Chapter 37 Section fifteen

Shangguan Yun lived in his mother's house.Due to the late delivery of the child, the mother is now seventy years old.Shangguan Yun is the only child in the family.After his father died, his mother never remarried and lived alone.But unfortunately, at the age of sixty-six, she suffered from Alzheimer's disease - commonly known as Alzheimer's disease.With the deteriorating cognition and memory function, the mother's ability of daily living was also reduced, accompanied by various neuropsychiatric symptoms and behavioral disturbances - living alone was clearly a problem.Shangguan Yun hired a full-time nurse for his mother to live at home and take care of the elderly's food and daily life.She usually visits her mother once a week.

The day Xia Qing's accident happened - Shangguan Yun felt a burst of heartache when he thought about it - because his mother fell ill again.She threw things around the house and angrily told the nurse to get out of the house.The female nurse couldn't take it anymore, so she called Shangguan Yun and asked her to come over to deal with it.As a result, Shangguan Yun, who was going to spend his birthday with his son, was forced to return to his mother's house, which indirectly caused the accident that day. Shangguan Yun thought many times in his heart, if the mother hadn't fallen ill that day, she would have been guarding her son at home, so why did that tragedy happen?But now that things have come to this, who can she blame?

About Xia Qing's accidental death, Shangguan Yun kept it a secret from his mother.And the mother who was confused after getting sick hardly asked her grandson.Of course, the old lady didn't know about Xia Qing's return - this saved a lot of trouble and explanation.Shangguan Yun is currently living in his mother's house, and he only said that he wanted to stay with his mother for a while, but didn't mention anything else.Although the old woman was delirious, she was very happy. During the days at his mother's house, Shangguan Yun was never idle.She seeks ways to find out the truth of this weird thing through various channels.The fastest and most informative way is, of course, the Internet.

Shangguanyun browsed many websites and forums researching paranormal events.At the beginning, she was very disappointed, because 90% of the information on these websites was false and grandstanding, and some so-called "spiritual events" were actually ghost stories or black jokes.Just when she was gradually losing confidence, she noticed a person. The person registered online as Zuo Na, claiming to be a scholar who studies supernatural phenomena.He often travels to and from these websites and forums to express his opinions and views.The reason why Shangguan Yun noticed him was because this Zuo Na was different from others.He played the role of a "counterfeiter" many times, analyzing the fictitious elements in something, or directly pointing out that a certain so-called supernatural event was simply a lie or a joke.

Importantly, this Zollner is not making random accusations or guessing.He has a very rigorous attitude. Before he denounces something, he will always list all kinds of strong evidence and analyze it rationally and scientifically, which convinces many people. Shangguan Yun secretly observed Zuo Na for a long time, thinking that he was a trustworthy and trustworthy person.She decides to have a relationship with him. In a post on a forum, Shangguanyun replied to a passage said by Zuo Na, and said that he had encountered a very strange thing and wanted to discuss it with him. Soon, Zuo Na replied to her: What's the matter?Can it be posted on the forum?

Shangguan Yun: No, I can't let too many people know about this.If you are interested, we can chat privately after meeting. Zollner: No offense, but how can you guarantee that this will interest me? Shangguan Yun felt that this was a very curious but cautious person.She replied: I can guarantee that you are 100% interested in this matter, and it is absolutely true. That is why I am so cautious.Please believe that I, a mature woman with status, will not be so bored as to ask any man out and make up a ghost story for him. Zollner: How do you know I'm a man?Did I mention it? Shangguan Yun: A woman's intuition, let's get down to business, would you like to meet and chat with me?

After waiting for half a minute, Zuo Na replied: OK, tomorrow at 3:00 pm, Lao Mai Cafe on Hengshan Road, is that okay? Shangguan Yun thought to himself, the place he chose was a relatively high-end place.This is very good, it shows that he is at least a person with more status and taste, and it should be relatively easy to communicate with.She replied immediately: yes. Zollner: Do we need to keep in touch with each other? Shangguan Yun: I'm sorry, I'm not without sincerity, but I just don't want to publish my phone number on the Internet.Tomorrow, please take a magazine in your hand and sit by the window.I will be there on time.

Zollner: Okay, so it's settled. Shangguan Yun closed the webpage and took a deep breath.She just hopes that the time will go faster, and it is best to jump to three o'clock tomorrow afternoon immediately. She is full of hope for this meeting. At one o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Shangguan Yun began to prepare for the afternoon meeting.She dressed up carefully and stood in front of the mirror.She saw an intellectual and noble beautiful woman.It was the first time in her life that she took the initiative to date a strange man.She told herself in her heart - everything I do is for this family.

At two o'clock, Shangguan Yun drove her white Porsche out.She expected to arrive at around 2:50, but it turned out to be a little earlier and arrived at 2:40. To her surprise, Zollner arrived earlier.It seemed that he was also very much looking forward to this meeting. It is very easy to recognize Zollner in this petty bourgeois coffee shop.In fact, he didn't need any magazines at all.Because in the entire coffee shop, he is the only one sitting alone by the window, and there are two or more people in other positions.After Shangguan Yun entered the door, he saw him at a glance, and he seemed to instinctively feel that this noble and beautiful woman was the one he was waiting for.

Shangguan Yun walked to the coffee table and asked politely, "Is this Mr. Zuo Na?" The man on the opposite side was in his forties, and he seemed to be about the same age as Shangguan Yun.He is slightly plump and has a refined appearance. He wears a pair of black-frame narrow-rimmed glasses and a clean and tidy white short-sleeved shirt.He stood up and extended his hand politely: "Yes, hello, I'm Zona. Please sit down." Shangguan Yun sat down, and the waiter in the cafe came over and asked her what she wanted. She casually ordered a cup of Blue Mountain coffee, and then asked with a smile, "Is Zuo Na your real name?"

"Yes, real name. What's your name?" "The surname is Shangguan, and the single name is a word cloud." "You can tell that you came from a wealthy family. I'll call you Miss Shangguan." "You're welcome, just call me by my name. What is Mr. Zuo Na's occupation?" Shangguan Yun inquired. "Teaching at a university, teaching anthropology." "Ah, it turns out that you are a university professor. No wonder even on the Internet, I feel that your conversation is extraordinary." "Thank you." Zorner smiled. They chatted a little more politely, and the waiter brought coffee.Shangguan Yun took a sip of coffee gracefully and thought it was time to get to the point. "Professor Zorner, what I am going to tell you next is my personal experience. I hope you will not doubt the truth of this matter. Because in the process of telling me, I—and my husband's true All identities will be exposed. And, after you know the secret of our family, no matter whether you can help me or not, please keep it secret, okay?" Shangguan Yun said sincerely. Zuo Na nodded very firmly: "I promise not to say anything. Please trust me on this point." Shangguan Yun nodded and said: "I believe you. Then, I will start talking. This incident actually happened two months ago. That day was my son Xia Qing's birthday..." In the next half an hour, Shangguan Yun narrated the whole incident completely and in detail - Xia Qing was locked in the safe, buried in the cemetery, returned strangely a month later, and a series of events that happened after that Horrible things—everything, she told Zollner without reservation. Zollner sat across from him, fingers crossed, palms facing each other, knuckles resting on jaw.During the listening process, he remained focused and silent, staring at the narrator.Shangguan Yun noticed that Zuo Na narrowed his eyes, frowned, and sometimes opened his mouth involuntarily, but he never showed any major emotional changes—obviously trying to control it.She could feel how shocked and horrified the university professor was by the story she told. After Shangguan Yun finished speaking, she took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "This is all that has happened so far, Professor Zuo Na, I don't know if you have heard of such a strange thing before?" Zuo Na stared into Shangguan Yun's eyes for half a minute, and finally exhaled, as if he had just Forgot to breathe for a moment.He opened his mouth and closed it again, appearing hesitant to speak. This reaction puzzled Shangguan Yun, and she asked, "Professor Zuo Na, what do you want to say? Please don't be shy." Zuo Na lowered his head, raised his head again after a few seconds, and looked at Shangguan Yun: "Miss Shangguan, I don't mean to offend. As I said before, since I will come here to meet you, I believe you. But... I really can't help but want to confirm again - is what you told me just now true?" Shangguan Yun closed his eyes as if feeling tired.After a long time, she opened her eyes, looked directly at Zorner, and said word by word: "Professor Zorner, listen carefully—everything I just said is true—I guarantee it with my personality. " They stared at each other for ten seconds. "Okay, Miss Shangguan." Zuo Na nodded and said, "I believe it." Shangguan Yun looked at him. "You asked me just now, have you heard anything like this before?" "yes." Zuo Na put his index fingers together and said solemnly: "Miss Shangguan, I am a university professor who teaches anthropology. Life in the ivory tower is boring and boring to me. My greatest interest is to explore and the study of supernatural events happening all over the world. It can be said that my contribution and research in this area far exceeds the research in this field—of course, if the supernatural phenomenon belongs to the category of anthropology, then it is another matter gone." He stared into Shangguan Yun's eyes. "I have photographed ghosts in the Tower of London with an old-fashioned camera; I have recorded the cry of the dead with a phonograph; I have seen countless supernatural phenomena in my travels around the world - but - I have never heard of the incident you have just described, and find it hard to explain it. Perhaps it is the most mysterious incident that has ever occurred to me in my life." Shangguan Yun seemed to be frightened by Zuo Na's words, he opened his mouth and was speechless.After a while, she asked: "So, Professor, can you help me?" "How do you want me to help you?" "I want to know why this weird thing happened. Then, find a way to fix it." Zuo Na nodded solemnly, thoughtfully.After thinking for a few minutes, he said, "I think everything that happens in this world has a reason." "Yes!" Shangguan Yun immediately agreed, "I think so too." Zuo Na stretched out his two palms and compared them in the air. "Everything has some key factors. If we can accurately find these key factors, we can use them as clues to find out the clue of the matter." He stared into Shangguan Yun's eyes, "I just thought about it carefully , there are two factors that are the key to this matter.” Shangguan Yun looked at him intently: "Which two factors?" Zuo Na said solemnly: "'Safe' and 'Tomb Raider'." Shangguan Yun frowned deeply: "How?" Zollner put his hand on his chin and slowly shook his head: "I don't have any ideas yet, but I just intuit that these two factors may be very important." He lowered his eyes and thought deeply.Shangguan Yun didn't dare to interrupt, so he could only wait. About ten minutes later, Zuo Na raised his head and said: "Well, Miss Shangguan, I need enough time to think about this matter, and I need to do some research and preparation. I hope you can give me some time. I will immediately get a clue. Contact you." "Okay..." Shangguan Yun said, "Can you tell me how you plan to investigate?" If there is a direction for investigation, I would have already investigated it.she thought to herself. Zuo Na smiled mysteriously: "Let's keep this a secret for the time being. I hope you can fully trust me. Whether it's to help you or satisfy my own curiosity, I will do my best to find out the truth." Shangguan Yun said gratefully: "Thank you so much, Professor Zuo Na. If there is anything I need to do, please tell me." Zuo Na nodded: "I will. I can't think of what you need to do right now—ah, please leave me your phone number so I can contact you." "Okay." Shangguan Yun told Zuo Na his mobile phone number.Zuo Na used his mobile phone to call Shangguan Yun.Both parties have exchanged numbers. After that, they walked out of the cafe together.When parting, Shangguan Yun sincerely thanked Zuo Na again.Zollner waved his hand no, and hurried away, looking impatient.