Tomb Raider: What the hell is this strange commission?

As long as Chi Yu is willing, he can always easily make people feel that they are the most special person, but after getting along for a long time, who can be sure that those words spoken casually are not from the heart?

Time may smooth out and dilute certain emotions, but the binding of interests will only lock the beneficiaries in it, firmly and stably.

Of course, this relationship is like the two ends of a rope, and this is true for both parties.

For now, no one would choose to let go at this time.

Xie Yuchen took a seat as expected, holding the menu and watching Chi Yu casually adding sugar to his coffee.

The sugar cubes quickly melted in the warm coffee. The rich coffee aroma in the shop took on an inexplicable sweetness, but it was unable to dispel the coldness that Chi Yu possessed.

However, it is indeed softened by the warm atmosphere of this coffee shop.

Just like no matter how sharp a knife is, there will always be a time when it needs to be sheathed.

Chi Yu picked up the coffee, took a sip, then put the cup down and began to repeat the previous action.

Xie Yuchen watched a few candies being thrown in lightly.

The brown liquid splashed slightly in the process, ripples spread out, and was quickly stirred evenly by the silver spoon.

It's hard to say what this coffee would taste like.

But the person who did this seemed unaware of it. He finished his coffee as usual and then reached out to the dessert on the table.

Xie Yuchen lowered his eyes, suppressed the corners of his mouth that were raised, took a symbolic sip of coffee, and cleared his throat.

"The trip recently should have gone smoothly?"

Chi Yu gave Xie Yuchen a look.

The boy, who was in the process of transitioning to adulthood, was now looking at him with a smile on his face, and there was no longer any trace of the fatigue that he had revealed when he pushed the door open from the street.

The warm light of the coffee shop shone on the table from top to bottom, and even the other person's dark eyes were soaked in a honey-like color.

Chi Yu suddenly thought of the glass ball.

He had a full box of toys when he was a child. They were given to him by Xiaolou as toys to pass the time.

Small beads of various colors are scattered on the ground, and Chi Yu always picks up the most eye-catching one first.

No one will refuse to choose what attracts them most.

Chi Yu thought about it, collected his wandering thoughts, said "hmm" to Xie Yuchen, and continued to finish his cake slowly.

"I thought this period should be your busiest time."

Xie Yuchen smiled and said, "I am indeed busy."

All the pending matters went around in his mind and were rearranged according to the new schedule. What he had to do now was actually very simple - drink a cup of coffee and chat about the past.

"There are too many things to be recovered, but too few people to use. In order to avoid any mistakes and disappoint my shareholders, I almost broke myself into pieces."

Listening to Xie Yuchen's complaining words, Chi Yu blinked.

It seemed that the jokes he made to the other person when they were talking on the phone were clearly remembered, so much so that he could still bring them up again more than a month later.

Alas, he said that Xie Yuchen was a narrow-minded person.

No matter what you say to him, he will always remember it, waiting for it to be returned to you one day.

Chi Yu shook his head and sighed in his heart.

However, he has no intention of reflecting on the fact that he seems to be such a person, which fully reveals his hypocritical nature.

They chatted for a while about the recent market turmoil, from the completely legal to the not-so-legal.

It was not until they touched upon some topics that were not suitable to be discussed in public that Xie Yuchen stopped talking and asked Chi Yu if she wanted to go with him.

The driver left the car, but the people had been sent away by Xie Yuchen, so they sat in the unmanned car, waiting for the new driver to arrive.

Looking at the stagnant scenery outside the car window, Xie Yuchen was silent for a moment, but still brought it up: "Your clerk has encountered a troublesome matter recently."

trouble?

He remembered that Fatty Wang had been busy with his own personal affairs recently, and even if he encountered any trouble, it seemed that it was not his business.

But why did Xie Yuchen suddenly mention this matter?

Chi Yu looked at Xie Yuchen, waiting for his next words.

"He bought a boat from someone outside and sealed something inside. The other party said it was sealed, but when it was transferred to him, the hull had already cracked."

Xie Yuchen said as he handed Chi Yu a photo.

A corpse hand with nails like bird claws poked out from the crack in the hull and stretched straight upwards.

The two ships that sealed it were nailed together tightly, and fine white sand fell from the gaps.

Judging from its shape, it is a boat owned by a chieftain in the Qing Dynasty. There are bright red patterns painted on the golden paint. Although it has become mottled due to the erosion of time, it can be seen that the lacquer work is very sophisticated.

It doesn't look like something used for burial, but rather like an ornament passed down from generation to generation.

But this couldn't explain why there was a mutated corpse sealed inside the ship.

Or maybe... more than one.

Chi Yu handed the photo back: "You know it so clearly, was it him who called you for help?"

"No, he didn't come to me. If he just bought something difficult, he has his own way to deal with it." Xie Yuchen shook his head, "The reason why I pay attention to this matter is just because it is related to you, so I pay more attention to it."

Well, another one who likes to stir up trouble, Chi Yu thought.

"So his troubles are actually solved."

Xie Yuchen nodded: "What happened to him is just the beginning. The next part is what I really want to tell you."

Xie Yuchen told Chi Yu a story.

There once existed a huge civilization in the Liaoxi desert. This civilization appeared in different periods, but its real name was completely erased in modern times.

There are many factors that led to the erasure of this civilization.

A large part of the reason for this is that all the information about it was taken abroad during the war, which resulted in no one being willing to spend a lot of money to conduct a secondary archaeological excavation without any information.

But as a descendant of the Nine Gates, Xie Yuchen was still able to find some relevant secret records in his notes when he was sorting out information in the old house.

"The religious aspects of this civilization are similar to Buddhism, but the details are completely different. And many of its basic characteristics are subversive. As you once said, the common sense of modern society is simply not applicable in that situation."

Xie Yuchen said, smiling: "Speaking of which, there is a kind of white sand circulating in the underground market now, and it is sold at a high price. I asked someone to find out and found that this thing is the sand that leaked out of the hot potato that your clerk bought, and the time when these things began to circulate was just after he sold the things."

Chi Yu listened quietly and asked him, "What is the necessary connection between the two?"

"White sand itself has no special function. It can only be used as a reference sample - to compare the composition of sand in various deserts, and then find the desert where the white sand originally existed. The civilization I am talking about exists in that desert."

"I am not surprised that someone wants to find this civilization, so they have been using various methods to look for this desert. What surprised me most was the part about buying and selling white sand," said Xie Yuchen.

"The one who bought the boat from Fatty Wang was from Jiumen, and the one who bought Baisha at a high price was also from Jiumen. When I went to test Wu Sanxing, I found that he was totally unaware of the whole process."

Xie Yuchen's eyes were cold. He looked at the driver who was rushing over from across the street. His tone remained unchanged, and his fingers tapped slowly on the window sill: "Whether he is pretending not to know or really doesn't know, the Nine Gates can no longer be trusted."

Chi Yu didn't say anything until the driver approached the car, then he smiled softly: "So what do you want to do, Mr. Jie?"

Xie Yuchen moved his lips, and all his words stopped at the sound of the car door opening and closing.

As it grew darker, Chi Yu stood on the street corner and watched the driver drive away.

The warm lights of the coffee shop shine out of the window.

Everything is just right.