An hour later, Zhan Shilin was sent to St. Louis Road Catholic Hospital.
The hospital's expert, Dr. Bernard, immediately took over and began diagnosis and treatment.
Outside the emergency ward, a large number of people were waiting uneasily.
After a long time, Dr. Bernard came out looking tired.
"Doctor, how are you?" Sophie asked with concern.
"The patient's body is covered with skin injuries, which is not a big problem. The trouble is that he has been unconscious. As for the reason, we don't know yet." Dr. Bernard said.
"Then let's let the patient stay in the hospital for some observation." Master Senpo (Ma Xiaoguang) said to Dr. Bernard.
"That's fine. We'll give him some more tests or see if there's any way to treat him. In addition, you have to arrange for someone to take care of him..." Bernard ordered tirelessly.
After the explanation, the doctor left and went to other wards.
"It seems that the three of you have to take turns taking care of this wounded person..." Sophie said to the three cheap guests.
The three cheap guests looked at me and I looked at you, but they could only accept the errand. It was impossible for two ladies, Sophie and Natasha, to do this, and it would not be appropriate regardless of gender identity.
As for Master Senpo and Fatty, they didn't even dare to think about it. In that case, they were afraid that Old Fox Ke would break their legs.
The three of them agreed to go in alphabetical order by their surnames, one person working 24 hours a day, two days off, and taking turns taking care of the unconscious Zhan Shilin in the hospital.
"Let's continue the investigation and go to Zhan Shilin's house again to see if there are any clues. Didn't he say that this thing appeared at some gathering?"
"Now focus on checking what gatherings he has been to. There must be some clues here." Master Senpo said to Sophie.
After everyone determined the direction, they split up and asked Fatty and Natasha to investigate other parts of the concession.
Master Senpo and Sophie went to the residence on General Foch Road, James Lin, again.
The two of them did not stop on the first floor, but went directly to the second floor. Theoretically, the second floor is the area where the owner often moves, and important things or clues should be left on the second floor.
The two restarted the search on the second floor. Master Senpo had been here before, and he deliberately took Sophie with him.
Because people always have some mental or visual blind spots about places they have been to or are familiar with. Sometimes it is necessary to observe from another angle, and you may gain something.
But having said that, it is not that easy to search for clues. The two searched carefully for a long time and searched the second floor, but still found nothing.
"This place must have been cleaned, it's too tidy," Sophie said.
"We also discovered this problem when we first came here. I just intuitively felt that there should be clues here... As for the reason, I can't say." Master Senpo said thoughtfully.
"Let's rest for a while. Sometimes, if you change your mind, you might be able to find clues." Although Sophie looked anxious, she turned around and comforted Master Senpo.
Since he was resting and couldn't sit still, Master Senpo, as a man, must maintain his grace, so he volunteered to make coffee.
There is no kitchen on the second floor. This house has not been occupied for a while. If you want to heat hot water, you can only go to the kitchen on the first floor.
He turned on the stove and was about to light a fire when a dark piece of paper next to the stove caught Master Senpo's attention.
This piece of paper is thicker than ordinary letter paper. It has been burnt black but has not been burned out. There seems to be some faint words on it.
At this time, Master Senpo suddenly thought of something. He quickly put on his gloves, found tweezers, carefully picked up the piece of paper and put it into his small notebook.
At this time, Master Senpo had no intention of boiling water and making coffee. He took two steps at a time and ran up to the living room on the second floor.
"What's wrong, Jack?" Sophie asked with some confusion when she saw Master Senpo's anxious and angry look.
"Sophie, what do you think is wrong with Zhan Shilin's study?"
"It's wrong. Firstly, it's too neat. Secondly, there's not even a piece of paper with his handwriting on it. It seems like someone put it away deliberately."
"Yes, it was probably burned or thrown away, but I still found some clues here..." Master Senpo said.
Sophie was delighted when she heard this, but was disappointed again when she saw the burnt black paper.
"This piece of paper is burnt, and I can't see any words on it." Sophie said with disappointment on her face.
"No, there is still a way, it just takes a little trouble." Master Senpo said firmly.
The two of them had no intention of continuing to drink coffee, and hurriedly rummaged through boxes and cabinets at Zhan Shilin's house to look for clues on the paper.
After quickly finding everything, the two rushed to the study on the second floor and began to study the dark piece of paper.
Master Senpo prepared his camera, took a high-wattage incandescent lamp that Sophie had found, and found some tinfoil to make a light-concentrating cover.
Master Senpo carefully placed the piece of paper on a glass plate with tweezers, and covered the burnt piece of paper with a lampshade.
The strong light blinds people's eyes and is projected onto the paper.
The time to witness the miracle has indeed arrived. Under the strong light, clear writing appeared on the piece of paper...
"Qilu...Guan." Three official script characters are clearly visible on the piece of paper.
Master Senpo took out his camera and quickly took a photo of the writing on the piece of paper.
After taking the photo, I prepared to pick up the paper with tweezers, but I couldn’t pick it up anymore!
"Jack, what should I do? The paper is broken!" Sophie asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, I have already taken the photo. The piece of paper is not important, only the words on it are important." Master Senpo comforted Sophie.
With the photos in hand, there was no reason to stay, so I quickly returned to the small western-style building by the Haihe River to develop the photos.
"It should be the Qilu Guild Hall. Let's take a map." Master Senpo said as soon as he came out of the darkroom with the photos.
Qilu Guild Hall is located near Wafang Village under Jinmen. It is a frequent gathering place for businessmen in Qilu Province.
Young Master Senpo, Fatty and Sophie changed their clothes and came to Qilu Guild Hall the next day.
Young Master Senpo was wearing a long robe and mandarin jacket with a funny mustache on his face, looking like a profiteer.
The fat man was still wearing a butler's outfit and followed behind with a dark abacus in his hand.
Sophie pretended to be an old woman, wearing an ordinary robe. Like many rural women, her head was covered, her face was painted sallow, and she also wore black glasses - it was said that she had glaucoma and was afraid of light, so To block light.
In fact, the main reason is that Sophie Waiguoren's features are too obvious and cannot be concealed otherwise. The first is the color of her hair and skin. Fatty and Master Senpo tried many ways to hide it for her.
As for the eyes, there was nothing we could do about it. There were no contact lenses in these days. Sophie's eyes looked like a fairy, so she could only cover them up with sunglasses.
Fortunately, Sophie has a slim figure. If she were as tall as Natasha, she would have to pretend to be a male follower.
Naturally, the three of them, headed by Master Senpo, entered the guild hall carelessly.
The steward of the guild hall is named Xiao and Shuda. You can tell at a glance that he is a shrewd and capable person.
"Are the three of you Mr. Zhan's relatives?" Xiao Shuda asked in confusion after hearing that the three of them were looking for Zhan Shilin.
"Yes, this nanny of mine is Mr. Zhan's elder. She came all the way from Ning Province to look for her relatives, but she couldn't find her, so she was very anxious..." Master Senpo said.
"Then the old lady remembered that Mr. Zhan asked someone to bring a letter a few days ago, saying that he had come to Qilu Guild Hall for something..." Butler Fan (the fat man) added.
Sophie, who was pretending to be an old nanny, pretended not to understand everyone's dialect and wiped away her tears.
Glaucoma will make you shed tears. This is true.
"Three of you, Mr. Zhan is a Western-style person, and he usually won't come to my old-school club." Xiao Shuda answered carefully.
"You said you don't usually come, so you still have to come under special circumstances?" Master Senpo said with a playful smile.
"No, no, I haven't seen Mr. Xiao here..."
"It's convenient for others and for yourself, right? Steward Xiao?" Butler Fan smiled as he took out a few banknotes from his body and stuffed them into Xiao Shuda's pocket.
"I really haven't met Mr. Xiao."
"What about that, De Biao... Last time outside the customs, what was that king? By the way, Wang Ernuo, but there are no scum left. Do you have that thing with you?" Master Senpo said as he touched it from his body He took out the M1911 pistol and wiped it in his hand.
"Steward Xiao, I know you are a good person!" Steward Fan added another banknote, but the smile disappeared from his face.
"About half a month ago, someone booked my club to hold a meeting. I don't know anything about the rest. As for Mr. Zhan, he saw that I served diligently... and gave me a reward, so I remember it."
Xiao Shuda said tremblingly, and while he was talking, he looked around, fearing that something would pop up somewhere for no apparent reason.
"Who is meeting?" Master Senpo asked.
"It seems to be something. It's weird. At that time, the guys from the guild hall and I were doing odd jobs outside, and there were all their people inside. We couldn't see clearly, but we could hear the jingling of bells inside..."
"Later, after they left, the venue was kept clean. We were still wondering at the time. We had never seen such good guests." Xiao Shuda drove a sheep or a group of sheep. Having said that, it was only one and a half. All ten were exposed.
"No wonder, it turned out to be them." Master Senpo was convinced when he heard this. He exchanged glances with Sophie and the fat man, and they all understood.
Manager Xiao didn't ask for any more useful information, so the three of them left the club.
Because they were pretending to be profiteers, the three of them did not drive a car, but hired a Chinese-style two-wheeled carriage. Butler Fan drove the carriage back.
"Master, where are we going next? Now the clue seems to be broken again?" Sophie took off her sunglasses and asked with her beautiful eyes wide open.
Unlike other crooked nuts, Sophie's eyes are black.
"Don't worry about where to go, someone is coming to see us!" The fat man driving the carriage in front said.
When I looked outside, I saw several people in black robes on the road ahead, standing there eerily, looking very scary.
