Chapter 6 Chapter Six

It has been ascertained that the telegram was sent from a branch in the West End, and I took the company car the next morning and arrived there at eleven o'clock. A man was using a telex machine behind the branch, and a young lady smiled at me, can you help me?she asked. I showed her the telegram. The look of welcome faded from her face and gave way to the look of a gambler when he bids at poker. how?she asked. I have received this telegram. Are you Lai Tangnuo? Yes. Colley's? Yes. Do you have any documents? I showed her my driver's license. What do you want to know? Who sent it?

She said: For those who send the report anonymously, we will ask him to leave his address, just in case there is a call back. Am I eligible to see the name and address?I asked. It is useless to read.she says. Why? She said: After the call was sent, I checked the registration book, and there was no such address at all, and the name could not be found in the phone book. You are very cautious.I said. We have our rules, Mr. Lai. Yes, I told her: I have my difficulties, maybe your rules can help me solve them. She thought about it, and then looked at me carefully. Do you follow the rules in everything you do?I asked.

She looked over her shoulder at the man who was working, and looked up at me, not necessarily.she says. It's better this way, I told her. How much better? much better. What can I do for you?she whispered. Can you tell me first why you have doubts about this telegram?Why do you want to see the registered name and address of the sender? Just curious, she said: not a question. Why? She considered it, then looked over her shoulder again. She said: "I've seen this young woman who sent the message before and she doesn't remember me but we have eaten at the same place many times.

where? Four streets away, a buffet restaurant. Do you know her name? have no idea. Can you describe it? She looked back again and said: I don't think it's okay to tell you these things, Mr. Lai.Some people will wonder why I stand here and talk to you so much. Only one person would be surprised. Is that not enough?He is the manager. When do you have lunch? half past twelve. I'll be waiting for you at the door at half past twelve.I said: let's go to the cafeteria, maybe you can point me to her, at least you can describe it to me. I turned and walked towards the door, not forgetting to smile at her before I turned.

Don't you wait a second, am I saying yes or no?she asked. If you agree, I don't have to wait.I said: If you don't agree, I don't want to listen. As I walked out, I could clearly see her smiling at me.Go away and wait for me.she says. I still have a little time to kill, I don't want to go back to the detective agency, so I go down to see the cafeteria first.I looked at the store carefully, found a phone booth and let the phone replace some errand work, I went back to the company car, found a place near the telecommunications branch office, parked the car, and waited. She came out on time at twelve thirty.

I stepped out quickly and opened the car door for her. She got in the car, covering her skirt with her fingers, and waited for me to close the door for her. I pushed the door shut for her, walked around the front of the car, and got into the driver's seat.I said: You know my name is Lai Tangnuo, but I don't know your real name. plum. Only plum, one word? Single name, my friend calls me Meizi. Honorable name. Call me plum or plum, whatever you want. Why are you so afraid of talking to you in the morning?I asked: Will the manager trouble you? She laughed and said: Standard dog bites mouse type.

How about it? Married, with a family, and a father of three, trying to use my brain like hell. sexual harassment? No.She said: There is nothing I can't handle, and he doesn't have the courage. How to say? He only dared to look at me secretly, but subconsciously he didn't dare to admit that he was looking at me.But every time I talk to a boy who is a little better looking, he looks at me and expresses his impatience.Blame me afterwards God, you should see, just because I talked to you, the way he scolded me after you left. How do you tell him?I asked. Tell him the story I've been dealing with him.She said: I have prepared a lot of stories that can satisfy him, and I always find a way to adapt to this increasingly difficult environment.

What did you tell him? I told him you had a telegram that you should have received but didn't.You are asking us how to deal with the name and address of the sender when we receive the newspaper. I looked at her questioningly. Needless to say, I'm a genius liar, and sometimes telling a little harmless little lie can be beneficial to both parties.Like the situation in the morning, why should I spend time doing unnecessary explanations? In front, the buffet restaurant has a parking lot.You drive in directly, and they will stamp your parking ticket after you finish your meal. Turn right here.

I turned into the parking lot, and I said: Meizi, there is a possibility that the young lady will recognize me when she sees me, I hope we sit in a more secluded place.If she comes, I want to see her before she sees me. I've seen that restaurant just now, and there are many tables on the arcade, the top can see the bottom, and the bottom doesn't pay much attention to the top. She said: I know that couples choose to sit there when they want to have a private conversation. The tables above can only seat two people, and the distance between the tables is also large, so they can talk freely.

Shall we sit on it?I asked. Nothing is wrong.She said: You have to be careful not to bump into it. We can go upstairs directly. There is also food on the upper floor where you can take it yourself. There are not as many tricks as downstairs, but the main things downstairs are available upstairs. We entered the store, went upstairs, took the food plate, and when we went to get the food, she said to me: Tang Nuo, I asked you something, you have to be honest. no problem. Did you pay for the meal? I invited you, of course I treat you. I mean, is it a public expenditure? I want to report to the public account.

You don't pay for it, do you? I shake my head. Then, don't laugh at me, she said: I will take roast beef for two, I only drink coffee in the morning, and I will be hungry at noon, the purse controls my appetite, if it is really a public expenditure today.I'm going to have a big meal. Don't worry, eat as much as you want, I will accompany you. She actually took two servings of freshly cut roast beef. We sat on an arcade seat, the lights were not too bright, and the seats were not protruding, but we could see the cash counter downstairs, and everyone who took food had to go to the counter to pay first. Meizi could tell that she was a healthy and normal person when she ate. According to what you just said, the money you earn is not enough for you to eat? She smiled and said: You have dug up the secrets of my private life, Tang Nuo.They pay me enough, my personal expenses are large, and every penny is counted. Are you satisfied with that job? I like that job, I like to observe everyone who walks in, first guess what kind of telegram he will send, and then compare it with the telegram they handed me to see if the guess is correct. How accurate is it? Quite right.She said: My judgment of human nature is quite accurate. You see, the woman at the toll counter with the food ready to pay may be a married lady who has important things on her mind for the time being. The third person behind her is This man is secretly paying attention to her, I think she came here to meet him secretly.Look out, later they will pretend to sit at the same table by chance, and it is only a table for two people. If it's like you said, why don't they come upstairs? Upstairs and upstairs are people I know who come, you see, she took the plate and left, she would choose a table for two, and the other chair was also empty. Right now, I say: but any woman who comes here alone will Look at the man, he's paying now.she says. The man paid the money to the counter, put the fee slip on the food tray, picked up the food tray, and walked aimlessly in the cafeteria, looking for a suitable seat. He walked in front of the woman we're talking about, apparently oblivious to the vacant seat opposite her.Then, seeing it, turned around, bowed politely, and asked. She was very conservative, very self-respecting and polite, and probably answered him that the seat was vacant. After he thanked him, he put the things on the plate on the table. How are you? Have you taken it?Meizi said. Maybe you really have strong observation skills.I said: Maybe you are performing something I don't understand. I often do this kind of experiment myself, but I will not choose these two people in a line of people, knowing that they will sit together. Tang Nuo, I often try this trick.she says. Go to this trick of yours.I told her: You are too late for me, let you play this trick in front of me, and tell me what's going on. She looked like she was about to cry.Tang Nuo, she said: Don't you trust me? Of course not.I said: You overacted that incident just now. She fixed her eyes on the saucer: I thought I'd like you and you I waited for her to finish speaking, she stopped suddenly, and I asked her: And what about me? She looked up and said indignantly: You said that.Now I don't know if I would still like to cooperate with you. She ate quickly without saying a word, and I watched her without eating. Suddenly she said: Tang Nuo, don't do this. what? Don't look at me like that. Then don't play tricks in front of me.I said. This is not playing tricks, Tang Nuo. I looked at the seat where the two people were sitting opposite to each other. She said that the woman had another husband, which I think is correct.The man was between forty-five and fifty years old, his hair was neither white nor bald, and his face was filled with suppressed sadness, as if he had been looking for something all his life, and suddenly found that it didn't exist at all.The shoulders are a little hunched with fatigue, he hasn't put on weight yet, his waist is as well maintained as his hair, and his clothes are well-dressed. This guy may have money and status. From where I was sitting I could see the woman very clearly.Although she turned her back to this side, I could clearly see her profile from time to time. From what I observed, she was very good at using her eyes.She would look away, look at his friend trustingly, smile, and lower her eyes again. She was about twenty-six to thirty years old. Sitting there looking at this woman, I regretted that when Meizi pointed her out to me for the first time, I didn’t take a closer look at her appearance. I vaguely remembered that she was thin, good-looking, and streamlined. Suddenly, I saw Ling Peizhu.She sat alone at a table in a corner, her eyes fixed on the man and woman that Meizi told me to look at. Ling Peizhu's eyes, like two daggers, stared fiercely at the woman's back, as if she wanted to tear off her clothes and dig out everything under her clothes. I kept one eye on the entrance of the restaurant. I didn't see Ling Peizhu coming in. I can conclude that she entered the restaurant first. Did she see us come in? At least she knew at least a little bit of what I was showing here, and she kept her eyes on the couple. From where she was sitting, she could see these two people, but it was difficult for them to see her. I looked at Meizi. All right, plum.I said: You can tell the truth. What's the meaning?Tang Nuo. You know what I mean as well as I do, you've seen this pair when you dined here before, haven't you? She lowered her gaze. That's the real reason you know they're going to sit together, tell me, who are they? I don't know, Tang Nuo.I've seen them before and I admit it, I just wanted to give you a better impression. You've met them this way before, haven't you? Yes. Is she the woman who telegraphed me? A woman who doesn't telegram you is far sexier, more down-to-earth, that's the one! Meizi is now looking at Ling Peizhu. you mean the one sitting there That's right, that's right, it's her!She's looking at this couple, you see she's not eating at all, she's just looking at them. Did she telegram me? Yes, that's her. You just called my attention to this couple, it was just a cover, wasn't it? Yes, luck or misfortune I don't know, I have a good memory for faces.Anyone who has seen it once will almost never forget it.I often see people on the street, and I can remember coming to the Telecom Office to send a telegram.I always eat lunch at this restaurant, these two people have played the same trick here many times, they are not lined up together when they line up, let others be caught in the middle, the woman always chooses the seat first, the man Pretend not to know her and sit over, and then they seem to get acquainted gradually What about when they leave?I interrupted and asked: Are we going out together? No, the woman left first, and the man left a few minutes later. The two of them still pretended not to be familiar with each other, but just happened to meet each other at lunch, and they were just polite. I said: The way she looks at him is not at all like meeting by chance. I know, but honestly, that's how I started noticing them too.I saw the way she looked at him with her eyes, it was very helpful and then she stood up and walked out on her own, leaving him sitting there alone, and I started to wonder.A week later, I saw them both again, two days ago I saw them again, today is the fourth time. I looked at her for a few seconds and asked: Why use this to interest me? I'm Tang Nuo, why do you think I asked you to take me out for dinner?Why do you think I am willing to help you? Because you can have a big meal.I said. No, because I've met you before and you interest me. when did you see me At a Mexican restaurant on Seventh Street, you're dining with a very tall woman who seems to want to dominate you, but is very irritated by you.She is old enough to be your Tang Nuo, what do you like about her? What you see is Kebaisha, my business partner.I said. It turned out to be so! That's right. does she like you Don't like it, hate it to death is true. She doesn't hate you, Tang Nuo, she likes you and respects you, but deep down in her heart, she is afraid of you. Also a possibility.I'm not sure. She looked at me knowingly.Tang Nuo, she said: If I help you, will you do something for me? What? Help me get a new job. What's wrong with your current job? that manager. Why don't you simply ask for a transfer? I'm afraid. What are you afraid of? It would hurt him very much if the official business had to go through his hands, and I was afraid that he would stop me from leaving.I am terrified of him. is he really in love with you Like a lunatic, he can't turn his head and thinks he is true. All right.I told her: I will look for it for you, I can't send you back to work, I still have things to do. I'll go back.She said: When I got into your car, the car was parked too close.In case it hurts him too much to see the two of us together, I don't want him to be hurt. Meizi, I said: Let's cancel the pretense, are you going to waste your entire youth just because you don't want him to be hurt? No, so I want to start a new life. What's your last name? Han.she says. Why didn't you tell me when I first asked you? I was just kidding you, Tang Nuo.I hope to get to know each other a little better.I want to observe you more. I'm worried that I've seen a big woman with you. I'm not sure about you. Are you sure about me now? I like you, Tang Nuo.Actually I like you when you come in and talk to me, I think you know it, the manager knows it too, he's mad. She looked at her watch, I really have to go back, Tang Nuo, I have to go, I dare not be half a second late. You still have enough time, I said: I think there is still time for me to ask you a few questions to see if you are frank with me. Absolutely, Tang Nuo.I swear, what question are you asking? You don't have to answer the questions I asked, but I said: But if you answer, I hope you will tell the truth. Well, I swear, Dono. I looked into her eyes, and suddenly asked: This manager, did you molested you. For a few seconds, she didn't look at me, then she said: Yes. Have you taken advantage of it? have. So you are afraid of him? Yes. You're honest, it's better this way. Oh Don Nuo, why are you forcing me to tell you this?She said: Tang Nuo, I, Tang Nuo, it's not fair, you force me to speak out, in case his wife finds out If we want to be friends.I said: You have to do it my way. Tang Nuo, I am afraid of you in some places. That's fine too.I told her. Why? This will keep you from lying. Tang Nuo, I've never been so honest.when i tell you the truth The woman who dined with that imposing man, used up her lunch.Without saying hello to the man, he stood up and prepared to leave. I said: Meizi, I have to go.Push back the chair, pat her on the shoulder, and go downstairs quickly. Avoiding Ling Peizhu's sight, I chased out the door and walked up the street, just in time to see her turn left, cross the road, and continue walking forward. I followed her around thirty feet, forty feet, and I didn't care if she saw me or not. She walked fairly fast, but not on purpose, the fast pace may be her habit.She walked fast, but she didn't writhe like the other fast-walking girls.She treats the air as water, and she just strokes the water regularly. We walked in tandem.A car passed us on the road, the man she was dining with was driving an Oldsmobile. The driver didn't say anything, she didn't look in this direction at all. I hurriedly wrote down the license plate, it was JYJ 114. The woman I was following walked two streets to a bus stop.I followed her on the same bus into town and into a building. At this point in the matter, it doesn't make much difference whether she knows me or not.Besides, I'm thinking, she doesn't even know I exist.She walked into the elevator and I followed her into the same elevator. She looked at me, and I looked at her.She said to the elevator driver: Seventh floor. I nodded to the elevator driver and the elevator started.She rolled her eyes to me shyly, like a serious woman who finds a pervert watching her in the elevator. She stepped out of the elevator on the seventh floor and walked down a long corridor, and I walked slowly behind her.So far, there is no sign of her recognizing me, but she knows that I am following her, she can hear my footsteps ahead, and she does not look back at me. A woman walks into a large office. The two large glass doors are painted: Du Hanbo and Du Shi Lease Appraisal Development Corporation. I went in after her. She smiled at the people inside, opened the counter door on the side, and walked in. I had to stop outside the counter, in front of a service sign. A young woman came up and smiled at me. Is Mr. Du there?I asked. Not currently.She replied: May I ask your surname? The woman I was following started going through a door to the office inside.But paused a moment alertly, wanting to hear my name in reply. I raise my voice.Lai Tangnuo.I said. The girl I was following turned the doorknob and walked in.I could see that my name wasn't worth a dime to her unless she was a really good actress.I have been watching her out of the corner of my eye, but my face is on the lady opposite me. May I ask Mr. Lai, she asked: What can you do with Mr. Du? It's purely a personal matter, I said: private, confidential matter, I'll come again. I walked out of the building, took the bus back to the parking lot where I parked, and found that I forgot to ask the restaurant to stamp me as a proof of free parking, so I had to pay a parking fee of 3.5 cents.If Baisha knew that the three-and-a-half points could have been saved, I would have at least one night of insomnia, and I drove back to the apartment. The staff downstairs said to me: A young lady called and asked if you had left a message about the land rent. How do you know she is young? Her voice, sir.He blushed and said: She said she would call again at five o'clock. I said: If she calls again, tell her. You told me the news, and I will also leave a message. Yes, Mr. Lai.He respectfully picked up a pencil and put the nib close to a stack of memo paper: Please leave a message. Tell her: I said: I am willing to make a contract, but I don't know who to make a contract with. For this apartment, all use values ​​have been achieved.I walked out of the apartment, leaving the clerk standing there alone, the tip of the pen was still on the paper, and his mouth was open.