There was only one sentence in the letter, and nothing else was said. Underneath this brief letter, there is an inexplicable word: "Charade". This left me scratching my head a bit. Is it a hint?

I called my aunt's phone, but I couldn't get through. Some time ago, my aunt said that she was going to go on a long trip. It could have been going for a long time, and the phone would definitely not be answered, and she said she would call me when she came back. It seems that he hasn't come back yet.

Could it be that the answer is in the box?

I opened the box and saw that it contained a diary and a cloth bag. The bag contained an ancient copper key, and the diary looked like my aunt's work diary, so I quickly flipped through it.

The title page is her address in Savannah, and the rest is just a few counts, hand-drawn patterns, chronological sheets, and excerpts. There are a few pages about my grandfather, but not very detailed. Could this have something to do with my grandfather?

I thought about it and thought it was impossible, my grandfather had been dead for decades.

But from beginning to end, there is nothing like a hidden poem. It's weird, since she didn't, why did she send this to me? I patiently flipped through the notebook back and forth, page by page. Finally, something strange was found on the blank page at the end of the note: the previous page had been torn off, and the blank page had the marks left by lines of writing.

It dawned on me. Could it be that this is what my aunt meant by "charade"?

This is a kind of mind game that she taught me when I was a child. It is to write on the previous page, and because of the strength of the pen, it will leave some marks on the next page. Just scribble with a pencil and what you wrote before will be revealed.

As soon as I thought of this, I immediately found a pencil and rubbed the tip of the pen diagonally on it. Sure enough, after a few rubs, those words appeared:

"Xiaoyu, take the two things I sent you and go back to your hometown. Under your grandfather's tombstone, find a parchment map. Armed with a sheepskin map, notebook, and keys, come to the United States to find me. Remember, they're crucial. In order to guard against others, I can only sue you in this way.

There's someone out there! I didn't have time to write, so I went here to find the 'red box' and 'second grave'. ”

"Red Box", "Second Grave"? What does this mean?

It can be seen that the aunt wrote this letter in a hurry, and she didn't even sign it later. According to her habit, every letter must be signed. She's done with it, something must have happened.

Auntie is a weirdo!

She doesn't like to use mobile phones, and only uses landline phones, which is quite similar to US President George W. Bush. Since we are often away from home at work, it is also very inconvenient for us to get in touch.

I don't know if it's inherited from my grandfather, but my aunt has a special love for history and archaeology. After going to university, it didn't take long for her to earn a double doctorate in history and archaeology. I had a full scholarship, and then I immigrated to the United States and taught at a university in the United States.

A few years ago, my aunt married an American. It didn't take long for me to set up a scientific expedition team with my foreign uncle, and I made a lot of money by excavating cultural relics.

When it came to the old ghost's mouth, my aunt became a grave robber. Even when I was in graduate school, I became "ill-intentioned" and full of "serious suspicions".

I studied history somewhat because of my family's influence, and on the other hand, because I like history very much. It was also because of studying history that I met Duoduo.

Originally, the two of us studied majors, and it can be said that the future is worrying. But in the mouth of the old ghost, we are a natural pair! And the future is bright.

Here's what he said: "You think, archaeology needs to know history, right? History should also understand cultural relics, right? Isn't it just right for you to be together? If you can enter the national archaeological team, it will be a big cow. Exciting and profitable, it's just 'money is immeasurable'!

It's really not good, so I made a combination, called: 'male and female thieves'. On the surface, he is engaged in antique trading, but secretly he is engaged in some private work of touching gold and reselling cultural relics. If you're lucky, you'll be rich in three or two times, and you won't be able to spend it all in your life!

Then find a prehistoric feng shui treasure and give birth to a few little scientists. Or find a few mountain and forest beasts to have a cross-species mating, and if it is successful, you can still get a 'Nobel Prize for Cross-species Mating' back. ”

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile bitterly, this grandson of the old ghost can really fucking bullshit, what kind of bullshit theory is this. First, archaeology is not as exciting as he suggests. Second, touching gold and reselling cultural relics is a felony, and if you catch it, you have to finish it. The only thing that makes sense is that history and archaeology intersect.

Now Duoduo's mysterious disappearance and my aunt's strange letter make me confused for a while. However, since my aunt asked me to go back to my hometown to find a map, she must have found some clue. And it's closely tied to that map.

Without much thought, I immediately took the car back to my hometown to find the mysterious map that my aunt had mentioned.

In the car, I sorted things out again from start to finish:

More than a month ago, the university suddenly notified Duoduo to go to Miami in the United States as an exchange student to do a field trip, and by the way, also to collect materials for the admission of graduate students and graduation defense.

Duoduo is a top student in their department, and she is the first person to be named. The second was her best friend and friend, Wu Lisha, who was among the best, along with several students and their mentor He Jianguo.

At first, Duoduo was reluctant to go, she didn't want to be separated from me for that long.

Although I didn't know what to do in Miami, I saw that the opportunity was not easy to come by, so I tried my best to persuade her, and she reluctantly agreed to go to the United States. Here's what I thought: my aunt is in the U.S. anyway, and Savannah isn't very far from Miami. In a few days, I will also go to the United States for a spin.

Before leaving, I told my aunt a lot of the address and phone number of her house, and asked her to go to her if she had any difficulties. At the same time, I also informed my aunt by phone.

But soon after arriving in the United States, they disappeared!

The university immediately sent people to the United States to find people, but to no avail.

As soon as I got the news, I asked my aunt to inquire. My aunt said that as soon as there was news, she would give me a reply immediately. At the same time, I was trying to figure out what I had to do to go to the United States. The days of waiting are like years.

Now that you have a clue, let's act quickly. I can't just rely on the school, I have to change from passive to proactive, and find Duoduo myself.

I was so cranky all the way, and after more than ten hours of driving, I finally returned to my hometown of Jiangsu. The smell of hometown is still so familiar. Grandma is still so kind; My father and mother are still so hard working and busy; As before, there are still as few words as I have.

But my return, which made them all happy, made me feel very uncomfortable. Only then did I realize that I hadn't been home for a long time. I was ashamed for a while, and I drank a lot of wine with my father at night. It was one night when I grew up talking and drinking the most with my father. Grandma and Mother were also happy to see us like this.

In the evening, I went to my grandfather's cemetery under the pretext of burning paper for my grandfather. My father drank too much and went to rest early. My grandmother and mother saw that I was going to do my filial piety, so they didn't care too much.

When I arrived at my grandfather's grave, I first sprinkled (sprinkled) a glass of wine on his old man's house, kowtowed a few times, and began to dig up in front of the tombstone.

I didn't dig much deeper, but I heard the sound of "dang", as if I had dug up something hard. I couldn't help but get excited, so I sped up the digging action. In less than ten minutes, the thing was dug up. It turned out to be a long iron box. When I opened it, I saw that there was a parchment map inside. But it's not like my aunt said it's one, but one volume, and there should be several. I didn't have time to take a closer look, so I quickly packed up my things and prepared to go back and look at them again.

At this moment, Grandpa's tombstone suddenly flashed!

I sat down on the ground in fright, and I fell backwards.

I saw that on the tombstone, a figure suddenly appeared. He shouted to me, "Who are you?" Why come and dig my grave? ”

I was so frightened that I almost peed my pants, but when I heard him say that, I knew it was my grandfather who had appeared. Looking at the expression, it really looks a little similar to the photo. He hurriedly kowtowed his head and stammered, "Grandpa, I'm ...... It's your ...... grandson, called Fang Yu. It was my aunt Fang Fei who asked me to come to this picture! ”

"Xiaofei?" Grandpa wondered, "What about her now?" ”

"In the United States...... United States. Your granddaughter-in-law was in trouble, so my aunt asked me to come to find this picture, and then hurry to the United States. …… Grandpa, if I offend you, I will definitely burn you more paper money in the future. I hope you will bless me a lot, and when I find your granddaughter-in-law, I will definitely bring my great-grandson to make amends for you! "I couldn't care so much about it, so I kowtowed and said these words in one breath.

"Hehe, little bunny!" After Grandpa finished speaking, there was no movement.

I had the courage to look up and see that the tombstone had been restored to its original state. I quickly grabbed the picture and ran back home. When my mother saw that I had come back with a pale face, she asked what was wrong. I prevaricated and said that it was too cold, so I went inside.

I went inside, and by the light, hurriedly looked at the parchment maps. This image is a topographic map with notes in Chinese and English, but I don't know much about it. Only know the title, one is the xxx gold mine map, and the other is the xxx treasure map. Coincidentally, the front of the titles of these two pictures has been artificially erased and unrecognizable. There is also a sheet with a peculiar shape and a strange pattern. It's like a nautical chart, it's like a latitude and longitude chart, but there is no title, only a 30°N.

I thought about it for a while, but I couldn't understand it anyway, and when I got to the United States, I would know the answer when I looked for my aunt.

The next day, without staying long, I hurried back to Beijing. Before leaving, I told my tearful grandmother and parents that I was about to graduate and would be back soon.

When I returned to Beijing, I decided to go to the old ghost immediately. He is a rich second generation, he knows a lot of people, and there must be a faster way to apply for a visa or something.