Chapter 488 Fuqin Starts a Fight

Now we need to confirm whether the bracelet placed in the shrine in the ancestral hall is the one worn by Jiang Yanyan.

Before that, there is another question.

"It was said that the village chief forcibly closed the ancestral hall before. What's going on?" Chen Yi said.

Hearing this, Fuqin sneered, with a mocking smile: "Who knows what he is doing? Our village organizes a ceremony to worship ancestors every year. No matter what happened over the years, it has not changed. But last year and the year before, Zhongda closed the ancestral hall and temporarily stopped the worship without giving any reason."

Chen Yi thought for a while and said, "What about this year?"

Fuqin said, "It will be restored this year, Zhongda said."

Restored this year?

Jiang Yanyan's bracelet was lost this year. Is there any connection between the two things?

"That bracelet is particularly important to the village, right?" Chen Yi asked.

Fuqin nodded: "Yes, it is very important."

Chen Yi: "What if... someone stole it or damaged it?"

"Steal it or damage it?" Fuqin paused while eating and looked at Chen Yi, "That would be a big deal. Being crippled is the least of it. Young man from the police, why do you ask?"

Chen Yi smiled and said, "Nothing, just asking casually. Old man, can you take me to the ancestral hall again after dinner?"

He had seen the photo of Jiang Yanyan's bracelet. From his own perspective, the bracelet in the shrine of the ancestral hall is the same as Jiang Yanyan's bracelet.

From a logical point of view, Jiang Yanyan's bracelet is certain, but the bracelet in the shrine is uncertain. Is it Jiang Yanyan's or Yulu Village's?

He doesn't know what the bracelet in the ancestral hall looks like, and can't judge whether it is different from Jiang Yanyan's bracelet?

As an elder of the ancestral hall, Fuqin must know.

Theoretically, there is no identical jade material in the world. It is formed naturally. Even if the quality of water and color is the same, there are definitely subtle differences.

Just like the difference between two leaves, if you look carefully, you will definitely find it.

"Go in again? OK."

Fuqin agreed. He was easier to talk to than the village chief, and Chen Yi had a better impression of him than the village chief.

Breakfast was quickly finished, and Chen Yi was anxious. He immediately urged Fuqin to set off, and the two came to the door of the ancestral hall.

This time, there was no need to climb over the wall. Fuqin took out the key to open the door.

After entering the main hall, Fuqin's expression became much more pious, his footsteps became lighter, his tone of voice became slower, and he did not forget to kneel down and kowtow several times.

He did not ask Chen Yi to kowtow, but Chen Yi chose to bow deeply out of respect for his ancestors.

After getting up, Fuqin looked at Chen Yi. He knew that the other party must have a reason to want to go in a second time.

Chen Yi came to the shrine and raised his hand to point to the bracelet in the shrine.

This action scared Fuqin.

He hurried forward and reminded: "Young man, don't move around! Don't point, it's disrespectful!"

Hearing this, Chen Yi immediately retracted his hand and followed the local customs.

"Old man, can you take a look at this bracelet?"

Fuqin was surprised: "What to look at?"

Chen Yi: "See if there is anything wrong. You should be very familiar with this bracelet, right? I want to know if it has been replaced."

At this moment, there is no need to play dumb, just say what you think directly, so as not to cause Fuqin to misunderstand and suspect that you have bad intentions.

"What? Replacement?!"

Fuqin's body was shocked. Even though he thought Chen Yi was talking nonsense, he still subconsciously approached the shrine and bent down to observe carefully.

The light in the room was a little dim, and Chen Yi turned on the flashlight at the right time.

The texture of the bracelet appeared more delicate under the light source, and the emerald green color showed the magic of nature, which was breathtakingly beautiful.

There is no need for excessive decoration and embellishment. This is the most original full green, the rarest water, and a piece of such material has not been produced for many years.

If it is placed outside, it is a collection level. Ordinary people can only understand it through photos, and at most watch it through glass in the exhibition cabinet. There is no chance to touch it, let alone own it.

Who would have thought that a bracelet worth over 100 million yuan would exist in a remote mountain village and be worshipped by villagers for generations.

Fuqin stared at the bracelet in front of him, his pupils getting closer and closer, from tens of centimeters to several centimeters, and finally his eyes almost touched it.

As time went by, his face began to change.

"No... No way?!"

Fuqin muttered to himself.

If it weren't for a close look, it would be impossible to find that the bracelet was wrong.

When the voice sounded, Chen Yi beside him immediately confirmed a fact: this is not a bracelet from the village.

Since it is not a bracelet from the village, the probability of it coming from the Jiang family suddenly increased. For the sake of caution, he asked in detail: "It's different, right?"

Fuqin didn't speak. Chen Yi clearly saw sweat oozing from his forehead, and then he sat down on the ground.

"Old man!"

Chen Yi hurried to help, and it took a long time to pull Fuqin up, but he couldn't stand steadily and could only sit against the wall.

It seems that this incident shocked Fuqin.

As the most respected elder in the clan hall, in charge of the clan hall, the ancestor's bracelet was actually swapped. If this gets out, the consequences will be very serious.

This is the embarrassment of some positions. Usually the boss has the final say, but if something goes wrong, it will be blamed on oneself.

The bracelet was lost, the village chief was not wrong, Fuqin was guilty, the cruelty of the "workplace".

Fuqin took a deep breath and didn't react for a long time. Chen Yi didn't disturb him and waited by the side.

After a long time, Fuqin exhaled a breath and his right hand began to tremble.

"You...how do you know that the bracelet was swapped?"

Chen Yi hesitated: "This matter cannot be said for the time being."

Fuqin did not ask further questions and sighed: "You are right, that is not the village bracelet."

Chen Yi: "Are you sure?"

Fuqin smiled bitterly: "I am very sure. I have seen it countless times since I was a child. After being elected as a clan elder, I often have close contact with it. That is definitely not the ancestor's bracelet."

Chen Yixi asked: "Can you be more specific?"

Fuqin leaned his whole body against the wall and said slowly: "Do you understand jade?"

Chen Yi nodded: "Understand a little."

Fuqin: "There is a difference between new jadeite and old jadeite. The older the jadeite, the greater the difference. The old jadeite is rough polished, and the surface of the jadeite has a waxy grease luster. This bracelet does not. It is new, very new."

Chen Yi understood.

Before leaving Yangcheng, the expert said a few words about the old and new jadeite.

Nowadays, technology is developing rapidly, and the polishing process has indeed made great progress compared with before. Of course, the bracelets made will be different.

There is also the grease gloss that the other person mentioned. This is just like antique walnuts. After being plated for a long time, patina will appear, which is completely different from new ones.

One is old and the other is new, how can they be the same? Not to mention that there are no two identical pieces of jade material.

After confirming this matter, a new question came.

Why exchange the old one for the new one? The price of this bracelet is also ridiculously high. It is definitely not for money.

Even if the old ones are expensive, they are already in the hundreds of millions. Is there any difference if it is a few million more or a few million less, or 10 million more or 10 million less?

Only a fool would change it. It's okay to use fake dyeing. No one can tell because it's so green.

The bracelet placed in the shrine at the moment is definitely real. Chen Yi is not an expert, but he can still distinguish the real from the fake.

"Yushu, it must have been caused by Yushu!"

Fuqin thought of something and suddenly became angry.

Chen Yi said nothing. Judging from the information currently available, it is highly likely that this matter has something to do with Yushu.

The reason why the village chief closed the ancestral hall was that he could reasonably suspect that the bracelet was gone.

Why is it gone? Dried jade tree.

Therefore, the village chief closed the ancestral hall and did not allow anyone to offer sacrifices until the new bracelet was in place, perfectly covering up the matter.

If all the inferences are true, then the final fact is clear: Yushu stole Jiang Yanyan’s bracelet.

Yushu stole the bracelet?

Chen Yi found it a bit absurd. He recalled that the body and physical characteristics of the thief under surveillance were still different from those in Yushu.

Besides, does he have the ability?

A villager from a remote mountain village in Ruicheng went to Mingcheng's aristocratic school to steal a sky-high price bracelet. It sounded too ridiculous.

Furthermore, how did he know that Jiang Yanyan was wearing the same green bracelet as the one in the ancestral hall?

wrong.

It wasn't him.

At least it wasn't him.

"I'm going to find Zhongda and ask about this!"

Fuqin struggled to get up, and was about to walk out with full of anger. If he arrived at the village chief's house in this posture, the two sides would inevitably quarrel, and there would be a possibility of violence.

After all, the village chief is the village chief. If Fuqin rushes there alone, he will not get good results and things will get very bad.

Chen Yi stopped Fu Qin and explained in a few words that he gradually calmed down.

He also wanted to find out what was going on. At this point, Fuqin would definitely go to the village chief to "settle accounts" and the two sides could cooperate.

Fuqin must have a certain status in the village, and now he is in a position of authority, so it would be easy to gather his friends and be fully prepared to push the village chief Zhongda directly to the forefront and have to give an explanation.

If the village chief is really involved in this matter, then his position may be in danger.

In an isolated mountain village, it is estimated that the appointment of the village head will be difficult to be influenced by the town.

Prestige is important.

When the prestige is gone, everything may change. I wonder if Fu Qin is thinking in his heart at this moment.

Chen Yi didn't care, he just wanted to find out the case.

When he returned to the village chief's house, Shi Xin and Qin Fei had already eaten.

The village chief did drink a lot last night. He was sitting in the yard banging his head, drinking warm water in mouthfuls. He seemed to have a severe headache.

"Where have you been so early in the morning?"

When He Xin got up and served a bowl of porridge to Chen Yi, the latter took it and drank it. He had not eaten enough at Fuqin's house just now.

"Going out for a walk."

Chen Yi replied casually and turned slightly to look at the village chief. The other man was still struggling with his head and seemed to be really uncomfortable.

Why.

I secretly sighed in my heart, after all, I was just drinking with myself. If things really got into trouble later, it would not look good on my face.

There was no way, the bracelet was probably lost by Jiang Yanyan. As the leader of the task force that airborne to Dongzhou, it was his duty to find out.

Why is the bracelet in Yuluo Village, who stole the bracelet, whether Yushu is involved, whether the village chief is involved... and other questions must be dug out.

It was originally a murder case investigation, but now the direction has changed, and Chen Yi still has some doubts about whether the two cases are more or less connected.

This is too coincidental, too coincidental to be true.

"Captain Chen, are you leaving the village today?" Qin Fei asked.

As soon as these words came out, the village chief's head seemed to have recovered, and he quietly looked over to wait for Chen Yi's answer.

Chen Yi thought for a while and said, "Since no one has seen Tu Xiangnan, there is no point wasting time here. Let's go back."

Qin Fei lowered his voice: "What about Yushu's problem?"

Chen Yi: "You'll know when you leave."

ah?

Qin Fei was stunned for a moment and immediately shut up. His observation and understanding of Chen Yi were already very good. These words meant that the other person's outing just now was definitely not just for a stroll.

He Shixin also knew Chen Yi, but no one asked and kept silent.

The village chief was really well, his brain was back to normal, and he asked Chen Yi to eat more. If it was not enough, he could make more.

Since he was leaving, souvenirs were indispensable. The village chief arranged a lot of mountain products, and even said that if he liked a piece of jade, he could pry it off.

Chen Yi refused all of them. He couldn't accept the kindness of the village chief. Later... it was very likely that he would turn against him, so his attitude became much colder.

The village chief didn't care. When the sun rose over the mountains and the sun shone on the village, he personally sent Chen Yi and the others out of the village, and also called many villagers.

Yushu was among them. He needed to send Chen Yi and the other two out to fulfill his promise to Lao Shao.

"Ah Shu, go slowly on the road, don't be in a hurry, it's still early." The village chief reminded.

"Got it."

Yushu agreed, led the horse and came to signal the three to get on the horse.

Chen Yi did not move, but looked towards the village. At this time, Fuqin was walking quickly with a group of people, looking aggressive.

Seeing Fuqin, who rarely showed up, all the villagers were surprised and quickly made way.

This posture was a bit...

In Yuluo Village, Fuqin had the highest prestige besides the village chief. No one dared to offend these two people, so they were tit-for-tat with each other. Everyone was used to it.

When chatting in the morning, Chen Yi asked Fuqin why he had a conflict with the village chief. Was it because his grandson was injured? And the village chief lost the election?

The other party just laughed and said that when they were young, they didn't like each other. Grandson or grandson, village chief or village chief, the relationship was not very big.

Chen Yi understood it after saying this. If you don't get along with your personality, you will never be friends.

The village chief heard the footsteps and turned around suddenly.

"Fuqin! What are you doing?!"

Glancing at the people behind Fuqin, the village chief's face turned ugly. These were all clan elders with status in the village, standing on the side of Fuqin.

Of course, he also has supporters, and more than Fuqin, otherwise he would not be the village chief.

"What? Zhongda, I should ask you this question." Fuqin asked coldly in front of all the villagers: "Last year and the year before last, you forcibly closed the ancestral hall without giving any reason. You are the village chief and you have the final say. This is not a big deal, but... Can you tell me why the bracelet of the ancestor in the ancestral hall was replaced! Where is the bracelet of the ancestor?!"

The village chief's face changed drastically, and Yushu, who was standing next to the horse, was also shocked and trembled.

The surrounding villagers were in an uproar, and their eyes turned to the village chief.

The sacredness of the ancestor's bracelet is the idea they have been instilled since childhood, and no one is allowed to blaspheme it. Now it's... gone? ?

This is no different from the forcible withdrawal of faith, and everyone is stunned.

"You... what nonsense are you talking about!!" The village chief said angrily, and at the same time signaled to the young man beside him.

As the young man was about to leave, Fuqin's voice rang out: "No need, the ancestral hall has been surrounded and no one can enter. I ask all the elders of the village to go and verify whether the bracelet in the ancestral hall is the ancestor's!"

The village chief's face darkened.

On the other side, He Shixin and Qin Fei looked at each other, and then whispered to Chen Yi. After learning that the bracelet in the ancestral hall was likely from Jiang Yanyan, they were petrified on the spot.

This is a bit dramatic. How did the bracelet of the daughter of a rich man in Mingcheng end up in the ancestral hall of Yuluo Village?