Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 480 - 58 You May Not Be That Important

Shen Jianzhen put down the magnifying glass in his hand and turned to look at the man standing before him, his face fraught with nervousness.

"It is indeed the Imperial Jade Seal, not a replica."

The man immediately heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but Shen Jianzhen’s next words made the man tense up again.

"If you knew it was real, why would you bring it back to me?"

"Uh... elder brother, didn’t you ask me to keep investigating the whereabouts of the Jade Seal?"

"I told you to investigate the whereabouts of the Jade Seal, did I tell you to bring it to me?"

"But..."

"You’re so capable, if I asked you to investigate the President’s whereabouts, would you bring me her head by tomorrow?"

Color instantly drained from the man’s face.

Seeing his bewildered expression, Shen Jianzhen sighed helplessly and took out his pipe, lighting the tobacco.

"I’ve told you so many times, the President is a woman with formidable capabilities. She’ll follow rules if you do, but if you don’t, neither will she. Yet, you keep underestimating her just because she’s a woman, always forgetting that she’s highly skilled. When you yourselves don’t follow the rules, you still expect her to follow them... you just don’t understand."

Hearing this, the man said with a sense of grievance, "You always tell us to follow the rules, but you never specify what rules to follow..."

"Has everyone who knew about this been silenced?"

"..."

"No need to say it; I can guess. If you hadn’t messed up, you wouldn’t remember I’m your elder brother, and the Jade Seal wouldn’t have reached me. By now, it would already be in your master’s hands."

The man was startled, dropping to his knees with a thud, and began to plead, "Elder brother! We’re family, and I have no ulterior motives towards you!"

"Don’t bother explaining, I don’t blame you. How could the Demon not tempt you, and how could you resist the temptation? There’s no such thing as a free lunch, I told you this when you first sought my help to gain wealth and status, but you didn’t remember."

The man kept his head down and silent; it seemed he was not quite convinced, as if laboring hard without recognition from the client and being hung out to dry by a superior.

Shen Jianzhen saw him like this, didn’t want to say more, and gestured with his hand, "Go back, don’t involve yourself in what comes next."

"Elder brother, the Demon God Statue was also stolen, could it be..."

"Those things don’t matter, it doesn’t concern me."

Why would someone pursue you all the way to your home not to steal the Jade Seal but to take the Demon God Statue?

This was a question that Shen Jianzhen felt was no longer necessary to dwell on; he was too tired to ask, and others didn’t like to hear it.

The difficulty of being the head of a family lies here: no one at home likes to be lectured, and even if they don’t dare to talk back out of respect for authority, they are unwilling at heart.

If you ask him why, he can’t explain, but he’s just unwilling.

According to modern scientific theories, this kind of rebellious psychology is like the sensation from eating spicy peppers, providing a slight pleasure.

If this is the case for the head of a family, not to mention the ruler of all under heaven.

Shen Jianzhen gazed at the Imperial Jade Seal on the desk, stayed silent for a moment, then picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Hello?"

"Old Zhou, it’s me."

"Professor Shen? What brings you to call me all of a sudden?"

Hearing the somewhat distant and formal address on the other end of the phone, Shen Jianzhen instinctively narrowed his eyes.

"The Jade Seal has been found."

"The Jade Seal? What Jade Seal?"

"Don’t play dumb now, what on Tianmen’s territory isn’t known to you, Zhou Yaowen?"

"Heh, what are you talking about? I have nothing to do with the outside world nowadays."

"Let me ask you one thing—is the President planning to move against me?"

There was silence for two seconds from the other end of the phone.

"Professor Shen, are you overestimating your own importance?"

At that remark, veins on Shen Jianzhen’s forehead bulged in anger.

He looked at his own fingers trembling slightly and took two deep breaths before he managed to regain his composure.

"Haowen is doing well with you, right?"

"You don’t know that your eldest grandson has already graduated this year?"

"I heard that Qinghe Middle School is setting up a high school division? Could he continue and enter the first-year of high school?"

"Sure, there’s no problem with that. However... Shen Haowen, that boy, he’s not gifted, it’s not that I don’t teach him."

"I know, you’ve told me before. Let the children and grandchildren have their own fortune, let him be. Do you have time recently to have tea?"

"If you need to ask, then definitely no time."

"Then... how about having something nice to eat?"

"You’re paying?"

"I am paying."

"Good, how about next Wednesday?"

"Tomorrow is not convenient?"

"I have been very busy recently, not as leisurely as you."

"The day after tomorrow."

"Well, then let it be the day after tomorrow at noon."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Jianzhen drew on his pipe and remained silent for a moment before calling to the servant outside: "Is Qingxi at home? Call her over."

A few minutes later, a girl with a graceful and gentle demeanor walked into the room. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly saw the Jade Seal on the table, and her eyes widened.

"Grandfather, this is..."

Shen Jianzhen smiled and said, "Let Grandfather test you, to see if you recognize this item."

The girl approached the desk, picked up the Jade Seal to inspect the inscribed text, and her hand trembled so much she nearly dropped it: "This is... the legendary Imperial Jade Seal? Someone dared to fake this?"

"This is genuine."

Clang—

The Jade Seal fell onto the table, and the girl covered her mouth in horror.

"Grandfather, are you planning a rebellion?"

"What rebellion, nonsense! It was found by someone and brought here for Grandfather to verify."

Shen Jianzhen laughed and said, "What do you think should be done with this treasure?"

"What to do? Of course, it should be handed over to the state!"

The girl looked completely puzzled, seemingly unable to understand the question: "Are you still planning to keep it and stage a rebellion, Grandfather?"

"You’re right, handing it over to the state is the right thing to do, but to whom specifically should it be given?"

"Um..."

This sudden question clearly exceeded the girl’s common knowledge, leaving her unsure how to respond.

"Let’s leave this problem for you to solve, consider it a test from Grandfather," Shen Jianzhen smiled and said. "You’ve met many classmates at Jishan Academy, haven’t you? You can discuss with them, maybe their parents know what to do. Whether to hand it over to the state or what to do with it, that’s for you to decide. Grandfather is old now and doesn’t wish to be in the spotlight."

Ah? Me?

Shen Qingxi looked at the Imperial Jade Seal in front of her, feeling a bit dizzy.

"Speaking of your classmates... is there any boy you favor?"

Shen Jianzhen asked with a smile: "At your age, you should also consider matters of marriage. Your father and mother wanted to arrange a marriage for you before, but Grandfather stopped them, thinking you were still young then. However, this can’t be put off indefinitely, so why not take this opportunity to find a suitable family to set up a marriage arrangement for you?"

Ah?

Shen Qingxi was utterly confused, how could the Imperial Jade Seal be related to my marriage?