Adventure Code

Chapter 478 Lies (4)

For more than ten years before me, Xu Kaiyi had indeed lived with his elders in his hometown in the countryside. When I went back to my hometown, my neighbors in the village would say that these things cannot be fooled.

In other words, more than ten years before accepting my 'task', the second elder was already in the countryside.

what are they doing there
Up to now, I don't think that the second elder lived a normal life in that place.

They are all in their early sixties this year. People at the end of this year, if they were born in that kind of impoverished countryside, would basically be illiterate, and because of the age, there were even fewer women in that era who had the opportunity to be literate and go to school.

But the two elders are completely opposite to these. They both have good calligraphy and a room full of idle books. This is definitely not the living state that old men and women in poor villages should have in that era.

Such a big loophole, such a big problem, but I didn't realize it until now.

Before receiving this 'task' from me, they must have been doing other things in the village.

So, how did Xu Kaiyi come here?Right now, it's impossible for me to believe that he was adopted at random.

They left on the morning of my return. Obviously, my life and whereabouts were monitored, otherwise they would not be able to push me and the machete together.

What exactly is that force?What do you want from me? 26 years, that's a long time, it's not 26 hours or 26 days.

What is the purpose of setting up this bureau?
Will it be related to the J organization?I thought of going up this level.

Before, I had doubts about the J organization and the supporters of this mission. After all, the mission to find Bone Grass was too coincidental, but later when Machete told me that he deliberately disclosed the matter of Bone Grass to Mrs. Ma , the suspicion about the J organization had to be dispelled again.

Now how to do?
I read the letter again, staring at the last word "will be indefinitely", feeling very uncomfortable.

Before today, we were relatives, but I'm afraid we won't have the chance to meet each other afterwards, and even if we do, we won't be the same as before.

I sat in a daze for more than half an hour, and my stomach gurgled a few times before I pulled my thoughts back.When something like this happened, I didn't have any appetite, so I ordered a takeaway casually, and while eating, I tried to call Xu Kaiyi. This kind of huge change made me very much need someone to talk to.

Xu Kaiyi disconnected.

I am not surprised.

I tried to contact Machete again, but just like what Xu Kaiyi said, I also lost contact.

I don't know what this kid did, but he knows better than me, so he should have got some clues.

In the end, I called Xiao Qi, asked about the situation of the monk, and chatted with her a few words.

Xiao Qi has a good personality and is relatively positive. She can bring positive energy to people. Chatting with her made me feel much better. According to her, the Taoist priest is very obedient. Although he can't speak, most of the people He could understand what he said, and he was especially good at eating, just like the one who came out of the cell, his appetite was almost equal to that of Xiao Qi.

Thinking of Xiao Qi's appetite, I said: "Let him eat, and see if he can nourish the mind of this Taoist priest. There are many secrets in him that are worth digging out."

After finishing talking with Xiao Qi, I decided to rest for one night and go back to my hometown tomorrow to find Granny Wu. She has been in the village for a long time, so I think I can ask her some questions.

Since the people in the countryside had all moved away and the roads were deserted, we set off early the next morning and did not arrive at the village until five or six in the afternoon.

The whole village, compared to the last time I visited, looks more depressed and dilapidated. It is autumn when the leaves fall, and the shared large yard is covered with a layer of golden leaves, black eaves, and old-fashioned and crumbling buildings. This unpopular old village looks depressed and gloomy.

When we arrived at Granny Wu's house, the door was actually locked.

I was a little surprised, and wondered if she had traveled far away?She has no relatives and no reason, at a young age, where can she go?With Granny Wu's physique, she still has to live for at least ten or twenty years, so it's impossible for her to die.

Because it is an old-fashioned wooden door, the gap in the door is relatively large. I looked in through the gap, and it was dark inside.

This lock is the kind of small lock that costs more than ten yuan a piece, and it is easy to open. I found a stone and smashed the lock directly.It's not good behavior, but it's getting late, and if I don't break the lock, I won't have a place to sleep tonight.

After the wooden door was pushed open, a damp musty smell came out from the inside. The old earthen wall house has not been repaired all year round, and the humidity is very heavy. Generally, the elderly will not be able to bear it if they live in this kind of place for a long time, but who is it? Isn't Granny Wu an ordinary person?
As she said, a relatively long lifespan made her not short of money, and it was easy to move out of this place, but she was unwilling. In her heart, Granny Wu had already regarded this place as her final destination.

The room was dark and gloomy, I pulled the light cord at the door, and the light came on immediately, digging the warm orange light of the lamp, the lighting effect was not very good.

I was a little hungry, but fortunately, I didn't intend to bother Mrs. Wu to save food, so I brought some snacks myself.

I tore off the package of a salt-baked chicken leg, and I checked the situation in the house while eating. Nothing was taken away, and there was no dust accumulation. It looked very clean, and it should have left in a day or two.

When I got to the kitchen, I felt something was wrong, because the stove in the kitchen was covered with a pile of leftovers.

I opened it and looked, and the leftovers were relatively fresh, as if they were left over at noon.Looking at the remaining bowl of rice, the rice grains are still relatively soft and have not hardened.

The time for leftovers should be today.

Could it be that old lady Wu didn't go far away, but went somewhere nearby?No, if she is going to the nearby fields, she should not lock it, after all, there are no people in the area for several miles.

While I was wondering, I suddenly smelled a strange smell.

The smell was not very obvious in the damp and musty room, so I ignored it before.

At this moment, I suddenly smelled it, and immediately recognized it: it seemed to be a fishy smell, a bloody smell!
My heart skipped a beat, and I immediately started looking for the source of that smell.

(End of this chapter)