Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 948 - 0948: Old Friends Help 6

Chapter 948: Chapter 0948: Old Friends Help 6

Having pulled off such a bold heist, Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue were both excited and barely slept that night.

The next day, they ate in a nearby pastry shop and heard no rumors.

After eating, they strolled around the neighborhood as if nothing had happened, pretending to be looking for someone. Around nine o’clock, they saw a commotion at the entrance of the cultural relics department; many police officers were hurrying back and forth, everyone with a serious look on their faces, knocking on doors for inquiries.

At the same time, they also spotted He Hongjun among them.

By late morning, when most of the people had gradually dispersed, Lu Jiang, who stood by the roadside, gestured to He Hongjun.

He Hongjun wiped the sweat off his forehead, "Comrades, what brings you here?"

"We came nearby to look for someone, but couldn’t find them. We missed the train back, so we stayed here for the night and are about to head back to the state-run hotel near the train station where we were staying," Feng Qingxue answered his question and tilted her chin toward the cultural relics department, "What happened there? I see that the police department has been mobilized, some looking bewildered, some stern."

He Hongjun glanced around and whispered, "A big incident, a huge one, inexplicable. It’s horrifying that such a thing could happen at a time when the remnants of the old world are being purged."

Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue asked what had happened.

"A large batch of cultural relics that were to be shipped to the southeast coast disappeared overnight from the cultural relics department, the entire warehouse was empty. Oh, not quite, the warehouse still had some tattered items, the broken shelves that used to store books and paintings because the relics had been packed in boxes. Additionally, a large box of gold was found on the scene, a quaint redwood box. You tell me, isn’t that shocking?"

As he spoke, He Hongjun shook his head, his face still reflecting the shock from the discovery.

Feng Qingxue covered her mouth with her hand and exclaimed in a soft voice, "Isn’t that the work of a fairy?"

He Hongjun sighed, "That’s what half of the people are muttering in their hearts but dare not speak out. It’s too miraculous, it can’t be explained as anything but the work of a fairy. Anyway, I won’t say more, there’s a lot to be busy with."

"Then go ahead, we won’t keep you," said Lu Jiang.

He Hongjun nodded, preparing to leave, but suddenly asked, "Who are you looking for? Tell me the name and address, perhaps I could lend a hand. Aren’t you heading to the Capital soon?"

Feng Qingxue hurriedly said, "Right, how could we forget about Comrade He. Coincidentally, the person we’re looking for shares your last name, her name is He Qingyin, an old lady. Given her status, we didn’t dare to search too openly. Comrade He, I wonder if you could help us find her."

"He Qingyin?"

"Yes, He Qingyin, quite famous in the art circles."

He Hongjun’s face lit up with a broad smile, "You’ve come to the right person, and this is something I found even more coincidental."

"How so? You know her?" Feng Qingxue was very surprised.

With a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth, He Hongjun’s tone was joyful though not raised in volume, "My great-aunt! Comrade Qingxue, you haven’t forgotten, have you? I told you when I first came to Shanghai, I came to seek shelter with my great-aunt."

Feng Qingxue’s eyes widened, "He Qingyin is your great-aunt?"

He Hongjun nodded and chuckled, "Otherwise, how would you say such coincidences make a story? As for the famous master He Qingyin in the art circles, there’s no second person in the world besides my great-aunt!"