I stepped out of the elevator and started walking down the aisle.The familiar surroundings remind me of the first time I came down this walkway.That time I came to apply for a job. At that time, the words painted on the door were Koch Private Detective Agency.Now in 1944, the door was painted by the Curry's Private Detective Agency.The lower left is again painted with a smaller Koch, and the lower right is Laitano.Ke Shi represents Ke Baisha.She is my partner, and I don't want to put her full name on it, so as not to explain many problems in women's business.As my name is still on the door, I am sure it will be worth it to come back.

I opened the door and went in. Bu Aiqian was typing on the keyboard of the typewriter.She turned her head and looked over her shoulder, with a trained smile on her face, the kind of welcome that would reassure any nervous client who came to a private eye. When she saw me, her expression suddenly disappeared, and her eyes suddenly widened. Tang Nuo! Hello, Elsie. Tang Nuo, God, I'm so glad to meet you.Where are you coming from? The South Pacific, and many, many other places. You can stay when do you have to go? Not going back. Are you really not going back?she asked. Probably not.In six months I will have another medical checkup.

What happened? Insect tropical insect.It's also good to take a break.Come back to cooler climates without stressing all day.Baisha in it?I turned my head to the inner door, the glass of the door was painted Koch, private office. Elsie nodded. How are you doing. same as usual. weight? Still a hundred and sixty-five pounds, still like a bale of barbed wire. Is there any money to be made? for a while.But then she became stuck in a rut, and she hasn't been very good lately.You'd better ask her yourself. Have you been sitting here typing while I'm gone? She laughed: No, of course not.

What's the meaning? Do only eight hours a day. It also seems to be conventional.I thought you were going to quit your job and go work in an arsenal to serve your country. Have you received my letter? The letter did not say that he would still work for us. I don't think it's necessary to mention this. Why? She avoided my eyes: I don't know either, maybe it's a contribution to the war. Loyal to duty? Loyalty to the position is not necessarily so.She said: "It's a bit of a defense, Tang Nuo, you are fighting outside, I hope to do something to protect your career!"

The internal office call rings. Elsie picked up the phone on the desk, pressed the button to call Baisha's office, and said: What are your orders, Mrs. Ke? Betha's angry voice could melt a wire.I can hear it even from where I am sitting.The voice from the phone said: Elsie, how many times have I told you to speak to a client, just figure out what they want and let me see you right away.All the details will be explained by me. This is not a client, Mrs. Ke. Who is it? a friend. Baisha's voice rose an octave: God!I'm paying you to have a social party at the office?God!One friend and one you look at, I'll give him a good look right away!

The sound of Baisha dropping the phone could be heard clearly from the closed office door without going through the phone.We heard the sound of two quick steps, the office door was suddenly opened, and Baisha was already standing on the threshold, her two small glowing eyes were full of anger, and her big chin poked forward. She took a hasty look in my direction, and slowly stepped towards me, like a battleship preparing to deal with a submarine. Halfway through, her eyes finally informed her maddened mind. Ga!It's you little bastard!She said her feet were frozen to the ground. At this moment, she really liked to see me.But she immediately controlled herself, she didn't want anyone to know her mind.She turned to Elsie and said: What bastard reason you didn't inform me?

Elsie said seriously: I was about to tell you, Mrs. Ke, but you hung up the phone.i want to tell you Hey!Betha snorted to stop her.Then he turned to me and said: You don't send a telegram first when you come back. I pleaded the only reason she could respond: telegrams cost money. Even this did not impress her: you can send a diplomatic telegram, which has a fixed text and is cheap.bump back like this Ke Baisha stopped talking suddenly, her eyes fixed on the frosted glass of the passage door. The shadow of a woman's head and shoulders is reflected on the glass, fashionable, thin, and youthful at a glance.Maybe it's because of the position she's standing in, maybe it's the style she's used to, her head is slightly tilted to one side, making her look prettier.

Bai Sha cooed softly: How unreasonable!I'm always in the outside room every time a customer comes in, looking so shady, like we're doing bad business.She grabbed a pile of typed papers on Elsie's desk, pretending to be busy with business, flipping through them. But the people outside the door did not come in. For a few seconds, the shadow was reflected on the frosted glass, and it seemed to us that the time stood still for a few minutes.Suddenly Shadow decides not to come in and walks down the aisle. Baisha slammed the pile of papers back onto the table.That's it.She said: "This has been our business recently.This nasty little whore may have gone down to the Trans-American Detective Agency to vomit her bitterness.

I said: Be optimistic, Betha.She may be a little nervous, but she will be back later. All right.Bai Sha said contemptuously: The Feng Shui of this place is not to her taste.I was going to come in, but I didn't come in again.Totally because it doesn't sound like an office.Elsie, you go back and type your handwriting.Don Nuo, come inside.Elsie, please remember, if she comes in, she will be very nervous.This typical customer will not wait, she will suddenly say that she forgot something, stand up and leave.Then never see her again.Remember she wears a little hat on one side of her hair, she

I can see her shadow very clearly.Elsie said. Well, let me know as soon as she comes in.Don't delay.Use the phone immediately.You must know that I can't recruit customers at the door like Baodouli.It's weird to think about it again. If you want to do something, why don't you just do it?Over and over again, like that woman.In fact, why don't I do this, I should open the door and pull her in.Tang Nuo, let's go in so that Elsie can type. Bu Aiqian gave me a very happy smile, quite funny.Go back and start typing like a machine gun. Ke Baisha put her big and strong hand in my arms and said: Come on, tell Baisha what it's like to be a soldier.

We went into Baisha's private office.Baisha went around the big desk and stuffed herself in the creaking swivel chair.I sat on the arm of a high-back sofa. Baisha looked at me carefully and said: You are much stronger. I've been stronger for a while than I am now. How much do you weigh now? One hundred and thirty-five pounds. It seems to be a little higher. No, just the way they made me stand changed. There was a silence.Baisha paid attention to the sound outside with one ear.Bu Aiqian's typing voice didn't seem to pause. Business is not so good?I asked. Very bad.Baisha grunted. what reason? how could I know.Before you came here, I had plenty of frivolous cases to waste my time on.Small stalking cases, divorce cases, etc., are mostly family disputes and are not wanted by other companies.And here you are.All of a sudden you give me a big change, more money, more adventures, more interests, more customers and then you yourself go to the navy to serve as a soldier. For a while I was able to maintain it.Then somehow, I haven't had a case worth looking at for a year. what reason?Are the customers all gone? They have come.Baisha said: But I can't convince them enough.They won't listen to my method, and I don't know your method.I am a four-faced. What do you mean, you don't know my way? Look at that chair you're sitting on, she said: It's a good example. What's the meaning? After you became my partner, you were so determined to buy this chair for 125 yuan.Your theory is that it's impossible to win your guests' confidence when they're fidgeting.And if they are uncomfortable, they cannot tell you the truth.You sit the client in that comfy sofa chair and make them think they're sleeping on a feather bed on the roof of the world.They started talking as soon as they lay back. It is true, they will have confidence and talk. It works very well for you, but it doesn't work when it's my turn. Maybe you failed to make them feel comfortable. Bai Sha said angrily.How else can I make them comfortable?I've already paid a hundred and twenty-five dollars for a chair to make them comfortable, and if you want me to waste a hundred and twenty-five dollars, I'll pay another She stopped suddenly in the middle of her speech. I listened quietly and could not hear anything.Suddenly realized that Elsie was not typing. After a while, the phone on Baisha's desk rang. Bai Sha snatched the phone and said cautiously: Yes.Then said softly: is that woman?What's her last name?OK, let her in. Baisha hung up the phone and said to me: get off this chair, she is here. who? Her name is Xu Jiaoya.Come in now.she Bu Aiqian opened the door and said in a particularly accommodating tone: Mrs. Ke can see you right away. Xu Jiaoya weighed about one hundred and fourteen pounds, and she was not as young as she estimated from the shadow on the door. She should be thirty-one or two years old, and her head was not turned sideways.The reason why the shadow on the door saw her head bent must be because she was listening outside the door. Ke Baisha smiled at her, and said in a voice dripping with honey: Miss Xu, please sit down. Miss Xu looked at me. She has deep, expressive eyes, thick lips, a high forehead, smooth olive skin, and very dark hair.She looked at me as if she was about to turn and run away immediately. Bai Sha said hurriedly: This is Lai Tangnuo, my partner. Miss Xu said: Oh! Come in, Baisha invited: Miss Xu, you can sit in that chair. She hesitated. I yawned deeply, without any intention of hiding it, took out a notepad from my pocket, and said casually: "Then I'll do what we discussed just now, or I seem to suddenly remember and turn to Ms. Xu." Add a sentence: Maybe Miss Xu wants me to listen to you here too? I tried to make my voice look tired, as if one more case was one more chore.I heard Bai Sha's gasping voice, and seemed to want to speak, but Xu Jiaoya smiled at me and said: I think I want you to sit down and listen too.Walked to the sofa chair and sat down. Bai Sha's face was full of joy: yes, yes, Miss Xu, you can tell. I need help. We are there to help people. She fiddled with the purse for a while, bent her knees, and carefully straightened her skirt, keeping her eyes from Baisha. She has beautiful legs. Baisha said enthusiastically: We can help Jiaoya hastily avoided her eyes. I wrote some words on the notepad and tore off the paper.Don't worry, she wants the effect, not the big female detective dipped in syrup. I pushed the torn paper to Baisha from the table. Xu Jiaoya watched Bai Sha pick up the paper and read it. Baisha's face turned red, she crumpled the note, threw it into the wastebasket, and glared at me. Okay, Miss Xu, I said casually: What difficulties do you have? Xu Jiaoya took a deep breath: I don't want others to criticize me for this matter. No one will criticize you. I don't want others to preach. Won't. She glanced at Baisha worriedly: women may not be able to bear it. Bai Sha smiled and said shyly: Oh, my dear.She suddenly thought of the note I gave her, leaned back in her chair, returned to her original habit and said: Don't worry about this mess, what are you going to say. To be honest, Xu Jiaoya made up her mind: I am a person who wants to break up other people's families. so what?Baisha asked. After you've heard everything I do, you can't preach. Have bills to pay our bills?Baisha asked. Of course, otherwise I wouldn't dare to come in. Bai Sha said coldly: Then it's none of my business that you break up families all over the world.what do you want us to doLooking for a standard home to tear down for you?No problem, it can be done. Miss Xu smiled nervously.After a short wait she said: I'm glad of your opinion.Mrs. Ke. Baisha said: Families will not be broken up by others, families are broken up by themselves. Xu Jiaoya said: I have been dating Mr. Kou for several years. Who is Mr. Kou?I asked. Kou Ailei, the owner of Koucheng Blinds Company. I have heard about this company, how long has he been married? eight months. I leaned back in my chair and lit a cigarette. Xu Jiaoya said: I started working in the personnel department.At that time, Ai Lei had a wife.His wife died shortly after I went to work.He was a little perplexed.I don't know how much he loves her, but he is really lonely when she is gone.He is a family loving, loyal, passionate man.He is also upright, in his eyes there are no bad people in the world. She hesitated for a moment, then continued with a deep sigh: After a while, he recovered from his numbness, and I gradually got to know him better. He asked you out?Baisha asked. We've gone out to dinner a few times, yes. watching a play? yes. To your apartment? there has never been. To his apartment? No, he's not that kind of guy. When did his current wife meet him. Xu Jiaoya said: The company is very busy, and I feel a little uncomfortable due to overwork. Mr. Kou suggested that I should go out for a long vacation and gave me a month to rest.He was married when I came back. To drive you away on purpose? Xu Jiaoya burst into anger: He was deceived.He was deceived by a despicable, dirty, insidious, vicious, falsely merciful, deliberately designed woman with a honeyed belly and a sword in her belly.If such a bad character can still be regarded as a human being. So she is a little faster? Completely correct. How it happened. It all started one night when Ai Lei was driving to get off work.He couldn't see very well at night, and that night it was raining and the roads were slippery.Even so, I still don't think it was entirely his fault, although he later said it was his own fault.There is a car in front of him.As soon as the traffic lights were changed, the car braked suddenly.The brake light is broken.Of course Imma swears that she holds out a hand to stop.As long as it is for her own good, she is willing to make any oath. Imma is that woman? Yes. and after? Mr. Kou hit the tail of her car. It wasn't too heavy for the car, and it didn't do much damage.Fifty yuan is enough to repair two cars. Someone hurt? Spinal nerve injury.Ai Lei got out of the car and ran to the car in front.He saw a woman driving and apologized as if everything was his fault.I daresay Fiima looked up at Alley's big, strong face, his sympathetic eyes, and decided right away that she wanted to marry her and she was a quick woman. Sympathy?Baisha asked. Many factors came together.Ai Lei's wife died, and he was bored.He is used to relying on me for many things, and I am not around.Afterwards I found a draft telegram in my files asking if I could shorten my vacation and come back sooner.For some reason the telegram was not sent.If I did, it might change my whole life.Now it looks like he must have thought I ignored him. I look at my watch. Ms. Xu hurriedly went on: Fiima performed very well, but she said that in order to prevent others from misunderstood that she was extorting money, she handed over the car to Kou Ailei, as long as it was repaired.Ai Lei thought that Fiima was very reasonable. To show his generosity, he asked the dealer to overhaul her car in detail, and repaired and adjusted all the faults that could be found.He took the car to Imma. At this time, Imma started to have a headache. She went to a doctor. The doctor took an X-ray and diagnosed her spinal cord injury.But she was very brave, very gentle, and tried to hide her pain as much as possible! Imma let Wen Lei know that she couldn't make a living without working, so Ai Lei paid him all the expenses.Of course no one knew what really happened, anyway I came back from vacation and the boss went on his honeymoon. how long ago? six months. Is there anything next? A series of things happened, the boss was a little confused at first, especially when he got along with me.He always felt that he owed me an explanation, but he was too gentlemanly to say a word. And you?Baisha asked. I was too angry and hurt too much to fight him a lot.I told him I would resign as soon as he found someone.But he couldn't find someone to replace me, he asked me to stay, and I stayed. When did you decide you wanted to be a family wrecker? Honestly, Mrs Ko, I don't know.At first I felt that life was hopeless.Everything fell apart.I never knew how much I loved Alley, but now it's beyond redemption. I know.Baisha said: I want to know the truth now. These are little things, Mrs Ko.It has nothing to do with what I'm looking for.I'm going to say it myself first, because I don't want you to be boastful about finding it out. But you have already decided to chase Mr. Kou? I've decided to put nothing in the way of his pursuit of me. And does he mean to chase you? He is confused, he is in pain.He was still lingering in the fog. Have you started to borrow your hopes? Xu Jiaoya looked at Ke Baisha: Let's be frank, Mrs. Ke, Ai Lei already understood that he did something wrong. In fact, he understood as soon as I came back from vacation. But his faithful upbringing made him unresponsive? Yes. And what do you think he's going to launch now? He might. If he starts, you will help him with all your strength. Xu Jiaoya said: That posturing, anemic bitch stole him from me.Before I came back, she tied him up step by step, and I wanted to steal him back. Bai Sha said: Well, our background is clear.Tell us what are you going to do? Have you ever heard of a place called Su Baili Building? Baisha shook her head, then said: Is that the one on Seventh Street? Xu Jiaoya nodded: It's just a four-story house, so it can't be called a building.The ground floor is full of shops and the second floor is offices.Lingji Old Place, also known as the Old Place Dating Coffee Lounge, is on the third floor, and Mr. Ling's own apartment and related companies are on the fourth floor. What about the Superior Building? She asked Ai Lei to buy the building for her. Why only fancy this house.I asked. I don't know, probably something to do with the lounge. And how special that lounge is, makes the whole house a good investment. I don't know, Ling Bimei has four or five places like this in this city.I think he's the only place that's managed to turn a lunch buffet into an afternoon date hangout and sell booze like a nightclub.He took turns performing shows in chain stores, and the business was pretty good. How do you say it's a place to hang around?Baisha asked. Every afternoon, she said: Many women gather in the old place, drink some cocktails, dance a little, and find some new friends of the opposite sex. Mr. Kou is so rich? She evasively said: "I guess the margins on the Venetian shutters are not bad. he has money Yes, quite a few. what do you want us to do She said: I want you to find out, what's behind all this?She's an apple with a rotten core, and I want you to find out what she's up to. Ke Baisha said: It all costs money. How much? Two hundred yuan is charged first. Xu Jiaoya acted coldly as if she was really in business: What kind of services can these two hundred yuan provide me, Mrs. Ke? Baisha hesitated. I said: I can provide you with ten days of investigative work. Reasonable expenses will of course be reimbursed.Bai Sha hastily added. What can you find in ten days?Xu Jiaoya said. Baisha said bluntly: We are detectives, not clairvoyance, how can I know what to find out? This answer seems to be correct.Xu Jiaoya opened her purse: You must keep my coming here a secret. Ke Baisha nodded, staring at her purse with greedy eyes. Xu Jiaoya took out a checkbook. Baisha handed her a pen in due course.