Chapter: 5860

Yè Chén took a look and saw that on the back of the photo with a Kodak logo, someone had written in cursive script with a steel pen: "inqueenswithchou, 12.11"

Seeing these words, Lín Wǎnér immediately said, "I think 'eens' must be referring to Queens, New York, so this photo was indeed taken in Queens... as for chou... it's usually used as the English translation of the Chinese surname 'zhou', and looks like it might be related to the person in the photo with Prince's father. He's a Chinese-American, only we don't know what his name is."

"You're right..." Yè Chén lightly nodded his head while simultaneously furrowing his brows.

He muttered to himself: "I always feel that this Zhou man has some familiarity, but I can't remember where I saw him for the life of me."

Lín Wǎnér hastened to say: "Prince, don't worry. The reason you feel familiar is because there must be a similar face in your memory, only you might not have a deep impression of that person or maybe just had a very brief encounter with them, so you shouldn't worry and take your time to think it through."

As she spoke, she asked Yè Chén: "Prince, besides feeling like you've seen this person before, are there any other clues that make you feel strange or familiar?"

Yè Chén was rubbing his nose ridge and saying, "As for other clues... I always feel that, looking at this photo, this Zhou man is not just slightly familiar but also somewhat more familiar or like we've met before, but I can't catch specific hints in my mind."

Lín Wǎnér comforted him, "Prince, don't hurry. Let's take it one step at a time. What about the dressing and accessories of this Zhou man? Is there anything special?"

Yè Chén looked around and said, "My father probably wore something similar to what pilots wore in the late 20th century, while this person is wearing a casual windbreaker jacket from that era... They should all be quite normal attire."

Lín Wǎnér asked again, "What about the Queen's district? Your parents lived in America for many years. Have they ever talked to you about the Queen's district or taken you there?"

Yè Chén thought for a moment and replied, "I remember going to America with my parents or visiting my mother's family on Long Island. We mostly stayed on Long Island, except when we went to Manhattan occasionally. I don't have any distinct impression of the Queen's district."

As he spoke, Yè Chén added, "Even this antique shop is something I just learned from my uncle-in-law recently. My parents never mentioned it to me before..."

He said that much, and then Yè Chén's expression suddenly froze.

Lín Wǎnér didn't notice Yè Chén's change of expression and was staring at the photo intently, saying, "Or we can ask some of your father's old subordinates if they recognize this person?"

She finished speaking without noticing Yè Chén's response and then asked unconsciously, "Prince?"

Yè Chén remained silent.

Lín Wǎnér turned her head to look at him, seeing his face pale and his whole body stiffen as if he had been hypnotized. She hastily asked him, "Prince, what's wrong with you?"

Yè Chén was suddenly woken up by Lín Wǎnér's inquiry.

At once, sweat began to appear on his forehead and cheeks, looking extremely rare and panicked as he said, "I... I think I know why this person looks familiar..."

Lín Wǎnér was astonished and immediately asked, "Prince, did you remember something?"

"Yes!" Yè Chén heavily nodded his head, explaining, "You said he was named Zhou, so I felt a kind of inexplicable familiarity. Then there's the antique shop behind them..."

As he spoke, Yè Chén looked at Lín Wǎnér with an expression still filled with surprise and panic, saying, "Don't you remember? My father-in-law is good at pretending to be smart, but in reality, he accidentally broke someone else's jade bottle spring figurine when trying to open his eyes..."

Lín Wǎnér replied without hesitation, "Of course! You got the 'Nine Heavens' Scripture from the remnants of that broken jade bottle. This important thing, how could I forget?"

Yè Chén nodded and pointed at the photo, muttering, "The antique shop manager back then was him."

"What?!" Lín Wǎnér suddenly widened her eyes, her voice trembling as she asked, "Prince, are you saying that this man, who took a joint photo with your father in New York 20 years ago and worked at the antique shop in Jinling 20 years later, gave the jade bottle spring figurine containing the 'Nine Heavens' Scripture to my father-in-law's hands?" JrNovels.com