Just when I didn't know what to do, Ito Makoto whispered something. I turned around and asked, "What did he say?"
Lu Xinyao said: "That's true."
I looked at Ito Makoto again, and the latter made a "please sit down" gesture again: "I hope to discuss this matter in detail with Mr. Wang."
Ito Zhen said calmly: "I don't need to know Mr. Wang's identity, and of course I don't ask why Mr. Wang is looking for the ruins of Daliao. I just want to make sure whether our purpose is the same."
I said solemnly: "I am determined to get the golden mask."
"Very good." Ito nodded and said, "The purpose of our search for the Daliao ruins is to break the shaman curse. Our purposes do not conflict, so I hope to cooperate with Mr. Wang."
I looked at the other party with interest and said, "Do you really believe me?"
"That's what I believe in." Itozhen pointed to the fox bell hanging on my wrist.
I remained calm on the surface, but my heart was trembling slightly. Ever since Fox Bell appeared, everything I have experienced has been entangled with Fox Bell. What on earth is this thing
I said calmly: "Do you know the owner of the fox bell?"
Ito shook his head and said: "I am not qualified to pay a visit to His Excellency Snow Demon Fox. I have only watched His Excellency Snow Demon Fox from a distance. I believe in the credibility of Snow Demon Fox, and I also believe in her descendants."
"Thank you." At this point, I could only nod. If I asked any more, it might make the other party suspicious. If that's the case, I'd have to work a lot more, so I might as well go with the flow and find something useful from Ito Makoto first.
Ito's face was filled with joy, and he raised his palm to fight with me: "To be honest, we went deep into the Pingtian Sea this time because it was a last resort. After the ancestor was cursed by the shaman, he became crazy. And this madness is passed on to future generations.”
"The Ito family is a famous family in Japan. If we can't get rid of the shaman's curse, the Ito family will be destroyed sooner or later. I can't watch this happen, so we gathered the elite warriors of the family and came to Pingtianhai again."
I said calmly: "I am not interested in the Ito family. What I want to know is what happened to Ito Aikawa."
Ito Zhen hesitated for a moment before saying: "This matter starts with the Kwantung Army's entry into the Northeast."
"Back then, the Kwantung Army plundered not only mineral resources but also historical relics in the Northeast. They even set up a special secret service, the 'Second Special High School Section', to search for treasures. It was the Second Section of Special High School that obtained the information about the Daliao ruins. The Kwantung Army Only then will we organize troops to go deep into Pingtian Sea."
"The Kwantung Army thought that a well-equipped squadron with engineers would be enough to clear all obstacles and open the ruins. Unexpectedly, the squadron of about 200 people was completely wiped out in Pingtianhai. According to the last intelligence sent by the squadron, they were Pingtianhai was attacked by armed bandits."
When Itozhen said this, he couldn't help but look at my face. I knew that he was wording his words. After all, he was telling a history of the invasion of our country, and the people opposite him were the descendants of those warriors who had fought desperately for the country.
Seeing my expressionless face, Ito continued: "The Kwantung Army headquarters was furious, bloodbathed two nearby villages, massacred the local residents, and sent a regiment to garrison the destroyed mountain village."
My face suddenly darkened, and my fingers made a crisp sound unconsciously. The ninja standing behind Ito Makoto immediately took a defensive posture, but Ito Makoto waved his hand to stop him: "Don't move."
After Ito bowed deeply to me, he said sincerely: "Mr. Wang Huan, I know that the Kwantung Army once committed unforgivable crimes in the Northeast. As a samurai, I feel deeply ashamed of this history. Please believe me, Mr. Wang Huan." , not every Japanese is a bad person, and not every Japanese is proud of that history."
I took a deep breath and said, "Keep talking."
Ito Zhen continued: "The Kwantung Army Alliance thought it would be foolproof this time, but it failed after two tentative attacks. At that time, Mr. Ito Aikawa was ordered to come to Pingtianhai."
I said in a deep voice: "Tell me the truth, what is the identity of Ito Aikawa?"
Ito Shinichi: "My ancestor was indeed a scholar before he was drafted into the army. He worked at Tokyo Imperial University. After he was drafted, he became the captain of the Ito Regiment."
I turned to look at Lu Xinyao, who said: "Japan is a country with strict hierarchies, and there is still a distinction between nobles and civilians. The Ito family is quite influential in the modern history of Japan, and the direct descendants of the family will naturally not join the army. Start as a soldier."
I nodded slightly and said, "You continue."
Ito Shindao: "After several rounds of research, my ancestors finally came to a conclusion: the people lurking in Pingtianhai are not ordinary bandits. They are the guardian warriors of the Daliao ruins."
"This news made the Kwantung Army headquarters extremely excited, and they were even more determined to win the Daliao ruins. But my ancestors knew very well that aside from the geographical environment of Pingtianhai, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is also a mysterious force here that makes it difficult for the Kwantung Army to advance. "
"For this reason, the ancestors specially proposed a plan code-named 'Qianzu', and it was approved by the Kwantung Army Headquarters. The content of the Qianzu plan is very simple. It is to send people to sneak into the Pingtian Sea, mix into the bandit armed forces, and cooperate inside and outside to attack Pingtian. Tianhai. There were three people who accepted this task at that time, Jia Zu, Second Lieutenant Takahashi Takeo of the Special High School, and Sun Chengtao, the great immortal hired by Jia Zu from nearby."
I think Ito made a "pause" gesture, turned to the two people brought by Old Man Sun and asked: "What's Scar's name?"
Those two people were already scared to death. They were like two motherless children. Wherever Ye Xun and I went, they followed us wherever we went. As soon as the older man heard my question, he quickly said: "His name is Gao Xiao, and he said he is from Shandong."
Gao Xiao and Gao Qiao are indeed homophones.
Later I learned that the older man was called Li Yong, and the younger one was his nephew, Li Ran. The two of them had been doing business with Scar.
I turned to Ito Makoto again: "Did their plan succeed?"
Ito Shindao: "With Sun Chengtao here, their plan went very smoothly. It only took half a year to successfully find the route into Pingtianhai, where they fought fiercely with bandit armed forces and killed all the guarding warriors. However, just when they thought they could sit back and relax, they encountered a more terrifying force, which was the shaman's curse."
Ito Zhen said solemnly: "Most of Ito's company suffered casualties in less than half a month, and the remaining people had to withdraw from Pingtianhai. However, they soon found themselves trapped in a never-ending nightmare. , some people went crazy because of this, some chose to commit seppuku, and some even shot their comrades... "
"Jiazu had to return to Japan for treatment, but no doctor could help him get rid of the nightmare, so he had to ask for help from an onmyoji. It was only with the intervention of an onmyoji that Jiazu survived, but he still lives in Among the shaman's curses, the Ito family has not escaped the bad luck of being cursed by the shaman. The direct descendants of the family ancestor either suddenly went crazy or died suddenly in nightmares. Even the Onmyoji couldn't break the curse. So, we have to Do not enter the Pingtian Sea."
I looked at Ito Shindao: "What exactly happened to Ito Aikawa back then?"
"I don't know." Ito shook his head and said, "My ancestor said that he can't say a thing or even think about anything involving the secrets of Pingtianhai, otherwise, he will die immediately."
I sneered and said, "Are you kidding? Since Ito Akikawa can't even tell what happened at the beginning, how do you know that he encountered a shaman's curse in Pingtianhai?"
Ito Zhen raised his head and said: "Mr. Wang Huan, I know that my words are hard to believe, but everything I say is true. My ancestor has been practicing Zen for the second half of his life, and Zen slightly suppresses curses, so he Some of the secrets were revealed decades later, but the key was not mentioned at all.”
I looked at Ito Makoto calmly: "Where did you see the Snow Demon Fox?"
"About two years ago!" Ito Shindao, "At that time, the family wanted to hire Mr. Snow Demon Fox to explore the ruins of Daliao, but Mr. Snow Demon Fox politely rejected the family's request. It was at that time that I was lucky enough to have a look The style of the Snow Demon Fox.”
I nodded slightly and said, "Did you come to Northeast China through the official system this time?"
"Yes." Ito nodded, "But the officials don't know our true purpose. We had negotiations with the officials before entering Pingtianhai."
I quickly asked: "When did you go up the mountain?"
Lu Xinyao replied directly: "Seven days ago."
I understood that the reason why the police surrounded the mountain in large numbers was not because of the murder case we fabricated, but to find the missing Ito Makoto.
Seven days, that was not exactly the time when Old Man Sun's grandson was held captive by Jin Daxian. There won't be any connection here, right
I said in a deep voice: "Did Ito Aikawa tell you about the Jin Daxian Temple?"
"Jin Daxian Temple?" Ito said, "You mean the temple that enshrines the golden ghosts and gods, right? My ancestor did say that. He said that the Second High School Department at that time deduced the specific details of the Daliao ruins based on the golden ghosts and gods. Location. The Second Division of Special High School also arrested a person for this purpose, and that person was named Sun Xiaoshan."
That's right - Old Man Sun once said that his family was captured by the Japanese. It should be that the other party failed to withstand the torture of the Japanese and revealed the secret of the shaman's tomb. This means that the story that Old Man Sun's grandfather recited Jin Daxian from Black Wind Col was still somewhat credible.
I seemed to have caught something, but I couldn't figure out the key.