After Zong Zhenlei got in the car, he only looked at his mobile phone with Li Ruhui and didn't move the car; At this time, I was just about to start the car, and I accidentally saw in the rearview mirror that two people in black jackets strode towards their car from a white SUV not far behind the car.

Zong Zhenlei carefully identified it, he didn't know these two people, and he couldn't help but think of the empty edge that he was about to get rid of in the temple just now, and immediately felt nervous, hurriedly started the car, and drove the car to the exit with one foot of the accelerator.

When paying at the exit, he looked in the rearview mirror, and the two did not chase after him, but stood in place, staring blankly at the back of the car.

Li Ruhui saw Zong Zhenlei looking directly at the rearview mirror, felt a little strange, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Zong Zhenlei didn't want Li Ruhui to worry too much, and said, "Two people came over just now...... It's okay, I guess I'm passing by. ”

Li Ruhui listened, looked back, and didn't see anyone, so she said, "Two people? As long as it's not the empty edge of the stalk. ”

Zong Zhenlei nodded and didn't speak.

The car drove onto Bingzhou Road; He first wanted to drive the car back to S University and put Li Ruhui down, and when he saw that it was almost noon, he felt that he should find a place to talk to Li Ruhui and calm down his uneasy mood, so he thought that there was a braised noodle restaurant on Tiyu West Road not far from S University, and he could go there to eat and think about the reason for the sudden encounter.

This lo-lo noodle restaurant is a time-honored brand, the business is too good, and there are many people at noon, so they have to wait for a seat, so the two of them took a look and retreated and entered another noodle restaurant next to it.

Zong Zhenlei asked for knife-cut noodles, Li Ruhui felt that although she was hungry, but after the startling just now, she always felt that there was something in her heart, and she had no appetite for knife-cut noodles, so she bought a bowl tray from the store next to her and brought it over.

In normal times, Zong Zhenlei smells the fragrance of the secret oil and spicy seeds, garlic juice, Ninghua Mansion old vinegar and other seasonings mixed together, and he can't help the restlessness of his taste buds, but today he has something in his heart, even if he hears the sound of Li Ruhui eating the bowl with a skewer, he doesn't seem to feel much temptation to his appetite.

While Zong Zhenlei was waiting for the knife to cut the noodles, he thought of the empty edge again, and discussed with Li Ruhui and said: "I am now full of the shadow of the empty edge, and I always feel that things are very strange. I thought, why don't you call Professor Li first to make an appointment to meet, and then say that we want to report to him about the progress of the research? ”

Li Ruhui put down the skewer, pushed the bowl to the side, took out her mobile phone and dialed Professor Li; But when the phone rang, Professor Li not only did not answer the phone, but also pressed the phone after ringing a few times.

Li Ruhui looked at Zong Zhenlei and seemed to be asking what to do; Before he could speak, she thought of another way, saying, "Why don't I send him a message and tell him about seeing the void here?" ”

Zong Zhenlei thought for a while and said: "I think it's better to meet directly and talk to him face to face about the empty fate; Now that our research environment has changed, we need to be cautious from now on. ”

Li Ruhui asked, "Then what do you think I should do?" ”

Zong Zhenlei lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said, "In this way, send a message to Professor Li, saying that our research has made important progress, and I am eager to report to him." ”

Li Ruhui sent a message to Professor Li according to what Zong Zhenlei said, reporting to him that important progress had been made, and a new way of thinking had been found to answer the question of "this is that".

The knife-cut noodles came up. Zong Zhenlei said with vinegar in his face: "Now that I think about it, the shadow I saw in the provincial library that day was empty, no wonder I thought that figure was very familiar at that time." Would you like some more noodles? I haven't eaten it yet, and I picked up some in your bowl? ”

Li Ruhui was eating the last bite of the bowl holder, occupying her mouth, and waving her hand in a hurry; She swallowed it and said, "I don't have an appetite, I'm all hard stuffed!" I don't know why Professor Li didn't answer the phone there, and there is still a ......"

As she spoke, Li Ruhui's mobile phone rang, she glanced at it, hurriedly turned on the phone speakerphone, and Professor Li's voice came out: "Xiao Li, I am attending a meeting, which involves recommending graduates to study for a master's degree, and the management is very strict. Have you made any progress? ”

After listening to Professor Li's explanation, Li Ruhui hurriedly said, "Professor, I'm sorry to bother you!" That's right, through the interpretation of the brick carvings of the temple, we have a path to identify the Buddha treasure hidden in Yongzuo Temple, which is the lost Buddha relic in Yunju Temple, so I want to report to you. ”

Professor Li's voice on the phone seemed very happy and said, "Okay! Progress is a good thing. In the afternoon, I will continue the meeting, and you will first send me the materials you have studied, and I will meet with you after the meeting, and then listen to your report in detail. ”

Hearing what the professor said, Li Ruhui turned her eyes to look at Zong Zhenlei, only to see Zong Zhenlei shaking her head gently, she hesitated, turned a corner and said, "That's it...... It's better to go to the provincial library in the afternoon to replenish the materials, so it is better to let you see it when we meet after the meeting. ”

Zong Zhenlei squeezed his eyes at Li Ruhui. Li Ruhui's conversation made Zong Zhenlei feel that she would also speak with more eyes now.

Professor Li paused on the other side of the phone, and his tone was not as excited as he was just now: "What information do you want to make?" ”

Li Ruhui didn't expect Professor Li to ask such a question, and said hesitantly, "Yes...... It's ......"

Professor Li said bluntly: "You can send me the part that has already reached a conclusion." ”

Li Ruhui calmed down a little and said, "This is not complete, let's wait for the completion and then report it completely." ”

Professor Li paused and said, "Okay. He hung up the phone.

Li Ruhui turned off the phone and said to Zong Zhenlei: "I just saw you shaking my head, and I remembered what you said, 'Now our research environment has changed...... Be cautious', so I think that the main reason I wanted to meet Professor Li was to talk about the empty fate, but now that I can't meet Professor Li, it is better to wait for the meeting to talk together. However, I felt as if Professor Li was angry and hung up the phone so quickly. ”

Zong Zhenlei had already finished eating noodles at this time, and did not respond to her, stood up and came back with two bowls of noodle soup, and returned to the table before saying: "Somehow, I think your fellow countryman's control of information seems a little abnormal, especially when we get closer to revealing the mystery." He handed a bowl of noodle soup to Li Ruhui.

Li Ruhui took it and blew the heat of the noodle soup and said: "I also feel this way, so when he asked me for information just now, I shirked it, I want to see some of the situation in person, especially if I want to know what he will do for us after learning that Kongyuan is following us." ”

Li Ruhui took a sip of noodle soup and said: "Speaking of empty fate, I remembered the pair of fierce eyes again, the first time I saw it was when you just came back from Fujian, let's take pictures in Yongzuo Temple; If that pair of eyes comes from the void, I'm afraid it's really following you. ”

Zong Zhenlei nodded; The recent superposition of several events, such as being targeted, coupled with Mr. Hong's disappearance, and the two men in black he had just seen in the parking lot, made him can't help but be alert, and it felt like all this was coming for their research; He silently thought, what is the purpose of Kongyuan's tracking and impersonating the dormitory manager? Did you do it yourself or was you instructed to do it? If it was instructed, who would be the person behind him? At this time, Zong Zhenlei suddenly had an idea in his heart, Kongyuan and Professor Li knew each other, so is Kongyuan's appearance locally related to the professor?

The two returned to the car after settling the account, discussed it, and felt that since they didn't see the professor, they wouldn't go back to S University first, so they went to the provincial library to make up some more materials as they told Professor Li.

The car drove along Changfeng Street towards Hexi, and Zong Zhenlei accidentally looked in the rearview mirror and found that a white SUV car had followed their car at some point, like the one he had seen in the parking lot, but he couldn't be sure.

Zong Zhenlei only felt his heart tighten, but he didn't tell Li Ruhui.

Li Ruhui looked out the car window and asked him: "Do you go to the temple in a small fishing village in Fujian and have a lot of overlap with the void?" ”

Zong Zhenlei said: "I went there and saw two sides of the empty edge, the first was to go into the temple and see Tongyun, after explaining the intention, Tongyun called the empty edge to pour tea, and the person left after pouring the tea; The second side is what I told you last time, after I finished talking with Tongyun, Tongyun shouted to Kongyuan to send off guests, and Kongyuan sent me to the gate of the temple, and I remembered a letter that Professor Li asked me to bring, and Professor Li explained that he wanted to give it to Kongyuan himself; But I rummaged through my body, but I couldn't find my wallet, and I don't know when I lost it, and I put the letter in my wallet, remembering that I put it in when I stayed at the hotel that day; looked directly at the empty edge, and felt extremely embarrassed at the moment; I told him about a letter from the professor and rummaged through it but couldn't find it, so I had to apologize to him. ”

"Did the Void speak to you?"

"That's it. I said I'll go back to the hotel and look for it, and if I find it, I will send it back, and I was asked where I came from, how far my city is from a small fishing village in Fujian, Professor Li's recent situation, and his family, etc., and he heard that Kongyuan's voice was hoarse. ”

"Speaking of voice, it reminds me of the dormitory steward who is pretending to be in the air, which is a hoarse voice; Could it be related to Mr. Hong's disappearance? ”

Zong Zhenlei shook his head, indicating that he couldn't guess.

Li Ruhui said: "No wonder you apologized when you came back to see the professor...... You say, why did the professor bring a letter to the empty edge? ”

Zong Zhenlei shook his head again and said, "Maybe he got along well with Kongyuan when he went to that temple to collect wind......

Li Ruhui said with palpitations: "No matter how Professor Li knows the empty edge, I don't know if this empty edge is the person who stared at me, I feel cold when I think of that pair of eyes!" ”

The two came to the provincial library, Zong Zhenlei parked the car, and saw that the white SUV car had also entered the parking lot.

Zong Zhenlei had a premonition that something was going to happen, so he pulled Li Ruhui all the way and walked briskly up the steps of the provincial library, he felt that it would be safer to enter the library.

At this time, two men in black followed.

Hearing the footsteps behind him getting closer and closer, Zong Zhenlei pulled Li Ruhui up and ran two steps, and the two men in black were already in front of the two.

One of the men in black asked Zong Zhenlei, "Are you Zong Zhenlei?" ”

Zong Zhenlei stopped and subconsciously used his arm to block Li Ruhui beside him backwards.

Zong Zhenlei said: "I'm Zong Zhenlei, what's the matter with me?" He glanced out of the corner of his eye, there were quite a few people rushing to the library, which had just opened in the afternoon, and he felt that in the environment of so many people, these two people would not mess with him.

The man in black, who had asked questions, took out a wallet and showed it to him; Zong Zhenlei saw that this was a police department work card, and the holder's surname was Zhang.

Another elderly man in black also spoke: "We are the Fujian Public Security Bureau, and we want to know from you about your visit to the small fishing village temple. ”