The Plow

The moment he handed out the banknote, Ling Shu felt that his arrogance just now was the result of a Gu planted in his head last night.After paying the bill, he clutched his empty wallet, feeling an unprecedented emptiness. Most people's life ends here, and they have a thorough understanding of lifelessness.

The one with the surname Yue is amazing, it's like a thousand-year-old vixen reincarnated, not only attracting people's energy, but also making people willing to pay for it.

After watching the banknotes fly away with long wings, Ling Shu couldn't be interested in doing anything, even the two hairs on his head were wilted, like eggplants beaten by frost. Even Yue Dingtang suggested to go to the movies. He also waved his hands weakly.

"Go on your own."

Yue Dingtang was a little funny, but he couldn't make his smile too obvious, otherwise the other party would definitely be even more annoyed.

He barely flattened the arc of the corner of his mouth, and hummed.

"I have to go to school in the afternoon. I have something to do. You go home and rest first. I'll go find you later."

After speaking, he patted his head by the way, smoothing those two dull hairs.

Ling Shu lay down on the table with dull eyes, realizing that he was being comforted like a small animal, and wanted to get up to investigate, but Yue Dingtang had already gone far, he sighed, and lay down on the table silently, planning to spend the afternoon with the sun The sun contemplates that life is born to be lived.

It's a pity that this leisurely time didn't last long, and someone came to find him.

It is Xiao Yue who has gone and returned.

"Mr. Ling, are you still there?"

Xiao Yue was a little surprised.

"I wanted to come and have a look, but I didn't expect to meet you. If I don't see you, I might have to call to find you."

Ling Shu still looked lazy and unable to lift his spirits, but facing the unfamiliar lady, he finally straightened his body, knowing that he had to maintain a basic posture.

"I don't care how old you are, just call me Lingshu. What's the matter, do you need me urgently?"

Xiao Yue nodded, trotting all the way over, still panting.

"I just went to the Feng family, and the Feng family's uncles and aunts are all there. They have heard of your name, and they are willing to let you participate in helping to find the whereabouts of the pearl. They also said that if they can find the pearl, the Feng family is willing to go to the palace to find the pearl." Add another five thousand silver coins to the original hanging bonus."

Ling Shu blinked.

How many meals are enough for five thousand silver dollars?

Even today's lunch is enough to eat many times, right?

"It doesn't matter if it's money or not. The main thing is to find someone. Let me walk with you."

Xiao Yue said happily: "Thank you, you are indeed a warm-hearted person!"

She felt that she saw the right person. When she met Ling Shu on campus, she was first attracted by his appearance. This kind of affection was naturally stronger when she found that the other party was the same.

"My driver is waiting outside, we can leave anytime."

Xiao Yue, who can be a best friend with Feng Zhuzhu, naturally has a good family background, which can be seen from the fact that there are drivers to pick her up when she goes in and out.

Ling Shu and her arrived at Feng's house by car. After arriving at the destination, Ling Shu couldn't help but raised his eyebrows.

Coincidentally, this place is not far from Yue's house, it can be said that they are all in the same area.

It's no wonder that people living in this area are either rich or expensive, and it's only natural that the Feng family and the Yue family live close to each other.

"Minister Feng is not in Shanghai all year round, and he only came back these days because of his daughter's affairs. The Feng family's brothers and sisters usually live in Feng's mansion."

On the way out of the car, Xiao Yue introduced Ling Shu.

"Pearl has two older brothers. The eldest brother is in Nanjing with Minister Feng, and the other brother is also studying in Shanghai."

Ling Shu remembered: "Is her second brother Feng Liang?"

Xiao Yue: "Yes, do you know him?"

Ling Shu: "We met many years ago, I'm afraid he doesn't remember now."

Indeed many years ago.

At that time, the Ling family was still in decline, and they would occasionally meet at dance parties. The school the two of them attended was considered one of the better middle schools in Shanghai, and it was inevitable that they would hold events together.

However, Ling Shu and Feng Liang didn't have much contact with each other, because the latter's grades were not very good, and he didn't want to study. He couldn't represent the school in any activities. He learned a little more from Lingshu, so he couldn't help but get angry with Lingshu, and later a few quarrels arose.

Over the years, the two are like this mansion and the dandelions that fly outside by chance. There may be an intersection at a certain moment, but this intersection is destined to pass by each other without pain or itching.

From the outside, the Feng mansion looks much more luxurious than Yue's house, but as soon as Ling Shu entered, he found that the furnishings here may not be better than Yue's house, and it was even a bit out of tune with the outside decoration, bringing a sense of the times that are old and not old.

Of course, it doesn't mean that these things are worthless, Ling Shu himself is also a person who has experienced great wealth, he just sees an answer from these details: Feng's family is not as glamorous as it looks.

Ling Shu remembered that after Xiao Yue left the table earlier, he had asked Yue Dingtang how the Feng family was doing now, and was Minister Feng still proud in the officialdom?

These questions are not aimless. Sometimes a person's disappearance may not necessarily be related to her, but may also be inextricably related to her family, but it is inconvenient to ask Minister Feng face to face with these words, even a little girl like Xiao Yue can't tell. For this reason, the most suitable questioner is Yue Dingtang.

Yue Dingtang's answer at the time was that Minister Feng had just been transferred to be the Minister of the No-Smoking Department.

What kind of place is the Ministry of Smoking? As the name suggests, it is the department related to the banning of opium and opium. But now opium is a profitable business. Not to mention warlords from all over the country, all the relatives of the rich and powerful want to do everything possible to get into this business. The so-called ban on smoking is of course empty talk. Minister Feng can't go and blow up the stall of someone's sister-in-law or brother-in-law. That's all for me, maybe sometimes someone accidentally touches someone's cake, and Minister Feng has to personally apologize to him.

Such a minister is naturally a little aggrieved.

It can be seen that Minister Feng's official career is worrying.

As for the political opponents, Yue Dingtang is not very clear about them, maybe they have happened before, but Minister Feng lost, that's why he was sent to Leng Yamen.

Perhaps Miss Feng's disappearance has nothing to do with this.

While thinking about it, Ling Shu and Xiao Yue walked into the living room under the welcome of the servants of Feng's family, and saw Feng's couple, and Miss Feng San's two older brothers, the eldest brother came back with Minister Feng, and a young man of similar age The woman is probably Brother Feng's wife.

Director Feng had obviously heard Xiao Yue introduce Ling Shu, and when he saw the other party greeting him, he nodded and got straight to the point.

"You must have heard about my daughter from Xiao Yue."

Ling Shu should be.

Minister Feng said: "Now people from the patrol room and the police station are helping to find them. I didn't want to disturb others, but Xiao Yue said that you are very good at finding people to investigate cases. Mr. Jiang also recommended you, so I let you do the same." Participate in, if my daughter can return safely, I will naturally offer a generous reward, but I also hope that you will keep your mouth shut and don't mention this matter to outsiders, and when you leave this door, you just don't know anything."

Whether it's for the sake of the family's ugliness, or for the sake of the daughter's reputation, these words are reasonable, although Minister Feng's tone is a little blunt and forceful, Ling Shu only thinks that he is concerned, and then becomes confused.

"Don't worry, Minister Feng. I'm not a tabloid reporter, and I'm not interested in looking into other people's family affairs. Besides, if even the police are helpless in this matter, my role may be limited, but I will try my best to help."

Minister Feng frowned slightly, as if he was not satisfied with his words, but he couldn't find any bigger loopholes, so he could only let it go.

But someone next to him asked a question.

"Ling Shu? Are you that Ling Shu?"

Feng Liang still has some impressions of Ling Shu.

Judging from the expression, it doesn't seem to be a good impression.

"Why are you doing this, help find someone? Spy? Police? When Xiao Yue said it, I thought it was the same name and surname, but I didn't expect it to be you."

Whether it's a spy or a policeman, the social status is not too high. Feng Liang didn't expect that the person his father talked about and asked him to study hard, now he has become a person who depends on his family for a living. I don't know whether it's gloating or laughing at my father's bad vision.

"Father, do you still remember him? Lingshu, you mentioned it when you were in school, saying that he got good grades."

Minister Feng showed doubts, as if he was still remembering, Feng Liang couldn't wait to remind him.

"At that time, didn't you always say that he would be more promising than me in the future? Now it seems that it may not be so, he is nothing without the Ling family."

Xiao Yue couldn't help but said: "Second Brother Feng, Mr. Ling is my friend, I asked him to help!"

I don't know if Minister Feng has thought of someone like Ling Shu. On the surface, he naturally wants to reprimand his son.

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Ling Shu smiled: "I didn't expect Second Young Master Feng to still remember me. Without the Ling family, I am indeed nothing. With the Feng family, you must be everything now, right? What is it?"

Xiao Yue couldn't hold back her smile, but there was still a little movement from the corner of her mouth.

Feng Liang couldn't stop bickering, and became angry from embarrassment: "If you don't want to take this job, just get out, it's not your turn to taunt the master, you are not welcome here!"

Without saying a word, Ling Shu turned around and left.

He really doesn't rely on Feng's family for food.

The money looked attractive, but it was not so easy to get.

If Miss Feng San couldn't find it, where did she get the money?

Xiao Yue stamped her feet and let out a hey sound. Seeing that the Feng family was indifferent, she also followed Ling Shu out.

Although Minister Feng was very dissatisfied with his son's performance, Ling Shu was not important enough for him to ask him to stay.

Once you leave, if you don't stay, this matter will be so troublesome.

Xiao Yue is a sensible girl, she apologized repeatedly when she caught up with Ling Shu, saying that she didn't think carefully and took all the faults on herself.

"Don't worry, Second Brother Feng is a bastard. I don't like it on weekdays, but it's hard to say. You can be regarded as a sigh of relief for me. Today is my fault. I shouldn't have dragged you to the door. Please ask me another day." I apologize!"

Ling Shu was about to say something, but saw a person hurriedly chased in the direction of Feng's mansion, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the young woman standing next to Boss Feng just now.

She stepped on high heels, but her steps were not slow at all, followed by the servants of Feng's family, and they shouted when they saw Ling Shu from a distance.

"Mr. Ling, please stay!"

"It's Mrs. Feng!" Xiao Yue said in surprise.

Mrs. Feng's footsteps were so hasty, her tone was so hasty, and even her expression showed her eagerness to keep them.

Ling Shu intuited that during the few minutes they left, something might have happened to the Feng family.