Chapter Twenty-Six: The Mysterious Seller
I haven't been to this teahouse, but according to the location on the address, it's not too far from me, and it won't delay me to go there, so I answered directly on the phone, and met after half an hour, and then went to eat casually, and went straight to the teahouse.
When I arrived at the teahouse, according to the agreement on the phone, I went directly to the private room on the second floor. Pushing open the door, there were already four people sitting inside, looking at the age of not very old, all around thirty years old, seeing me all smiling and greeting, looking quite enthusiastic, which made me stunned. Talking about the house, as for the four people? Or happen to be all men?
I was a little afraid that this was a trap, so I didn't rush in, I turned around and glanced left and right, but there was no one in the hallway. In my experience, if this is a trap, then when I go in and close the door, there will definitely be an accomplice outside to block the door and let the wind out.
Since there is no one in sight, although it is impossible to ensure that the other party is ambushed, at least the heart is not so empty. After pondering for a moment, I walked in. Anyway, this is on my land, and as long as it doesn't kill me, I'm still sure I can find them all.
When I went in and sat down, the four of them were still very attentive, this handed cigarettes and that poured tea, and they didn't say a word to me, and they were polite for ten minutes, and no one opened their mouths to talk about business. I wanted to ask what the house was, where they got my contact information, and they abducted a mouth.
I'm a little annoyed, this fucking isn't here to talk about business, am I already famous enough in the industry to have fans? Are these four people here to get up close and personal with idols? Seeing this, I didn't plan to waste time with them, so I got up and said that I had something else to do, so I was ready to open the door and flash people.
When the four of them saw that I was leaving, they were quite nervous, and hurriedly stayed, but they still didn't say anything business-related.
I really can't stay in this place, these four people obviously want to delay time, and there may be some conspiracy for a while. I didn't even say hello anymore, I just opened the door and walked out, and as soon as I stepped out of one leg, I saw a person coming from the road.
This was really said by me, there is really a wind blocking the door outside!
After going through so much, in addition to being bold, my reaction ability has also improved a lot, and I am actually ready to fight to the death in my heart, and by the way, I also planned to take an escape route to rush out of the city for a while. I didn't think about it, but when I looked closely, I found that it was a little old man who came over, wearing a black hat, bent over his waist, looking particularly unbeaten, and actually smiled and nodded when he greeted me, and made a "please" gesture.
I finally understood that the four of them were trying to keep me in every possible way, and I guess they were waiting for this old man to come over. Those four people must not have the right to speak, so they have been grinding with me. But even if the old man comes, I'm not interested in this business now, this score is a bit big, and I don't lack his money to make money. I shook my head with the old man, meaning that I didn't have to talk, I didn't even stop, I just walked out.
The old man didn't keep it, and got out of the way. However, after walking a few steps, I couldn't help but stop, because I suddenly noticed one thingβthe hat that this old man was wearing was very familiar.
I looked back and looked at it again, and suddenly my heart tightened, isn't this the fucking hat that Liu lame gave to Fang Wanjin? Why did he get here? Or does he have such a top of his own?
I stood there, staring at the old man's hat. The old man didn't look back, and kept standing, as if he had deliberately asked me to observe. I looked at it a few more times, and I could be sure that this was definitely the same as the hat left by Liu Cripple, at least, there was no deviation in style and color.
Does this old man know Liu Cripple? Liu lame also gave him a top before leaving? Or does he have anything to do with the disappearance of the lame man? I think the old man is not young, maybe he is really an old-timer in the metaphysical law industry. I regret a little that I didn't wait for Qin Yiheng to come along, and I wanted to go up and ask the old man about the hat, even if I asked where I bought it from, but I had already shook my head with others just now, and I still couldn't pull my face down.
After much hesitation, I felt that I still couldn't let go of this opportunity, so I took two steps forward and called the old man. The old man turned around and smiled at me squeezing the folds all over his face, the white beard on his chin was quite long, and he didn't open his mouth to speak, still making a "please" gesture.
This time I didn't refuse, just nodded and walked back. The four men in the house were very happy to see me returning, and hurriedly got out of the way, and when the old man came in, they gently closed the door.
The old man looked weak, and his aura was quite strong, so that I sat on the chair, and I was inexplicably nervous all the time, a bit like when I was a child, I did something wrong and waited for the teacher to train me.
After the old man sat down, he still didn't open his mouth immediately, but took a sip of tea slowly, and waited until he finished drinking a small cup of tea, and then suddenly a sentence came out: "Young man, what is your name?" β
The old man's tone was very kind, but it didn't give me the feeling of being polite. I had no choice but to reply, "My name is Jiang Shuo." β
After hearing this, the old man looked up at me, folded his folds and smiled, and continued to ask, "Wan Jiangshuo?" β
I was confused by his question. I'm sensitive to the surname "Wan" now. Damn, he doesn't think I have anything to do with the Wanjia ancestral hall, right? Is the co-author recognizing the wrong person, thinking I'm from the Wanjia family? I hurriedly explained to the old man that my surname is Jiang and my single name is Shuo.
After hearing this, the old man nodded, poured another small cup of tea, and waited until he had finished drinking it again before asking, "Do you know what to buy tomorrow?" β
I thought to myself, this old man isn't fucking insane, is he? What's the tone, it's a bit like you're crazy about playing the lottery? But thinking so in my heart, I definitely can't say that, I can only shake my head: "I don't know how to do it." β
The old man looked at it thoughtfully for a while, then took out a small object from his bosom, and instead of handing it to me, he put it on the table, pointed it, and asked me, "Have you seen this thing?" β
I hadn't been in for three minutes when the old man kept asking me questions, which made me panic a little. How does it look like an interview? I felt that I was very passive now, and wanted to ask the old man something, but now that the situation was in this situation, I guess it was useless to open my mouth, so I had to stand up, take the little thing, and look at it in my hand.
I know this thing, it's a seal, it's black, it's supposed to be a clay sculpture to the touch, the size is about half the size of a palm, it's quite heavy, the workmanship is very rough, and it looks obviously not a high-end object. I've only seen this seal carved in stone or jade, but it's the first time I've seen it in this material. I looked at the bottom, and there weren't many words engraved on it, so I tried to recognize it, but I didn't recognize a single word.
Putting down the seal, I shook my head at the old man. The old man stared at me for a long time without speaking, just kept drinking tea. I look at the old man's posture of drinking tea, and I estimate that my body is better than I expected, otherwise I would have urinated frequently in the toilet.
It was only when the old man had finished drinking another cup of tea that he said, "This seal will be placed here for you first." You can help me keep an eye on it, and if I find something like this one, I'll pay a high price. β
When the old man said this, it was as if he had come to talk about business. I was going to let me help find things for a long time, but I was obviously here to talk about the house, so I asked the old man, "Didn't you talk about the house?" β
When I asked, the old man smiled strangely and said, "This thing you are looking for, as long as you find it, will make much more money than selling the house." With that, he got up and walked out.
I can't sit still now, not to mention whether the thing he gave me is safe or not, maybe it's a time bomb, but the point is that I still have a lot of questions that he needs to answer for me. So, I stopped the old man and hoped that he would stay and talk again.
The old man stopped and looked at me twice, and suddenly asked me, "How many fingers do you have on your hands?" β
The old man's tone was still flat, but I was speechless. His question was a bit profound. Is this a threat to me? Does it mean to stop him again and be careful with his own life, or does it really mean something else? I was stunned, and he straightened his hat and opened the door as if nothing had happened. The four people outside probably had been guarding the door all the time, and when they saw the door open, they hurriedly welcomed the old man out.
To be honest, I'm disappointed with my performance. Speaking of which, I have seen a lot of people, but I didn't expect it to be so tender, and the old man would make me confused in a few words. Now, I feel that I missed this time, and I am afraid that I will not have the opportunity to ask in the future, so I chased after the old man, called "stay", regardless of whether the old man stayed or not, opened his mouth and asked the old man where he bought this hat, I saw many people wearing it.
This question was decided by me after a short period of consideration, and it is rather obscure. The old man, a person with such a city government, must be able to understand what I have to say.
When the old man heard my question, he really stopped, but he didn't look back, but coughed lightly, and said, "These hats are worn by people who are half-cut into the earth, so young people should catch up with the fashion." With that, he went downstairs.
I didn't chase him out, because I knew very well that even if I chased him out, it wouldn't help, and I might have to be beaten. Back in the private room, I looked through the window and watched as the old man and the four men got into two cars and drove out of sight, before I sat down and wondered what was going on.
The car that the old man got on just now was a BMW 7 Series, and the price was really not cheap, so it can be seen that this old man is not a poor man, but how did he find me? Is it because I'm doing something special? This seal can only be found in a murderous mansion? And what the old man said made people feel like they were covered in clouds and mountains, and they didn't seem to understand it when they understood it. From the old man's words, it seems that he has something to do with this whole thing, and the question he asked me on his finger doesn't seem like a threat, does it? Damn, he still knows Six Fingers?
I'm still too young after all, and I've been in the society for so long, and I haven't been very good at thick black learning. In fact, I once thought that I was quite good at scheming, careful calculation, and I usually take advantage of the business mostly, but when I met this old man today, I understood in the aura that there are people outside the world.
I sat on the chair and thought about it for a long time, and I figured out countless question marks, I was thirsty and wanted to take a sip of tea, and found that the whole pot of tea had been drunk by the old man, so I simply got up and prepared to go back, wanting to discuss with Qin Yiheng and listen to his opinion.
The seal left for me by the old man was still on the table, I pondered for a while, and still put it in my pocket, at least give Qin Yiheng a look before making plans.
I went out of the teahouse and called Qin Yiheng again, but he still didn't answer, and he didn't go home yet. I had to go back to my house first, take a shower, go on the Internet to pass the time, and call Qin Yiheng every hour or forty minutes. Who knows, in the middle of the night, the phone is still not answered. After the last day, I had no choice but to give up, took out the square seal, and looked under the lamp, but I still didn't see anything special.
The seal is too ordinary, without any carving, and when it is placed on the table, it is just a square pimple. I thought to myself, since the old man wants me to find the same thing, and this thing has no characteristics at all, how can I find it? Could it be that the mystery is all in the printed thing?
The more I thought about it, the more I felt that my guess was reliable, so I wanted to find a piece of paper to print and test it, but although there was paper at home, there was no printing clay. I didn't dare to replace it with something else, for fear of accidentally ruining it, so I put it on the table again, cleaned up and prepared for bed.
My mind was very messy, and it was not easy to fall asleep, so I tossed and turned in the second half of the night, and I finally fell asleep. I felt that I had just fallen asleep for a while before the phone rang. I answered the phone helplessly, and Qin Yiheng's familiar voice came from the phone, and the first sentence he opened his mouth made me nervous, because what he asked was: "What should I buy today?" β
This is exactly the same as the old man asked during the day, after the old man asked during the day, I also specially checked, today is not a holiday, why do both of them ask me this question? I just woke up, my brain was still a little heavy, I slapped my face twice, and I asked Qin Yiheng on the phone: "Do you have anything to buy today?" β
He muttered over there, and I couldn't hear what he was saying. Then, Qin Yiheng said, "Hurry up and clean up, I'll pick you up at your house in a while." With that, he hung up the phone.