At that time, I wasn't sure if Lin Zhao and I were on the same page, so I had to make things clear first.

I said calmly, "Lin Zhao, you might think that dragging Xie Sanbao into this is unfair to him. I don't want to make excuses for myself. All I can say is, it's about the greater good versus personal gain, serving others versus serving oneself. Everyone has their own perspective."

"I admire those who sacrifice their lives for the greater good, even sacrificing everything. I also respect those who can abandon their closest relatives and brothers for the sake of principles. But I can't do it. And it is precisely because I can't do it that I respect them."

"Have you seen *The Orphan of Zhao*? In *The Orphan of Zhao*, Cheng Ying uses his own child to replace the Zhao family's orphan, which is indeed admirable. But if you put me in Cheng Ying's position, I can't do it."

"For the sake of my family and brothers, I wouldn't dare say that I could betray the world, but I would definitely betray others. Do you understand what I mean?"

Lin Zhao nodded and said, "I understand. No wonder Feng Jie said you were a wolf king. The wolf king will not betray his own pack, but anyone or any creature outside the pack can become his food."

"Little puppy! You've grown up. Wake Xie Sanbao up!" I smiled and turned around, and Lin Zhao began to treat Xie Sanbao.

Zhao Ci had investigated the logging farm where Xie Sanbao had worked back then. Even if Xie Sanbao didn't wake up, we could still find the place.

Xie Sanbao was in a coma for a day and a night, and only woke up when we arrived near the logging farm. After he woke up, he didn't remember what happened that year.

When I looked at Lin Zhao, she said helplessly, "The restriction placed on him is very strange. If I don't break the restriction, he won't wake up. If I break it, he won't remember the past. I think Xie Yueling is using us to protect Xie Sanbao."

Lin Zhao's explanation was reasonable. Xie Yueling was a ghost spirit who hadn't fully recovered to her peak state and couldn't erase his memory without hurting Xie Sanbao, so she could only play a trick.

However, Lin Zhao's explanation was also unreasonable. Xie Sanbao had sent out an expedition team, so didn't he mention the secret of that year to the expedition team? Why didn't he fall into a coma at that time?

I asked without showing any emotion, "Lao Xie, I heard that after you became successful, you spent a high price to buy the logging farm?"

Xie Sanbao nodded and said, "I have always wanted to find... find that place... so I bought the forest farm and sent people over every once in a while to have them walk into the mountains again according to the route I took back then to see if they could find that place?"

"I've sent a lot of people over, but they haven't come back."

I tentatively asked, "Have you sent any sorcerers?"

"No!" Xie Sanbao said, "I didn't dare to send sorcerers. I was afraid... I was afraid that I would die at the hands of the sorcerers first. If I hadn't learned about Hall Master Li's character in detail, I wouldn't have dared to hire you easily."

"What else can you remember now?" I stared at Xie Sanbao. I said those words just now to test him. From what he said, I felt that his memory should still be there.

Xie Sanbao said, "I remember who I met when I arrived at that place. I don't remember anything after that."

I nodded slightly and said, "Lin Zhao, how much do you estimate Lao Xie's memory has been erased? Can't he really remember anything?"

Lin Zhao said, "I don't know. I didn't hit him too hard. I estimate that he needs to see something before he can trigger his memory. But that's very dangerous."

Lin Zhao said seriously, "Because he can't remember everything, it's easy for him to remember a certain fragment. Once there is a deviation in this fragment, it may mislead us into a dangerous place."

Lin Zhao meant that after Xie Sanbao saw an intersection, he might tell us that he had entered it with his companions. That part is correct, but if he can't remember how many people went in and how many came out, it would be easy to lead us into a dead end.

Now it seems that bringing Xie Sanbao is not like bringing a map, but bringing danger!

I was silent for a moment and said, "Lao Xie, think carefully, can you still remember where the person who told you the whereabouts of Banshanhong was back then?" (Banshanhong - half-mountain red)

"That person..." Xie Sanbao held his head and said, "That person is dead? No, that person is not dead. I promised to take care of him in his old age, and I have been giving him money every year since I left the forest farm. He should be doing well."

I asked, "When do you give him money every year, and how much is it?"

"It seems... it seems..." Xie Sanbao thought for a long time before saying, "It seems to be around the Qingming Festival every year. I can't remember how much money it was." (Qingming Festival - Tomb Sweeping Day)

I got up and said, "Ask your secretary to check the accounts! See who the money was sent to."

While I was speaking, I gave Lin Zhao a look, and the latter understood and walked out. When she came back, Xie Sanbao had already turned pale and said, "My secretary said that I have never remitted money to anyone during the Qingming Festival."

Lin Zhao added, "You were burning paper in the office during the Qingming Festival, right?"