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"Then it became like this..." A hint of sadness flashed in the old woman's eyes as she pointed to the desolate scene around us.
"Do you know what happened back then?" My older brother's sharp gaze locked onto the old woman, trying to find answers in her expression.
The old woman fell silent for a moment, hesitating as she looked at us, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.
"I... I know some things, but..." The old woman hesitated, appearing reluctant to reveal more.
"Please tell us; we will keep it a secret," I promised, hoping she would share some clues with us.
"Alright..." The old woman sighed, as if she had made up her mind.
"Back then... back then..." She paused for a moment, seemingly recalling some painful memories, and a glimmer of tears appeared in the corners of her eyes.
"Once, there was an incident here..." The old woman paused again, as if organizing her thoughts. Her voice was low and slow. "It was a stormy night; the sea was turbulent, and the wind howled. A smuggling boat lost its way in the storm and ultimately ran aground and sank. No one on board survived."
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes, and her fingers gently traced the wooden box, as if reminiscing about that painful past.
"Are you talking about... that smuggling boat?" My voice trembled slightly, my unease and fear growing stronger.
"Yes, that ship..." The old woman seemed to recall the scene from that time, her voice choking with emotion. "It set sail from here to a distant land, carrying young people seeking a new life, including you."
"How do you know I was on that ship?" I asked, struggling to suppress my inner sorrow.
"I was living by the sea at that time, and I witnessed that shipwreck with my own eyes." The old woman pointed to a small house by the shore in the distance. "It was that little house; I was standing at the door, watching as that ship was swallowed by the tsunami."
"What happened next?" I grasped the old woman's hand tightly, my eyes filled with hope and anticipation. "Did you see anything else? Was anyone able to survive?"
The old woman fell silent for a moment, as if recalling something. A flicker of confusion and uncertainty crossed her eyes. "Later... later..." She paused, seemingly organizing her thoughts. "Then I found a girl; she had been washed ashore by the waves, unconscious."
"A girl?" I asked in surprise. "Are you sure it was a girl?"
"Yes, she was very beautiful, small and frail," the old woman described carefully. "She had a jade pendant on her, with a name engraved on it..."
"What name?" My heart raced as I nervously asked, sensing that something significant was about to unfold.
As she spoke, the old woman took a jade pendant from a wooden box and handed it to me.
I took the pendant and examined it closely; my name was engraved on it—exactly the one I wore back then.
I gasped, my mind flooded with countless questions.
"I didn't know who she was at that time; I only knew she was the only one still alive," the old woman sighed, a hint of regret in her voice. "I took her to the hospital in town, but then she disappeared. I never saw her again."
I held the jade pendant tightly in my hand.
"Can you tell me where that hospital in town is? I want to go there and see if I can find any clues from back then," I pleaded, my eyes filled with hope.
The old woman hesitated for a moment, as if she were deep in thought. "I haven't been there in a long time, and... it's been abandoned."
"It's okay. As long as you tell me, I will definitely find it," I said firmly. "I must find the person who saved me back then; I need to uncover the truth from that time."
The old woman looked into my determined eyes and finally nodded. "Alright, I'll take you there." She placed the wooden box back in the small house and then turned around, unsteadily making her way toward the town.
I followed closely behind her, filled with hope and anxiety, anticipating this twist of fate.
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