Chapter 14: The Mysterious Compass
That night, Su Mu came to Wang Li's room. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Mom, what do you think is wrong with Kinia?" A conversation in the morning made Su Mu full of doubts.
Wang Li didn't answer Su Mu immediately, but closed the window, and then walked out the door to observe the movement in the corridor, and after confirming that it was correct, she planned to continue the day's topic.
"Mu'er, don't you think the appearance of her and the Jace mercenary group is too coincidental? But after all, it makes sense to hunt manticores, which are fierce beasts that emerge at night and appear in the misty forest late at night. Wang Li paused and continued: "However, combined with the time you gave, I can't help but think of an incident that happened to your father a month ago. “
"Huh? What happened to my father a month ago? Wang Li's secret made Su Mu's face instantly look shocked.
"Here's the thing......" Wang Li recalled the night after the explosion at the Yunge Tavern.
On the night of the Yunge Tavern bombing......
In the bedroom of Su Cheng, the president of the Su Chamber of Commerce in North Star City, Su Cheng was pacing back and forth. The explosion of the Yunge Tavern that night and the death of Li Nian, the president of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, made this always shrewd and wise Su Cheng look sad, and as he walked, he spoke: "Today's incident is too strange, that explosion is aimed at Li Nian, someone wants his life!" And it did, which is not a good thing. ”
Wang Li on the side frowned: "There is still half a month before the election of the new president of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, and at this time, President Li Nian is killed, Brother Cheng, your situation will become very dangerous." Coupled with the previous quarrel with Li Nian, it will make people think that you are plotting for the chairman's position and murdering him because of personal grudges. ”
"Madam, you said the key, as long as I can prove the motive of my crime, then the true intentions of those behind it will be concealed." Su Cheng stopped pacing, sighed, and continued what he had just said: "Today's explosion is only aimed at the idea, and I am unharmed, I think the other party's purpose is to blame me." If that's the case, then Ripley, the second candidate for the league's president, is the most suspicious. “
Su Cheng looked out the window, although the moon was round, it made people feel extremely weird and white at this time.
After a while, Su Cheng suddenly said, "If I go to the security bureau tomorrow and never return, you will leave North Star City with the children first." If the other party really wants to cut me, he will definitely not let go of my family. "Su Cheng is right, if the other party really wants to eliminate competitors, it would be good to blow Su Cheng to death directly, but he only killed Li Nian, I'm afraid this layer of blame has no deep meaning.
Hearing Su Cheng's entrustment, Wang Li was stunned, but she quickly came back to her senses and analyzed it clearly: "Brother Cheng, although our Su family's status in North Star City is not one of the best, it is also a well-calculated celebrity in the business circle. If the other party really wants to blame you, it shouldn't be done directly to you, and we still have a chance to find out the truth. But if I take the children away tomorrow, doesn't that mean that we have a weak heart for committing the crime? ”
After listening to Wang Li's analysis, Su Cheng nodded in agreement. At this juncture, there is no room for the slightest mistake, how to make a decision, Su Cheng has not yet thought about it.
"You wait for me to think about it." Su Cheng stood in front of the window, and a gust of wind blew, and there was a chill. The clouds in the sky also seemed to be affected by the wind, obscuring the moon, and for a while the whole world was darkened, and Su Cheng in front of the window suddenly changed his expression, turned around and walked to the lock cabinet next to the bed.
Su Cheng skillfully opened the locker and took out a golden badge from the locker, the front of the badge was engraved with the symbol of the Holy Dragon Empire - the Holy Dragon Helrath, the words "Farah Bank" were engraved under the Holy Dragon, and the back of the badge was engraved with complex patterns.
This badge acts as a key, which is used to open the Spirit's locker in the Farah Bank. The Lingzi Locker is the latest type of storage equipment, which was first used in Farah, the capital of the Holy Dragon Empire, and has been installed and used by many government agencies, and the security is simply first-class.
Su Cheng took the badge and turned to look at Wang Li, and said, "Madam, because of your analysis, I suddenly thought of something subtle, do you remember the mysterious compass I mentioned to you before?" ”
"Mysterious compass ......" Wang Li thought back for a moment, and the strange treasures that Su Cheng had described to her before slowly appeared in front of her, and the picture in her mind suddenly opened up at this time.
"Come to think of it, it's the mysterious compass with the ancient Heron language. I remember you said earlier that this thing looks like a mystery and that it will take time to solve it. Some people came the other day and wanted to pay a lot of money to buy this thing. After thinking about it, Wang Li was also curious, she unconsciously erected a finger on her chest, is it worth 1 million gold coins?
"That's right, madam, your intuition is correct, 1 million gold coins, not a single point." Su Cheng noticed Wang Li's small movements, although as a businessman, the money he had seen was not small, but the price of 1 million was indeed not a small amount. In order to answer Wang Li's question, Su Cheng continued the topic just now: "I don't know what the secret of this compass is, but I don't want to refuse the transaction of this 1 million gold coins. After I agreed to make a deal, the other party said that he would pick up the goods in one month at the latest, so that I could be ready at any time. ”
Su Cheng's judgment was not wrong, as a shrewd businessman, he knew that there would be some stories behind this compass, but in case these caused trouble, then it would be safer to exchange it for 1 million gold coins.
"But..."The topic was not over, Su Cheng said half a sentence with worry.
Wang Li, who was on the side, could clearly notice his hesitation and asked, "But what is it?" ”
"But a week later, someone approached me again, and they also wanted to buy that compass and bid 1.2 million." Su Cheng was at a loss at the moment, and a little helpless.
Speaking of this, Su Cheng looked at the badge in his hand: "Although the price of 1.2 million was finally offered here, I think that since I have promised the first one, I should talk about this integrity, so I didn't agree." ”
"Do you think they are scheming against you in order to get this compass?" Wang Li instantly grasped the point of the matter.
"Chances are, after I rejected him, he said, I'll regret it." Su Cheng showed a strange expression, then became a little nervous, and his voice became sad: "So, I think this incident is likely to be related to the tavern explosion." If they had done it, it wouldn't have been easy, and I couldn't bet on you and the kids! ”
"Brother Cheng, what do you mean..."Wang Li had already guessed the answer somewhat, but she still had to ask clearly, this was not a trivial matter.
I saw Su Cheng put the badge in Wang Li's palm, and then held Wang Li in his arms, "This badge will be handed over to Madame for safekeeping, if I don't come back tomorrow evening, you can arrange for Dick to escort you out of the city." ”
Su Cheng's voice became a little trembling, for him, these decisions were really unthinkable, he didn't want to say it, but he had to continue: "Since that group of people can produce 1.2 million gold coins, they are naturally not small people. In these extraordinary times, we should be careful, and if we can avoid a catastrophe, this is the only thing I can do for you now. ”
Listening to Su Cheng's helpless words, Wang Li's hands also hugged Su Cheng tightly, and she responded to her husband in a gentle and resolute voice: "No matter what, I will find a way to take care of the children, but if it doesn't work, let's hand over the compass." The safety of our Su family is the most important thing. ”
Wang Li's understanding and comfort to her husband stung Su Cheng, he was full of self-blame, and at the same time he regretted it very much, if he had sold it to that group of people for 1.2 million, how could he push his family into such a predicament? Su Cheng's eyes were already a little moist at this time, but he still held back his tears. And Wang Li kept patting his back with her hand, wanting her husband to feel better.
The wind is still cold, the moon is still white, this is how the world feels in the gray state of mind...