Chapter 40: Flashback 4 - Things We Don't Know
Ma Dong frowned and scratched his head, isn't this a plot that only exists in TV dramas?
"What's going on?" Lan Ke'er asked, she was still panting and sulking in her heart.
"Whoa!" Ma Dong handed the card to Lan Ke'er, "This is what I put in my pocket without my knowledge." This man used to be either a magician or a thief. β
Lan Ke'er looked at it, but she was a little hesitant in her heart. She recalled what had just happened, and felt that everything was happening too quickly, and from a normal point of view, this kind of thing would not happen, but she really didn't know what was wrong, it could only be attributed to a woman's intuition.
"Ahem," Ma Dong saw that Lan Ke'er didn't speak for a long time, "how is it?" Have you thought about it? Whether we go or not. β
Lan Ke'er still didn't speak, and Ma Dong felt that he should go out and reason for her. "I don't think this person is a bad person, it should be on Du Hao's side."
"Huh?"
"If they were Du Hao's enemies, they wouldn't have used this method. The man's words just now didn't design half a sentence, what we want to know is. If they really want to lure us there, it shouldn't be this way. For example, they said that Du Hao's father was in our hands and took money to ransom him. β
Lan Ke'er nodded when she heard this, then grabbed the card at once and said, "Doctor, let's hurry up and take a look, maybe we can help Du Hao." It's not far from where we're now, and we'll be there by night. β
Half an hour later, the two of them arrived at the door of the optical store, the sun was almost setting, and the clouds in the distance were dyed red. But the optician's shop was pitch black. Looks like it's long closed.
"It's strange," said Lan Ke'er, "it can't be a prank!" There's no one here. But she didn't say what she was thinking, looking at the atmosphere and location, it seemed like the best place for the gang to exterminate their mouths.
She looked up at Dr. Ma Dong and saw that he must have thought of this aspect as well. They had already reached the door of the optician, and when they looked through the glass, it was almost all dust. Lan Keer touched the doorknob with her hand, and the rust was covered in it.
Ma Dong swallowed his saliva: "Shall we still go in?" β
Lan Ke'er nodded, her heart was here, and she would be uneasy if she didn't go in and see her. Ma Dong sighed, this girl is really uncomfortable, is it worth it for a gentleman? And he doesn't necessarily like you yet.
At this time, it is the time to eat, and there are not many restaurants on the Yellow River Road, so it is deserted. A few people looked at them squatting in front of people's houses like thieves, but it was better to think that they were fools, how long has this optical store been empty, and you can't be so brainless when you are a thief.
"Smash it with my phone, Nokia, even walnuts can be broken." Ma Dong said, "I just want to change my mobile phone." β
Ma Dong continued his strength, and slapped Nokia on it at once, the lock had been repaired, and it was estimated that it was rusty, and it was smashed open.
The two pushed the door in, and Lan Keer turned on the mobile phone lighting. Indeed, it seemed that no one had been here for a long time, and as soon as they walked past the ground, the dust was raised. Lan Ke'er thought as she walked that it wouldn't be really a prank, because if it was to extinguish the mouth, now that they had entered such a small space, they should have rushed up.
Lan Ke'er turned around, and then her eyes flashed, and she saw a mirror, the dust on it had been wiped off, and it was now reflecting the light in the phone.
"This should have been from the guy who called us." Lan Keer said, "But what the hell is he's inβah! β
Suddenly, the phone vibrate, maybe the atmosphere was too much, Lan Keer was so frightened that she threw the phone on the ground. When I looked closely, I realized that it was a text message.
The two glanced at each other, Lan Keer picked up the phone, and they came together to look at it. There is still only one sentence on it: the first floor next to the flower pot, find the mechanism and enter the secret door, I will wait for you inside.
This guy is really idle, who is going to show so many things? Lan Ke'er suddenly remembered the scene when she and Du Hao played escape room before.
Following the prompts on the text message, they opened the secret door and walked inside. There was really a person sitting inside, there was a candle lit on the table next to him, it was an old man with gray hair, Lan Ke'er looked to the side, and found no one else.
When the old man saw them coming, he said, "Are you coming?" β
"That old man, you'reβ"
The old man interrupted Ma Dong's words, looked at Lan Ke'er and said, "I'm from Du Hao's side, and he has a message for you: his time is running out." β
Lan Ke'er was stunned for a moment, didn't understand what it meant, and then couldn't believe it: "What? You...... Say what? β
The old man replied: "In layman's terms, Du Hao is dead." Died while going to the grave. So, at his behalf, the rest of the tasks are left to you. β
Ma Dong glanced at Lan Ke'er, her lips were trembling, her eyes were moist, and she was now looking up at him, as if asking about the truth of what she had just said. Ma Dong was helpless, but still nodded.
"Impossible, impossible!" Lan Ke'er suddenly began to scream, tears flowed down, and the phone was thrown on the ground and cried. And the old man in front of him was expressionless.
Lan Ke'er cried for nearly ten minutes before stopping, and the old man saw that it was almost over, and continued: "You have already been to the Mirror Palace, right?" β
Ma Dong nodded.
"That's better, then I can tell you these words, I accept Du Hao's entrustment, if I can't tell you because of the curse, my task will not be completed."
The old man took a sip of water and continued: "Du Hao was killed by a group of people from the cabal, since you have been to the Mirror Palace, you should also know who it is. β
In the next few hours, the old man told them the whole history of the conspiracy and the causes of this series of fights. The old man said that he didn't know the rest, but they had been suppressed for that alone.
I also understood why the conspiracy was unfolding, because it was all too tempting, and the "Six-Pointed Star Treasure" did not go further on the path of immortality. Immortality is no longer an end, but a means, an incidental value.
Lan Ke'er and Ma Dong couldn't imagine that there was anything more tempting to people than immortality? The old man said, yes! That is power, and in ancient Chinese legends, transcending reincarnation is a more enticing method than immortality.
It was almost midnight, and the conversation was almost over. The old man suddenly said, "You just believe my words? In fact, Du Hao did not die. β
"Ahh Lan Ke'er was surprised, "You...... Is what you're saying true? No...... This ......"
"I'm testing you, I'm testing you for Du Hao, of course, he doesn't know. From the moment you came downstairs to the former Dushi Group Building, I have been testing you. But unfortunately, I can't let you go and be with Du Hao. β
"Whyβ"
The old man interrupted him: "I only believe what I see and what I hear. You have no concept of right and wrong, good and evil, if I were you, I would not take the initiative to expose yourself, at any time, hiding yourself is the right choice. You've taken my word for it, but there are plenty of ways to do it at first. β
He raised his voice abruptly, as the two men clearly showed a tendency to interrupt him: "Du Hao is facing the largest cabal in the world, an unimaginable evil and cunning that many people have never seen. I'm afraid you're going to kill him. β
"Go back, of course, you have two choices: one is that when you go back, you will spread all that you have heard and seen from here and spread it to the enemy; The second is to completely forget what happened tonight, and say nothing, and your investigation will be terminated. Waiting for Du Hao's return. β
The old man sat quietly until Lan Ke'er and Ma Dong left, and then he slowly lowered his head and took off his mask. Du Jianjun smiled slightly, these two grandsons' friends are very simple, his radical method should work, oh! No, it works.