Chapter 770 - 770: A Little Familiar
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Luo Cheng was shocked when he heard the news brought back by Mao Dao.
After some thought, Luo Cheng asked someone to go to the place Qiao Dazhi had mentioned and secretly dig it out in the dead of night.
There was a crock buried under the tree and something stored in it.
These things weren’t money, but several portraits.
Qiao Dazhi had liked to draw since he was young and had secretly learned to draw.
At that time, he didn’t have the money to buy a pen and paper, so he drew on the sand with a branch.
He had bought a pen and paper to draw these portraits after receiving money.
The people in these paintings were very lifelike.
When Li Xiaoran brought fruits in for Luo Cheng, she immediately frowned when she saw these portraits.
Li Xiaoran pointed at one of the portraits and said, “Why do I feel that this person looks familiar?”
Luo Cheng asked curiously, ‘You find the person familiar? Where have you seen the person before?”
Li Xiaoran thought about it carefully, but she couldn’t think of anything.
“I can’t remember, but I keep feeling a sense of familiarity! Husband, who are these people?”
“These are the portraits drawn by Qiao Dazhi. These people came into contact with him and instigated him to use my name to get money. Qiao Dazhi drew these portraits and secretly hid them in a crock before burying them under a tree in their courtyard. Originally, he kept such a trick up his sleeve for his own safety. Now, he gave me these portraits in hopes that I can protect his wife and daughter!” Luo Cheng told her what Mao Dao had said.
When Li Xiaoran heard this, she immediately said, “I really didn’t expect a person who usually looks very ordinary to have such a trick up his sleeve! I wonder how realistic the portraits are. If they’re very realistic, you can make the best use of it. Don’t send him to do manual labor. Send him straight to the government office to draw. At least, when catching wanted criminals, with a
portrait in hand, it will be easier to find the criminals!”
Luo Cheng laughed when he heard Li Xiaoran’s words.
“Xiaoran, you’ve thought of the same thing as me! I’ve already sent someone to the prison to let Qiao Dazhi draw. If he really has the ability, I’m naturally willing to give him a chance. However, hard labor is unavoidable. No matter what, he has to do hard labor for three months. After three months, if he repents sincerely, I’ll arrange for someone to bring him back and let him live a new life!”
Li Xiaoran felt that her husband’s arrangement wasn’t bad, so she didn’t say anything else.
Luo Cheng’s gaze landed on the portraits.
“Since you find these people familiar, why don’t I call everyone over to take a look?! Perhaps we can find some clues!”
Li Xiaoran felt that this was a good idea, so she asked someone to call everyone over.
Soon, a group of people appeared in the study. Everyone who was at home was invited over.
As Jiao Hang stared at one of the portraits, his mind raced.
For some reason, he found one of the portraits familiar.
However, he had a good memory. If he had really seen this person, he definitely wouldn’t forget him.
He felt that he was very familiar, but he had never seen this person before. What was going on?
“Wait, I thought of something! Wasn’t this the person who instigated those three families not to sell land to us in Yun Gao Village?” Jiao Hang suddenly thought of something and shouted.
When Luo Cheng heard this, he quickly took out the portrait he had kept previously.
The man was wearing a mask, so the three families in Yun Gao Village could only see a rough outline of his features.
There was a certain person in Qiao Dazhi’s portrait that as long as the lower half of his face was covered, he clearly looked very similar to the masked man.
“I was wondering why this person looked familiar, but I couldn’t figure out where I had seen him before. So that’s the case !” Li Xiaoran said in realization, “In that case, these people are all from the same faction!” When Luo Cheng heard this, he knew what to do.
“It seems that the same group of people are secretly hiding in the inconspicuous places around us.”
“Then what should we do? Should we find these people?” Luo Ziyang asked.
Luo Cheng shook his head. “From the current situation, they don’t seem to have good intentions. However, I can’t figure out their goal!”
Li Xiaoran said, “Don’t think too much about it. It’s fine as long as we’re careful when we do things. The other party will definitely give themselves away eventually! Didn’t the previous land seizure and Qiao Dazhi’s matter prove this? It’s fine as long as we’re more patient than them!”
They all nodded and left to do their own things.
Li Xiaoran turned around and saw that Luo Cheng had been staring at the portrait, so she walked over.
“Husband, what are you looking at?”
“I’m looking to see if any of the people in these portraits are people we’ve overlooked!” Luo Cheng replied.
When Li Xiaoran heard Luo Cheng’s words, she thought for a moment and said, “Husband, why don’t we bring these portraits to the shops we run and let our people see if these people have appeared recently?! Also, we have to get someone to send these portraits to the residence! I have a feeling that as long as we do this, we will definitely find out a lot!”
When Luo Cheng heard Li Xiaoran’s idea, he took out a pen and paper.
“Then I’ll copy some now and send them to everyone so that our people can identify them!”
It took the entire afternoon to copy a few portraits.
After distributing the portraits, Luo Cheng and Li Xiaoran sat at home and waited for the news.
At noon the next day, the news was sent back.
Everyone had seen the people in these paintings.
Of course, these people didn’t appear in one place together. Instead, one or two of them appeared in each place.
“Looks like we’re really being targeted!” Luo Cheng said.
“Husband, could it be the people behind Shatai Village? Don’t forget that we still have those tracking incense on us! Although we changed the fragrance of the tracking incense and made other fragrances in large quantities to sell, as long as the other party investigates carefully, they can find out that we went to Shatai Village!” Li Xiaoran thought of something and reminded him..
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