lord of all phenomena

Chapter 48 The Blind Musician

After the shopkeeper Ma finished speaking, he hesitated again.

Gu Qing said: "Do you have anything else to say?"

Shopkeeper Ma said: "If the Daoist over there asks about the painting, I will definitely tell the truth. Mr. Gu, don't blame me for bringing you into it. But you haven't even seen the painting, so you should be fine."

Gu Qing frowned, he definitely didn't want to see the sky, but if he deliberately avoided it, it would look suspicious.

He said: "Tell me, when will the Taoist priest come?"

Shopkeeper Ma said: "It must be after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Gu Qing nodded, and said, "Well, I'm going to see what interesting things you have in your store, and I plan to buy one as a gift."

Shopkeeper Ma said: "You can take a look at it as you like, and I will give it to you at cost."

Gu Qing said: "That's not necessary, you can say what you want, business is business."

Shopkeeper Ma smiled and stopped talking, letting Gu Qing visit the store by himself.To be honest, he was quite flustered before his boss died, but after chatting with Gu Qing for a while, he found that he was not so nervous anymore.

At his age, he has met many people, and he knows in his heart that some people are born with a calm and calm temperament, which can also infect others.

Gu Qing is probably this kind of person.

Gu Qing looked around and chose an unattractive stubborn stone root carving.He said, "That's it, how much?"

Shopkeeper Ma hesitated for a moment, and said, "Mr. Gu, this carving is a bit ugly to be honest. It's not good for you to buy it as a gift, or I'll go to the warehouse and find another one for you."

Gu Qing said: "That's it, don't you think its material is very special?"

Shopkeeper Ma said: "This thing is quite heavy, it feels like an iron lump, but I didn't spend much when I bought it back. If you value its material, you can take ten taels of silver with you."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "I'll give you 30 taels, I don't want to take too much advantage of you."

Shopkeeper Ma is an acquaintance after all, Gu Qing is too lazy to trick him, mainly because although the item is more than ten taels, it can't be sold at a high price.

He took it back and had to process it again.

Shopkeeper Ma said: "Twelve taels, Mr. Gu, tell me what is so special about it. I will also learn the tricks in it. Next time I meet, I won't miss it."

Gu Qing smiled slightly, took out the red fish and shaved it lightly on the root carving, revealing the texture inside, which was thin and intricately patterned, quite shiny.

The horse shopkeeper also smelled a faint fragrance.

He was surprised, and he seemed unsure: "Could it be camphor wood?"

The horse shopkeeper touched the incision and said, "Really, I don't know who did it. I painted a layer of ugly paint on the outside to wrap it tightly. Mr. Gu, this dagger is good. I scraped it before. It looks like It’s like scraping iron, and it can’t be peeled off at all. Later, because of other things, I forgot about this thing.”

Gu Qing picked up the peeled off layer of lacquer, smelled it, and said, "It seems to be a special kind of raw lacquer."

He pinched his fingers and said casually: "This lacquer seems to be good for making lacquer paintings."

Just as he was talking, he suddenly looked outside the door, and two police officers walked in. They stood guard at the door and followed Ding Dian prison who Gu Qing had seen.

Ding Dianyu was slightly surprised to see Gu Qing.

He greeted: "Young Master Gu, why are you here?"

Gu Qing said: "I'm here to buy a small gadget, and I plan to give it to Mr. Fang as a Mid-Autumn Festival gift during the festival tomorrow."

Ding Dianyu nodded, and he said: "Then please send my greetings to the boss and Miss Fang, I still have some business to do with this shopkeeper."

Gu Qing said: "Is it related to the murder of Shopkeeper Ma's owner? This matter has something to do with me. The owner of Shopkeeper Ma originally asked me to repair the lost painting."

Ding Dianyu was surprised and said, "Really? Shopkeeper, tell me about this painting. That's why I came here."

Shopkeeper Ma then told the truth of what he knew.

Ding Dianyu obviously listened attentively and raised some doubts from time to time. Since Gu Qing was there, shopkeeper Ma didn't panic and said what he knew.

"I have written all these things down. If you still think of anything, remember to come to the Yamen to find me." Ding Dianyu then bid farewell to Gu Qing.

Shopkeeper Ma waited for Ding Dian prison to leave, sat down on a chair, and said, "Mr. Gu, if it weren't for you, Ding Dian prison would not be so easy to talk to. So you have a good relationship with Mr. Fang? I thought You just know each other."

He knew from his friends that Mr. Fang got the fake painting that Gu Qing bought, so he guessed that Gu Qing and Mr. Fang had a relationship, but seeing how Ding Dianyu was selling Gu Qing's face, he thought that the relationship between the two must be good.

Gu Qing said: "The relationship is fine, I will give you the money, and I will go back with my things first."

The shopkeeper Ma wanted to refuse to accept it, but he felt that it was better to accept it, otherwise he would appear polite.If Gu Qing was a person who was greedy for small profits, shopkeeper Ma would definitely not ask for this money, because after observing, he felt that Gu Qing was generous in his work, and he didn't like procrastination and politeness, so he was afraid that Gu Qing would get bored.

Shopkeeper Ma firmly remembered this favor, thinking that if Gu Qing needed him in the future, he would definitely repay him with all his heart.After all, if Gu Qing had left just now, shopkeeper Ma might have said something wrong, and because Dian Prison didn't have to worry about Gu Qing, he might take him back to the yamen.

After entering the yamen, the King of Hades is easy to see, but the little devil is hard to deal with. Even if he is very innocent, he will inevitably spend money and avoid disaster.

He took the money and sent Gu Qing out.

Gu Qing was carrying the root carving, and when he arrived at the south gate, he suddenly heard the sound of a zither.It was a blind luthier playing the guqin, Gu Qing thought it was good, so he simply stopped and listened quietly to the leisurely sound of the piano.

It was obvious that Gu Qing was not the only one who was attracted, but gradually other pedestrians were also attracted, so they stopped.

Great music always resonates with people.

Gu Qing immersed himself deeply, as if he was lying on the smooth mirror-like lake. From time to time, the clear and melodious birdsong could be heard in his ears, and the fish were playing leisurely beside him.

There are also lotus flowers on the lake, which are naturally beautiful and do not need any carvings.

Zizi!

Gu Qing was startled, subconsciously turned his head, and saw that Dian Prison, whom he had just seen just now, was not far away. He seemed to be thinking about something, and his expression should be the same as when he was thinking about the case on weekdays.

No, not quite the same.

His expression froze and did not change.

Mouth closed, not breathing.

The tolerance behind him didn't seem to know yet, thinking that Ding Dianyu was thinking.

Suddenly Ding Dian prison collapsed, bleeding from seven orifices.

Immediately afterwards, someone yelled "dead man".

The street suddenly became chaotic, and the sound of the piano stopped abruptly.

Gu Qing first subconsciously wanted to find the luthier, but the blind luthier had already blended into the crowd and disappeared from Gu Qing's sight in the blink of an eye.

After hesitating for a while, he quickly walked to the side of Ding Dian's body, "Both of you, go back to the yamen to invite someone, it's best to call for the assistant. The other one and I are right here, don't let anyone destroy it." on site."

Gu Qing squatted down and calmly talked to the two policemen, brushing one hand over Ding Dianyu's face.

(End of this chapter)