The Plow

The old butler smiled honestly when he heard the words, and held Tang Shenghao by his hand without moving.

He just winked at Ling Shu.

Ling Shu received the signal and immediately rushed forward to grab the soup bowl.

"Uncle Zhou didn't give it to me. I snatched it myself. You can't blame him for that."

After a mouthful of soup, the cold stomach immediately warmed up.

"Uncle Zhou, is there ribs in this soup?"

The old butler gave a thumbs up: "It's used to enhance the flavor."

Ling Shu was proud: "As soon as I drink it, I can immediately know what's in it!"

Yue Dingtang said slowly: "There is a kind of animal that is similar to you."

"Mr. Yue, for you, I have worked so hard with Ms. Zhen for a whole day. There is no credit but there is hard work. You are not afraid of chilling my heart when you treat a meritorious minister like this?"

After drinking a bowl of soup, Ling Shu touched his heart and sighed.

"My heart is so cool."

Yue Dingtang was unmoved: "I asked you to dismiss her, not for the two of you to go on a date and watch a movie."

Ling Shu smiled and said: "Hehe, you still follow me, it seems that you are really worried, so what did you follow up in the end?"

Yue Dingtang remained silent, put down the soup bowl and began to eat.

He has a good habit of never talking when he has food in his mouth, and even if he is in a hurry, he has to chew it carefully and swallow it before opening his mouth.

This is completely different from Ling Shu.

Ling Shu has never paid attention to the problem of eating fast, especially when he was working in the police station before. If there is an errand in the middle of a meal, he either has to put down his job and rush to do the errand, or he has to finish it in two or three bites.

When the Ling family used to be rich, they also paid attention to table manners, but people in the market are busy all day long for food, clothing, housing, and transportation. The so-called eating without talking and sleeping is only for those who have money and leisure. The transformation from a family to an ordinary person in the market, if every meal is as elegant as Yue Dingtang's, it is estimated that he will not be able to finish eating in half an hour.

However, after getting along with him a few times, he also discovered a rule. When Yue Dingtang was not in a high mood or thoughtful, he would only pick up the two dishes that were close to him, even if the dishes that were farther away were the dishes he liked more. love to eat.

Right now, it is obviously time for Fourth Young Master Yue to be unhappy.

Ling Shu smiled.

Since the other party didn't say anything, he wasn't in a hurry.

Slow down the speed of eating, Lingshu tried to reduce the frequency of chewing from four times per second to twice, and drank the soup in small sips.

For river delicacies like steamed fish, it is best to dip a chopstick in the fish meat into the soup, put it in the mouth for a long time, swallow all the soup, and then swallow the fish meat.

Steal the floating life for half a day.

Ling Shu enjoys himself.

Yue Dingtang watched coldly, but felt that he was idle every day. Others wished to break one day into three. He would be fine. If nothing happened, he would either sleep in the office and be lazy, or go out to watch a movie while doing errands—if it wasn't halfway Sneaking away, how could He Youan be assassinated?

"If you have nothing to say, you can go back." He said slowly.

After dinner, the servant brought fruit, Ling Shu didn't treat himself as an outsider, he just forked a piece with his signature.

"This apple is from Yantai? It's sweet and crisp, really good!"

After Ling Shu finished eating a piece, he reached out to fork again, but the plate was taken away.

Yue Dingtang: "Uncle Zhou, see off the guests."

Uncle Zhou didn't move, he looked embarrassed: "Fourth young master..."

Yue Dingtang: "Why, I can't call you anymore? That old Hong—"

"Did I say it's okay?" Ling Shu took the fruit plate back and picked up an apple. "It's not that the news I found was too shocking. I'm afraid you won't be able to digest it for a while, so I'll give you some time to react. After I broke up with Ms. Zhen at noon, I went to the former residence of He Youan and asked neighbors, relatives and friends about it. So old, guess what news I got?"

He would say this, even if it was a deliberate mystery, the answer would definitely be unexpected.

Yue Dingtang really became a little interested.

"She used to be a murderer?"

Ling Shu: "She was married before."

Yue Dingtang raised his eyebrows, his face was full of surprise.

"Could it be that the neighbors are jealous of her prosperity and deliberately discredited her?"

Ling Shu said: "Probably not, but not many people know about this matter. I visited several families, and their impression of the He Youan brothers and sisters is that the elder brother is very hardworking, reading by the lamp at night, and working on the dock during the day to support himself and his sister. , and girls often went out to look for odd jobs to supplement the family income, until He Changan disappeared and He Youan completely lost her support. With her beauty, and no brother to protect her, it is strange that no one is tempted."

Yue Dingtang: "Go on."

Ling Shu: "At that time there was a family surnamed Liang, whose parents knew He Youan's parents well. Both parents died in the family, but the situation was better than that of the He family. At least they had a small surplus of money. The Liang brothers could still study. I have long liked He Youan and proposed marriage to her."

Yue Dingtang: "She agreed?"

Ling Shu: "I agree. One of the witnesses at the time was He You'an's neighbor who told me about this matter, an old man named Zhong. Unfortunately, not long after the two got married, her husband Liang Zhou was bewitched to smoke. He secretly smoked big cigarettes behind He Youan's back, thinking about getting rich overnight and earning back the money from smoking big cigarettes, but ended up losing it all in the gambling hall."

It's already terrible to be addicted to smoking these days, let alone drug addiction.

Yue Dingtang: "It seems that the family has been destroyed."

Ling Shu: "Although he didn't win, it's not far away. Liang Zhou didn't suffer from a drug attack and died of illness. On the contrary, he was beaten half to death in the gambling hall because he lost money and couldn't pay back the gambling money. He couldn't be cured when he came back the same day."

Yue Dingtang said: "Some gambling halls will keep a hand. They don't beat people to death on the spot, but hit people with internal injuries. It happens just when people go home, so that it is easy to clear the responsibility. They often have gang forces behind them, and even if they make trouble at the police station. It's useless."

Ling Shu: "That's right. After Liang Zhou's death, He You'an only found out that Liang Zhou ruined all his family property in order to smoke opium. They couldn’t afford the odd jobs, not to mention that Liang Zhou had a younger brother Liang Ye who was studying and needed expenses. The debts almost crushed them, until not long after, He Youan went to sell flowers outside the movie theater and was spotted by Shen Shiqi.”

Yue Dingtang: "The neighbor He Youan told you all these?"

Ling Shu nodded: "He You'an has a lot of fans, once this matter gets out, it will definitely damage her image and cause her reputation and value to plummet. The old neighbors took a hush money, and they feel sorry for He You'an's rough life, so they have not publicized it."

Yue Dingtang: "Then why are they willing to tell you?"

Ling Shu raised his chin slightly: "This is naturally my ability, Uncle Zhou, do you think so?"

The old housekeeper smiled and said nothing.

Yue Dingtang: "Then what are you going to do next?"

Ling Shu: "Don't be impatient, I found more than that. Through the old neighbor, I found the address of Liang Zhou's younger brother Liang Ye, who is also the address of He Youan's former uncle. Coincidentally, the place where he is studying now is right It is the university where you teach. That is to say, Officer Yue, this Liang Ye is still your student!"

Yue Dingtang: "Which department?"

"Department of Western Languages, sophomore." Ling Shu's eyebrows danced brightly, "What's even more coincidental is that the real boss behind the gambling house that lured Liang Zhou to make a big bet and ended up ruining Liang Zhou's family was Lu Tongcang. Little brother, Jiang He."

Yue Dingtang: "He You'an said that because Lu Tongcang was interested in her, Jiang He was very dissatisfied. He was afraid that his beauty would mislead others and harm Lu Tongcang, so he even sent someone to warn her."

Ling Shu: "That's right, it's him."

Yue Dingtang: "But this incident should have happened after He Youan joined the film."

Ling Shu: "Could it be that before that, Lu Tongcang had already met He Youan, and set up this trap to make her compromise and sell herself? It's a pity that Shen Shiqi got cheaper in the end?"

Yue Dingtang: "This is just your guess."

Ling Shu: "Therefore, further verification is needed. I plan to go to Liang Ye and Jiang He tomorrow. Maybe I can get something from them."

Yue Dingtang looked at the fruit plate.

An apple inside was cut into eight pieces, and he only ate two pieces, and Ling Shu killed the other six pieces.

This person eats every day, but why does he still look skinny? Could it be that he has grown two stomachs?

Seeing that he shifted his gaze from the fruit plate to himself, Ling Shu stared intently for a moment, and couldn't help covering his heart.

"Why, looking at me too smart, want to steal my heart?"

Yue Dingtang couldn't help sighing.

He felt that getting along with Lingshu was first and foremost to cultivate the Buddhist peace of mind to the extreme.

It makes no sense to freak out for insignificant issues.I am not angry when others are angry, and there is no one to replace me when I get sick.

Yue Dingtang recited these few sentences silently several times, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he smiled at Ling Shu.

"After talking for a long time, you still haven't told me what's going on with Zhen Congyun."

Ling Shu: ...

Xu felt that Yue Dingtang's reaction was too weird, and he said it very happily this time.

"After I met Miss Zhen, I told you what you said truthfully, and Miss Zhen didn't make things difficult for me, so we chatted a little more."

Yue Dingtang: "What did we talk about?"

Ling Shu: "Folk customs and fashion are popular. Although she came back from Japan, she has a lot of knowledge. She has dabbled in many things. She also reads a lot of books on weekdays. When we talked about Chinese and foreign movies, we happened to talk about Ms. He Youan He's new work, she invited me to watch it at the cinema."

Yue Dingtang: "Have you gone?"

Ling Shu: "Of course not. If I go, how can I investigate the case? With my determination, I naturally declined Ms. Zhen's kindness. However, Ms. Zhen also invited me to dance at Paramount on weekends. Pack up Paramount and invite friends to celebrate her birthday."

Yue Dingtang: "You agreed."

Ling Shu took out a name list from his pocket, put it on the table and pushed it over.

"This is the guest list I asked for from Ms. Zhen. It is all the guests she plans to invite. The black ones are the friends she invited herself, and the red ones are added by her secretary. connections."

Yue Dingtang took the list and glanced at it briefly.

In a corner, next to Lu Tongcang and his family, there was a familiar name.

rivers.