Peerless Cupid System

Shen Qiaoyan giggled, but Xu Ya grabbed her hand to stop her from doing anything reckless. "Alright, alright, let's go to the old gentleman's study."

Xu Ya had been here before, so she knew the way.

He led the two into a spacious study, which was their destination.

The bookshelves around the study are as high as the ceiling, and they are piled with books, most of which are foreign language books.

The room was filled with the scent of books, and Ling Ziqian and Shen Qiaoyan even thought they had entered a library.

“Normally, the old gentleman keeps his personal seal in his study.” Xu Ya pointed to a desk.

"Is it in the drawer? Is it locked?" Ling Ziqian asked curiously. He didn't go over because there were other people there.

A middle-aged man was talking to a woman who looked like a maid. He was well-dressed and wearing a very conspicuous yellow tie.

The young man said earlier that he had hired a law firm to investigate the matter.

I guess that middle-aged man in the yellow tie is from the firm.

Xu Ya didn't know the specifics either; she glanced toward the desk.

Ling Ziqian understood immediately and walked towards the desk to listen to what the two were saying.

The man in the tie asked the maid all sorts of questions. His questions were very detailed, concerning the time, place, and people involved. It was clear from his tone that he was a professional.

He was somewhat dissatisfied with Ling Ziqian's eavesdropping, but said nothing.

He had a voice recorder in his hand, and if he felt that something the maid said was important, he would quickly write it down in his notebook.

They were professionals, fully equipped, while Ling Ziqian came empty-handed, looking like he was there to visit rather than to investigate.

Ling Ziqian was somewhat embarrassed, but he possessed the ability to remember everything he saw, which included visual, auditory, and tactile senses.

Once you remember it in your mind, you won't forget it!

Shen Qiaoyan originally wanted to listen to what the maid was saying, but seeing the room full of books, she couldn't help but look around, wanting to pick up a book to read.

Xu Ya silently stopped Shen Qiaoyan from acting recklessly.

Ling Ziqian stood by the desk, straining his ears to listen to the conversation between the man in the tie and the maid.

"You mean, there were suspicious people outside the villa the night before last?"

"That's right, everyone saw it."

"How suspicious is it? Did you see the other person clearly, whether they were male or female?"

"No, it was nighttime, and the person was in the dark. In short, the person's behavior was suspicious."

"I see there are security cameras outside the villa. Can I watch the footage?"

“If you’re looking for that suspicious person, watching the surveillance footage won’t help, because there was a power outage that night, and the footage from that day wasn’t saved in time, so it’s all gone.”

Hearing these words, the man in the tie felt very regretful.

When asked a few more questions, the maid said she was busy and did not answer the man in the tie's questions further.

After the maid left, the man in the tie looked at Ling Ziqian with displeasure, "Hey, can't you have some professional ethics? Why don't you go and find out for yourself? What kind of skill is it to eavesdrop?"

Ling Ziqian scratched his head awkwardly.

Hearing the man in the tie shouting like that, Shen Qiaoyan rushed over and said, "We were just standing there listening, we weren't bothering you, why are you yelling? After you've asked them, are you expecting us to ask them too? Won't they get annoyed?"

Faced with Shen Qiaoyan's rebuttal, the man in the tie was speechless. "Which agency are you from? Don't you know that information is money? This is an infringement of your rights. I can sue you!"

"Go ahead and sue us. I don't think you can solve this problem. You're just trying to extort money from us by suing us!"

"What nonsense are you spouting? Who can't handle this?" the man in the tie said angrily. "You're all obviously newbies. Just wait until I find the official seal, and you'll be crying your eyes out. Don't follow me, or I'll really sue you!"

The man in the tie shouted this as he prepared to leave the study.

"Hehe, how about we make a bet and see if you find the private seal first, or if we do?" Shen Qiaoyan giggled and made a frivolous fuss.

“Hey…” Ling Ziqian pulled the reckless guy back, but it was too late.

The man in the tie looked at Shen Qiaoyan with considerable interest. "How do we bet? If I find the private seal first, how much money will you give me?"

"I don't have any money, but I believe we'll be the ones to find the private seal first. When that happens, the loser will have to bark like a dog!"

"you……"

The man in the tie angrily raised his fist, feeling he had been tricked.

But this place doesn't allow you to shout.

He glared angrily at Shen Qiaoyan and strode away.

Ling Ziqian tapped Shen Qiaoyan on the head. This girl is just making trouble for herself!

Shen Qiaoyan playfully grabbed Ling Ziqian's arm, "Master, hurry up and find the private seal, let's make that bastard miserable!"

Chapter 174 How will we know we're wrong if we don't talk about it?

Personal seals are small things, and I don't even know anything about them. I've never even seen one.

Finding it yourself all at once is definitely harder than climbing to heaven.

Seeing Ling Ziqian's troubled expression, Shen Qiaoyan walked to the other end of the desk and opened a drawer.

She smiled and waved to Ling Ziqian, "Master, come and smell this place, then see where the private seal is now!"

Ling Ziqian's face darkened. That guy was treating him like a dog!

Ling Ziqian reached out and gave her a hard flick on the forehead!

Shen Qiaoyan held her head in frustration, muttering that she was trying to find a solution for Ling Ziqian, but he didn't appreciate it.

Xu Ya peeked over and sniffed the drawer. She looked at Ling Ziqian with delight, "Maybe this will work. This drawer smells like ink pad."

Even that guy is messing around with them!

"Regardless of whether the personal seal has any scent, something that small is definitely held in the hand and put in the pocket, so the scent would have been completely blocked!"

Ling Ziqian explained. Only then did the two guys nod.

He breathed a sigh of relief. Ling Ziqian also went over to take a look.

The desk was quite heavy and appeared to be made of precious wood. The drawers contained few personal items, but rather some office supplies.

The drawer wasn't locked, and the personal seal was there; anyone who wanted to take it could practically get their hands on it.

Shen Qiaoyan sat down with a grin on the chair, a grand chair that looked very expensive. (She then lowered her chin.)

Ling Ziqian reached out and grabbed Shen Qiaoyan. This girl can't stay still for a moment!

“Sister Xu Ya.” Ling Ziqian looked at Xu Ya, “I would like to know about the contract your company signed with the old gentleman. Also, which company’s subordinates were the people who kidnapped Huo Nan before?”

Xu Ya was willing to answer these questions, but this wasn't the place to talk. "Let's go back to the car and talk," she said.

Ling Ziqian had no objection, but Shen Qiaoyan insisted on going to see other places.

After forcibly dragging the guy downstairs and into the car, Shen Qiaoyan calmed down while listening to Xu Ya's words.

The man's company is called Tianhuo Group. He came here to sign a food contract with the old man.

The old man will grant Tianhuo Group a technology, and if Tianhuo Group obtains this technology, it will cause a food company in Haitang City to go bankrupt.

In order to prevent the company from going bankrupt, that company tried every means to prevent Tianhuo Group from coming here.

Although there is no evidence to suggest that the company was responsible for injuring Fireman's father and kidnapping Fireman.

But this is almost obvious.

Ling Ziqian didn't use his ambiguity value; his photographic memory was enough to allow him to clearly sort things out.

It's highly likely that the personal seal was stolen by that bankrupt company.

But if the personal seal is stolen, can't a handwritten signature be used instead?

Could it be that the other party knows that the old man won't sign the contract if the personal seal is missing?

Ling Ziqian asked, "Does the old gentleman have this habit of not signing contracts without his personal seal?"

Xu Ya shook her head. "I've never heard of such a thing."

Ling Ziqian frowned again. Xu Ya works in Tianhai City and doesn't know about this. Could it be that the company in Haitang City knows about it?

The day before yesterday, suspicious people appeared. Did the company know that they couldn't stop the Fire Man's family from arriving, so they took action in advance?

Furthermore, the perfectly timed power outage resulted in the loss of surveillance video footage.

Did the people in that company bribe someone in this villa, just like they bribed Ah Guang?

They have some clues, but they are too scattered and Ling Ziqian can't find a way through them.

"Sister Xu Ya, what was the situation like when you signed the contract?" Ling Ziqian continued to ask.

“At that time…” Xu Ya adjusted her glasses and squinted as she recalled, “After we parted ways, I took Xiao Nan to the company, had him change his clothes, and then brought a few people from the company here. The contract was to be signed in that study just now. The old gentleman opened the drawer, found that the personal seal was missing, and then stopped the signing.”

"More details," Ling Ziqian wanted to know more. "Originally, it was Huo Nan's father who was supposed to sign the contract, but Huo Nan did instead. Did the old man say anything? Could it be that he was unhappy and deliberately said that the personal seal was missing?"

Xu Ya shook her head. "That's not how it is. When the old man saw Huo Nan, he said that heroes emerge from among the young. He was very happy and even compared his grandson to him, that is, the square-faced young man from earlier. As a result, the young man was very unhappy."

Shen Qiaoyan immediately raised her hand, "That person must have stolen the private seal, not wanting Grandpa to cooperate with Fire Man!"

Xu Ya laughed, "It was when the old gentleman compared the two of them during the signing of the contract that he became unhappy. At that time, he had no chance to steal the private seal. The private seal must have been lost before the contract was signed. Don't forget, he also called people to look for the private seal."

Shen Qiaoyan immediately felt depressed. "Perhaps he was against signing the contract from the beginning?"

Xu Ya smiled and patted Shen Qiaoyan's head. "This is a win-win contract, and he approves of it."

Ling Ziqian looked out the car window; the atmosphere on the lawn was very lively.

The square-faced young man and the fiery man stood together; they were the two youngest in the crowd, so comparing the two was quite normal.

The fire-loving man was always smiling, while the square-faced youth sometimes looked quite unwell.

The old man sitting in the chair basking in the sun kept glancing at the square-faced young man, as if he had high hopes for his grandson.

Ling Ziqian sighed inwardly. He wondered how the square-faced young man fared in business, but in his daily life, he had definitely disappointed the old man!

"Master, look at that man in the tie!" Shen Qiaoyan shook Ling Ziqian's arm anxiously.

"What's wrong?" Ling Ziqian looked towards the villa in confusion.

"He's so hardworking. We can't just sit in the car and do nothing, can we?"