Chapter 2 Chapter two

Baisha lit a cigarette and said to me: This is life. not bad. A trivial case, running errands for a woman who could vomit blood.She overestimated what a private eye could do. Don't complain, Betha. When you left, Baisha said: We are in the midst of the sky, we are making a lot of money, and big cases are coming one after another.I don't fucking understand how you do it.A small case suddenly becomes a big deal, the case is solved, the favor is done, and the money comes.After you left, you obviously received the biggest case, but in the end you only earned a little pocket money.I also maintained it for a while, but then suddenly there was no business, and most of the people who came were gadgets like the one just now.

Don't worry, I'll take care of this. How are you going to proceed? The county office's vital statistical data can find out the current Mrs. Kou.Go to her pre-marriage address and find out what she used to do and where she lived.Find out why she suddenly became interested in the Su Bailey Building. That's a lot of legwork. So I'm going on my way.I said and walked out of her office. Bu Aiqian raised her head from the typing table: Are you resting today? I said: go out to handle the case, and I will call back in the afternoon to see if there is anything wrong. Elsie hesitated for a moment, buried her head in typing to cover up her embarrassment.

I find the company car from a familiar location.The past eighteen months have been a dream.I'm now going back to my old job. The county office found that Kou Ailei was 38 years old and Fei Yima was 27 years old; Kou Ailei was married once and was a widower; Fei Yima was never married.Her maiden address was 1891 Latonia Street. I drove to the address on Latonia Street.It was a modest four-story brick apartment with a very ornately decorated doorway.There is a sign of Maple Leaf Village Apartment, and there is another sign indicating that there are no vacant units for rent.I rang the bell for the manager and waited five minutes for a response.

The manager is a fat woman in her forties, with smart little black eyes, thick lips, and a very good complexion and hair color.When we first met, she was not friendly, like a tank that was not easy to overcome.After I smiled at each other again and again, she also smiled back and became talkative. Sorry, this apartment is no longer available, so I'm looking for some information about a female guest who once lived here. who? One by one, I tried my best to say that I had forgotten her name.He took out a notepad from his pocket, flipped through it with his fingers and said: Ms. Lan, not this one.I fiddled with my fingers for a while, pointing line by line and saying: Fei, Fei Yima.

She lived here, she went to get married. You know who she married. No, I do not know.As far as I know, she is married well.She doesn't talk much. You were also the manager at that time? Yes. Do you know her background?where are her parentsWhere is she from?or anything her. No idea, she didn't even leave a mailing address when she left.I later learned that she went to the post office herself to do this. Is it a bit abnormal. Yes, other residents will leave a new address when they move. I said: When she came to rent your apartment, did she provide any information, such as where she lived before and so on.

Oh, yes. shall we take a look? who are you?Surname?she asked. I smiled at her and said: I tell you you won't believe it. Why? My name is Wong. Really can't believe it. Many people don't believe it. Come in and talk.Mr. Wang. Thanks. The manager's apartment is on the ground floor and is more decorated, smelling of sandalwood.A Chinese incense burner is placed on a table in the room, with white smoke curling upwards.Too many pictures on the walls, too many chairs, too many tables, too many small pieces of furniture, too many knick-knacks. Would you like to sit down, Mr. Wang?

Thanks.I gave her a cigarette and lit her. Tell me, why are you asking three questions and four questions. I piled my hands together, palms up, and made a blank sign. I mean why are you here to investigate? I said: Hey, I don't know myself.They never tell me why.They just gave me a list and told me to investigate as much as possible.Maybe she's applying for insurance, maybe it's an old bill, maybe there's even an inheritance waiting for her. She is a very nice girl.said the manager. I blew the smoke into the air and said: Uh huh. In my concept, it is very quiet, very conservative, and never throws ridiculous parties.

really not bad. I knew she definitely wasn't in the old debt category. Then it wouldn't be an old debt.I said. Didn't you say that even you don't know? Yes, someone wants to investigate her, that's all.My responsibility is to investigate.They pay me one yuan for every person investigated, and of course they are responsible for all expenses. She said: I also have some people, I hope to know their details. Give me the name, but I'll give it to the office first.I don't know how the office billed you.They have a way, and they need an advance payment.The customer should guarantee how many people will be surveyed every year or every month.Of course, they don't only charge customers one yuan per name.One dollar is just my part.

She said: If you say that, it is not worth spending money to understand them.Let me see what information I can give you, Miss Fei. She opened a desk drawer, took out a data card box, and began to look under the twelve paintings. After a while, she found the card she wanted, pulled it out, and said: Yes, Fiima.Used to live at 392 South Flemington Street. Do you have an introducer?I asked. Two, Guo Benjia and Shang Dailan. Do you have an address? The female manager said: There is only one downtown business address.Her profile ends here.Except here we remember that she pays the rent on a monthly basis, so we count her as a good tenant.

I think I can do business too.I said: I am really grateful. If you have a lot of names every day, the business is pretty good. I said: The problem is running around constantly. Yes, I understand when you say it.Is there a requirement for how much information to report for each name? Oh, enough to make them know all they want to know.Sometimes easy, sometimes very difficult.On average, it takes forty-five minutes to write a name.I have two more people around here to investigate.You see, you can save time by being able to group together the same route. I hope you can find what you're looking for, Mr. Wang.she says.

Thank you.I told her. In the nearby grocery store, I checked the phone book and found out that Guo Benjia is a lawyer, and Shang Maolan is also a lawyer. The two of them have a Jialan Law Firm. I was going to call them immediately, but decided to postpone it after some thought.I need to go to court first. This time I'm only paying attention to past lawsuits and investigating the names of the plaintiffs.I searched for the names one by one. There were so many names that I almost missed one, but I didn't.Finally found it: Fiima sues Kong Feilu.I took the case number down and told the clerk that I was a lawyer and that I could borrow the file on this lawsuit. The whole case is very simple, a trivial lawsuit and a defense.A claim for damages, and a defense to the charge for damages.A notice of dismissal of charges.Plaintiff's attorney is Garland Law Firm. I read the plaintiff's complaint.The complaint alleges that on April 5, 1942, the plaintiff was careful not to exceed the speed limit while driving his car.Defendant, with complete disregard for the safety of other motorists or those with him, drove in a careless, negligent, and illegal manner along a highway called Wilshire Drive and struck Plaintiff's vehicle.Due to the car collision, the plaintiff's spinal cord was permanently damaged, and the doctor's fee of 250 yuan, the nurse's fee and medicine fee of 85 yuan and 20 cents, the X-ray fee of 75 yuan and expert consultation for five hundred dollars.The plaintiff has now become a lifelong injury.The defendant's negligence and illegal driving were the cause, so the plaintiff demanded 500 yuan in compensation in addition to the above-mentioned medical expenses and lawyer's legal fees. The lawsuit was dismissed by an out-of-court settlement on March 31, 1943. I wrote down the main points of the case one by one, and the name and address of the defendant's lawyer.Found Kong Feilu in the phone book, he is a contractor, I also found his address.I went down to the courthouse lobby and called the office, Betha wasn't there.I told Bu Aiqian that I was going to have a cocktail at the old local lounge, and that Baisha could find me there if something important happened.Elsie asked me how the case was going.I told her that little progress was not enough to report.