"Besides, is there anything else that seems strange to you?"

Tangning stared at Su Lan closely: "Did she give you anything?"

What was given?

Su Lan thought for a moment and realized that the old lady had indeed given him something: "I have something. But..."

He turned his head and looked at Zhang Qiang: "But I gave that thing to Captain Zhang."

"Wait a moment!"

Zhang Qiang was confused. He was listening well, so why was he suddenly dragged in?

"I don't remember you giving me anything weird."

He didn't want to bear the blame that was placed on his back for no reason.

"It's nothing strange."

Seeing that he was anxious to clear up the relationship, Su Lan couldn't help but complain that he was not loyal.

"Did you forget? Didn't I give you a jade pendant when I came back?"

Jade pendant?

Because he just visited Mojia Village a few days ago, Zhang Qiang still remembers everything that happened in the past few days.

If I remember correctly, that was the only jade pendant Su Lan gave to him when he came back.

There was a look of confusion on his face: "The jade pendant you gave me is evidence, how come it has anything to do with the old lady?"

"That jade pendant was given to me by the old lady."

Su Lan's voice became smaller and smaller as she realized that the old lady might have deceived her.

Not maybe.

If what Boss Tang said is true, then the old lady lied to herself!

"She said it was what Shan Huimei left behind at that time, so I took it back."

"you!"

Hearing what she said, Zhang Qiang didn't know that there was something wrong with the jade pendant.

"Where's the jade pendant? Take it out and let me take a look."

Tangning rolled her eyes at Su Lan and immediately asked, "Does the old lady own a hot spring hotel?"

Seeing her shaking her head in denial, Tangning felt even more powerless.

"She doesn't own a hot spring hotel, but she took out a jade pendant and said it was left by Shan Huimei. Don't you think it's strange?"

"The old lady said that she followed Shan Huimei to the col and picked up the jade pendant after seeing her drop it."

That's why she accepted it without any further doubts.

Su Lan's answer made Tangning shake her head: "Did she say that the jade pendant was given to you, or did she ask you to bring it back as evidence?"

"Does it make a difference?"

Since it has been stated that Shan Huimei dropped it, of course it was brought back as evidence.

"Xiao Ning, there's no need to ask."

Qiu Hongzhe was speechless as he listened: "The old lady should have said that the jade pendant was given to her at that time. The appointment was successful only after she accepted it."

If there is a betrothal gift, there should be a dowry.

One of the two is indispensable, otherwise the secret marriage will not work.

"Then what did Sulan give the old lady?"

Lin Hao stared at Su Lan curiously, wanting to know what the items she gave were.

Lin Hao was not the only one who was curious, Zhang Qiang, Tang Ning, and Qiu Hongzhe were also curious about this.

"I didn't give her anything."

"Are you sure?"

Tangning didn't believe what she said.

The conditions for a shady marriage are just here, there is no way there would be no dowry.

"I'm here to handle a case, not go sightseeing. Apart from items I'll use for work, I don't have anything else on me."

Su Lan simply stood up and turned around in front of him.

"I can't dress up and bring a lot of jewelry to handle cases, right?"

So she was very sure that she didn't give the old lady anything.

"If you don't give anything, then why can the dark marriage be matched?"

Lin Hao murmured and looked at Tang Ning: "Is it possible to have a secret marriage without a dowry?"

Can you become a ghost without a dowry?

Lin Hao's words reminded Tang Ning, and an idea flashed in her mind: "There really is a secret marriage that doesn't require a dowry."

"What is it?"

"Marriage Certificate."

Upon hearing these two words, Qiu Hongzhe and Lin Hao immediately revealed their eyes of enlightenment.

Compared with betrothal gifts and dowries, marriage certificates are the most effective items for shady marriages!

Seeing Zhang Qiang, Su Lan looked confused and didn't understand, so Tang Ning had no choice but to explain to them.

"In ancient times, when people got married, they would sign a marriage contract, which is equivalent to today's marriage certificate. So even if there is no bride price or dowry, as long as you sign the marriage contract, you are husband and wife."

This is the only method that does not require bride price or dowry.

"That's wrong."

After understanding the meaning of the marriage certificate, Su Lan nodded first, then immediately shook her head: "I haven't signed anything!"

A case handler, even if he has to sign, has to go back to the bureau to sign again. How could he sign casually outside?

"It doesn't have to be a signature."

The method Tangning came up with was simpler than signing: "Have you ever done your fingerprints?"

A fingerprint is far easier to obtain than a signature.

"No."

As a police officer, it's not like she didn't know that she couldn't fingerprint or sign casually.

"Think about it carefully, because the other party will never ask you to press your fingerprints naked."

If he asked for Su Lan's fingerprints or signature openly, it would definitely arouse her suspicion.

Therefore, the old lady must have used other methods to cover up in order to obtain these things.

"On the way back, I tripped and had to hold my hand on the ground to keep from falling. However, because there were rocks on the ground, the back of my hand was cut."

Having said this, Sulan stretched out her right hand.

There are indeed wounds that are healing on the palms and the pads of several fingers.

"The old lady even took out a white handkerchief and helped me wipe it..."

Before she finished speaking, Sulan had already figured it out.

"She wasn't wiping my wounds, she was taking my fingerprints!"

Not that stupid.

"Press a blank handkerchief with bloody fingerprints on it, not only as a marriage certificate, but also as a debt note."

Tangning patted Su Lan on the shoulder: "I can't blame you for being careless."

The old lady obviously came prepared, and she was probably a member of Xuanmen.

And Su Lan is just an ordinary police officer, who has never played like others.

I finally figured out the secret marriage issue, but after I figured it out, I found it even more difficult.

"It would be better if the betrothal gift and dowry are used as evidence. Once the things are returned and reported to heaven, the matter will be solved."

But now the marriage certificate is used as evidence, especially when the marriage certificate is still in the other party's hands.

Only when the marriage certificate is taken back and shredded can the marriage be considered broken.

In addition, there is another most troublesome point.

Having a marriage certificate means there is a wedding date.

"Captain Zhang said something happened to you last night, what happened?"

What happened last night?

Thinking of this, Su Lan couldn't help but shudder.

"I dreamed about a group of people!"

Recalling her dream last night, she was still frightened.

"The person standing at the front is an aunt, probably in her early forties, wearing a red dress and holding a red handkerchief. Her outfit looks like a matchmaker in a costume TV series!"

"This is the matchmaker's visit."

Tangning said this with certainty.

"What happened after that? Did the matchmaker say anything or do anything?"
Chapter completed!