On New Year's Eve, it was the Zhang family's eightieth birthday, and Lin Qingqing came to the Zhang family with gifts as promised.
Looking at the simple Chinese-style villa courtyard, Lin Qingqing couldn't help but compare it with the Tang family.
The courtyard of the Zhang family is larger than that of the Tang family, but on the surface it is not as gorgeous as the Tang family. There are not many servants in the courtyard, and they all perform their duties and are busy with what they are doing.
At this time, the guests had not arrived yet. Ye Lanshan, who was responsible for receiving the guests, saw Lin Qingqing and immediately came up to greet them.
"Captain Lin is here, come in quickly!"
Because Mr. Zhang was not from the military, none of today's visitors were wearing military uniforms. Ye Lanshan wore a dark blue suit, and the decent tailoring made him look very upright and noble.
"Sorry to bother you." Lin Qingqing presented the gift.
"The old man has been waiting for you for a long time."
Ye Lanshan took the gift and led Lin Qingqing around the living room to the study on the second floor.
Meeting a high-level prophet for the first time, Lin Qingqing felt a little nervous for no reason.
For more than half a month, she has been thinking about a question, what would Mr. Zhang tell her? Did he predict something about himself?
No matter what it was, she was prepared to deal with it, so after hearing "Come in", she calmly opened the study door.
This is a Chinese-style study room. The first thing that catches the eye is a hollow wooden shelf with various antiques placed on it. There is a tea table for entertaining guests next to it, and behind the shelf It's the master's desk.
Lin Qingqing was not familiar with the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, so she only glanced at them and then looked back.
Mr. Zhang should have been writing just now, but when Lin Qingqing entered the room, he had just finished writing the last stroke.
"Lan Shan, you go and do your work first. Captain Lin and I will have a casual chat. Captain Lin, please sit down."
Mr. Zhang, who is eighty years old, has white beard and hair, but he is very energetic, with a loud voice and bright eyes.
"Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. Captain Lin is indeed a leader among the new generation."
"Thank you, Mr. Zhang." Lin Qingqing lowered her eyes and smiled modestly.
When Lin Qingqing first came in, Mr. Zhang was sizing her up. This woman had an outstanding temperament, a calm look in her eyes, and a personality that was neither humble nor overbearing, which made people shine.
"Captain Lin, do you know why I came to you?"
Lin Qingqing was a little surprised by the other party's straightforwardness. She paused and then shook her head.
"I don't know."
"Haha, you once appeared in my prophetic dream, but I didn't know who you were at the time until Lanshan mentioned you to me."
Lin Qingqing was shocked when she heard this. Did she really appear in his prophecy? When was that? Is it time to participate in an elite training camp?
Lin Qingqing was curious, so she asked directly, but to her surprise, Mr. Zhang waved his hand.
"It's earlier than that."
What? Earlier than elite training camp?
Lin Qingqing was even more surprised this time. Before joining the training camp, she was at Ancheng Base. Earlier, she also spent some time in Xiangcheng Base and Rongcheng Base. However, at that time, their levels were still very low, and there seemed to be no impression of them. Did you do anything special? .qgν.
"Don't dwell on the past anymore. What was predicted was not a bad thing."
"Well, you have a point."
Lin Qingqing immediately raised her brows after hearing this, but she still couldn't help complaining in her heart: This old man obviously had no intention of revealing the content of the prophecy, but he chose to tell this matter, which was very exciting.
——This girl is so calm. If someone else could not help but ask, she just let it go.
"Haha, Captain Lin, don't be offended. In fact, our fate goes beyond this."
"Oh? Could it be that you got another prophecy related to me?"
Lin Qingqing finally understood that this old man just didn't like to play by the rules. .bμν.
She looked even calmer than before
Face, Mr. Zhang smiled mysteriously, and then said something that almost shocked Lin Qingqing's jaw.
"I have something that should be on Captain Lin's possession now."
"what?"
"A piece of tortoise shell."
Lin Qingqing's pupils suddenly shrank when she heard the word "turtle shell", but she soon relaxed herself again.
Suppressing her racing heart, Lin Qingqing asked, "Why do you say it's your...tortoise shell?"
"The piece of tortoise shell at the Sanyang County Historical Research Institute was sent to them by me for research."
As soon as Sanyang County was mentioned, a lot of information immediately came to Lin Qingqing's mind, and all the previous doubts seemed to have been answered at this moment.
"That special designated mission was issued by Major Ye, right? The appearance of the Zombie King Chengfeng should also be expected by you. You... want to test the Zombie King?"
"Hahahaha, it seems Captain Lin is smarter than I thought."
Mr. Zhang stroked his beard and laughed with rare pleasure.
"Have you tested it yet?"
Lin Qingqing took a deep breath, feeling horrified.
——Did the other party already know that he and Chengfeng knew each other? Otherwise, why would you use something as precious as tortoise shell as bait?
Regarding this question, Mr. Zhang smiled lightly. When Lin Qingqing saw his watch, she immediately guessed the result.
The Zombie King didn't see through Mr. Zhang's intention, or in other words, Mr. Zhang reached a satisfactory result through testing.
"I have a question."
"you say."
"We found a research report related to tortoise shells at the Sanyang County Historical Research Institute. It said that the tortoise shells came from an ancient tomb at the foot of Sanyang County. According to research, that ancient tomb was four thousand years ago. The identity of the owner of the tomb is temporarily unknown. Are you sure that piece of tortoise shell is really yours?"
Mr. Zhang didn't expect that Lin Qingqing could even find the origin of the tortoise shell, but he only showed a hint of surprise when asked.
"Captain Lin, there is no doubt that the piece of tortoise shell in your hand is definitely inherited from the ancestors of our Zhang family. As for the piece unearthed from the ancient tomb, I am in my hand now."
"Do you still have a piece of tortoise shell?"
Lin Qingqing finally couldn't hold it any longer. The three pieces of tortoise shell and the original meditation technique were all here at this moment!
Things developed so shockingly that Lin Qingqing calmed down. She didn't believe that such a coincidence could happen in this world. Maybe the other party was just deceiving her.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Qingqing's brain was spinning rapidly. She calmly went through the whole thing again, and finally understood the inside story of the special mission.
Mr. Zhang had long ago exchanged the tortoise shell in his hand for the tortoise shell unearthed from the ancient tomb in Sanyang County. Lin Qingqing didn't know why he did this, but there was no doubt that it was related to the secrets in the tortoise shell.
"Are you trying to test the Zombie King's attitude towards the tortoise shell? What's the secret behind that tortoise shell?"
Could it be that the old man already knew about the meditation technique? Lin Qingqing asked carefully. She did not deny that she took the tortoise shell. Although the other party said that the tortoise shell was inherited from the Zhang family, Lin Qingqing would not hand it over casually without evidence and sufficient benefits.
"Hasn't Captain Lin already seen the research report?"
Seeing that the old man was still testing herself, Lin Qingqing couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly, and then said: "The research report said that what was recorded above was just a sacrificial essay, and the preface did not match the postscript."
"Oh? Since it's only half a piece of ritual inscription, why did you keep the tortoise shell privately?"
Mr. Zhang looked at Lin Qingqing, a trace of inquiry flashed in his eyes.
Good guy, I just threw out a bunch of bait, and it turned out to be waiting for her here.
Lin Qingqing sighed, after all, this ginger is still too old, and his sophistication is nothing more than that.
"The tortoise shell was given to me by the Zombie King Chengfeng. Although I didn't know his identity at the time, he was a thief after all. If I took it out, my relationship with him would be unclear."
Lin Qingqing shook her head helplessly.
"Well, Captain Lin is indeed very cautious."
Mr. Zhang stroked his beard and nodded, not sure if he really believed Lin Qingqing's words.
At this point, the topic seems to have reached an impasse.
Logically speaking, no matter whether the tortoise shell belonged to Mr. Zhang or not, Lin Qingqing should have taken out the tortoise shell wisely. After all, this was a good opportunity to make friends with a prophet.
However, she did not do this, and still sat with her eyes and nose in mind.
After a while, seeing the old man's still smiling face, Lin Qingqing's originally calm expression suddenly changed.
Damn, I was fooled!
Just now, she said that she didn’t know the secret of Guijia, but she didn’t reveal it because of her relationship with Chengfeng. Now that Chengfeng’s identity has been revealed, she is still holding on to Guijia. Doesn’t this mean that she just said that she was panicking? ? .
What an old fox!
Lin Qingqing couldn't help but curse secretly in her heart.
If that piece of tortoise shell really belongs to the Zhang family, then Mr. Zhang must have known the contents on the tortoise shell a long time ago. In addition to the third piece of tortoise shell he mentioned, the other party now has the contents of two pieces of tortoise shell. If you want to know, just The old mayor must be exchanged for his piece of tortoise shell.
If it were a normal transaction, neither party would suffer a loss. However, Lin Qingqing was not sure whether the other party really had a third tortoise shell in his hand. Wouldn't it be passive if he rashly showed his trump card?
No, we can't be so passive.
Lin Qingqing thought for a while, then took out the piece of tortoise shell she got in Sanyang County, and said helplessly: "Did you predict that I would bring the things back to you?"
"Haha, that's right."
This time Mr. Zhang admitted it happily.
Lin Qingqing sighed after hearing this, and said with some frustration: "Prophetists are very powerful, they can know everything in advance. Since this piece of tortoise shell is an ancestral possession of the Zhang family, I can't keep it forever, so I will return it to its original owner. , please also return the other piece of tortoise shell to me so that I can hand it over to the Academy of Sciences."
Lin Qingqing's tone was very sincere. She did not continue to inquire about the secret of the tortoise shell, nor did she hold on to the tortoise shell piece in her hand. Instead, she proposed an exchange.
Anyway, this is what Mr. Zhang himself said before. The piece of tortoise shell that originally belonged to the ancient tomb in Sanyang County is now in his hands. In this case, it shouldn't be too much for Lin Qingqing to exchange it for his own mission item.
Seeing that he failed to make a general just now, but was defeated by the opponent, Mr. Zhang's beard could not help but curl into a straight line.
"Then what if I don't give it?"
"You won't be so shameless, right? You already know what's on the tortoise shell anyway, so what's the use of keeping it? Besides, it's a national thing!"
Seeing the third tortoise shell right in front of her eyes, Lin Qingqing would not let it go easily. If she gave up this time, she would have no reason to know the contents of this tortoise shell in the future.
