Chapter 10 chapter Ten

On the west ramp, the office of Bao Qile, head of the new community development center, opened at eight o'clock. I know, it's because I've been sitting in the car paying attention since seven o'clock in the morning. The door was opened by the thin, quiet lady who was typing when I came yesterday. I gave her two minutes to take off her hat, take off the cover of her typewriter, and reapply her make-up.Then I opened the door and walked in. From the way she handled the typewriter, it seemed that she was going to work immediately, and there was no such thing as a prelude to drinking some tea and reading the newspaper.

She looked up when I walked in: Good morning. Hello, is Mr. Bao there?I asked. No, Mr. Bao won't come before 9:30. What's his secretary's last name? Miss Hua. Are you there? She goes to work at nine o'clock. Where's the salesman? She said: They are not there yet, but they must arrive between 8:00 and 8:30 according to the regulations. I looked at the watch and said: Unfortunately, I can't wait. Is there anything I can do for you? I want to buy a piece of land. You were here yesterday, weren't you? Yes. You seem to have gone out with Mr. Cai. correct.

So you have already decided which piece of land you want to buy? not yet. how could be? I said: Mr. Cai's statement about these lands is relatively unusual, and his ideas are quite special. Yes, she said dryly, it was conceivable. My surname is Lai.I say, Lay Donno. She said: I am Yin Mali.Maybe you want to look at a map.Now that you've seen it in person, maybe I can tell you a little more about it on the map. OK, I said, let's see. She pushed the typing chair away from the desk.Go to a shelf, take out a map and lay it flat on the counter. She said: Suppose, Mr. Lai, you want to know what to pay attention to when choosing a new community.I will try to tell you as much as I know.

I said: I would be very grateful for your kindness. She took a pencil and drew an arc around the new community and said: It may be theoretical, but I think that to sell a piece of land to a customer, both parties must be completely and truly satisfied to be considered a successful transaction. Makes sense.I said. She looked at me with no expression. She said: As you can see from the picture, the lots with good sightlines are always divided as small as possible, one piece at a time, which is easy to sell and gives people more choices. certainly.I said. Real estate developers also think that they can make more money in this way.But I found that when I bought the land, it seemed that the size of the land was enough to build a house and a garage, but it would be difficult to design the access to the garage in the future.

Of course, you will also find that these places with a wide field of view are places with steep slopes.There are many architectural difficulties in building a house.The back half of the house will be one floor above the other.If you consider setting up a garage in the back, the problem is even bigger.Either the garage needs to be placed in front of the house, or the car has to drive up an extremely steep slope to get into the garage.This driveway is dangerous, inconvenient, and never satisfying. I nod slowly. She said: From my experience.If you want to choose a piece of land in this uneven new community, you must first choose a reasonable slope.Be optimistic about which rooms will be built in the front and which rooms will be higher in the back, and the location of the garage should be the first to be noticed.The person who buys the land is forewarned of these factors, and he will have no regrets in the future.Besides, after you don't regard the line of sight as the first consideration, the price can be much more reasonable.

When a new community is just launched, people come to visit, to see the new roads and the scenery.Scenery is important, but once settled, comfort, convenience, and satisfaction are more important.I don't know what you think, Mr. Lai. I said: Miss Yin, you are an honest person.I didn't mean to do that. How about deliberately? I said: I am a detective.Bao Qile and his wife were poisoned last night.I'm here to learn more about his work.I think I can learn more from you than anyone else.So I started this way just now. She looked at me with no surprise, but a little hurt in her eyes: Is this fair?

No.I said. She rolled up the map, put it back on the shelf, and said: At least I'm glad you told me the truth. I said: You put away the map too early.I want to pay a deposit to buy a piece of land. which piece? Any piece you choose. Is this also for the convenience of investigation?she asked. I took out the wallet from my pocket and said: I only have about 150 yuan, can I use 100 yuan as a deposit for a piece of land? One hundred dollars can hold a piece of land until you come to pay the first installment.We pay in three installments. How much does a piece of land like the one you just suggested cost?

I suggest you buy a piece of land around 2,500 yuan. Can the deposit of 100 yuan be reserved until I pay the down payment? Yes. Get me a contract.I said.At the same time put five twenty-dollar bills on the counter. Which piece of land? You help me choose. Mr. Lai, are you doing this just to be a good person? I said: I thought you would bring out the old salesmanship, sweet talk, as long as the business is done.Then I'll just tell you a little bit of news. And you change your mind. It was you who made me change my mind.I think following your advice to choose, I will definitely buy the real ideal land.

She spread the map on the counter again.After looking at the land numbers of two or three lands, I went to the filing cabinet to get reference materials.Walked back and drew a circle with a red pen on a piece of land, saying: I think this piece of land is good. what price? Two thousand seven hundred and fifty yuan.she says. Get a contract and I'll sign it now. She walked back to the typewriter, pulled out the paper she was typing, rolled a contract onto the typewriter, and typed all the required information with her confident hands.She came back carefully and checked the land number on the map again to make sure that she could not make a mistake.She said: You can see that this contract has already been signed by Mr. Bao Qile.Mr. Lai, if you sign here, I will give you a receipt for one hundred yuan.

I signed this contract. She walked back to the typewriter and typed out a receipt for a one hundred yuan deposit, signed by herself, with Bao Qile's name on it.She handed me the receipt for receipt. Mr. Lai, if I didn't personally think this is a good piece of land, I wouldn't ask you to buy it.Please believe me, even if it is a pure investment, it is worth it. I trust you completely.Also, without violating your loyalty to your boss, can you give me some news? My loyalty to the boss is to do everything possible to make the administrative track and files here neat and without shortage.

What does Miss Hua do? Miss Hua is Mr. Bao's personal secretary. Is she in charge of this new community too? So to speak, yes. His personal correspondence? Yes. How long has she been with Mr. Bao? About three months. And you? twelve years. You must be very proficient in business. of course. I said: Please forgive me if this question is rather disrespectful.Isn't her current position as Mr. Bao's personal secretary more important than your position, and her salary is also higher? She looked at me calmly, then replied: Yes. You must know the first Mrs. Bao? Yes. Of course you also know Mr. Cai. Yes. I think you hate him? Won't. Miss Hua hates him? I know. Did he come to take a bite of Bao Qile soon? Yes. But you don't hate him? don't hate him. Why? Because, first, Mr. Cai is not that kind of person on the surface.He's not a period alcoholic at all, that's just pretending.When he came here to ask for money, it wasn't that he didn't have money to spend.I think he did this to stimulate Mr. Bao to see if he would have a nervous breakdown. why? I do not know then. So is he playing a deeper game? I don't know, to be honest, Mr. Lai, I wish you could figure it out. Figure out what? For example, why did Mr. Cai ask someone to test human hair? He did this? Yes. how do you know? Because of the letter he wrote from this office.He said he wanted a business address. What kind of letter? A letter to Chemical Analysis Investigative Company. Did you see that letter? No, I don't know the content.I only know that he sent this letter when Mr. Bao left here for his honeymoon.When the reply came, Mr. Bao had already returned.A secretary of Mr. Bao was responsible for opening all the letters for Mr. Bao.She didn't notice that it was a letter addressed to Mr. Cai, but she had already opened it.When she looked at the content, it was a chemical analysis report of human hair.Looking at the envelope again, it turned out that it was addressed to Mr. Cai. Mr. Cai found out that his letter was opened and read by others, is he angry? He is very upset. How long has Mr. Bao been married for the second time? She said: You can check the population movement registration. Since you can find out by looking it up, I said, why not tell me? More than two years, I think exactly two and a half years. Did Mr. Bao's secretary tell Mr. Bao about the letter that was opened by mistake? I have no idea. Did the first Mrs. Bao die suddenly? She suddenly became ill.It started to heal, but then suddenly relapsed two weeks later. What about the cause of death? An acute gastrointestinal disorder. Food poisoning? I don't know, Mr. Bao said it was an acute gastrointestinal disease.very serious. Was there an autopsy? I know there is a doctor in charge.With the doctor's death certificate, presumably the autopsy can be avoided. Yes, do you know if the body was cremated or buried? Cremated. What about the ashes? Scattered from the air behind a hill at one of their villas.The first Mrs. Bao loved nature, especially mountains.She loves birds and is an expert. Oh, she is not a pure housewife, and she is not only good at eating and playing. no. For this new community, Mr. Bao is busy? Yes. The first Mrs. Bao used to work on her birds in that villa? Yes. How far apart do they live? Yes. Was Ms. Hua introduced by the agency, or did Mr. Bao get to know her first and then hired her? He knew her first, and then hired her to help. how long? About two weeks. By chance?Or is she here looking for a job? came across by chance. You are treated so unfairly, why are you still working here? This is a private matter, Mr. Lai? Yes, this is a personal matter. I do not answer this question. Is Miss Hua particularly capable? She suddenly said: Miss Hua has a beautiful figure, especially when she wears a tight sweater.She has curves.She had all the confidence and audacity in the world, but she knew nothing about the real estate business and would never learn.Because I understand and she doesn't, she always puts on a show and is domineering.But she can't do without me. She always asks me to do her things not to ask me to help her, but to use her power to order me to do the work. Suddenly Yin Mali started to cry.I reached across the counter and patted her on the shoulder: But you still did everything for her? She wept and nodded. Why don't you do something wrong on purpose so that she can't finish eating? She went to her desk, opened a drawer, took out a tissue, wiped her tears, blew her nose, and threw the tissue in the wastebasket. She said: "I can't do that.First, Ms. Hua has a way to lie and get away with it.But I am here to serve Mr. Bao.I try to do his job well, he pays me, and I do everything he does.I think I've told you too much already.She started crying again. I asked: Is the hair Mr. Cai sent out for chemical analysis his sister's hair? No, I don't think so.This was six months after his sister's death.It's a handful of hair anyway, just a handful like a hairbrush.Oh, I'm a little dizzy, I talk too much. It's all good for you to say it all.I told her. I looked out the window and said: Looks like a salesman is coming.You wash your hands, put some cold water on your eyes, and when you come back it's all over. She glanced at me anxiously and said: I don't know why I'm so restless today.I think you are quite capable.You seem very reliable. Yes. She said: "I was jumpy this morning.I am not feeling well. Did you hear about Mr. Bao? Yes. How is he this morning?do you know? much better.It's been much better. How about Mrs. Bao? I didn't ask.God, is she sick too? Yes, she was poisoned too. Food poisoning? Arsenic poisoning. Oh, I'm afraid so. What are you afraid of? poisoned.I always thought someone wanted Mrs. Poison Bag. Why? Just a feeling from me. But you didn't feel that someone would poison Mr. Bao. No, it's just Mrs. Bao. Why? Oh the way she treats people. I said: Okay, go wash your hands and put some cold water on your eyes. However, it was Miss Hua Susu, not the salesman, who came out of the car that climbed up the hill and parked in front of the office. She walked in like a gust of wind.Seeing me, give me a sweet smile: Oh, Mr. Lai, you are here. I nod. She glanced at Yin Mali's table, and said strangely: God, this girl hasn't come yet? I said: Oh!coming.Isn't she here? Yin Mali came out of the bathroom and said: Good morning, Miss Hua.He walks over to the typewriter. do you want somethingHua Susu asked me. I say yes.I'm here to buy land. Oh, you see what you want. I said: Miss Yin has done it for me. You said you signed the contract. Yes. Let me see. I handed her the copy of the contract in my pocket. She said: Well, this one.Seventh District, No. 10.Miss Yin, have you found out that this piece has never been sold? Absolutely not.As she spoke, she rolled the paper into the typewriter.I checked the file. Hua Susu said: Can you let me have a look at your contract and receipt, I want to check it, so as not to make a mistake. I handed her the contract with the receipt.She gave me a smile, almost like a kiss. She walked into Mr. Bao's private office. Yin Mali looked up at me from the typewriter, with tears in her eyes: Please don't buy other land.Mr Lai. I asked: other places?Why should I buy another land? Besides this piece, she said, can't you see what she wants to do?she Hua Susu came out of the office.She said: There is a private memo on Mr. Bao's desk, Miss Yin.This piece of land cannot be sold. She walked to the counter, took out the map, and gave me another smile: Sorry, Mr. Lai, I am very sorry for what happened.The land Miss Yin gave you is not for sale.For disappointing you, I tell you how I can make it up to you. She looks at a map, and her eyes, nose, butt all talk.We have a piece of land here, which is 750 yuan higher than the price you selected.Of course it's much better than what you've chosen.But since you have already paid part of the deposit on the piece of land that our staff made a mistake, I will sell this piece to you at exactly the same price as that piece. She took out a receipt book and said: I will reissue the receipt for you, and the deposit of 100 yuan is on that land.She said to Mary Yin: Miss Yin, make a contract, Mr. Lai, District 3, Land No. 19.The price should be given to him exactly according to the original choice, so that he can take advantage of it. There was a moment of silence.Then Mary Yin gave me a desperate look, picked up the blank printed contract, and rolled into her typewriter. I shook my head: Miss Hua, I don't want this piece of land.I want the land that I originally signed the contract for. Sorry, Mr. Lai, there is no way to sell that piece of land to you now. I said: I paid the money and signed the contract, how can I not sell it? However, Mr. Lai.You can see that I've chosen a lot better land for you than that.The higher the terrain, the better the view I said: If the one I bought doesn't work, I don't want any of it. She said: That would cause a lot of trouble, Mr. Lai.I I'm sorry too, but that's a place I chose with my own hands. She said: Then I will call and ask Mr. Bao what is going on with this land.The memo said only that the sale was temporarily suspended. That's your business. Her voice was ice-like: OK, I'll call Mr. Bao.She went into Mr. Bao's office again. Yin Mali looked at me gratefully. what happened? There was no memo at all, she said, and I knew she was up to something. Why? Because then she will give you a new contract, a new receipt.It's her sales pitch.She will tear up the contract I gave you, according to the record, it is also her achievement. Do you think she made so much effort just to sell a piece of land? There is also an effect that makes me lose the achievement of selling a plot. I smiled and gave her another promise: Don't worry, I will stick to it. She couldn't speak for a while, waved and blew me a kiss. It was a common silent gesture of gratitude, but it was a clumsy way of doing it, and she didn't even blow kisses easily. The private office door opens.Hua Susu came out and said coldly: "Okay, I've done it all."Mr Lai.I must call Mr. Bao and ask him to lift the ban himself.But you can buy the piece of land you choose. I held out my hand for a receipt and a contract.She pushes these over the counter like I have bad breath, body odor, and just had garlic. Have you spoken to Mr. Bao on the phone?I asked. She nodded. How is he this morning? very good.she said coldly. I said: That would be great.The last time I knew he was alive or dead! How to say?she asked suddenly. I said: He poisoned people last night, didn't you know? I noticed the color suddenly disappear from her face.Her hands gripped the edge of the counter to support her weight, and I thought her knees were going to give in, but she held herself in check.She asked: You said Mr. Bao, not Mrs. Bao? the two of them.I said. can you be sure Yes. Thank you. She said, turned and walked to Mr. Bao's private office, opened the door and walked in. I folded the contract in half and put it in my pocket.Before leaving the house, he didn't forget to blow a kiss to the girl sitting in front of the typewriter.