Chapter 403: Qing Dynasty incense burner

Aunt Guo thought for a long time in a daze, and muttered, "Li Bing, I really can't remember what Xiangmei left us." Because at that time, she really didn't give us anything except some money and buy us some daily necessities and clothes. ”

Li Bing was greatly disappointed, he stood up and said, "Aunt Guo, it's not too early, and I won't bother you." I will pay homage to Li Xiangmei's spiritual seat again, and then I will leave. ”

Li Bing said, bowing a few times to Li Xiangmei's portrait.

Aunt Guo suddenly said: "Li Bing, as soon as you worship Xiangmei, I remembered something." This incense burner was given to me shortly before Xiangmei's accident, so I can keep it safe. I didn't take it seriously, after Xiangmei's accident, I saw this incense burner, and I used it to incense Xiangmei's portrait every day. ”

When Li Bing heard this, his heart was agitated, and he hurriedly stepped forward and looked at the incense burner carefully.

The incense burner was antique, seemingly made of bronze, covered with patina, and had several illegible inscriptions on it.

Li Bing looked at it for a while, and said solemnly to Aunt Guo: "Aunt Guo, I have a request, and I have to ask you to agree." I want to take this incense burner back and study it. Since it was given to you by Xiangmei before the accident, maybe there is some secret in it. ”

Aunt Guo was stunned, and then agreed. She found another incense burner, replaced the original one, and handed over the incense burner left by Li Xiangmei before her death to Li Bing.

After the group said goodbye to Aunt Guo and returned to the small hotel, Li Bing couldn't wait to take out the incense burner.

After he studied for most of the day, asked Shi Liya to help identify it, and consulted a lot of information on the Internet, it was determined that this was a 'green pastel depiction gold hollow floral pattern incense burner' in the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty.

In the world of collecting, incense burners are a common kind. However, the incense burner from the court is not common, and it symbolizes the dignity and solemnity of the court. The ornate ornamentation on its body also bears witness to the secrets and wishes of court life.

The auction price of this kind of incense burner found on the Internet surprised everyone, and a small incense burner was auctioned for more than 20 million yuan.

How could Li Xiangmei have such a priceless cultural relic? And she doesn't keep it herself, but puts it back in her hometown?

Li Bing faintly felt that there was something strange about this. First of all, this incense burner was definitely not purchased by Li Xiangmei through normal channels, which should be undoubted, after all, Li Xiangmei did not have the strength to acquire it.

Secondly, Li Xiangmei must know the price of this incense burner, maybe she was worried that someone would hit the idea of this incense burner, so she put it in her hometown. Aunt Guo and Uncle Li naturally didn't know the value of this incense burner, and they placed it casually, but they failed to arouse other people's ideas. The most dangerous place is often the safest place, maybe Li Xiangmei had this idea in the first place.

Several people began to speculate about how Li Xiangmei got such a treasure, and everyone believed that according to Aunt Guo, Li Xiangmei's incense burner was very likely to be related to the man who once raised her.

Through Xiao Song, Li Bing found the man's information from the file of Li Xiangmei's case back then.

According to the information, the man's name is Zhang Anguo, a native of Xi'an, who is in the real estate business and has amazing assets. Before and after Li Xiangmei's accident, he was in Xi'an City at the time, and there were many witnesses, so he did not have the time and motive to commit the crime.

A few days later, in a real estate company in Xi'an, a man wearing sunglasses and an extraordinary aura gently knocked on the door of the chairman's office.

Zhang Anguo opened the office door, warmly welcomed the visitor in, and asked if the visitor wanted to buy a commercial house they had just developed.

The visitor took off his sunglasses and said lightly: "Mr. Zhang, I didn't come to buy a house, but in the town you visited a few days ago, I met you by chance, so I inquired and found you." ”

Zhang Anguo's face changed greatly, and he said unhappily: "I'm sorry, I'm busy." If you are not buying a house, it will not be accepted! ”

The person who came smiled: "Mr. Zhang, don't be busy driving me away." I came today to learn from you about Li Xiangmei's death. ”

The muscles on Zhang Anguo's face twitched: "What? Are you a police officer? I'm sorry, but the police have done a lot of investigations on me back then, and it turns out that this matter has nothing to do with me. Don't bother my life anymore, that incident is also a pain in my face, and it took me a long time to calm down. ”

The person who came smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, you misunderstood, I'm not a policeman!" ”

Zhang Anguo asked suspiciously, "Who are you?" Since you are not a policeman, what is the purpose of Li Xiangmei's death? ”

The visitor chuckled and said, "Mr. Zhang, don't get excited. I'm here to do business with you. Alas, I can't help it, I've been short of money recently, and I happened to meet Mr. Zhang, so I knew that my chance to make a fortune had arrived. ”

Zhang Anguo began to look a little angry, and pointed to the office door: "What? Are you trying to blackmail me with Li Xiangmei's case many years ago? To tell you the truth, I am innocent, and that case has nothing to do with me. You get out of here now, you're not welcome here, and if you don't leave, I'll call the security guards. ”

The person who came mysteriously "shh ”

He unhurriedly took out a cigarette and handed it to Zhang Anguo. Zhang Anguotie blushed, stretched out his hand and pushed it away: "I'm sorry, I never smoke." ”

The man smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, you upper-class people really pay attention to your image and self-cultivation, and you don't even smoke." However, I'm a smoker, so I don't mind if I smoke in your office, do you? ”

Before Zhang Anguo could answer, the man had already recklessly lit the fire, lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and spit out a beautiful smoke ring.

Looking at Zhang Anguo's disgusted eyes, the man didn't mind, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, introduce yourself." I am a Taoist priest of Maoshan, my name is Zhang Yuanshan, and I am known as Xiao Zhang Tianshi. ”

Seeing a hint of surprise in Zhang Anguo's eyes, Zhang Yuanshan pretended to be mysterious and said: "Mr. Zhang, when I met you in the town that day, I saw that your Yintang was black, and you should be haunted by evil spirits. When I noticed it, I quietly followed you, wanting to see why you were haunted by demons. Later, when I saw you hurrying away after burning incense and paper in the grove next to the town church, I knew that there must be something strange in this. ”

"I inquired with the people in the town, and I was shocked to learn that there had been two murders in that grove. I knew that my chance to make a fortune had come, so I inquired and found Mr. Zhang. ”

Zhang Yuanshan suddenly became serious: "Mr. Zhang, it's not me who scares you. Have you been having nightmares lately? You have allowed evil spirits to invade, and if you don't try to ward off evil spirits and drive away filth, within ten days, you will die! ”

Zhang Anguo was shocked, Zhang Yuanshan's words just hit the fear in his heart.

Zhang Anguo's face was cloudy, and he thought for a long time before he said nervously: "Daochang Zhang, I'm sorry, I was rude just now." To tell you the truth, I'm in big trouble. If only the Taoist could get me out of this nightmare, I should be grateful! ”