Chapter 19 She, my fiancée? Pfft!
Old man Lin, carrying two bottles of liquor, knocked on the door of the old village chief's house with a smile.
"Brother, I'm sorry for what happened a few days ago. It's all my unreasonable daughter-in-law's fault. She believed everything she heard and thought Xiaobai was really talking to Director Qian."
He filled the village chief's glass. "My Zhihong has always been kind-hearted. After hearing what his sister-in-law said, he thought of finding an opportunity for the two families to meet. I didn't expect it to turn out like this..."
The old village chief puffed on his pipe, squinted his eyes and didn't say anything.
Old Man Lin was not afraid of the awkward silence. He touched the motionless wine glass in front of the old village chief and took a sip.
"Director Qian is very generous and did not come to cause trouble. We should remember the kindness of others..."
"What? Do I have to beat drums and gongs and present him with banners?" The old village chief tapped his fingers on the table twice, and the fire in his pipe flickered.
"Lin Youfu," he suddenly called out by his full name, "don't forget that you are a foreigner who married into the family. Don't stretch your arms so far!"
The smile on Old Man Lin's face froze for a moment, then he smiled: "Brother, what are you talking about? I have lived in Longshan Village for decades and even have grandchildren. Am I still considered an outsider?"
He moved closer and lowered his voice, "We are all friends, we have a life-long friendship..."
"If you have something to say, just say it. If you have to fart, just fart. Don't talk nonsense to me!" The old village chief took two deep puffs of his cigarette.
Old Man Lin glanced at his expression and said, "Regarding the incident of the light appearing at Dragon God Mountain a few days ago, I guess the higher-ups will send someone to investigate the situation. Have you thought about what to say?"
The old village chief looked at Old Man Lin and asked, "What on earth do you want to do? After all these years, you still don't give up?"
"Brother, don't be impatient. Just listen to me slowly. The third brother sent a message back that Director Qian is in charge of this matter. They have people, and we have..."
"Old woman!" the old village chief suddenly shouted loudly, "Show the guests out!" Then he put down his pipe with a "pop", and walked into the inner room with his hands behind his back.
Old Man Lin did not argue, he drank the wine in his glass slowly, and even closed the gate of the courtyard before leaving. But when he turned around, a sinister look flashed across his honest face.
He had waited long enough for this day. He had been pretending to be a country bumpkin for more than 30 years and had almost forgotten what he looked like originally.
Thinking back then——
Autumn of 1943, at the foot of Longtou Cliff.
"Listen to me carefully!" Colonel Yamamoto kicked the corpse at his feet, and blood seeped into the yellow earth. "Whoever finds Long Xue will be rewarded with five hundred dollars! Whoever doesn't find it - " The bayonet slashed the strong man's throat.
Young Lin Youfu huddled at the end of the team, his eyes fixed on the instrument in the hands of the Japanese. He had taken Japanese classes during the training course and recognized the Japanese label "electromagnetic anomaly" on it.
He infiltrated the Japanese treasure hunting team with the aim of finding the location of the treasure and reporting it to headquarters.
In the treasure hunting team, he met Li Suanzi, whose ancestors knew divination, and Lin Wu, a local villager of Longshan Village (now the old village chief).
"Follow me closely, you two. If I stop, you must not move forward even a single step! There is something strange in this cave!"
When entering the cave, Li Suanzi pulled them both to warn them.
Fortunately, Li Suanzi helped them, otherwise...
Until now, Lin Youfu still clearly remembers that as soon as Li Suanzi finished speaking, a shrill scream came from the cave in front, and the flashlight revealed strange patterns on the rock wall...
The three men dug out the captain from the pile of corpses. The captain stuffed three pieces of metal fragments into their hands and died while mumbling, "Report to Colonel, fragments..."
They followed Li Suanzi and finally found a way out. After they walked out of the cave, Li Suanzi held the metal fragments in his hand and advised them: "If you want to have a good ending, what happened today is known to heaven and earth. Let's stop here!"
Later, they parted ways and pursued their own careers.
Before they parted, the three of them were drunk. Lin Youfu heard Li Suanzi muttering, "Within fifty years...the decryptor...Longshan Village..."
Just because of this sentence, he hid in Longshan Village for more than 30 years.
From a strong man with a straight back to a hunchbacked old man, he finally waited for a turn for the better. No matter what, he would not give up. The most important thing now was to get the metal fragments from the old village chief. If he had three pieces, he would have a better chance.
Not to mention that the strange phenomenon in Longshen Mountain attracted the attention of various people, but at this time, the real "instigator" was sitting leisurely in a box on the second floor of a teahouse in the county town.
Lin Xiaobai crossed her legs, tapping the table with her fingertips. A green vine silently emerged from her sleeve and then obediently wrapped around her wrist.
Since that night, she was delighted to find that her plant-related abilities had recovered. Although she regarded plant-related abilities as useless in her previous life, they had become a scarce commodity here and now.
"Qian Deren and his gang will take action tonight." Tang Jingmo took a sip of tea, his expression indifferent, but a sharp light flashed in his eyes, "They are not only eyeing the treasure, but also Longshan Village."
Lin Xiaobai chuckled, and the vines on her fingertips suddenly straightened, like a sharp sword out of its sheath. "I was worried that I wouldn't have a chance to deal with them," she narrowed her eyes, a cold light flashing in her eyes, "Since they came to my door...
Tang Jingmo put down the teacup, and the porcelain made a crisp sound. "How are you recovering?"
The vines in his sleeves suddenly retracted. Lin Xiaobai stretched out his five fingers, and a gorgeous red flower suddenly blossomed in his palm, then turned into powder and dissipated in the blink of an eye.
"Although it's not even one thousandth of what it was back then," she raised her lips, "it's more than enough to deal with a few small fish."
Tang Jingmo smiled helplessly and reached out to brush away the pollen that fell on his military uniform: "Hide it, don't use your supernatural powers unless it is necessary."
He tapped his bony fingers twice on the table. "Respect the rules of every era."
The sunlight shone through the carved window lattices, casting mottled light and shadows on his well-defined profile. His always bottomless black eyes were now filled with complex emotions that Lin Xiaobai could not understand.
"Can you change your worrying habit?" Lin Xiaobai pouted and casually picked up the candied fruit on the table and threw it into his mouth.
"This is not your base, and you are not a law enforcement officer," she suddenly came closer, and the sweet scent of candied fruit brushed past Tang Jingmo's ears, "Isn't it good to live more freely?"
Tang Jingmo was about to speak when the carved wooden door of the box was suddenly pushed open with great force.
"Bang!"
A young man in a neat Zhongshan suit rushed in, his shiny leather shoes making crisp sounds on the wooden floor. Without saying a word, he punched Tang Jingmo on the shoulder.
"Good boy, it's really you!"
Lin Xiaobai noticed keenly that although the man's punch seemed to be powerful, seven-tenths of the force was lost when it landed on Tang Jingmo's shoulder.
She narrowed her eyes and looked at the uninvited guest - he had sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, a high nose bridge, and a natural smile on the corners of his mouth. At first glance, he was obviously a pampered young man.
But the sharp eyes that were exactly the same as Tang Jingmo's showed that he was no ordinary person.
"Gu Zhongzhang?" Tang Jingmo showed a surprised expression, but then he regained his usual calmness. "Why are you here?"
"What, you're not welcome?" Gu Zhongzhang pulled out a chair and sat down nonchalantly, then picked up the teacup in front of Tang Jingmo and drank it all in one gulp.
The Swiss watch on his wrist sparkled in the sun, out of place in this simple teahouse.
"I am the leader of the special investigation team ordered to investigate the strange phenomena in Longshan Village." He raised his eyebrows and looked at Lin Xiaobai, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, "Who is this?"
Tang Jingmo calmly took the teacup back and refilled it: "Lin Xiaobai, my fiancée."
"puff--"
The tea spurted out of Gu Zhongzhang's mouth.
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