in life!

Uncle Gao Changhe took a white round ceramic cup, tore open the packaging bag of a small bag of coffee, poured the coffee powder into the cup, walked to the water dispenser, put the cup on the tray, pressed the hot water switch of the water dispenser, and the water rushed down into the cup......

Uncle Gao Changhe gently stirred the coffee in the cup with a spoon so that it dissolved evenly in water.

I opened the transparent plastic bag with my hands, opened my mouth to eat the buns, chewed the flour with my teeth and swallowed my throat, followed by a sip of soy milk......

In less than ten minutes, I finished eating a cup of soy milk and two steamed buns.

"Gao Qidao, come over here. Uncle Gao Changhe sat down in the chair in front of the desk.

"Okay. "I packed up the plastic bags and put them in the blue bin.

Uncle Gao Changhe came to another set of white sofas with coffee and sat down, "Let me explain this new case to you." ”

"You name it. ”

"I was commissioned by a client to investigate the whereabouts of the treasure. ”

"Is the customer male or female?"

"Male. ”

"What is his profession?"

"Fisherman. ”

"Fisherman? Law firms rarely receive fisherman cases. ”

"Yes. However, this fisherman looks very rich. ”

"How do you know?"

"Because of the conclusions I drew based on what he was wearing and the gold and silver jewelry he wore. ”

"He wears a lot of gold and silver jewelry?"

Not only did he wear expensive branded clothing, but he also wore a white gold ring set with diamonds on his fingers. ”

"Oh. I looked up and sighed softly.

The fisherman's tanned neck also wore a thick, glittering gold necklace. ”

"It seems that he is a nouveau riche, but he was poor before, and he suddenly became rich. Afraid that others would not know that they were rich, they deliberately bought a thick gold necklace to wear around their necks. Generally, the richer a person is, the more he hides his strength. The nouveau riche went the opposite way and deliberately made a big show. ”

"The fisherman's clothes are very clean, and you can't tell that he has been out fishing for many years, and he is exposed to the sun and rain. If he hadn't said it himself, I would have thought he was the big boss of the coal mine. ”

"Where does a fisherman go to get so much money?" I wondered.

"I don't know. Uncle Gao Changhe shook his head.

"What case did the fisherman tell you to investigate?"

"Here's the thing. The fisherman's biological brother wants to murder him, and the older brother wants to investigate the evidence of his brother's murder. ”

"What? My brother wants to murder my brother!"

"Yes. ”

"Why did my brother do that?"

"Because of a treasure. ”

"What a treasure. ”

"Seventy-two years ago, when the Japanese army was defeated and surrendered, three soldiers hid a box of gold on an isolated island, intending to take it later. The three are Koichi Takemiya, Masaki Ishida, and Hideyuki Sato. ”

"What rank are they?"

"Koichi Takemiya is a sergeant, Masaki Ishida is a first-class private, and Hideyuki Sato is a third-class private. ”

"So to speak, their military skills are excellent. ”

"So to speak. ”

"Later, did these three RB people come to the isolated island to collect the gold?" I asked curiously.

"These three RB people did not receive the gold. ”

"Why?"

"They died before they left the island. ”

"These three soldiers are dead?"

"Yes. ”

"Koichi Takemiya was poisoned and died, Masaki Ishida fell off a cliff and died, and the cause of death of Hideyuki Sato is unknown. ”

"What the hell is going on?"

"I don't understand why. Because I have another case at hand this time, I can't get out of the way, so I sent you to investigate this case. ”

"Me?"

"Yes. ”

"But...... I've never investigated a case! I don't have any experience. ”

"Experience is built up slowly, you go through it. ”

"Oh. "I was a little reluctant and worried that I wouldn't be able to do it well.

My uncle Gao Changhe and I talked about it until 11 o'clock in the morning, and my uncle explained me some precautions and details.

"There was also a strange thing found on the island. Uncle Gao Changhe stroked the beard of his chin with his hand.

I hurriedly asked, "What other strange things have happened on the island?"

"Red rats appeared in the cemetery. ”

"Ahh ”

"Ever since the Red Rats appeared in the cemetery on the isolated island, people have called it Grave Rat Island. ”

"What a strange name. ”

Uncle Gao Changhe explained the case to me very devotedly, and the coffee in the cup had already been drunk, so he didn't know it.

That's when my phone rang......

The call reminder on the mobile phone screen showed Xu Lixue's name, I connected the phone with a light pull with my finger, held the phone close to my ear, and immediately heard Xu Lixue's voice, "What are you doing now?"

"I didn't do anything! I was talking to my uncle. ”

"Are you hungry? It's almost time for lunch. ”

"I did get a little hungry. Because I only ate two buns this morning, I wasn't very full. It's been a morning, and the two buns are digested quickly. ”

"Then I'll bring you a bento. ”

"Huh?!Where are you cooking?"

"I'll cook it at home and bring it out to you. ”

"You don't have to go through the hassle. If I'm hungry, I can just go out and have a quick snack by myself. ”

"Don't bother! What do you like to eat? I'll go to the supermarket and buy some fresh food." Now my refrigerator only has eggs and tomatoes, and a pound of greens. ”

"It's good to keep it simple. You just cook what you have. ”

"Okay. Where do you work?"

"Zhengning Law Firm in the middle of Huagang Road, you pay attention to the signboard. ”

"Okay, see you later. ”

"OK!" I jumped for joy when I heard Xu Lixue wait to bring a lunch box to Zhengning Law Firm for me to eat.

"Gao Qidao, why are you smiling so happily?" Uncle Gao Changhe looked at me and asked, "I saw you smirking while answering the phone." ”

"Wait, a friend of mine brought a bento to me here. ”

"A friend brought you a bento?"

"Hmm. I smiled and nodded.

"It must be a girl. ”

"How do you know it's a girl?"

"Because only girls prefer to make bento, few boys make bento. Uncle Gao Changhe stood up from the white sofa, "It seems that you kid is not shallow!"

"What the hell?" I hurriedly added, "How can a bento have anything to do with Yanfu?"

More than an hour later, Xu Lixue was wearing a white blouse, a black folding skirt, and a pair of white cloth shoes, clean and tidy.

"Hey!" Xu Lixue stood at the door, carrying a paper bag containing a bento in her left hand and waving hello with her right hand.

"You're here. ”

"Hmm. ”

"Have you had lunch?" I asked Xu Lixue.

"I came here after lunch at home. I'm so late, are you hungry?

"It's okay, it's okay. It takes time for you to cook at home, and it takes time for you to get there!"

"You're working here?"

"Yes. I reached out and gestured, "Come in." ”

Xu Lixue looked up curiously and walked slowly into the room.

"Today a big beauty came to the law firm. Uncle Gao Changhe joked happily.

"Who is this?" asked Xu Lixue shyly.

"This is my uncle Gao Changhe. I introduced each other so they could get to know each other, "This is a good friend of mine." ”

"Good friend, it won't be a girlfriend, right?"

"No! we're just ordinary friends. After Xu Lixue finished speaking, her face flushed.

"Young people should be bold. Uncle Gao Changhe inserted one right hand into the pocket of his suit pants, "You two can't hide it from your uncle." ”

Xu Lixue didn't dare to say, I said. I glanced at Xu Lixue, "Xu Lixue is my girlfriend." ”

"That's pretty much it. Uncle Gao Changhe snickered and patted my head with his hand, "It's cheap, you stinky boy." ”

Xu Lixue lowered her head, as if she had done something wrong. In fact, girls are more timid and shy, which I can understand.

"Gao Qidao, you can eat the bento. Xu Lixue handed me a bento, "If you don't eat the bento now, it won't taste good when the food is cold." ”

"Oh. I took Xu Lixue's lunch, turned my head and asked my uncle Gao Changhe, "Uncle, Xu Lixue brought me a lunch box." Shall I give you half of the meal?"

"You have a heart. That's just enough food for you. Uncle Gao Changhe grabbed the key from the computer desk, "I'll go downstairs to the restaurant for a quick meal." ”

I put the bento on my computer desk and opened the paper bag with my hands.

"You two talk slowly. I'll go out for a bit. ”

"Goodbye, uncle. Xu Lixue said politely.

I took the bento to the glass coffee table, sat down on the white soft sofa, opened the lid of the bento box with my hand, and scooped up a mouthful of white rice with a spoon, which tasted sweet and delicious.

"Is the food delicious?" Xu Lixue looked at me with her chin in her hand, "I don't know if it's to your taste?"

"The meals you cooked were delicious. I scooped up a slice of tomato and put it in my mouth to chew, "The meal is to my taste." ”

Xu Lixue smiled with satisfaction: "That's good." ”

"When are you starting school?"

"I started school on September 1st and there was just over a month left in the summer vacation. ”

"Tomorrow, I'm going to an isolated island to investigate a case. "I don't know when I'll be back, it may be a long time." ”

"You're going to go far away, huh?"

"Yes. ”

"Then I won't see you. ”

"You review your homework. ”

"What case are you going to investigate?"

I told Xu Lixue what my uncle Gao Changhe told me one by one.

"So?"

"Yes. ”

"I want to go with you to the isolated island to investigate the case, but I don't know if my mother agrees?"

"You're not going to go to the island. The isolated island has been killed one after another, which is very dangerous. What should I do if something happens to you?"

"No! I'm going to the island. Xu Lixue took out a white mobile phone from her small bag, "I'll call and ask my mother." ”

I really can't do anything about Xu Lixue. Should I take her to the island to investigate the case? If I let her go to the island, I fear that she will be in danger, and if I don't let her go to the island, I will not see her, and I will always think of her.

"Wait until you're done with lunch, what are you doing?" asked me.

"I'm going to take an hour's nap! Now I've developed a good habit of taking a nap, and if I don't take a nap for a day, I'll feel dizzy in the afternoon. ”

"Are you going to take a nap now?"

"I haven't started taking a nap yet. I usually eat a full lunch and only take a nap half an hour later. Because lying down just after a full lunch is not good for the stomach. ”

"You take a nap, then I'll go back. ”

"It's fine. I'll contact you in the evening after work. ”

"Good. Bye-bye!"

After Xu Lixue walked out of the door and left, I sat at the computer desk and read a book for 30 minutes.

It's 13 o'clock and I'm going to sleep until 14 o'clock.

After closing the wooden door of Zhengning Law Firm, I took out a bamboo mat from the bottom of my desk, spread it on the floor, and took out pillows and quilts from the drawers.

Originally, I wanted to buy a folding bed, but I still like to sleep on the bamboo mat.

I lay down on the bamboo mat and soon fell asleep.

I slept in a daze and was woken up by the alarm ringing of my phone......

In the afternoon, I sorted out the materials and cleaned the office at Zhengning Law Firm, after all, I had been traveling to Thailand for a while, and some dust had accumulated on the computer desk.

I wiped the dust off my computer desk with a semi-dry towel and then swept and mopped the floor......

After getting off work at 18 o'clock in the evening, I went down to the door of the first floor and found that Xu Lixue was already waiting for me.

"You're here so fast?" I glanced at Xu Lixue.

"Hmm. Now let's go to the supermarket and buy fruit together. ”

"Good. ”

"My mom should be cooking dinner soon. ”

I took out the key of the bicycle from the key chain of the belt with my hand and bent down to open the lock of the bicycle.

I walked with my bike in both hands, talking as I went......

Xu Lixue and I came to the door of the supermarket and boarded the escalator together. The supermarket is brightly lit, with snow-white tile floors, and people come and go.

After Xu Lixue and I went up to the second floor of the supermarket, Xu Lixue pushed a shopping cart and looked east and west in front of the shelves.

The neat white shelves in the supermarket are filled with a wide variety of goods, from bottles of sweet wine to packets of crispy biscuits and boxes of fresh toothpaste.

My Xu Lixue walked to the position of selling fruits. I carefully selected eight apples, each of which was rotated repeatedly to see if it was rotten, and I made sure the apples were intact before putting them in a white plastic shopping bag.

"You're so careful when you buy apples. Xu Lixue smiled.

"No, I don't. ”

I took the apples I picked and walked over to the counter to weigh the staff and price them.

After that, I went to the cashier to line up to pay.

The cashier pointed the scanner at the barcode and said, "Apple is 32.8 yuan in total." ”

"Okay, thank you. I pulled my phone out of my pocket, "I paid with my phone." ”

I took my phone and clicked on the payment function, and the supermarket cashier scanned my barcode to confirm that the payment was successful.

After Xu Lixue and I bought apples at the supermarket, we walked out of the supermarket together......

"I put my bike in front of the supermarket. The two of us took a taxi to your house together, because my mountain bike doesn't have a tailstock installed, so I can't ride you. If we walk to your house together, it will take too long, and your mother's cooking may be cold. ”

"It's fine. Xu Lixue glanced at my mountain bike, "After you finish dinner, I want to trouble you to come here to pick up the car again." ”

"It's fine. I take a walk after dinner to help my stomach digest food. "I took out my phone and clicked on the app to take a taxi.

Xu Lixue and I took a taxi to a two-story building with a triangular roof, white walls, golden wooden doors, a staircase at the door, and neat green trees on both sides.

"This is my home, here. Xu Lixue pointed to the building in front of her and said.

"Your building is so beautiful. I couldn't help but admire, "Wow, you have so many potted plants in front of your house." ”

"The sun is so hot today, dry my little flowers! I'll wait for the sun to go down, and I'll water the flowers and plants." ”

Xu Lixue and I opened the car door and got out of the taxi......

I stood motionless, staring intently at the two-story building in front of me......

I thought to myself: Now Xu Lixue and I are in a relationship. If we get married in the future, will I have to visit my relatives here every Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival?

Suddenly, this building gave me a very special sense of intimacy and belonging, which was the feeling of home.

"Brother-in-law!" a little girl of about eighteen years old suddenly shouted at me on the balcony on the second floor.

Ahh

This is called...... All of a sudden, I didn't know how to answer, so I had to look up at the little girl on the balcony on the second floor and smile.

"Mom, I'm back. Xu Lixue shouted into the room.

"Lixue, you're back so fast. I still have a dish that hasn't been cooked. A woman's voice came from the kitchen on the first floor.

In addition to braised fish and hairy crab, there are also pork bones and carrot soup, shredded potatoes, green vegetables, chicken, etc., which make people salivate.

"It's time to eat now. Xu Lixue sat down in her chair.

The aunt took off her pink apron and walked over, "It's time to eat." ”

"Okay, thank you, aunt. ”

At this time, two people walked into the dining room from the hall, a man and a woman.

"Now, let me introduce you to everyone, this is my boyfriend Gao Qidao. Xu Lixue continued, "This is my mother Song Caizhi, this is my father Xu Xingyun, and this is my sister Xu Liyao." ”

Aunt Song Caizhi is about 50 years old this year, with beautiful long hair, a bright red coat on the upper body, a short black skirt on the lower body, and a blue and white jade bracelet on her left hand.

Uncle Xu Xingyun is about fifty years old, with flat short hair, shiny forehead, wearing a white shirt with black trousers, and a string of iron keys hanging from his belt.

Xu Lixue's sister Xu Liyao is about eighteen years old, with a jet-black ponytail hairstyle, two big round eyes, a white and tender face, wearing a blue and white school uniform, and a beauty.

"Old man, you now go to the shop next door and buy a bottle of wine and two bottles of juice and come back. Aunt commanded.

"There's soup boiling now. Uncle Xu Xingyun said, "Don't buy juice." ”

"Your daughter likes to drink juice. ”

"It's so expensive now, I don't buy it. ”

Xu Liyao neatly arranged the dishes on the table and asked, "Grandma called just now and said: Grandpa is sick." When are we going to accompany him to the hospital tonight?"

"The old man is sick, just get some sleep. I don't think I need to go to a big hospital to register. Nowadays, everything is expensive, and the doctor asks you to have a physical examination, take X-rays, take intravenous drips, buy medicines and other processes, which is another expensive medical fee. ”

"But - grandpa is sick. We must accompany him to the hospital!" Xu Lixue continued, "Chinese virtues also advocate filial piety to the elderly. ”

"Don't say any more. Uncle Xu Xingyun said angrily: "Eat!"

Aunt Song Caizhi said: "I accompanied my grandfather to the hospital tonight. You can rest assured. If your dad is busy, you don't have to go to the hospital. ”

"That's right—Xu Lixue. What does your boyfriend do?" asked Uncle Xu Xingyun as he put down his chopsticks.

Gao Qidao works at Zhengning Law Firm, helping his uncle sort out materials and sweeping the floor. ”

"What are you talking about, doing odd jobs!" Xu Xingyun continued with a look of contempt: "This kind of work has no future. ”

What? Uncle Xu Xingyun actually looked down on miscellaneous work. I have to speak up!

"I love this job, and although the pay is not very high, it allows me to learn a lot of valuable knowledge. I said firmly.

"You work at Zhengning Law Firm, how much is your salary a month?"

"One thousand eight. ”

"Such a small salary! Uncle Xu Xingyun sighed lightly: "If Xu Lixue is with you in the future, she may have to endure a lot of hardships!

"Dad, I'm already very happy to be with Gao Qidao. Xu Lixue said with satisfaction, "It doesn't have to be a high income. ”

"Lixue, the boss of the real estate company I work for has a son, who is not only rich, but also very handsome. Uncle Xu Xingyun swallowed a mouthful of pork, "I'll take you to meet him another day." ”

"Dad, no need. ”

"People have money, what's wrong with driving a luxury car and living in a villa?" Uncle Xu Xingyun took out a cigarette and a lighter from the pocket of his white shirt, pressed the switch of the lighter, and lit a cigarette, "Dad is also for your good!

"I just like the high chess way!"

"Now you're young and still in school. Uncle Xu Xing slapped the chopsticks with all his strength and scolded angrily: "I don't allow you to fall in love!"

"Dad-" Xu Lixue was aggrieved and at a loss.

"You two don't quarrel about this. Can you still have a good meal now?" Aunt Song Caizhi looked at our faces, scooped a piece of carrot with a spoon, and put it in my uncle's bowl, "You eat a carrot." You eat more vegetables and fruits in the future, which is good for the body. ”

I concluded from the conversation between my uncle Xu Xingyun and Xu Lixue: Xu Lixue's grandfather was sick, and my uncle Xu Xingyun didn't take him to the hospital to see a doctor, proving that he was a miser. On the other hand, my uncle, Xu Xingyun, knew that I was doing odd jobs at Zhengning Law Firm and my income was not very high, so he probably didn't like me very much.

Although I like to work at Zhengning Law Firm, I can also change jobs for Xu Lixue's sake, as long as we can be together.

"Uncle is right. I work at Zhengning Law Firm, and the income is really too low. I made concessions for Xu Lixue, "After a while, I will go to find a new job." ”

"Ah!" Xu Lixue's eyes widened, and a surprised expression appeared on her face, "Didn't you just say that you like to work in Zhengning Law Firm very much? Why did you suddenly change?"

"It's—nothing. "I speak incoherently, I speak, "I ......"

I didn't talk much during dinner.

Thirty minutes later, we had a full dinner.

Xu Lixue sent me out of the house, "Do you want to go home now or where do you want to go?"

"I want to go home and pack my bags now. Tomorrow we will leave for Grave Rat Island. ”

"Hmm. I also went back to my room to pack some clothes and put them in my suitcase. ”

"Okay, we'll see you tomorrow. ”

On July 24, 2017, Xu Lixue and I followed the map on our mobile phones, first took a dark red taxi, then took a bus, today there are not many passengers on the bus, only half of the seats are seated, and finally we can take a boat to reach Tomb Rat Island.

Xu Lixue and I arrived at the pier and called a small white boat.

The captain was an old man in his sixties who had been sailing at sea for a long time, and the skin on his face and neck had been tanned by the sun.

"Where are you two going?"

"Captain, please take us to Grave Mouse Island. I said as I stood by the seawall.

"Grave Rat Island is an ominous place. The captain approached me and asked, "Where are you two going?"

"We went to a friend to run errands. ”

"I can take you two to Grave Rat Island. ”

"Captain, how much is the ship?"

"Three hundred. ”

"How long will it take us to get to Graverat Island?"

"It probably took more than an hour. ”

"Good. ”

Xu Lixue and I boarded the white boat and stood on the boat to look at the scenery in the distance.

Today the sun is shining, the sky is blue, and the mountains are green in the distance. The cool breeze and the sea breeze blow on the face, giving it a refreshing feeling.

"Xu Lixue, you wear a life jacket, in case you accidentally fall into the water, you can still float. "I handed Xu Lixue a big yellow life jacket.

"Good. ”

I carefully helped Xu Lixue tie the rope of the life jacket, and tightened the ends of the rope with my hands to prevent it from falling off easily.

The stern engine rumbled and was deafening. The rotating blades of the propeller stirred up waves of sea, splashing and hitting the boat......

The farther the boat travels from the shore, the stronger the wind blows, and the hair is distorted by the strong winds.

"Xu Lixue, don't go out of the boat, pay attention to safety. ”

"Oh. ”

More than an hour later, I was standing on the boat and looking out from afar...... In the distance, there is an island in the shape of a mouse, which is often referred to as Tomb Mouse Island.

"Xu Lixue, we're ready to go to Tomb Rat Island. ”

"The shape of this isolated island is special. ”

"Yes, the island is shaped like a mouse. I looked around Grave Rat Island and said, "Where should we get to the island from?"

"You see—there's a ladder in the place of the mouse's mouth. ”

At this time, I noticed that there was a spiral whirlpool in front of me, the water level was from high to low, and the water circle was from large to small, turning like an electric fan...... White spray and blue water swirl staggered......

I'm really worried if our little boat will be capsized?

"Captain, be careful!" I hurriedly shouted, "there is a big whirlpool ahead. ”

Before I could finish my sentence, the boat had already sailed into the whirlpool, and the bow and stern swung clockwise for half a circle, tilting down......

"Ahh

"Xu Lixue, be careful!" I hurriedly rushed over, opened my hands and hugged Xu Lixue's body, and the two fell into the water together......

Fortunately, I moved quickly just now, otherwise, the boat overturned and hit Xu Lixue's head, and the consequences were unimaginable.

Xu Lixue kept struggling, waving her hands, shocked, "I can't swim!"

"Don't be afraid!" I comforted, "You wear a foam life jacket, people won't sink." ”

"How do I swim?"

"Don't panic just yet. "I put my hand on Xu Lixue's life jacket, with the help of buoyancy, not to let my body sink," the two of us swam close to the boat, lying on the back of the boat and waiting for rescue. ”

"Are you two alright?" the captain suddenly poked a head out of the water.

"We're fine. I looked at the captain's wet hair over my forehead, "I thought you were gone." ”

"I'm better at water. ”

"Oh. ”

"I grew up by the sea and swam a lot. ”

"We shouted for help together. I looked at Xu Lixue, "Maybe someone around heard the shouting and came to save us." ”

Xu Lixue opened her mouth wide and shouted, "Help!"

"Help!" I also shouted with Xu Lixue.

Seeing the two of us stupidly shouting for help, the captain smiled and showed his eight teeth, "Help!

At this moment, a small boat approached us in the distance......

Seeing a glimmer of hope, I hurriedly reached out and raised it above my head, waving my right hand, "Here!"

The wooden boat is about 12 meters long and 3 meters wide, and a white fishing net is hanging from the bamboo pole, and the net wire is entangled in the big fish that are jumping around.

"What's wrong with you?" asked the fisherman with concern, "are you not hurt?"

The fisherman was about fifty years old, with a swarthy face and neck, a shabby straw hat, a wrinkled garment, a pair of dry trousers, and a pair of sandals that showed his toes.

"My boat was accidentally capsized by a whirlpool. The captain said, "It's fine." ”

"Get on board. The fisherman stretched out a long straight bamboo pole.

"Xu Lixue, you can't swim. I held Xu Lixue's back, "You get on the boat first." ”

"Hmm. ”

After a while, we climbed onto the boatman's wooden boat, and a fishy smell came to our noses.

"Thank you for saving us. "I thanked.

"You're welcome. ”

"What's your last name?"

"My name is Zhou Hai. After the fisherman finished speaking, he untied the fish from the fishing net with his hands, and then put them in the bamboo basket, "Where are you going?"

"We're going to Grave Rat Island to find someone. I said.

"Who are you two looking for?"

"Zhou Hang. ”

"Ha, ha!" The fisherman Zhou Hai smiled: "Such a coincidence, Zhou Hang is my biological eldest brother." ”

"That's great. "I was pleasantly surprised.

Originally, I thought it would be difficult to find Zhou Hang. I never expected that I would run into his younger brother Zhou Hai, and things would be much easier to do.

"So be it. Fisherman Zhou Hai looked at the sea around him, "I'll send you two to Tomb Rat Island first, and then send the captain back." ”

"Okay, thank you. I gratefully said, "I'm sorry for you." ”

Fifteen minutes later, we arrived at the shore of Tomb Rat Island, where the shore close to the sea was full of stones, and looking up, the ground was covered with turquoise weeds.

"You two go up the island from this stone staircase. The fisherman Zhou Hai pointed to a stone staircase, "You two walked along the path and saw a wooden house. This wooden house is my home. The two of you continue to walk forward, and you see a red villa that is my eldest brother Zhou Hang's house. ”

"Thank you for showing the way. "I thanked.

"You two go ashore. I'm going to send the captain back. After the fisherman Zhou Hai finished speaking to me, he turned around and asked the captain: "I will send you back, how can you find someone to salvage the boat?"

"You send me back first, and I'll figure it out. The captain said with a sad face.

I climbed the stone stairs with Xu Lixue. This stone staircase is paved with long stone strips, about 1 meter long and 30 centimeters wide, and the stone strips are carved into staggered depression straight lines to prevent walking slippage.

"The stone stairs here are covered with moss. You walk slower and be careful of falling. I persuaded.

"I know!" Xu Lixue reached out and grabbed my left hand, "If you hold my hand, you won't fall! ”

"Ha, ha, how can you have such crooked thoughts?" I turned my head to stare at Xu Lixue.

"You're going to fall, you're going to fall! I'm not with you. ”

"I'm ignoring you!" Xu Lixue pouted and shook off my left hand.

"I'm kidding you!" I reached out and took back Xu Lixue's right hand, "Silly girl!"

Xu Lixue and I landed on Tomb Rat Island, surrounded by green meadows. In front of me was a wooden house made of planks and sticks, and the roof was covered with golden reeds and straw. In front of the house is a delicate vegetable patch, and behind the house is a circle of bamboo and wood fences.

"This wooden house is the home of the fisherman Zhou Hai, right?"

"This wooden house should be the home of the fisherman Zhou Hai, because he said that there is a wooden house, and there is only this wooden house around. ”

Xu Lixue and I continued to walk forward, and after walking on the winding snake-shaped path, we walked for about 20 minutes and saw a red European-style villa, which was very luxuriously decorated.

This three-storey villa, with its sharp roof, crimson walls, white glass windows, and thick and solid walls, is awe-inspiring.

I reached out and pressed the doorbell on the wall of the gate, and no one came out for a long time.

"The doorbell has been ringing for so long, and no one has come out. Xu Lixue looked into the courtyard through the iron gate, "There may be no one at home in the villa." ”

"Hmm. I nodded, unloaded the backpack, opened the zipper of the backpack, grinned, and took out my phone from the backpack, "I'll call Zhou Hang and ask what the situation is." ”

I dialed Zhou Hang's mobile phone number, stared at the screen, and the screen showed four words: Dialing...... The time changed from 00:00 to 00:01 seconds, which proves that the phone has been connected.

"Hello, is it Mr. Zhou Hang?"

"Yes. Which one is you?"

"I'm Gao Qidao from Zhengning Law Firm, and my uncle Gao Changhe asked me to come over and help investigate a case. ”

"Zhengning—law firm?" pauses on the phone, but the other party doesn't speak, and then says, "Oh—I remember." I have been to Zhengning Law Firm. I'm Zhou Hang. ”

"Where are you now? I'm at your door. ”

"I'm out right now. ”

"When will you be back?"

"About three hours. ”

I thought to myself: three hours, so long. Xu Lixue and I had to stand at the door of the villa and wait for three hours, oh my God!

"Okay, then you get busy first. I'll wait for you to come back. "During the conversation with Zhou Hang, I heard the sound of the sea breeze blowing a coarse cloth and swaying, servant-servant......

Could it be that Zhou Hang is now near the sea?

"Zhou Hang may not be back until three hours later. ”

"We're going to have to wait so long, so you can chat with me. ”

"Xu Lixue, I want to ......" I swallowed in my throat halfway through the words.

"After we finished this case, I wanted to apply for the criminal police exam. ”

"Why did you have this idea?"

"Because your father said that I had no future as a miscellaneous worker at Zhengning Law Firm, I thought of changing to a new job. ”

"My dad is talking nonsense, you don't have to be serious. ”

"In addition, if I become a criminal policeman, I will be able to investigate cases openly in the future. I lowered my voice, "Now, I sometimes help clients gather some evidence, which makes it feel unjustified." ”

"No matter what industry you do, I will always support you. ”

"Thank you. I approached Xu Lixue's body and gently kissed her forehead.

More than three hours later, a man in his fifties, wearing a black suit and trousers, a blue and white striped tie tied around his chest, a pair of black shiny leather shoes, and a black rectangular leather briefcase under his armpit, strode in the prime of life......

"Hello, I'm Zhou Hang. Zhou Hang stretched out his right hand to shake hands, "May I ask if you are a high chess dao, right?"

"Yes, it's me. ”

"I'm so sorry to keep you waiting. ”

"It's okay, it's okay. It's just three hours. "When I said that it was only three hours, my voice weakened...... It's hard to wait for too long! Luckily, I have a book in my backpack that I can read and study. Otherwise, it would be a waste of three hours.

Suddenly, I looked up and took a closer look......

Oh my God! Zhou Hang and Zhou Hai's faces looked exactly the same.

Zhou Hang stretched out his hand and pressed the fingerprint security door, and the iron door opened automatically.

How could a fisherman's son install such an advanced iron gate? It seems that he not only has money, but also advanced scientific awareness.

"How do you and your brother Zhou Hai look exactly the same?"

"We're twins. Zhou Hang turned his head and said, "Have you seen my brother?"

"Yes. ”

"Where did you meet?"

"The boat we were on was capsized in a whirlpool. Your brother Zhou Hai was very kind to rescue us. ”

"My brother is kind-hearted? It is difficult to draw the skin and bones of a tiger, and he knows people and faces, but he does not know his heart. Zhou Hang scolded angrily: "It's this kind of person who wants to harm me!"

"What, your brother is trying to harm you?"

"It's not because of the treasure!"

When Zhou Hang led me and Xu Lixue into the villa hall, the interior decoration is simply described as splendid, the tall ceiling is fifteen meters high, and there is a three-story exquisite crystal chandelier hanging in the middle, exuding golden lights, gold-colored walls, high-end and expensive mahogany floor-to-ceiling windows, and the most dazzling thing is a semi-circular grand staircase, which is exquisitely designed. This design concept is the same as the European style of Shanghai, where Chinese art is combined with foreign architecture.

The floors were cleaned and the furniture was spotless.

"Tonight, your dinner is Western food. Zhou Hang said with a warm smile.

"Good. ”

"I'm going to get ready now. ”

"Do you cook it yourself?"

"Yes. ”

"With such a big house, you usually manage it yourself?"

"Yes. ”

"I thought you had a servant. ”

"I hired a servant. The day before yesterday, she had something at home, so she took a month off to go back to her hometown. ”

"Oh. ”

At 7 p.m., we had a candlelit dinner with three red candles lit on the table, a tomato steak on a crisp white ceramic plate with forks and knives next to it, and a clear round glass with eighths of orange juice.

"Mr. Zhou, what do you want us to help you investigate?"

"You help me investigate the evidence of my brother's murder of me, and the whereabouts of the treasure. ”

"Well, I see. ”

"You two will go upstairs to take a shower and rest after dinner. Today, you two are tired from a long day of running. We'll talk about it again tomorrow. ”

"Good. ”

At 20 o'clock in the evening, Xu Lixue and I finished dinner and walked up this luxurious semicircular staircase......

I used my right hand to caress the mahogany handrail of the staircase, the polish is very smooth and delicate, and the texture is comfortable.

Xu Lixue and I walked into the room, closed the door, and were about to go into the bathroom to take a shower and sleep.

I unzipped my suitcase, grinned, took out my neat clothes, and stood up......

At this time, I felt that someone was spying on my every move with Xu Lixue.

I turned around slowly and looked up: a man's face was taped to outside the dark window!

The man was dressed in black, black clothes and trousers, covered his head with a black cloth and covered his face, revealing only two fierce eyes.

"Who?" I cried.

When the man in black outside the window knew that I had found it, he hurriedly jumped from the window on the second floor to the grass on the next floor, landed on his feet, and made a loud pop, followed by the sound of hurried escaping footsteps......

"What's wrong with you?" asked Xu Lixue suspiciously.

"Someone spied on us just now. I quickly ran to the window, pushed open the clear glass window, and looked down to see that the man in black was nowhere to be seen.