Chapter 45
Zhong Lin was also very happy! It can be said that he had no friends since he was a child, and there were not many people except his grandfather and aunt who made him feel close to him. Now seeing so many people treat him like relatives, he also felt an inexplicable feeling from the bottom of his heart, and the corners of his eyes were a little wet.
"Well, hum... I slept so well!"
Everyone turned their heads and looked. Luo Ping on the bed had opened his eyes and was stretching his waist.
"Xiaoman, Uncle Zhang, Uncle Zhao, Uncle Chen, why are you all here?" Luo Ping looked at the people in the room in confusion. It was obvious that he was a little confused when he saw so many people in the room. When he saw the old lady, he asked in surprise: "You..., who are you? Why do you look exactly the same as my mother when she was young?"
The old lady smiled and said, "Ping'er, you finally woke up. How do you feel now? Do you feel uncomfortable?" Seeing Luo Ping looking at him with confusion, the old lady continued, "Silly child, take a closer look, I am your mother!"
"Ah?! Mom, you dye your hair, so why did you wear makeup? Why is this painter younger than me?"
"Oh, don't worry about me? Tell me about yourself, how do you feel? Are you feeling any discomfort?"
"Me?! What's wrong with me? It's so good now. I feel comfortable sleeping. But I should have been sleeping for too long. Now I'm a little weak, maybe I'm hungry. But what's the matter?" Luo Ping had already started doing it at this time, but because he had been lying for too long, he felt that his body was weak now, so he didn't get out of bed, and his stomach was rumbling there.
"I can't explain it to you clearly for a while. Let's talk to you when I have time! By the way, I'll introduce it to you." The old lady pulled Zhong Lin to the bedside.
"Ping'er, you've been lying on this bed for 6 days! It was this young man who saved you, his name is Zhong Lin!" The old lady pointed at Zhong Lin and said.
"Ah?!What? Six days? Have I been sleeping for six days?"
"Yes, it's been six days. If there were no Zhong Lin, you probably wouldn't be awake. Even if you wake up, you would become a fool. Thank you now!" The old lady looked at Luo Xiaoman again and said with a smile: "Xiaoman, go and call your mother and Aunt Hong up, and say your father is awake!"
Luo Xiaoman agreed to run out and asked someone not to mention it for the time being. Luo Ping looked up and down at the young man in front of him and said, "Young man, I have really slept for so long? And you saved me?"
Before Zhong Lin could speak, the old lady beside her said angrily: "You muddy boy, are you sleeping stupid? You don't believe me? Why don't you thank me quickly!"
"Ah, Mom, don't be angry, I'm a little confused!" Luo Ping said as he hurriedly said to Zhong Lin: "Little brother, I'm sorry, I was rude just now. Thank you for saving me, thank you, thank you!" As he said that, he stretched out his hands and grabbed Zhong Lin's hands tightly.
Zhong Lin hurriedly said, "Uncle Luo, you are so kind. Everything is just a coincidence."
"Old..., Lao Luo, are you awake?"
The person who spoke was Luo Xiaoman's mother Chen Huifeng. She walked in quickly, her voice trembled, and tears fell down. Luo Ping and Chen Huifeng have always had a good relationship. For more than 20 years of marriage, the couple both raised their faces and respected each other. It can be said that they never blushed.
Seeing this, the old lady said to Luo Ping: "Ping'er, you have married a good wife. You have been in a coma for so many days. Xiaofeng is still at your bedside. You two have been chatting first, let's go down to have a meal first. Everyone is hungry. You guys are almost done and then come down." He took the lead and walked out of the door. Everyone in the house was also tactful. Knowing that the couple must have a lot to say, they walked out with the old lady.
Luo Hong entered the room with Chen Huifeng. Luo Ping always treated him as his own sister, but because of the knot in her heart before, she was always lukewarm with Luo Ping. Now her heart has opened up, and the family affection that had been suppressed in her heart erupted like a volcano. Seeing that Luo Ping really woke up, she cried with joy, wiped her tears and turned around and left.
"Xiaohong, you..." Luo Ping had never seen Luo Hong like this before.
"No, it's okay, brother, I'm happy to see you wake up..."
"Xiaohong, you..., what did you call me just now?" Luo Ping couldn't believe his ears, because Luo Hong had never called Luo Ping "Brother" since entering the Luo family.
"Xiaohong has already recognized our mother as 'mom'!" Chen Huifeng, who was standing beside her, said with a smile.
"Ah! That's great, Xiaohong, oh, no! Little sister..." Luo Ping was also very happy.
"Brother, sister-in-law, you guys talk first, I won't bother you anymore, haha..." Luo Hong blinked at Chen Huifeng and walked out of the room with a smile.
Three old men, old lady, aunt Hong, Luo Xiaoman and Zhong Lin sat around the round table in the restaurant. During dinner, everyone just ate a little bit, and after a long time of night, all of them were hungry now. However, Zhong Lin, who had the "learning from the past", never dared to eat like that last time again. Moreover, he had something in his heart, so he didn't eat much.
Everyone was eating, and Luo Ping and Chen Huifeng also walked downstairs together. I guess Chen Huifeng had told Luo Ping everything that had happened in the past few days. Luo Ping walked directly to Zhong Lin. Luo Xiaoman took the initiative to make way out and sat down next to the old lady.
"Brother Zhong Lin, I really have to thank you very much. Not only did you save my mother, but now you save me again!" Luo Ping said while patting Zhong Lin's shoulder, his eyes full of gratitude, and sat next to Zhong Lin, where Luo Xiaoman was sitting just now. Luo Xiaoman's mouth suddenly became flat when he heard Luo Ping's words, which made the old lady smile. Chen Huifeng didn't care and brought Luo Ping a new pair of bowls and chopsticks.
"My stomach is also ginger, let's eat together!" Luo Ping said as he started eating.
Seeing that Luo Ping was also a cheerful person and had no airs of a mayor at all, Zhong Lin said without any restraint, "Uncle Luo, I have said just now that everything is a coincidence. I just did what I think I should do."
"Okay, okay, okay, the young man has the ability, the most important thing is to make a contribution but not be proud. There are not many young people like this now!" Luo Ping praised repeatedly. He had a very good impression of the young man in front of him.
"By the way, Uncle Luo, do you know who attacked you? Or did you feel something was wrong before you fell into a coma?" Zhong Lin was anxious to know who the peeping "eyes" were, so he asked.
"I thought about this just now, but I don't have any clues, but I think it must be related to the disappearance case. Is it because I have already mastered some clues that the other party came up with such a way to deal with me? Well, that must be!" Luo Ping expressed his guess.
"I think so too. Uncle Luo, what clues do you have now, can you tell me?"
"Zhong Lin, that..." The old lady saw Zhong Lin ask Luo Ping this, remembering the incident of "being peeped".
Zhong Lin naturally understood, so he said, "Oh, old lady, don't worry, if that person peeps at us again, I can feel it."
"Well, that's fine, that's exactly what I'm worried about." The old lady nodded with a smile.
"What? Peeping? Mom, Zhong Lin, do you say someone peeping at us, can such a thing happen in Hongzhou?" Luo Ping said obviously in disbelief.
"Yes, Uncle Luo, I now suspect that someone is using a Taoist method similar to the Taoist 'round light technique' and has been monitoring you. I happened to be in your room and I discovered it. So you'd better be more cautious when I'm not here in the future." After Zhong Lin said that, his brows frowned.
"Ah?! There is such a thing? This, this..." Luo Ping didn't say something for a moment. His mind was rotating rapidly now. He didn't know when the other party's surveillance of him began, and he didn't know what information the other party had already grasped from him.
"Zhong Lin, are you worried that the treasure has been discovered by the other party?" The old lady was as careful as she said that she suddenly frowned after seeing Zhong Lin finishing that words, so she asked.
Zhong Lin looked at the old lady, nodded, and said, "Yes, old lady, when we were discussing things in Uncle Luo's room in the afternoon, my source power was too weak and I couldn't find it at all, so I was not sure if the other party already knew about the treasure."
"Treasure? Are you talking about the treasure that several old people have been protecting?" Luo Ping looked at Zhong Lin and then looked at the old lady.
"Yes, it's that treasure. Zhong Lin has taken it out. He is the 'destined person' we are waiting for. The treasure is now with Zhong Lin, and the reason why you can wake up so quickly is also related to this treasure." The old lady said.
Luo Ping couldn't help frowning after hearing the old lady's words, and his face immediately became serious, saying, "Before I fell into a coma, I had one thing to tell my mother and several uncles. That is, according to the clues we have, this population disappearance case is likely to be related to a Japanese-funded enterprise in Chengbei District. We have also investigated the actual controller of this Japanese-funded enterprise. He comes from a mysterious family in Japan, and it is said that this family is related to Xu Fu, which is what you call Xu Gong."
"This..., Uncle Luo, do you suspect that they came to Southeast City to find this treasure?" Zhong Lin asked in surprise.
Luo Ping nodded and said, "It's possible, but they should have other purposes. They seem to have found something in the area of Heilongling in the north..."
"Hmm?! The Heilong Ridge to the north?" When Zhong Lin heard Luo Ping talk about the Heilong Ridge, he suddenly thought of the mysterious man before. He didn't know if it was related.
"Zhong Lin, have you discovered something?" Luo Ping asked in surprise.
"No, no, it's just a little strange, I'm not sure yet..." Zhong Lin couldn't say anything.
After being silent for a while, Zhong Lin suddenly seemed to have made a decision, took out the wooden box from his arms, and said, "Old Zhang, Old Chen, Old Zhao, Old Madam, in fact, the box now is no different from ordinary wooden boxes."
"Ah?!How could this happen? Is the real treasure not this box, but something in the box, but it has been stolen?" the old lady asked with wide eyes.
Zhong Lin shook his head and said, "No, there should be nothing wrong with the treasure that is this box, but the real treasure is not the box itself, but the 'source power' that the box has. Now all this part of the source power has been transferred to me, so I said that the box itself is no different from the ordinary box..."
"Oh, since you used up all your source power, the source power suddenly became available during worship. Then, the "mastiff doll" will be taken down layer by layer, and the source power will continue to increase. It is not surprising that it all comes to you now." The old lady didn't seem to be surprised at all.
"Yes, Zhong Lin, I actually expected it. This may be what the "fate" mentioned in the jade book!" Mr. Zhang also said.
Chapter completed!