Xiaobao looked at Qiao Wanqi and felt that his expression at this time was not only that of "a drowning man sees straw", but at least that of "a loach hitting tofu in a hot water pot", his face was full of longing.

"Qiao Wanqi, let's do this together. To be honest, Wu Shirong once kidnapped me, and I have a grudge against him, so you don't have to thank us, just treat it as cooperation," Xiaobao said.

"Ah?" Qiao Wanqi was a little confused, but then he thought, "I told you earlier! If I had known this, why would I have to kneel down and swear a poisonous oath!" For a moment, his expression was a little out of control.

"Why is your face cramped?" Xiaobao asked with concern.

"Ah, no, Wu Shirong is nothing." Qiao Wanqi replied dryly.

"Of course, it's not just Wu Shirong. I'm very dissatisfied with your poor family catching and skinning their children."

Xiaobao continued.

"I am not from a poor family!" Qiao Wanqi immediately made his position clear: "I have no choice but to..."

"Don't get excited! We agreed to do this together! Now, should you tell us what happened with this key? Why do you think it was your father who did it?" Xiaobao brought the topic back on track.

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"Oh, yes, yes. Look here..." Wu Shirong pointed to the bend at one end of the brass piece. Everyone looked at the sun and looked carefully. There seemed to be a faint fingerprint on the inside of the bend.

It's just that this fingerprint is obviously carved, and it's a incomplete fingerprint.

"Is this a fingerprint?" Bai Jiaxing asked.

"Yes, it was engraved with my eldest brother's fingerprint. When my eldest brother was learning to make locks from my father, he burned his hand with copper water. His right index finger was scarred, and only half of the fingerprint was left. My father said that we can use this as a mark in the future.

"Qiao Wanqi explained.

Le Ming originally referred to the marks that farmers put on their livestock. Later, it was developed into all walks of life and became the earliest "trademark".

In the locksmith profession, they often mark the locks they make, sometimes with a name, sometimes with a pattern. Once there is a problem with the quality of the lock, you can use this mark to find the manufacturer to take responsibility.

But more often than not, this mark becomes a kind of advertising for locksmiths. For example, if someone has the word "Mo" on their lock, it means that they spent a lot of money to hire the No. 1 locksmith in Kyoto, Qiao Mo, to open it.

Made to order.

Being able to get a lock made by Qiaomo is not only a symbol of the lock's reliability, but also a symbol of taste.

It is equivalent to buying cotton cloth with the brand name "Bao Qingxiang". It is a "high-end customized product" and has a strong meaning of "you deserve it".

"There is my eldest brother's inscription on it, which means that the key to this lock was made by my eldest brother. Moreover, this kind of key is..." Qiao Wanqi couldn't continue, and even swallowed hard.

No one rushed him, and Xiaobao thoughtfully poured him a cup of tea and waited for Qiao Wanqi to calm down slowly.

Qiao Wanqi held the tea cup, and the warmth spread to his palm, which made his heart warmer. He continued: "This kind of key cannot open the lock independently. It is only used for the 'three-open birthday lock' newly developed by my father."

key.

When my mother was seriously ill, my father put down all door-to-door business and concentrated on taking care of my mother. When he was free, he would think about various locks;

Once, when my mother was in better spirits, she joked with my father that if she could make a lock that could only be opened using the birth date, my father would be so powerful that he could become an heirloom of the Qiao family;

Then my father thought about it day by day, and finally designed a tumbler lock. He tested it on wood and it worked;

This lock requires two keys to unscrew the mechanism inside, and then match the birth date engraved on the wheel to open it. Without either key, the lock cannot be opened;

Dad said he wanted to make a lock like this, and then save up his family's money to lock it with this lock, and then let us brothers each have a key. When we are poor and can't survive, the two brothers will open the lock together.

If you can survive, help each other as brothers and live a good life.

However, my mother's illness is not getting better, and the family's savings are almost exhausted. My father is reluctant to sell my mother's dressing box. It is the jewelry that my father has purchased for my mother over the years. It is not much, but my mother likes it so much that she would not give it up on weekdays.

Wear……

Just when my father was worried about the money for my mother's medicine and hesitating whether to sell the jewelry, someone asked my father to make a lock. The price was still high, so my father was tempted;

That lock is very troublesome to make. To be honest, the price of 800 taels is not high, because no one can figure out my dad’s lock!

However, I didn’t expect that my father and eldest brother lost their lives because of this, and my mother was also killed!”

Qiao Wanqi swallowed again.

The others were calm except for Xiao Sining who patted him on the shoulder and motioned for him to drink water.

With such a miserable life experience, why can’t these people be moved? Are they all hard-hearted?

Xiaobao looked at Qiao Wanqi's surprised and dissatisfied eyes, shrugged, pointed at Baijiaxing: "No father, no mother!" Pointed to Chu Yuan: "No father, no mother!" Pointed to Gan Lai: "No father, no mother

Mother!" Pointing at Xiao Sining: "No father, no mother!"

Finally, he pointed to himself: "No dad!"

Qiao Wanqi looked at everyone and was speechless.

As the old saying goes: "If a child doesn't have a mother, the story is longer." Except for Xiaobao who has a mother, the rest of the family has no parents. All of them are "telling a longer story"!

"That means we still have to find the lock and the other key?" Gan Lai asked.

What’s there to show off? I don’t have parents anymore, just like who does! Gan Lai felt that the meeting had been held for a long time, so he quickly summarized what he was going to do!

They are all people who have been ravaged by life to the point of numbness. Qiao Wanqi's experience cannot arouse sympathy.

"MD! We encountered a group of perverts!" Qiao Wanqi cursed in his heart, and he was no longer so sad: "Yes, since the key appeared on that beggar, the death of my father and brother must be related to them!"

"Then why don't you just go and watch! What are you doing here?" Gan Lai said.

"I...if you hadn't collapsed on the ground and couldn't get up, would I have needed to come back?!" Qiao Wanqi was very angry.

"Then don't call me!" Gan Lai said nonchalantly.

No food or drink included, I stayed up all night with you, what am I doing wrong?!

Qiao Wanqi was speechless and glared at Gan Lai. Gan Lai immediately stretched out his hand and said, "Give me back my beard!"

Qiao Wanqi: "Didn't I return a big bag to you?"

Gan Lai: "I can give it back to you!"

Qiao Wanqi: "...No! I won't return it!"

If that big bag of wigs and hair were as good as now, he would have replaced them long ago.

Seeing that there was no more information, Xiaobao said to Qiao Wanqi: "You really should keep an eye on us. Our people don't know what to keep an eye on. You have to guard with him. If anyone contacts Wu Shirong,

Just keep up and let someone replace you later.

Remember, it is better to be lost than to put yourself in danger. You want revenge. If you die, who will take revenge?

You are not allowed to steal, and you should stop with the 'thief never steals' thing. If you mess up, you will implicate our people!"

Xiaobao's words contain concern and warning. Zhao Qi is guarding over there now. If Qiao Wanqi's theft is exposed, how can Zhao Qi not save him?

Qiao Wanqi felt Xiaobao's concern and nodded heavily: "Don't worry, I won't mess it up!"
Chapter completed!