In the early morning, Ji Kefeng, who was sleeping drowsily in the living room, was awakened by the sound of the door opening. He saw Tang Shuxing coming back and rubbing his eyes. Before asking him where he had been, he found that his eyes were swollen and his eye sockets were red.
I knew I was crying, so I didn't ask what was going on.
He knew Tang Shuxing's temper very well. This boy easily refused to shed tears in front of others. If he cried in front of others, it meant that he was really sad and helpless. They had grown up together, and Tang Shuxing was his best friend.
I could count them all when they cried. Even if they were beaten violently by their father in front of others, they would just grit their teeth and endure it without saying a word.
"Are you sleepy?" Tang Shuxing sat at the dining table, grabbed the cold bowl and ate.
"I've been sleeping for a long time. Of course I'm not sleepy anymore. What do you want to do?" Ji Kefeng sat over and didn't say anything about Wei Dagen's visit.
"I think we don't have much time. In the past, you looked for the branch line, and I looked for the main line. This time, let's change it. You go to the bathing center to find No. 18 and find a way to ask. As for me, I will find someone to unlock the map.
, and then go directly to see the clues. Anyway, it’s the right time for you to go to the bathing center at night." Tang Shuxing said and smiled again, "Anyway, I am worried that the police will crack down on pornography. If they catch you, I will help you pay the fine.
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"Hey, hey, hey -" Of course Ji Kefeng quit. He had never been to a bathing center and didn't know how to deal with it.
After Ji Kefeng said "Hey" a few times, Tang Shuxing put down the bowl and looked at him and said: "Master Ji, it's not just dirty men who want to find a young lady. Go to the Xincheng District and take a look.
Most of those so-called successful people have probably been there. This is nothing strange, do you understand? It doesn’t mean that if you go to find a lady, the people in the bathing center will look down on you. You are the God of Wealth! Do you understand? It’s just that
Go in with your head held high and come out with your head down."
"What do you mean when you go in with your head held high and come out with your head down?" Ji Kefeng didn't understand.
Tang Shuxing grabbed his chopsticks and signaled Ji Kefeng to stand up. Then he pointed at his lower body with the chopsticks and said, "If you're hard, hold your head high. If you're soft, lower your head. Yours, do you understand?"
"Can you be more serious?" Ji Kefeng immediately sat down again.
"I'm really serious now. Let me tell you, I have a hunch that this case is very big. Maybe after you solve it, you can be directly promoted to the third level!" Tang Shuxing ate his rice, swallowed it and said,
"Also, maybe we can find out the reason why your dad disappeared, and maybe we can still find your dad."
"And your dad!" Ji Kefeng nodded, "I have to tell you clearly, I did not solve the case to get promoted and make money. I have no interest. My family is rich."
"Okay, okay, no need to swear." Tang Shuxing poured the vegetable soup into a bowl and stirred, "By the way, do you know the news about Ye Han and his father? We haven't seen each other for many years. His father changed his career and returned home in 1990.
I wrote letters during those six months, but then there was no news at all.”
"I don't know. I used to think about his dad and your dad. My dad has such a good relationship, maybe he can know the reason for their disappearance. I also looked for it, but the result? The place where they lived has long been demolished. I spent a lot of money
It took more than a year to find his relatives. Guess what? In early 1991, his father took the whole family to Hong Kong." Ji Kefeng shook his head, "Hong Kong, this place only existed in movies at that time. I think
I don't even dare to think about it... But I'm worried that something is really going on, because Tian Yehan is so stinky that he can't brag about it when he goes to Hong Kong and comes back? I also thought about it, maybe Uncle Tian and Yehan are gone, and you
Dad, it’s related to my dad’s disappearance.”
"Oh -" Tang Shuxing finished eating, quickly washed the dishes, chopsticks and other things, then put them away, turned around and went out to wash his face and brush his teeth, tidied up, then went out with Ji Kefeng, and before walking downstairs, he whispered
He said, "By the way, there is a switch watching outside."
"Switch door?" Ji Kefeng didn't understand.
"Dianmen means police. I don't know how it is called in other places. Ours is called Dianmen, and in the north it is called Leizi." Tang Shuxing explained.
"Okay, I got it, what are the professional terms?" Ji Kefeng nodded, "There aren't many of them, right?"
"Two, one male and one female." Tang Shuxing raised two fingers, "It depends on our luck. Let's take a gamble and see if the girl comes with me or with you? Whoever wins will be treated to a meal, a bath and a sauna.
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"You can eat, but you don't have to worry about anything else." Ji Kefeng quickly waved his hand.
Afterwards, the two of them went downstairs and walked in two directions. After the two of them left, Lei Yu and He Chenxue, who had been guarding on the opposite side, became anxious. Lei Yu made a show of chasing Ji Kefeng because he was used to it.
He Chenxue also wanted to chase Tang Shuxing, but Lei Yu suddenly thought that Tang Shuxing was a gangster and scoundrel, so if He Chenxue chased him, wouldn't something happen? When he was about to call Wei Dagen for instructions, He Chenxue
But he pressed the phone and said, "Don't worry. I haven't seen anyone during the anti-drug campaign, and am I still afraid of him? Don't worry, I'll call you."
After He Chenxue finished speaking, he rushed to chase Tang Shuxing. Lei Yu had no choice but to quickly follow Ji Kefeng.
Tang Shuxing walked leisurely in front, stopping from time to time, pretending to tie his shoes or doing other things, and then continued walking. In fact, he was worried that He Chenxue would not be able to keep up with him. Sometimes
, you can’t push the police into a hurry, and you can’t hide it too deeply, otherwise the police will really think that you have an absolute connection with the case, and when the time comes, they will start to keep an eye on you and ensure that you have nowhere to hide.
In his early years in prison, Tang Shuxing heard a boy who had been with his overseas brother say that he had been wandering around Southeast Asia for several years, including Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam, but what he was most afraid of was China, no matter where he was.
Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan, China's police have a special characteristic. If they don't arrest them, they will do it. Once they arrest them, they will conduct a carpet-like search. First, they will break down your psychological defenses and scare you half to death.
Then he was forced to have no choice but to surrender with his hands raised.
This was also the reason why Tang Shuxing didn't let go of He Chenxue. What he was looking for now was another misleading clue left by the mastermind behind the scenes. This clue might be handed over to the police, which could delay the police's investigation of the case. Regardless,
No matter what, he and Ji Kefeng had to find out before the police. As long as they got the answer, there would be no problem even if they asked him to write a report and give it to Wei Dagen and the others.
But first, we need to unlock the map. Who should we look for? There are many people in the old city who have studied maps, but there is only one person whose research on maps has reached the level of obsession. Her name is Nie Kaimei, nicknamed Auntie.
, the reason for this nickname is because women in their forties have a very strange temper and are very irritable as they age. They always seem to be very irritable before coming to visit their aunt, so they have such a nickname.
Of course, this nickname was given by Tang Shuxing, and he also spread it. Originally, Nie Kaimei became irritable after knowing that she had such a nickname, but then after learning that it was given by Tang Shuxing, she just smiled and said,
Gladly accepted.
An hour later, when He Chenxue was exhausted, Tang Shuxing finally stopped in front of a small foreign-style building that was only three stories high but surrounded by seven or eight-story buildings. He Chenxue hid.
He stood up and watched Tang Shuxing carefully looking for something at the door of the small foreign-style building. After rummaging for a while, he took out a key from under the door, turned sideways and used the key to open the window next to him, and then climbed directly through the window and entered at the same time.
I heard Tang Shuxing say loudly there: "Oh, this poor place is great, but there is no back door!"
Tang Shuxing told He Chenxue in the most idiotic way that there is no back door here and I won't run away. You can rest assured. But this was not enough. He Chenxue would not believe it, so he entered that door.
He kept walking close to the window so that He Chenxue outside could clearly see himself in the window.
"Pa--" Just after taking a few steps, Tang Shuxing's head was hit directly by an empty can, and then another empty can flew over. Tang Shuxing blocked it with his hand and said quickly: "Auntie, it's me.
It’s me! I’m Xiao Xing!”
Auntie Nie Kaimei walked out of the back room. She had just taken off her makeup. She looked like a fifty-year-old person. Her face was full of wrinkles, and the crow's feet around her eyes were like cracked bamboo mats. Her short hair was shiny and looked fresh.
I used hairspray, hair polish and the like.
She was wearing a large pajamas and a pair of rabbit slippers with long ears on her feet. Obviously the rabbit should be pink, but because it took too long, it changed directly from a pink rabbit to a small white rabbit.
The aunt was holding a cup of Coke, with a whole piece of lunch meat skewered with chopsticks in her hand. She looked Tang Shuxing up and down, swallowed the lunch meat in her mouth, took a sip of Coke, and asked: "You came here empty-handed?
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"Ah?" Tang Shuxing hurriedly rummaged through his backpack and found nothing that could be used as a gift. He had to take out a KFC coupon and place it gingerly on the table next to him. Then he took a step back, glanced at the coupon and said,
"I brought this big gift! Now you can use this coupon to buy a hamburger worth 15 yuan for only 12 yuan, and you can also buy a Coke for an additional 1 yuan!"
"Medium or large?" Auntie bit into another piece of luncheon meat.
"Small cup..." Tang Shuxing didn't dare to look at his aunt, "But during afternoon tea time, you can refill the cup for free. Also, there is a new beef rice, which has been added to the luxurious lunch!"
There was no reaction from the aunt. Without saying anything, Tang Shuxing took out the map and showed it: "This map is very mysterious and weird. I can't find the location. I think there is no one else in the world except you."
You can find out. Who makes you so beautiful, kind and considerate? Wow, how do you maintain yourself so well recently? Natural beauty is just different. My eyeballs are about to pop out."
The aunt's face was expressionless: "Don't you feel disgusted that you have said so much? I know what I am like, don't flatter your aunt, I will wait."
The aunt turned around and went into the back room, put down the cups and plates, fastened the belt of her pajamas and walked out, picked up the map and looked at it. The look in her eyes became a little weird, and then she whispered: "Help me go into the back room and tidy up."
Rooms and dishes and so on."
"Got it! I was just about to do it. This is what I should do!" Tang Shuxing knew that his aunt must have agreed when he said this, so he immediately rushed into the back room. As soon as he entered the back room, he almost frightened him.
Come out - I don't know when my aunt opened up the kitchen and the bedroom, and connected them with stairs up and down. Forget it, the kitchen looks like it was bombed by a nuclear bomb, it's a mess, forget it, those dishes and chopsticks are Tang Shu
It seemed to Xing that he had not cleaned up for at least half a month. He vaguely felt that the last time he came here was half a month ago. Is this damn old woman waiting for me to come to your door?
Tang Shuxing was about to cry but had no tears, so he rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward, saying in a low voice: "What evil did I do in my previous life to meet such a person..."
"Xiao Xing, what did you say?" The aunt poked her head in.
"Ah!" Tang Shuxing immediately changed his look of joy, "I tell you, I must have done some great good deeds in my previous life. Golden grass grew on the graves of my ancestors, and that's how I met you, my aunt, I like you the most.
It’s time to put away the dishes and do the housework. This is what I was born into this world for! Wow haha!”
The aunt snorted and continued to study the map, while Tang Shuxing buried his head and began to tidy up, not forgetting to open the window so that He Chenxue could see him outside the window. Originally, there was a small foreign-style building outside.
The garden. In the past few years, the road was built here, and the small garden was blocking the way. The people from the municipal construction came to persuade the aunt, but the aunt refused to obey. She stood directly in front of the excavator, put her hands on her hips and had a chaotic meal.
I cursed, cursed for an hour, drank five bottles of Coke, and the words I cursed were not the same!
The municipal government construction had no choice but did not dare to take action. The neighbors were frightened by the news, so they quickly asked someone to find Tang Shuxing. After Tang Shuxing came, my aunt became much calmer, and the municipal government construction felt that there was hope.
, I didn’t expect that Tang Shuxing really persuaded his aunt, and at the same time “blackmailed” a sum of money for municipal construction, plus two city cards with a recharge of 500 yuan!
Of course, in the end, half of Tang Shu Xing’s contribution was missing, and it was all taken away by the aunt.
"I'm not afraid of anything except my rogue aunt." When Tang Shuxing was about to finish cleaning up, his aunt came over and waved the map.
Tang Shuxing turned around and wiped his hands and asked, "Have you solved it?"
"Yes." Auntie nodded, "I figured it out when I got the map."
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?" Tang Shuxing almost jumped up and kicked.
The aunt smiled "haha": "If I had told you earlier, would you have helped me clean up the dishes? I'm not that naive. Come here and tell you how to solve the map, then get out of here and bring me some fruit next time you come here.
Yes, there are also rice and vegetables. Buy some beef, pork ribs, and elbows. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Tang Shuxing forced a smile and thought, I took the map and left, never to come again. What did the ghost brother bring you? Just as he was thinking about it, his aunt took out a written
The IOU came with the item to be purchased written on it. The person who owed the item left the note blank. He threw the pen to Tang Shuxing and motioned for him to sign.
Tang Shuxing nodded vigorously and signed the words with tears. Then his aunt spread out the map and said: "This is a thumbnail map of Zhenyang City, but it is also cut out from the standard map. A total of
It is divided into twenty-five parts, three of which are repeated, but the person who made the map is very careful, so he is not from the old Zhenyang City and cannot see the mistakes in the map. After all, this map is an old map from 1979."
"Then what?" Tang Shuxing held a cigarette in his mouth and glanced out of the window intentionally or unintentionally.
"Are you ready to go to that woman outside the window?" My aunt had already known about He Chenxue outside, so she asked directly. Upon hearing this, Tang Shuxing immediately choked on the smoke and coughed repeatedly, and quickly waved his hand.