sea ​​situation

"Is Uncle Sun looking for us?" Lu Ming asked.

"It's not me looking for you, it's the master looking for you. Strictly speaking, he's just looking for Master Lu, but since Miss Yuan is here, let's go together." Sun Butler smiled lightly.

"It's not for me, why should I go? Mr. Lu should go by himself." Yuan Mingzhu was not happy.

Steward Sun knew that this eldest lady had a sharp character in everything, and said with a smile: "It's a business for the master to find Master Lu, but something happened to my eldest miss. In the past, you were as close as sisters. Shouldn't Miss Yuan go to greet her?"

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Lu Ming and Yuan Mingzhu looked at each other, and their expressions became serious.

They originally agreed that they would go to Sheng's house together the next day after they came back, but they would encounter something wrong as soon as they landed, so they were delayed.

"What happened to Sister Mu Yi? Did you find it? I was so anxious to hear the news." Yuan Mingzhu said like a cannonball.

"Find it? It's so easy, that's why the master is in a hurry to find Master Lu." Butler Sun said with a wry smile.

"Uncle Sheng is looking for me for this matter?"

Lu Ming immediately guessed Sheng Youde's purpose of looking for him, but he suddenly lost confidence.

Can you do it yourself?

In an instant, it seemed as if a mountain had collapsed, all of which were on his shoulders, and he was suddenly panicked.

"What are you thinking, hurry up and talk about it when you see Uncle Sheng." Yuan Mingzhu urged, not knowing what he was thinking.

Lu Ming sighed, he could only talk about it after seeing Sheng Youde, it's too early to say anything now.

Lu Ming locked the door and put the key back where it was, and the two walked out of the courtyard.

Parked outside the courtyard was a brand new Mercedes, a luxury car of the head of state. There is only one of this kind of car in Shanghai, not even the boss of the Qing Gang.

The boss of the Cao Gang’s car is just an American Pontiac, but he basically doesn’t sit in it, so he just pretends to be.

This is not to say how low-key the bosses of the Green Gang are, but most of these people are very nostalgic and still nostalgic for the good old days, so they still wear robes and jackets, sit in sedan chairs, listen to Peking Opera, play the erhu, and instinctively reject all foreign visitors. exotics.

Although Sheng Youde is not as trendy as Lu Ming's generation, he is also a person who dares to destroy the old and create the new. It can be said that he is quite different among his generation.

Butler Sun sat on the assistant seat himself, and invited Lu Ming and the two into the spacious back seat.

"This car is so big, you can even sleep in it." Yuan Mingzhu lay down on the back seat without saying a word.

Lu Ming couldn't help it. Fortunately, there were two rows of seats at the back, and he sat opposite Yuan Mingzhu, admiring her curvy body.

"What are you looking at? I've never seen such a beautiful woman." Yuan Mingzhu sat up straight in a hurry, both ashamed and angry.

"Yeah, I haven't seen it before, of course I have to appreciate it now." Lu Ming laughed.

"I'll kill you, dare to say it again." Yuan Mingzhu swung her powder fist and punched Lu Ming's shoulder twice.

The driver in front and Steward Sun both laughed. They had heard about this young unmarried couple. They also heard that the two of them escaped from marriage by coincidence.

Butler Sun couldn't speak.You two are so close, and you are both older, wouldn't it be better to get married as soon as possible?Why run away from marriage and stay together again?This generation of young people likes to do this kind of thing that takes off their pants and farts, and they don't understand what they are thinking.

If they were 5 years younger, maybe it could be interpreted as rebellious and against their parents in everything, but they are not that age anymore.

The Mercedes was driving fast on the street, attracting the attention of passers-by. Many people guessed who was sitting in the car. Some said it must be a foreigner, some said it was the mayor's car, and some said it was the Green Gang. Boss bought a new car.

Lu Ming couldn't hear the comments of passers-by inside, and he didn't care about it, but wondered why Sheng Youde sent this car to pick them up.

Although Sheng Youde bought this car a long time ago, he seldom drives it out. He usually takes a horse-drawn carriage to get in and out more often. This is because he doesn't want to show off and cause unnecessary trouble.

Could it be that something happened to his daughter and his mentality suddenly changed?

The car stopped at Lingering Garden, which was Sheng Youde's mansion, a garden-style building.

What Sheng Youde admired the most was Liuhou Zhang Liang, one of the Three Heroes in the early Western Han Dynasty, so he named his residence Lingering Garden.

Some people also say that the Lingering Garden was built after the mansion of Hu Xueyan in Hangzhou. The reason is that the architect is the same person, but the Lingering Garden is slightly inferior in terms of luxury. There is no rockery and no large amount of white marble.

Lu Ming had visited the Lingering Garden a few times before, but he always paid a visit to Sheng Youde, and then went out directly, without taking a good look at the scenery in the garden.Needless to say, in terms of grandeur and luxury, The Lingering Garden is second to none in Shanghai.

He didn't go to Hangzhou to see Hu Xueyan's mansion, so he couldn't compare the two.

Steward Sun led Lu Ming and the two to the front of the main house along the usual path, and Sheng Di was welcoming them under the dripping eaves.

"Brother, you are here, the old man is in a hurry." Sheng Di smiled when he saw Lu Ming.

Then he smiled at Yuan Mingzhu: "Miss Mingzhu is getting more and more beautiful, but it's cheaper than my brother."

Yuan Mingzhu sneered: "Are you in a hurry again?"

Sheng Di hurriedly bowed and smiled, "Don't dare, don't dare."

Speaking of which, the Yuan family and the Sheng family were still related by marriage, because Yuan Mingzhu's sister Yuan Ziyuan was engaged to Sheng Di, so Yuan Mingzhu naturally became Sheng Di's sister-in-law.

However, Sheng Di's brother-in-law is quite useless, and Ziyuan is gentle and considerate, impeccable, but this sister-in-law is careless, and fixes him whenever she sees the opportunity, often making him miserable and having nowhere to appeal.

"Is it injustice?" Sheng Youde's voice came from inside.

Sheng Di hurriedly waved his hand to let him enter the house quickly.

Lu Ming was a little apprehensive, walked in bravely, and said with a wry smile: "Uncle Sheng, my nephew greets you, are you going to scold me again?"

Sheng Youde sat on the teacher's chair without getting up, and said with a sneer, "You still know that I'm going to scold you."

Lu Ming didn't dare to say anything else, after saluting, he stood there obediently.

When he just came back from studying in the United States, Sheng Youde found him and offered him a job as the general manager of a spinning mill with an annual salary of [-] yuan, or as the manager of Shengdi's bank with an unchanged annual salary.Where to go is up to him to choose.

Lu Ming refused. He still wanted to make a name for himself. If it was just for the high salary, he could stay in the United States and find a law firm to work for.He wanted to find his own way in Shanghai Beach, so he opened a private detective agency.

Sheng Youde respected his choice and didn't blame him. Then he said that he was alone in Shanghai and no one could take care of him, so he asked him to come to his house for dinner every day.

Although the Republic of China has passed, Sheng Youde's family still has a large group of idlers, and dozens of them eat idle food every day. The Sheng family has a big business, and they don't care about the consumption.

Lu Ming is not a person who is willing to be restrained. Thinking of coming here to eat every day, wouldn't it mean seeing Sheng Youde every day, and then receiving court training every day?Never do it!

So he came back for such a long time, except for Sheng Youde who sent someone to invite him, he never took the initiative to come here once. For this reason, Sheng Youde scolded him every time he saw him, and every time he was more ruthless.

"Any news about Mu Yi?" Lu Ming asked.

Sheng Youde shook his head in pain, then closed his eyes.

Lu Ming looked at him, suddenly felt sad and almost cried.

Sheng Youde is only 50 years old. Due to proper maintenance, he looks like a person in his 30s. His hair is also black, without a single gray hair.

Why haven't you seen each other for a month? It's changed so much.Sheng Youde in front of him, his face is full of wrinkles, his temples are much grayer, and there are a few strands of white hair on the top of his head. He looks like a 60-year-old man.

"Old man, don't worry, Sister Muyi is auspicious, and she will be fine."

At this moment, Yuan Mingzhu came in, and she was startled when she saw Sheng Youde's appearance, so she quickly comforted her.

"It's the Pearl, let me lend you a good word." Sheng Youde forced a smile.

At this time, Sheng Di also came in, standing respectfully beside Sheng Youde's chair.

"Di'er, tell me about the injustice." Sheng Youde said.

Sheng Di told what happened, which was similar to what Lu Ming heard, but with many more details.

Lu Ming listened, and hurried to the table to pick up a pen, and wrote down key points one by one on the paper, such as the chain of the suite door lock, the latch of the window, the missing suitcase and dressing box, and the set of clothes left behind etc.

After listening to everything, Lu Ming fell into deep thought.

This is a standard case of disappearance in a secret room. This kind of thing only happens in detective novels. I didn't expect it to happen in reality.

But the real case is more cruel and rigorous than the detective novel, because there is nothing to start with in the whole case, unlike the detective novel, the author always leaves an inconspicuous flaw, otherwise the author can't make it up up.

"It's not fair. I will leave this matter to you. I have already decided to hire you to investigate." Sheng Youde said.

"This...Uncle Sheng, Mu Yi and I are like brothers and sisters. If something happens to her, I'm obliged to help, so you don't have to hire me." Lu Ming hurriedly explained.

"Employment still needs to be hired. Although they are all from my own family, the accounts must be settled clearly." Sheng Youde said.

"Brother, this is an employment document written by me, you just need to sign it." Sheng Di quickly took out a piece of paper and handed it to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming read it once, and it said that Sheng Youde hired private detective Lu Ming to investigate Sheng Muyi's disappearance with full authority. The period is three years, and the annual remuneration is [-] yuan. If Sheng Muyi is finally found or the murderer who kidnapped her is found, another reward will be given. Lu Ming fifty thousand oceans.

Lu Ming smiled wryly, isn't this giving him money for nothing?

He can't ask for this money, otherwise his conscience will be disturbed.

"Uncle Sheng, my nephew still says the same thing. My nephew is obliged to investigate this matter. I will try my best to find out the truth of the case. However, my nephew's ability is limited. If I can find out the result, I dare not speak nonsense. I can only say that I will do my best. There is no need for commissions. My nephew can live a decent life, if there is an unexpected expense one day, I can ask Uncle Sheng to ask for it."

"No, you must sign this contract, and you have to accept the money. As for the extra expenses, you can ask Dier for reimbursement." Sheng Youde waved his hand, irrefutable.

"Brother, just sign it." Sheng Di's pen and paper had already been stuffed into Lu Ming's hands.

Lu Ming still hesitated, he should try his best to do this matter, so he shouldn't be favored by Sheng Youde, but when he saw Sheng Youde suddenly winking at him, he picked up the Parker Pen signed.