Chapter 14 The Truth 1. Tracking
A few days later, Wu Yu went to the old painter's home again, but found that the painter was not there and the shop was closed. When he asked the neighbor next door, he said that he had left Wuzhen and did not know where he went. Wu Yu was secretly surprised and thought it was very strange. But then he thought, maybe the painter secretly went to steal the treasure? He pretended to tell others that he had left Wuzhen. Wu Yu later investigated the painter and found that there was really no trace of him in Wuzhen, so he definitely left Wuzhen and might have gone on a long journey. Later, his thoughts were confirmed.
Ever since Wu Yu developed feelings for Xinluo, in order to avoid being discovered by Yunyun and Niao Niao, he pretended to be a stranger in front of them, but secretly they were very affectionate.
Wu Yu approached Xin Luo in the hope of learning the truth about the ancient house and Su Wei's death from her, but he actually fell in love with her, a love that was out of control. Wu Yu would test Xin Luo every time they were together, wondering if Xin Luo had concealed the truth well or if she didn't know it at first. Wu Yu could never get the story behind the ancient house from Xin Luo. He subconsciously suspected that Xin Luo was hiding something from him, but what was it? He couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.
During this period, the leader of Wu Yu's unit called him several times to urge him to go back. Because Wu Yu was not there, the unit was too busy. The leader warned him seriously that if he did not go back, he would be fired. Wu Yu agreed reluctantly and repeatedly assured that he would go back in a few days.
After the call from the unit, Wu Yu became more eager to know the truth. As of now, he felt it was difficult to find a breakthrough in Xinluo. At the same time, he had tried more than once to get close to Xiaoqing and her sister, wanting to start with them, but all failed.
In addition to the above methods, he has also been secretly looking for the source of the mysterious letter, but after the ghost marriage, the mysterious letter has not appeared again, not to mention Su Wei's mysterious figure. Wu Yu suspected that the two letters were hiding some unspeakable secrets, but what exactly it was, he couldn't figure it out.
Wu Yu increasingly suspected that Su Wei had died, but whether it was really related to the ghost marriage as the legend said, this could only be determined after investigation. However, Wu Yu was unfamiliar with Wuzhen. As soon as he told the people in charge of carrying the coffin about the ghost marriage in the ancient house two years ago, their faces suddenly changed, which made Wu Yu even more puzzled.
And so, a few more days passed.
One morning, Wu Yu went to the ancient house to have breakfast holding an umbrella. Just as he sat down, he saw Su Wei walking towards him. Su Wei obviously also saw Wu Yu, greeted him casually, and sat down opposite him.
Wu Yu looked at Su Wei and was so shocked that he almost knocked over his breakfast. Su Wei looked gloomy today, his eyes were slightly sunken, dull and lifeless, as if he was possessed by a ghost.
Seeing Wu Yu looking at him in surprise, Su Wei suddenly smiled mysteriously and asked, "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong with you recently? Are you sick?"
After hearing this, Su Wei's heart seemed to sink to the bottom of the valley. He was silent for a moment before muttering to himself: "Do you believe that you are possessed by a ghost?" Su Wei's eyes widened and he looked at Wu Yu in horror.
Wu Yu was startled by his sudden expression, and became even more frightened. Could it be that Su Wei was really haunted by a ghost lady, or was Su Wei talking to himself to scare him? He thought it was impossible, but what exactly caused him to become like this, I'm afraid only Su Wei himself knew .
After Su Wei finished his breakfast, he stood up and walked towards the old house. Wu Yu looked at his back and found that his walking posture was very strange today, like an old man staggering, which made Wu Yu even more surprised.
Wu Yu felt that Su Wei's change was so strange that he could never have imagined it.
After eating, Wu Yu originally planned to go to Zhejiang again. He wanted to find Officer Zhong no matter what. He felt that if he wanted to know the truth about Su Wei's death, he could only go through him.
Wu Yu hurriedly walked towards Guzhen Station. From a distance, he saw a girl closing the door of Xishi Umbrella Shop. Then, the girl walked towards the street without looking back. Wu Yu could recognize her from the side as Xiaoqing. When Wu Yu saw her, he was puzzled and wondered why Xiaoqing didn't open the shop today.
The street was deserted at this time, with only a few people in local costumes hurriedly passing by him. When he reached the arch bridge in front of him, Wu Yu suddenly stopped, hesitated for a moment, and hurriedly followed Xiaoqing.
Xiaoqing didn't notice that someone was following her and continued walking forward slowly.
There was still a drizzle in the gloomy sky. The rain flowed down along the eaves, dripping onto the ground, splashing countless water droplets.
Wu Yu followed Xiao Qing through two dilapidated streets, stopped at a corner of the street, and then suddenly turned into another alley. The alleys here seemed to be a major feature of the ancient town. The eaves of the alleys were connected, and the appearance was almost exactly the same. The moss on the eaves confirmed the age of the ancient town.
Wu Yu saw Xiao Qing walking into an old courtyard from a distance. When he approached, he saw that the door was closed. He pushed it gently and it opened silently. Wu Yu looked inside and saw that the not very spacious courtyard was planted with not very tall trees. The courtyard was very quiet and tidy.
Wu Yu slipped in quietly, and then walked under the tree towards the house. The gloomy sky and the light rain made the old house look like an oil painting, making Wu Yu feel as if he had returned to the Republic of China era.
Wu Yu saw that only one door and window was open in all the rooms, and thought that Xiaoqing should live there, so he walked over there. Before he got close, he could vaguely hear a whisper, as if two people were talking.
Wu Yu looked inside quietly like a thief and saw the back of a girl. On the bed in front of the girl was another girl. When Wu Yu saw the girl on the bed, he was shocked. It turned out that it was Xiao Qing. Wu Yu opened his eyes wide. He didn't expect that he had recognized the wrong person just now. It turned out that the person who had been following him was Xiao Xue.
While Wu Yu was being surprised, the girl suddenly turned around and called out, "Who?"
When Wu Yu saw that Xiaoxue looked very bad, gloomy and bloodless, he was so surprised that he was speechless.
Xiaoxue also recognized Wu Yu and said with a smile, "Brother, why are you here?" Then she turned around, opened the door, and looked at Wu Yu strangely.
Wu Yu was at a loss for words for a moment. He was silent for a while before he stammered, "I... I just wanted to come and see you."
Xiaoxue seemed to see through Wu Yu's lie, but she did not expose it on the spot. She said, "Since you are here, if you don't mind, you may as well come in and sit down."
Wu Yu was hoping she would say that, so he nodded and walked in.
