Chapter 7: The Murder Suspect Appears, The Imperial Cat is Shocked

  Zhan Zhao and his two companions bid farewell to the Liu family, and hurriedly went to the south street of the town center as Liu had said. Before long, they saw a silk shop at the entrance of the street with a sign that read "Ju Bao Zhai".

  Zhan Zhao and the other two nodded simultaneously and entered the store, looking around in a circle, and asked the shop assistant at the counter, "Is there an ice crystal phoenix hairpin here?"

  The shopkeeper looked at Zhan Zhao and the other two, saying, "There is indeed one, but do you gentlemen want to buy this ice crystal hairpin?" Zhan Zhao and the others were overjoyed in their hearts, never expecting that they would find the real owner on their first try!

  Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, "I heard that the Ice Crystal Hairpin appeared here, so I came to take a look. If the price is reasonable, I'll naturally buy it and give it as a gift!"

  The shopkeeper smiled lightly and looked at the three people who were dusty and wore simple clothes, with dust on their faces. They didn't seem to be wealthy individuals. Just as he was about to speak, his eyes suddenly narrowed and focused on Zhan Zhao. The young man in blue was handsome and had an extraordinary air about him. Although his plain blue robe seemed ordinary at first glance, it looked elegant and refined on him, suggesting that this person was no ordinary individual!

  At this point, the shopkeeper hastily said, "Sir, please wait a moment, I'll go get the Ice Crystal Hairpin for you to see!" Then he hurriedly walked towards the inner room!

  "Zhang Long asked, 'Director Zhan, why did you say you wanted to buy an Ice Crystal Phoenix Hairpin as a gift?'"

  Come on, big brother, can't you use your brain? Zhan Long was left speechless, and he couldn't help but want to kick Zhang Long out. He took a few deep breaths and said, "Ice crystal hairpin, of course, is an ornament for women. We are all men, what's the point of buying it? If you want to see the ice crystal hairpin, you should say 'buy' and buy it as a gift for someone..."

  Zhang Long and Zhao Hu exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.

  Before long, the shop assistant hurried out with a jewelry box and placed it on the counter. Xuan Zhao walked up and opened it, and indeed it was an ice crystal phoenix hairpin, its entire body a bright silver color, crystal clear and translucent, the whole phoenix!

  "Where did you get this crystal hairpin from?" Zhan Zhao asked.

  The shopkeeper was taken aback and said, "Sir, you come to buy jewelry, but instead of asking the price, you ask where this phoenix hairpin came from. What's the logic in that?"

  Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, "This ice crystal hairpin is produced in Suzhou, it's rare and precious, often has counterfeit goods, I'm asking about the origin of the goods, also to prevent any unexpected situations!"

  The young shop assistant nodded and said, "I don't know about this one. My boss should know where the jewelry was sourced from and when it was stocked!"

  "Where is your family's shopkeeper?" Zhan Zhao continued to ask.

  "My husband has gone out to purchase goods and is not here; perhaps he will be back in a day or two, or at most in three to five days."

  Zhan Zhao's eyes widened slightly as he stared blankly ahead, his eyebrows furrowed in silence. Was this lead that had fallen into their hands going to be wasted like this?!

  Zhang Long and Zhao Hu also fell silent, the shopkeeper glanced at one and then the other, not knowing what to do, but didn't dare to drive them out, fearing it would affect business. However, keeping them here, these three might not necessarily buy this Ice Crystal Phoenix Hairpin either!

  The shopkeeper looked around helplessly, suddenly raised an eyebrow and his heart skipped a beat. Suddenly, a sentence came from beside his ear, "He Dage, He Er Ye, you've arrived? Are you here to drink with the boss again? Unfortunately, it's really not convenient, the boss has gone out to purchase goods and won't be back for several days."

  "Just then, a voice from the doorway laughed and said: 'You little scoundrel, being so eager, are you thinking of begging for wine to drink?'"

  Another person also laughed and said: "Big brother, I think this kid is getting more and more cunning."

  The two men were chatting outside the door, while Zhang Long and Zhao Hu were frowning and silent.

  Apart from that fellow, there were two others standing at the entrance.

  The one on the left was wearing a dark green silk shirt, black short boots, with a sturdy build, dark complexion, bushy eyebrows, triangular eyes, and a messy beard. The person on the right was slightly shorter, wearing a brown short-collared satin jacket, khaki trousers, and black cloth boots, with a pair of eight-shaped eyebrows, small round eyes, and a beardless face. Standing together, they looked quite similar in their facial features.

  He raised an eyebrow again and covered his brow with his hand, secretly cursing in his heart. What's going on? Why does this Heavenly Eye want to open now?

  Zhan Zhao's heart slightly stirred, wanting to forcibly suppress it, but instead, the blood and energy in his body surged up, a feeling of extreme irritation spreading from his heart, with a desire to destroy the two people he saw before him!

  Zhang Long and Zhao Hu saw Zhan Zhao looking somewhat out of sorts, and hastily stepped forward. "Sir Zhan, what's wrong?"

  Zhan Zhao took a deep breath, removed his hand from his forehead, and a silver light flashed out. Zhan Zhao felt his line of sight change, the silver light covering the two people in front of him. In his heart, he secretly sighed, it's over, this time he would probably scare them!

  However, everyone seemed to have not seen the silver light, only the two people surnamed He at the door frowned, and Zhang Zhaohui's heart moved slightly, turned his head to look at Zhang Long, and asked, "Did you see a thread of silver light just now?"

  Zhang Long was taken aback and replied unconsciously, "I didn't see anything, Lord Zhan. Are you overworked and having hallucinations? Wait, no, Lord Zhan, what's that on your forehead?"

  Zhan Zhao shook his head and turned to look at the door. Earlier, when Zhan Zhao opened his Heavenly Eye, those two people furrowed their brows, but now they had actually disappeared!

  Zhan Zhao felt something was off in his heart, took a step forward, circulated his internal energy to his legs and sprinted out. From afar, he saw the two of them walking towards the end of the street, their figures seemingly stumbling!

  Can't let the two of them get away, Zhan Zhao quickly stepped forward and stood in front of them. Just then, the elder brother of the two brothers said: "Sir, why are you blocking our way?"

  Zhan Zhao carefully observed the two people, and was shocked to discover that deep within their bodies, there was a faint, blood-colored glow. The feeling it gave Zhan Zhao was exactly the same as when he saw the red mist at Nanhuashan Waiyang, but the red light inside the two people's bodies made him feel even more disgusted!

  It was inexplicable, but Xianzhao had a feeling in his heart that these two people were absolutely the owners of the tile kiln and the murderers who killed Liu Shichang, Wu brothers! This feeling was so strong that it was unbelievable, all brought by the red light to Xianzhao.

  Zhan Zhao thought secretly in his heart, but he had no evidence, what could he do?

  Stared at the two for a long time, Zhan Zhao slowly lowered his arm and dodged to the side, letting the two leave.

  At this time, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu rushed out. Xianzhao's heart moved, and he said, "Zhang Long, go to Liu Shichang's house and take back that black basin. Zhao Hu, you go back and ask the shopkeeper where those two brothers lived earlier, then meet up with Zhang Long and head over together. I'll chase after these two first!"

  Without waiting for Zhang Long and Zhao Hu to respond, he circulated his internal energy to his legs, transforming into a blue shadow, like an arrow leaving the bowstring, and in two swift movements, his figure vanished.

  Zhang Long and Zhao Hu looked at each other, nodded, and Zhang Long got up and walked towards Liu Shichang's home. Meanwhile, Zhao Hu directly entered the Jibao pawnshop to ask the shop assistant about the whereabouts of the He brothers.