Sure enough, Uncle Long was there.
After greeting each other, Uncle Long took the initiative to mention, "Xiao Xuan, thanks to you reminding Xiao Huan, Xiao Huan was able to remind me. Before this, I didn't check the jade pendant carefully. Otherwise, I might have been in big trouble."
There was no one else in the shop at the moment, so Chu Xuan had no worries and asked directly what was on his mind, "Uncle Long, have you found out the origin of the jade pendant?"
"I can only say that I found out a little bit. Come with me to the backyard."
"good."
Chu Xuan followed Uncle Long to the backyard.
I saw Xiao Huan carving a wooden box in the backyard.
Uncle Long sent Xiao Huan to look after the store.
Xiao Huan and Chu Xuan nodded to each other as a greeting, and went over with the wooden box and carving tools.
Uncle Long took Chu Xuan into a study.
The layout is very simple.
There was only a desk and two chairs, and a two-meter-high bookshelf with books scattered around.
Uncle Long picked up a ten-centimeter-thick book from the bookshelf, opened it, and found that it was hollow and contained a jade pendant.
Chu Xuan recognized at a glance that this was Feng Chunhua's piece.
There are two monkeys carved on the round jade pendant, one big and one small, with the big monkey carrying the small monkey on its back.
Uncle Long pointed at the jade pendant and said, "Xiao Xuan, do you know the meaning of this jade pendant?"
Chu Xuan smiled and said, "I'm not very knowledgeable, so I really don't know."
Uncle Long explained, "This jade pendant symbolizes generations of nobles. It's round, and inside the hole where the lanyard should be tied is the tiny inscription 'Jing Yuan'. You need a magnifying glass at the right angle to see it clearly, which indicates it came from the Yuan family in Jing City."
"The Yuan family?" Chu Xuan had never heard of them, but he immediately felt like he had a clue. "Uncle Long, I'll draw a portrait of a man. He might be a member of the Yuan family. Can you help me see if you recognize him?"
Uncle Long said with a hint of embarrassment, "I've only had the good fortune to meet the head of the Yuan family once, and I don't know the other members of the Yuan family. I'm afraid I can't be of much help. Try drawing first."
As he spoke, he took out a pen and paper.
"good."
Chu Xuan took it and began to paint with great concentration.
In less than fifteen minutes, he drew a portrait of a handsome man in his forties.
Uncle Long looked at the portrait carefully and shook his head apologetically, "I don't know him. But I can send someone to inquire."
"I'll pay for it."
Chu Xuan took out a wad of cash from his pocket and handed it to Uncle Long.
Uncle Long didn't answer. "No need. Thank you for the clue. I wanted to find out the origin of this jade pendant."
Chu Xuan reminded him, "Find the seller, get your money back, and return the item to him. This way you don't have to bear any risks."
"Xiao Xuan, to be honest with you, I just found out who the seller is."
"Who is it?"
Chu Xuan muttered in his heart, could it be Feng Shuai?
Uncle Long whispered back, "It was Feng Shuai. My men offered a very low price that day: three gold necklaces and a jade pendant for a total of 1,500 yuan. Feng Shuai made the deal without hesitation. My men considered the items' unknown origins, but they didn't expect them to be connected to the Yuan family in Beijing. The Yuan family's carving skills are renowned nationwide, and you can't just make friends with them. If I can seize this opportunity to establish a connection with the Yuan family, my jade carvings will be able to reach a new level, selling for double or even ten times the price."
"You mean, someone might have stolen this jade pendant from the Yuan family and passed it on to Feng Chunhua?"
"That's a possibility. But it's also possible that someone bought it from the Yuan family, or that the Yuan family embezzled it. So I need to find out. Leave this portrait of the man with me! I'll send someone to the capital to investigate as soon as possible."
In the end, Chu Xuan was unable to keep any of the money.
After chatting for a few more words, Chu Xuan said goodbye and left.
Use a public phone to call the security team and ask for Wei Qiang.
"Someone in the county wants to harm me. Could you please call a few colleagues to protect me secretly?"
Wei Qiang agreed without hesitation, "No problem. Where are you?"
"It'll take about twenty minutes to get to the north gate of the county. Those people knew I was coming to the county today, so they sent someone to look out. Once they knew I was coming, they would definitely report it."
"good."
After hanging up the phone, Chu Xuan rode his bike to the county town.
Wei Qiang patted his head lightly. Why did he agree without asking the whole story?
Without thinking too much, he called two good colleagues and went out on patrol in plain clothes.
His usual job involves patrolling the streets. He did not specifically mention Chu Xuan's matter to his colleagues, but after ten minutes or so, he suggested to his colleagues that they go to the north gate.
That area is also under their jurisdiction.
Just go.
After arriving at the north gate, I saw Chu Xuan pushing his bicycle into the north gate after a while.
I thought to myself that Chu Xuan was quite smart. Pushing the bicycle was always safer than being pulled off the bicycle by bad guys.
He followed Chu Xuan from a distance without leaving any trace and saw someone leave to report the news.
Wherever he went, his two colleagues followed.
Talk while walking.
Three minutes later, Chu Xuan saw out of the corner of her eye that Wei Qiang and his group had left, and that there were other people following her, who had deliberately turned into a remote alley.
After a while, he was surrounded by six strong men.
Chu Xuan looked calm, "What do you want to do?"
The burly man in the lead chuckled and said, "Someone hired us to erase part of your memory."
Chu Xuan sneered, "Erase the memory? How?"
The sturdy man rubbed his hands, with a wretched look on his face, "Of course I'll beat your head until it explodes! If you don't die, you'll be a living dead! But before that, we brothers have to let you taste..."
Before he could finish his words, Chu Xuan kicked him in the crotch.
After kicking, Chu Xuan shouted for help.
When Wei Qiang heard Chu Xuan's voice, he hurriedly called his colleagues to check.
Five strong men forced Chu Xuan into a corner, and another strong man was lying on the ground, covering his crotch and shouting that he wanted to kill Chu Xuan.
Wei Qiang showed his ID and said, "I'm from the security team. You guys come with me!"
The five strong men were stunned, and then some of them climbed over the wall, while others ran away.
Wei Qiang was quick-witted and quick-handed, catching a strong man who was trying to climb over the wall.
Two of his colleagues also caught one each.
The man who was kicked by Chu Xuan got up and wanted to run, but was tripped by Chu Xuan.
Four were captured, and the remaining two escaped.
Wei Qiang and his men took the bad guys back for interrogation.
Chu Xuan followed him over to record his statement.
It was soon discovered that the person who hired them was a man named Sheng Fang.
Sheng Fang was taken to the security team for questioning.
Chu Xuan was surprised. The person who wanted to harm her was neither Feng Jun nor Niu Ping.
How could it be Niu Ping’s husband Sheng Fang?
Feng Jun and Niu Ping are the ones who most want her to die.
Sheng Fang insisted that he did not hire anyone to beat Chu Xuan.
After seeing Sheng Fang, the strong men realized that the man who gave them money was not Sheng Fang himself.
1.65 meters in full bloom.
The person who hired them was much more senior than Sheng Fang.
Chu Xuan suspected that Feng Jun was impersonating Sheng Fang.
I borrowed paper and pen from Wei Qiang and drew Feng Jun's portrait.
I suggest Wei Qiang show it to those bad guys.
Wei Qiang took the portrait and accepted the suggestion.
Chu Xuan waited patiently in his office.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Wei Qiang didn't show up, but his colleague did.
"Chu Xuan, right? Wei Qiang asked me to tell you to go home and wait for news!"
Chu Xuan muttered softly, "Isn't it Feng Jun?"
"Those bad guys never even saw their employer's face."
"Where's Wei Qiang?"
"Someone from the city security team is here, asking to see him. He won't be back for a while, so they asked me to come and inform you. Go back now!" (End of this chapter)
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