When talking to people in the Black Zone of Nehua City, force is always the best option.
After seeing Ai Liang's threatening behavior, the jewelry store owner immediately covered his mouth and did not dare to fart again.
"I don't intend to kill you, I just need you to cooperate with me in checking the purchase record of the wedding ring in the jewelry store."
Ai Liang put a gun to the head of the jewelry store owner: "Let the past be in the past. Now cooperate with me, do you understand?"
"Ming, understand!"
The jewelry store owner lowered his head and said tremblingly.
As the saying goes, my neighbor collects grain and I store guns, and my neighbor is my granary.
For people like jewelry store owners, if they don't have a backer, they will be other people's money bags in the past, and there is no possibility of making their business big in this life.
However, being honest also has its benefits. When Ai Liang killed the exploiters above them, these middle- and lower-class businesses immediately ushered in spring.
At that time, the black zone in Nevada City was already in name only.
Fugitives are afraid to use payment methods that leave electronic records of transactions.
The only way to raise escape funds is by pawning gold jewelry.
Many jewelry stores have made a lot of money by purchasing items pawned by escapees at low prices.
There is a hermit, the life-threatening king of hell, looking for the lucky one everywhere. The fugitives dare not make any noise, so they can only grit their teeth and endure it.
Today, the hermit gradually disappears from people's sight.
Many bosses are worried that people who have been cheated by them will return to Nevada City to seek revenge.
Of course, the Neihua at this time is not the Neihua at that time.
Although fighting in invisible corners still takes place, the days of shooting at each other with rocket launchers in the suburbs are gone forever.
The owner of the jewelry store was very impressed by Ai Liang's way of letting go of grudges with a smile when meeting each other. He was so excited that he ran to the bedroom to look for clothes.
Ai Liang was not worried at all that he would do anything irrational when he returned to his room.
If there is, it is nothing more than a little suffering and it will be over.
Boss Zhu put on sportswear that was easy for movement, holding the car keys in one hand and his mobile phone in the other, implicitly indicating that he had no intention of resisting.
Ai Liang followed Boss Zhu into the garage.
Along the way, Boss Zhu would try his best to avoid Ai Liang's eyes. Even if they were face to face, he would only stare at his shoulders and never look up.
The driver's job is undoubtedly the other party's.
Ai Liang sat behind the driver's seat and tried to use telekinesis to search Neihua City, sensing a strange aura from the corpse.
However nothing was found.
This was not beyond Ai Liang's expectation. After all, the metal film on the corpse could shield the breath.
The murderer can use this stuff on his body, so there's no reason why he can't wrap himself in it too.
The car stopped inside the commercial street.
With the re-enactment of new business laws in Nevada City, except for special business places such as supermarkets and bars, other shops must be forced to close before 10 p.m.
Most of the shops on this street sell all kinds of luxury goods.
Looking around, not a single store was open.
The neighborhood next to it was brightly lit and bustling with people, but here it was pitch black and dead silent.
This extremely weird scene can only be seen in Nevada City.
Boss Zhu put his hands on the steering wheel and stared straight ahead: "Well, we're here..."
"Get off the car and open the door." Ai Liang ordered.
After hearing the clear instructions, Boss Zhu finally dared to unbuckle his seat belt, turn off the engine, get out of the car and open the door.
With a guilty conscience, he did not dare to use the car lights to illuminate the store. Instead, he used the dim light from his mobile phone screen to open the store door in the dark.
The main reason is that Boss Zhu is worried that passers-by will call the police if they see a car in front of the jewelry store in the middle of the night.
If Ai Liang is irritated, his life will be decided here.
Even if they didn't kill him, it was not a glorious thing to buy the escapees' gold at a low price back then, and it would be a big trouble if it was found out.
In the worst case, they will be labeled as providing funds to criminals.
Ai Liang entered the jewelry store, watched Boss Zhu open the computer, and found the purchase records of the same type of ring and the contact information of the buyer.
Boss Zhu gave up his seat and stood aside cautiously: "This ring was very popular in Neihua City a few years ago, and many people bought it. How about I find a USB flash drive..."
Before he finished speaking, Ai Liang suddenly raised his hand and pinched his neck.
A few seconds later, Boss Zhu rolled his eyes and passed out.
Now that I have the contact information, there is no need to talk nonsense with this person anymore.
Ai Liang wrote down dozens of reserved mobile phone numbers, then connected a blank memory card to the computer and made another copy.
I don't have the equipment at hand now, so it's too troublesome to call the numbers one by one.
In the past, Ai Liang would directly leave such trivial matters to Mu Si.
In half a day at most, he could give Ai Liang a satisfactory result.
Now that Mu Si is gone, Ai Liang can only do it himself, or find the new middleman in Nevada City.
Considering the time it takes to investigate a person's specific whereabouts, where they have been recently and who they have been in contact with.
Ai Liang thought it would be better to spend money to hire someone.
If you and your hired help move forward together, it will definitely be faster than just one person slowly following the clues.
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Half an hour later, Ai Liang got off the car in front of a barbecue restaurant called Yehuo BBQ.
"Welcome, who are you?"
The moment Ai Liang walked in, the waitress greeted him with a smile on her face.
Ai Liang said indifferently: "Looking for someone."
The waitress continued to ask: "Has any of your friends already reserved a seat?"
Ai Liang glanced at her: "I'm here to see Chen Shaodong."
No matter how stupid the waitress is, she can still tell that the person coming is evil.
She took a half step back and looked to the male waiter at the counter for help.
"You have something to do with Brother Chen?"
The male waiter walked up to Ai Liang and said in a bad tone.
Ai Liang was about to explain when a man came out from the kitchen and pulled the waiter aside: "Xiao Wang, this is Brother Chen's friend."
The man blocked the two waiters behind him and smiled apologetically at Ai Liang: "We didn't expect you to come so quickly. We forgot to notify them. I'm sorry."
After saying that, the man stretched out his hand to hold Ai Liang's shoulders.
Ai Liang took half a step back, put his hands on his waist, and looked at him indifferently.
When the man saw this, a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes, but he still looked carefree on the surface: "It seems that you are impatient, I will take you to find Brother Chen right now."
At this time, the waitress who first received Ai Liang suddenly grabbed the man's arm.
"Brother Liu, this man is wrapped tightly and is wearing a mask. He doesn't look like a good person. Otherwise, we should call the police."
The waitress whispered while observing Ai Liang's reaction secretly from the corner of her eye.
"What are you thinking? This is Brother Chen's friend. It's just that he doesn't like to talk and has a bit of a cold temper. Besides, we just opened a barbecue restaurant, so what kind of people can we offend?"