Hanyue Wenqing led Han Donglang into the reception room, and as soon as he sat down, Hanyue Wenqing said to the servant: "There is a distinguished guest here, please make a cup of good famous tea, and bring a plate of fruit cakes to the reception room." ”

After a while, refreshments, cakes, and fruits were all on the battlefield, and Han Donglang took the teacup and immediately put it back on the coffee table. Staring at Hanyue Wenqing said, "I'm very busy, let's talk about the case first!" ”

Hanyue Wenqing picked up the teacup again and handed it to him and said, "Drink a cup of tea first, and then talk about the whole process of the theft of the barrier knife in detail." ”

Han Donglang felt embarrassed by the hospitality, took the teacup and sipped it slowly.

Hanyue Wenqing said nervously: "Of the Tang knives left behind by my father-in-law, one of the obstacle knives is gone, and the other three are still there, you must spare no effort to help me find them!" ”

Han Donglang asked in a low voice: "Is there any mark engraved on the handle of your home, and if someone sees the words on the handle in the future, they will know that it is your family's barrier." ”

Hanyue Wenqing said without hesitation: "Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any text on the hilt, I have never found any marks on the knife." If there is a mark engraved on it, no one can erase the traces of the words on the hilt, then it will be easy to do, and in the future, whoever takes out the barrier knife and uses it, someone will find out that the knife belongs to my family, and maybe someone will report it to my family, and the knife can be easily retrieved. ”

Han Donglang looked at him and said, "Well, that's right, it's a pity that your predecessor didn't engrave words on the knife. Who knows where your knives are hidden but yourself? You might as well recall carefully, each of the four Tang knives in your house is hidden, or they are placed in different secret rooms. I've occasionally heard that your knife is sometimes casually hung on the wall, but is there such a thing? Who found out? Has anyone in your house quit their jobs recently? ”

Hanyue Wenqing raised his head and thought for a while, then turned to Han Donglang and said: "The four knives are placed in four different secret rooms, just because the barrier knife often has to be carried with you, it is placed in the secret room near the cabinet shop, I don't know who leaked the news, the barrier knife was stolen last night." I hope you solve the case as soon as possible, I have worn this knife for decades and repelled many thieves. ”

Han Donglang chased after him and said: "Who has seen the barrier knife, if only the family knows, it will not be decades old, and it will be stolen." The family will never eat inside and out! ”

Hanyue Wenqing hesitated for a while, and then slowly said: "I remember that once Ren Youlan came to me to borrow money, I was not on the counter, she suddenly broke into the door of my secret room, I was holding the barrier knife, I didn't have time to hide it back in place, I hurriedly put it under the table, and the person leaned against the table, covering the barrier knife, I don't know if she saw it." It seems that there is only one time hanging on the wall, and the time is a long time, except for his own family, no one should find it! ”

Han Donglang asked in confusion: "If you recall it carefully, apart from Ren Youlan, who else knows where the barrier knife is hidden." When you hang on the wall, someone may come to withdraw the money and find out, but you don't know it. ”

Hanyue Wenqing raised his eyes to look at the wall, looked down at the counter, and said thoughtfully: "Maybe, after all, there is an endless stream of people coming and going in my store, and when the business is busy, I don't care about looking up at customers, who knows which customer is worried about my family's barrier, and which person's eyes have extraordinary discernment." You tell me? ”

Han Donglang snorted and said: "That's right, I don't know if your family's barrier knife is different from others, and the value of the year is even more unclear, you should know it yourself!" Why doesn't anyone in other families say that ordinary knives were stolen, but yours was stolen, don't you think there is fraud in it? ”

Hanyue Wenqing shook his head and said, "Except for Ren Youlan, no one knows about it. Everyone in my family knows where the Tang knives are hidden? ”

Han Donglang frowned and said, "Are all your family members doing in the cabinet shop?" Whether or not to take a knife is just a trick, and its purpose is to steal something more valuable and useful. Only you know best. ”

Hanyue Wenqing suddenly said: "Wow, I almost forgot, a distant cousin's Ling Ai, who resigned and got married last month, specially greeted guests in front of my counter, she once witnessed me fighting with thieves with a barrier knife, and she also knew where my barrier knife was." That time when the barrier knife was hanging on the wall, she also looked at the barrier knife for a while. The other three knives were unknown to no one except me and my family. ”

Han Donglang thought for a while, sighed; "In this way, in addition to your family, Ren Youlan and your cousin's Ling Ai know, according to your opinion, who will leak the news and lead the wolf to burglarize the knife."

Hanyue Wenqing stretched out her hand and touched her chin and thought for a long time, then looked up at Han Donglang and asked, "I want to ask you to investigate and solve the case, how about it?" ”

Han Donglang asked solemnly, "Can you trust me?" Who do you think would steal a barrier knife? "Small composition

Hanyue Wenqing said angrily: "Except for Ren Youlan leaking secrets, who else can there be?" This unconscionable female devil will be damned if she has done all the bad things. I lent her money nine times, but the tenth time I didn't lend it to her, and she turned her face away. ”

Han Donglang said in surprise: "What, I heard that her family is so rich, why do you always borrow money from you?" Why is it used? ”

Hanyue Wenqing said complainingly: "She has a wide range of contacts, is hospitable, and has made too many Linglang to count, spending money like running water, not to mention that there are a few slaves at home." She is arrogant by nature, has a strong sense of self-esteem, never spends men's money, and likes to be strong in front of Ling Lang. If you don't have enough money, you can borrow money from my shop. ”

Han Donglang said solemnly: "Women have self-esteem, self-love and self-improvement, don't rely on men, don't take advantage of men, that's also a good thing, it's understandable!" The key is to have to enter and exit, borrow and repay, and it will be difficult to cope if you can't make ends meet. ”

Hanyue Wenqing gave a thumbs up and said: "Your words are pertinent, close to the voice of the people, and you are resistant to listening and listening." Her mother used to embroider and weave cloth to make money, but since she became a monk in a fit of anger, she never came back, and this income is gone. The income of the academy is meager, and there is usually no other income, her father rarely goes home, and never gives her pocket money, Ren Youlan's life is stretched, and she can't make ends meet, so she naturally wants to borrow money from me for turnover! However, fortunately, she is a trustworthy person, and often says that there is borrowing and repaying, and it is not difficult to borrow again, and she has never been overdue. ”

Han Donglang suddenly asked, "Why are you sure that Ren Youlan did it?" Maybe it was your cousin's Ling Ai who stole the knife. ”

Hanyue Wenqing asked in surprise, "How can you see it?" I didn't lend Ren Youlan money for the tenth time, do you know what she left behind? ”

Han Donglang smiled but didn't answer, and Han Yue Wenqing asked nervously, "Did you hear any news?" ”

Han Donglang smiled and said, "I haven't investigated yet, where is the news?" Just by the way, I would like to remind you that the most dangerous people are often the safest, safest relatives and friends, maybe the most dangerous people, mainly rely on your own analysis and judgment. You just said that you rejected Ren Youlan's tenth loan, she must be depressed, what do you have to say? ”

Hanyue Wenqing said in a low voice: "After I flatly refused her to borrow money, Ren Youlan stared at me sullenly and said, "Hanyue Wenqing, don't rely on yourself to have a few stinky money, and look down on people." What kind of woman is I, Ren Youlan, in the same vaulted city, how can you not know? You respect me a foot, I pay you back, today you have a burden with me, you will give you some charity in the coming day, look at it, don't believe it, walk and see. ”

Han Donglang snorted and said: "This Ren Youlan, she doesn't choose what to say, you may not hear it, she is joking with you and teasing you." Don't take it seriously, or the real thieves will laugh their big teeth off. ”

Hanyue Wenqing said disdainfully: "How can you see it? I don't see it that way, I think it's the news that Ren Youlan poked out, or she deliberately leaked it to Lao Suo and asked Lao Suo to send someone to steal it. ”

Han Donglang suddenly said solemnly: "It's not unreasonable for you to think like this. If there is anything missing, let me know it again, so that I can solve the case as soon as possible. I'll go back beforehand, and I'll come back to you tomorrow to learn more about the situation. ”

Hanyue Wenqing fell into a deep meditation and didn't hear that Han Donglang had already gone out. After Han Donglang left the cabinet shop, he went straight to Julongzhai.

Qian Wanru was looking for something in the study, and when she saw Han Donglang coming in, she asked impatiently: "Why didn't you knock on the door and come in, didn't you see that I was busy?" There is no basic politeness, and it is still Dali Zhizhi. ”

Han Donglang smiled: "Aren't you still anxious about your family's affairs?" Is there any news from the girl? Has there been any progress in the situation of the two cooks? Who stole the Water Dragon Sword? ”

Qian Wanru stood up straight and glared at him face to face: "I'm not a court official who specializes in solving cases, how can I solve cases that you can't solve?" The three cases are helpless, it's up to you. My minister. ”

Han Donglang avoided her focused gaze, looked at the sky outside the window and said: "I'm not a professional master of solving cases, in the face of so many cases, I really can't start, now there is a minister Qian Xuanxuan, who has worked in Dali Temple, has some work experience in solving cases, maybe there is hope to find out the murderer, you might as well ask him to solve the case quickly." ”

Qian Wanru said disheartenedly: "Whoever comes, it's the same, if you don't take it to heart and concentrate on all the processes of investigating the case, it will eventually be over." I might as well do my own research and think about it. I heard that Hanyue Wenqing's house was also burglarized, is it true? Was the silver stolen? ”

Han Donglang said gently: "It's not the silver, but one of the barrier knives in the Tang knife that was stolen." The other three knives are still there, and I suspect that they are all accomplices in the same way as your thieves, and if one of the thieves is caught, the truth of the case will be revealed. I wonder if you feel the same way? ”