Forty-six keys
Han Daring fell out of his pocket, and the Western key he got on Yin Xiao's leg was seen by You Fei. Han Daring casually said that it was the key to his house.
You Fei said:
"Unless, your family lives in a bank safe!"
When Han Daring heard him say this, he obviously knew what this key was for, and hurriedly asked:
"Do you know what this key is for?"
You Fei Dao:
"Yes! Isn't that the key to a bank safe deposit box? β
Han Daring was afraid that You Fei was not strict-mouthed, so he didn't say the origin of the key, only that it was a piece of evidence in a case, but he didn't know what it was used for, but he didn't expect You Fei to know the use of this key.
You Fei Dao:
"Don't look at my life now, but our family used to be a rich family."
This Han Daring didn't expect that seeing You Fei usually live a frugal life, he has never seen him invite guests, and sometimes he even rubs half a set of pancakes and fruits from others early, just like this, I really can't imagine that he was also from a good background before.
It turned out that You Fei's grandfather Qianqing was also an official in the court, although his official position was not high, but he was also an official eunuch. Later, when he returned to his hometown, he arranged his son to be You Fei's father, and arranged for him to be a small official in Tianjin. Don't look at the humble position of the official, but it is very oily and watery, and the life of the family is not bad.
But you don't have an uncle, the youngest son of the old man, he was very doting when he was young, and when he grew up, he was even more idle, except for spending money, he had no other skills. Before You Fei's grandfather returned to old age a hundred years ago, he repeatedly instructed him not to separate the family, so that He Fei's father must take care of his brother.
But I never thought that compassion would cause disaster, You Fei's uncle not only spent money, but also gambled, and if his father could make money, it would not be enough for him to abuse. Within a few years, the banknote customs were canceled, and the Ding family, who was in charge of the banknotes, also fell, and the eldest and young masters of the Ding family went to sell the sugar piles.
His uncle later became addicted to drugs and smoked opium. The family could not get in and out, and finally collapsed, and You Fei's uncle also broke his body because of smoking, and he couldn't afford to get sick, and he blew the lamp and pulled out the wax before he was thirty years old.
You Fei's family's previous mansion was in the old city, and he was later gambled by his uncle and lost to someone else. The family had no place to live, and You Fei was not big at that time, so You Fei's father took out the remaining money in his hand and spent three hundred and ten silver dollars to get two "pawn houses".
This pawn house is not rented, nor is it bought. After the house is built, he makes a note with the person who paid for it, and for 20 years, he will live for 20 years for 20 years, and then the person who builds the house will use the money to redeem the house with money. Because it is much cheaper than buying a house, many people live in this kind of pawn house in those days.
But there is a place to live, how can the family live, but fortunately, You Fei's father had the foresight, opened a safe deposit box in Citibank in the early years, saved some gold and silver, barely enough for the family to live, but sat on the empty mountain, stood and ate the ground, and then it was annoying, and spent money to find a job as a policeman for You Fei, and the life was settled.
At that time, it was not his father, and the safe deposit box opened at Citibank used a kind of key. Therefore, You Fei recognized the purpose of this key at a glance, but it is unknown which bank safe deposit box this key belongs to.
Since the opening of the port of Tianjin, in addition to the "North Fourth Bank" and the "Central Bank" of the National Government, the banks of the concession countries have been lined up in Tianjin.
These four northern banks are the "Salt Industry Bank" founded by Zhang Zhenfang, a subordinate of Yuan Shikai, the "Jincheng Bank" founded by the Anhui warlord Ni Sichong and Wang Zhilong, the god of wealth in Tianjin, the "Mainland Bank" founded by Tan Lisun, and the "Zhongnan Bank" founded by overseas Chinese in China and Nanyang.
At that time, there were more foreign banks in Tianjinwei, including the "Sino-French Industrial and Commercial Bank" at the junction of the British and French concessions, the "HSBC Bank" in Hong Kong, the "Yokohama Kim Jong Bank" in Japan, the "Citibank" in the United States, the "Standard Chartered Bank" in the British, the "Bank of Korea" invested by Japan, the "CrΓ©dit Agricole CIB" by the French, and the "Sino-Russian Daosheng Bank" jointly established by the Qing government and Russia and France.
Most of these banks have underground vaults and safe deposit box operations. Han Daring originally wanted to find Lao Bai Xiao Jude to study the use of this key, but now that he knew that it was the key to the bank safe deposit box, he had to discuss it with them. Although they have lived in Tianjin for a long time, after all, they are foreigners, and their families are all engaged in business, so it is much more convenient to check things in the bank than Han Dada'er, a Chinese patrol policeman.
Han Dada'er said goodbye to You Fei, and after an appointment of three days or five days at most, he asked Mei to transfer him to the Investigation Section. It's not that you are afraid of death, but with a wife and son at home, being a patrol police officer is much safer than going to the Investigation Bureau to investigate those big and important cases.
When the patrol officer followed Gao Baosheng, although he mixed well, and occasionally he could earn some extra money, but compared to the main hall, after all, it was a lot less, and since Han Dada'er said that he would not let him take risks, he would only do civilian investigation of clues, of course he was willing to make more money, so he nodded and agreed, and thanked Han Daring.
Han Daring rode his bicycle to find the little Jew, but he happened to be absent. The little Jewish family was very hospitable, so they had to leave Han Daring to eat at home, but Han Dada'er was so focused on the case that he had to go to the tavern of Lao Bai's house if he had something. In fact, Han Da'er is not polite, mainly because although the little Jew does not believe in religion, his family believes in religion, and he still believes in Judaism.
Han Daring is an atheist, and he doesn't know what the rules of Jewish dining are, don't go back to eat, it's making people unhappy, it's better to have less than one thing.
Han Daring arrived at Lao Bai's tavern, but saw the little Jew eating with Lao Bai. Although the little Jewish family has money, but the life is very frugal, not always eat meat, now there are still a few days before the Jewish Hanukkah, today this meal is onions, garlic leeks, melons and potatoes, he really doesn't like to eat, so he came out to hide this meal at home.
If the Jews were to eat at the house of the old White Russian, if this matter were left on hold, friends who knew history would have to think that it was a fantasy. During the Tsarist era, many Jews lived in Russia and were oppressed by Tsarist Russia for a long time. How could this Jew and the Russian, who were at odds with each other, sit down at the same table and eat? But the place where they stayed was not elsewhere, but Tianjin Wei.
Tianjin Wei is a place to raise people, all kinds of people in the past, three religions and nine streams, fish and dragons are mixed, they can have a way of symbiosis, not to mention two foreign families under the influence of Tianjin Wei culture. It's all an old yellow calendar that can't be beaten with eight poles, what kind of grudge can there be that can't be resolved!
What is the attitude of the little Jewish parents, we don't know. But although Lao Bai's parents are descendants of the aristocrats of Tsarist Russia, they have been in the Northeast for so many years, and they feel more like Northeast China, very enthusiastic about people, and never take racial identity seriously!
Although the old Bai family is a descendant of the aristocracy, he was exiled outside the border in his early years, and spent a lot of days in the three eastern provinces, and experienced good days and hard times.
Lao Bai's parents also don't have the habit of being descendants of nobles, unlike ordinary Russians, who don't like uninvited guests, and they have to make an appointment in advance to visit. They are very hospitable, although one mouth speaks Chinese, but they have been in the Northeast for a long time, and they have no Tianjin flavor, but they have a Northeast flavor of ballast.
Lao Bai's family is potato roast beef today, and the potato roast beef made by his family is different from the traditional Russian method, and there are a lot of radish vermicelli in it, which looks more like a messy stew in the Northeast. When Lao Bai's parents saw Han Da'er coming, they hurriedly beckoned him to sit down and eat together.
It is said that this Jew pays the most attention to etiquette, and this is also how to say it, the little Jews, who grew up in Tianjinwei, are not so much foreigners, but Tianjin gentlemen with foreign faces. As soon as the dish was served, this little Jew was really unkind, and he ate wolf-eating, without any manners. While eating, he still smacked in his mouth, and sprayed Han Da'er with the dregs of vermicelli.
After eating, cleaning up the table, the old Bai family is preparing to open the store in the afternoon, this tavern has few people during the day, usually only officially opened in the afternoon, until late at night, most of the entertainers are foreigners, but also some Chinese working nearby, business is good.
Lao Bai, Han Da'er and Little Jew helped clean up the dishes and went out for a walk together. The little Jew was still unsatisfied, and said that he wanted to go to Sanzhi to go around, so they rode along the wall river to Nanshi. As we mentioned before, the Qiangzi River in the past led to the Weijin River, and now the Nanjing Road and the Yangtze River Road in Tianjin used to be the rivers of the Qiangzi River, and they were filled in after the liberation.
The three of them chatted while riding in the car, and Han Daring talked about the two recent murders and the key to the safe deposit box he found. The three of them parked their cars on the bridge and leaned on the railing of the bridge to smoke.
Lao Bai took the key and looked at it and said:
"My family has an account in the Hua-Russia Daosheng Bank, but they only deposit money, and I don't know if the bank has a safe deposit box business. This key handle is not like a Russian style, a Russian style key, or a Tsarist royal style, very ornate, or a Byzantine style, the tail is a bit like a church dome. As for the bank safe key, I don't know! β
The little Jew took the key, turned it over and looked at it a few times, and then said:
"This thing has a simple tail, a diamond-shaped tail, and it looks a bit Victorian imitation of Tudor! Probably a British thing! β
Han Daring said:
"Hey! I thought that in the past few years of school, you have been eating and being poor, but I didn't expect you to be quite knowledgeable, and you know the art style only things? β
The little Jew was dismissive, took a puff of his cigarette and said:
"Our family is engaged in import and export trade, and also dabbles in art collection, these are all basic knowledge, when I was in school, I always went to listen to the old deacon lecture on art, you don't blame anyone!"
Han Daring knew that the little Jewish family did a lot of business, and they all said that Jews had business acumen, and his father often went in and out of major banks, and he really had to find clues to the key, so he said:
"Then I'll trouble you, find a piece of paper to give you the key!"
The little Jew bared his teeth and said:
"Okay! Take this baby away, take it in your mouth quickly, don't come back and lose me! β
Han Da'er was also angry and said:
"It's not that I don't trust you, this thing is the only clue to break the Sanyang Sect, if you lose it, you will be in trouble!"
After that, he threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stepped on it, thought about it and continued:
"Okay, okay! If you don't take it, it's over! If you lose it, you can't stop the life of the Sanyang Sect! β
As he spoke, he shoved the key into the little Jew's hand.
At this time, a small car was driven beside several people. The car was not driving fast, and when he passed by Han Da'er's side, he swept his eyes and saw a girl sitting in the car. This girl has bright eyes and bright teeth, a pretty appearance, fair skin, and green silk up to her shoulders, and it turned out to be Mei Ruohong.
Next to Mei Ruohong sat a young man, white and clean, polite and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. The young man smiled and chatted happily with Mei Ruohong, although Mei Ruohong still had that cold expression, he seemed to be talking to the other party without a word.
The car drove over the bridge, the speed was not fast, Lao Bai and Xiao Jude also saw Mei Ruohong and blurted out her name, but Mei Ruohong in the car didn't seem to hear it, the car accelerated across the bridge and went away far away.
Han Daring is open-minded and open-minded about everything, but when it comes to men and women, it is a bit muddy. When the girl was in a hurry, he didn't care. Now I'm always cheeky to ask for help, and I don't understand what it feels like to be there. At this time, when I saw the young man in the car chatting with Mei Ruohong, my heart was suddenly a little depressed and a little stuffy.
Lao Bai pushed Han Daring'er and said anxiously:
"Chase! Are you still waiting to die? If Xiaomei really left with someone, you regret going! β
The little Jew did not encourage Han to chase after him, but said:
"Chase! You look at the car, it is a Cadillac limousine, and the president of the United States has a brand of car, ordinary people can't buy it even if they have money, my dad only handled two cars in a foreign bank, one was sold to Beijing, and now the whole Tianjin Wei is afraid that this one! β
Lao Bai asked rhetorically:
"What's wrong with the car? What do you mean? β
Little Jew said:
"Just drive this car at others, this family, chasing is also in vain!"
After that, he looked at Han Daring again, sighed and said:
"Who made you careless, dumbfounded! The boiled duck also flew! β
Before Han Daring could speak, Lao Bai became a little angry and scolded:
"Fart! Is Xiaomei a person who is greedy for vanity, once Xiaomei's character likes whoever she likes, she likes it for the rest of her life......" His tone softened slightly, his eyes were silent, and he continued:
ββ¦β¦ No matter who else is, it will be difficult for her to ...... eyes."
After speaking, he patted Han Da'er on the shoulder and continued:
"Go check it out! Have points in your heart, don't always let the girls catch up! β
Han Daring's heart was a little stunned, and she groaned slightly, before she took a long breath, her expression relaxed, and said:
"Forget it! I think that person is very enthusiastic about her, and her family is thick, and she is also a good home! β
When Lao Bai heard him say this, he frowned and said angrily:
"You're a ......"
I wanted to scold him twice, but I didn't know what to scold! I didn't want to look at him, so I turned my head and lit a cigarette, looking at the luck of the sky.
The little Jew deliberately stimulated Han Da'er just now, and when he heard him say such discouraged words, he was also angry:
"You're a big man, you don't have any ambition at all! It's yours who can't run! Listen to Lao Bai, hurry up and chase it! If that kid dares to squeak, give him a dragon! Are you going to ......?"
As he spoke, he handed the key forward and said:
ββ¦β¦ Check out the key for yourself! β
Han Daring was also refreshed, stretched out his hand to take the key, and said:
"Then I'll check it myself!"
The little Jew pushed him, picked up the key again, and said:
"You don't know how to move! How do you love it, how do you like it! You deserve to be a bachelor for the rest of your life! If it weren't for the fact that my family is religious and won't let me marry a girl outside the church, I will chase after you and look for you! Emperor Zhen Nyima is not in a hurry, and the eunuchs are in a hurry! β
Xiao Jude and Lao Bai didn't want to be angry with him, and they didn't say anything anymore, and the three of them went to Nanshi Sanzhi with no interest, and after shopping for a while, they dispersed.
On the way home, Han Daring wanted to see Mei Ruohong, but the bicycle was ridden to her door, and she made another big turn and rode home.
Three days later, the little Jew went to Han Da'er's house to look for him, saying that he had finally found out the source of the key. Han Daring's family was having dinner, and the little Jews loved to rush to eat, so they had a hearty meal at Han Daringer's house. After the meal, Han Daring followed the little Jew and went to the foreign bank where the little Jew's father was located, and asked his father to take the two of them to the bank.
The little Jew has just learned to do business, and the banks know who he is, but the little Jew's father has been in business for many years and has dealings with many banks, and he can only succeed if he takes it. The little Jews also had a Ford car at home, and the three of them rode to the "HSBC" on Victoria Road in the British Concession.
Han Daring didn't expect that at this time, just such a small key would lead out, the Sanyang Sect held back the gem lion, the murder case in the secret room of the British Concession, the ghost of Jiudaowaner hit the wall, and the evil devil of Hongyang Pavilion possessed him, and he searched for the treasure to explore the Nine Secluded City, and broke the ancient mound of the cult to punish the traitors!