"Uncle Sun, do you have anything to do with us?" Lu Ming asked.
"I'm not looking for you, it's the master who's looking for you. Strictly speaking, I'm just looking for Master Lu. But since Miss Yuan is here, let's go together." Butler Sun said with a faint smile.
"If they're not looking for me, why should I go? Mr. Lu should go by himself." Yuan Mingzhu was unhappy.
Butler Sun knew that the eldest lady had a sharp personality in everything, so he smiled and said: "It is a business matter for me to find the way for the young master, but something happened to my eldest lady. In the past, you were as close as sisters. Shouldn't Miss Yuan go and say hello?"
When this matter was mentioned, Lu Ming and Yuan Mingzhu looked at each other, and their expressions became serious.
They had originally agreed to go to Sheng's house together the next day after returning. Unexpectedly, they encountered something strange as soon as they landed, so they were delayed.
"What happened to Sister Muyi? Have you found her? I was so anxious when I heard the news." Yuan Mingzhu said in rapid succession.
"Find it? It's so easy. That's why I'm so anxious to find the way, young master." Butler Sun said with a wry smile.
"Uncle Sheng came to me for this matter?"
Lu Ming immediately guessed Sheng Youde's purpose of looking for him, but he suddenly lost his confidence.
Can you do it yourself?
For a moment, it seemed as if a mountain collapsed, all pressing down on his shoulders. He suddenly felt a little panicked.
"What are you thinking about? Hurry up and leave until you see Uncle Sheng." Yuan Mingzhu urged, not knowing what he was thinking.
Lu Ming sighed, he could only talk after seeing Sheng Youde, it was too early to say anything now.
Lu Ming locked the door and put the key back, and the two of them walked out of the door.
Parked outside the courtyard gate was a brand new Mercedes, a head-of-state luxury car. There was only one such car in Shanghai, not even the Green Gang boss.
The Cao gang leader's car is just an American Pontiac, but he rarely rides in it, so he just pretends to be.
This is not to say that the Green Gang bosses are low-key, but that most of these people are very nostalgic and are still nostalgic for the good old days, so they still wear long robes and mandarin jackets, still ride in sedan chairs, listen to Peking opera, play the erhu, and instinctively reject all foreign visitors.
imported goods.
Although Sheng Youde is not as trendy as Lu Ming's generation, he is still a figure who dares to destroy the old and establish the new. He can also be said to be relatively unconventional among his generation.
Butler Sun himself sat on the passenger seat and invited Lu Ming and the others into the spacious back seat.
"This car is so big, you can sleep in it." Yuan Mingzhu lay down on the back seat without saying a word.
Lu Ming had no choice, but fortunately there were two rows of seats behind him. He sat opposite Yuan Mingzhu, admiring the curves of her body.
"What are you looking at? I've never seen such a beautiful woman." Yuan Mingzhu was ashamed and angry, and she hurriedly sat up straight.
"Yeah, I haven't seen it before, so of course I have to appreciate it now that I have the chance." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"I'll beat you to death if you dare to say that again." Yuan Mingzhu raised her pink fist and punched Lu Ming twice on the shoulder.
The driver in front and Butler Sun both laughed. They had heard about this unmarried couple. They also heard that the two of them ran away from their marriage together. It was more like an elopement. They thought it was fresh and fun, and they couldn't help but laugh.
Butler Sun couldn't say anything. You two are so close, and you are both grown up. Wouldn't it be better to get married as soon as possible? Why did you run away from marriage and stay together? This is what young people of this generation like to do.
I can't understand what they are thinking about taking off their pants and farting.
If they were 5 years younger, it might be interpreted as being rebellious and going against their parents in everything, but they are not that age anymore.
The Mercedes drove fast on the street, attracting the attention of passers-by. Many people guessed who was sitting in the car. Some said it must be a foreigner, some said it was the mayor's car, and some said it was from the Qing Gang.
The boss bought a new car.
Lu Ming couldn't hear the comments of passers-by inside, and he didn't care about them. Instead, he wondered why Sheng Youde sent this car to pick them up.
Although Sheng Youde bought this car a long time ago, he rarely drives it out. He usually rides a taxi most of the time. This is because he does not want to show off and cause unnecessary trouble.
Could it be that something happened to his daughter and his mentality suddenly changed?
The car drove to the Liuyuan Garden and stopped. Here was Sheng Youde's mansion, a garden-style building.
Sheng Youde admired Zhang Liang, one of the three heroes of the early Western Han Dynasty, the most, so he named his residence Liuyuan.
Some people also say that the Liuyuan Garden was modeled after Hu Xueyan's mansion in Hangzhou. The reason is that the architectural designer is the same person, but the Liuyuan Garden is slightly inferior in terms of luxury. There is no rockery built or a large amount of white marble paving.
Lu Ming has been to the Liuyuan Garden several times. He always visited Sheng Youde directly and then went out without taking a good look at the scenery in the garden. Needless to say, in terms of style and luxury, the Liuyuan Garden is second to none in Shanghai.
He didn't go to Hangzhou to see Hu Xueyan's mansion, so he couldn't compare the two.
Butler Sun and Lu Ming followed the usual path to the main house, where Sheng Di was greeting them under the dripping eaves.
"Brother, you are here. The old man is very anxious." Sheng Di smiled when he saw Lu Ming.
Then he smiled at Yuan Mingzhu and said, "Sister Mingzhu is getting more and more beautiful, which makes my brother more advantageous."
Yuan Mingzhu sneered: "Are you in trouble again?"
Sheng Di hurriedly bowed and smiled: "I don't dare, I don't dare."
Speaking of which, the Yuan family and the Sheng family are still related by marriage, because Yuan Mingzhu's sister Yuan Ziyuan is engaged to Sheng Di, so Yuan Mingzhu naturally becomes Sheng Di's sister-in-law.
However, Sheng Di, the brother-in-law, is quite a coward, and Ziyuan is gentle and considerate, impeccable, but this sister-in-law is careless and fixes him whenever she gets the chance, which often makes him miserable and has nowhere to complain.
"Is injustice coming?" Sheng Youde's voice came from inside.
Sheng Di quickly waved his hand to let him enter the house quickly.
Lu Ming was a little frightened, so he walked in and said with a wry smile: "Uncle Sheng, my nephew has given you my regards, are you going to scold me again?"
Sheng Youde sat on the Taishi chair without getting up, and sneered: "You still know that I want to scold you."
Lu Ming did not dare to say anything else. After saluting, he stood there honestly.
When he just returned from studying in the United States, Sheng Youde approached him and offered him a position. He could be the general manager of a cotton mill with an annual salary of 20,000 yuan, or he could be the manager of Sheng Di's bank with the same annual salary. Where to go?
It's his choice.
Lu Ming refused. He still wanted to make a name for himself. If it was just for the high salary, he could stay in the United States and find a job in a law firm. He wanted to make his own way in Shanghai, so he opened a private law firm.
Detective Agency.
Sheng Youde respected his choice and did not blame him. Then he said that he was alone in Shanghai and had no one to take care of him, so he asked him to come to his house for dinner every day.
Even though it was already the Republic of China, Sheng Youde's family still had a large group of idlers, and dozens of them had to eat on their own every day. The Sheng family had a big business, so they didn't care about the expense.
How could Lu Ming be a person willing to be restrained? If he thought of coming here to eat every day, wouldn't it mean that he would have to see Sheng Youde every day and then be punished by the court every day? He would definitely not do it!
That's why he has been back for so long, and except for Sheng Youde who sent someone to invite him, he has never come over once. For this reason, Sheng Youde scolded him every time he saw him, and each time he scolded him more harshly.
"Is there any news about Mu Yi?" Lu Ming asked.
Sheng Youde shook his head in pain, and then closed his eyes.
Lu Ming looked at him, suddenly feeling sad and almost crying.
Sheng Youde is a man who is no more than fifty years old. Due to proper maintenance, he looks like a man in his thirties. His hair is also jet black without a single gray hair.
Why have we changed so much after not seeing each other for a month? The Sheng Youde in front of me has dense wrinkles on his face, a lot of gray hair on his temples, and a few strands of white hair on his head. He looks like a sixty-year-old man.
"Don't worry, old man. Sister Muyi has her own destiny, and everything will be fine."
At this time, Yuan Mingzhu came in and was shocked when she saw Sheng Youde, and quickly comforted her.
"It's a pearl. May I lend you some good words." Sheng Youde said with a forced smile.
At this time, Sheng Di also came in and stood respectfully next to Sheng Youde's chair.
"Di'er, tell Bu Ping what happened," Sheng Youde said.
Sheng Di told what happened, which was similar to what Lu Ming heard, but with many more details.
Lu Ming listened, quickly picked up a pen at the table, and wrote down key points on the paper, such as the chain of the suite door lock, the latch of the window, the missing suitcase and dressing box, and the set of clothes left behind.
etc.
After listening to everything, Lu Ming fell into deep thought.
This is a standard case of disappearance in a secret room. This kind of thing can only happen in detective novels. I didn’t expect it to actually happen in reality.
But real-life cases are more cruel and rigorous than detective novels, because there is nothing to start with in the whole case. Unlike detective novels, the author always has to leave an inconspicuous flaw, otherwise the author will not be able to compile it.
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"No, I'll leave this matter to you. I've decided to hire you to investigate," Sheng Youde said.
"Well...Uncle Sheng, Mu Yi and I are like brothers and sisters. If something happens to her, it's my duty to help. There's no need to hire me." Lu Ming explained hurriedly.
"You still have to hire people. Although they are all members of your own family, the accounts still have to be settled clearly," Sheng Youde said.
"Brother, this is the employment document I wrote, you just need to sign it." Sheng Di quickly took out a piece of paper and handed it to Lu Ming to read.
Lu Ming read it over and it said that Sheng Youde hired private detective Lu Ming to investigate Sheng Muyi's disappearance for a period of three years. The annual remuneration was 20,000 yuan. If Sheng Muyi was finally found or her kidnapper was found, there would be another reward.
The road is worth fifty thousand oceans.
Lu Ming smiled bitterly, wasn't this money given to him for free?
He couldn't ask for the money, otherwise his conscience would be uneasy.
"Uncle Sheng, my nephew is still saying the same thing. My nephew is bound to do his best in this matter and will definitely try his best to get to the bottom of the case. However, my nephew's ability is limited and he dare not say anything about whether he can find out the results. He can only say that he will try his best to handle it.
There is no need for commission. My nephew is living a decent life. If there are any unexpected expenses one day, I can ask Uncle Sheng to help him."
"No, you must sign this contract, and you must collect the money. As for the additional expenses, you can ask Di'er to reimburse you." Sheng Youde waved his hand and said without any room for argument.
"Brother, just sign." Sheng Di had already put paper and pen into Lu Ming's hand.
Lu Ming was still hesitant. It was right for him to try his best to handle this matter, so it was not right for him to receive favor from Sheng Youde. However, when he saw Sheng Youde suddenly winking at him, he felt moved and picked up the Parker.