Chapter 42: Take Me Home
"That's it." The fat man carefully put the piece of paper into Zhang Qixun's palm.
"It's just a little bit of what we dug up in the ashes of the brazier." The fat man explained, "The archive room was chaotic and followed up like a thief, and the fat man estimated that the most important information in it was taken away by them when they left, or simply thrown it into the brazier and burned it, and poured water on it, and it was smoky and damp, and the handwriting was long gone."
Zhang Qixun looked at the piece of paper in his palm, and it was indeed as the fat man said, there were burnt yellow marks on the edge.
The reason why this point can be preserved is probably because those people were in a hurry to evacuate, and when they saw that it was almost burning, they directly poured water into it to extinguish the fire.
On the yellow-blue piece of paper, which was not as big as a cigarette box, there was really a badge the size of a thumb, and the color was so faint that it was difficult to see clearly.
If it weren't for the two of the fat men being careful, they might have skimmed over the corners of their eyes when they changed others.
Zhang Qixun estimated that this was a kind of paper specially made by those people for that project, and the badge logo was printed on the corner mark like the page number of the book.
Whether the truth is as he guessed is impossible to ascertain.
The fat man continued: "That bit of information was only deduced from the details by me and the innocent two who sneaked in at night and turned the archive room upside down, that there was indeed a special unit that went to Banai with Chen Wenjin's expedition team."
Panma did say that those people were dressed as soldiers and carried a lot of guns.
Zhang Qixun narrowed his eyes slightly, thoughtfully.
If his previous speculation was correct, then this "special force" is part of the Zhang family under the command of Zhang Qishan.
In any case, the bureau has been rolled out, and it depends on who is more skilled in fishing nets and who is caught in the fish.
After a while, the two men who had finished talking in the wing room came out.
Wu Xiaoxie said to Huo Xiangu, "My three friends also know about that incident, and they know some details better than me."
Huo Xiangu waved her hand, looking a little tired, "Then let's follow."
Wu Xiaoxie whistled at Zhang Qixun and the three of them, signaling to follow him.
Coming to the living room and sitting down, Wu Xiaoxie streamlined what he knew.
When talking about going to Golmud, he paused slightly, and he really couldn't bear to tell Mrs. Huo that her daughter had become that inhuman and ghostly.
Huo Xiangu's face, expressionless from the beginning, gradually became gloomy.
Wu Xiaoxie's words were not finished, but Huo Xiangu had already guessed something, one hand slowly stroked the ebony box, her voice was full of coolness, she looked at Zhang Qixun, "So, this hand was also found in that sanatorium?"
Zhang Qixun nodded, "We deduced from Chen Wenjin's words and those old videotapes that the real Huo Ling did stay in the Golmud Sanatorium in the end, and because she became that special appearance, she was locked in the basement."
The expression on Huo Xiangu's face sent chills down her spine, and she asked Zhang Qixun in a bland tone, "What does the forbidden woman you are talking about look like?"
Zhang Qixun was speechless for a while, and he was really a little indescribable, isn't this a knife in the old lady's heart.
"That's it." Huo Xiangu lowered her eyelids, "After so many years, I finally know the result of Xiao Ling."
Zhang Qixun said softly: "This is a game between two forces, your daughter and Chen Wenjin mixed into another team, and as a result, they encountered a plot at the bottom of the Xisha Sea, and the purpose of the first team to be entrenched in Guangxi for a long time is the answer we are looking for now."
Huo Xiangu thought for a long time, and was silent without speaking.
Huo Xiuxiu stepped in from the threshold and carried a pot of tea, and after adding tea to several people's cups, she waited next to Huo Xiangu.
At this time, Huo Xiangu suddenly raised her head and asked Wu Xiaoxie with a somewhat strange expression, "In all the process you just said, there has always been a person with a unicorn tattoo on his body following you, where is this person now?"
Wu Xiaoxie was stunned for a moment,
Isn't the heart talking about your daughter? How did it get to the head of the unicorn tattoo?
Before he could react, the fat man on the side exclaimed, "Of course you have to carry such a precious thing."
Saying that, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the little brother and Zhang Qixun respectively, and said with a smile: "Ah, these two, they don't look good, they are beautiful and smooth, and they have great skills, and they are all little experts in taking care of the family and the courtyard, who do you want to choose to be your grandson-in-law?"
Zhang Qixun raised his leg and kicked on the fat man's chair, frowning and glaring at him.
The fat man knew at a glance that Zhang Qixun was really unhappy, and immediately restrained the thief smile on his face, and slapped himself in the mouth, "I'm talking nonsense, don't mind, everyone, what, old lady, what are you looking for a unicorn tattoo."
Huo Xiangu didn't pay attention to him at all, only looked back and forth on the little brother and Zhang Qixun, and said a little incredulously: "Both of you have unicorn tattoos on your bodies?"
Zhang Qixun said directly: "Don't guess, the person you are looking for is him."
Huo Xiangu stood up suddenly, her whole body trembling slightly, and she couldn't hide her excitement and walked up to the little brother, "Let me see your hand."
As he spoke, he grabbed the little brother's right hand, and after just one glance, her face changed greatly, and she took several steps back as if she had suffered a heavy blow.
Immediately after lifting the hem of his clothes, he knelt straight in front of the little brother, and his knees slammed on the floor without cushioning.
Wu Xiaoxie, Fat Man and Huo Xiuxiu, who didn't know what was going on, were frightened by her sudden move, completely stunned, and quickly got up from their chairs.
Huo Xiuxiu was shocked, although she didn't know why, she quickly knelt behind Huo Xiangu, and didn't dare to breathe.
The solemnity on Huo Xiangu's face, as well as the heaviness and resoluteness when she knelt down, couldn't be more real, as if only this kind of action could express her piety.
The fat man coldly popped out of his mouth, "It's not good, this old lady is a zongzi!"
Wu Xiaoxie came back from the shock at this time, and shouted in his heart that it was not good, this old lady is a figure who is calling for wind and rain in the capital, and she is so old, and she suddenly kneels here, doesn't this make people lose their lives.
"Granny Huo, what are you doing here? Hurry up." Wu Xiaoxie hurriedly stepped forward and wanted to help her up.
But Huo Xiangu knelt on the ground stubbornly, her expression majestic and solemn.
The fat man was obviously blinded, and secretly muttered in his heart that this old lady should not be a zongzi, so could this operation be hysteria?
Huo Xiuxiu was already stupid, she was at a loss for a while, Huo Xiangu couldn't get up, and she could only kneel.
The little brother only sat on the chair, quietly watching the scene in front of him, without the slightest reaction, like a statue.
Zhang Qixun spoke up to stop Wu Xiaoxie and the fat man's move to help people, and there was a hint of ridicule on the corner of his mouth, "Innocent, you and the fat man don't care, let her kneel, if the old lady thinks that this can make you feel guilty in your heart, and the things of the year are written off so lightly, then you can continue, and none of us will stop you."
Huo Xiangu's lips moved, and finally turned into a sigh.
Huo Xiuxiu hurriedly helped her stand up, and this time she didn't insist anymore.
Sitting back in the chair, Huo Xiangu took a sip of tea to stabilize her emotions, looked at the little brother, and asked softly, "Do you remember me?"
Zhang Qixun sneered, "If you remember, little brother wouldn't have come to see you at all."
Huo Xiangu let out a long sigh of wistfulness, "Yes, we can't stop you."
Wu Xiaoxie looked at the little brother, then at Zhang Qixun, and finally turned his head to look at Huo Xiangu, "Granny Huo, do you know the little brother?"
Huo Xiangu smiled bitterly, "It's not just acquaintance, we agreed to keep our mouths shut about the things back then, and now it seems that all this is retribution."
"The number of old Jiumen's qi, when our old bones that are still struggling are gone, it is estimated that they will be exhausted."
Huo Xiuxiu hurriedly comforted her, "The old nine sects have been passed down to this day, and there are many children and grandchildren, some coincidences should be accidents, you don't have to believe in fate too much."
Huo Xian
Gu was silent and did not answer her.
Everyone was speechless for a while.
After a while, Huo Xiangu looked at Zhang Qixun, and her eyes changed from sadness to firmness again, "Since this little friend said that his surname is not ordinarily expensive, and he also has a unicorn on his body, then you must have something to do with him."
Zhang Qixun raised his left hand with an indifferent expression.
Huo Xiuxiu snorted in surprise, and looked at the little brother's right hand again, "Are you fraternal twins?"
The fat man snorted and laughed, "The little girl's mind is big enough."
Huo Xiuxiu was a little apprehensive, but also curious, "Then tell me, what is the relationship between the two?"
The fat man smiled and began to yaw again, "A grandfather."
He pointed to Zhang Qixun again, "A grandson."
Huo Xiuxiu was shocked and blurted out, "How is this possible, he obviously looks so young."
Huo Xiangu nodded knowingly, "I see, no wonder you know a lot."
Zhang Qixun rolled his eyes, and didn't bother to explain clearly.
Seeing that he didn't deny it, Huo Xiangu's expression was a little subtle, and she simply turned her head to look at the little brother, "I still remember what happened back then, do you want to know?"
Wu Xiaoxie hurriedly gave the little brother a look and asked him to agree quickly, this is a golden opportunity to find out the little brother's life experience.
Unexpectedly, the little brother shook his head.
Huo Xiangu was a little surprised, "You don't want to know?"
The little brother's eyes were as indifferent as water, calm and waveless, "I don't believe you."
Huo Xiangu's face changed a few times, and she couldn't help but ask him, "Why?"
Zhang Qixun chuckled lightly and got up from his chair, his eyes were not good, "Naturally, it's because your credibility is zero, old lady, at this time, it's not a wise thing to be cautious."
It's all at this time, this ruthless old woman still wants to take advantage of the little brother, it seems that her so-called guilt is not worth a few dollars.
The little brother didn't want to stay here any longer, so he got up and looked at Wu Xiaoxie and the three of them, and said, "Take me home."
After saying that, he walked straight out of the living room.
Zhang Qixun didn't say anything about the tacit understanding of the three of them, didn't even leave a look, and followed the little brother out.
After walking not far away, they heard Huo Xiuxiu behind them calling them, "Wait a minute, you wait first."
The four of them stopped and turned to look at her.
Huo Xiuxiu chased after her, looked at the little brother with a very strange look, and said, "My grandmother said that since the secret rat has already set his sights on the ghost seal, it will definitely not give up, so she will help you find a safe place to live temporarily and avoid the limelight, she still has a lot of things to discuss with you, so we can keep in touch."
The fat man was alert and questioned, "Your grandmother won't want to fight the ghost seal too."
Huo Xiuxiu was a little depressed, "My grandma has always said the same, since the things were taken away by you, they are naturally yours, but listen to my grandma, there are indeed people who want to rob things, I don't believe you ask him."
She pointed at Zhang Qixun, "When he told my grandmother before, I heard it on the side."
Zhang Qixun didn't plan to leave the capital, but since the steps had been handed up, there was naturally no reason not to step on it, so he said calmly: "Okay, then there will be work."
Huo Xiuxiu breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately called the driver, who was still the same Xiao Li before.
"Let's go, I'll send you there." Huo Xiuxiu took the lead in the co-pilot.
The fat man looked up and down at the car driven by the driver, and his expression was indescribable, "Are you sure, this car can be sat in?"
Xiao Li drove a particularly low-key silver-gray Passat, which he knew at a glance that it did not fit the temperament of the Huo family, and he didn't know where he got it.
Huo Xiuxiu said helplessly: "Make do with it, you can't drive my car with great fanfare, wouldn't that tell everyone that there are a few of you in this car?"
There was no way, the four big men squeezed into the back row, eager to stack one by one, and the fat man's face was squeezed and deformed by sticking to the window
。
Fortunately, the windows were covered with glass film, so you couldn't see the inside from the outside.
The car quickly left the compound, and after a detour of more than ten minutes, it was only then that it drove to a very magnificent old house, and even the stone walls were made of white marble.
As soon as the fat man got out of the car, he called, "Damn, which prince's mansion was this?" Fat man, I've been in the capital for so long, how come I've never heard of this place."
But as soon as he entered the door, his originally grinning mouth immediately closed, "The fat master retracted the previous sentence."
The fat man drooped his eyebrows, looked at the weeds all over the yard with disgust, and the green creepers on the walls, and said, "Big sister, it's not that the fat man is picky, it's really not like a people's nest, but it seems to be used to pat the fox spirit."
He gestured to a two-story building not far away, apparently deserted, "I think there's a grandmother living there."
Huo Xiuxiu couldn't help but laugh out loud, wrinkled her nose and said, "Although this place is a little remote, it is better to be safe, the big is hidden in the city, and the small is hidden in the city."
"It's amazing." The fat man gave a thumbs up, "The fat man was persuaded by you, so, what should we do when we eat, it seems that there are quite a lot of wild vegetables here, but I don't know if there are wild rice."
Xiao Li took out an oversized woven snakeskin bag from the trunk of the car, and followed Huo Xiuxiu into a small renovated second floor.
"This is where the former government units lived, and toiletries and bedding have been brought to you." Huo Xiuxiu pointed to the snakeskin bag and said, "I'll send some self-heating food supplies later, if you need to tell me in advance."
"There is running water in the yard, and the electricity was connected a few days ago, so you won't be allowed to light candles at night." Huo Xiuxiu babbled a lot.
I don't know if Wu Xiaoxie thinks too much, he always feels that this little girl gives people the illusion that they are afraid of them running away.