Wang Weihan, who sent the invitation, lives in the Yiyi Concession north of the Haihe River, and his residence is a three-story western-style house. This is a Western-style building with Italian Renaissance style, built in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.

The building is a mixed structure of brick and wood, partially covered with granite mortar, the residential building on the left is three floors, the guest building on the right is two floors, the first floor of the building is probed, there are Roman columns below, and the dome arch is covered with bowls, which seems to be scattered and generous as a whole. There are a lot of dead vines on the exterior walls of the building, and in the summer, the ivy should be covered with green leaves, which will add a bit of long-term mystery.

At this time, although it is the end of the year, the cold winter is cold, but the sun is obliquely shining, and the building is wrapped in the warm winter sun, but it looks very warm, which makes people look at it and the chill is gone.

When Han Dada'er came to the door, he saw that the old man who sent the invitation to Xida Wanzi that day was already here to greet him. The old man was very polite and invited Han Da'er into the house.

Entering the gate all the way through the courtyard, although it is the middle of winter, the courtyard is neatly tidy, and there is no barren grass and dead vines. Entering the main entrance of the mansion, although the hall on the first floor is also decorated in Western style, it is not very gorgeous, but it faintly reveals a sense of oldness and simplicity.

Han Da'er saw that there were many utensils in the hall on the first floor, including Chinese porcelain vases, bronze ware, Western sculptures and oil paintings. He knew very little about art and antiques, and he couldn't tell what age these objects were, let alone their provenance, but each one seemed to have a heavy sense of age, not like the artifacts imitated by today's people.

He thought to himself that this Wang Weihan might be a collector, although he had been to the Red Fort before, and the interior was very ornately furnished, and the style was completely different from here.

The old man led Han Daring to the second floor, and there were also a lot of oil paintings hanging on the walls of the stairwell, dozens of large and small, Han Daring didn't know how to paint, but felt that the scenes and characters in the paintings were extremely expressive, not just the handwriting of a famous artist. Even the wallpaper on the wall is a dark pattern, and when the afterglow sweeps around, there is no sense of first glance, but it makes people feel calm and comfortable.

When I came to the second floor, all the furnishings were the same style as the first floor, and although the furnishings were slightly different, they also had the same restrained atmosphere.

The old man invited Han boldly into a reception room, closed the door and withdrew. In the large reception room, a large dining table has already been placed, and a variety of Chinese and Western delicacies are neatly placed on the table.

At this moment, the door on the other side of the reception room opened, and a middle-aged man slowly walked out, this person was about forty years old, although he had gorgeous hair on his sideburns, his face was smooth and there were only slight wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. This man has handsome eyebrows, a straight nose and thick lips, quite literati temperament, and there is also a three-point majesty in his intellect.

This man is tall and thin, dressed in simple and luxurious clothes, although the style is simple and ordinary, but the texture of the clothes is excellent, and he seems to be very calm and calm. He walked out slowly with his ebony cane.

When Han Daring saw this popularity, he should be the "Wang Weihan" who invited him.

Han Daring looked at his way, and then he understood why the old man said that it was inconvenient for the head of the family to go out, because this person walked on crutches, although he deliberately controlled the length of his feet, his right foot still seemed slightly sluggish, and it seemed that his leg was disabled.

This humane:

"Mr. Han's face is here, it is really brilliant! Under the surname Wang, the cursive word Weihan! ”

As he spoke, he invited Han Daring to sit down.

Han Dada'er saw that this person was polite and polite, and he didn't want to refuse, but he was usually most afraid of this set of red tape, and he didn't know this Wang Weihan, so he said straight to the point:

"We don't know each other, I don't know what Mr. Wang invited me to come today, what is the matter, you might as well say it directly!"

Wang Weihan said with a smile:

"I know that Mr. Han is a strange person from Jinmen, in fact, he has always had the heart to make friends, otherwise let's go to the table first and talk while eating! I don't know what Mr. Han's taste is, I specially asked people to prepare, all kinds of Chinese and Western dishes, you can enjoy your face and try it! ”

Han Daring said:

"No need, it's the so-called courtesy, if there is really a place where Han can be busy, please Mr. Wang speak up! These red tape politeness can still be avoided! ”

Wang Weihan smiled happily and said:

"Mr. Han is really a straightforward person, since this is the case, please Mr. Han move, and go down to the inner hall to talk!"

Han Daring came alone today, although there were hidden blades and weapons on his body, but after all, he was deep in a strange place, and the good and evil were unknown. The Sanyang Sect has always regarded him as a thorn in the flesh, if it is really their trick to lure Han Dada'er into the net, even if Han Dada'er has three heads and six arms, it is difficult to defend against secret arrows.

Han Daring saw him invite himself into the inner hall, and looked from a distance, there seemed to be only lights inside, but there was no skylight, as if there were no windows, only hesitated slightly, but Wang Weihan seemed to see through it.

He smiled and said:

"Mr. Han, don't doubt it, there is no malice here!"

Han Daring listened to Wang Weihan's words, as if he was ridiculing himself for his timidity. suddenly had a sense of pride, and he didn't care who Wang Weihan was, whether there was really a plot and ambush inside, and followed Wang Weihan into the inner hall with great strides.

It's just that although Han Dada'er has a stubborn personality, loves and is strong, and can't be provoked, he is very clear in his heart, and he still secretly holds the hidden weapon in his hand, and if he is really ambushed, he will be activated immediately.

Behind the other door in the living room, there was a corridor, but there were velvet curtains hanging in the corridor, so there was no daylight.

Wang Weihan saw Han Daring glance at the curtain, then pointed to the display on the other side and said:

"These lacquerware and books are very precious and fragile, and although they are covered by glass display boxes, when the sun shines directly through the windows for a few hours a day, the curtains must be drawn to prevent direct sunlight from damaging these objects!"

Han Daring saw that the other side was leaning against the wall, and sure enough, there were some similar glass display boxes that he had seen in the Red Fort, and in the box were some box color plates with vermilion lacquer on a black background, and some ancient ornaments were drawn, which should be the lacquerware that Wang Weihan said. There are also some ancient books and other items on display in the box.

Han Daring said:

"In that case, why don't you put these fragile furnishings in a dark place?"

Wang Weihan said:

"It was originally placed in a dark place, but since ...... I think the more obvious it is, the safer it is! ”

Han Daring saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, as if he had something to hide, and just wanted to ask, Wang Weihan said:

"You'll find out when you get to the inner hall!"

Han Daring followed him through the corridor and up the stairs to the room on the third floor.

There is a thick carved door here, although it is not as strong as the iron door of the evidence room of the main hall, but it is also very solid in appearance. The door opens to reveal an octagonal room inside, which has no windows and is illuminated only by a ceiling lamp. The room was empty, with only a few display shelves, but nothing on display.

Han Daring felt that this should be a secret room or something, but although it was very clean, there were only some display shelves and no items, but on the first and second floors of the mansion, some utensils and furnishings were placed everywhere.

Han Daring said:

"Most of the utensils displayed downstairs in your house were originally stored here!"

Wang Weihan looked a little surprised and said:

"Yes, how do you know?"

Han Daring said:

"When I entered the door, I saw some displays and sculptures on the first floor, which seemed to be a little cramped, and should have been moved later, and some of the utensils, even under the base were wiped very clean, there should have been nothing displayed there, there was a bronze small tripod displayed on the table, the display place has sunlight to reach, the wood color on the table is slightly faded, it should be caused by sunlight, but the position covered by the bronze tripod, the wood color is completely consistent with other slightly faded places, so this tripod furnace must not have been placed here!"

Wang Weihan's face showed a look of surprise, and Han Dadao said again:

"As far as I know, this house is at least thirty years old, and it can be seen inside and out that it is an old mansion, and the displays and furnishings of this old house are arranged according to the owner's preferences, except for a sudden change of ownership, otherwise most of the displays and furnishings will not be easily moved!"

Han Daring said:

"This house wasn't supposed to be yours!"

Wang Weihan exclaimed:

"How do you know?"

Han Daring looked at Wang Weihan's cane, and continued:

"With all due respect, your ebony cane, made of fossilized trees, should be heavier, the end of the cane is very smooth, and the color is slightly different from the body of the cane, which should be caused by long-term holding. I estimate that you should have had an old problem on your leg for more than a decade. Although the end of this ebony cane is wrapped in a soft cover, it will leave a lot of marks after touching the ground for a long time, especially on the staircase board. But as far as I can see, the cane marks on the floor and floor are very new, and you don't have a lot of mobility, but the ground floor is paved with smooth marble tiles outside the door, so it's easy to slip and fall when you go out! ”

Wang Weihan couldn't help but admire:

"Hearing is false, seeing is believing, Mr. Han really deserves to be a detective of Jinmen, and he is really observant! Not bad! When I was young, I went to Japan, and this mansion was built at my father's expense, and it was left to me after my father died. I just returned to China half a year ago! Most of these collectibles belong to my father's! ”

Wang Weihan pointed to the octagonal secret room and said:

"This was originally the secret room where my father placed precious collections, don't look at this secret room is just a wooden door, but it is a double-layer wooden door with iron plates, very strong, and shrinking all year round, but ten days ago, my family's family heirloom disappeared!"

Wang Weihan picked up a rosewood box from the cabinet table outside the secret room, and when he opened the box, it was covered with silk and velvet, and there was a rectangular dent on it.

He continued:

"Originally, there was a piece of jade slip here, which is a treasure of my family for generations! It is an ancient jade earlier than the Yin Shang era, and the specific age cannot be deduced, and the carved ornaments on it are also very peculiar, both like words and patterns, but not oracle bone inscriptions or stone drum inscriptions! ”

Han Dada'er did not study archaeology and writing, but had only heard that these two types of writing were extremely ancient, the stone drum inscription seems to have been carved on the stone wall in the pre-Qin era, and the oracle bone inscription was even earlier, so it is not clear what era it is.

His mind was not on the ancient words and patterns, he was only concerned about the theft, and after careful questioning, he knew. It turned out that Wang Weihan returned to Tianjin Wei half a year ago, and he has been living in this mansion, and when he came back, he had counted the collection of the secret room, and he never opened the secret room again. Ten days ago, Wang Weihan wanted to put the bronze statue he bought into the secret room. When I opened the secret room, I found that the jade slip and several precious jade and ancient books were missing.

Although he also suspected that someone in the family had stolen it, the key to the secret room was only in his own hands, and Wang Weihan rarely let them go to the third floor except for cleaning. Wang Weihan called the police and finally had no clue, and the other objects were okay to say, although they were all genuine items of great value, they were not as precious as the heirloom jade slip.

Wang Weihan was afraid that these objects had fallen in that corner, so he asked his subordinates to move all the objects out of the secret room and search carefully, but found nothing. Wang Weihan thought to himself, since the treasured artifacts can disappear in the secret room, it is better to display all the items in the mansion, so that it may be safer to put them on the bright side.

After hearing this, Han Daring looked at the door lock, but saw that the door lock was intact and there was nothing abnormal, so he asked:

"Is there really no clue left? For example, what about footprints, even hair, or handprints? ”

Wang Weihan shook his head, but suddenly remembered something, and quickly took out a carton from the drawer of the counter table, opened the carton and pinched out a mess of things:

"The next person only found this, I don't know if it has anything to do with it!"

Han Daring looked at it, but what Wang Weihan was holding in his hand was a handful of fiery red fox fur!