Chapter 9 Dust-Covered Memories (Monthly Pass Plus)

"Chu...Chu Anqing!?"

Gao Yang got up from the ground and looked into the coffin.

The miner's lamp above Lin Xian's head clearly illuminated the details in the coffin.

Now Gao Yang's miner's hat also came close to him.

The spotlights on the two hats shine together on the picture frame.

"Then, that's Chu Anqing!"

Gao Yang turned his head and stared at Lin Xian dumbfounded.

before this……

He just kept hearing Lin Xian say that Zhang Yuqian and Chu Anqing looked exactly the same, but he had never seen them with his own eyes, so he had no actual concept of the exact sameness. He just felt that they looked alike.

But now!

Looking at this photo taken at least 24 years ago...

picture!

so similar!

It can’t even be described as like, it’s exactly the same! It’s exactly the same as a copy and paste!

"Get out of the way and I'll take it out and take a look."

Gao Yang squeezed through and lay on the coffin board.

Stretch your hands downward.

Take out the picture frame standing on the makeup box.

Then he returned to Lin Xian and the two stared at each other.

"hiss……"

Gao Yang couldn't help but take a breath:

"No matter how you look at it, it's Chu Anqing. Look at the eyebrows, the face shape, and even the hair color... Chu Anqing's dark brown hair is not dyed, her original hair color is like that."

"Because if it is dyed hair, the new hair roots will definitely still have the original color. But you see, we have known Chu Anqing for so long, and we have been together day and night at the astronaut training base for so long, she definitely doesn't have time I dyed my hair so it’s dark brown.”

"This...I'm going...I really can't believe it. Look at this tear mole too. You did tell me before that these two girls look exactly the same, but today I saw Zhang Yuqian's photo...this To this extent, I am really confused.”

Gao Yang was a little incoherent.

However, Lin Xian also understood.

When I met CC myself and saw Chu Anqing who looked exactly like CC at the MX celebration banquet, I had almost the same reaction in my heart.

I must have been desensitized now.

But for Gao Yang, this was the first impact.

At this time, Gao Yang was still holding the photo frame, puzzled.

"You really don't have to find any differences, Gao Yang."

Lin Xian patted him on the shoulder:

"This has no significance worth studying. It is better to say that Zhang Yuqian and Chu Anqing should be exactly the same as if they were copied and pasted."

"If their looks are different and obviously different, then why are we looking for the truth now? What answers are we looking for?"

"Right."

Gao Yang's downed brain also reacted and smacked his mouth:

"Indeed, this is expected, but the moment I saw the photo just now, it had a huge impact on me. By the way, have you ever seen Zhang Yuqian's photo before?"

Lin Xian shook his head.

He nodded again:

"I've seen the ID photo on the first-generation ID card. It's a black and white photo or a full-screen mosaic. I don't want to mention it."

"That……"

Gao Yang pointed to the coffin that was filled with sundries and clothes, but there was no body, no bones, and no corrupt tissue:

"Then what's the matter with there being no remains or ashes in this coffin? The old lady clearly said that her daughter was buried here. And you see how neatly the things are arranged inside. It's obvious that when the coffin was put into the ground, At that time, it was like this. It was impossible to say that someone stole Zhang Yuqian’s body, or that Zhang Yuqian ran out on her own. "

"In other words, that uncle, he lied to us from the beginning! No wonder he was so panicked and dodged when we said we wanted to visit Zhang Yuqian's grave... It turned out that no one was buried in this grave! Zhang Yuqian was not there at all. here!"

"So what do you think of this situation now? Where did they bury Zhang Yuqian? Do you think... is it possible that Zhang Yuqian didn't actually die at all that year, but that the couple faked her death and faked Zhang Yuqian's death? But in fact, Zhang Yuqian is still alive in other places, even in other countries.”

"impossible."

Lin Xian decisively rejected Gao Yang's idea:

"There is no need at all... Their family is already rich enough. If they really want to live in other places or countries, they can just go directly. Why bother? What's more, you have also seen that the old woman died because of her daughter. The man was so mentally damaged that he gave up the business he had been working on for so many years. "

"Based on the analysis of this kind of blow, Zhang Yuqian must have really passed away. There is no need to question it. Since there is no body in the coffin, it is probably the same as I guessed before -"

"[Zhang Yuqian's death did not leave a body. Instead, like Chu Anqing, it turned into blue stardust at 00:42 and disappeared out of thin air.]"

"Then, if we connect this incident with the original car accident that was full of doubts, it will not be difficult to analyze the true situation of that night——"

"[Although it is not certain who was the driver and how many people were in the car at that time. Zhang Yuqian turned into blue stardust and disappeared without warning. This supernatural phenomenon directly scared the driver, and then the car crashed Arrived in the tree."

"I can't say this reasoning is absolutely correct, after all, I have no evidence. After all, how the car accident happened at that time is known to only Zhang Shi and Yan Qin. But I feel that this guess is almost right, and only in this way can we connect what happened to Chu Anqing and Zhang Yuqian."

...

Gao Yang held his chin.

He walked around the open coffin twice and nodded:

"I see. Then according to what you said, since Chu Anqing and Zhang Yuqian are exactly the same in appearance, age, experience, disappearance time... and so on. It can be said that Zhang Yuqian must also be a thousand-year-old pile!"

"It's amazing... Could it be that a girl with this appearance will always appear once every twenty years, and then become a thousand-year-old pile on her 20th birthday? Why is this!"

However...

Faced with Gao Yang's reasoning, Lin Xian shook his head:

"Your inference is not rigorous. Because even if Zhang Yuqian and Chu Anqing both turned into blue stardust and disappeared, It doesn't mean that they are all Millennium Pile. What's more, what exactly is a Millennium Pile, what does it mean, how is it formed... we still know nothing about it. "

"In fact, the most critical point is still on the space-time particles. In the two events of Zhang Yuqian's disappearance at 00:42 on January 21, 2000, and Chu Anqing's disappearance at 00:42 on March 28, 2024... there is still an uncertain variable-"

Lin Xian looked up and looked at Gao Yang:

"【Space-time Particles】."

"It was only after Chu Anqing touched the space-time particles that she knew that she would disappear at 00:42, and then she really disappeared. So, Zhang What about Yuqian? What happened when she disappeared 20 years ago? Did she also disappear because of the space-time particles? Or did Zhang Yuqian not touch the space-time particles at all, but still disappeared? "

"I think it is most important to figure this out-"

"[Did Chu Anqing and Zhang Yuqian disappear at 00:42 because they touched the space-time particles; or would they disappear at 00:42 on their 20th birthdays even if they did not touch the space-time particles? ]"

"What is the relationship between space-time particles and the Millennium Pile? Is there a necessary connection? Huang Que's words are also ambiguous... If Chu Anqing hadn't If she has encountered space-time particles, is she still a thousand-year-old pile? . "

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Gao Yang nodded fiercely and extended his index finger:

"I understand what you mean, Lin Xian. Now we just need to see whether the thousand-year pile is caused by space-time particles, or whether Chu Anqing and Zhang Yuqian are thousand-year-old piles themselves. "

"If the fundamental reason for their disappearance is because of space-time particles, then we will find a way from the research of space-time particles. "

"If the reason for their disappearance has nothing to do with space-time particles, but is their own problem, then we will find their own problem! In short, there is only one last step to find out the final truth!"

...

So far.

The train of thought is unblocked.

This time, the purpose of digging graves in Qufu, Shandong has indeed been achieved.

At least many things have been clarified.

Lin Xian turned his head and looked at the various sundries and souvenirs placed in Zhang Yuqian's coffin:

"Let's look through it and see if we can find anything useful inside."

The two of them moved the angle of the coffin lid a little wider.

Then Lin Xian jumped in directly and began to look for the sundries in it.

I have to say...

It has a very old atmosphere.

Many of the objects here were not seen by Lin Xian when he was a child. They are really old.

He picked up the Sony Walkman.

The Walkan logo was written on the front.

"Fuck! Walkan!"

Gao Yang recognized it immediately and stretched out his hand:

"Quick, quick, bring it over for me to see. This is a treasure... Sony's first generation Walkan Walkman, not the first generation but the previous generations. In the 1980s and 1990s, it was a king bomb! If anyone can wear this thing on the street, the rate of turning back is 100%. No kidding!"

Lin Xian raised his hand and handed the Walkman to Gao Yang.

This is true.

Lin Xian vaguely remembered that when he was in kindergarten, the older brothers and sisters of the neighbors still used BBK Walkman to listen to tapes.

And Zhang Yuqian used the Walkan made in the country of cherry blossoms in the 1990s, which shows her family conditions.

Then, he saw the tape box.

There are many album tapes in it, such as Andy Lau, Zhang Xueyou... They are all Hong Kong and Taiwan singers of the last century. After all, when Zhang Yuqian lived, mainland music was not popular yet.

Lin Xian opened the transparent tape box and looked at the old things with the imprint of the times:

"Nowadays, children in the new era don't know what tapes are. They are rare now."

"That's for sure."

Gao Yang continued to fiddle with the walkman:

"Where are there tapes now? Not to mention tapes, CDs, DVDs, and many other things are gone. The times are developing too fast."

Click.

He finally figured it out, opened the tape box of the walkman, and took out a tape from it.

It was a tape of Deng Lijun's songs.

Gao Yang smiled:

"If Zhang Yuqian had lived one more year, she would have been able to listen to the songs of Zhou Jilun and SHE. It's a pity... she died so coincidentally and missed the years when mainland music took off and was most glorious. Look, there are so many here Tapes, Zhang Yuqian must be very fond of music.”

Lin Xian nodded.

really.

There were not only many tapes in the coffin, but also music album posters, entertainment magazines, etc. It can be seen that Zhang Yuqian must be a music fan.

It's a pity that... I didn't live to see 2001, the miracle year for the Chinese music scene.

Looking at the life Zhang Yuqian had experienced before him, Lin Xian couldn't help but think of Chu Anqing.

Technology is developing rapidly now.

What will Chu Anqing miss?

Put down the tape case.

Lin Xian picked up another photo album.

When you open it, you will see every detail of Zhang Yuqian's life from birth to her death at the age of 20.

There are many photos and the album is very thick.

It seems that Zhang Yuqian is a girl who likes to take photos.

But that can't be said.

In 1980, there were probably not many families with cameras. Many children who wanted to take pictures did not have the opportunity. In that era, taking pictures as they pleased was also a luxury.

Film is certainly not expensive.

But cameras are expensive.

Most people who want to take photos still go to a photo studio to take them.

"Huh?"

Lin Xian picked up a black videotape.

It's heavy, big, and looks like a brick:

"Gao Yang, look at this thing. It's been years since I've seen it. I only saw it occasionally when I was a kid."

Nowadays, it’s easy to record your life on video.

There is endless storage space in your phone.

But in the past, the only means of dynamically recording life was video recorders and videotapes.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Gao Yang smacked his lips and took the video tape from Lin Xian:

"Niubi...I thought Zhang Yuqian's family had a camera in that era, which was powerful enough, but I didn't expect it even had a video recorder."

"By the way, aren't you curious about what is recorded in this videotape? I have a colleague who likes to collect these old gadgets. He has a machine at home that plays this kind of old videotape. How about we take it back and have a look? Let's see and Chu Zhang Yuqian, who looks the same as An Qing... what kind of life is she living? "

"This...isn't this not good?"

Lin Xian still has some sense of boundaries:

"Let's just take a look here and look for clues. It feels a bit inappropriate to take out the contents of the coffin."

"You can't think of Lin Xian like this!"

Gao Yang advised:

"We are not really stealing, we are solving problems! We are not only solving Chu Anqing's problem, but also Zhang Yuqian's problem! So we should pay attention to these clues."

"And...after you return to Donghai, you always have to give Chu Shanhe an explanation, right? If you are really empty-handed, can Chu Shanhe believe what you say? Maybe this videotape can become a piece of freeware for you. Damn gold medal!”

Lin Xian thought for a while.

It makes some sense.

Let’s not talk about the issue of death-free gold medals for now…

If you really want to explain clearly to Chu Shanhe the cause and effect of the Millennium Pile, Zhang Yuqian's photos and videos are indeed more convincing.

"Then take this photo album with you. Anyway, I've taken all of them. Take as many as you want."

He handed the photo album to Gao Yang, and then continued to look through other things.

Awards, toys, certificates...

These things are telling Zhang Yuqian's life from one aspect after another.

She seems to be pretty good.

Anyway, there are indeed a lot of certificates.

Although there is no certificate from the grand prize competition, I have won a lot of various small awards in the school, such as three best students, good grades, artistic performances, etc... I think I can be regarded as having both good character and academic performance.

Otherwise, there is nothing useful in the coffin.

Scanned again.

The last thing left is a diary with its own password lock.

"Ah...diary, such a distant thing."

Lin Xian's impression.

I was asked by my teacher to keep a diary when I was in elementary school.

Many older brothers and sisters often say that parents always like to peek into their children's diaries to understand their children's thoughts.

Lin Xian has never experienced this kind of trouble... After all, people of his generation rarely write diaries. Even if they do, it's just to cope. Who really writes a diary?

But I think of the era in which Zhang Yuqian lived.

perhaps……

People in that era who lacked entertainment methods really knew how to write diaries seriously!

"Lin Xian."

Suddenly, Gao Yang's voice came:

"The act of peeking into a girl's diary is really a bit low-key."

Lin Xian raised his head:

"You have double standards. Can't you stop watching people's videos?"

"The videotape was shot just for people to see!"

Gao Yang said of course:

"This is just like filming Douyin or posting on WeChat Moments. It is meant for others to see. But the diary is different. The diary records are very private things! It belongs to everyone's own [secret]!"

secret?

Hearing this familiar word...

Lin Xian suddenly thought that when he returned from participating in the World Hacking Competition in the United States, he and Chu Anqing chatted about time travel at Pudong Airport.

At that time, Lin Xian asked Chu Anqing, if she could really travel through time, would she want to go back to the past or go to the future?

Chu Anqing said without hesitation:

"That must be going back to the past!"

She also explained:

"There is no point in traveling to the future... I am not yet 20 years old, I can live to the future, even without a hibernation chamber, I can live to the future decades later."

"On the contrary, the past... those things that have already happened and have been determined, don't you think it is more attractive? Only the past time, no one can go back, never go back to the past. No matter how advanced the technology is, no matter how powerful the hibernation chamber is, it can't go back to the past even a second ago."

"So... if I really have the ability to travel through time and space, I will definitely choose the past with my eyes closed, not the future!"

At that time, Lin Xian just thought it was a joke and didn't take it seriously.

So he continued to ask Chu Anqing:

"If you can really travel back to the past, what do you want to do most?"

Lin Xian still remembers it to this day.

That day, at that moment, Chu Anqing smiled a little mischievously.

She stretched out her index finger and made a shushing gesture in front of her lips:

"[Secret~]"

...

Secret

Lin Xian looked down at the pink password diary in his hand:

"Then I should take a look at it even more."

"Hey! You shameless guy!"

Gao Yang sneered, then moved his thighs closer:

"Let's take a look together."

Lin Xian turned the diary over and looked at the structure.

Sure enough, none of the things Zhang Yuqian used were of inferior quality, each of them was exquisite and high-end.

This password diary looks ordinary.

But it turned out to be a foreign product!

It is written in the language of Sakura Country.

I guess...it was a gift brought back by Zhang Yuqian's father when he went abroad?

To be honest, the quality is very good.

The cover is made of pure leather, and Lin Xian couldn't tell what kind of leather it was. At least it didn't look like ordinary cowhide.

Looking at the cartoon character on the cover of the diary, it was probably a joint model with some animation or classic character.

It's just that the style of painting is too old, and Lin Xian doesn't recognize this two-dimensional character.

An ordinary notebook would have fallen apart long ago if it was left like this for more than 20 years.

This diary made of pure leather is still stable when torn. Although there are some cracks on the leather, it is still very tough.

If you insist on tearing it open, it is not impossible to tear it open, not to mention that Lin Xian and Gao Yang are now equipped with various violent tools, so it is easy and pleasant to disassemble a notebook.

But...

Lin Xian believes that except for Zhao Yingjun's password door, perhaps every specially set password has its special meaning.

So, consider brute force cracking at the end.

The password lock of this diary has only four wheels.

Even if the four-digit pure numeric password is cracked by exhaustive method, it will not take a few days. There is really no need to play any violent destruction. After all... This is the last diary left by Zhang Yuqian to the world.

"Guess the password."

Lin Xian shook the diary at Gao Yang and showed him the password lock on the side that was still exquisite and shiny:

"Four-digit digital password..."

"What do you think it is?"