False evidence

Chapter 208 Guests are arriving

While listening to stories is certainly captivating, there are bound to be parts that become tiresome.

That's who I am.

When Cao Jinxiu got to this point, I couldn't help but interrupt her and say:

Let's just talk about what happened next.

Cao Jinxiu immediately said, "That old woman is not old."

I nodded: "Just weathered and worn."

Cao Jinxiu nodded: "Back then, all the members of the Cao family knelt before her, and she helped them up one by one while kneeling herself."

"Why?" I frowned.

"She won't tell!"

"What do you mean she won't tell me?" I was losing my patience.

Cao Jinxiu took a deep breath: "Even without her saying it, everyone knows that it was my aunt who ran off with that batch of valuables!"

"sister……"

Cao Jinxiu waved her hand angrily and said, "It's not a celestial scheme, but it's even better than one! The man in the white robe was only after a bargain. He came with ill intentions from the start! With just a few words, he hooked up with my aunt. Before the afternoon, my aunt had run off with the money he entrusted to her! So 'Ghost Hand' is just an 'insider'!"

Cao Xinyun was dumbfounded.

My eyes darted around a few times, and I finally figured it out. "You won't pursue this matter afterward?"

"My uncle forbids any investigation!"

"What do you mean?" This time I really didn't understand.

Cao Jinxiu said loudly, "Didn't I say that at least three of the pieces of jewelry you gave me this time are ones I've seen before!"

My aunt was seduced by that woman in the moon-white long gown and eloped with her, while my uncle fell in love with that 'old woman'!
At that time, my uncle, who was the head manager of the Cao family, not only let the old woman go after a conversation with her, but also accepted something from her!
My uncle said, "This matter is settled! If you have any objections, come to me!"

Afterwards, he willingly left the Cao family with nothing.

Before leaving home, he only said one sentence: "That woman entrusted me with something. No matter how much time passes, the Cao family will keep it safe and return it to its rightful owner."

"To whom should it be returned?" I felt that Cao Jinxiu was becoming increasingly agitated and difficult to control.

Cao Jinxiu suddenly smiled: "Same! That 'old woman,' just like the one in the moon-white robe, didn't specify who she was giving the item to. But she did say that when you see him, you'll know it's him!"

As she spoke, she pulled over a ladder with wheels, climbed straight up to the top of the shelf, took down an item, and tossed it back to me, saying, "This should be yours, right?"

I reached out and caught the long, narrow oil paper package, already having a general idea in my mind.

But then I saw Cao Jinxiu turn to me and sneer: "There was one more thing she asked the Cao family to say!"

"Say!"

"Don't be afraid to use an umbrella!" Cao Jinxiu slowly descended the stairs, walked around the counter, and came straight to me: "It's raining or snowing, so protect your head!"

"Thank you."

I said something, got up, and walked out.

Upon reaching the door, he turned around and bowed deeply to the two siblings inside the shop.

Cao Xinyun was clearly at a loss.

Cao Jinxiu, however, glared at me and said coldly, "I told you, I've seen at least three of the pieces of jewelry you entrusted to me today! That's because my uncle is still hung up on that 'old woman'... he can't forget her! My uncle painted a portrait of her, and the three pieces of jewelry she wore in the portrait are exactly the same three pieces you've now handed over to Cao Furui!"

I could only bow deeply to Cao Jinxiu once again.

Cao Jinxiu suddenly sneered: "I heard that woman died not long after. I remember my uncle saying before he left: 'She won't let you go.'"

"Ok!"

I nodded to Cao Jinxiu, and as I turned around, I put on the top hat that I had been holding in my hand.

……

"It's raining... no, it's snowing!"

Meng Chao, who hadn't dared to say a word, stayed by my side and talked as we walked forward.

"Ok!"

I nodded, adjusted my backpack, and tore off the oil paper wrapping the item Cao Jinxiu had given me. It was a black umbrella.

It looks modern, but the design is somewhat old-fashioned.

I slowly opened the umbrella and held it above my head.

"Twenty-one... Tenth Master, don't you think that man in the moon-white robe... was quite a scoundrel back then?"

Meng Chao looked up at the umbrella and asked in a muffled voice.

"What does maximizing profits mean?" I countered.

Meng Chao was speechless for a moment.

After leaving the back street of the Prince's Mansion and arriving at the van, Meng Chao hesitated.

I took the key from his hand, pressed the unlock button, then opened the middle door, and while putting away my umbrella, I smiled and said:
"I'm not very good at driving, so please be careful in the rain and snow."

Meng Chao got in the car, started the engine, and asked me, "Where are we going now?"

As I pulled out a tissue to wipe the umbrella, I said without looking up:

"Navigate to Jinting Grand Ceremony to pick someone up; then, go to Dongtai Gate!"

……

The Grand Ceremony at Jinting.

Outside the villa, I held an umbrella for Yue Rong and helped her into the car.

Yue Rong casually tossed her hair, turned to look at me, and smiled, "My husband's home this time!"

"I know."

I nodded and smiled at her, "He's a real man. You're a..."

"Tell me, tell me..."

Yue Rong, with a playful and mischievous expression, stretched out two slender fingers, pretending to pinch me.

I called Yan Fengwei and then asked Meng Chao to drive to Dongtaimen.

As soon as I arrived at the Dongtaimen parking lot, Yan Fengwei was already there, carrying a small bag, braving the wind and snow, waiting for me.

After he got in the car, he looked me up and down and said, "I've found everything you wanted. Your clothes... why do I feel like you look different than before?"

I smiled and asked him in return, "Where's your sister-in-law?"

"First pregnancy, sent to the center. With this snow, the shop won't be open for two or three days. Perfect, I'll hang out with you. Hey, I know a restaurant that makes really good lamb stew, shall we..."

I interrupted him, and Meng Chao drove directly to Shuangshan Road.

No. 4 Shuangshan Road.

It's the funeral parlor that Xiao Shen San directed behind the scenes and that Lu Zelin opened.

The shop's glass door was closed because of the rain and snow.

When we went in, Xiao Shensan and Lu Zelin, who already had a place to live, were playing chess in the back room.

Upon seeing us enter, Lu Zelin looked as if he had been granted a pardon: "Third Brother... Seventh Brother... Help!"

I gripped the umbrella that I hadn't opened and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Lu Zelin was already ugly, and upon hearing this, his face almost fell into a ghastly expression: "He's a terrible chess player! He can't play chess but insists on doing it..."

Xiao Shensan immediately retorted, "What nonsense! Can't I fly an elephant across the river? How big is an elephant? Haven't you ever seen one?"

I couldn't be bothered with him, so I tucked the umbrella under my arm and rubbed my hands together vigorously.

"I have something to discuss..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Shen San suddenly took two steps back, turned to the side, put his hands behind his back, and loudly proclaimed in a chanting manner:

"A guest has arrived..."

Meng Chao was startled and jumped: "I said, why did you yell like that out of the blue? You run a shop like this, and you shout 'Customers have arrived' as soon as you walk in... I felt like I had stepped into a Hong Kong ghost movie!"

Xiao Shen glanced at me sideways, a half-smile on his face, and said, "Ghosts in real life are far more exciting than those in ghost movies."

(End of this chapter)