The house wasn’t locked, and from the deserted look inside and outside, it was clear that no one had lived there for a long time.

Li Shu walked in and didn’t notice anything strange.

There wasn’t much inside, so it was impossible to tell the identity of the people living here.

After searching up and down, he only found a simple painting on one wall that had not been put away.

There is already a little dust on the calligraphy and painting.

There is a vague and scribbled signature in the lower right corner. The left half is not clear and only the word “尤” on the right can be seen clearly.

Li Shu didn’t care about anything and took the calligraphy and painting directly into his pocket.

“Take it back and show it to Brother San.”

Then he turned to look at Chen Bei and Chen Nan, “Did you find anything?”

The two shook their heads: “This place is very clean.”

The people moved away, leaving behind an empty house.

Seeing that it was getting dark, fearing that something might happen, Li Shu said, “Go back first and analyze it later.”

The three of them took a detour down the mountain.

This time when they came down the mountain, the three of them turned left and right and finally came to a stalled project development.

Because he was not familiar with the road, Li Shu really had no idea how he got here. But after asking the nearby residents, he found out that this was actually the tourist area that the Bai family planned to develop!
There were quite a lot of projects originally planned to be developed, such as spiritual healing in the wild, treasure hunting in the mountains, a paradise on earth, and green organic farming. I heard that they were planning to build this into a wild ecological resort. The project had already been approved and construction had started, but it was later rejected by the higher authorities.

As for the reason, the rumor is that it damages the environment.

It does damage the environment.

However, since it was approved, it means that the Bai family used certain interpersonal relationships and means behind the scenes. If Li Shu remembered correctly, this project had been approved a long time ago. This place is a bit backward, so projects that can drive local development are actually very easy to pass. As for why it was forced to stop later, he thinks it should be related to the people living here.

There must be a remarkable person living in the house they saw, whose connections and means are better than those of the Bai family.

It may be that they are strong in themselves, or they may have a strong enough backer.

Unfortunately, the building was empty and they arrived too late.

The three returned to the town and rested for a night. The next day, they wandered around the villages near Mingquan Village, but unfortunately they were unable to obtain more information.

After just a few days of running around, Li Shu lost a lot of weight.

After returning to North City, he gave Chen Nan and Chen Bei a holiday and immediately rushed to the manor.

“Reiji, where’s the third brother?”

Li Chen looked at him excitedly, “You’re back. Third brother went to the old house and should be back soon. Have you found Doctor Zhong?”

Li Shu shook his head, took off his things and put them away carefully.

Li Chen had sharp eyes and spotted the calligraphy and painting that did not belong to Li Shu’s luggage. “What is this? Let me see.”

Li Shu raised his hand and put the thing away, looking cautious, “Don’t touch it.”

This was the only thing he could bring back from this trip, and he didn’t know if it would be useful. Li Chen was just as good as him, so what could he see?

“If you don’t want to see it, then don’t see it.” Li Chen was very contemptuous of his behavior, “But you should tell me about Doctor Zhong’s condition, right?”

Li Shu pulled a chair and sat down, poured himself a few glasses of water, and then said calmly, “It’s too late, and I didn’t find Doctor Zhong.”

“what?”

“But I have made a major discovery!” “What major discovery?”

Li Shu told him seriously about his experiences over the past two days. Li Chen looked at him with suspicion, “Are you sure this is not an illusion?”

“I’m sure!” Li Shu said firmly, “I saw it clearly, and Chen Nan and Chen Bei also saw it. The calligraphy and painting are what I brought back!”

Li Chen believed him then, “No wonder Bai Sheng set his sights on that place, he must have planned it all along.”

Jiang Yu rushed back when he received the message from Li Shu.

Now that he saw that someone had arrived, he slowed down his pace and asked, “Did you find anything?”

Li Shu quickly unfolded the calligraphy and painting and recounted the whole incident to Jiang Yu in detail.

After listening to this, Jiang Yu’s eyes fell on the calligraphy and painting on the table. The calligraphy and painting looked simple, but a closer look revealed their extraordinary qualities. Each stroke was majestic, and the entire landscape was ingenious and ingenious.

Even though he had seen the works of many masters since he was a child and was very familiar with various styles, it seemed to him now that none of them were as good as this.

He had his own unique style, which was not inferior to any other masters, and he was deeply touched.

Looking at the signature again, it is indeed very personal, a little sloppy, and it is difficult to tell what the specific words are.

Li Chen followed his gaze and asked, “Third brother, is this happiness, worry or hesitation?”

Li Shu continued, “I think we can rule out You first. Although the handwriting is sloppy, it shouldn’t have that many strokes. You and You are both possible.”

Generally, the signature is a person’s name or abbreviation, in short, it is something that can represent the author himself.

In other words, as long as you know the signature, you can know the creator of the calligraphy and painting, and roughly know the identity of the owner of the house.

But this style of behavior is not like those secret organizations, they are not so elegant.

Must go and see it if you have the chance.

He picked up the calligraphy and painting, looked at it through the light for a while, but found no clue.

It is indeed just a simple painting, like something that was done casually when one was bored.

He shook his head: “I’m not sure either.”

Li Shu: “Although we didn’t find Doctor Zhong on this trip, this discovery is not small. I suspect that Doctor Zhong’s disappearance is related to the owner of this calligraphy and painting.”

Li Chen: “Maybe Doctor Zhong and the owner of this painting were killed in one fell swoop?”

Li Shu looked at him and nodded thoughtfully, “It’s possible. Divine Doctor Zhong would not disappear for no reason. According to what that person said, Divine Doctor Zhong never came down after he went up. I think there is a big loophole. Since Divine Doctor Zhong was able to go up, maybe he knew how to get to that road, or there was more than one road. Those people would not know when he left.”

“But Dr. Zhong’s Xiao Huang is still with us, and we have been looking for him for a long time. There are only two possibilities. Either he is hiding from us on purpose, or he is in danger and has been captured as Reiji said.”

“And those people saw him about half a year ago, which was about the time when Doctor Zhong left North City.

In other words, when Doctor Zhong said he had to go out for something, he was going to Mingquan Village in Nancheng. He did not stay in the village but went straight up the mountain. He was in a hurry, which showed that his purpose was clear, which was to go up the mountain.

So what was the purpose of going there? It was to meet the owner of the house.

There are three situations that follow.

One possibility is that the owner of the house was not there and had left long ago, so Doctor Zhong did not find anyone and returned the same way; another possibility is that Doctor Zhong found the person, finished his business, and returned the same way; another possibility is that when Doctor Zhong arrived, the house was empty and he did not find anyone, but was ambushed by other bad guys.

Right now we can only prepare for the worst, that is, Doctor Zhong has been kidnapped.

The owner of this calligraphy and painting is the key figure.” (End of this chapter)