The wine was drunk until half past eight, and the guests and hosts left happily.
When Lin Chuang returned home, he opened his suitcase immediately and saw a box of French currency neatly packed inside, as well as some "big yellow croakers".
After counting, the legal currency was 110,000, and the "big yellow croaker" was ten pieces.
This gift is really important.
Lin Chuang thought to himself: "It seems that Zhang Shouzheng has really made a lot of money as the director of the detention center. How can a small detention center director have such a rich salary?"
There have been signs of devaluation of legal currency recently, but they are not very obvious yet. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, in order to purchase more supplies, the government had no choice but to start printing money and harvest people's wealth.
At that time, legal currency will become less and less valuable.
Let the fat man change it into British pounds or US dollars tomorrow.
Lin Chuang took out 10,000 French coins, locked the box and put it in the safe.
This ten thousand French currency was left to Yi Lianhua by Lin Chuang.
He had already left a mark at the entrance of the alley, and he had something to tell her.
At ten o'clock, Yi Lianhua arrived on time.
"Lianhua, here is 10,000 legal coins, take it." Lin Chuang handed the money to Yi Lianhua.
"No, sir, I still have several thousand dollars left, which I won't need for the time being." Yi Lianhua declined.
"Take it, it has another use." Lin Chuang said.
"Okay, young master, you can give me some instructions." Yi Lianhua said.
"In ten days, I will leave Nanjing for a long-term mission in Shanghai. You go first and rent two courtyards in Tongfuli, Julida Road. You will live in one and keep the other for me. It is best for the two courtyards to be adjacent.
If there is really no other way, try to get as close as possible." Lin Chuang ordered.
"Okay. Master, will Miss Tian follow?" Yi Lianhua asked.
Lin Chuang couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this: "Why is a woman's brain circuit so difficult to understand? Why did it suddenly jump to Xiao Yu?"
However, Lin Chuang immediately understood what Yi Lianhua meant.
"Are you satisfied if you don't go?" Lin Chuang said angrily.
"Hehe?..." Yi Lianhua smiled.
"After ten days, I may not necessarily go to Tongfuli to find you on that day. You should wait for me at the north entrance of Tongfuli between 8:00 and 12:00 in the morning." Lin Chuang ordered.
"Yes, sir, I remember." Yi Lianhua said cheerfully.
…
Early the next morning, Lin Chuang was awakened by the harsh ringing of the phone.
"Who is this? How come it's so early?" Lin Chuang opened his sleepy eyes and muttered dissatisfiedly.
It should be a phone number from the Secret Service. Xiaoyu, Fatty and others cannot call at this time because they all know their habits.
"Hey, who's there?" Lin Chuang lay still and reached for the phone receiver and asked.
"Team Leader Lin, it's me, Pang Xinghan." Pang Xinghan's urgent voice came from the phone.
When Lin Chuang heard that it was Pang Xinghan, his first reaction was that something had happened to Zhang Shouzheng and his wife, and his mind suddenly cleared.
"Secretary Pang, what's wrong?" Lin Chuang got up and asked quickly.
"Please come to Shuanglong Lane immediately. I have something urgent to ask you." Pang Xinghan said hurriedly.
"Did something happen to them?" Lin Chuang asked vaguely.
"No, it's not convenient on the phone. Let's meet in person. I'll wait for you in the car at the alley. Remember, don't let anyone know." Pang Xinghan said mysteriously.
"Okay, I'll leave right away." Lin Chuang said and put down the phone.
Twenty minutes later, Lin Chuang drove to the entrance of Shuanglong Lane.
Pang Xinghan was sitting in a car. When he saw Lin Chuang from a distance, he quickly got out of the car and waited on the side of the road. As soon as Lin Chuang's car stopped, he opened the door and got in.
"Something happened to Mr. Zhu's family?" Lin Chuang asked.
Zhu Daoshan's residence is in Shuanglong Lane, so it is not difficult for Lin Chuang to determine what happened to his family.
"Yes." Pang Xinghan said.
"Tell me, let's see if there's anything we can do to help?" Lin Chuang asked.
"It's like this. Team leader Lin, the minister has a huge luminous pearl in his hand. It is said to have been made by Guo Kuang of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It glows at night and can be seen in the hair. The minister likes this pearl very much and often locks himself in the study at night to admire it by himself."
Pang Xinghan said.
After hearing this, Lin Chuang generally understood.
Perhaps this luminous pearl was stolen.
Sure enough, Pang Xinghan went on to say: "It's very strange that this night pearl didn't shine last night. The minister thought it was strange at the time, but he didn't realize there was any big problem and thought it was an accidental phenomenon. But when I saw it this morning
, only to find out that the beads have been exchanged." Pang Xinghan said.
"Has the Night Pearl always been kept in the study?" Lin Chuang asked.
"Yes, it has always been in the safe in the study. This fake bead was also taken out of the safe. Moreover, the doors and windows are in good condition and there is no damage." Pang Xinghan said.
"Is there a traitor?" Lin Chuang asked.
"The minister also made the same judgment, so he called early and asked me to invite you here." Pang Xinghan said.
"What's so difficult about this? Don't worry, leave it to me." Lin Chuang said in an all-round way.
"What do you want to do?" Pang Xinghan asked.
"Arrest all the servants and servants in the house. Don't worry, one day is enough. I promise to give you the results of the trial," Lin Chuang said.
In fact, he didn't lie. With his fierceness and his own special abilities, it was not difficult to find the answer in one day.
"No, no, no, we can't make it public, we absolutely can't make it public." Unexpectedly, after hearing Lin Chuang's method, Pang Xinghan expressed his objections repeatedly.
"Why? Are you afraid of showing off your wealth or are you afraid of being gossiped about? It doesn't matter, I will only tell others that Mr. Zhu's house was stolen, and I won't tell anyone else." Lin Chuang asked suspiciously.
"No, it's not the reasons you mentioned." Pang Xinghan said.
"What's the reason?" Lin Chuang asked.
The look on Pang Xinghan's face was extremely hesitant, as if he was thinking about how to tell Lin Chuang.
"That's it. My wife doesn't know about the theft of the Night Pearl. She is still a secretary in the government, and the minister doesn't want to find it publicly." Pang Xinghan said.
Looking at Pang Xinghan's expression and hearing what he said, Lin Chuang thought to himself: "Yang Xianfen doesn't know? What is Zhu Daoshan doing? What does it mean to hide such a big thing from your wife?"
"Does Madam know about that luminous pearl?" Lin Chuang asked.
"I know, this bead is the sutra..." At this point, Pang Xinghan may have realized that he had said too much and hurriedly stopped.
Lin Chuang could guess that Pang Xinghan's next words should be "She can get it."
"It seems that the Zhu Mansion has a lot of secrets. I know that Zhu Daoshan is lustful and Yang Xianfen loves money, but I really don't know about the rest." Lin Chuang thought to himself.
Seeing that Lin Chuang was speechless for a moment, Pang Xinghan said sheepishly: "The minister wants to conduct a secret search. It doesn't matter who stole it. The key is to get the beads back without the lady's knowledge. Therefore, he did not call the police.
Let me find you, hoping you can help me with this."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chuang couldn't help but feel troubled: "Only looking for things, not dealing with people, what kind of weird request is this?"