If this was the first time I saw it, I might have just felt strange, but this was the second time I've seen it, because I saw it on the masked man's face.

Are they the same person?

I asked in my heart, but I really couldn't compare such a pure male voice with the woman in the photo.

With the photo in hand, I silently walked out, first found my backpack, then flipped out my phone from it, and took the photo.

But when I was editing the MMS, I looked at the content behind the photo and wondered how I could find this person.

After closing my eyes and thinking about it for a long time, I found a suitable excuse, and finally when I sent it, I hesitated whether to send it to Lao Zhong or Chen Haidong.

I don't know what both of them are doing! I thought about this, and finally sent it to Chen Haidong, and looked down at the folder, always feeling that the things here should not be told to him.

Maybe it's because I think they're from Archive Six, but I just haven't found a suitable reason to be sure.

Lying on the bed, I called Chen Haidong first, explaining the MMS just now, hoping that he could help me investigate the clues of this woman.

There was some confusion on the other side, and I heard a lot of voices asking him where he was, but he only hurriedly said, "Now I am following a suspect at the station, and you can help me check it when you have time."

After hanging up the call, I called Lao Zhong again, he was also busy there, and the research work on those words and the box was now in full swing.

When I asked him about the process, the other party just said perfunctorily that those words were almost being deciphered, but unfortunately, I couldn't find the Tao master that Mr. Gu Zhi said, and I had sent someone to contact him before, but I couldn't find this person, and I heard his apprentice say that the person had passed away for more than a year.

I didn't react much to this news, because it didn't have much to do with us, and Lao Zhong seemed to have found a replacement for the Tao master.

Then the old bell spoke again about the box, but as I heard him say this, there was another sound of footsteps, and he seemed to be walking in some hallway.

There was a lot of echo around him, on par with his voice, but it could still be heard, so I didn't remind him of the problem, and I guess he must be busy.

He said that the mechanism of the box was very tight, and under the infrared light, it was impossible to see what was inside, but what was certain was that those small holes were where the mechanism was located, and the outer compartment was very thick, and if you did it rashly, it could trigger the internal mechanism and destroy the contents inside.

Moreover, they have invited more than a dozen experts in this field, all of whom are helpless about this box, but the advice given is similar to what we expected.

Because this is a delicate ancient lock in itself, it also needs to use ancient techniques to crack it, and the only key is a soft wire.

However, they have found many retired craftsmen of the older generation, and they all said that they have more than enough heart but not enough strength, and they are afraid that the box will be broken.

This is also what Lao Zhong is afraid of, after all, they are also old, and the strength in their hands cannot be as accurate as that of young people, and opening such a lock depends on the skill in the master's hands, so this risk is not easy to take.

At present, we are still looking for the craftsman surnamed Qiu who has inherited the weaving technique, but it is also a needle in a haystack, because we can be sure that these people have too few things.

However, they are also smart, please ask the household registration department to search from the database, which is much faster than the manual one.

Speaking of which, Lao Zhong asked me about the situation here again and asked me when I would be able to go back.

I thought about it, but I didn't have a number in my heart, and the only good news I could tell Lao Zhong was that Liu Ran had found the clue she was looking for.

As for the rest, because there are so many things going on here, I can't figure it out for a while, so I just said, look, maybe I'll be back in a few days.

When I hung up the phone, I looked at the photo and couldn't help but ask, "You said Li Sansi, could it be a thief!" ”

The other party was stunned, and when I wanted to ask more, I immediately said again, nothing, and ended the call.

Putting down the phone, I lay on the bed alone, looking at the ceiling, with a lot of content in my heart, in addition to Li Sansi's matter, there is also the source of these things.

Perhaps I should also go back and get a thorough understanding of Archives No. 6 and the old clock's past, and what exactly he did in the Prophet's mouth.

Finally, his eyes looked at the woman in the photo again, slowly correspondingly to the masked man, and gradually separated.

What do earrings mean? It may also be a couple, this woman is his lover, but unfortunately Li Sansi found out and took this photo.

I shook my head and gave up thinking about this mysterious woman, perhaps...... It's someone else at all, someone who has nothing to do with the Masked Man.

Putting the photo aside, I fell asleep again before I knew it, but in and out of my dreams, it was all the same picture and the obtrusive earrings.

When I woke up, it felt like someone had stuck a needle in my temple, and I was awakened by a tingling sensation.

Sitting up, I raised my hand to rub the sore spot as I looked up at the door and saw that it was almost evening.

My head still hurts a little, as if I didn't pull it out after the needle was pricked just now, and when I packed up my things, folded the photo, put it in my wallet, and walked out, I saw a lot of people coming and going on the street, and after pulling a person to inquire, I learned that almost all the people in the village have come back today, and there are thousands of people?

It was the first time in decades that so many people had gathered at one time, and in addition to Elder Li's family and Elder Song's relatives, most of them came to see the new patriarch.

In this way, all the rooms in the village need to be cleaned up, but they are all their own homes, and it is very easy to clean up.

There are many people, and this village is also rarely lively, and at this time, the cold silence that surrounds it is left, and there are only those two strong white things left.

Elder Song's death was suppressed, so he was ready to be buried tonight, but the body only stayed in the ancestral hall for one day.

This was unruly, so the family members of the deceased were a little unhappy, and several of the young men who were more angry ran over to ask for an explanation, but were stopped by Elder Li.

The reason is very simple, because there is only one coffin in the ancestral hall, but there is only the clothes of the deceased in the coffin, which is Li Sansi's funeral.

We couldn't recover Li Sansi's body, so Elder Li could only place a clothed mound for his only son, but in the ancestral hall, he didn't say a word, and everyone looked at him silently.

He just stared at the coffin blankly, as if he was waiting for something, and when Elder Song's family came over with the coffin, they saw this.

The crowd gathered, the exit of the ancestral hall was blocked, and soon someone informed Baizhou, but Baizhou was very indifferent, but he should go anyway.

After all, Li Sansi died in his hands, and he is now the patriarch, and he also obtained it from a dead man, so it is reasonable that he should also go over and take a look.

And even if he doesn't go, it won't be long before someone calls the door, if nothing else, just because of the same clan and clan, but Elder Song is not allowed to stay in the ancestral hall for seven days, and this statement is not easy to explain.

Instead of being so passive, it is better to take the initiative, so as not to sweep away the majesty of the patriarch.

After putting down the papers, Baizhou got up and walked away, walking under the dazzling lights, making him feel a little dizzy, as if this was not the village of last night.

When people walk past him, they will always look at him very attentively, and when he nods and smiles at the other person, someone will remind the other person who this person is.

But Baizhou didn't pay attention to it, and when the man called the patriarch again, Baizhou also went away.

The ancestral hall is located in the middle of the village, so it is not far from the patriarch's house, and when Baizhou arrived, he heard the youngest son of Elder Song scolding there, that outsider, why is he our patriarch, I think he must have killed Li Sansi in the clan tomb to take away Lingkui!

Listening to those words, some echoed, some shouted, and some were silent.

When the kid said the most energetically, he slapped his father's coffin and said loudly, "He's the patriarch, I'm the first one to disagree, what ability does he have to be the patriarch, I think he should take the spirit in his hand now!" ”

When he said this, he was facing the ancestral hall, so naturally he didn't see that Baizhou had already walked over from the crowd.

This kid still looked at Elder Li triumphantly, as if he wanted to impeach the new patriarch with him.

But after the words were finished, he suddenly didn't hear the response of others, the kid was slightly stunned, and then he looked back, and saw Baizhou walking in calmly, and everyone spontaneously gave way to a way.

But from everyone's eyes, it can be seen that some people have opinions about this patriarch, but because of the seniority and the old man's obstruction, he is not like this bastard boy who just died of his father, shouting unashamedly in the ancestral hall.

After seeing Baizhou, the kid was also a little jealous, and immediately took a step back, screaming stiffly, and the "patriarch" was pulled backwards.

When Baizhou walked in front of Elder Song's coffin, he bowed slightly to show his salute.

Then he waved his hand to the few people who followed behind him, and those people carried the coffin away, but as soon as he carried it out, the kid from before jumped out again.

"Patriarch, you are the new official who has taken office with three fires! How? Our old man's bones are not cold, and you won't even let him enter the ancestral hall! It stands to reason that you are the patriarch and say anything, but you are also an outsider, so you can't drive your family out! ”

Baizhou's footsteps paused, glanced back at the other party, and sneered, "Okay, are you going to take over as the patriarch?" ”

As he spoke, Bai Zhou took out a box from his body and handed it to the man, who looked at Bai Zhou, then at Elder Li, and a few people around him.

A few of them shot unkind glances, obviously trying to rob him, but most of them looked at Baizhou, feeling that the decision he made was too sudden.

The other party hesitated for a while, hesitating whether to take it, but he still said with a half-smile in his mouth, "Look at what I said, this patriarch's position is not a playhouse, can you say that you can send it?" Isn't this too inappropriate to take the old patriarch seriously? ”

Seeing that he hesitated, Baizhou didn't bother to say, and glanced outside, "Lingkui is a treasure that is hard to find, but in my opinion, it is just a stone!" ”