"Shopkeeper Zhu, do you know where the boss lives now?"
After confirming this matter, He Qing immediately asked again.
Shopkeeper Zhu nodded and said: "Yes, I know. We had a party the day before yesterday. Brother He, but I don't know the situation of the pair of antique chairs you mentioned. I don't know if they are still there. It has been so many years.
, I’m afraid that thing was disposed of long ago and is now difficult to find.”
He Qing shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter. We'll find the boss first. I wish you the best, boss, for leading the way."
Shopkeeper Zhu said quickly: "You're welcome, it's just a little effort. Then I'll prepare it first, please wait a moment."
"Yeah, okay." He Qing responded happily.
After finishing speaking, shopkeeper Zhu went to give instructions to the other clerks, while He Qing and Lin Haitao stood there and waited patiently.
"Mr. He, you...how do you know that the woman also sold things?" Song Peici said in surprise, "We have not found this information before."
He Qing smiled faintly and said, "Of course I don't know either. Didn't you hear me ask Shopkeeper Zhu just now? It's just a coincidence. Officer Song, you should ask the same question."
Song Peici's pretty face couldn't help but blush. She shook her head in embarrassment and said, "I'm ashamed. We did not ask about this aspect. We were negligent."
This was something she didn't expect. Who would have thought that He Qing would ask for relevant information as soon as he arrived. This can obviously be regarded as a brand new clue. Following this clue, something may really be found out.
He Qing actually knew about this. Last night when he repeatedly checked the ins and outs of the jade pendant, he accidentally discovered this situation. However, he could not tell the whereabouts of the pair of chairs from the image record, so he could only guess that something must be there.
It was also sold, and sold to antique shops or vendors around Shopkeeper Zhu’s store.
Fortunately, by mistake, Shopkeeper Zhu's memory was still fresh. He still remembered that someone told him about this matter, otherwise He Qing might not have been able to find out the thing.
Now He Qing only hopes that the pair of antique chairs are still in the hands of the boss, or can be found, otherwise a very important clue will be lost, because the antiques are very important to him. The police can only search for fingerprints on the objects.
Waiting for indirect information. And he might be able to directly find the specific address of the person who had contact with Mr. Fang's son through the origin of the antique. Of course, the premise is that the thing found must be an antique of a certain age.
"Mr. He, you seem to have been prepared to investigate this case." Song Peici said curiously, "Have you found out the relevant information before?"
She felt that He Qing's confidence was based on his new understanding of the case, rather than solving the case in a haphazard manner.
He Qing nodded solemnly and said: "Yes. I have a little understanding."
"That's it!" Song Peici said as if she suddenly realized something.
She knew it well. Although He Qing was not a policeman and could not be a so-called "private detective", the other party was a famous person in the antiques industry. His reputation was extremely high, and his connections were naturally very wide. Now they were facing
This case has a certain connection with antiques, so it's not surprising that he found out some information.
No matter what happened, Song Peici couldn't help but admire He Qing and was very impressed.
Later, shopkeeper Zhu came back and greeted: "Hey brother, Xiao Song, let's set off now. My friend's house is not far from here and will be there soon."
"Thank you." He Qing said politely.
So they immediately followed Shopkeeper Zhu out of "Ju Baozhai" and prepared to go find the boss to learn about the situation.
"Hey, Xiao Song, are you done asking? Where are you going now? Are you going back?"
When they reached the door, Zhang Shijie, who had been waiting impatiently at the door, grabbed Song Peici and asked him repeatedly.
Song Peici shook his head and said: "Isn't it still under investigation? Let's go, the case has made progress."
Then he told Zhang Shijie the new situation that He Qing had just asked about in detail. After hearing this, Zhang Shijie couldn't help but widen his eyes and gasped: "Why did we ignore this?! But it's definitely
It’s a coincidence, what a coincidence!”
Song Peici said solemnly: "I will say that Mr. He is not as simple as you think. He is fully prepared."
"Difficult!" Zhang Shijie shook his head vigorously and said, "Even if he quickly found the second antique sold by the suspected woman that day, it would not help. What can we find out from there? Check it out.
Fingerprints? That’s still a needle in a haystack!”
Song Peici gave him a fierce look and said: "Old Zhang, I noticed that you are talking more and more nonsense. No matter what, his ability to solve crimes is better than the two of us. He thought of something we didn't expect! Don't waste time, let's go quickly.
Well, if we can really find Mr. Fang’s son, then we will be famous, and it will be difficult not to get promoted by then!”
"Haha, that's right! I hope that kid can really create miracles!" Zhang Shijie said with a bitter smile. When he thought that the case that He Qing might soon solve would make them famous and get promoted, he couldn't help but get hot in his chest and feel excited.
There was a rush of blood.
Not long after, Shopkeeper Zhu led He Qing and the others by car to an ordinary neighborhood nearby, and soon walked into a family's home.
Before coming, shopkeeper Zhu had already called his friend to inform him in advance that he wanted to talk to him about something.
Coincidentally, Master Lu knew He Qing. It turned out that when He Qing held the public appraisal meeting, Master Lu brought something to them for appraisal. At that time, He Qing and the others unanimously approved the thing, which made him feel
Very happy.
"Congratulations, brother, I never expected that you would come here, how lucky I am!"
When he saw He Qing, Master Lu, who was nearly eighty years old, was overjoyed and held his hand tightly to welcome him with great enthusiasm.
He Qing smiled and said: "I'm here to visit you. Master Lu, I have something to trouble you with."
"If you have anything to say, just tell me, I will tell you everything I know." Master Lu said hurriedly.
Just now, Shopkeeper Zhu had briefly told him about He Qing's investigation into the case, so he knew something about it. He knew why the other party came to their home, not just for a visit.
He knew very well that He Qing was a genius appraiser and was highly trusted by experts. How could such a prestigious appraiser like him deliberately visit an unfamiliar ordinary collector?
He Qing asked straight to the point: "Master Lu, I heard from Shopkeeper Zhu that you also received two things that year, a pair of antique chairs. Is this the case?"
"Yes, there is such a thing." Master Lu nodded and replied, "I remember it very clearly. Because I liked those two things very much when I saw them. At first glance, they were a pair of old rosewood chairs. I thought I had picked up a big leak.
, but later I realized that the thing was not as good as I thought, it was just a pair of relatively ordinary mahogany chairs."
Hearing what he said, He Qing subconsciously turned around and glanced at Song Peici who was following behind. At this time, Song Peici also happened to look at him. A hint of joy flashed in their eyes.
It seems that there is hope of finding the pair of old chairs. This is their only hope at the moment.
"Do you still have the things with you now?" He Qing asked hurriedly, "And when you bought the pair of chairs, do you still remember what the woman looked like?"
Master Lu nodded and said: "The chair is still there. I have been keeping it. Although the material is not good, the shape is quite beautiful. But about the seller you asked about, it happened after so many years. It was night and it was so urgent. I remember
Not sure anymore."
"It's good that the things are still there!" He Qing said with a sigh of relief, "As for the seller's situation, you can just slowly recall it."
"Very good!"
Hearing this, Song Peici was also excited. Not only her, but also Zhang Shijie, who was full of doubts about He Qing's actions at the beginning, was also inexplicably excited at this moment.
He secretly had to admire He Qing. He actually asked about an important piece of physical evidence. Even though it was still far from solving the case and finding Mr. Fang's son, there was finally new progress in the case after nearly ten years.
"Master Lu, can you take out the pair of chairs and show us first?" He Qing asked.
"Of course." Master Lu agreed without hesitation, "Please wait a moment and I will get it."
After saying that, he turned around and walked into his collection room. When he turned back, he was seen holding a mahogany chair in each hand, and there was a faint red light emitting from the chair.
That is naturally the "treasure light" emitted by antiques, indicating that the pair of chairs are old antiques and have traces of them.
As a result, He Qing was naturally surprised and happy, and his wish finally came true, because he could use the origin of the antique to trace the true identity of the evil woman who abducted Acheng.
Although he had found out some things by looking at the ins and outs of the jade pendant before, that thing was taken from Acheng after all, and the information recorded on it was extremely limited. Basically, it was impossible for him to find that person, even if he could.
Make sure the other person is still alive.
The pair of old antique chairs in front of me are very different. If the things were taken from the evil woman's house, then there is hope that we can follow these clues to find her house. Of course, whether we can find a living person is another matter.
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"This chair is good," He Qing said with a smile after seeing the pair of chairs, "This should be a rose chair, right? The mahogany rose chair is good and rare."
The backrest and armrests of the rose chair are flush. After the Ming Dynasty, it was shaped like this. It is the shortest chair among all chairs. Under normal circumstances, the height of its backrest is not higher than the window sill.
Do not block the light, put it in front of the window, and sit for a while without blocking the light.
This kind of chair is relatively small in size. Southerners call this small chair "Japanese chair". After arriving in the north, it was changed to "rose chair" by northern literati.
"Yes, this is a rose chair. I got it just because I thought it was a rose chair, otherwise I would have thrown it away." Master Lu nodded.
"Well, let me take a look first." He Qing said happily.
After a while, he concentrated his gaze and stared intently at the red light lingering above the chair.
Through the red light, he quickly saw the ins and outs of the thing.
At that moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted secretly: "The truth is out, the case can be closed!" (To be continued. Mobile phone users please go and read.)