PS: The second change is up, asking for monthly pass support. Today is Monday, and I ask for a recommendation vote, thank you.

"I'll take a look at ......"

At this time, Fang Mingsheng smiled awkwardly and disguised his intentions by Wang's point of view: "Anyway, if you are idle, you will be idle, find something to do to pass the time......"

Don't talk about Wang Guan, even Fang Mingsheng himself didn't believe it, so he changed the topic in time: "Wang Guan, look, this word seems to mean forest." ”

"So what?" Wang Guan smiled: "Did I guess correctly, this is important military intelligence, and I want to tell the boss that there is an ambush in the forest?" Or is it really a will, to give a forest to his favorite son to inherit......"

"Perhaps." Fang Mingsheng shook his head, and before he knew the meaning of the words on the parchment, he did not rule out the possibility that Wang Guan guessed correctly.

"You take your time."

Wang Guan didn't think that Fang Mingsheng could study anything, and continued to bow his head to eat breakfast. After eating, someone naturally cleaned up the cups and plates, and then served him a cup of fragrant milk tea, which was also a kind of enjoyment.

"Bring me something again."

Just like Fang Mingsheng said, being idle is also idle, anyway, there is nothing to do, and Wang Guan doesn't mind studying it. I don't expect to be able to produce any results, I just want to pass the time.

It turned out that Fang Mingsheng really didn't have the heart to give up, and he carried parchment with him, and when he heard that Wang Guan wanted to see it, he immediately took it out of his pocket and handed it over.

"I won't talk about the text, I definitely can't understand it, the main thing is that this paper ......" Wang Guan weighed the parchment, and then muttered: "This paper and the cipher cylinder are not from the same period. ”

"What?"

Fang Mingsheng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly reacted: "You mean this paper is even older?" ”

"That's right."

Wang Guan nodded, the cipher cylinder was invented by Leonardo da Vinci, but the thing was obtained by someone before Leonardo da Vinci in the process of circulation. Knowing the preciousness of things, this is hidden in the cipher barrel.

Therefore, the so-called wills, intelligence, and the like can be excluded. After all, whether it is a will or information, it has a certain timeliness and is invalid when it expires. So even if future generations get it, there is no reason to hide it so deeply, and there is no problem at all to leak it casually.

"Great."

Thinking of this, Fang Mingsheng was suddenly overjoyed: "I knew that the content was not so simple. ”

"Don't rejoice too soon."

At the same time, Wang Guan shook his head and said, "Ancient things are hidden in the cipher barrel. It is also divided into two cases. First, the people who collected it couldn't crack it, and they were unwilling to give it up, so they had to hide it in the code tube. The second is that the collector knows what the text means, and has accomplished a certain purpose according to the meaning, so the thing is useless, so he throws it away......"

"It's impossible, if you want to throw it, you can throw paper, and you can't even throw away the cipher cylinder." Fang Mingsheng immediately retorted, and what he said made some sense.

"Even if you're right." Wang Guan spread his hands and said, "But you don't want to think about it." Even if the words on the paper may have hidden some deep meaning, but even the people of the time did not understand the meaning of the words, how can we decipher it? ”

This is true, after all, they are not scholars who specialize in Old English. If you don't even know the most basic and superficial meaning, how can you explore the deep meaning?

Of course, the premise is that the words are as they think, and there is really something meaningful.

"In that case......

Timely. Fang Mingsheng took out the big boss's decision: "I'll contact the scholar in this area when I go back, sign a confidentiality agreement with him, and then ask him to help decipher." ”

"That's fine." Wang Guan did not object. There was no cold water poured on it.

After all, the world is bizarre and often full of uncertainties. Variables can be bad, but they can also be good. Before the dust settles, don't just express your opinions, lest you be slapped in the face.

Wang Guan's scruples proved to be right, and just as the two were exchanging opinions, they suddenly found that there was an extra person in front of the seat, a gray-haired man wearing a simple tuxedo, a hat on his head, and a cane. No matter how you look at it, this man seems to be on a par with the old-fashioned gentleman of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Seeing this person, Wang Guan was naturally a little stunned. However, he didn't speak, so naturally Fang Mingsheng was in charge of greeting. didn't think about it, as soon as this person spoke, he directly stopped the two.

"Hello!" This person smiled, Mandarin is a round tone, if it is not for the accent is a little stiff, then not looking at people and only listening to the voice, it is estimated that the two of them will think that they met Chinese compatriots on the train.

"You don't mind if I sit down, do you?"

At this point, the man continued to laugh and said, "I'm Joseph Hawke, it's nice to meet you......"

"Mr. Hawke."

After Fang Mingsheng was stunned, he immediately reacted, and hurriedly got up to greet him: "Sit, please sit." ”

"Thank you."

Mr. Hawke smiled and nodded, and sat directly opposite Wang Guan. Fang Mingsheng also shifted along the way, came to Wang Guan and sat down, and then praised: "Mr. Hawke's Chinese is really good. ”

"I am a teacher and teach Chinese." Mr. Hawke explained: "I overheard a conversation between the two of you, so I want to talk to you guys, don't bother?" ”

"How, welcome, welcome." Fang Mingsheng smiled: "This is our honor. ”

At this time, the two did not suspect anything, after all, in their impression, Westerners are more enthusiastic and cheerful, and they are keen on social activities. Then it seems to be a relatively normal thing to come to the door to chat.

At the same time, Wang Guan also asked curiously: "Mr. Hawke is so good at Chinese, has he ever been to China?" ”

"I've been, every once in a while, to communicate with scholars in China." Mr. Hawke said with a smile: "Sometimes in Nanjing, sometimes in Wuchang, change different places every year, see different landscapes, very popular!" ”

Hearing this, Wang Guan and Fang Mingsheng were basically certain that this Mr. Hawke was definitely not as simple as an ordinary teacher. And he doesn't seem to have any intention of hiding it, otherwise he wouldn't have said it honestly.

Fang Mingsheng naturally replied: "The scenery in the UK is also very good, and we like it too." ”

"It's different, it doesn't feel the same ......"

Mr. Hawke thought for a while, and suddenly smiled: "If you look at the landscape of your own country for a long time, no matter how beautiful it is, you will feel bored, so you can see the landscape of another country." I just think it's very fresh and beautiful. There seems to be a Chinese idiom called liking the new and hating the old......"

"That's pretty much it." Fang Mingsheng smiled and nodded in agreement.

"What about you?"

At this point, Mr. Hawke asked rhetorically, "Are you here to visit England?" ”

"Sort of."

Fang Mingsheng smiled: "I also went to visit a friend by the way." ”

"Oh." Mr. Hawke smiled and said, "Actually, at first, I thought you were Chinese scholars, but later I found out that you were not ......."

"What do you mean?"

For a moment, Wang Guan and Fang Mingsheng were a little confused.

"I heard you talking about Old English just now."

Mr. Hawke laughed: "You know, even in England, there are very few people who are interested in Old English. Especially nowadays, young people only care about fashion, fashion, and celebrities, and few people study the old things. ”

Moment. The two looked at each other, their eyes a little alert, and a little remorseful.

I thought that on the train, most of them were British, and no one could understand Chinese, so they talked about it wantonly. I didn't expect to win the lottery, but I met a person who is proficient in Chinese.

At this moment, the two of them also understood that Mr. Hawke should have come for parchment.

"Don't get me wrong."

Meanwhile. Mr. Hawke smiled apologetically, "I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation, but I saw the parchment and felt that it was something very old, so I unconsciously paid attention to it......"

“…… Never mind. "This is the end of it. It was useless to say more, Fang Mingsheng said magnanimously: "It's not good for us to disturb Mr. Hawke with random noise." ”

The so-called king does not lose his country, and the minister does not lose his body. It's because I'm not vigilant enough, so naturally I can't blame others.

And it was useless for Mr. Hawke to listen to the conversation, after all, the two did not know what the parchment text meant. Even if you listen to it, you don't know why it is, and it's not a secret.

However, there is a Chinese idiom called "inch by inch", and I don't know if Mr. Hawke understands this word, but that's what he does now. Hearing Fang Mingsheng say that it didn't matter, he immediately hit the snake with the stick, smiled and pleaded, "If you can, can you let me see that piece of parchment?" ”

"This ......"

For a moment, Fang Mingsheng frowned, he could not care if Mr. Hawke heard what was said, it did not mean that he gave the parchment to him without reservation. These are two different things, and Fang Mingsheng still has a clear understanding of the difference.

Generally speaking, ordinary people should understand that this is a refusal when they see Fang Mingsheng frowning and not replying for a long time. However, Mr. Hawke did not give up, and continued to smile: "I just heard that you are looking for a scholar who is proficient in Old English, and it just so happens that I have been studying Old English for ten years, and I may be able to read the words on parchment. ”

"What?"

Fang Mingsheng was stunned for a moment, feeling that he really had nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it took no effort to get them. Of course, there are also some suspicions, after all, things are too coincidental. Saying that he was looking for an expert in Old English, one immediately popped up, which was really hard to believe.

Mr. Hawke's eyesight was not bad, and he naturally saw Fang Mingsheng's suspicions, so he smiled at the moment, suddenly stood up, walked back to the seat next to him, and fumbled in his duffel bag.

A moment later, Mr. Hawke walked back in, with a photograph in his hand.

At Mr. Hawke's suggestion, Wang Guan and Fang Mingsheng looked down. In an elegant school, dozens of students in black dresses surrounded Mr. Hawke, like stars holding the moon......

Of course, this is not the point, the point is that the place where the photo was taken is the entrance of the school, and the buildings behind it are all in the photo, which looks familiar. Wang Guan didn't say anything, anyway, Fang Mingsheng felt very familiar, and after thinking about it, he suddenly woke up and blurted out: "Oxford University!" (To be continued......)