Jiang Shan is in his forties, and his father should be nearly 70 years old or older, but his father is still very young in the photo, perhaps in his early twenties. Dressed in a gray military uniform with a big smile on his face. The rest of the people in the photo are also dressed as soldiers, and the number of people is about a squad.

"How could it be him?" I stared at the photo in a daze, and it took a long time before I spoke, I saw the person standing next to Jiang Shan's father in the photo, a man who looked about the same age as him, this person was actually Mr. Xu Congshu!

"How could it be him?" When I was twenty years old, I met Mr. Xu Congshu once, or through the thread drawn by Mr. Cui, when I saw Mr. Xu Congshu, he was about fifty years old, in fact, I haven't changed much in the past few years, to be honest, I didn't even feel any traces of time flowing through him. Of course, this didn't surprise me too much, after all, the Tao is in the body, and it is normal to not age much. But the problem is that if you look at the appearance and time in the photo, Mr. Xu should be about the same age as Mr. Cui, or a little younger.

Of course, after seeing this photo, Mr. Xu's age was not the most surprising to me, but I was a little surprised to learn that he actually knew Jiang Shan's father. Were they comrades-in-arms in the past? Then can I know something about Jiang Shan from Mr. Xu's mouth? Of course, this speculation is unfounded, but for now, it's the most I can do.

Mr. Xu Congshu's phone was quickly connected, and I heard his voice while holding the phone, and after all these years, the old man's voice has not changed at all.

"Sir, I'm Ba Xiaoshan." I have a lot of respect for him, as far as I have been involved in the rivers and lakes until now, Mr. Xu's strength and means have been constantly refreshing my concept, to be precise, he has always been a ruthless character in my eyes, mysterious and powerful, and it is precisely because of this that he is more worthy of my respect.

"Oh, Xiaoshan, I haven't called in a long time, is there something wrong?" He asked calmly, a slight smile in his voice.

I hesitated, but I still didn't tell me about my mother's kidnapping, but said that I was investigating a case in Hong Kong, taking over a business, and asking him something. Mr. Xu agreed without asking anything, and I immediately asked, "Sir, have you been a soldier in the past?" ”

"yes, what's wrong?" Mr. Xu did not deny it and gave me an affirmative answer.

"Then did any of your past comrades-in-arms have a man surnamed Jiang? About your age. I asked hurriedly.

"The surname Jiang? There are several, you want to ask that one? I knew that the scope I gave was too broad, so I hurriedly said: "This man surnamed Jiang has also taken photos with you, and he should have a good relationship with you." ”

"Have a good relationship with me? And you took pictures with me when I was younger? There is no ......," he didn't expect, but he shook his head and said that there was no such person.

"Didn't you? Are you not mistaken? "I can be sure that the man I see in the photo is Mr. Xu, although he is in his twenties, his facial features will not change, and it is impossible to be wrong.

"I remember correctly, it was not common to take pictures in our era, and it was very unusual for me to be a soldier when I was a soldier and I could encounter a photograph, and the only time I remember it, it seemed that a war correspondent happened to come to interview, and our class happened to make meritorious service at that time, so he was pushed out to introduce his experience, and that time the war correspondent took a picture of us." The situation he said seemed to coincide with the photos hanging on the wall, but he added, "But at that time, no one in our class had the surname Jiang, so I should be right." ”

Mr. Xu Congshu has no reason to lie to me, he gave a positive answer, and he will not be mistaken, but why did Jiang Shan's father appear in the photo I saw? And at that time, he was standing beside Mr. Xu Congshu, and even hooked Mr. Xu Congshu's shoulder. Could it be that this photo is fake?

I asked with the mindset of giving it a try, "Do you remember a few fighters who had a good relationship with you?" Do you remember the person who stood next to you when the war correspondent took a photo? ”

"The man standing next to me......" His voice hesitated, as if recalling, and there was silence on the other end of the line for a few moments before he spoke, "I remember, but before I tell you who this person is, you have to tell me why you are asking me these things?" ”

I was stunned, it seemed that this person's identity was more responsible, and even Mr. Xu Congshu was very cautious. I hesitated for a moment and then told me that Jiang Shan and the Haotian family were planning to annex the gold master company and kidnap my mother. After listening to Mr. Xu Congyu, he said: "He is not surnamed Jiang. ”

"Huh?" I was stunned and didn't react.

"I also keep that old photo, the person who hooked my shoulder on the photo may be the father of the man named Jiang Shan in your mouth, but this comrade-in-arms of mine is not surnamed Jiang, his surname is Hao, and his name is Hao Zuoran."

I was stunned the moment I Tinga your surname, Hao? Isn't this the surname of the Haotian family? I seem to have grasped some of the problems from this surname.

"Haotian family?" I asked tentatively.

Mr. Xu Congfu on the other end of the phone smiled slightly, and said softly: "Very smart, he is a member of the Haotian family, he is not valued in the family, and he does not have much talent for cultivation, so he joined the army when he was young, hoping to make contributions in his career." ”

"What happened then?" I asked hurriedly.

"After we were discharged from the army, we went our separate ways, and his name rarely appeared in the circle, if not even almost none. People who are not from the Haotian family will definitely be the people of the year in this circle, on the contrary, the resources of these big families are concentrated in the hands of the heirs of the main lineage. I don't know what happened to him after that, but I know that he seems to have gone to Shenzhen and gave birth to a son, if the person named Jiang Shan who kidnapped your mother is really his son, then he should not be called Jiang Shan, at least not surnamed Jiang, but should be surnamed Hao. If Mr. Xu's words are not wrong, then this kidnapping case does not seem to be so simple. Jiang Shan hid his identity and began to approach my mother a long time ago, deliberately trying to take my mother's property? This situation doesn't seem to be right, according to the female boss, when Jiang Shan met my mother, my mother was just the owner of a small company, and she couldn't enter the Haotian family's vision at all, and it was not worth the Haotian family to send someone to deal with it carefully. It is possible that the Haotian family used Jiang Shan, an inconspicuous chess piece in the past, after seeing my mother's power grow.

Then the question arises, what benefits did they promise Jiang Shan? And if I can know Jiang Shan's real name, maybe I can find Jiang Shan's hideout through this method, and at least get more clues.

"Is there anything else I can help with?" At this time, Mr. Xu suddenly asked, I was stunned, and hurriedly said, "It's okay, thank you for your help." ”

"Anyone who needs my help can call me, and I hope you owe me a favor again, after all, your favor is very valuable now." We exchanged a few pleasantries and hung up.

I want to know what the Haotian family promised Jiang Shan, and even know his real name, I am afraid that it is not so easy to obtain through my current network, Mr. Tang may have a way, but it may take a while. The quickest way to know the answer is actually already self-conscious, but I hesitate to make this call.

After weighing it again and again, I still got through this call, I only know one person in the entire Haotian family, and that is Haoran, the eldest son of the Haotian family, but I didn't find his way directly. But that doesn't mean I can't get in touch with him, it's just that it might take some effort in the process, and that's the last thing I want to do.

"This is the Ling family's mansion, who is it?" A woman's voice came from the phone, very polite and cold.

"I'm looking for Lingqian." I put it bluntly.

"Who are you? Chairman Ling is in a meeting, it may not be convenient to answer the phone, if there is something important, you can register with me first. ”

"Tell her that the person looking for her is called Ba Xiaoshan."