"I have really committed sins in my life." Zhuang Tianhe sighed with emotion and continued to climb up the narrow cliff path.
After walking through the last corner, Zhuang Tianhe finally came to a spacious path.
Walking along the path up the mountain, you no longer have to worry about the danger of falling off the cliff.
Looking back at the steep mountain road, Zhuang Tianhe also took a breath:
"The fact that I can come out alive from a place like this means that the Lord of Hell doesn't want to see me yet."
At the end of his speech, Zhuang Tianhe bowed deeply to the narrow road he came from, as a thank you for his bravery.
Turning around, Zhuang Tianhe continued walking towards the mountain.
After browsing a section of the path, Zhuang Tianhe arrived at the top of the mountain.
The top of the mountain here is a relatively open and gentle area.
The mountain is covered with plants, but Zhuang Tianhe can accurately find the direction of travel while traveling among the trees on the top of the mountain.
Walking to one of the big trees, Zhuang Tianhe carefully looked at the marks on the tree.
When he saw some marks carved with a knife on the tree trunk, Zhuang Tianhe smiled: "This is it. I used a knife to carve these marks. I didn't expect that I can still see them clearly now."
When he saw these traces, Zhuang Tianhe felt secretly happy in his heart.
So I continued to use this trace as a basis and started walking straight ahead.
Not long after, Zhuang Tianhe discovered another big tree with carved marks.
And this big tree is the location Zhuang Tianhe is looking for.
Zhuang Tianhe looked around and when he was sure there was no one around, he quickly took off his backpack, found a saber from the backpack, and started digging under the tree.
All this seems relatively simple to Zhuang Tianhe, because the things under the tree are exactly the items that Zhuang Tianhe buried with his own hands.
When he found a hard object, Zhuang Tianhe quickly dug with both hands. It didn't take long before he dug out a rusty iron box.
When the iron box was opened, there was a map made of sheepskin inside.
Opening the map, Zhuang Tianhe observed it carefully and found that it was accurate. He rolled up the parchment map and put it into a hard-shell paper tube that he had prepared.
Later, Zhuang Tianhe filled the excavated pit and put the rusty iron box back in.
Returning to the intersection just now, Zhuang Tianhe took a deep breath.
Because Zhuang Tianhe knows that it is easier to go up a mountain than to go down.
But now there is no other choice. There is only this path to climb from the bottom of the mountain to the top.
Now I can only crawl back the way I came.
"Huh!" Zhuang Tianhe took a deep breath and said to cheer himself up:
"Zhuang Tianhe, Zhuang Tianhe, since God doesn't want your life, then you have to live a good life. This way, there is no problem."
After a period of psychological suggestion, Zhuang Tianhe walked decisively and started an adventurous journey along the way he came.
Fortunately, Zhuang Tianhe withstood the pressure and finally passed the narrow cliff path and reached the mountainside.
Zhuang Tianhe then walked quickly, shuttled through the woods, and soon arrived at the foot of the mountain.
But this time, Zhuang Tianhe did not return the same way, but chose to take another mountain trail, also to avoid being followed.
In this mountain forest, it seems that no one is more familiar with the terrain here than Zhuang Tianhe.
A little while ago, Zhuang Tianhe emerged from a forest, frightening a kissing couple sitting on a bench to scream.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Seeing his girlfriend screamed in fear from Zhuang Tianhe, the man also shouted angrily at Zhuang Tianhe.
Zhuang Tianhe knew that he had disturbed other people's good things, so he quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't see you here just now, I'm sorry."
After bowing and apologizing, Zhuang Tianhe also took a few steps back, then turned and left.
The man looked at Zhuang Tianhe's leaving figure, cursed a few words at Zhuang Tianhe, and then began to comfort his girlfriend.
The streets were busy with all kinds of traffic, but Zhuang Tianhe ignored them and walked quickly on the sidewalk.
After a while, they came to a small alley.
Based on his understanding of this place, Zhuang Tianhe went into the path again, turned a corner, and came to the place where Xiao Hua was found yesterday.
This is the scrap collection station, where the old man lives.
Zhuang Tianhe walked into the yard and came to the container mobile house.
"Uncle, uncle?" Zhuang Tianhe called several times and found that the door was locked.
There was no one in the whole yard, and the little flower and its children seemed not to be here either.
"It seems that he went out to buy scraps." Seeing this scene, Zhuang Tianhe also took a deep breath.
Thinking that he had nowhere to go for the time being, Zhuang Tianhe sat on a bench at the scrap collection station.
Thinking about what he was carrying and fearing being robbed, Zhuang Tianhe quickly took out the cardboard tube and stuffed it into a corner of the scrap collection station after looking around.
As for the scrap collection station, since all the waste items are stored there, the old man did not install monitoring equipment here. Everything here is a blind spot for monitoring.
And Zhuang Tianhe also wanted to wait quietly in this place for his uncle's return.
Zhuang Tianhe no longer has any relatives in this city. Perhaps the new owner of the civet cat Xiaohua he raised is his most trusted friend at the moment.
Here, Zhuang Tianhe waited from daytime until dark, and then he discovered that there was a sudden crunching sound outside the yard.
This is the sound of someone riding a tricycle. Because the chain of the tricycle is relatively old, it will make some noise.
Zhuang Tianhe stood up and came to the door of the courtyard.
The dim street lights on the path also illuminated the old man's way home.
He also saw a figure standing at the door of his scrap collection station. The uncle's eyes widened, and then he realized that it was the young man he met yesterday.
"It's you." The uncle pulled the brakes and looked at Zhuang Tianhe and asked, "Why are you here? Have you been waiting for me for a long time?"
"Yes, I've been waiting for you for a long time. I'll help you push it." Seeing the old man getting off the car, Zhuang Tianhe immediately started to hold on to the No. 3 car and push the old man's car.
The old man seemed to have acquired an old refrigerator and a washing machine, so they were relatively heavy.
So Zhuang Tianhe pushed from behind, and the old man pushed from the front.
At this time, Zhuang Tianhe also discovered that Xiaohua and her child were sitting in the car.
The two civet cats looked at the old man and Zhuang Tianhe quietly, and kept meowing.
When the tricycle stopped at the door of the mobile house, the uncle asked curiously: "By the way, what do you want from me when you come to my place?"
"I have something that I would like you to keep for me temporarily," Zhuang Tianhe said straight to the point.
"What?" The uncle looked confused, mainly because he looked at Zhuang Tianhe's solemn expression.
And Zhuang Tianhe didn't hide it, he directly found the cardboard tube from the place where he had just hidden it, and handed it to the old man.
"What is this?" The old man looked confused.
Zhuang Tianhe quickly explained: "This is my life."
"Your life?" Hearing Zhuang Tianhe's answer, the uncle panicked and quickly asked: "What's going on? Why did you entrust your life to me?"
"Sir, please don't be impatient. Please listen to me and explain slowly." Seeing that the uncle didn't know the specific situation, Zhuang Tianhe decided to tell the uncle about the importance of this thing.
The uncle also felt that something was not right in the atmosphere, so he quickly asked Zhuang Tianhe to come into the room to discuss it in detail.
After taking out the key, opening the door, and letting the two cats in, the uncle turned on the light, also sat on the bed and asked: "Young man, have you encountered any difficulties?"
"Yes." Looking at the uncle, Zhuang Tianhe sat on the bamboo chair and said with emotion:
"The fire that year was deliberately set by someone with the intention of burning me to death, but I was determined to survive. With the help of Xiaohua, I survived."
Having said this, Zhuang Tianhe also took a deep breath and said again:
"So, after I was treated in the hospital, I chose to go abroad to avoid the limelight, because at that time, my parents had just passed away, and a lot of my property in China was at risk of being annexed."
"And from that moment on, I knew that someone already wanted my life."
After saying this, Zhuang Tianhe also covered his face with his hands, as if this memory made him very painful.
The uncle listened very seriously and said slowly: "So, in that fire that year, someone actually wanted your life?"
"Yes." Zhuang Tianhe nodded silently and said involuntarily:
"So I had to go abroad to avoid the limelight, but they didn't get it from me."
"Is this what you're talking about?" Upon hearing this, the uncle quickly pointed to the cardboard tube and asked.
Zhuang Tianhe nodded silently: "Yes."
"Then...then what's in it?"
"Map." Zhuang Tianhe said.
"Map? What map?" Hearing what Zhuang Tianhe said, the uncle felt a little confused.
Zhuang Tianhe also hurriedly explained: "Uncle, you'd better not ask. I know it's rude to you, but the more you know, it won't do you any good and may even bring you trouble."
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"I just want you to help me keep some of it temporarily, because once this thing is lost, my life may not be saved."
"The reason why I want to hand this thing over to you for safekeeping is because I have absolute trust in you. Because you saved Xiaohua, I believe you are kind."
"Child, what have you experienced?" Listening to Zhuang Tianhe's explanation, the uncle felt more and more that Zhuang Tianhe seemed to be hiding too many secrets.
Zhuang Tianhe also shed tears and said with choked sobs: "I don't care about the grievances I have suffered over the years. I also know that this is my life."
"But I don't want to accept my fate. I know that I live just to get back what I lost one day."
"The other party is more insidious. I gave the things to you because you have not had any contact with me before, so those people will not pay attention to you."
"As long as you pretend that you have never seen this thing before and you don't know me, then there will be no problem and it won't have any impact on your life."
After a pause, Zhuang Tianhe continued: "Of course, I won't ask you to help me in vain. When I come to retrieve this thing, I will give you a suitable reward. Please be sure to keep it safe for me.
This thing.”
"Okay, I will definitely keep it for you." Listening to Zhuang Tianhe's sincere instructions, the old man frowned and nodded slowly.
So Zhuang Tianhe continued: "In five days, if I don't come here to retrieve this thing at this time in five days, then please help me hand this thing to the police station."
"You...are you in danger?" When he heard these words, the old man seemed to have realized that Zhuang Tianhe was in a very dangerous situation now.
Zhuang Tianhe smiled slightly and explained: "I want to complete my unfinished mission."
"However, I'm not sure if I can come back alive, but if I don't come back in 5 days, please help me hand this thing over to a policeman named Gu Chen from Furong Branch."
"Gu Chen? Oh, is that the young director Gu Chen?" Hearing Gu Chen's name, the uncle seemed to have heard about it.
Zhuang Tianhe smiled slightly: "Yes, that's Officer Gu. You just need to hand the things to him. I will arrange the rest."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." It felt like Zhuang Tianhe had a point in what he said, so the uncle nodded silently.
So Zhuang Tianhe stood up, took a step back, and suddenly knelt on the ground and started kowtowing to the uncle.
"Oops." Seeing this scene, the uncle rushed forward and helped Zhuang Tianhe, who was kowtowing, up: "Young man, what are you doing? Get up, get up."
"Thank you, uncle, I thank you."
"Stop thanking you and get up quickly. I can't bear it." Feeling that this young man's behavior was too strange, the uncle quickly helped Zhuang Tianhe up from the ground.
Zhuang Tianhe also said with tears in his eyes: "I don't know how to repay you, I can only kowtow to you a few times."
"I have nothing now, so I can't give you much in return. However, as a stranger I met by chance, if you can help me, it is the greatest favor to me. I want to thank you."
"No, I can help you, but I don't want you to do anything illegal."
"Although I don't know what you are going to do, I know that it must be very dangerous. I just hope you can come back safely."
"There are no obstacles that you can't overcome. Cheer up, young man, you are still young."
"Thank you, uncle." After listening to the uncle's words, Zhuang Tianhe wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand.
"Meow! Meow!"
At this time, Xiaohua and her children also began to meow, seeming to feel Zhuang Tianhe's predicament.
Zhuang Tianhe knelt down and touched the heads of the two cats, then stood up and walked away, quickly disappearing into the dim night.
The uncle stood at the door, watching the figure disappearing at the door of the yard, and couldn't help but sigh: