Rebirth 78, the beginning of the marriage was broken off by the female educated youth

The next morning.

Li Xiangnan's motorcycle stopped at Xihuamen, and Defa hurried over carrying an oil-paper bag.

"Eat some buns. Once you're done, Captain Guo and the others will be here soon!"

"Hmm!" Li Xiangnan shared two or three buns with him, and they each wolfed them down.

"Xiao Li..." Wang Defa mumbled as he chewed, a little worried. "Captain Guo can't get a search warrant. What can we get today? I don't understand this. Can you explain it to me?"

"We have to go! I wanted to investigate the Mu family before, but Uncle Lang was taken away by his relatives! Now that we've met someone from the Shangguan family, they can't just disappear overnight, right?"

Li Xiangnan bit into a bun, his eyes narrowed slightly, "I just don't believe it. In Yanjing, who can make the Shangguan family shrink back!"

"That's true!" Defa nodded thoughtfully.

"Also," Li Xiangnan finished his bun, took out a cigarette and handed it to him, "Shangguan Wanqing is the only member of the Shangguan family we can currently contact. Generally speaking, she's willing to get close to us. If we want to investigate the Mu family's affairs, we have to ask her for help!"

Wang Defa remained noncommittal, "I hope to hear good news today!"

Boom boom boom!

Almost immediately after he finished speaking, a jeep from the Municipal Public Security Bureau rushed out from Xihua Gate and stopped in front of the two men.

"Consultant Li!" Guo Qian waved from the car.

Wei Jingfei and Liu Yiming, who were in the same car, quickly got out and respectfully opened the door. "Advisor Li, Doctor Wang, please get in!"

"Oh, you're embarrassing me!" Wang Defa's mouth immediately curled up, and while refusing, he squeezed his fat body towards the door.

Li Xiangnan also got into the passenger seat smoothly.

"Have you eaten yet?" Defa handed the oil-paper bag to Wei Jingfei, "Old Wei, share it with you!"

"Thank you, brother!" Xiao Liu said sweetly.

Wang Defa immediately laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

Li Xiangnan took the opportunity to fasten his seat belt and said, "Go west along the national highway! I'll show you the way!"

"Okay!" Guo Qian stepped on the accelerator and the car immediately sped off on the road.

After Xihuamen was far behind, he asked, "You said on the phone that you found the Shangguan family? The progress has been so fast in the past few days, are you sure?"

"Absolutely, absolutely!" Li Xiangnan clutched the handrail, his eyes fixed on the mantelpiece as he spoke. "I met Shangguan Wanqing yesterday, but we didn't have a chance to discuss it in detail. The Shangguan family is very cautious about entering the ruins!"

"Oh?" Guo Qian was startled. He exchanged a glance with Wei Jingfei and Liu Yiming in the rearview mirror. The three of them silently memorized the information. "After you called this morning, I asked Old Wei to check out the Xishan Farm. The Shangguan family has been very low-key these days. They mostly live in Xishan, but there have always been people living in the house on West Chang'an Street! It's incredible that they haven't been affected in the past!"

Li Xiangnan didn't respond, just nodded.

After a few seconds of silence, he asked again, "Have you found out the identity of the deceased old man?"

Wei Jingfei said from behind, "Not yet. We've looked through all the missing persons cases from the past one or two months, but we can't find anyone who matches! This old man doesn't seem to be from Yanjing!"

"No one has reported the crime, and no family has come forward to claim the body!" Guo Qian also explained: "Xiao Liu has recently contacted all the streets and asked them to look for the body in the community as well!"

Li Xiangnan rubbed his brows and said, "Looks like I can only look for a needle in a haystack!"

Guo Qian nodded and said, "As for Xu Sheng, he's been questioned for the past ten days and has collapsed. In about two or three days, he'll be able to reveal some key clues!"

This is very good news recently.

"Huh, I hope there will be a good result!" Li Xiangnan gave everyone a cigarette, opened the car window and started smoking.

In less than an hour, we took the national highway and turned onto the gravel road of Xishan Farm.

It had rained at night, and there were wet dewdrops everywhere, sparkling in the morning light, adding a sense of depth to this mysterious manor.

Some staff members in coarse uniforms were working everywhere on the farm, even the landscape gardens on the roadside were being trimmed.

Even in the distance, there were people practicing archery on horseback in the stables.

The rumbling sound of horse hooves was endless.

"Why are there so many people here?" Wang Defa looked out the window in surprise.

Guo Qian was surprised and said, "Advisor Li, this is not worse than the Song family!"

Li Xiangnan nodded without comment and turned his gaze to the horse farm, but he did not see the figure of the cold, heroic yet passionate girl.

The car was stopped in front of the cast iron gate.

Two men in Zhongshan suits immediately stepped forward and stood in front of the car, one on the left and one on the right. One of them negotiated with someone, while the other stared at the passengers in the car with a fierce look.

"Hello, we are from the Municipal Public Security Bureau. We are here to ask your owner about something!" Guo Qian handed over his ID.

The man looked around carefully, and his gaze especially stayed on Li Xiangnan's face for a few seconds.

Their expressions were focused and their movements were meticulous, as if they had received some kind of professional training.

Even after receiving the police's certificate, he only responded calmly: "Wait a moment, I need to ask the master for instructions!"

The door suddenly closed again.

Several people were waiting in the car.

As a result, the wait lasted half an hour.

Wang Defa had been quite patient, but after being worn down like this, sweat started pouring down his face. "The Shangguan family's threshold is really high!"

Guo Qian nodded secretly, and Wei Jingfei whispered beside him, "I called here from the bureau this morning, but I don't know who answered. They just said, 'I know,' and hung up! Damn it, I'm so pissed!"

Everyone laughed at themselves, but their impression of the Shangguan family was quite bad.

Squeak!

Just when everyone was about to lose their patience, the door suddenly opened slowly.

A man in his fifties who looked like a butler walked out of the manor and bowed slightly. "The master is waiting for you in the reception room!"

He straightened up after he finished speaking, "Please don't drive. We just planted the lawn at home, and I'm afraid the stones we brought might get in the way!"

"..."

Guests should follow the host's wishes, so there was nothing anyone could say. After nodding politely, they entered the manor gate as promised.

The Song family has a secluded manor in the city.

The Shangguan family's manor is ingeniously designed. Whether it is the rockery garden or the bonsai flowers, you can see the clever thought behind it. The family heritage can be seen every time you walk around.

The main building was actually several hundred meters behind the stable where we were last night. It was a building that combined Chinese and Western styles, with flying eaves and corners, as well as Roman and Byzantine styles.

Led by the butler, everyone filed into the lobby and were then led into the reception tea room on the side.

A middle-aged man in his fifties, sitting upright on a rosewood armchair, wearing a traditional long gown, was playing with a pair of jade walnuts in his hands.

His temples were slightly gray, but his eyes were as sharp as an eagle. After Li Xiangnan and others entered the room, they immediately fixed their eyes on him.

"Captain Guo, Dean Li," he raised his hand and said, "My humble abode is simple, and I'm sorry for the hospitality!"

His voice was steady but carried unquestionable authority, and that one sentence shocked everyone.

Just now, no one introduced Li Xiangnan to the Shangguan family.

But he clearly recognized Li Xiangnan's identity.

The Shangguan family has indeed studied me!

Li Xiangnan was surprised.

Looking up, I was met with a pair of deep and arrogant eyes...