Chapter 4: Funeral Horror
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Tang Feng arrived in Hong Kong early on August 20 after a day's rest in Guangzhou, two days later than he had originally planned, but the purpose of the trip was no longer Sotheby's autumn auctions, but for a funeral.
Coming out of the Hong Kong International Airport, the "taxi" drove Tang Feng straight to the Hong Kong funeral parlour on King's Road in North Point, Hong Kong Island. Tang Feng didn't know who Liang Yunjie was, he was only a two-faceted friend with Mr. Liang, and the total time they met would not exceed an hour, but he witnessed Liang Yunjie being stabbed to death in the rain alley......
In the Kean Hall, the mourning is low, a huge portrait of Liang Yunjie, hanging high in the hall, Tang Feng slowly walked into the hall with the flow of people, bowed three times to the statue, and then, Liang Yunjie's relatives thanked him, Tang Feng noticed that the middle-aged man standing in the first place on the left side of the statue, although he was dressed in linen and filial piety, with a sad face, but he couldn't hide a heroic spirit between his eyebrows, and he looked like a successful person, no need to ask, this must be Liang Yunjie's son, the current chairman of the board of directors of Hong Kong New Life Group - Liang Yongquan.
"Condolences change!" Tang Feng followed everyone and shook hands with Liang Yongquan, this is a pair of powerful but very rough hands, Tang Feng couldn't help but be shocked, as the chairman of the board of directors of Xinsheng Group, Liang Yongquan should be pampered on weekdays, how could he have such rough hands?
Liang Yongquan looked at Tang Feng and thanked Tang Feng with a calm face. Tang Feng quickly walked out of the funeral home with the flow of people, and came outside, Tang Feng let out a long breath, it seems that so far, the trip has been quite smooth! Tang Feng walked aimlessly on the sidewalk, while thinking about how to visit Liang Yongquan next, most of the priceless jade inserts should still be in his hands.
Tang Feng pondered, and unconsciously walked into a relatively remote path, and suddenly, a big man in a suit and leather shoes and sunglasses flashed in front of him, blocking the way. Tang Feng was shocked, and the person who came said in a stiff Mandarin: "Mr. Tang, our boss wants to invite you to the house as a guest, I hope you can enjoy it!" ”
Tang Feng seemed to be quite polite, settled down, and asked, "Who is your boss?" I don't seem to have any acquaintances in Hong Kong. ”
"You'll know when you go." After that, a Mercedes-Benz car galloped over, stopped accurately beside Tang Feng, and two big men got out of the car, and couldn't help but say, holding Tang Feng was about to stuff him into the car, Tang Feng struggled hard, but felt a cold, stiff thing, against his waist, he knew that it was - a pistol, "Don't embarrass us, we just act as ordered." The man with the gun viciously admonished Tang Feng in his ear.
Tang Feng was kidnapped and put into a Mercedes-Benz, and the Mercedes-Benz drove quickly through the streets and alleys of Hong Kong Island, and soon drove up Victoria Peak. Within four days, Tang Feng has been kidnapped by two groups of people to get into the car, last time it was Zhao Yong and them, who are the gangs this time? Is it the gang that stabbed Liang Yunjie to death and assassinated Lin Hai in Guangzhou? Still is......? It doesn't look like Zhao Yong and them, if it's that guy, they'll be in trouble!
Along the way, Tang Feng kept thinking nonsense until the Mercedes stopped in front of a mansion on Taiping Mountain......
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Those people took Tang Feng into a study and retreated, and Tang Feng went to push the door of the study again, and found that the door had been locked. Tang Feng reflexively observed this study, the study was very large, luxuriously decorated, with heavy curtains, impermeable, two table lamps, illuminating the desk around, Tang Feng walked to the desk, found that the large and luxurious desk, in addition to two newspapers of the day, there was only one photo frame, he picked up the photo frame and looked at it, in the photo frame is a photo of a girl, the girl in the photo, the face is beautiful, quiet and natural, and charming, Tang Feng stared at the girl in the photo, he couldn't help but be fascinated, he suddenly had a sense of déjà vu to the girl in the photo.
Tang Feng put down the photo frame, tore open the heavy curtains, and the room was bright, and he found that standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the study, he could overlook most of Hong Kong Island. Tang Feng thought about it, at this time, the door of the study was opened from the outside, Tang Feng was startled, looked back, and it was a maid who came in, and the maid gave Tang Feng a hearty lunch, Tang Feng asked angrily: "Your master invited me here, why didn't you come to see me?" …… Who is your master? ”
The maid didn't answer Tang Feng's question, only put the food away, then exited the study, and locked the door again.
After eating, Tang Feng stood in front of the master's bookshelf, the master of the study has a lot of books, the bookshelf is densely filled with various Chinese and foreign masterpieces such as the 24th History, Zizhi Tongjian, etc., Tang Feng browsed the master's collection of books from beginning to end, all aspects of the works are readily available, and the master will also collect books according to the appearance of the library, according to the Chinese map method from A to Z numbered, it can be seen that the owner must be a person who loves books and reads a wide range of books, but ...... It's just that Tang Feng didn't find a novel in the many books in the master's collection!
"Maybe the owner of the study is an erudite old professor who doesn't like to read novels...... Well? How can this be a novel? Tang Feng suddenly found an old novel that was a little yellowed in an inconspicuous corner of the bookshelf, and he took out this novel with doubts - "Four Painted Screens", Tang Feng knew that this was one of the series of detective novels "Di Gong Case" written by Dutch writer Gao Luopei, "Di Gong Case" was written by Di Renjie, a famous minister of the Tang Dynasty in China, and "Four Painted Screens" is one of the most famous ones, the study owner's large collection of books, no other novels, why did such a "Four Painted Screens" appear? Looking at the extent to which the book has been turned over, the owner must often read this novel, what is unique about this "Four Painted Screens"? …… Tang Feng carefully flipped through the book "Four Painted Screens", but he didn't find anything special about this book......
Tang Feng was puzzled, at this time, the door of the study was opened again, Tang Feng hurriedly put the "Four Paint Screens" in his hand back to its original place, turned his head to see, this time it was not the maid who delivered the meal, the person who came was actually the chairman of the board of directors of the Xinsheng Group who he saw in the funeral home in the morning - Liang Yongquan!
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"Hello, Tang Feng." Liang Yongquan walked into the study and spoke first.
Tang Feng was stunned, but quickly regained his composure: "I should have thought that it was you, in Hong Kong, besides you, who else would want to see me so much, but as the chairman of the Xinsheng Group, is this how you invite guests?" ”
Liang Yongquan was not angry at Tang Feng's questioning, and said calmly: "Young man, before we start talking, I have to correct one of the mistakes in your sentence just now. ”
"Error?"
"Yes, big mistake. Don't you know you're in danger until now? ”
"Of course I'm in danger, isn't that what you brought to me?"
"Nope! No! No! Liang Yongquan interrupted Tang Feng's words, "Young man, you are not right, you must know that in Hong Kong, not only I want to see you, but there are many people who want to see you!" ”
Tang Feng was secretly surprised, "Is there anyone?" I don't have any acquaintances in Hong Kong, do I? ”
Liang Yongquan shook his head, "Of course, those who want to see you are not necessarily from Hong Kong, but they have indeed come here, and at my father's funeral in the morning, I have already smelled something unusual, so I did this, on the one hand, to invite you here, and on the other hand, to protect you." If there is any rudeness on the part of the people below just now, I will ask them to apologize to you. ”
As soon as Liang Yongquan's voice fell, the door of the study was wide open, and the big man who had just taken the lead in intercepting Tang Feng into the Mercedes-Benz car walked into the study, took off his sunglasses, and apologized to Tang Feng: "Mr. Tang, I want to bear with me if I was rude just now." ”
"This is my most powerful bodyguard Huang Dahu, he is from a special forces, accurate marksmanship, and good kung fu! You also know that we businessmen, when our business grows bigger, we always have to hire a few bodyguards. Liang Yongquan introduced on the side.
At this time, the anger in Tang Feng's heart has disappeared a lot, he was originally going to visit Liang Yongquan, but he didn't expect to see Liang Yongquan in such a way, but Tang Feng still didn't understand who Liang Yongquan just said, "The person who wants to see himself", who is it?
Liang Yongquan saw Tang Feng's thoughts, "You may still be thinking, who are those people who want to see you?" Actually, I don't know where those people came from, but believe me, they came for the priceless Western Xia inlaid jewel wrapped in lotus pattern jade insertion. ”
"But the jade interstitial screen is not in my hand, huh?"
"I understand this, but those people don't think so, they think that my father gave you the jade insert before he died, so they also want to invite you to be a 'guest', but they will not be as friendly to you as I am."
"That's probably what you think! That's how I got here. Tang Feng sneered.
A smile appeared at the corner of Liang Yongquan's mouth: "Tang Feng, you are still hostile to me, let me tell you the truth, after my father bought the Xixia inlaid jewel wrapped lotus pattern jade insert, he has been storing it here, and that treasure is now in my hand, what reason do I have to suspect that you took the jade insert?" ”
"The jade interstitial screen is really in your hands!" Although Tang Feng had been prepared, he was still surprised. Liang Yongquan nodded, and Tang Feng asked puzzledly: "Since you didn't ask me for a jade interstitial, then why did you invite me here?" ”
"I came to you to talk to you, after all, you were the last person to have contact with my father." Liang Yongquan's words turned sharply, approaching Tang Feng.
"What, you also suspect that I killed Ling Zun?"
"All the people who have come into contact with my father, I have reason to be suspicious." Liang Yongquan looked at Tang Feng with very special eyes.
As soon as Tang Feng heard this, the anger that had just disappeared filled his chest again, but he still held back the anger in his chest and explained to Liang Yongquan: "The man in black who killed Mr. Liang is dead, you can ask the police about this." ”
"But what about the real mastermind? You don't think that the man in black killed his father just to grab the jade interstitial, right? ”
"Do you suspect that I colluded with the man in black and then killed him? You...... What reason do you have to doubt me? Do you doubt me, and I doubt you? Tang Feng could no longer suppress the anger in his chest.
"Oh! Doubt me? Do you suspect that I killed my father? Hehe, what do you suspect about me, tell me about it. Liang Yongquan was angry by Tang Feng's question.
"Since Ling Zun bought that jade insert at an unreasonable sky-high price, Ling Zun's actions have made me wonder, as well as the suicide of that auctioneer Qi Ning, by the way, after Ling Zun was killed in Guangzhou, why didn't your Liang family wait for the police to solve the case, and hurriedly cremate Ling Zun's body?"
Liang Yongquan stared at Tang Feng and replied calmly: "Because I don't believe that the police can solve the case in a short time, my father's body can't always lie in the cold morgue and wait for those stupid policemen to solve the case slowly!" ”
"Why do you think this case will not be solved in the short term? It seems that Mr. Liang knows more than we know! ”
"Nope! Tang Feng, I don't know more than you do. Like you, I think that this matter has been a conspiracy from the beginning, a huge conspiracy, but the maker of this conspiracy is not my father, nor me, our Liang family is the victim, and we have been involved and in it like you. In the face of such a huge conspiracy, Tang Feng, do you think those policemen can solve the case in a short time? ”
Tang Feng began to be confused when he heard this, could it be that he was really caught in a huge conspiracy? Tang Feng lowered his head and thought nonsense, but he couldn't figure it out at all, and finally, Tang Feng raised his head again, looked at Liang Yongquan, and asked slowly, "Then what do you think all this is going on?" Who harmed Ling Zun? Created this huge conspiracy again? ”
Before Liang Yongquan could speak, a voice came from the door of the study: "Why do you knowingly ask!" ”
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When Tang Feng heard this, he was slightly stunned, turned his head to look at the door of the study, he was stunned, the person who came was the girl he saw in the photo just now, the girl in front of him was about twenty-five or six years old, with fair skin, long flowing hair, bright eyes and bright teeth, tall figure, graceful curves, so familiar? I don't think I've seen this girl somewhere, it's not in the photo just now, it's in ...... It's on the stairs of the forensic center! Tang Feng suddenly remembered that yes, on the stairs of the forensic center, he had collided with this girl!
Tang Feng stood up awkwardly, looking at the girl in front of him with some distraction, and the girl stared at Tang Feng without showing weakness, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while, "Let me introduce you, this is the little girl Liang Yuan." Liang Yongquan's introduction broke the awkward atmosphere.
The girl in front of her is Liang Yongquan's daughter! The daughter of a rich family, no wonder she was so arrogant, Tang Feng hurriedly stretched out her hand to Liang Yuan: "I'm sorry, Miss Liang, I accidentally bumped into you last time in Guangzhou." Liang Yuan didn't appreciate it, and said softly in his mouth, "You not only bumped me once in Guangzhou, but also crossed my way in Beijing." ”
Crossing her path in Beijing? Tang Feng suddenly remembered that more than two months ago, after the unpleasant auction, there was a Mercedes-Benz car that was very unfriendly to him in the underground parking lot, and it turned out that the girl who drove the car was also her, no wonder, déjà vu! At this time, Tang Feng could no longer connect Liang Yuan in front of him with the quiet and natural girl in the photo.
Tang Feng once again comprehended Liang Yuan's eldest lady's temper, and withdrew his right hand in embarrassment, "Yuanyuan, don't be rude, people apologize to you." Liang Yongquan scolded in a low voice.
Liang Yuan pouted and retorted: "I don't shake hands with the suspect who killed my grandfather." ”
"Suspects?" Tang Feng secretly complained in his heart, it seems that the people of the Liang family believe that he is the mastermind behind the killing of Liang Yunjie.
"Yes, the last call my grandfather made was for you, and the last person to see my grandfather was also you, I don't doubt who you suspect, Daddy just arrested you today, I want to interrogate you well." Liang Yuan looked angry.
"So you were the one who sent the invitation to my room that day?" Tang Feng asked rhetorically.
"I sent it, my father said he wanted to invite you here and talk to you, but I thought it would be just right to arrest you and interrogate you." Saying that, Liang Yuan turned to Huang Dahu on the side: "Dahu, it's up to you below, if he is not honest, teach him a good lesson." ”
Huang Dahu was at a loss and turned to Liang Yongquan: "Boss, look at this ......"
Tang Feng knew that he was talking to Liang Yuan, Liang Yongquan had been quietly observing his words and feelings, until Huang Dahu asked him, Liang Yongquan drank Liang Yuan: "Yuanyuan, don't be rude, Tang Feng is a guest I invited, I have already talked to him just now......" Liang Yunjie didn't finish speaking, and turned to Tang Feng: "Tang Feng, in fact, I just asked you to understand some information, I hope you can provide some useful clues to help me find out the murderer behind my father's murder...... ”
Liang Yongquan put all the blame for doubting himself just now on Liang Yuan, Tang Feng had to ease up, he looked at Liang Yuan with an angry face, and thought of his mission to come to Hong Kong, and asked Liang Yongquan rhetorically: "I think Mr. Liang must have tried the result?" ”
A smile appeared on Liang Yongquan's face, "Yes, I now believe that you are by no means the one behind the scenes. The little girl has been spoiled by me since she was a child, plus his grandfather was killed, and she has been in a bad temper recently, so I want to ask for your forgiveness. ”
"I understand." Tang Feng behaved very generously.
"Then why do you conclude that I'm not behind it?"
"Hehe, because you don't have that energy, as far as I can judge, that group of people is very strong; Furthermore, although you want to get the jade interstitial at the auction, you don't know the secret hidden by the jade interstitial before, so you won't kill your father for the jade interpolation, and I think these two points should be enough. Of course, the most important point is that you dared to come to my father's funeral, and from the time I saw you at the funeral, I actually knew that you were not the one behind it. ”
"Mr. Liang is really a smart person." Tang Feng recalled the scene when he saw Liang Yongquan at the funeral in the morning. "And who do you think is really behind this?"
"It's the same guy I told you at the beginning who wanted to see you, but I don't know who they are. But...... However, it's not the gang that I'm really worried about, it's ......"
"Who else? Who else wants to get a jade interstitial? ”
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Liang Yongquan did not immediately answer Tang Feng's question, but stood up, facing out of the floor-to-ceiling window, with his back to Tang Feng, and was silent for a long time, Tang Feng and Huang Dahu, who was standing on the side, glanced at each other, not knowing what Liang Yongquan was thinking...... Suddenly, Liang Yongquan turned around, stared at Tang Feng, and said almost word by word from his mouth: "It's a blood curse." ”
"Blood curse?" Tang Feng was startled.
"Yes, Blood Curse! My father once told me that disaster befell anyone who tried to unlock the secret of the jade interstitial. ”
"What else did Ling Zun say to you?"
"When my father bought this jade insert, I asked him about the jade insert, but my father seemed to be secretive and didn't want me to participate in this matter, so I asked too much, and he said 'blood curse' to me."
"It seems that Ling Zun believes that there is a blood curse, so even you hide it."
"I think so, this matter must be very dangerous, so my father kept it a secret from me and Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan was also very curious about the jade interstitial, but her father refused to reveal half a word to her. ”
"Yes! Grandpa has always answered all questions about me, but this time he refused to say more, and warned me not to learn about the jade interstitial, I was very puzzled at the time, and now I think that grandpa may have felt the danger at that time. Liang Yuan said on the side.
After listening to Liang Yuan's narration, Tang Feng looked at the father and daughter, and suddenly asked Liang Yongquan: "Do you also believe in the blood curse?" ”
"I didn't believe it, but ...... The death of my father, the suicide of the auctioneer, and the disappearance of the scientific expedition team made me believe that this matter was not so simple. Liang Yongquan furrowed his brows.
"Whether there is a blood curse or not, we have all been involved, and if we want to catch the real black hand who killed Mr. Liang, and if we want to solve the mystery of all this, there is only one way now." Tang Feng said firmly.
"What's the solution?" Liang Yongquan leaned forward slightly, staring at Tang Feng.
"Now we need the jade interstitial screen in your hand, only to decipher the Xixia characters on this jade interstitial screen first......" Tang Feng explained the purpose of his visit to Hong Kong this time.
Unexpectedly, after Liang Yongquan listened to Tang Feng's words, he actually laughed, Tang Feng frowned, looked at Liang Yongquan puzzled, and when Liang Yongquan finished laughing, he said, "I have already guessed your thoughts." Then Liang Yongquan turned to Liang Yuan and asked, "Yuanyuan, have you brought the things?" ”
Tang Feng noticed that Liang Yuan had been carrying a lockbox in his hand, Liang Yuan handed the lockbox to Liang Yongquan, Liang Yongquan opened the box and took out a beautifully carved rosewood box from the lockbox, and then, Liang Yongquan carefully opened the rosewood box, Tang Feng noticed that the moment the box was opened, a trace of imperceptible light flashed in Liang Yongquan's eyes, "This is the Xixia inlaid jewel wrapped lotus pattern jade interstitial!" Liang Yongquan tried his best to hide the excitement in his heart and pushed the red sandalwood box in front of Tang Feng.
It was also the first time that Tang Feng had looked at this national treasure so closely, was this the Xixia jade interstitial screen with a blood spell attached? He felt his accelerated heartbeat, he tried his best to restrain his excitement, but still unconsciously stretched out his hand and touched the jade interstitial, the jade interlude is about 30cm long, about 20cm wide, and 3cm thick, made of a whole piece of fine Xinjiang Hetian mutton fat white jade, smooth and cold, in this sultry season, the surface of the jade interstitial screen is cold to the bone, the edge of the jade interstitial screen, carved out two circles of entwined lotus patterns, wrapped around the green interstitial, Tang Feng's fingers touched the lotus pattern, I can't help but sigh: I don't know which Xixia craftsman's superb craftsmanship is this! Tang Feng's fingers moved to the middle of the two circles of lotus patterns, where there was a row of turquoise, red coral, and Tang Feng's unnamed jewelry, the dust of the years, could not hide the brilliance of these jewels, more than 800 years later, still shining! The front of the jade interstitial screen is carved with some strange symbols, could this be the ancient Tangut script that has died? The jade Qin, which has been formed over hundreds of years, has penetrated into it, and with the wear and tear of later generations, these symbols have become blurred......
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"How's that, right?" Liang Yongquan interrupted Tang Feng's thoughts.
"That's right, it's a national treasure." After speaking, Tang Feng closed the red sandalwood box and reluctantly pushed the box back to Liang Yongquan, but he did not push the box back in front of Liang Yongquan, but pushed the box to the middle of the desk impartially.
"Tang Feng, do you think this jade interstitial screen is now the key to solving all these mysteries?" Liang Yongquan asked.
"That's where your help comes in." Tang Feng lost no time in saying to Liang Yongquan: "The police hope that Mr. Liang can hand over this jade insert to us first, first, in order to crack the secret of the jade insert, we will invite the best experts at home and abroad to crack it; Second, for your safety, the jade interstitial screen continues to be placed here for you, which is very unsafe, not only for the safety of this treasure, but also for the safety of you and your family. After all, several people have died since this jade insert appeared in China, and that group may have come to Hong Kong, so for your safety, ......"
Tang Feng didn't say any more, because Liang Yongquan had already fallen into contemplation alone...... Five minutes later, Liang Yongquan finally nodded after careful consideration: "Tang Feng, what you said is very reasonable, I think so too, so please come and discuss this matter, in this case, I am willing to dedicate this jade insert, I hope the police can solve the case as soon as possible, however, I have one condition."
"Conditions?" Tang Feng's heart sank suddenly. But he still pretended to be calm and said calmly: "Mr. Liang, you can say anything about it." ”
"My conditions are actually very simple, it's not safe to put me here with the jade interstitial, I can take it away for you, but I need to send someone to follow the jade interstitial, that is to say, I hope that one of my people will join your team, after all, that jade interstitial screen is also worth sixty million, and, if there is really any amazing discovery, this thing may increase in value."
"Liang Yongquan is really a businessman." Tang Feng secretly scolded in his heart. But he still smiled: "Mr. Liang, please rest assured, we will definitely guarantee the safety of the jade interstitial, we just borrow it, and after research, we will return it." It's just that you're on this condition, I'm afraid it'......"
"Why, you don't agree?"
"No, it's just that I can't call the shots. Also, who are you going to let with us? ”
Liang Yongquan looked at Huang Dahu, who was standing with his hands down, and said, "I want to send him with you, how about it?" ”
Tang Feng turned his head to look at Huang Dahu, Huang Dahu was expressionless and had a serious expression, "Maybe, he can still help you!" Liang Yongquan said to Tang Feng again.
Before Tang Feng could reply, Liang Yuan suddenly interjected: "Daddy, let me go." ”
Liang Yongquan said slightly angrily: "You are a girl, how can you take this risk!" ”
"In order to catch my grandfather's murderer, I am willing to endure no matter how much hardship and risk I take!" Liang Yuan said stubbornly.
"Nonsense, I'm just your daughter, your mommy died early......" Liang Yongquan and Liang Yuan's father and daughter argued, Tang Feng watched from the sidelines, and said in his heart that it was best not to let this eldest lady go back with him, and it was best not for Huang Dahu to go back with him, but if he insisted on choosing one of the two, then he would still choose Huang Dahu.
Liang Yongquan and Liang Yuan's father and daughter finally quarreled, and Liang Yongquan, the chairman of the board of directors of this dignified multinational company, couldn't compete with his daughter. Tang Feng finally broke the dispute between the father and daughter, and said to Liang Yongquan: "Mr. Liang, can I use your phone?" I'd like to ask for ......."
Liang Yongquan understood what Tang Feng meant, and spread his hand to Tang Feng helplessly: "Tang Feng, let you see the smile, don't look at my scenery outside, our family's business, hey......"
After speaking, Liang Yongquan pulled Liang Yuan and Huang Dahu out of the study together, Tang Feng saw that he was left in the huge study, so he dialed Han Jiang's phone, Han Jiang listened to Liang Yongquan's conditions, hesitated for a moment, and said to Tang Feng: "You can agree to his conditions." ”
"Really let Huang Dahu join?"
"Isn't there no way! Also, you have to be careful, we have received some very bad news, Zhao Yong has also arrived in Hong Kong. ”
"Oh! What is Zhao Yonglai doing? ”
"He's got his mission, you just need to bring the jade interstitial back."
After talking to Han Jiang, Tang Feng replied to Liang Yongquan: "We accept your conditions, let Huang Dahu go back with me!" ”
"Boss, don't worry, I will guarantee the safety of the jade interstitial." Huang Dahu immediately assured Liang Yongquan.
Liang Yongquan nodded with satisfaction, but Liang Yuan pouted, and the boss was not happy. Tang Feng secretly laughed in his heart, but he quickly realized that it was not advisable to stay here for a long time, so it was better to leave early, so he suggested to Liang Yongquan: "Mr. Liang, since that group of people has appeared in Hong Kong, for the sake of safety, I think it is better to leave early." ”
Liang Yongquan nodded and said, "Let Dahu prepare, and you will leave after dinner." ”
After dinner, when Huang Dahu was ready to stop, it was getting late, Liang Yuan insisted on sending Huang Dahu and Tang Feng to the airport, Liang Yongquan had no choice but to agree.
Liang Yongquan sent Tang Feng and Liang Yuan to the door and handed the lockbox containing the jade interstitial screen to Tang Feng, but Liang Yuan snatched the lockbox and held it in his arms.
Liang Yongquan shook his head at Tang Feng helplessly, and then instructed Huang Dahu: "You must be careful. ”
"Boss, don't worry." Huang Dahu nodded confidently.
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The moonlight is sprinkled on the Taiping Mountain, and the bright lights of Victoria Bay are in the distance, here and now, the scenery is picturesque, but Tang Feng has no intention of nostalgia, he leaned on the back seat of the Mercedes-Benz, recalling the encounter of this trip to Hong Kong, I just wanted to see Liang Yongquan, and asked if the jade insert was still in his hand, but I didn't expect that the jade insert would be successfully invited back, although there was a condition, but this trip to Hong Kong, or not in vain!
Thinking of this, Tang Feng glanced at Liang Yuan beside him, Liang Yuan was also staring at Tang Feng with big eyes, Tang Feng couldn't help but ask Liang Yuan: "Are you not afraid of me as a suspect now?" ”
"Humph! Of course I'm not afraid of you! ”
Tang Feng shook his head helplessly, and suddenly remembered something: "Alas! I listen to you, it's different from the average Hong Kong girl. ”
"That is, when I was a child, my father often took me back to the mainland to travel, and I also went to Beijing for a few years, and then I went to the United States to study, and recently I came back, and my grandfather was killed...... "Liang Yuan couldn't help crying secretly.
While talking, the Mercedes-Benz turned a corner on the mountain road, and in front of the road, a pickup truck and several construction workers in orange and yellow uniforms suddenly appeared, blocking the large road surface, and it looked like workers were working on the road. Seeing this scene, Tang Feng, who was sitting in the front row, immediately became alert, this road is relatively secluded, and it is night, in case of an accident...... The driver slowly stopped the Mercedes, but his hands were still firmly on the steering wheel in case of accidents! Huang Dahu touched the American-made *P89 9mm pistol in the suit, this pistol was left to him by a friend who was a policeman in the United States before he died, Huang Dahu has been with him for self-defense, the magazine is full, a total of fifteen bullets, with Huang Dahu's skills, if the people in front of them are plotting badly, fifteen bullets are enough to send those people to the west!
Tang Feng and Huang Dahu observed in the car for a while, but they didn't see anything abnormal, those workers were indeed working, but they blocked most of the road, maybe they were suspicious! Tang Feng relaxed his vigilance, Huang Dahu also relaxed his vigilance, he glanced back at Tang Feng, and then jumped out of the car, Huang Dahu walked to the front of the car, and shouted to several workers who were under construction: "Is there a mistake, open the road at this time, quickly get out of the way." ”
One of them, who looked like a head, replied to Huang Dahu: "Wait a while, it'll be fine right away." After speaking, beckoning the others and getting out of the way, Huang Dahu relaxed his vigilance even more, but he suddenly felt that something was wrong...... What's wrong? Huang Dahu stared at the group of people in front of him, and suddenly thought - no! The person who answered him just now did not speak Cantonese, but spoke standard Mandarin, and at the moment when Huang Dahu woke up, the people in front of him suddenly pulled out a few MP510A3* with mufflers from the pickup, and Huang Dahu wanted to pull out the gun again, but it was too late, "Da! Da! Da! Da! ......"* There was a salvo, dozens of bullets were fired into Huang Dahu's body, but poor Huang Dahu didn't fire a single shot, but was beaten into a sieve!
Tang Feng and Liang Yuan in the Mercedes-Benz witnessed this scene, and were extremely stunned, all of this happened in just two minutes, or the driver reacted quickly, hurriedly reversed backwards, * and then shot wildly at the Mercedes-Benz car, Tang Feng protected Liang Yuan lying under the back seat, the driver leaned down, and turned the steering wheel with difficulty, fortunately, the driver was skilled, starting, turning, U-turn, in one go, the violent braking sound, pierced the quiet night sky, just when the driver turned the front of the car and was ready to retreat back at full speed, a dark blue "BMW" rushed out from behind, blocked the retreat of the Mercedes.
Three people jumped out of the BMW, drew their guns and shot at the Mercedes-Benz, accompanied by Liang Yuan's screams, the driver was hit by bullets on his body and head, and the red blood and white flowers were splashed on the broken windshield together......
The people in the BMW approached the Mercedes-Benz step by step, opened the back door of the car, and one of them, a fat man with three scars on his face and a fierce appearance, said with a sneer: "Hehe, Mr. Tang Feng, and this young lady, we have been waiting for a long time, come with us!" After speaking, the other people dragged Tang Feng and Liang Yuan out of the Mercedes-Benz car, and wanted to snatch the lockbox in Liang Yuan's hand, Liang Yuan cried and tried to protect the lockbox in his arms.
"Who are you?" Tang Feng tried his best to remain calm and asked.
"Three Scars" sneered: "What person? Like you, people who are interested in what's inside the lockbox. After speaking, "Three Scars" walked behind Liang Yuan, who was still crying, raised his hand, and slammed Liang Yuan's back of the neck with the Czech-made CZ75 pistol* in his hand, knocking her unconscious, and then snatched the lockbox in Liang Yuan's hand, and hugged Liang Yuan into the BMW car.
A few minutes later, Tang Feng heard the siren behind the car in the BMW, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart, but the "three scars" did not panic, looked back at the police car following behind, sneered twice, and showed a fierce light in his eyes, he ordered the driver to overtake the pickup truck in front, and then sneered viciously: "I will send you to the west right away!" ”
After saying "Three Scars", Tang Feng heard a loud noise behind him, a violent explosion, which shook his ears numb, he didn't know what was going on behind him, but from the sneer on the face of Three Scars, he could see that the police car behind him was mostly fierce and unlucky.
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Tang Feng and Liang Yuan were escorted onto a dilapidated freighter, and the freighter slowly sailed away from the coast, Tang Feng didn't know where the gang was going to take them? But he knew that this group of people must have come for the Xixia jade interstitial screen in the lockbox. The "Three Scars" seemed to be the head of this group, he finished arranging the things on the deck, escorted Tang Feng and Liang Yuan into the cabin, "Three Scars" took the lockbox, and forced Liang Yuan: "What is the password of this box?" ”
Liang Yuan had just woken up before boarding the boat, her neck moved, and the pain in the back of her neck was piercing, she stared at the fat man in front of her who had three scars on his face, and shouted: "Password? This girl doesn't know, you should let us go, otherwise my father will know, and you will not die well. ”
When Tang Feng heard this, it was all at this time, Liang Yuan was still playing with the eldest lady's temper, she was really anxious and angry, and she wanted to laugh a little. looked at the "three scars" again, and smiled lewdly: "Little sister, you said it so terrible!" Who's your daddy? Isn't it Liang Yongquan, haha, your father's name is really thunderous, I'm really scared! Saying that, "Three Scars" also stretched out his fat hand and touched Liang Yuan's white and tender face, Liang Yuan gritted his teeth and lowered his head in shame, "Three Scars" still wanted to move on Liang Yuan's body, and suddenly, a bandit recklessly broke into the cabin: "Boss, it's not good, there is a boat chasing us behind." ”
Hearing this, he left Liang Yuan and shouted to the two bandits in the cabin: "I'll go out and have a look, you are optimistic about them." With that, "Three Scars" picked up an AEK999 general-purpose machine gun and rushed out of the cabin.
Tang Feng's heart regained hope, he could clearly hear the roar of the helicopter not far away, as well as the panicked footsteps and shouts of the gang of bandits on the deck of the freighter.
"You are already surrounded, lay down your arms and surrender immediately, or we will open fire! ......" came a firm and powerful voice from the pursuing ship behind.
Tang Feng heard Han Jiang's voice in the cabin, and he whispered to Liang Yuan excitedly: "We are saved now." Immediately, they heard a commotion on the deck, and it seemed that the bandits were in disarray. Immediately, "Three Scars" came from the deck and viciously ordered his subordinates: "Quick! Full speed, as soon as we reach the open sea, there will be ships to meet us, and then they will not dare to do anything to us! ”
Tang Feng felt that the freighter was fleeing at full speed, he and Liang Yuan glanced at each other, both of them were thinking of a way to get out, but before they could figure out a way,
"Three Scars" suddenly rushed back to the cabin, threw down the heavy machine gun, pulled out a CZ75 pistol, and ordered another bandit: "You hold this girl, come out with me!" After speaking, "Three Scars" strangled Tang Feng's neck with his thick left arm, held a gun against Tang Feng's temple with his right hand, and boarded the deck of the freighter, and another bandit, escorting Liang Yuan, also followed him to the deck.
Tang Feng felt suffocated, the sea breeze on the deck was slow, Tang Feng and Liang Yuan found that the lights of Victoria Bay were no longer visible here, and only sporadic lights came from in the distance, it seemed that this place had long been far away from Hong Kong and should be close to the open sea.
"Three Scars" brought Tang Feng to the stern of the boat, and shouted at the speedboat that was about to rush up: "Don't come up, we have hostages in our hands!" After shouting, "Three Scars" looked back again to see how far the freighter was from the open sea? - On the dark sea, the ship that came to meet them was still nowhere to be seen.
Han Jiang saw Tang Feng and Liang Yuan on the speedboat behind, and he immediately shouted with a loudspeaker: "You can't run away, hurry up and release the hostages!" Otherwise......"
"Otherwise, it's a fart! Are you stupid for me, free the hostages? As soon as I release the hostages now, I will be beaten into a sieve by you! "Three Scars" interrupted Han Jiang's words viciously.
Seeing this, Han Jiang whispered an order to the walkie-talkie, and the snipers on several speedboats aimed at the "Three Scars" and other bandits together, ready to shoot at any time, and at the same time, a Z-9 helicopter in the air quickly flew over the cargo ship at an ultra-low altitude, and the few hairs on the head of the "Three Scars" were all blown up by the helicopter blades, and the bandits panicked for a while, and they all looked up at the air, for fear that the special combat team members would fall from the sky...... "Three Scars" also stared at the helicopter above their heads in horror, and their attention was focused on it, He raised his right hand and slowly left Tang Feng's temple, trembling into the air, and his arm holding Tang Feng's arm was not so tight...... This is the best chance, and the only chance! Tang Feng made up his mind, took advantage of the "three scars" unprepared, and slammed his elbow back to hit the soft underbelly of the "three scars", the "three scars" howled, Tang Feng raised his hand again, and knocked out the gun in the hands of the "three scars", Tang Feng quickly picked up the CZ75 pistol, and shot at the bandit who kidnapped Liang Yuan, this shot did not hit, but the bandit was scared a lot, the bandit let go of Liang Yuan, Tang Feng saw the opportunity, pounced on Liang Yuan, "Bang!" - "Jumped into the sea with Liang Yuan.
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Tang Feng hugged Liang Yuan and finally surfaced on the sea, an S-76 helicopter slowly hovered above their heads, the sea surface was rolled up by the huge blades of the helicopter, the helicopter put down the cable, Tang Feng struggled with all his strength, then grabbed the cable, he pulled the cable ladder with his right hand, held Liang Yuan with his left hand, and climbed up the cable ladder with difficulty, Liang Yuan was poured several mouthfuls of salty seawater, unconscious, but Liang Yuan came to his senses, and when he saw that he was being hugged tightly by Tang Feng, he was not ashamed, and said angrily to Tang Feng: "You let go of me, villain, take the opportunity to take advantage of me." ”
But the more Liang Yuan shouted, the more her elastic breasts resisted Tang Feng's solid chest, making her feel even more ashamed, Tang Feng was tired and cold at this time, how could he take advantage of the beauty, he whispered to Liang Yuan: "Don't move, if you move again, I'll really let go, you will fall into the sea!" ”
"I don't care if I fall into the sea, rascal!" Liang Yuan was still stiff-mouthed, Tang Feng heard someone say that he was a hooligan for the first time, and he really wanted to let go and let this eldest lady taste the taste of seawater again, but he still restrained himself.
At this time, the helicopter above shook violently for some reason, and Liang Yuan exclaimed, this is good, there is no need for Tang Feng to take advantage of her, Liang Yuan took the initiative to hug Tang Feng's neck, and hugged it so tightly that Tang Feng was out of breath......
When Tang Feng and Liang Yuan were rescued ashore, Han Jiang had been waiting on the shore for a long time, Tang Feng's face turned pale, and he asked Han Jiang breathlessly: "Why did you rush to Hong Kong so quickly?" ”
"Humph! I'll be one step too late, and your life will be here. Han Jiang paused, turned to look at Liang Yuan and asked, "This is Miss Liang Yuan, right?" ”
"Yes, she is Liang Yongquan's daughter Liang Yuan." Tang Feng replied for Liang Yuan.
"You're frightened. My name is Han Jiang, and I am now in charge of your grandfather's case, and I am also in charge of the whole incident, and you can tell me any suggestions, requirements, or valuable clues you have for the whole thing. Han Jiang said and shook Liang Yuan's hand very friendly.
Liang Yuan looked at Han Jiang in front of him, and suddenly made his request loudly: "My only request is to act with you and catch the murderer of my grandfather." ”
"This ......" Han Jiang, who has always acted decisively, also hesitated.
"What? You don't agree! If you don't agree, I won't give you the jade insert. Liang Yuan said willfully.
"You see, this little ancestor is a difficult guy!" Tang Feng whispered in Han Jiang's ear and said.
When Han Jiang was in a dilemma, a helicopter slowly landed beside them, and Zhao Yong jumped out of the helicopter with a lockbox and reported to Han Jiang: "The box has been taken back by me, but I don't know if that thing is intact." ”
"That's right! That's the box. Before Han Jiang could speak, Tang Feng recognized that the box in Zhao Yong's hand was the one where the jade interstitial screen was stored.
Liang Yuan snatched the lockbox from Zhao Yong's hand, and only then did he feel relieved when he saw that the jade insert was intact. She turned her head again and asked Han Jiang, "How is it, Captain Han, have you thought about it?" Am I allowed to participate? ”
Han Jiang shook his head helplessly, but he didn't answer Liang Yuan immediately, but asked her instead: "Miss Liang, do you know who the gang that tried to kidnap you is?" ”
"How do I know! There are many people who are interested in jade interstitials. But...... However, I suspect that this group is probably the same group as the people who killed my grandfather. Liang Yuan guessed.
"How so?"
"My instincts, my instincts have always been accurate."
"Hehe, it seems that you, like me, trust your instincts." Han Jiang's instincts had saved him many times, and he was often proud of it, but he was more willing to believe the evidence at this time.
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At this time, a Mercedes-Benz car stopped outside the cordon, Han Jiang saw that the person who got out of the car was Liang Yongquan, he waved his hand at the police on the cordon, and Liang Yongquan crossed the cordon and walked towards them.
Liang Yongquan's face was gloomy, Tang Feng couldn't see other expressions on his face, he didn't know what Liang Yongquan was thinking in his heart now, if something like this happened, he didn't know if Liang Yongquan would change his mind? Just when Tang Feng was thinking nonsense, Liang Yongquan had already walked in front of them, after shaking hands with Han Jiang, Liang Yongquan turned to look at Tang Feng and Liang Yuan, Tang Feng felt Liang Yongquan's sharp gaze, he began to be a little afraid of Liang Yongquan's sharp gaze, just like that, after a stalemate for a while, Liang Yongquan said to Tang Feng: "How is it?" Tang Feng, I said earlier, those people will not invite you as politely as I do, now you should have a clear understanding of the danger you are facing! ”
"Yes, these bandits are indeed very powerful." Tang Feng had to admit it.
"And you, Yuanyuan!" Liang Yongquan turned to Liang Yuan and said, "You should know how sinister this matter is now, and you still want to do it with Tang Feng and them?" ”
"Yes! Daddy, now that Huang Dahu is dead, you just let me do it with Tang Feng and them, I will definitely catch the murderer of my grandfather. Liang Yuan stared at Liang Yongquan innocently and said.
When Liang Yongquan heard this, he was so angry that he was speechless, he stared at Liang Yuan, held it for a long time, and didn't hold back a word, and finally, Liang Yongquan glared at Liang Yuan fiercely, and walked away.
Zhao Yong also jumped on the helicopter with the lockbox with the jade interstitial screen, and on the shore, only Tang Feng, Liang Yuan and Han Jiang were left. The three of them were each thinking about their next plan, and Tang Feng suddenly asked Liang Yuan: "I have always had a question for you, what did your grandfather say to you during the period after buying back the jade insertion?" Or...... Or is there something out of the ordinary? ”
Liang Yuan thought for a while, "There is nothing abnormal in behavior, grandpa likes to collect antique calligraphy and paintings, and when he gets good things, he will stay in the room alone and appreciate his collections; This time, grandpa often stayed in the room after buying back the jade interstitial, as if he was studying something, sometimes grandpa also went out to visit some old friends, all of them were grandpa's old acquaintances, the only thing that was a little abnormal, was that grandpa didn't let me and my dad contact this jade interstitial, I only saw the jade interstitial screen once after the auction, and other than that, I didn't find anything abnormal with grandpa. ”
"If you think about it again, is there really none?" Tang Feng was still looking forward to getting some valuable clues from Liang Yuan's mouth.
Liang Yuan thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "By the way, if you don't mention it, I forgot, grandpa received a letter before he went to Guangzhou." ”
"Letter?" Tang Feng and Han Jiang exclaimed at the same time.
"Well, just that morning, I found a letter in the mailbox, the letter was sent to grandpa, but the envelope of the letter did not leave the sender's address, I felt strange at the time, who still writes this year, and did not leave the sender's address, later, I handed the letter to grandpa, now I think about it, maybe grandpa went to Guangzhou, it has a lot to do with that letter."
"Is that letter still there?" Tang Feng asked.
I asked my grandfather about the content of the letter, and he only said that he wanted to be alone for a while, so I quit the study, and he stayed alone in the study for about half an hour, and when he came out, he told us that he was going to Guangzhou. I said I wanted to go with my grandfather, but my grandfather wouldn't let me and said that I would be back the next day, but I didn't expect ......" Liang Yuan sobbed when she said this.
"Burned? …… It seems that Mr. Liang didn't go to Guangzhou just to find me. Tang Feng muttered in his mouth.
"The information Liang Yuan said is still very important, the purpose of Mr. Liang's trip to Guangzhou should be to get those archives, and he went to find Tang Feng after getting those archives, and we already know the rest of the matter." Han Jiang analyzed.
"What value do those archives have in cracking the secret of the jade interstitial?" Tang Feng was puzzled.
"Then we won't know until we get back to Beijing." After Han Jiang finished speaking, a salty sea breeze blew on the sea, although it was summer, this sea breeze made the three of them feel a chill.