In the afternoon, Li Yang'er came to pick them up and went to find the client who had made an appointment, and the client was a partner who had a good relationship with Li Yang'er when he was doing business, and he was a well-known and wealthy businessman in the city, but he lived a little far away, in a luxury villa in the suburbs.

The scenery on the road is good, Li Yang'er was driving the car while chatting with An Shijin who was sitting in the co-pilot, and Chu Shi'an was holding Xiao Maotuan and sitting in the back seat. "Why do you want to talk about business today, and you brought a cat?" Li Yang'er looked through the rearview mirror at the little hairball lazily nestled in Chu Shi'an's arms. "The little guy was injured, and the poor bit his trouser leg and didn't let him go, and the boss couldn't bear it, so he hugged it." An Shijin sighed lightly, Chu Shi'an was really spoiled by that cat, but that cat also knew how to be coquettish, one person and one cat were very affectionate, sometimes An Shijin watched from the sidelines, and felt that he was like an eyesore like a light bulb.

Chu Shi'an raised his head and glanced at the two of them lightly, then looked down at the little hair ball in his arms, and frowned slightly: "It's asleep, when you go to see the guests, put it in the car first." "But it's okay, it's okay to take it with you, Mr. Zhang likes cats, he won't mind." Li Yang'er smiled lightly and comforted, and then turned her eyes to look at An Shijin, she seemed to feel that An Shijin seemed a little strange today, always looking out of the window in a daze from time to time, although she wanted to ask, but in the end, taking into account Chu Shi'an, she could only think about when to find an opportunity to ask.

When he arrived at a mountain with a good scenery, Chu Shi'an was surprised to find that there was a high iron fence under the mountain, which seemed to enclose the entire mountain, leaving a road locked by a large iron gate, winding to the top of the mountain. Next to the iron gate was a security booth, and there were two security guards in it, who seemed to recognize Li Yang'er, and when they saw her coming, they smiled politely and immediately opened the iron door and let them in. Li Yang'er smiled and thanked the two security guards, and drove slowly up a mountain road.

When you are just at the bottom of the mountain, you can see in the distance that there is a large castle-like villa on the top of the mountain. When you reach the middle of the mountain, you can see a large private golf course and a horse farm, and there are occasionally a few bodyguards wearing black clothes and sunglasses pinned to walkie-talkies on the road.

"What happened to this old man Zhang's family, he actually hired so many bodyguards." An Shijin frowned, and looked at a bodyguard standing a few steps away, saluting them. "Actually, I don't know the specific situation very well, Old Man Zhang just revealed that he wanted to find a private detective to investigate some things, and I just introduced Detective Chu to him." Li Yang'er shook her head, indicating that she didn't know very well. Chu Shi'an turned his head to look at the bodyguards outside who were occasionally rummaging in the grass, and his clear and dark eyes narrowed slightly.

When he arrived at the front of the villa, a middle-aged man in a neat suit and combed hair was standing at the gate, with a decent smile on his face, and walked over to greet Li Yang'er for a while, and then bowed slightly and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation: "Miss Li, since I received the call you are coming, the chairman has been waiting for you." "I'm sorry for your trouble, Steward Zheng." Li Yang'er changed her usual bold and frivolous smile to a gentle and elegant face. An Shijin stood aside and looked surprised, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, a standard smiling expression.

"Steward Zheng, this cat I brought..."Chu Shi'an touched the head of the little hair ball in his arms, although Li Yang'er said that Old Man Zhang would not care, but she felt that she should still ask politely, and the housekeeper surnamed Zheng smiled kindly and said: "Miss Chu, if you can rest assured, let me help you take care of it first, after all, with it, I am afraid that it will be a little inconvenient to talk to the chairman about things for a while." "Okay, that's for your trouble." Chu Shi'an handed the sleeping little hair ball to Steward Zheng's hand, and then the three of them entered the gate of the villa under the leadership of Steward Zheng.

The villa of this old man Zhang is extremely gorgeous, if you take a closer look at the paintings hanging on the wall, the inscriptions below are all famous painters throughout the ages, there are two medieval knight armors by the door of the hall, all kinds of beautiful antique vases are placed in all corners, and even the floor on the ground is not made of ordinary wood. Li Yang'er has been here many times, and it is naturally commonplace, but An Shijin also has an indifferent face, occasionally turning his head and smiling left and right, and the expression on his face is extremely calm. Chu Shi'an carefully looked at the decoration in the hall and the objects placed, although there was no expression on his face, he was still shocked in his heart, it seems that this old man is really not ordinary rich.

The housekeeper arranged for the three of them to sit on the sofa in the hall, and he went upstairs to invite Mr. Zhang.

After a while, the old man Zhang came down, he was a man wearing a tunic and holding a pipe, looking very strict and stereotyped, with gray hair on his temples, and he looked like he should be fifty or sixty years old, but what he exuded was the momentum of a superior person, which was very compelling. But after going downstairs, as soon as he saw Li Yang'er, a smile was torn off his face, although the smile was a little stiff, it was not difficult to see that it was indeed sincere, and the eyes that looked at Li Yang'er were like a loving father.

"Uncle Zhang, let me introduce you to you, this is the one I mentioned to you last time, Miss Chu Shi'an, the private detective of the Cross Detective Agency, this is her assistant, Miss An." Chu Shi'an stood up, with the attitude of a junior, respectful and proud, with a faint smile on his face: "It's an honor to meet you, Zhang Dong." Old Man Zhang nodded, stretched out his hand and shook Chu Shi'an's hand: "Fortunately, I will be lucky." When he turned his gaze to An Shijin, Old Man Zhang froze, and a fine light flashed in his cloudy eyes: "An, Miss An is so kind-faced, have I seen you somewhere." "Zhang Dong is polite, H City is so big, there must be people who look alike, I'm just a small person, where have I seen a big person like Zhang Dong." Old Man Zhang's eyes narrowed and he didn't speak, he smiled in a low voice, and he already had a few points in his heart.

"I invited Miss Chu here today to ask Miss Chu to help me investigate a matter, Yang'er has always recommended you to me before, saying that you are an excellent private detective, Yang'er's vision, I have always believed that she will never look at the wrong person. As long as Miss Chu accepts my commission and helps me find out this case, I will definitely reward me heavily. Old man Zhang sat on the sofa, lowered his head and gently wiped the pipe in his hand with a cloth. Mr. Zhang, please tell me about the basic situation of the case you want to entrust me, and I will consider whether I can take over your commission according to whether I have the ability to solve the case. Chu Shi'an straightened up, facing the imposing old man Zhang, his eyes looked straight at him, and his tone was indifferent.

"It's better for you to guess, I invited you here to entrust you with something." Old Man Zhang opened his mouth unhurriedly, looking at Chu Shi'an with deep eyes, and he actually started a dumb riddle like this. Li Yang'er on the side frowned, feeling that Old Man Zhang was a little embarrassed, so he came, and he didn't say anything to guess what was entrusted, even Sherlock Holmes couldn't guess it. An Shijin's face remained unchanged, his eyes fell on Chu Shi'an on the side from time to time, and the corners of his lips were a somewhat meaningful and tranquil smile.

Chu Shi'an's expression did not change at all, he just pressed the brim of his hat, and said in an indifferent tone, and his eyes hidden in the shadows flashed with confidence: "I have been observing since I entered the mountain, and there is a bodyguard every few steps away along the way, who is very wary of people coming outside, and several of them are leading well-trained dogs to search for something in the grass." When I entered the hall, I found that Mr. Zhang should be an antique lover, and there were many expensive antiques in the hall. The room should have just been fitted with an anti-theft alarm. So I guess that Zhang Dong should have lost some valuable things, and these things should still be in this mountain, I don't know if I guessed right. Pointing to a hidden part of the living room, a small brand new black box loomed over the corner of the table, impossible to spot without a keen eye.

After listening to Chu Shi'an's words, Li Yang'er looked up at Old Man Zhang for confirmation in a bit of a daze. And An Shijin was smiling with a confused face, staring at Chu Shi'an with shining eyes. "Looks like I'm not looking for the wrong person." Old Man Zhang did not answer directly, but put down the pipe in his hand, put away his arrogant attitude and looked at Chu Shi'an with an appreciative expression. As soon as Old Man Zhang said this, everyone present understood that Chu Shi'an guessed correctly, there was indeed something lost in Zhang's mansion, so Chu Shi'an was called to investigate.

"Lao Zheng, close the door, don't let people in without my orders." Master Zhang waved and motioned for Steward Zheng, who had been holding the small hair ball, to leave. "Yes, Chairman." Steward Zheng bowed respectfully, then turned to leave.

"To tell you the truth, I did lose something a few days ago. I have been building this villa for decades, and more than ten years ago, I dug a basement under the house and built a wine cellar for wine. In addition to collecting these old antiques, I also have a little interest in red wine, and my family also likes it. A few years ago, I hid a safe in an inconspicuous part of this cellar with something in it. A few days ago, I had a big birthday, but I didn't invite anyone else, and I had a fun with these people in the family, and I drank a few more glasses of wine in the evening, and the next day I suddenly remembered to go to the cellar to see the things I hid, who knew that when I went in, I found that the safe was pried in, and the contents were gone. Old Man Zhang's brows furrowed slightly, and his face looked a little gloomy.

"Zhang Dong is suspicious, it was the people in the villa who stole it." Chu Shi'an listened carefully, and when he saw that Old Man Zhang had stopped, he hurriedly asked a rhetorical question. "What thieves are the most difficult to prevent, and house thieves are the most difficult to prevent. Those servants, drivers, and bodyguards down there, I don't doubt it. Because a few years ago, there were people below who secretly drank wine in the wine cellar, so I installed an anti-theft door in the wine cellar, which requires fingerprints to open. In addition to me, the people who can open that door are my wife, me, a few children, a little nephew, and a housekeeper Lao Zheng who has been with me for decades. So, the people who steal are among these people. This is a family matter, it is not good to call the police, and people outside will only laugh if they know about it. So I asked Yang'er to find me a private detective and check for me who this thief who stole things, and by the way, help me find all those things. ”

"The case, I took it. Don't worry, my assistant and I will do our best to help you get things back. After listening to Old Man Zhang's narration, Chu Shi'an pondered for a long time, and the corners of his lips hooked up with a confident smile. It's better to do this, Miss Chu and Miss An will investigate the case and live in my villa, which will save you the trouble of running around every day. Seeing that Chu Shi'an confidently agreed, Old Man Zhang laughed twice and warmly invited Chu Shi'an and An Shijin to stay.

Although Chu Shi'an didn't like the feeling of being under the fence, in order to facilitate the investigation of the case, he did not shirk it, and immediately discussed it with An Shijin and agreed. Li Yang'er was also invited by the old man to stay for dinner, and the few of them chatted about some other things, and the atmosphere was harmonious. This old man looks strict and old-fashioned, but he is also an approachable old man after chatting.