Over in Rongcheng, Chen Jinjun and Huo Tingyu went together to attend the Tang family's casual invitation.
The head of the Tang family, Tang De, was sitting on the throne. He raised one eye and looked at his servant: "Why, the man named Chen hasn't come yet?"
The man under him shook his head: "To tell you the truth, master, until now, not a single car has passed by our door."
"Can you speak?" Tang De cast a sinister glance at his servants, "That's called purity in front of the door. How come it falls into your mouth and no one cares about my Tang family?"
Just when the servant wanted to admit his mistake, another servant ran out of the door, shouting as he ran: "Master, here we come, here we come!"
Tang De looked at his servants with sharp eyes: "You are so flustered and noisy, look at what you are like! You are not like the rich Tang family!"
The two servants looked at each other and saw helpless expressions in each other's eyes.
The Tang family has been silent for so many years, and my master still thought that the Tang family was a wealthy family.
But he couldn't wait any longer. Two people got out of the car outside the door.
Tang De sat in the main seat and looked at the two people brought in by his men, and was stunned for a moment.
This seems to be different from what I thought.
In Tang De's eyes, Tang Qiye didn't describe Chen Jinjun too much. He was just a person asking for help, and because of his arrogant airs, the other party didn't dare to say anything to Tang Qiye.
But the two people sitting in front of him now don't look like the little people he imagined.
The two of them sat there, and the aura around them made them tremble.
Just as he was thinking this, Chen Jinjun, who was not valued by him, spoke to him.
"Master Tang, this is the first time we meet. My name is Chen Jinjun." Chen Jinjun has a tall and straight figure and looks extremely noble.
The head of the Tang family was stunned again. He thought that the man was the one who came to him for business this time, but what he didn't expect was that the Chen Dong family Tang Qiye mentioned was actually a woman.
This caught Tang De off guard. He hesitated and said, "Hello, Mr. Chen. I'm Tang De. I don't know what business you have with me."
Tang De did not dare to make a mistake. Based on his experience as an official in the court, these two people were definitely rich or noble people, and they were definitely not people he could despise at will.
Seeing him mentioning his purpose in such a righteous manner, Chen Jinjun became less prejudiced against him.
"I came here this time to ask the head of the Tang family about the Teng family." Chen Jinjun got straight to the point. If he could ask directly, Chen Jinjun would not want to say anything more to him.
But when it came to the Teng family, Tang De was stunned: "What are you asking the Teng family for?"
There was dodge in his eyes, obviously he didn't want Chen Jinjun to mention this matter.
Chen Jinjun nodded calmly. It seemed that he had come to the right place. There must be something fishy in it.
"The Teng family was ransacked back then, right?" Chen Jinjun asked.
When Chen Jinjun finished asking, he could see that Tang De became nervous and could not even speak smoothly: "Searching the house...ah, that's right! It happened four years ago."
Chen Jinjun frowned: "Why are you nervous? Could it be that you are covering up the criminal?"
Tang De's back felt numb and he quickly denied: "No! Absolutely not! I am a law-abiding person, how could I do such a thing!"
He spoke very urgently, fearing that he would be taken away by Chen Jinjun after he finished speaking.
He now began to wonder if Chen Jinjun was here to insinuate himself and ask him about other things.
Chen Jinjun clicked his tongue: "Is the Teng family really extinct?"
Tang De couldn't stand the torment of his own wild thoughts, and said to Chen Jinjun as decisively as a strong man going to his death: "The Teng family really has no incense. You don't want me to have the Tang family die, do you? There are not enough people in the Teng family."
Xingwang, if I had known earlier I wouldn’t have wanted the money, but now you’re doubting me.”
Huo Tingyu keenly grasped the message in Tang De's words: "Then how much do you want?"
Tang De was startled and looked at Huo Tingyu's oppressive eyes tremblingly, almost unable to sit in his chair: "No more, no more, I just made a forged IOU and asked for some money from Sheriff Dou who ransacked the house."
Tonde said exactly.
He now strongly suspected that Chen Jinjun and Chen Jinjun followed Dou Zhun's death and figured out what Dou Zhun had done one by one.
Thinking of this, Tang De couldn't help but sigh, what's the use of climbing so high? You won't be able to live in peace even after death, and there are people chasing after what happened during your lifetime. It's really torture.
"You want money? How much do you want?" Chen Jinjun asked while calculating in his mind.
Tang De hesitated for a long time before hesitatingly said: "The Teng family's real estate was also divided from the Tang family back then, so I... asked for half of the Teng family's."
As he talked, Tang De muttered with some dissatisfaction: "We can't go back now..."
Chen Jinjun and Huo Tingyu looked at each other and saw disbelief in each other's eyes.
Huo Tingyu lowered his voice and said: "They ransacked the house and confiscated everything. I don't know what truth can start to help pay off the debt."
Chen Jinjun also nodded: "Unless...there are other hidden secrets."
Tonde saw the two of them whispering in a seat nearby, curling his lips in dissatisfaction, but said nothing.
After a while, Chen Jinjun looked at Tang De: "There is one last thing that I hope Mr. Tang will tell me."
Tang De was in a daze thinking about the real purpose of Chen Jinjun and Huo Tingyu, worried that they would take away his little family wealth, and secretly cursing the two men for doing such a thing even though they were not weak, when he heard what Chen Jinjun said, he hurriedly
Come back to your senses.
"Hey, hey, tell me." He immediately looked at Chen Jinjun respectfully.
Chen Jinjun saw his absent-minded look and couldn't help but sighed inwardly: "Before the house was confiscated, was there any man in the Teng family who was around thirty years old?"
Hearing Chen Jinjun ask this question, Tang De was stunned for a moment and asked curiously: "Why, is it possible that the Teng family is still alive?"
Chen Jinjun looked at him directly: "I just want to ask if there is a man around thirty years old."
As he spoke, Chen Jinjun tapped his fingers on the table in front of him in displeasure.
Tonde said without thinking: "No way, absolutely not."
"Are you sure?" Chen Jinjun's brows were knitted tightly.
At this moment, Tang De shook his head with great certainty: "Absolutely not. The Teng family member is an old bachelor. He has no money in his life. He only relied on my help to marry a daughter-in-law from the country when he was almost forty years old. His house was ransacked.
At that time, his only son was only eight years old."
Chen Jinjun took a breath and looked at Huo Tingyu.
"I think I know what's going on." Chen Jinjun said suddenly and confidently.
When Huo Tingyu heard what Chen Jinjun said, he immediately stood up: "Then we won't bother you."
"Eh..."
As if he didn't expect Chen Jinjun and Huo Tingyu to leave so happily, Tang De was stunned.
Chen Jinjun nodded and stood up: "I'm sorry to trouble Mr. Tang."
After finishing speaking, Chen Jinjun and Huo Tingyu walked out together, leaving Tang De alone in the upper seat, looking at the backs of the two people in confusion.
However, this also made Tang De secretly breathe a sigh of relief. From this point of view, this matter had nothing to do with him, and the two of them just came to find out information from him.
He can still continue to live a stable life without caring about worldly affairs.
Thinking of this, Tang De picked up the swimming crab in front of him and ate it happily, as if nothing happened just now.
After getting into the car, Chen Jinjun said to Huo Tingyu, "I now suspect that Butler Teng's surname is not Teng."
Huo Tingyu didn't ask Chen Jinjun why he said this, but silently adjusted Chen Jinjun's cloak: "Just do whatever you think. I'll be by your side to accompany you."