Daomu Biji

Chapter 2 Discussion

Two weeks later, Menyouping was discharged from the hospital, and I went to Beijing to meet with them to discuss future matters.

The most difficult thing for me after coming back is how to deal with the mess left by my third uncle. My affairs in the past year, although vigorous, have been carried out in secret. My family is completely unaware of the drastic changes that have taken place on my side. My third uncle is now truly missing and may never appear again. How to explain the things here? It's the same thing.

On the other side is the oil bottle. Now he has really turned into a oil bottle. As his consciousness recovers, I have to face the problem of how to get to know him again.

He has no relatives, is clean in this world, and has no idea where his hometown is. He has asked many people, but there is no news. As he said himself, he has almost no connection with this world. All his luggage was left in the basin, and he had no money or any documents. If we left him alone at this time, I'm afraid he would just become a homeless man on the roadside.

The fat man was doing quite well, and he also opened a court in Liulichang. We met in his new store. After not seeing each other for a few months, Menyou Ping had regained his previous complexion. Except for the unfamiliarity between his brows and the strangeness of this world, the rest of him gave me a familiar feeling, which made me somewhat relieved. When I saw him, he was leaning against the window and not looking at me. His eyes were like a mirror, even lighter than before, as if his mind no longer existed in the human world.

I said some polite words first, but he didn't respond, so I asked the fat man how he was doing and what the doctor said.

The fat man shook his head: "That's not it. It is said that he recalled some fragments. The doctor said that it was a strong stimulation. Only with mental stimulation can he get better. Otherwise, it will be useless to stew pig brains every day."

I sighed, not knowing what happened in that meteorite at the last moment to make him become like this.

"Do you have any plans?" After saying something boring, the fat man asked me, "I only have more than forty square meters here, but it is really cramped. If you want him to live here, I don't even dare to find a partner. Seeing that I was hiding a pretty face, I thought you, Fatty, and I were Lord Rabbit."

"You are so heartless. He has saved our lives more than once. Why are you worried about this unreliable thing?" I said angrily.

"He doesn't live at your place, so of course you can stand and talk without hurting your back. If you want me to pay for my brother to find a house, then let's just say that if he wants to live in a courtyard, I will give it to him, but he can't live with me. , it has nothing to do with saving lives or not." Fatty said, "Look, if this is not the case, I will pay to rent a house, and you will pay to find a nanny. We will place him here nearby, give him good food and drink, and go visit him on weekends if he has nothing to do. one time."

"You're so fucking pretentious," I said, "He's not a fool. You have to ask him what he thinks."

So the fat man looked at Menyou Ping: "Brother, you can decide what to do yourself. What are your plans for the future?"

Menyouping closed his eyes and seemed to be thinking. After a long time, he said: "I want to walk around."

I said, "Walk for a walk? Where are you going for a walk? Do you have a destination?"

He said calmly: "I don't know. I'll go to the places you mentioned, Changsha, Hangzhou, and Shandong, and see if I can remember anything."

My heart skipped a beat. This was the last thing I wanted to hear - he wanted to remember something, but now his mind was basically blank. His past was a huge puzzle, but the bigger the puzzle, The less torture it causes to people. However, if his memory begins to revive during his travels, the emotional fragments that emerge in his mind will be extremely tempting to an empty person.

Every little hint would turn into all kinds of lint, making him miserable.

I understand that for people who have lost their memory, the entire purpose of life should be to find their past. There is no way to avoid this, but I really don’t want him to go down that old path again.

The fat man saw the change in my expression and knew that I had a knot in my heart. He patted me and reminded me: "Let nature take its course. Didn't we agree? It's unrealistic if you want to force him here." "

I sighed, if this is the case, the only option is to think about these things with him and look at him, we are experienced people after all, and there are many things that can prevent him from going to extremes.

I have also thought about his thoughts. I once had a plan to take him to Changsha to show others, but now the situation in Changsha is chaotic, and I don’t know who to go to. At this time, I suddenly thought of something and asked the fat man: "Didn't you say last time that you had a way to know this little brother's background? Why was there no news later?"

"Don't mention it, it's disgusting to talk about it." Fatty said, "You, Fatty, my plan at that time was to ask those who hired lamas. There is widespread news that they are middlemen. Since this little brother can be contacted by your third uncle Yes, there must have been some information left where the lama was trapped. We can start with this."

When I heard it, I thought this was a good idea. Why did I feel sick? The fat man continued: "I didn't expect that all these people would shake their heads and say what they couldn't say. You said that this group of people usually do pimping. How can you pretend to be a saint and a gentleman at this time?"

I said oh, that’s what happened, there are rules and regulations, I can’t blame them. People like them may be counting on this information for a living. Once it is revealed, they may not only be unable to survive, but may also be killed.

"These people are extremely tough, and this road is also a dead end." Fatty said, "How are you doing there?"

I sighed and said that if my third uncle was here, I might be able to find out something. The people I am contacting now are not qualified enough, and those old people with weird personalities are all staring at my situation. , I went out of my way to get close to them and didn’t even give them food. That's not something someone like me can do.

"Then don't think about it. I think it's better to follow what the little brother said. Let's sign him up for a tour group, prepare some money, and let the little brother go out on his own," the fat man said. "How about we simply propose marriage for him? , let him be entrusted to a rich woman, with his good looks, I think we can still make some money, and let them go by themselves in the future, what do you think?"

This is nonsense, I said to myself, shaking my head in silence, thinking about what the fat man said just now, I always felt that it was a good idea, but the fat man did not think of the idea. As I was thinking about it, a person came to mind: "No, the way you just found to trap the lama may not be a dead end."

"How to say?"

"Those brokers don't want to say anything, just because they are afraid of offending others, or they don't know, and they are afraid of being exposed if they say it. But there is one person who doesn't have such worries. Maybe we can start with this person."

"Who?" the fat man asked. Menyoupin also turned his head.

"When we went to Changbai Mountain, the man who held the lama for my third uncle was a man named Brother Chu. Do you still remember?"

"You mean the bald one?"

I nodded. Brother Chu, Bald Chu, is the owner of an underground bank that Third Uncle cooperated with. After being bribed by Chen Pi’s Asi, he was arrested by Lei Zi. He doesn’t know where he is in prison now. He contacted Men You Ping and Fatty, and he definitely knew their information, and since he was in jail now, he had no worries. He just didn't know how to find him, and how to get him to talk. After all, he said he had no worries, but he didn't say anything. No worries.

The fat man gave a high-five: "Oh, it's true." He nodded and understood my thoughts, and said, "I didn't expect this. But what if we go to him and he reports us?"

"This kind of person is very shrewd. He has a lot of information in his hand. If he divulges it out, Changsha will fall. He holds back because he knows that not telling is in his own interest." I said, "He is in trouble now and needs help. There are many places, I think it won't be difficult to come up with the words." As he said this, he already knew what to do. Don't bother Pan Zi with other matters. This matter is not sensitive. You can ask him to ask about the situation.

It was decided that we should help Menyou Ping investigate. It would be better for us to intervene than for him to run around. But I can't do this alone. I'm very busy here and the situation is chaotic. It's definitely not possible to let Meng Youping follow me around. I can't control people like him. What if he suddenly remembers Why did it come and suddenly slipped away again? I didn’t know where I was going but I hit the wall and had to drag the fat man into the water.

After discussing it with the fat man, the fat man had no choice but to agree. He said, "If nothing else, it would be best if we could find where the little brother lives. Then we can save a lot of effort."

So it was agreed that I would go to Toppanzi to do some work, and Menyouping would live with the fat man first. Once we got to know each other, we would discuss the future situation together. Anyway, with the relationship between the three of us, there is no way we can get away with this matter. It is better to do it as our own business, which can be regarded as a favor to Meng Youping.

As the saying goes, it's hard to persuade a damn person with good words. Once the decision is made, right and wrong will follow.

After I returned to Hangzhou, I called Pan Zi and explained the whole story. Pan Zi was also a loyal person and agreed immediately. He was very efficient. Three days later, I received his call.

I thought I had an idea and asked him how he was doing.

He sighed and said to me: "Troublesome, you have found it. I asked him and he did know what you want to know, but he refused to tell me in vain. There are conditions."

"What conditions?" I asked. This is to be expected, and I would also make conditions in a situation like his.

"He wants 100,000 yuan, and he wants you to see him. He wants to tell you in person."

"Meet me?" I was stunned for a moment, a little surprised, and thought to myself: Money is easy to talk about, why do you want to see me? It sounds a little inappropriate.

"Could it be that he wanted to lure me out so that he could be punished and meritorious service?" I said with a cold heart, and suddenly I heard the sound of iron chains next to my ears.

"I also think it's possible." Pan Zi clicked his tongue, "However, he asked me to bring you something. He said that if you see this thing, you will definitely go to see him."

"What is it?" I asked curiously.

"It's an old photo." Pan Zi paused, "A very old photo, a black and white photo of people of my generation when they were young."

I suddenly got goosebumps all over my body. My first reaction was to think of the photo taken of my third uncle Xisha before going to sea. That bullshit photo took me a long time. I wonder in my heart, does Brother Chu also know the secret behind this matter? However, it is too late for him to use this matter to negotiate terms.

I thought about it and asked, "What's the photo above?"

Pan Zi hummed for a long time and said, "I'm not sure. It feels like the person photographed should be a 'ghost'."