Chapter 2 Explanation
The train tickets we bought were two days later. The reason why we bought tickets two days later was that we really couldn't buy train tickets in the past two days. Another reason was that I still have two important things to do.
I first came to Ocean University and called Fang Shaoqi, telling him that I was waiting for him at the school gate.
Fang Shaoqi arrived soon and was surprised to see me, "Brother Zhuo, I can't find you these days, and I can't call you even if I call you. I thought something happened to you! I was quite worried and almost called the police!"
To be honest, I was a little moved. Speaking of which, I didn’t have a deep relationship with Fang Shaoqi. We met by chance, only had a meal together once and had a few days together, but it should be considered friends, because at least he was still worried about my safety.
I smiled and shook my head, "I'm fine, I went out to sea with my friends."
"Oh! So that's how it is!" Fang Shaoqi nodded, "Brother Zhuo will have a meal together later!"
I shook my head, "No, I'll stop eating if I have something to do later. And I should leave too. I'm here to say goodbye to you. I still owe you a meal. Next time I come to Weihai, I will treat you."
Fang Shaoqi was slightly stunned, then waved his hand, "Brother Zhuo, a meal is nothing. We are friends too. I will definitely remember to come to Weihai next time I come to see me!" As he said that, he stretched out his hand to me.
I also reached out and shook Fang Shaoqi, and I could see a hint of loss in his eyes. Although he didn't say it, I knew what the reason for his loss was. Maybe my departure was just a small part of it. Most of the reason should be about the "Teacher Yue" he mentioned, that is, Huangshan.
I once hesitated that I should tell him the news that "Teacher Yue" is dead. Or should I leave him with a hint of "Teacher Yue"'s luck mentality of still living.
Today when I saw Fang Shaoqi, I decided to tell him that I had experienced a lot of deception, but I didn’t want to lie to him anymore.
I took out the work permit in the island tomb in my pocket. I flipped through it. The one-inch photo posted on it was covered with yellow water stains, and I could vaguely see the outline of a person's face.
I reached out and handed my work permit to Fang Shaoqi.
Fang Shaoqi took it with some confusion, "Brother Zhuo, what is this?"
I raised my hand and signaled him to open it and take a look.
Fang Shaoqi frowned slightly and carefully opened the work permit. In an instant, I saw his hands trembling, "This! This is! This is Teacher Yue's work permit!"
Fang Shaoqi looked at me in surprise, his eyes full of excitement, "Brother Zhuo, have you found Teacher Yue? Where is he?"
I didn't say anything, and looked at Fang Shaoqi quietly. He didn't know that the teacher he trusted and respected the most was actually just a tomb robber who was hiding his name and waiting for an opportunity to move. However, this may not be important to Fang Shaoqi. The person who is both a teacher and a father in his heart was just that "Teacher Yue", not Huangshan.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, the excited expression in my eyes gradually dimmed. He slowly lowered his head, "Did Teacher Yue already... already..."
I patted Fang Shaoqi on the shoulder, "We found Teacher Yue on a boat stranded on the reef. He has been dead for a long time." I didn't tell Fang Shaoqi the truth, and even if I said it, I'm afraid he wouldn't believe it. In fact, if it wasn't for personal experience, no one would believe it.
I thought about it and said again, "Mr. Fang, in fact, Teacher Yue's situation is a bit special. I hope you won't tell anyone about this."
Fang Shaoqi nodded, "Brother Zhuo, I can almost guess your identity if you don't tell me." As he said that, Fang Shaoqi looked up at the sky and took a deep breath, "I just want to know where Teacher Yue is. This is a knot in my heart. Now I feel at ease." Fang Shaoqi looked at me and said, "Don't worry, Brother Zhuo, I will not mention you and Teacher Yue to anyone."
I looked at Fang Shaoqi's red eyes, patted his shoulder, and said a very old-fashioned sentence, "Forget these and live your own life! Go!"
Fang Shaoqi nodded with a smile, put on his work permit, turned around and ran into the school. A girl with a handsome face greeted her. The concerned Fang Shaoqi said something. Fang Shaoqi smiled and shook her head, looked back at me, and took the girl's shoulder and walked into the campus.
Looking at their backs, I suddenly envied them. What a pure relationship, what a simple life, everything is so beautiful, and what about my life... I shook my head and turned around and left.
Sitting in the taxi, I called my second uncle. After a while, my second uncle answered the phone, "Hey, I have something to do with this! Let's talk about it later!"
When I heard that the second uncle's tone was not right, I asked quickly: "Hey! Uncle Second, where are you?! Are you okay?"
I vaguely heard a voice beside the phone saying, "Second Master! I really don't know, I'm going to do anything about Lao Lei later..." Then the phone was hung up.
I immediately guessed where my second uncle was, so I asked the driver to turn the direction.
Ten minutes later, I stood at the gate of the "Journey to the West Travel Agency". I pushed the door and walked in. There was no one in the outside. I pushed the door straight into the inner room.
Inside the room, Uncle Er was sitting on the sofa with a cold face. His beard was standing with his hands hanging down, constantly explaining something. I looked at the black blue on the beard's face. It seemed that Uncle Er must have expressed his attitude with his hands just now.
When I saw me in, my second uncle was a little surprised, "Why are you here?"
I glanced at him, "I guess with your character of revenge, you will definitely come here!"
Xiaomouzi quickly asked me to sit down and pour me a cup of tea. I waved my hand and signaled him not to be busy. Then he said to Xiaomouzi: "Sorry, my second uncle has a bad temper and is not serious in his actions. Please forgive me, but," I paused and continued, "You are too unauthorized in this matter. I didn't know clearly, so I will introduce it to us! It's okay if you don't know the identity and background, but you don't know how to be alive or alive?!"
The beard kept saying, "I was too careless! But," the beard looked embarrassed, "I never thought of such a thing. Who would have thought that he would have encountered it again............" The beard lowered his voice and said, "Who would have thought that he would have encountered a ghost!"
"Forget it," Uncle Er waved his hand, "It's over, and I don't want to pursue it anymore."
The bearded man was given a general amnesty and nodded and said, "Yes, yes, are you two back safely!"
The second uncle slapped the table, "That's two different things!"
The little beard was stunned by the fear. I looked a little funny, but I didn’t expect that the second uncle had such a great shock, and actually scared the little beard like this. Could it be that the second uncle still has a background in the underworld?
I was guessing, but I heard my second uncle say, "Okay, I'm too lazy to talk nonsense. You should check out the address of Lao Lei's head and the location where he was buried!"
The bearded man looked at his second uncle in surprise, "Second Master, you don't want to dig Lao Lei's grave, right?"
The second uncle cursed, "What are you talking about nonsense? Do you think I am you, doing this unethical thing!"
The beard smiled embarrassedly and went to call. The beard really had a few tricks. After more than ten minutes, he handed over the detailed address to us.
The next day, my second uncle and I bought some pastries and fruits, and some incense, candles and paper money. We went to Lao Leitou's home according to the address given to us by Xiao Wang.
Since no one lived in it for a long time, the already old house became even more dilapidated. We looked into the house through the windows, and the furniture and beds were covered with dust. It was obvious that no one had been here for a long time.
But a photo on the wall caught our attention and made us feel cold behind us! We looked around and pried open the window and flipped in. We walked to the next to the photo, gently wiped off the dust on it, and a group photo was clearly displayed in front of us.
This is a photo of Lao Leitou and Xiao Lei. The old man in this photo is the old Leitou we met. At that time, the father and son were smiling happily, but they knew that things were unpredictable and things changed. At this time, I felt sad, and I just hope that the father and son could meet again underground and reunite with their father and son.
Uncle Er pointed to the beach outside the window and suddenly said, "Look!"
I looked in the direction he pointed and saw a fishing boat leaning against the shore. We walked over quickly and were surprised to find that the fishing boat was the old Leitou fishing boat we were riding on. At this time, the boat was rusty, dilapidated, and half floating in the shallow sea.
We jumped onto the fishing boat, and there were many traces left by us in the cabin. This is certain that our experiences over the past few days were real, and Lao Leitou was really dead. The dead Lao Leitou actually took us out to sea with this boat. Later, he met the Lantern Festival ship. Looking at these, my mind was dazed.
We came to the place where Lao Leitou was buried again, a short tomb and a simple cement stone tablet with Lao Leitou's real name engraved on it.
We placed tributes, lit incense and candles, and kowtowed respectfully to Lao Lei.
The second uncle said, "Brother, thank you for your heroic spirit's blessing. You have taken us through the storm on the sea. I will be back safely this time, thanks to you who can send us a ride."
I reached out from my bag to take out the relics of Xiao Lei found in the tomb of the island, a diary, a painting pencil, and a sketch that Xiao Lei drew for Lao Lei's head.
I dug a hole on the ground with a knife and buried all these things in, "Old Lei, Xiao Lei, we have found you for you. It's a pity that we are powerless to do anything about his body. I hope these things can bring back his soul. I will give you these things, and I hope you can rest in peace!"
When we turned around and passed by the sea, we saw the half-floating fishing boat in the shallow sea sank completely.
Chapter completed!