My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

"Young man, don't be too pessimistic. Miracles always happen in this world. If you want surgery--"

The doctor's words were interrupted by Hao Xie: "You also said that unless there is a miracle, there is no hope..."

The doctor was silent. He had seen too many such scenes. Seeing young lives about to disappear, he could face it calmly.

They are used to seeing life and death.

"I want to ask, will you keep my illness confidential?"

"Of course, we respect patient privacy and will not disclose it to anyone without your permission."

Hao Xie took back the medical records and films, put them in the bag, and smiled politely.

"That's good. I choose conservative treatment. Please prescribe some medicine for me..."

"Yes, but conservative treatment requires a checkup at the hospital every half a month or so, and the medication needs to be adjusted based on the physical condition."

"Half a month?"

Hao Xie did not answer immediately, seeming to have some concerns.

In the last moments of his life, he wanted to find someone to say goodbye to properly.

"I may have to go somewhere else. I can't come here every two weeks."

"You don't have to come here. You can go to any regular county-level hospital or above. Just bring your medical records with you."

Hearing this, Hao Xie felt relieved, nodded and said:

"Okay, please give me some medicine."

After walking out of the hospital with the medicine, Hao Xie bought a small box from a nearby pharmacy, put all the medicine in it, and silently memorized the name and usage of each medicine.

He didn't want to worry the people in the inn.

In other words, even if he died, he didn't want them to be sad about his illness.

Life is precious, but it is your own life. You can share happiness, but you don't have to share difficulties. This is his principle for his friends.

Back at the inn, Zhang Hao was sorting out affairs at his desk.

The inn has not been operating normally for some time, and the previous business has not been completed.

Hao Xie was taken away by the Demon Lord in a hurry and didn't have time to clean up the mess, so now the mess is left to Zhang Hao.

Fatty Wang was humming a little tune while stewing chicken soup in the kitchen. Looking back on the days of fighting, although it was exciting and happy, he also felt that the current ordinary life with friends around was also good.

"Are you back? How are you?" Zhang Hao looked up and asked Hao Xie, not noticing anything unusual about him.

"It's ok, I'll go upstairs and change."

After Hao Xie went upstairs, he saved all the medical records into a USB drive and locked the paper version in a safe.

He didn't want anyone to know about his illness.

While having dinner in the evening, Hao Xie looked around the inn and felt a lot of emotion.

Fatty Wang waved the chopsticks in front of him.

"Hey! What are you looking at? Eat your meal!"

Hao Xie drank chicken soup and said, "It's nothing, I just feel that the inn is a bit deserted. The driver is gone, Huo Xiuxiu is gone, and those assistants are gone... Now there are only three of us left. There used to be at least four people..."

When this was brought up, Fatty Wang stopped laughing. Hao Xie suddenly put down his chopsticks.

He knew what Hao Xie was talking about.

Zhang Qilin.

This name has been buried in their hearts for a long time. No one knows where Zhang Qilin has gone.

Although they never gave up the search, Zhang Qilin seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth, with no news of him left.

They all knew that Zhang Qilin had an extraordinary background, but he disappeared and his family could not be found.

Moreover, Hao Xie knew that there was something wrong with Zhang Qilin’s memory.

If Zhang Qilin had been wandering outside during this period, or if something else happened... I dare not even think about it.

Zhang Hao put down his chopsticks and said seriously to the other two people: "The inn is closed anyway, why don't we go out and look for Zhang Qilin?"

All of them were resolute and decisive. They were clearly discussing about going to find Zhang Qilin at the dinner table two hours ago, but in the blink of an eye, they were ready to go, each carrying a suitcase, stuffing everything into the car, and then set off.

They know very little about Zhang Qilin's latest news, but at least they have once left footprints in this world together.

Hao Xie decided to go to the place where their mutual friend was first. He firmly believed that if Zhang Qilin's memory was really fading, he would definitely notice it. In order to explore his own life experience or other important information, Zhang Qilin might follow the remaining clues in his memory and take the initiative to look for them.

Hao Xie is full of confidence about this.

Along the way, the three of them took turns driving, and the first stop was Xihua Province.

That was the Wu family's home base, and several other major families also had their bases there. Since everyone was in the same business, there must be some information circulating.

Xihua Province is more than a thousand kilometers away from where they started. Although the vehicle had excellent performance, the three of them took turns driving. After each of them drove for several hours, they still had to stop for a while at a service area along the way.

However, not long after the car stopped, Hao Xie received a call from home.

Although the call was short, Zhang Hao clearly noticed that from the moment the other party opened his mouth, Hao Xie's expression changed drastically.

From the initial shock to the subsequent disbelief...

Clearly, something big had happened.

Zhang Hao did not ask, but looked at Hao Xie with a worried look. Fatty Wang in the back seat woke up at some point, turned his head and looked out the window silently, as if he was also waiting for something.

After a long while, Hao Xie let out a long sigh.

"It really is like when it rains it pours... My third uncle is missing."

"What?!" Fatty Wang grabbed the front seat with both hands, leaned over from behind and asked, "Your Third Uncle? Wu Sansheng? That old fox should have hidden himself, how could he disappear so easily?"

"My uncle's ID, cell phone, wallet, and other personal belongings were all left in the bedroom, but he was gone. Half a month ago, my family thought he had gone out for something, but after waiting for more than half a month, they didn't get in touch with him, so they notified me."

In other words, during the time when Zhang Hao and the Demon Lord were fighting fiercely for Hao Xie, Wu Sansheng had already disappeared!
Zhang Hao knew Wu Sansheng very well. There were countless mysteries about this old fox, like the stars in the sky.

If someone like him disappeared, it would definitely be a big deal.

"Let's continue on our journey."

Zhang Hao started the car and said, "Try to get there early. A lot of details can't be explained clearly over the phone. Just close your eyes and rest for a while. You'll have things to do when you get there."

Hao Xie had no objection. He closed his eyes silently and turned his head to look out the window.

Although he didn't say anything, Zhang Hao knew in his heart that it would be impossible for him to sleep under such circumstances.

Zhang Hao and Fatty Wang tacitly changed shifts every three hours and did not let Hao Xie drive. They felt that Hao Xie was not in a good condition to drive, and they did not want him to be too tired. Finally, when it was about to get dark the next day, they arrived at Wu's house.

Today, the Wu family is flourishing with many branches. Although Wu Sansheng controls all the affairs of the Wu family, he lives in a very low-key place, hidden in a large villa among the mountains and forests.

When Hao Xie arrived, there were only two people sitting in the hall.

One was Wu Sansheng’s former assistant, and the other was an elder in the family who did not have a very harmonious relationship with Hao Xie.

The two seemed to be arguing about something.

As soon as Hao Xie arrived, the elder questioned him directly: "Such a large family business of the Wu family is going to be handed over to the assistant of a missing person? Do you think this is reasonable, Wu Hao Xie?"

Hao Xie immediately understood what they were arguing about. It was nothing more than the assistant not wanting to hand over the power currently in Wu Sansheng's hands.

This assistant has been following his uncle since he was a teenager, and it has been more than 30 years now. Hao Xie has no reason to doubt his loyalty.

"Fourth cousin, please go back first. I'll take care of this."

"What can a little kid like you handle?!"

"That's better than having a distant relative like you handle it. I'm his nephew, don't I have a say?!"

"You haven't been home for hundreds of years, and you act so arrogant when you come home. You're just like your third uncle! You look down on people like us, don't you?!"

Hao Xie was exhausted at the moment. He wanted to get angry, but every time he got emotional, his head started to hurt badly.

For the sake of his own health, he could only suppress his anger.

"Then what do you think? I should call all the other elders over so that we can discuss it together? Do you think you will have the final say then?"

After finally sending the nosy elder away, Hao Xie didn't bother with any unnecessary politeness and directly asked his assistant, "How do I get to Third Uncle's bedroom?"

The assistant pointed to the back and said, "It's in the back. Go see if you can find any clues. I've been looking for it these past few days, but there's been no progress."

"it is good."

Hao Xie nodded and followed the assistant. When Zhang Hao and Fatty Wang wanted to follow, the assistant stopped them.

"They can go in." Hao Xie said directly, "They are the people I trust the most. If I can't even trust them, then I really have no one to trust."

Although the assistant still didn't want to let strangers get close to Wu Sansheng's bedroom, and it was right to be cautious, but seeing Hao Xie's unquestionable expression, he could only compromise helplessly and politely invited them in.

Wu Sansheng's bedroom is full of simple Chinese style, with many priceless collections displayed on a large display cabinet.

However, among these collections, only a night pearl in the lower right corner attracted Zhang Hao's attention.

This thing is definitely not an ordinary thing, it is not something that can be possessed by humans... Where did Wu Sansheng get it from?

"Look around. Uncle San is not a careless person. Even if something happened, he would definitely leave me a message in advance. Let's look for him."

At Hao Xie's command, everyone began to search separately.

Zhang Hao did not foolishly search through the drawers one by one, but sat down and took out a blank piece of talisman paper from his pocket. He also found a brush from his uncle's desk, dipped it in the cinnabar that had not yet dried in the dish, and began to draw the talisman.

The assistant frowned, seeming very dissatisfied with Zhang Hao's behavior.

"What is this gentleman doing?" he asked.

"I'm looking for the last thing Mr. Wu touched before he left." Zhang Hao replied.

The last thing he touched must have the strongest remaining personal spiritual energy.

Zhang Hao threw the talisman into the air. The talisman floated in the air for several circles and suddenly stopped!

This thing attracted the attention of everyone present. Even the assistant stopped questioning and looked at the talisman with anticipation.

Looking at the assistant's expression, Zhang Hao could be sure that he did not seem to have any intention of harming Mr. Wu.

Zhang Hao knew what he was looking for as soon as he entered the door. The reason he did this was to test whether the assistant was a suspect.

The talisman finally landed on the bedside table, but the tabletop was empty.

Hao Xie walked over and opened the drawer, revealing only a notebook.

He opened it and saw that it was completely blank, with nothing inside.

"Is this the last thing Uncle San touched before he left?" Fatty Wang walked over muttering, took a closer look, but didn't find anything special.

"Could it be that we found the wrong thing?" he asked.

“Uncle San will not keep meaningless things.” Hao Xie replied.

Zhang Hao took the notebook, flipped through a few pages casually, and suddenly frowned.

He saw that one of the pages seemed to have traces of pen strokes and was slightly dented, but there was no writing on it.

Zhang Hao opened the pages of the notebook and found that there were indeed traces of tearing.

In other words, it is very likely that Uncle San once wrote something on this piece of paper, but the page was torn off.

The information once written on this piece of paper may very well be the key to Uncle San’s disappearance!
Zhang Hao couldn't be sure whether the page of paper was torn off by his uncle or by someone else, so he could only try to restore the contents on the paper.

Hao Xie thought of a way. He searched on the table for a while and found a mechanical pencil. After taking the notebook, he gently traced on the paper.

Under the light grey pencil strokes, the marks that were once carved on the paper gradually emerge.

Seems to be a latitude and longitude coordinate.

Zhang Hao immediately took out his mobile phone and searched for the coordinates on the map, but the location was in a deep mountain, about 300 kilometers away from here.

Zhang Hao showed the location to his assistant.

"Do you know this place?" he asked.

After seeing this place, the assistant was obviously stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

"I don't know," he said.

Zhang Hao didn't believe it.

A person's first reaction to an emergency is not deceptive. The assistant obviously had an impression of this place, or he knew something about this place, but he pretended not to know it.

Why is that?
Hao Xie took the phone, took a look at it, and said, "Let's go and check this place out. Since it's something he left behind, there must be clues."

Before leaving, Zhang Hao left a talisman in the villa.

He wanted to see who this assistant was, or what other purpose he had. From the beginning to now, he seemed to have concealed a lot from Hao Xie, but Hao Xie trusted him so much that Zhang Hao could only suppress his doubts for the time being.

After driving for more than two days in a row, Fatty Wang already looked a little exhausted, but my physique was different from that of ordinary people, so I took the initiative to take on the task of continuing driving.

On the way to my destination, I kept in touch with Huo Xiuxiu, trying to find out what major events had happened at home during the time I was away from the Wu family.

I know Wu Sansheng's character very well. Even if something serious happened, he would definitely not tell me on his own initiative. (End of this chapter)