Chapter 13: The Showdown
The three of them walked through the construction site, crept to a wall, and with great difficulty, climbed over the wall, and walked along the road for another seven or eight minutes until they came to a road with street lights on.
"The road is against the Wei River, and there is a path by the river that can be walked from the path." Ah Qi pointed across the road.
Qiu Shan and Liu Qi nodded, followed Ah Qi quickly across the road, crossed the bushes and a small forest that was not wide, and saw that not far in front of them was the dark Wei River, and the sparse starlight was reflected on the surface of the river.
At this time, there was a roar of cars on the road, and three SUVs flashed their headlights and sped past, showing that Liu Dengji's people had caught up. Fortunately, the three of them did not take the avenue, otherwise they would have been chased again.
Ah Qi was quite familiar with the nearby terrain, and took Qiu Shan and Liu Qi to find a trail and wander to the east. After walking for about ten minutes, the east side has revealed the white of the fish's belly. Looking at the hills, I saw that the sky was hanging low in the distance, and the plains were vast, like suburbs.
The three of them walked for a while, and the sky slowly brightened. Ah Qi walked down the dirt slope on the side of the road and walked along the ridge road on the river bank towards the river beach. Qiu Shan and Liu Qi saw that he was just silently hurrying forward, so they had to follow behind. After about three minutes of walking, through a dense reed thicket, the river beach is already in sight. The water color of the Wei River here is clear, the flow speed is very slow, although it is early autumn, the banks are still lush, and the grass and trees have no signs of decay.
Ah Qi raised his hand and pointed forward, and said to the two, "I live there." Qiu Shan and Liu Qi looked intently and saw a wooden boat moored by the Wei River, which was covered with some tattered tarpaulins, making the whole boat look dilapidated.
"Where do you live?" Qiu Shan pointed to the wooden boat and looked at Ah Qi in surprise.
Ah Qi nodded, stepped onto the shallows, and walked towards the wooden boat.
When he got to the side of the boat, Qiu Shan realized that the boat was connected to the shallows by a plank. The three of them stepped on the wooden plank and walked into the cabin, Qiu Shan saw that the inside of the wooden boat was quite neat and spacious, a large backpack reclined on the bilge, and the middle cabin was stacked with laptops and other items, which formed a great contrast with other furnishings. There were some tattered pots and pans at the stern of the cabin, which were supposed to be left by the previous shipwrights.
Qiu Shan snorted: "I can't imagine you live here!" ”
Ah Qi nodded, pointed to the stern of the boat and said, "There is some food in the rear cabin, you are free." ”
Qiu Shan and Liu Qi were already hungry at this time, and when they heard Ah Qi say this, they came to the rear cabin and saw a bunch of canned meat and convenience food, so they ate honestly and unceremoniously. After eating, the three of them were very tired, so they each found a clean cabin and lay down to sleep.
I don't know how long I slept, Qiu Shan opened his eyes slightly, and saw the golden glow of the cabin, reflecting the canopy above his head. Qiu Shan raised his body and saw that the sun was about to set, the glow reflected the red sky, the water surface was rippling, and a few water birds swept through the reeds.
He felt sore, struggled to get up, and saw Liu Qiwu sleeping on one side, but Ah Qi was no longer in the cabin, so he hurriedly ran out of the cabin, and saw Ah Qi sitting in the reeds on the shore from a distance, holding a bamboo pole in his hand and fishing. Qiu Shan stepped off the boat and came to Ah Qi's side, seeing him nodding at him, his heart moved, and he smiled: "Three thousand years ago, there was an old man who also fished in this river, but his hook was straight. ”
"The hook is straight?" Ah Qi turned his head and looked at Qiu Shan suspiciously.
"Huh...... Wow, such a big grass carp, I have to eat it tonight. Qiu Shan saw that there were a few fish swimming around in a basin next to Ah Qi, so he changed his conversation and continued: "I'll go pick up some firewood, and let's have a Weishui grilled fish banquet tonight." Then he picked up the dead branches along the riverbank.
About half an hour later, the sun was sinking in the west, the sky was dark, Qiu Shan returned to the shallows with a large pile of firewood, and saw that Ah Qi and Liu Qi were busy with the support, so he carried the firewood over. The three of them were busy killing fish and making fires, and Liu Qi went to the stern to find some oil and salt condiments. When everything was ready, the three of them gathered around the fire and roasted and ate.
An autumn moon rises in the eastern plain, the night sky is vast, the stars are like brocade, the night breeze is gently blowing on the body, and the bonfire is in full swing. The three of them ate fish and meat with bread, and Qiu Shan and Liu Qi chatted about their experiences over the years, and they couldn't help but sigh. Ah Qi frowned, eating bread silently, and looked depressed with a heavy heart.
Qiu Shan caught a glimpse of Ah Qi like this, and his heart moved, remembering that the two black-clothed people he met in Liangshan were equally mysterious and with the same strange equipment, could it be that Ah Qi had anything to do with them? Thinking of this, Qiu Shan called coldly: "Ah Qi," seeing Ah Qi turn his face, he said: "Du Mu is like a hot meat and hot show." ”
"What?" Ah Qi looked at Qiu Shan blankly.
Qiu Shan saw that Ah Qi's expression was not abnormal, and suddenly laughed and said, "You went all the way from San Francisco to Beijing, I'm afraid you didn't have to toss a lot, right?" ”
Ah Qi looked at Qiu Shan in some surprise, and said, "How do you know ......"
Qiu Shan was quite proud when he saw that he had said what he said, but he remained silent on the surface, and said: "Liu Dengji bid for a cultural relic of the Eastern Han Dynasty gold and jade clothes at an international auction in San Francisco a month ago and returned it to China. He flew to Beijing half a month ago, and you followed him all the way. Qiu Shan said it plainly, but he sweated in his heart, and his judgment was based on two points: first, although Ah Qi was fluent in Chinese, he did not know the history of Jiang Taigong's fishing, which was well known to Tong Yu, and the mobile phone was in English, these details were strung together to show that he should not have grown up in China; The second is that he should be following Liu Dengji, and when he met him in the woods next to the courtyard last night, he seemed to be spying on Liu Dengji.
"Yes." Ah Qi didn't hide it and said, "I went to China with him half a month ago. ”
"Why track?"
Ah Qisi said after a moment: "Liu Dengji has a project, codenamed 'Qin Warriors'. ”
"Qin figurines?" Seeing Ah Qi nodded, Qiu Shan then asked, "What kind of project is that?" ”
Ah Qi shook his head and said, "I don't know anything. ”
"Oh......" Qiu Shan sorted out his thoughts and asked, "You are tracking Liu Dengji for this project?" ”
"Yes."
"But I don't know what the 'Qin Warriors' are?"
"Hmm."
"Oh......" Qiu Shan hesitated for a moment and said, "This is the task given to you by the organization, right?" ”
"I don't have an organization and I don't have a mandate." Ah Qi said calmly.
Qiu Shan and Liu Qi looked at each other. Qiu Shan spread his hands and said: "I followed Liu Dengji for the 'Qin Warriors', but I didn't know what the 'Qin Warriors' were, and no one arranged to do this, so why are you doing this?" ”
"Well, I was told that the person in charge of this project had something to do with my past."
"In the past?" Hearing this, Qiu Shan couldn't help but ask, "What did you do in the past?" ”
"I don't know."
As soon as Ah Qi's words fell, Qiu Shan and Liu Qi's eyes widened in surprise.
"Do you ...... Amnesia? ”
Ah Qi nodded.
Qiu Shan recalled some details after meeting Ah Qi, and seemed to slowly understand, and asked, "When did your latest memory begin?" ”