Chapter 332: Some Clues
She remembered, she remembered everything!
Zhang Qiaoying was very sure that she had seen this bottle. Not only her, but her husband Lao Ding had also seen it.
But in the end, Zhang Qiaoying still shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, maybe I got it mixed up. Now that I look at it carefully, it doesn't seem to be the same anymore."
When she said this, Lin Siqiao's eyes were always on Ding Dakang next to her.
Seeing that he was obviously relieved, I knew what was going on.
No one present thought much about it. The blue and white porcelain bottles are all the same color and have similar shapes. At first glance, there really is no difference.
In this way, the group watched inside for more than an hour.
Seeing that there was still no progress, Captain Jiang had no choice but to take everyone away.
Before leaving, Lin Siqiao went up to Director Yang and asked him about it. After getting permission, she shot two full rolls of film and took them away.
After leaving the Treasure House, everyone's spirits were obviously not very high.
If the bus hadn't been parked in the square, they would have wanted to leave right now.
Seeing that everyone looked listless, Lin Siqiao took the group members on a brief tour of the East Six Palaces.
After passing through the Imperial Garden, you go directly to the Hall of Mental Cultivation from the Kunning Palace, and finally, follow the corridor to the Meridian Gate.
It was already past six in the evening. Even though Lin Siqiao had changed her shoes in advance, the whole journey was very tiring. However, she couldn't go back now.
After dinner, all the representatives went back to their rooms to rest one after another.
As soon as the door was closed, Ding Dakang began to complain to his wife in a low voice.
"Look at you. You are a department director after all. Why can't you control your words? Can you just say such things carelessly?"
"Fortunately, you finally reacted. If you had said one more word, we wouldn't have been able to return to Yangcheng tomorrow."
"It's not that serious, right? You...didn't you and your uncle's family break off relations a long time ago?"
Zhang Qiaoying said so, but her hands could not help rubbing each other, and even her voice was trembling.
"Old Ding, do you think they believed what I said at the end?"
He smacked his head twice in annoyance and said, "It's my fault, it's my fault. I was totally confused at the time."
Ding Dakang had just opened his mouth to say something to comfort his wife when there was a knock on the door.
The other party knocked only a few times and then stopped.
The knock on the door was actually very quiet and not very loud, but the couple was still startled.
After the couple looked at each other, Ding Dakang finally gritted his teeth and opened the door.
"Captain Jiang... Captain Jiang, why are you here so late?"
When Ding Dakang saw Lin Siqiao next to him, his legs visibly went weak.
If only Captain Jiang came alone, he could still comfort himself, but when he saw Lin Siqiao, Ding Dakang knew it was over.
During the more than one month since he was away, everyone in the delegation knew Lin Siqiao's name.
Captain Jiang didn't say anything either, but just looked at him deeply.
At this time, Zhang Qiaoying inside could be heard sighing, "Old Ding, let Captain Jiang and the others in."
Zhang Qiaoying would be lying if she said she wasn't nervous when Captain Jiang came so late, but she had a hunch that Captain Jiang meant no harm.
Otherwise, they should have gotten to the bottom of the matter in the Treasure House this afternoon.
Zhang Qiaoying poured each of them a glass of water, and the four of them sat down facing each other.
Captain Jiang didn't say much. He came straight to the point and explained his purpose, which also gave the couple a reassurance.
"Please rest assured, we are here just to find out about the vase."
"I, Jiang Baoguo, guarantee with my integrity that you two will never be implicated in this matter."
After hearing this, Ding Dakang felt a little relieved.
At this time, Captain Jiang continued, "If there were any other way, we would not come here tonight."
"Now all the clues are stuck on these antiques. If we don't investigate further, we will be ashamed of Chairman Xie's family."
Captain Jiang also received the news early this morning, the day after they left.
Chairman Xie’s friend sent another anonymous package to the embassy, which contained Chairman Xie’s personal seal and a detailed list of Chairman Xie’s assets.
In fact, President Xie is dead, so he can completely suppress these things against his conscience.
But he still handed it over to the state.
In the letter, he said that his personal ability was limited and he had no other requests. He just hoped that the matter could be solved as soon as possible and justice could be done to President Xie's family.
Zhang Qiaoying was a soft-hearted person to begin with, and after hearing Captain Jiang's heartfelt words, she gradually let down her guard.
She glanced at her husband.
Ding Dakang understood what she meant. The reason why he didn't want to mention the past was that he was afraid of affecting the peace of his wife and children. Now that he had the guarantee from Captain Jiang, he had nothing to worry about.
The matter is actually not complicated. The couple had indeed seen this ear vase.
It was at Ding Dakang’s great uncle’s house.
At that time, Ding Dakang's great uncle was a famous capitalist in Yangcheng, and his family started out in the shipping business.
At its peak, half of the docks in Guangzhou were owned by his great uncle.
Later, the domestic situation was not good.
His great uncle decisively gave up everything in Guangzhou and moved his family to Hong Kong.
At this point, Ding Dakang said, "Our two families broke off our relationship long ago in the newspaper, and we have never had any contact over the years."
"Don't worry if you laugh at us. In our current situation, even if we were given a hundred guts, we wouldn't dare to contact them."
"I saw this from a distance more than 20 years ago when my husband and I visited their home after we got married."
"I see."
Captain Jiang knew their concerns and said quickly, "I know how to handle this matter."
After hearing this, Lin Siqiao roughly understood why the couple was so reluctant to talk about this matter.
Their way of breaking off relations was different from her previous one.
This is the general environment now. If a family has a relative who has fled abroad, it would be a shame if the leaders at work found out.
Not to mention promotion, they may even have to be pulled out for ideological education from time to time.
After understanding the whole story, Captain Jiang did not stay long.
After going downstairs, he sighed and said, "Their family moved to Hong Kong City, and they don't even have a specific address. What should I do?"
I finally had some hope, but I'm stuck here again.
Lin Siqiao frowned when he heard this. It was indeed not satisfactory that things had developed like this, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was room for change.
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