Chapter 20 Chapter two

A month later, Nie Ming recovered from his injuries and was discharged from the hospital. Walking out of the hospital, Nie Ming couldn't help but smile wryly: more than half of the beautiful summer vacation life he had planned had passed like this. During the few days at home to recuperate, my mother cooked chicken soup, fish soup, ginseng soup and other supplements for Nie Ming every day to nourish his body.Nie Ming didn't think it was necessary - after a month of recuperating in the hospital, his physical condition was even better than when he went to work. The car accident that shook the city finally calmed down—although the driver who was the main person responsible for the accident fell to his death on the spot, the families of the dead and injured still insisted on claiming compensation from the tour group.In the end, the matter finally came to an end after the tour group and the insurance company jointly compensated the family with 100,000 yuan.

But Nie Ming couldn't calm down in his heart—he didn't forget the thing that his friend entrusted to him when he was dying. One fine afternoon, Nie Ming arrived at Yu Cheng's house by car. Although it was not the first time that Nie Ming came here, Nie Ming was still shocked by the luxurious Yu Family Manor - this manor is bigger than two football fields, and the three villa suites with unique shapes are the main buildings in the manor.In addition, there are leisure and entertainment places such as swimming pools, gymnasiums, and libraries.Sometimes Nie Ming really doesn't understand—there is such a big difference in identities between himself and Yu Cheng, how did they become good friends?

Thinking of Yu Cheng, and his nearly twenty-year friendship with Yu Cheng—now that he is no longer here, Nie Ming's heart ached. Nie Ming went to the largest house and knocked on the door.After a forty-year-old female housekeeper opened the door, she heard Nie Ming explain her intention and asked Nie Ming to wait in the living room before going upstairs to report to Yu Cheng's mother. After a while, Yu Cheng's mother came to the living room on the first floor from the second floor.Obviously, this woman over fifty years old has not yet come out of the grief of losing her son, and her face looks very haggard.

"Hello, Auntie." Nie Ming stood up and greeted Yu Cheng's mother. "Nie Ming? Please sit down." Yu Cheng's mother cheered up and greeted the guests, "What do you want?" "That's right, Auntie." Nie Ming said, "You know, I...was invited by Yu Cheng to join him on this trip...after the accident happened, Yu Cheng didn't immediately...well, I mean ..." "You just say it, it doesn't matter." Yu Cheng's mother is a sensible person, "Did my son leave any words before he died?" "yes." "What did he say?" Yu Cheng's mother held back her grief and asked.

"he told me……" "Wait," Yu Cheng's mother suddenly interrupted Nie Ming, "I think he must have said something important. I should let his younger brother Yu Jie know too—he is now the head of the Yu family. " After finishing speaking, Yu Cheng's mother asked the housekeeper to invite Yu Jie to come downstairs. A few minutes later, a tall, calm-eyed boy of about twenty-three came into the living room. "Yu Jie, sit down. Nie Ming is your brother's good friend. He came here to tell us what your brother left behind on his deathbed." Yu Cheng's mother turned to look at Nie Ming, "Tell me."

"That's it." Nie obviously looked embarrassed, "Yu Cheng asked me to do something for him at the last moment." "What is it?" Yu Cheng's mother asked. "He... told me to go to his room, open the fourth drawer of the desk, take out one of the books, read it, and then do what it says. I'm sorry, I know it's rude, but he ...that's the only request." "It's okay, Nie Ming, I can understand. You don't have to feel embarrassed. Since Cheng'er asked you to help him, there must be his reasons. You can do what he said. Thank you for letting us know about this matter." thing."

"Then, auntie, please... take me to Yu Cheng's room?" "Okay," Yu Cheng's mother nodded, "but before that, I must invite someone to come." "Who?" "Lawyer Song Tairan." Yu Cheng's mother said, "You know, our family is not an ordinary family, but a big family with hundreds of millions of assets. After Cheng'er's father died, Yu Cheng inherited He acquired this huge property and became the head of the family. Therefore, the little book he mentioned before his death is likely to be some of the arrangements he made for the family property... The Song Tairan lawyer I am talking about was hired by our family He has been in charge of handling all financial issues in the family. Lawyer Song is a highly respected and respected person. Yu Cheng’s father’s will was entrusted to Lawyer Song for safekeeping. So this time, we must ask Mr. The lawyer was present to notarize it. I think you will understand, right?"

"Of course, this is very necessary." Nie Ming said. "Then, please wait a moment." After Yu Cheng's mother finished speaking, she picked up the phone to contact Lawyer Song. Half an hour later, lawyer Song Tairan came to the living room of Yu Cheng's house.Lawyer Song is a lean old man with steady steps and clear eyes, revealing a sense of oppression without anger. Yu Cheng's mother politely asked Lawyer Song to sit down and explained the reason for inviting him. "I understand, I will handle this matter with Mr. Nie." Lawyer Song said, he smiled and glanced at Nie Ming.

"Then let's go to Cheng'er's room now. Yu Jie, you can stay here." Yu Cheng's mother said, opening the door and preparing to go out. Nie Ming was confused by this action. He asked inexplicably, "Auntie, what's wrong? Yu Cheng's room isn't in this house?" Yu Cheng's mother nodded: "His room is separate, on the west side of this manor." "What?" Nie was obviously a little surprised, "He lives in a separate house, separated from your big house? Why does this happen?" Yu Cheng's mother hesitated for a moment, and explained to Nie Ming: "This is the ancestral rule of our family - the eldest son must live in the room on the west side, and no one else can enter."

"This..." Nie Ming was very puzzled by this strange rule, but it was not convenient for him to ask too much about other people's family affairs. "Actually, my brother doesn't like living in that small house. He still lives here most of the time. It's just that we have never entered that room." At this time, Yu Jie, who had been by the side without opening his mouth, said. "Nie Ming, let's go." Yu Cheng's mother obviously didn't want to discuss this topic anymore. The three of them went out and walked for about two minutes. After passing through a garden, they came to this small house on the west side.

Nie Ming was taken aback when he saw this small house for the first time—it was a standard square building, abruptly appearing in a corner of the manor, and it didn’t seem to have any connection with the surrounding buildings, flowers and trees. .What's even more strange is that the house is all white from the walls to the roof, revealing a sense of solemnity and sanctity.If it weren't for a few small windows near the roof, it would make people think that a huge white square box fell on the grass. Nie Ming looked up at this strange white house, and he had a strange feeling—this house was as solemn as a mourning hall for the dead. Yu Cheng's mother walked to the door of the room, pressed more than ten numbers in the combination lock embedded on the iron door, and then turned the handle of the door, and the door opened. Nie Ming opened his mouth slightly, and he frowned. "Auntie, I'm sorry... You said just now that only Yu Cheng can enter this small house, but you clearly know the password of this door..." Yu Cheng's mother turned her head and looked at Nie Ming: "Only Yu Cheng and I know this password. In fact, in every generation of our Yu family, only the parents and the eldest son know this password." "So, the building of this house should have some history, right?" Nie Ming asked. "Yes, even I don't know when it was built." Yu Cheng's mother said, pushing open the door, "Let's go in." "Auntie, have you...have you ever entered this house before?" Nie Ming asked suddenly, and he felt a sense of fear the moment he entered the door. Yu Cheng's mother was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Although according to the regulations, I can't come in, but I was really curious about five years ago, so I came in once." "What's in here?" "Don't worry, there are no poisonous snakes or beasts, it's no different from an ordinary room." Yu Cheng's mother said with a smile. "If we go in now, don't we violate the ancestral regulations of the Yu family?" Lawyer Song said. "This is a special situation. Besides, Yu Cheng has already... what can we do?" Speaking of this, Yu Cheng's mother touched the sad place again, her nose sore, and she shed tears. "Let's go in." Lawyer Song sighed. Walking into this white house, Nie Ming breathed a sigh of relief—as expected, the house had a strange appearance, but the inside was extremely ordinary: the whole room was about 100 square meters, and there were bookcases, desks, beds, sofas and other furniture.Just judging from the age, these furniture are quite old. Nie Mingyu felt strange—the Yu family is so rich, why do they still keep these old furniture instead of replacing it with new ones?The Yu family built such a luxurious manor, but the eldest son, who is the heir, was stipulated to live in such a place?Nie Ming couldn't understand it. Lawyer Song's words interrupted Nie Ming's thinking: "Mr. Nie, where is the little book that Yu Cheng asked you to find?" "Well, let me think about it...he said, it's in the fourth drawer of the desk." Nie Ming said after recovering. "Desk..." Yu Cheng's mother walked to a desk, "This is the only desk in this room." "Then it must be this one..." Nie Ming looked at the desk, and suddenly froze. This desk, from top to bottom, only has three drawers, and there is no fourth drawer at all. Apparently, Yu Cheng's mother and Lawyer Song also noticed this, and Lawyer Song asked, "Mr. Nie, are you sure you remember correctly? It's really in the 'fourth' drawer?" Nie Ming nodded vigorously: "I'm sure that's what Yu Cheng said at the time." "But you also saw that this desk has no fourth drawer at all." When Nie Ming was speechless, Yu Cheng's mother said, "Perhaps Cheng'er made a mistake when he was flustered. Let's search all three drawers side by side." As she spoke, she opened the drawer and searched for it. Lawyer Song and Nie Ming stood by and watched. Surprisingly—the three drawers were turned upside down, only some books, pens, newspapers and other sundries were found, and no "small notebooks" were found at all. Nie Ming felt extremely embarrassed. He blushed and said, "I'm sure I remember correctly... Yu Cheng, that's what he said." "Nie Ming, don't worry, sit down and think about it." Yu Cheng's mother called Nie Ming to sit on the sofa. Nie Ming sat down and began to analyze: "First of all, I don't think Yu Cheng will be wrong - because he said a word 'this matter is more important than my life.' It can be seen that this small book is definitely not for him. Generally—how could he even remember the wrong place? Then, I am very sure of my memory, and I will never remember it wrong." "But, you saw it yourself just now, we really didn't find it..." Before Lawyer Song could finish speaking, Nie Ming suddenly remembered something: "Wait, could it be...the fourth drawer is hidden under the third drawer?" Lawyer Song and Yu Cheng's mother looked at each other, and then the three of them walked towards the desk together. It turned out to be disappointing - they checked the bottom of the three drawers carefully and found no "hidden fourth drawer". Just when they were about to leave the desk, Nie Ming's eyes were fixed on the third drawer that was dragged out, and then he pulled the first drawer and the second drawer open. "Nie Ming, what did you find?" Yu Cheng's mother asked. "You see, all three drawers are the same depth from the outside, but the inside of the third drawer is shallower than the first two." Lawyer Song bent over to observe for a while, then reached into the third drawer.He pushed the wooden board at the bottom of the drawer inward, and the wooden board slid open, revealing a mezzanine—a black book lay inside. "This is the notebook!" Nie Ming picked up the notebook excitedly, "Sure enough, this drawer has been tampered with. It turns out that this interlayer is the 'fourth drawer'." Just when Nie Ming was about to open the notebook, Lawyer Song pressed his hand: "I'm sorry, Mr. Nie, I'm afraid you can't read this notebook." "However, Yu Cheng personally told me before he died that I must read the contents written in this book, and only I can read it alone." Nie Ming said. Lawyer Song looked into Nie Ming's eyes: "Mr. Nie, don't you think that Yu Cheng begged you like this at that time because of the situation?" "what?" "When you were in a car accident, you were the only person around Yu Cheng who he knew, so he had no choice but to entrust you to do this." Nie Ming was taken aback. He really hadn't considered this question before.He thought for a while and said, "However, if Yu Cheng doesn't want me to see what's written on it, he can also say, 'Please let my mother or Lawyer Song find this little book, and then follow what's written on it. ’ But he did not say so—so I have reason to feel that there is something in this little book that must be read by me.” "Mr. Nie," Lawyer Song's expression became serious, "I hope you can understand the current situation—this book is hidden in such a secret place, so there is no doubt that what is written on it must be of great importance. It is very likely that it is the distribution of Yu's assets or the passwords of some bank books, etc. These things are obviously not suitable for an outsider to look at." Nie Ming was extremely embarrassed by Lawyer Song's words. He blushed and said slightly angrily, "Yes, I am an outsider, but Yu Cheng and I have been good friends for twenty years. I'm here to do These things are purely for fulfilling Yu Cheng's entrustment to me at the last moment! I never thought of taking even a penny of his property! Since you can't trust me so much, then I won't get involved in this matter anymore! Farewell! "After speaking, Nie Ming wanted to leave. "Nie Ming, please wait!" Yu Cheng's mother stepped forward to stop him, "I'm sorry, Lawyer Song never meant to embarrass you! He is just doing his duty and always considers the interests of our family—in fact, we all Thank you very much for coming here to tell us Cheng'er's last words. Otherwise, we may never be able to find this book!" "Yes, Mr. Nie, I'm sorry for the slip of the tongue just now. In fact, I can see that you are a trustworthy person." Lawyer Song said apologetically. Faced with this situation, Nie Ming felt overwhelmed. "How about this," Yu Cheng's mother said, "you can read what is written in this book now—Lawyer Song will read it first, and then give it to Nie Ming." "Auntie, in fact, I also think that Lawyer Song's words are reasonable. Most of what is written in it is about your family affairs. It has nothing to do with me. I really don't need to read it." "No, Nie Ming, this is Yu Cheng's request at the last moment of his life. There must be his reason. Please fulfill his wish." Yu Cheng's mother looked at Nie Ming with earnest eyes. Nie Ming hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, Auntie." The three left the white house and returned to the previous large living room.