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Chapter 82 Brothers and Lovers

After the guests took the cable car down the mountain one after another, Luo Fei and Qin Xiaoman went back upstairs and walked along the corridor to the door of Wang Dashan's bedroom.The door of the bedroom was open, butler He and an elderly handyman were cleaning up the messy house.

Steward He instructed the man to tidy up the table. When he looked up and saw Luo Fei, he got up and said hello: "Mr. Luo, Detective Qin, the guests are all sent away. We have to decorate the mourning hall after we have cleaned up."

The man squatted on the ground and began to cry while tidying up. Seeing this, Steward He quickly turned around to comfort him: "The man has already left. If you cry again, Mr. Wang will not be able to come back."

Luo Fei and Xiaoman walked into the room slowly, watching Steward He still persuading him: "Old Wang, come on, don't cry, someone is here."

Lao Wang cried louder and louder: "This is the end of the Wang family, can I not cry!"

"Who is this?" Luo Fei looked at Butler He.

Steward He raised his head and sighed to Luo Fei: "Hey, he is Old Wang who works as a handyman here. He is Mr. Wang's cousin from afar. He went down the mountain to see a doctor two days ago because of a rheumatism attack. He didn't come back until the cable car was repaired."

At this time, Lao Wang looked up at Luo Fei and Xiao Man, his eyes were red.

Butler He then introduced to Lao Wang: "Old Wang, these two are detectives from the patrol room, and they are investigating the murderers who killed the two Mr. Wang."

Old Wang got up and grabbed Luo Fei, his lips trembling excitedly: "Sir, Miss, please, please take revenge for Mr. Wang!"

Luo Fei nodded: "Looking at Master Wang's age, he has worked in the house for many years, right?"

Old Wang stood up straight and wiped away his tears: "I am seventy years old. When I was 15 years old, I came out of the countryside and joined the most promising cousin of our Wang family. He is the father of the two Mr. Wang. My cousin is kind. Take me in, and I've been working as a handyman at the Wang family."

Luo Fei's eyes lit up, he took out the photo from his coat pocket, walked up to show it to Lao Wang: "Master Wang, do you know the woman in this photo?"

Old Wang took the photo, rubbed his eyes, carefully identified it, and said, "This person seems to be Miss Lin..."

"Is it Charlie Wang's girlfriend?" Xiaoman asked hurriedly.

Lao Wang sighed, took the photo and sat down on the chair next to him: "It's his fiancée, Lin Yuan. Ms. Lin is very nice, she has no airs at all. After getting engaged to Mr. Wang, she moved here. Usually Lao Zhi draws some Western paintings on a drawing board, he is quiet and gentle, he is really a good person."

Luo Fei's expression changed: "Then why did the marriage fail?"

Old Wang glanced at Butler He, hesitant to speak, and then shook his head lightly: "People are gone, and it is meaningless to talk about these old things."

Luo Fei bent down and stared at Lao Wang very seriously: "Master Wang, in order to find out the murderer as soon as possible, you must tell us clearly what you know."

At this time, Steward He also persuaded him: "Yes, Lao Wang, hurry up and tell Mr. Luo what's going on."

"To be honest, we didn't expect it." Lao Wang said, sighing heavily, "Mr. Wang left Ms. Lin at home because of his expedition, but besides us servants, there is also Mr. Wang at home. I don't know what happened, but after coming and going, Miss Lin fell in love with Mr. Xiao Wang."

After hearing this, Xiaoman and Butler He couldn't help being surprised.

"When Mr. Wang came back, he found out about their adultery, and the one who celebrated Chinese New Year drove Miss Lin away." Old Wang continued.

Luo Fei heard this, and gradually frowned: "So, the rift between Wang Charlie and Wang Dashan is not just about the distribution of family property."

"After all, he is his younger brother, the only family member in the world. No matter how much Mr. Wang goes too far, Mr. Wang can only bear it. It happened more than 20 years ago. What can you two brothers do?" The photo was returned to Luo Fei.

Luo Fei stared at the photo, lost in thought.

"What are you thinking about?" Xiao Man came over and bumped Luo Fei with his shoulder.

"Follow me!" Luo Fei immediately walked to the balcony with Lin Yuan's photo.

Xiaoman glanced at the photo again, a little puzzled: "Looking at her appearance, she is full of bookishness, she really doesn't look like someone who can fall in love with Wang Dashan."

Luo Fei nodded: "Well, I'm afraid there's something else going on." After Luo Fei finished speaking, he lowered his head and looked at the photo.

"Lin Yuan... Lin Zaizhong... Could it be?" Luo Fei muttered to himself.

Seeing Luo Fei's eyes flashing, Xiaoman hurriedly asked, "What? What new discoveries have you made?"

So, Luo Fei pointed to the photo and showed it to Xiaoman: "It has been more than 20 years since Wang Charlie drove Lin Yuan away, and Lin Zaizhong looks like he is only in his 20s, and both of them have the surname Lin."

Xiaoman disagreed: "Lin is a common surname, so it's not surprising that it's a coincidence."

"Then look at Lin Yuan's thumb."

According to Luo Fei's prompt, Xiaoman took a closer look, and compared her thumbs: "Her thumbs seem to be very thick."

Luo Fei nodded: "Lin Zaizhong's thumb is also very thick. This situation is not a coincidence, but heredity. Usually, one of the parents has a thick thumb, and the children born will also have it!"

Xiaoman suddenly realized: "That's right! My uncle's thumb is also very thick, so my cousin and cousin have thick thumbs."

"It's no wonder that when I first saw this photo, I felt familiar. Look at Lin Yuan's eyebrows and eyes, is she somewhat similar to Lin Zaizhong?" Luo Fei said thoughtfully.

Xiaoman repeatedly nodded in approval.

"When several coincidences come together, it is no longer a coincidence." Luo Fei smiled slightly, "It seems that Lin Yuan has an inseparable connection with these two murders."

"Now Lin Zaizhong is missing, and I don't know if the detective caught him after he went down the mountain." Xiaoman thought about it, and frowned, "Also, who is Lin Zaizhong's biological father? Want to kill the brothers of the Wang family? Is it to avenge my mother?"

At this time, Luo Fei seemed to remember something, and said to Xiaoman: "I saw the document about the Art Foundation from Liu Mingxu, and it seems to have Lin Zaizhong's date of birth on it!"

Luo Fei said as he paced back and forth on the balcony: "Lin Yuan was pregnant when she was kicked out of the house, and the case seems to be getting more and more interesting."

Xiaoman followed behind, thought for a while, and suddenly showed a shocked expression: "So, Lin Zaizhong's biological father should be one of the Wang family brothers!"

"Xu Xiake's poem!" Luo Fei stopped suddenly and blurted out.

"It's from a famous mountain. What are the first two sentences?" Xiaoman leaned on his head and tried hard to recall.

Luo Fei thought for a moment and said, "If I remember correctly, it should be that the grass rot machine was with me, and the clothes and pearls were found to be very serious."

Xiaoman stretched out her finger, and pointed at Luo Fei excitedly: "Ah! It's—heavy!"

"As a mother, Lin Yuan will never make a mistake about who the child's father is."

Luo Fei stood on the balcony and looked into the house.I saw that Lao Wang was about to clean the table, and there was an ashtray at the foot of the table.Luo Fei thought for a while, and immediately rushed into the house, grabbed Lao Wang and said, "Don't move yet!"

Afterwards, Luo Fei's eyes fell on the two used matches in the ashtray and the half cigar on the edge of the ashtray.Xiaoman followed closely, watching Luo Fei's every move closely.At this time, Luo Fei took out two matches and stood them side by side.The remaining length of both matches is exactly the same as the burnt degree.Luo Fei then picked up the cigar again, sniffed it under his nose, and then put it in his hand to examine it carefully.After a while, Luo Fei smiled lightly: "I see."

Xiaoman watched from the side, confused all the time: "Why are you staring at this cigar? Are you going to send it to Benjamin for testing?"

Luo Fei shook his head: "There is no need for testing, this cigar has already told me who the murderer is. The person Liu Mingxu sent back to his room was not Wang Dashan at all, but his brother Wang Charlie."

Xiaoman looked surprised: "How is it possible?"

"Yesterday Wang Dashan handed me and the inspector a cigar. He didn't know the correct way to light a cigar. He lit the cigarette butt without preheating it." Luo Fei pointed at the cigar and shook his head, "No wonder I always feel that Charlie Wang is dead Fully figured out."

"You mean, Charlie Wang is pretending to be Wang Dashan?" Xiaoman guessed.

"Well...their brothers are indeed very similar in appearance, and it is easy for people to overlook this because of their clothes and manner of speaking." Luo Fei then turned to Xiaoman, "Let me ask you first, if you are Wang Dashan, Why did you kill King Charlie?"

Xiaoman pondered for a while, and blurted out: "For the monopoly of the family property, for the money."

"Okay." Luo Fei nodded and smiled, "Then let me ask you again, if you were Charlie Wang, what would you want?"

"Alive, keep the inheritance!" Xiaoman replied immediately.

Luo Fei's expression turned serious, and he approached Xiaoman: "What if you have to die?"

"Then..." Xiaoman looked at Luo Fei, was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Leave the property to whoever you want to give it to."

"Who do you want to leave it to?"

"If I were Charlie Wang...could it be Lin Yuan?" Xiaoman stared into Luo Fei's eyes after speaking.

Luo Fei nodded: "And his son Lin Zaizhong!"

While Luo Fei was talking with Xiaoman, a servant came in to announce: "Mr. Luo, please go to the study to answer the phone. Inspector Javert from the patrol room is looking for you."

Luo Fei and Xiaoman looked at each other and came to the study.Luo Fei unhurriedly picked up the phone.

Javert's voice came from the receiver immediately: "Luo Fei, we found Lin Zaizhong's home. He also has a mother, but according to the neighbors, he just dragged his mother out in a hurry. We have sent more people , to prevent them from escaping from Shanghai."

"He took his mother away?" Luo Fei smiled and glanced at Xiaoman.

"Inspector, I think the two of them should have come to the villa." Luo Fei put down the phone after speaking, took out the floor plan of the villa and checked it, and said loudly, "Let's go to the underground ice cellar immediately."

After walking a few steps, Luo Fei turned around and went back to the desk, picked up the phone and started dialing: "Wait for me, I'll make another call."

"Who are you calling?" Xiaoman asked hastily.

Luo Fei smiled and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)