Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

I ring the doorbell of the three one nine apartment.Ha Xuewei shouted from the door: Who is it? rely.I said. She swung the door open.oh!Tang Nuo.She said: Don Nuo, I'm so glad you're here. She put her hands on my arms, digging her nails into my flesh, and looked up at me.Oh Don Nuo, she said: Terrible, really terrible. Don't panic, I told her: take your time.Tell me what's scary. She closed the door and bolted it again.Come here, Tang Nuo, she said: Sit down. She took me to the couch and sat down. She kicked off the shoes, stretched both feet as straight as possible, and put one foot on the other at the ankle. The thighs and calves were very long. attention.She sat very close to me.The fingers of her hands were interlaced so that they were joined together, and she placed the palms of both hands on my shoulders.Tang Nuo, she said: it was horrible.I don't want to tell you, but I can't not tell you.

So go ahead.I said. That Jade Bodhisattva. How about it? I took it. uh-huh.I said: can I smoke? Tang Nuo, she said: You didn't even pay attention to what I was saying. Yes, you took the Jade Bodhisattva.can i have a cigarette You're done.she pouted. Do you want one too?She hesitated, then said: All right. I gave her a cigarette and took out the lighter.She leaned forward to light the fire and grabbed my hand holding the lighter with both hands.Passing by the flame of the lighter, she looked at me and said: Tang Nuo, I need your help.Sincerely help. go on.You stole the Jade Bodhisattva, what happened again?

Tang Nuo, from the way you treat me, I think you don't believe me. I believe you stole Yuqiangsa. So why do you look like you don't care at all? What do you want me to do?Run to the street to beat gongs and drums.You stole Jade Bodhisattva.You know I found out that you stole the Jade Bodhisattva, and you know how you got the Jade Bodhisattva out of the rooftop apartment. No, no, Tang Nuo.I swear it's not true!I want you to listen to me first. Come on, I said: You want me to come here as fast as you can, but you don't seem to be in a hurry. I'm really in a hurry and time is running out.

Which should make good use of it. She squirmed, bringing her body a little closer to mine.The crinoline rose another inch, exposing a little more thigh in stockings.Her lips were inches from my ear. Donno, she said: I have lost my allegiance to my friend. What friend? Philip. How to lose loyalty? I have a connection with his husband. what kind of connection. She hesitated and said: For example, he asked me to play a play with him and participate in a conspiracy. What conspiracy? I don't know, but he designed everything.He has a good head and his plans are well planned. What does he want you to do?

He wants me to steal a Jade Bodhisattva. Oh, I said: I see.You are saying that you stole the Jade Bodhisattva because he begged you, right? Of course, Tang Nuo.That's all I'm going to tell you. Well, you already told me. Not yet, I'm just telling you the bare facts first. Oh, and you've got to add some make-up and clothes to it. Tang Nuo, she said: I think you have a prejudice against me and don't want to listen to what I have to say. I try my best to be patient and listen to you. But the yin and yang are weird, I don't have the energy to say it. What do you want from me?

I want you to be sympathetic, I'm Dono, I'm feeling lonely and I have no one to help.I want a stronger man to protect me. I am not strong. You are, Dono.You're amazing.Maybe you don't know it yourself. She twisted and squeezed closer to me, and I leaned my upper body forward, reaching for the ashtray. She took a deep breath.It's like this, she said: Huangfu Youtian came to me and said that he wanted to arrange a robbery case on the night of the banquet.He said he wanted the second of the two Jade Bodhisattvas to be missing. Why? He was looking for an excuse to hire a private investigator.

Why? I have no idea. You tell me what Huangfu told you. He told me that he wanted people to know that the second Jade Bodhisattva in his collection had also been stolen.The first one was stolen three weeks ago.He said he was going to hire a detective to protect his property.He said he also installed the X-ray machine in the elevator. I asked: Just to prevent others from stealing his things? She said: "I think there is another purpose. for what purpose He could use the X-light to see whether the people who came to his apartment were armed.When someone enters the elevator, the X-light can be opened, and naked images can be seen on the see-through screen, which can be put on the screen like a movie through electronic technology.

how do you know Yes, I know.She said with a big laugh: I used the adjective naked just now.Speaking of nudity, you should see what a woman looks like on this see-through screen.You see every bone of her, her trimmings, her bra, the wire inside her petticoat, the buckle of her garter.everything.It's the same system as in prison.Visitors to high-risk areas are subject to X-ray screening.You stand in an aisle and they see everything you bring She giggled and said: You should see what a man looks like under the clairvoyance. How about it? Oh, she said: the man has a lot of garbage with him.Cigarette cases, money, pens, tie clips, cufflinks, etc.

You've seen guests go up and down elevators with X-lights. Yes. Why?Just for fun? No, I work for Mr. Huangfu. What does work mean? Someone is coming to visit him, and if he thinks the man might be armed, I'll do the inspection for him.He always needs someone to do it anyway, and sometimes I'm the one doing the job. You know Mr. Huangfu very well. Very cooked. So familiar that he tells you that he wants the Jade Bodhisattva to be stolen. Yes. He wanted it stolen so that he could have an excuse to hire a private investigator to protect his home? Yes, this is one of the reasons.

Is there any other reason? I have no idea.This is what worries me. What does he want you to do? He is going to choose a good detective, you know, it must be a female detective.Because we need to search for female guests when necessary, besides Wait a minute, I said: Let's look back first.Why did he search the female guests? Lest they take things away. I shake my head. Don't you think so? I do not think so.Huangfu is very rich.If he really decided to search any of the female guests, he might get into trouble. If the woman finds anything from the house, there will be no trouble.

You have to get all the stolen goods.I said: He has to know absolutely what he's doing.Besides, if the woman refused to be searched, and insisted that unless the police were called, she would sue him.I believe that if Huangfu doesn't want to make this kind of situation happen, he will be in big trouble. Can't he do that? It could be done, but he wouldn't really do it. He said he would have a female detective, so good that no one could deal with her in private. When I talk to you, has the female detective already been chosen? Yes, your partner Kebetha. Then why did he ask you to steal the Jade Bodhisattva? I think he was making an excuse for what was planned to happen the day after the party, which I think was why he had arranged for something to be stolen. Anyway, he was the one who told me what to do.He asked me to break the glass containing the Jade Bodhisattva glass box when I saw clearly that there was no one there.He asked me to wrap Jade Bodhisattva in cotton and stuff it in the wide-angle camera that Bai Linan used to take group photos only once.Mr. Huangfu told me that he only took a group photo with this camera once a night, and he told me that he would not use it again after taking a group photo, so it was an excellent hiding place.Moreover, when Bai Linan got on and off the elevator, he would inform in advance that the X-ray should not be used. He once had the experience of being reimbursed for all the negatives. I believe that was the first time Bai Linan learned about the Xray installed in the elevator.At the beginning, he couldn't understand why the negatives in the camera and on his body were all exposed.He told Huangfu that someone had deliberately destroyed the photo he took for him, saying that someone might be using an X light machine nearby. I asked: So Huangfu told him that there was an X optical machine installed in the elevator? I don't know if Huangfu told him, but Huangfu told him that he would personally pay attention to this matter, and if it was indeed damaged by X-ray, he promised that it would not happen again in the future.He told Linan that a detective agency installed some security devices for him, but he didn't ask in detail. Well, I said: Huangfu Youtian asked you to put Jade Bodhisattva in the camera, so what? Of course, Bai Linan took the camera out. I went to see Li Nan the next day. Li Nan had taken some promotional photos of me. I had reason to ask him for more photos.Mr. Huangfu said that he would give Linan a lot of work, so he needs to work in the darkroom all day, so I just need to stay in his office for a while. Take out the Jade Bodhisattva.Since then, no one knows how the Jade Bodhisattva left the rooftop apartment. Then what? Then you, a wise man, saw through how Jade Bodhisattva could leave the rooftop apartment.Go see Bai Linan by yourself and take out the Jade Bodhisattva from the camera.And ask someone to guard Linan's place, so when I go to get the Jade Bodhisattva, you can know that I did it. How do you know? After a while, of course I could think of it myself. Why are you telling me now? Because I'm scared. What are you afraid of? Because Li Nan will not be my backstage, everyone will accuse me of stealing the Jade Bodhisattva.Before looking for you, I had a lot of conversations with Li Nan. He knew that I put the Jade Bodhisattva into his camera, and I went to him to get the Jade Bodhisattva back.Of course, when I found out that the Jade Bodhisattva was missing from the camera, I accused him of taking out the Jade Bodhisattva and hiding it elsewhere.I think I'm kind of stuck. What are you looking for?I asked. She stroked my chin, which was newly shaved this morning, and smoothed out my hair.Now, she said: I seem to be in your hands.You see, Mr. Huangfu is dead, and no one can prove that I am telling the truth. If you refuse to help me, I may be in big trouble. Maybe you don't understand, I said: I am a private detective.I have already taken on a client related to this case and I cannot have any more clients related to this case. Of course I know, that's why I'm looking for you. Xuewei, I'm working for someone else. I know that you are working for Mrs. Huangfu. So, I can't help you. Tang Nuo, turn your head back and look at me.she says. I'm listening now, don't have to watch. I want to see you, I want you to see me. She cupped my chin in her hand and gently, but determinedly, turned my face in the direction of hers. Tang Nuo, look at me, she said: Let me tell you, if I didn't think that you and I need each other, I wouldn't invite you here. Where do I need you?I asked. Protect Philly. How can you help me protect Felli? She said: "I can forget that Philly ran into the bathroom, closed the door, and I heard the window open in the bathroom, and out of curiosity, I turned my head and looked out the window. etc.I said: Are you trying to tell me that you can look over your shoulder and see the bathroom window? No, I can't see the bathroom window.I was standing on the model altar, and the row of windows behind it were all frosted glass.Some windows and doors are turned a little to allow air.Just enough air, you know, when they designed it, they took care not to make the nearby apartment, where you can see models posing in it, some people are bored, and think that seeing women without clothes takes a lot of advantage. Some people are like this. In fact, there is no need to peek.She said softly: "Tang Nuo, there is nothing wrong with being naked, it's just human psychology, thinking that what you see secretly is valuable." You are talking about the bathroom window.I remind her. Oh yes, I looked back over my shoulder, of course I couldn't see the bathroom window, but I could see Tang Nuo outside through the crack in the window, knowing that it was a crime not to reveal important evidence? Yes. If I tell you something important and you don't tell the police, are you guilty too? I didn't see anything.I said. I know you didn't see it, but I saw it, and I'll tell you what I saw.You told me not to tell the police, so But I won't tell you not to tell the police. Wouldn't you tell me not to tell the police even if all I saw was a blowgun sticking out the bathroom window and saw it go up and down like someone was taking aim? Do not be silly.I said. I'm not stupid, Tang Nuo.I was hoping to help you guys. Why? Because I want you to do me a favor too. I said: Sorry, Xuewei, there is no room for negotiation. Her eyes turned cold.What is no room for negotiation.She asked: What do you mean you want to send me out to be beheaded? I will not send you out to be beheaded. You want Phil to do it? How could Feili send you out to be beheaded? She catches you on it. She didn't catch me. I mean monopolize your service on it. What exactly do you want me to do for you? Ask Feili to remember that Huangfu Youtian told her that the theft of the Jade Bodhisattva was a play directed by Huangfu himself, and it was the Jade Bodhisattva that Huangfu asked me to get.The reason why I took Jade Bodhisattva and put it in the camera was only to carry out Huangfu's order. Do you think Huangfu told Feili? I'm pretty sure he told her. Why are you so sure? Because it is a natural thing that he will definitely do.Having said that, it is very natural for Huangfu to tell Feili various things.If Feili was willing to rack her brains to think about it, she would definitely remember what Huangfu told her about it. What if she couldn't remember?I asked. Which is too bad. Who is it against? To her maybe to both her and me.Tang Nuo, you must be my backing in this matter.Do you want me to seduce you? She squeezed me as close as she could and took mine in her own. Why?I asked. Oh, she said: This is just the beginning of the preparations, do you want me to really seduce you? No, I said: You stay away from me for a while, let me think about it. She pouted and said: What do you think? I said: You are a naive woman, a cameo, you have no idea how rough the police can be when they want to do something, and you can't keep any secrets. Well, she said: Even if they are great, I have considered it.If I told them I knew about a murder and was willing to testify so they could solve a murder, they'd make me immune to petty crimes, except that I wouldn't want to use Philly as a shield. I pushed her away and stood up by myself. I have nothing against you trying.I said: Let's see what happens. Tang Nuo! As I said, you can try it. Do you want to cooperate? So I changed to bribe perjury, so Fei Li's case was lost before it even started.Stop playing, tell the police what you know.You just remember one thing, in your case, when you see the police, they tear you apart. They won't.She said with confidence: I will talk about immunization first. She twisted her body and rose up from the couch in a pose, exaggerating her thighs and curves. I went to the door, unbolted it, opened it and went out, and closed it behind me. When the door was about to close, I heard her shout bitterly: Tang Nuo!You son of a bitch!