Lin Bo lived in a villa in the suburbs, and there was a small garden outside the villa, but when Qi Lu and the three arrived, it was late at night and they couldn't enjoy the beautiful scenery in the garden

There are two delicate street lamps at the door, glowing brightly, illuminating the huge courtyard, and the three of them walk with the nanny on the granite paved path, and the soles of their shoes make a dull "click" sound on the ground

When she came to the door of the building, Ding Xiaolan had just gone up the steps, and a dark shadow suddenly rushed over from the darkness, landed at her feet, and jumped up and ran away quickly

Ding Xiaolan gasped in fright, the hairs on her body stood up, and she smiled embarrassedly until she saw that it was a black cat, and the person also regained her composure

"No matter how arrogant you are, I'll send you to the hot pot restaurant," Lao Wu scolded at the cat, and made a feint to drive it away with both hands, but the black cat responded with an evil "meow", and then rushed into the boundless darkness

Qi Lu didn't speak, his eyes were staring at the figure of the black cat until it disappeared from sight, and he always felt that he seemed to have seen this ominous-looking black cat somewhere

Entering the living room, Qi Lu actually saw that Professor Jiang was also a guest at Lin Bo's house, Lin Bo looked a few years younger than Professor Jiang, he sat on a noble mahogany chair, a white shirt was kitted outside, and a private brand-name suit exposed the rich atmosphere to the fullest

"Professor Jiang didn't expect you to be here too," Qi Lu greeted with a smile

"Alas, it's all Lao Lin's etiquette, I was going to stay in a hotel, but he said that my salary is not high, and he doesn't want me to break the bank, so he has to let me live in his house," Jiang Wenhao got up and prepared to introduce Qi Lu and the three of them to Lin Bo

"There is no need to introduce," Lin Wavechang stood up, "I have met with Xiao Qi a few times in the eldest brother's Buddhist hall, and it can be regarded as an old acquaintance, please sit down."

After the three of them shared the guests, they sat down, and the nanny stepped forward to bring them tea and red wine, and then stood quietly

Lin Bo said: "Your situation, Lao Jiang has already talked to me, my eldest brother has praised you many times before, you are a master of monster hunting, it seems that this matter in my family is pediatrics for you."

"Master Wutong has won the award, I'm just a mess of food" Qi Lu asked him: "I take the liberty of asking how a rich family like you is also tainted with ghosts."

"Haunted" Jiang Wenhao, who was sitting next to him, finally understood, and asked Lin Bo: "Old Lin, what the hell is going on?"

"Don't worry, old Jiang, although there have been some strange things at home recently, I don't think it's a ghost, but it's a prank hired by a competitor in my business, and it's very likely."

Qi Lu asked in surprise: "How do you say this, Boss Lin?"

"I've never seen this so-called female ghost in red, it's just a few security guards who guarded the villa for me said that I saw a female ghost on the night shift, and I didn't want to pay attention to this kind of boring thing, but the rumors spread more and more, so that the neighbors around me knew about it, so I had to ask my eldest brother to do a ritual for me to exorcise the ghosts," Lin Bo paused for a moment and said: "If there is really a ghost, you can eliminate it for me, if not, you can pretend to do a ritual and give an explanation to everyone."

Qi Lu understood Lin Bo's intention, that is, no matter whether there were ghosts in his house or not, he had to handle this matter properly for him, and there could be no more rumors

So Qi Lu stopped going around the bend with him, "Boss Lin, don't worry, I will solve this matter beautifully no matter what, but there is also a process that I still need to investigate."

"Money is not a problem, I only look at the result and ignore the process," Lin Bo asked him again: "I heard that Lao Jiang also handed over the matter of finding the famous sword to you."

Qi Lu nodded and picked up the teacup

"The ghost matter can be slowed down for a while, you can help me find this sword first," Lin Bo ordered Qi Lu in an almost non-negotiable tone

"Solving the clueless things is not an option that I am good at, it is better to let me meet the security guards who have encountered ghosts to get more clues"

"I said I would look for the sword first, and as for the honorarium, I can increase it accordingly," Lin Bo was unhappy

Qi Lu replied without humility or arrogance: "I admit that the price you offer is very tempting, but I am also worried that I will not be able to successfully complete your task, so wouldn't it be ridiculous and generous."

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became a little tense, and Qi Lu clearly saw that the muscles on Lin Bo's face were bulging

"Come to Xiaoqi, let's drink tea first" Jiang Wenhao raised his glass to resolve the embarrassing scene in front of him

"Well, you really have a character, no wonder the eldest brother would recommend you to me," Lin Bo, who was about to be angry, suddenly burst out laughing

"Of course, our boss is the best in the city," Ding Xiaolan helped Qi Lu speak, and he couldn't get used to Lin Bo's domineering attitude from the bottom of his heart

Qi Lu smiled faintly and said, "Then Boss Lin allows me to chat with your security guard."

"Most of them have gone home from work to rest, and only one of the security guards on duty tonight has seen the ghost," Lin Bo said, glancing at the nanny, and she went out and called the security guard on duty into the house

From the mouth of the security guard, Qi Lu learned that the female ghost he saw was roughly the same as the female ghost in red that the couple said, except that she appeared in the Limbo villa, she was just floating around in the distance, and when someone approached, she would automatically disappear, so the security guard could not provide more details to Qi Lu

Qi Lu remembered that Jiang Wenhao was proficient in history, so he took out the piece of paper drawn by the girl from his pocket and handed it to him

"This is another eyewitness who drew the clothes on the female ghost, please ask the professor to help me identify what era of clothing it is."

It can be seen that the girl has art skills, although the basic characteristics of the dress have been depicted with only a few brushstrokes

It is a short-sleeved, long-sleeved dress with a symmetrical V-shaped neckline, a folded waist placket between the collar and the placket, and a lace-encrusted skirt underneath the belt

"From the style point of view, it looks like a dress made of modern imitation of women's clothing in the Tang and Song dynasties, you see it, cardigan, dress" Speaking of this, Jiang Wenhao suddenly laughed, he handed the piece of paper to Lin Bo and said: "Lao Lin, don't you see that this is the previous national uniform?"

The national costume Qi Lu was stunned, and he had never heard of any kind of women's clothes called the national uniform

"Yes, I haven't seen this kind of clothes for a long time, it's indeed a national uniform," Lin Bo nodded frequently

"Do you remember, Lin Fang had a dress like this back then," when the word Lin Fang was spoken, Jiang Wenhao's eyes lit up, and unconsciously, a warm smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, but Lin Bo's eyes dimmed when he heard this name, and he silently handed the white paper back to Jiang Wenhao

"Professor Jiang, don't play dumb riddles, can you tell me the origin of this dress," Qi Lu was beside him, but he was in a fog and didn't know the truth

Jiang Wenhao cleared his throat and said: "This style of clothing was designed in the 70s of the last century, and it was all the rage in the country at that time."

Qi Lu was silent, but he knew that in that special era, due to the influence of the political climate, clothing such as suits, cheongsams and other clothing, as a product of the four olds, was strictly forbidden for ordinary people to wear, and there were only three traditional pieces of clothing worn by people at that time, that is, military uniforms, Zhongshan suits and work clothes

But Qi Lu couldn't understand why such trendy women's clothing appeared in that monotonous and dull era that had nothing to do with fashion, so he asked: "Professor Jiang, can you tell me more details?"

"This kind of women's clothing has an alias, called the green skirt, if I remember correctly, the price of this dress is very expensive, at that time, the price of the state-run store was about 20 yuan, and ordinary people were reluctant to buy it."

This price is equivalent to half a month's salary of ordinary workers in that era, which is not a small amount, so Qi Lu asked with a smile: "In this way, that Miss Lin must be very rich in her family."

"It's not very rich, like Boss Lin, she belongs to the poor middle peasants, because everyone doesn't have much spare money in their hands, she was counted down by her parents for a month after she bought this dress."

Lao Wu interjected and asked: "But I remember that in the 70s, it was mainly imitation military uniforms, who would have the courage to dare to design such a costume with a petty bourgeois complex, and not be afraid of being criticized for it?"

"Who dares to design this kind of clothing in ordinary people, but if the designer is a senior leader, then it's a different matter" Jiang Wenhao took a sip of tea and asked: "Do you know why it's called a green skirt?"

Qi Lu replied hesitantly: "Because the color of the clothes is cyan"

"This is just the appearance," Jiang Wenhao said with a smile: "Although this kind of clothing is mainly blue and white, the reason why it can be popular all over the country is that its designer is the leader's wife."

At this moment, Ziqi Lu and the other three all understood that the lady was a figure in the political arena at that time, since she personally designed and named the clothes after herself, it was normal

Jiang Wenhao continued: "I was a young man in Lao Lin's village at that time, and there were no other girls in the whole village except Lin Fang, who were willing to buy a green dress, and she wore this dress for more than half a year."

Qi Lu still wanted to ask something, but looked at Lin Bo's eyes and said tiredly: "It's not too early, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Since the master ordered the expulsion, Qi Lu had no choice but to get up and say goodbye to him, before going out, Qi Lu saw that Lin Bo wanted to speak and stopped, and had guessed what he meant, so he smiled and said: "Boss Lin, I will investigate the whereabouts of Songyun Sword tomorrow."

When Lin Bo heard this, his gloomy face showed a hint of a smile, and Jiang Wenhao was also beside him, telling Qi Lu that if he had the news of the sword, he must notify him in time

As soon as Lao Wu started the car forward, he suddenly braked suddenly, causing Ding Xiaolan to almost hit his head on the back of the front seat

"You're drunk again, aren't you" Ding Xiaolan was furious

"Beauty, I didn't mean to," Lao Wu pointed to the road in front of him, "If I don't brake, this beast is only afraid that it will be crushed into a meat patty."

Ding Xiaolan saw the startled black cat standing in the middle of the road, and its black pupils reflected a strange light under the illumination of the headlights

Lao Wu smirked, pressed the horn a few times, and the black cat seemed to be frightened, hunched over and ran into the flower bed on the side of the road, and no longer appeared

"Why is this cat pestering us all the time, we won't be a monster, Lao Wu, why don't you go down and take a look?"

Before he finished speaking, Lao Wu stepped on the accelerator wildly, and the car ran into the distance with a smoke, for fear that the "cat demon" would run to the car to trouble him