Volume 5: Qingming Chapter 38 Ancestor
After the four of them walked for a distance, Tang Butian stopped.
Jiang You and Lin Yu stopped and Jiang You asked her, "What's wrong?"
"Little niece?"
"You're the most suitable age."
Lin Yu looked at Tang Butian in surprise and asked, "Are you really a high school student?"
"No." Tang Butian denied it flatly.
Jiang You said seriously: "She is three hundred years old."
"Really?"
"You can see in the novels about cultivation that those who build their foundation in a hundred years are all geniuses, and three hundred years..."
"Golden Dan Ancestor?"
“Ancestor…”
"Jiang You!"
The tip of the wooden sword was pointed at his face.
"Be careful, don't scare my son." Jiang You noticed that Tang Butian's knuckles were turning white as he gripped the knife handle. He took a step back. "I drank too much today and was talking nonsense," he said while pointing at Lin Yu. "He got me drunk."
"I……"
Just as Lin Yu was about to explain, he heard Jiang You say, "Our section chief is a junior at Tangjiang University, majoring in finance. He's a top student."
Tang Butian lowered his hands.
"The section chief is very powerful," Jiang You looked at the wooden sword in her hand, "I can't beat her anyway. If you worship her, you can walk sideways in Tangjiang by saying her name."
"Are you talking nonsense again?"
Jiang You yawned and turned to walk forward, "Let's go, if we're any later we'll have to get off work."
They hailed a taxi at the intersection and arrived at the Chucheng Public Security Bureau more than half an hour later.
Chang Lizhang was waiting at the gate. When he saw them get off the car, he hurried over and said, "You're here." He noticed Jiang You holding Jiang Mo and the tall Lin Yu, and asked, "Who are these two?"
Tang Butian glanced at Lin Yu and said, "They are assisting me."
"Oh, hello, hello..."
During the greetings, a hearty voice rang out, "Uncle Chang, you are here!"
They turned and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
A young man wearing a blue sportswear and carrying a backpack walked towards them. When he saw Jiang You and Lin Yu, he was stunned and said, "It's you, what a coincidence!"
Jiang You and Lin Yu also recognized him, the man who ate KFC on the train.
"Do you know each other?" Chang Lizhang asked.
Jiang You replied, "When we came here, there was a train."
"We are in the same row. My name is Jin Cheng." After Jin Cheng introduced himself, he asked anxiously, "Are you here to see Uncle Zheng too?"
Tang Butian looked at Chang Lizhang.
"Jin Cheng, I have something to do now. I'll talk to you later." After saying that, Chang Lizhang turned to Tang Butian and said, "Let's go in."
He gestured to lead the way and walked forward.
Tang Butian and his group followed.
Jin Cheng watched them walk into the Public Security Bureau building. He pulled the strap of his backpack, turned around and walked out.
…
Zheng Yuantai's office is not big, with only a desk, a chair and a filing cabinet.
Tang Butian reached out and picked up the folder spread out on the desk, opened it and flipped through it. She asked, "Who was that person just now? What is his relationship with Zheng Yuantai?"
"Brother Zheng helped him before."
"He made an appointment with you to meet today?"
"No, I..."
"He knows that Zheng Yuantai is missing." Tang Butian put the folder back on the table. She looked up at Chang Lizhang and asked, "Did you tell him?"
"I didn't, I just know him," Chang Lizhang said, trying to distance himself from the matter. "He has always been in contact with Brother Zheng, maybe..."
"Where is the sword?" Tang Butian interrupted Chang Lizhang .
"In the evidence room. I have already registered it. Wait a moment. I will get it."
Chang Lizhang walked out.
After the door closed, Lin Yu said, "A few days ago, I saw Jin Cheng on Jiujin Mountain."
"The day we arrived?" Jiang You asked.
"Yes, I don't know if he saw me," Lin Yu recalled, "It was raining that day and the road was not easy to walk on. I saw him on the side peak. I thought he seemed to be looking for something."
"Let's go find Zheng Yuantai." Jiang You sat down on the chair, and Jiang Mo jumped off his body and fell to the ground.
"We should have brought Zhaocai here," Jiang You picked up the folder on the table, "Let it sniff this, and then take it to Jiujin Mountain to show us the way."
There were more than a dozen work reports in the folder. Jiang You flipped through them slowly. "He wrote them all by himself. Chucheng didn't even give him an assistant. When someone is missing, it's not right to let someone from the Religious Affairs Bureau take care of it."
"I only practice swordsmanship. He is different from me."
More than ten minutes later, Chang Lizhang walked in with a bag of evidence.
Jiang You stood up.
Tang Butian put the wooden sword on the table, she took the bag and pulled out the sword. There was only the sword, no scabbard, she looked at the scratches on the sword.
The blade of the sword shone into her eyes.
"I'll go get a few more chairs, please wait a moment," said Chang Lizhang.
"I'll go with you."
Having said that, Jiang You followed Chang Lizhang and walked out.
"When did you arrive?" Chang Lizhang asked Jiang You.
"A few days ago, I just wanted to find a resort with nice scenery to take my son to stay for a few days and have some rest."
"How old is your son?"
"I'm six and a half years old now, and this place is not what I expected."
"What's the difference?"
"There aren't many people in Tangjiang City's Special Branch, but the equipment is very complete, with separate meeting rooms and data rooms."
"I'm definitely not comparable to Tang Jiang. Brother Zheng used to have a partner. You wait for me outside." After saying that, Chang Lizhang knocked on the door of an office. After hearing the word 'come in', he pushed the door open.
Jiang You saw him talking to the person sitting behind the desk looking at the computer for a few words, then walked to the small room next door. Not long after, he came out dragging three folding chairs.
Jiang You reached out and took a chair.
After walking back a few steps, Jiang You said, "I just saw that Brother Zheng had to write his own work report?"
"Yes, his partner is called Shao Lang, he is careful and courageous."
"And then?"
"He almost lost his life in a case three years ago. He had just gotten married and his wife was pregnant at that time," Chang Lizhang shook his head. "After he recovered from his injury, Brother Zheng didn't let him continue doing this job and he moved to another department."
"No newcomers?"
"Brother Zheng, don't. When he really needs help, he comes to me. He thinks ordinary people shouldn't be harmed." Chang Lizhang glanced at Jiang You. "How did you know Section Chief Tang?"
"A case last year involved one of my tenants," Jiang You pushed up his glasses. "I am born with the ability to see things that ordinary people cannot see. I have registered with the Special Operations Department. When I am needed, I will help."
As they talked, they walked back to Zheng Yuantai's office.
