Covered with water

"I understand, thank you very much." Qin Zhiwei nodded, but his gaze quietly turned to the direction where Xiao Yunhe was, who just shook his head slightly at him.Qin Zhi understood, and the next succession and transition became much smoother, "I caused you trouble tonight, and I hope you forgive me for being rude."

Qian Huimei bowed slightly to the camera, and said softly: "Please don't be polite, this is what I should do. If you two have any questions, you can contact me at any time. As long as I know, I will definitely answer every question. "

Qin Zhi said: "Thank you again, Mrs. Horikawa." The screen was interrupted, and the conversation between the two ended.

Xiao Yunhe put down the pen in his hand. Judging from his performance during the conversation, he tended to think that Qian Huimei's testimony should be credible, at least he didn't deliberately conceal anything, and his attitude was very sincere.Tang Mingqing had already packed up the equipment at this time, and seeing Xiao Yunhe's pensive expression, he asked, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

Xiao Yunhe said: "Contact the pawnshop to confirm the authenticity of their conversation with Chiemi Horikawa. In addition, I heard Director Tong mentioned that he is contacting Kenji Horikawa's personal file. If there is any result, please send it to me as soon as possible. Transfer the file to us."

Tang Mingqing said: "Okay. If you have no other arrangements, I will leave first. I will give you an answer as soon as possible about what Captain Xiao explained. Please rest assured."

Qin Zhi looked out the window, although it was midsummer, the sky had already completely darkened, and added: "Mr. Tang, be careful on the road."

The corners of Tang Mingqing's mouth raised slightly, and he said, "Thank you, I will pay attention." With the backpack on his back, the sound of an engine starting came from the courtyard not long after.

The black business car drove away, and the couple met eyes in unison.Although he already had a roughly definite guess in his heart, Xiao Yunhe asked Tang Mingqing to go through a three-party verification process just to be on the safe side.Qin Zhi also picked up the pen at this time, and suggested: "Let's sort it out first."

Xiao Yunhe made a "hmm" sound, spread out the manuscript paper, and saw that he wrote down the names of Kenji, Ryunosuke, Eita, and Qian Huimei in sequence on the timeline: "According to Qian Huimei, the damage to the inscription is caused by her and Eita Before taking over. In other words, the people who may know the truth and destroy the inscription will only be Ryunosuke, Kenji, and its previous owner. From the perspective of age, Tsubaki Kojiro will obviously not have the same relationship with Kenji who died early Without any direct communication, only Ryunosuke, who died in [-], is left in the Horikawa family."

Xiao Yunhe said: "But don't forget one thing. If the person who established contact with Tsubaki is really Ryunosuke, then he should have done it long ago to break the curse. Why wait until now after so many years."

"So I don't think his source of news is the Horikawa family." Qin Zhi continued to analyze, "We might as well make a hypothesis, assuming that Ryunosuke's death is really related to the curse, I mean, as early as that year, He and Tsubaki had already taken action, but for some reason, they failed, which resulted in the death of Ryunosuke. But this possibility is logically unreasonable, and Tsubaki wants to continue to break the curse, one thing is very Importantly, he must ensure that the bronze tripod is in a completely controllable state for him. From Ryunosuke's death to Eita's decision to mortgage, there is a six-year blank period in between, even if he thinks that Eita will not be interested in tripod, It can be ignored for the time being, and it is impossible for him to let Eita mortgage the cauldron. If this is the case, he can completely recover this unfavorable situation by contacting Eita, but Qian Huimei denies this."

Xiao Yunhe nodded, watching him cross the sequence of the Horikawa family: "The Horikawa family and the bronze tripod, Tsubaki Kojiro's source of information, including the life experience of the Kanno family... The relationship in their respective contexts should be It's relatively independent."

Qin Zhidao: "Then what do you think? Tsubaki Kojiro's source of information."

Xiao Yunhe said: "...It is from China. I have seen his entry and exit records. He has been living in China with a work visa for these years, and he just returned to Japan in early April this year. The bronze tripod must have originated from China, and he was doing research in China. Yes, with easy access to information on this, I don't think it's a mere coincidence."

"So..." Qin Zhi connected all the speculations together, "During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Kenji Horikawa got a bronze tripod in China, and secretly transported it back to Japan, and kept it alone. Several years later, Tsubaki Kojiro passed He learned of the existence of the curse of the bronze tripod through some means, and tried to crack it, just as the bronze tripod became a blockbuster at an international auction, so he hurried back to Japan, and hit it off with Zhengguo, who currently holds the bronze tripod."

Xiao Yunhe said: "Yes, this is also my idea. Then Zhengguo, no, the origin of the Lu family and the bronze tripod..."

"Most likely it came from China." Qin Zhi paused, and then put forward a more wild conjecture, "If it is said that Zhengguo came to Japan back then, he was not looking for his relatives, but to find someone who was brought by Horikawa Kenji. The walking bronze tripod—"

Xiao Yunhe said: "...then everything can be connected." This is precisely the reason why Maeda Ichiro "selected" the Kanno family.Previously, they had been very confused about what Maeda was hiding, but if the position was reversed...

Qin Zhi's voice also felt a little more cold: "If the origin of the curse is really related to the Lu family, Zhengguo went to Japan and searched for the bronze tripod but couldn't find it. The news of the auction was sent out at the same time. He is one step faster than Tsubaki Kojiro who is far away in China."

"Perhaps Ichiro Maeda is the one who is under the control of others." Xiao Yunhe pondered, "His status and status are completely different from Zhengguo's. The list from the Secrecy Bureau is really not just for fun," no one thought He will donate the tripod to such a small museum', and he himself..."

Qin Zhidao: "Keiko had an accident at that time, and Maeda probably heard the rumor of the curse, so he was eager to sell the bronze tripod." Politicians like them are best at weighing the pros and cons. All the way in the name of a private collection, and now it has changed hands in a hurry in just one month, too proactive will inevitably make people suspicious.It’s better to make a big fanfare and say, “I’m going to donate the tripod.” With a big reward, there must be a brave man, and there will always be one or two eager people who will come to take over the offer. If you’re lucky, you might be able to recover some of the losses he made in the initial investment... …

No wonder Ichiro Maeda would say "I really have to bear a certain degree of responsibility", no wonder Yuko didn't see people from Maeda party negotiating with Masakuni... because it is very likely that Masukuni found it by himself!

Xiao Yunhe stopped talking. Although the logic of this "truth" was already extremely smooth, it might not be much better than simply cursing and killing people indiscriminately.According to ordinary people's thinking, curses are of course to roll as far as they can. Zhengguo's thinking of facing difficulties is very clear. If there is any hidden secret in it, what's more, he did it for Fang Shu. Choose to give it a go... For Fang Shu, this should be a more unacceptable fact than Zhengguo's suicide.

As for Ichiro Maeda, he is probably the most heart-wrenching man in history. He spent a lot of money to buy an invisible bomb|bomb, he was misunderstood by Yoshiki and suspected by everyone. I was terrified, I guess I lost a lot of hair--I just spent money to buy a tripod! ! !Still a bad one! ! !It can't be used as a pretense at all! ! !You said I was wronged or not! ! !

Xiao Yunhe gave Ichiro Maeda a roaring body a red cross in his head. The bronze tripod has changed hands, and he is the person who needs to worry the least about how to save his life.Thinking of this, Xiao Yunhe couldn't help being a little worried about Fangshu's situation: "Is Kanno...is it really all right?" If the curse was really aimed at the Lu family, there is no guarantee that the collapse in the museum will not happen again.

"As long as he is not with that cauldron." Qin Zhi said, "I stick to my previous judgment. Except for the blood, the trigger of the curse is conditional. Besides, the gate of the underworld is not so easy to open. In a short time, he is in the hospital. It's relatively safe. Well, let's contact Qiao Yuan, if there is still no result between him and Ouyang Ling within three or two days, the two of us have to consider going back to China as soon as possible."

Xiao Yunhe said: "Yes." Their biggest disadvantage now is that the information is not equal.The one-hour time difference is not a big deal, the difficulty is how they can explain these causes and consequences to Qiao Yuan, it is better to fly directly back to China with two tickets to save trouble.At this time, it was only before [-] o'clock in Beijing time. Qiao Yuan made himself a cup of coffee. As soon as he got back to his seat, he saw Xiao Yunhe's video request popping up in the lower right corner of the screen. He clicked on it and said, "Hey, Yunhe?"

Xiao Yunhe said: "How's the investigation going?"

Qiao Yuan said: "Well, that's it. I was hesitant to call you two just now. It's better to hit the sun than choose the day."

Xiao Yunhe knew from his tone that things might not go so smoothly, and he listened to a brief report on the progress made during the day.In general, because Xiao Yunhe didn't know what happened to the tripod when he assigned the mission, Qiao Yuan felt aggrieved in China that "I have unrivaled martial arts but just can't use them".Zhengguo settled in Japan when he was 20 years old. It has been almost 50 years now. He has no ancestral home and no relatives.As for Tsubaki Kojiro, Qiao Yuan's conclusion was similar to that of the Secrecy Bureau, but because the latter always regarded him as an innocent passer-by, Qiao Yuan gave a relatively comprehensive answer.

For example, Tsubaki Kojiro is not a faculty member officially hired by the university in Xi'an, but a nominal errand similar to an honorary professor. He usually does not have any teaching tasks. It is convenient to participate in some inter-school cooperation projects.Qiao Yuan also became interested while talking, shared his computer desktop, and showed Tsubaki Kojiro's domestic resume to the two: "This Tsubaki has lived in China for about ten years, and started working as a bronze scholar eight years ago. In domestic activities, at first it was a cooperation with Sichuan University, and gradually shifted the focus to Yinxu. In the past few years, I have probably done three or four projects, and the cycle is quite long. Here, look at this.”

Qiao Yuan said and made a highlight with the mouse: "This one in [-], the research on the 'process of loss of modern cultural relics' was jointly done by their school, H University, and the Institute of Archeology of the Academy of Social Sciences. Didn't you say that before? The bronze tripod may be a lost cultural relic. It happens that H University is also involved in this project. I asked Mr. Ouyang to ask if it can be related to the tripod. But there is no news yet, so I guess Waiting."

The loss of cultural relics in modern times... Strictly speaking, it doesn't just refer to the bronze tripod.But Tsubaki Kojiro, a scholar who specializes in bronze ware, would certainly not join in such excitement for no reason.Qin Zhi thought for a while and said, "I'll go and contact Ouyang Ling." Because this project has not been completed yet, all the documents have not been released online yet.But if Xianzhi's invasion of China can be linked to the loss of cultural relics, does that mean that they can follow the vines and connect Xianzhi's whereabouts with Zhengguo's life experience?

The author has something to say: Is there anyone else who is reading this article...

I always feel like those dozen or so clicks are my own (hey)

I feel that I can't go back to the state I was in a few years ago. Obviously the whole outline is in my head, but I just can't do the quick transition from thinking to writing.

It's really sad.