This unique piece of gold-sprayed red paper is just a treat. While speaking, they had already arrived at No. 36 Hengtong Road.

This is a residence, a typical Shanghai house.

In such a house, it is not usually a family living in one family, but a few families living together. It is often the owner who lives in one of the rooms and rents out the remaining rooms. Most of the tenants are from other places.

At this time, Shanghai almost gathered the most luxurious pleasures in China. Its economy is more developed than other cities in the south and its folk customs are more open than that in the north. When a decade or twenty years ago, the north was still discussing whether women could wear short-sleeved cheongsams, the fashionable women in Shanghai had already appeared gracefully in the streets and alleys one by one.

Therefore, there are many people from other places who come to Shanghai, such as those who study, seek wealth, and seek power. Even if they can't be the best, they want to come and take a try. Therefore, there is no need to worry about not having anyone rent these houses, and naturally, the rent will not be cheap.

On New Year's Eve, every household was having a reunion dinner, but some naughty children came out to set off firecrackers.

The sound of firecrackers came one after another, accompanied by the shouts of children, and sometimes shining fireworks, which made Ling Yue and the other two seem to be in.

Yue Dingtang was originally worried about finding an opportunity to go in, but when he came to the house, he found that their children were eating and drinking and having fun. The door was half open and crossed the threshold as soon as he stepped on his feet.

"Who are you looking for?"

A middle-aged woman came out.

"Hello, sister-in-law, I'll give you a greeting first. Is there a gentleman named Hong here?" Yue Ding Tang Binbin was polite.

"What are you looking for someone surnamed Hong?" The woman's face looked ugly, but she looked at their clothes and did not get angry for a moment.

This sentence has two meanings.

1. They came right, and the man surnamed Hong who was in contact with Du Yunning really lived here.

2. The behavior of the surname Hong here made this woman dislike him.

"We are his friends. It's almost the Chinese New Year. We come to see him. You can take these snacks for the children."

Yue Dingtang took the snack box from Ling Shu's hand, turned around and stuffed it to the other party, and finished it in one go, without stopping.

Ling Shu:...

This is what he packed in a cafe and prepared to take it back for a midnight snack!

The woman looked at the exquisite dessert box and couldn't show her face anymore, and she forced a smile.

"I really didn't expect that Mr. Hong... has friends who are surnamed Hong. He hasn't been back for two or three days. You are afraid you are looking for the wrong place."

Yue Dingtang: "Then do you know where he went?"

The woman showed a sarcastic expression: "It's either in the casino or in the dance hall, where else can I be?"

Yue Dingtang was polite and polite: "Do you know where to find him?"

The woman sighed: "I don't know that he hasn't paid his rent this month yet, so I want to find him, so you can go up and sit down first, maybe he will come back soon."

The landlord went back to the house to get the keys, and took Yue Dingtang and Ling Shu upstairs.

Some eras of wooden stairs creaked, and light came in from outside, reflecting the window edges with uneven edges.

"After that being said, how could you know someone like him?" The landlord said curiously, "The person surnamed Hong doesn't seem to be able to make friends with someone like you."

Ling Shu: "We met on the train to Shanghai. Mr. Hong was very enthusiastic and even helped us carry our suitcases. We chatted a few more. Later, through a reply, he told us that he lived here."

The woman sneered: "He helped you carry your suitcase, but I'm afraid it's a weasel to wish the chicken a New Year. I'm not at ease and have other intentions!"

Ling Shu smiled and said, "After all, we are from a foreigner, and we don't contact each other normally. I'm not thinking that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, let's see the fellow villagers. If I had known that he lived in such a lively place, with a big sister, you are a enthusiastic and responsible landlord, and such a cute child, I would have moved here long ago!"

The woman was praised by him and smiled.

"He is almost over. If you want to move here, I will keep the house for you."

Ling Shu: "Okay, when I go back, I will discuss with my wife. She always dislikes the bad place we live now, and says that I am a teacher and educate people, so I have to live in a place with a fragrant fragrance of books. I think it's good for you here. Alas, women are so confused that no one can resist it. If she has a big sister, you are half reasonable, I won't have to have such a headache."

Yue Dingtang:...

He thought that his ability to adapt to changes was already pretty good, but he didn't expect that there was a mountain with a high mountain. There was also a master who opened his eyes and told lies. He not only made a wife out of thin air, but also turned into a teacher.

After a few words, Ling Shu knew clearly what his family’s surname and what his husband’s family did.

When the woman was praised by him, she could hardly find her. She heard that they were teachers and became a little more enthusiastic.

"Oh, look at what you said. You go back and talk to your wife, take her over and see. My elder sister keeps her and likes her when she sees it, but you are so young and have you married?"

"Yes, it's all the orders of parents at home. We got married early. But I haven't heard that Mr. Hong is married and he lives alone?" Ling Shu turned the topic back without a trace.

"I did not see him bringing the woman back. Oh, don't mention it. He told us before that he was an editor in the newspaper. I thought that this monthly income was enough to pay the rent. He lived here for almost half a year. In addition to paying the rent on time for three months, he started to default on the owings until he paid the deposit. He still owed a month, but he didn't see him take out a half cent!"

The woman's nagging complaints echoed in the stairwell.

"The rent here is not expensive. Two days ago, he came back with excitement and brought me a roast chicken for the first time and changed himself to the whole outfit. I thought he was about to get rich, but who knew he would rather use the money to buy clothes than pay the rent. It was so outrageous. I have never seen a deadbeat who is more stingy than him! With his virtue, he is still a cultural person. I think he is almost like a street gangster!"

"Here, it's here!"

The woman took them to the door of the room at the end of the second floor, took out the key and opened the door.

"Since you know him, then go in and sit down. If he comes back later, I will tell you."

"This is not great, after all, it has not been approved by the owner." Ling Shu said politely.

The landlord didn't care: "That's okay, he has nothing valuable to do here anyway. You can sit down and I'll make two bowls of tea for you."

Since she said this, the two of them naturally no longer refused to be polite. After the landlord left, they began to observe the room everywhere.

Ling Shu is a policeman. He knows best how to read things and then return to his original position, so that the owner will not notice it.

Yue Dingtang was wandering in the room, up, down, left and right, side and corner, without his eyes being idle.

The room is very simple and almost simple.

There was paper and pen on the desk, and a Wusong University library card was also pressed underneath.

The library card is very new, and the number of times it has been used is recorded on the back. The word "其" is written with only three strokes.

At the same time, Ling Shu saw the name on the borrowing certificate.

Hong Xiaoguang.

There are three books next to it.

One is a collection of poems after the European Renaissance.

One is Tagore's "Fruit Collection".

There is also a book written by Shakespeare, the most well-known book "Romeo and Juliet".

The notebook was probably used about half of it, and it was basically copied verses, most of which were Shakespeare's.

"What's the discovery?" Yue Dingtang walked over.

"The handwriting in the front is more serious, the handwriting in the back is more sloppy, and there are also graffiti."

Ling Shu turned to the next few pages and Yue Dingtang found that the graffiti was just the words in the poem that were repeatedly copied.

"A smart man becomes foolish and is the easiest fish to catch; because he is talented and well-educated, but he cannot see his arrogance." Yue Dingtang read it as he read it. "Shakespeare's famous quote."

Ling Shu: "No. You should remember that when Du Yunning was in school, he liked to read his works the most and memorized these lines."

Yue Dingtang: "So, is this Mr. Hong trying to meet his preferences?"

Ling Shu: "What's interesting is that all these three books are foreign works, and none of them belong to their own country. Du Yunning's love for poetry during his lifetime also had a bias in this regard. Perhaps she could not recite Bai Letian's three most famous poems, but she could dictate the half-line of Shakespeare."

"I have some interesting discoveries here, so come and see."

Yue Dingtang walked to the bed and gently lifted up the pillow.

There is a book below.

"Jin Ping Mei".

Ling Shu picked up the book and opened it.

Yue Dingtang found that he was wearing two white gloves on his hand: "Where did you get the gloves?"

Ling Shu lowered his head and read the book, and said carelessly: "Ask Chen Renjie what he wants, and he gave it very happily with your tiger skin. This thing is not worth much, but it can come in handy at critical moments to avoid leaving fingerprints on the book skin. Careful people find that someone has touched it here. Look--"

Li Ping'er whispered to Jade Pavilion, and Pan Jinlian was drunk and made a fuss about the grape trellis.

This is one of the most well-known chapters in "Jin Ping Mei".

It not only deeply depicts human nature, customs and worldly feelings, but also satisfies the desire of ordinary people to spy.

The pages of this chapter have been repeatedly flipped, which is much more wrinkled and damaged than other pages, which means that the owner must read them frequently.

Ling Shu showed an unknown smile: "I'm afraid that this book "Jin Ping Mei" will be far more attractive to Hong Xiaoguang than the poetry collections on the table."

Yue Dingtang: "The collection of poems is used to please Du Yunning, and "Jin Ping Mei" is something I like to read, so it is naturally different. This Hong Xiaoguang is not a party to destroy the white party, right?"
Chapter completed!