Chapter 6: New clues

So he asked solemnly: "Shopkeeper Zhu, I want to ask you something. Is there an antique shop next to or around your store that specializes in collecting antique furniture?"

"There is this one." Shopkeeper Zhu thought for a moment and said, "There is a store next door, but it has changed its store a long time ago. Brother Yao, why are you asking about this?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I'm just asking. As you know, I am an antique lover and I like to pay more attention to this." Jiahao said seriously, "Now please recall carefully. In addition to selling this jade pendant to you, that woman

, are there any other things for sale?”

"Other things? No? I just received a jade pendant." Shopkeeper Zhu replied, shaking his head vigorously.

"Then did he sell anything to anyone else? Or did he tell you something in the past few days that he received? Maybe that woman also sold the thing." Jiahao asked hurriedly.

"This..." Shopkeeper Zhu shook his head and said, "I can't remember clearly. The shopkeeper of the antique shop that collects antique furniture you asked about just now seemed to have told me something, oh, yes

Well, he told me that time that he received a pair of chairs and thought they were from old rosewood, but it turned out they were not. He was deceived, so he was very resentful, but he couldn't find the seller, but I didn't ask him about it.

Whoever the seller is may be that woman, because the time matches very well."

"That's right!" Jiahao suddenly stood up and said to Song Peici, "Officer Song, we have a new clue. Go find the boss, but I need shopkeeper Zhu to lead the way and help me!"

"Shopkeeper Zhu, do you know where the boss lives now?"

After confirming this matter, Jiahao immediately asked again.

Shopkeeper Zhu nodded and said: "Yes, I know. We had a party not long ago. Brother Yao, 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 happened after so many years."

I'm afraid that thing has been disposed of long ago and is now difficult to find."

Jiahao shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. We'll find the boss first. I wish you the best, boss, and you'll lead 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."

"Well, okay." Jiahao replied cheerfully.

After finishing speaking, shopkeeper Zhu went to give instructions to other shop assistants, while Jiahao and Lin Haitao stood there and waited patiently.

"Mr. Yao, you...how do you know that the woman also sold things?" Song Peici said in surprise, "We have not found this information before."

Jiahao smiled faintly and said: "Of course I don't know. Didn't you hear me ask Shopkeeper Zhu just now? It's 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 is something she didn't expect. Who would have thought that Jiahao 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.

Jiahao 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 video record, so he could only guess.

It must have been sold too, and to antique shops or vendors around Shopkeeper Zhu’s store.

Fortunately, by some mistake, Shopkeeper Zhu's memory was still fresh. He still remembered that Youru had told him about this matter, otherwise Jiahao might not have been able to find out the thing.

Now Jiahao 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, and the police can only look for fingerprints on the objects.

Waiting for indirect information, 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. Yao, you seem to have been prepared to investigate this case." Song Peici said curiously, "Have you found out the relevant information before?"

She feels that Jiahao's confidence is based on his new understanding of the case, rather than solving the case in a haphazard manner.

Jiahao nodded solemnly and said: "Well, I have a little understanding."

"That's it!" Song Peici said as if she suddenly realized something.

She knew very well that although Jiahao was not a policeman and could not be a so-called "private detective", the other party was a well-known person in the antique business and had a high reputation. Naturally, his network was also very wide. Now they were facing

This case has something to do with antiques, so it's not surprising that he found out some information.

No matter what happened, Song Peici couldn't help but admire Jiahao and was very impressed.

Later, shopkeeper Zhu came back and greeted: "Brother Yao, Xiao Song, let's set off now. My friend's house is not far from here and will be there soon."

"Thank you." Jiahao said still 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 he walked to the door, Zhang Shijie, who had been waiting impatiently at the door, grabbed Song Peici and asked him repeatedly.

Song Peici shook her 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 Jiahao had just asked about in detail. After hearing this, Zhang Shijie could not help but widen his eyes and gasped: "Why did we ignore this?! But it must be

It’s a coincidence, what a coincidence!”

Song Peici said solemnly: "I will say that Mr. Yao 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?

Checking fingerprints? That’s still looking for 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 Jiahao might soon solve would make them famous and gain promotions, he couldn't help but feel hot in his chest and heart.

Aroused a burst of enthusiasm.

Not long after, shopkeeper Zhu led Jiahao and the others by car to an ordinary community nearby, and soon walked into a home.

Before coming, shopkeeper Zhu had already called his friend to inform him in advance that Brother Yao had something to discuss.

Coincidentally, Master Lu knew Jiahao. It turned out that when Jiahao held a public welfare appraisal meeting, Master Lu brought something to them for appraisal. At that time, Jiahao and the others unanimously approved the item, which made him feel

Very happy.

"Brother Yao, I never expected that you would come here, how lucky I am!"

When he saw Jiahao, Master Lu, who was nearly eighty years old, was overjoyed and held his hand tightly to welcome him with great enthusiasm.

Jiahao 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 Jiahao's investigation into the case, so he had some understanding and knew why the other party came to their home, rather than just visiting.

He knew very well that Jiahao was a young talent appraiser and was highly trusted by experts. How could such a prestigious appraiser like him deliberately visit an unknown ordinary collector?

Jiahao asked straight to the point: "Master Lu, I heard from Shopkeeper Zhu that you also received two things that year, which were 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, Jiahao subconsciously turned around and glanced at Song Peici who was following behind him. At this time, Song Peici also happened to look at him, with a flash of joy in both 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?" Jiahao asked hurriedly, "And when you bought the pair of chairs, do you still remember the face of the woman?"

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 so many years ago. It was night and it was in such a hurry. I remember

Not sure anymore."

"It's good that the things are still there!" Jiahao 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 Jiahao's actions at the beginning, was also inexplicably excited at this moment.

He secretly had to admire Jiahao, because he really asked about an important piece of physical evidence. Even though it was still far away from solving the case and finding Mr. Fang's son, after nearly ten years, there was finally new progress in the case.

"Master Lu, can you take out the pair of chairs and show us first?" Jiahao 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 white 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, Jiahao 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 information 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 the person, even if

Can be sure that the other party 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 you can follow these clues and find her home. Of course, whether you can find a big deal is another matter.

Already.

"This chair is good," Jiahao 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. In the south, this kind of small chair was called "jail chair". After arriving in the north, it was changed to "rose chair" by northerners.

"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." Jiahao said happily.

After a while, he concentrated his gaze, started the detector, and stared intently at the white light lingering above the chair.
To be continued...