Even though I was going on a journey alone, I still couldn't bear to throw away his handwritten letter...
Wen Zichuan burst into laughter at these words. He thought that since she was a minor, she should focus on her studies, so he tried to hide the matter between him and Cheng Sizhou as much as possible.
But at the moment, he didn't know what to say. Perhaps Zhou Yitang had also heard the story of Qin Zhihan and Song Xiang, so he wanted to follow Pinault's example and be the "glue" between the two adoptive fathers. He also hoped that he and Cheng Sizhou could have a good ending.
But there are so many kinds of people in the world, and so many kinds of emotions, how can they all be the same?
Seeing him silent, Zhou Yitang said in a deep voice, "Pino is right. We are good friends, right? Cheng Sizhou used to tutor me, and when I was choosing between arts and science, he was the one who convinced my mom to let me choose arts. Friends should be loyal to each other. We can't let him face depression and bear all the pain alone!"
As the little girl spoke, her mouth pursed and tears began to flow down her cheeks.
Wen Zichuan sighed silently. He still remembered that Zhou Yitang had said excitedly that she was the "double burden" of Teacher An and Teacher Wen. Now that the little fan was crying in front of him, he couldn't just ignore it and turned away.
"I'll try my best, but of course, it depends on what he thinks."
"Okay, it would be best if you're willing to help him."
Zhou Yitang finally burst into laughter, waved goodbye to him, and took the subway home.
In the evening, Pinault received news about Sally. Sally joined Qin Zhihan's team around 2003, so she didn't have a deep impression of the record in 1999. For this reason, she searched the early files again, but still found no more records.
Sally is over fifty years old. Apart from being a little forgetful, she is always conscientious and meticulous in doing things.
Pinault did not doubt the result she gave. She just felt that among the things Qin Zhihan specifically asked her to pass on before his death, there was such a photo, which might be more than just a memory for her.
"I'm just Mr. Qin's assistant at work," Sally said, "but you are different. He loves you, and he will give you all his love and regrets."
After being reminded by Sally, Pinault once again searched through every item Qin Zhihan left for her. She even opened the photo frame of the last photo of three people, but still found nothing.
"Purple gold glaze six-handled porcelain gui." She chewed on the name while sending a message to Wen Zichuan, "Brother, the more I think about it, the more I think your inference is correct."
"Is there more than one porcelain gui?"
"Well, Dad Qin has seen thousands of cultural relics in his life. If he saw something once thirteen years ago and not only remembered it thirteen years later, but also asked Sally to confirm it, it proves that he was deeply impressed by it, and therefore it must be very special."
Wen Zichuan thought that Pinault probably didn't know about the girl kidnapping case in the millennium. If she knew that the vicious kidnappers kidnapped a girl of the same age as her in order to extort this unusual cultural relic, and finally detonated a bomb and died together, she would definitely feel shocked.
He didn't have time to think about it during the day, but when he calmed down at night, he found that the time recorded by Qin Zhihan was also a clue.
I was born in 1994 and Pinot was born in 1995. It was also in this year that Wen Duo went abroad.
At that time, he revealed the location of Beiling Village and the ancient tomb to overseas gangs, which led to the tomb being robbed around 1997. The archaeological team accidentally discovered traces of tomb robbers, entered the tomb in 1998, and dug out a porcelain gui from the mud. After the restoration was completed in 1999, it was exhibited. In the millennium, it encountered blackmail kidnappers.
This broken porcelain gui has never left the country, but what if there is more than one in the ancient tomb?
Suppose there were two identical pieces, and the other one was stolen in 1997 and lost abroad. It would not be surprising that Qin Zhihan, who was abroad, saw it in 1999.
Pinault thought for a moment and then sent another message: "I don't think we can get any more clues from Sally, but there's someone who can definitely help us."
Wen Zichuan asked: "Who?"
Pinot replied: "Our mother, Lin Hanzhen."
After repeatedly confirming with Pinault that she could accept meeting her biological mother who had abandoned her, Wen Zichuan agreed to take time to talk to her mother and then pick her up to meet her in Dengyuan.
At this time, Cheng Sizhou, who was far away in Jiqing, had decided to end his rest and return to Dengyuan early.
"Have you thought it through?" Yu Ming was afraid that he had no strength in his hands, so he helped him stand up the big and heavy suitcase.
"Isn't this the result you wanted to see?" Cheng Sizhou handed him a line drawing. The unique patterns on the broken porcelain pieces were not only something that Yu Ming could draw, but he could too, it just took much longer.
"If I had given it to you then, I'm afraid you would have gone to Dragon Ridge Mountain regardless of the consequences."
"You're afraid of alerting the enemy, and you're also afraid... that I'll become like Master..."
Mentioning Jiang Yunli, all the fellow apprentices felt a little sad. After Jiang Yunli fell off a cliff in a car accident and was seriously injured, he lay unconscious for nearly half a year, looking extremely thin and haggard.
"But I know that as long as you don't find out the truth, you will never be at peace."
Yu Ming opened his arms and Cheng Sizhou accepted his hug. No matter how much they quarreled in the past, once they encountered a big thing, the two brothers were always united and worked together.
It's just that Cheng Sizhou was too immersed in grief at the time and didn't understand the real reason why Yu Ming left Dengbo.
He was fighting the lawsuit for Xu Yang as a means of concealing his true identity. In fact, he had long noticed the abnormality of the broken porcelain pieces in Longji Mountain, but without definite evidence, he could not pinpoint the mastermind behind the scenes.
But he had followed Jiang Yunli for the longest time. His master would rather give up the New Year's Eve reunion and go to Longji Mountain. There must be a reason why he had to go, and he didn't tell anyone, which means that he didn't want to and couldn't let others know the reason.
When the two separated, Cheng Sizhou had tears in his eyes: "Wen Duo is right, Master is protecting us."
Yu Ming remained calm: "Do you believe him?"
Cheng Sizhou closed his eyes: "I believe it."
Yu Ming patted him on the shoulder. He knew his junior brother very well. A few days ago, he told himself that he had met Wen Duo and talked about what happened in the past. Wen Duo had indeed gained both fame and fortune in Sinobank. If he had not been determined to pursue the truth, there would have been no need for him to return to China.
Since our goal is to pursue the truth, why can't we become allies?
"If you believe him, then all doubts about him are not credible." Yu Ming sighed. He was worried about Mrs. Lin, who still hated Wen Duo so firmly.
"Maybe it's a misunderstanding, a last resort, or a hardship. If they can't resolve the conflict, let me help them resolve it," Cheng Sizhou said with a twitch of his lips. "Anyway, I have nothing left."
Even though the doctor had said that in his case, crying and venting his emotions would be better than keeping it bottled up, Yu Ming, his senior, still felt regretful and distressed when his tears fell, and hurried to the table next to him to get him some tissues.
It was the gust of wind caused by his passing that blew up the drawings on the table. He calmly picked up the one that was pressed at the bottom. The painting clearly showed Wen Zichuan sitting by the fence outside the window sill, talking to him with his face turned sideways.
It is so difficult to let go of something you love.
"Go ahead." Yu Ming pretended not to notice anything. "Xu Yang is still waiting at the door."
Cheng Sizhou nodded, pushed his suitcase and went to say goodbye to Xu Yang.
Xu Yang packed up his daily medicines and a large bag of local specialties. The letter that Wen Zichuan asked her to pass on was also placed in the most conspicuous place. She said that when she was not busy for a while, she and Yu Ming would go to Dengyuan to see him.
In fact, he could feel a real power in Xu Yang, which could be called "hope". Not only did she bravely complete her self-healing, but she also developed more enthusiasm for life, adding a lot of new impetus to Yu Ming's life and his life.
Bidding farewell to the beautiful mountains and waters of Jiqing, Cheng Sizhou set out on the journey back to Dengyuan alone.
Because of Xu Yang's little ingenuity, he saw the palm-sized handwritten letter when he took out his ID card to buy a ticket. He made up his mind and tried several times to find a trash can to throw it away, but in the end, he couldn't bear to do so.
But Cheng Sizhou didn't have the courage to open it. Not to mention that he was the one who initiated the breakup, and that keeping in touch would affect his career, just based on what he was going to do next and the path he was going to take, he couldn't let Zichuan get involved.
After all, Lian Wenduo believed that one wrong move would cost one's life. They were allies, but how could he drag his own son into trouble under his father's nose?
That person should live a clean and peaceful life, not get involved in any more troubles, and not waste any energy on this "coward".
He doesn't deserve it and doesn't deserve it.
The shaky bus was filled with people heading to Dengyuan for tourism or to visit relatives. Some were resting on the backrests, while others were talking in low voices.
Cheng Sizhou took his medicine and took a nap. Around three or four in the afternoon, he was suddenly awakened by the voice of a little girl.
The girl's father seemed to realize it and reminded her not to make noise in public, but apologized to the person sitting next to her.
"It's okay." Cheng Sizhou smiled. He had trouble sleeping and was already satisfied to be able to sleep for a while.
The girl seemed to like him particularly, calling him "handsome brother" in a crisp voice and even wanted to perform for him the new dance she had learned in kindergarten.
Her father, however, looked embarrassed: "Don't mind it, handsome boy, she is just like that, she loves to show off."
"I don't mind. Girls are good to be lively and cute."
After dancing a few times, the little girl finally felt a little tired and sat down in her father's arms to rest. The man stroked her slightly sweaty hair and casually chatted with Cheng Sizhou.
During the conversation, Cheng Sizhou learned that the girl's mother worked in Dengyuan, while the man worked in his hometown. The couple had a good relationship, but they only saw each other a few times a year. When the child had summer vacation, the man took a leave of absence and went to Dengyuan to visit the child's mother.
"Isn't it usually the case that men work outside and women work inside?" Cheng Sizhou asked.
"My wife is promising. She works in a big city and earns a lot, but the old and young at home need to be taken care of. After all, we are all family, so there is always giving in order to gain," said the man.
"We never see each other, do you miss her?"
"Of course I wouldn't want to. We're a perfectly good couple, but now it's like we're in a long-distance relationship. But we agreed to stick together for a few more years. If we can't afford a house farther away, we'll go back to our hometown and buy one. We'll be there to watch our kids grow up together!"
The little girl was very sensible. After hearing what her father said, she quickly hugged his face and rubbed it against his. "It doesn't matter if we can't buy a house. I know that my father and mother have worked very hard. I will be obedient and grow up well."
It was clearly a very ordinary scene in life, but it inexplicably made Cheng Sizhou feel a little sad.
He is twenty-nine years old, the only son in the family, and is always given higher demands and expectations.
He knows the responsibilities he should shoulder, but when his heart is occasionally broken by the warmth of the world, he cannot help but desire to have a lover, a family, and a light that is lit just for him.
"That's great. I wish you happiness, joy and perfection forever." Cheng Sizhou smiled at the man.
"Thank you, handsome," the man also smiled, "Hey, you probably haven't started a family yet, right? I also wish you can be with the person you love for the rest of your life."
Cheng Sizhou was stunned for a moment, then immediately denied: "I... don't have anyone I like."
"Whoever you thought of when I said that just now is the one you like." The man thought he was just shy and tried to persuade him, "It's not easy to meet someone you like in this life. Don't be a coward. You'll regret it in the future if you miss it, okay?"
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