"By the way, Grandpa He, do you know a man named Gou Qing?" Wen Xi asked after the old man calmed down a little.
"Gou Qing?"
"Yes, this person came to tell me what happened back then. He claimed to be an old acquaintance of my grandfather, who had been taking him in and working in the accounting office when he was fleeing."
He Shan frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't know this person. Although your grandfather and I kept in touch right after the war, and he mentioned that the factory had taken in a lot of refugees from the south, I don't know their names or their identities."
Wen Xi was a little disappointed.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this person?" He Tingyan asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Not really." Wen Xi propped up his chin with one hand. "Well, at the moment, there's no problem. But you know what? He lives next door to the place where we ended up last time. It's a bit of a coincidence, but maybe I'm overthinking it."
He Tingyan was silent for a moment: "It's better to be vigilant. The subconscious mind will not come out of nowhere. I will accompany you back then."
"I'll go too." Old Man He said tremblingly, "I have to go see my brother anyway!"
"Grandpa Kehe, your feet..."
Old Master He goes to Hai Province for recuperation every winter. Today, he didn't go because of family matters. His old illness relapsed, making it very inconvenient for him to move around.
However, the old man insisted: "I will crawl even if I have to."
Wen Xi didn't try to persuade him any further.
The deep friendship forged on the battlefield by entrusting one's life to another is more than that between family members. Perhaps only those involved can understand it.
Three days later, the group met at the station. Seeing that there were outsiders besides Wen Xi's family, Gou Qing frowned.
"Didn't we say that the fewer people who know about this, the better?"
"Don't be nervous, Mr. Gou. We are all family and we can trust you." Wen Xi said with a light smile.
"Okay then." Gou Qing glanced at her, nodded to Mr. He, and was helped into the station by his assistant.
Knowing that his current identity is Gou Qing, Lao Ya concealed his hatred towards the He family very well. Getting the treasure map is the most urgent task. As for the revenge for his son's death, it will not be too late to take revenge after he obtains the treasure and the secret technique!
Afraid of saying too much and making mistakes, Lao Ya closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, and did not communicate with anyone else throughout the whole process.
In fact, he not only assumed the identity of the man named Gou Qing, but also mixed the truth and lies in what he told about the Wen family's past.
The truth is that he is not Chinese, but a low-level military officer of an enemy country.
After the invasion failed, he didn't have time to evacuate, so he had to blend in with a group of refugees fleeing famine. He spoke Chinese very well and looked very similar to the people here, so no one doubted his origins.
Because he could read, he and Gou Qing were taken in by the Sheng family to work in the accounting office. Later, he overheard Sheng Qingfeng telling his wife about his experience on the isolated island, so he threatened one of the people who returned on the same ship. Knowing the treasure and the strange stories of the Luo people, he planned to steal the map secretly, but was discovered by Sheng Qingfeng, who then sent his men to kill him.
Sheng Qingfeng had been to the battlefield. Although he was just a surveyor, he was not without any ability to fight back. The couple were separated while fleeing. He used a trick to capture Sheng Qingfeng. Before he could be proud of himself, he found that the key to unlock the treasure map was not on him. He had not stopped looking for the pair of earrings over the years. Now he finally got what he wanted. He must not fail at the last moment!
He wants to get the treasure, and more importantly, he wants to get the secret technique of the Luo clan!
Since the death of his only son, he has aged at a visible rate and has also been diagnosed with an incurable disease. The latest diagnosis shows that the malignant cells have spread and he has at most six months to live.
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