Chapter 7 Chapter 6 The Expedition Five

The next day, I went to find Qin Hai. Qin Hai was loading goods at that time.The temperature was very high that day, until I was sweating through my clothes, I was free.We found a shady place, and I repeated to my grandfather what he had told me.After hearing this, he didn't show the slightest surprise, but changed the subject, saying: "Now the business is getting better and better, and people are getting busier, but the wages haven't been raised." When he said this, he was a little self-deprecating. "Brother Qin, don't you think it's strange for such a big thing?"

"What's so strange about this. You and I are people who have seen strange things, and this is nothing more than another strange thing. Surely you didn't come here today to see my reaction? Tell me, what do you need me to do?" Looking at his expression of anticipation, I was a little puzzled: "I need you to do something, doesn't it seem like there is nothing?" "Think it through before you say this again. You don't need me to accompany you to Xiuxiling? Don't you think about going back at all?" This sentence made my heart pound.Originally, he thought that he needed to do ideological work for him, but he didn't expect Qin Hai to make this clear by himself.My relationship with him has not yet reached the level of living and dying together. He is so willing to help me, what is he trying to do?I can't help but feel a little strange.

Qin Hai waited for a while, saw that I was silent, and said with a smile, "Why, doubt my motives?" Of course I wouldn't admit it, so I hurriedly said, "I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know what's good and what's wrong. It's just...it's really not peaceful to go to Xiuxiling, and I'm worried that I might run into danger." "You're talking nonsense, fools know it's not peaceful there. But you have to go, am I right?" Seeing Qin Hai's very confident expression, I nodded involuntarily: "Indeed. Because I got news from my father, he must be alive, and I hope to find him. Now I am the only one at home who can do this, so I must go."

Qin Haidao: "No problem, I support you, from head to toe." Then, he patted my shoulder, "You don't have to worry about me, don't worry about favors. I will help you, I just hope that in the future you can Help me. What is a friend, we are friends, right?" Qin Hai's words completely dispelled my doubts. Immediately, I nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, from now on, we will not distinguish between each other, and we will share happiness and difficulties together." The reason why I dare to say this to Qin Hai happily is based on my understanding of his character.Judging from his style of doing things, he is still an upright person. Even if he asks me for something in the future, it will definitely not be a bad thing.It is precisely because of my appreciation of his personality that I have reason to believe that everyone can cooperate sincerely and face complex situations together.But what I didn't expect was that the secret hidden in Qin Hai's heart was no less than mine, or even worse. This may be the fundamental reason why he was not afraid of the Xiuxiling incident.This person's courage is far beyond that of ordinary people. Of course, at present, I still don't understand the talent he possesses, and I can't enter the heart that he tries to hide, which is his own terrible secret.However, all of this will be fully displayed before my eyes in the near future.

"If you want to go into the mountains, just tell me and I will accompany you. But I have a condition, we must bring Jia Xiaobing with us." "Why?" I didn't understand, because the boy didn't seem to have anything to do with this matter. "Because his mother is terminally ill, he hopes to go to Wuliang Mountain to find Linzhi who can save his mother. Since ancient times, Wuliang Mountain has been a place where rare medicinal materials are produced. This may be his only hope." I really didn't expect that the little fat man turned out to be a dutiful son with traditional Chinese virtues, what a surprise.People should not be judged by their appearance, this sentence seems to be true at all.

Qin Hai continued to explain: "Actually, you don't know. After the two of you reported the crime last time, the police station investigated your two families. Naturally, it is inconvenient for you to make more inquiries, but we did go to Jia Xiaobing's house. His father is very rich and owns a medium-sized shipping company. However, his parents divorced very early. Jia Xiaobing has lived with his mother since he was a child. Although the living conditions are much better than ordinary people, if his mother is gone, he……" Having said this, Qin Hai stopped talking, and I also felt very depressed.At Jia Xiaobing's age, it seems too cruel to bear these things.After being silent for a while, I said, "However, going to Xiuxiling is dangerous."

"You are not afraid and I am not afraid. Jia Xiaobing has no retreat at all. Who are you worried about? Besides, a hero also needs help. It is precisely because this is difficult to do that we must find a reliable force. When we were in politics class , that's what the teacher taught us." I thought about it, and replied: "Since we have decided, let's act as soon as possible. In fact, the target has been determined. It is a place named..." "The area of ​​the Fountain of Youth, right? I heard from your village chief. Before I went to see your grandfather, I had a deep chat with him."

"I feel like he is not Chinese." I expressed my doubts. "That's right, he is Japanese. However, he is the kind of Japanese who grew up in China. Even his nationality is Chinese. It's just that he first learned Japanese as his mother tongue when he was young, so when he grew up, in order to hide himself He learned to stutter when he was unfamiliar with Chinese, but he learned standard Chinese, and stuttering also developed. He proved that the aborigines in Xiuxiling are a group of people who believe in witchcraft culture, which is roughly the same as my inference. As for He is a descendant of Japanese wizards. Back then, in order to avoid the persecution of Japanese militarism, their ancestors traveled thousands of miles to China to seek asylum, and never returned."

The more I listened, the more frightened I became.Grandpa didn't tell me a complete story, but Qin Hai got a lot of supplements. The hidden truth of Xiuxiling seems to be revealed at any time. What is missing now is to prove the owner of that tooth What is it.As long as I find it, everything will come to light, which strengthens my determination to return to Xiuxiling. The summer vacation is coming soon, and I have also entered a state of intense preparations. In order to return to Xiuxiling, these days, I didn't dare to touch a penny of my pocket money, but after counting it, it was only a dozen yuan, not even enough to buy a train ticket, which made me a little discouraged.But Qin Hai quickly gave me good news that Jia Xiaobing had already raised enough funds for our search for the Fountain of Youth.

The three of us had a quick meet-and-greet meeting.It turned out that when Jia Xiaobing's father heard that Jia Xiaobing wanted to travel, he generously gave him 3,000 yuan.In those days, three thousand yuan was a big sum. Of course, his father did not do this out of generosity, but because he didn't want his son to be around to prevent him from hanging out with other women.Jia Xiaobing told us this without hesitation, which shows his contempt and resentment towards his father.As for his bedridden mother, Jia Xiaobing entrusted his aunt to take care of him during the summer vacation.He knew that if he still couldn't find what he needed after going to Wuliang Mountain this time, then his mother's life would be irreparable.Speaking of this, the little fat man was already sobbing, and my eyes were red.

What is gratifying is that Jia Xiaobing not only raised enough funds, but even prepared weapons.It was a small fishing gun. There was a spike-firing mechanism under the cylinder, and six spikes could be loaded in the small cylinder at a time.This can be regarded as an evolved version of the Zhuge Crossbow. Although it is not a lore weapon like a firearm, its power should not be underestimated.We tried it, and the spikes from the fishing gun penetrated nearly halfway into the tree. Qin Hai prepared three uniquely shaped daggers, with long handles and short blades. The backs of the knives were thick and extremely sharp.According to him, this is what American paratroopers use to cut the parachute cords.Qin Hai's smile was a bit bitter: "This is something left by my parents." The first time I heard him talk about his parents, I asked casually: "Are they all members of the public security system?" This is actually a way of expressing myself as smart.From the process of Qin Hai entering the work unit, I analyzed that he must have a background in the public security system, and his parents are probably from the public security department.If you were an ordinary person, if you were against the leader, you would have gone home long ago.But Qin Hai didn't agree with what I said, he just hummed and said nothing, but his face was very gloomy.Seeing him like this, I knew I couldn't ask any more questions. Since we met at a cold drink stand on the street, Qin Hai thought twice and said, "You can't walk on the road with these things, it's too ostentatious, go to my house." After that, he wrapped the fishing gun in a newspaper OK, out of the store. Qin Hai's house is not far away, and he will arrive in a short time. It is an old-fashioned red brick building with a poor environment.After going up, I opened the door. The light in the room was dim, and the furniture was old and even a little tattered, but I saw two portraits on a cabinet in the hall.The two people in the photo are probably Qin Hai's parents, because the facial features of the man and Qin Hai are so similar.So, isn't Qin Hai an orphan?Jia Xiaobing and I stood in the living room, both at a loss.Qin Hai saw our embarrassment, so he said to Jia Xiaobing: "Brother, you can still work hard for your mother. I don't even have this chance, so you are lucky. Don't worry, I believe your mother will be able to survive this disaster." Speaking of this, he glanced at me again and said, "And your father, I believe, will be fine." Our meeting may be a coincidence. At that moment, I suddenly felt that there was a destiny in the dark, so that the three of us who had experienced family accidents met together. After a while, Qin Hai talked about his life experience: "My parents used to be policemen, they were anti-drug policemen. During an operation to arrest drug dealers, my father suddenly pointed the gun at my mother. Yes My father beat my mother to death with his own hands. Many of his colleagues witnessed the scene. Any explanation would be regarded as sophistry. My father did not quibble. He only had one request, to see me. At that time, I already knew this Because of this, I hated my father to the core. The real purpose of agreeing to meet him was to tell him personally - I would be happy to see him pay for my mother's life. But after meeting my father, he only said one sentence to me: "He definitely didn't kill his mother, because he couldn't control his body at the moment of shooting." Of course, no one would believe this sentence, so he didn't tell others, just told me not to Disappointed with him. I didn’t believe his words, but I got the news that my father had committed suicide in prison the next day. He met me alone after the memorial service. He told me that a few days before his father’s accident, he told the old leader that he felt something was wrong, and that sometimes his body would not be controlled by his own ideology, and his old leader thought It's just that my father was under too much work pressure, so he didn't take it to heart. He didn't expect to make a big mistake in the end. He told me that he absolutely didn't believe that my father would intentionally kill my mother, and he also gave the basis. It's not a secret, because some of the drug dealers on the Yunnan border have indeed practiced sorcery and secret techniques. My father was probably bewitched by someone, and many public security officers who are anti-drugs have been poisoned by this kind of poison. That is to say, from that moment on, I vowed to find out the murderer who made my father a poison, bring him to justice, and avenge my parents. This is my knot in my heart. If I don’t find out the truth of this case, I will My father is innocent, and my life is meaningless." Afterwards, Qin Hai gritted his teeth. I really doubted whether he would really be able to enforce the law impartially if he really wanted to catch the other party.It is often said that justice should be brought to justice. I am afraid that the possibility of strangling the other party with a rope is more likely. However, the methods used by those criminals who framed Qin Hai's father also made me shudder. What kind of people are they, who can deal with others with such insidious and cruel methods.Thinking of this, I couldn't help sighing: "No wonder you spare no effort in investigating this kind of case. It turns out that you have similar experiences." "That's right, people who haven't experienced this will naturally not believe it. But, I believe what you said, and I also believe that there must be Linzhi Immortal Grass that is more than a thousand years old in Wuliang Mountain." We talked a lot that day.Although we have chatted before, but this time it was a chat where everyone opened their hearts.Because each other knows each other's most secret things, this is really called honesty. When I got home in the evening, while eating, I mustered up my courage and said, "The summer vacation is here, and I don't have too much homework. I want to go out and relax. Next year will be the third year of junior high school. By that time, studying will definitely be more effective. " Mom was stunned, she stared at me as if she was staring at a stranger, and grandpa put down the bowl and chopsticks and said, "I agree. However, young people are outside, don't be brave. With your ability, you can only observe the society, It’s not yet capable of acting.” Grandpa's words are puns, of course I understand, so I said: "I just want to exercise myself, I won't do anything foolish." Grandpa nodded in approval and said nothing.He didn't speak, and no one dared to deny it.But at night, my mother came into my house, and said with a flustered expression: "My son, don't be stupid, run to find your father. You can't go to that place, you have seen it yourself." I pretended to be surprised: "Mom, where are you going? I just go out to have fun. I am such an adult, so don't worry." "Don't lie to me. Besides, even if you are traveling, you are too young. There are no junior high school students going out alone." "Who said that I am alone, and there are Lao Doufu and Chang Jun. Even if Lao Doufu is going to see Chang Jun, I will go with him to have fun." I babbled nonsense. "You didn't lie to me?" Mom changed from completely skeptical to half-believing. "If you don't believe me, you can ask." I said this sentence pretending to be calm, but I secretly prayed to my mother not to ask. My mother looked at her watch and said, "Don't think you can fool me. If you dare to lie, you won't have a penny of pocket money for the next semester." That night, my mother did not go there in the end. After all, it was too late and she was the first I went to ask Lao Doufu the next morning, but it was too late.Because I sneaked out of the house in the middle of the night, I was already in collusion with Lao Tofu, which can be regarded as dispelling my mother's worries and paving the way for the upcoming action.But new obstacles loomed. Lao Tofu heard the news that I was going to take action that night, and came to my house the next day, stalking me to go with me, and threatened that if I disagreed, he would spread the news. "Go ahead, go ahead and talk about it, I'm not a tough guy." I said to him, poking my neck. "Brother, I really didn't mean that. But, think about it, if you leave without me, your mother will see her, and don't reveal her secrets immediately. Aren't you embarrassing me?" Old Tofu said This sentence really made sense, and I was speechless immediately.Old Tofu said again, "Just let me go, there is no harm in having multiple helpers. Besides, I didn't go in vain, there are still good things." "what?" "I have an old-fashioned shotgun at home, but the barrel is sawed off for easy portability. It's safe to have one more thing, right?" In fact, I understand that the purpose of Lao Tofu begging for nothing to walk with us is to fall in love.He is creating an opportunity to get along with Lin Li, and he also wants to show his bravery in front of Lin Li, which is fundamentally different from our mission. To be honest, I don't want to bring Lao Doufu with me, but letting him be here is indeed a trouble for me. Besides, his shotgun is very attractive to me. Guns still don't make people feel safe.For this reason, I specially held a meeting with Qin Hai and the others.The two of them did not prevent Lao Doufu from joining, but asked Lao Doufu to be self-sufficient in food and lodging.For this, Lao Doufu readily agreed.In fact, Lao Doufu's family conditions are very good. This is not only related to his ancestral shadow, but also related to his father. The reason for this is not easy to explain.But then his father committed a crime, and the most important aspect of reducing the crime came from Lao Doufu's trip to Xiuxiling with us, which no one had thought of before.Therefore, God’s will is really irreversible. No matter when and where, she always quietly unfolds beside you, allowing you to enter the situation she set up without knowing it. You will only follow that road, Go all the way. For the convenience of climbing, before we left, we bought a certain amount of rope fixing tools, as well as flashlights, batteries and a series of camping supplies.To be honest, although we knew that Xiuxi Ridge was not peaceful, we hadn't really considered the dangerous situation we might face, and there was still an inexplicable sense of excitement in our hearts.Of course, we quickly tasted the real adventure, which is not only fun and exciting, but also thrilling, scary, and even more desperate. After buying a train ticket to Jingdong, the three of us waited at the train station for Lao Doufu and Lin Li who came later. "Hello!" Lin Li stretched out her hand to me generously.Because we knew each other, I acted very naturally, but Qin Hai seemed quite shy, and when he shook hands with Lin Li, his face turned red.I didn't think much about it at the time, and then again, it wasn't my turn to think about it. Lin Li is mature beyond her own age, and compared to Lao Doufu, she is more stable.As far as I know, before Lao Tofu, she rejected all suitors because her father was an unusually rigid old man, and Lin Li was a very sensible girl who listened to her father.I appreciate this very much.In the 1990s, it was really rare for a beautiful girl to fall in love for the first time in high school. After exchanging pleasantries, I asked Lao Tofu, "Where's the gun?" When Jia Xiaobing heard it, his face changed immediately, and his lips couldn't help trembling when he spoke: "Is there still a gun?" With Lin Li by his side, Lao Doufu was quite arrogant, he pulled his bag away on purpose to show off, and said bluffingly: "Can I still lie to my brother?" Qin Hai frowned and said, "Be careful. You're still showing off with this stuff, and if you're caught, we'll all go to jail. By the way, how do you bring it on the train? You need to go through security checks, so you can't count on it. Are you going to sleep while watching the security inspector on the monitor?" "No problem. I've already said hello." Lao Tofu said carelessly, looked at everyone, saw that we were all at a loss and at a loss, and was immediately irritated, "Dude, don't you believe me?" Then The facial expression is exactly the same as that of Brother Hao when he uttered that classic line when he was interrogated in the movie "The True Colors of a Hero". Lao Doufu's question was really stupid. Apart from wanting to vomit, all I had was admiration. However, in front of Lin Li, I also chose to be reserved.He didn't yell at Lao Doufu.On the contrary, Qin Hai said something fair: "Brother, this is not a joke, I'm serious. If we can't make it through, we will have to chat in prison." "Brothers, don't worry, I'm not sure, can I do such a stupid thing?" After finishing speaking, he strode towards the security inspection room. Lao Doufu really didn't brag this time. The person in charge of the security check at the station was his father's old comrade-in-arms, who originally belonged to a company.Lao Doufu used the excuse that he was in a hurry to catch an upcoming train, and entered the station without waiting for the security check. After we met in the waiting room, I patted him on the shoulder and praised: "It's not bad! I didn't expect that you really have a way." "What do you mean, when have I ever done something unreasonable?" Lao Tofu blinked his eyes when he said this.Of course I understood what he meant, this kid just wanted to be a hero in front of Lin Li, so I praised him casually. After a while, ticket checking began.At that time, people's desire to travel was not very strong, so the train to Jingdong County was not crowded.We bought a hard sleeper, which happens to be a private room for five people, and there is no one left on the upper berth.After entering, the four of them started bragging and playing cards to pass the time.As for me, no one would believe me when I said it. Until now, I don't know anything about playing cards.Because I had no concept of chess and cards since I was a child, so far I don’t know it. Seeing them forming a circle, I consciously shrank aside, opened my backpack, and prepared to take out a book to read.Before going out this time, I deliberately brought a few idle books just to pass the time.After I opened the backpack, I unexpectedly found that there were a few more things.Among them is a flashlight with a very unique shape. The front part of the lamp is a circle of pure iron, the handle at the back is super long, and there are three buttons. The iron parts turned out to be sparks flying.Qin Hai was the closest to me. Hearing the voice, he stretched his head to take a look, smacked his lips and said, "You kid can even get this kind of goods. You really paid a lot of money." I was a little puzzled and said: "This is not my thing, and I don't have this kind of flashlight." "Oh, your mother probably put it in secretly. This is an electric shock flashlight, which can generate high-voltage electricity instantly. It is the equipment used by the armed police. Unlike the fake wolf-eye flashlights on the market, this flashlight has stable performance. It's also much more powerful." I know it's impossible for my mother to let it go, and nine out of ten it was my grandpa.It seems that he supported me in doing this, and he also regarded me as a soldier.Sure enough, I found a kraft paper envelope in my backpack. After opening it, there were two pieces of letter paper inside, which turned out to be a letter from my grandfather.I took the letter paper, shrank into the bed, and looked carefully. The letter read: "Binger and my grandson, I am very relieved to know that you have made a decision. Our He family, from the same family, can have the life we ​​have today. It is all thanks to the party and the people. We should be grateful and return This should not be just a slogan, this is the ideal of my grandfather's life. Maybe it seemed unreasonable to arrange your uncle and father to go to the dangerous mountain to carry out dangerous missions, but grandpa had to make such a decision. Gou is in a small family, why? Talk about the common people in the world. In fact, when I performed the task, I intended to participate in it personally. However, I was burdened by the position, so I had to let the descendants continue. You already know everything about that year, but there is one thing that I did not explain. The aborigines in the mountains are a group of people who practice witchcraft, and most of them are based on evil methods. They also made contributions during the Anti-Japanese War. But everything has two sides. The reason why the villagers refused to cooperate with the investigation of the death of the Japanese soldiers in the later period The source of the conflict, and the indiscriminate killing of state employees intensified the conflict, so this is another aspect I need to investigate. In short, you are still young, and this time you will mainly exercise. If you encounter danger, you must not be brave. He is not a hero. The mountain road is steep, and he can do everything on his own. In short, Grandpa is gratified, hopeful, and worried. He Changfeng, sincerity and salute!" Grandpa actually used his own name for me, which shows his support and expectation for my action.In this way, I suddenly had a sense of mission, so I couldn't help being a little more curious about the "indigenous people" mentioned in the letter.Qin Hai also mentioned this group of people, but I can be sure that they are definitely not the fathers and villagers around me when I lived in Xiuxi Village. They are all ordinary farmers, working at sunrise and resting at sunset.Could it be that there is another Xiuxi Village? Just thinking about it like this, I actually fell asleep in a daze.When I woke up again, the letter paper in my hand had been folded and placed next to my pillow.At this time, the sky outside the car was completely dark, and it was raining lightly, and the car windows were full of raindrops.A few of them were discussing the letter in a low voice, and I didn't interrupt, thinking about things alone.Not long after, the train started to slow down. Judging by the situation, it should have reached the boundary of Jingdong. The train has reached our destination.This is just a small station. After we got off the train, before we could get out of the platform, the train started again and headed south. We still need to take another car to get to Xiuxi Village, but the service is out of service now, so we first found a hotel to spend the night.After a night of rest, the next day, we boarded the coach bound for Jingdongxiu West Village.