It seems that out of the importance of Shen Huan, the shopkeeper of the Kyushu Hotel also came to greet him in person, seeing this situation, Shen Huan's heart was not flattered, but even more confused......

Taking advantage of the fact that the shopkeeper of the restaurant was here, Shen Huan asked him, "Shopkeeper, can I ask you a question?"

"Childe, excuse me." The shopkeeper replied very respectfully.

"Do you know why Uncle Lee is so nice to me? Although I helped Uncle Li find out the murderer of his wife and brother, I'm afraid it's a little difficult to justify this alone, right? You've been with Uncle Li for so long, has he revealed the inside story? ”

Hearing Shen Huan's words, the shopkeeper of the restaurant couldn't help but shake his head and smiled: "Childe, your question is really difficult for me to answer, we are just acting on the orders of the owner, and we really don't know why." And not only me, but also the Li family's shop silver number in the city has also received instructions from the owner, as long as you need it, you can take it unconditionally, even if it is the maid of our restaurant, as long as you see which, you can also sleep at any time. ”

The shopkeeper of the restaurant startled Shen Huan by this, and said again and again: "No need for the shopkeeper, I just ask casually!" You don't have to! ”

Although Shen Huan doesn't think that he is a decent gentleman, and he will drool when he looks at beautiful women, at best, he has gone out to massage and knock on the back or something, and he has really never done this big sword thing......

After asking these words, the shopkeeper of the restaurant planned to retreat, but at this moment, Shen Huan stopped him, and took out another piece of rubbing paper with jade ornaments from his arms and handed it to him, and asked: "The shopkeeper, the people who come and go in and out of you are basically high-ranking officials and nobles, and you must be well-informed!" Look at the imprints on this piece of paper, which I took from a broken piece of jade, can you please see who this is? ”

took the rubbing paper and looked at it carefully for a long time, and just when Shen Huan thought that there would be no gain, he found that the expression on the face of the shopkeeper of the restaurant seemed to be a little hesitant......

Seeing his expression, Shen Huan opened his mouth and asked, "What's the matter?" Do you know this piece of jade? If you know, please let me know. ”

The shopkeeper of the restaurant handed back the rubbing paper and said, "I have seen the lines on this jade ornament, it seems to be made by the jade carving master of our Li family's jade shop, but I am not sure if it is broken like this...... Childe might as well go to the jade shop to have a look, maybe they will be able to recognize it. ”

After getting the address of the jade shop, the shopkeeper of the restaurant retreated, and the delicious dishes were quickly served. Shen Huan thought that Song Shi would eat Haisai again today, but today's performance was very weak, and he didn't move many dishes after just a few bites.

Seeing him like this, Shen Huan was very strange and asked, "Stone, isn't today's dish to your liking?"

"No, it's all delicious!"

"It's delicious, why don't you eat more? It's not like you at all! ”

"It's because it's delicious that I don't dare to eat more! In the future, you can have delicious food every day! What if I get tired of eating something so delicious? Yes...... Li Bancheng, I think there should be a lot of restaurants and restaurants opened by their family in the city, right? I didn't expect my dream of eating all over the city to come true so soon! It's so exciting! Speaking of this, Song Shi's eyes were full of stars.

Seeing him like this, Shen Huan was really speechless, he had to eat all over the world, right? Is it an ideal thing to eat all over the city?

After hastily eating a hearty lunch, Shen Huan came to the Li family's jade shop with Song Shi with the doubts about Li Cheng in his heart. Almost the same situation as just now, the shopkeeper of the jade shop entertained them very "warmly", and after hearing about Shen Huan's intentions, he immediately took them to Master Liao in the workshop without saying a word.

Shen Huan handed the rubbing paper to Master Liao and said to him: "Master Liao, you are a jade master, I heard from the shopkeeper of the Kyushu Hotel, the texture of this jade seems to be from your handwriting, please take a look, is this your masterpiece?"

Carefully examining the rubbings on the paper, after eliminating the broken cracks, Master Liao confirmed at a glance, "That's right! This is the handwriting of the old man! ”

"Then do you remember how many pieces of jade you carved with this pattern?" Shen Huan asked.

"Three pieces in total! The line direction and strength of this pattern are very particular about the quality of jade! If it is not the best white jade, it cannot be carved, otherwise it will destroy the overall beauty. I only carved these three pieces in my life, so I remember it very clearly! Master Liao replied affirmatively.

"Then do you remember who these three pieces of jade were sold to at that time?"

Master Liao shook his head and said: "This old man is not clear, the old man is just a craftsman, he never asks about the business deal, son, you still go to the front store to ask the shopkeeper, what the old man does is some more precious jade, and the sale should be recorded."

The old man's words are an understatement, but it can damage the guys of the jade shop, if you want to find such a piece of jade ornament, there may be a jade ornament that has been sold more than ten years ago, the workload of this audit is really huge! Due to Li Cheng's special instructions, the people of the jade shop naturally did not dare to slack off, and simply did not do business all afternoon, turned out all the account books, and went into battle with Shen Huan to find the record of this jade ornament......

After checking for a whole afternoon, I finally found the whereabouts of these three jade ornaments before dusk! Two of them were bought by the dignitaries and nobles from the capital, and the other was sold locally in Jiangyin! The person who bought this jade ornament is Xu Jiyuan, a wealthy man who lives in the east of the city!

Finding the whereabouts of the jade ornament means that it is closer to the truth of Wang Ping's repentance of marriage back then, which makes Shen Huan's heart very excited! Under this joy, he invited all the staff of the jade shop to the Kyushu Hotel and rubbed it hard! This is to thank them for their hard work in the afternoon, and the other is to buy people's hearts for Li Cheng, how can Li Cheng not express such great help? What's more, it's not his money! Using Li Cheng's money to help Li Cheng buy people's hearts can also show his generosity, which is a win-win situation! Why not?

After eating the banquet, Shen Huan did not go back, but came to Xu Jiyuan's house overnight. Although the Xu family is far inferior to the Li family, they are also famous and wealthy in the city, and they have a lot of properties in the family, but since the death of Xu Jiyuan, the old head of the Xu family, the year before last, this family has inevitably declined...... At this time, it was Xu Jiyuan's eldest son Xu Kai who was in charge.

Sitting in the living room, Xu Kai recognized the rubbing on the paper at a glance, and asked Shen Huan, "Shen Gongzi, where have you seen this piece of jade?"

"I also found it by accident, and after many inquiries, I found out that this piece of jade was bought by Ling Zun, I don't know if this piece of jade is still in the house?"

Xu Kai shook his head and said: "It's long gone, it's not a secret, this piece of jade was a birthday gift that my father bought back to my second brother, but it's a pity that this piece of jade disappeared with my second brother thirteen years ago......"

"Brother Ling is missing?"

"Hmmm! Thirteen years ago, when my second brother was only eighteen years old, went to the city market that night, but he never returned, and we searched for many years without any news of him. I don't think he's in this world anymore......"

Looking at the sad expression on Xu Kai's face, Shen Huan stepped forward and persuaded: "Brother Xu doesn't have to be too sad, this is no news and it is not necessarily bad news, maybe he will come back soon!"

Shen Huan's words made Xu Kai can't help but let out a wry smile, so many years have passed, how can there be no news if he is still alive? He had long since lost hope......

Looking at Xu Kai's sad expression, Shen Huan apologized to him and said, "Brother Xu, can you tell me about Brother Ling?" I suspect that this jade ornament is related to Brother Ling's disappearance. ”

Shen Huan's words made Xu Xingxing shake slightly! He and his brother have had a very close relationship since childhood, and now it is good to have a clue! Without the slightest concealment, he told Shen Huan everything he knew!

Unlike the mature and steady Xu Kai, Xu Jia, the second young man of the Xu family, was a famous playboy back then, spending money like running water, *! In Xu Kai's memory, Xu Jia has more than 30 "girlfriends"! In the past, the old man of the Xu family smoked him a lot for this matter!

Because of the fact that he is often beaten, and because he is a concubine, Xu Jia has been at odds with his father since he was a child, so quarrels often break out between father and son. As long as there was a quarrel, Xu Jia ran away from home in anger, saying that he would never come back in the future, but every time he came back after the money was spent in a day or two, and the family was used to this matter.

On that day thirteen years ago, Xu Jia had a big quarrel with Xu Jiyuan as usual, and left the house without even eating dinner in a fit of anger. At that time, the family was already used to it, so they didn't care about him, not to mention that there was a market that night, where there was food and drink, Xu Jia would not be hungry.

At first, everyone thought that Xu Jia would come back after he was tired of playing, but he didn't expect that he didn't go home all night! What's worse is that the next day they heard that there was a murder in the city! Now the Xu family thought something was wrong! immediately sent someone to inquire about Xu Jia's news! However, it is a pity that there has been no news of Xu Jia since then, no one has seen him, and no one knows where he has gone......

After listening to Xu Kai's narration, Shen Huan smelled a different smell in it, the killing of Wang Ping and the disappearance of Xu Jia thirteen years ago were too much of a coincidence! It's impossible not to think of the connection between the two! Could it be that Wang Ping was killed by Xu Jia? And Xu Jia has not been heard from for more than ten years, it is very likely that he absconded after killing someone? In this way, this Xu Jia should be the real culprit of these tragedies? originally thought that he was missing, but he did not leave Jiangyin! Instead, he stayed here and metamorphosed into a cold-blooded killer?