The investigation at the New Era Department Store did not reveal any very useful clues. The staff who were familiar with Deng Hongmei, accompanied by department store management personnel Lu Ming, belittled Deng Hongmei as useless.
Lu Ming privately chatted with the two employees who had the closest relationship with Deng Hongmei. Although the two people's narrations had changed, and they all commented on Deng Hongmei as "beautiful", "simple", "not talkative", etc., there was nothing interesting about it.
The discovery of value.
From the two people's mouths, they learned that Deng Hongmei was newly married and very much in love with her husband.
Finally, Lu Ming decided to go to the place where Deng Hongmei lived to conduct an in-depth investigation.
…
Lu Ming and Pan Mira were sitting in the back seat of the black punk car.
The person driving the car in front was a young man who was dressed in a hip-hop style. He wore baggy gray bag trousers and a jacket with many pockets. He looked like a decadent young man after World War II in his previous life.
There has been no major war in this world for thousands of years, but decadence has become prevalent even earlier.
He is Liu Kexing, the second son of Liu Laocai. He doesn't talk much, is taciturn, and is completely different from what he wears.
Lu Ming originally wanted to come with Pan Mila by himself, but Liu Laocai insisted that his second son send them both.
Sitting in the co-pilot was a pretty girl in a floral dress. She was Deng Hongmei's friend in the department store, her name was Yang Yanran.
Soon the car drove from the broad avenue into the narrow alley.
In the maze-like courtyard area, the black car made twists and turns, and finally stopped at an intersection in an alley, in front of a row of small shops.
Liu Kexing pointed to an alley to the east, "It should be in here, this should be Gaoping Lane."
Deng Hongmei lives at No. 4 Gaoping Lane, which is one of the large courtyards in Gaoping Lane.
"Let's go to the store first!" Lu Ming was about to get off the car with Pan Mira.
The small shops in the alley area are all neighborhood businesses and are well-informed.
"Hey, my eldest brother, why is he here?" Liu Kexing suddenly said in surprise, pointing to a tea restaurant in the row of small shops, "Is the person sitting opposite him Deng Hongmei?"
Lu Ming looked in the direction of Liu Kexing's finger. It was a very simple tea restaurant with dirty glass, but he could see that there was a man and a woman at the table by the window. However, Lu Ming did not know Liu Kexing's eldest brother Liu Keyue.
I have only seen photos of Deng Hongmei. From the side, I can’t tell whether the woman in the red dress looks very similar to the photo of Deng Hongmei.
Yang Yanran looked at the tea restaurant and wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.
"It's Deng Hongmei." Pan Mila said.
"Oh?" Lu Ming looked at the beautiful young woman with blond hair and blue eyes differently.
"There is a small black mole on Deng Hongmei's nose. Moreover, the height of her nose, the shape of her eyes, and the distance from the tips of her eyes to her temples are all the same as in the photo."
Lu Ming rubbed his nose, he didn't expect Pan Mila to have such ability.
Different from prosopagnosia, she probably has face sensitivity. Of course, it may be because she pursues too much perfection in her face and requires excellence in her own makeup. She also first observes others from these angles, which is gradually acquired.
A talent.
Men generally cannot understand this kind of talent.
After thinking about it, Lu Ming said: "Well, Xiao Yang, you get out of the car, and let's go to Deng Hongmei's house first." He said to Pan Mira: "You attract too much attention, so don't follow me, wait in the car.
Later."
Yang Yanran said oh, opened the door and got out of the car.
…
Yang Yanran has been to Deng Hongmei's house many times and is very familiar with the other families in the courtyard.
A large courtyard similar to a courtyard house, inhabited by several families of tenants. The yard was extremely noisy, with children running and making noises, parents shouting and scolding, and a couple scolding each other to death, all intertwined together, and it was very "
Breath of life".
Yang Yanran also said hello to a woman who was rinsing her mouth with tooth powder next to the water well in the courtyard. The woman's mouth was full of white foam and she said vaguely: "Yanran, Xiao and Deng don't seem to be at home. You go in and wait."
Bar!"
"Okay, thank you Aunt Wang." Yang Yanran agreed and led Lu Ming into the east compartment.
Basically, if you live in a large courtyard for a long time and are familiar with the neighbors, you won't have the habit of locking the door. Not to mention, Deng Hongmei is in the tea restaurant at the entrance of the alley, so she should be planning to come back soon.
This is a simple rental house with two rooms inside and outside. The outside room is the kitchen with stove and small table, which is also a dining room, and the inside room is the bedroom.
The bed with floral sheets is very neat, with a black bedside table placed beside the bed, neatly folded quilts, etc.
"Lawyer Lu, am I sorry for Hongmei in this way..."
Yang Yanran looked at Lu Mingdong looking around with a complicated expression. She brought the lawyer here and was very reluctant, but if she didn't want to lose her job, she could only listen to the big boss.
Lu Ming said nothing and reached out to open the drawers on the bedside table.
Since you chose to betray your friend, there is no point in saying these regretful words now.
I would not say such hypocritical words that if Deng Hongmei framed Director Liu, then we are just.
As a defense lawyer, since he agreed to take the case, even if Liu Laocai is actually the perpetrator, from now on, he must protect the interests of the client.
If the perpetrator is safe and sound, it is the prosecution's fault because they failed to collect enough evidence to convince the judge and jury.
It's the prosecution that failed to do its job.
The defense does its best to protect the parties. In fact, it requires the prosecution to investigate the case more carefully and conscientiously, thereby reducing unjust, false and wrongful convictions.
This is the meaning of the existence of the prosecution and defense.
Um?
Under the newspaper in the drawer, there was a passbook just like this. Lu Ming took it out, looked at it, and then put it back.
There are also several identical medicine bottles. The empty medicine bottles are all carefully preserved and arranged neatly.
"Let's go! Go out and talk to the tenants here!" Lu Ming walked out.
Yang Yanran immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The longer she stayed here, the more she felt guilty.
Lu Ming chatted with the tenants of this large courtyard, and then went to several nearby courtyards to chat with the lords and ladies.
Deng Hongmei and his wife did not turn around until they left the alley and returned to the car.
In the black car, Liu Kexing's face was gloomy. When Pan Mira saw Lu Ming getting into the car, she leaned over slightly and whispered: "Liu Keyue and Deng Hongmei never left. Moreover, the two were very close. Liu Keyue even held Deng Hongmei's hand.
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"Did you find anything? Lu Bian?" Liu Kexing turned to ask Lu Ming.
Yang Yanran immediately flattered her and said: "I heard from Mr. Wang from one of their hospitals that Sister Deng's husband recently changed jobs. He used to be a rickshaw puller and now works as a clerk in a small company."
Liu Kexing snorted coldly, "It seems that there is no shortage of money, and there is someone to arrange work!" As he spoke, he glanced bitterly at the tea restaurant.
Pulling a rickshaw is a physical job, and it is relatively flexible. If you work hard, you can earn a lot. If you work hard, you can get one hundred and eighty yuan a month. But it is tiring, dirty, and the work is not dignified, and you are looked down upon by others.
Employees of small companies earn less. In Beiguan, a monthly salary of 40 to 50 yuan is normal. For those with low incomes, it may only be 30 to 40 yuan a month.
But clerical work is more respectable and leisurely. Some jobs also require letters of introduction from celebrities.
Therefore, Deng Hongmei's husband changed from a laborer to an employee, which is a sign that the family is no longer short of money.
Yang Yanran said in surprise: "Second Young Master, do you still know these things?"
Lu Ming looked at Liu Kexing thoughtfully.
"Lu Bian, look, where else do we need to go?" Liu Kexing asked.
"Send me back to the law firm." Lu Ming smiled.
On the way back, Lu Ming went to a drugstore and bought two cold medicines, chatted there for a while, and then bought a few books in a bookstore.
