Chapter 267 Wen Ying
Su Tong was surprised when he heard this: "What do you mean?"
Yan Zi reached out and took the chain, stroking it carefully for a moment, then looked up at Su Tong and said:
"Who are you? Why did A-Lu give you the chain?"
"Malan! You should... have heard of me."
"Are you Alan?"
Yan Zi carefully examined Su Tong, and after a moment she said:
"You are very different from what I imagined. But if you were Alan, why did they let you here?"
"Mr. Peng said that you haven't been feeling well lately, so he asked me to come and keep you company!"
Yan Zi sneered as if she had heard a huge joke:
"Impossible! He locked me up for three years, fearing that I would have any contact with outsiders. Now that my value is almost gone, how could he be so kind as to find someone to accompany me? This is really funny!"
Su Tong frowned and said, "Could it be that accompanying you is just an excuse, is it really to restrain Brother Yi?"
"Contain? All the people in this territory are his. Zhou Yi has already been on the same boat with him. Is there any need for this containment?"
Yan Zi didn't wait for Su Tong to speak, and continued:
"No matter what his reason is, remember, this man never does anything without a reason. He must have a reason for letting you in here!"
"Come in?"
Su Tong felt that the way she used this word was a little strange.
This should be where Uncle Peng stayed in Xiaoya Village. For a person like him, it is not surprising that his residence is so secretive. Could it be that there is some "secret" here that is not known to outsiders?
Yan Zi seemed to know what Su Tong was thinking. She glanced at Su Tong and said to her:
"Come with me!"
After saying that, she turned around, took a cloak from the side and put it on.
Only then did Su Tong realize that she was very thin and moved very slowly, even putting on her cloak was a little difficult for her.
She stepped forward, helped Yan Zi put on her cloak, and held her arm.
Yan Zi whispered, "Thank you!"
Then he took Su Tong out and walked to the right.
Perhaps considering Yan Zi's health, she didn't walk far before pushing open a door and motioning Su Tong to follow her in.
Su Tong was surprised when he saw the scene inside the house.
This is a——
To be precise, it should be a "studio".
There are packed bookshelves all around, and in the middle is a large table piled with all kinds of tools, maps, white paper, pens, rulers, magnifying glasses, paints... everything you can think of.
"Is this where you...work?" Su Tong said.
Yan Zi nodded and slowly walked to the table and sat down.
"My last name is Wen, and my given name is Wen Ying, which means Ying in Chinese. In the past three years, there has been someone who has taken care of my food, clothing, shelter and transportation, and someone has also treated my illnesses. They all call me 'Professor Wen'. In addition to helping them identify cultural relics, my task is to focus on researching Da Qi."
"When I was brought here from the north two months ago, this 'studio' was already furnished, just like when I was in the north, with everything you need."
"Under Master Peng, there are many 'professors' like me. He has recruited many talents of all kinds. Regardless of whether they are willing or not, he has ways to make others work for him. There are quite a few who study history alone."
"I have never met them, but Mr. Peng would regularly share everyone's research progress with everyone for mutual reference, so as to facilitate communication and open up new ideas. He put a lot of energy into doing this..."
Having said this, Wen Ying turned around and looked at Su Tong and said:
"So, he doesn't bother to control anyone through 'hostages'. With his ability, he has many ways to make people work for him. He has a huge smuggling network under him. He has accumulated a lot of wealth just from smuggling cultural relics. He doesn't need to spend so much energy just to find a treasure that didn't exist hundreds of years ago."
"not to mention……"
Wen Ying said softly, "Da Qi—there is no treasure. He created this gimmick to attract those people. He needs to use them to help him achieve his goal."
Su Tong frowned deeply and asked:
"There is no treasure. What on earth were you looking for on that map you drew?"
"The tomb of Yang Lin, the son of Emperor Rui of Southern Wu."
"Back then, Xu Zhigao destroyed Southern Wu and accepted Yang Lin's abdication before establishing the Great Qi. But only six years later, he killed all the descendants of the Yang family. The former members of Southern Wu secretly built a tomb for Yang Lin and hid it in this deep mountain. Their purpose was to prevent others from finding it."
"We spent three years searching through history books, looking for clues word by word, and constantly deducing and proving before we drew the map."
"I only know that Master Peng is looking for something, something that might be hidden in Yang Lin's tomb. He spent a lot of time and money looking for it. As for what it is, I don't know either."
After saying all this, Wen Ying was already very tired, and her mental state was visibly poor.
Su Tong stepped forward and felt her pulse for a long time, then said solemnly:
"Your illness needs urgent treatment, and it must be systematic and rigorous treatment, otherwise... the situation is not optimistic."
Wen Ying raised her eyes and looked at her deeply, and asked, "Can you cure diseases?"
Su Tong nodded, "This is also the reason why Master Liu must let me come this time. He hopes that I can help you cure your illness, but I don't know if they will let me treat you here 'inside'?"
Wen Ying thought for a while before speaking:
"I'll tell them to give it a try."
"But I still need medicines, equipment and tools, otherwise... I may not be able to start..."
Su Tong was a little skeptical. These demands were really outrageous.
Wen Ying once again looked at her deeply with the same eyes as before, and said slowly:
"I said try it."
At this time, someone outside the door said:
"Miss Alan, it's time for Professor Wen to rest."
The language used is Chinese.
Wen Ying stood up by holding onto the table and said, "They are urging us."
Su Tong helped Wen Ying out of the door. A strange man with sharp eyes stood outside the door.
Su Tong sent Wen Ying back to her room, and the man sent Su Tong back to her own room before turning around and leaving.
Wen Ying's words overturned many of Su Tong's perceptions.
She felt her mind was in a mess, with so many things to think about. The case seemed to be progressing smoothly so far, but at the same time, more and more questions emerged.
I don’t know what the situation is with Qin Yi. If the treasure is not found in the end, these gangs will become a threat to each other. It’s hard to say whether we can return safely by then.
What kind of game is this Mr. Peng playing?
Looking at the time, it was already late, so she sighed and decided to go to bed.
Early the next morning, someone knocked on her door.
Lao Yang stood in front of the door and said, "Someone wants to see you."
Su Tong felt strange. It turned out that one could meet guests while under “house arrest”?
Following Lao Yang, I went to the "reception hall" we went to last time, and the person standing there was Zhang Huaian.
Su Tong was shocked, "Zhang Huaian, didn't you go looking for treasure?"
Zhang Huaian bowed slightly to Old Yang and said:
"Can you give me some time to talk to Sister Alan?"
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