Zhu Pan's wife was obviously full of resentment towards Zhu Lao, so as soon as I asked, she gushed and complained.

"I don't blame people for chewing the root of their tongues, it's really our old man who is angry! Two years ago, our old village was demolished, and he refused to demolish his old house, no matter how high the price was, he refused to do so! As a result, not only did rumors fly all over the world, but those of us who were children could only watch other people's families happily use the demolition money to buy houses and do business, and our husband and wife all had to stay in the factory and work tiringly! ”

Zhu Pan's wife couldn't help but shake her head and sigh as she spoke.

Bai Xiaohe and I looked at each other, and Bai Xiaohe asked, "But I heard that when you got married, your old man once took out two family heirlooms and gave them to your brothers, is this always true?" You could afford to buy this house at the time, you must have sold the heirloom to make money, right? ”

Zhu Pan's wife probably didn't expect us to know about this matter, and it was difficult to answer for a while.

But Zhu Panweng, who was sitting next to him, said angrily: "What an heirloom, but it's just two calligraphy and paintings that I don't know which era they are!" ”

His words made me very confused, and he looked at Bai Xiaohe, who also showed a confused look.

So I opened my mouth and asked, "What is ...... I don't know what era of calligraphy and painting? ”

Zhu Pan said: "I was in a hurry to get married, but my mother-in-law said that my father had a strange temper and was afraid that my wife would be angry when she got married, so if I wanted to get married, I had to buy a house and move out to live." Later, my father took out two calligraphy and paintings, saying that they were ...... What is the true handiwork of Tang Baihu. He said that these two paintings can be worth at least a million, whether to keep them and continue to pass them on, or whether they will be sold for money to buy a house and marry a daughter-in-law, we will see and do ......it ourselves."

When Zhu Pan said this, his wife couldn't help but interject: "What is the authentic work of Tang Baihu, he is afraid that he will take out two paintings to fool us when he sees Tang Baihu ordering autumn fragrance." ”

"It can't be said that we are fooled, although those two paintings did not sell for millions, they also sold for more than 200,000! Our house was not bought with that money! ”

Zhu Pan's wife curled her mouth and didn't argue anymore, and I couldn't help but feel even more strange in my heart.

Because there are not many authentic works of Tang Bohu in the world, even more than ten years ago, a pair of Tang Baihu's calligraphy and paintings sold for millions are very few.

But if it weren't for the genuine work being a fake, each one would be sold for more than 200,000 yuan, which would be a bit high even now.

So I continued to ask, "Who did you sell those two calligraphy and paintings to?" What do they say? ”

"I sold it to a rich man in our city who loves to collect!" Zhu Pan then spoke, "At that time, I took a painting, my brother took a painting, and we went to the rich man's house together. He invited several experts in the appraisal of ancient paintings at home, but the results were ......"

When Zhu Pan said this, he stopped and shook his head again and again.

caused Bai Xiaohe to ask: "What is the result?" ”

As a result, several experts argued, some said that it was the real work of Tang Baihu, and some people said that it was 100% fake! For this rich man, he also took us on a plane to an authoritative institution for the appraisal of ancient paintings in a big city, and it was finally determined that they were fakes. It's just that the level of the people who made these two paintings is not the same as Tang Baihu's, and those two calligraphy and paintings are also rare masterpieces, so in the end, the rich man gave me and my brother 200,000 yuan respectively, and we have nothing to say. ”

His description made me suspicious, and I felt the need to meet the collector.

So we asked Zhu Pan for the name and address of the collector, but I didn't expect it to be the CEO of a large enterprise in Guanghai City.

I asked Zhu Pan again: "Since you were a child, have any strange things happened in your family?" ”

"Strange things? What's the strange thing? Zhu Pan immediately asked.

I thought it for myself, and for a moment I couldn't find the right words.

Zhu Pan was displeased and said, "You don't really think that there is an ancient tomb under our house, do you?" You want me to tell you that I saw a ghost in the tomb? ”

His wife couldn't help but push him and said, "Comrade police asked you, what nonsense are you talking about?" ”

Zhu Pan didn't say anything more, and got up directly and went into the back room.

"He's this stubborn temper, just like his father, don't be surprised by the two comrades!" Zhu Pan's wife accompanied the smiling face.

We couldn't ask anything else for a while, so we said goodbye to Zhu Pan's wife, but told her that we would come to her again if there was anything in the future.

Zhu Pan's wife was very strange and asked us, "Can you tell me what you are here for?" Looking at the appearance of the two of them, it shouldn't be for the rumors of some ancient tomb, right? ”

Bai Xiaohe looked at me and said with a smile: "I can't tell you what we're here for the time being, in short, it's a very serious matter!" ”

One sentence frightened Zhu Pan's wife to open her mouth, and while sending us out, she said: "Two comrades, we are both honest people, and we haven't done anything bad!" If you say...... It's because of those two calligraphy and paintings, which were also given to us by the old man! ”

"Don't worry, although this matter is serious, it has nothing to do with you, we just want to learn about the situation from you!" Bai Xiaohe had no choice but to tell her this.

The woman breathed a sigh of relief and escorted us to the staircase with a smiling face.

"What do you think?" When I went downstairs, Bai Xiaohe asked me.

"I think it's weird!" I replied.

"I think it's not just weird, it's getting weirder!" Bai Xiaohe said.

In fact, I feel the same way.

We didn't rush to the collector's business immediately, after all, since they are big entrepreneurs, they must have a tight schedule, and if we don't make an appointment, it's easy to run in vain.

So after returning to the car, Bai Xiaohe first contacted the police station, found the entrepreneur's mobile phone number, and then dialed the number.

Unexpectedly, the man went on a business trip, and said that he would not be able to return until the day after tomorrow.

Bai Xiaohe asked me what I was going to do next, I thought about it for a while, and then said, "Let's go meet He Chao's eldest sister and his mother today!" It's best that Ding Sijia can go with me, lest I, a big man, come to the door rashly, which will cause people to be defensive! ”

"You mean I can't go with you?" Bai Xiaohe asked playfully.

"As a police officer, you have to show your ID as soon as you come to the door, He Chao's mother and sister are afraid that they may not dare to say anything!" I replied with a smile, "And Ding Sijia and I can pretend to be He Chao's friends and see if we can get some information!" ”

Bai Xiaohe nodded in approval.

On the contrary, Ding Sijia was a little timid, but when I looked at her, she mustered up the courage to nod and said, "I followed you to Guanghai City just to find out...... This He Chao, so ...... I'll go with you! ”

I smiled approvingly at her. After that, Bai Xiaohe still drove to the address of He Chao's sister's house.

As the car stopped in a residential area, Bai Xiaohe sighed and said: "This is basically one of the most expensive real estate projects in our Guanghai City, the village chief of Yinan Village, Lingnan Township is right, He Chao's sister and brother-in-law have indeed made a windfall, otherwise it would be impossible to afford to buy a house here!" ”

I don't know the housing prices in Guanghai City, but not far from this community is the most prosperous area in Guanghai City, and the environment in the community is elegant, it is indeed not a place that ordinary income families can afford.

I took Ding Sijia upstairs by elevator, and sure enough, after knocking on the door of He Chao's sister's house, a woman first grabbed the door with one hand, and only poked her face out of the door to look at me.

But when she saw Ding Sijia behind me, she was obviously much more relaxed, and while opening the door wider, she asked who we were looking for.

"Is this Sister He Chao's house? You're He Chao's sister, right? I asked with a respectful face, while introducing myself, "My surname is Li, and my name is Li Gao!" This person's surname is Ding, his name is Ding Sijia, and we are good friends of He Chao......"

As soon as I said this, the woman suddenly reached out and pushed me away, stared at Ding Sijia behind me with wide eyes, and blurted out: "Ding Sijia? Are you the Ding Sijia that our Xiaochao likes very much? ”

Her words really made me break my head and I couldn't imagine it, and Ding Sijia was even more stunned.

I immediately asked the woman, "How do you know that Miss Ding is the girl your Xiaochao likes?" Have you always been in contact with He Chao? ”

I deliberately didn't mention that He Chao was dead, hoping that she would blurt out more information that was likely to be crucial again.

But the woman seemed reckless, but not without scheming, and after a moment of stunnedness, she stammered: "You, you, you...... What do you mean? My brother...... It's our Xiaochao, he's dead, dead...... It's been more than a year, what is ...... Always connected? ”

When she said that He Chao had been dead for more than a year, I found that she didn't have much sadness, which made me believe that there was something hidden in it.

So I said again: "But Miss Ding has always been in contact with your brother!" Moreover, according to Miss Ding, your brother really likes her, that is, in the last half a year, if your brother died a year ago, how can you know that Miss Ding is the girl your brother likes? ”

"What's that...... My brother has long liked her, but Miss Ding doesn't know it! The woman said, her expression flickering, and her words were clearly insincere.

I haven't replied yet, Ding Sijia shouted.

"No way, your brother...... If that person is indeed your brother He Chao, then he contacted me only half a year ago! He'd been ...... before. I was a netizen with a best friend, and I went to our Baoyuan City to see it...... My best friend, and I'm with him...... Before, it was not even >

"I don't know!" The woman looked embarrassed and replied, "Anyway...... When our Xiaochao was alive, he mentioned it to us...... The name Ding Sijia is right! ”

She suddenly said "yes", which caused Ding Sijia and I to look at her even more.

(See Chapter 390 "Though Death Is Like Life")