Stealing Pens: Travelers from the End of the World

Several people did not stay in Hangzhou for long. The long-awaited exercise plan was interrupted by a photo after a few days of implementation.

He and Fatty went to jail for the first time for no other reason than to get the origin of the photo and some unknown information from Chu Guangtou.

After getting to know each other more or less, the two took Zhang Qiling directly from Hangzhou to Banai, Guangxi with the address given by Bald Chu.

Qin Yuchen was a few days behind the three of them. When he went to Banai, he had to go back to Beijing to meet Wujia Erye and Zhang Rishan.

The three people met at the Crescent Hotel. Qin Yuchen was led by Tingnu to the second floor and walked through several corridors to outside Zhang Rishan's study.

Tingnu raised his hand and knocked on the door. Hearing the sound of entering from inside, he opened the door for Qin Yuchen. He bent slightly and made a gesture of invitation: "Master Qin, please."

Tan Yuchen nodded and walked in.

There were more people in the room than Qin Yuchen imagined. In addition to Wu Erbai and Zhang Rishan, there were also three strong men.

Qin Yuchen raised his eyebrows slightly, crossed the three of them and sat on the sofa, saying hello to them: "It's quite lively."

Zhang Rishan placed the freshly poured tea in front of Qin Yuchen, then looked at the three people standing next to him, and asked with a smile: "The second master carefully selected it, pick and choose?"

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"Hey, Fatty is awake?" Wu Xie, who was sitting on the wooden stairs, heard movement behind him. He turned around and saw Fatty stretching and yawning slowly walking down the stairs.

"I drank too much and slept for a long time." The fat man sat down next to Wuxie, looked around and asked, "Where is my little brother?"

"He couldn't stay idle since Yuchen was away, so he went for a walk in the village." Wuxie turned the notebook to the next page, took out a pen and started to sort out the clues along the way.

The place where the three of them are staying now is a Yao village in Banai. The family they are staying in is a man in his forties or fifties named Agui.

Agui also has two daughters and a son, who are not at home at the moment.

It was almost night when the three of them arrived at the county town. Wuxie had to ask around a lot before he met someone who could let them live there.

Agui was very enthusiastic and entertained them with local specialties and wines. When he met their questions, he explained them one by one even though he was confused.

Of course, there are certain transactions involved.

Wu Xie was actually quite curious about the place he came to this time. The places he had visited in the past were all in the mountains or the desert, but this was the first time he encountered something related to a village.

And according to Chu Guangtou, not only can the secrets of the Nine Gates be found here, but also things about Zhang Qiling, such as the yellowed photo, which was taken in the house where Zhang Qiling once lived.

It's just that Chu Guangtou always rambles on here and there, and when the important point comes up, he's vague and doesn't want to elaborate.

Wu Xie had no choice but to write down these doubts, thinking that this trip should be able to solve them.

"Innocent, please write slowly first. Fatty, I will go to the kitchen to find out if there is anything to eat. I will feel very uncomfortable after drinking too much wine and my stomach is empty." The fat man squeezed his sore shoulders, stood up and sighed at the scenery. While muttering about where Uncle Agui went.

"Okay." Wuxie responded, thinking of the story Uncle Agui told them last night, and wrote Chen Wenjin's name in the notebook.

He also didn't expect that on the way to take a break to have a meal, he would actually see Chen Wenjin's photo in a random house where he stayed.

"By the way, Tianzhen." The fat man stuck his head out of the kitchen window on the right and shouted, "Should we wait for the little brother to come back to visit his house or wait for Master Qin to come?"

"Wait until the little brother comes back to ask for his opinion?" Wuxie asked.

"I think it's okay." The fat man thought about it for a few seconds, nodded and took his head back to wash the vegetables in his hands, "By the way, I'll cook the noodles, do you want to eat them?"

"no need."

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The two of them were basking in the sun in the yard with nothing to do. Wuxie lay down on the deck chair from the wooden ladder. The fat man took advantage of chopping firewood as an activity. Finally, near noon, he returned to Zhang Qiling who had gone out.

Also coming back were Agui and his family who were working in the fields.

"What are you doing, Fat Boss?" Agui quickly put down his backpack and went to the Fat Man's side, trying to take the ax from the Fat Man's hand. "You are our guest, why do I bother you to do these things?"

"It's okay, Fatty. I'm bored too. I just play with chopping." The fat man stepped sideways, dodged Agui's hand, put the ax aside, and walked happily towards the clouds.

"Come on Sister Yuncai, Brother Fat will help you."

"Thank you, fat brother..."

Wu Xie looked at the shameless fat man wandering around in front of Yun Cai with amusement. He wanted to tell the fat man to pay attention to the influence, but when Zhang Qiling came over, he decisively chose to talk to Zhang Qiling.

"Brother, Fatty and I want to ask you, should we wait for Yuchen to come and then go find where you lived at that time, or should we go by ourselves after lunch?"

Zhang Qiling sat on another recliner, picked up the cup filled with tea, and replied calmly: "Go first."

Wuxie nodded, not surprised by Zhang Qiling's decision. It took them several days just to travel, and the three of them were not sure when Tan Yuchen would arrive, so they had nothing to do, so they went to take a look first.

"Then I'll put things away."

He stood up with his notes and called Fatty.

"What? Has this been decided?" Fatty asked as he helped Yuncai organize the farm tools and stood in the shade with his hands on his hips.

"Yes, let's go first in the afternoon." Wuxie replied.

"Row."