Rebirth 1958: My Home is in Nanluoguxiang

In the Crescent Hotel, still in the same small courtyard, Zhang Qishan was sitting on a recliner with his eyes closed. Adjutant Zhang, who had just returned from the northern suburbs military camp, was recounting Chang Zhengyang's previous words and deeds.

Zhang Qishan opened his eyes and sighed, "It seems that our young comrades look down on us. No wonder, young talents are understandably a little proud."

Adjutant Zhang nodded without comment and said, "Brother Qishan, can he solve this problem?"

"Who knows? Anyway, since this guy showed up, at least our pressure has been reduced a lot. Maybe we don't have to go to the southwest anymore..."

Adjutant Zhang was surprised when he heard this. Does Brother Qishan think so highly of that Chang Zhengyang kid?

Chang Zhengyang naturally had no idea about the conversation between Zhang Qishan and the others. At this moment, he had already returned to the affiliated hospital and was caught by the director of the orthopedics department, who took him directly to the department to correct the patient's bones.

Previously at the North Suburbs Military Camp, Adjutant Zhang helped him get a pass for the small building, so that he could go there alone at any time to do research.

Chang Zhengyang visited their laboratory and found that the equipment inside was the most advanced in the world today, so he immediately agreed.

I don’t know how much they spent to get those equipment.

It seems that immortality is always the most important thing for those in power!

Chang Zhengyang got off work as usual today. After returning home and eating, he went back to his room and lay down for a while. When it got completely dark, he got up and went out, running all the way to the northern suburbs.

When the dilapidated courtyard came into view, Chang Zhengyang became more cautious, and he entered the courtyard silently like a ghost.

"This guy……"

Chang Zhengyang looked inside through the gap in the window. Just as he expected, the man was still lying dead!

But this time he did not continue watching, but turned to the door, gently pushed it open and walked in.

Dumb Zhang sat up from the bed and looked at him straight.

The moonlight shone through the window, casting his shadow on the ground, making it very long.

Chang Zhengyang is a brave man after all. If it were an ordinary person, his legs would probably be trembling.

"Today I met two members of the Zhang family..."

Chang Zhengyang sat down on the chair and told him what happened this afternoon in a soft voice.

"Okay, I have finished reporting everything. Comrade Clan Leader, do you have any instructions?"

Dumb Zhang looked at Chang Zhengyang expressionlessly, and after a while he spoke: "The Zhang family is gone, I'm just a gatekeeper, I didn't participate in what you said, Chang Zhengyang, you're just an outsider!"

No more?

Chang Zhengyang looked at the mute Zhang who lay back down. After a moment's pause, an ominous premonition suddenly came to his mind.

Damn Dumb Zhang, is he going to start pretending to be deaf and dumb again?

"Hey, what do you mean? What do you mean the Zhang family is gone? What do you mean you are the gatekeeper? Aren't you the clan leader? You don't care about Zhang Qishan and the others? By the way, how do you know my name is Chang Zhengyang? Have you investigated me?"

Chang Zhengyang grabbed the dumb Zhang's shoulders and shook him hard, as if using this method to force the other party to reveal more information.

It's a pity that he tried for a long time, but no matter how he threatened or tempted the other party, the other party remained unmoved.

"Okay, you're so cruel. Damn it. Next time I come, I will definitely give you a truth serum. Don't disbelieve me. I'm telling you, the truth serum can put you into a trance. No matter what people ask you, you will just say it. So, are you scared? If you tell me the truth now, I will..."

Chang Zhengyang looked at the calm eyes of the dumb Zhang, as if he saw the deepest sorrow. His mouth gradually closed, and he smacked his lips and stopped talking.

That's it again!

"Well, I just don't believe it. I can't find out the secret of the Zhang family by myself. Changbai Mountain, right? I will definitely go to the Zhang family's ancestral land."

After saying these harsh words, Chang Zhengyang turned around and left the yard. Then he smoked a few cigarettes in an empty corner nearby, stomped out the cigarette butts and went home.

When he returned home, it was already past ten o'clock. The alley was quiet. Chang Zhengyang felt lonely as he walked in the silent and deserted alley.

If you have three or five close friends, on this moonlit night, barbecue, beer, and a singing girl, you can eat greasy kidneys, drink refreshing draft beer, listen to the singing girl's penetrating singing, talk about the country, and write inspiring words...

No matter how long the road is, it will eventually reach the end; no matter how long the dream is, it will eventually end.

Chang Zhengyang lay on the bed, thinking about the information revealed to him by Dumb Zhang.

The Zhang family is gone. Could it be that the drastic changes back then actually caused the Zhang family to suffer heavy losses, with only one in ten members of the family left?

Then the remaining people were divided and in panic, and no one paid any attention to the clan leader, Dumb Zhang?

Chang Zhengyang wondered, if he had escaped death and seen his family destroyed and his relatives and friends die tragically, would he have blamed the dumb Zhang?

Although Dumb Zhang may be innocent, this is human nature!

As for the fact that Dumb Zhang knew his name, he did not find it strange. After all, Dumb Zhang was the patriarch of the Zhang family and he must have many tricks at his disposal. It would be easy for him to be found.

What he cared about most was that the word "gatekeeper", which literally means someone who guards a door.

So the question is, what door did the other party open and where was the door?

Dumb Zhang stays in a small courtyard in the suburbs all day long. Could it be that this door is around there?

Is there a hidden underground base in that place?

Chang Zhengyang directly denied this conjecture. There was not a single checkpoint around, and it didn't look like there was any secret underground base at all.

Eliminate all possibilities!

This door can only be found in the Zhang family’s ancestral land!

Chang Zhengyang remembered that when he mentioned that he was going to visit the Zhang family's ancestral land, Dumb Zhang's heart beat faster. Although he quickly calmed down, he was able to catch it.

If we follow this clue and make inferences, everything will make sense.

As a large family with a long history, the Zhang family holds the great secret of immortality, but the entire family actually lives in a wild place like Changbai Mountain.

There is no record of them in history books, which makes people suspect that the Zhang family gave up the more comfortable life in the interior of the country and instead lived in seclusion in a bitter and cold place.

Unless there is something vital to the Zhang family in the ancestral land.

Perhaps, this is the door that Dumb Zhang was talking about.

What kind of door needs to be guarded by the patriarch?

The door to the family ancestral hall or the family cemetery?

Chang Zhengyang was more inclined to the latter. He touched his shoulder. The Qilin tattoo did not appear at this time, but he could feel it.

This is a gene that can be stably inherited. It must have a source and cannot have appeared out of thin air.

Is it possible that the gatekeeper that Dumb Zhang mentioned is the one who guards the source of the Qilin bloodline, the ancestor of the Zhang family?

However, if you want to go to the Zhang family's ancestral land to look for secrets, now is not the time. You have to wait until the mushroom bombs appear and the old man is free, and then you can do it during the most chaotic years.