Black Crow knew that the old man had a straightforward and hot temper. Thinking that no matter how much he asked, he wouldn't get any valuable clues, he gestured, "Just get it back. Don't get so anxious. Go back and rest for a while. By the way, help me organize the things on the table. I'll be out for a while."
"yes."
Tang Chen stood with his hands behind his back facing the pile of debris in the yard. He looked at Liang Shuyi and Shen Xin, who were sweating profusely and drinking water in the corridor, and said seriously, "Do you know what the stolen goods are?"
"What?"
After washing his nose, Tang Chen scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "The painting of an orange cat descending the mountain that I hung in my bedroom."
Liang Shuyi's eyes twitched. For a while now, she hadn't really noticed what famous calligraphy works were in her room. "What picture?"
Tang Chen naturally ignored Liang Shuyi's question, because she knew that if she repeated it, Liang Shuyi would be strangled to death if she realized that she had discovered it a long time ago and still used them as free labor. "That's strange. I originally took that painting back from Chun Zai Tang, and it's been a while. Is it considered stealing if I take things from my own store?"
Liang Shuyi drank some water and rested, shaking his head and answering, "Not really."
Chen Xin added, "It's not really stealing, but judging by Constable Lin's expression and the old man's words, it must be some good loot."
As soon as Shen Xin finished speaking, Lin Feng came rushing over. Tang Chen saw him coming and poured him a glass of water. "You are finally here. What's up? Did you find anything?"
Lin Feng explained, "Didn't you have a young man in your shop who helped collect paintings? He didn't collect that painting. I'm afraid he stole it when no one was paying attention and didn't see it was a masterpiece by a famous artist, so he used it as a fake to fill the gap."
After Tang Chen reminisced for a while, he turned around helplessly: "Well, he's been gone for several days. Forget it, just consider it a contribution to the government office."
But then again, she knew Lin Feng was very capable and had his own way of handling cases. However, his efficiency was too fast. From the time she was identified until now, it had only been a few hours. "Speaking of which, it's only been a short time. You're amazing! And who knows where that guy went after leaving Chun Zai Tang. It's amazing that you found the clues in such a short time!"
Lin Feng smiled and said, "It's not that I'm amazing, it's just a coincidence. The original owner of the painting seems to be an old acquaintance of yours. Not long after the old man returned, he came to the government office to inquire about the details."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xin and Liang Shuyi exchanged a glance before standing up and approaching Tang Chen and the others, hoping to get some concrete clues. According to Chen Xin's understanding and firsthand information, Tang Chen's circle of friends was very simple, consisting of a few people or just neighbors. This person who suddenly appeared and was not in the intelligence report needed to be carefully investigated for Wang Yanzhou.
Tang Chen was also bewildered when she heard Lin Feng say this. She knew most of her friends, but none of them could create a masterpiece as high-end and classy as "The Orange Cat Descending the Mountain." "What do you mean by acquaintance? Did he leave his name?"
Lin Feng had no way to answer this question, but after the man knew that the "painting thief" was Tang Chen, he went home and gave him the painting that he had previously returned as stolen property, asking him to pass it on on his behalf.
Tang Chen looked at the orange cat picture he had found, and became inexplicably excited. "Did he leave any other useful information?"
Lin Feng said, "Nothing else, just asking you to buy a bag of pig's blood and meet at the old place tomorrow at noon."
"Pig blood, the same place..." This short sentence turned over and over in Tang Chen's mind. Finally, it slowly overlapped with an oolong incident in his memory: "So it was him!"
Without giving the three people time to ask questions, Tang Chen, after thinking of a clue, turned his attention to Lin Feng, who was born and raised in Qinghe County: "Is there any place in Qinghe County that has an abandoned house with no one living in it and a crooked tree in front of it?"
Lin Feng frowned slightly and said with some embarrassment: "Well, the time is too short, I'm afraid it will be difficult to investigate."
Chen Xin said that there was no need to use the manpower and material resources of the government office for such a small matter. He could still do it at Liuxiang Tavern if he just wanted to check a small place in the city: "Leave it to me. Are there any other characteristics of the place you are looking for besides these?"
Tang Chen said, "No more, just these few. Oh, and the abandoned house should preferably be in a quiet part of the city!"
The next day, Tang Chen, who hadn't slept all night, was so excited that she went to the so-called "old place" alone before the appointed time. As long as she found a good place, she should be able to meet the "ally" she had been looking for.
Liang Shuyi looked at Tang Chen's lively figure from a distance and said worriedly, "Yan Zhou hasn't come back yet. Are you really comfortable letting her go alone?"
"Of course, I'm worried."
Liang Shuyi hurriedly urged, "Hurry up, she'll be gone soon. It's really rare for me to see her so excited. You don't know, she got up very early today and spent a long time just getting ready."
"Look, I see." Tang Chen's head-turning look moved Shen Xin and broke her heart. In short, it can be said that he was very eye-catching. I really don't know what kind of tricks this person has in mind.
When Tang Chen arrived at the abandoned house with the walnut cakes in her arms, a black crow, perched on the lush crooked tree in front of the house, was holding a half-eaten candied haws in its beak. It looked at her with a complicated expression, "What are you wearing..."
After Tang Chen walked around in front of Hei Ya, he said happily, "Yes, I'm dressed quite conspicuously. Look, you came out before I even noticed you."
The large peony on her head was a treasure she had discovered after a long search; and this outfit, with its patches of purple and green, was made from fabric she had dyed herself. It was just that there had been a few minor errors in the dyeing and cutting process. But none of that mattered; the result was simply stunning. If she ever got lost in the future, wearing this outfit would guarantee Wang Yanzhou would be able to find her instantly.
Regarding Tang Chen's outfit, Black Crow didn't want to comment any further: "Let's not talk about this. The painting I gave you is pretty good, isn't it?"
"It is so vivid that it can be called a 'treasure passed down from generation to generation'."
Black Crow lowered his head slightly, then said with a smile, "Then, how about we eat and talk?"
"Perfect!"
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