Great detective, your wife is jealous again! GL

In the afternoon, Li Yanger came to pick them up and went to find the appointed client together. The client was a well-connected partner Li Yanger met when he was doing business, and a well-known wealthy businessman in this city. The place to live is a little far away, in a luxury villa in the suburbs.

The scenery on the road was good. While driving, Li Yang'er was chatting with An Shijin who was sitting in the co-pilot, while Chu Shi'an was sitting in the back seat with his little hairball in his arms. "Why are you talking about business today, and you brought a cat?" Li Yang'er looked through the rearview mirror at the little fur ball nestled lazily in Chu Shi'an's arms. "The little guy was injured. He pitifully bit his trouser leg and refused to let him go. The boss couldn't bear it, so he brought him here." An Shijin sighed softly. Chu Shi'an really doted on that cat, but that cat The cats also know how to act like a baby, and they are very affectionate with each other. Sometimes when An Shijin looks on from the side, he feels like an eyesore like a light bulb.

Chu Shi'an raised his head and glanced at the two of them lightly, then looked down at the little hair ball in his arms, and frowned slightly: "It's asleep, when you go to see the guests, put it in the car first." "But it's okay, it doesn't matter if you take it with you. Mr. Zhang likes cats, so he won't mind." Li Yang'er comforted her with a light smile, and then looked at An Shijin in a blink of an eye. She seemed to feel that An Shijin seemed a little bit Strange, always staring out the window in a daze from time to time, although he wanted to ask, but considering Chu Shi'an's presence, he could only think of when to find a good time to ask.

Arriving in front of a beautiful mountain, Chu Shi'an was surprised to find that the mountain was surrounded by a high iron fence, which seemed to surround the whole mountain, leaving a road locked by a big iron gate, winding Serpentine circles to the top of the mountain.Next to the iron gate was a security booth, and there were two security guards inside, who seemed to recognize Li Yang'er, smiled politely when they saw her coming, opened the iron gate, and let them in.Li Yang'er thanked the two security guards with a smile, and drove the car up a mountain road slowly.

When I was just down the mountain, I could see from a distance that there was a large and gorgeous castle-like villa on the top of the mountain.Halfway up the mountain, you can see a large private golf course and a horse farm. Occasionally, there are a few bodyguards wearing black clothes, sunglasses, and intercoms on the road. Seeing the car driving up, they watch the people in the car vigilantly. Li Yang'er and the others are very heavily guarded.

"What happened to Mr. Zhang's house that he hired so many bodyguards." An Shijin frowned, and looked at a bodyguard standing a few steps outside, paying attention to them. "Actually, I'm not very clear about the specific situation. Mr. Zhang just revealed that he wants to find a private detective to investigate some things, so I happened to introduce Detective Chu to him." Li Yang'er shook his head, expressing that he was not very clear.Chu Shi'an turned his head to look at the bodyguards outside who occasionally rummaged in the grass, his clear and dark eyes narrowed slightly.

When we arrived in front of the villa, a middle-aged man in a suit and neatly combed hair was standing at the gate, with a decent smile on his face, he came over and introduced Li Yanger for a while, before bowing his body slightly He stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation: "Miss Li, the chairman has been waiting for you since I answered your call." "Excuse me, Steward Zheng." Li Yang'er changed her usual bold and frivolous smile, Put on a face of gentleness and elegance.An Shijin stood aside, not surprised, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, with a standard smiley expression.

"Butler Zheng, this cat I brought..." Chu Shi'an touched the head of the little hairball in his arms. Although Li Yang'er said that Mr. Zhang would not care, she felt that she should ask politely. The housekeeper surnamed Zheng With a kind smile, he said: "Miss Chu, if you don't worry, let me take care of it for you first. After all, it may be inconvenient to talk to the chairman later." It's gone." Chu Shi'an handed the sleeping ball to Butler Zheng, and then the three of them entered the gate of the villa under the leadership of Butler Zheng.

The villa of Mr. Zhang is extremely gorgeous. If you look carefully at the paintings hanging on the walls, the inscriptions below are all famous painters from ancient times to the present. There are two medieval knight armors by the door of the hall. Antique vases are placed in every corner, and even the floor on the ground is not made of ordinary wood.Li Yang'er has been here many times, so it's commonplace, but An Shijin's face is also indifferent, occasionally tilting his head and smiling, looking left and right with an extremely calm expression on his face.Chu Shi'an carefully looked at the decoration and objects in the hall. Although there was no expression on his face, he was still shocked in his heart. It seems that this old man is really not ordinary rich.

The butler arranged for the three of them to sit on the sofa in the hall, while he went upstairs to invite Mr. Zhang.

After a while, Mr. Zhang came down. He was wearing a Chinese tunic suit and smoking a pipe. He looked serious, rigid, and plain-looking. The hair on his temples had already turned white. He looked to be about 60 or [-] years old, but he exuded But it is the aura of a superior, very compelling.But when he saw Li Yang'er after going downstairs, he pulled a smile on his face. Although the smile was a bit stiff, it was not difficult to see that it was sincere, and he looked at Li Yang'er like a loving father.

"Uncle Zhang, let me introduce you. This is the one I mentioned to you last time, Miss Chu Shi'an, a private detective from the Cross Detective Agency. This...is her assistant, Miss An." Chu Shi'an stood up , with the attitude of a junior, respectful yet proud, with a faint smile on his face: "It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Zhang." Mr. Zhang nodded, reached out and shook Chu Shi'an: "It's a pleasure to meet you Yes." When he turned his gaze to An Shijin, Mr. Zhang was stunned, and a gleam flashed in his cloudy eyes: "An, Miss An is so kind, have I met you somewhere?" "Dong Zhang is polite." Well, H City is so big, there must be someone who looks like me, I am just a small person, how have I seen such a big person like Zhang Dong." Mr. Zhang narrowed his eyes and did not speak, and smiled softly, already thinking A few points.

"I invited Ms. Chu here today because I want Ms. Chu to help me investigate a matter. Yang'er has been recommending you to me before, saying that you are an excellent private detective. I have always believed in Yang'er's vision, and she will never Misunderstanding. As long as Ms. Chu accepts my commission and helps me find out this case, I will definitely reward you with a lot of money." Mr. Zhang sat on the sofa, lowered his head and gently wiped the pipe in his hand with a piece of cloth. "Zhang Dong, please tell me the basic situation of the case you want to entrust to me. I will consider whether I can accept your commission based on whether I have the ability to solve the case." Chu Shi'an stood up straight, facing the imposing Zhang The old man looked at him straight in the eyes, and his tone was calm and not at all inferior.

"Why don't you come and guess, I invited you here to entrust you with something." Mr. Zhang said unhurriedly, looked at Chu Shi'an with deep eyes, and actually started playing charades like this.Li Yang'er on the side frowned, feeling that Mr. Zhang was a bit embarrassing, so he came here, and guessed what was entrusted without saying anything, even Holmes probably couldn't guess it.An Shijin's face remained unchanged, his eyes fell on Chu Shi'an who was on the side from time to time, and there was a deep and calm smile on the corner of his lips.

Chu Shi'an's expression didn't change a bit, he just pressed the brim of his hat, and said in a calm tone, his eyes hidden in the shadows shone with confidence: "I have been observing since I entered the mountain, and every few steps along the way There is a bodyguard who is very vigilant against people coming from outside, and several of them are leading well-trained dogs to search for something in the grass. When I entered the hall, I found that Mr. Zhang should be an antique lover. There are a lot of expensive antiques. The room should have just installed an anti-theft alarm. So I guess, Mr. Zhang must have lost some valuable things, and these things should still be in this mountain. I don’t know. Guess it right?" The slender fingertips pointed to a hidden place in the living room, a small brand new black box was being installed on the corner of the table, faintly visible, and it was absolutely impossible to find it without extremely keen eyes.

After hearing Chu Shi'an's words, Li Yang'er raised his head in a daze and asked Mr. Zhang for confirmation.An Shijin, on the other hand, smiled bewilderedly, staring at Chu Shi'an with twinkling eyes. "It seems that I found the wrong person." Mr. Zhang did not answer directly, but put down the pipe in his hand, put away his arrogant attitude and looked at Chu Shi'an with admiration.After Mr. Zhang said this, everyone present understood that Chu Shi'an guessed right, something was indeed lost in Zhang's mansion, and that's why Chu Shi'an was called to investigate.

"Old Zheng, close the door, and don't let anyone in without my order." Master Zhang waved to signal Butler Zheng, who had been holding the little hairball, to leave. "Yes, Chairman." Steward Zheng bowed respectfully, then turned and left.

"To be honest, I did lose something a few days ago. My villa has been repaired for decades. More than ten years ago, I dug a basement under the villa and built a wine cellar for wine. In addition to collecting these antiques, I am also somewhat interested in red wine, and my family also likes it. A few years ago, I hid a safe in this inconspicuous place in the wine cellar, and I put something in it. A few days ago I Big birthday, I didn't invite anyone else, just the family members to join in the fun, I drank a few more glasses of wine in the evening, and the next day I suddenly thought of going to the wine cellar to see the things I hid, who knew to go in Only then did I realize that the safe was broken, and the contents inside disappeared." Mr. Zhang frowned slightly, his face looking a bit gloomy.

"Mr. Zhang suspected that someone in the villa stole it." Chu Shi'an listened carefully, and seeing that Mr. Zhang stopped, he quickly asked a question. "What kind of thief is the most difficult to guard against? House thieves are the hardest to guard against. I don't doubt the servants, drivers, and bodyguards below. Because a few years ago, some people below secretly took wine in the wine cellar, so I installed a security door for the wine cellar." , requires fingerprints to open it. Apart from me, the only ones who can open that door are my wife, me, my sons and daughters, a nephew, and a housekeeper, Old Zheng, who has been with me for decades. So, the person who steals is Among these people. This is a family matter, so it is not easy to call the police. Outsiders will only laugh when they find out. So I asked Yanger to find me a private detective and check for me. Who is this house thief who stole things? By the way Help me find all those things."

"I'll take the case. Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. My assistant and I will help you get it back as soon as possible." After listening to Mr. Zhang's narration, Chu Shi'an pondered for a while, with a confident smile on his lips. . "How about this, Ms. Chu and Ms. An investigate the case, and stay here in my villa, and save the trouble of running around every day." Seeing that Chu Shi'an confidently agreed, Mr. Zhang laughed enthusiastically Chu Shian and An Shijin were invited to stay.

Although Chu Shi'an didn't like the feeling of relying on others, but in order to facilitate the investigation, he didn't shirk it. He immediately discussed with An Shijin and agreed.Li Yang'er was also invited by the old man to stay for dinner. They chatted about other things, and the atmosphere was harmonious.This old man looks serious and old-fashioned, but he is also an approachable old man after chatting.