"Ghost City" V novella
"This is a ghost eye watch in your hand, and we worked a lot to steal it back then."
"What did it take?" Lixia said puzzled.
"Do you remember what it looked like before it was scratched off?"
"It's a gold watch." Lixia said.
"In order to steal this watch, and so that this watch will not be too obvious. It was still the way that Captain Pengamu came up with, and one of the seven of us was named Xiao Hei. Before he came out to be a soldier, he was a young master, and he was in the gold business. There is everything at home, but the little black brain just can't think of coming to be a soldier. When Captain Pengamu thought of something to wrap his watch, Blackie stepped forward. Four gold bracelets were removed from his feet, and the watch was wrapped in a thick layer. ”
"A golden watch and a jade pendant? So what else? Lixia said.
"There were more than a dozen treasures, all of which came from a large tomb. The excavation was carried out by us, but after the excavation was near the coffin. The experts came, and we were stationed. At first, we thought it was just cultural relics, because in the past 20 years, antiques have been shipped out one after another. At the beginning, one piece was made every six months, and then one piece every year. After the seventeenth case, nothing was found, and the experts here began to be recalled one by one, and we could not leave and had to stand guard every day. We didn't want to do it, but we couldn't leave. That day, I heard that another treasure had been dug up, but only one expert was left to dig it slowly. Let's go in and help too, and we're thinking about stealing it out and selling it and running away. ”
"Is this the origin of this watch and the jade pendant?" Lixia said again.
At that time, the first thing to dig out was the ghost eye watch, and the expert excitedly wiped the dust on the watch body. Let's move on to open the next coffin and see if there's anything inside. When we opened it, we found two dried corpses lying inside, each with a fish-shaped jade pendant on it. We started to think it was just a couple and said to the experts that we hadn't found out. But privately took off the jade pendants on their bodies. We remember that when we took off the first jade pendant, it went well, but the second one turned into ashes as soon as we took off the dried corpse. Choked on almost one of us, and the experts laughed at us for our inexperience. But each of us could see it clearly, and the dried corpse had turned into ashes and disappeared in front of us. We handed the two jade pendants together to Captain Pengamu, and he carried them to the neck. When I went back that night, the captain split into two people in bed, also in front of us. ”
"Is the doppelganger of Pisces Jade Pendant real?" Lixia said.
"When we thought about it later, we realized that the two dried corpses were supposed to be the same person. One is true and one is false. The difference between a false and a real person is on the jade pendant, the yang is engraved with a real person, and the yin is only a doppelganger. If a real person takes off the jade pendant, it will be fine, but if the doppelganger takes it off, it will turn into ashes. ”
Lixia didn't speak, I turned my head to look at the sea and said, "What does it mean to be yin and yang?" ”
"Carve something, let's make an analogy with a fish. Digging out the shape of the fish, leaving the outline background is the inscription. And leaving the shape of the fish, digging out the background is the yang carving. The sea said.
"Old man, is the old man's neck yin or yang?" I reacted and said.
The sea looked at me with a confused look and said, "I didn't look at it carefully." ”
"Captain Pengamu, who came out of the doppelganger, has also become two extremes. One said he was going to take us to grab the watch, and the other was going to pull us away. At that time, Captain Pengamu, who carved a jade pendant, took out a gun and pointed it at another one and was about to shoot, but Captain Pengamu, who was engraved with a jade pendant, ran out of the residence without even wearing clothes. I also said what happened after that, the Yin carved Captain Pengamu took the lead in killing the expert and snatching the ghost eye watch. After that, Xiao Hei provided the gold bracelet, and your grandfather Libai gilded carried Peng Jiamu who chased and killed Yang Ke together. ”
"Then why did the jade pendant on Peng Jiamu's body appear in your hand?" Lixia said again.
"That night, we ran out of Lop Nur. But we didn't know what Captain Pengamu wanted to do, so I privately proposed to abandon the captain and run away. This is where my squad leader comes from, but I couldn't let go of the jade pendant at that time. He used the knife he carried with him to cut off the jade pendant while Captain Pengamu was asleep. As soon as he cut off the jade pendant, Captain Pengamu turned into ashes in front of us like a dried corpse. ”
"That's where you got the Yin Carved Jade Pendant?" Lixia said.
"We got both jade pendants, and we went to the border where we were stationed. It is claimed that Pengamu killed the expert and stole the artifacts, and of course these are the things he did do. No matter how fast his legs were, he couldn't outrun telegrams and letters, and he was caught by us before he could leave Xinjiang. He was caught by the police and took off the jade pendant, but he did not disappear. It's just trying to explain the matter of the jade pendant's doppelganger, but no one believes it. Later, the news spread, but it was only a rumor. We came and retrieved the jade pendant, and Peng Jiamu was secretly executed by his superiors in Xinjiang. The superiors thought that we would return the jade pendant to Lop Nur. But we chose to flee, only this time I became the squad leader. ”
"You have a complete jade pendant and gold watch in your hand?" Lixia said.
"The seven of us returned to Beijing and spent a few years in the city defense team. During this time, we always wanted to sell the jade pendant and the gold watch. The jade pendant is not valuable, but the gold watch is more valuable. But this is more valuable, and in any era it is not enough for the seven of us to divide it. No matter which pawnshop they sell, one out of seven people will always disagree. We can only wait, but the treasure cannot be managed. It can only be divided into three points, which are seen once a year and then kept back and forth according to age. ”
"Last year, you met." Lixia said again.
"People die, and last year it was just me and your grandfather. Your grandfather loves the watch and is about to leave the watch, and I got the whole jade pendant here. Now that your grandfather is dead, I should be the only one left this year. If you come to grab the jade pendant, then die a new one. If it is according to the arrangement of your grandfather and us back then. You're supposed to be here to deliver the watch. Because I'm the only one left, and none of the seven of you have robbed me at the end of my life. ”
"You said you grabbed the whole jade pendant, why is there only half of it hanging around your neck now?" Lixia said again.
"What jade pendant is on my neck? I'm obviously doing a good job. What is it? Why is there only one side left? Where was I before? Why can't I remember anything? Is it yin or yang on my neck? ”
"A carved jade pendant." Lixia said.
At this time, the old man actually hugged his head and knelt on the ground.
The sea looked at the scene in front of him and said, "What should I do?" Did we go over? ”
"Needless to say?" I immediately rushed over, and the sea ran behind me.