Happy Shennong

Chapter 248 Something Happened to Old Hou

After Linley returned home, he took a shower first, and then packed his wallet while smoking a cigarette.

After collecting the check for 60 yuan, he picked up his mobile phone and planned to call Lao Hou to say good news.But the phone was clearly connected, but no one answered.When I called again after a while, it was prompted that the other party had turned off the phone.He thought, it should be that Lao Hou was busy with business and forgot to charge his phone, so he didn't care.

He went into the bedroom, locked the door, took out the "Treasure Appraisal Catalog" from the Shennong Pagoda and started to read it.He found that the first few pages introduced how to appreciate various gemstones, and the latter part talked about how to appreciate various antiques.Judging from the accompanying pictures, he had never seen or even heard of most of the antiques mentioned in the ancient books.

And just when he was about to finish flipping through the ancient books, his heart suddenly tightened.In the process of flipping quickly, he seemed to see a very familiar picture, and hurriedly rummaged back one by one.After turning over a few pages, his hands froze suddenly, and his whole body froze.

On the page facing him now, there is a picture of a tower, and the words next to it are: Shennong Tower!

Unexpectedly, the Shennong Pagoda was also included in the "Appraisal of Treasures"!This is also the first time in his history that he saw the keyword "Shen Nong Pagoda" in a book.It was only then that he realized that it was not that no one knew about Shennong Tower, it was just that few people knew about it, and he hadn't encountered it yet.

At least, Senior Qingfeng knew it.

Apart from being shocked and delighted, he was also curious.How did senior Qingfeng collect information about Shennong Tower?In the ancient books of appreciating treasures, how will Shennong Pagoda be introduced?

"Huh...huh..."

Linley took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, and fixed his gaze on the ancient book.

Below the picture, there is an ancient text that is obviously handwritten:
The Shennong Pagoda, with seven floors in total, was built by the foundry master Yong Hao with all his efforts, and it is a rare thing in the world.Later, it was given to Yuannong, the master of farming, and regarded as an inheritance.There are hidden mysteries in this pagoda, and you can only enter if you recognize the master with a drop of blood.Diligent cultivation and diligent enlightenment can earn Yuannong's lifetime income.The strength of a thousand catties, the body of gold and steel, the dominance of the six senses, and the respect of heart power are all the foundations.It is rumored that through this tower, you can reach the realm beyond the sky.

After reading this passage, Linley realized that the Shennong Pagoda was not cast by Senior Yuan Nong, but by Senior Yonghao.However, he has already achieved the recognition of the Lord with a drop of blood and the strength of a thousand catties mentioned later, so what is the meaning of the following things?

A body of gold and steel should mean a body of indestructible gold and steel.The master of the six senses refers to the powerful six senses, vision and hearing.The Venerable of Heart Power probably refers to a powerful mind or consciousness.

Any one of these is a skill against the sky for ordinary people.But senior Qingfeng said that these are just the basics, that is, entry-level.He couldn't help wondering, how many secrets are hidden in Shennong Tower?After diligent cultivation and enlightenment, what kind of height can you reach?
Also, the last sentence says that you can reach "the realm beyond the sky".Does it mean that the human realm is as high as the sky, or is it possible to go to places beyond the sky?

Lei really couldn't figure it out.

After reading this text, although he had a better understanding of Nongta, it also brought him more unsolved mysteries, which made his heart itch, and he wanted to let go of everything and concentrate on exploring. The secret of Shennong Tower.However, he didn't know where to go and who to find to inquire about the situation.

The only thing he can do now is to make good use of Shennong Tower, and the secrets of Shennong Tower will be revealed bit by bit.Although the speed is very slow, he can't think of a better way for the time being.It seems that this is what Senior Yuan Nong wants to see, otherwise there is no need to spend a lot of time carving so many totems similar to the instructions.

"call……"

Linley let out a long sigh of relief, closed the "Appraisal of Treasures", and put it back inside the tower.As usual, I took a cup of pond water and drank it, and began to sit quietly.When he felt the blood gushing from the heat spreading to all parts of his body again, he finally understood that this was forging a body of gold and steel.

If you want to have an indestructible body of gold and steel, you must strengthen all parts of your body, from the inside to the outside, to a certain extent, and there must be no weak spots...

The next morning, Linley got up early as a habit.After eating breakfast, I went to the greenhouse to have a look and arranged some work.I went to the reservoir again, checked the progress of the chicken coop, and then drove into the city.

He went to the bank to cash the check, thinking that he might need to pay people at any time to do business in the future, and the mobile phone could not turn over large amounts of funds, so he also opened the check business.For 50 yuan, I bought a bank transfer check and a cash check.

The bank staff was explaining to him how to fill out the check and the precautions when the phone rang suddenly.

Seeing that it was Lao Hou calling, he quickly walked aside and picked up the phone: "Hello Lao Hou..."

"Your name is Linley?" It was not Laohou's voice that came through the phone, but a dull baritone.

Linley's eyes sank, and he hurriedly asked, "I'm Linley. Who are you? Why is Lao Hou's cell phone with you?"

"I'm a policeman. Do you know where Laohou lives? It's just behind his restaurant. Come here now, as soon as possible!"

"Hiss... what happened?"

"You come over and talk, hurry up! Beep..."

The phone hung up immediately, and Linley's heart hung up.The first feeling is that something happened to Lao Hou, maybe it's not a trivial matter.The police were alerted, and even the police were in a hurry.

He didn't even bother to learn how to write checks, so he rushed out as fast as he could and drove away.

Yesterday, I made an appointment to meet Kong Yunzhou at the entrance of the Gambling Stone Market at ten o'clock today, and he chose the nearest bank in this direction.And Lao Hou lived opposite the entrance of the market, very close, and he arrived in a few minutes.It can be seen from a distance that a cordon has been put up in front of Laohou's restaurant.There are police officers standing guard inside, and many spectators are surrounded outside.

Linley pulled over and stopped the car, and ran straight in, but was stopped by the police: "Stop, no one else is allowed to enter!"

"I'm Linley, someone called me just now!" Linley explained.

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a square face in a police uniform came out of the house and shouted: "Let him in!"

Linley went in smoothly, ran up to Guozilian and asked, "Officer, what happened to Lao Hou?"

With a gloomy face, Guo Zi said sullenly, "Old Hou is dead."

"Dead? How did he die?" Linley only felt a "buzz" in his head.Didn't it look fine yesterday?It's only been one night, why did he die?

Staring into Linley's eyes with a square face, he said slowly, "It's preliminarily determined to be a suicide, but the possibility of homicide cannot be completely ruled out. I called you here, just to get some information from you."

"As long as I know, I will never hide it!"

"When was the last time you saw Lao Hou?"

"Yesterday at noon. Actually, that was the first time I saw him too."

"You mean... you just met yesterday?"

"Yes."

"Did you call him last night? What can you do with him? Where were you at that time?"

"It's a long story, I need to elaborate or..."

Guozilian thought for a while and said, "Let's start with your acquaintance, try to be as detailed as possible. Including when you met him, tell me if there is anything unusual in the store."

Linley nodded, and truthfully told the process of getting acquainted with Lao Hou yesterday.However, he didn't mention "Appraisal of Treasures", he just said that he felt that Lao Hou's life was very difficult, and Lao Hou also told him some anecdotes about gambling stones, which he felt benefited a lot.The two of them chatted quite well, so they gave Lao Hou 1000 yuan.

As for calling Lao Hou at home at night, it was because he listened to Lao Hou's advice during the day, went to the stone market to make some money, and planned to give Lao Hou a dividend, but the phone didn't get through.

Guozilian listened carefully, and asked suspiciously: "Then why didn't you stop by to look for Lao Hou when you left the Gambling Stone Market yesterday?"

"I was in a hurry to go to the bank, and Wei Bo was with me, so I didn't come."

"Wai Bo... Who is he? According to you, you just met yesterday? Don't you have a defensive mind? Everyone who just met can chat together?"

Linley shook his head: "Old Hou and I can really chat. As for Wei Bo, he said he had nothing to do and insisted on letting me go shopping with him. Anyway, I have to choose stones, so I can't refuse."

"I see. That's it for the time being. Don't leave the city these few days. We may need your assistance in our investigation at any time."

"No problem. I...can I go and see Laohou?"

The square-shaped face hesitated for a few seconds, but still stretched out his hand and pointed in: "Hurry up, it's time to move out in a while."

Linley nodded, and went into the backyard, where Lao Hou rented.Laohou was found lying on the ground, covered by a mat.There are a few policemen who are collecting information in the house, collecting fingerprints, footprints and so on.Several people were still standing at the door.

Seeing this scene, Linley's heart ached again.He couldn't figure it out, how could such a kind and upright old man die suddenly without any reason?Judging from Lao Hou's state yesterday, there is no tendency to commit suicide at all.

Could it be murder?

But still the same sentence, the old Hou is so kind, he even admits the debts his son borrowed, and he has been trying to repay the money. It stands to reason that he would have no enemies, let alone the big revenge that can only be avenged by taking people's lives. There may be.

Is it suicide?

The more Linley thought about it, the more confused he became. He raised his hand and patted his forehead, looked around and asked, "Who first discovered what happened to Laohou?"

"I..." An old woman at the door raised her hand in response.

"Can you tell me what happened at that time?"

The old woman nodded and said: "I am Lao Hou's landlord. He is not in charge of catering, and he usually gets up very early every day. But today I got up and walked around, and found that he hadn't opened the door yet. I just I went to the window and shouted a few times, but no one answered, I looked in through the glass again, and I found Laohou lying motionless on the ground. I hurriedly found a spare key to open the door, and called the police at the same time! "

(End of this chapter)