Shang Yucheng, who was deep in thought, was startled by the sudden ringing of a telephone.

She eased her mind before reaching out to pick up the phone, "Hey." ”

"Hey." On the opposite side was Shu Qiang's cautious voice.

"Mr. Shu, what's the matter?" Shang Yucheng asked calmly.

"If it's convenient tomorrow, can I meet with Miss Shang?" Shu Qiang hesitated, "The Zhao Wenxuan that Miss Shang asked me to check, I have made a new discovery." ”

"Okay." Shang Yucheng agreed without thinking, "Tomorrow morning—" she thought for a moment, "I'll see you at the Longxing Teahouse at ten o'clock tomorrow morning." ”

"Okay Miss Shang. See you tomorrow. ”

Early the next morning, Shang Yucheng was about to go out, when Lu Jingcheng knocked on the door and walked in, "Are you ready?" ”

Shang Yucheng had already forgotten the appointment he had promised Lu Jingcheng last night, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"Didn't you say yesterday that I wanted to stay with you for a day?" Lu Jingcheng frowned slightly, "What, you have other arrangements?" ”

Shang Yucheng paused for a moment and said with a smile, "Professor Lin of Guanghua University asked me to discuss the course, and I forgot to tell you. She walked up to Lu Jingcheng, "I'll go in the morning, and I'll have lunch together." ”

Lu Jingcheng nodded, "Then I'll pick you up later, where did you make an appointment?" ”

"You don't have to." Shang Yucheng looked down at the watch on his wrist, "Meet at Avery Restaurant at half past twelve, okay?" ”

Lu Jingcheng smiled and nodded.

"I'll see you later." Shang Yucheng kissed him on the cheek, turned around and took his handbag and went out the door.

Lu Jingcheng turned to watch her back disappear into the doorway, frowning slightly.

Shang Yucheng has always been a smart and independent girl, he knew this early on, but since returning to Shanghai, she always seems to have some arrangements that even he doesn't know, and even he seems to be a little unable to understand her thoughts.

Lu Jingcheng sat down in front of the sofa with some distress, took out a cigarette case and a lighter from his pocket, and prepared to light a cigarette to relieve his somewhat depressed mood.

Probably because of absent-mindedness, Lu Jingcheng was careless, and the lighter fell down the edge of the sofa. He hurriedly reached for it.

When his fingers touched something like a piece of cardboard, Lu Jingcheng took it out casually.

This is a photo, and the person in the photo is a person he is very familiar with - Ye Shen.

Like a sudden thunder in his ears, Lu Jingcheng's face changed suddenly. He seemed to be a little suspicious of his eyes, and looked at it in a daze for a long time before clutching the photo in his hand.

According to the agreed time, Shang Yucheng rushed to the Longxing Teahouse. When she stepped in, she saw Shu Qiang sitting in the corner at a glance.

"Mr. Shu." She walked over and greeted politely.

Shu Qiang stood up and bowed slightly, "Miss Shang." ”

Shang Yucheng sat down with his head bowed and took the tea handed over by Shu Qiang, "Mr. Shu said that there is a new discovery, I don't know what it is?" ”

Shu Qiang didn't rush to answer, and asked Shang Yucheng instead, "Does Miss Shang know that after the Su Jingyao case, Miss Su had a head injury, leaving a scar?" ”

Shang Yucheng looked up at Shu Qiang, "Miss Su once mentioned it to me, what does Mr. Shu mean?" ”

Shu Qiang took out a photo from his bag and handed it to Shang Yucheng, "According to the investigation at the time and Miss Su's records, Miss Su was injured by the gangsters because she was unable to resist after suffering a head injury. At that time, the police department spent a lot of effort to find the murder weapon, but it was never found. ”

Shang Yucheng glanced at the photo in his hand.

This is a photo of the wound taken by Su Jingyao after she was sent to the hospital, the scene in this photo, she is not the first time to see it, and even, she still remembers the feeling that all the sensations in her body have been dulled, and only the sense of pain is still keenly screaming.

"As you can see from this photo, Miss Su's head wound was caused by a blunt object of small volume, and I once suspected that the murder weapon was something like a wooden rod or an iron rod, but you see."

Shu Qiang took out another photo, "This is a robbery case that was reported a few days ago, the victim was knocked down by the butt of a pistol, and this wound is very similar to the wound on Miss Su's head." ”

Shu Qiang looked up at Shang Yucheng and said, "At that time, because Miss Su identified Lu Jingpeng, Lu Jingpeng's home was searched, and no pistol was found. And the most important point is that Lu Jingpeng doesn't know how to use a gun at all, and there is no reason why he will carry it with him, so the murder weapon that hurt Miss Su is likely to belong to another gangster. ”

Shang Yucheng looked at Shu Qiang and waited quietly for his next words.

Zhao Wenxuan, mentioned by Miss Shang, lived in Leng's house a few days before the crime. According to Ms. Su, the place where she was taken was just a few hundred meters away from Leng's house, and the place of the crime was a vacant house on that street. ”

"According to common sense, Zhao Wenxuan must be familiar with the place where the crime occurred, so I think Miss Shang has every reason to suspect him."

Shang Yucheng nodded after a while, "You mean, the other gangster may be a person who knows how to shoot and may carry a gun on his body?" ”

Shu Qiang nodded.

Inadvertently, Ye Shen's name entered Shang Yucheng's mind.

"Although according to the testimony of the Leng family, Zhao Wenxuan left Shanghai before the crime, but this testimony is not entirely credible - I have checked Zhao Wenxuan's experience, he grew up in Shanghai at his uncle's house, there is nothing suspicious, but he studied in Hong Kong for two years, I have checked, he returned to Shanghai after expelling him from school, and the reason for his expulsion was that he failed to pass the school exam."

Shu Qiang looked at Shang Yucheng, "According to his grades in Shanghai, there should be no problem in coping with the university exams, and it is even more incredible that his grades are so bad that he was expelled, which is a bit suspicious." If we can prove that Zhao Wenxuan can use a gun, then Zhao Wenxuan's suspicion is even greater. ”

Shang Yucheng bowed slightly, "I'll figure it out." ”

Shu Qiang scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Thank you for your hard work, Miss Shang." This was originally my job—"

Shang Yucheng smiled, "You have found the direction of the investigation for me, you have done a lot, and you are very competent." ”

Shu Qiang coughed lightly, "Miss Shang has found anything, contact me again." ”

Shang Yucheng nodded.

Shu Qiang got up and walked out, Shang Yucheng wanted to stop him and explain her suspicion of Ye Shen, but for some reason he hesitated for a moment and still didn't speak.

Thinking of the day after the shooting of the Japanese soldiers in Hongkou, he accidentally discovered that Ye Shen was injured in the shoulder, Shang Yucheng's brows furrowed even tighter, is this a coincidence, or is it really as she guessed, Ye Shen is the killer, and even, it is the other person back then?

Intuitively, Shang Yucheng didn't believe it, she believed her eyes - and based on what she saw, Ye Shen was not a bad person, he may have hidden something, but he was not the one who would commit such a bad crime.

However, Shang Yucheng subconsciously shook her head, maybe she should believe the evidence more.

It was not early when he came out of the Longxing Teahouse, and Shang Yucheng called a rickshaw and rushed to Aili Restaurant. The strange thing is that she waited until half past one in the restaurant and didn't see Lu Jingcheng.

Maybe it was because Lu Jingcheng was in a hurry and couldn't go to the appointment, and he didn't have time to inform her, Shang Yucheng didn't think much about it, got up and left the restaurant. There's a lot more important to her than that. For example, maybe it's time to visit that injured friend, Ye Shen.

When Shang Yucheng returned home, she still didn't see Lu Jingcheng, she thought about it, turned around and walked towards Lu's house.

It was Mother Zhang who opened the door, and she looked at Shang Yucheng with a little surprise, "Miss Shang, why did you come back alone, Second Young Master?" ”

"Jing Cheng hasn't come back yet?" Shang Yucheng frowned slightly.

Mother Zhang shook her head, "The second young master said that he had an appointment with Miss Shang today and went out early in the morning." ”

Mother Zhang looked at Shang Yucheng's expression and said with some apprehension, "Maybe I heard something, the second young master may have something else to do." ”

Shang Yucheng saw her look of doing something wrong, so he smiled and said, "Jing Cheng did have an appointment with me, but I temporarily separated from him for something." I'll look for him when he comes back. ”

Mother Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, and replied with a smile, "When the second young master comes back, I will tell him." ”

Shang Yucheng nodded and turned to leave.

Until the evening, Lu Jingcheng did not come to her again, Shang Yucheng looked at the clock on the wall and hesitated for a moment, thinking that Lu Jingcheng might not come, so he went out.

Ye Shen's address and the office of Ye's shipping company are all included in the information of Shu Qiang's investigation, Shang Yucheng was very impressed, she looked around for a while, and then walked to Ye Shen's door.

Maybe it was because Ye Shen was injured and didn't go out to have fun, and the beautiful duplex villa was brightly lit. Shang Yucheng walked to the door and gently rang the doorbell.

After waiting for a long time, someone finally opened the door.

"Miss Shang?"

Ye Shen, who opened the door, looked at her unexpectedly, "Why are you here?" ”

Shang Yucheng was also a little surprised that the person who opened the door was actually him, and after a pause, he smiled and said, "What, don't you invite me in to sit?" ”

Ye Shenhu looked at her suspiciously, and a faint smile appeared on his lips, "Miss Shang, please." ”

Shang Yucheng walked into the hall and sat down on the sofa while quietly surveying everything in the house.

Ye Shen came over with coffee, put a cup in front of Shang Yucheng, and handed a cup to his lips and took a sip. Looking up and seeing Shang Yucheng's expression, he smiled slightly, "Miss Shang, don't worry, I'm the only one in this house." If you have anything to say, please feel free to say it. ”

Shang Yucheng looked at him and changed his relaxed smiling face, "Could it be that visiting Mr. Ye must have a purpose?" ”

Ye Shen glanced at her, and the smile on his face became bigger, "Of course not." However, with my understanding of Miss Shang, if you come to me in person, you must have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace. ”

Shang Yucheng shook his head helplessly, "It seems that Mr. Ye has a deep misunderstanding of me." ”

Ye Shen smiled and said nothing.

Shang Yucheng was not in a hurry, still reminiscing about the old friend, "You drank a lot of wine that day, I don't know what happened to Mr. Ye's injuries?" ”

"Much better." Ye Shen put down the coffee cup in his hand and replied briefly.

"Then I'm relieved." Shang Yucheng really breathed a sigh of relief. "If there is any recurrence of your wounds, won't it make my conscience uneasy?"

Ye Shen still looked at her with a smile on his lips, but there was an inquiring look in his eyes, "Oh? Miss Shang cares about me so much? ”

Shang Yucheng nodded naturally, looking into his eyes with clear eyes, "When we meet in Pingshui, Mr. Ye has repeatedly helped me, I am naturally grateful." ”

Ye Shen looked at her, as if to gauge whether her words were credible, and said after a while, "You don't have to take some small things to heart." Unconsciously, his voice softened. However, no matter what you have plans for Lu Jingpeng, I will advise you to be careful. If the person who sees through you today is Lu Jingpeng, he will not be merciful to you. ”

Shang Yucheng nodded kindly, "I know." Thank you, Mr. Ye, for the reminder. ”

Ye Shen smiled and watched Shang Yucheng sip coffee elegantly.

"By the way, Mr. Ye-" Shang Yucheng seemed to suddenly remember, "how did you get hurt?" The way you looked that day, it didn't look like a minor injury. ”

Ye Shen shook his head, "It's just a moment of carelessness." The injury is not a big deal, just the injury-" he smiled meaningfully as usual, "I can't tell anyone about it." He took a sip of his coffee and continued, "Of course, it's not impossible for Miss Shang to want to know, as I said the other day, Miss Shang can exchange a secret." ”

Shang Yucheng scolded him in his heart for being an old fox who did not leak, but there was an unnatural expression on his face that touched the privacy of others, "I didn't mean to inquire, but I just asked casually." She paused, "Can I use the bathroom?" ”

"Absolutely." Ye Shen pointed his finger, "Upstairs on the left." ”

Shang Yucheng said sorry and got up and went upstairs.

Ye Shen looked at her back as she went upstairs, frowned slightly, and was about to think about it when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

Ye Shen got up and walked to the door, lifted the curtain and looked out. Seeing the visitor, he couldn't help but frown deeper.

Lu Jingcheng? What is he doing at such a late hour?