Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

Two days later, the new division of labor in Xialou was decided.

Major cases should be handed over to Supreme Jade.

Don't bother him with such trivial cases.

This is also to allow him to focus his main energy on major cases.

After all, it was a major case, so the money they paid was high.

His partner is still Qingxia.

But now it's the other way around.

He used to be Qingxia's follower, and now Qingxia has become his follower.

The two of them went out again today.

A wealthy man named Zhuang in the city had his treasure stolen. Instead of reporting the case to the police, he paid two thousand taels of silver to find Xia Lou and appointed Zhizun Yu to investigate the case.

After Captain Ma received the case, he arranged for Lu Xunhuan to go.

Lu Xunhuan took Qingxia out and headed straight for Zhuang's mansion.

The Zhuang family has a big business in Changzhou City, and it is said that they have the support of important officials in the court.

After Lu Xunhuan brought Qingxia to the scene, he knocked on the door, explained his purpose, and then let her in.

While the servant was taking the two men to see Master Zhuang, Lu Xun Huan asked the servant, "Your master went to report the case, saying only that he had lost a priceless treasure, but he didn't say what it was specifically. Do you know?"

The servant shook his head and said, "I don't know. Ask the master later."

After a while, the two arrived at the reception room.

The servant served tea and then left.

After a while, Mr. Zhuang came.

He bowed to Lu Xunhuan: "Master Yu."

Lu Xunhuan returned the greeting: "Hello, Master Zhuang."

Master Zhuang looked at Qingxia and said, "When I went to report the case, I specifically told you that this case would only be investigated by you. Why did you bring someone else with you?"

Lu Xunhuan said, "My assistant, Qingxia."

Mr. Zhuang shook his head: "No, let her go back."

Qingxia's face was quite embarrassed.

People seemed to look down on her, which made her feel embarrassed.

Seeing Master Zhuang like this, Lu Xunhuan roughly understood what was going on.

What was lost might not be an ordinary treasure, but something shameful.

What things are not allowed to be seen?

For example, things stolen from the national treasury.

For example, things that the royal family does not allow the common people to own.

But such things are top secrets in the palace and should be kept properly. How could they be stolen?

He said to Qingxia, "As long as the client's request does not violate ethics, we should try our best to respect it. You can go back."

Qingxia gave him a dissatisfied look and left unhappily.

After Qingxia left, Master Zhuang said to Lu Xunhuan, "Master Yu, let's have a private conversation in the study."

Lu Xunhuan nodded: "Okay, Master Zhuang, lead the way."

When the two of them arrived at the study, Mr. Zhuang closed the door and they took their seats.

As expected, Master Zhuang said, "Things lost in the mansion must not be known to outsiders."

"So, Master Yu must keep his mouth shut. When you return, you must not tell anyone in Xialou, not even Captain Ma."

Lu Xunhuan said, "Don't worry, Master Zhuang. Keeping secrets for our clients is our basic professional ethics."

"I will do my best to do the job. Once it's done, you pay the money. This case will be closed and never mentioned again."

Mr. Zhuang nodded: "Very good, I believe in Mr. Yu's character and reputation."

He took out a silver note worth one thousand taels, placed it on the table, and pushed it to Lu Xunhuan.

"You've worked hard investigating this case. Take this and have some tea."

Lu Xun Huan pondered for a moment and took the banknote: "Is this case very difficult?"

When Master Zhuang saw him take the banknote, he lowered his voice and said, "I lost something priceless. It was a dragon bone."

When Lu Xunhuan heard the word dragon bone, his heart was shocked.

Well, I came to Changzhou City just for this.

Check the keel, just right.

He whispered, "When did you collect the dragon bones?"

Mr. Zhuang said, "More than forty years ago, it fell into our rural fields and was dug out by my grandfather. Since then, it has become our family heirloom. Since then, our family business has been smooth sailing and has grown bigger and bigger."

Lu Xun Huan nodded: "This thing is indeed priceless. So, how long is it, how big is it, and what color is it?"

Mr. Zhuang said, "It's a small piece, about the length of a finger, and red."

Although Lu Xunhuan remained calm on the surface, his heart was in turmoil.

Isn’t this a divine bone?

Okay, then we must find it.

Mr. Zhuang added, "I put it in this study."

He stood up, walked to the corner of the study, and opened a secret compartment: "I hid it in here."

Lu Xun Huan asked, "Your family has this treasure, so no one else should know about it, right?"

Master Zhuang sighed, "Master Yu, you don't know what you are doing. It's a shame."

Lu Xun Huan blinked his eyes and said, "It's okay. Just take your time."

Mr. Zhuang closed the secret compartment, walked back and sat down.

He whispered, "Outsiders don't know, but my wives all know."

Lu Xun Huan asked, "Do you suspect they stole it, or do you suspect they leaked the secret?"

Mr. Zhuang said, "Who should be ashamed? My Fifth Madam..."

He seemed to be unable to continue. He said half a sentence, was silent for a while, and then said: "I will tell you directly, my fifth wife stole it and gave it to her adulterer."

Lu Xun Huan stroked his chin and said, "Now that we know where to go, this matter will be easy."

Master Zhuang shook his head. "It's not easy. The adulterer is usually a good friend of ours. He's been to my house several times. I didn't expect that I'd let the wolf into my house and that the Fifth Lady would actually hook up with him."

Lu Xunhuan asked, "What is the identity of the adulterer?"

Master Zhuang lowered his voice again: "It's the Fifth Prince."

He looked at Lu Xunhuan helplessly: "Tell me, this thing is not easy to make public, and the thief is the Fifth Prince. Don't you think it will be difficult to deal with it?"

Lu Xun Huan asked again, "Then what is your intention in coming to our Xia Lou?"

Master Zhuang took out another silver note worth one thousand taels and pushed it to Lu Xunhuan: "Master Yu, I heard that you are very powerful. Please, help me steal it back without alerting the Fifth Prince."

Lu Xun Huan was a little amused and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You want me to steal things from the Fifth Prince's mansion?"

Master Zhuang gestured, "Hurry up and put the banknotes away, Master Yu. I believe in your ability and wisdom. You will definitely not let me down."

Lu Xun Huan pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Since my Xia Lou has accepted your case, and since you trust me so much, I will do my best."

He changed the subject: "But, Master Zhuang, this requires a thorough plan. Don't rush me. I promise you that I will help you steal it back within a year."

Mr. Zhuang nodded: "Don't worry, I will never rush you or put pressure on you."

He took out another 1,000 taels of silver and pushed it towards Lu Xunhuan: "Thank you, Master Yu."

Lu Xunhuan accepted all the offers and took the silver notes.

"Is your fifth wife still at home?"

Mr. Zhuang said, "After she admitted to stealing the thing and giving it to her adulterer, I was furious and divorced her. She was sent back to her parents' home."

Lu Xun Huan asked, "Where is Fifth Madam from?"

Mr. Zhuang replied, "Beidizhou is close to the northern barbarians. If I had known this, I would not have married her. It is true that being close to the barbarians makes you a bandit. Not only did she put a hat on me, but she also stole my heirloom. How abominable."

Lu Xun Huan nodded. "Okay, I'll go back and plan carefully how to find out where the Fifth Prince has placed that thing and how to steal it safely."

He stood up and said, "Just wait for my news."