**Put his hand on my shoulder, the heavy wrench was pressed against my throat, and I felt chills: "Stinky boy, this time there is a woman to protect you." Pay attention next time, don't come blindly to this porcelain job without diamonds. But not everyone is as reasonable as I am. He took the wrench away and walked away.

After he left, the others dispersed, and Ji Yunfu and Kana Kido walked up to me. Kana Kido stretched out her hands, helped me straighten my messy collar, and patted the dust on my shoulders, like a little daughter-in-law who had just passed the door. To be honest, this is the last thing I want to do with Kana Kido. I didn't say anything about the valuable information in my hands, and I received her favor in vain, and I couldn't even look up in front of her in the future.

Ji Yunfu probably saw my embarrassment, smiled understandingly, didn't say anything, and waved us to go with him. Out of the hotel compound, a Beijing jeep was parked at the door. Ji Yunfu went straight into the cab, and Kido and I sat in the back of the car. Kido said to me, "Let's go back to Hime-san's residence, it's safe there, and no one will know." ”

I glanced at her, and Kido nodded vigorously with a smile. She was hinting to me that she would not expose my whereabouts to Fang Zhen, Liu Ju, or the people of the Five Pulses - it seems that she had heard the news of my disappearance in Anyang.

I thought to myself, is this a bargain for her? Shut up in exchange for my information. What was her purpose in bringing me to Ji Yunfu? Ji Yunfu is a collector of the famous Weijing Academy in Qishan, will he have any connection with Xu Yicheng and others? Kana Kido is in Qishan, has she found clues related to Bronze Guan Gong?

Questions swirled out one after another, and for a moment, I felt the urge to grab Kana Kido and pour out everything she knew, and my expression unconsciously became hideous. Kana Kido noticed my gaze and subconsciously ducked to the side. Only then did I come back to my senses, quickly adjust my facial features, and turn my face away in a daze. Kana Kido blinked her eyes and burst out laughing, probably because I looked too stupid.

The jeep drove all the way north and soon came to a secluded spot on the outskirts of Qishan. The scenery here is beautiful, backed by towering green mountains, there is a small river in front, not quite like the loess slopes of northern Shaanxi, more like the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. The jeep left the road and entered a dirt road, bumped for about ten minutes, and came to a stop in front of a yard.

This courtyard is very ancient, surrounded by high walls of blue bricks, with two vermilion lacquer door panels on the front, and the eaves at the top, which is very bold. There are still a few battlements at the head of the wall, but they are already overgrown with wild grass, and there are still a few signs of collapse. Ji Yunfu said: "This is my family's old house before liberation, which was originally confiscated as an art factory, and now a small part is returned to me." ”

He got out of the car, took out the keys to open the door, and led us in. The owner of this compound estimated that he was not small in the past, the wall was tall, and the corridor was wide. There is an ancestral hall in the middle, and there is a couplet surnamed Ji on it: the teacher Tianguan, the ancestor of the Zhaozhou family; The king of benevolence, the ancient prince of Qishan Mountain. However, the gate of the ancestral hall is closed, and it is estimated that it has not been repaired for a long time. The only thing that has a modern feel is the antenna erected high above the roof.

When he arrived in the courtyard where Ji Yun lived, as soon as he opened the door, a smell mixed with the aroma of books and ink and old beetles came to his nose. This place was really unexpected. I thought that the image of a generation of Confucianism should be calligraphy and painting on the wall at home, plum bamboo everywhere, and plain wooden chairs, but the room in front of me is chaotic - it can even be said to be a little sloppy.

This room is quite spacious, the hall alone has more than 70 square meters, and the most things in the hall are books. The three walls of the hall are solid wood bookshelves that stand up to the sky, and the books on them are full. There were many more books, bundled with plastic ropes, stacked on the floor, and two or three books were placed on other places, such as beside the sofa, under the coffee table, on the side seams of the triangular cupboards, and on top of flower pots. The books were half-opened and upside down, as if the owner had put them down halfway and had never picked them up again. Looking at it, it's really dense and chaotic.

In the middle of the hall, there is also an old-fashioned slide projector, and on the bookshelf facing the slide projector is a ball of white cloth rolled up, which is supposed to be used for screens. The only thing in the room that had nothing to do with books was a radio station by the window, and a long antenna sticking out, presumably connected to the antenna outside.

"Isn't it a surprise?" Ji Yunfu asked.

I nodded honestly. I thought that for a collector like him, at least a few old porcelain jade tripods must be placed in the house to be worthy of identity, but there are only books here.

Ji Yunfu laughed: "My other collections are all put elsewhere." This is a place for books. As for the radio, it's because in addition to being a collector, I'm also a member of the Baoji Radio Amateurs Association. I never leave Qishan, and I rely on it to keep in touch with my friends outside. ”

He asked us to sit casually, then picked up a thermos to pour water for us, shook it, found it empty, and walked out with the curtain lifted.

I removed the two books "Stealing Fire" and "The Biography of Marx" from the People's Literature Publishing House from the sofa and sat down. Kana Kido, however, browsed through the bookshelf with her hands behind her back, occasionally pulling out a book and turning two pages.

"You're also looking for Ji Yunfu?" I asked softly.

"Taste of the Scriptures." Kana Kido continued to flip through the book in her hand, spit out four words, and then added, "I'm sorry......"

As expected, Kido Yuzo must have left a record of the Akei Academy in Japan. Ji Yunfu is the most famous book collector in Qishan, and Kana Kido will inevitably look for him if she follows this line and finds him. We thought about it the same way, but she was one step ahead of me.

I asked her what the hell was going on with this Ji Yunfu, but Kana Kido shook her head and said, "I just came into contact with him, and I know as much about this person as you do." I let out an "oh", noncommittal.

"Xu Sang, are you angry with me?" Kana Kido turned around and approached me and asked softly. She looked cowardly, as if she was afraid of angering me. I remained unmoved: "We are tracing the history of the same ancestors, and we should be honest with each other." Kido Kana said: "I could have explained this incident, but the trouble caused to Xu Sang is irreparable......

I thought she was going to bow and apologize again, but she leaned forward, her long hair brushing my face, and then a pair of hot lips on my forehead. Before I could react, she was already detached like an electric shock. I was caught off guard and didn't know how to react.

"Even if you want to apologize, you don't have to use such affectionate means......" I subconsciously touched my forehead. Kana Kido stood a little farther away, her face flushed, her hands twisted into the corners of her clothes, but her eyes looked at her bravely, as if she had completed a difficult task. At this time, she is no longer like Yamaguchi Momoe, but closer to Junko Oshika.

At this time, Ji Yunfu had already returned, holding two glasses in his hands. He didn't seem to notice anything wrong with the two of us, poured us two glasses of water, and sat down behind a sandalwood desk. We restrained the momentary embarrassment just now, and the four eyes turned to Ji Yunfu at the same time. This man's every move seems to have a deep meaning, and Kana Kido and I both feel this way, not so much because we found him, but because he has been waiting for us to appear.

Sure enough, he folded his fingers, paddled his chin, and the first thing he said was: "I have been looking forward to this day for a long time." ”

"Do you know who we are?" I asked.

Ji Yunfu laughed: "It is a great blessing in my life to be able to meet the descendants of Xu Yicheng and Kido Youthree and two predecessors and witness a legend." ”

The two of us looked at each other, and we could see the horror in each other's hearts. He revealed the identities of the two of us in one bite, who is he? Kana Kido said, "Could it be you...... Also a participant in the Buddha's head case that year? After saying that, she laughed to herself, Ji Yunfu was only in his early forties, and he was not born at that time when the Buddha head case was born.

Ji Yunfu shook his head and said: "You guessed, I have nothing to do with your five veins, and my parents have nothing to do with it, I am a complete outsider, and the matter of the Buddha's head is purely my personal interest." He walked to the bookshelf, took out a book casually, and took out a newspaper clipping from it: "This is a report by Shanghai's Ta Kung Pao after the Xu Yicheng Buddha head case." ”

I took the newspaper clipping, and when I saw it, the content was similar to what I knew, saying that Xu Yicheng traitors betrayed the country and stole cultural relics.

Ji Yunfu put his hands behind his back and paced slowly in the room: "I'm not in good health and don't go out much, so I stay at home, I love books, and I like to collect all kinds of information. By chance, I came into contact with this report on the Buddha's head case and found that there were many doubts in it. First, Xu Yicheng has a high reputation in the antique circle of the Republic of China, how can such a senior citizen be willing to fall? Second, I searched all the major newspapers and even Japanese materials of the Republic of China at that time, and most of the content was the reaction of people from all walks of life interviewed afterwards, but I did not mention much about the case itself, how they found the Buddha's head, and what the Buddha's head looked like. Such a big case, but the details are so sloppy, there must be a reason for it. So I started to investigate......"

As he spoke, he walked over to another bookshelf, pulled out a transparencies, put it in the slide projector, and pulled the white screen down. As soon as the camera was turned on, a huge photo was reflected on the white cloth. Kana Kido and I both held our breath for a moment.

"Actually, at first, I just looked it up casually, but I stumbled upon this thing, which really made me focus on digging." Ji Yunfu said, holding a small stick and pointing at the screen.

On the screen is a photo. This is a photo that we are all familiar with, a group photo of Yuzo Kido in front of the collapsed castle wall.

Ji Yunfu said: "This photo is certainly not unfamiliar to the two of them, it was published in the Japanese Archaeological Journal, and it is a photo of Mr. Kido on the way to investigate. If you look closely, there is a collapsed city wall behind the two people, and if you look closely at the angle of light and shadow of the city wall, it's strange, right? The part that should be a shadow next to Mr. Kido is shining through the sunlight, is Mr. Kido a transparent person? And you see, the joints of the bricks are very unnatural, as if they were put together. ”

"What do you mean......" Kana Kido frowned,

"In my opinion, this photo is fake, at least it has been processed." Ji Yunfu clapped his hands, "And the location of the forgery is in the library of the Weijing Academy in Qishan." ”

When I heard the words "Weijing Academy", my heart jumped. It seems that all the clues of the Jade Buddha's head in Qishan can't get around this name. I hurriedly asked, "Is there any evidence?" ”

Ji Yunfu carefully fiddled with the photo and adjusted the lights again. We can see that on the right side of the enlarged photo, there are some irregular black marks, sparsely arranged, and the head is sharp, like a high-speed flying ink dot that freezes in an instant.

Kido and I watched it for a long time, but I couldn't see anything famous.

Ji Yunfu said: "Just looking at it like this, you can't see anything." He took out another piece of film, which was a cluster of bamboo branches in the style of gongbi, which was quite beautiful. He overlapped the edges of the two films and put them back in the spotlight, and we saw that the black marks fit the tip of the bamboo branch exactly as well.

"The imprints of the Publications of the Taste Book Academy are all marked by bamboo forests. When this photo was developed and spliced, the bottom plate of the book office was used, so it also brought a little bamboo leaf tip, which became the most critical evidence that the photo was processed by the Weijing Academy. "Ji Yunfu Road.

I secretly admire that this discovery is very simple, but it can be associated with the book mark from the black seal, which requires strong observation and association, as well as a large amount of data reserves. I glanced at Ji Yunfu, and felt more and more that this man was unfathomable.

"When I figured it out, I became more interested. The Library's Journals and Books Office had moved to Qishan in 1931, so this photo must have been handled in Qishan, and I really didn't expect that the Buddha head case could still be related to my hometown, which can really be said to be a fateful arrangement. ”

"But, isn't the Taste Book Academy a publishing institution?" Kana Kido was puzzled.

"During the Republican period, photographic technology was closely related to printing. After the Weijing Academy moved to Qishan, in addition to publishing, it also involved in the photography business. Successive generations of Shaanxi rulers have used this technology to do political propaganda for themselves, such as Lu Jianzhang, Chen Shufan, Feng Yuxiang, Liu Zhenhua and so on......"

Ji Yunfu wandered back and forth between the stacks of books and the shelves, talking as he went, and when it came to the key points, he could easily take out a page of documents or photos to support it. The information seemed to be messy, but it was easy for him to come by, and he knew everything by heart. After a while, the table and floor in the room were already full of materials, and there were white flowers as far as the eye could see. Kido listened very carefully, and took out a small notebook to record, but it seemed that I was a little careless.

Ji Yunfu said: "When I found out that this photo was fake, two questions came up: first, what is the original version of this photo; 2. Why forge it. ”

"I think I can answer the first question." I replied calmly. When Ji Yunfu heard this, his eyes lit up, he walked over and grabbed my shoulders with both hands, and asked eagerly, "Say, say it quickly!" I asked him, "Do you know how expensive it is?" ”

Ji Yunfu said: "Oh? Fu Gui, is the detective who arrested Xu Yicheng? "He really has a deep understanding of the Buddha's head case, and he knows the names of the people in it. I told me about going to Tianjin to visit Fu Gui, and said that I got an original photo from him, but unfortunately it had been taken by Fang Zhen for inspection, so I can only describe it briefly verbally.

The biggest difference between the original and the fake version is that the latter is missing a little bit of a city. After listening to my description, Ji Yunfu let go of his hand, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes, picked up a marker, and sketched out all the unnatural places on the film, the outline happened to be a human form. He showed it to me, and I nodded, Xu Yicheng was probably in this position.

Ji Yunfu slapped his thigh: "In this way, I also figured out the second question." He walked briskly back to the slide projector, pointed to the photo, and said, "What do you think of when you see this solo photo of Kido Yuzo?" ”

Kana Kido screamed "ah" with an excited face: "It's the photographer!" ”

Ji Yunfu nodded with satisfaction: "In all the public information, there are only two of them in the expedition team of Xu Yicheng and Kido Yousan. When we see a solo photo of Kido Yusan, we naturally think that the photographer is Xu Yicheng - but the real photo is a group photo of the two of them, what does this mean? This shows that there is a third party! A third party that is not found in all records. ”

A name immediately popped into my mind: Zheng Hu!

This is the only third party I know of who is involved in the expedition. But the time is a bit wrong, Zheng Hu returned to Anyang before the inspection, could it be said that there is still one person who can't do it?

"Can you determine when and where this photo was taken?" I asked. Ji Yunfu shook his head regretfully: "If there is an original negative, maybe you can analyze the shooting time, just this remake, there is no way." ”

Ji Yunfu has a sharp mind and is familiar with Qishan's history, if I tell him about Zheng Hu and Bronze Guan Gong, maybe I can find out the clue. I hesitated, this person is okay, but it remains to be seen whether he can be trusted or not.

At this time, Kana Kido said: "In the Japanese records, there is indeed only a record of my grandfather walking with Mr. Xu Yicheng. Could this third party just be a passing villager to help take pictures? Ji Yunfu immediately denied this statement: "First, the cameras of that era were not as convenient as they are now, and they were difficult to operate without professional training; Second, if it's just an ordinary bystander's help, why do you have to process the photos afterwards? ”

Kana Kido agreed disappointedly, she put down the notebook, and said hopefully, "It would be nice if I could find the records of the Taste Sutra Academy at that time." ”

Ji Yunfu said: "I have been collecting things related to Weijing Academy: county records, collections, old books and archives, and even notes from teachers and students and school account books, hoping to find clues from them. Unfortunately, so far, no record has been found related to this incident. But......" he turned off the slide projector and sat back in his seat, smiling, "but my efforts have not been fruitless. I think you two must know that when Xu Yicheng was on trial, he left three notebooks. These three notebooks are inlaid with lotus petals and silver at the four corners, cowhide and skin, about 80 pages thick, and they are still made of Caihou paper in Huating Town, Yangxian County. ”

Kana Kido and I looked at each other in disbelief, so we had to nod silently, thinking that there was something else that this guy named Ji Yunfu didn't know. Ji Yunfu picked up a book for us, which said that Huating Town, Yangxian County, Shaanxi Province was the place where Cai Lun carried out papermaking experiments in the Han Dynasty, and the local papermaking continued until the Republic of China, and the production of earthen paper was quite popular in Shaanxi - many of the books published by Weijing Academy were fed from here.

"According to my collection of Mikei Academy ledgers, these notes were made around 1930. At that time, it was General Yang Hucheng who was in charge of Shaanxi, and he helped Weijing Academy resolve a major crisis. However, General Yang was an honest official and did not accept heavy gifts, so the bookstore specially made this kind of notebook as a gift, and only ten copies were produced in total. Its original use was to facilitate the recording between the horses and horses, so the tanned cowhide was used as the cover, which was wear-resistant; The inlaid lotus petal silver is to reflect the identity of General Yang. ”

"Then how did it fall into the hands of Xu Yicheng?" I asked.

Ji Yunfu said: "There are only seven copies of the Weijing Academy given to General Yang, and there are still three left. I speculate that after Xu and Kido arrived in Qishan, they obtained the remaining three copies at the Weijing Academy for use as field investigation records. Unfortunately, after the East Window incident, these three notebooks were treated as second-class evidence at the trial, and were soon taken away by a Japanese diplomat. ”

"That person's name is Sister Lu Yongde." I added. I heard this from Fu Gui. Ji Yunfu hurriedly wrote down the name. At this time, Kana Kido straightened her body: "Ji San, Xu San, I'm very sorry, but that's not the case. ”

"Oh......" Ji Yunfu raised his eyebrows.

"After Xu Sang finished meeting Fu Gui, I asked a Japanese friend to check it. In fact, Sino-Japanese relations had deteriorated so much at that time that no diplomats had ever participated in Xu Yicheng's trial. Moreover, there is no diplomat in China named Sister Lu Yongde. ”

"That is to say......"

"That person, most likely an impersonation."

Ji Yunfu muttered, "This can explain a lot of things...... If Sister Koji Yongde is impersonating, then this person must have something to do with Kido Yuzo and Xu Yicheng, and maybe it is the mysterious third person in that photo. Speaking of this, Ji Yunfu covered his chin with his hands, and his eyes showed a sly light: "If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Xu and Miss Kido should each have a lotus silver cowhide notebook, right?" ”

We all admit it. Ji Yunfu said: "It seems that after the mysterious person got the notes, he gave one of them to Kido to bring back to Japan, and the other two remained in China, and one of them stayed in the Xu family." ”

"Sounds like you've been waiting for us." I asked the question I've been wanting to ask all along.

"That's right! The descendants of Gomai and Kido, as long as they put a little more thought into it, will find the connection between the notes and the Taste Sutra Academy, and they will definitely come to Qishan to find it. And the reputation of my research in Qishan Taste Sutra Academy is well known. So as soon as you arrive in Qishan, you will naturally be guided to me. ”

We have to admit that he was right. Kido Kana was through the officials of the Cultural Relics Bureau, and I was through Qin Erye, and the two unrelated lines were guided to Ji Yunfu here. As long as he sits firmly in the Chinese military tent, someone will come to the door sooner or later.

"But why are you so concerned about such a thing? It has nothing to do with you. I couldn't help but ask.

Ji Yunfu showed a childlike naughty expression: "Have you ever seen a child catch a dragonfly?" "I was a little stunned and didn't know what he meant. Ji Yunfu stretched out his hand in the air, looking intoxicated: "Children will take a net bag, tie it to a bamboo pole, chase the dragonfly, and play all day long, tirelessly." If you ask him what is the use of catching dragonflies, he will not answer. He took his hand back: "Me too." I don't have any purpose in the matter of the Buddha's head, just pure curiosity. Don't you think it's interesting to dig up an old story from the pile of old papers and restore the truth? ”

I really didn't expect that there are such people in the world. Looking at his excited expression, I really don't know whether to admire him or say that you are too idle. Kido Kana bowed deeply to him: "For so many years, Hime-san has really worked hard for you. ”

"I'm not hard. As long as I have the opportunity to return to the motherland, it is not in vain that I have waited in Qishan for so many years. ”

Hearing his words, a ridiculous thought suddenly flashed through my mind. This idea was so absurd at first that it was not worth mentioning, but it swelled rapidly in a short period of time, forcing me to lean forward, staring at Ji Yunfu with my eyes fixed and asking, "More than twenty years ago, did you ever receive a person named Xu Heping?" ”

When Ji Yunfu heard this name, a smile appeared on his lips: "You finally found out?" ”

Hearing this reply, I got up and trembled uncontrollably.

According to what Ji Yunfu said just now, anyone who has a lotus silver cowhide note and is interested in Xu Yicheng's case will come to Qishan to find him no matter what. And my father just left me, my mother and his students behind me and his students more than 20 years ago and disappeared from Xi'an for three days. Sure enough, he came to Qishan to see Ji Yunfu.

In other words, although my father never mentioned it, he has been quietly investigating the truth of Xu Yicheng's case, and the direction of the investigation is strikingly similar to mine. I felt like I was starting to touch not only my grandfather's past, but also my father's secrets.

Ji Yunfu added a cup of boiling water for me understandingly, and said with nostalgia: "Professor Xu's visit that time was similar to you, and he came along the thread of Weijing Academy. At that time, I was already a little famous, so he first wrote me a letter explaining the situation, saying that he would take the opportunity to visit Xi'an. I was also very excited, it was my first time in contact with the people in the five veins. After we met, we had a very pleasant conversation. You asked me why I knew so much about Xu Yicheng, but in fact, a large part of the information was given to me by Professor Xu. ”

I listened quietly, as silent as my father. I have the impression that he was a man of few words, and he never talked about his grandfather at home, not even antiques. I really didn't expect my father to secretly collect so much information and do so much research - but why would he rather communicate with a stranger than talk to his family?

Ji Yunfu happily recalls his meeting with my father. He told me that my father was a gentle and gentle man, and that he and we had a good conversation. "I asked your father if he had considered returning to the five veins, recovering the Buddha's head, and rehabilitating Zhaoxue for Xu Yicheng. Your father just sighed, saying that it was all in the past, and that it was useless to chase it, and that he didn't want to leave this burden to future generations, hoping that it would end in this generation - or forget it. ”

"That's why I came to you?"

"He only came to Qishan at the beginning for the sake of the Taste of the Scriptures Academy. But after talking to me, I thought that a person like me, who came to investigate purely out of interest, had no historical baggage, and was better suited to keep the truth than him. So he gave me almost all the information, and said that he was happy to make the unsolved case of Xu Yicheng a simple historical research topic, rather than a family feud. ”

I closed my eyes and imagined my father saying this, his expression looking unfamiliar.

"When Professor Xu left, he was very happy, saying that he could finally let go of this burden - I think that's why he didn't say anything about family history to you."

Ji Yunfu stared at me in a sincere tone. I moved my lips: "My father...... Did he say anything else? Ji Yunfu said: "The only information he didn't give me was the two lotus silver cowhide notes that your family treasured. He said that this was a relic of the ancestors that I had just gotten and could not be handed over to outsiders, so I only studied the binding and returned it to him, without looking through the contents. This is where my search for the silver-inlaid notes of the lotus petals began. ”

"Wait a minute." I stopped him, "You said two?" ”

"Yes, two."

Kana Kido and I exchanged puzzled looks. There are three volumes of notes, all of which were originally collected by "Sister Xiaolu Yongde", one is "Kido Notes", one is "Su Ding Lu", and one is missing. But listening to Ji Yunfu's meaning, it seems that my father originally had two notebooks in his hands, and he had only recently obtained them - perhaps, it was precisely because of these two notebooks that my father had this trip to Qishan.

"What's in the notes, your father didn't go into details, I guess he also has concerns."

"That note is encrypted, and if you don't know the password, it's useless to get it." I said.

"I know it's encrypted, but if you can't understand it, it's not necessarily." Ji Yunfu leaned against the bookshelf with his hands folded, "I couldn't help it at the time, but then I met a master and talked to him about the encryption of notes." After hearing this, the man said to me, as long as he was given some time, that level of password would not be able to be broken at all. ”

With a "bang", the cup in Kana Kido's hand was knocked to the ground. I suddenly remembered something, and my expression became as excited as Kana Kido.

"The guy you're talking about, is he sure to unlock the note's password?" I pressed my heart for an explosion, making confirmations. Ji Yunfu's expression was very strange: "Well, in terms of that person's ability, it should be about the same, but ......"

Kana Kido took out a stack of bound paper from her backpack, which was the original of Kido's notes she faxed from Japan, and I also had a copy in my hand. If that person can really unravel the contents, it will definitely be a big breakthrough.

Ji Yunfu was also taken aback, he didn't expect Kana Kido to bring his notes with him. He immediately realized that there was an opportunity for him to take a big step forward in his research, and his eyes widened and he danced with excitement like a child.

"Then let's go to him right away without further ado." He suddenly patted his head again, "Oh, no, it can't go like this." Well, I'll get something ready, and we'll go early tomorrow morning." ”

With that, he turned around and rushed into the back room, leaving only me and Kana Kido. She held the glass of water and smiled sweetly at me: "If only I could crack the notes this time, I would be confident that I would be able to convince the Institute of Northeast Asian Studies to return the Buddha's head." ”

"Then we have to wait for the Buddha head to be sure that it is genuine." I replied stiffly. "That's what I said......" Kana Kido lowered her head again. I was a little unbearable, and wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, but my mouth became: "Does Fang Zhen know your whereabouts in Qishan?" ”

Kana Kido said, "He arranged for a local official to accompany me, but he was dismissed by Hime-san. She paused and said, "Xu Sang, please rest assured, I will not tell you your whereabouts, because you are the only person I can trust in China." I looked at her big eyes, and suddenly realized in an instant that after a few decades, the descendants of the Xu and Kido families reunited in Qishan, and once again had the same purpose, I don't know if it was a kind of fate and reincarnation.

I stretched out my right hand, shook it briefly with Kana Kido, and said, "In any case, I hope that the grievances between the two families for several generations will be settled in our generation." Kana Kido grinned and let out a vigorous "um". At this time, Ji Yunfu rushed out of the back room, and the two of us quickly separated our hands.

That night, Ji Yunfu invited us to a meal at home and chatted again. I found that this person is really amazing, he knows astronomy, geography, especially the insight of ancient times, and he is not inferior to the five veins. And he has a calm attitude, and the conversation with him is like a spring breeze, and there is no pressure at all. The three of us chatted for most of the night, and learned a lot from collecting stories to gold and stone inscriptions. I believe that if I mess with him for a few more days, my level of ancient appreciation should be able to reach a higher level, and it is not impossible to face off head-to-head with the five veins.

"You'd be wrong to think so." Ji Yunfu said, "The profession of Jiangu is not a martial arts novel, there are not so many tricks to seal the throat with a sword, there are only a few things, and the palm and eye are just those few tricks, written on paper and printed in the book, everyone can see it, and it is not mysterious at all." It's the experience that really matters. It is the same earthworm that walks in the mud, and the information that an old expert who has been immersed in porcelain for decades and a college student is absolutely different. Why has the five veins not fallen for so many years? It does not depend on a few cheats, but on the thickness of talents and the accumulation of experience. ”

I heard that he was a little disdainful of "Su Dinglu", and he was a little unconvinced. Ji Yunfu said with a smile: "Theory must be learned, experience must also be had, and both hands must be hard." If you have a chance, let's communicate more. ”

"You haven't considered going to Beijing to develop?" I asked again. With his standards, both state agencies and private organizations will rush to ask for it, and even overseas, such veterans will be extremely popular. Kana Kido also said that if he was willing to go to Japan to give lectures, she could help arrange it.

Ji Yunfu changed his posture on the chair and said with a smile: "It's enough for me to stay in Qishan, in the world outside, it's one thing to look through the information, and it's another thing to really run out." ”

"Huh?" I heard him seem to have something to say.

Ji Yunfu lowered his voice and said: "Now there is an undercurrent in the ancient world, forming a black industrial chain of counterfeiting, counterfeiting, and counterfeiting. It is difficult to grasp the potential of this huge industrial chain. Although the five veins are the Taishan Beidou in the ancient world, the relationship between them is unclear. The water was too deep for me to mix. ”

"But the principle of the five veins is not to make fakes." I exclaimed.

Ji Yunfu nodded meaningfully with his fingers on the table: "The general trend is like this, how can the five veins be alone?" ”

I suddenly thought of the Han seal that Liu Ju asked me to identify, and I guess that almost chaotic fake was also the handiwork of this undercurrent. In this way, the technology they have mastered is quite amazing. If a large number of fakes of this level appear on the market, it will really be a big mess in the world.

Ji Yunfu said: "Do you know? This undercurrent of the ancient world is not only in China, but also in collusion with foreign countries - it has a lot to do with the case of the Buddha's head. ”

My eyes widened for a moment, waiting for his next step.

"Do you remember why Yuzo Kido came to China? He was commissioned by the 'Shina Folk Society', which had published a book called "The Accounts of the Bone of the Shina Bones", which contained a list of Chinese antiques that they intended to loot to Japan. ”

I nodded, Kana Kido had mentioned it before.

Ji Yunfu said: "This research society sent many people to China at that time, and Kido Yousan was one of them. Even if only one-third of the goal of the "Accounts of the Bone of the Bone of China" is achieved, the losses of our country are quite staggering. After the war, the Institute was reorganized into the Institute of Northeast Asian Studies, ostensibly for academic research, but in the heart of the group it was still coveting Chinese cultural relics. I have always suspected that behind that pseudo-ancient undercurrent, there may be the support of the research institute. ”

When I heard this, I suddenly remembered that Kana Kido had a lot to do with the Institute of Northeast Asian Studies, and that I needed their approval to get back the Buddha's head, and the origin of this was a bit unclear and unclear. I glanced at Kana Kido, who looked as usual, and did not refute or defend Ji Yunfu's statement.

"It would be nice if we could get the "Zhi Na Gu Dong Account", and we can see at a glance how much we have lost in China." Ji Yunfu patted the radio station by the window and said with deep emotion.

That was the end of the conversation, and we went back to our rooms to sleep. On the second day, the three of us left the Ji family compound and drove on the road in Ji Yunfu's big jeep. The jeep drove back to the county town from the compound and arrived at a bookstore. Ji Yunfu got out of the car and went in, and after a while, he came out, carrying a thin stack of books in his hand, and those booklets looked rather crudely printed.

"What is this?"

"Bribes." Ji Yunfu blinked.

The jeep hit the road again, turning around and turning around, and soon came to a low bungalow. The roads between the bungalows were full of briquettes, firewood, cabbage, bricks and old furniture, and each roof had a blackened chimney sticking out of the air, like a spider's web after a typhoon.

Ji Yunfu jumped out of the jeep and led us to the door of one of the bungalows. The front of this house is cleaner than the others, and there is not so much clutter in front of the door. The most interesting thing is that the two door panels of other people's houses are pasted with the word Fu Door God, but this one is pasted with the portraits of two foreigners, one is Gauss and the other is Newton. At a glance, these two portraits can be seen as teaching aids for middle schools, and there are a few words printed by the Shaanxi Education Bureau underneath.

Ji Yunfu raised his hand and knocked on the door, knocking rhythmically, it seemed to be some kind of code. After a while, an old man poked his head out. The old man was thin and thin, but his head was so large that it seemed to fall off with a slight shake. He was bald, with a pair of thick glasses perched on the bridge of his nose, one of which was remodeled from chopsticks.

The old man raised his head to look at Ji Yunfu, and then looked at us behind him, and his tone was very cold: "I'm busy, what's the matter with you?" ”

Ji Yunfu said: "Old Qi, I brought you some research materials. Then he handed over the stack of pamphlets. Lao Qi grabbed it, turned a few pages, and let out a disdainful "snort" from his nose: "What kind of rags are you bringing here, it's long outdated!" These papers have lost their value! How many times have I told you, my only goal now is the Goldbach conjecture! Chen Jingrun proved 1+1, and I have to rush ahead of him and take out the final proof. ”

I'm a little surprised, it's been more than ten years since Xu Chi's "Goldbach Conjecture" reportage, and there is another Chen Jingrun? Ji Yunfu had already prepared, and Lehehe handed over a booklet: "This is a collection of international research papers on Goldbach's conjecture in recent years. ”

"Oh?" The old man took it and flipped through it, and looked at us again. He will first lower his head slightly, let the glasses slide off for half a minute, and then turn his eyes up and look at you above the frame of the glasses, as if he is rolling his eyes.

"Come in." The old Qi put down the booklet and let go of half of his body.

The room was tidy, with a desk, a simple bookshelf, a single wooden bed, and a large stack of manuscripts with dense formulas written in blue, black and red.

On the way, Ji Yunfu told me that this person named Lao Qi is also a strange person in Qishan. He was originally a professor of mathematics at Xi'an Jiaotong University, but he was sent to Qishan and never returned to the city. Lao Qi is crazy, he doesn't care about anything except mathematics, everyone thinks he is crazy, even the Red Guards don't bother to criticize him, and he is thrown away in Qishan with a white hat. He now teaches mathematics at a middle school in Qishan, has no children and no relatives, only Ji Yunfu has an old relationship with him, and will occasionally visit him.

Ji Yunfu also said with a smile that the old man actually didn't know how to teach, and he actually mixed high mathematics into his lectures to middle school students, but the vast majority of students couldn't understand it at all, so they understood it one by one, and later became the top student in mathematics in the national college entrance examination. Thanks to this achievement, even if the old man taught badly, the school put up with it and has been teaching until now.

When we entered the room, the old man would not give up his seat, he threw the booklet on the table, turned around and said stiffly, "You have two minutes and thirty seconds." ”

Ji Yunfu spent thirty seconds explaining his intentions, but unfortunately, whether it was the jade Buddha head, the five veins, or the lotus silver cowhide notes, they couldn't have any shock on this old man. He remained expressionless, pressing the thumb of his left hand against the mouth of his right wrist, using his pulse to silently read the seconds.

Kana Kido obediently handed over the fax, and the old Qi glanced at it and said, "This is a simple displacement code, and it is not difficult to decipher. ”

Ji Yunfu hurriedly said, "Old Qi, can you help us decipher?" It's important to us. ”

Lao Qi took off his glasses and said with a disdainful expression: "The principle of deciphering this kind of code is very simple. No matter what kind of language, it has its own word frequency. For example, in English, the most common letters are B and S; The most common Chinese characters in Chinese are '的' '了' and the like. In the displacement cipher, these characters are replaced with other characters, but the frequency of the characters does not change. Therefore, as long as you count which words appear most frequently, you can deduce the mapping relationship between them and the original plaintext. But! ”

Speaking of this, Lao Qi made a downward slashing posture with his right hand: "But it takes a lot of time, word by word. I'm sorry, I don't have the energy to waste on these trivial things, the ultimate truth of humanity is still waiting for me to seek. Alright, the time is up, you guys go. ”

After speaking, he couldn't help but say something, and got up to see off the guests. After the three of us were kicked out of the door, Ji Yunfu said helplessly: "He is such a stinky temper. I have deliberately collected some of the latest mathematics journals, just to impress him one day, but unfortunately, I am too proud to look at it. I don't think Hua Luogeng will be reincarnated, or Chen Jingrun will be invited, the old man won't buy anyone's account......"

"There's no other way?" I asked.

"Difficult! The old man has a very strong temper, and he has no problem with the cow, and the king of heaven and Lao Tzu is not in a rut. Ji Yunfu rubbed his hands, also looking depressed. When it comes to antique appraisal, Ji Yunfu and I are both well-versed, but when it comes to the field of mathematics, we are completely at a loss.

At this time, Kana Kido timidly raised her hand: "Why don't you ...... I'm going to try it? ”

"You still know math?" Ji Yunfu and I were amazed. I remember that she should be an archaeology major, and although that major requires some mathematical ability, there is still a big gap compared to the major, right? Kana Kido showed a rare playful expression: "I know what the old man cares about the most." You go back to the jeep and wait for my news. After saying that, he tilted his head and blinked his right eye, took off his hat, revealing his hair, and held the photocopy of the notebook in his hand.

So Ji Yunfu and I left Kana Kido in front of the door and returned to the jeep, both at a loss. Ji Yunfu put his arm on the steering wheel, puzzled: "What can she do?" Female? That old man has no interest in women. ”

"Leave it to her. This woman can always do something unexpected. I leaned back in my chair and said.

Ji Yunfu turned his head slowly: "Hehe, you seem to have a pretty high opinion of her - now that she's gone, you can talk about you." ”

I was stunned for a moment, and then scratched my head in embarrassment. It turned out that Ji Yunfu had long seen that the relationship between Miss Kido and me was wrong, and it seemed that he had hidden something from each other. He smiled understandingly: "It's no wonder that what happened between Professor Kido and Xu Yicheng is no longer clear. As future generations, you naturally can't really communicate with each other before the grievances are settled. What's more, it is mixed with the return of the Buddha's head to China, which involves the interests of all parties, and the articles in it are not small. ”

I let out a long breath and reached out to ask him for a cigarette. I don't smoke easily, but when I make a big decision, I always take one in my mouth.

Since Ji Yunfu has seen through my obscurity, I will simply reveal it. Since my father chose to entrust the Buddha's head case to him, I believe that he should be trustworthy. At this time, I could more or less understand my father's feelings about Xu Heping, a secret that had been hidden for too long, and would urgently need to share it with someone who had no stake.

So I told Ji Yunfu everything about what happened from Anyang, including the two most critical information: the word "Baozhi" left on the sea beast grape mirror, and Zheng Hu went to Qishan to cast bronze Guan Yu.

Ji Yunfu is very knowledgeable in the end, he thought for a while, and told me: Baozhi is a high monk of the Southern Dynasty Qi and Liang Dynasty, also known as Zhigong, who likes to walk on the street with a tin rod and a tin cane, once detained by Emperor Wu of Qi, and was admitted to the palace by Emperor Wu of Liang to worship, proficient in Buddhism, and there are many legendary stories at that time.

The jade Buddha head is a thing enshrined in Wu Ze Tianmingtang, no matter how you think about it, it has nothing to do with Monk Baozhi and related to Yu, it is simply unrelated, and the two of us are puzzled. Ji Yunfu said let him think again.

We were thinking about it when we saw Kana Kido approaching in the distance, her hands empty.

She walked to the car door, and we quickly asked how she was. Kana Kido raised her hand, meaning that it was done. Ji Yunfu was surprised and delighted, and asked her what means she had used to make the old Qi Tou surrender so quickly.

Kana Kido was a little surprised: "I know that the older generation of Chinese people have a sense of disgust for the Japanese invaders. So I told Qi Sang that there are many outstanding mathematicians in Japan, and they think that China's mathematics level is not high, and only by taking it to Japan and using the most advanced electronic computers can they have a chance to decipher it. Qi Sang was very angry after hearing this, and said that the little devils knew something, grabbed the notes, and said that what computer he used, he would definitely break it in a week. ”

Ji Yunfu and I looked at each other, I didn't expect this old man Qi to be fooled by a Japanese girl so easily.

However, Qi Sang said that it takes a lot of work to decipher this note, and it also requires someone who is proficient in antiques to cooperate with the identification of statistical word frequency and some key sentences.

Ji Yunfu volunteered: "I'll go, I'm familiar with him, you may not be able to stand his temper." Do you know how to drive? Kana Kido nodded. Ji Yunfu threw the key over: "You can use this car, and you can wander around Qishan casually in the past few days." ”

After speaking, he didn't look back, and went straight to the old relative's house. This person has been immersed in the Buddha head case for so many years, and seeing that the truth is close at hand, he is more anxious than the two of us. Kana Kido and I had no choice but to get in the car. Kido skillfully activated the jeep and asked me with a sideways face, "Where is Xu Sang going next?" I thought for a moment: "Let's go and get the dragon lord back first." ”

The Huang family's Dragon Pattern Jue is still in his hands now, and it would be better to come back sooner. When Kana Kido heard it, she smiled and said, "Okay, when the time comes, Xu Sang remember not to show his stuffing." She pronounced the word "stuffing" very jerky, and it sounded different.

It wasn't until the car was about to drive to the car repair shop of ** that I suddenly realized what she meant: Yesterday, when Kana Kido was protecting me in the hotel garage, she claimed to be my girlfriend to **. After a while, it's clear that we have to "keep" that relationship.

Kana Kido got out of the car, graciously took my hand, and walked inside, but my mind didn't turn at all. I've talked to a few girlfriends before, but they are all innocent and courteous. But within a day, Kana Kido kissed her on the forehead first, and then held hands as a boyfriend and girlfriend, which was really an unprecedented experience. Her little hand was held in her hand, a bit like holding a piece of mutton fat nephrite wrapped in silk satin, warm and smooth, and in excellent condition.

But for some reason, what I think of at this time is the time when I was tied to Huang Yanyan, recalling the fragrant fragrance and the friction of the skin-to-skin kiss. It wasn't until Kana Kido called my name that I suddenly woke up, and there was a sense of shame and panic about engaging in a third party behind my wife's back.

I don't know how she's doing now, I thought silently.