Chapter 15 Chapter fifteen

At around 8:00 p.m., I rang the doorbell of the apartment Geyna had given me the address in the letter, and a woman’s voice came out from the intercom: Who is it? I put my mouth close to the intercom: Representative of the Silk Products Import Company. Are you not in New Orleans? Our branches are widely distributed, and I am a business representative. Can you come tomorrow. No, I have a certain itinerary. Not tonight, not available. Sorry, I said it in a firm tone. Wait a minute, when can you come again? That will have to wait for my next business trip to come here. How long will that take?

After three or four months. oh!A sigh of frustration: wait a minute, wait until I put on some clothes, I can put on something, you come up. There was a sound of the door opening, and I climbed the stairs and walked to the aisle, looking at the number plate. Ge Yina, wearing a pullover blue nightgown, was waiting for me at the door of the room, and she said: I thought you were mail-ordered. We are mailed. Okay, please come in, let's figure it out first, why do you want to come in person? Because we have to comply with the Federal Import Agreement. Federal Import Agreement? I smiled and said: Dear lady, the agreement stipulates that if we do not sell to individual direct users, our company will have to pay a fine of 10,000 yuan, and we may have to go to jail. We cannot sell to retailers, nor can we sell to resale User.

I see.She said the tone had become very feminine. Her skin is quite dark, although not as dark as Fang Ludai, she will spend money, her hair, her eyebrows, her long eyelashes, the nail polish on her fingernails, all show that it takes time and money to maintain this Beautiful, a woman spends so much effort in this area, she must be able to earn a little more by relying on it, so I took a closer look at her. what would you like?She was patient enough for me to look at her from head to toe before asking questions. I said: You haven't proved it to me yet! I haven't proved it to you yet?

Her appearance is that of a young beauty who can go around, sitting in her apartment, wearing a nightgown, showing enough bare legs, which alone deserve the best stockings, I look at her legs, She wasn't embarrassed at all. In her view, I was not a person, just six pairs of cheap silk stockings. I want to see samples.she said suddenly. Samples are not necessary, the guarantee protects all your rights and interests, you do not need to pay after receiving the goods, try them on within 30 days, if you are not satisfied, you will not be charged for returning the goods. I really don't think you can do such a hard business.

This is why we are very strict in selecting customers. Now that we are talking about business, I have to meet six other customers today. Your name is Ge Yina. Do you want six pairs of stockings for your own use? Yes of course. I think you don't know how to do business, but I still have to ask, you won't sell the goods you received, right? No, I use it for myself. Maybe you'll give it to a friend? What does it matter? I said: We want to get the names and addresses of these friends you might send gifts to, federal regulations are just that strict. She looked at me curiously: I think you are a little strange.

I smiled and said: You should try to do business in wartime, even a small business is difficult, not to mention importing goods from abroad. How can you leave the goods in Mexico? I laughed and said: This is a secret. I still wish I knew something. I said: A Japanese ship was loaded with a lot of stockings. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Like all Japanese ships, that ship was usually a merchant ship, but it had military missions during wartime. The captain chose the southernmost part of California, the territory of Mexico, to dig. I buried all the goods in a big ditch, and my partner happens to be the landowner of this wasteland, and he has some power in Mexico City, so you can guess the rest.

She said: The goods are black goods. The Supreme Court of Mexico awarded the goods to us.We can give you a photocopy if you want. Since you have so many batches of legal goods, why don't you bring them across the border and sell them to big department stores in bulk I answered patiently: We tried, but it doesn’t work, the government restricts us to sell directly to individual consumers. There are no rules in your letter! No, the federal government stipulates that it is illegal for us to bring it back to our country in any other way. I took my pencil and notebook out of my pocket, and I said: Please tell me the name and address of any close friend you might send her stockings to.

I definitely bought it for myself, but if I tell you a name, maybe I will give her a pair or two. that's good you The door to the bedroom opened suddenly, and Fang Ludai walked briskly into the living room, she was obviously just dressed. Hello, she said: Are you selling stockings?i'm telling my friend Suddenly she stood still, her eyes were wide open, her mouth could not be opened or closed. Ge Yina looked back quickly, saw the expression on Fang Ludai's face, jumped up alertly, and shouted: "Lu Dai, what's going on?" nothing.Fang Ludai took a deep breath: He is a detective, that's all.

Ge Yina turned back to look at me, full of indignation, maybe fear, like a domestic animal cornered. How dare you come to my apartment in this way, I will have you arrested. I'm also about to ask someone to arrest you for harboring a suspect. The two women exchanged glances, Lu Dai said: I think he is really very smart, Yi Na, if he really wants to do this, we can't do anything about him. she sits down. Ge Yina hesitated for a moment, and she also sat down. Fang Lvdai said: This trick is really clever. Yi Na and I have repeatedly researched how someone has our secret private address, and finally we think that someone at the post office sold the name and address to make some extra money.

I said: There is no need to discuss these things, they are all over. Your ruse is very good.Fang Ludai repeated, looking at Ge Yina meaningfully. I said: There are more than half a dozen ways to achieve the same purpose, I can find you, the police can find you, it's a miracle they didn't find you first. Fang Ludai said: I don't believe the police will find me, you underestimated your abilities. I said: It is useless for us to argue, we should discuss other things, who is Paul Qu? They exchanged glances. I looked at my watch and said: We don't have much time to waste. Ge Yina said: I don't know.

I looked at Fang Ludai, who avoided my gaze. I turned back to Ge Yina and said: Maybe I remind you a little bit, you married Ge Ma Ke, he filed for divorce, you will not let him do so, unless you ask for more alimony, it is a pity that you behaved disorderly and were arrested pigtails. You talk nonsense! I said: Let me put it another way, let's say that Gamako has witnesses who swear you have committed misconduct. They are all talking nonsense! I said, aside from this point, I don’t care what is right or wrong in the divorce case, I don’t care if Ge Mako invited someone to testify against you, or the circumstantial evidence is against you, or Ge Ma Ke found only one-tenth of the truth.The fact is that he wants a divorce, you don't want a divorce, but you can't win the lawsuit. She said: You are the one talking, I don't admit anything, you just take it as it is, let's go on from here, I'll listen. I said: The stunt show you came up with is brilliant. She said: You think you are very smart, you can go on. I said: you go to New Orleans, you let your husband know you are in New Orleans, you make your husband believe that you left California to prevent what you did from being publicized, and Ge Mako thinks everything will be fine, he thinks he Clever, you are stupid, he thought he could not give you any alimony. You played your clever hand, you first let him know that you rented an apartment, the address you gave him, and you found someone who looks like you, height, size, age, hair color, Eyes and skin color, anyone who sees you and Fang Ludai will say that they are very similar, so if you use words to describe them, you will definitely misidentify each other. Ge Yina said: If you are going to say something, just say it. I'm just making the background clear first. Then you should just tell your story. You said that the time is short and we don't have much time. I said: I'm saying we don't have much time to waste, don't think I'm wasting time. Fang Ludai smiled. You go on.Ge Yina said challengingly. You found Fang Ludai, she has her own problems, but she has nothing to worry about, you have some money, you give her the rented apartment for free, and you may also promise to give her some living expenses, the only condition is that she will use your name to collect it for you The letter is forwarded to you, telling everyone that she is Ge Yina, maybe you tell her the truth, you are waiting for the divorce court to issue a summons, maybe you keep her in the dark. It's a pity that your husband fell into your calculations. He went to see a lawyer. The lawyer taught him that he could only use one application to explain the reasons for the lawsuit. , they asked your husband where you were and got an address in New Orleans, and the lawyers used their clichés to file a mutually innocuous petition, but let you know that if you don't agree and cooperate, the consequences will be an avalanche So serious. Just saying this made Yi Na's eyes glisten with tears: Do you think this is fair? No, it's a disgusting method, and it's a lawyer's cliché. But the effect was to deprive me of any personal rights I could have fought for. You should still argue for yourself legitimately if you have any reason to back it up. I was framed by design. I know, I say, but I'm not here to criticize the right or wrong of the divorce case, what has been said is just your background, the lawyers hand over the court summons to a New Orleans servicer, and the server runs up the stairs, Knocking on the door, it was Fang Lvdai who said: You are Ge Yina.He handed over the summons to her, and he came back to make a regular report, on what day and where he had legally handed over the summons to Ge Yina. Yi Na said: It looks like a conspiracy to you. In fact, until recently, I didn't know about the divorce at all. I turned to Fang Ludai and asked: Is it because you don't know how to notify her? She nodded. Really very, very smart.I said: This is the easiest way to turn defeat into victory. Ge Mako thought he got a successful and effective divorce. Before the final judgment, he went to Mexico to get married. You waited for a while and said that it was not intentional, and then you gave Fang Lu Dai wrote a letter asking her to take a friend of yours on a trip. This was the first time in many years that Lu Dai had your news and address. She wrote back to you and mentioned that after you left, a summons was served on you, because she promised you not to leave. In any case, she has to admit that she is Ge Yina, so the person sending the subpoena asked her if she was Ge Yina, and she said yes, you immediately write to Fang Ludai to send you the subpoena, and she will send you the subpoena, all of which proves When did you officially know that you were divorced? Before this period of time, you still thought you were Mrs. Ge, but you were separated, and of course you were still the out-and-out Mrs. Ge Mako. So you write a letter to your husband, asking how he can be so ruthless, telling him that the divorce case is not legal, because the court summons has never been served on you, in other words, you have hooked him, and you can take whatever you want No, he didn't dare to let his current wife know about it, and all of this was planned by you. I stopped talking and waited for her to express her opinion. After waiting for a while, she said: You speak as if I was a wise man who set a trap for Marco to fall into.In fact, I really didn’t think about anything other than wanting to escape from the environment. My husband really set up a trap and used various methods to make me lose face. I didn’t know that his intention was to make me lose my head among relatives and friends. Well, he himself was blackmailed in the end. Anyway, he paid a lot of money to private detectives. These private detectives produced evidence in order to be effective, and kept sending it to Marco. Marco thought he had really caught me. give them money. She paused and bit her lower lip, trying to control herself. And after that?I asked. Afterwards he told me what he was up to, he showed me the detective agency report, he showed me the bag of lies and I almost went crazy. admit?I told him it was the biggest lie I have ever heard in my life, I had a total mental breakdown, the doctor treated me for two weeks, also my doctor advised me to go on a trip and forget everything, the doctor told me to go places I hadn't been , a place completely out of touch with reality. A compassionate doctor.I said. Very knowledgeable doctor. It must be written advice for you?I asked. how do you know? imaginary. In fact, it was written advice, I went to San Francisco, I gave him a letter in San Francisco, I said I didn't want to go back to my hometown, asked him what advice he had, and he wrote to me suggesting a complete change of environment. Of course, you only kept the letter by accident, you continued. I came to New Orleans and for the first three weeks everything was fine, I was living in a hotel and I was looking for an apartment when something happened. What's up?I asked. I met a guy on the street. you know? yes. From Los Angeles? Yes, so I decided to make myself missing. I said: That's no use, you can meet acquaintances from Los Angeles in New Orleans, you can meet people in Little Rock, Arkansas, you can meet people in Snow Harbor, you can meet them anywhere. No you don't understand that friend wants to know where I live so I have to tell her she'll tell her friend and after a while everyone will know I'm in New Orleans and come see me I don't want to know me People from the past, I hope to have an address in New Orleans, which is easy to use when I come back. At this time, I met Lu Dai, who is also in trouble. She wants to abandon everything in her past. I asked her how to switch identities, so it was finalized , I want her to rent an apartment, one day I can still use it when I come back, and I also agree that I will pay the rent. What will your name be from now on?I asked. Fang Lvdai. How long did it take? It only took two or three days. And after that? She said: I suddenly found that doing this is not good for me. If my husband's lawyer finds out that I use the name of Fang Lvdai, they will say that I escaped under a false name, which may mean pleading guilty, so I use my own name again, so there is There are two Geyna, one used by Fang Ludai living in New Orleans, and the other is the real Geyna. I said: Very, very interesting, it's no wonder that the judge doesn't get confused. I don't ask for sympathy, I just ask for justice. I said: OK, all the scenes are suspended, let's get down to business, these are not things you can think of yourself. What's the meaning? This kind of advanced technique is by no means something you can come up with by yourself. I still do not get it. I said: I know a lot of lawyers, maybe only four or five can think of this kind of trick, but if you want to implement it step by step, you need to be guided by a very smart and talented lawyer. But I told you, there was no premeditation, and no one came up with the plan. I said: This leads to another friend of ours, Paul Qu. how is he? He's a lawyer, do you know him? The question made her hesitate for a few seconds, and I smiled as she scrambled for an answer, but I went on: You didn't expect this question to be asked in this way, did you?It's hard for you to answer, isn't it? She said firmly: I don't know him. I saw the surprise on Fang Ludai's face. I said: This kind of mistake will make you waste all your previous efforts. What's the meaning? I said: Paul Qu's secretary may remember that you have been to his office, his account book at least initially received your check, and the people at Master Jia's bar will remember that you have been drinking with him.Lawyers will ask you embarrassingly before a jury.Your husband has the money to hire a private investigator to find other evidence.In court they'll take it out piece by piece She stopped me from going on: well, you are fierce, I know him. How deep do you know? I have consulted him. What did he tell you? Tell me, I really don't have to worry at all.She remembered her new defense, and continued triumphantly: He told me not to move anything, just wait for the court summons to be delivered to me.He said that at that time, he would naturally handle everything for me. I said: That's a good statement. Lawyer Qu is dead, and he can no longer deny this. She glared at me, neither protesting nor acknowledging it. I turned to Lu Dai and asked: Do you know him? know. How did you meet? Yi Na said quickly: He wants you to say that I introduced you.You met him in a bar, didn't you?Miss Green! Fang Ludai didn't say anything. I smiled and said: This is another weakness in your story, Yina.I think you've told Fang Ludai too much. I told her nothing. I said to Fang Ludai: You don’t have to answer this question, and you don’t have to lie no matter what in the future. If you’re afraid of hurting Yina, just refuse to answer, and no one can do anything to you.Now let me ask you, why do you want to avoid lawyer Qu? How do you see it?Fang Ludai asked. I said: You lived in an apartment, you lived in the corporate district for almost a year, you ate at the Bourbon House, and you frequented Master Jia's.According to Yi Na, you agreed that you will stay in the apartment until Yi Na returns to New Orleans.And suddenly one night, you left the legal person area.You live downtown, you learn shorthand, and you never go back to your usual haunts.You are deliberately avoiding lawyer Qu Paulo.If Yina hadn't sent you a letter asking you to take Wang Yaqi to visit the corporate area, you wouldn't have returned to the old place, that is, Master Jia's bar.You think it will be safe after a while, but it's not.Someone told Lawyer Qu to see you.Paul Qu did some detective work.I don't know how he found you.Maybe the same route as I used.Anyway, he found you.He's been looking for you for two years, hasn't he?Now tell me, why did you leave the corporate district? Yi Na said: Miss Lu, you don't have to answer this question. Neither of you has to answer any questions, but when the police come to ask you, you better have the answers. Why would the police ask me?Ina said. you do not know? have no idea. Where are you at 2:30 on a Tuesday morning?I asked. Who are you asking?Yi Na said: Although you are looking at me, this sentence is for Sister Lu, isn't it? Not asking her, but asking you, where are you at 2:30 on Tuesday morning?I said. What does this have to do with me? I said: The police haven't put all the clues together yet, but sooner or later they will.You have an ingenious plan to beat your husband.Lawyer Qu is associated with this project.Miss Fang Ludai is also involved.Although Lu Dai didn't know much about it, Paul Qu was the original inventor. Well planned indeed.It's not bad to carry on.Of course, the most alarming thing is your husband, his wallet has since opened a big hole.But your husband is a combative man, and he came to New Orleans himself to investigate.He tracked down the people who delivered the subpoena, and probably hired a private investigator as well.Of course he would smell everything about lawyer Qu.Attorney Qu is the best witness.For the money or to put him on the witness stand, maybe he'll tell the truth it's all a conspiracy.So your money flew away again.Even if he refuses to tell the truth, if he wants to share your money, it must be very impressive.One way to silence him absolutely was to put a .38 caliber bullet into his heart.A flexible woman like you certainly wants that. She said: Are you crazy? I said: This is the view that the police will deduce sooner or later. She looked at Fang Ludai in bewilderment. Okay, let's change the subject, I said, tell me again, how did you know Wang Yaqi.How could you write a letter of introduction to Lu Dai for him. Real surprise appeared on her face: Mr. Wang?God!What does this old guy have to do with this matter. I was wondering too. Now I know you're crazy.He has nothing to do with it. How did you meet him? The doorbell rang loudly. Look who it is?I said to Ina. She walked to the intercom, picked up the phone and asked: Who is it? Seeing her face, from the expression of sheer fear, she already knew the answer. Is there something for you here?I asked Fang Ludai: purses, clothes, anything that belongs to you? She shook her head: I left the apartment empty-handed.I called the callee's payment phone to Yina, and Yina wired money to support me here.I don't have a chance to buy anything, I Look, take everything that's yours.I said: Don't leave any clues, just come with me. Go together?she asked. I said to Ina: button to let them in.Empty the cigarette butts in the ashtray out the window and put on some more clothes. I see Ina on the button. Who is it?Lu Dai asked. Yi Na's lips trembled and she couldn't answer. Of course the police.I said.Grab Fang Ludai's wrist and walk towards the door.