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The drive all the way to Guangxi was surprisingly smooth. After several investigations, Wu Xie finally determined that the background of this photo was located in Banai.

Banai is a Yao village with beautiful scenery. In the early years, it was very backward and closed. But recently, the tourism industry has risen and roads have been built.

Wu Xie didn't dare to delay. As soon as he entered the village, he immediately found the village chief and asked some questions, but the result was very disappointing.This village is all ethnic minorities, and there is no one with the surname Zhang at all. Wu Xie was not reconciled, and asked a few more questions. The village head was a little impatient, and shook his hands: "I was not very old 20 years ago, and I don't know if you ask me. "

Xiao Hua kept silent, took out an envelope from her pocket, put a thick stack of envelopes, and handed it over: "We just inquire about these matters. If you don't want to, we can find someone else."

Xiao Hua's voice was not loud, but the village chief's face changed obviously. He accepted the envelope and immediately put on a smiling face: "Oh, what are you doing seeing people like this? You are a guest when you come." Saying that, he yelled a few times to the inner hall , a guy immediately ran down from the upstairs, nodded and arranged accommodation for them, and led them upstairs.

None of the people moved, and the village chief smiled awkwardly: "If you really want to ask about this, you can ask the oldest person in the village. You rest first, and I will take you there tomorrow."

"Not now?" Wu Xie asked back.

"It's getting dark now, if you don't rest, others should too." The village head explained.

Wu Xie wanted to ask something else, but Xiao Hua pushed her away: "Let's go, go up for a rest first."

It's not easy to ask again, Wu Xie went upstairs with his head down, the village chief's house itself is a hotel, the first floor is the reception and dining area, the second floor is the guest room, there are not many rooms, there are two standard rooms, Xiaohua and Wu Xie share a room, Fatty and Leather Bag share a room.

As soon as it was divided, the leather bag screamed, yelling that he didn't want it, Wu Xie glanced at him, and then shut up immediately, causing the fat man to hold back his laughter.

Xiao Hua made a few phone calls in the corridor. When she came in, Wu Xie was looking up at the spider webs on the ceiling in a daze. Xiao Hua threw the phone and patted Wu Xie on the shoulder: "Wu Xie, you can't do this."

Wu Xie bowed her head and said nothing, Xiaohua continued: "You are too impatient, many things cannot be rushed, be patient and use more methods."

Wu Xie took a deep breath. In fact, he also knew that he was a little impatient, but he just couldn't stop himself. He wanted to see Zhang Qiling, and he wanted to see him. Without any progress, he would have nightmares every night when he went to sleep, dreaming of Zhang Qiling covered in blood, and Zhang Qiling turning away, his brain was overwhelmed and swelled almost to explode.

"I'll sleep for a while." Wu Xie lay down, pulled up the quilt to cover his head, he heard Xiaohua sigh softly, he turned over and closed his eyes to pretend he didn't hear it.The night in the countryside came very early, and there were dogs barking in the distance, and Wu Xie was in a daze, and Wu Xie didn't know whether he was asleep or not.

"Brother, sooner or later, I will become as strong as you, so strong that I no longer need anyone's protection, but can protect others."

There is not a single star in the sky, and the moon cannot be seen. Looking up, the sky is a deep black color, just like his eyes.

"Wu Xie," the person in front of him took a deep breath, stopped, and turned his head, "I believe what you said."

"But you just need to be an ordinary person."

"why?"

The man didn't answer, but just smiled faintly. Wu Xie stepped forward to grab it, but it was in vain, all the illusions disappeared, and there was no one in the empty street, only himself.An inexplicable sadness suddenly pressed into his heart like a boulder. Wu Xie couldn't help squatting down. He felt like crying. He squeezed tears desperately, but found that he couldn't cry at all. He gritted his teeth hard, and then he But woke up.Opening his eyes with difficulty as if he was relieved, there were still dogs barking in his ears, mixed with a few cock crows. Obviously the dream had faded, but the sadness in his heart was gone. Wu Xie suddenly felt a sense of space-time confusion. He took a few deep breaths before his thoughts became clearer. He reached out and stroked his forehead, which was covered in sweat.

Is it a dream?It's not a dream. The dialogue in the dream did exist once, it's not my imagination, but the memory that was already blurred is suddenly restored in the dream so real at this moment, Wu Xie is not sure again, he I thought he had forgotten the conversation.Sitting up, she turned her head to look at the other bed. Xiao Hua seemed to be tired and had slept soundly. Wu Xie got off the bed softly, opened the door, and a smell of grass mixed with cow dung came over her face. Refreshing and refreshing.

It was almost dawn, and Wu Xie went downstairs to wash his face. The river water was very cool and clear, and the mountain breeze came in, drying his parched forehead, and he felt an indescribable sense of relief all over his body.Wu Xie sat by the river for a while, staring at the water in a daze, what does this have to do with Poker Bottle?What does it have to do with his parents?The rooster crowed more and more. In the distant fields, hard-working farmers had already started to work. Wu Xie patted his clothes and turned back.

The door on the first floor is always open, even when sleeping, Wu Xie can't help but lament the simple folk customs here, if it is placed in the city, let alone one night, it will not be stolen in one minute.

There was tea in the lobby, and Wu Xie poured a bowl to drink while wandering around the house. The lobby was the meeting room and office of the village chief. The walls were covered with certificates of honor and pennants, as well as photos of the leaders when they visited. Wu Xie Looking at the past one by one, the photos are getting older and older, and it can be seen that the age is getting older and older. The innermost photo against the wall is black and white, but it is very similar to the age of Poker Ping. Wu Xie couldn't help it Pay more attention, it's okay if you don't look at it, but you can't move your eyes when you see him.There are only two people in the photo, one is an old man wearing ethnic minority costumes, and a vigorous young man is standing next to him. Although Wu Xie has never seen this person in person, he is definitely no stranger to him——that is something he has never seen before. Meet the father.

After confirming that he would not admit his mistake, Wu Xie averted his eyes calmly, sat down and drank tea silently.He has never seen his father since he was born, and all his impressions come from his grandfather and third uncle, but he has seen pictures of his father, and even pestered his grandfather to tell him stories about his father when he was a child.The young man in the photo looks very similar to his grandfather, and it is not difficult to recognize. Wu Xie is curious, why does this photo appear here?Although he didn't know the answer, Wu Xie had a premonition in his heart that he came to the right place!

Soon Xiao Hua also went downstairs, saw Wu Xie greeted him casually, Wu Xie lowered his head to drink tea and didn't look at him, but Xiao Hua came up and said, "What's wrong with you, you don't look right." Saying that, she also poured a bowl for herself Tea.

"I saw my dad's picture." Wu Xie whispered.

"where is it?"

"The last one on the wall."

Xiao Hua held the bowl and tilted her head slightly, glanced at it and then retracted her eyes: "Are you sure you can't make a mistake?"

Wu Xie shook his head.

"Didn't your father disappear shortly after you were born?"

Just as Wu Xie was about to speak, there was some movement in the house. The two immediately shut up and bowed their heads to drink tea. The village chief came out stretching his waist: "Oh, you people in the city wake up really early."

Wu Xie and Xiao Hua smiled at him, chattered for a while, but Wu Xie couldn't help bringing the topic to the photo: "Village Chief, your village has many honors."

"Of course..." The village chief immediately started talking about it, from the latest to more than ten years ago, Wu Xie didn't interrupt him, but just followed his tone: "Then these photos are all Was it left over from that time?"

The village chief nodded, and began to introduce the photos again. After chattering for a while, both of them were hungry, and finally talked about the last one. Wu Xie pricked up his ears, but the village chief just hissed and didn't continue talking. People looked at each other, Wu Xie pretended to caress the teacup casually: "What happened to the last one?"

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"This matter is a bit far away. I was not the village head at that time, so I don't know." The village head smiled, turned and went to the kitchen to greet breakfast, looking at the village head's back, Wu Xie frowned: "I'm going to ask Ask about this photo."

"Don't act rashly, I think this photo is old, maybe you weren't there at that time." Xiaohua said.

Wu Xie shook her head: "I heard from my grandfather that my dad was just an ordinary teacher who disappeared after I was born. I can be sure that he came here after he disappeared."

Xiaohua didn't speak, Wu Xie looked at him solemnly: "Xiaohua, I think this place is not only related to Zhang Qiling, but also very likely to be related to me."

Xiaohua nodded lightly, and was speechless for a moment. The village chief came over with a plate of pancakes, and Wu Xie got up and went upstairs: "I'll call Fatty and the others."

The fat man had a big appetite, and he ate a big plate by himself. The face of the village chief changed. After breakfast, several of them went to the oldest old man's house in the village. On the way there, Wu Xie kept beating around: "The village chief , Who is this old man you are talking about, let me introduce you, so I can say hello later."

"He, he is the previous village head, called Pan Ma, you can just call him Daddy Pan Ma."

As soon as Wu Xie heard it, he said, "The person in the photo just now is him?"

The village head nodded: "That was all 19 years ago."

"Then you have been the village chief for 19 years?" Wu Xie tried to ask the exact time.

"In less than 19 years, since this person left, Pan Ma has retired, so I just took office."

It seems that Wu Xie's guess is correct, his father came to Banai after he disappeared, why did he come to Banai, and where did he go after that?

The key to all these answers lies in the hands of this old man named Pan Ma, after all, he was the one who received his father.

The village chief dutifully brought them to the old man's home. Wu Xie originally thought that there would be many twists and turns, but he didn't expect things to go surprisingly smoothly. Although the old man was old, his demeanor and temperament were not inferior to the young man's, especially his eyes, which were so sharp People dare not look at him.

"Father, these are the people who want to see you." The village chief said respectfully to the old man sitting by the brazier smoking a pipe.

The old man squinted his eyes and glanced at them, finally fixed his eyes on Wu Xie, and then smiled strangely, not knowing what it meant.

The village chief turned around and smiled at Wu Xie: "Talk, I still have work to do, so I'm leaving first."

A group of people stood in the living room, and the old man didn't seem to have any intention of inviting them to sit down. Wu Xie couldn't care less, and put on a familiar look, took the lead in sitting by the brazier, and said with a smile: "Father, we have I want to ask you something."

The old man was unmoved and continued to smoke, ignoring him.

"Father, I heard that you are the former village head, and you are the oldest person in this village. Everyone says that you are the most knowledgeable and shrewd person in this village," Wu Xie continued, "We came here from far away. , I just want to inquire about one thing, don't worry, we will leave immediately after asking, and we will never disturb you."

The old man took a sip of his cigarette, and then tapped the tobacco rod on the brazier. Wu Xie knew that this meant adding shredded tobacco, so he immediately took the shredded tobacco from one side and put it on for him. The old man glanced at him, but still didn't speak.The fat man on one side lost his temper and began to mutter: "I said daddy, do you want to say it or not, please give me a letter, we have been here for a long time."

Dead fat man, Wu Xie cursed inwardly, he knew that he really shouldn't bring this unreliable fat man with him, but when the old man heard the fat man's words, he turned his head to look at him, and finally said, "Are you from Beijing?"

"Yeah, fat man, I'm from Beijing." The fat man replied, but the old man didn't say anything, but looked at Wu Xie: "Are you all from Beijing?"

"This..." Wu Xie didn't know how to answer for a moment. His real identity could not be revealed yet. Although this is a rural area, it doesn't mean that the news cannot be spread.

"They're all wandering people. They don't have a fixed place. They just stayed in Beijing and learned a few tricks." Xiao Hua helped him out.

The old man smiled strangely again, turned his back and stood up: "I have nothing to say to you, you go back."

"Hey, hey, why are you like this, old man?" The fat man was dissatisfied, and was about to start scolding, but was forced back by Wu Xie with his eyes, and then Wu Xie put on a smiling face and followed the old man: "Dad, what's wrong with you?" The fat man is incoherent, so don't argue with him, we really only ask one thing, and leave after we finish."

"What you want to know, I won't tell you, you go back." Then, the old man yelled into the inner hall, using a dialect, Wu Xie couldn't understand, only saw a strong man coming out of the room immediately, Waving at them, with a bad expression on his face: "Go, my father doesn't welcome you."

Wu Xie was already suffocating to flatter her, but after being played like this again, she was very anxious and didn't want to stay any longer, so she went out first and hurried all the way to the river, Wu Xie calmed down a little, turned back and rushed Looking at the fat man, he yelled, "Can't you fucking say a few words less?"

"You can't blame me, you fat man, when did I receive this kind of treatment?" The fat man's expression was not good, "Besides, this old man's heart is too fragile, I just said a few words."

"Don't worry, calm down." Xiaohua persuaded.

"I think you are all paying attention to the wrong point." The leather bag who had been silent behind him suddenly spoke.

The three of them all looked over, feeling uncomfortable with the purse, lowered their heads and said, "Didn't you notice that as soon as the fat man opened his mouth, the old man's attention was diverted."

When Wu Xie heard it, he felt it made sense: "You mean, he is very sensitive to things in Beijing."

After talking about it like this, everyone has an idea. Wu Xie remembered a sentence his grandfather taught him when he was a child, fight with others and attack their weaknesses directly.

"Xiaohua, go check on this old man and see if he has any connection with Beijing."

Xiaohua nodded: "It's best to ask the village women for this kind of gossip." After finishing speaking, she walked straight back.

"Hey, don't you think it's strange, why did this father retire as soon as he saw his innocent father?" The fat man was puzzled.

"Besides, he doesn't seem to be surprised by our arrival at all," Wu Xie continued, "He seems to know that someone will come to him."

"Tsk, this matter is getting more and more troublesome." The fat man shook his head.

The few people didn't want to move, so they sat by the river for a while, and after a while, Xiao Hua called: "We found it."

"What is it?"

"This father's youngest son is in Beijing and has developed well, so he wants to take his grandson to Beijing to go to school. The father has always disagreed, but his son is quite rebellious, so he decided to take his grandson there and cut off his grandson." The relationship between the two, the father is not a vegetarian, so he suppressed the grandson's household registration and prevented them from changing it."

After saying this, Wu Xie understood. After a long time of trouble, the old man thought they were lobbyists from Beijing, so he couldn't help being a little funny. This was a bit reckless, and he had to ask first next time.

After wandering for two steps with his head down, Wu Xie suddenly raised his head and looked at the leather bag beside him: "Leather bag, you know how to steal things, right?"

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