"How's it going?" Xiao Zhuo asked hurriedly as soon as Gao Jinbao got in the car.

"Asked!"

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, he did not go directly to Mr. Xu's home to inquire. He only asked Gao Jinbao to go to nearby villagers' homes to inquire. Fortunately, he got the result.

Gao Jinbao unscrewed the kettle and took a long sip, then wiped his mouth with his wrist and then said: "Xu Laosi asked his uncle to find a relationship and arranged for Xu Dong to help cook in a private restaurant in the county.

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"Go, go over now!"

After Xiao Zhuo finished speaking, Liu Ming started the car and drove straight to Yunhe County.

It was already dark, and there was only the faint light of neon signs on the street. The second team's car drove slowly on this street, and after two turns, they finally saw the restaurant they were looking for.

Wang Youzhi stayed in the car to observe, while Liu Ming and Fang Shunliang went to the back alley to prevent people from escaping from the back alley, so only Xiao Zhuo and Gao Jinbao were left to take Su Li to the store to find someone.

Xiao Zhuo walked in front and entered the restaurant first. As soon as he entered, he felt something strange. There were only two customers sitting in the restaurant, and there was a little boy of seven or eight years old waiting on him.

The boy had just finished wiping a table. When he saw Xiao Zhuo and the others, he immediately ran over and spoke in a childlike manner: "Hello uncles, you can sit there."

"Kid, where are your adults?" Su Li had been blocked by Gao Jinbao and Xiao Zhuo, so the boy didn't notice her at first. It was only when she spoke that the boy saw her.

"Ah? Sister, my dad is cooking in the back!" Different from his politeness to Xiao Zhuo, the boy's tone was obviously more cheerful when he spoke to Su Li.

Xiao Zhuo raised his brows and chuckled: "Can you please call your dad? We have something to do with him."

The boy then turned his eyes away from Su Li, scratched his head and asked, "Aren't you going to eat?"

Xiao Zhuo shook his head: "Well, I won't eat it yet."

"Okay, uncle." After saying this, the boy ran to the kitchen.

Gao Jinbao: "No, why does this kid call Sister Li his sister and call us uncles?"

Su Li walked past them and sat down at the empty table, saying slowly: "Uncles, come and sit down."

Xiao Zhuo, Gao Jinbao: "..."

Fortunately, the boy didn't wait long and brought his father out. The man was wearing an apron and had a bare head. He also held a small stir-fry in his hand and placed it in front of a guest.

After the man put the dishes away, he said to his son unhappily: "Hey? Why are you always dragging me down?"

The little boy pointed his hand: "Sister is looking for you!"

"What sister?" the man muttered, looking impatiently in the direction of the little boy's finger, and then noticed a few more people in the store.

He hurriedly came forward and said, "I'm sorry! There are not enough people in the store and it's a bit busy. Do you guys want to have something to eat?" After the man finished speaking, he picked up the towel hanging around his neck and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Su Li frowned slightly when she heard this, and Xiao Zhuo's tone became solemn: "Not enough people? Isn't Xu Dong working here? Why don't you see others?"

The man's expression turned bad when he heard this: "Oh, don't mention it, this Xu Dong is so unreliable. He won't come even if he doesn't come every two days. He just doesn't care about it. Now he has taken my cooking chef with him and disappeared.

, I haven’t seen anyone in the past few days.”

At this time, a customer next to him who had just finished his meal was surprised when he heard it: "Isn't Lao Zhang coming? I wonder why he likes the braised pork he makes."

The man immediately turned around and replied: "It's coming, I'll probably be here in two days."

The guest then paid his bill and left.

Xiao Zhuo and Su Li looked at each other, their expressions were not very good. The man came back after seeing off the guests and asked, "Are you guys not going to eat?"

Xiao Zhuo took out his ID: "We are the police."

"Police...Police? I, I didn't do anything, did I?" The man was shocked at first and then asked strangely.

"It's okay. We'll ask you a few questions now and you can answer them cooperatively."

The man nodded hurriedly: "Okay...you, you ask!"

Xiao Zhuo put his ID back into his coat pocket and asked, "When did Xu Dong come to work for you?"

The man thought about it for a moment and replied: "Towards the end of last year, the store was too busy, so I wanted to recruit someone. Xu Dong's uncle happened to know me, so he introduced him to me. He looked quite similar at the time.

He is a hard-working person, but who knows how long he will change?"

Xiao Zhuo nodded and continued to ask: "Then when did he stop coming to the store?"

"A few days ago, I can't remember whether it was the 7th or the 8th. Anyway, it was a few days ago."

"Aren't you surprised that he hasn't been here for so many days?"

"It's not strange! He does this often, and I'm too lazy to care about him. I'm going to recruit someone again, but I don't know what happened this time. Lao Zhang hasn't been here for several days."

Su Li said from the side: "Who is Lao Zhang?"

The little boy rushed to answer: "Sister, Uncle Zhang is our cook!"

The man patted the boy on the back of the head: "Go, go, play, don't cause trouble."

The boy pursed his lips and glanced at Su Li: "I didn't cause any trouble..."

Su Li smiled and said, "It's okay, he's pretty good."

When the boy saw Su Li speaking for him, he immediately put away his aggrieved look and smiled, showing a row of small teeth. Gao Jinbao looked on in admiration.

The man understood his youngest son's virtues and didn't bother to say anything. He only continued to reply to Su Li and the others: "Yes, Lao Zhang is the master of the shop and has been working with me for many years."

After saying that, he hesitated and asked: "Officer, are you looking for Xu Dong or Lao Zhang?"

Xiao Zhuo said slowly: "Originally, I was looking for Xu Dong, but now it seems... maybe we need to look for both of them."

The man didn't quite understand and looked at Xiao Zhuo with confusion.

"How is Lao Zhang usually?"

"Lao Zhang is a very nice person! He doesn't talk much but is practical in his work. He has a little problem and likes to be lazy, but it doesn't matter. As long as he gets the job done well, he is really good at his craftsmanship."

"What's his relationship with Xu Dong?"

"I get angry when I talk about this. I don't know how such an honest man like Lao Zhang got along with him. I originally wanted to find him a helper, but he actually made him his apprentice. I see that this time Lao Zhang hasn't come for a few days.

He probably also mixed it up."

Su Li said lukewarmly: "If he is really honest, he can't hang out with Xu Dong. How many days has he not been here?"

"What?" The man didn't understand what Su Li meant, but he still answered her next question: "Like Xu Dong, it's been four or five days."

Su Li nodded: "Where does he live? Do you know?"

"I know, but he's not at home. I've been there several times and I haven't seen anyone."

"Doesn't he have any other family?"

"No, he has never had a family. He has been living alone these years."

"Then write us his home address."

The man turned back to the counter and took an order menu. As he was writing it, he asked: "Did something happen to the police officer? Why are you still looking for Lao Zhang? Could it be that Xu Dong did something bad and caused Lao Zhang to suffer?"

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Xiao Zhuo took the address written by the man: "It's okay. If they come back or contact you, remember to notify us in time."

When the three of them left the hotel, there was no one on the street. Xiao Zhuo sent a message to Fang Shunliang's pager and got into the car with Su Li and Gao Jinbao first.

After a while, Liu Ming and Fang Shunliang also came back from the back alley. After Xiao Zhuo and others arrived, they basically explained what had just happened in the store.

After hearing this, Fang Shunliang asked: "Is it possible that the other murderer is this Lao Zhang?"

Su Li reminded: "Suspect! It can only be said that these two people have serious suspicions. It is best to call them suspects before they are completely sure and complete the process."

Fang Shunliang: "Tsk! You are the only one with a lot of problems. OK, suspect, suspect, what are you going to do now? Are you going to visit Lao Zhang's house?"

"Go there first..."

"Gurgling..." A growling sound interrupted Xiao Zhuo's words.

Everyone in the car looked at Gao Jinbao. Gao Jinbao blushed and covered his stomach and said shyly: "I'm... a little hungry."

Wang Youzhi, Fang Shunliang and others all laughed, and Wang Youzhi even joked: "Why don't we buy some food, so we don't get hungry."

Gao Jinbao grinned sheepishly, and Xiao Zhuo also said to Liu Ming with a smile: "It's better to go to the address on the paper. There is a sesame cake seller in that direction. Let's buy some cakes from there later."

Liu Ming responded and started the car. After driving for about twenty minutes, Xiao Zhuo called to stop, got out of the car and walked towards a dark shop.

As soon as she stood in the shop, a woman who looked about 35 years old walked out. When she saw Xiao Zhuo, she was a little surprised at first and then immediately talked to him with a smile.

Gao Jinbao poked his head out of the car and looked at it while saying curiously: "Captain Xiao seems to know the boss!"

Wang Youzhi was a little curious after hearing this and looked at the people in front of the shop. At this sight, he froze on the spot, and his face that usually had a smile on his face gradually darkened.

After the woman on the other side greeted Xiao Zhuo, she put the cakes that Xiao Zhuo had just bought back into the oven to heat, and chatted with Xiao Zhuo while waiting.

"Xiao Zhuo, why did you come here today? It's still this time."

"Something happened." Xiao Zhuo still didn't say much.

The woman seemed to know his character very well, and did not ask any more questions. She packed the heated sesame cakes one by one: "It's not good to just eat this, it will be dry. I will get you a few bottles to drink later."

"Don't bother, we have it in the car."

The woman paused in her tracks, turned around and said with a smile: "Okay, you! Remember to eat when it's dinner time. Lao Guan did the same thing back then..."

The woman suddenly stopped talking, looked a little gloomy, and said: "You still have to pay attention to your health..."

There was a hint of worry in Xiao Zhuo's eyes. He took out the packed sesame cakes and put the money on the table. His voice was hoarse: "Okay, you should take care of yourself and don't open the store too late."

After saying that, she turned around and left. When the woman saw the money on the table, she picked it up and chased it out: "Xiao Zhuo, no need, besides, we can't get so much!"

Xiao Zhuo did not turn around, only waved his hand and continued walking forward. The woman sighed and turned back to the shop.

After Xiao Zhuo got in the car, he handed the sesame cake to Gao Jinbao and asked him to share it with everyone. Su Li also took a sesame cake and ate it silently. Only Wang Youzhi shook his head and refused.

Gao Jinbao was surprised: "Uncle Wang, don't you want to eat?"

Wang Youzhi said coldly: "Well, I'm not hungry, you can eat!" After that, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Several people in the car were a little confused. Xiao Zhuo even froze after Wang Youzhi's words. He looked at Wang Youzhi as if he remembered something, his brows furrowed deeply.

Su Li noticed something strange about Wang Youzhi and Xiao Zhuo, her eyes flickered, her eyes moved between the two of them several times, and finally she looked at the dimly lit shop not far away.
Chapter completed!