Tomb Raider: What the hell is this strange commission?

Xie Yuchen's first reaction was suspicion.

From the moment he took charge, the environment that could have been considered harmless became no longer safe.

To the point that Xie Yuchen began to doubt everything around him and had to hide his every move, leaving an impenetrable shadow to everyone - perhaps only in this way could he get a moment of peace.

So, when a collaborator who had only met Jie Yuchen once called the Jie family's old house late at night and said the name that should not appear in his mouth, Jie Yuchen's mind instantly and uncontrollably slid into various conspiracy theories.

"If you think this is a conspiracy against you, then you can rest assured that I am not coming for you."

The person on the other end of the phone seemed to have touched upon his chaotic and complicated thoughts. Although he gave Xie Yuchen some time to think, he quickly interrupted the process.

"I don't like being schemed against, but Xie Lianhuan is trying to drag me down. So I thought about it and decided that since he was once a member of the Xie family, then you, Boss Xie, as the current head of the Xie family, should still be qualified to take care of this matter."

"Speaking of which, I got information from other places, and everyone said that he had been dead for many years. Judging from your reaction, you also believed this statement before. It seems that he really kept it a secret from many people."

Xie Yuchen listened in silence.

He suddenly recalled that it rained heavily in Beijing on the day he learned of Jie Lianhuan's death.

After realizing that the man who once belonged to the Xie family might indeed do all this for a plan that he was unaware of, even the mist in Xie Yuchen's memory could not suppress the flame in his heart that was growing stronger and stronger.

The vigorous fire in his heart burned the illusions of the past to ashes and also dried up the tears that arose in his impulse.

"If you don't know anything about this matter, then you probably don't know what state he is in now."

Chi Yu concluded on the other end of the phone, casting his hook lightly and bluntly.

Xie Yuchen knew that he could no longer remain silent.

The man named Jie Lianhuan was the beginning of his suffering and obsession, and he would not give up any related clues.

——Even if this clue comes from another unknown, even if this may be the beginning of another suffering.

So after some careful consideration, Xie Yuchen asked the person on the other end of the phone:

"Where is he now?"

When Chi Yu heard Xie Yuchen's question, he stopped talking for a moment. He smiled softly, as short as a sigh.

"Hangzhou."

After Xie Yuchen accepted the invitation, Chi Yu told him on the phone some of his judgments and speculations about Xie Lianhuan.

Chi Yu's voice was still clear and cold, and her words were like sweet spring water flowing down from the snow-capped mountains, inexplicably soothing Li Yuchen's somewhat anxious heart.

but--

"You are not from the Nine Gates. Outsiders cannot get this information." Xie Yuchen asked softly, "How do you know all this?"

"I have my own sources of intelligence."

Chi Yu's tone sounded a little nonchalant when he answered him: "Nine Gates, it sounds impressive, but there are always some people who are independent of you but are everywhere."

"But it's getting late now, so I won't continue to take up your rest time. I wish you a good dream, Boss Jie. Goodbye."

Chi Yu hung up the phone.

Hearing the busy tone indicating the end of the call, Xie Yuchen put down the phone and returned to his desk.

He sat there quietly, his hands folded and his chin resting on his hand.

Xie Yuchen looked at the various files on the table that were arranged according to his personal habits. For a moment, his shoulders slumped slightly, but he quickly stood up again.

Xie Yuchen's body was still tired.

He knew that if he didn't take a rest after working non-stop for so long, it would have a great negative impact on his future physical development.

However, Xie Yuchen was so excited that he had no intention of resting. He even had a subtle illusion that he might have evolved away from sleep.

After sitting quietly for a while, Xie Yuchen picked up the phone again.

He dialed a number.

"Hello, it's me." Xie Yuchen looked at the photo frame facing himself in the study, his face calm, "I need you to check someone."

"Yes, the sooner the better."

Two days later in the morning, all the information about Chi Yu was placed on Li Yuchen's desk, but many of those records were superficial.

Xie Yuchen watched and analyzed at the same time.

There is very little information about Chi Yu, and most of what can be collected is the trajectory of his activities in recent years. However, a person cannot appear out of thin air, as long as he has existed, he will inevitably leave traces.

The Xie family’s intelligence department is not just there to do nothing. If they spent two days and could only give Xie Yuchen an answer like this...

Either they don't want to do it anymore, or it means that there is a mysterious force behind Chi Yu that can easily erase all traces of his existence and leave them no trace.

The information Xie Yuchen obtained then involved him in a bigger mystery:

Why did Chi Yu suddenly appear three years ago? What was Jie Lianhuan planning during the time he disappeared that made him turn his attention to Chi Yu now?

These mysteries engulfed Xie Yuchen like a whirlpool, causing him to sink into a deeper ocean called "Chi Yu".

The darkness made Xie Yuchen lose his way for a short time. He tried to regain a sense of stability and thought about the "Hangzhou" that Chi Yu mentioned, and what the Hangzhou territory represented.

"Wu Sansheng - this name should not be unfamiliar to you. If you want to know Jie Lianhuan's current situation, you can look up this name."

Hearing the name that brought bad news to the Xie family, Xie Yuchen did as Chi Yu said.

Wu Sansheng was a celebrity in the Nine Gates. Countless eyes were staring at him on the street, and there were so many true and false news about him that they were impossible to count.

Looking at the briefing that the intelligence department had resent to him, Xie Yuchen thought calmly: If the current Wu Sanxing is Xie Lianhuan, then the current situation is very clear -

During all those years since that person's "death", he has actually still been active among the Nine Gates.

He simply gave up living as a "jielianhuan".

But Xie Yuchen must know why the other party did all this, because only in this way can he move forward.

Xie Yuchen lit the documents in his hand and lowered his eyes to watch them burn out in the basin.

He called a subordinate and assigned the tasks layer by layer.

"Seize all of Wu Sanxing's stuff. If you miss any of them, you will be out of business."

Xie Yuchen's tone of voice when issuing orders was cold and ruthless, and he left the Xie family's tangled affairs behind, and in the puzzled eyes of his childhood playmates, he took those Xie family members who were still trustworthy and left Beijing under the cover of night.

Everything was going on in an orderly manner just as Chi Yu had expected. It was like a carefully choreographed drama being performed step by step according to a predetermined script.

So on that particular day, two people who shouldn't have met at this time reunited among the old shadows of the mountains.