Under the scorching sun, Wu Tinghan and I were the only footsteps on the empty mountain road. The high temperature made the summer cicadas too lazy to sing.
There was no wind on the mountainside, but Wu Tinghan's words were like snow poured on top of water, making my whole body tremble uncontrollably!
I was stunned for a while. It wasn't until Wu Tinghan turned around and patted me on the shoulder that I came back to my senses and looked at her blankly, my thoughts in confusion.
In my impression, my grandfather is a kind old man who always treats people with a smile no matter where he is. He is one of thousands of simple old people in rural areas.
But after his death, the appearance of Mr. Wang completely overturned his image and turned him into a scheming old man who had no plans and tricks.
Before this image took root in my mind, Mr. Wang concluded that my grandfather was actually just a chess piece. In our village, there were more powerful carpenters hiding in the dark and manipulating everything.
I originally thought this was the limit of what I could accept, but now, Wu Tinghan deduced a brand new possibility from the words of the noodle shop proprietress, that is, my grandfather was hiding from the world for these fifty years. For five years, he was just a prisoner who was monitored all the time!
I can accept it whether you say that my grandfather's institutions have been used up or that my grandfather is just a chess piece in the hands of others. But to say that my grandfather has been monitored by others for most of his life and lived without freedom and dignity at all, this kind of thing is Even if you beat me to death, there is absolutely no way I can accept it!
I glanced at Wu Tinghan in front of me and said, I want to go back and ask for details.
Wu Tinghan snorted and asked, "What are you asking?"
Let me tell you, since my grandfather is someone else's chess piece and the landlady has been spying on my grandfather, it means that the landlady must be related to the old carpenter who is hiding. Maybe she is the old carpenter's spy, or even maybe she is the spy. The old carpenter himself!
The more I talked, the more excited I became, and I turned around and ran to the town.
But as soon as I turned around, I heard Wu Tinghan's cold voice. She said, Chen Siqing, do you think that is possible?
I turned around and said, you have analyzed it so clearly, the facts are right in front of you, why is it impossible?
Wu Tinghan shook her head and didn't answer me. Instead, she asked me an unrelated question. She said, do you think the boss's wife is very scheming?
I didn’t even think about it, so I just said that if you could match my grandfather’s wits and courage for decades, your scheming would be unfathomable.
Wu Tinghan pointed behind her and motioned for me to continue walking with her into the village, and she asked me again, "Do you think this kind of person will make mistakes in details?"
I knew I couldn't change what Wu Tinghan had decided, so I had to follow him and talk as I walked. How could people at their level make mistakes in details?
She said, since she didn't know how, why would she let it slip? Or do you really think she just let it slip unintentionally?
When I heard this, I, who was already trembling all over, couldn't stop trembling. The scorching sun beat down on me, but it was completely unable to dispel the coldness in my body.
Let me tell you, do you mean that she said that to me on purpose?
Wu Tinghan shook his head and said, no, with your IQ, even if she told you, you wouldn't notice it. She told it to me on purpose.
Did you tell me that? You don't even know her. Today is the first time you meet her. Why is she telling you?
Wu Tinghan said that although I didn't know her, she must have seen my identity, so she expressed her special identity in such a vague way.
Wu Tinghan said that the landlady had a craftsman's eye, and it was probably through her craftsman's eye that she recognized Wu Tinghan's status as a craftsman.
I asked her, tell me, so you craftsmen can tell if the other person is a craftsman just by looking at each other?
In this case, wouldn't Zhang Hazi be in danger? After all, as long as other craftsmen go to Laosicheng and take a look at Zhang Hazi, wouldn't they know that Zhang Hazi has no craftsmanship, and naturally know that he has no craftsmanship?
Wu Tinghan snorted and said, when did I say that a craftsman's eye can see the craftsmanship in another person?
Didn't you just say before...well, you were talking about being able to see the luck in the other person.
She continued, besides, every branch of the craftsman family has a way to hide their craftsmanship, and they can hide it to the same level as ordinary people.
Let me tell you, that's not right. If that's the case, why do you think the boss lady is weird? What if she also hides her craftsmanship? This would also explain why she has a pair of craftsman's eyes.
Wu Tinghan shook his head and said, have you ever eaten Chongqing hot pot?
Let me tell you, my classmates had a dinner together once before. No, why do you ask? Is it related to the topic we are talking about?
She said that after eating hot pot, if you meet an acquaintance on the road, will the other person know at a glance that you just had hot pot?
I say, that's for sure, after all, I smell like hot pot... Wait, what do you mean...?
Wu Tinghan nodded and said, since the boss lady can see my identity, it means that she has used the craftsman's eye. This thing requires the blessing of craftsmanship. No matter how well she hides it, I can detect it at that moment. get.
At this point, Wu Tinghan turned her head and looked at me and said, "The strange thing is that from beginning to end, I didn't detect any trace of craftsmanship in her."
I was shocked by Wu Tinghan's words. I said, maybe we were wrong from the beginning. She is just an ordinary commoner with neither craftsmanship nor craftsmanship. The reason why she knew about me was Maybe it's just a coincidence?
Wu Tinghan said, if she only knew you and went out, maybe I would think it was just a coincidence, but she deliberately said this to me, is it also a coincidence?
Indeed, looking back now, what the landlady said at that time was indeed a bit abrupt. Normally, when you see an acquaintance coming back with a beautiful strange woman, your first sentence will definitely be to tease the acquaintance, something like asking if the woman is his girlfriend. It's definitely not a crude statement like "I just went out, why did I come back again?"
Therefore, if she had not discovered Wu Tinghan's identity, there would be no need to say those words. It was too abrupt and redundant.
So back to the previous question, even if the landlady figured out Wu Tinghan’s identity, it was the first time they met. If that was the case, why would the landlady use such a subtle way to reveal Wu Tinghan’s identity? Her secret?
Wu Tinghan said, this is why I won't let you go back to confront her.
I didn’t understand what Wu Tinghan meant and asked, is there a connection between the two?
She said that when the boss lady revealed her identity to me, she should be showing me her attitude towards your grandfather.
I asked, what attitude?
Wu Tinghan said two words concisely and concisely: Show goodwill!
court? Why should she show favor to us?
Wu Tinghan shook his head and said, we don't know yet, but at least, we can know that she is not hostile to us.
I do understand this. If the proprietress was really an enemy, I would have died long ago in the waiting room. And since she has the ability to spy on my grandfather, it should be easy to deal with Wu Tinghan.
But since she deliberately revealed her identity instead of hiding behind the scenes, it means that for now, she has no hostility towards us.
Wu Tinghan said, since she is not hostile to us, why do you go back and ask? Ask her if she is the old carpenter's spy? Or ask her if she is the old carpenter hiding in your village?
When I heard this, I was speechless and didn't know how to respond.
Indeed, if the landlady was really the old carpenter's spy, she would never have allowed me to leave the town to find help when I was in the waiting room. Even if the other party wants to fish for a big fish in the long run, they will never reveal their identity.
After all, it is more cost-effective to hide in the dark and shoot dirty shots than to fight openly and openly.
And I was once again conquered by Wu Tinghan's thinking mode. It was just a simple sentence, but in her ears, she could analyze so much useful information. If it were me, I might just laugh it off and not remember anything.
But it's not right. Why should she show her kindness to us? With her strength, she can hide it perfectly - as long as she doesn't say that, even Wu Tinghan won't be able to see her. Have a problem?
She shouldn't have to identify herself in front of a craftsman every time she sees them, right? That's too much nonsense.
Wu Tinghan told me, because she knew she couldn't hide it from me.
I was very curious and asked, why?
She said, because I am with you.
What is this all about? Why can't she hide the fact that I'm with you? Before she said that, did you see something unusual about her?
Wu Tinghan said that she didn't see it. After all, among ordinary people, some have no craftsmanship at all, while others are born with a little craftsmanship, so I didn't think there was anything wrong with her at first.
Let me tell you, that's it. Since you can't tell, why would she expose herself?
She said, I said, she knows that I am a craftsman, and I am with you, so she must know that I am the helper you found. At that time, as long as I do a little research on your grandfather's life, I will be able to notice that her noodle shop is unusual. Do you think she can hide it from me?
Well, you can see clearly the scheming world of the last three steps with just one step. I, an ordinary citizen, don’t understand.
But what Wu Tinghan said was indeed right. As long as she asked me a little bit about my grandfather's life, she would definitely notice the unusual noodle shop.
Wu Tinghan said, so instead of proving your innocence when the time comes and you are suspected, it is better to clarify your identity and position now, so that you can get yourself out of this matter before being suspected. How to settle it once and for all. Brilliant means!
I see, so not every craftsman can ask her to reveal her identity, but only the craftsmen who are with me. I have to say, the boss lady’s methods are really amazing!
So now, there is only one last question left, that is, if she is really not hostile to us, why did she monitor my grandfather for decades?
Wu Tinghan shook his head and said, it was not necessarily surveillance.
I was confused and asked, didn’t you say it was surveillance before?
Wu Tinghan said, I just figured out this issue because I discovered that besides surveillance, there is another possibility to report every once in a while.
I hurriedly asked, what is possible?
She turned her head and glanced at me and said, "You have driven a taxi before, so you should know better than anyone else that every once in a while, you have to go to that place to report."
It dawned on me, say, gas station!
Therefore, when my grandfather went to that pink shop, it was not to sign in and report, but because there were some force majeure factors that forced him to go!
Wu Tinghan stretched out his emerald green finger and pointed at her face that was so exquisite that it could make people suffocate. Tell me, tell me, after more than fifty years, if your grandfather only had the same face, what would happen to the people in your village? Don't you think of him as a monster?
Wu Tinghan said it very lightly, but when it fell on my ears, it was like thunder on the ground!
