Siheyuan: Kill Han Qingkui, Tian Zao is entangled with me

Chapter 151 A kidnapping leads to an unsolved case from ten years ago
Duomen was just about to say that there were some under the table when he saw Zheng Chaoyang quickly tear off two strips of tape from under the table, stick them on the two cups of hot tea, and quickly put them away.

"Here you go, Brother Zheng!"

"I'm going to investigate the case later. You know how much trouble that expert who came back from the Soviet Union has. We need to put tape on the soles of his shoes at the scene."

"Okay, take it! By the way, Brother Zheng, it was you who saved me last time in Mentougou, right? You also scared my dad!"

"By the way. How did you know?"

"Guessed it, that's awesome!"

"Then keep it a secret and don't let your father know. I won't dare to go to your house anymore."

Xian Yi laughed out loud with triumph.

"Master Zheng, did you reveal your flaws on purpose just now?"

"I took advantage of someone, so what's wrong with paying some interest?"

"Are those two girls suspicious?"

"It's all thanks to the knowledgeable Master Duo. If we solve the case this time, I'll give you credit!"

"Forget about asking for credit, you let me get three small yellow croakers for free, I don't know how to thank you!"

"That's the legacy your grandfather left you. Why are you thanking me?"

Zheng Chaoyang: Will I tell you that if you meet someone who knows the business, you can sell dozens of yellow croakers for one of your items? I won’t tell you, I keep a low profile! At most, I will give you a big red envelope when you get married.

Duomen took Zheng Chaoyang to the overpass area in a familiar manner, and then they turned around and came to the underground shop they had visited last time.

As usual, a hand was stretched out, and this time Zheng Chaoyang quickly handed over a banknote.

"Come in, quickly!"

Duomen didn't know why Zheng Chaoyang insisted on cross-dressing, but he also knew his limits and didn't ask questions that he shouldn't.

Zheng Chaoyang is a completely different person now.

"Mr. Duo is here. What's the matter?"

"My friend has just arrived in Sijiu City and wants to ask Master Liu something, hehe."

"Master Duo, you know the rules here."

"I know, I've brought them all!"

The old man guarding the door nodded to both sides, and one of them lifted the door curtain to let the two people in.

The furnishings inside are quite simple, with everything you need, even pipes.

"Master Duo, you came to see me today, is there something going on?"

The Sixth Master had his back to the two people, wearing a long gown and a jacket and a pair of cloth shoes.

"Please bear with me. I am just a friend of mine who came to inquire about something."

"What's the matter? Tell me!"

Zheng Chaoyang was about to speak when he was stopped by Duomen. Liu Ye raised his hand, meaning to give money.

He immediately took out a large-denomination bill from his pocket and handed it over.

"Oh, it's new money! Interesting, ask! You know the rules."

"I want to find a man named Zheng Qiang. Do you have any ideas?"

"Take off the 'ma'! Zheng Qiang! The one with the Party Connection Bureau, right? Who are you? Duomen, the rules here are that we don't get involved in official affairs. You know that, right?"

"Sixth Master, please take a look! This really has nothing to do with Duo Master, and I didn't dare to tell him too much."

What Zheng Chaoyang was holding in his hand was the fake ID that Bai Ling had made for him. The Central Bureau of Investigation agent on it was also called Zheng Chaoyang, and the photo looked exactly like the one on his face now.

"I think I understand, but they have three burrows, while Zheng Qiang has at least ten burrows. This little money is not enough!"

I’m afraid you won’t ask.

Two more large-denomination bills were handed over.

"Wait a minute!"

Soon, more than a dozen addresses were listed on a piece of paper, covering almost every place in the city.

【Two sets of unknown fingerprints have been recorded】

At least one group belongs to the Sixth Master in front of him.

Since he dared to make direct contact with his fingers, he was not afraid that Zheng Chaoyang would cause trouble for him.

How confident is this?

"There is one more thing to trouble you, Master Liu."

"Don't try that!"

Duomen cleared his throat and reminded Zheng Chaoyang.

Several more large-denomination banknotes were sent up.

"If it's such a tedious matter again, money alone won't be enough, understand?"

"It's like this. I also take on some debt collection work. There was a man from Tianjin who had a quarrel with someone and lost both of his hands. He ran to Beijing. Oh, by the way, he also had a history of asthma. Please scan him."

Without waiting for Sixth Master to speak, he directly handed over five large bills.

"Okay, I'll help you this time."

Mr. Liu came back and handed over a piece of paper.

The handwriting is obviously different from the previous one.

[Two sets of suspicious fingerprints have been recorded, one of which is confirmed to be the same person as the previous set]

Zheng Chaoyang temporarily named this set of confirmed fingerprints Liu Ye.

"You have one last question, which is also the rule here."

Seeing Zheng Chaoyang reaching out for money again, Master Liu sighed and clenched his fist tightly, "Just take the jade ring on your hand!"

"All right, all right, everything is possible! I just need Sixth Master to help me solve my doubts!"

After pulling it out several times, Liu Ye felt distressed and said, "Pull it out slowly, pull it out slowly!"

Zheng Chaoyang had already tampered with this imperial green icy jadeite ring, guessing that it would be favored by someone.

[Overpass underground counter line 3 has been debugged]

The golden lips originally from the Qinglong Bridge mountain goods store had been recovered. The two from Duomen and Bai Ling each occupied a route, just in case.

"Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect you to have such a good thing. Go ahead, here's the last question!"

"I want to get some black powder and nitric acid. Does Sixth Master have any channels?"

"Do you want to buy it from me or from someone else?"

"It's best if the person has a clean background so that it won't be easy to trace back to me."

"Okay, wait!"

Sixth Master went into the inner room again.

[Interference source detected, not strong enough to shield the signal source]

"Sixth Master, are you really going to give it to him like this? He is obviously an official."

"We don't care about this matter. If he buys from me, I will definitely chase him away. Since he is smart and wants to find a channel with a clean background, give it to him!"

"Sixth Master, could this ring be a trick?"

"Even if he is an official, he can't afford to play with such a ring, which means there are other people behind him. Sixth Master is very good at judging people, so do as I say!"

It turns out there are actually quite a few people in the inner room!

There was so much chatter going on that I could hardly hear what they were talking about.

Duomen wanted to ask several times why they were asking about black powder and nitric acid, but he held back.

Where can't you get something like this?

There are so many mines outside the city, and there is also a fireworks factory.

The key is that he knew these things were the raw materials for making explosives.

"Okay, you can go now. Remember, don't come next time!"

This time, Zheng Chaoyang listened to the advice and followed Duomen without stopping.

Mr. Liu took off the jade ring on his hand, looked at it over and over again, but could not find any flaws, which meant that it was a priceless jade ring.

He was unwilling to take such a priceless thing just to find a seller of black powder.

All I can say is that he is stupid and has a lot of money.

As soon as they left the underground counter and rode out of the overpass, Duomen couldn't help but ask a question.

"See for yourself!"

"Deputy Director of the Fireworks Factory? This guy is actually reselling state-owned materials?"

"Go tell Lao Luo later and tell him that this is the information you got."

"how about you?"

"You need the credit more than I do, and you haven't even been promoted yet!"

"What if Director Luo asks me why I'm investigating a fireworks factory out of nowhere? How should I answer?"

"With your connections, how difficult would it be to find out who is reselling black powder on the black market?"

After saying goodbye to Duomen, Zheng Chaoyang returned to the Lou family.

"Any news?"

"We have basically locked on to the target, but we still don't know where they are holding your brother. I have to send someone to alert them."

"Hao Pingchuan?"

"Well, you know him better. Are you going to the Red Lotus Society to watch a play?"

"You're still going to the theater at this hour? What are you thinking? Could it be that the Red Lotus Society has kidnapped my second son?"

"Half correct!"

Lou Zhenhua and Bai Ling gave him suspicious looks.

"I need to confirm one more thing. I need to go to Liulichang! Oh, by the way, here are two strips of tape with two fingerprints on them. Please compare them with the fingerprints collected on the letter paper before. After the comparison, you can go back first. I will notify you if there is any clue."

Bai Ling knew what Zheng Chaoyang meant, and she did have some monitoring work to do.

Lou Zhenhua called Lao Qian and drove to Liulichang.

"Are you going to dress up again?"

"My outfit is too conspicuous. Even if there are clues, people won't cooperate. Besides, don't we still have you?"

"I'm sorry to bother you with my second child's matter."

"What are you talking about? Your brother is my brother!"

"Haha, I feel like you're taking advantage of him. After this incident, I'll have him go south as soon as possible. He can't stay in Forty-Nine City anymore."

Following Lou Zhenhua, we first arrived in front of Lou’s antique shop.

"Boss, you are here!"

"Just take a look! Is there anyone here to consign goods recently?"

"We don't have any in our store, but the calligraphy and painting shop across the street often has people consigning them."

The name of the shop is exactly the same as the one Xu Zongren gave him.

It is here.

"where are you going?"

"Go check out the other side, maybe you can find some bargains on the consignment items?"

"Those on consignment are all freshly painted. How can they have any collection value?" Lou Zhenhua waved his hand and followed him.

The owner of Lou's Antique Shop also realized that he might have said something wrong. How could he be brought here personally by his own boss without some background?
Could it be that the big deal was pushed away?

"Is it true that you don't like my store?"

"How could there be none? They are all genuine, but I am short of money and have nothing! Besides, what would I do with them?"

"You didn't lie. Although they are all genuine, they are from modern times and are not worth much."

Zheng Chaoyang nodded and stepped in.

"Oh, Mr. Lou, you are such a rare guest! Who is this?"

"Just take a look. I heard that you have the most complete collection of Zuo Shu's paintings in the whole city?"

"Oh, sir, you have come to the right place. I will get it for you to take a look!"

[The unknown fingerprint has been recorded and matched with the suspicious fingerprint C on the kidnapper’s letter]

Sure enough!

They are indeed in the same group.

In other words, Bai Yulan and Meng Qinggui knew each other.

The shopkeeper took out more than a dozen scrolls of calligraphy in one breath, and only one of them had two golden dialog boxes on it.

Zheng Chaoyang pretended to pick it up and unfold it, then picked up the magnifying glass beside him and looked closely at the two golden dialog boxes, and indeed found a clue.

"This is a good painting, Boss. I'm afraid you're the only one in the whole Liulichang who has this painting, right?"

"It's a small business, a small business. If you really want it, just give me 50,000 and take it away!"

"fifty thousand?"

"Hey, since you are Mr. Lou's friend..."

"That's not what I meant. I just think this one is the best. It's more vivid than the others. Could you introduce Mr. Xueshan to me?"

The shopkeeper looked as if he understood. "Oh, that's right. When the person who delivers the calligraphy comes, I'll talk to her and feel out what she has to say."

Zheng Chaoyang took out a 50,000 yuan bill and handed it over, and the shopkeeper's impression of him changed.

“Brother Lou, I originally wanted to come to your antique shop to take a look, but I didn’t expect that we would have the opportunity to cooperate again next time.”

"It's okay, it's okay. Even if the deal doesn't go through, there's still righteousness! Boss Jia, this way please!"

Hey, this guy has even assigned a role to himself.

Boss Jia, fake boss, you are scolding me!

"Did you see something?"

"Give this to Bai Ling when you get back, and she'll know everything. By the way, are there any antique shops that..."

"Lianhuo? It means antique shops take each other's goods and sell them on behalf of each other. Why are you asking this? Who are you going to set a trap for?"

"I heard that Wei Qiang's reputation has become tarnished in Liulichang, and no one dares to do business with him."

"you think."

"I heard that there is a term in the antique street called 'package stall'?"

Lou Zhenhua suddenly smiled and immediately understood.

"Are you planning to cheat Wei Qiang and Zhang Daban at the same time? How did he offend you?"

"All counterfeiting and falsification are illegal and must be eliminated at the source."

"Okay, I'll have someone arrange it right away. Will you take care of everything in the entire Tan Gu Zhai?"

"No, Wei Qiang likes to be pretentious. As for calligraphy and painting, Shi Tao's is the best."

Everyone knows that Zhang Daban specializes in Shi Tao, and you also want to take over a stall of Shi Tao. Wouldn't that tell Wei Qiang that this was obtained from Zhang Daban?
"When you go, remember to invite that tattered marquis. Of course, remember to notify me in advance. I will still go with you in this honor."

"Then I'll take care of my second child."

The owner of the bookstore watched Zheng Chaoyang get into Lou Zhenhua's car and leave.

The car stopped directly in the alley of Yandaixie Street.

Duomen caught a glimpse of Lou Zhenhua and Zheng Chaoyang, put down his bowl of noodles and followed them.

Three people entered Bai Ling's room one after another and closed the door.

"You found the clue so quickly?"

"You should collect fingerprints first!"

"There are too many suspicious fingerprints on this scroll of calligraphy, aren't there?"

"So we can only leave it to you, a professional intelligence expert, to compare them one by one. You'll treat me to dinner!"

"I'll treat you, I'll treat you. As long as you can save my second child, I'll take care of his three meals a day!"

The workload of this comparison is really huge, and there are already dozens of pieces of tape on Bai Ling's desk.

"Yes, the last set of suspicious fingerprints on the kidnapper's letter matches. But this doesn't mean that Mr. Xueshan is one of the kidnappers!"

"Of course not. The rest of the fingerprints should be sorted and registered as usual. They may be useful in the future."

"Wait a minute, let me take a look!"

“Put on gloves!”

After being reminded by Bai Ling, Duomen stared at the strokes of the calligraphy characters.

"What's wrong? Do we know each other?"

"I have some impression of these two words! Wait for a moment!"

Then I saw Duomen running into the house in a daze.

"What happened?"

Zheng Chaoyang breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, every golden dialog box had a story!
After a full hour, Duomen came back, sweating profusely and soaked all over.

It’s easy to catch a cold if your clothes are soaked in winter, but Duomen doesn’t care at all now.

"Mr. Lou, do you still remember a kidnapping case? The person kidnapped was Langgege from the Fushan Beizi family!"

"Oh, I seem to have some impression of you. Is this Langgege the same as you?"

"All in all, Princess Huilan should call me uncle."

Speaking of this, Duomen's eyes were red. "In order to find the whereabouts of Princess Huilan, we almost turned the whole city upside down. I can't find the newspaper from that year for a while now. There is also the handwriting of the kidnappers on it, which is also written from the left! It is somewhat similar to the two words above."

"Cross the bridge, follow the ditch, and go forward. You will see a pavilion. Next to the pavilion is an overturned stool with a letter underneath. Is this the sentence?"

"Mr. Lou, yes, yes, that's right! That's great, I'm glad you still remember it. It's a pity that I don't have the newspapers from ten years ago, otherwise I could compare them."

Zheng Chaoyang calmed the excited Duomen down and asked, "Do you still remember the situation at Fushan Beizi's home?"

"I remember! I followed the case from beginning to end, how could I not remember? At that time, only two people in the entire Beizi Mansion were not at home. Master Zheng, do you also think that Huilan Gege was kidnapped by her family?"

"First, tell me, where was Fushan Beizi's family at that time?"

"Where else could it be? The tram factory today is where their family originally lived. It's on Fahua Temple West Street, the one with the dead tree in front of the door."

"Then tell me, who are the two people who are not present?"

"What a coincidence. One of them is now working as a financial officer in the accounting office of the tram factory. His name is Wang Yiben, and the other is the concubine of Prince Fushan, named Bai Yulan. Hiss, Bai Yulan even testified for Wang Yiben at the time, saying that the two of them went to collect debts together. So these two went together ten years ago? For matters like collecting debts, why would a concubine in the mansion need to go in person? At that time, I was completely focused on the matter of Princess Huilan, and I didn't think about it carefully at all!"

"Bai Yulan? Is that Bai Yulan, the head nurse of Tzu Chi Hospital?"

Bai Ling's voice suddenly came, and seeing that several people were looking over, she quickly explained, "Last time you were shot and sent to Tzu Chi Hospital, I met this head nurse Bai Yulan."

Duomen sighed, "If this little girl were still alive, she would be in her twenties now! She always clung to me back then, and I even gave her a red bow."

A woman in a blue cheongsam walked into the only bookstore in Liulichang that sold left-handed books.

"You're here? I was just coming to look for you!"

"Boss, how are the sales of that batch of calligraphy?"

"You know what? The sales were quite good. This is the balance after deducting the commission. Please keep it for now."

"So many? Did you meet a big client?"

"What a coincidence! The big customer from the Lou family across the street fell in love with the calligraphy as soon as he arrived and didn't even bargain."

When she heard the Lou family, the woman looked a little unnatural, "Didn't you say anything else?"

"Let me introduce Mr. Xueshan to you. I can't make the decision. Must I wait for you to come?"

"If he comes next time, please leave his contact information and I will contact him personally. Where does he appear to be from?"

"From the accent, he seems to be from Shanxi. The man from the Lou family is also very respectful. He must be a very important merchant. Oh, I heard Mr. Lou call him Boss Jia."

"I see."

After saying that, the woman left.

In the backyard of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, an old lady came out for a walk to digest her food as usual, and saw a woman in a blue cheongsam getting off a rickshaw from a distance.

"How come you have time to come and see an old woman like me?"

"What are you talking about, Madam? Why don't you invite me in and have a seat?"

"Come with me!"

As soon as the two people walked into the yard, they were seen and followed by Jia Zhang.

It was not until he saw two people going to the backyard that he went back to the house in disappointment.

"Mom, where have you been?"

"I'm going to find a job for you. Report to Lou's Steel Rolling Mill tomorrow!"

Jia Zhang quickly tidied her clothes and wiped the corners of her mouth to make sure there was nothing wrong. Then she smiled and walked towards her son, "Dongxu, you have to work hard!"

"Mom, I'm afraid I can't do it well."

"What are you afraid of? I'll go find Yi Zhonghai later. If he's willing to take you in as his apprentice, won't you be able to walk around the steel mill as you please?"

Xu Fugui was whistling as he passed by the gate of the Jia family. When he caught a glimpse of Jia Zhang's sad eyes, he immediately smiled awkwardly and slipped away.

This woman is becoming more and more unbearable, and my old waist is suffering!
The woman walked into the old lady's room and was seen by Xu Fugui who had just returned when she closed the door.

I looked at the old lady's room in surprise. I haven't heard that the old lady has any relatives at home?

This woman is quite pretty!
"Speak now! You never come to the temple for no reason."

"Mammy, teach me!"

"Don't try to be so rude. From the moment you married into the Fushan Mansion and became his concubine, we were no longer connected."

"Mammy, I know I was wrong!"

"Are you going to talk or not? If you don't want to talk, you can go now. I am tired."

"Madam, do you know the Lou family?"

Hearing the words "Lou family", the old lady's eyes became sharp, "Why are you asking this?"

"The Lou family seems to be targeting me."

"Let me make it clear. You have done something shameful again, right? Otherwise, why would the Lou family, which is known as the master of half the city, take it out on you?"

The woman told the old lady the whole story and then lowered her head.

"You are courting death! Kidnapping the Lou family, what are you thinking? Even if there are rumors that the Lou family intends to withdraw from the city, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and you, a concubine, can't challenge that! Besides, Prince Fushan's family has all dispersed, and you are not worthy of the title of concubine! Do you really think your beauty is invincible?"

"Mammy, the mistake has been made. Please think of a way to make amends for it!"

"What can I do? I have always wanted to know the situation of Huilan's child, but you have never been willing to tell me."

"Mammy, why aren't the pillars and the rainwater here?"

"What are you going to do with them again?"

(End of this chapter)