The next day had a rare good day. The sun is shining, the sky is cloudless, and it's still a weekend, so it's a great holiday to play.

But Qi Lu was not in the mood, and at this moment he was in the company to explain today's work tasks to Lao Wu and Ding Xiaolan.

In order to investigate Lin Fang's case and find the whereabouts of Song Wenjian at the same time, Qi Lu obviously felt that there was not enough manpower, so he decided to put the matter of Song Wenjian aside for now. But Lao Wu disagreed, he thought that the matter of Song Wenjian could not be left behind.

Just as the two were arguing, a middle-aged man in his forties walked in outside the door, his face was full of wealth, but his expression was very nervous.

"May I ask who you are looking for," Ding Xiaolan stepped forward to ask.

"Are you buying a sword?"

"That's right" Lao Wu suddenly became excited, hurriedly invited him to sit down, brought him tea and water, and handed him a good cigarette at the end.

"I'm sorry, I don't smoke." The middle-aged man shook his hand and refused.

"It's good not to smoke, smoking is bad for your health." Lao Wu embarrassedly put the cigarette back in the box, and was unceremoniously snatched by Qi Lu, took one out of it and stood at the door of the bathroom to smoke it, but his ears kept listening to the conversation between them.

"Sir, your surname," Lao Wu sat on an office chair next to him as he spoke.

"The contemptible surname is Sun."

"This sword of mine is very precious, I don't know how much money Mr. Sun is ready to pay"

Seeing that Lao Wu was serious, Ding Xiaolan pursed her lips and snickered with her back to the visitor, Qi Lu quickly glared at her and reminded her not to show her stuffing.

"I'm not here to buy a sword." The man surnamed Sun paused and said, "This sword, can you show me?"

"Mr. Sun, I'm afraid your request is not in accordance with the rules." Lao Wu's face immediately changed, and his tone became stiff, thinking that the person who came was just a master watching the excitement, and began to think about how to send him away.

"Ah, I know." The muscles on the man's face were shaking unnaturally, and then he raised his head and glanced at Lao Wu. Qi Lu inadvertently noticed that his eyes were a little strange, and his back straightened unconsciously.

"Actually," the man said in a blink of an eye, "you have more than one sword, and I know that there is another sword of the same kind in this world." ”

"Ah, Mr. Sun, how do you know that there is another sword" Old Wu's eyes lit up, and his tone became attentive again.

"I didn't know at first that this was a pair of male and female swords, until I saw the photo in the owner's hand in the antique shop yesterday, I didn't know that you wanted to buy the male sword."

Qi Lu came over and asked, "So, you have another sword in your hand"

"I used to own this sword, but I've sold it to someone else."

"Who did you sell it to?" Qi Lu and Lao Wu asked in unison.

"Don't ask about that." The man surnamed Sun suddenly sold Guanzi, he hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I know you guys really want to get it." I have come today to persuade you to dispel this idea. ”

Lao Wu frowned and said, "Do you want to take these two swords as your own?"

"If it had been 10 years ago, I would have thought that way." The man's eyes dimmed, and he muttered, "But now, I don't want to see the tragedy happen again, so I came to you on purpose." Not only do I advise you to give up owning another sword, but I also hope that you can sell the sword in your hand to others. Of course, it would be nice to destroy it directly, but I know it's impossible. ”

"This person can't be a psychopath," Ding Xiaolan muttered in Qi Lu's ear.

"No, I think he's a little weird, but it's normal." Qi Lu suddenly realized that there seemed to be many untold stories behind Song Wenjian.

Qi Lu put out the cigarette and walked to Lao Wu's side, patted him on the shoulder, and Lao Wu stood up knowingly and let Qi Lu sit on the chair.

"Mr. Sun." Qi Lu tried his best to say in a calm tone: "I am Qi Lu, the owner of this office, and I am also the owner of Songwen Sword. I've loved ancient swords all my life, and you and I are both people who cherish cultural relics, and I think you should understand my eagerness to combine two swords. ”

"I know, I know." The man said, "What a wonderful thing it would be if everyone didn't have yuang." ”

"Then why did you persuade me to give up?"

The man seemed to muster up great courage and finally squeezed it out of his throat with great difficulty: "It is a magic sword that can devour life"

"Magic Sword" Qi Lu glanced at Lao Wu curiously, and then asked him: "Why do you say that it is a magic sword?"

The man's gaze wandered, as if he was hiding from something terrible: "I know you won't believe it, but it must have been cursed by God to allow the world to have it. ”

The atmosphere in the room was a little solemn because of the man's performance, and Qi Lu saw that his right hand holding the teacup was already trembling slightly.

There are many legends around the world that treasures have been cursed, and it is said that those who possess such treasures will suffer disaster and even die because of it. And the most famous of these cursed legends is the black diamond called the Eye of the Creator. Because of the strange story of this diamond, the world called it the Evil Death Gem.

The Eye of the Creator was originally inlaid on the forehead of the statue of Brahma in a Hindu temple as a religious relic, and was worshipped by believers. But in the early 18th century, it was stolen by a money-hungry monk and exiled overseas. From then on, anyone who held the black diamond began to be inexplicably cursed, and finally they ended their lives by jumping off the building and committing suicide.

It wasn't until Paris, a jeweler in New York, purchased this gem that he spent a lot of money to invite a reincarnated living Buddha to give the Eye of the Creator a practice, which successfully dissolved the anger contained in the Eye of the Creator. He followed the advice of the Living Buddha and divided the stone into three pieces. Since then, the owner of the gem has escaped the curse and has no connection with bad luck.

Qi Lu had heard such curse legends for a long time, but he himself did not believe these rumors, but thought that they were deliberately fabricated lies by the owner to inflate the value of the treasure.

But what Qi Lu didn't expect was that today he heard someone tell him that the Songwen Sword was a cursed treasure, and Qi Lu couldn't help but feel that this story was like a lame joke.

Qi Lu was about to ask him for more information about Song Wenjian, when he saw the middle-aged man stand up suddenly and say something to Qi Lu that surprised him even more. No, Qi Lu noticed that his words were like a warning to everyone in the room: "Give up, I'm for your good, it's best to dispose of the sword in your hand together." ”

"Don't worry about this, Mr. Sun, you should tell me about the whereabouts of the other sword." Qi Lu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect the middle-aged man to persuade him to stay away from Song Wenjian so stubbornly.

"Believe me, the owner of the sword will eventually be devoured by it" The middle-aged man's expression was a little excited, and his hands trembled even more.

Even if it is really dangerous, but how many people can resist the temptation of wealth brought by a priceless sword, of course Qi Lu will not, so he said disapprehantly: "As long as the gentleman can tell me whose hand the other sword is, I will pay you a lot of money." ”

"Sure enough, it's a word of advice." The man surnamed Sun sighed faintly, his hand fumbling in his pocket. In the end, he took out a business card and handed it to Qi Lu and said, "Boss Qi, I hope you can consider my suggestion carefully." If you insist on buying another sword, please come to my house in three days, and I will tell you whose hand the sword is. ”

After saying this, the middle-aged man walked out of the office without looking back.

"Hey, there's something to discuss" Old Wu's eyes were displeased, and it wasn't until he was sure that the man surnamed Sun had gone away that he began to curse in a low voice.

Qi Lu looked at the name "Sun Guoliang" printed on the business card and did not speak, but a pair of sword eyebrows were quietly locked.

Lao Wu said to him angrily: "This kid is pretending to be a ghost, I see that the sword is in his hand, and he wants to raise the price with us." ”

"Maybe it's just a broker, playing tricks in front of us." Ding Xiaolan also agreed with Lao Wu's view.

"This business card is a little strange." Qi Lu suddenly said such a sentence for no reason.

"Is it" Ding Xiaolan took the business card from his hand and looked at it for a long time and didn't find anything strange, so he had to hand it over to Lao Wu to see if he could see through the mystery.

Lao Wu looked at the business card in his hand for less than a minute and laughed.

"You see the fame," Ding Xiaolan asked.

Lao Wu said: "Judging from the printing style of the business card, it is a bit outdated. ”

Qi Lu smiled and nodded.

Seeing that Ding Xiaolan was still puzzled, Lao Wu then explained to her: "Although this business card looks very new, if you look closely at the side of it against the sun, you will find that the edge is a little yellowed, which means that the business card was not printed recently." Based on the pattern and font ordering on the business card, I judged that it should have been a business card made four or five years ago. ”

"But what does this mean?" Ding Xiaolan then asked.

Qi Lu answered the question in her heart: "Such an old business card is still used now, and the reasonable explanation is that this person is either very thrifty or has a poor life." ”

"Well, I agree with what you said." Lao Wu nodded and said, then frowned. "But what you said made me doubt his character. Xiao Ding may be right, he is a liar or a trickster. ”

"Whether he knows the whereabouts of Song Wenjian or not, it is still necessary to visit him, and we can't miss any valuable clues." Qi Lu replied.

Lao Wu laughed, "So you agree that we will divide our troops to fight."

"Well, you should continue to investigate the matter of Songwen Sword." Things took a turn for the better, and Qi Lu certainly didn't want to give up.

"That's fine." Lao Wu said: "Before visiting this guy, I still investigated his details to see what kind of person he is. ”

Qi Lu nodded in agreement with Lao Wu's proposal, and suddenly he remembered something, so he held his forehead with his hand and said with a smile: "I haven't been to Master Wutong for tea for a few days, and I'm really a little worried about him, beauty, are you willing to accompany me to Guanyin Temple?"

"It's as simple as just drinking tea," Ding Xiaolan didn't believe it.

"Don't you know when you go?" Qi Lu laughed again, but this time it was a very bad kind of laugh.