The group drove away from the small village. Chen Xiang turned his head and looked out of the car window. The light from the light bulb under the eaves of his grandmother's house became smaller and smaller until he could no longer see it.
He grasped the thick envelope, carefully tore one side, and poured the contents onto his lap.
A USB flash drive, three bank cards, a key, a letter, and a photo fell out of the envelope.
Chen Xiang put other things in his carry-on bag, only holding the photo and the letter.
It was a group photo of their family of three. It was taken by him during a trip before the college entrance examination. The people in the photo smiled contentedly and brilliantly.
Chen Xiang touched the person in the photo, then he buttoned the photo on the empty seat next to him, then took out his mobile phone, turned on the flashlight, and started to read the letter.
The letter was very short, and it simply explained the purpose of the things left to him. And, what to expect from him.
His parents had arranged for him to study abroad after high school.
They even prepared a new house as a gift for him to graduate from high school.
But before he knew anything, his father died and his mother was gone. If it wasn't for a whim, he suddenly thought of going to his grandma's house, who hadn't come back for many years, to take a look, he might never know these secrets.
"Xiangzi, are you alright?" Because they were worried about irritating Chen Xiang, they only had Mi Zheng in the car besides the driver.
Mi Zheng turned his head to look at Chen Xiang who was sitting in the back seat. He vaguely felt that something was wrong with Chen Xiang's parents, so Chen Xiang must have noticed something.
Chen Xiang folded the letter, put it away with the photo, and pouted at Mi Zheng.
The flashlight on his mobile phone has not been turned off, and the light is dangling on his face, making his face extremely pale.
"Don't worry, it's alright."
Mi Zheng sighed secretly in his heart, knowing that what he said was not the truth, but this kind of thing can't be pressed!
Everyone also ran outside for a day and was tired. After arriving in town, they found a clean hotel. After ordering food, they went back to their rooms to rest.
There were originally two days of travel, but everyone unanimously decided to cancel it and go back tomorrow.
Chen Xiang had no objection to this, he went back to his room after eating. After locking the door, he took out the computer from the suitcase and inserted the USB flash drive in the envelope.
Only some videos are saved in the USB drive.
He clicked them one by one, and some of the videos seemed to be of poor quality, and the images were not clear. There were even some very old black-and-white images without sound.
Chen Xiang frowned and clicked on the video according to those numbers.
The person in the video seems to be in the dark and has not been discovered by the person in the image. The person in the image is carrying a suitcase and wearing a suit, and seems to be a young man who has returned from overseas.
Although he could only see one side face, Chen Xiang almost couldn't help but shouted, "Uncle..."
Then, he clicked on the second, third, or even other numbered videos. Without exception, the people in it all had the same young and handsome faces. The only difference was that the environment they were in was slow. Slow changes, some domestic and some foreign.
The last video is in the Chen family's old house, which Chen Xiang is very familiar with. The people in the camera are wearing Tang suits, sitting on the large Taishi chair, and they are imposing.
In Chen Xiang's impression, there is only one person who always likes to wear Tang suits, and that is his grandfather.
He had only seen his grandfather when he was old, but at that time, he didn't think his grandfather and his uncle were much alike.
But when he saw the video of his grandfather when he was young, he didn't think so.
They are so similar! It even made him feel that they were the same person at all.
After watching the video, Chen Xiang's body trembled involuntarily, and goose bumps appeared layer by layer.
Obviously nothing terrible happened in the video, but that indescribable sense of fear followed him all the time.
These people are the past dynasties of the Chen family. Even genetics, it is impossible for so many generations to look exactly the same.
He felt that he might have discovered a terrible secret.
The last person who knew the secret was probably his father, so his father died.
He didn't know how many people in the Chen family knew this secret, but he thought that their ending might not be much better than his father's.
Chen Xiang was very scared, he could bear his father's death and his mother's madness, but when faced with the sudden truth, he didn't know what to do.
Even if he has guessed the truth of his father's death, even if he already knows who his real enemy is.
The power of the Chen family will always be concentrated in the hands of only one person. He grew up in the Chen family since he was a child, and he knows how terrible that power is.
He bumped into it, only moths to the flames.
What's more, he has only seen the tip of the iceberg of Uncle's methods. In that corner, the entire Chen clan became like that.
Can he do nothing
No no no! He should be able to do something. His home couldn't just be destroyed in vain.
And those who destroy him don't have to pay any price. He doesn't allow this to happen!
Chen Xiang clenched his hand tightly, and his expression became extremely grim in an instant.
Hatred can sometimes become a driving force that drives people to grow overnight.
The night was getting darker.
When Chen Xiang made up his mind secretly, Tang Susu suddenly woke up from his sleep.
Tonight, Shi Chengxuan is not here.
She was woken up by a dog egg.
In the night, Goudan's eyes flickered with gleaming light, like a beast waiting for prey in the dark.
Tang Susu, who was awakened, was not angry. She also felt something, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Our guests seem to be ready."
Goudan gave a meow in agreement, crouched on the head of the bed, and looked out the window expectantly.
Each selected guest has a unique smell. The last time the host came back, the smell on his body was still very light, but now, it suddenly became heavier and more attractive.
At this time, a few muffled thunders suddenly sounded outside, and the rain fell down.
The next afternoon, Tang Susu received a message from Mi Zheng, saying that they had already returned, and they would be back in the city at about eight or nine in the evening.
Originally, they should go home and rest after the trip, but Mi Zheng always felt that Chen Xiang was not in a good state, and thought that it was his sister who persuaded Chen Xiang before.
After thinking about it, I just asked Tang Susu to go out for a meal, and I could also let his sister chat with Chen Xiang by the way.
Some things are difficult to say between people who are too familiar, and it is better to be a little unfamiliar, but they can say it.
Tang Susu did not refuse and readily agreed.
At about 9:15 in the evening, Mi Zheng called to tell her that they had arrived, at the Xinglong food stall not far from Tang Susu's house.