Demon Book Strange

Knowing that You Wenyue is You Wenzhu's elder brother, the master of the Han family apologized repeatedly.Han Shang cried and said, "I'm sorry, if I hadn't invited Wenzhu to play at home, such a thing would not have happened."

You Wenyue didn't blame him, and then asked about the process and time of the incident.

There was no class in the afternoon, and Han Shang invited You Wenzhu to play at home. During the period, she went to get some snacks, took them back to the study, and found that You Wenzhu was missing, so she asked the housekeeper if she had gone home?The butler said no.Realizing that the person was missing, he hurriedly reported the disappearance to the police station.Afterwards, Dongfang Mao brought patrols to investigate.

It was only an hour before and after.

After listening, a group of people came to the study, Han Shang pointed to the painting on the table: "When I went out, Wenzhu was sitting here looking at the painting."

You Wenyue went up to pick up the painting and took a look—it was a portrait of a hanging silk doll, and the face of this portrait was that of Miss Han.Because this face is too realistic, it makes people feel cold in the bones.Dongfang Mao looked at it, and his hair suddenly exploded. He said, "Speaking of which, there seem to be portraits of puppets in the homes of the other three disappearance cases I investigated."

In the first case of disappearance, the portrait of the hanging silk doll was hung on the wall, and the face was also the face of the missing person.This portrait was mixed among several family portraits, and he didn't pay much attention to it at the time.I thought it was already there.

In the second case of disappearance, half of the portrait of the doll was burned, leaving only half of the face of the missing person.At that time, he thought it was a collection, so he didn't realize there was a problem.

In the third case of disappearance, the portrait of the doll was given as a gift by others, so there is no suspicion.

It wasn't until this case of disappearance that Dongfang Mao regretted its carelessness.If it was Yan Luowang and the second brother who investigated, they would have found out the clues long ago.

You Wenyue asked, "Is this a portrait painted by someone?"

Han Shang shook her head, and she said anxiously, "It just showed up at home a few days ago, and I don't know how it got there."

Ask the Han family again, they all shake their heads, their family has never hired anyone to paint portraits.

Looking at the painting, You Wenyue couldn't help rubbing his lower lip with his fingers, and then inspected the study.But nothing.Finally, he rolled up the portrait and left.Dongfang Mao followed, and then sent people to the third missing person's house to find out who gave the painting.

After leaving Han's house, Dongfang Mao told about the previous three cases.After hearing this, You Wenyue said, "Wenzhu disappeared for Miss Han."

Oriental Cat doesn't understand.

You Wenyue said: "As you said, in the three disappearance cases you investigated earlier, there were doll portraits of the missing persons. But this time, the portraits left were the faces of Ms. Han, and the missing persons It was Xiaozhu. Therefore, Xiaozhu was taken away instead of Ms. Han."

The Oriental Cat scratched its head: "In other words, the person who should have disappeared was Miss Han. But when the perpetrator came to arrest Miss Han, he saw the little pig, so he changed his mind and took the little pig away."

"Yes, if Little Pig didn't go to Han's house today, then the next missing person would be Miss Han...mentu."

"Second Young Master." The door map appeared.Dongfang Mao jumped on the second brother in fright.

"Can you get news of their investigation in the International Settlement and Chinese circles?"

"I'll send it to the Second Young Master before tomorrow night." After speaking, he disappeared.

The disappearance of the younger sister caused the worried You Wenyue and Dongfang Mao to lose half a bowl of rice.After returning home and knowing that Xiaozhu was missing, You Wensheng, who had just returned, went out again, presumably wanting to find someone by his own means.

Dongfang Mao sent out to investigate the third portrait donation, and the police told him that it was given by a man in white clothes wearing a ghost mask and speaking strangely.

"What strange thing did he say?"

"It's not strange words, but a strange accent. Just like foreigners who speak Chinese, what they say is extremely awkward."

"So the perpetrator is not Chinese..."

But it could also be a foreigner with a hometown accent.

At home, You Wenyue spread the hanging silk doll portrait on the table for inspection, and then lowered his head to smell the smell of paper and paint.The Oriental cat flicked its non-existent tail and asked, "What's on it?"

You Wenyue shook his head.

That night, You Wensheng did not return home.

The next day, You Wen finished the portrait of Yue Juan, greeted Granny Wu, and went out with Dongfang Mao.

Granny Wu sent them out with a smile, and then walked to the yard tree and waved to the crow hanging on the branch. The crow croaked a few times and flew to her hand. They "crashed" and flew away.

On the tree, quiet was restored.

Holding the broom, Granny Wu continued to clean the yard.

You Wenyue and Dongfang Mao brought the painting scrolls to the store that sells the "Four Treasures of the Study". He spread out the painting scrolls, and the owner put on his glasses and looked down for a good look.Then he said: "Sir, our store is the biggest 'Four Treasures of the Study' in Shanghai. The pigments that I can't buy here are even less likely to be bought elsewhere."

You Wenyue asked: "Look at the store, where is this paint from?"

The owner said: "If I'm not mistaken, the color pigments on this painting should be from Dongying."

You Wenyue couldn't help but put his finger under his lips: "He's from Japan..."

The owner smiled and said, "You don't know painting, so you can't tell that the puppets in this painting are drawn in the style of Ukiyo-e."

The Oriental Cat doesn't understand, but it does know one thing - this painting has something to do with the Japanese.

Put away the painting, thank you, and then go to You to ask Sheng.And Men Tu, who was sent to investigate the case files in the International Concession and Chinese circles yesterday, has also returned to the New World Playground.

It was no surprise that they came, but seeing his second brother sitting so far away from him, You Wensheng wanted to slap someone, he said: "The disappearance case investigated by the public concession and the Chinese circle is related to a puppet painting, but they have not found it. The man behind the portrait."

Dongfang Mao spread out the painting on the table, and You Wenyue explained the findings from the investigation ten steps away.

Little Baylor was very interested after hearing this: "If it was done by the Japanese, I don't know where this person is hiding."

Most of the Japanese overseas Chinese lived in the public concession, and the board of directors of the Ministry of Industry in the public concession had Japanese directors.But it's all for making a living. Even if they are discriminated against, Huazuo will not give up patrol work easily.On the contrary, they found out the doorway inside, some released the opium pipes and roads, some leaked information about the case of the patrol house, and some simply slacked off on patrol every day, found a place to lie down, and slept with the police cap on their faces Last sleep, when the time is up, go back to the arrest room to hand over the gun and go home after work.

These lazy people are looked down upon by other foreign patrols.But they are indeed the most daring group of people. In a real fight, foreign patrols may not win them.

This phenomenon is not only found in the public concessions, but also in the French Concession.Otherwise, You Wenyue would not be provoked by the people in the west arrest room to beat him and be demoted.But there is one difference. In the French Concession, the Public Board of Directors is more tolerant to the Chinese.There are more Chinese who can enter the public board of directors.

Xiafei Road arrest room, and You Wenyue's partner, the third-class arrester, was lazy, and after he was asked to patrol Xiafei Road, he went to find a place to sleep.But when something really happened, this partner was more reliable than anyone else.

You Wenyue gently rubbed his lower lip with his finger: "Most Japanese overseas Chinese gather in the International Settlement, and the disappearance first happened in the International Settlement...the portraits of puppets...are they buskers..."

You Wensheng picked up the tea and took a sip: "Director, check the origin of the portrait in the Japanese Overseas Chinese."

Jing Run picked up the portrait: "Yes." Then, he left.

Seeing that the elder brother had arranged things well, You Wenyue stood up: "I'll go out for a walk." Sitting dryly made people feel uneasy.

The Oriental Cat jumped up and wrapped its limbs around him: "I'll go too."

After the two greeted You Wensheng, they left the New World Playground.

After they left, Little Baylor handed the visiting card to You Wensheng. You Wensheng opened it and saw that it was a visiting card from the Anglican Church, so he tore it up.Little Baylor smiled like a fox: "The people who made trouble in the Anglican Church have been investigated." So, the photos of 11 people were put on the table.You Wensheng picked up the photo of the man wearing the monocle, his eyes were devoid of emotion.

In the public concession, on the busy street, Dongfang Mao followed behind him with his hands behind his head and asked, "Did the second brother and the eldest brother quarrel?"

You Wenyue scratched his gray hair: "You think too much."

"Then why do you always avoid big brother?"

"I'm sick, I'm afraid I'll infect him."

"Second brother is sick? Why don't you go to the hospital."

"My illness can't be cured by the hospital."

"Too."

He is indeed sick, and whenever he gets close to his eldest brother, he will get sick.He didn't want to hurt the other party, so he could only hide.

Looking up at the blue sky, Dongfang Mao said, "I don't know what happened to the little pig."

After speaking, I saw a flock of crows flying across the sky.So, pointing and shouting: "Second brother, look!"

You asked Yue to raise his head: "What are you looking at?"

Dongfang Cat excitedly pointed at the group of crows and said, "That's our crow!"

You Wenyue was skeptical: "...Did you read it wrong?"

The Oriental Cat said affirmatively, "It's them. I climb trees and catch them every day. I don't know them." Then, he waved to the sky, "Hey, where are you going?" After finishing speaking, he chased after them.

You Wenyue caught up speechlessly.

The oriental cat that likes to chase birds is really like a cat.

Thinking of this, You Wenyue was horrified to find that the kitten really looked like a cat.

In a shanty house in Zhabei Huajie, a man wearing a monocle held a chain in his hand, and a little ghost with red skin and sharp nails was lying on his feet.This little ghost is the baby that You Wen asked them to capture and was snatched away.

In the shack, ten masked men were either sitting or standing, waiting for their master's orders.

The man was humming a song, he stretched out his hand, the palm of his hand glowed, and then stood up: "Then, let's go. Go to meet our next important partner."

The little ghost who was sleeping woke up, he got on all fours and was led out of the shanty house by his master.

The ten masked men jumped up and headed in the direction of the International Settlement.

The man hummed a song and led the little ghost across Zhabei Huajie. Along the way, when he saw a man with a hideous face, he was frightened and avoided it.Looking at these ordinary people, the man smiled contemptuously—in this world, if you don't want to become a monster, you will die.Here, one day, it will become a paradise for their strong ones.

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Today is New Year's Eve, I wish everyone a happy, happy and healthy family.