However, eighteen years ago, it was rectified by the relevant departments. After that, many black market transactions were banned, and finally they were gradually classified into five major categories and formed five elements, namely incense making, stone gambling, antiques, funeral and metaphysical masters, which covered most of the industry resources in the country.

Today, the black market is controlled by the five elements, led by Xuanmen, with Kyoto Xuanmen as the leader and setting up branches here.

Shi Xing has a closer relationship with Xuanmen, so Lin Wu asked Cheng Man to say hello here before she came.

However, Lin Wu felt that there was no difference between greeting and not greeting.

Arriving at the entrance of Shixing, Lin Wu turned around to look at Uncle Huang who was still standing there in a daze, and frowned slightly: "Are you more familiar with this place, you or me?"

Uncle Huang answered subconsciously: "I...it's me."

"Then what are you doing in the back? I want to test the stone. Do you want me to go in and find the right place to test it myself?" Lin Wu asked expressionlessly.

Uncle Huang suddenly came to his senses, and quickly walked around her and made a gesture of invitation: "Please come in."

Lin Wu sighed imperceptibly and followed him in.

The branch of Beicheng Shihang is a three-story attic with a very last century style. When you go to the first floor, you can see the plaque above the center of the lobby on the first floor, with the two words "Shihang" written in a flamboyant style.

There are several red mountain wood exhibition stands on both sides, with various kinds of gravel placed on them, and there are also raw stone exhibitions on the hollow walls inside.

Lin Wu took a quick look and then agreed to sit down in the reception area on the left side as Uncle Huang asked.

Although Lin Wu was wearing a mask and did not reveal her face, Uncle Huang felt that Lin Wu was really young and could not help but ask, "Miss, are you...are you really Daosheng?"

Lin Wu didn't waste any time and called Cheng Man.

After the other party answered the call, Lin Wu pressed the PA button and said, "Cheng Man, didn't you tell the people from Shixing that I was coming over for something?"

"I said it." Cheng Man on the other end was stunned by the question.

After hearing his voice, Uncle Huang's pupils trembled again.

Lin Wu handed the phone directly to Uncle Huang.

Uncle Huang's hands were shaking as he answered the phone. He communicated cautiously with Cheng Man on the other end of the phone before he finally had to face the fact that the girl in front of him was indeed the famous Daosheng in the underworld.

Help!

Is this world magical?! Lin Wu didn't say too much to Uncle Huang. After hanging up Cheng Man's phone, she took out the wooden box from her bag, took out the pendant and handed it to Uncle Huang.

"I want to test this. How long will it take to heal?" Lin Wu asked.

Huang Shuqiang remained calm and was now much more respectful and polite to Lin Wu. He took it, looked at it carefully, and then frowned.

"The material of this pendant is indeed a kind of stone, but I have never seen it before."

You know, when Uncle Huang was young, he worked with Zheng Chonghe, the boss of the stone shop. Over the years, the raw stone materials he remembered can cover most of the country, not to mention those that he had seen a few times but was not familiar with.

If he doesn't recognize it, it means the material of the pendant is very rare.

After thinking about it, Uncle Huang said cautiously, "The material of this pendant may not be in the stone shop's catalog. Please wait a moment, I will go find the young master. He is gifted and has an extraordinary memory. He knows more stones than I do. He should be able to test it soon and get a concrete result."

Young Master? Zheng Mingxian, the son of Zheng Jingmin? Lin Wu had heard Cheng Man praise this man. He was indeed quite capable. His outstanding abilities also won the trust of Shi Xing's subordinates.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Mingxian was not in Beijing, but was in the branch in North City.

She nodded, "Okay, I'll wait half an hour."

"Half an hour is enough, that's enough!"

Uncle Huang quickly asked the staff to serve some tea and fruit to Lin Wu. Thinking that Daosheng was a little girl, Uncle Huang hesitated for a moment and asked someone to bring more snacks and sweets.

After trying without any results, Lin Wu simply put on his Bluetooth headphones and started a game to pass the time.

However, Lin Wu didn't have much experience playing the game.

Her ending was no different from Tu Xin's. She could carry the whole game by herself, and most of the kills were hers. She could end a game in a few minutes.

In the end, Lin Wu simply ordered a stand-alone game to play, a pretty primitive Tetris.

Suddenly, a gentle male voice sounded: "Wrong, that piece should fall on the right."

Lin Wu looked up and saw a young man of about twenty-six or twenty-seven a few steps away. He was wearing a white shirt and black pants, tall, thin and unkempt. He wore a pair of formal black-framed glasses and had a fair and gentle appearance.

It was Zheng Mingxian.

Seeing Lin Wu coming, he smiled kindly, walked over and sat down, took out the pendant and placed it in front of Lin Wu.

"Return the item to its original owner and check it out," he said.

Lin Wu glanced at it, put away his phone and asked, "What did the test show?"

Zheng Mingxian sat upright, raised his hand to adjust his glasses, and said in a gentle voice: "There is no result. The material of this pendant, according to the test, is indeed a good stone, but it has not been included in the stone industry."

Lin Wu frowned slightly.

"However," Zheng Mingxian changed the subject and said, "You are very lucky. Shi Xing didn't have it, but I saw it by accident."

Lin Wu tilted his head and looked at him.

Zheng Mingxian met her gaze directly and smiled slightly.

Lin Wu asked, "Conditions?"

Zheng Mingxian laughed: "You are Cheng Man's friend, no conditions are required, I will tell you. However, can you agree to a personal request of mine?"

Lin Wu: “What?”

Zheng Mingxian said in a gentle voice: "The first time I heard about you was last year, when you helped Cheng Man solve a case of a resentful spirit injuring someone. But at that time, Cheng Man gave you a piece of jade in order to ask you to help him, right?"

Lin Wu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Yes."

Lin Wu was also very impressed by the case he talked about.

In fact, Lin Wu had no intention of helping Cheng Man at that time, because the real murderer of that case was also the victim, and she was an old woman.

Although she was not a very kind person, she would not harm the elderly, the weak, women and children, so she did not intend to get involved.

But Cheng Man didn't know why, but seemed to be particularly obsessed with that case.

Finally, Lin Wu was fed up with his constant searching and just asked for a piece of jade that he carried with him.

Cheng Man valued the jade very much. Lin Wu thought he would not give it to him, but who knew he would really be willing to give it up.

Zheng Mingxian said softly, "Actually, the material of this pendant is a little special. It may not be suitable for you to know, and I can't really tell you directly. But if you can give me the jade, I will be very grateful and will definitely tell you everything I know."

Lin Wu glanced at him, and noticed out of the corner of his eye that Uncle Huang was looking at the account book at the counter not far away, but he would look over here from time to time, and he seemed very nervous and worried.

She said, "Sure. But I don't have it with me now. I'll send someone to bring it to you later. Do you trust me?"

(End of this chapter)