After looking at the jade pendant for a long time, the old Taoist priest placed the jade pendant in his hand on the table.

"This jade pendant has no research value now. You can take it back."

Looking at the disappointed look in the old Taoist priest's eyes, I didn't say anything. I just silently put the cracked jade pendant back into my pocket. When I looked up again, I saw the old Taoist priest's eyes falling on the cardboard box next to me.

above.

"What exactly is in your box? Why is it so mysterious?"

After saying this, the old Taoist priest was suddenly stunned, and then looked at me suspiciously.

"The security guard said that things are often lost in the community. We went there empty-handed, but when we came back you were holding a large box of things. Did you steal things under the pretext of going to Building 34?"

Looking at the old Taoist priest, I shook my head helplessly, took a long breath, and then slowly spoke:

"I'm not going to steal anything. If I really stole something, I wouldn't let you go with me, and I wouldn't let you see me walking out of the community with my stuff openly."

After hearing what I said, the old Taoist priest still had that suspicious expression on his face, and he didn't seem to believe what I said because of my explanation. Turning my head, my eyes fell on the box. After hesitating for a moment, I

I took out the big red-covered book and put it on the table.

Before I could speak, the old Taoist priest immediately picked up the book and started reading it. After about a few minutes, he slowly spoke:

"What do you think this is? It's just a book with a lock on it, and it looks like no one cares about it."

I didn't say anything, just looked at the old Taoist priest quietly. This book was too weird for me. After all, I took it out from that weird place, so there must be something extraordinary about it. The old Taoist priest is still there

I was tinkering with the book there, turning it over and over again, and finally putting the book on the table.

"What kind of book is this? It's so heavy, and the color is really weird."

Hearing the old Taoist priest's words, I immediately understood that even he couldn't read the clues in the book. I stretched out my hand, picked up the book, and put it back into the cardboard box.

"By the way, have you heard that the notorious serial murderer Wu Jian will be in court in two days. This trial seems to be open to the public. Do you want to go and see it together?"

Suddenly, I felt a thump in my heart, swallowed my saliva, adjusted my breathing, and made myself look the same as usual.

"What's there to see? It's just the trial of prisoners."

"You don't understand this. This is the biggest case in Xizhou City in decades. It has been reported in the news. The criminal methods and the bloody level are simply hard to watch. In this public trial, many people

People from all walks of life are paying attention.”

Licking my chapped lips, I unconsciously avoided the old Taoist priest. At this moment, the old Taoist priest suddenly asked.

"By the way, I haven't asked you what you do."

"lawyer."

I uttered these two words briefly. To be honest, I was a little flustered at the moment. When I thought that I would have to defend Wu Jian in a few days, I suddenly felt a little frightened. But the old Taoist priest seemed not to

Seeing my worry, he continued:

"Then it's more time to go. I see your face and see that your life will take a huge turn in two days. There is a faint hint of God's will that your turn is related to legal rules. The biggest event related to this will be in two days.

That is the trial of the murderer. We will go together then. I think after observing this trial, your work level will be qualitatively improved. If you become prosperous by then, don’t forget me. After all, it’s me.

provided you with this information."

Looking at the smiling expression of the old Taoist priest, I didn't know how to respond. Almost everyone around me was paying attention to this case, and many people asked me to go to the court hearing two days later. But then

, when I did not appear in the spectator gallery, but appeared in the position of the defendant's defense lawyer, it was difficult for me to imagine the expression on their faces.

It was daybreak soon. After I said goodbye to the old Taoist priest, I took a taxi after leaving his house. But this time, I did not choose to go home first. Instead, I told the driver to go to the suburbs in the north of the city. I sat in the car.

, I asked the boss of the office for a day off on the pretext of feeling unwell. The car was driving on the road. Since it was already daytime, many people were busy going to work, so the traffic flowed through the road. It didn’t take long.

, the car was blocked on the road.

Looking at the slow-moving traffic in front of me, I suddenly felt helpless. The driver took out a pack of cigarettes from beside the seat, took out one, lit it, and started smoking.

"Young man, what are you doing in the northern suburbs of the city? There's no shit there, there's no one there, but there are quite a few graves."

At this moment, the driver suddenly spoke. I smiled helplessly, and then said nonchalantly:

"I dreamed that my grandfather was looking for me when I went to bed last night, and my grandfather was buried in the northern suburbs of the city. So early this morning I planned to visit his old man and burn some paper money for him."

After listening to what I said, the driver suddenly turned his head and looked at me strangely, but his expression soon returned to calm, and he quickly turned his head to look at the continuous traffic ahead.

"By the way, young man, have you heard that just last night, the security guard from Anxin Jiayuan died in the security room of the community. Before dawn today, he was discovered by colleagues who were changing guard, and then called the police.

It is estimated that the police have taken away the body now."

Suddenly, I turned my head and looked at the driver. At this moment, my heart was full of surprise. The middle-aged security guard died last night.

"I don't know the specifics, but according to the news, the cause of death of the security guard was acute cardiac arrest, which is sudden death. Tell me, now that life is rich, many people don't pay attention to themselves.

The body is damaged. People like us who drive day and night in order to make money to support our families are also high-risk groups for sudden death, so people should still pay attention to health care. But it’s you, young man, look at your mental outlook, you have very heavy dark circles.

, the whole person's complexion is also very poor, looking very pale. Don't mind if I say a word, your complexion looks a bit like a dead person."

Halfway through, the driver pointed to the transparent thermos cup filled with red dates and wolfberry tea next to his seat. But when I heard what was behind me, I was startled, and immediately took out my phone and turned on the camera. On the screen, I
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