"Little stone, do you think your stone will bloom?"

"How can a stone bloom?"

"That's because you didn't take good care of it, you have to put it in the soil and water it every day......"

......

Since then, Xiao Jiang Hengsheng has buried the white jade that his father gave him when he was a child in the soil in the backyard according to the meaning of this little girl. If my dad found out about this, he would definitely break my ass! Xiao Jiang Hengsheng thought like this, clenched his little fists, and made up his mind. After that, he quietly slipped to water and fertilize in the middle of the night while people were sleeping, looking forward to the white jade blooming day by day.

"Jin'er, why don't you say it hasn't bloomed yet?"

Jiang Hengsheng poked the white jade in the soil.

"Poof! Hahaha...... Are you really buried in the ground? “

The girl in front of her smiled and bent over, revealing two tiger teeth, which were very good-looking.

Jiang Hengsheng was a little anxious, "Huh? Could it be that you lied to me? ”

Jin'er immediately held back a smile and waved her hand, "No, no, little stone, this kind of thing has to be done slowly......"

Jiang Hengsheng thought for a moment, nodded, and carefully buried the jade, but he didn't know what to say in his chatter.

For as long as Jiang Hengsheng can remember, he has no mother, and the only friend around him is this girl named Jin'er. She is a year younger than him, but she is much more mature than him, and I heard that Master Jiang picked it up while doing business outside. Seeing that she was clever and cute, and likable, he arranged to be Jiang Hengsheng's personal maid. Even so, the two are still like friends, and there is no difference between master and servant. She called him "Little Stone" and he called her "Jin'er".

Jiang Hengsheng's life is very ordinary, that is, reading and reading every day, and then playing with Jin'er. Teasing birds, climbing rockeries, shopping......

The days passed quickly, and eight years passed in the blink of an eye.

The eighth day of the lunar month is Jiang Heng's birthday, and today will be sixteen. But on this day, Master Jiang, who was out, had not come back yet, Jiang Hengsheng was pacing in the hall, and Jin'er was quietly accompanying him.

After a while, a servant hurried in, handkerchief in hand.

"Less...... Master. ”

He shuddered, shuddering as he handed over his handkerchief.

"What is this?"

Jiang Hengsheng had a bad premonition.

Taking the handkerchief and opening it, he froze, his eyes staring straight at what he was holding. At this moment, the air seemed to freeze, and it was frighteningly quiet.

He took a few steps back, and Jin'er hurriedly stepped forward to support him, glancing at the thing in his hand, and his body stiffened.

The handkerchief was wrapped in a bloody jade pendant, and this was Master Jiang's personal jade pendant.

Jiang Hengsheng didn't dare to think about it, his mind was blank.

After a long time, a voice came out of his throat, "Where did you find it?" ”

His voice was a little hoarse.

"It was on the pillar at the gate, and the gatekeeper said that someone had thrown a dart, and when he looked at the pillar, the handkerchief was nailed to it."

"I'm going to go out and have a look."

As he spoke, Jiang Hengsheng was about to move forward.

"Young Master."

Jin'er grabbed him. Since he was fourteen years old, Jin'er has called him young master.

Jiang Hengsheng was stunned for a moment and looked back at her.

"It's already snowing, let's go look for it."

"But ......"

"If you don't worry, let Jin'er take a look."

Looking at Jin'er's eyes, Jiang Hengsheng's heart slowly calmed down.

The residual warmth on his hands has dissipated for a long time, the snowflakes are flying, and Jiang Hengsheng is still looking in the direction where the people are going.

It was late at night, and he waited for a long time, but he did not return, and I don't know when he fell into a deep sleep. In my dream, I met a person who looked like Jin'er, but she pounced with a dagger.

The next day, the sky was bright.

"Nishiki ...... Uncle Zhang! Uncle Zhang! Jiang Hengsheng shouted.

"It's coming, young master."

A middle-aged man with a somewhat hunched back trotted in.

"Jin'er, they haven't come back yet?"

"Jin girl just returned home, ...... in the hall"

Jiang Hengsheng's eyes lit up, put on his clothes haphazardly, and rushed to the hall.

Jin'er was sitting on a chair at the moment, and the tea in her hand was no longer hot.

"Jin'er!"

Jiang Hengsheng shouted.

Seeing that Jin'er's face turned pale, Jiang Hengsheng hurriedly walked over and asked softly, "What's wrong?" ”

Jin'er came back to her senses, grabbed Jiang Hengsheng's arm tightly, pursed her lips, and turned her head.

"What the hell is going on, Jin'er?"

The hall was silent, only the sound of each other's breathing.

Jin'er took a deep breath and said, "I saw the master." ”

"Really! Where is it? How's my dad? ”

"Miss Jin'er, the body has been laid out."

A subordinate ran to report that Jin'er's hand holding Jiang Hengsheng trembled, and she looked at Jiang Hengsheng nervously.

At this moment, Jiang Hengsheng, who heard this, was there like a pestle of wood, silent.

"Young Master......"

Jiang Hengsheng opened his mouth slightly, "It's not true...... Not really......"

"Young master, mourning."

"Nonsense! My dad is fine, how can he ...... You're kidding, aren't you? I know, don't play any fun, my birthday has just passed. “

Jiang Hengsheng burst into tears and muttered to himself, as if he was crazy.

"Young Master!"

"Let go of me! I'm going out to find my daddy! ”

Jiang Hengsheng was tightly dragged by his subordinates, his face turned red, and he punched and kicked people.

"Little stone!"

A clear voice rang out.

Jin'er stood up, her face still pale, and at this moment, Jiang Hengsheng stopped moving.

"You were sixteen yesterday, a year older, please see the reality clearly!"

Jiang Hengsheng's hand hanging in mid-air hung down weakly, tears hit the ground one by one, he knelt down with a puff and began to cry bitterly.

Seeing this, everyone was silent, Jin'er didn't look over his head and stopped looking at him.

On that day, the whole city knew that Master Jiang of Jiang Mansion had passed away, and many friends of Master Jiang came to mourn.

And at noon, a person who claimed to be Mr. Jiang's business partner came to the house to find Jiang Hengsheng.

Jiang Hengsheng was full of doubts, he was still a kid who didn't understand anything, how could someone come to him? Thinking like this, I still invited someone in.

"In Xia Li Taozhi, I was fortunate to meet Young Master Jiang."

Jiang Hengsheng returned the salute and quickly looked at this person.

Relatively young, in his twenties. Dressed in average, but the jade wrench on the finger looks valuable. It is hard to imagine that this young man would be his father's business partner before his death.

Seeing what Jiang Hengsheng was thinking, the man chuckled lightly and said, "I know what Young Master Jiang is thinking. ”

"Oh? Li Gongzi is talking about it? ”

"Young Master Jiang is looking at me so young, and he is wondering if I am Ling Zun's business friend, right?"

Without waiting for Jiang Hengsheng to answer, Li Taozhi touched the jade wrench and said, "There are some things that can't be seen on the surface." As he spoke, he glanced at Jin'er on the side, Jin'er frowned slightly, Jiang Hengsheng was a little unhappy when he saw this, and stepped forward to block Li Taozhi's sight.

"I'm sorry, it's Tao Zhi's rudeness. But Young Master Jiang didn't think it was ...... Is Master Jiang's death very strange? ”

Hearing this, Jiang Hengsheng's calm heart rippled again.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Master Jiang told me half a month ago that he was going to Suzhou to discuss business, and said that if he couldn't return in time, he asked me to take care of Young Master Jiang...... It's as if you already know that something will happen to you. Thinking about Master Jiang's personality again, there will be no enemies, at most there will be competitors in business. Moreover, if the thieves were murdering for money, why did they have to travel thousands of miles to send Master Jiang's jade pendant back to the house? ”

Hearing what Li Taozhi said, Jiang Hengsheng fell into deep thought again, and suddenly he raised his head and looked at Li Taozhi vigilantly.

"How did you know about Yu Pei being sent back to the house?"

Li Taozhi smiled again, clapped his hands and said loudly: "Uncle Zhang, come out and talk about it." ”

Uncle Zhang walked in from outside, "Young master, the master instructed him before his death that when he was outside, he should report the important matters in the mansion to Gongzi Li. ”

Jiang Hengsheng began to look at this person again, "Who are you?" ”

"The son of Li Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Li Taozhi."