Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 439 Photos
However, as the saying goes, after artistic embellishment, all instances of lust at first sight are actually love at first sight.

With that said, the fat man's slightly effusive words became a little more poetic.

Of course, Hu Ming and his companions couldn't bear the embarrassment, so they coldly ignored the fat man's pleas and violently "woke him up" from his "drunken" state.

The clothes these people are wearing now reveal their origins!

Generally speaking, unless he's completely out of his mind, Ah Gui would absolutely never agree to Fatty's request!
So, is that why the author, Uncle Three, ultimately killed off Yun Cai?
After all, which parent would want their daughter to marry someone who lives a life of constant danger?

"That chubby boss is really funny..."

The group sat around the table, and A-Gui chuckled dryly at the fat man.

His two daughters, on the other hand, were quite poised and didn't seem to mind the earlier commotion; they simply looked the four of them up and down with curiosity.

Yun Cai's gaze was mostly fixed on the young man's face, her eyes gleaming with a shrewd light, as if she were deep in thought.

"Uncle Ming, Zhang Qiling, look! Isn't that Aunt Wenjin?"

As the group chatted somewhat awkwardly to pass the time, Wu Xie suddenly exclaimed in surprise, pointing at the photo on the wooden wall of the dining hall.

That photo is quite old; due to oxidation, it has turned brownish and yellowish, much like the photo Chu Ge gave Wu Xie!
The photo is a picture of the two of them, one of whom is Chen Wenjin.

The other man in the photo is wearing traditional Yao clothing and looks somewhat nervous.

Chen Wenjin smiled brightly.

Besides these two people, there is also a small child in the background.

When was this filmed?

Wu Xie was startled; he had indeed come to the right place! He immediately asked A Gui.

"I can't remember the exact time, but it was probably several decades ago."

“This is my father, and this woman is from the expedition team.”

Ah Gui hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the man dressed in ethnic clothing and said.

"An expedition team!? What expedition team? An expedition team has been here before? What's going on?"

This title was too sensitive. Wu Xie and Fatty exchanged a glance, almost shouting it out loud.

The secret from more than 20 years ago is inextricably linked to the archaeological team.

The fact that Chen Wenjin, a member of the archaeological team from twenty years ago, is here as part of the expedition team makes it hard for the two of them not to think things through.

Hu Ming simply chuckled lightly, without much emotional change.

Although he was not involved in what happened in Banai Village more than 30 years ago, he knew clearly what major events had occurred there back then.

"I'm not entirely sure either. It seems like something happened in Yangjiao Mountain back then, and they investigated it for many years, but then suddenly nothing came of it."

Ah Gui was a little confused, probably thinking that these people were acting strangely, getting so excited over these things?
"To be precise, Wenjin's expedition team entered the mountains in 76 and left the land around 78. They stayed here for about two years."

At this moment, Hu Ming took a sip of sweet wine and said calmly.

After saying this, Hu Ming abruptly stopped talking and turned his gaze to the dark attic next to him, as if there was something interesting there.

Strangely, the young man showed no emotional change when he heard about things that might be related to his past.

They didn't even feel eager or curious.

Instead, like Hu Ming, he silently watched the attic next door.

There was movement there. Although it was very faint, almost inaudible, Hu Ming and his brother were no ordinary people, and such a movement could not escape their notice.

Uncle Ming

Upon seeing this, Wu Xie's face darkened.

This kind of behavior—saying only half a sentence and deliberately keeping people in suspense—is truly extremely annoying.

Especially for someone with an exceptionally strong sense of curiosity like him, it was truly like a cat's claws scratching at his heart, extremely uncomfortable.

"The details of what happened are really complicated. Why don't you listen to A-Gui's story first? Besides, nephew, there's someone in this village who can help you solve your problem."

"However, there is one thing you must remember: Wenjin and Huoling are special. They are independent of the forces in the struggle between the two sides. They are not ordinary people."

With a soft chuckle, Hu Ming remained mysterious, keeping everyone in suspense.

Now that he has arrived in Banai Village, Guangxi Province, it means that Wu Xie will eventually find out what happened back then.

Moreover, Hu Ming is not Wu Sansheng. Wu Xie ultimately chose to uncover the truth of what happened back then, so Hu Ming naturally wouldn't stop him.

Everyone has the right to choose, provided they are prepared to pay the price for knowing the secrets hidden in the darkness.

Hu Ming did not intend to stop Wu Xie from finding out the truth of what happened back then, but at the same time, he did not want to simply tell Wu Xie the truth of what happened back then.

The truth is more interesting when you find out for yourself, isn't it?
Ahem, okay, actually Hu Ming just found telling a long story too troublesome, and also had a bit of a wicked sense of humor.
The fat man glanced at Hu Ming, knowing he couldn't get any information out of him.

“…Ah Gui, no, no, future father-in-law, it’s just that a few of us have a taste for this. Please don’t mind, just tell us about it.”

"Okay, we'll pay you thirty yuan per thousand words, according to the standard royalty rate!"

After thinking for a moment, the fat man shamelessly said to A-Gui.

"Father-in-law, forget it. My two daughters are still young. Fatty, please don't joke around."

Ah Gui's face darkened, and he felt an urge to shoot the fat man for his daughter's safety.

Afterwards, A-Gui asked Yun-Cai, who was more eloquent, to spend about an hour recounting what happened here back then.

Actually, A-Gui didn't know much either; most of it was just bits and pieces of information that the villagers here already knew.

Even so, Yun Cai embellished and artistically processed it, and then talked for more than an hour. Heaven knows how many tens of thousands of words it was, earning the fat man a lot of "manuscript fees".

The fat man didn't mind being tricked; he just smiled and looked at the clouds.

Perhaps this is what they mean by mutual consent?
During this time, Hu Ming and his brother never took their eyes off the attic next door, as if they wanted to see something amazing there.

After Yun Cai finished speaking, the young man finally looked away and calmly looked at Hu Ming.

"We don't need to worry about him for now. We'll still need him later. Without him, things will get complicated."

Hu Ming understood what the young man meant, and lowered his voice to speak softly in a voice only the two of them could hear.

Hu Ming knew that the entrance to the Zhang Family Ancient Building was in a corner of the mountains.

However, the problem is that Yangjiao Mountain is too big and lush, and finding the deeply hidden entrance is not an easy task.

But that person knew exactly where the entrance was.

"it is good!"

The young man nodded subtly, no longer paying attention to the situation over there.

(End of this chapter)