Chapter 177 - The Secrets Hidden in Memory (8) (2/2)

Lu Jia’er soon found that bench and the maple grove behind the bench. Lu Jia’er stepped five to six meters into the grove. A moment of searching later, she said, “This should be it.”

Jin Xiangdong hurried to her side. Lu Jia’er had squatted down and she was fondling the grass-covered ground.

All of a sudden, Lu Jia’er stopped her actions. Then, she lifted up a piece of turf and the dirt seemed to have been touched.

Jin Xiangdong said, “Let me.”

Jin Xiangdong dug up the dirt. Something was hiding under indeed. Jin Xiangdong picked up the item that was tightly wrapped.

Lu Jia’er, who was next to him, blinked. Jin Xiangdong handed the object to Lu Jia’er.

Lu Jia’er did not open it at once. Instead, she helped Jin Xiangdong fill the hole, laid down the turf and hurried away with the box.

They did not go back to the Cayenne. Rather, they left from another exit of the park and hailed a taxi.

In the taxi, Lu Jia’er opened the package after she observed it for a few seconds.

It was an iron, square candy box. She opened the lid. There were two cards in it and a letter.

Naturally, the card was put in there by her and Ian together in the past. The letter, on the other hand, should be a new addition.

Lu Jia’er took out the envelope at once. Yet, it was empty. Nothing was in there.

Lu Jia’er could not understand. “An empty envelope?”

Jin Xiangdong took the envelope from her and checked. Indeed, he saw nothing inside.

“If Ian was the one that put it here, it would not be empty!” Lu Jia’er shared her thoughts.

Jin Xiangdong agreed with her. “If that is the case, then the letter must have been taken away. That person left the envelope here just to let us know that they have the letter.”

Lu Jia’er nodded, in a trance. “Yes.”

Jin Xiangdong stared at the empty envelope for a few seconds. Then, he took over the square candy box and flickered the bottom of the box.

Lu Jia’er looked at him. Jin Xiangdong took out the cards in the box and extended his hand to Lu Jia’er. “Give me a mag card”

“A mag card?” Lu Jia’er was confused as to his intention.

“A membership card or bank card.” Jin Xiangdong added.

Hearing this, Lu Jia’er immediately took out a scorecard for a mall from her purse and handed it to Jin Xiangdong.

Jin Xiangdong took over the card. He fumbled around and then the bottom of the box was pried open.

Lu Jia’er seemed to realize something. Jin Xiangdong took away the bottom lid. There was a hidden layer in the box and a piece of paper was placed there.

Jin Xiangdong picked up the piece of paper found at the bottom of the box and Lu Jia’er took it from him. She opened the paper and saw 11 digits written on it.

Looking at this number, Lu Jia’er’s eyebrows were knitted together. “Is this a phone number?”

“Let me see.” Jin Xiangdong reached out and held the paper. He used his cell phone to dial the 11 digits.

However, he found out that this was not a telephone number. A moment of pondering later, Jin Xiangdong arrived at the truth. “This is not a phone number, but a set of coordinates.”

Lu Jia’er leaned over and checked the digits. “Yes, these are coordinates!” She nodded.

Jin Xiangdong tried to search for the location of this coordinate using his cell phone. Before he could read the location clearly, he heard a loud noise.

Lu Jia’er, who was in the back seat with him, was thrown forward due to the impact.

The rear-wheels of the taxi lost control. Following another blare, the taxi bumped into the car in front of it. Then, the back of the taxi rose up to the sky, as though it had jumped before it fell down to the ground.

Pain and dizziness were the only things Jin Xiangdong could feel. He felt as though his sight was like a camera placed upside down. Though his vision was blurred, he could still see well enough to spot a trace of bright red blood on Lu Jia’er’s forehead as she lay in his arms.

That bright red blood spread out slowly, like a jar of wine spilling onto the ground, and tainted his white shirt.

His looks were cast outside unintentionally. There was another pair of feet outside the window and the legs were in suit pants. In a state of confusion, Jin Xiangdong saw someone squatting down. Then, he saw a pair of eyes with sharp looks. Jin Xiangdong’s eyes looked directly into that pair of eyes and they made eye contact just as blood filled with air…