Since Qi Haoguo asked, Xiao Liu naturally poured out all the information he knew, and even some hearsay news was not kept, trying to seem that he knew a lot.

Although Xiao Liu didn't quite understand why Qi Haoguo was so interested in that old man's affairs, from his reaction just now, he also vaguely guessed that it should have something to do with the eight-armed wood carving and the similar image on the old man's painting.

A few months before he came out, he did think about how to arrange his life, but he thought that the best way out was to use the skills he learned in prison to open a small shop and so on. This time, I came cheekily to see if I could get some money from my cousin to open a store.

Now that I have the opportunity to show my face here with my cousin, I naturally have to seize the opportunity, if I can get my cousin's approval, then I really have no worries.

And Qi Haoguo also knew the general situation of the old man through Xiao Liu's narration:

The old man used to defraud money in various names by pretending to be a high-ranking person, with the assistance of many people. However, in October last year, the old man suddenly didn't know whether it was a "discovery of conscience" or what was going on, and reported everyone else. Because of his major meritorious service and the fact that he is over 70 years old, his sentence has been reduced a lot.

When he first went to serve his sentence, many people said that he was a second or fifth boy and an informant, and they didn't want to see him and wanted to fix him. Some people who had something to do with the gang he was in before wanted to get him. But he wasn't afraid at all, he didn't care at all, he looked like "I've lived enough in my seventies anyway, and I'll die together", but let others start to scare him.

And this old man does have two brushes, basically everyone's situation, he can judge seven seven eight eight at a casual glance.

Xiao Liu also asked the old man to "calculate" his life, and the old man could see at a glance that he came in because he was fighting with someone, and he also saw that his sentence was almost full and he was about to go out, and he could even guess his general plans after he was released from prison, which he had never told anyone.

Although the old man has always claimed that he just sees too many people, has more experience, has a quick brain response, guesses accurately, and is lucky, he does not really have any magical powers, let alone any immortal law, and feudal superstitions are all deceitful.

But many of the people inside have a natural awe of this kind of thing, and naturally, the old man's status in it has suddenly become unusual, and many people will call him "old fairy" in private - although he himself does not accept this.

The people inside often take the initiative to chat with the old man, the old man is old, knowledgeable, and very skillful in speaking, after chatting with him, it always makes people feel like they have unloaded their burdens and cleared their minds.

There is a certain amount of time every day when the inmates are asked to read books, newspapers, and write in batches, and at that time, the most common thing the old man did was to draw a monster with eight arms and eight eyes with a pencil.

The old man obviously had some art skills, and with a pencil, he drew the monster in a good way.

And every time I paint, I don't know what I'm talking about.

The old man painted a lot of portraits of the eight-armed and eight-eyed monster, and many people saw it, and when someone asked what it was, the old man just smiled and never answered.

But some people have heard what the old man was talking about when he was painting, and some of them talked about "hell", "demons", "Yama", and so on. But it is clear that the old man himself said that feudal superstitions are all fake, and what he used to do was all deception.

Some people wondered, this old man probably had some problems with his brain, so he suddenly reported those accomplices, otherwise now with so much money, wouldn't it be good to enjoy it outside? Why bother to come in and be imprisoned?

However, there are still many people who believe more and more that the old man is the so-called "old fairy......

After listening to Xiao Liu's story, Qi Haoguo recalled how he felt when he saw the eight-armed and eight-eyed monster a few days ago, and faintly understood why the old man suddenly reported his accomplice and was willing to go to prison.

That old man, like him, should have experienced the kind of fear that came from the depths of his heart, from his own fear, and saw what he was afraid of, and he really saw the monster with eight arms and eight eyes.

While Qi Haoguo was pondering, Xiao Liu was also secretly observing this famous cousin and the very strange-looking eight-armed and eight-eyed wood carving next to him, guessing in his heart what the eight-armed and eight-eyed monster was.

"Do you have any arrangements for this?" Qi Haoguo suddenly asked.

"Oh, I'm ...... Thinking about making a small deal and putting on a small ...... Snack stalls, use the skills you have learned, make some money......" Xiao Liu replied carefully, he knew that his reputation had not been very good, and his cousin's impression of him was probably not much better, so he didn't dare to directly say that he wanted to follow his cousin.

Qi Haoguo got up and said, "In this case, then don't worry, you go with me to visit the old gentleman first." ”

Although Xiao Liu was a little surprised that his cousin decided to visit the prison so quickly, he was still very happy to help his cousin, so naturally he would not raise any objections.

Qi Haoguo called the secretary to book a ticket, arranged a driver, explained to his wife, and then set off with Xiaoliu and took a car to the airport.

In the afternoon of the same day, they arrived in the city where the Little Six Prison was located.

Although only relatives and guardians are required to visit the prison on certain days of the month, it is now common for friends of inmates to visit the prison on regular working days in addition to the day of the visit, provided that the registration is complete.

After arriving in the city where the prison is located, Xiao Liu contacted the people on the prison side and wanted to apply for a visit to the prison tomorrow, he could barely be said to be a friend of the old man, and I believe that the old man would not refuse to visit the prison. But the reply I got was that the old man had fallen unexpectedly yesterday and was sent to the hospital for treatment, as if the situation was quite serious.

Seeing that Xiao Liu hung up the phone, Qi Haoguo frowned and asked, "Did you fall?" Could it be that the accomplice who was reported by him before was looking for someone to do it?"

Xiao Liu shook his head and said, "Probably not, the management inside us is still quite strict." And he has a lot of people in it to take care of, because he is older and doesn't cause trouble, and the prison guards will also pay attention to it. This time it should have been a simple accident......"

Fortunately, the hospital to which the old man was transferred was also in the city, not far away, and after finding out the address, they simply ate dinner and looked for it.

Because he had been contacted in advance, he quickly found the ward where the old man was staying in the hospital.

The old man had no relatives, only a prison staff member was on his side.

In order to meet people smoothly, Xiao Liu went up and directly told the staff that the old man surnamed Du was the "godfather" he recognized in prison.

The staff also knew Xiaoliu, and they had also contacted the prison before, so they knew that they were coming, but they didn't suspect much. According to the doctor, although Old Man Du was rescued, it was basically impossible for him to get better, and it was difficult to even stand up, and the rest of the sentence was basically to be completed in the hospital, and it would be easier for them to have relatives and friends to help.

Old man Du just regained a little bit of his senses, and his eyes immediately focused on Qi Haoguo, who walked into the ward.

Or rather, to be more precise, on the dark wood carving in his hand.

Originally, although Old Man Du looked a little tired and haggard, his demeanor was indescribably indifferent, as if it was not his body that was hurt so badly. But after seeing the wood carving in Qi Haoguo's hand, his eyes widened, and his breathing became a little shorter.

"Mr. Du, have you seen this wood carving too?" Qi Haoguo put the eight-armed and eight-eyed wood carving that he specially asked the master to make on the cabinet next to the hospital bed, so that Old Man Du could see it on one side of his head.

Old man Du opened his mouth, and Qi Haoguo immediately leaned down to listen.

Xiao Liu, who followed in, immediately interceded with the prison staff, and asked Old Man Du and Qi Haoguo to talk alone, and the two of them went to the door together, anyway, Old Man Du is like this now, and there is no possibility or need to escape.

Putting his ear to the side of Old Man Du's mouth, Qi Haoguo heard his weak voice: "You are also ...... Did you have that dream?"

Qi Haoguo was stunned for a moment, and frowned and looked at Old Man Du: "You saw it in a dream...... It's?"

Sensing that Old Man Du was about to speak, Qi Haoguo leaned his ear over again: "You...... Not dreaming?"

Xiao Liu pulled the prison staff and didn't say a word, Qi Haoguo had already come out.

He told the prison staff that if he wanted to take over Old Man Du's treatment, he had already arranged for someone from the company to come over, and he would provide a better treatment plan for Old Man Du.

Considering Old Man Du's previous performance in that case, the rest of his sentence, his performance in prison, and his current physical condition, there should be no problem in getting medical parole and serving his sentence outside of prison.

Qi Haoguo and Xiaoliu temporarily left the hospital and took a taxi back to the hotel, and the matter on Old Man Du's side, whether to stay in this hospital or transfer to another hospital, change wards, or change the treatment plan, someone from Qi Haoguo's company will come to take over.

Looking at the wood carving that Qi Haoguo brought out of the ward and held in his hand, Xiao Liu was very curious, but he still didn't take the initiative to ask.

At this time, Qi Haoguo kept thinking about the last few words that Old Man Du said to him: "Fear, can see the true self...... Trust your feelings and follow your heart's choices...... Death...... It's not the end. ”

"Fear can illuminate the true self" - this sentence he can understand, and based on this sentence alone, he can basically be sure that he and Old Man Du "see" the same existence, but the old man seems to see it in a dream.

"Trust your feelings, follow your heart's choices" – he can also understand that what he has done during this time is fulfilling this sentence.

But what the hell is "death is not the end"?

When he continued to ask and wanted to know more, Old Man Du directly closed his mouth and eyes, looking like he didn't plan to say anything.

This sentence was so "lethal" that Qi Haoguo couldn't help but think about it all of a sudden, because he could see that Old Man Du should know more about that eight-armed and eight-eyed monster than him.

Qi Haoguo didn't dare to disobey the warning given to him by the eight-armed and eight-eyed monster before, and he didn't dare to investigate the people in the two cars that day. He didn't dare to leave anything to chance, and he didn't think that he could really get rid of that monster if he wasn't in Copperstone Town. Judging by the way the monster appeared and disappeared, it might be able to appear next to it at any time.

But after seeing Old Man Du and hearing those few words, Qi Haoguo still couldn't help but want to explore what kind of existence those eight-armed and eight-eyed monsters were.

Frowning and thinking for a while, he suddenly thought of Liu Feibao.

Yes, that's right, although he also warned Liu Feibao and asked him not to provoke those people, but judging from his understanding of Liu Feibao in the past, this fat man will most likely go to investigate privately.

And with Liu Feibao's connections in Tongshi Town, it should be easy to find out what the identities of the people in those two cars are.

In this case, he asked Liu Feibao to confirm, then he didn't take the initiative to "provoke" those people, right?

After hesitating all the way, after arriving at the hotel room, Qi Haoguo finally made a decision and was ready to give it a try.

He called Liu Feibao, and after connecting, he didn't say hello or greet, and directly reprimanded and asked, "Are you taking my words as wind in your ears?"

There seemed to be no beginning or end to this, but Liu Feibao on the other side immediately realized what he was talking about, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Qi, Brother Qi, listen to my explanation, I think so...... When a big guy comes to our Tongshi Town, I can't just look at it, I can't figure out where the other party is coming from......, right?

Qi Haoguo said secretly, "Sure enough", and then continued: "Don't be sloppy with me, what have you found out, how did you check it? Did you notice your actions over there?"

Liu Feibao hurriedly told Qi Haoguo all the information he found about Xiang Kun and his companions, and said that they had dinner together and met the next night.

However, he asked Qin Dong about it, and because his investigation caused Liu Zhengyi and Liu Gaoshang to "touch porcelain", he didn't say it, but he only mentioned that he knew a "Brother Chu" and was familiar with Xiang Kun's friend Liu Caifu, so they had dinner together and talked about some investment-related things.

"Brother Chu you are talking about, is it Chu Xiuwen?" Qi Haoguo asked.

"Yes, yes, it's Chu Xiuwen and Brother Chu. Liu Feibao hurriedly said, "During this time, an old friend of Brother Chu who was invested in a security company came over, and that old friend ...... I also helped to check the Mr. Xiang through his channel and said that it was ...... It's big, it's mysterious, he can't see through it, and he's sure he has an official background. Mr. Qi, this big guy ...... What is the origin? Can you ...... After all, it sounded like he was going to develop in Copperstone Town in the future......"

Liu Feibao naturally didn't know that after listening to his words, Qi Haoguo was also confused.

He took Liu Feibao's words in his mind for a long time, and combined them with today's old man Du's words, why did he feel that he seemed to be more chaotic?

Official background? That person actually has an official background?!

Qi Haoguo thought for a while, and then asked, "Chu Xiuwen's 'friend of the security company' can't be a person with the surname Ji, right?"

"Yes, yes, it's surnamed Ji, his name is Ji Hang, and his company is ......" Liu Feibao hurriedly said the information about Ji Hang that he knew from Chu Xiuwen.

Although Qi Haoguo and Ji Hang don't know each other, the security company opened by Ji Hang still has a certain reputation in the rich circle of the provincial capital, so he has heard a lot about Ji Hang's situation and knows what he was doing before entering the security industry.

If Ji Hang made such a judgment, it must be accurate.

He didn't respond to Liu Feibao's question, and said that after talking again, he hung up the phone.

Could it be that monster...... It was also official?—— Qi Haoguo couldn't help but have this idea.

Then he thought of what Liu Feibao said, that Mr. Xiang wanted to develop a catering business in Chongyun Village and Tongshi Town, and also establish a large-scale breeding industry. And before that, there was also Zhang Hongpu's granddaughter, the son of a famous supermarket chain group.

Could it be that there is something special about Copperstone Town, and the official instructed them to develop it secretly?

Qi Haoguo touched his chin and pondered, maybe he could also get involved? Anyway, he also had a business in Tongshi Town!

Of course, it can't be directly mixed into the intentional field of that "Mr. Xiang", which may make people think that he wants to make trouble and pick peaches.

In fact, he doesn't care if he can make money, and he doesn't want to take a free ride to make money, so he can invest in other supporting related fields.

And charity too, where can you not do charity? Tongshi Town and Chongyun Village can also do charity.

With this meeting, maybe he can justifiably get in touch with that "Mr. Xiang" again?

......

Earlier today, Ji Hang, who had returned to his company, received a reply from a friend he had previously commissioned to inquire about Xiang Kun's information.

This friend is from within the police system, and he found some information that Liu Feibao had not been able to find before.

But he told Ji Hang that his behavior in the internal system query was quickly known, and then he was questioned. And the ones he checked were actually just very basic information, and it was very likely that there was more confidential information, which he had no right to view.

Judging from the information he has investigated, that Xiang Kun is related to the cracking of many cases, and it may be an identity such as an informant.

And Xiang Kun also has financial dealings with the police, although it is nominally a bounty for wanted criminals, but he speculates that it should be activity funds or something.

Ji Hang recalled the contact with Xiang Kun to judge, and felt that the possibility of Xiang Kun being a police informant was relatively small, and there should be other possibilities.

Although there is no detailed and exact evidence, it can basically prove that what Liu Feibao and Liu said that Xiang Kun has an "official background" is indeed true.

Ji Hang made a phone call and informed Chu Xiuwen of the situation, after all, he was also going to help Chu Xiuwen investigate Xiang Kun. He did not explain in detail the process of asking friends to inquire, only a very simple sentence: "Through reliable channels, Xiang Kun does have an official background, and his specific identity is unknown." ”

After Chu Xiuwen found out, he told Liu Feibao, who was naturally full of "it was as I expected", and had a sense of happiness that "the result obtained by Xueba after a long time was the same as I guessed".

So in the evening, when he suddenly received a call from Qi Haoguo, Liu Feibao naturally high-speed him categorically: "Xiang Kun is sure that he has an official background!"