Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 16 Photos
A younger man, wearing a white T-shirt and earrings, looks like a young and fashionable guy.One is a middle-aged man with a bald head, wearing a black vest, with tight muscles and fierce eyes.

The last one is a half-old man about 50 years old, with gray hair in his hair, his hands lazily put on his knees, and he is sitting on my bed.The other two stood around him like door gods.

Obviously, the person in the middle should be the leader.

I couldn't help but hit a sudden in my heart.

Who are these three?
How did it show up in our room?

What we have done is a shady business, damn it, all our actions have been exposed now, if someone exposes it...

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through my mind, but at this moment, Tofu suddenly realized, pointed at the young man with earrings, and said in surprise, "It's you!"

I immediately sensed something was wrong and asked, "Do you know each other?"

There was something wrong with Tofu's expression, even though he usually has no brains, now he knew that something was wrong, so he lowered his voice and said, "That's the person who struck up a conversation with me when we were eating hot pot that day."

Needless to say, I immediately understood that I was afraid that my work would be in vain this time.But at that time, the army was divided into two groups, and it stands to reason that they shouldn't be targeted. How did these three people find this place?
They have obviously been guarding outside the robbery hole, waiting for the two of us to come out, so as to reap the benefits.

In the small room, there were five of us in two groups, each looking at each other vigilantly. Needless to say, Tofu and I, we tightly held the shovel that we used to shoot the corpse before.

The half-old man in the middle looked at the two of us. Suddenly, he took a deep breath, squinted his eyes, as if he was thinking about something, opened them after a while, and said with a deep look in his eyes: "Chen Xuan , you have been poisoned by corpse."

I was startled, thinking how could he know my name?Tofu was obviously also puzzled, but he didn't think of this level, so he asked directly: "What are you three doing here? It's okay to dig mushrooms. We haven't finished picking up the things below. It's cheap for you. Go down and find it."

I kept my face and said nothing, and silently looked at the three people across from me.Judging from their costumes, the three of them were very ordinary, but upon closer inspection, it was found that the three of them had a strong evil spirit.

I have come into contact with many people over the years, but this is the first time I have seen such a person who makes people feel creepy at the first glance. If I guess correctly, these three colleagues are probably murderers without mercy.

What are they trying to do now?

I am not as soft-hearted and timid as Tofu, if these three people really dare to attack, I will not be afraid of them, I will pick up the shovel and kill one by one.Probably because he realized that I am not a soft persimmon, the evil spirit on the half-old man in the middle subsided, his straight back relaxed, and he spoke again, saying, "You must be wondering how I found this place, and how did I find it here? How do you know your name, and what are you doing here, right?"

Before I could say anything, Tofu said, "Yes, old man, what exactly are you doing here?"

The man was not angry, and took out a thin thing from his arms, which looked like an old photo, and handed it to the young man next to him.The young man smiled, stepped forward, and handed the photo to us.

I subconsciously looked at the photo and was stunned.

It was an old black-and-white photograph of a tall, thin man in his fifties with his hand on the shoulder of another young man, with a river in the background.

Tofu glanced at it, frowned and said, "Who are these two people?" As he spoke, he seemed to have discovered something, pointed at the young man in the photo, and said in surprise, "No, Lao Chen, the young man above and you They look quite similar, so could it be that you also have a long-lost younger brother?"

The first time I saw this photo, I was stunned, and even my fingers were trembling.

In the photo, the young man who looks very similar to me has cold eyes, pursed lips, and looks directly at the camera. His profile is very similar to mine.Of course, this is not some lost brother, because judging from the age of this photo, it should be decades old.

And the person standing next to the young man made me almost have the urge to cry.

grandfather.

In my image, my grandfather is an old man in his 60s with a thin body but more energy than a young man.Our family used to be very poor, and my grandpa didn’t leave any photos of my youth, but the one I have in my hand should be a photo of my grandpa when he was around 50 years old, before my dad died, and before I was born.

Seriously, I never met my dad, maybe when I was very young, but I don't remember.

The impression of him is dictated by the relatives around, and grandpa doesn't like to mention him.He is a drunkard, and the drunkard in my impression should be a drunkard with disheveled hair, bad temper, shirtless, wandering around with wine bottles, and molesting big girls.

But the photo in front of me, how should I put it...shocked me, and I felt a strange feeling in my heart, which became stronger and stronger, and I couldn't get rid of it.

The young man in the photo has a rather haughty aura, pursing his lips, standing there coldly, that aura of arrogance and indifference is very strong.And he is well-defined and looks good. According to me, it's not bad if a big girl is going to tease him.

And my outline is somewhat similar to the young man in the photo. I am 28 years old, and I have a normal experience. I may have just graduated from college at this time, and it is the time when youth is full of enthusiasm.But I started out at the age of 14, and the hardships and hardships I have experienced are beyond the imagination of many people of my age.

So I am not a laughing person, and it is not gentle. Sometimes I treat some things and start it. To this end, the tofu gave me a nickname, called 'perverted Chen'. After he had done it twice, he didn't dare to bark anymore.

Except for business matters, idlers, etc., I am too lazy to socialize. The first impression I give to people is probably that I am relatively indifferent.

But the person in the photo can no longer be described as indifferent. Our outlines are very similar, but he is more precisely cold. His dark eyes make people feel like they are trapped in a world of ice and snow.

I was a little dazed for a while, staring at the photo, feeling a storm in my heart.

As expected, the people in this photo should be my grandfather and my father. It can be seen that their relationship should be very good during this period.The father in the photo doesn't look like the alcoholic in the rumors.

What is going on here?

Why does this old man have such a photo in his hand?You know, even when my grandfather was still there, I couldn’t find many photos at home. At that time, I thought it was because of the family environment. In that period in the countryside, not many people were willing to spend money to take pictures.

But now it seems that is not the case.

This old man must have some relationship with our family, what is he trying to do with these photos now?
Over the years, I have almost gotten used to living alone.Those people I care about are also buried deep in my memory, but now, a photo makes them all come back to my memory.

If it was in the early years, I might really cry out with excitement, but the experience of the past ten years, a single photo, can no longer easily fool me.No matter what purpose these people have, since they will take out this thing, they definitely don't intend to force it.

I held the photo between my fingers, and said slowly, "Are you always my relative?"

The half-old man smiled and said: "I can't say, relative. However, I met your father once, and your grandfather's name is also very famous." I was ready to practice Tai Chi with him, but this man said It still surprises me.

What is my grandfather's name?He is a tomb robber. When he is not robbing tombs, he grows crops and feeds them to pigs. Apart from being a tomb robber, he is just an ordinary rural old man.

I was a little dazed for a while, and said to myself: This person seems to know a lot. It seems that when Grandpa was still there, he really kept a lot of things from me.No, this old man doesn't seem to be a friendly person, I can't be led by his nose.

Just as he was thinking about it, the old man suddenly said, "I know you have a lot of questions. To meet you this time is also a fate. However, I have to go to the grave to find something now, so I don't have time to talk to you about it." Said, if you want to know the truth, I will tell you if you come to me in this place two days later.” After he finished speaking, the young man next to him wrote me an address, and I motioned for Tofu to take it, my eyes fixed on it. The old man in front of him.

I'm sure I've never seen him.In my impression, Grandpa never mentioned such a person.

But at this time, the old man said again: "In this case, you should pack up your things and leave now, we want this place." Tofu was unhappy when he heard that, and said: "We rented the house, and we drilled the hole. Now let's just leave, thinking we're temporary workers!"

I already had some calculations in my mind, when Tofu and I came out, all the things that were emptied out were carried and hugged, except for the jade cup, the rest were clear at a glance.It seemed the old man wanted something else.

So he grabbed the tofu and said, "Bring your things, let's go."

Tofu probably wanted to say something, I glared at him, the kid was scared, he shook his head and went to pack his things.

(End of this chapter)