Chapter 8 chapter eight

The office of Luo Lumeng Sanshi Architects is not modern at all. In the reception room at the main entrance, there are some hard-backed chairs to allow waiting customers to rest their legs.A receptionist sits behind a wooden desk with an old-fashioned telephone switchboard to the left.There was probably a secretary's room, the door was open there, and there was the sound of typing. There are three doors in the reception room, and it is believed that there are three offices of similar size inside.There are signs of Mr. Luo, Mr. Lu, and Mr. Meng on the door. The reception lady was very capable.She moved her hands and arms alternately, answering and listening to the phone, and typed quickly when she had time.

I stood there to observe the environment and also watched her busy.She looked at me warily.She wrinkled the horizontal lines on her forehead and forced a smile. What's the matter, sir?she asked. Mr. Lu.I said. Oh, yes, what is your name, sir? I said: You tell Mr. Lu that someone is looking for him for a personal matter.He knew me when he saw me.I smiled at her too. She stopped smiling.She said: I must first inform Mr. who wants to see him. Tell him his last name is Lai.I said impatiently. what?she asked. I frightened her and walked towards the door.Oh, forget it, forget it.I said: It's just a personal matter.When you see him, tell him that a man named Lai has been here and he doesn't like the way he does things.He will know who has been here.

you wait a minute.she said coldly. She fiddled with the switchboard panel with her slender fingers.Plug a line in and turn a switch on. She turned her back to me with one shoulder, lowered her voice to a very low level, and talked to the people inside in a way that I couldn't hear. After a while, I heard her say: Yes, Mr. Lu, let me ask him. She said: Mr. Lu wants to know your name. I gave her a sweet smile with all my expressions, yes.I said: I'll go in and tell him. I walked past her desk, turned the croquet with Mr. Lu's sign on the door, and walked straight into the office.

Mr. Lu still held the phone in his hand and put it to his ear.He frowned deeply. He looked up and saw that the visitor had come in, his face turned white with anger, he threw the phone back on the saddle, backed up the chair, stood up suddenly and suddenly he recognized who came in, his jaw dropped suddenly, his shoulders were like fighting dogs hang down.All of a sudden his jacket seemed to be a size too big. It's you!He said. I closed the door casually. I said: I have been waiting for your news.I think I deserve the three hundred dollars. How did you find me? I smiled, is there a difference, Mr. Lu?Maybe you want me to call you Mr. He.When we were discussing the car accident, wasn't your surname He?

He sat back in the chair, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Sit down, Mr. Lai." I sat where he wanted me to sit. Maybe I should explain it to you.He said. It should have been.I said. He hesitated again.He pressed the knuckles of his left hand with his right hand, making a crackling sound, and he was studying how to start. That ad, he said, may have led people in the wrong direction. Maybe. We would like to contact a certain man, a gentleman whom we believe saw the crash.We found him for another reason, and it is inconvenient for us to announce this reason. Therefore, my colleagues and I figured out a way to find the person who saw the car accident by placing an advertisement.

I see. There was some blood on his face.He continued: "However, the ad later brought in several witnesses who came for money, which we did not expect.Obviously this incident has caused you some inconvenience, and we are willing to give you some moral compensation. How many?I asked. He smiled kindly: One hundred yuan, Mr. Lai. The advertisement said three hundred yuan.I said. Mr. Lai, I explained it to you.The purpose of this ad is to find a specific person, and you are not that specific person. Have you found that particular person? This seems to be none of your business, Mr. Lai.He said: "We only talk about our business.

What is our business?I asked. your compensation.He said, and after a while he said: If you want. I said: Don't think no one knows.That ad was fabricated, the opposite was true.It was a Cadillac running a red light.The Ford Uranus drives according to traffic signals. That's not what you said when I first discussed the car accident with you.He said. But what I say now is also based on the facts. So, you didn't witness the car accident?He said. The ad said a prize of three hundred yuan would be given to anyone who could provide a witness to a car accident. The wording of the ad was very carefully studied.Lu Huade said: Only those who can testify that the driver of the Ford was at fault can receive the bonus.

I said: Of course, you can't award the prize to the opposite party, otherwise at least a dozen people will come forward to testify and accept the prize. What the hell do you mean?he asks. I said: I still come to receive my 300 yuan bonus.I really did what you said, didn't I? I have no idea.He said: Did you say it? I smiled at him. He hesitated, touched the hair roots on his chin with his right hand, and pressed the finger joints of his right hand with his left hand.Finally, he said: Well, Mr. Lai, I can't beat you, even if you deserve the three hundred yuan.Of course, I would not prepare this kind of money to wait for someone to take it in my pocket.You must wait for me.I'll write a receipt first, and get the cash from the cashier, if you'd like to wait here, it'll take a few minutes.

He stood up and left the office. I had the urge to stand up and check the drawers of his desk, but a large mirror on the wall looked a bit like a one-way glass window to me, so I resisted the urge and sat there obediently waiting. He came back five minutes later with three hundred-dollar bills and a receipt. Here you go, Mr. Lai.He said.He handed three bills into my hand, and said: Please sign here. It was typed on the receipt: Hereby received the advertisement for the search for witnesses for the car accident on April 15. The total cost is 300 yuan.Lai Tangnuo. There are two blank lines under the signature, where the name and address are written.

The name must be signed.He said: There is also an address, otherwise it is not easy to reimburse. I folded three hundred-yuan bills in half, put them in my jacket pocket, held the receipts with the thumbs of both hands, tore them into two, and then tore them into four, walked over and threw them high into the wastebasket. There is no receipt for anything.I said. Get out of the office.He sat there, exasperated, angry, but not sure what to do. As I walked through the reception room, a pretty girl sitting there waiting said to the receptionist: I can't wait any longer.Please tell him I'll see him tomorrow.I have another appointment.

She walked out of the office door before I did. We waited for the elevator at the elevator entrance together.She looks like a clever typist to me, and her current task is to follow me to see where I am going back.It seems that she is nervous and excited, which is completely different from her usual work. The elevator came down and stopped on this floor, and the girl stepped in first. Tracking people is an art that is not very easy to learn.The girl was wrong every step of the way. She was too nervous, and she cleared her throat three or four times while waiting for the elevator to come down. She was extremely careful not to turn her head in my direction, but she was afraid that I would slip away, so she kept looking at me from the corner of her eyes.Even in the descending elevator, she was afraid that I would slip away suddenly. When we got to the ground floor, she asked me to get out of the elevator first. I gave her a little courtesy, but she still let me go first. After two or three blocks, there is a cocktail lounge in front.I walked right in, as if I was meeting someone. She waited for me to go in, and I pretended to look around as if looking for someone waiting for me.After I sat down, she came in slowly, with a serious face, hoping that I didn't recognize her, that is, there was another girl who couldn't wait for a date, and hoped that I forgot that she was the girl who went down the same elevator as me. Even so, she decided not to look me in the eye, but kept squinting at me. I chatted with the bartender and asked him what time it was.We looked at the time on the watch.I went into the men's room.There are two entrances to the toilet, one from the bar and the other from the restaurant. I went through the restaurant door and walked up the street.keep going. There was an unassuming little hotel out front, and I went in and registered as Lay Donno, from Denver, Colorado.I explained to myself that the luggage is still temporarily stored at the station, and I am willing to pay for the room first. The administrator agrees to my payment. I paid for the night, got the receipt, got the room key, and put the key in my pocket.I said: I won't go up first, I will go to pick up the luggage first. Walking out of the hotel, I walked directly back to the building where Luo Lumeng's office was located. I waited at the gate of the building for a full twenty minutes before she came back in a hurry. She was like a defeated fighting cock, helpless and weak, but she walked quickly from the sidewalk. I came out, passed her, didn't seem to see her, but stared at her out of the corner of my eye.She saw me suddenly, recognized me in the crowd, and her jaw dropped in surprise.I saw her turn her neck back, turn her body back, and start following me again. I didn't care about her following, and brought her to the door of the small hotel. I asked the manager loudly: Is there a letter from Denver to Lai Tangnuo?The key is with me. The steward looked back at the dovecooped key compartment and shook his head. I held the key in my hand, half greeted and half showed him, and walked to the elevator. She dared not go into the elevator with me, she knew it was impossible not to attract attention. I walked out of the elevator from the fourth floor, walked quickly from the stairs to the third floor, and looked at the pointer of the elevator location. An adjacent elevator was going up, and the pointer wobbled to the fourth floor. I pressed the button of the lower elevator, entered the elevator, came to the lobby, and returned the key to the counter. That way the lady could go back and report that she followed me and had seen the inn where I was staying. She will be very satisfied.I am also very satisfied.Besides, I also asked for Ge Dafen's three hundred yuan back from her. Feeling that I should have some clean change of clothes, I walked over to the apartment where I was originally staying and asked for some spares. As soon as I entered the apartment entrance, I knew I was screwed again. I don't know where Officer Mi waited for me, probably in a parked car, because his fatter body took more time to get out of the car and climb up the few steps in front of the apartment , when I had cleaned up the letters in the mailbox, he stood behind me. Hello, little one.He said. I don't even have to look at him, hello, Shanlou.I said: I smell stinky cigars.Knowing that you must be hiding nearby.Is there anything wrong? You! I? You are wrong. I don't know what's wrong. let's go up. go up?where? your room. Why? I want to visit. Is there a search warrant?I asked. You are so talkative.Shanlou said. We went up to the door of my room.I took the key out of my pocket and opened the door. Shanlou pushed the door behind him and entered first.What I smell is the smoke of his half-burned, chewing cigar. Shanlou, it's business. If you don't mind, I'd like to see the search warrant first.I said. Can.Shanlou said.He slipped me a printed copy, which clearly stated that the police are searching for evidence related to the murder of Attorney Faydel at 1771 Hamme Street. Please such a search warrant cannot be effective.On a valid search order, the address of the search and the name of the person to be searched must be indicated, and what is to be searched must be indicated. Shanlou moved the wet cigar to the other corner of his mouth, revealing half a set of teeth.Do you want to try obstructing official business and have any results?He said. I don't want to, but if it goes to court, I must bring this up. Yes, this is your right. Shanlou, what are you looking for?I asked. a woman.He said. I am a single aristocrat who guards his body like a jade.I said. Shit!He said.He began to walk around the apartment, looking in the wastebasket, in the closet, under the bed.He climbed down to look under the closet, carefully looked at the shoes, picked up the cigarette butt to see if there were lipstick marks. Where did you hide her, little one?he asks. Where did you hide someone? that girl. You think I have a girl who can tell you something, don't you, officer? You're hiding a woman, you should know what a crime it is. What crime? It's not too late for me to tell you when you change your license.He said: Tang Nuo, I don't want to be on your ass all day to make things difficult for you.Sometimes, you are still very cooperative.Besides, Baisha people are nice. Baisha's partnership with you was the biggest mistake in her life. Before you came, Baisha's work was regular and she had to do some Trivial business.I said. But it's still more than a month, at least she won't be worried that her license will be revoked. She is not worried now.I told him. That's because I'm her friend and she doesn't play tricks herself.He said. Shanlou walked to the bathroom, looked at the toothbrush, the large towel, and the dirty clothes basket. You really know how to pick a place to investigate a case.I said. These are the places where clues can be picked out.He said. What else are you looking for than a woman?I asked. banknote. How many bills? According to informants, there is a series of tenders for a project including roads, slope protection, flood embankments, and finally a suburban community construction.Lawyer Fei is a lawyer in this suburban community. These tenders require cash pledges to show certain performance. Unsuccessful bidders get their deposit back, usually in the form of an order check or cashier's check.But I do know of a bunch of people who bid at the last minute.Similarly, they have to pay about 40,000 in cash.They got OK from Lawyer Fei on the phone.They send the money over.Attorney Fei believed the money was in his home when he was murdered. Who told you these things?I asked. a little bird. Which company is bidding?I asked. Shanlou looked at me, the tail of the cigar rolled from one corner of his mouth to the other. Why are you asking this? Because I want to know. Shanloudao: To be honest, I don't know.After thinking for a while, he said: In my opinion, you kid might know it.In case I find out what you know and don't tell me.I'll bang your head flat! I said nothing.He looked at me over and over again.In the end he made up his mind and said: Alright, Tang Nuo, I will give you a chance to prove your innocence. Thanks. Honestly, you should thank me.Many police officers want you to look good.Let me tell you something about Lawyer Fei's case that I can say, we are looking for a woman related to the case.The woman was at the scene when the murder happened.We believe it was the woman who fired the shot.According to various evidences, a woman fled the scene and took to the street after the incident. We don't know where she went.But we know you're running around in that area.We know that you have the personality of being a hero to save the beauty. We think it is possible that you will take that lady to Lawyer Fei's house. It is very likely that you are waiting for her to get into the car in that area. What evidence is there?I asked. There is a lot of evidence.He said: "Do you think we'll give all the evidence to the suspect first?" Am I a suspect? Yes. Thanks. Don't be too polite, I'll just tell you some evidence that you hang out with a Miss Goduffin. You have been to the Querravanting Hotel, Goduffin was with you, and you took her luggage there. Although you claim to be important It's a rush, but you're a real suspect.What do you say about this matter. There is nothing to say. No? No. Do you admit it? Not quite.I said. Who is Godafin? I said: I am doing something for a woman.I won't tell you her name. Baisha was completely unaware of this.Shanlou said: Such a young lady has never been to the office.You are doing this by yourself, for personal gain. I've been very busy recently, and I said: I haven't had a chance to discuss with Baisha about the things I'm handling. What is the nature of the matter you and Godafin are dealing with together? I hesitated as if I didn't want to tell him.Shaking my head, I said: keep it secret. Well, little one, Shanlou said: I will still look for you. Shanlou went to my phone, dialed a number, and he said: I am Police Officer Mi, and I have a number for you: 16, 72, 91, 4.urgent!understand?complete. He turned the cigar in his mouth again, walked to my most comfortable sofa chair and sat down, kicking his feet up as if he was going to sit for a long time.He said: Tang Nuo, whether what we said just now is true or partially true, anyway, your troubles have just begun, and they are already very serious. That's right, I said: if I drive a woman to that lawyer's mansion; she goes in; shoots the lawyer; I wait outside the door; when she comes out I pick her up; take her to Traven Court Hotel, because she lived there; took her luggage; put her somewhere else and hid her. If I had hid her, I would be guilty. exactly.Shanlou said. However, to put it another way, I told him: I was ordered to do something for a female client. I cannot tell you the content of this matter. My client asked me to keep things confidential. Who are you talking about? ! Shanlou took out the wet cigar from his mouth, sat forward and looked at me. Lisseling. Who is she? A woman who is unwilling and unwilling, just wants to trouble me. What is she unwilling to do? I shrugged, who knows.I asked her for some information that my client wanted, and she threw me out. What information? There was an advertisement in the newspaper, which was related to a car accident on April 15th.He tried to put the wet end of his cigar back into his mouth, and then glanced at it momentarily, as if losing his appetite.Get up, take the cigar tail into the bathroom, and flush it down the toilet. I know he is stalling for time. Let's talk about what happened to the car accident, he said: let's talk about the nature of the female client's work. Ke Baisha is our spokesperson.I said: Don't you believe everything she said?You always don't believe everything I tell you.Why don't you ask Baisha. Shanlou said: There are some things you said that are not wrong.Tang Nuo, I have tried my best to investigate your whereabouts these two days.Baisha said that your main job these two days is to investigate a fake advertisement of a car accident saying that you should be hired by a lot of big insurance companies, and you want to pursue a group that specializes in perjury. Is that so?I said: If it were me, I might not tell you so much, but since Baisha has already told you, then forget it.Li Seling really had a hand in this fake advertisement case.I don't know how much she dabbled in, but she had a strong dislike for me.I also know that she has had bad experiences with consumer foundations. Is there such a thing? Indeed.I told him: She is willing to do everything in her power to destroy my reputation, because she knows that I am investigating her, and once I find out something, she may have great difficulties. Officer Mi went to the window and sat on the small table in front of the window, with one hand hanging down and beating the table with fingertips like drums in turn.Do you think you'll find some clues?he asks. possible. hope so.Shanloudao: If you can't find any clues, you will be in big trouble.Besides, it is very likely that even Baisha will be dragged in by you, that would be even worse.Baisha is not a dick, but she is honest, and the most important thing is that she cooperates with the police. I am also very cooperative with the police.I said. Of course you!He makes a neck-severing gesture with his palms flat on his neck: this cooperation. Didn't you ever suffer from it from the past to the end? This is true.Police Officer Mi admitted: The unnecessary misunderstanding caused during the process was too big.I'll let you go this time.I'm leaving now.Temporarily decided not to embarrass you.But I want to warn you, don't catch any evidence for me. Shanlou walked towards the door, turned around and said to me: Don't be sad if you are wrong about the matter and not about the person. No, no.I told him. Shanlou went out. I can imagine that the number he sent on the phone was a code, telling them to send a group of patrol cars to monitor me, and someone should follow me when I go out. I waited for a full fifteen minutes, and let the police complete the layout. I took out the address of the grand prize winner Hua Dasong from my pocket, which was 1328 Shenandoah Street. I went to the desk, took out my own photographed .38 wheel and shoulder holster, and fitted them to my body. No matter how I adjust it, the thing clearly sticks out, which is actually why I don't like carrying guns.But this time I can't help it. The place I'm going makes me feel that I should have something that stands out on me.