1441: Like a Vase at Home (4 More)

"Professor McCarthy must think I can't be carved out of dead wood!"

She didn't plan to tell Zhou Cheng about this, adding pressure to Zhou Cheng for no reason.

Zhou Cheng would wonder if it was because of him that Xia Xiaolan couldn't stay at Cornell to finish her undergraduate degree... There was indeed a reason for Zhou Cheng, but the main thing was that it didn't fit Xia Xiaolan's plan.

She is more and more fond of architecture, but unlike Ning Xue's pure obsession, architecture has not become the most important thing in her life.

Ning Xue should agree to the invitation of the p&w firm, right?

Originally, Ning Xue was going to finish her undergraduate degree at Cornell, but she didn't know if she would continue her studies.

Xia Xiaolan left Professor McCarthy's office and forcibly forgot the invitation of P&W. Cornell University wanted to recognize Zhou Cheng's heroic act of stepping forward, and this matter must also be pressed.

Harold's side should have told the reporters that the newspapers reported the shooting in the past two days, and they took a few notes about Zhou Cheng's behavior, saying that a Chinese man shot to subdue the shooter.

Thank goodness they didn't post Zhou Cheng's photo!

On the contrary, Xia Xiaolan put on a report, when she received the cw championship trophy from Harold on the stage of the awards ceremony.

She was only used as a news background, there were other people on stage, and Harold also showed a small side.

Because of the sudden shooting, the news reports mentioned the "CW Architectural Design Competition" incidentally. The reputation of the competition has grown, and the Wilson Hotel is relatively miserable. Once the shooting happened, the check-out rate increased sharply.

Booking rates have plummeted.

The Wilson Hotel in Queens, New York, is also unlucky. It just got rid of the moths last year and opened it with a new look after rectification. It also encountered a shooting case.

If Xia Xiaolan went to the hotel now, she would never be full, and the hotel's occupancy rate would be dismal.

Even Daisy is worrying about Harold:

"Mr Wilson looks like a good guy and he's sponsored the race, hope he gets through this!"

Daisy is not fascinated by Harold's charm, but now Daisy is a die-hard Zhou Cheng fan.

Daisy is afraid that the business of the Wilson Hotel will be affected, and the new hotel in Washington is not going to be built. If she wins the championship, she will not be able to participate in the design of the new hotel!

"How is it possible, this kind of investment is not temporary, everything is ready, and it will not stop because of a little accident!"

Indeed, as Xia Xiaolan said, the Wilson Hotel needs to regain the trust of its customers, but this is not enough to destroy the hotel, newspapers and TV reports, and it does not affect the daily operation of the hotel... At least the money for sponsoring the School of Architecture has gone smoothly. After the account is settled, the college will issue a bonus, and 50,000 US dollars will be received, which will be divided equally according to the previously negotiated agreement.

Each gets $12,500.

Xia Xiaolan still wanted to give them all, but the three of Daisy didn't want it at all.

So Xia Xiaolan had more than ten thousand dollars in her account. She thought it was amazing and said to Zhou Cheng:

"I made a trip to the United States, and I still made money?"

Apart from the sum of money invested in Xu Jing and Ma Hai, including the purchase of the car, Xia Xiaolan did not spend much money in the United States for more than two months. The car was still bought with $10,000 from Zhou Chenghui, and it was not used up. There is an extra bonus, but isn't it just earned!

"This is what you earned by yourself."

Zhou Cheng didn't know what to say. Where did his daughter-in-law go and earn where? He said that money fell from the sky, why didn't it fall into someone else's arms?

Still have the ability!

The level of architectural design is not enough to win the championship, so naturally there is no such bonus.

Even if he doesn't understand his own business, how can he instruct Du Zhaohui to get 10 million Hong Kong dollars from Du Zhaohui? Xia Ziyu wanted to point Du Zhaohui, but the key point was that Du Zhaohui didn't believe in Xia Ziyu's ability...

Xia Xiaolan refused the invitation of the p&w firm and no one told anyone. Zhou Cheng could stay in New York for 10 days in total. He went to New York last weekend to receive the award. He was planning to go to Washington this weekend. Jim called from San Francisco:

"I have been able to determine the location of Xu's grave. Whether or not to conduct an autopsy now will wait for your decision."

Private detectives have always been in the gray area of ​​the law. When it comes to the truth, many of their investigation methods are illegal, so the evidence obtained by private detectives will not be accepted. But Xia Xiaolan is not a lawsuit. She wants to investigate whether Xu Zhongyi is dead or alive. As long as the money is paid in place, Jim doesn't mind doing anything illegal.

Digging up dead bodies in the middle of the night, that sort of thing... Jim would do it too.

There is an autopsy, there are formal procedures, and there are also private detectives.

"The clue now lies in this corpse. Can't find Xu Zhongyi's wife and children? Are the antiques that Xu Zhongyi brought to the United States in circulation over the years?"

Xia Xiaolan is holding the attitude of giving it a try, who knows that Jim has really gained something:

"I found a vase that was put up for public auction last year. The seller didn't know it, but the buyer was from HK! I faxed the photo to you, and I'm waiting for your next instructions after confirmation."

Jim found the antiques that Xu Zhongyi brought to America!

Xia Xiaolan didn't know if it was right after reading it, she only knew the money.

"It seems that Grandma Yu needs to be identified."

Xia Xiaolan was very embarrassed, Zhou Cheng gave her an analysis, "You are afraid that grandma Yu can't bear the grief, but without grandma Yu, you can't confirm whether the body is Xu Zhongyi. Xiaolan, you can't continue to hold off without making a decision, yes It's time to tell Grandma Yu."

After checking and checking, this thing fell into an infinite loop.

Jim found

All the "truths" of Xu Zhongyi are based on the arson after Xu Zhongyi died in 1967 after the gang robbery and murder.

If the corpse is indeed Xu Zhongyi, Jim's direction is right, and Xu Zhongyi's wife and children can be found along that line. If the corpse wasn't Xu Zhongyi, Jim would be misled by an old adult case, and he had to turn the direction right back.

Zhou Cheng thought that it was necessary to be more decisive at this time. Xia Xiaolan agreed rationally, but it was emotion that had been hesitant.

"Okay, I'll ask Uncle Tang to help Grandma Yu go abroad. I won't tell her about identifying the corpse, but only say that I found Yu's former collection in the United States, and let her come to the United States to identify it!"

How to find the collection?

Let Jim keep checking the seller!

If the body is Xu Zhongyi, the seller may be the murderer of Xu Zhongyi!

It is also necessary to trace who bought the vase... The buyer is already a Hong Konger, at least it is easier to find than collectors in other countries.

She and Du Zhaohui are still partners now, so it shouldn't be a problem to ask Du Zhaohui to help.

In the Du family, it seems that only Ershao Du is keen on buying antiques...

I saw it last time in a private shoot.

Du Zhaohui, the illiterate one, didn't know if he knew any connections in this area.

Tang Yuanyue seemed to be quite familiar with that kind of situation, but Xia Xiaolan was cheated by Tang Yuanyue before, and now she keeps a distance from Tang Yuanyue!