After Wu Liangce left, Lin Chuang put on his clothes, left the police station and walked to "Xu Ji Grocery Store".
"Xuji Grocery Store" is diagonally opposite the police station, only a few steps away.
The moment Lin Chuang walked out of the police station, his whole body was immediately tense and he vigilantly observed everyone in his sight.
Baotai Street is full of people, with all kinds of people passing by. The shouts of vendors and shopkeepers, and the sounds of soliciting customers are interspersed among them.
The stalls of small businesses and hawkers are far away from each other, and even pedestrians walk in a hurry on the side away from the entrance of the police station, as if the police station is a terrifying beast that may be devoured if it gets closer.
As a result, Lin Chuang came out of the police station. Although he was wearing plain clothes, he still stood out.
Lin Chuang observed for a while and found nothing unusual, then slowly walked towards "Xu Ji Grocery Store".
When he came to the shop, Lin Chuang took a look at the water sign and saw the words "Three Centennial Forts are available for sale" on it. He looked around again and ducked in.
Probably because it was already noon, there were no customers in the shop, only Xu Tao was there.
"Shopkeeper, get a pack of cigarettes and three forts." Lin Chuang said to Xu Tao.
"Okay." Xu Tao was stunned for a moment when he saw Lin Chuang, obviously not recognizing him. After hearing his voice, he realized what he was doing. He quickly took out a pack of cigarettes, held it in his hand, and brought it over.
"Comrade Songtao, have you received any latest instructions from your superiors recently?" Lin Chuang asked in a low voice.
He didn't plan to ask about Wang Hongjing's matters, and he didn't ask about things that shouldn't be asked. This was organizational discipline. Moreover, if the organization needed him to know about Wang Hongjing's matters, they would naturally tell him.
"Comrade Ziwei, the checkpoint matter has been successfully resolved. The organization has asked me to express my gratitude to you. There have been no new tasks for the organization recently. If there are urgent tasks, I will remind you in time." Xu Tao said in a low voice.
"Okay. The only thing I came here to do today is that I will be living in seclusion recently. If there is an urgent task, you can call my office and tell me that the goods are coming from the Third Fortress and ask me to come and pick them up." Lin Chuang said.
"Okay, then I have recently restricted the sale of San Paotai cigarettes and said they are out of stock. You will say the same when you go back, otherwise it will be very abrupt if I make this call." Xu Tao said.
"Okay, I'm leaving."
"OK, bye."
Lin Chuang took the cigarette from Xu Tao's hand, turned around and left.
When Xu Tao saw Lin Chuang coming in disguise and leaving in a hurry, he began to wonder: "He is so nervous, is he in danger? It shouldn't be possible. With his identity, who would threaten his safety?"
While I was thinking about it, a person came in at the door.
Xu Tao took a look and saw that the man who came in was wearing a robe, a hat, and a briefcase in his hand. He looked like he was from the official gate.
"Sir, what would you like to order?" Xu Tao hurriedly went up to say hello.
"Buy... weigh some snacks for me." The visitor seemed to have no idea what to buy. He glanced at the goods in the shop before deciding what to buy.
"Okay." Xu Tao quickly laid out the wrapping paper, took out the scale, and started weighing the snacks.
"Shopkeeper, is the gentleman just now from the police station?" The visitor leaned on the counter and asked casually.
"Inquire about Lin Chuang's origins? Who is this person?" Xu Tao's face showed no expression, but his heart immediately became alert.
"Yeah, anyway, the police station is right across the street, and people often come to my store to buy things." Xu Tao kept moving his hands as he answered.
"Oh? Then let me ask you, do you know Officer Lin Chuanglin?" Upon hearing this, the visitor immediately became interested and came up to ask.
"Team Leader Lin, of course I know him. Why are you looking for him?" Xu Tao asked.
"You know Team Leader Lin? That's great. Can you point it out to me? Just point it out to me from a distance. Oh, don't get me wrong, it's like this. My brother was arrested by the police for drug trafficking.
, I heard that Team Leader Lin is very powerful, I want to beg him to release my brother," the person said.
As soon as Xu Tao heard this, he knew that there was something wrong with the man in front of him. It was true that Lin Chuang was very powerful, but he couldn't be found when it came to catching drug dealers, and he didn't care about this.
"Sir, I think you have found the wrong person. Team Leader Lin is from the Supervision Division, not the anti-narcotics police. What's the use of asking him?" Xu Tao said.
"He is a police officer in charge of the police, so of course he is useful. How about this, shopkeeper, as long as you can identify Officer Lin for me, I will give you ten yuan," the person said.
"Ten yuan? OK, OK, OK." Xu Tao said excitedly.
"Then we have an agreement?" The visitor was also very happy.
"It's settled. But, sir, I don't dare to guarantee it. It's hard to say that I can see Officer Lin. I won't be able to see him for three days, five days, or ten days and a half. This is also possible. If I miss you,
You can't blame me for that." Xu Tao said.
"That's natural. If Officer Lin doesn't come out from the police station, you can't be blamed." The man said tolerantly.
While talking, Xu Tao wrapped and tied the snacks and put them on the counter: "Sixty-five cents."
"No need to look for it." The man took out one yuan of French currency and threw it to Xu Tao, and said generously.
"Thank you, sir. Then, sir, if I see Officer Lin, how should I notify you?" Xu Tao asked.
"I've been hanging around the door of the police station for the past two days. If you see Officer Lin, you can find me by looking for me at the door," the man said.
"Hey, why are you going to all this trouble? You can just sit in my room and drink water. As long as I see Officer Lin, can I just point it out to you?" Xu Tao said.
"No, no, no, I have other things to do. Besides, me sitting in your shop will affect your business, right?" the man said.
"Okay then. Sir, you won't refuse to admit it when the time comes, right?" Xu Tao said.
"You are such a profiteer! Well, I will give you five yuan as a deposit first, and the remaining five yuan will be given to you after you point it out to me, Officer Lin. I will never default on my debt." The man said and took out his money.
Pay five yuan and throw it to Xu Tao.
Xu Tao put away the money and put on a smile on his face: "Sir, I see you are a rich man. I'm so happy! Don't worry, I will definitely do what you told me."
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The man left with a box of snacks, and Xu Tao followed him out to see him off. After waving goodbye, he saw the man going out and walking north. After walking more than ten meters, he stopped and started talking to a short young man.
Xu Tao quickly returned to the store, picked up the phone, and called Lin Chuang's office.
I called for a long time, but the call didn't get through.
Xu Tao was so anxious that he put down the phone, walked outside the store, took off the water sign, and replaced it with another sign: "Lao Ba's cigarettes have arrived."
This sign is the emergency contact information between him and Lin Chuang. As long as Lin Chuang sees this sign, he will know that Xu Tao wants to see him.
Xu Tao didn't know why Lin Chuang was not in the office, so he had to use emergency contact information to notify Lin Chuang.
Of course, this method cannot guarantee that Lin Chuang will be able to detect it in time, but the more method, the more sure it will be.