ebookland Chapter 49 The Man in Red
Chapter 49 The Man in Red
The thrilling night passed, but the two people's mood became heavier and heavier. Things seemed to be getting worse and worse. There was an assassination at any time. How could people live in peace?
On one side is business, and on the other side are family members. Both have to be taken care of. The most important thing is that I don’t know who the enemy is. It’s really hard to guard against!
Qiao Zien will start school in four days. If the master has to go to school, it will be even more unsafe to stay at home. Even if there is a space, if someone takes advantage of him when he is not prepared, won't he be caught?
After the two finished their breakfast in the morning, Qiao Zien went to Chen Ruotong's room to discuss countermeasures.
Qiao Zien said: "When I go to school, there will be no one to protect you during the day, and I am worried."
Chen Ruotong sighed: "Alas! You can't follow me all the time. My nerves will collapse if I continue to live like this. The culprit is this fan."
Chen Ruotong handed the fan to Qiao Zien, who took it and observed it carefully, but could not see anything unusual. The jade pendant on the fan was made of the finest mutton-fat jade, worth a few hundred taels, and nothing special.
Qiao Zien returned the fan to Chen Ruotong and said, "I don't see anything strange about it. There is no mechanism button. It looks like an ordinary fan."
“Then they arrested me just for the fan, didn’t they?
"How do you know? Did they ask you for the fan?"
"They didn't say a word. They just carried me and ran away. In the end, you entangled the White Impermanence, and the Black Impermanence carried me and ran away."
"Then how did you escape from the Black Impermanence?"
Qiao Zien asked the point. Chen Ruotong paused, gestured with her hands, and explained: "He carried me and ran, but I was not dead. I hit him hard on the back of his head with my hand, and he fainted. Then I ran back. Yeah, that's it!"
Qiao Zien smiled and praised: "Well, you are really amazing!"
Chen Ruotong interrupted, "If there's another assassin chasing me, I'll just give him the fan, so he won't be in trouble if he holds it. It feels like a death warrant!"
"That makes sense. Next time someone tries to steal it, just give it to him, so as to avoid getting yourself into trouble!"
"Well, even if this fan is a treasure map, I don't want it. What is more important than life?" Chen Ruotong said casually.
The two looked at each other, then looked at the fan together, and said in unison: "Could it be a treasure map?"
Chen Ruotong was beaming with joy, but Qiao Zien was very calm.
Chen Ruotong opened the fan and looked at the fan: "Wow! If this is a treasure map, I will make a fortune. I really can't give it to them, it's a treasure! Then I don't have to do anything, and I can lie in a pile of gold and silver every day. How happy I will be then?" Chen Ruotong's face was full of longing and obsession!
Qiao Zien rolled her eyes, sighed and shook her head, and couldn't help laughing: "You little money-grubber, people die for money, birds die for food, you just said that nothing is more important than life, and now you regret it?"
Chen Ruotong was deflated: "That's right, if you have a life, you can enjoy it. If you don't have a life, you can't enjoy it! Alas!"
Qiao Zien covered her mouth with her hands and laughed: "Too rude!"
"As a man, you're supposed to be a little rude, hahaha..."
The two went to Zhenpin Pavilion together. There were no customers in the morning, so Chen Erjiang led Qi Da and several other assistants to clean the antique display cabinets and goods.
"Good morning, brother, boys!"
Several people shouted together: "Good morning, Fourth Young Master, Young Master Qiao!" in a loud voice.
Chen Ruotong said with satisfaction: "Not bad, everyone is energetic and quite qualified!"
At this time, Zhang Yishun walked into the building and said with a smile: "Hey, Brother Chen, Master Qiao, it's rare for you to come so early! By the way, have you heard? Last night, a man died in Qingshui Lane. He was hacked to death with a knife. The man dressed up as Bai Wuchang. It was probably a revenge killing!"
Chen Ruotong's heart skipped a beat: Isn't this the assassin that Qiao Zien killed last night? What if we find out?
Chen Ruotong pretended to be calm and said, "Have the authorities found out who killed him?"
"It's another unsolved case. There are no witnesses, no witnesses or evidence. How can we investigate? It was just discovered by the night watchman this morning and reported to the government. My cousin is also very angry! Such a murder case happened just after taking office. If we can't solve the case, the higher-ups will blame us. So, it's not easy to be an official!" Zhang Yishun did not treat Chen Ruotong and Qiao Zien as outsiders, so he would reveal some inside information to Chen Ruotong.
She was also worried about Zhang Zhifu. She felt that Zhang Zhifu was a good person. Although he was not a completely honest official, he was definitely not a confused or corrupt official. He also intended to do something practical for the people. This case was definitely unsolvable because there were so many people and chaos last night, and it was not surprising that a murder case occurred.
This implicated Magistrate Zhang, and she felt a little sorry in her heart.
Then Zhang Yishun said, "Brother Chen, do you think it was the chivalrous thief Jia Fei who did it? The man who died was a bad guy. Maybe he killed him to get rid of the evil for the people."
Chen Ruotong admires Zhang Yishun's imagination very much. This can also be associated with Jia Fei. It would be great if such a person really exists.
So she agreed, "Hey, what Brother Zhang said makes a lot of sense. Maybe he really did it?"
Qiao Zien: Why do I feel like the characters I wrote are alive? Maybe this person really exists!
A few people chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
Customers started to come to the store, and everyone started to get busy.
At this time, a young man in red entered the Zhenpin Pavilion, fanning himself. He glanced at Chen Ruotong, then at Qiao Zien, and then went to look at the goods with a smile on his face.
Chen Ruotong stared at the young man for a long time, and was shocked: Ah! Isn't this the young man in red who chased the man in black? Is he following the smell? Are those two assassins his people? If the assassination in secret doesn't work, then they are robbing openly?
She remembered that the young man in blue and the young man in red were not the same person, so what was their relationship? There must be a connection. Chen Ruotong was full of thoughts and her mind was full of ideas.
Qiao Zien noticed that she was staring at the boy in a daze, and he also looked at him with her. The man seemed to feel that someone was peeking at him, so he turned around and smiled, then turned around to admire the glass vase.
Chen Ruotong had a premonition that she was in big trouble. She was involved in a conspiracy and would not be able to extricate herself for a while.
She is just a white person who just wants to make some quick money and then lie back and enjoy her life. Why is it so difficult?
The young man in red finally chose the most expensive glass vase in the store, which cost two thousand taels. He asked Qi Da to take the vase to the reception room, and then invited Chen Ruotong to come over.
Chen Ruotong knew something was wrong, and it was definitely not a good thing. So, she held Qiao Zien's hand and walked into the living room together, sat down on the chair, opened the fan, and looked up and down at the boy in red.
The boy was about seventeen or eighteen years old, about 1.8 meters tall, wearing a thin black brocade shirt with a sleeveless red gauze jacket that was open. He had a handsome face, sword-like eyebrows, phoenix eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin red lips. He gave people a cold and sharp feeling. At first glance, he was a cold and noble young man. Wow, another handsome man!
The young man in red bowed politely and said, "Mr. Chen Si, Hong Xianzhi is polite!"
Chen Ruotong stood up and returned the greeting: "Oh? Mr. Hong knows Chen?"
Hong Xianzhi smiled faintly and said, "We just met today, but Mr. Chen Si is a well-known figure!"
Chen Ruotong knew that this person had come with bad intentions and must have something to do, so she asked bluntly, "Really? How do you mean by that?"