Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve

Dr. Gui's office is on the sixth floor.Both doors in the illuminated walkway have frosted glass.In gold letters it read: George Gui, Dentist.There is another line at the bottom left: Appointment is required. I pushed open the door and entered the small room.There is a wicker bench, a small table, two straight chairs, and a basket full of old illustrated newspapers in a small room like a dovecot.There was a mirror on one side of the wall, and beside it was a door that was ajar. As I entered, there was a beep somewhere in the inner office.A man's voice said: Come in. I walked through the open door into a small passage.In the room at the bottom of the passage was a woman reclined in a fallen dental chair, her mouth gaping open.

Dr. Gui, tall and thin, was bending over to examine her mouth with a dental mirror. He looked at me a little impatiently, and I asked: You asked me to come in? He stood up straight and said in an angry tone: My nurse quit.Last night, I left as soon as I said, without even giving ten minutes' notice.I just had to sustain it on my own today and it was a mess.Who are you?What are you going to do? I said: My surname is Lai.I'm going to check in and see a tooth.If possible, I would also like to have the whole tooth checked.I He said: Please go and sit outside.I'll see you in five minutes.My patient is almost done.

I went back to the reception room, sat down and waited. Three minutes later, the lady who was on the dental chair just now came out.Look at her slender, about thirty years old, wearing an engagement ring on her left hand, the diamonds on it sparkle.She smiled politely as a greeting, and walked out the door. I could hear Dr. Gui washing his hands inside. From where I sat, I could see a dark figure on the door leading to the passage.A man stood outside the door, perhaps trying to muster up the courage to come in, or standing listening to what was going on inside. Doctor Gui stood at the door, wearing short-sleeved overalls.There was still the smell of spiced disinfectant on my hands.

He said: Well, young man.Let's see what do you need? The door leading to the aisle opened, and the beep sounded again. Dr. Gui looked up at the person who came in, and frowned. Standing at the entrance is Cai Kaier. Dr. Gui said: Hello. Hello.Cai Keer said.Suddenly found that I was sitting, and said in surprise: "Ah!It turned out to be Lai Tangnuo!Good morning, Mr. Lai? not too good.I said. Cai Keer came over and we shook hands. Dr. Gui stood aside, waiting for me to enter his studio, watching Cai Kaier carefully. Cai said: Be dexterous with him, Dr. Gui.Having a top-notch private investigator visiting as a patient shows that you have a good business.

Doctor Gui stood stiffly on the spot. Cai Kaier continued to say to Dr. Gui: I have something to tell you when you are free. Dr. Gui's face was as white as paper, without expression at all, and he said to him: "Sit here and wait, I'll be free in a while." Turning to me again: what's your name? Lai Tangnuo. your address? I give him my business card.Claire, I said, we are a private detective agency. Oh yes.Why did you come to see me? for my teeth. What happened to the teeth? I hope you can take a look at them. Come and sit inside. I sit down in the dental chair.Dr. Gui put a white cloth around my chest.Take a mirror in my mouth to see all the teeth, and take a long metal probe to poke between teeth and teeth.

How long has it been since you checked with a dentist? I rarely take care of the dentist at all. I thought the same thing, how long ago was the last time I saw the dentist? Looks like it was at least two years ago. It should be checked every six months.Are there any teeth that are particularly bad? I have a toothache. Which one hurts the most? The one on the right. How long has it been in pain? It was a faint, throbbing pain, which lasted all night. Dr. Gui fiddled with the probe for a while and said: Yes, the nerves are a little sensitive there, and you have two or three teeth that need to be filled.I'll have to take an x-ray of you first to decide.

You mean besides this tooth, there are other teeth that are not good? Yes, absolutely. How many teeth are not good? Let me see, there is a hole here, and there is another one here. How much did these all cost? Is there a difference? Of course there are differences. It's hard for me to estimate now, let me deal with the painful one first.I think it might be necessary to unplug it. It's less painful now. Dr. Gui took a syringe, put some hot water in it, squeezed it on my tooth and asked: Does it hurt? Feeling better. He squeezed some ice water on it and asked: Does it hurt?

Not too painful. That tooth had better be extracted. I said: Doc, I have too much work.I have to work today.Can you give me some medicine to relieve the pain first, I will come to you next time when I am free. Okay, here is aspirin, there are instructions on the box, take it as directed, and come back at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.I unplug it for you. I struggled to get up from the chair. Maybe I can fill some other teeth tomorrow when I have time, quite a lot of work and takes time. I heard a beep, and I heard the outside door open and close. Dr. Gui said: Sorry, I think it was another patient.That nurse should be damned.I have asked the introduction agency to introduce it.I may have to choose one myself, excuse me.

Dr. Gui walked out to the reception room.I pulled off the scarf and stood up, trying to follow behind him. Dr. Gui said: That person was waiting.I think he will come back after going out for a walk.You say you know him? Yes. Who is he? I said: His surname is Cai, and he is Bao Qile's brother-in-law. His brother-in-law?right?Mrs. Bao is my patient and I don't know her The former brother-in-law.The younger brother of the first Mrs. Bao. Oh, yes.Gui said. very interesting people.I told him. Dr. Gui said: At ten o'clock tomorrow morning, I will pull out this tooth for you.Please be on time, because I happen to have a consignment patient who has just canceled.Otherwise, I might not be able to find the time for three weeks.

Cai Kaier was waiting for me by the elevator. What's the matter with the teeth?he asks. much better. Unplugged? No. Luckily for you. Why? Dr. Gui may not welcome you hanging around. Yes, thanks to your skillful presentation.I think Dr. Gui is very upset.He wouldn't mind if I didn't show up tomorrow as promised. Cai told me: Doctor Gui is definitely not a fool.Don't take him for a fool. Why do you think I take him for a fool? Think about it, a private detective suddenly decides to buy a piece of land in the community developed by Bao Qile.Sudden toothache again, so I went to Mrs. Bao's dentist to see the teeth.It is too much to say that it is a coincidence.

Speaking of coincidences, I told him, there are even better ones!An Alpha investment company happens to be in the best location, and you can see everyone coming in and out of Dr. Gui's office from the aisle. Oh, you even know that? Yes. He said: Very interesting.You can really cover it, it's not a random cover. I was going to visit Alpha Investments after I had my teeth checked.I have a hot money and I want to ask Alpha Investment Company to handle it on my behalf. Very good, very good.That's it.Let's not talk about it here.We go to my office and discuss investing. He took the lead and led me to a large office at the bottom of the aisle.He opened the door without letting me in first.He said in his mouth: I must have left without turning off the radio again.I like listening to horse scriptures. He hurried in, walked to a rectangular box with a green light on, and turned off a switch on it.He pointed to a sofa and said, please sit down, Lai, I will sit here. I sink myself into the thick leather cushions.I looked around and asked: Office? All around the walls are photos of famous horses on the racecourse.These photos are all eight inches by ten inches of non-reflective flat paper, and the photo frames are very particular.There was a large form on the far wall of the office. There is a large drawing table in front of the window with a T-square and various colored pens on the table, and various colored plastic strips with words are scattered on the nearby ground. I see you're interested in my studio, Tsai said, moving aside the radio he had just turned off. I'm just researching what are you doing here? I'm comparing race horses. I go to the drawing table. Because you never give up research.So I tell you my secret. what secret?I asked. He said: Pick up the newspaper.Tell me which horses are in the second race this afternoon. I told him the names of the horses that were going to be raced.He opened a long drawer under the table, and selected several long colored plastic strips from the drawer. He said with a self-deprecating smile: You can see how much a person can do if he has too much free time and is not willing to be alone. He stacked plastic strips of different colors he had chosen.Feed one piece at a time to the wall of a strange long box on the table. There are various knobs on the box. Turning the knobs can move the plastic strip forward, a little distance at a time.Finally adjust until he thinks he is satisfied. Now, I want to draw your attention.He said. He turned on a switch, and a strong light appeared under the long box, illuminating these plastic strips, so that the horse's name and other written information were clearly displayed on it. At this time, a horizontal light scans from the far side of the box to the near side. Cai Kaier is adjusting the small knob again, each color bar has a different sensitivity to light. There are different notch marks on the two edges of the plastic strip, which probably indicate the weight, jockey, track conditions, weather, race distance and other information. Finally, after Cai Kaier observed several scans and thought he was satisfied.He carefully put away the plastic strip.Shutdown is apparently a machine of its own invention. He said: "The game will be very close.You can see that the scans of the strips of each color are almost on a single line.Only one slightly surpassed the others. I nodded: what does that mean? He smiled at the troubled look I put on my face on purpose. Most people who love horse racing, he said, are time-consuming and difficult when it comes to picking which horse will win.I have now compiled the information on each of the regular horses.I can also add or subtract points for different horses according to their likes and dislikes. For example, when I know that a horse likes to run on wet dirt roads, I give points plus or minus points based entirely on the conditions and weather it is going to be out of the racetrack today.In other words, my selection of horses is a comprehensive judgment based on the individual information of the horses, the weather information, the conditions of various racecourses across the country, and so on. Of course, Cai went on, Marseilles are not the same as mathematical equations.No matter what kind of precise calculation, it is impossible to be 100% accurate.There are unknowable factors and luck in it.These are unpredictable.However, based on past experience and this calculation method, I think it is quite passable. Many sports reporters and Majing Express also make predictions about Marseille. If their conclusions are the same as mine, I will not bet on this game, because few wins.It doesn't make sense for everyone to buy it. How much do you win on average? He smiled and said: It is a great art, and it is also very fun.Worth the price of admission in itself.For example, the second session this afternoon.According to the scan, it looks like the lady will win, but very close, less than a horse's body, maybe closer.Now let's see what professional reports say. Cai picked up the newspaper, pointed to read it with his finger, and said: This reporter chose artificial satellite.He picked up another newspaper and said: This also says that there is hope for artificial satellites.So everyone is optimistic about artificial satellites. What does it mean? This means the dame is a good gamble.The stakes are high if the bet wins.Tang Nuo, what are you doing here to sneak up on Dr. Gui?Do you have anything against him?Or do you not relax everyone? Is your workplace and his office on the same floor in the same building, on purpose or by accident? accidental. You mean you didn't know he was Mrs. Bao's dentist? Of course I know, what does that matter? If you want, you just open the door, and you can see everyone who goes in and out of his place. God, if I wanted to know that, I could go to his office and look in his register, and within three weeks I'd know exactly who was coming.Do not be silly.I chose this place just because I want a place where I can work alone without being harassed by others.I think working alone is a kind of enjoyment.What's more, I think that using this effect can prove that I am better than others. Of course, there are also times when you lose steadily?I asked. Sometimes, he said, I would have a fit and go out and drink for days.This is my fault.During this period of time, of course, the will cannot be concentrated, and the horse betting will also lose. So you will go to Bao Qile. He said: Tang Nuo, why do you show some unpleasant personality from time to time? I have work to do, and I'm working! What kind of work is it? Now I am trying to find out who poisoned Mr. and Mrs. Bao? The police are looking for it too. how?I asked. The police, Cai said, are more organized.They are efficient and authoritative.Why don't you leave it to them? Sometimes they go in the wrong direction. This is rarely the case. Sometimes I find some information that can help them. Yes, I believe so. Who do you think poisoned the two of them? Cai said: This must be a counter-rebellion.As far as I know, none of the anchovy sauce you took was poisonous.Now if we look at it from a cold-blooded, unemotional perspective, it seems like you're eager to give someone a good opportunity to be able to poison. Not at all.I just want to make Mrs. Bao put her interest in Where do you put your interest?He saw me hesitate and asked. Maintain the status quo of family life for a period of time. He thought for a while and said: I am very surprised, sometimes people are so stupid. What's the meaning? I personally think that the police will bring the poisoner to justice within three hours. Want to bet? He said: Of course I bet, yes, I dare to wait with you to take advantage of me, I bet within three hours, the police will find out who poisoned, and there is enough evidence to convince everyone.I dare to bet even with you. I asked: Do you have any inside information? He smiled and said: You have inside information, don't you? No. He said: "I just had faith in the police.Many of us say that the police are stupid because we often judge the police as individuals.When it comes to strength, it should be measured from the whole.In terms of group strength, the police are still powerful. You can describe it further. Let me start off by saying that the police are not stupid.Many police officers do not have the scientific knowledge of ordinary college graduates, because their education is different.But we ignore that they are the power of unified command and teamwork.So when we say the police, we should refer to the collection of many, many police officers, and it should refer to the police force. I also know they are capable, I said, you don't need to promote it. He said: That's good.The police are much more capable than most people think.The only people who are really stupid are the ones who try to murder. Why do you say that? He said: Look at the past record.On any given Friday morning, you open the paper and look.what did you see?In one corner of the seventeenth︱eighteenth edition there is always a picture of the gangster, sitting in the electric chair, hanged, or sent to the gas chamber.Executions often begin at ten minutes past one, and death is pronounced at ten sixteen. There are always a few every Friday.Staggering up the gallows with thirteen steps, being held hostage by two people into the gas chamber or following the priest to the electric chair.They are all big fools.They all die on Fridays, they all taste the cruelty of modern civilization on Fridays.And the executor also chose this unlucky Friday to let the man finish his journey and let him know that it is Friday, an unlucky day.I feel sick just thinking about it.These stupid people, these stupid people. Who are the stupid people? Stupid, stupid people who died on Friday.These are the befuddled, the stupid, the befuddled, the born failures of the murderers. Sometimes it's just bad luck.I pointed out. Yes, he agrees, sometimes it's just bad luck.In fact, every line of work is the same, and life always has its ups and downs.Driving well does not necessarily mean that there will be no accidents.People who die in car accidents are probably the most careful drivers.So is life, so is catching murderers.Fools die of old age on Fridays.There are many murders that remain unsolved. I believe that the murderer must be very disappointed today, and he hates Han Jialuo for sabotaging the plan.Besides, I don't believe he's a smart murderer.I believe the police already know who he is. The only difference is that the cops won't be of much use if they catch him.Because Mrs. Bao and Mr. Bao were just seriously ill.Mr. Bao is no longer important.And Mrs. Bao is also recovering. He got up and said again: It's a pleasure to come in and see.Mr Lai.I'm now going to start working on tomorrow's schedule.One shortcoming of my forecasting system is that it is constantly updating the data.You can't leave out any subsections.I love hearing and watching news of murders, and I love discussing them.However, my meal money depends entirely on me predicting Marseille.I believe you will forgive me. I said: good luck to you then.shake hands with him. The door closed behind me and I turned around halfway to see if he was paying attention to me.His door was closed, and he didn't even want to know if I'd gone back to the dentist's office.