We packed our bags and set off for Xichuan that day!
Xichuan is known as the ‘Land of Abundance’. It is rich in resources and is home to multiple ethnic groups, as well as the national treasure panda.
But also because of the isolation of the mountains and the changeable climate, transportation here is extremely inconvenient.
We changed trains several times along the way, and finally arrived in Chengdu after a long journey.
As soon as Lao Jiang's feet landed, he grabbed passers-by and asked, "How can I get to West China University?"
After finally asking for the way, Yin Ling'er flatly reminded him: "Uncle Jiang, don't forget what you promised me? When Master comes back and sees that I have lost weight due to hunger, guess whether I will surrender you. "
Lao Jiang immediately smiled and said: "Let's go eat hot pot!"
We had an authentic Xichuan hot pot meal in a market alley.
I had long heard of the reputation of Xichuan Hot Pot, so when the waiter asked us what level of spiciness we wanted, Lao Jiang and I agreed to choose mild spiciness.
However, the moment the hot pot was served, I felt as if I was struck by lightning. Compared with the copper-pot shabu-shabu I ate in old Beijing, it was like a paradise or a hell...
The hot pot in front of me is full of red oil, and it is also covered with long and sharp chili peppers. Just smelling that smell makes me tremble all over.
Lao Jiang grabbed the waiter's arm and checked again: "Did you give us the wrong order? Are you sure it's slightly spicy?"
"Of course it's mildly spicy. Look at the table at the back. That one is normally spicy."
I turned around and saw that the man was not eating hot pot, but eating chili.
Lao Jiang looked ugly, Yin Ling'er asked him what was wrong, Lao Jiang said his butt hurt.
I took the chopsticks and looked left and right, but I still couldn't put them down. Yin Ling'er was very adaptable, and she had to pour meat into one plate after another.
Unfortunately, Lao Jiang and I were hungry all the way, and we could only watch Yin Ling'er keep eating meat.
She didn't choose, beef, mutton, tripe, duck intestines, Xiaojun liver, stuffed into her mouth for free, fanning her mouth while eating: "It's so spicy, so enjoyable!"
It made me and Lao Jiang feel greedy and envious.
As Yin Ling'er burped and touched her round belly and said she was full, Lao Jiang and I handed each other tissues and water. After serving this little ancestor, we could finally leave this hell and go to West China University. .
When we arrived at the reception desk, we were greeted by a female teacher in her thirties. When we handed over the letter of introduction written by Xiang Wanli and stamped with her private seal, the other party regretfully said: "You are looking for Principal? What a coincidence, he has been missing for a week..."
what's the situation?
Is there such a coincidence that a living person disappeared just when we were looking for him?
Lao Jiang and I both felt a sense of vigilance, while Yin Ling'er asked carelessly: "Your principal is missing, aren't you worried?"
The female teacher did not have much worried expression. She smiled and said: "You don't know that the principal has disappeared more than once or twice. Although he is the head of a school, he can only come here three hundred and sixty-five days a year." The school’s time is numbered, and many students don’t even know that the principal is a foreigner after graduation.”
"Huh?" The three of us were a little surprised now.
The female teacher laughed and continued: "He likes adventure, plants, and insects, but he doesn't like staying in the office. His figure will appear in all dangerous places in Xichuan, such as primeval forests, and various Excavation site."
It can be heard that the female teacher admires Ge Weihan very much, and she even gave various examples while talking.
Unexpectedly, Ge Weihan was much more powerful than we thought. Over the years, he has discovered hundreds of new species of animals, plants and insects in Xichuan, more than a dozen of which have been licensed by international organizations. It's up to him to name it.
"What an honor this is, and this honor not only belongs to him, but also adds a golden light to West China University, attracting more and more students to come here!"
When mentioning Ge Weihan, the female teacher could not hide her pride, which made me have some changes in his American identity.
"However." The female teacher suddenly changed the topic: "The principal's disappearance this time is a bit strange."
"Strange? What's so strange?" Lao Jiang immediately asked.
The female teacher was reluctant to say anything at first, but thinking that we were introduced to Wan Li, she no longer concealed it: "Often before the principal leaves, he will tell us where he is going and what things he wants us to prepare. But this time it disappeared quietly..."
Lao Jiang frowned, glanced at me and said, "Can you take us to his office?"
This time the female teacher refused very simply. She said that the principal's office was a relatively confidential place and they rarely even entered it, let alone showing outsiders.
"How can we be considered outsiders? Professor Xiang has a life-long friendship with us, and he is the best confidant with your principal. We will be good friends with the principal after a while."
My fallacy succeeded in making the female teacher's eyes tremble, but she folded her arms in an obviously defensive posture.
"In this case, can we ask Professor Xiang to call you?" Lao Jiang pulled Xiang Wanli out very neatly.
Then he used the phone at the reception desk to communicate with the operator and asked to find Xiang Wanli.
Xiang Wanli took good care of me at Lao Qian's place. As soon as he heard that we were in trouble here, he immediately explained to the female teacher.
After hearing that Ge Weihan was missing, Xiang Wanli's tone became extremely serious: "Weihan likes to go on adventures alone every time, but this time is different. I suspect that he has gone to that place! If you can trust someone, let Xiang These friends go in and check it out.”
"I guarantee with my life that they will not mess with anything belonging to Uighurs and Hans." As soon as she put on this high hat, the female teacher could not give any reason for rejection.
In addition, Xiang Wanli had a really good relationship with Ge Weihan, so the female teacher made an exception for him. After finding the key, she took us to the principal's office.
Ge Weihan's office really opened my eyes. It was full of green things. Not only did it have many unnamed green plants, but there were also various animal skeleton specimens displayed on the cabinets on both sides, just like a biological laboratory.
The only desk was a little more normal, with a drinking glass and a photo frame on it.
In the photo, Ge Weihan was abroad at the time. He was wearing a small leather pilot's hat. Behind him was an old propeller plane with two wings. He was also holding a very cute foreign boy in his arms. His eyebrows were 70%25 similar to Ge Weihan's. , should be his son.
Of course, these are not the most important things. The most important thing is that I saw a stack of white paper on his desk.
Those white papers were scattered here and there, with many bronze mask patterns scrawled on them!
When I saw this picture, my whole scalp almost exploded.
The mask on the paper has an east-west shape, a triangular nose, and one pair of eyes that almost takes up half of the face. Especially the eerie and weird aura is almost exactly the same as the bronze masks that haunt me in my dreams!
