"It's not like that...... Uncle Li," Yueyue's face was a little embarrassed, she couldn't say in front of Xiaodou that she fooled him for not going to the town, so she could only say: "I accidentally fell asleep on the way back, so I delayed for so long." ”

So what really happened in the fishing village 50 years ago? What happened to Nono and his father? Did he die on the lake, or did he go missing? There is no way to answer all these questions.

Another point, is Uncle Li, who received Xiaodou and Yueyue, the same person as Lao Nuo, who received Yun Yeyao and Xie Yunmeng 15 years later? They are both surnamed Li, and they are also the owners of the artificial island inn, and according to the three aspects of work, surname, and age, there is a high probability that they are the same person, and they also look similar.

But nothing can be decided so quickly, and judging from attitudes, people 15 years ago and people now seem to be afraid of something, which must have something to do with the long-abandoned fishing village of Dahu Lake. Especially the current Lao Nuo, he is still very jealous of Xie Yunmeng's identity as a criminal policeman.

Now let's put aside these questions and continue to follow the two groups of people around 15 years ago to see what they experienced after that?

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Go back 15 years

Xiaodou and Yueyue wanted to help Uncle Li do what they could, but what they said was too good, but in fact they couldn't do anything. There were a lot of jokes, and finally Uncle Li said, "You can play here for two days, it doesn't matter, we often receive a lot of free customers here, because we don't mainly sell hotels, but umbrellas." ”

"Umbrella sales?" Yueyue was curious, and she asked, "Why did you build such a big house, but the main business is not a hotel?" How much can an umbrella be sold for? ”

"We have a unique recipe for making umbrellas, each one is stronger than a sail, it's cheap, it's beautiful." Uncle Li said proudly that he was not hunched over in his 50s, and when he laughed, he felt refreshed.

Xiaodou also looked at him and asked, "What kind of umbrella is that?" Can we take a look at that too? Oh, by the way, did you deliberately make the bow of the boat in the shape of an umbrella to advertise to attract customers? ”

"That's true, you seem to be very smart, but in fact, customers who buy umbrellas don't need us to introduce more, everyone who has come to our hotel to stay, will bring a lot of umbrellas back, and some will come to buy them again or four times, not only for their own use, but also for friends and relatives, our umbrellas are really very popular."

"And what's the name of your umbrella?" Yueyue asked.

The plot has developed to this point, and the Chongming Lantern and Chongming Bird have been presented in front of our eyes, but what about the so-called Bi Fang? Bi Fang is also a bird, an ancient divine bird like Chongming, but this bird is not a bird of five virtues, but a bird of calamity trapped by love.

Aunt Ye took it out and put it on that umbrella, and the painting was not a Chongming bird at all, but a Bifang bird. Bi Fang Bird's body is a red-crowned crane, the color is like a flamingo, two wings and one foot, it does not eat grains, it is the patron saint of the Yellow Emperor family from generation to generation, sweeping away all disasters for the family. But when Bi Fang met Chi You, it was love at first sight.

Chi You fought with the Yellow Emperor, and in the end, Chi You was defeated and died, and Bi Fang became an infatuated bird that stayed in the world and waited for his lover to return from reincarnation.

So that umbrella shouldn't be named Chongming at all, it should be called Bifang Lantern. The reason why Uncle Li is reluctant to sell may be precisely because of this. But why didn't he make it clear that the picture on the umbrella was actually a Bifang bird? Also, the pupils of Bifang Bird on this umbrella are deliberately painted like Chongming Bird, as clear and bright as pearls, why is this?

15 years ago, the teenager who was looking for his memory, and now the criminal police and actors who came to Dahu on a whim to travel to the Great Lake, met exactly the same people, came to the same place, and landed on the same island. I have to say that it is really a very coincidence, maybe in the dark, God has already arranged this coincidence, so that they can come to the same place at different times to explore the secret of 50 years ago.

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Year 2011

The small boat covered with a flaming red umbrella finally reached its destination, and a rectangular artificial island appeared in front of Yun Yeyao and Xie Yunmeng, the shape of the artificial island was like a bridge, but there was no bridge hole underneath, but a huge and thick bracket crossed to support it. The gap in the middle of the bracket is small, which also provides better protection against wind and waves.

On the west side of Renkong Island, a long walkway stretches out, and there are the same brackets when you go to the bottom. Parallel to the south, stretched to a sufficient length, then turned eastward, and sloped down to the small pier, where there were treads and the boat docked in front of them, and when all the guests had come down, they went around the pier and entered the safe harbor enclosed by artificial bridges and walkways.

"At the beginning, Bifang Island was quite lively, and it was indeed able to maintain the vitality of the remaining fishermen. Later, however, the fishermen gradually cut off communication with the outside world. When my father and I arrived on Bifang Island, there were very few descendants left. ”

"At that time, I was in my 40s, and there was a lot of development and construction going on in the city, and because our family had been running a hotel for generations, we thought about opening a hotel here after hearing that this Bifang Island was going to open an open recruitment for operators."

"My father and I believed that the lake would one day be developed into a tourist destination, and that there might be parks, amusement parks, and other facilities to attract tourists. In this way, the hotel business will be booming. ”

"But this is only the superficial reason, in fact, our hotel in the city has failed, our relatives have gone to other places, my father has reached retirement age, and I have no ability to find a suitable job, so I decided to try my luck here."

After Lao Nuo opened the chatterbox, he began to babble non-stop, Xie Yunmeng saw the stitches and asked, "How old are you this year?" ”

"Sixty-seven years old." Lao Nuo said.

"Then when you were in your 40s, you must have been fifteen or sixteen years ago! In other words, your hotel has been open here for more than ten years, don't you want to go back to the city to live at all? It's a fast-changing place with a lot of business opportunities! ”

"I don't want to, I'm used to it here, you see my age, and I don't have children, so I don't have much energy to go to the city to fight again. It's better to stay here and retire. Besides, our main business now is not a hotel business, but the sale of umbrellas. The reason why the bow of the boat you and Mr. Yun just saw was made in the shape of an umbrella is to promote our own production of Chongming lantern umbrellas. ”

"Heavy light umbrella? What a strange name, why is it called that? Does it have the same meaning as Bifang Island? Xie Yunmeng continued to ask, Yun Yeyao has been in the bathroom for a while, this guy is always slow to do things, Xie Yunmeng didn't urge, he leaned against the side wall of the east counter, and continued to listen to Lao Nuo answer his questions.

Late at night, Xiaodou stood alone on the artificial island, he was still looking at the lake in the distance, the whole person was like a sculpture, motionless, the lake was very dark, and a large area of deep colors could be seen underneath. I don't know if it's the reflection of the night sky, or the color of the mud and sand under the lake, in short, Xiaodou thinks it looks very depressing, but he can't help but look at it.

Yueyue had already gone back to her room to sleep, and she knew that Xiaodou had a habit of going to bed late, so she didn't nag around him. But Aunt Ye, after 12 midnight, stayed in the lobby of the hotel, looking through the account books, as if there was an account miscalculation.

Finally raised her head, Aunt Ye saw Xiaodou's figure outside the door, she put down the work in her hand and walked outside the door, and said to Xiaodou: "You hurry up and go back to rest, I'm going to lock the door." ”

Xiaodou heard someone calling him, and quickly turned his head, his somewhat gloomy face revealed a sadness, and there were tears in his pearl-like pupils. Seeing Xiaodou's appearance, Aunt Ye slowly stepped forward and reached out to help him wipe the damp water stains on his face, and he didn't know if it was the tears flowing from his eyes or the lake water blowing in with the wind.

Aunt Ye asked Xiaodou, "Do you have anything sad?" ”

Xiaodou shook his head and replied, "No, it's just that I feel a little sad when I think that I have always been in poor health, and I need Yueyue to take care of me even when I go far away." ”

"That girl's name turned out to be Yueyue, a nice name." Aunt Ye didn't know if she cared about what Xiaodou said, so she replied casually, and then left Xiaodou's side and walked back to the door of the hotel.

"Yes! A nice name that always makes people happy. Xiaodou lowered his head, seemingly unwilling to make eye contact with Aunt Ye's gaze.

Aunt Ye asked, "Xiaodou, do you know the reason why your health has been bad?" ”

"I don't know! Since I was sensible, I have been lying in bed, maybe it was congenital, maybe it was because of my own bad mood, when I was a child, my father took care of me, and then I met Yueyue, and she was also dedicated to me. Unfortunately, I don't know what the future will become, and I can't promise her. ”

"Yueyue is willing to take care of you, which proves that she likes you, so why should you hesitate? If you propose to her, you can get someone who will take care of you for the rest of your life. ”

"But what can I give Yueyue? A drag! A baggage! Doesn't let her enjoy everything other girls should enjoy? I can't be so selfish, Aunt Ye, you are also a woman, do you think Yueyue is willing to marry me such a sick burden? ”

Nono's figure seems to have been wandering among the residents of Bifang Island, and they seem to know what happened 50 years ago, and it may be the fishermen in the abandoned village at that time. However, Lao Nuo told Xie Yunmeng that he was from the city, not from the fishing village, was these words a lie? And why should he be afraid of Mr. Detective?

In the Bifang Island Hotel, there has been no bloody and terrifying thing yet, everything is so calm and peaceful, and Yun Yeyao's mood is also very good. And Xie Yunmeng, as he said to the man in the dark night, only focused on Yun Yeyao, and did not expect anything special to happen in this kind of place.

If this kind of peace can be maintained for these three days, then the trip to Bifang Island can only be regarded as a small, happy adventure for the criminal police and the actors.

However, in the event of an event that they did not expect, on such a small island surrounded by lakes on all sides, I am afraid that it would be difficult for Xie Yunmeng and Yun Yeyao to get out. Unless Lao Nuo is on their side and provides them with ships.

Forget it, these words are still a few words, and I won't be verbose anymore. I believe that no matter what kind of predicament Mr. Actor and Mr. Detective encounter, they will get out smoothly.

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Artificial island 15 years ago

The artificial island under the heavy light finally ushered in the daylight of the next day, and as soon as the sky was hazy, Yueyue couldn't wait to crawl out of the bed. She lifted the gray futon to the ground, and rushed out the door with a puff of smoke, because she had not taken off her coat at all when she went to bed last night, so she was so uncomfortable now that she only thought about going to the kitchen to wash up.

The futon that had slid to the ground tripped on her toes, and Yueyue, who should have strode out of the door, now changed her panicked posture and threw herself at the door of the room.

Yueyue's forehead hit the door frame, and she immediately let out a terrible scream. Her scream, like an alarm clock, woke up Xiaodou who lived next door to her, and after about a minute or two, Xiaodou finally figured out the situation, and it was Yueyue next door who made the scream.

Xiaodou quickly got up from the bed and rushed out the door, but he changed into clean pajamas and pajamas. It was given to him by Uncle Li, and there are a lot of changes of clothes for customers in the store, but they are all made in one size, and they are put on Xiaodou's thin body, which looks very wide.

Xiaodou, who came downstairs, still doesn't know where to wash? He looked around and wanted to ask a waiter, but strangely, there was not even a waiter in the hall in the morning, and it was better to be lively in the middle of the night.

Since last night, Xiaodou felt that Uncle Li didn't tell them the truth, Uncle Li said that there would be a lot of guests in the past two days, so there was no boat to send them away from the artificial island, but after Xiaodou arrived at the artificial island, in addition to Uncle Li and Aunt Ye, there were only those busy workers and waiters, and not even a single guest had been met.

Maybe everyone is still sleeping! Bean pondered in his heart and continued to walk towards the door of the inn, which was facing west, which meant that he was now facing away from the counter and kitchen to the east. At this moment, Uncle Li came out of the kitchen, and when he saw Xiaodou wandering in the hall, he immediately understood what he was looking for.

"Xiaodou, come with me, the bathroom for washing is in here."

"Hey! Unexpectedly, at the corner of the counter, he is really unique, Uncle Li, where are the waiters? ”

"They are all in the kitchen to prepare the ingredients for the day, all the ingredients we have here are prepared in the morning, in addition to the food, we will also provide the best Tianyoude barley wine every day, you must try it." Uncle Li said, stepping aside and letting Bean enter the narrow aisle. As you can see from the direction of the bean, the bottom of the walkway is blocked by a screen.

Xiaodou asked, "Uncle Li, what's behind the screen?" ”

"Oh, that's the bathroom, turn left in front of the screen, and the door you can see is the kitchen, and now all the waiters are gathered there."

Uncle Li said as he walked back with Xiaodou: "In addition to the kitchen work in the morning, the rest of us is cleaning, repairing and maintaining the houses and boats, and most of the men will work near the docks, while the women will work around the hotel, mainly serving customers." ”

While talking, the two of them had already walked to the door of the kitchen, Xiaodou seemed to have some mustard about the kitchen and bathroom together, but it was not easy to speak, so he stayed in front of the screen and sniffed hard, the air was just filled with a fishy smell and the smell of wine, and he couldn't smell the smell in the bathroom at all, and Xiaodou showed a relaxed expression.

Xiaodou, who came downstairs, still doesn't know where to wash? He looked around and wanted to ask a waiter, but strangely, there was not even a waiter in the hall in the morning, and it was better to be lively in the middle of the night.

Since last night, Xiaodou felt that Uncle Li didn't tell them the truth, Uncle Li said that there would be a lot of guests in the past two days, so there was no boat to send them away from the artificial island, but after Xiaodou arrived at the artificial island, in addition to Uncle Li and Aunt Ye, there were only those busy workers and waiters, and not even a single guest had been met.

Maybe everyone is still sleeping! Bean pondered in his heart and continued to walk towards the door of the inn, which was facing west, which meant that he was now facing away from the counter and kitchen to the east. At this moment, Uncle Li came out of the kitchen, and when he saw Xiaodou wandering in the hall, he immediately understood what he was looking for.

"Xiaodou, come with me, the bathroom for washing is in here."

"Hey! Unexpectedly, at the corner of the counter, he is really unique, Uncle Li, where are the waiters? ”

"They are all in the kitchen to prepare the ingredients for the day, all the ingredients we have here are prepared in the morning, in addition to the food, we will also provide the best Tianyoude barley wine every day, you must try it." Uncle Li said, stepping aside and letting Bean enter the narrow aisle. As you can see from the direction of the bean, the bottom of the walkway is blocked by a screen.

Xiaodou asked, "Uncle Li, what's behind the screen?" ”

"Oh, that's the bathroom, turn left in front of the screen, and the door you can see is the kitchen, and now all the waiters are gathered there."

Uncle Li said as he walked back with Xiaodou: "In addition to the kitchen work in the morning, the rest of us is cleaning, repairing and maintaining the houses and boats, and most of the men will work near the docks, while the women will work around the hotel, mainly serving customers." ”

While talking, the two of them had already walked to the door of the kitchen, Xiaodou seemed to have some mustard about the kitchen and bathroom together, but it was not easy to speak, so he stayed in front of the screen and sniffed hard, the air was just filled with a fishy smell and the smell of wine, and he couldn't smell the smell in the bathroom at all, and Xiaodou showed a relaxed expression.

Xiaodou, who came downstairs, still doesn't know where to wash? He looked around and wanted to ask a waiter, but strangely, there was not even a waiter in the hall in the morning, and it was better to be lively in the middle of the night.

Since last night, Xiaodou felt that Uncle Li didn't tell them the truth, Uncle Li said that there would be a lot of guests in the past two days, so there was no boat to send them away from the artificial island, but after Xiaodou arrived at the artificial island, in addition to Uncle Li and Aunt Ye, there were only those busy workers and waiters, and not even a single guest had been met.

Maybe everyone is still sleeping! Bean pondered in his heart and continued to walk towards the door of the inn, which was facing west, which meant that he was now facing away from the counter and kitchen to the east. At this moment, Uncle Li came out of the kitchen, and when he saw Xiaodou wandering in the hall, he immediately understood what he was looking for.

"Xiaodou, come with me, the bathroom for washing is in here."

"Hey! Unexpectedly, at the corner of the counter, he is really unique, Uncle Li, where are the waiters? ”

"They are all in the kitchen to prepare the ingredients for the day, all the ingredients we have here are prepared in the morning, in addition to the food, we will also provide the best Tianyoude barley wine every day, you must try it." Uncle Li said, stepping aside and letting Bean enter the narrow aisle. As you can see from the direction of the bean, the bottom of the walkway is blocked by a screen.

Xiaodou asked, "Uncle Li, what's behind the screen?" ”

"Oh, that's the bathroom, turn left in front of the screen, and the door you can see is the kitchen, and now all the waiters are gathered there."

Uncle Li said as he walked back with Xiaodou: "In addition to the kitchen work in the morning, the rest of us is cleaning, repairing and maintaining the houses and boats, and most of the men will work near the docks, while the women will work around the hotel, mainly serving customers." ”

While talking, the two of them had already walked to the door of the kitchen, Xiaodou seemed to have some mustard about the kitchen and bathroom together, but it was not easy to speak, so he stayed in front of the screen and sniffed hard, the air was just filled with a fishy smell and the smell of wine, and he couldn't smell the smell in the bathroom at all, and Xiaodou showed a relaxed expression.

In the morning, the air on the artificial island is always very fresh, because it has just been cleaned, and the fishy smell has faded a lot, Yueyue hurriedly washed up and ran outside to take a deep breath. Xiaodou finally promised to marry her, and at this moment Yueyue's mood has become much better, although she is still full of worries, but she has returned to her previous lively appearance.

Directly opposite her, there was a row of unfamiliar board houses in the distance, which was actually a residence for people to live in after the stage was reassembled, Yueyue didn't know these things yet, so she ran over to see it curiously now.

The prefabricated house is next to the westernmost guardrail of the artificial island at one end, and the warehouse for food at the other end, it looks very large, and it is a two-story building, Yueyue ran to the door, stopped to breathe, because running through the middle part of the artificial island in one breath is really tiring for a girl.

Yueyue's figure and footsteps attracted a woman upstairs who was drying clothes, this was a fairly good-looking young woman, who looked to be in her 20s, with black hair as short as a boy, ruddy cheeks, a pair of large eyes embedded in the round face, and very white skin.

The woman put down the clothes in her hand, stood on the edge of the balcony and shouted to Yueyue downstairs, "Hey! What is your name? "The voice sounded very hoarse.

"My name is Yueyue, what about you?" Yue Yue also responded upstairs, as she thought the woman seemed to be easy to get along with.

"My name is Kang Ju, and I'm an umbrella worker here. The workers and waiters of our artificial island all live in Bifang House, and the owner of Chongming Hotel and Aunt Ye also live here. The woman upstairs continued.

"It turns out that place is not called the Artificial Island Hotel, but the Chongming Hotel! Also, why do you call the board house Bifang House? Yueyue stared at Kang Ju with some confusion, seeking answers.

"Who told you it's called the Artificial Island Inn?" Kang Ju asked.

Yueyue said: "It's Uncle Li, the owner of the hotel, but Aunt Ye showed us an umbrella last night, saying that the Chongming lantern umbrella you made here is really beautiful, so I also know the name Chongming." ”

'Oops! Why did Aunt Ye take out that umbrella again? Kang Ju instantly thought in her heart, she knew that Aunt Ye actually took out not a Chongming lantern umbrella, but a Bi Fang umbrella, but for some reason, she didn't want to say more.

"Yueyue, wait a minute, I'll go down and open the door for you, come to my room and have fun." Kang Ju smiled and shouted at Yueyue, covering up the thoughts in his heart.

Regardless of the meaning of Bi Fang Bird? Let's continue to look at the experiences of Yun Yeyao and Xie Yunmeng 15 years later.

Year 2011

After a noisy night, Yun Yeyao slept deeply, and when he woke up the next morning, the sun had risen high, and everything outside was calm. Yun Yeyao glanced at his watch, nine o'clock in the morning. Xie Yunmeng beside him was long gone, replaced by fried fish and rice porridge on the bedside table.

The rice porridge is still steaming, Yun Yeyao sniffed it with his nose, the taste of fried fish is very fragrant, a small fish is fried to golden brown, put it on a plate, with rice porridge and pickles, it can really make people appetite.

Yun Yeyao remembered that when he was very young, his name was still Yun Haiyou. Every time Xiao You and Xiao Zuo go to kindergarten activities with the teacher, their mother will put a fried fish and a piece of homemade millet cake in their small lunch box. The golden fish were exactly the same as the ones on the plate in front of them.

Xiao You always finished eating first, and then looked at the fish in Xiao Zuo's lunch box with a blank eye, staring at it with that expression that was about to flow down. In the end, Xiao Zuo could only give half of his share to Xiao You, and it was over.

Thinking of these, Yun Yeyao's beautiful eyes slowly overflowed with tears, how much he missed Xiao Zuo! I miss the time the two of them spent together in kindergarten and elementary school, but unfortunately that time will never come back. Because his father said: His little Zuo has passed away with his mother and has become a handful of dust underground.

Yun Yeyao never wanted to believe what his father said, but he had no way to investigate and confirm it, so he could only bear the thoughts silently, but fortunately he met Xie Yunmeng later, which brought a trace of comfort to his soul.

In the future, if possible, I must ask Xiao Meng to help investigate Xiao Zuo's affairs, if only Xiao Zuo was still alive. Thinking in his heart, Yun Yeyao picked up the fried fish with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, the crunchy and soft taste instantly merged with his memories, and the tears in his eyes slid down.

"Xiao Yao, are you okay! Why do you cry after breakfast? Xie Yunmeng's voice suddenly came from the door, startling Yun Yeyao, he quickly wiped his cheeks and said, "It's okay, the little insect flew in from the window just now and lost its eyes, where have you been?" ”

"I didn't go anywhere, I heard busy sounds in the morning, so I went out to help, and now it's just finished, and I want to come back to catch up on some sleep."

"Didn't you help late last night?"

"No, after settling you down last night, I went back to the house and did almost the same, and I didn't help at all. The people here get up quite early in the morning, and before five o'clock they are all working on the deck. ”

After Yan Nuogu left, Aunt Ye said: "Today's guests will only arrive in the afternoon, and there are still many things to be done in the morning, if you are willing, go to the kitchen to help Xiao Nuo, maybe there, you can hear him tell more stories." ”

Aunt Ye said this because she saw that Xiaodou liked to listen to Xiaonuo's stories very much, and deliberately provided him with opportunities. Of course, Xiaodou readily agreed, but Yueyue was a little tired, and she didn't want to listen to the story of the fishing village in the past, so she went back to her room alone to catch up on sleep.

Seeing Xiaodou's figure disappear downstairs, Aunt Ye walked to her room, her room was on the second floor from east to west, and in addition to the work on the counter, Aunt Ye spent all her time in the room asking those umbrella paintings. So when the sky is free, just go to her room and find her.

The work of painting is the main reason for Aunt Ye's bloated and obese figure. But here, no one cares about the quality of the figure, and most of the women here are no longer young, and it is estimated that Kang Ju is the youngest. Kang Ju didn't reveal his age, these were just speculations before Yueyue fell asleep in a daze.

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Go back 50 years

The middle-aged man rowed a small boat and continued to drive forward, completely ignoring the wind and waves on the lake, just wanting to know what the garbage at the bottom of the lake was found before. The feeling of uneasiness in his heart haunted the middle-aged man, making him linger all the time.

He knew that there were some secrets that he should not explore, and it was not easy to keep his comfortable life, not to mention that he also had a 15-year-old son, Nuno. But he just couldn't control his curiosity, and he couldn't control his desire to study the things at the bottom of the lake, because he found that many fish and shrimp died in the black area, and something bad must pollute the lake water to cause the fish and shrimp to die.

The other villagers hadn't found out about this yet, and the middle-aged man thought that if he told them now, there would be very few people who would believe it. Most of the fishermen in the village depend on the lake for their livelihoods, so how can they easily believe that the resources at the bottom of the lake are about to be exhausted! Therefore, the best way is to find out the source of the dumped black garbage, so that it does not penetrate deep into the lake water and affect the growth of fish and shrimp. Or minimize its impact on fish and shrimp, so that they can save a piece of survival.

But the middle-aged man thinks too simply, and some things, if they have been done by others, will not be easily given up, let alone easily destroyed. He's been targeted himself, and he's not even aware of it! The wind and waves raged around the middle-aged man, rolling up dark green seaweed and hitting him and the plank.

When Xie Yunmeng rushed into the kitchen from the outside, he was very direct, and at first glance he saw the round things outside the back door of the kitchen. However, from the angle of his entry, he could not be sure whether it was a human head, and he could only see that the black hair was covered with something red, like pieces of flesh, and like garbage.

No one followed Xie Yunmeng, Yun Yeyao widened his eyes and asked him, "What about the other people in the hotel?" How could you be the only one who came? As soon as the question was asked, Mr. Actor's whole body was included in Mr. Detective's arms and was hugged by him.

Xie Yunmeng comforted the frightened people and said, "Everyone is outside, Aunt Ye has also gone out, I don't know what they are doing?" I heard you scream and turned around and rushed over. Even if others heard it, I guess it would take at least ten minutes to get there. ”

"That, Xiao Meng, there's a human head at the back door of the kitchen, it's scary! It's really scary! Go check it out. Yun Yeyao grabbed the clothes on Xie Yunmeng's chest and said to him urgently. Mr. Detective could feel how violently the heart in his friend's chest was beating, indicating that he couldn't be joking, so in an instant, Mr. Detective's heart also rose to his throat.

Hurriedly asked someone to put it down, and following the direction he pointed, Xie Yunmeng walked to the back door of the kitchen in three steps and two steps. Yun Yeyao originally thought that Xie Yunmeng would react very violently after seeing the situation there, and would immediately call everyone in the family over. But unexpectedly, Xie Yunmeng didn't move, and stood at the back door of the kitchen for several minutes.

After turning around, there was no look of shock and nervousness on his face, but he was full of doubts, and said to Yun Yeyao: "Xiao Yao, have you acted in any horror movies recently?" Or is it all of a sudden that your eyesight has deteriorated? ”

"What do you say? Are you saying I'm wrong? Yun Yeyao didn't know where the strength came from, so he suddenly propped himself up from the ground and stumbled to Xie Yunmeng's side, wanting to pull away his wide body and reconfirm whether he was mistaken.

Xie Yunmeng squatted down, picked up the black hair on the ground with one hand, and said to Yun Yeyao: "Xiao Yao, take a closer look at what this is?" ”

His action made Yun Yeyao timid again, his hair was stained with red flesh, and Yun Yeyao quickly turned his head away to avoid his gaze.

Xiaodou didn't learn more from the chef, and now he wanted to see what the prefabricated houses where the workers lived were really like. Maybe you can meet a few people to talk to and get unexpected clues. And that Yueyue's new acquaintance, Kang Ju, I don't know what kind of woman it is? Xiaodou also wants to see it.

But he didn't need to walk much more, because Kang Ju was now walking towards the hotel, and she limped slowly, one leg could not be bent at all, and it seemed as if it was a short section, and she could only move on the ground like a stiff cane.

When Xiaodou saw Kang Ju for the first time, he was immediately stunned for a moment, and then he blurted out: "This gentleman, do you need to go to the hotel?" ”

Kang Ju was also stunned when she heard his name, she slowly looked up at Xiaodou, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Who are you?" I've never seen you, are you a new guest? ”

"You should have seen a little girl named Yueyue, I came with him, my name is Xiaodou."

"Oh, it turned out to be you," Hearing Xiaodou mention Yueyue, Kang Ju's guarded face softened, and asked: "Yueyue has already mentioned you just now, I think, she probably hasn't mentioned my matter to you yet, that's why you use the wrong name for me, right?" ”

But Xiaodou didn't answer her question right away, but paused for a moment before continuing, "No, I think probably...... I guess I didn't see your face clearly! I'm sorry, I'm changing it back now, this lady, do you need to go to the hotel? ”

"It's okay, I'm really going to the hotel to help now, and the workers on the other side of the board house are all awake, if you have nothing to do, you can talk to them."

"I really want to go to your house and the dock to have a look, I'm as interested in the heavy light umbrellas you made as much as Yueyue, but I don't want Uncle Li to give me one, but I want to learn how these umbrellas are made?" Xiaodou said with a smile. From beginning to end, his tone was polite, but there was a faint doubt in his pupils, as if he had never understood something.

Kang Ju's expression was very flat, she said: "I'm sorry, I'm probably going to disappoint you, the process of making the umbrella will not be passed on, and guests are not allowed to visit." ”

Xiao Dou didn't mind the cold water splashed by the liberal woman, and he continued: "Then I'll just take a walk and take a look, that, your legs...... It doesn't matter, right? Do you want me to help? ”

"No, I'm fine."

"Lao Yan, go and take a look! Your ship has been thrown out by Nono, and now that the boy has left the harbor, we can't even call him! A fisherman slammed open the door of Lao Yan's house in a hurry and stumbled in front of him.

"What?!" Lao Yan, who was resting, suddenly jumped up from his chair, he didn't feel sorry for his boat, Nuo Nuo, this child is liked by the whole village, now the wind and waves on the big lake are so violent, even if the old fisherman sails, it is difficult to ensure safety, let alone a 15-year-old child like Nuo Nuo.

"What the hell is going on? Nono isn't such a headstrong child?! What about Old Nuo? What did he do?!! The old man yelled at the panting fisherman, who didn't know what was going on.

At this time, the wind and rain outside the window are dense, and there is a growing trend. The wind kept blowing against the window edges, making a clanging sound, as if it was about to smash the window frames and panes together. In this kind of weather, don't say sailing, no one will even go to the shore of the lake! What the hell is Nono going to do stealing his ship?

The fishermen questioned were about the same age as Lao Yan, and were already in their fifties. In order to inform Lao Nuo, who lived outside the village, he ran for more than ten miles, and now he was soaked, but he was so tired that his mouth was dry, he grabbed the teapot on Lao Yan's table and poured it several times, so that he could finally speak normally.

"Old Nuo...... Old Nor, he doesn't know what nerves he has? I had to go to sea to fish at this time, and when I came to borrow a boat, I learned that Lao Nuo had already set sail. Nono tried to chase him, and we've tried to stop him, locking up everyone's boat, but ignoring your old ship. Blame us too, it's too paralyzing and careless, this kid will ...... while we are not paying attention Alas!! What can I do now?! ”

The old fisherman sighed heavily, his dark wrinkled face full of anxiety. Nono's behavior puts them in a dilemma, and if they go to chase after them, they may lose their lives together. But if they don't care at all, they can't bear to watch Nuo Nuo and his father die in vain, so they can only come to ask Lao Yan's opinion to see what should be done?

Lao Yan used to be the head of a fishing village, because his eldest son went to work in the city, and after the family's economic conditions improved, he gave up his fishing skills, moved out of the village, and settled in a place closer to the town. Perhaps because he wanted to keep a memory, he did not abandon or resell his old fishing boat, but kept docking at the original place on the shore of the big lake, and other fishermen could use it as long as they said hello when they needed it.

Xie Yunmeng pulled Yun Yeyao all the way forward, the wind and waves on the big lake in the morning were relatively calm, and it was quite comfortable to blow on his body. Yun Yeyao pulled the hair that was blown back in front of his forehead and asked Xie Yunmeng: "Shall we go to the board house first, or go to the dock first?" ”

"Whatever you want, I don't care."

"There's no one in the board room, probably the workers are resting after they are busy, let's go up to the dock to see the umbrellas first." Yun Yeyao said: "I think the umbrellas on the dock should be all finished products. Probably going to be shipped away today. ”

"Are you afraid when you walk down that inclined aisle?" Xie Yunmeng asked.

"How can you be afraid! Am I not a little girl? Yun Yeyao retorted a little angrily, Xie Yunmeng was always overly worried about him.

The detective explained: "Aren't you afraid of heights? It's in the middle of the lake, and the location is quite high, so that's why I asked. And when you went to the island yesterday, I didn't think you looked good. ”

"That's because I'm tired, today is different, don't worry. I'm not that squeamish! ”

The two of them were talking, and were about to pass by the board room to continue walking, when they suddenly heard a quarrel in the board room, one of them was a loud male voice, and the other voice was hoarse and neutral, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman.

The owner of the male voice was roaring, "What the hell do you want?!! How do I do good medicine, you will be satisfied?!! ”

"I've never asked you to do anything! If you're not happy with me, you can drive me away, it's no big deal, and Lao Nuo won't stop it! Not to be outdone, the other sounded crying.

"What do you say?! You didn't ask me to do anything, everything was wishful thinking on my part, didn't you?!! Don't you mean that?!! ”

"That's not what I meant!! Why do you have to make everything clear?!! We could have lived a dull life, so why do you have to let everyone know about us?!! ”

"Why can't you know?! You tell me the reason!! The man's throat grew louder and louder, accompanied by the sound of slamming the table and throwing things. But the strange thing is that not a single person around to persuade the fight came out, as if all the workers in the board house had something to do.

The criminal police and the actor couldn't help but stop and continue to listen, but they were also afraid that the people inside would suddenly rush out and find out that they were eavesdropping, so the two of them retreated to the middle of the side of the board room and the gap between the warehouse, and used the wall to block themselves. Even if it is seen, it can be said that it is a curiosity to see how the houses are put together.

Lao Nuo's attitude made Xie Yunmeng unpredictable, he guessed in his heart, but he really couldn't think of a suitable reason, so he had to prick up his ears to listen to what Lao Nuo said. Yun Yeyao listened with him on the surface, but in fact, those beautiful eyes kept looking at Mr. Criminal Police's side face, with an unclear expectation in his eyes, as if he hoped that the Criminal Police would understand something after listening to Lao Nuo.

Lao Nuo leaned against the warehouse wall and said: "Xiaoju and Xiaochen were originally not related, in the first half of last year, the two of them were still living well in the city and with their families. I don't know how they met. Xiao Chen told me that he was attracted to Xiaoju the first time he saw him, and then, he couldn't leave Xiaoju anymore. Because it is not easy for a person like him to find someone he likes, and the other party is willing to be with him. ”

Hearing this, Yun Yeyao nodded to show that it was understandable, and Lao Nuo also gave him a grateful look, but Xie Yunmeng still didn't understand, and said: "I also know Kang Chen, he is actually a young man with a great sense of justice, and he is not bad, but his temper is a little hot, he has a good relationship with Xiong Shao, and the family works hard in the city, although it is not rich, but it is not so disgusted that no one wants to be with him!" ”

"Xiao Meng, don't interject, let Uncle Li continue." Yun Yeyao's hand lightly covered Xie Yunmeng's mouth, asking him to listen quietly.

Lao Nuo continued: "Actually, it is normal for Officer Xie to have such questions, if Kang Chen, this young man, is according to the opinion of ordinary people, it is indeed impossible for him to even find a girlfriend, but Kang Chen's own mind is very special, many times, he looks down on others, occasionally, there will be people he likes, but these people will definitely not like him." Mr. Yun, I think you understand what I mean, right? ”

"Yes, I understand, the moment I heard Xiaoju's voice, I understood." Yun Yeyao replied.

"That's because you're the same as Xiao Chen." Lao Nuo said meaningfully.

"No, Uncle Li, we are different, I just want to be accompanied, no matter what my identity is, I never force it. And Kang Chen only cares about the thoughts of his confidant, and as a result, everyone around him feels sorry for him, especially the family who loves him. Separation sometimes just frees the parties, but family and friends will be sad and sad for a long time, Xiaoju is right, they should hide their love, and the two of them can taste happiness by themselves, why do you have to force others to approve it together? ”

Lao Nuo looked at Yun Yeyao and the need for the two of you to open the house and the warehouse annex, and walked up to the lakeside walkway leading to the dock, before turning around and going to the warehouse, he seemed to have something to do in the warehouse. Between the rubbing hands, small things like fish scales kept falling.

Stepping into the door frame of the warehouse, Lao Nuo glanced in the direction of the dock again, determined the location of the actor and the criminal police, and then entered the warehouse with confidence, and after a while, the sound of Kang Chen talking to him came from inside.

Yun Yeyao and Xie Yunmeng both ignored one thing, that is, the male voice they thought was Kang Chen in the quarrel, in fact, the voice sounded very unfamiliar, the two of them talked to Kang Chen last night, although the environment at that time affected hearing very much, but as long as you think about it carefully, you can find the flaws.

Especially Xie Yunmeng, who had been in contact with Kang Chen because of the case before, Lao Nuo's temporary appearance was not to explain to the two of them at all, but to attract the thinking of the two to Kang Chen, what he and Kang Chen were covering up, it was still difficult to see, but when Yun Yeyao and they walked to a place where they couldn't notice the sound in the board room, the quarrel was immediately heard.

On the inside of a window on the second floor of the board room, a man glanced out, and then disappeared again.

At this moment, the two people in the warehouse huddled in the corner of the goods and whispered. Although it was daytime, there were so many things piled up that the sunlight could not penetrate where they were hiding.

The wind outside the window blew into the warehouse, making a shrill whistling sound, blowing away some of the unpleasant fishy smell. Kang Chen asked, "Lao Nuo, you didn't say anything more to the two of them, did you?" ”

"No, you can rest assured, fortunately, Mr. Actor thought he understood everything, and took the initiative to discuss his views with me, which made Mr. Criminal Police impatient, so he didn't ask much. That little actor is indeed the same as you said, it may be that he just has a crush on the criminal police, you can make good use of this, but be careful, the little actor is not stupid, don't let him see any flaws. ”

"I know, it won't." Kang Chen asked: "Let's discuss the matter of the little actor later, have you arranged everything in the kitchen?" The detectives and actors have been there in the morning, so they won't see anything, right? ”

"No, everything is in the warehouse behind the stove and covered with a cloth. Besides, it's full of fish and shrimp, it's dirty everywhere, and they won't go in. ”

The man in the room was very angry, not because someone was around him, provoking his anger, but because his wish had been frustrated again this time.

It stands to reason that this man is rich and beautiful, and his work and family are good, so he shouldn't have too many troubles, which may be the case. But the man was still not satisfied with his current situation, and he came to Bifang Island again and again to buy those expensive heavy light umbrellas, just to solve the lingering troubles that have always remained in his heart.

'Then why don't you go home?!' We've all tolerated them, so why don't we want to go home? The man thought, pacing up and down the room.

From his thoughts, we can roughly know that he came here to bring back a person, whether he was one of the quarrelors? It can only be said that there is such a possibility, but how? It depends on what the man does next.

But at this moment, he looks depressed, and it is obvious that he should have no idea what to do next. Those heavy light umbrellas are bulky and ugly, and men don't like them at all, and after every purchase, as soon as they leave the area of Bifang Island, men will throw the umbrella into the lake and watch it sink, as if these are his troubles, and only sinking can make him happy.

Aside from speculation, we can't be sure why he came to spend this unjust money. And what was the source of his troubles?

Anyway, when this man was on the island, he never gave people a good look, so Lao Nuo and Kang Chen were very cautious when they saw him, for fear of annoying the gold owner, and they would not come to buy Chongming umbrellas in the future, after all, such a handmade, complicated and expensive umbrella, only special people would often come to buy it.

They only think that men may be under too much pressure at ordinary times, which is why they have such a big temper. The man was still pacing, and Kang Chen outside could hear his heavy footsteps almost breaking the floor of the room.

Kang Chen's own behavior is also very strange, it stands to reason that he came upstairs to have a look because he was worried about the patient, but he knew that there was an old man who had been sick in bed for many years in the room where he knocked on the door, but he didn't open the door directly and went in, but stayed at the door of the room and knocked on the door lightly.

What was Kang Chen thinking? But if he didn't have a key so he chose to knock on the door, that wouldn't be right. If he doesn't have a key, he can go and inform Lao Nuo to come and call, just shout at the door of the hotel, or waste ten minutes at most, and go back to the warehouse to call someone.

If something in the kitchen is urgent and he doesn't want to run out and waste time, then why would he stand at the door of the patient's room? From the time he went upstairs to the time he knocked on the door, it was about five minutes, and during this time, if he called Lao Nuo to come.

With so many workers and guests, it was unrealistic to starve at noon, so when the aunts came to the kitchen, the middle-aged chef was already cooking there. This chef is different from everyone's impression, the average chef is dressed in white and hat, his face and hands are full, and he looks shiny.

But this one, the skin is like a withered skin, and the sideburns around the lips are full of beards, which are tangled together and somewhat uncomfortable to look at. He was wearing an ordinary lounge suit, washed and somewhat discolored, and a pair of white shoes on his feet, which were the only color on his body that looked clean.

However, it is worth noting that the chef's hands are very delicate, the fingertips are like onions, the palms are slender, and there are not many folds even at the joints. It is an incomprehensible thing for a rough man with a scruffy beard to have such a pair of delicate, woman-like hands.

Maybe it was because of the urgency of time, he fried and fried very quickly, and after a while, the fresh ingredients that the aunt put on the table turned into pots of steaming dishes, and the aunt, who was cleaning the ground in the small warehouse behind the stove, poked her head out to take a look, and asked the chef: "Xiao Yan, where did you go just now?" Lao Nuo said that he couldn't find you. ”

"I was a little uncomfortable, slept in the room for a while and overslept."

"But Lao Nuo said that he went to your room, and there was no answer after knocking on the door for a long time, are you really sleeping?"

"What's the point of lying about this kind of thing? I can't swim or row, and there's only one place here, where can I run! The cook said to the aunt, who was a little unhappy with the doubts she expressed.

Auntie quickly retracted her head and muttered: "That's right, you have always been like this, elusive, except for cooking, I can hardly see you, and it is normal for Lao Nuo to not find you." ”

There was a hint of sarcasm in Auntie's words, but she didn't hear the cook's ears outside, because he was pouring a large plate of sliced fish into the pan and making a loud frying sound.

When the frying subsided, the cook shouted to the back of the kitchen, "Wait a minute, don't forget to mop the floor around the stove, it's too damp." ”

"Got it." Immediately, there was an aunt's response from inside.

The black ponytail hairs scattered on the ground had to be collected and cleaned little by little, which was already a very heavy job. The aunts were already busy and a little irritable, so they only agreed verbally, as for whether they had time to do it later? That's another story, and that's going to be said later.

Xiaodou and Kang Ju passed by, although the person walked towards the west of the artificial island, but his attention was still focused on the woman behind him, one thing he was unintentionally realized just now, lingered in Xiaodou's heart, the touch of the woman's body to him, and the beautiful face, intertwined, so that Xiaodou couldn't figure out the truth,

Shaking his head, Xiaodou stopped thinking about these inconsequential things and walked forward faster.

There was no one on the two-story board house and the dock in the distance, the wind was whistling and blowing Xiaodou's hair, he gently brushed the hair back of his head with his hand, squinted his eyes and looked at the balcony on the second floor of the board house, behind the clothes hanging there, you can vaguely see that there seems to be a heavy light umbrella on the ground,

Xiaodou was very strange, all the heavy light umbrellas he saw were neatly hung on the wall shelves, why did the umbrella be placed on the ground? Has it just been used?

Walking directly in the direction of the umbrella, Xiaodou didn't notice that there was a figure shaking in the warehouse next to him, it was a tall man he had never seen before, probably in his 50s, his hair and beard were gray, but his muscles were prominent, and he looked good in spirit and strength.