Chapter 1 Two Men Set Off
Duanmuhong's funeral was held in a small cemetery in Lansing, and not many people came. www.biquge.info The weather was cloudy that day, but it hadn't rained yet, and there were only 9 people in front of the tombstone, including the poker face. In addition to the few people who were at the scene of the crime that day, there was also Duanmu Hong's housekeeper when he was in the United States. The butler was a thin old man over sixty years old, the old man was an authentic American, but he had the demeanor of an English gentleman, he wore a high gentleman's hat, and when he bowed and offered flowers, he took it off the top of his head, revealing a slightly bald head. Those "organizations" mentioned by Duanmu Hiroshi before his death did not show up. Duanmulong and Zhuo Fan single-handedly organized the funeral and buried some of Duanmuhong's relics, which can be regarded as leaving a small tomb in the United States. It shows that Duanmu Hong once stopped in the United States.
"I'll go back with Dad's ashes in two days." Zhuo Fan's face was very bad, but he looked at his spirits and was okay. He held Duanmuhong's ashes and "took them back to be buried with my mother." It seemed to be talking to himself, and it was like asking Duanmu Long's opinion.
Duanmu Long didn't change his serious expression from beginning to end, "I also plan to go back, if you need anything after you go back, you can find my housekeeper, about ......" He originally wanted to talk about his father, but he swallowed back when the words came to his mouth, and only glanced at the white porcelain urn in Zhuo Fan's hand, "Don't look for me again." After speaking, he looked at Tian Guang, "What about you?" ”
"I'll go back with Mr. Duanmu." Tian Guang had already decided.
Duanmu Long didn't say anything more, he unbuttoned his suit and turned to walk back. Poker Face watched them leave.
"Wait a minute." As if remembering something, Yu Yue quickly caught up, "Mr. Duanmu, you haven't answered the question you promised me at that time. Yu Yue knew that if she didn't ask now, she would probably not be able to find a suitable opportunity in the future.
Duanmu Long looked back at Poker's face, and also looked at Ah Shen, "I still won't change, maybe you think that everything is still the same now, but everything is the same, everything is no longer the same." After saying that, Duanmu Faucet left without looking back.
Ah Shen ran to Yu Yue's side, "What did you say?" ”
Yu Yue thought about it for a while, and only felt that Duanmu Long spoke mysteriously, and there was something in his words. It's just that she can't understand it, the Ah Shen in front of her is still Ah Shen, but what's the difference? She frowned as she smiled, "It's okay, just goodbye." ”
Yu Yue and his entourage finally decided to take the same plane back to China with Zhuo Fan. In two days, after Zhuo Fan settled everything, he took a plane and left the United States at the scheduled time.
"This, I don't think it's necessary to publish it, after all, it's a secret of your family." Yu Yue took out the voice recorder and wanted to delete the recording.
"Wait." Zhuo Fan stopped, "If you can, give me this recorder of yours, and I will buy you a new one later." There's my father's voice in it. Zhuo Fan looked very tired, he didn't continue to say anything to Yu Yue, closed his eyes and recuperated.
Yu Yue stuffed the recorder back into her pocket, took out the magazines on the plane, and flipped through them casually. Yu Yue sat in front of the poker face, he had already fallen asleep with his head drooping, and on this trip to the United States, the poker face lost the jade medal. Thinking of this, Yu Yue couldn't help but wonder, what is the use of that jade plate? Zhuo Fan's father said that day, what is the secret they guard? What does this have to do with the Moonlight Clan? I still remember that at that time, the patriarch of the Moonlight Clan, Mayisha's grandfather, was also killed by Gao Ze because he was guarding some secret. What is the door of the world in their mouths? …… Thinking about it, countless questions swirled in Yu Yue's mind, and they couldn't get rid of it, gradually intertwined into a denser and denser net, and she couldn't breathe.
After getting off the plane, Zhuo Fan said goodbye to the others first, and he had to go back to take care of the aftermath. Because Duanmu Hong has long ceased to exist in the mainland, there is no need to even do future affairs. Zhuo Fan just buried Duanmu Hong's ashes in the cemetery originally prepared for Duanmu Hong, and found someone to do a ritual to finish the matter.
Two days later, when Poker Face was packing up his things again, he was bumped into by Lao Jiang, "What? Are you leaving? ”
The poker face didn't seem to hear Lao Jiang's answer at all, "Have you dealt with the corpses in your house?" ”
"Duanmulong sent someone to dispose of that dried corpse in three or two clicks."
Poker Face nodded with satisfaction, and put a huge backpack on his back, "I shouldn't be coming back, let's help me return here." After speaking, he threw the key to Lao Jiang.
"What do you mean? After so many years of friendship, how can you say that you can leave? Lao Jiang stopped him, and his face immediately sank, "What do you mean by not coming back?" ”
Poker Face knew that if he didn't explain it clearly to Lao Jiang, he would never let himself go. It was also time for him to talk to Lao Jiang.
"You know, what we went through." Pokerface closed the door again and returned to the house.
"I just don't understand until now, what is the connection between your badge and that jade plate? Why is it so coincidental that they are all foxes? ”
"The badge was designed by our captain, the badge is a small database, and each of our team members has the latest research records of the archaeological team in the badge, and the badge has their own name on the back, and the name is stamped with a steel seal. At that time, we all thought that these badges were the representatives of the archaeological team, and they were also the records and backups of the archaeological team's information. I didn't think that the fox pattern on it had any special meaning. ”
"I've been wondering if your plane crash has anything to do with that organization." Lao Jiang moved his ass to the front of the sofa and leaned closer to the poker face, "You see, Duanmu Hong told the organization the secret they guarded, saying that the secret is related to the fox. And it just so happens that the badge worn by your archaeological team happens to have a fox on it......"
"I think so, too, so I'm going to find out. I re-checked the data in the badge two days ago and found a strange place. Poker Face spoke calmly, as if he was saying something that had nothing to do with him.
"Where?"
"There's a map in there." Poker Face pondered, took out a notebook from his backpack, opened it, and turned to the last page, "Look. ”
"What is this, round and round, I get dizzy when I see it."
"This should be a map." Although the poker face is a guess, he already has an idea about this painting in his heart.
Lao Jiang seemed to see through him, and leaned on the back of the sofa with Erlang's legs crossed, "Let's just say the answer." ”
Poker Face didn't refuse, and said, "Remember, the moonlight clan that Duanmu Hong mentioned?" ”
"Remember, what?"
"This is supposed to be the labyrinth that entered the Moonlight tribe, I've been there." Pokerface said, looking at the map again, "This map is in our archaeological data, which only means that someone in our team has been there." I had no idea there was such a thing. Earlier I went back to the institute and looked at the archaeological record, which was not recorded, let alone an archaeological event that I had not heard of. ”
"What does that mean?"
"This should show that someone in our archaeological team has been to this labyrinth of the Moonlight Clan, and if he can get out, it means that he has also discovered the secret of that labyrinth."
"Wait, what's the secret?
Poker Face slowly told Lao Jiang everything that had happened in the maze before. The walls of the labyrinth, including the labyrinth, are painted with light-absorbing paint, and when the light shines at a certain angle, the walls reveal historical murals of the Moonlight Clan. Lao Jiang was particularly fascinated when he heard this, and sighed, "There are so many people who are black hukou." Didn't you say that their labyrinth collapsed and they moved away, so what are you going to do back? ”
Pokerface shook his head, "I don't know. ”
The two finally fell silent, and the long silence made Poker Face unable to wait any longer, "If it's okay, you can go back first, right?" ”
"I'll go with you." Lao Jiang said briskly, "I'm also curious about what kind of place it is." ”
The poker face couldn't get rid of it, so he had to let Lao Jiang decide for himself.
Lao Jiang told Pokerface that he was going back to prepare some things, and asked Pokerface to wait for him for an hour. Poker Face shook his head helplessly, looked at the almost empty house, and turned to close the door.