I'm only five years old, how come I've become the military region's darling?

When Xiaochun was mentioned, He Bingqian smiled dismissively: "What else can he be? He's just an ordinary kid, looks well-behaved and shy, not very brave, and doesn't have much confidence."

Old He's gaze darkened slightly: "You looked closely? He's just an ordinary child?"

He Bingqian picked up the tea handed to him by the maid, took a sip, and said casually, "I talked to Yusen about professional topics for two hours, and she sat there the whole time, not getting a word in edgewise. When I asked her for her opinion, she said she didn't understand, looking completely bewildered. What real skills could a mere five-year-old possibly have?"

"Little expert? I think that's all an exaggeration. I guess Yusen is deliberately praising her. What can a child know? At most, she's seen a few superficial things with her family, and people are exaggerating her abilities."

"Skull reconstruction and ancient painting copying—which of these doesn't require solid skills? I think she's just lucky to have caught Lin Yusen's eye and be taken under his wing to broaden her horizons. She seems rather timid; I only said a few professional things, and she didn't dare utter a word. She was timid and hesitant the whole time, lacking any confidence whatsoever. She's just an ordinary kid who can't cause any trouble."

Old He frowned as he read his grandson's words, but didn't ask any more questions. He was thinking about the child that Lin Laosan had mentioned earlier.

Lin Yusen is a police officer. If the child he brought today is the daughter of that so-called "Master Fang," then this matter is worth pondering.

Looking at his grandfather's expression, He Bingqian knew he was overthinking things. "Grandpa, she's just a child. It's normal for her to be observant and adaptable after running around outside so much. If she really had any skills, she wouldn't have remained completely silent when Yusen and I were discussing the case. She just pretended to be clueless the whole time. To put it bluntly, she really didn't understand and had nothing to show for herself."

"Grandpa, don't overestimate her; she'll amount to nothing."

Old He was silent for a moment: "Perhaps I'm overthinking it. Regardless of whether she has real skills or not, since Lin Yusen values ​​her, you shouldn't underestimate her."

He Bingqian waved his hand casually, "I know."

In her eyes, Xiaochun was just an ordinary child who was overhyped.

Meanwhile, Xiaochun was taken home by Lin Yusen.

As soon as the door closed, Xiaochun ran into the house.

"Captain Xing, Captain Xing!"

Xing Yong crawled out of the room. "What's wrong?"

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

The little guy buried his head in Xing Yong's arms. "Captain Xing, I think I saw that Master He today."

"What?"

Xing Yong was startled. "Really?"

Xiaochun nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I'm telling you, he immediately tried to find out my identity, and I almost gave myself away."

The little guy stretched out his hand and gestured in a particularly exaggerated way, "I was so scared that I didn't dare to say anything."

"Tell me slowly, explain everything from beginning to end. How did Old He test you?"

Xiaochun tilted her head back and thought for a moment, "That old man He kept staring at me, it was quite scary. He also kept asking me questions, and I pretended not to understand anything, but I felt that he still suspected me."

"However, I acted like I knew nothing in front of his grandson later. I'm a little worried that Master He will suspect me in the future. Captain Xing, if he suspects me, do you think he will have Master Lin test us?"

Xing Yong's expression was serious. "That's possible. The painting was just delivered today. If Master He is with Master Lin next time, we'll be exposed."

"What should we do then?"

Xing Yong shook his head. He hadn't expected Xiao Chun to meet the legendary Old Man He.

"Okay, let's tell Xie Mingzhou about this first, and find out the specific identity of this Master He. Now that you've met him, we're not necessarily the passive party."

Xing Yong's eyes darkened. "What we need to do now is to understand our opponent."

When Xie Mingzhou returned in the evening, Xing Yong immediately took Xiao Chun to find him.

"Can Xiaochun draw that person?"

Xiaochun knew she would definitely need it, so she had prepared it in advance.

He quickly handed it over to Xie Mingzhou, but Xie Mingzhou was stunned as soon as he opened it and saw the screen.

"Do you know him?"

Xie Mingzhou nodded, his expression growing increasingly serious. "I know this person. He used to work for the Cultural Relics Management Committee."

The Cultural Relics Management Committee, as the name suggests, is a committee responsible for the management of cultural relics.

Xiaochun and Xingyong exchanged a glance; neither of them had expected it to be this kind of person.

The Cultural Relics Management Committee wants counterfeit items?

Xing Yong felt a lump in his throat; he couldn't even imagine the chain of interests behind it.

There's another crucial point: if Mr. He had only targeted cultural relics, that would be understandable, but Wang Ming was smuggling medicines.

That batch of medicine was not ordinary medicine either.

What role did this Mr. He play?

"Just who exactly is this Master He?"

Xie Mingzhou said in a serious voice, "He Jingshan has been working at the Cultural Relics Management Committee for many years. He has handled the appraisal of a large number of unearthed cultural relics and has a great reputation in the field. He knows a lot."

Xing Yong: "Have you had any contact with him before?"

Xie Mingzhou nodded. "I've had contact with him once or twice before, and he always provided expert support. I'm not familiar with him beyond that."

Xing Yong already understood the general situation.

Cultural relics and medicine, two completely unrelated things, happen to be connected in one person.

Since He Jingshan tested Xiaochun today, his personality suggests he won't easily dismiss his doubts.

He Bingqian is arrogant and easily deceived by appearances, but He Jingshan is a cunning old fox. He won't dispel his suspicions based on just a few words, and he will definitely arrange other tests later.

Xing Yong took a deep breath. "Captain Xie, I'd also like to trouble you to privately compile a detailed profile of He Jingshan and the cases he's handled. Oh, and I'll also need your help with the personnel relations section."

Xie Mingzhou nodded. "This is easy to handle. I'll take care of it before I leave. But there's one problem: his grandson, He Bingqian, is an advisor to the province. Also, there's something else you might not know: Ding Sheng is He Bingqian's uncle."

"Our investigation of their information might alert them, and if that happens, we'll be in a more passive position."

Xing Yong immediately understood Xie Mingzhou's meaning. These two people, one in the province and one in the city, were definitely not doing anything small when they wanted to investigate someone's information. In this situation, it would be easy for others to notice, which would be equivalent to handing someone a handle on you.

It seems that this is not an easy task after all.

There's definitely something fishy about He Jingshan. It would be strange if there wasn't something wrong with the network of relationships he has built up like that.

"So what do you plan to do?" Xing Yong thought of Xie Mingzhou's promise earlier. It was so difficult, yet he still agreed. It was impossible for him not to give something in return.

Xie Mingzhou remained silent for a moment.

He remained silent, and Xing Yong frowned, immediately standing up. "It's not your time to make a sacrifice yet. Have you forgotten about Wu Li?"

Xiaochun realized what was happening at that moment.

"Actually, it's not that there's no way; we do have ways to find out."