Chapter 564 Blood Phoenix Ancient Jade
Kong Wange's heart skipped a beat, and she nodded: "That's right, it's that one! Was that secret room there before?"
The old lady nodded: "That secret room was opened by your maternal grandfather back then, and it was specifically used to store an ancient jade piece belonging to the Wen family."
"Ancient jade?" Kong Wange was slightly taken aback. "What...what kind of ancient jade?"
"That jade has been passed down through generations of the Wen family, countless generations, so it is quite ancient. A blood phoenix is carved on the jade, lifelike. Your maternal grandfather loved this jade very much when he was alive, and it was only after his death that it was passed on to the new head of the family, Wen Zhengning."
The old lady looked at Kong Wange: "Ge'er, why did you suddenly ask about this? Could it be that something went wrong with this ancient jade?"
Kong Wange and Murong Ting exchanged a glance, then found the picture on their phones and showed it to the old lady: "Grandma, when we went there, we found that the jade on the display shelf... was gone."
The photo clearly shows that the shelf where the ancient jade should have been placed is now empty.
Wen Zhihan asked in confusion, "Could it be that the murderer killed Wen Zhihan for this ancient jade?"
“It shouldn’t be like this,” the old lady said, frowning. “Although this jade is an ancient jade, it is not considered top-grade and has limited value. Moreover, the existence of this ancient jade has always been unknown to outsiders. I haven’t even told Zhihan about it. How did the murderer know about it and take it away?”
"Is it possible that Wen Zhengning took it out, and the murderer, unaware of the jade's value, mistakenly believed it to be priceless and coveted it?" Kong Wange speculated.
Murong Ting shook his head: "It's unlikely. Wen Zhengning went back to get the family head's seal; there's no need for him to open the secret room to get the jade."
"What if Wen Zhengning wanted to run away with the jade?"
He was forced into this situation, so running away wasn't impossible, but...
Murong Ting still denied it: "If he really wanted to run away, he wouldn't have only taken a piece of jade. Grandma said that the jade wasn't as valuable as people thought. Wen Zhengning couldn't possibly not know that. Besides, he did indeed go to get the family head's seal."
Upon hearing Murong Ting's words, Kong Wange remembered the family head's seal, which was soaked in blood.
Indeed, if he hadn't taken it, the family seal wouldn't have fallen to the ground for no reason.
The murderer clearly had no interest in the seal.
The old lady then spoke up, "Perhaps it was precisely this family's seal that brought about the trouble."
Kong Wange was taken aback: "What does Grandma mean by this?"
The old lady looked at her and sighed deeply: "The secret room in the study can only be opened with the family head's seal, and only Zheng Ning knows where the family head's seal is."
As the old lady finished speaking, a chill suddenly rose from Kong Wange's body: "Grandma, do you mean... the murderer's goal from beginning to end was that piece of jade?!"
The old lady nodded, remaining silent.
For a moment, everyone in the room fell silent.
Therefore, the most likely answer that comes close to the truth is that the murderer waited for Wen Zhengning to take out the family head's seal, then killed Wen Zhengning, used the family head's seal to open the door of the secret room, took out the jade, and then left.
But……
Wen Zhihan voiced the question that had been on Kong Wange's mind: "To kill someone for a piece of jade is too unbelievable. Could it be that the jade is really valuable? Or is there something special about it?"
Several people looked at the old lady, but she only gave a bitter smile: "Don't look at me. I really don't know what's so special about that jade. It's just that the Wen family has passed it down from generation to generation, so they've always treasured it. But when I looked at that jade before, it was just ordinary jade, except that the carving was more exquisite and the texture was more delicate. I really didn't see anything else."
Although the old lady's words were expected, Kong Wange still couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
They seemed to have figured out most of the truth, but in reality, they still knew nothing about the killer.
How did he know about the Wen family's ancient jade? And what was his purpose in taking it?
Just as everyone was racking their brains without any clue, a servant came to report that Wen Luoyun had woken up and smashed everything in the room. She was currently making a scene and wanted to go find Wen Zhengning. They couldn't stop her, so they came to ask Kong Wange for instructions on what to do.
If Wen Luoyun hadn't been mentioned, Kong Wange would have almost forgotten about him.
After Wen Zirou was taken away, Wen Luoyun fainted due to excessive emotional distress. Uncle De had someone carry her back when she left.
She hadn't expected her to wake up so quickly. Rubbing her throbbing temples, she said, "I'll go take a look."
Murong Ting took her hand and said, "I'll go with you."
...
Before Kong Wange could even get close to Wen Luoyun's room on the second floor, she heard a desperate scream from inside: "Get out! Get out of here! I want to get out! Let me out!"
Then came the sound of things breaking on the ground.
Kong Wange said to Murong Ting beside her, "Wait here for me, I'll go in and take a look."
Murong Ting frowned with concern: "I'll go with you."
Kong Wange shook her head: "It would probably be even more exciting if you went."
Seeing this, Murong Ting could only purse his lips and say, "Call me if you need anything."
Kong Wange nodded, turned around and pushed open the door.
Inside the room, Wen Luoyun's face was covered with gauze, her hair was disheveled, and she looked like she was insane.
Hearing the voice, she looked up at Kong Wange, her bloodshot eyes filled with hatred: "Did you have someone keep me locked up and prevent me from leaving?"
"You've been too excited and your body is weakened. The most important thing now is to rest," Kong Wange said calmly.
"Resting my ass!" Wen Luoyun completely abandoned her previous demeanor as a well-bred young lady, glaring at Kong Wange through gritted teeth: "You framed me so badly, and my mother was taken away by the police. What are you pretending to be now? Where is my uncle? Let me see him!"
Kong Wange sighed: "What can you do by seeing him? At this point, do you still expect him to help you get Wen Zirou back from prison?"
"Why can't he? She's his own sister; he can't just ignore her!"
“But even if he wanted to, he couldn’t now,” Kong Wange said coldly, her face expressionless. “Wen Zhengning is dead.”
Wen Luoyun was stunned at first, then sneered: "Kong Wange, if you don't want me to see him, fine, but at least make up a plausible lie. How could my uncle be dead?"
“Nothing is impossible,” Kong Wange said coldly. “The police just came to deal with the body. If you don’t believe me, you can still see it from the window.”
Looking at Kong Wange's expression, Wen Luoyun finally panicked a little: "You, you're talking nonsense! My uncle was just in the warehouse, how could he be dead? It's impossible! You're lying to me, you're lying to me!"
"Why would I lie to you about something I can determine with just a glance?"
Kong Wange's voice was too indifferent and cold, and Wen Luoyun couldn't help but tremble. After a while, she hardened her heart, turned around and ran to the window.
Outside the window, police officers were going in and out. A moment later, a body was carried out of the study.
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