The two of them talked about what happened with Lao Zeng, and within a few minutes they arrived at the door of the roast duck restaurant. As soon as Mazi took a few steps to raise the curtain, a person walked out.
The man who came out was stunned for a moment when he saw the two people at the door, and then he stretched out his right hand.
"Oh, Director Li, why do you have time to come to our store today?"
"Hello, Manager Chen. Excuse me. I heard from Xiaokun that someone was asking about me at your place this morning, so I wanted to come over and see what was going on."
"Ah? Didn't that person go to your place?"
"It's just because I didn't see anyone passing by, so I came over to take a look."
"Hey, look at me, why did I block the distinguished guest from outside? Director Li, please come in quickly. Please come in quickly."
"Manager Chen, I see you are getting ready to go out? I am not disturbing you, right?"
"No, no, I'm just going to your store to buy a pack of cigarettes."
"Manager Chen, I have a pack of big front doors that haven't been opened yet. If you don't mind, smoke them first."
"Uh..." Manager Chen looked at Mazi who was handing over the cigarette and was stunned for a moment. He turned to look at Li Heng and asked hesitantly: "Director Li, who is this?"
"Oh, Manager Chen, this is my brother, his name is Wang Mingli. He drives in our team. We are all our own people. Anyway, if you want to buy cigarettes, you can take this pack of cigarettes first."
"Then you're welcome, Brother Wang, this is seventy-five cents, you keep it."
"OK"
"Come on, Director Li, have a cigarette. You sit down first. I'll go to the back and ask the waiter who greeted the customer in the morning. I don't know the details. I just heard what she said."
"Okay, I'm sorry to bother you, Manager Chen."
"Don't be polite to me. Xiao Zhang, give Director Li and Brother Wang a glass of water."
At this time of the day, the restaurant is actually no different than after get off work. Although the door is open, it does not accept guests even if they come. It will not reopen until 5 p.m.
There was only one person left in the lobby, Xiao Zhang, whom Manager Chen just called. Soon she brought two glasses of water. She didn’t know whether it was because she didn’t like to talk or for some reason. She put the glasses on the table, turned around and ran over again.
He lay down on a table in the corner to rest.
Manager Chen went to the back to call someone, and within a few minutes he brought a girl who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old.
"Director Li, that's the customer she greeted in the morning. Her name is Liu Hong. She just came to our store this month. She doesn't know you. I heard that the person asked about the director of the department store, so I just told him to go to the store to find out. She
do not know."
"Liu Hong, this is Director Li from the department store. Remember, we are all in the business system."
"Hello, Comrade Liu Hong, please take a seat." Li Heng noticed that the little girl seemed very nervous, standing there with her head slightly lowered, her hands constantly rubbing the corners of her clothes, and he quickly said with a smile.
"Hello, Director Li."
"I'm really sorry for disturbing your rest."
"No, no." Liu Hong waved her hand quickly.
"Comrade Liu Hong, is the person who asked you about me this morning a man or a woman?"
"He's a man, he looks to be in his thirties or forties."
"Pay attention to how tall he is without any idea."
"Well... he's about the same height as this comrade, and he's about the same fat and thin size." Liu Hong raised her finger and pointed at Mazi, who was standing behind Li Heng.
"Can you tell what his accent is?"
"I think it's the accent from Beihe, but it's not from Sijiu City anyway."
"Can you hear the Beihe accent?"
"Yes, Aunt Li who lives in the same courtyard as me is from Beihe. I feel that the accent of the person speaking this morning is similar to Aunt Li's."
"Then can you still remember what he looks like?"
"What does it look like?" At this point, the little girl Liu Hong tried her best to turn her eyes upward, showing a thoughtful look.
"Well... Director Li, I can't say exactly what that person looks like. It just feels like..."
"Do you want to say that the person's appearance is in your mind, but you can't say it? It's just a very common kind."
"Yes, yes, yes, it's very ordinary. When he came in, he was wearing a cotton hat. After he sat down and took off the hat, his hair was about the same length as yours. As for the other things, I can't say. Yes.
I asked Director Li, and I took a close look at him while he was eating. He is left-handed and has six fingers on his left hand."
"you sure?"
"I am sure that I am also left-handed. I usually eat with my left hand, because not many people eat with their left hand, so every time I see a left-handed person, I will look twice.
When I saw his left hand, I thought I was seeing it wrong, so I looked at it a few more times."
At this point, Liu Hong raised her left hand, pointed to the side of her little finger and said, "His extra finger is here."
"Thank you, Comrade Liu Hong."
"You're welcome, Director Li."
"Manager Chen, I'm sorry to bother you. I'm going over first. If you have nothing else, come to my place for tea."
"Oh, Director Li, we are all a family, so there is no need to be so polite. I will definitely come over if everything is fine."
"I just happened to come to your place. I'm going to cook a roast duck this afternoon. I'll cut the meat into pieces. I'll take the duck rack back to make soup myself. I'll bring two more pancakes. I'll wait for my brother to pick it up at six o'clock."
"no problem."
"Mazi, what else do you want?"
"Ah? That's enough, brother."
"What's enough? I still have my father-in-law and mother-in-law."
"Then... let's have some hotpot pork and smooth tenderloin."
Good guy, it’s all hard food. Manager Chen grinned when he heard it.
"Okay, Manager Chen, that's it. Calculate how much it costs, and I'll give you the money first."
"Okay, eight pieces of roast duck, um... Director Li, how many onions and sauces do you want?"
"Five servings"
"Onion sauce costs one yuan for five portions. How many taels do you think the pancakes cost?"
"Here comes a pound of cake."
"The cake is one pound and eighty cents, the pot bun is one piece of meat, and the smooth tenderloin is ninety-five cents. The total is eleven dollars and seventy-five cents, and the food stamps are half a pound."
"Sure." Li Heng reached into his pocket and took out the money and food stamps, counted them and handed them to Manager Chen.
"Just in time, when Brother Wang comes, remember to bring your lunch box."
"I understand, Manager Chen."
…
"Brother, what are you going to do next? There are a lot of people in Sijiu City. It's hard to find someone with six fingers on his left hand."
After coming out of the roast duck restaurant and walking back to the work, Mazi asked softly.
"Just leave it to Lao Zeng. Let him deal with the trouble he caused me."
"I'll tell Ma San when I get back later and ask him to say hello to the brothers below and help them look for him."
"Well, it's still the same old rule, just ask them to pay attention. This person is probably not a good person, so don't get anyone into trouble."
"I understand, those brothers from Ma San are all skating."
"Huh..." Li Heng breathed out softly. Now he has some clues. The next step is to wait.