Chapter 6 Chapter Six

Bei Fude called Ke Baisha's office at 3:15. Kebaisha heard his voice and immediately asked: Is everything all right? Mrs. Ke, I think this matter is more complicated than I expected. what happened? Mrs. Gu came down for a special reason.I think the consequences of this letter are much more serious than I imagined.Sally seems to have gone, and my wife may have decided to leave too.She may have met the man who wrote the letter.i can't say in detail And your mother-in-law really doesn't know where Mabel is? I don't know, and she stared at me and refused to leave for a minute. I can't do anything, I'm bound!

Where are you now? in my house. Is the mother-in-law here? Also, she won't leave for a minute. Why don't you stay in the office and kick her out? Can't drive away, she has decided not to let me leave one step. Hey!Bai Sha scoffed: Your mother-in-law knows where her daughter is, and she is playing with you.You kick her out and go find your wife yourself. You don't understand, Mrs. Cole, that if Mabel had met the man who wrote this letter, she would have heard more lies.If she has decided to leave me, do you understand?I must wait in this room.If she wants to come up with any ideas, she has to go home to get the clothes. Now we must find Nan Qiaoqi and ask him to give him a little time.I've been having trouble lately, and this is just one of those bad things. You call Nan, or you go to his office once and tell him you're going to be delayed for twenty-four hours.He may not but you have to try

Suddenly his voice changed.Betha heard him say in the falsely courteous voice he used to address his mother-in-law: Oh!Terry, you are here, I was wondering where you were hiding, I just contacted the office, that's all, she didn't contact the office.They haven't heard from her yet. Don't be too nervous, she'll be fine.She went to dinner and played bridge Mr. Bei changed his voice and ordered: Put all the letters on my desk. If someone calls me and asks me, just tell him that I may not return to the office at all this afternoon.Mrs. North called and asked if she had forgotten that her mother was coming from San Francisco today.Tell her that everyone is waiting for her at home. Goodbye, Yinmeng.

Hang up the phone. Ke Baisha pressed the intercom and called Bu Aiqian out. Elsie, connect me to Nan Qiaoqi. Kebetha sat back in her chair, brooding and waiting.The phone rang, she picked it up, and heard Nan Qiaoqi's cautious and cold voice: "Yes, Mrs. Ke, what's the matter?" Bai Sha said: You pushed me a little tighter. Mrs. Ke, what do you mean? I mean I'm having a little trouble getting that money ready by four o'clock this afternoon.I must have another twenty-four hours. impossible. I hope you will have some grace.Bai Sha tried her best: I hope to get the cash before four o'clock this afternoon, but it may take another 24 hours.

Mrs. Ke, you suggested it yourself, and you said cash. It's still cash! That's not my definition of cash. This is my definition. Nan Qiaoqi said coldly: I only need you to deliver the cash before four o'clock this afternoon.Give up after four o'clock. Baisha wanted to find something to answer, but the other party turned off the phone and sealed Baisha's mouth. She cursed angrily at the phone: hang up on me!How dare you hang up on me.After this matter is over, see if I don't want to find a way to fix you! Baisha stood up, went to the reception room and instructed Bu Aiqian: If this guy calls, I don't want to talk to him.

Surnamed Nan? it's him! Did I tell him exactly what you said?Say you don't want to talk to him? No, tell him I'm busy and that I won't be bothered by anyone.In case he insists that I'll talk to him; you ask him if he's the Mr. Nan who hung up on Mrs. Ke.Be sweet with your words, as if you're just identifying him. Bu Aiqian drew a few shorthand strokes on the draft paper, and wrote down Baisha's instructions. It seems that this is the best way to deal with this kind of person.Baisha said: If he is not in a hurry to ask for the money, I have something to do now, and no one should bother me.

Baisha went back to her office, locked the door, cleared away the clutter on the desk, took out the letter Mr. Bei gave her, and started working.With a magnifying glass she pored over the character of each letter's typeface, pausing repeatedly to compare it to a detective's booklet, which contained the font and character of every typewriter make and model. In the end, it took Betha more than an hour to come to the conclusion that the letter was typed on a Remington, an early type of portable typewriter.But it only took a few seconds for her to know that the memo attached to more than a dozen of Mr. Bei's personal letters came from the same typewriter as this anonymous letter.

Betha went downstairs, had a cup of coffee and a sandwich at the fast food stand in the same building, and was back in the office within ten minutes. What's the matter, Elsie?Baisha asked. Mr. Nan called. Unexpectedly, Baisha said with satisfaction: What did you say to him? I did as you said. Did you tell him I wasn't home. No, just tell him you are busy and don't talk to anyone.He said you would make an exception to speak to him.I asked him if he was the Mr. Nan who had hung up on Mrs. Ke earlier. How did he say? He cleared his throat twice before finally saying: I thought she was done.so sorry.

And after that?Did he beg you? No, he just said thank you and hung up. Bai Sha frowned and said hesitantly: No!He should be asking desperately. At least he called.Ai Qian said: Isn't this interesting? I said that it is reasonable to make a desperate request.Bai Sha said: What is his tone, is he anxious? No, it looks quite educated. Well, leave him alone.I The office door opened suddenly, Bei Fude rushed in and said: God, Mrs. Ke, I don't know what we should do? Don't panic, Bai Sha said: Is there anything else going on? What happened again?God.That came in tandem.Do you know what's wrong?My wife is gone. Everything I own is in her name.I pay every penny, every title deed.Even my office furniture belongs to her.

Baisha stared at him for a while, then turned to her private office: Come in, let me hear how miserable it is. Beifude started talking without entering the room. She's been brainwashed, and now she's just gone. Even took the clothes?Baisha asked. Mrs. Ke, she came back and took the clothes away. oh!oh!Baisha said with a serious feeling. I myself only found out about half an hour ago.Mr. Bei said: I checked the closet to be sure.I saw that her clothes were all hanging, so I didn't pay attention to see if there was anything missing.But Mrs. Gu was more vigilant, she and Jialu checked and found that something was missing.A blue suit, a plaid shirt and coat, two pairs of shoes, and

toothbrush?Baisha asked. Yes, a toothbrush in the bathroom shelf. cold cream? I don't understand that, Mrs. Cole, her cold cream and hand oil are still in their proper place on the dresser. Bai Sha said to herself: When she left, I saw that she did not bring a suitcase.These things must have been taken back later. Absolutely.She goes out to meet the man who called her.She was going to meet that person before going to the station to pick up her mother.But what the man said changed her original intention.Mabel came home, threw a limited number of things into the trunk, and slipped away. Maybe she completely forgot about her mother, maybe another thing was more important. I couldn't do anything without her.Do you have any news about Nan Qiaoqi can you wait until tomorrow? Bai Sha said: You are too excited.Right now you don't have to do anything anyway.Chances are your wife hasn't left you.She just believed in a lot of things for the time being, and she will leave for a few days to teach you a lesson. How do you see it? A lot of evidence.You listen to me, your wife has arranged to scare you.Her mother also participated in the co-star.When your wife thinks she has achieved her goal, she will come back by herself.She will keep in touch with her mother now, and she knows everything about the family.That's why she told her mother to come down. Listen to me, you go back now, put on a gesture, your wife is going to leave you, she has her own privilege.You don't want her to leave, and if she has to leave, you don't have to. The world is full of women.You don't over act, just make it clear to your mother-in-law.Having said that, you just go out for a walk for half an hour, so that your mother-in-law has time to contact your wife by phone.When your wife hears that you are not in a hurry and think of other women, your wife will reply quickly. That's not the only thing, that thing came again.Mr. Bei shook his mouth. What that thing? Letter, here comes another letter. show me. Northford handed over an unopened envelope addressed to Mrs. Northford. Betha studied the envelope, flipping it between her fingers, she looked at the stamps, the slightly smudged postmarks.How did you get it?she asked. It was delivered by the postman this afternoon. The postman gave it to you? No, damn it.The postman gave it to my mother-in-law. What did she do with the letter? Put it on the small table where we usually put letters.But she read the letter carefully.In fact, she had read every one of them, but this one she read carefully.You see, it says confidential, dear. How do you know this is another anonymous letter?Baisha asked. You see, this is the same style as the previous one, and it is also typed. Baisha picked up the magnifying glass to check, nodded slowly, indicating that she was right, and asked: What are you going to do with it? I don't know, that's why I came to see you. What will be written in the letter, you know? have no idea. Why not just throw it into the stove without even looking at it. No, my mother-in-law has seen it.If Mei Bao comes back, Mrs. Gu will remind her to open the letter.She would have been particularly interested in the letter. What if the letter cannot be found by then? Then of course she will blame me for taking this letter, plus various other circumstances, even if May Bao wants to come back, you see what will happen. She will come back, Baisha said: As for this letter, I think we can use steam to open it to read. It's a federal crime, isn't it? Bai Sha said: Probably.She pushed back the swivel chair, walked to the door of the office, opened the door and said to Bu Aiqian: Aixi, plug in the electric board and put a small teapot on it, Baisha wants to open a letter with steam. Bu Aiqian brought over an electric board, plugged it in, and brought in a small teapot half filled with water, and put it on the electric board. Is there anything else?Mrs. Ke. Currently no more. Baisha touched the electric board to make sure that it had started to get hot. She walked over and sat back on the original chair, and faced Mr. Bei. This matter has locked you up, right?she asked. of course.If it weren't for that letter, but now that Maybo is gone, Mr. Nan's matter can't be solved, and Mrs. Gu is staring at me and I don't know if my wife has really left.It's the uncertainty that bothers me so much. If she stands up and says she's gone, she can make other plans instead. Baisha stood up, bent down and reached into the wastebasket to fumble, then straightened up suddenly and took a piece of paper with pictures and words on it. what is itNorth asked. The advertisement of a leather goods store said that you can buy cheap leather goods at a reduced price, or pay in installments, store the leather goods in their store, and take them back to wear at any time. I do not understand you Bai Sha grinned and said: You don't need to understand. They sat opposite each other without speaking, and Northford squirmed.Baisha is peaceful and quiet. The teapot began to hiss from the steam.The sound grew louder and turned into a siren. Baisha put the seal of the letter on the steam with experience. Bei Fude asked: Is there a way for others to check the letter that Xun wrote? After I read the letter, I put him back to his original state and couldn't see it. You are much more optimistic than me. Betha carefully inserted the tip of the pencil into the paste seal.I have to be optimistic.she says. After opening the envelope, Baisha took the letter out of the envelope. It's all typed, like the last one.She said: Not signed with a pen, just typed, your friend, good luck man.Do you want to read it yourself or do you want me to read it to you? I think I'll take a quick look.Bei Fude said and stretched out his hand.When he touched the letter, his hands trembled violently.The letter fell from the tip of his nervous thumb and index finger, zigzag a few times, and landed on the floor. You read it.He said to Baisha. Baisha cleared her throat and said: Dear Mrs. North: You probably want to know, who is the woman who came to your husband's office on Monday afternoon, hugged and kissed him as soon as the door closed?Maybe you want to meet me and talk to me, or do you want to trick yourself into living in an ivory tower?In any case, you remember, I am for your own good.Good luck to your friends. Baisha raised her head and looked at Beifude through the reflective glasses.Who is that woman?she asked. God!Who would know her? who is she? Xu Taolan? Who is Xu Taolan? An old friend.I almost married her.I got married after we had a fight.Perhaps my purpose was to show that it is not necessary to rely on her.It wasn't long before she got married too. where is she now Do you have her address? me um Yes or no? Yes I have. where? Nebula Apartment, XVB. What's going on on Monday? she came to me. Do you come here often? No such thing, this is the first time I saw her after I got married. She has been living in Los Angeles? No, New York. what happens? She came to Los Angeles and wanted to see her.Her marriage was unhappy and she had already filed for divorce.She didn't know if I remained married to Mabel.She has a look.She found my office and came in by herself. What is your secretary doing outside? I was surprised myself, and was speechless for a while.Ms. Peng followed in and closed the office door, Taolan Taolan was very happy to see me. That was after Miss Peng went out and closed the door? Yes. So you decide to walk into the time tunnel and turn back the days? Not quite. hug cuddly? No, that's not the case. Have you seen her again since? this See you or not? seen. How many times have you met? twice. Hang out together? eat a meal. How did you tell your wife? Office overtime. hey, betha said.You don't have to frown either.In my opinion, he is just an ordinary husband. Bai Sha casually folded the letter, threw it into her purse, and folded the colorful advertisement of the leather goods company she just pulled out from the wastebasket and put it in the envelope.Add some glue to the seal, seal the letter again, and hand it to Beifude.Well, she said: You find a chance, put the letter back on the small table where the letter is placed, and mix it with other letters, that's all. Bei Fude breathed a sigh of relief.Mrs. Ke, you just saved my life.i really There was a quick knock on the door of the external office. What's up?Baisha asked. Bu Aiqian asked: Mrs. Ke, may I come in? Baisha looked at the door and asked: What's the matter, Elsie? Bu Aiqian opened the door a crack, slipped in through the crack, and closed the door carefully. She said softly: Mr. Nan is here, in the outside room. Mr. Bei clasped his hands nervously.God, what to do?He said. Baisha pushed back the seat and stood up, she said: Leave it to me, he is my flesh. Don't let him see me here.Bei Fude said in a low voice like a whisper: If he knows that the two of us know each other, it will be miserable. I said I would do it, Betha said.She turned to Ai Qian and said: Tell him that I am very busy, anyway, I don't have time to see him today.In case he must see me, he can make an appointment first. The earliest time I can see him is after ten thirty in the morning. Bu Aiqian nodded, and quietly slipped out of the door to the outside room. Bai Sha turned to Bei Fude and said: As soon as he leaves, you should go home quickly, do as I tell you, and tell your mother-in-law to worry about it.