Li Mo saw the middle-aged man. His skin was darker and his hands were covered with calluses. There are deep wrinkles on his forehead, and almost half of his short hair is gray. His eyes were a little evasive, he looked helpless standing at the door, and he was trembling slightly even when he spoke.
"Teacher Sun, please make a cup of hot tea for this gentleman."
"Okay, Professor Li."
"Sit here, don't be nervous. I'm Li Mo, what do you call me?"
"My surname is Zhan, and people in the village call me Lao Zhan."
Lao Zhan sat on the sofa, his buttocks just resting on the side, rubbing his hands constantly, feeling very nervous inside.
"Mr. Zhan..."
Lao Zhan quickly stood up and said, "Professor Li, just call me Lao Zhan."
"Sit down, then I'll call you Lao Zhan." In order to make him relax, Li Mo followed his wishes, "I had something to do at home a few days ago and I didn't come over. Teacher Sun said you come over every day and want to see me." I don't know what you want from me?"
Sun Yi brought a cup of warm water over, put it on the coffee table and said with a smile: "If you have anything to do, just tell Professor Li directly. Don't be nervous."
Lao Zhan drank the glass of water in one breath, and his nervousness gradually eased.
Li Mo didn't rush him either.
"Professor Li, I want to ask you something. Can you help Li Xiaoxiao? She was just deceived and led astray. In fact, she is still a beautiful child. The child's parents died early and lived with us for several years. We are uneducated and don’t know how to educate our children. Now that something happened to her, we also have a big responsibility.”
Li Mo was confused when he heard these words. These words had no beginning or end. Who is Li Xiaoxiao?
"Lao Zhan, who is that child you are talking about? I don't know that Li Xiaoxiao. Don't be nervous and explain the matter slowly and clearly from beginning to end."
Lao Zhan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "But Xiaoxiao said that only you can help her, how come you don't know her?"
Li Mo smiled and said, "Do you have any photos of Xiaoxiao on you?"
"Yes, yes, I forgot about this." Lao Zhan took out a crumpled photo from his pocket and handed it to him, "It was taken a few years ago."
Li Mo took it and took a look. The girl in the photo was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a sweet smile on her face. Although he still felt immature, he still recognized who the girl was at a glance.
"Lao Zhan, is Li Xiaoxiao her real name?"
"Yes, that's the name on the household registration book."
Li Mo then said: "I checked the number after seeing the photo. The person I know is not named Li Xiaoxiao. Lao Zhan, do you know what she committed?"
Lao Zhan showed bitterness on his face and nodded.
"Lao Zhan, why did Li Xiaoxiao ask you to come to me? Even if I have that ability, why should I save her?"
Lao Zhan was silent for a while and then whispered: "Xiaoxiao's parents mentioned it several times when they were still alive. Their ancestors were close followers of King Chuang Li Zicheng. They also passed down a secret from generation to generation, saying that when Li Zicheng was defeated, he buried a batch of An astonishing amount of gold and silver treasure.”
Li Mo smiled at this time and said: "Old Zhan, the treasure of King Li Chuang was discovered many years ago."
"I know this too, but Xiaoxiao's parents once said that it was not the real treasure of King Li Chuang. The real treasure had long been hidden elsewhere by her ancestors. There is another thing, that is, according to her ancestors' According to the secret, after King Li Chuang's defeat, Xiaoxiao's ancestor was ordered to assassinate Wu Sangui. Later, I don't know what happened. His ancestor just brought a box back and said, "The treasure map is here" He died after saying his words."
Li Mo poured a glass of water for Lao Zhan. Although he was telling a secret, Li Mo had a strange feeling that behind the secret might be a real incident, that is, the real treasure of King Li Chuang should still be buried somewhere. place.
"Lao Zhan, what is your relationship with Li Xiaoxiao?"
"I am her uncle. My daughter-in-law has said many things, and they sound true. Professor Li, Xiaoxiao originally had a good family. Her parents earned a lot of money and lived a good life. But her life was not good. She had a car accident. It disappeared all of a sudden. The child was probably stimulated and almost didn't speak for a while. Although he later recovered, he also became rebellious. Last year, he even traveled abroad on his own initiative, and I couldn't contact her for a long time. Go up, her aunt and I were very frightened."
Li Mo probably understood the cause and effect of the matter. When he met her in Seattle, USA last year, she said that she was an international student. At that time, she was lying.
"Lao Zhan, you told me so many things, what do you want to do?"
"Professor Li, now that things have come to this point, I'll tell you straight. Xiaoxiao's house really has a very special box. I've seen it too. You are very capable. If you are willing to help Xiaoxiao, give it to me. If she has a chance to change her ways and be a new person, I can persuade her to hand over the box to the authorities. Maybe with your ability, you can really solve the mystery of the treasure map and find the real treasure of King Li Chuang."
Could it be that the box Li Xiaoxiao left to Jia Siyuan was the treasure box passed down from their ancestors?
Many thoughts flashed through Li Mo's mind. Li Xiaoxiao asked Lao Zhan to come to him, thinking that he could help her, maybe it was related to the secret of King Li Chuang's treasure.
"Lao Zhan, some things are not what you want, or what I want. You don't understand the truth behind Li Xiaoxiao's mistake, and you don't know how serious this matter is. Xiaoxiao over there Just leave the matter alone, and I won’t get involved.”
"Professor Li, please. Our husband and wife are incompetent and failed to lead the child to the right path. Now that she has been arrested, we feel particularly sorry for her dead parents. I don't expect to be able to rescue her." , I just hope you can help us say a few words, that child was not the mastermind, but was deceived and made a big mistake."
Lao Zhan was almost begging.
Li Mo couldn't bear it, and said after hesitation: "I will see what happens. It may not work out. Lao Zhan, you must have spent a lot of money on your trip to Kyoto. I will arrange for someone to take you back. Xiaoxiao over there There will be no results within two months, and it will be of no use if you stay, so it is better to go back and wait for news."
"No, thank you, thank you Professor Li."
Lao Zhan saluted and thanked him repeatedly, and then left the office.
"Professor Li, what does this person do?"
"One of his relatives was caught committing a crime, and I know his relatives. An honest and conscientious person was deceived by his relatives and asked me for help."
Li Mo sighed and shook his head, then stopped thinking about it for the time being: "Teacher Sun, I will temporarily adjust the content of the afternoon class and I will send you the content to print out later."
"OK."
After Sun Yi left, Li Mo found a phone number and dialed it, and the call was quickly connected.
"Professor Li, I didn't expect you to take the initiative to call me. The sun is rising from the west today."
"Captain Fang, when did you start making such corny jokes?"
"Hey, your wife doesn't know what she likes about you. It's really boring. Did you call me to ask about those three people?"
"Chatting with smart people saves you worry and effort. If it's convenient to disclose, just tell me. If it's not convenient, just pretend I didn't make the call."
"It's not a national secret. Besides, the arrest was so sudden that many of their secrets didn't have time to be destroyed, and it just happened to be turned into irrefutable evidence."
(End of chapter)
