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Chapter 128 revealed!Tang Dynasty version of pig killing plate!
Chapter 128 revealed!Tang Dynasty version of pig killing plate! ([-]-in-[-])
Jewelry store.
Lin Feng perfectly solved the case given by the fat shopkeeper, shocking everyone with his skills and attracting the admiration and curiosity of everyone around him.
After the girls' eyes fell on Lin Feng, they never looked away.
If it weren't for the fact that Lin Feng brought Xiao Man'er, some bold and confident girls might have taken the initiative to strike up a conversation with Lin Feng.
But when they saw that Lin Feng was accompanied by a female companion, and they were brought to the jewelry store, they looked like a couple, so they could only sigh in their hearts, secretly sighing that they had met so late and that someone else had taken advantage of them.
The fat shopkeeper paid more and more attention to Lin Feng's attitude. He said: "Young Master has solved the first case. According to the rules, Young Master can buy any jewelry in our store at half price."
"If you want to challenge the second case, you can continue. As long as you can solve the second case, any jewelry in the store can be given to you for free."
As he said that, the fat shopkeeper looked at Lin Feng expectantly and said, "Master, do you want to challenge the second case?"
Lin Feng was a little surprised by the fat shopkeeper's reaction.
Normally, these activities conducted by businesses are just gimmicks.
The purpose is to attract these curious little girls and boys to increase store traffic.
In fact, these merchants don’t want anyone to be able to crack it.
After all, once it is cracked, it will be a real loss of money.
Therefore, shouldn't the fat shopkeeper put on a bad face towards himself, a person who is obviously good at reasoning and solving cases, and pray that he will not continue to challenge the second case, so that he will lose less money?
But the fat shopkeeper had expectations in his eyes, clearly hoping that he would continue to solve the case.
This is really unusual.
Lin Feng glanced at the fat shopkeeper, thought for a moment, and shook his head: "I won't continue the challenge."
Seeing this, Xiao Man'er looked at Lin Feng with some surprise: "Why don't you continue the challenge?"
After all, Xiao Maner knew very well that these cases were challenges to others, but to Lin Feng, they were nothing.
Lin Feng smiled and said in a low voice: "We can buy jewelry at half price, which is already a good deal. There is no need for the boss to lose too much money. After all, it's not that we can't afford it, it's not a big difference."
"Secondly..."
He narrowed his eyes, glanced at the fat shopkeeper from the corner of his eye, and said: "This shopkeeper's reaction is a bit abnormal. As the saying goes, there must be monsters when things go wrong. If I am the only one, I may still challenge some troubles, but with the help of Look at you, Miss Xiao, I still don’t want any trouble to disturb our shopping.”
After all, it was the first blind date, and Lin Feng didn't want any surprises.
Listening to Lin Feng's words, Xiao Man'er's eyes flickered with color. As her father said, Lin Feng was measured, smart and alert, and good at catching abnormalities from details.
If anyone else was a little greedy, or a little conceited and careless, they would definitely fall into the Fat Shopkeeper's rhythm.
But Lin Feng decisively pulled away and broke off immediately. This decisiveness was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Her beautiful eyes slightly curved, she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Hiss... The smile is so terrible. How can there be such a beautiful girl in this world.
Whose little fairy did Xiao Yu introduce to him?
Lin Feng thought that he should prepare something good and visit Xiao Yu at home to thank Xiao Yu for his marriage.
With Xiao Man'er's approval, Lin Feng stopped delaying. He ignored the fat shopkeeper's advice and directly chose a jade hairpin made of fine jade. He said, "Miss Xiao, what do you think of this jade hairpin?"
Xiao Man'er took a look and saw that the jade hairpin was emerald green, with a clear texture, and the hairpin flowers were flying in double saucers, full of agility.
She nodded slightly: "It looks good."
"That's it."
After getting Xiao Man'er's nod, Lin Feng made a decision directly.
The fat shopkeeper couldn't help but persuade him again: "Young master, really you don't want to try the next case? As long as you can crack it, this jade hairpin can be given to you for free."
"With your master's ability, I can't think of anything that can trouble you. Why don't you try again?"
If you hadn't persuaded me like this, I might have tried it. The more you said this, the less likely I would have tried it.
If just now Lin Feng still suspected that there was something wrong with the fat shopkeeper, now he is 100% sure that there is definitely something wrong with the fat shopkeeper's second case.
He said calmly: "Shopkeeper, please wrap up this jade hairpin. I'm sure what I said. You don't need to persuade me anymore."
Seeing Lin Feng's resolute attitude, the fat shopkeeper had no choice but to sigh and wrap up the jade hairpin for Lin Feng.
Lin Feng paid the money to get the hairpin, and then left with Xiao Man'er.
After leaving the jewelry store, Lin Feng couldn't wait to give the jade hairpin to Xiao Man'er.
"Miss Xiao, give me a big gift as soon as we meet. I am a rough person. I never thought that Miss Xiao would give me a gift when we meet, so I didn't prepare anything in advance..."
"I hope Miss Xiao can accept this jade hairpin. I hope Miss Xiao won't blame me for sending the gift late."
Xiao Man'er listened to Lin Feng's words, and a strange color flashed through her smart and beautiful phoenix eyes.
Being smart, she finally understood what Lin Feng had misunderstood.
It seems that Lin Feng really doesn't know who he is, so he doesn't know that the box he gave to Lin Feng was actually given to Lin Feng by his father.
Lin Feng thought it was a gift from him, and it was self-evident that he bought jewelry for himself and gave it to himself.
A jade hairpin is of great significance for a man to give to a woman.
Xiao Maner thought about it again and again, and she felt that she should explain.
But before she could speak, a voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts.
"Sir, please forgive me for being abrupt. I have a case that I want to ask you for help. As long as you are willing to help, I will satisfy you no matter what the conditions are."
This voice is not unfamiliar.
Xiao Maner turned around and saw the fat shopkeeper of the jewelry store chasing him out. He was panting and looking at Lin Feng nervously.
Lin Feng frowned slightly, and was about to give away the token of love, but was interrupted by someone else at the critical moment. This is not a happy thing to give to anyone.
He looked at the fat shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper, if you have a case, you should go to the government or the Yamen. It's totally wrong for you to go to me."
Xiao Man'er was also a little confused. Lin Feng was right. There were laws in the Tang Dynasty that required that as long as the common people reported a crime, the yamen at all levels must accept it.
So the fat shopkeeper didn't even know who Lin Feng was, so he asked Lin Feng to help investigate the case instead of going to the government. It was really strange.
The fat shopkeeper's face was full of sorrow. He sighed: "Why didn't I go to the Yamen? I have been looking for it for three years, but it is useless. I have been waiting for three years with no results. You asked me to return the money." How can you trust them?"
"Three years?"
Lin Feng raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this time.
At this moment, Xiao Maner, who had a keen mind, clearly felt that Lin Feng's temperament was different from just now.
If Lin Feng just now was like a piece of warm jade, then Lin Feng at this time was already sharpened like a sharp stone.
Xiao Man'er glanced at Lin Feng, and then whispered: "Shopkeeper, what is the case you are talking about? What happened in three years?"
The fat shopkeeper took a deep breath, with painful memories in his eyes.
He said: "On the early morning of the tenth day of July three years ago, my daughter went to Puguang Temple to offer incense. However, the sun set that day and my daughter did not come back. This made me worried."
"Her mother died early, and I was busy with business, so my daughter became sensible very early. She is very obedient and will never do anything that worries me."
"I was worried that something had happened to her. Before the city gate was closed, I hurried out of the city along the road to Puguang Temple to look for her. But I didn't find my daughter until I arrived at Puguang Temple. At that time, Puguang Temple The temple has also been closed.”
"I knocked on the door and persuaded them to let me into the temple, but there was no one who stayed in the temple that night. My daughter was not there. Puguang Temple was full of incense and there were many pilgrims. The monks in Puguang Temple didn't know that my daughter was there during the day. Have you arrived at the temple?"
"Because it was getting late at that time and the gates of Chang'an City had long been closed, so I couldn't return to Chang'an City and had to stay one night at Puguang Temple."
"Early the next morning, I quickly returned to Chang'an City. I returned home first to see if my daughter had returned last night, but the door was locked and there was no one inside or outside. It was obvious that my daughter had not returned."
"At that time, I was completely panicked. My daughter would never stay home all night. If she didn't come back, something must have happened. So I quickly went to the Yamen to report the incident."
Lin Feng gently twisted the thumb and index finger of his right hand, and the scene at that time appeared in his mind.
The daughter went out all night and did not return. The father searched for her all night but could not find her, so he went to the Yamen in a panic.
This is the area under the jurisdiction of Chang'an County, so the yamen where the fat shopkeeper reported the case should be the Chang'an County yamen. The county magistrate Zhou Helin is quite capable and serious, so he should not ignore this matter.
"What happened next?" Lin Feng said.
The fat shopkeeper frowned and sighed: "After County Magistrate Zhou received my report, he sent people out to search for her, but they searched all along the road and couldn't find my daughter."
"Later, they painted a portrait of my daughter and sent people to Puguang Temple to inquire. However, the monks and pilgrims at Puguang Temple either said they didn't pay attention or that they had never seen it before. It had no effect at all."
"Until now...it has been more than three years, and there is still no news about my daughter."
As expected by Lin Feng, Zhou Helin would not ignore this matter.
But they all searched for the portrait, but still couldn't find it, and it has been three years now... There has been no news for such a long time, and Lin Feng had a very bad feeling in his heart.
Moreover, this case actually involves Puguang Temple!
Puguang Temple Lin Feng has determined that he is inseparable from the Four Symbols Organization. Could this also be related to the Four Symbols Organization?
But the fat shopkeeper is just an ordinary jewelry store owner, nothing special, and his daughter is a helpless girl. There is no need for the Four Elephants Organization to take action against them?
Lin Feng's eyes flashed slightly, he thought for a moment and said, "Shopkeeper, do you have anything passed down from your ancestors?"
The fat shopkeeper was stunned, not expecting that Lin Feng would suddenly ask such an irrelevant question.
But he still shook his head: "No, our ancestors were very poor. Only my father's generation has accumulated a little bit of wealth, which is why I can open such a jewelry shop now."
When the fat shopkeeper was suddenly asked by himself, he was only surprised and puzzled, not nervous or fearful that the secret had been discovered. Moreover, when he answered, his expression was calm, his eyes did not flicker, and his tone was natural... It could be judged that he was not lying.
This shows that he is not from the golden hairpin family.
Lin Feng thought for a while and then asked: "Shopkeeper, have you ever sold a kind of gold hairpin with a phoenix pattern on it?"
The fat shopkeeper still shook his head: "I sell a lot of hairpins, but not many pure gold ones, and I don't dare to sell phoenix things casually."
I never got the Phoenix Golden Hairpin by chance.
It is basically certain that it has nothing to do with the Four Symbols Organization.
Of course...if his daughter accidentally discovered the secret of the Four Elephants Organization, that would be a different matter, but Lin Feng felt that this possibility was extremely low.
After all, he knows best how cautious the Four Elephants Organization is. If it could be easily discovered by a girl who is inexperienced in the world, then the Four Elephants Organization should have been exposed long ago, and it will not be exposed until this year.
The fat shopkeeper saw Lin Feng's thoughtful expression, as if he was seriously thinking about his case, and he quickly said: "I really have no choice. It's been more than three years... Every day that goes by, I feel more desperate. Now I I don’t even have the thought of being able to save my daughter, I just hope that I can at least find my daughter’s body.”
"But the yamen can't find any clues at all. I ask every month, but every time I get no clues."
"I can only think of other options."
Listening to the fat shopkeeper's words, Xiao Maner's beautiful eyes flashed brightly, and she said softly: "That's why the shopkeeper held an activity to guess the truth of the case."
"You are not here to sell jewelry. You hope to meet people who are good at reasoning and solving cases. Do you hope these people can help you find your daughter?"
Lin Feng glanced at Xiao Man'er in surprise. He didn't expect that Xiao Man'er had such a smart mind and thought of this all at once.
She is smart and beautiful, and she and he are a match made in heaven. Lin Feng feels that it is not a bad idea to get married tonight.
The fat shopkeeper nodded quickly and said, "Yes, that's it. The girl is really smart. My first case is to screen out people with real abilities."
"The second case is actually the case of my daughter's disappearance..."
As he said that, he looked at Lin Feng and sighed: "Originally, I thought that the young master would definitely look into the second case, but who knew, the young master was unwilling to continue investigating the case, so I could only chase him out and interrupt the young master abruptly. .”
As he spoke, he suddenly bowed deeply to Lin Feng and said, "I hope the young master can help me find my daughter. As long as the young master can find my daughter, the young master can make whatever conditions he wants. Even if it makes me bankrupt, I will definitely satisfy the young master. "
The action of the fat shopkeeper directly attracted the attention of the people around him. Some people were already standing aside, pointing and talking.
Lin Feng felt a little headache and helpless listening to those discussions.
Although the fat shopkeeper interrupted his blind date, it was also because of his daughter who had been missing for three years. Lin Feng could understand a father's eagerness for his child.
The fat shopkeeper was forced to pursue the only possible hope by guessing the truth of the case. Now that he sees a capable person like himself, it is normal that he does not want to let it go.
Ke Ren has been missing for three years. This is obviously not something that can be found out in a short while. If he agrees to this, today's blind date may fall through.
Besides, no one would take a girl to investigate the case when they meet their blind date for the first time. A normal woman would think that she has some serious illness.
"Help him."
But at this moment, Xiao Man'er's soft voice suddenly sounded.
Lin Feng looked at her and saw the beautiful girl in front of him saying softly: "If I were missing, I can imagine how worried and anxious my father would be. The shopkeeper is already at his wits end. If you don't help him, he may really be in trouble for the rest of his life." I will never see my daughter again.”
"Moreover, you are hesitating. It is obvious that you also want to help him, but you are worried about me..."
She smiled softly, her eyes soft: "Don't worry, I support you, and I hope you can help him. I prefer doing meaningful things with you than aimlessly shopping."
Listening to Xiao Man'er's words, Lin Feng felt like he was completely tied to death by Yue Lao's red rope.
Smart, beautiful, and understanding.
Such a good girl can't be found even with a lantern.
He couldn't help but shout in his heart again, Xiao Yu, my god!
Xiao Yu must have worked hard to find such a good girl for him. Lin Feng felt that he must thank Xiao Yu properly in the future.
You can no longer deliberately make Xiao Yu angry.
With Xiao Man'er's words, Lin Feng no longer hesitated.
The habits developed in his previous life prevented him from turning a blind eye to any case that appeared in front of him.
He looked at the fat shopkeeper and said: "I don't need you to give me any benefits. I will help you, but I'm not sure whether I can find your daughter... After all, three years have passed, and many clues may not exist. You also have to be mentally prepared.”
After hearing Lin Feng's words, the fat shopkeeper nodded without hesitation: "As long as the young master is willing to help me, he is my biggest benefactor, Fu Yang. No matter whether the young master can find my daughter or not, I will be grateful to the young master and will never forget him. kindness."
Lin Feng waved his hand: "There is no need to say these words. I am not helping you just to make you grateful."
He glanced at the crowd around him and said, "Let's find a quiet place and let's talk about your daughter's disappearance."
The fat shopkeeper nodded hurriedly: "Go to my house, which is in the backyard of the jewelry shop."
Soon, the fat shopkeeper closed the door of the jewelry shop, then walked through the back door with Lin Feng and the others and arrived at his house.
The fat shopkeeper's house is not big, just an ordinary one-entry courtyard, which is much smaller than Lin Feng's second-entry courtyard.
Surrounded by houses, Lin Feng discovered that there was no door in the courtyard. The only door was the jewelry shop in front. In other words, to enter and exit the courtyard, one had to pass through the jewelry shop.
After the fat shopkeeper asked Lin Feng and the two of them to sit down in the main hall, he said, "I don't know your surname yet."
Lin Feng said: "My surname is Lin."
"It turned out to be Young Master Lin."
Seeing that Lin Feng only said his surname but not his first name, the fat shopkeeper knew that Lin Feng did not want to reveal his true identity. As a shrewd businessman, he would not be stupid enough to continue questioning.
Lin Feng looked at him and said, "Tell me about the case."
"Why did your daughter go to Puguang Temple that day?"
The fat shopkeeper Fu Yang didn't spend any time thinking at all. It was obvious that he had thought about these things countless times in the past three years.
He said: "Xue'er... my daughter's name is Fu Xue. She said she wanted to offer incense and pray for blessings. She hopes that my business will get better and better, and she hopes that my body will always be healthy."
Lin Feng asked: "Did your business encounter problems at that time? Or were you feeling unwell at the time?"
The fat shopkeeper shook his head: "Although the business is booming, I haven't encountered any big difficulties, and I have always been in good health."
Listening to the fat shopkeeper's words, Lin Feng couldn't help but frown slightly, and Xiao Man'er's beautiful face also showed a trace of doubt. She whispered: "Does your daughter believe in Buddhism? She often goes to burn incense and worship Buddha?"
Lin Feng glanced at Xiao Man'er, with a flash of admiration in his eyes.
Xiao Man'er was really smart and got the point right in just one sentence.
This was exactly what he wanted to ask next.
The fat shopkeeper still shook his head: "She doesn't believe in Buddhism very much. She rarely goes to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, not even once a year."
After listening to the fat shopkeeper's words, Lin Feng and Xiao Man'er looked at each other.
The two smart people instantly noticed the abnormality.
Fu Xue does not believe in Buddhism and rarely goes to temples to burn incense and worship Buddha. However, on the tenth day of July three years ago, when the fat shopkeeper had no health problems and the business was not in trouble, she used this as an excuse to go to Puguang Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. This is really true. It doesn't make sense.
Lin Feng thought for a moment and continued: "Before your daughter disappeared, did you behave differently from the past? Did you find anything wrong with her?"
"Different from past behavior?"
The fat shopkeeper thought for a while and then shook his head: "There is nothing wrong. She likes to read. After cleaning up the house every day, if she doesn't go to the jewelry store to help me, she will read at home, as usual." There is no abnormal behavior. , but suddenly did the unusual thing of going to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha... Lin Feng's eyes rolled, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.
"Is your daughter often alone in the backyard?"
The fat shopkeeper nodded: "I know she likes reading, and the store is not very busy, so I rarely ask her to help me."
"Has anyone come looking for your daughter before she disappeared?"
The fat shopkeeper shook his head: "No."
Lin Feng thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "Can I go to your daughter's room and have a look?"
The fat shopkeeper nodded quickly: "Of course."
Soon, several people came to a room.
The fat shopkeeper pushed open the door and said: "This is my daughter's boudoir... I haven't touched anything in it since she disappeared. I hope she will look the same when she leaves, and she will look the same when she comes back."
"I know she must have suffered a lot outside. If she can come back safely, I hope she can treat it all as a nightmare and pretend nothing happened."
Lin Feng understood the fat shopkeeper's father's painstaking efforts. He entered the room without saying anything.
This boudoir is very specially decorated. There is a string of wind chimes hanging at the door. When the wind blows, you can hear a sweet sound.
After entering the room, the first thing that catches the eye is a rectangular table. Next to the table is a bookshelf near the wall. The bookshelf is filled with books.
On the table, there are four treasures of the study: pen, ink, paper, inkstone and a vase. In the vase are withered flower branches.
Beyond the table is a screen. Behind the screen is a bed with curtains, as well as some wardrobes and dressing tables.
There are some calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls.
The overall style is a mix of a study room and a women's boudoir, which looks a bit strange.
Lin Feng said: "You shouldn't be short of room, right? Why don't you get her a separate study room?"
The fat shopkeeper sighed: "I wanted to get a separate study room for my daughter, but my daughter said that she likes to read in the bedroom. She can lie down and rest at any time when she is tired."
"But I know..." The fat shopkeeper said with distress in his eyes: "My daughter doesn't want me to waste money. When we were preparing a study room for her, we were actually quite tight. She didn't want to embarrass me, so she took the initiative to put one in the boudoir. A bookshelf will do.”
"Xue'er has always been so sensible. She thinks of others first in everything and doesn't care about her own well-being."
Lin Feng nodded, understanding the fat shopkeeper's thoughts and feelings for his daughter better.
He came to the bookshelf and flipped through the books on the shelf.
There is no dust on the books. It can be seen that the fat shopkeeper comes here often to clean.
These are common books and there is nothing unusual about them.
Lin Feng came to the table again and looked at the papers on the table.
He picked up a piece of paper and looked up.
I saw that the handwriting on the paper was beautiful and delicate, and the lines were light.
"The calligraphy is very beautiful." Lin Feng said.
Xiao Man'er took a look and nodded slightly: "It's not bad."
Lin Feng was keenly aware that Xiao Man'er used the word "not bad" to describe Fu Xue's handwriting, which indicated that Xiao Man'er's own handwriting must be better than Fu Xue's handwriting, otherwise Xiao Man'er would not use such an overlooking evaluation.
It seems that Xiao Maner is also talented and knowledgeable.
Lin Feng took a careful look at the contents of the paper.
Then he picked up other papers.
But after he read these papers, Lin Feng suddenly raised his eyebrows.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and asked the fat shopkeeper: "Is Miss Fu Xue married?"
The fat shopkeeper hurriedly shook his head: "No, in our merchant family, it's not that easy to find a daughter's marriage. I'm too poor and don't want my daughter to suffer, but those who are not poor look down on us as merchants."
“So I’ve been looking for something for my daughter, but I haven’t found the right one.”
Lin Feng thought for a while and said, "Does your daughter have a crush on someone?"
"of course not."
The fat shopkeeper said: "She has no chance to meet other men, how could she fall in love with someone? And if she really did, she would definitely tell me. My daughter is so sensible, there is no way she wouldn't tell me such a big thing."
Lin Feng's eyes flashed slightly, he stood up, walked around the screen, and came to the bed.
The bed was neatly made and the quilts were neatly folded. It was obvious that Fu Xue was a very diligent woman.
Lin Feng opened the closet, looked at the clothes in the closet, and said, "There are not too many clothes."
The fat shopkeeper nodded: "Girls, after all, like beauty. After we are no longer so strapped, I don't want my daughter to be compared with other women, so I often take the initiative to let her buy clothes and good cloth."
Lin Feng said: "Do you still remember what your daughter was wearing on the day she disappeared?"
"of course I remember."
For the fat shopkeeper, that day was the most painful day in his life. Even if he died, he would not forget any details of that day.
He said: "Xueer wore a light green pleated skirt, carried a small pink cloth bag on her waist, and wore a floral jade hairpin on her head."
While the fat shopkeeper was talking, Lin Feng came to the dressing table.
He opened the dresser drawer and found it empty.
Lin Feng said: "Where is your daughter's jewelry? Did you put it away?"
The fat shopkeeper sells jewelry, and he loves his daughter so much that there is no way he would be without her daughter's jewelry.
But there was not a single piece of jewelry in the dressing cabinet.
The fat shopkeeper shook his head: "I didn't touch anything here."
"Didn't you accept it?" Lin Feng frowned: "You shouldn't be stingy and wouldn't give your daughter jewelry, right?"
"how is this possible!"
The fat shopkeeper's face turned red: "I can be stingy in anything, but I won't be stingy when it comes to my daughter."
"Every time I buy jewelry, I will pick two particularly beautiful ones to give to my daughter. Even if those two jewelry items may be the most expensive, I won't hesitate."
"I'm just a daughter. If I don't love her, who else can I love?"
The fat shopkeeper's words were in line with Lin Feng's speculation.
But the reality is that there is not a single piece of jewelry in the dressing cabinet.
Lin Feng said: "Then where are your daughter's jewelry?"
The fat shopkeeper shook his head: "I don't know either. I haven't seen any jewelry since I came here after my daughter disappeared."
Lin Feng frowned, and a look of thought flashed in his eyes: "In other words, these jewelry disappeared with the disappearance of your daughter?"
The fat shopkeeper said truthfully: "I don't know when they disappeared."
"When was the last time you saw these jewelry?" Lin Feng asked.
The fat shopkeeper thought carefully for a long time and then said: "About a month before my daughter disappeared, I came to see my daughter for something. I took a look and all the jewelry was still there."
Lin Feng rubbed it gently with his fingers, and his brain was spinning rapidly.
Suddenly, he said: "Where are your daughter's clothes? Have they been reduced?"
The fat shopkeeper shook his head: "No, nothing is missing except the one my daughter is wearing."
There is no shortage of jewelry, but there is no shortage of clothes...
Lin Feng kept pacing in the room.
The fat shopkeeper looked at Lin Feng nervously.
Xiao Man'er, on the other hand, stared at Lin Feng with a pair of water-cut pupils with curiosity. She often heard about Lin Feng's deeds from Xiao Yu's mouth, and she wanted to know, in a case like this that has passed for three full years and there are obviously no direct clues. Where will Lin Feng break through?
At this time, Lin Feng suddenly stopped at his feet and said, "Your daughter's jewelry is missing. Is it possible that it was stolen?"
The fat shopkeeper frowned and said: "Probably not. If there is a thief, then the jewelry in my shop and the warehouse will definitely be lost together."
"But none of my jewelry is missing."
Lin Feng's eyes flickered for a moment, and he suddenly stood still, looked at the fat shopkeeper, and said: "Shopkeeper Fu, I have a guess, you must be mentally prepared..."
"What?" Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, the fat shopkeeper suddenly became nervous.
Then he heard Lin Feng say: "Your daughter... may have encountered a pig-killing tray."
"Pig killing plate?" The fat shopkeeper looked confused.
Xiao Maner also looked confused.
Lin Feng slapped his head, wondering why he had spoken the special vocabulary of future generations again.
He said: "What I mean is that your daughter may have been defrauded of money or even sex."
"what!?"
The fat shopkeeper's eyes widened and his expression suddenly changed: "Mr. Lin, you, you, you... why do you say that?"
Even Xiao Man'er looked slightly shocked.
Lin Feng said: "Follow me."
With that said, Lin Feng came to the table.
He picked up a piece of paper and said, "Look at what's on it."
The fat shopkeeper subconsciously muttered: "Altair is so far away, and so beautiful is the Han girl on the bright river. With her slender hands, she is playing with the machine... The water is full of water, and her pulse is speechless."
He wondered: "What's wrong? Isn't it just a poem?"
Lin Feng said: "It's really nothing to just look at this piece of paper, but what about another one?"
He picked up another piece of paper.
"The bond between life and death is broad, I told you to tell my son. Hold your hand and grow old together with me." The fat shopkeeper thought again subconsciously.
But his expression was still blank.
When Lin Feng saw this, he simply picked through the pile of papers, spread the selected papers on the table one by one, and said, "Look at the others."
The fat shopkeeper looked subconsciously.
"Would like to have as one people, old age is not way off."
"The wind and rain are miserable, and the rooster crows. When I see a gentleman, the clouds are not happy... The wind and rain are like darkness, and the rooster crows endlessly. When I see the gentleman, the clouds are not happy?"
"My heart is too heavy to be turned around. My heart is too thick to be rolled around."
"..."
The fat shopkeeper's voice became lower and lower as he read it, and in the end, his voice was completely gone.
Lin Feng looked at the fat shopkeeper and said: "Businesskeeper Fu, if your daughter only writes a few similar love poems, then there is nothing unusual about it. Girls always prefer this kind of poetry."
“But isn’t this type of poetry too much?”
The fat shopkeeper frowned and said, "I have seen these papers before, because these poems are separated from other papers, so I didn't think there was anything important about them."
"And Xue'er really likes the Book of Songs and reads it often, but I never thought about it too much."
He couldn't help but asked: "Could it be that... Xue'er, she really has someone she likes?"
Lin Feng pulled out the last piece of paper and said, "Look at this piece of paper again."
The fat shopkeeper looked up: "There are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches. I am happy for you, and you know it."
He wondered: "Isn't this the same as the previous poems?"
Lin Feng frowned and said, "You didn't find anything wrong with this poem?"
The fat shopkeeper looked confused: "What's the problem?"
Okay, Lin Feng understood. The fat shopkeeper probably only knew how to read and didn't read much, so he suffered the disadvantage of being uneducated.
He pointed to this poem and said: "This poem comes from "Yueren Song", and its original saying is that there are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches, and my heart is happy for you, but you don't know... The original poem is that you don't know, but you don't know. Your daughter has changed her name to Jun Yizhi."
The fat shopkeeper's pupils dilated instantly, and his expression suddenly changed: "Is she really interested in someone?"
"But she never told me?"
"When I was choosing a husband for her, I asked her for her opinion. She clearly listened to me and never raised an opinion. How could she suddenly fall in love with him?"
Xiao Man'er also looked at Lin Feng curiously with her beautiful eyes.
Lin Feng said calmly: "If you don't accept her idea and she doesn't dare to tell you... then there is only one possibility."
"What?" the fat shopkeeper asked nervously.
Lin Feng said: "Her lover is not allowed to tell you!"
"This..." The fat shopkeeper couldn't understand: "Why didn't she tell me? If he wanted to marry my daughter, how could he hide it from me?"
Lin Feng said lightly: "Yes, normally speaking, if he wants to marry your daughter, it is impossible to hide it from you. He should have come to propose marriage long ago, but if..."
He took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "What if her lover never thought about marrying her? He only wanted to use her from beginning to end?"
"What!?" The fat shopkeeper's heart skipped a beat.
Even Xiao Maner frowned slightly and said softly: "Why is there such a guess?"
Lin Feng looked at the two of them and said: "First, the reason why your daughter went to Puguang Temple to offer incense is very far-fetched. If nothing else, that is not the real reason why she went to Puguang Temple."
"Second, on the day your daughter went to Puguang Temple, Shopkeeper Fu, you said that she was wearing a green pleated skirt, a small pink cloth bag on her waist, and a beautiful jade hairpin on her head... Normal people would wear it deliberately when going to the temple. It should be simple and simple, so as not to appear that the heart is not religious enough."
"But your daughter, wearing a green belt and colorful flowers, is so exquisitely and beautifully dressed. Doesn't she look like she is going to worship Buddha? She clearly looks like she is dating her lover."
"You said that your daughter is very sensible and talks to you about everything. Logically speaking, she shouldn't do such a thing as secretly meeting her lover, but she still did it. This is obviously against her past personality and habits. There must be external force. If there is any interference, then this external force can only be her lover!"
The fat shopkeeper was trembling all over: "That must be the case, otherwise my daughter would never do such a thing without telling me!"
"She has never told a lie since she was a child!"
Lin Feng looked at the fat shopkeeper and said slowly: "Obviously you have never hindered Miss Fu's feelings, but her lover asked her to hide his existence, and even asked her to go out for secret meetings without telling you. Shopkeeper Fu, you Do you think this lover An has good intentions?"
The fat shopkeeper's expression completely changed.
"Not to mention, there is a third..."
Lin Feng looked behind the screen and said, "Don't forget, none of your daughter's jewelry is missing."
"Shopkeeper Fu, you said that the possibility of being robbed is very small. If it is not robbed, it will only be taken away by your daughter."
"But why did she take all the jewelry?"
"Considering that those jewelry are very valuable, they can be spent as money..."
Lin Feng looked at the fat shopkeeper and said, "Do you think there is such a possibility... that she gave away none of the jewelry to her lover?"
The fat shopkeeper's face suddenly turned pale, and he felt a chill instantly covering his whole body.
He couldn't help but asked: "Could it be that the purpose of that lover was to deceive my daughter about her jewelry?"
"Is he doing it for money? He wants to defraud my daughter of her money?"
Lin Feng shook his head and said calmly: "You think of him too simply. No matter how much jewelry your daughter has, how much copper is it worth?"
"Don't forget, you own a jewelry store. As long as your daughter is willing, she can completely vacate your jewelry store. How much money will she have at that time?"
The fat shopkeeper said quickly: "But my daughter didn't do that!"
Lin Feng sighed, was silent for a moment, and said, "Perhaps, this is the reason why she will never come back."
(End of this chapter)
Jewelry store.
Lin Feng perfectly solved the case given by the fat shopkeeper, shocking everyone with his skills and attracting the admiration and curiosity of everyone around him.
After the girls' eyes fell on Lin Feng, they never looked away.
If it weren't for the fact that Lin Feng brought Xiao Man'er, some bold and confident girls might have taken the initiative to strike up a conversation with Lin Feng.
But when they saw that Lin Feng was accompanied by a female companion, and they were brought to the jewelry store, they looked like a couple, so they could only sigh in their hearts, secretly sighing that they had met so late and that someone else had taken advantage of them.
The fat shopkeeper paid more and more attention to Lin Feng's attitude. He said: "Young Master has solved the first case. According to the rules, Young Master can buy any jewelry in our store at half price."
"If you want to challenge the second case, you can continue. As long as you can solve the second case, any jewelry in the store can be given to you for free."
As he said that, the fat shopkeeper looked at Lin Feng expectantly and said, "Master, do you want to challenge the second case?"
Lin Feng was a little surprised by the fat shopkeeper's reaction.
Normally, these activities conducted by businesses are just gimmicks.
The purpose is to attract these curious little girls and boys to increase store traffic.
In fact, these merchants don’t want anyone to be able to crack it.
After all, once it is cracked, it will be a real loss of money.
Therefore, shouldn't the fat shopkeeper put on a bad face towards himself, a person who is obviously good at reasoning and solving cases, and pray that he will not continue to challenge the second case, so that he will lose less money?
But the fat shopkeeper had expectations in his eyes, clearly hoping that he would continue to solve the case.
This is really unusual.
Lin Feng glanced at the fat shopkeeper, thought for a moment, and shook his head: "I won't continue the challenge."
Seeing this, Xiao Man'er looked at Lin Feng with some surprise: "Why don't you continue the challenge?"
After all, Xiao Maner knew very well that these cases were challenges to others, but to Lin Feng, they were nothing.
Lin Feng smiled and said in a low voice: "We can buy jewelry at half price, which is already a good deal. There is no need for the boss to lose too much money. After all, it's not that we can't afford it, it's not a big difference."
"Secondly..."
He narrowed his eyes, glanced at the fat shopkeeper from the corner of his eye, and said: "This shopkeeper's reaction is a bit abnormal. As the saying goes, there must be monsters when things go wrong. If I am the only one, I may still challenge some troubles, but with the help of Look at you, Miss Xiao, I still don’t want any trouble to disturb our shopping.”
After all, it was the first blind date, and Lin Feng didn't want any surprises.
Listening to Lin Feng's words, Xiao Man'er's eyes flickered with color. As her father said, Lin Feng was measured, smart and alert, and good at catching abnormalities from details.
If anyone else was a little greedy, or a little conceited and careless, they would definitely fall into the Fat Shopkeeper's rhythm.
But Lin Feng decisively pulled away and broke off immediately. This decisiveness was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Her beautiful eyes slightly curved, she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Hiss... The smile is so terrible. How can there be such a beautiful girl in this world.
Whose little fairy did Xiao Yu introduce to him?
Lin Feng thought that he should prepare something good and visit Xiao Yu at home to thank Xiao Yu for his marriage.
With Xiao Man'er's approval, Lin Feng stopped delaying. He ignored the fat shopkeeper's advice and directly chose a jade hairpin made of fine jade. He said, "Miss Xiao, what do you think of this jade hairpin?"
Xiao Man'er took a look and saw that the jade hairpin was emerald green, with a clear texture, and the hairpin flowers were flying in double saucers, full of agility.
She nodded slightly: "It looks good."
"That's it."
After getting Xiao Man'er's nod, Lin Feng made a decision directly.
The fat shopkeeper couldn't help but persuade him again: "Young master, really you don't want to try the next case? As long as you can crack it, this jade hairpin can be given to you for free."
"With your master's ability, I can't think of anything that can trouble you. Why don't you try again?"
If you hadn't persuaded me like this, I might have tried it. The more you said this, the less likely I would have tried it.
If just now Lin Feng still suspected that there was something wrong with the fat shopkeeper, now he is 100% sure that there is definitely something wrong with the fat shopkeeper's second case.
He said calmly: "Shopkeeper, please wrap up this jade hairpin. I'm sure what I said. You don't need to persuade me anymore."
Seeing Lin Feng's resolute attitude, the fat shopkeeper had no choice but to sigh and wrap up the jade hairpin for Lin Feng.
Lin Feng paid the money to get the hairpin, and then left with Xiao Man'er.
After leaving the jewelry store, Lin Feng couldn't wait to give the jade hairpin to Xiao Man'er.
"Miss Xiao, give me a big gift as soon as we meet. I am a rough person. I never thought that Miss Xiao would give me a gift when we meet, so I didn't prepare anything in advance..."
"I hope Miss Xiao can accept this jade hairpin. I hope Miss Xiao won't blame me for sending the gift late."
Xiao Man'er listened to Lin Feng's words, and a strange color flashed through her smart and beautiful phoenix eyes.
Being smart, she finally understood what Lin Feng had misunderstood.
It seems that Lin Feng really doesn't know who he is, so he doesn't know that the box he gave to Lin Feng was actually given to Lin Feng by his father.
Lin Feng thought it was a gift from him, and it was self-evident that he bought jewelry for himself and gave it to himself.
A jade hairpin is of great significance for a man to give to a woman.
Xiao Maner thought about it again and again, and she felt that she should explain.
But before she could speak, a voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts.
"Sir, please forgive me for being abrupt. I have a case that I want to ask you for help. As long as you are willing to help, I will satisfy you no matter what the conditions are."
This voice is not unfamiliar.
Xiao Maner turned around and saw the fat shopkeeper of the jewelry store chasing him out. He was panting and looking at Lin Feng nervously.
Lin Feng frowned slightly, and was about to give away the token of love, but was interrupted by someone else at the critical moment. This is not a happy thing to give to anyone.
He looked at the fat shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper, if you have a case, you should go to the government or the Yamen. It's totally wrong for you to go to me."
Xiao Man'er was also a little confused. Lin Feng was right. There were laws in the Tang Dynasty that required that as long as the common people reported a crime, the yamen at all levels must accept it.
So the fat shopkeeper didn't even know who Lin Feng was, so he asked Lin Feng to help investigate the case instead of going to the government. It was really strange.
The fat shopkeeper's face was full of sorrow. He sighed: "Why didn't I go to the Yamen? I have been looking for it for three years, but it is useless. I have been waiting for three years with no results. You asked me to return the money." How can you trust them?"
"Three years?"
Lin Feng raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this time.
At this moment, Xiao Maner, who had a keen mind, clearly felt that Lin Feng's temperament was different from just now.
If Lin Feng just now was like a piece of warm jade, then Lin Feng at this time was already sharpened like a sharp stone.
Xiao Man'er glanced at Lin Feng, and then whispered: "Shopkeeper, what is the case you are talking about? What happened in three years?"
The fat shopkeeper took a deep breath, with painful memories in his eyes.
He said: "On the early morning of the tenth day of July three years ago, my daughter went to Puguang Temple to offer incense. However, the sun set that day and my daughter did not come back. This made me worried."
"Her mother died early, and I was busy with business, so my daughter became sensible very early. She is very obedient and will never do anything that worries me."
"I was worried that something had happened to her. Before the city gate was closed, I hurried out of the city along the road to Puguang Temple to look for her. But I didn't find my daughter until I arrived at Puguang Temple. At that time, Puguang Temple The temple has also been closed.”
"I knocked on the door and persuaded them to let me into the temple, but there was no one who stayed in the temple that night. My daughter was not there. Puguang Temple was full of incense and there were many pilgrims. The monks in Puguang Temple didn't know that my daughter was there during the day. Have you arrived at the temple?"
"Because it was getting late at that time and the gates of Chang'an City had long been closed, so I couldn't return to Chang'an City and had to stay one night at Puguang Temple."
"Early the next morning, I quickly returned to Chang'an City. I returned home first to see if my daughter had returned last night, but the door was locked and there was no one inside or outside. It was obvious that my daughter had not returned."
"At that time, I was completely panicked. My daughter would never stay home all night. If she didn't come back, something must have happened. So I quickly went to the Yamen to report the incident."
Lin Feng gently twisted the thumb and index finger of his right hand, and the scene at that time appeared in his mind.
The daughter went out all night and did not return. The father searched for her all night but could not find her, so he went to the Yamen in a panic.
This is the area under the jurisdiction of Chang'an County, so the yamen where the fat shopkeeper reported the case should be the Chang'an County yamen. The county magistrate Zhou Helin is quite capable and serious, so he should not ignore this matter.
"What happened next?" Lin Feng said.
The fat shopkeeper frowned and sighed: "After County Magistrate Zhou received my report, he sent people out to search for her, but they searched all along the road and couldn't find my daughter."
"Later, they painted a portrait of my daughter and sent people to Puguang Temple to inquire. However, the monks and pilgrims at Puguang Temple either said they didn't pay attention or that they had never seen it before. It had no effect at all."
"Until now...it has been more than three years, and there is still no news about my daughter."
As expected by Lin Feng, Zhou Helin would not ignore this matter.
But they all searched for the portrait, but still couldn't find it, and it has been three years now... There has been no news for such a long time, and Lin Feng had a very bad feeling in his heart.
Moreover, this case actually involves Puguang Temple!
Puguang Temple Lin Feng has determined that he is inseparable from the Four Symbols Organization. Could this also be related to the Four Symbols Organization?
But the fat shopkeeper is just an ordinary jewelry store owner, nothing special, and his daughter is a helpless girl. There is no need for the Four Elephants Organization to take action against them?
Lin Feng's eyes flashed slightly, he thought for a moment and said, "Shopkeeper, do you have anything passed down from your ancestors?"
The fat shopkeeper was stunned, not expecting that Lin Feng would suddenly ask such an irrelevant question.
But he still shook his head: "No, our ancestors were very poor. Only my father's generation has accumulated a little bit of wealth, which is why I can open such a jewelry shop now."
When the fat shopkeeper was suddenly asked by himself, he was only surprised and puzzled, not nervous or fearful that the secret had been discovered. Moreover, when he answered, his expression was calm, his eyes did not flicker, and his tone was natural... It could be judged that he was not lying.
This shows that he is not from the golden hairpin family.
Lin Feng thought for a while and then asked: "Shopkeeper, have you ever sold a kind of gold hairpin with a phoenix pattern on it?"
The fat shopkeeper still shook his head: "I sell a lot of hairpins, but not many pure gold ones, and I don't dare to sell phoenix things casually."
I never got the Phoenix Golden Hairpin by chance.
It is basically certain that it has nothing to do with the Four Symbols Organization.
Of course...if his daughter accidentally discovered the secret of the Four Elephants Organization, that would be a different matter, but Lin Feng felt that this possibility was extremely low.
After all, he knows best how cautious the Four Elephants Organization is. If it could be easily discovered by a girl who is inexperienced in the world, then the Four Elephants Organization should have been exposed long ago, and it will not be exposed until this year.
The fat shopkeeper saw Lin Feng's thoughtful expression, as if he was seriously thinking about his case, and he quickly said: "I really have no choice. It's been more than three years... Every day that goes by, I feel more desperate. Now I I don’t even have the thought of being able to save my daughter, I just hope that I can at least find my daughter’s body.”
"But the yamen can't find any clues at all. I ask every month, but every time I get no clues."
"I can only think of other options."
Listening to the fat shopkeeper's words, Xiao Maner's beautiful eyes flashed brightly, and she said softly: "That's why the shopkeeper held an activity to guess the truth of the case."
"You are not here to sell jewelry. You hope to meet people who are good at reasoning and solving cases. Do you hope these people can help you find your daughter?"
Lin Feng glanced at Xiao Man'er in surprise. He didn't expect that Xiao Man'er had such a smart mind and thought of this all at once.
She is smart and beautiful, and she and he are a match made in heaven. Lin Feng feels that it is not a bad idea to get married tonight.
The fat shopkeeper nodded quickly and said, "Yes, that's it. The girl is really smart. My first case is to screen out people with real abilities."
"The second case is actually the case of my daughter's disappearance..."
As he said that, he looked at Lin Feng and sighed: "Originally, I thought that the young master would definitely look into the second case, but who knew, the young master was unwilling to continue investigating the case, so I could only chase him out and interrupt the young master abruptly. .”
As he spoke, he suddenly bowed deeply to Lin Feng and said, "I hope the young master can help me find my daughter. As long as the young master can find my daughter, the young master can make whatever conditions he wants. Even if it makes me bankrupt, I will definitely satisfy the young master. "
The action of the fat shopkeeper directly attracted the attention of the people around him. Some people were already standing aside, pointing and talking.
Lin Feng felt a little headache and helpless listening to those discussions.
Although the fat shopkeeper interrupted his blind date, it was also because of his daughter who had been missing for three years. Lin Feng could understand a father's eagerness for his child.
The fat shopkeeper was forced to pursue the only possible hope by guessing the truth of the case. Now that he sees a capable person like himself, it is normal that he does not want to let it go.
Ke Ren has been missing for three years. This is obviously not something that can be found out in a short while. If he agrees to this, today's blind date may fall through.
Besides, no one would take a girl to investigate the case when they meet their blind date for the first time. A normal woman would think that she has some serious illness.
"Help him."
But at this moment, Xiao Man'er's soft voice suddenly sounded.
Lin Feng looked at her and saw the beautiful girl in front of him saying softly: "If I were missing, I can imagine how worried and anxious my father would be. The shopkeeper is already at his wits end. If you don't help him, he may really be in trouble for the rest of his life." I will never see my daughter again.”
"Moreover, you are hesitating. It is obvious that you also want to help him, but you are worried about me..."
She smiled softly, her eyes soft: "Don't worry, I support you, and I hope you can help him. I prefer doing meaningful things with you than aimlessly shopping."
Listening to Xiao Man'er's words, Lin Feng felt like he was completely tied to death by Yue Lao's red rope.
Smart, beautiful, and understanding.
Such a good girl can't be found even with a lantern.
He couldn't help but shout in his heart again, Xiao Yu, my god!
Xiao Yu must have worked hard to find such a good girl for him. Lin Feng felt that he must thank Xiao Yu properly in the future.
You can no longer deliberately make Xiao Yu angry.
With Xiao Man'er's words, Lin Feng no longer hesitated.
The habits developed in his previous life prevented him from turning a blind eye to any case that appeared in front of him.
He looked at the fat shopkeeper and said: "I don't need you to give me any benefits. I will help you, but I'm not sure whether I can find your daughter... After all, three years have passed, and many clues may not exist. You also have to be mentally prepared.”
After hearing Lin Feng's words, the fat shopkeeper nodded without hesitation: "As long as the young master is willing to help me, he is my biggest benefactor, Fu Yang. No matter whether the young master can find my daughter or not, I will be grateful to the young master and will never forget him. kindness."
Lin Feng waved his hand: "There is no need to say these words. I am not helping you just to make you grateful."
He glanced at the crowd around him and said, "Let's find a quiet place and let's talk about your daughter's disappearance."
The fat shopkeeper nodded hurriedly: "Go to my house, which is in the backyard of the jewelry shop."
Soon, the fat shopkeeper closed the door of the jewelry shop, then walked through the back door with Lin Feng and the others and arrived at his house.
The fat shopkeeper's house is not big, just an ordinary one-entry courtyard, which is much smaller than Lin Feng's second-entry courtyard.
Surrounded by houses, Lin Feng discovered that there was no door in the courtyard. The only door was the jewelry shop in front. In other words, to enter and exit the courtyard, one had to pass through the jewelry shop.
After the fat shopkeeper asked Lin Feng and the two of them to sit down in the main hall, he said, "I don't know your surname yet."
Lin Feng said: "My surname is Lin."
"It turned out to be Young Master Lin."
Seeing that Lin Feng only said his surname but not his first name, the fat shopkeeper knew that Lin Feng did not want to reveal his true identity. As a shrewd businessman, he would not be stupid enough to continue questioning.
Lin Feng looked at him and said, "Tell me about the case."
"Why did your daughter go to Puguang Temple that day?"
The fat shopkeeper Fu Yang didn't spend any time thinking at all. It was obvious that he had thought about these things countless times in the past three years.
He said: "Xue'er... my daughter's name is Fu Xue. She said she wanted to offer incense and pray for blessings. She hopes that my business will get better and better, and she hopes that my body will always be healthy."
Lin Feng asked: "Did your business encounter problems at that time? Or were you feeling unwell at the time?"
The fat shopkeeper shook his head: "Although the business is booming, I haven't encountered any big difficulties, and I have always been in good health."
Listening to the fat shopkeeper's words, Lin Feng couldn't help but frown slightly, and Xiao Man'er's beautiful face also showed a trace of doubt. She whispered: "Does your daughter believe in Buddhism? She often goes to burn incense and worship Buddha?"
Lin Feng glanced at Xiao Man'er, with a flash of admiration in his eyes.
Xiao Man'er was really smart and got the point right in just one sentence.
This was exactly what he wanted to ask next.
The fat shopkeeper still shook his head: "She doesn't believe in Buddhism very much. She rarely goes to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, not even once a year."
After listening to the fat shopkeeper's words, Lin Feng and Xiao Man'er looked at each other.
The two smart people instantly noticed the abnormality.
Fu Xue does not believe in Buddhism and rarely goes to temples to burn incense and worship Buddha. However, on the tenth day of July three years ago, when the fat shopkeeper had no health problems and the business was not in trouble, she used this as an excuse to go to Puguang Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. This is really true. It doesn't make sense.
Lin Feng thought for a moment and continued: "Before your daughter disappeared, did you behave differently from the past? Did you find anything wrong with her?"
"Different from past behavior?"
The fat shopkeeper thought for a while and then shook his head: "There is nothing wrong. She likes to read. After cleaning up the house every day, if she doesn't go to the jewelry store to help me, she will read at home, as usual." There is no abnormal behavior. , but suddenly did the unusual thing of going to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha... Lin Feng's eyes rolled, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.
"Is your daughter often alone in the backyard?"
The fat shopkeeper nodded: "I know she likes reading, and the store is not very busy, so I rarely ask her to help me."
"Has anyone come looking for your daughter before she disappeared?"
The fat shopkeeper shook his head: "No."
Lin Feng thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "Can I go to your daughter's room and have a look?"
The fat shopkeeper nodded quickly: "Of course."
Soon, several people came to a room.
The fat shopkeeper pushed open the door and said: "This is my daughter's boudoir... I haven't touched anything in it since she disappeared. I hope she will look the same when she leaves, and she will look the same when she comes back."
"I know she must have suffered a lot outside. If she can come back safely, I hope she can treat it all as a nightmare and pretend nothing happened."
Lin Feng understood the fat shopkeeper's father's painstaking efforts. He entered the room without saying anything.
This boudoir is very specially decorated. There is a string of wind chimes hanging at the door. When the wind blows, you can hear a sweet sound.
After entering the room, the first thing that catches the eye is a rectangular table. Next to the table is a bookshelf near the wall. The bookshelf is filled with books.
On the table, there are four treasures of the study: pen, ink, paper, inkstone and a vase. In the vase are withered flower branches.
Beyond the table is a screen. Behind the screen is a bed with curtains, as well as some wardrobes and dressing tables.
There are some calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls.
The overall style is a mix of a study room and a women's boudoir, which looks a bit strange.
Lin Feng said: "You shouldn't be short of room, right? Why don't you get her a separate study room?"
The fat shopkeeper sighed: "I wanted to get a separate study room for my daughter, but my daughter said that she likes to read in the bedroom. She can lie down and rest at any time when she is tired."
"But I know..." The fat shopkeeper said with distress in his eyes: "My daughter doesn't want me to waste money. When we were preparing a study room for her, we were actually quite tight. She didn't want to embarrass me, so she took the initiative to put one in the boudoir. A bookshelf will do.”
"Xue'er has always been so sensible. She thinks of others first in everything and doesn't care about her own well-being."
Lin Feng nodded, understanding the fat shopkeeper's thoughts and feelings for his daughter better.
He came to the bookshelf and flipped through the books on the shelf.
There is no dust on the books. It can be seen that the fat shopkeeper comes here often to clean.
These are common books and there is nothing unusual about them.
Lin Feng came to the table again and looked at the papers on the table.
He picked up a piece of paper and looked up.
I saw that the handwriting on the paper was beautiful and delicate, and the lines were light.
"The calligraphy is very beautiful." Lin Feng said.
Xiao Man'er took a look and nodded slightly: "It's not bad."
Lin Feng was keenly aware that Xiao Man'er used the word "not bad" to describe Fu Xue's handwriting, which indicated that Xiao Man'er's own handwriting must be better than Fu Xue's handwriting, otherwise Xiao Man'er would not use such an overlooking evaluation.
It seems that Xiao Maner is also talented and knowledgeable.
Lin Feng took a careful look at the contents of the paper.
Then he picked up other papers.
But after he read these papers, Lin Feng suddenly raised his eyebrows.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and asked the fat shopkeeper: "Is Miss Fu Xue married?"
The fat shopkeeper hurriedly shook his head: "No, in our merchant family, it's not that easy to find a daughter's marriage. I'm too poor and don't want my daughter to suffer, but those who are not poor look down on us as merchants."
“So I’ve been looking for something for my daughter, but I haven’t found the right one.”
Lin Feng thought for a while and said, "Does your daughter have a crush on someone?"
"of course not."
The fat shopkeeper said: "She has no chance to meet other men, how could she fall in love with someone? And if she really did, she would definitely tell me. My daughter is so sensible, there is no way she wouldn't tell me such a big thing."
Lin Feng's eyes flashed slightly, he stood up, walked around the screen, and came to the bed.
The bed was neatly made and the quilts were neatly folded. It was obvious that Fu Xue was a very diligent woman.
Lin Feng opened the closet, looked at the clothes in the closet, and said, "There are not too many clothes."
The fat shopkeeper nodded: "Girls, after all, like beauty. After we are no longer so strapped, I don't want my daughter to be compared with other women, so I often take the initiative to let her buy clothes and good cloth."
Lin Feng said: "Do you still remember what your daughter was wearing on the day she disappeared?"
"of course I remember."
For the fat shopkeeper, that day was the most painful day in his life. Even if he died, he would not forget any details of that day.
He said: "Xueer wore a light green pleated skirt, carried a small pink cloth bag on her waist, and wore a floral jade hairpin on her head."
While the fat shopkeeper was talking, Lin Feng came to the dressing table.
He opened the dresser drawer and found it empty.
Lin Feng said: "Where is your daughter's jewelry? Did you put it away?"
The fat shopkeeper sells jewelry, and he loves his daughter so much that there is no way he would be without her daughter's jewelry.
But there was not a single piece of jewelry in the dressing cabinet.
The fat shopkeeper shook his head: "I didn't touch anything here."
"Didn't you accept it?" Lin Feng frowned: "You shouldn't be stingy and wouldn't give your daughter jewelry, right?"
"how is this possible!"
The fat shopkeeper's face turned red: "I can be stingy in anything, but I won't be stingy when it comes to my daughter."
"Every time I buy jewelry, I will pick two particularly beautiful ones to give to my daughter. Even if those two jewelry items may be the most expensive, I won't hesitate."
"I'm just a daughter. If I don't love her, who else can I love?"
The fat shopkeeper's words were in line with Lin Feng's speculation.
But the reality is that there is not a single piece of jewelry in the dressing cabinet.
Lin Feng said: "Then where are your daughter's jewelry?"
The fat shopkeeper shook his head: "I don't know either. I haven't seen any jewelry since I came here after my daughter disappeared."
Lin Feng frowned, and a look of thought flashed in his eyes: "In other words, these jewelry disappeared with the disappearance of your daughter?"
The fat shopkeeper said truthfully: "I don't know when they disappeared."
"When was the last time you saw these jewelry?" Lin Feng asked.
The fat shopkeeper thought carefully for a long time and then said: "About a month before my daughter disappeared, I came to see my daughter for something. I took a look and all the jewelry was still there."
Lin Feng rubbed it gently with his fingers, and his brain was spinning rapidly.
Suddenly, he said: "Where are your daughter's clothes? Have they been reduced?"
The fat shopkeeper shook his head: "No, nothing is missing except the one my daughter is wearing."
There is no shortage of jewelry, but there is no shortage of clothes...
Lin Feng kept pacing in the room.
The fat shopkeeper looked at Lin Feng nervously.
Xiao Man'er, on the other hand, stared at Lin Feng with a pair of water-cut pupils with curiosity. She often heard about Lin Feng's deeds from Xiao Yu's mouth, and she wanted to know, in a case like this that has passed for three full years and there are obviously no direct clues. Where will Lin Feng break through?
At this time, Lin Feng suddenly stopped at his feet and said, "Your daughter's jewelry is missing. Is it possible that it was stolen?"
The fat shopkeeper frowned and said: "Probably not. If there is a thief, then the jewelry in my shop and the warehouse will definitely be lost together."
"But none of my jewelry is missing."
Lin Feng's eyes flickered for a moment, and he suddenly stood still, looked at the fat shopkeeper, and said: "Shopkeeper Fu, I have a guess, you must be mentally prepared..."
"What?" Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, the fat shopkeeper suddenly became nervous.
Then he heard Lin Feng say: "Your daughter... may have encountered a pig-killing tray."
"Pig killing plate?" The fat shopkeeper looked confused.
Xiao Maner also looked confused.
Lin Feng slapped his head, wondering why he had spoken the special vocabulary of future generations again.
He said: "What I mean is that your daughter may have been defrauded of money or even sex."
"what!?"
The fat shopkeeper's eyes widened and his expression suddenly changed: "Mr. Lin, you, you, you... why do you say that?"
Even Xiao Man'er looked slightly shocked.
Lin Feng said: "Follow me."
With that said, Lin Feng came to the table.
He picked up a piece of paper and said, "Look at what's on it."
The fat shopkeeper subconsciously muttered: "Altair is so far away, and so beautiful is the Han girl on the bright river. With her slender hands, she is playing with the machine... The water is full of water, and her pulse is speechless."
He wondered: "What's wrong? Isn't it just a poem?"
Lin Feng said: "It's really nothing to just look at this piece of paper, but what about another one?"
He picked up another piece of paper.
"The bond between life and death is broad, I told you to tell my son. Hold your hand and grow old together with me." The fat shopkeeper thought again subconsciously.
But his expression was still blank.
When Lin Feng saw this, he simply picked through the pile of papers, spread the selected papers on the table one by one, and said, "Look at the others."
The fat shopkeeper looked subconsciously.
"Would like to have as one people, old age is not way off."
"The wind and rain are miserable, and the rooster crows. When I see a gentleman, the clouds are not happy... The wind and rain are like darkness, and the rooster crows endlessly. When I see the gentleman, the clouds are not happy?"
"My heart is too heavy to be turned around. My heart is too thick to be rolled around."
"..."
The fat shopkeeper's voice became lower and lower as he read it, and in the end, his voice was completely gone.
Lin Feng looked at the fat shopkeeper and said: "Businesskeeper Fu, if your daughter only writes a few similar love poems, then there is nothing unusual about it. Girls always prefer this kind of poetry."
“But isn’t this type of poetry too much?”
The fat shopkeeper frowned and said, "I have seen these papers before, because these poems are separated from other papers, so I didn't think there was anything important about them."
"And Xue'er really likes the Book of Songs and reads it often, but I never thought about it too much."
He couldn't help but asked: "Could it be that... Xue'er, she really has someone she likes?"
Lin Feng pulled out the last piece of paper and said, "Look at this piece of paper again."
The fat shopkeeper looked up: "There are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches. I am happy for you, and you know it."
He wondered: "Isn't this the same as the previous poems?"
Lin Feng frowned and said, "You didn't find anything wrong with this poem?"
The fat shopkeeper looked confused: "What's the problem?"
Okay, Lin Feng understood. The fat shopkeeper probably only knew how to read and didn't read much, so he suffered the disadvantage of being uneducated.
He pointed to this poem and said: "This poem comes from "Yueren Song", and its original saying is that there are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches, and my heart is happy for you, but you don't know... The original poem is that you don't know, but you don't know. Your daughter has changed her name to Jun Yizhi."
The fat shopkeeper's pupils dilated instantly, and his expression suddenly changed: "Is she really interested in someone?"
"But she never told me?"
"When I was choosing a husband for her, I asked her for her opinion. She clearly listened to me and never raised an opinion. How could she suddenly fall in love with him?"
Xiao Man'er also looked at Lin Feng curiously with her beautiful eyes.
Lin Feng said calmly: "If you don't accept her idea and she doesn't dare to tell you... then there is only one possibility."
"What?" the fat shopkeeper asked nervously.
Lin Feng said: "Her lover is not allowed to tell you!"
"This..." The fat shopkeeper couldn't understand: "Why didn't she tell me? If he wanted to marry my daughter, how could he hide it from me?"
Lin Feng said lightly: "Yes, normally speaking, if he wants to marry your daughter, it is impossible to hide it from you. He should have come to propose marriage long ago, but if..."
He took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "What if her lover never thought about marrying her? He only wanted to use her from beginning to end?"
"What!?" The fat shopkeeper's heart skipped a beat.
Even Xiao Maner frowned slightly and said softly: "Why is there such a guess?"
Lin Feng looked at the two of them and said: "First, the reason why your daughter went to Puguang Temple to offer incense is very far-fetched. If nothing else, that is not the real reason why she went to Puguang Temple."
"Second, on the day your daughter went to Puguang Temple, Shopkeeper Fu, you said that she was wearing a green pleated skirt, a small pink cloth bag on her waist, and a beautiful jade hairpin on her head... Normal people would wear it deliberately when going to the temple. It should be simple and simple, so as not to appear that the heart is not religious enough."
"But your daughter, wearing a green belt and colorful flowers, is so exquisitely and beautifully dressed. Doesn't she look like she is going to worship Buddha? She clearly looks like she is dating her lover."
"You said that your daughter is very sensible and talks to you about everything. Logically speaking, she shouldn't do such a thing as secretly meeting her lover, but she still did it. This is obviously against her past personality and habits. There must be external force. If there is any interference, then this external force can only be her lover!"
The fat shopkeeper was trembling all over: "That must be the case, otherwise my daughter would never do such a thing without telling me!"
"She has never told a lie since she was a child!"
Lin Feng looked at the fat shopkeeper and said slowly: "Obviously you have never hindered Miss Fu's feelings, but her lover asked her to hide his existence, and even asked her to go out for secret meetings without telling you. Shopkeeper Fu, you Do you think this lover An has good intentions?"
The fat shopkeeper's expression completely changed.
"Not to mention, there is a third..."
Lin Feng looked behind the screen and said, "Don't forget, none of your daughter's jewelry is missing."
"Shopkeeper Fu, you said that the possibility of being robbed is very small. If it is not robbed, it will only be taken away by your daughter."
"But why did she take all the jewelry?"
"Considering that those jewelry are very valuable, they can be spent as money..."
Lin Feng looked at the fat shopkeeper and said, "Do you think there is such a possibility... that she gave away none of the jewelry to her lover?"
The fat shopkeeper's face suddenly turned pale, and he felt a chill instantly covering his whole body.
He couldn't help but asked: "Could it be that the purpose of that lover was to deceive my daughter about her jewelry?"
"Is he doing it for money? He wants to defraud my daughter of her money?"
Lin Feng shook his head and said calmly: "You think of him too simply. No matter how much jewelry your daughter has, how much copper is it worth?"
"Don't forget, you own a jewelry store. As long as your daughter is willing, she can completely vacate your jewelry store. How much money will she have at that time?"
The fat shopkeeper said quickly: "But my daughter didn't do that!"
Lin Feng sighed, was silent for a moment, and said, "Perhaps, this is the reason why she will never come back."
(End of this chapter)
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