In terms of appearance alone, Xiao Shu is indeed somewhat similar to this young man.

The difference is that Xiao Shu has a gentle and humble temperament, and this young man has a cold and arrogant temperament, like two completely different types.

"What Xiao Shu, I don't know!"

In just a few seconds, Old Zhang's head returned to his cold and black-faced expression, and he wanted to close the door after shouting.

With his elbow raised, Xiao Ni pressed against the door.

How could the old man in his seventies have the strength of a boy of seventeen or eighteen? The two of them secretly competed for two rounds, and Lao Zhang was defeated.

Old Zhang's face turned pale and shouted angrily: "You want to-"

"Uncle, we are just passing by and meeting the old friends of the elders." Si Fengmian smiled happily, raised two bottles of wine in front of Lao Zhang's head, shaking it, attracting Lao Zhang's head's attention, he smiled, "Do you drink it?"

Lao Zhang paused, his Adam's apple slid, and he swallowed his saliva.

Si Fengmian raised his eyebrows and handed Xiao Ni a look: At least Lao Zhang did not pretend to be addicted to alcohol.

Xiao Ni pursed his lips.

After hesitating for a while, Old Zhang stood at the door, turned his eyes and asked Xiao Ni, "Xiao Shu is dead, what are you going to prove that you are Xiao Shu's son?"

I was a bit serious when I asked.

Xiao Ni locked his eyebrows slightly, but was not stopped. Instead, he reached out to touch his pocket and quickly took out a yellow envelope.

"I have every letter you give him."

Looking straight into Lao Zhang's eyes, Xiao Ni spoke word by word.

Old Zhang stared at him suspiciously, but he didn't believe it all. His dark and turbid eyes looked at him through the gaps of his eyes for a moment, then took the envelope in his hand, picked it open, took out the letter paper, and just glanced at it, you could tell that it was a word from him, there was no doubt.

After stuffing the letter paper back, Lao Zhang folded the envelope and stuffed it into his pocket, then looked inside, and finally let go: "Come in."

Xiao Ni and Si Fengmian stepped into the door.

The adobe brick house is very small, with three rooms, one living room, one bedroom, and one kitchen. However, because I haven't come back for a long time, and the house is dilapidated and air leaks everywhere, Lao Zhang did not clean up the bedroom after he came back, and only barely cleared the living room and kitchen.

The living room, which is not spacious, faces a bed, a table, and two benches, and suddenly it looks narrow and crowded, and even feels stuffy when you breathe.

But Old Zhang closed the door.

"Didn't you bring some wine?"

Two bottles of wine were placed on the table, and Lao Zhang asked the two brothers to sit on the bench, kicked a wooden pile to the side, sat down, pried open the lid of the wine bottle and poured wine into his water cup, while muttering and complaining.

"Sorry, we were negligent." Si Fengmian put his attitude up, very polite and obedient, "I will make up for it in the afternoon."

Old Zhang glanced at him, paused slightly, and smiled as if mockingly.

That posture is to see through the essence of their affairs. Once they get the news, they will definitely not come to him, the old man.

When he smiled, Si Fengmian also noticed what he thought and looked at Xiao Ni in disappointment. Thanks to Xiao Ni's strong psychological quality, Lao Zhang's ridicule was completely uneasy and he didn't even feel any touching his eyelids.

With Xiao Ni's big heart, Si Fengmian calmed down strangely, and his little guilt, his little guilt and other things were quickly suppressed.

"Bang!"

After suddenly filling two glasses of wine, Lao Zhang put the glass heavily on the table.

He wiped his mouth, "This wine is good."

Si Fengmian said aloud.

They specially chose the best wine in the store to satisfy Lao Zhang.

Old Zhang turned his head, looked at Xiao Ni who was sitting quietly, and raised his eyebrows: "I have a bit of friendship with Xiao Shu, but what does it have to do with you as a son?"

Xiao Ni said: "I haven't had a chance to know him, I want to know his past."

Old Zhang was slightly stunned, and the vigilance and defense that had been covering him dissipated, but he smiled and asked deliberately: "More than stop?"

Xiao Ni's eyebrows flicked slightly, as if he looked at him strangely, not understanding the reason.

!!!

Si Fengmian was surprised by Xiao Ni's acting skills, and even muttered that Xiao Ni and Si Sheng must be not brothers and sisters!

"There are so many people I know from Xiao Shu, are you looking for them one by one?" Old Zhang sneered and poked, "Is he still finding such a place where birds can't shit in the corners?"

Xiao Ni said calmly, "Not everyone he knows has received so many letters."

Lao Zhang was choked by this reason.

Xiao Ni said again: "We are also traveling to the northwest, and we will come and see his old people."

Old Zhang frowned, as if he was hesitating.

After a while, he simply picked up the bottle, filled himself with a glass of wine, and then raised his head and drank it all.

The wine is very strong, but the people here seem to have a good alcohol tolerance, let alone the alcoholic like Lao Zhang, who is addicted to alcohol, has no sign of getting better after three cups.

After drinking, Lao Zhang sighed and said, "What do you want to know?"

Xiao Ni asked: "How did you know him?"

"This is a long story--" After a pause, Old Zhang asked in disbelief, "You really ask this?"

Xiao Ni said "yes".

"Okay."

Old Zhang waved his hand.

Before he started directly, he got up and went to the cabinet to turn out a plate of peanuts, put them on the table, and then started his story after eating two.

*

Xiao Ni really doesn't know Xiao Shu very much.

In my memory, Xiao Shu has a gentle and elegant personality, loves antique calligraphy and painting, and is a good father and husband. However, he is often not at home and always has to be busy with things, so he leaves for a long time.

Xiao Ni doesn't get along with him much. Even though the relationship between the two is OK, there is always a gap and the relationship is not very close.

"You've read all these letters?"

Lao Zhang took out the letter and put it on the table, knocking it lightly or seriously.

"Um."

Xiao Ni nodded.

After sighing, Lao Zhang lowered his head and lowered his eyelids, stared at the letter and murmured for a long time: "It was Xiao Shu who found me, and I don't know how he found it..."

Lao Zhang did not hide the information mentioned in the letter.

More than 40 years ago, there was a confidential engineering project near the ruins of Loulan City, which convened hundreds of top architectural designers. The project was later forced to be suspended and all personnel were dismissed. Because of a confidentiality agreement, no one could disclose the news. However, not everyone was kept silent, so after more than 40 years, there were still some younger generations who knew about this confidential project, wanting to inquire about the project of that year.

What's more, I want to untie the veil of the "Loulan Plan".

Old Zhang said again: "Xiao Shu is one of the young people who want to investigate this project..."

Xiao Shu heard about this project from somewhere, and became very curious about it. He found some names of the architects of that year and then visited them one by one. Some were no longer there, and some moved out of their original addresses and found no traces. Not many people could find them, but they confirmed their identities.

After Xiao Shu found Lao Zhang, Xiao Shu was foolish and did not directly express his intention. Instead, he wanted to be an apprentice of the locksmith and stayed in Lao Zhang Tou's shop for several months.

Xiao Shu confessed only after getting familiar with her.

Old Zhang was furious and drove Xiao Shu out of the store. However, that night, Old Zhang suddenly fell ill and was discovered by Xiao Shu wandering outside the store. He took him to the hospital in time to save his life.

Facing his life-savior, Lao Zhang really couldn't bear to face any longer, but when facing the project, he refused to mention it - even if Xiao Shu had already confirmed his identity.

Xiao Shu didn't force anyone to do anything, so he left after confirming his intentions. But the two of them had a match between master and apprentice, after all, they had some love, so they often had some letter exchanges.

However, in the letter, Xiao Shu often reported the investigation progress to Lao Zhang.

Seeing that he knew more and more, Lao Zhang would write a few words in his reply from time to time, but what Xiao Shu didn't know was, Lao Zhang would definitely keep it confidential and would not say a word.

Intermittent communication until Xiao Shu passed away—

"Before he died, he called me and said that a group of people found out that he was investigating this matter. He seemed to be targeted and should be dead for a short time-" Lao Zhang shook his head, "I didn't take it seriously at the time, just pretending that he was suspicious. I didn't expect that he had received his letter again for half a year. When I called his unit to ask, I realized that he had died unexpectedly in less than half a month after calling me. I still can't figure out whether his death was really an accident or something he said was done by the 'those people'."

“…”

Unexpectedly, after the last turn, he actually got such news, and Si Fengmian's eyelids twitched.

He subconsciously looked at Xiao Ni sitting opposite him.

Xiao Ni frowned tightly, his expression became gloomy at some point. His already cold and indifferent expression seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

Si Fengmian's heart suddenly jumped, a little restless.

After drinking another glass of wine, Lao Zhang tasted a peanut and looked at Xiao Ni, as if he had never thought about the impact his words would have on the minors. He said bluntly: "This is all I know."
Chapter completed!