Chapter 355 It’s getting more and more troublesome
Qin Yan has wanted to be a flying thief since she was a child, and for a flying thief, eyesight and skill are equally important. Yang Yiyi walked over and took a look, and it was really a flying thief. Jade pendant.
However, this jade pendant has been completely covered with grease and mud, and it has become patinated. The original color of the tassels on the jade pendant plug cannot be seen clearly, and it also exudes a very clear sour smell.
It wouldn't feel out of place to throw this thing into a cesspit.
Yang Yiyi had no choice but to wrap a handkerchief around the jade pendant, pick it up, and wipe it vigorously before she could barely see the true appearance of the jade pendant.
This thing is a round piece of white jade, with the word "Du" engraved on one side and green bamboo and flowing water on the other side. I don't know what it means.
Yang Yiyi didn't quite understand why there was a piece of jade pendant left behind, but Qin Yan thought for a while and said:
"Maybe Senior Du also wanted to resolve the matter between Wen and Qing's family, so he left the jade pendant as a voucher."
"But he himself doesn't want to go to the city."
"Maybe he wants us to solve it..."
Qin Yan is not very sure, after all, there is no way to predict a madman.
It feels like this is getting more and more troublesome.
In any case, Du Chun ran away, and the two of them had no other choice but to take the jade pendant back to the city to find Tang Lianyu.
The eldest lady of the Tang family was not at the inn. She returned to her own ship after sending the task to Yang Yiyi, and it was currently docked at the dock.
The two went to the boat to find the servant to express their intention, and soon met Tang Lianyu again.
"The two heroines are back so soon? Is there any news about Senior Du?"
"I don't know if it counts..."
Yang Yiyi explained the matter again and took out the jade tablet.
Tang Lianyu's first reaction was to take half a step back. She instinctively didn't want to get close to this kind of filth, but when she took a closer look at the word "DU" on it, she immediately understood that it was left by Senior Du.
"The Thousand Faced Fierce Phoenix is a bit unexpected in the city. I thought Senior Du just didn't want to enter the city."
"He said the city smells bad..."
"Senior Du just hates the smell of rouge and gouache. Most women in the city know how to use it, so he doesn't want to come in."
Tang Lianyu seems to know Du Chun very well, and there may be some connection with him.
"Then what should we do now? Without Senior Du coming forward, is there any way for the Wen and Qing families to reconcile?"
After pondering for a moment, Tang Lianyu said:
"Excuse me, you two, make another trip and take my name card and Senior Du's jade pendant to the Wenqing family to discuss."
These words made Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan a little confused. Shouldn't Tang Lianyu go there in person to show his sincerity?
"I have something else to do. I will go look for you two later."
Yang Yiyi only wanted to repay Tang Lianyu's favor by helping, but unexpectedly it seemed to be getting more and more troublesome.
I don’t know what kind of medicine Tang Lianyu sells in the gourd, but it’s a bit unethical to just walk away now.
So the two had no choice but to nod.
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The Wen Qing family is a prominent family in Silk City. One lives in the east of the city and the other in the west. Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan first went to the Wen family, which is closest to the dock.
The place is not difficult to find. You can find the way just by asking passers-by, and send a greeting note from Tang Lianyu at the door.
As expected, the eldest lady of the Tang family was somewhat famous, and immediately a servant came out to welcome the two of them in as a distinguished guest.
The two sat down in the front hall and just took a sip of tea. One of the middle-aged men who had yelled at the inn not long ago came out with a smile.
This person's name is Wen Peng, he is Wen Yun's biological father and the head of the Wen family.
When he saw Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan in the front hall, the smile on his face immediately froze. After all, he didn't have Alzheimer's disease. Not long ago, Yang Yiyi came out to smooth things over at the inn.
He was a little confused as to why these two people used the name card of the eldest lady of the Tang family to come to the door. However, the visitor was a visitor. Wen Peng was just stunned for a moment and then returned to normal.
"The two heroines came here because of...?" "To tell you the truth, we came here because of the grudge between the Wen Qing family."
Upon hearing this, Wen Peng immediately snorted angrily:
"If that's the reason, I can't say much, so I'll see you off."
"Please be patient and take a look at this."
Qin Yan took out the jade pendant and placed it on the table. Wen Peng, who looked at it with an angry face, was stunned and said:
"Is it Senior Du's jade pendant? Where did you get it?"
This thing actually works, Yang Yiyi explained: "At the mountain temple outside the city, we were actually entrusted by Miss Tang to find Senior Du, hoping that he could personally come forward to make peace with the grievances between the two families. It calmed down, but the old man didn’t want to go to the city, so he left a piece of jade pendant behind.”
The servant who came in after hearing the sound was dismissed by Wen Peng, and he immediately said:
"I know Miss Tang has good intentions, but the grievances between our two families cannot be explained in one or two sentences."
The two companies are competitors in the silk business, and not only in business, they also have friction with each other. They have been entangled for hundreds of years. Who would believe that they can just laugh off their grudges?
"It is precisely because the grievances have been brewing for a long time that they should be resolved as soon as possible. What good will it do if future generations are always hostile to each other?"
It is better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. This principle applies everywhere.
Wen Peng thought for a while and hummed softly:
"Hmph, if Qing Linhong comes to apologize in person, I am not an unreasonable person, but no matter what, I, the Wen family, cannot be shorter than the Qing family."
The Wenqing family is not stupid, but they have been feuding for hundreds of years, and no one is willing to bow their heads first.
Seeing Wen Peng's tone softening, Qin Yan said again:
"One slap can't make a difference. If there is a chance for reconciliation between the two families, wouldn't it be a beautiful thing?"
Qin Yan's original intention was to give both parties a step down, but Wen Peng said after hearing this:
"Since the two heroines came to the humble abode at the invitation of Miss Tang, they must have heard about the recent murder case between our two families. If we can solve it, it will be an opportunity."
Wait, why does this sound weird?
Qin Yan suddenly felt that Wen Peng seemed to be waiting for the person who could handle this matter to appear, and it felt like he was making excuses.
Yang Yiyi was not as thoughtful as Qin Yan. When she heard what Wen Peng said, she immediately said:
"I've heard a little bit about this, but I don't know the details."
Just saying that means you agreed!
Qin Yan secretly cursed her teammates. She had a vague feeling that the conflict between Wen Qing's family and Tang Lianyu's request for them to come was not as simple as it seemed.
When walking in the world, the most important thing is not to accept anything casually. Yang Yiyi is a typical example who has little experience in the world.
Wen Peng seemed to be waiting for Yang Yiyi to ask questions. He immediately said: "The deceased were an accountant from my family and a boy from the Qing family. Although our two families have grudges against each other, there has never been a fatality before."
When Yang Yiyi heard this, she said without thinking: "Senior Du said that the Thousand-Faced Phoenix was in the city, could it be her fault?"
When Wen Peng heard this, he almost knocked over his tea bowl.
The reputation of the Thousand Faced Phoenix was so bad that no one in the world dared to get close to it. Wen and Qing's family were originally from the Jianghu family, and now they can be considered half Jianghu people, so of course they understand a little bit about this.
"If it is really the work of Thousand-faced Fierce Phoenix, then there is really nothing to investigate. But I don't understand who wants to kill my accountant and the young boy of the Qing family, and..."
"And what?"
"And the attitude of the government is also very strange. The official just came to ask and take a look, but nothing happened after that. I went to the county magistrate many times, but never saw him."
The murder should be under the control of the government, especially since the Wenqing family was a big family in Silk City, so the Yamen should treat it seriously.
As a result, now it seems that the Yamen is hiding something.
Qin Yan's feeling was correct, it was indeed getting more and more troublesome.
(End of chapter)