Chapter 1 Back to the Republic of China
"Cheng Shi, you brat is sleeping here, get up quickly!"
Cheng Shi was drowsily asleep when he heard a loud voice calling him!
Before he could react, his head hurt first.
Suddenly, Cheng Shi stood up suddenly in pain, and the sound of his chair falling to the ground and his loud shouting sounded at the same time!
"That bastard hit me, does that mean he doesn't want to hang around here anymore?!"
Before I could wait for the journey, I opened my confused eyes and saw clearly what was going on!
His ears hurt, and then a deafening sound came into his ears.
"You brat, please wake up. You are still dreaming here. You have grown up. How dare you call me a brat?!"
At this time, Cheng Cai saw a person standing in front of him, a man in his 40s, staring at him with an angry face!
Then I saw the middle-aged man’s left hand pinching his ear!
Cheng Shi was confused because he didn't know the person in front of him, so he spoke directly.
"Who are you?!"
The middle-aged man in front of Cheng Shi was also stunned after hearing this, and let go of Cheng Shi's ear with his left hand!
Then the middle-aged man reacted and kicked Cheng Shi to the ground!
"Please wake me up. It seems that you are really sleepy. I don't even recognize your father!"
Hearing this, Cheng Shi was about to yell back when he suddenly heard chaotic laughter from all around.
Cheng Shi looked around in confusion, and then froze on the spot!
This place was very strange to him, and he was surrounded by strangers wearing strange clothes?!
The middle-aged man shouted angrily at the people who were laughing around him.
"Everyone, stop it, stop laughing, there's a case, everyone go out and perform the mission!"
Before Cheng Shi could figure out the situation, the middle-aged man shook his head and sighed, then stretched out his hand to pull Cheng Shi up from the ground.
The middle-aged man looked anxious and said: "Come with me later and be smarter. This incident has even alarmed Mr. Huang. Behave properly later!"
Cheng Shi was still confused and was about to ask where this place was, but the middle-aged man had already turned around and left.
Cheng Shi, who had not yet figured out the situation, was about to leave this strange place when a man in his 30s walked up to Cheng Shi.
He patted Cheng Shi's shoulder, shook his head and said helplessly: "Cheng Shi, why are you always like this, with no ambition at all?!
Detective Cheng, after all, you are the only son, can you give him some encouragement?"
After that, the man walked out quickly. He walked a few steps and then stopped, turned to Cheng Shi and said.
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and follow me. Seeing how anxious the boss is, something big must have happened!"
Cheng Shi's mind came to his senses at this time. Hadn't he been in a car accident? How could he be here?!
Are you dreaming? Or what?!
No matter what it was, what the two people said just now aroused Cheng Shi's curiosity. He thought about it and quickly followed!
As soon as I walked out of the gate, I saw a long white sign hanging on the right side of the gate.
It says "Jiafei Road Patrol Room" in black letters!
When Cheng Shi saw this, he was stunned again. However, he did not stay here, but quickly followed up with the large army in front!
Not long after walking, Cheng Shi was already stunned because he knew this place and had been here before!
But he doesn’t quite recognize this place because it’s different from the place he knows!
Look at the Orthodox churches, Notre Dame Cathedral, St. Nicholas Church and foreign graveyards on both sides of the road!
This place, which will be called Huaihai Road from now on, is still called Xiafei Road!
Look at the different kinds of pedestrians on the road, the cafes and bakeries on both sides of the road, and the towering plane trees on both sides of the road!
He also told Cheng Shi the truth about the pain he felt just now!
He is not dreaming now, but he has come to the French Concession in Shanghai during the Republic of China!
Soon everyone arrived at their destination, and Cheng Shi also knew this place. It used to be the most prosperous and lively place in Shanghai.
The Big World Amusement Park was a landmark building in Shanghai during the Republic of China!
Cheng Shi's heart moved. It seemed that it should be after 1917, but he was still not sure which year it was!
As soon as you step into the Big World Amusement Park, you will be faced with a sixteen-meter-high fun mirror. When people are in front of the mirror, the image will be deformed and become weird and exaggerated.
The founder of the Great World Amusement Park is Huang Chujiu, nicknamed Xiaochen, and he is a disciple of Shanghai gangster tycoon Huang Jinrong!
After Huang Chujiu saw this group of people coming, he immediately came up to greet them and said with a very excited expression.
"Detective Cheng, you are here. Please find the murderer for me!"
Cheng Guang said with a serious face: "Boss Huang, don't worry, you are Inspector Huang's protégé, I will definitely find the murderer for you!"
Then Cheng Guang said: "But you must pay attention to your grief and never be too sad, otherwise, I'm afraid your body won't be able to bear it!"
Huang Chujiu then was polite and said to the people around him: "Go and hand over the eight suspects to them for review. I will take Detective Cheng to the scene to have a look!"
A young man next to him nodded and said, "Yes, Father!"
After the man finished speaking, he turned around and said to Cheng Guang with a sad expression.
"Please Detective, we must find out the truth, and we can't let my sister die in an unknown way!"
Cheng Guang immediately replied: "Master Huang, don't worry, I will definitely do my best!"
When Cheng Shi saw Huang Chujiu's sad look, he felt very sympathetic. Not to mention that his daughter was dead now, and his end would be very miserable in the future!
At the same time, he also understood in his heart that it should be before 1921, because Huang Huangrong had not yet become the inspector general!
But what Cheng Shi is focusing on now is not this, but this case. Cheng Shi was originally a fan of mystery novels and had also learned some knowledge related to investigating cases.
However, he has never experienced a real case in real society!
Now that I have the opportunity to investigate the real murder case, I am naturally very interested in this matter.
So he stepped forward and said to Cheng Guang: "Inspector Cheng, take me with you!"
When Cheng Guang heard what Cheng Shi called him, he didn't think much about it and was even a little happy. After all, it was during work.
I have told him many times before that he would not listen to me calling him by his job title at work, but this time he actually became more sensible for the first time.
Cheng Guang was naturally very happy when his son took the initiative to ask Ying to investigate the case with him. It seemed that this guy finally knew how to make progress.
Cheng Guang quickly replied: "Okay, come with me!"
Cheng Shi followed immediately, looking around on the road. This is indeed the most attractive entertainment venue in Shanghai. There are many small stages in the big world.
The Big World covers a total area of more than 14,000 square meters, with an open-air spaceship in the middle, a theater, a movie theater, a bookstore, a juggling stage, a shopping mall, and Chinese and Western restaurants.
A few people finally walked into the Qiankun Grand Theater, which has two floors and more than 1,000 seats. Movies are shown here during the day and Peking opera is performed at night.
But now there is no one here. The venue has been cleared by Huang Chujiu, and several people were led to the upper level of the theater.
Huang Chujiu said angrily to Cheng Guang: "Inspector Cheng, my daughter was strangled to death, and strangely, a foreigner beside him was also killed!"
Chapter completed!