Lin Wu's gaze shifted to Zheng Mingxian who was sitting next to him.

Zheng Mingxian raised his finger to touch the sunglasses on his nose, stood up and smiled at her gently, raised his hand and pointed to the opposite side, "Ms. Daosheng, please take a seat."

Lin Wu nodded slightly and sat down opposite them.

Uncle Huang saw this and stepped out, closing the door.

Cheng Man said: "Daosheng, you came at the right time. The food was just served and you arrived right after. Come and taste it and see how it tastes."

Lin Wu glanced at the seven dishes and eight soups on the table, raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "If I remember correctly, these seem to be your taste, right?"

Cheng Man was stunned for a moment, and after a closer look, it was true. He turned his head and asked Zheng Mingxian: "Didn't I tell you to order someone to cook it according to Daosheng's taste?"

Zheng Mingxian explained in a gentle voice: "But didn't you say that Miss Daosheng also likes hot and sour food? I think you two are similar, it doesn't matter which one you press."

Cheng Man looked at Lin Wu and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry. Otherwise, why don't you tell me what you want to eat and ask someone to make it for you?"

"No need to bother." Lin Wu picked up the chopsticks to pick up the food and asked casually, "Cheng Man, the case of Zhang Yuge in Beicheng is not important enough for you to take over. Why did Xuanmen send you here?"

Cheng Man carefully picked out the fish bones and said, "Master said that I need to practice now. No matter how big or small, I should try my hand at everything. Once I have the qualifications to join our group, there will be no doubts when I take over as the sect leader in the future."

Lin Wu said, "Oh." This reason does make sense.

She said, "You have been exposed to this case in advance. Now that you have come to North City, do you have any special feelings or discoveries?"

Cheng Man picked up the fish and kept silent. She looked at Zheng Mingxian who was concentrating on eating and shook her head, "No. You are right. Zhang Yuge's case is indeed difficult."

"I do." Lin Wu said.

Cheng Man's eyes lit up: "Really? Then tell me quickly. When we close this case, we'll still follow the old rules and split the profits 50-50."

Lin Wu glanced at Zheng Mingxian, who was still calm, and told him the news that Leng Linfeng was one of the five leaders of the Five Elements, as well as the news about Leng Ying.

Zheng Mingxian paused for a moment while picking up the food, then raised his hand and looked at Lin Wu intently.

Cheng Man was surprised and said, "I didn't expect that the young master of the Leng family is actually from the Five Elements. In the past, the funeral industry has always been mysterious, and its boss never attends Five Elements gatherings. I'm afraid my master has never seen him and has always thought he was in the south. It turns out he is here."

"I'm afraid not." Lin Wu said.

Cheng Man was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Lin Wu said, "I checked and found that the Leng family had nothing to do with the black market. The young master of the Leng family happened to be in a car accident three years ago, and his personality changed drastically afterwards. The real Zhang Yuge was just an ordinary person, and he didn't have any skills of a mysterious master. He suddenly became powerful. Combined with the information I have received so far, it can be inferred that the real Leng Linfeng and the real Zhang Yuge should have died in Lingnan a long time ago."

"Later, someone used their identities to come to North City, mingled with the various wealthy families, and carried out some activities for unknown purposes."

Cheng Man frowned: "If that's the case, what can they plan? And what about the pendant you asked me to check, what can they do with it?"

"I'm afraid we'll have to ask Young Master Zheng about this." Lin Wu said unexpectedly.

The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became tense.

Cheng Man was stunned for a moment, puzzled: "Mingxian, why?"

Lin Wu looked at Zheng Mingxian who was looking straight at her, and slowly enumerated: "First, the material of the pendant comes from the dangerous tiankeng in Dayuling, Lingnan. Cheng Man doesn't know this, but you do. I told Cheng Man at the beginning that the pendant was made of stone. Looking at the people Cheng Man knows, you should be the most familiar with him, and you have a close relationship with him. Didn't he come to ask you? Why didn't you tell him?"

Cheng Man looked at Zheng Mingxian in surprise.

Lin Wu took out a few photos from his pocket and pushed them to Cheng Man.

Cheng Man picked it up and looked at it, her face changed slightly. The license plate number displayed on it was exactly that of the Zheng family!

Cheng Man asked in astonishment: "Mingxian, why...are you related to this young master of the Leng family? Are you...are you allies?"

Zheng Mingxian looked at Cheng Man for a moment before saying, "No. Apart from being close to you, I have no contact with other people from the Five Elements."

"What did Daosheng say?" Cheng Man asked.

Zheng Mingxian frowned slightly, as if thinking about the right words.

Lin Wu poured himself a bowl of soup and said slowly, "I think you are testing me."

Cheng Man and Zheng Mingxian both looked at her.

Zheng Mingxian pushed his glasses and asked, "Why do you think so?"

Lin Wu drank a mouthful of soup, smacked his lips and said it tasted good, "I learned from my friend that the license plate numbers used by the heads of the Five Elements are very clear and high-profile, so he is reluctant to use them. But you, Young Master Zheng, are going there with such a high-profile license plate number, are you afraid that others won't be able to find out who you are?"

Zheng Mingxian said: "The cameras there are already old."

Lin Wu said: "But if you just ask Cheng Man, you will know that I know some technical things. Restoring the image quality is a piece of cake for me."

Cheng Man was stunned and said, "Mingxian did ask me..."

"So, Master Zheng, you let me find out on purpose."

Lin Wu finished his soup, put down his bowl, and looked up at Zheng Mingxian. "That stone is so special. Since you know where it came from, how could you not bring it here as a treasure? As far as I know, the risks that the Stone Shop took in the past to find other rare stones were not much less than this, right?"

"But you didn't. It only means that you knew that the stone couldn't be moved. Or, in the process of investigating, you encountered a dangerous force that you didn't want to offend."

Zheng Mingxian hummed, "Ms. Daosheng, please continue."

"When we were talking that day, Uncle Huang was not far away and looked uneasy. This made me more certain that you were still hiding some information from me. You kept it a secret, but you still left clues in the hospital, which means that you actually hoped that someone would investigate further. So you were testing me to see if I had the ability and how far I could investigate."

After that, the atmosphere at the table fell silent.

After a long while, it was Zheng Mingxian's clapping that broke the atmosphere. He looked at Lin Wu with appreciation and said, "Exactly."

"Mingxian!" Cheng Man's voice rose slightly.

Zheng Mingxian looked at him with a headache, leaned in and whispered, "I didn't mean to lie to you. I'll explain it to you later. Let's talk about the present first."

Cheng Man turned away sullenly.

Zheng Mingxian turned to Lin Wu: "Sorry, let's continue."

Lin Wu reached out to pick up some food: "I'm all ears."

Unexpectedly, Zheng Mingxian said: "What I concealed is that I discovered earlier that there is an unfathomable force in the south that is targeting the Five Elements, or in other words, targeting the prominent families in various places, and has created many cases without anyone noticing to weaken us."

(End of this chapter)