Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 130 The fake painting case solved

Xiao Cui stopped on Wang Cai's shoulder and kept chattering to herself: "Miss Cui is here, retreat, retreat."

Wang Heng raised his hand to stroke Xiao Cui's crown, but Xiao Cui was furious: "Crazy guy, crazy guy."

Wang Heng then bowed to Xiaocui and said, "My lord Xiaocui, this is very polite."

Xiao Cui flew away in disgust and shouted to Wang Cai: "Millet, millet." Wang Cai grabbed a handful of millet from his bag and fed it to it.

The oar boat was squeaking, and it would take a long time to return to the water. The three of them lay down on the boat and looked at the blue water and the misty clouds and mountains.

Wang Heng asked: "I am lost in the mountains, why do you think of looking for me in the waters of Taihu Lake?"

Xiaocai pointed at Zhuge Xian and said, "This is still the credit of Ah Xian."

Zhuge Xian was slightly humble and said, "It's a long story, but it starts with Brother Xiaocai and I solving the Longxing fake painting case."

On the winter solstice, Wang Cai and Zhuge Xian went to Yimeizhai on Shantang Street to get crystal glasses. They ordered a high-end pair of 300 taels of silver and agreed to go to the store for an audition in seven days. So Zhuge Xian decided to spend a few days in Suzhou.

After returning from Shantang Street, we passed by the Confucian Temple Antique Market. Zhuge Xian suggested that we go shopping and indirectly learn about the "Picture of Fishing Hidden" by Taoist Meihua.

Baoguang Pavilion, the largest and most magnificent antique shop in the Confucian Temple, has always been adhering to the Jianghu tactic of making money through harmony.Shopkeeper Zhang heard that although the visitor was young, he was a supervisor of Nanjing Imperial College, so he kindly invited him to the private room upstairs to serve tea.

Shopkeeper Zhang was so perfunctory that Zhuge Xian inadvertently revealed that he was very pleased with the former plum blossom Taoist priest. Shopkeeper Zhang also had genuine ideas in his stomach. After chatting for a while about the chronology of the plum blossom Taoist priest, he asked the clerk at the counter to take a scroll of this dynasty. I came to appreciate the imitation paintings, and the conversation became more and more speculative.

Zhuge Xian asked shopkeeper Zhang who Mr. Huchuan was to whom Taoist Meihua had given paintings many times.

Shopkeeper Zhang was very proud and nodded repeatedly, saying that Zhuge Xian had asked the right person. Mr. Ge from Huchuan, Mu Fengya, was a wealthy businessman from Wucheng. He had no children but a son-in-law. After his death, all his wealth went to his grandson Gusu Shiyuan. In the year of Shiyuan, the descendants of the owner were fighting over property, and a lot of Mr. Huchuan's collection was leaked. Only then did the world know. If Zhuge Xian wants to collect these things, just ask Baoguang Pavilion to handle it.

Zhuge Xian and Wang Cai exchanged glances, and there was some tacit understanding between them.

Zhuge Xian then chatted with shopkeeper Zhang for a few more words, said some polite words about coming to visit him another day, and took his leave.

The two of them sat down in a teahouse at the entrance of the alley and deduced the circumstances of the fake painting case.

Wang Erchaofeng, who was in charge of Longxing, told everyone a supernatural story. He collected a volume of a boy's pledge from his old family, "Pictures of Fishing Hidden" by Taoist Meihua. When he took it in, he and his fellows saw it really, absolutely. It's authentic.Seven days later, Longxing went to the warehouse to take stock. By this time, "Yuyin Tu" had been replaced by a crude imitation. Wang Erchaofeng insisted that what he had received was an authentic one, and found that the hemp paper wrapping the scroll had a cinnabar-drawn charm on it. The Taoist priest in charge of the Immortal Temple on Nanhao Street said that it was an evil talisman from heretical practices, which captivated and seduced people's souls. Wang Erchao reported to the officials that he was fascinated by this talisman and was defrauded of 500 taels of silver by a demon.Liu Bantou of the Wuxian County Government told an even more bizarre story about gods and demons. He compared the talismans on the hemp paper wrapping the scroll with the county government archives and discovered a shocking secret.The talisman on this hemp paper is the talisman of the Bai Yuan sect who killed officials and rebelled decades ago.From the hemp paper, he found the pear paste candy shop run by the Shi family's father and daughter, and found that there were unburned charms in the stone incense burner. Someone also sued the Shi family's father and daughter, who flew to the mountain behind Ziyang Academy on a kite, and pointed out that his father and daughter were Bai Bai. Kite teaches demons.

Liu Bantou came to arrest Wang Heng, which means that Wang Heng was involved with the Bai Yuan Cult demon. This is even more nonsense. Wang's double pick cannot be the Bai Yuan Cult demon, so the accusation against the Shi family's father and daughter is also unreasonable. It's just groundless and cannot withstand scrutiny.

According to Baoguang Pavilion shopkeeper Zhang, Mr. Huchuan is the ancestor of the Shi family. Therefore, it is very likely that the Shi family father and daughter own the authentic "Yu Yin Tu".

A spell was cast on a fake painting, pretending to be the real one. Such a spell is so mysterious and mysterious that people cannot believe it.

On the contrary, if the genuine product enters the warehouse and becomes a counterfeit, it must be someone inside Longxing Dang who is doing something wrong.

The two friends felt that if there was really a mole, then Wang Er Chaofeng was more likely, so they walked to Longxing Station on Nanhao Street to keep an eye on Wang Er Chaofeng's whereabouts.

After following Wang Erchaofeng's whereabouts for only three days, the truth came to light.

Wang Erchaofeng's house is on Changchun Street. It is a neat new house with two entrances. It is considered decent whether you buy it or rent it.He rides a donkey to pawn in Longxing every morning and returns home from the pawn in the evening. His daily life is very regular and he never goes anywhere else.

At noon on the third day, two strong men with a follower appearance came outside Longxing. I don't know what they said, but Wang Erchaofeng followed them and left first.

Wang Cai and Zhuge Xian followed closely, and saw them walking through three or two alleys and entering a place called "Chaobei Earth Temple".

This north-facing earth temple seems to be more than just a small temple.

Seeing that it was noon in the blue sky and white sun, the two of them boldly followed in. The interior of the north-facing Earth Temple looked like a shop. As soon as Wang Erchaofeng entered, there was no sign of anyone. In front of them, a waiter came up to the counter with a smile on his face. I asked the two of them who introduced them. They don't accept strangers here.

Zhuge Xian casually said that he was Lao Liu, the steward of the Quanzhe Guild Hall. The waiter thought about it and recognized that Lao Liu was a figure in the scene. Although he had not come to bid for the meeting, they could still trust him to introduce a good person.

The guy then introduced them to how the money would be bid, how it would be shaken, and how many heads would be drawn.

Wang Cai pretended to be a second-rate boy in the village, and asked the waiter with a playful smile, what would happen if he won the membership and failed to pay his dues year after year?
The guy also laughed and said that no one in their gang had dared to fall over. There were many smart and powerful brothers in the gang who would come to talk to you about tea every day.

(End of this chapter)