The Security Service then summoned the owner of the thrift store, who was very frank and confessed that he did not know either the professor nor the young gentleman, and therefore did not know the name and address of the young gentleman.

"Where did you get this table?"

"This is a trade secret, and I can only tell you that it was obtained from the furniture auction of a certain door owner after his death. The purchase price is 400 yuan, so the price of selling to this gentleman is also very reasonable. The thrift store owner was also a little annoyed by the trouble caused by a table, and could not help but say something cool.

The more the old professor thought about it, the more angry he became, and the security guards had no clues. He could only guess for himself that there must have been a mezzanine in the drawer, and some precious treasure or something of value was hidden, or that there was a treasure map, and that table was used in a famous house, and the young man might have known something to steal it. If I take a closer look, I might find something surprising......" The professor felt like the duck had flown again, and he was very annoyed.

The innocent Ji Jie, seeing her father so troubled, smiled and comforted him: "Forget it, Dad, just lose the table, it's not too expensive, and even if there is a treasure, it's not ours, we don't need that kind of treasure, and being with you is the greatest happiness." ”

"That being said, a fortune is very much needed for you. If you have no dowry, how can I marry you? If you have a large amount of money as a dowry, it doesn't matter how good the family you marry. Without a dowry, I, as a father, am too shameless. ”

In Dongzhou at that time, it was a customary fashion to marry with a dowry.

"Dad, don't worry, I don't need a dowry to get married."

"How can I let you go out without any dowry? I'm going to get my daughter to marry off with dignity. ”

At the thought of getting married, Ji Jie's face was a little feverish. Because she has been in love with her father and cousin for a long time. In her mind, although her cousin was poor, he was honest and reliable, and he was very manly.

But as my father said, my cousin is very poor, and if she really has that huge amount of money, she and her cousin's life can be happy and happy, and my father doesn't have to worry. Therefore, although she comforted her father with a smile, she was also a little disappointed in her heart.

After that, the old professor was listless every day, and he was not as cheerful as before.

His mood is understandable, the old professor has a withdrawn and stubborn personality all his life, and he loves his precious daughter very much, so when he thinks of missing out on that dowry, he naturally becomes depressed and unhappy.

In this way, two months passed in the gray cold. On the evening of February 1, the professor picked up the evening newspaper again, and the winning number of the lottery ticket was published in the newspaper. The professor took out his glasses to take a look.

As soon as he put on his glasses and looked at it for less than two seconds, the professor's face changed, and the newspaper in his hand fell to the ground with a "pop". The newspaper wrote these lines: "The winning number of the third draw: No. 514 in 23 groups, with a prize of 1 million yuan"

1 million yuan was a huge amount of property at that time, equivalent to tens of millions of yuan now. What made the professor even more short of breath was that the set of numbers seemed to be one of the lottery tickets he had. The professor felt dizzy, his eyes darkened, his heartbeat was a little strong, and his breathing became short.

To check, the professor pulled out his notepad, and that's right! It's this set of numbers, this lottery ticket was sold to him by a friend, and at that time, I just had to buy it because of the situation, and I didn't expect it to win the jackpot.

"Oh, quick...... Find out that ticket! ”

He ran into the study and began to rummage around, in the test papers, in the reference books, all around.

"Hey, where are you there? Seems to be in the box, right! In the mailbox. Ji Jie! Ji Jie! Come here! ”

Ji Jie thought something was wrong, and hurried over: "Is there something?"

"Mailbox...... Where's that mailbox?"

"What mailbox?"

"The little box with the letter, the ...... I put on the table"

"Oh, that box, you let me put it in the old table."

"What do you say? Placed on an old table? The old table that was lost? Oh my God! The professor sat down in his chair in despair.

"Dad, what's wrong, is there anything important about that old box?"

"That box, it's 1 million yuan in it!"

The professor handed the newspaper to Ji Jie, "The lottery ticket I bought is in that mailbox!" ”

Ji Jie read the winning information, and suddenly understood, and her eyes widened, oh, God! Neither father nor daughter had the strength to speak.

Professor Ji Baitao immediately sent a telegram to the manager of the real estate bank that issued the lottery tickets.

The message reads as follows:

The winning ticket No. 514 of the 23rd group of the third draw is my private income, so I have the ownership of the prize, please prevent others from claiming it fraudulently, otherwise I will resort to law to protect my rights and interests.

Almost at the same time that the manager received this telegram, another telegram with concise words and strange contents was delivered to him.

Written:

I currently hold the 23rd Group 514 ticket

White Lang

The manager was at a loss as to which of the two telegrams was true and which was fake. He hurriedly sent someone out to investigate and found out the following:

Group 23 No. 514 tickets were sold by Dongzhou Normal Branch of Dongzhou Bank. The holder is artillery major Wu Jian. He had fallen from his horse in an accident and had been resold by him before his death, as several of the Major's colleagues could testify.

"The person he sold was me, and I have been friends with him for 20 years," the professor said. The Major repeatedly begged me for help, and I was embarrassed to buy the ticket with all I had at the time. ”

"What do you have to prove it?"

"Of course, we met and chatted at the café at Marriott Plaza that day, and there were at least 20 people there at the time, and they were all able to testify, and I paid 200 yuan for the major's lottery ticket."

"Was anyone there to witness it?"

"No, it's just the two of us who discuss it."

"So you didn't have proof of buying it, did you?"

"No, I have a certificate of transfer of lottery tickets signed by the major. But I pinned it with a pin for a lottery ticket. The ticket was stolen and it was lost. ”

"So, you don't have any documentary evidence or eyewitnesses now. This will not allow you to identify you as the owner of the ticket, and you will have to present the ticket or certificate of transfer to claim the prize. ”

The professor left the bank in desperation.

The next day, Dongzhou's "Voice" published such a message:

Bai Lang holds the winning lottery ticket and the transfer certificate issued by Major Wu Jian It is reported that Bai Lang has entrusted lawyer Du Qiang to handle the matter with full authority, and he will provide legal services for Bai Lang and fight for Bai Lang's right to win the 1 million grand prize.

This news suddenly spread all over the streets and alleys of Dongzhou, and the big thief Bai Lang was blatant, relying on the law to compete for a bonus of 1 million.