Volume 1 The Coming Storm Chapter 18 Father's Secret Words
There are seven copies of the magazine, and there are six sentences in addition to the one that has just been translated.
"Wolong playing with pearls, ear moon picture cave."
"I want to seek, at the end of the sunset."
"The eagle dog is coming, fold its wings."
"The carved fence is not there, and the face has not changed."
"Send the information back, don't read it, father."
"I see."
Except for the first sentence, which was more clear, the remaining sentences were all very vague, and Chu Tianyi couldn't understand the meaning at all, but he knew that his grandfather would definitely be able to understand it. Reading between the lines, Chu Tianyi guessed that his father seemed to be investigating something, and as for what it was, it was completely unknown.
These magazines are sent every few months to more than a year, and I think my father is informing my grandfather about his situation and harvest. However, almost a decade ago, this situation was interrupted, my father did not send back the magazine, and the message he left in the last magazine was unusually simple, with only three words: "I understand".
Chu Tianyi didn't know what his father understood? And where did he go after that? Chu Tianyi's brows tightened, and his heart was turbulent.
Chu Tianyi suddenly remembered that in the message left by his father, he also mentioned that he had sent back the information, but where did all the information go? He immediately started searching, but after tossing for more than two hours, he didn't find anything, but Chu Tianyi didn't want to give up, after all, if he found the information, he might be able to know exactly where his father went.
He began to continue to search inside and outside the house, until he walked to the side of the brazier in the courtyard, Chu Tianyi was suddenly stunned, he remembered the unburned photo he found before, and he felt that he had probably guessed where those materials went. But what he didn't understand was, why did Grandpa burn it?
Chu Tianyi looked at the burnt black brazier blankly, and couldn't help but feel stunned.
In the previous days, although there was an occasional moment, Chu Tianyi would think, would his father not be dead? Could it be that you are living somewhere in this world? But more time, in Chu Tianyi's consciousness, he had already acquiesced to the fact that his father was gone.
From the beginning of being sensible, Chu Tianyi's feelings for his father are complicated, with both strong thoughts and some blame. As he grew older, he began to deliberately not think about his father's affairs, because that would always make him fall into an emotional entanglement.
And now, the information in these magazines, the groups of numbers, are like a little flame that instantly ignites the wasteland in Chu Tianyi's heart where his father is buried. The flame became more and more intense, and the scorching heat made Chu Tianyi begin to desperately want to find the truth about his father's disappearance.
Chu Tianyi suddenly took a deep breath and sat down at the table again. He pondered as he flipped through all the magazines and letters in the wooden box, hoping to find some clues.
But in which direction should you start? Chu Tianyi noticed that the first two of these magazines were issues of the same month. This means that after the first copy was sent, it didn't take long for the second book to be sent again. The above two sentences are, "I am safe, the situation has changed, and it needs to be investigated." And "Wolong playing with pearls, ear moon picture cave." ”
Chu Tianyi felt that these two sentences explained at least one situation, that is, after his father escaped safely, he immediately continued to investigate something and gained something.
He understands that the easiest and most effective way to find out what his father went through at the beginning is to go to the place where he had an accident, and maybe there will be unexpected gains. Chu Tianyi decided to leave tomorrow to go to Lincang University of Geosciences, where his father used to work, to see if he could find some relevant information.
Early the next morning, Chu Tianyi tidied up the store, packed up his things, and then walked to the front store, he stood in the center of the store and looked around. Chu Tianyi knew that he might not be able to come back for a while, and he didn't know whether it was good or bad when he went out this time.
Turning his head, he saw the paper on the table, on which was the information he had translated from those magazines yesterday. He took it to the brazier in the courtyard and lit it, "Grandpa, I know your old intentions, but there are some things I have to do. You have a spirit in the sky, bless me with all the best! ”
Chu Tianyi still handed over the key to Xuyu Zhai to Uncle Tao, "Uncle, I have something to do, and I need to go out for a while." The key to the store is still for you, and you can help me take care of it if you are tired. ”
Uncle Tao nodded, "No problem, you can rest assured." Kid, where are you going? ”
Chu Tianyi thought for a moment and said, "I found that there are some things that have not been dealt with before. ”
"Oh," Uncle Tao didn't ask deeply, "Be careful when you go out, call me if you have anything." ”
Bidding farewell to Uncle Tao, Chu Tianyi rushed to the train station and got on the train to Lincang again.
Lincang University of Geosciences has a long history, it was founded in the Qing Dynasty Westernization Movement, and was first called Zhili Mining School. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was officially renamed Lincang University of Geosciences. This school is full of talents, and has produced many famous experts and scholars.
Now Chu Tianyi is standing in front of the school gate, looking up at the vigorous and powerful school name on it, and it seems that he can vaguely feel its profound cultural heritage.
Chu Tianyi walked into the school gate, watching many teachers and students around him come and go, and couldn't help but think of his campus life back then, and couldn't help but yearn for it.
The campus was very large, and Chu Tianyi didn't know where to go for a while. After thinking about it, he still felt that the archives should be more in line with the purpose of his trip.
Chu Tianyi finally found the archive room in the depths of the office building, pushed the door open and entered, and a young male teacher wearing glasses was sweeping the floor. As soon as he saw Chu Tianyi come in, he put down the broom in his hand, "Is there anything wrong with you?" ”
"Hello," Chu Tianyi smiled, "My name is Chu Tianyi, my father used to be a teacher here twenty years ago, I want to ask, can I check his work records back then?" ”
The young teacher was stunned for a moment, "Do you want to check the work files of twenty years ago?" ”
"That's right," Chu Tianyi explained, "My father had an accident when he was working outside, and I was young at that time. Now, I want to learn more about my father's experience, which is a kind of commemoration. ”
The young teacher nodded, "I understand, I can understand!" There have been similar cases before, but it is difficult to search the archives because they contain important information that cannot be made public. Unless Director Zhou personally agrees, it is unlikely. ”
"Director Zhou?" Chu Tianyi also thought that this would not be so easy, "Where can I find him?" ”
The young teacher pushed his glasses, "Today, Jilin University of Geosciences came to have a scientific research achievement exchange, and Director Zhou went to the meeting." ”
"That's right," Chu Tianyi thought for a while, and then continued to ask, "When will Director Zhou come back?" ”
The young teacher shook his head, "I don't know, maybe it's tomorrow, maybe I'll be back in a while." It's hard to say, after all, it's very close? ”
"Close? What do you mean? Chu Tianyi felt a little strange.
"Oh, that's right," the young teacher said to Chu Tianyi, "Because the school's conference room and auditorium have been renovated and renovated, the school rented the large conference room of the hotel opposite for this meeting. The hotel is close to the school, just across the road and 200 metres to the north. ”
Chu Tianyi groaned for a moment and smiled, "Then can I go over and find him?" ”
The young teacher shrugged, "You can go and try your luck." ”
"Okay, thank you!" Leaving the school, Chu Tianyi crossed the road and walked towards the hotel. Halfway through, he suddenly remembered one thing, he didn't know Director Zhou at all, and he should have asked the teacher in advance what Director Zhou looked like.
But it shouldn't be a problem to find someone, so just ask if you don't know. The difficulty was to get him to agree to consult the file himself. Chu Tianyi thought as he walked into the lobby of the hotel.
On the side of the staircase, there is a sign that reads: Jilin University of Geosciences, Lincang University of Geosciences Research Results Exchange Meeting, East Conference Room on the third floor.
Chu Tianyi came to the door of the conference room on the third floor and looked inside through the gap. The light inside was a little dim, and an old man with gray hair was explaining something on the stage, and the big screen was showing many samples of ore.
At this time, Chu Tianyi had no way to go in and find someone, so he thought about it for a while and retreated.
In order not to attract attention, Chu Tianyi walked to the corner of the corridor. Without comment, he heard someone whispering a phone call in the stairwell outside the safety exit.
Although he couldn't hear what he was saying, Chu Tianyi unexpectedly found that the voice on the phone sounded very familiar.
But before he could hear clearly, the business of talking outside the safety exit stopped, and in order to avoid others misunderstanding that he was eavesdropping, Chu Tianyi turned around and walked towards the corridor. But as soon as he turned around, the door to the safety exit was opened. Chu Tianyi didn't look back and continued to walk towards the corridor.
Suddenly, a voice behind him said, "Tianyi? ”
Chu Tianyi turned around in surprise and found that the person who stopped him turned out to be Mu Feng.
"Brother Feng? Why are you here? Chu Tianyi also felt very surprised.
"Me?" Mu Feng shrugged his shoulders, "I'm here for the exchange meeting." ”
Chu Tianyi raised his eyebrows, "Brother Feng, do you still have academic research in geology?" ”
Mu Feng smiled and tilted his head at Chu Tianyi, "You come with me." ”
Mu Feng took Chu Tianyi back to the door of the conference room, pointed to a position in the middle of the front row of the seat and said, "Who do you think that person is?" ”
Chu Tianyi frowned slightly, looked over carefully, and with the light from the podium and the man's slight tilt of his head, he was surprised to find that the person sitting there was actually Qi Tai.
Seeing Chu Tianyi's expression change, Mu Feng patted him on the shoulder, "Let's go, don't let others notice us." The two of them returned to the stairwell again, and Mu Feng asked, "How is it?" See? ”