Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 226 Fan Zi
"This is a painting or calligraphy that contains hidden map information; it shows the detailed geographical location of that place in words."

"Not bad, nephew, you actually managed to get your hands on something good?"

Wu Sansheng was born to raid tombs; he immediately saw the extraordinary nature of the place, his eyes lit up, and he looked somewhat excited.

From a young age, he had a keen interest in studying strange and unorthodox ancient scripts and codes.

Just as Wu Sansheng was about to carefully study the deciphered content, a burly man suddenly walked into the living room.

Lean, reliable, and tough – that’s the first impression anyone would have of this burly man.

Panzi!
A retired professional soldier who had participated in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, like him and Hu Bayi, had seen blood on the battlefield.

They have extensive experience in jungle warfare, excellent wilderness survival skills, and outstanding physical and mental qualities.

He was extremely loyal to Wu Sansheng and even took care of Wu Xie when he was a child, showing both his toughness and tenderness.

In short, he is an impeccable and perfect subordinate to anyone.

"Third Master, your guest has arrived!"

After Panzi walked in, he nodded to Wu Xie, glanced at Hu Ming with a puzzled look, and then whispered something in Wu Sansheng's ear.

guest?
Hu Ming raised an eyebrow; his five senses had long surpassed the range of normal people.

At this distance, Panzi lowered his voice, which sounded almost like he was speaking right next to his ear.

"Hahaha, Hu Ming, Wu Xie, let me introduce you. This is Panzi, my most capable buddy!"

"I recently acquired a dragon spine. The buyer just came over. If you don't mind, shall we go take a look together?"

"Panzi, this is the disciple on whom Second Master has placed his hopes. You can just call him Master Ming."

Wu Sansheng patted Panzi on the shoulder without changing his expression and laughed loudly.

"Mr. Ming, wait, Hu Ming!? No way? Same name? It can't be such a coincidence!"

Before Hu Ming could speak, Panzi suddenly gasped in surprise, looking Hu Ming up and down in disbelief.

"Oh? You know Hu Ming?" Wu Sansheng raised an eyebrow and asked in surprise.

At the same time, Hu Ming and Wu Xie also looked at Panzi with puzzled eyes.

"Third Master, as you know, I once participated in the self-defense counterattack against the Yue Kingdom. At that time, I was just a new recruit. Fortunately, I had a good company commander to guide me when I first joined the army." "You should have heard of my company commander. He was one of the three great tomb raiders who raided many large tombs more than 20 years ago and were very famous."

"Later, my company commander retired from the trade, and we comrades-in-arms got together a few times. The company commander often told me the story of his most respected cousin, a descendant of a tomb raider. And over the years, he's kept a close eye on this person!"

"And the name of the brother my company commander mentioned is... But it should just be a coincidence. After all, more than 20 years have passed, and that Hu Ming should be over 50 years old. He shouldn't be this young."

Panzi looked at Hu Ming with suspicion, thought for a moment, then shook his head and suppressed the thought.

Simply put, this is just too damn unrealistic!
However, Panzi noticed that after he finished speaking his doubts, the three people in front of him all twitched at the corners of their mouths and had strange expressions.

"...Panzi, right? Your company commander wouldn't happen to be Hu Bayi, would he?"

What a coincidence!
No, that's not right, it shouldn't be called a coincidence.

When Hu Ming went to Hu Bayi's company, it was the second time the company had been reorganized. It is estimated that this company was the one Hu Bayi led when he first entered the battlefield!

The appearance of characters like Big Gold Tooth and Fatty, who are extremely similar, makes sense if we add an old company commander with a coiled body to the mix, who is Hu Bayi.

No problem!
"Indeed. Mr. Ming?"

Panzi was stunned and looked at Hu Ming in confusion, not quite understanding the situation.

For the past twenty years, Hu Bayi has been doing business since he retired from the criminal life, and many of his comrades-in-arms are helping him out! If it weren't for the Wu family's kindness to him, he probably would have gone to the security company that Hu Bayi and Hu Ming originally built!

Logically speaking, young people shouldn't know him.

"...Panzi, let me tell you something. I met this Master Ming twenty-three years ago."

"And the first time I saw him, he appeared before me with this face."

"But I really didn't expect that you, Panzi, would have some connection with Hu Ming. What a coincidence!"

“Fanzi, did you transfer to another company later? I didn’t see you when I went to Lao Hu’s company.” Hu Ming interrupted Wu Sansheng directly.

"Uh! Yes! I was just a teenager back then. Although I only stayed in Company Commander Hu Bayi's unit for two months, he taught me a lot! Later, because of the reasons of the higher-ups, some of my comrades and I were transferred away from Company Commander Hu's unit!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Ming couldn't help but think to himself, "Just as I thought!"
Wu Sansheng took a deep drag on his cigarette and couldn't help but click his tongue.

Panzi had been following him for many years, but he really didn't expect this to happen.

(End of this chapter)