Wuhan was extremely hot this day. I sat on the sofa in the office, frivolously flipping through the newspaper to pass the time.

Recently, my detective agency business has been a bit sluggish. I haven't taken any decent big orders for several months. I'm just a mess of catching mistresses and finding adulterers.

Just as I was staring at the advertisement page in the newspaper, the inside phone on the table rang. When I saw that it was called from the front desk, I asked what it was.

The front desk said that an old man came with a little girl and called him to see the president himself.

I quickly put down the newspaper and went out. Generally, customers who are arrogant and want to see the president as soon as they come in have a good status and are not stingy when they take action. This is a little experience I have been in this industry for many years.

Sure enough, as soon as we met, the old man handed me a business card, and saw "Wu Dingwen, permanent director of the Chinese Archaeological Experts and Scholars Association, professor and doctoral supervisor of Hanjiang Normal University."

I put people in the reception room with a smile and said politely: "Oh, it turns out it is Professor Wu. I have heard of your name for a long time! I am Xu Chenfeng, the president of our club. I wonder if you need my help when you are here?"

Actually, I have never heard of his name, but just looking at the title on this business card, you can tell that his status will not be as low as possible.

Unexpectedly, he didn't respond to my words, but said to the little girl beside him: "Xiaoqian, take out the photo."

I looked at the girl named Xiaoqian awkwardly, and then I realized that her appearance was simply unspeakable. She had a pair of big eyes and her whole face looked very well-proportioned, making people feel very comfortable.

I couldn't help but think to myself, this old man brought such a beautiful little girl over, could it be the legendary old couple?

Or maybe Xiaoqian is his mistress, and I want to check some information so that I can divorce my wife and divide the family property?

Before this, I did handle several similar cases, all of whom are people with some status in society. When they get old, they want to kick their yellow-faced women and take a young and beautiful girl.

When Professor Wu saw that I looked at Xiaoqian in a daze, he coughed a few times. Only then did I realize that I had lost my composure.

"Sorry, Professor, what photos did you say?" I said incoherently with a red face.

Xiaoqian smiled and handed over the photo. Professor Wu didn't seem to care much, but just said, "I want to ask you to check the things on this photo for me."

When I saw that the photos were taken with the film camera or the black and white background, it seemed that I had been in a certain age.

But strangely, the whole photo looks blurry, and I can only vaguely tell that there are a few black spots connected by straight lines, which look like a map or something.

I asked in confusion: "What does this mean?"

Professor Wu replied: "The photo is actually a navigation chart from the Ming Dynasty, or a cultural relic, which is related to an archaeological project in my hand. But for some reason, this navigation chart is missing. You know, I am old and it is inconvenient to do some things, so I can only ask someone for help. I heard that your detective agency has a good reputation, so I asked you to find it out."

I secretly estimated that things like looking for people and things are not expensive, but if they are cultural relics, it would be different. For example, if it is a value of more than 100,000 or 200,000, I can at least require a commission of 30%.

So I smiled and said, "It's all polite by outsiders, but don't worry, professor. Since you trust me, I will do my best to do this.

There is only one thing I don’t quite understand. Since this is part of your archaeological project, it’s not difficult to find something with your connections, right?”

Professor Wu was silent for a while before saying, "Because I don't want this to be known to too many people, but can be carried out in secret. As a private detective, you should know what confidentiality is, right? On the other hand, this thing is very sensitive and can only be found by you professionals."

I said wonderingly, "Oh? How do you say this?"

Professor Wu seemed a little impatient: "This navigation chart involves too many things, and I am not the only one who stares at it. In short, just go and look for it. I will not treat you badly in terms of rewards, so don't ask too much about the others."

I instantly understood that this thing was either a shameful stolen stolen or something behind it that cannot be known to outsiders.

Although private detectives themselves are an industry wandering in the gray area, I still have some concerns when it comes to some sensitive matters.

But then I thought, I was just using the money to do business and had regular procedures. Even if I really got involved in the crime in the end, I would have some conditions for exemption from liability.

Besides, from the old man's tone, if this order is done, the commission you earn will definitely not be small, and it seems that it is worth my risk.

Then I said, "Professor, we never ask about the client's affairs, we only do our own things, so you can rest assured.

But the navigation chart you mentioned is so mysterious, so you should provide me with some clues, otherwise I wouldn't be able to find it even if I have the ability to do it."

Professor Wu nodded and said, "Tell you the truth. This photo was actually taken by me thirty years ago, but I didn't know how to use the camera at that time, so I took it like this.

As for the clues you want to know, I can only tell you that I took this photo at Hanjiang Normal University back then. Later, the navigation chart mysteriously disappeared within a few days. The only thing that is certain is that it is still in Hanjiang Normal University.

Anyone in this school knows this, and the rest depends on you, otherwise what is the use of playing this private detective sign.”

I secretly scolded the old man for being sick, and since I knew where the thing was, I had to sell it to me.

After thinking about it, I had to talk about it first, no matter what his intention was. The recent performance of the detective agency is really terrible. Whether it is a big fish or a small shrimp, the business cannot be ruined casually.

After a while, the front desk brought two draft contracts. Professor Wu signed them without even looking at them. Then he left behind the 20,000 yuan advance payment and took Xiaoqian away.

When I saw the reward column on the contract, I filled in 500,000 yuan, and I felt very happy.

I thought this old man would be able to tell me about the price, but even if I can't kill 300,000 or 400,000 or 400,000 or 100,000 or 100,000 or 100,000 would be enough.

Unexpectedly, he filled in 500,000 without even asking, which completely exceeded my expectations, so I couldn't say anything more.

Just as he was about to get up and give them a gift, Professor Wu suddenly turned around and said to me, "By the way, your surname is Xu, where is your hometown?"

I didn't know what he meant for a moment, so I answered truthfully: "My hometown is in Qinghai, and my ancestors moved from Jiangsu."

Professor Wu nodded and said to himself, "That's right." Then he went out with Xiaoqian.

After seeing off the two of them, I saw that it was already twelve o'clock and was about to pack up and go for lunch when two text messages suddenly came to my phone.

The first one was a harassing advertisement, which I deleted, but the content of the second one made me feel instantly excited.

I saw that the text message was a strange number, and the content was only two short sentences: "Don't just go to this muddy water. The surname Wu is not as simple as you think!"

Who sent this? Logically speaking, Professor Wu and the others just came out of me, and only the three of us knew about this.

The text message came just after the contract was signed. Could it be that someone was surveillance behind the scenes?

I quickly called the two guards downstairs and asked them if there were any suspicious people in the office building just now.

However, they said with certainty that Professor Wu and Xiaoqian came here just now, and no one came in and out of other units at all.

It seems that Professor Wu was targeted, and the person who was staring at him was definitely not ordinary. Thinking of what he said just now, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple.
Chapter completed!