After the clues were interrupted, it was inconvenient for Qi Shufang to come forward to investigate, she couldn't just run to Chen Sanchuan and ask him, right? It was not good to send someone to investigate what Chen Sanchuan had given to other people besides Chen Lao and Chen Chi, after all, even if Ma Tianlong's last words came first, she would not be right, let alone He Jianguo and Professor Jin.

Therefore, on the day she received Mu Xuexun's telegram, Qi Shufang immediately notified Ma Hu.

At that time, there were submarine cables, and telegrams could be sent to China, Britain, France and other countries, not to mention Hong Kong, which already belonged to its own country.

Ma Hu's net worth has reached hundreds of millions, he has both a jewelry company and an entertainment company, and he has traveled back and forth to the mainland several times and secretly acquired a lot of antiques that were not sealed during the catastrophe, so it is conceivable that he will make huge profits in the future, and he doesn't care about the inheritance left by Ma Tianlong, and intends to hand it over to Qi Shufang to deal with, and he said in his last words that he didn't plan to ask for half of the treasures for his brothers and sisters, but the fairy jade ornament was his mother's favorite thing during her lifetime, so he immediately took the opportunity to come to Gupeng City again by plane.

"So, Professor Chen really got the things left by Ma Lao?" "Although Ma Tianlong's family is ruined, it is very likely that the things in his hands have flowed out a long time ago, but it will not be such a coincidence.

Ma Hu said in a deep voice: "I remember some of the precious items in my father's hands, after all, I often see them, I have not only seen the jade lion head paperweight you said, but also used it for a period of time when practicing calligraphy, Cixi used it, and my father bragged about it I don't know how many times, because I am the eldest son, and I have obtained the most things used." Several things, including the nine-eyed dzi, were things that my father used to play with from time to time, and I was very impressed. The immortal phoenix is the thing of the first mother, and after the death of the first mother, it has been placed in the study of the first father. I don't remember the Chengni inkstone, I also remember the Tianhuangshi Tiger paperweight, if I remember correctly, there was a tiger missing half an ear, that was when I quarreled with my father, my father grabbed me and smashed me, I dodged, and the paperweight smashed on the door frame and fell. ”

Wouldn't it? Two of the three things in Chen Ning's hand had provenances? Qi Shufang recalled that the Tianhuang stone carved tiger paperweight she saw in Chen Ning Shufang, and there was indeed one that was slightly mutilated, which matched Ma Hu's words.

"That Hetian Jade Beast Town ......" and the tourmaline jade diamond given to Mu Xuexun.

"I don't remember. Ma Hu's face was a little unsightly, but he quickly overturned his answer just now, and his tone was also a little disgusted, "I don't know a lot of jewelry in my father's hands, after all, I am not a woman, I have only seen large furnishings." There is such a pair of white jade paperweights in my father's study, and I later gave the third aunt Taisheng a birthday gift, is it the pair that Chen Sanchuan gave to Chen Chi, I didn't see it with my own eyes, I don't know if it's not. The things given by the father are usually not returned, and the treasures that are hidden should be his own, and the treasures given to his children and grandchildren will not be brought back and hidden, so I am not sure. ”

Ma Tianlong has countless treasures in his hands, even if Ma Hu is his eldest son, he has not seen them all.

Professor Kim said: "These few pieces of evidence are enough. Coupled with the jade lion head paperweight that I heard from Lao Ma, as long as it is in Lao Chen's hands, I can be sure that he has indeed concealed Lao Ma's last words. ”

When he said this, Granny Jin frowned: "How can I get Lao Chen to admit it?" and then honestly say Lao Ma's last words?"

Qi Shufang also felt that it was difficult, Chen Sanchuan's batch of treasures did not have jade lion head paperweights, she remembered this pair of paperweights now, if she couldn't get them back in the end, then it would be really depressing.

Ma Hu said lightly: "It's my father's thing, why bother beating around the bush?"

Ma Hu's identity is destined that he doesn't need to fight wits and courage with Chen Lao, it is obviously something that can be solved simply.

However, he had to find an opportunity.

At this time, He Jianguo relied on the connections he had saved over the years and did not find out that the deputy mayor Cao Jinhu had obtained anything other than gold bars, but he inadvertently found out that Chen Yu had gone to the bank to sell large yellow croaker several times, and once sold a pair of jade paperweights on the black market for a hundred yuan, and the buyer he also recognized that it was the original owner of his family, Mr. Lin.

After Mr. Lin sold this yard, he went to live in his son's house, and lived in Xiaoshan County for many years, where he was Huo Jianfeng's neighbor, and when he was in contact with the Huo family, He Jianguo quickly became acquainted with him.

Mr. Lin loved calligraphy in his later years, self-cultivation, and he was very knowledgeable, and when he saw this pair of jade paperweights, he knew that it was a good thing, and he bought it without a counteroffer, so he knew that it would be Ma Tianlong's thing, so in the face of He Jianguo and his wife who came to visit, I heard them say that someone said that he bought a pair of paperweights on the black market, which was suspected to be the property of Ma Hu's father, and immediately took it out.

Emerald Lion Head Paperweight!

This is the jade lion head paperweight mentioned by Ma Tianlong, right?

The ruler carves a lion's head, a male and a female, the carving is rough, the lines are hard, more abstract, and the real thing is like a god, revealing the might of the king of beasts, not the lifelike kind, still people can recognize that the carving is the lion's head.

Qi Shufang's heart jumped suddenly, this is not good for the kind of jadeite used in the paperweight, it can only be regarded as a glutinous species, that is, the texture is tighter and more delicate than the general glutinous jadeite, there is no obvious graininess, almost ice but not translucent, it is better than the water head, and the color is strong yang, although it is not a uniform green throughout the body, but it can be regarded as the top grade in the jadeite.

Insiders look at the species, and laymen look at the color.

Jadeite is honored with green, this paperweight is excessively natural full of green, the lion's head color is the strongest, and then gradually fades, part of it is light green, there is a history used by the Empress Dowager Cixi, of course, it is a good thing.

Ma Hu took it in his hand and stroked it for a moment, and said, "It's my father's thing, and there is a word I engraved underneath." ”

With the palm of his hand, the bottom of the male lion paperweight really revealed the crooked three words "Ma Guangzong", "My surname is Ma Minghu, and the table word Guangzong is taken from Guangzong Yaozu, and my brother's table word is Yaozu." "Mahu Road.

Ma Tianlong is not so elegant, Guangzong Yaozu is actually the name he gave himself and his younger brother, but Ma Tianlong's good friend is a literati, and he thinks it is too straightforward, so he changed his name to Ma Hu and Ma Lian, saying that Hu Lian is a heavy weapon of sacrifice, so Guangzong Yaozu has become a table character, and only people who are closer to him will call them table characters.

Teacher Lin said bluntly: "Since it is a relic of Lingzun, you can take it at the original price." ”

So easy to get your hands on?

Not only Ma Hu was surprised, He Jianguo and Qi Shufang also felt incredible, and then thought of Teacher Lin's open-minded character, and instantly understood that at this age, many people have seen a lot of things, and they are not so difficult.

Ma Hu reacted, thanked him repeatedly, thought about it, and said: "That's it, Mr. Lin, because this pair of paperweights had a last word for the younger generations, so I took it, and when I finish taking care of the things left by my father, I will pick a pair of similar paperweights and send them to you, which can be regarded as an exchange with this pair of jade paperweights, what do you think?"

It has been determined that Chen Sanchuan stole something, and he must get it back, and he is fully qualified to deal with some of it, Teacher Lin is reasonable, and he naturally can't let him suffer.

As soon as he heard that there was no jade paperweight, and there was another paperweight to hand, Mr. Lin immediately agreed.

However, when Mahu asked him to identify the seller, he refused.

"The black market has the rules of the black market, buyers and sellers trade secretly, and they can't casually reveal each other's appearance, you can take the jade paperweight, but I can't do this unrighteous thing. ”

Hearing this, Ma Hu and the others did not force it.

The next thing is to visit Chen Lao, omitting most of the inside information, Ma Hu only said that he once asked Qi Shufang to pay attention to his father's and mother's things, and accidentally saw the immortal Chengfeng ornament and sued himself, so he wanted to buy it back at a high price, together with Tian Huangshi's paperweight, because it was his father's thing, and it had the commemorative significance of his quarrel with his father.

Qi Shufang pleaded guilty to Chen Lao and Chen Ning, originally this was something given to them by Chen Sanchuan, if there was no investigation by these people themselves, these things would belong to them, and now the main owner has come to the door......

Even though he knew he was doing the right thing, he was a little embarrassed at this point.

Chen Ning kindly invited her to enjoy the things she got, but she took these things as evidence and invited Ma Hu over, and the things would definitely not belong to Chen Ning again.

After hearing this, Old Chen immediately asked, "Don't hide it from me, what's going on?"

He wanted to ask Chen Sanchuan how the things hidden before the catastrophe became the relics of Ma Hu's parents, and suddenly remembered that Chen Sanchuan had gotten along with Ma Tianlong day and night when he was sent to the Helou Brigade, and now the things that Chen Sanchuan gave him with the implicit intention of showing off Sanfang's eyebrows were actually the things of the Ma family, the truth was too cruel, do you still need to ask?

Others may not know the economic situation of the Chen family's three rooms, but he is clear, although the three rooms are not to the point of being poor and white, but they can only be regarded as a solid family, Chen Sanchuan suddenly had so much money and things after his rehabilitation, and he muttered in his heart for a long time.

Qi Shufang shook her head embarrassedly and did not answer.

Seeing the look of apology in her eyes, Chen Ning was anxious, "Sister Shufang, just tell the truth, I've experienced everything, and I can bear anything." Besides, these things are what my grandfather and I got for nothing, and the owner came to the door, and we should return them. ”

Reluctance is reluctance, but reluctance has to be the reason for his refusal to return.

Chen Ning is not very old, but his temperament is very stable, and he knows what he can and can't have.

"A-Ning, you go to your grandmother's place and see if she has made dinner. Old Chen said suddenly.

"I don't want to, Grandpa, I want to listen. Chen Ning refused, and said with a straight face: "Grandpa, I am a descendant of the Chen family, and now I am alone in my family, I am an adult, and the affairs of the family should not be hidden from me." ”

Chen Lao shook his head and said: "This is your Sanchuan grandfather's business, you are a junior, you are not allowed to listen." ”

That's right, it's really not appropriate to listen to the ugly things of adults.

It's a big deal to ask grandpa afterwards, Chen Ning thought as he pouted and went out.

After a while, thinking that he should go away, Chen Lao looked at Ma Hu, "Mr. Ma, can you talk about it now? If you want to get things back, you have to tell me why." ”

Ma Hu looked at Qi Shufang and felt that it was better for her to explain this matter.

"Old Chen, I hope you don't blame me for being reckless. Qi Shufang took a step forward and apologized first, and then told the story of the jade paperweight that Ma Tianlong told Professor Jin before his death and Chen Sanchuan told him about Ma Tianlong's last words, "Professor Chen told me about Ma Lao's last words, but there is no whereabouts of Ma Lao's hidden things. After so many years, although I thought it was a pity at the beginning, but I was fortunate to lose my life, and we didn't take it to heart, who knew that we recently discovered the things of the Ma family, some of which were mentioned by our teacher, and what Mr. Ma said, these things are not mine, and I feel that Professor Chen has something suspicious, so we can't help but quietly investigate. ”

"What was the result?" asked Elder Chen, his face unable to hide his shock.

He Jianguo took the words: "Mr. Chen once went to Shanghai and rented the house of the Ma family, and now the things I give you are the things of Mr. Ma and Mrs. Ma, and we have also found the jade lion head paperweight sold by Professor Chen's son, which has been confirmed by Mr. Ma, and is ready to ask Mr. Chen." ”

Chen Sanchuan acted very cautiously, for so many years after Ma Tianlong's death, he kept this matter strictly and pressed it in his heart, and he didn't immediately take it out after he was rehabilitated but waited for a year or two, but he didn't know that Ma Tianlong had said a lot about treasures with his teacher, and he didn't expect his teacher to be so careful, and he became suspicious according to all kinds of clues.

If Chen Sanchuan knew that Ma Tianlong had confessed to the Jade Paperweight before his last words, if he knew that Ma Hu would appear, would he still do it?

Perhaps, he must have stolen something when he met Ma Hu in Shanghai. The reason is very simple, at that time, Professor Jin had already returned to Gupeng City from Shanghai, and according to the calculation that he rented the Ma family's house before Professor Jin arrived, it was very likely that he had already got his things, otherwise why would he rent the Ma family's maid's room?

Professor Jin and Granny Jin said that their family hid things in the cellar under the maid's room, and Qi Shufang had jokes, but Professor Jin didn't find any clues after going to investigate, and she was disappointed, and now it seems that her jokes may not be jokes.

Compared with Chen Lao, He Jianguo naturally prefers his teacher and wife.

Ma Tianlong first threatened and then exchanged his property for food and clothing, he was not at ease at first, but the two sides had both goods and silver, and Chen Sanchuan was stained with the light of Ma Tianlong and Professor Jin from beginning to end. Professor Jin also touched Ma Tianlong's light, but Professor Jin has himself and Qi Shufang, two apprentices and daughters-in-law, and many things are for Professor Jin's face to help them secretly, which is not a net stain. Only Chen Sanchuan enjoyed their help without paying at all.

Even if his wife didn't treat him as close as Professor Jin, they didn't neglect him, right? What he got was on par with Ma Tianlong, and it was really despicable to hide Ma Tianlong's last words and steal them by himself under such circumstances.

Regardless of whether those treasures are their own husband and wife or not, Chen Sanchuan should not do such a thing.

He Jianguo paid attention to the details and found that the Chen family's sudden wealth was a matter of the last few months, which means that the Chen family was still very poor for a long time after Ma Hu left, can it show Chen Sanchuan's caution?

Old Chen was ashamed, "Sure enough, the evidence is conclusive?"

He Jianguo pondered for a moment: "** Not far from ten." In fact, it can be basically determined, and then looking at Old Chen's demeanor, He Jianguo couldn't help but soften his tone, Chen Sanchuan is the Chen family, and Old Chen, who is the grandson of the eldest of the long house, must feel embarrassed.

When Chen Lao heard this, he was silent.

Qi Shufang was very calm, Ma Hu didn't squeak, He Jianguo didn't speak, and she also stood next to her with her eyes open.

After about a quarter of an hour, Old Chen said in a dry voice: "I asked Ah Ning to call him, if you have anything to say, ask him directly in front of me." Although our three rooms have long been separated, and now we are in charge of our own affairs, but if he does this kind of thing, I will not tolerate it, and I will definitely let him return the original things. ”

Ma Hu said: "There is no need to be so strict, just send out what has been used, just return the rest to us." If it weren't for my father's and mother's things, I wouldn't have made this trip. ”

The more open-minded he became, the more Chen Lao blushed.

After Chen Sanchuan was called, he was stunned when he saw He Jianguo and his wife and Ma Hu, but there was no trace of panic, he was still dressed in an old Mao suit, and he still looked like a nerd in Svenwen, greeting them as usual.

Qi Shufang secretly admired, how good is this psychology to have this calmness?

Qi Shufang admits that she can't do this.

Ma Hu was more calm than Chen Sanchuan, he silently took out the jade paperweight and put it on the table, and Tian Huangshi paperweight, immortal Chengfeng ornament and Chengni inkstone were side by side, "Professor Chen, I don't know if you can explain the origin of these things? I think they are exactly the same as the things that my family used to use." ”

"What do you mean?" Chen Sanchuan asked rhetorically.

"What do you mean?" Old Chen slapped the case in a compulsory manner, and shouted at him with red eyes: "Why are Mr. Ma's things in your hands?"

Chen Sanchuan frowned, "I bought it from the black market, how did I get involved with the Ma family?"

After saying this, he explained to Ma Hu: "I once met Mr. Ma in Shanghai, and I told Mr. Ma at that time that I was going to Shanghai to buy books, in fact, this is one of the reasons, and the other reason is that the ancestors specially hid some gold and silver in order to prevent future generations from having no money to spend. After the catastrophe, I took out the gold and silver, in order not to attract attention in Gupeng City, I went to Shanghai to exchange money, but my family has a history, some research on antiques, so I bought some things on the black market and came back as gifts. Don't...... Did I buy something that your family had left to the people?"

Chen Sanchuan's face was shocked, and it didn't seem to be fake.

Qi Shufang was really shocked, how could Chen Sanchuan say this? It is indeed possible that it is a coincidence to buy one or two things from the Ma family, but are several things in a row all coincidences? Are you a fool?

Chen Lao didn't expect Chen Sanchuan to say this, and glared at a pair of old eyes: "You...... You ......"

He was so angry that he stammered before he could finish a sentence, and Chen Sanchuan said, "Cousin, would you rather believe outsiders than my words? ”

"I just know who you are and what you are, so I came to ask you!" Old Chen was very angry.

Ma Hu didn't listen to Chen Sanchuan's rhetoric, and said bluntly: "Professor Chen, when I came to collect my father's body, I went to Shanghai to visit you and ask you about my father's life, and you also mentioned my father's last words to me, so later I admired Comrade Shufang's frankness. I used to be a sincere gentleman, and now I take it back. Because ......"

He pointed to the things on the case and said word by word: "The jade paperweight was given to seven catties by my father to Professor Jin, the immortal phoenix ornament is the first mother's thing, and the Tian Huangshi paperweight is my father's thing, and every piece of evidence shows that you didn't finish your father's last words!"