The next day, rescue workers came to this ancient town. The police, fire fighters, and even mobilized the residents of the ancient town to go up the mountain to search together, hoping to find the classmate Zhao Rui who disappeared last night.

Du Jun explained in detail what happened last night and took the searchers to the secret room, but other than that there were no useful clues.

As for the secret room, the residents of the ancient town didn't know it before. If it hadn't been for the earthquake, they were afraid that the secret room would have been covered up forever. Their ancestors had never told similar secrets.

However, Du Jun's mysterious words, such as any mechanism or light, were considered to be nonsense because nothing was found.

In fact, when Du Jun led people to the secret room, no matter how hard he tried to step on the Tai Chi diagram, the ceiling of the secret room would not open. This made Du Jun very anxious and didn't understand what was going on.

As for skulls and other things, according to the residents of the ancient town, their ancestors have been buried in this mountain for generations. The earthquake caused the soil to collapse, and it is not impossible to shake out the bones. After all, it is not impossible for such a large secret room to be shaken out.

This statement by the residents of the ancient town was quickly confirmed. There was indeed a cemetery affected by the earthquake, and some bones could be seen in the soil.

From morning to afternoon, it was getting dark. Everyone had searched on the mountain no less than five times, but still couldn't find anything. So some people speculated that everyone must have been panicked yesterday and Zhao Rui ran in the wrong direction and ended up here.

Deeper in the mountains, you may have lost your way there.

Gu Fan felt that there was a possibility. First, if Zhao Rui was the last one to run out of the secret room, it was entirely possible that he had not followed the team. Second, because the flashlight was limited, Zhao Rui would have probably run around in the dark, running from the side of the mountain.

When I got to the other side, I was lost.

But when Gu Fan thought about it, he was wrong. The road up the mountain was very simple. It was not difficult to come back the same way. Zhao Rui was not a road addict. Even if he panicked too much and ran in the wrong direction, everyone ran down the mountain together at that time, saying

His shouts and movements could point Zhao Rui in the right direction, but Zhao Rui still didn't catch up.

Even if Zhao Rui was not careful and fell down the mountain, there was no way he would not have found it after searching for it so many times.

At this time, Gu Fan had a bad guess. If someone took action and chose Zhao Rui, who was last, as the target... The more he thought about it, the more creepy Gu Fan felt. He looked back at the residents of the ancient town and saw a pair of indifferent faces.

eyes, as if this matter had nothing to do with them.

Gu Fan cautiously asked the police about this ancient town, but he was disappointed. Over the years, people who came to this ancient town had never disappeared while traveling. Many of them climbed up late at night like Du Jun and others, but they still

A lot of good people came back.

Frowning his brows, Gu Fan lowered his head and thought. It had never happened before, but no previous tourists had discovered a suspicious secret room like Du Jun and the others.

Unable to wait any longer, the police asked college students such as Gu Fan, Lu Yi, Lin Xi, and Du Jun to leave immediately. These college students were not needed here, but they said they would continue with the rescue and search for people.

In fact, everyone was worried about Zhao Rui, but they also knew that there was no use staying. They could only follow the rescuers' arrangements and prepare to leave this ancient town before dark.

Du Jun rarely spoke and didn't even look at Gu Fan because he was worried about seeing Gu Fan's mocking expression. He still remembered that when he proposed climbing the mountain at night, Gu Fan strongly opposed it. Well, something happened now.

But Du Jun thought too much, and Gu Fan had no intention of holding Du Jun accountable. The most important thing in Gu Fan's heart was to find his missing classmates. He picked up his travel bag and wandered around the streets of the ancient town, hoping that he could find something.

In a strange place, I saw the old man who was sweeping the floor last night in a decoration shop.

The old man still looked kind and kind. When he saw Gu Fan, he laughed and called Gu Fan over: "Young man, you are leaving. It is fate that we met each other. Why don't you come to my place to buy some souvenirs and help me do some business?"

This trip is not in vain.”

"This trip was not in vain, but we are missing one person for no reason." Gu Fan pretended to be depressed, and then asked again: "Grandpa, you buy trinkets during the day and sweep the floor at night. You are really busy."

The old man nodded: "Of course, I want to eat too."

Gu Fan sighed and looked worried: "I'm very worried about the missing classmate. If you happen to find him, grandpa, please tell us as soon as possible and let us know that he is safe."

The old man nodded again: "This is as it should be. If he is missing from us, of course we will do our best to find him."

After hearing this, Gu Fan thought of the indifferent eyes of the residents of the ancient town just now, which always made people doubt the reliability of the old man.

However, the exquisitely crafted trinkets in the old man's shop caught Gu Fan's attention. These things looked good, including bracelets, carvings, dolls, etc. It seemed that they were not available outside. I saw that they were all handmade by the old man.

The old man saw that Gu Fan had an idea, so he said: "What do you think, young man, buy one, just because I taught you something last night."

"Did you teach me something? I don't seem to understand anything." Gu Fan looked puzzled. He always felt that this seemingly kind-hearted old man would involve himself in everything in order to do business.

But the old man still didn't give up: "Last night was a little cryptic, but I believe that with your wisdom and extraordinary understanding, you will figure it out sooner or later, and you will definitely be grateful to me then."

Gu Fan was seen shaking his head with a very negative look on his face: "I'm sorry, I don't think I have the characteristics you mentioned. You should be more straightforward."

"It seems that there is no other way, so I will try my best to teach you some more." At this point, the old man pretended to be serious and sighed: "Don't I just want to do some business with you? What I have worked so hard to make,

It’s not the peak tourist season now, is it easy for me?”

Gu Fan looked disdainful: "Old man, can you see that I am a poor student and you have the nerve to exploit me?"

The old man shook his head: "No matter how poor you are, you are still a student. At least your parents can give you money to spend. And we adults have to work hard every day to earn some money to support our families. After thinking about it, you students are better."

Gu Fan replied: "We students are envious of you adults for being able to earn money, spend it, and buy what you want. I also want to graduate quickly and find a job to make money."

The old man smiled bitterly: "When I was a student, I wanted to make money quickly to support my family just like you. When I had money, I could buy what I liked. But I found that I was making more and more, but I wanted to

There are more and more things, more and more expensive. No matter how much I earn, I will never have enough money to spend. Now I know that this is just the beginning. More worries in life are coming one after another. How great it is to be a student. In addition to homework and exams,

There’s nothing else to worry about.”

After hearing this, Gu Fan seemed to feel a helpless sadness in his heart, and he didn't know how to respond to the old man. After thinking for a while, Gu Fan changed the topic: "Old man, didn't you just say that you wanted to teach me something?

Okay, then teach me quickly."

"The exclamation I just made from the bottom of my heart was full of good words. Didn't you hear it?" The old man looked surprised, as if it was really happening, which made Gu Fan feel confused again.

Then the old man quickly urged: "Young man, look at me, my mouth is dry, just buy something."

"Okay, okay, I'll just assume that you taught me something useless." Gu Fan reluctantly wanted to buy something, but he didn't know what to choose. The old man quickly recommended a painting with a so-so artist, and insisted that it was rare.

Most people would not be willing to part with his masterpieces, so if you are lucky enough to see Gu Fan, just give him a 50% discount and just take ten yuan.

Gu Fan had nothing to say about this, and was grateful without conscience. Then he paid the money silently, put away the painting and said goodbye to this inexplicable old man. He secretly lamented that there was no one who could combine such a perfect combination of kindness and cunning.

Not long after Gu Fan and the others left the ancient town, an old man with a gloomy face walked into the shop of the kind-hearted old man. He looked like he was asking questions: "You are really troublesome. Aren't you afraid of the repercussions?"

The kind-faced old man looked indifferent: "What influence can it have? He is just an ordinary guy no matter how you look at it. And I also said it very vaguely. If this is all right, then it means that everything is God's will and we can't force it."

"It's fine what you said, but you shouldn't have sent that painting." After saying that, the old man with a gloomy face turned around and left angrily.

The kind-faced old man was silent for a long time, while the residents of the surrounding ancient towns looked at him with cold, accusatory looks, and most of them kept a distance, as if the kind-faced old man was an alien.

At this moment, on the other side, Gu Fan, Lin Xi, Lu Yi, and Du Jun were on their way back. Everyone couldn't cheer up. After all, someone was missing, and they didn't know how to explain it to Zhao Rui's parents when they got back.

People's hearts are always selfish. While everyone was worried about Zhao Rui, they were also secretly glad that the missing person was not themselves.

Gu Fan put the painting away. He had no intention of looking at it, and to be honest, the painting was not very good, but the kind-hearted old man pretending to be profound really made Gu Fan dumbfounded. He didn't know why it was like this.

old man.

But what the old man said at the end still makes some sense. Don't think that just graduating and making money will be enough. Many troubles will follow, and everything has just begun.

When Gu Fan looked at Lin Xi's listless look next to him, looked at that beautiful face, and glanced at the people around him who were all equally depressed, something suddenly touched his heart. Gu Fan's face immediately turned ugly.

What came to mind.
Chapter completed!